CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF KURNOOL MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI OF NORTH AMERICA

NONPROFIT CORPORATION

ARTICLE I    NAME:

The name of this nonprofit organization shall be Kurnool Medical College Alumni of North America, Inc.

ARTICLE II RESTRICTIONS AND DISSOLUTION:

2.1:   The purpose of the Corporation shall be those nonprofit purposes stated in the Articles of Incorporation, as may be amended. No part of the net earning or other assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, be distributed to or among, or revert to, anydirector, officer, contributor or other private individual having, directly or indirectly, any personal or private interest in the activities of the Corporation, except that the Corporation may pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and may make payments and distributions in furtherance of the nonprofit purposes stated in the Articles of Incorporation.

2.2:   Exclusively charitable and educational within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

2.3:  No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

2.4:  Not withstanding any other provisions of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions, to which are deductible under Section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

2.5:  Upon dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Trustees shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, education, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as a exempt organization or organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of the Court of Common Pleas of the County in which the principal


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Office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and     operated exclusively for such purposes.  

ARTICLE III OBJECTIVES.

3.1:  To promote and coordinate activities of this organization with Kurnool Medical College and to disseminate the information to the members of this organization

3.2:   To promote educational opportunities and friendship to the members.

3.3:   To lend a helping hand for the new comers into the Organization and into this country in job placement, and for the distressed physicians and family members in case of acute disaster.

3.4:  To look into the possibility of arranging and continuing the Medical Education and Exchange Scholar Program to improve the quality and quantity of medical care delivered at KMC and its affiliated institutions. To contact the officials at KMC and at the Government level in this regard.

3.5:  To channel the useful material, equipment, reading material, patient needs and/or finances to acquire the same above things to KMC and its affiliated institutions.

3.6:  To engage in fund or material raising from the members and/or from other organizations in fulfilling the objectives.

ARTICLE IV OFFICES:

The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Missouri shall be located in the Farber, MO 63345. The Corporation may have such other offices within or without said City as may be required.

The registered office of the Corporation required under the laws of the State of Missouri to be maintained in the State of Missouri may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the State of Missouri, and address of the registered office may changed from time to time in conformity with the laws of the State of Missouri. The Corporation shall maintain a registered agent whose address shall be the same as that of the registered office of the Corporation. Registered office for the corporation shall be P.O.Box 38, Farber, MO 63345 and registered agent shall be Chennaiah C. Nadindla until replaced by the majority of the Board of Directors.

   

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ARTICLE V MEMBERS

5.1: General:

         Membership shall be open to all who have had association with FMC or its affiliated institutions and are currently in North America.

5.2: Categories of Membership

A. Active Members:

Active Members shall be:

1.   Annual Members who have paid the annual dues timely as set by the Governing  Body.

2.   Patron/Life Members admitted after a single payment of the Patron member dues   as set by the Governing Body.

3.  All members who have paid patron dues to previous Alumni of Kurnool Medical College shall be considered as Life members of this organization.

B. Honorary Members:

    Open to all physicians in North America or to personnel involved in social activities that would help the organization's objectives. No fee necessary to become an honorary member and is conferred by the Board of Directors at the General Body meeting or upon confirmation by mail.

C. Courtesy Members:

Physicians waiting for residency, license examination and or employment may choose to be in this category without paying dues.

5.3: General Body:

    The General Body shall consist of all active members as set forth in 5.2: A.

5.4: Meetings:

Robert Rule of Order shall govern the conduct of all meetings except where they are inconsistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of this Corporation

A general body meeting shall be held once every two years. Such meeting shall be for the purpose of electing President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer; and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.

Special meetings of the members may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or by 50% of voting members request with a signed petition.

 

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Any action required or permitted to be taken at general body meeting may be taken without a meeting if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by two-thirds of the members entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.

5.5: Notice:

Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of each meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be delivered not less than ten days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, the persons calling the meeting, to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting or otherwise shall be announced at the immediately preceding meeting of the Members. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the member at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Any member who wishes to bring new business matters before the General Body meeting shall submit this business in writing to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the General Body meeting.

5.5: Voting:
Each Member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to vote of Members. The vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the adoption of any matter voted upon by the Members. All voting shall be by voice unless a roll call is announced by the presiding Chairman or is requested by any Member present.

5.6: Quorum:
Quorum required to conduct business at a meeting of the Members shall be as established by Roberts Rules of Order but in no event shall the quorum be less than the Members holding one-tenth of the votes entitled to cast at a meeting.

5.7: Amendments:
The power to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws, and to amend the Articles of incorporation, shall be vested in the Members of the Corporation. Such actions shall be taken by one of the following methods:

(1) The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of Members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either a regular or special meeting. Written or printed notice setting forth the proposed amendment or a summary of the changes to be affected thereby shall be given to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting within the time and in the manner provided in this Article for the giving of notice of meeting of Members. The proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by Members present at such meeting; or

 



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6.3: Removal and Resignation:
Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the President or Secretary of the Corporation, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (213) of the Whole Board. Any such resignation or removal shall take effect at the time specified therein.

 

6.4: Meetings:
The meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the Biannual meeting of Members in month of each year beginning with the year 2000, and shall be held for the purpose of electing new officers, and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting.

Special Meetings: Special meeting of the Board of directors may be called by or at the request of the President or by any two directors.

Meeting of Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held at any place or from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors or by unanimous written consent of the members thereof. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held upon such notice as provided herein. Neither the business to transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communication equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting in this manner shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. Any action which is required to be or may be taken at a meeting of the directors, or any committee as the case may be, the consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote at a meeting duly held, and may be sated as such in any certificate or document.

6.5: Notice:
Notice of any annual regular or special meeting shall be given at least ten (10) days previous thereto by written notice delivered either personally or by mail or by any form of wire or wireless communication to each director at his or her business or home address. The attendance of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, not the purpose of, any regular or special meeting

 

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The Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.                                                                                                                                 

 6.6: Quorum: -
A majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

6.6: Manner of Acting:
The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting of the directors at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required under the Articles of incorporation, these Bylaws or any applicable laws of the State of Missouri.

6.7: Current Board of Directors Listed in the order of first retirement:

  1. Chintam Rani Smyuktha, 303 Polo Lane, Oakbfook IL 60521 Tel :630-654-3904
  2. KrishnaReddy, P.O.Box 1106, St. Charles IL 60174 Tel:630-377-7520
  3. SadasivaReddy 148 Hawthorne Dr., Brooklyn MI 49230 Tel:517-592-3109
  4. Ranga Reddy 4720 White Deer Ct., Springfield IL 62707 Tel 217-793-3517
  5. S.Kareti Prasad 3021 W.Lawrence, Springfield IL 62704 Tel:217546-7921
  6. Kilaru Hanumanth Rao 305 Westridge, Joliet IL 60435 Tel:815-741-0180
  7. Vanam Ramachandra Reddy 1767 Yale Rd, Flossmoor IL 60174 Tel:708-957-7682
  8. Dhanireddy Rama Subba Reddy 16244 Deerlake Rd. Derwood MD 20855 Tel:301-926-7508
  9. Sangisetty Koti Veeraiah, 1816 Sandy Beach Rd. HoumaLA 70360 Tel:504-851-4438
  10. Chennaiah C.Nadindla, 1071 Woodfield Estates Dr. Town and Country, MO 63017 Tel:314-434-4630

ARTICLE VII OFFICERS

7.1: Number and Election:
The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. All officers shall be elected at the Biannual General Body Meeting or prior to the meeting through the ballot process as determined by the Board of Directors. Where a vacancy occurs in an office, it shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired term.

7.2: President:
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Committees thereof, shall have the power to transact all of the usual, necessary and regula business of the Corporation as may be required and, with such prior authorization of the Board as may required by these Bylaws, to execute such contracts, deeds, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, leases

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and other documents as shall be required by the Corporation; and, in general, shall perform all such other duties incident to the office of President and Chief Executive Officer and . such other duties as may from time to time to be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

7.3: Vice President:
The Vice President shall act as chief executive officer in the absence of the President and, when so acting, shall have all the power and authority of the President. Further, the Vice President shall have such other and further duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.

  7.4: Secretary:
The Secretary shall record and present the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees of the Board, shall be responsible for authenticating records of the Corporation, shall cause notices of all meetings of the Board of Directors and committees to be given to the members thereof, and shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary or as from time to time directed by the Board of Directors or by the President.

 

7.5: Treasurer:
The Treasurer shall be responsible for all funds of the Corporation, shall direct that such funds be deposited in such bank or banks as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and shall make reports to the Board of Directors as requested by the Board. The Treasurer shall see that an accounting system is maintained in such a manner as to give a true and accurate accounting of the financial transactions of the Corporation, that reports of such transactions are presented promptly to the Board of Directors, that all expenditures are presented promptly to the Board of Directors, that all expenditures are made to the best possible advantage, and that all accounts payable are presented promptly for payment.

 

7.6: Patron Member Account:
Life/Patron Member dues shall be kept in separate account, maintained by registered agent under the supervision of the Board of Directors. Only the income generated from this account shall be transferred to the separate account maintained by the officers of the corporation for routine operating expenses of the corporation. Board of Directors with two thirds majority consenting may authorize in writing to the registered agent for transfer of additional amounts at the request of officers of the corporation.

 

7.7: Removal and Resignation:
Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary. Any such resignation or removal shall take effect at the time-specified therein.             

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ARTICLE VIII COMMITTEES

One member from each graduating class, to have close working relationship with all the graduating classes of Kurnool Medical College, shall be selected by the president with the consent of the Board to the committee membership for a term of two years. Any committee member may succeed himself, or herself indefinitely. Any committee, such as Nominating Committee, Membership Committee, Election Committee etc. shall be constituted from the list of committee members selected as above.

 

ARTICLE   IX   PROXY VOTING:

Any eligible voting member, if unable to attend any meeting can give his/her proxy vote to the registered agent of this corporation or any officer of the Alumni at least one week prior to such meeting takes place.

Chennaiah C. Nadindla

Registered Agent

 

STATE OF MISSOURI   )

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COUNTY OF AUDRAIN)

 

The foregoing instrument was executed and acknowledged before me on the 5th day of June, 2000, by Chennaiah C. Nadindla Registered Agent of KURNOOL MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI OF NORTH AMERICA Inc.