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Bylaws of the Texas Radiological Society
Revised 04/13/2007

• Article I: Name
• Article II: Purposes/Mission
• Article III: Affiliation
• Article IV: Membership
• Article V: Sections of the TRS
• Article VI: Officers
• Article VII: Duties of Officers
• Article VIII: Other Officers
• Article IX: Liaisons to Other Organizations
• Article X: Governance
• Article XI: Councils
• Article XII: Board of Trustees
• Article XIII: Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees
• Article XIV: Councilors and Alternate Councilors to the ACR
• Article XV: Meetings of the TRS
• Article XVI: Dues and Assessments
• Article XVII: Ratification and Amendments of the By-Laws

Article XII: Board of Trustees

• Section 1 – Composition
• Section 2 – Gold Medal

Section 1 – Composition
The Board of Trustees shall be composed of the immediate Past-President and the preceding two living Presidents. The Board acts as a Senior Advisory Group to the Executive Committee, serves as the Judicial Affairs Committee, and awards Gold Medals.

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Section 2 – Gold Medal
The Board of Trustees shall serve as the Gold Medal Committee. It may periodically award a Gold Medal to a chosen recipient at the time of the annual meeting of the TRS. Nominations for the Medal should be submitted to the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The following criteria and procedures shall prevail:

1. The award shall be for outstanding service to radiology and radiologists of Texas, or for meritorious scientific achievement that reflects credit upon radiology in Texas. This award is not intended for recognition of activities at the national level, but shall reflect the admiration and approval of the recipient’s peers within the TRS.
2. The award is not obligatory each year.
3. The award should not be made posthumously, except when recipient has died following his or her selection.
4. The recipient shall have been a member of the TRS for at least ten years.
5. A nominee shall currently be in good standing with the ACR and shall be certified by the American Board of Radiology, the American Board of Nuclear Medicine or the American Board of Osteopathic Radiology.
6. Nominations shall be presented, in writing, to the Secretary at least four months prior to the date of any duly selected interim meeting or the date of the annual business meeting. The Executive Committee may nominate suitable candidates for such award on its own.
7. Approval of a nominee shall require a two-thirds vote of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee. No more than one nominee shall be approved for any one year except in unusual circumstances to be determined by the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee.

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