[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: The 25 year rule

[P Pearson]

Thanks for digging up the documentation about the authorizing vote.  Very
helpful reminder.  If we do so consider a change, we should do so in light
of why we settled on the previous policy when we did.
pdp

On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 9:34 AM Jan Dole <jan.dole at utah.edu> wrote:

> Dear Reading Hall of Fame members,
>
> Once again, the issue of the 25 year rule has come up. This email is a
> reminder of the RHF business meeting of 2019, with Drs. Ray Reutzel as
> President, Diane Lapp as President-Elect, Patti Anders as Treasurer, Norm
> Stahl as Historian, and me as secretary.
>
> The issue came up as I was secretary and trying to determine who was
> eligible for RHF induction during the summer of 2019. As a result of the
> difficulties I was having determining eligibility, a Board meeting was held
> in June, 2019.  After much debate, the Board agreed on a solution and
> presented it to the membership at the RHF business meeting of December
> 2019. At that time, we were drafting new rules for the 2020-2025 years.
>
>
> The issue was discussed at length by RHF members at the December 2019
> meeting. In fact, some of you who have criticized the rule most recently
> were present at that meeting and part of that discussion. The RHF
> membership voted in favor of the current criteria, including the 25 year
> rule.
>
>
> We did the best we could with the information we had available, and you
> all as RHF members voted on the procedures, including the current 25 year
> rule. If you still have a problem with the new rule in November, then
> please bring it up at the November, 2021 business meeting.
>
>
> Thanks for your understanding,
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Jan Dole
>
> Reading Hall of Fame Secretary
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