INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

Will the newly elected officers, the new member(s) of the Bylaws Committee, and members of the Board of Directors please come forward.

1. Would the newly elected member(s) of the Bylaws Committee please step forward.

                           , you have been elected to serve on the Bylaws Committee of this Society. It will be your duty to make sure that our Bylaws, Regulations and Handbook are current and a true expression of the lived experience of our Society. You will be the liaison between our chapters and the national ASCLS with regard to Bylaws. You will be expected to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and carry out the responsibilities vested in you by the Bylaws of this Society. Do you promise to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability?

2. Would the newly elected member(s) of the Board of Directors, please step forward.

                       , you have been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of this Society. It will be your duty to provide insight, direction and leadership for this Society when the House of Delegates is not in session. You are expected to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and carry out the responsibilities vested in you by the Bylaws of this Society. Do you promise to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability?

3. Would the newly elected Treasurer, please step forward.

                 . you have been elected to the office of Treasurer of this Society. It will be your duty to provide fiscal leadership through careful attention to the disbursement and receipt of Society funds, including general use and scholarship funds. You are expected to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and carry out the responsibilities vested in you by the Bylaws of this Society. Do you promise to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability?

4. Would the newly elected Secretary, please step forward.

                    , you have been elected to the office of Secretary of this Society. It will be your duty to provide a permanent record of all official meetings and communications of the Board of Directors. You are expected to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and carry out the responsibilities vested in you by the Bylaws of this Society. Do you promise to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability?

5. Would the newly elected President-elect, please step forward.

                        , you have been elected to the office of President-elect of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Pennsylvania. It shall be your duty to assist the President in whatever is deemed necessary to familiarize yourself with the responsibilities of that office. It shall also be your duty to perform the duties of the President in the event of the President's inability to do so. Do you promise to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability?

6. Would the incoming President please step forward.

                       , you have been chosen for the highest office in the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Pennsylvania. This office has been conferred only upon those who have proven great dedication and great ability. Those who fill it must be willing to follow the high ideals of this Society and pledge themselves to this Society, always in the light of these ideals. Do you promise to devote the time necessary to fulfill the duties of President to the best of your ability?

This is the pin of the office of President. Please wear it proudly. I would also like to present you with the symbol of your authority (gavel). As you are well aware, it has come down through the history of the Society and has attached to it the President's pin when we were PSMT. It is a pleasure to introduce an eminently qualified individual, your President of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Pennsylvania.