Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators

To be the leading organization for the development and promotion of agricultural education

Membership

Section 1         All persons interested in agriculture education and meeting the qualifications of one of the
                        categories as explained in Sections B and C of this article shall be eligible for membership.

Section 2         Membership in this Association shall be designated as active, associate, student, and honorary.

Section 3         Each type of membership shall be defined as follows:

 A.        Active: 
            Active membership shall be defined as persons who are professional certified and are employees in a
            agriculture education program at a secondary, post-secondary, farm business and production management,
            and agribusiness levels; state staff and teacher educational positions; and are members of affiliated
            associations.  Employment may be on a full or part-time basis.

B.        Associate
            1 Individual:  Associate individual membership shall include teacher education staff, state supervisory    
               staff, and others engaged in the program of agriculture education who are not employed as teachers of
               agriculture education.  Retired teachers, supervisors, teacher educators, and others interested in
               agriculture education shall be eligible for membership.  Associate members may serve in an advisory
               capacity to WAAE.

  2 Organization:  Associate organization membership includes those agriculture, agribusiness, industry,
    civic, governmental, and other organizations or firms who desire to be informed and/or support the
    agriculture education instructors and/or agriculture education programs.

C.        Student:  Student membership in this organization shall be limited to students preparing to become
            instructors in agriculture education programs or furthering their education in graduate agricultural education
            programs.

D.        Honorary:  Honorary membership may be conferred by a 2/3 vote of the Association at a regular meeting
           upon recommendation of the Executive Board.  Honorary membership does not include membership in
           affiliated organizations. 

E.         Life:  Upon completing 35 years of WAAE membership, life membership is automatically
            conferred.  Other life memberships may be conferred by a 2/3 vote of the Executive Board.

Section 4         Active, associate and student membership shall automatically terminate upon failure to pay dues.

Section 5         Affiliated organizations, as used in the terminology of membership, shall mean those organizations,
                        which WAAE includes in the payment of dues by active members.

Section 6         Only active members who meet the provisions of the Bylaws shall be entitled to hold office.