MEDIEVAL ACADEMY OF AMERICA Administrative Handbook April 2021 Table of Contents I. GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1. PRESIDENTIAL OFFICERS ............................................................................................................................................................5 A. President ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 B. First and Second Vice-Presidents .............................................................................................................................. 5 C. History of Presidential Officers .................................................................................................................................. 6 2. TREASURER ................................................................................................................................................................................7 3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .............................................................................................................................................................9 4. COUNCIL & COUNCILLORS ................................................................................................................................................... 14 5. DELEGATE TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES ............................................................................ 16 6. COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 A. Finance Committee....................................................................................................................................................... 17 B. CARA (Committee on Centers, Programs, Regional Associations, and Libraries)........................... 20 C. Committee on Committees ........................................................................................................................................ 23 D. Nominating Committee.............................................................................................................................................. 25 E. Graduate Student Committee .................................................................................................................................. 27 II. PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................. 28 1. MEETINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 A. Annual Meeting .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 B. Other Meetings (Kalamazoo, AHA, Leeds)......................................................................................................... 33 2. AWARDS AND GRANTS COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................... 37 A. Committee for Professional Development ......................................................................................................... 37 B. Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize Committee ............................................................................................................ 38 C. John Nicholas Brown Prize Committee ............................................................................................................... 39 D. Haskins Medal Committee ........................................................................................................................................ 41 E. Birgit Baldwin Fellowship Committee................................................................................................................. 44 F. Schallek Committee ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 G. Constable Committee................................................................................................................................................... 53 3. FELLOWS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 A. By-Laws ............................................................................................................................................................................. 58 B. Officers of the Fellows ................................................................................................................................................. 59 C. Fellows Officers Nominating Committee ............................................................................................................ 61 D. Fellows .............................................................................................................................................................................. 62 E. Corresponding Fellows .............................................................................................................................................. 65 F. Election Procedures ..................................................................................................................................................... 66 1. Selection Criteria ........................................................................................................................................................... 66 2. Nomination Process ..................................................................................................................................................... 67 3. Election Process ............................................................................................................................................................. 67 4. Fellows Nominating Committee ............................................................................................................................. 67 III. PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 71 1. SPECULUM................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 A. Publisher and Mission ................................................................................................................................................. 71 B. Editorial Staff.................................................................................................................................................................. 72 C. Boards ................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 D. Content .............................................................................................................................................................................. 74 E. Special Issues ................................................................................................................................................................... 76 F. University of Chicago Press/MAA Contract ....................................................................................................... 77 G. Production Calendar.................................................................................................................................................... 78 H. Submission Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................ 79 I. Speculum Style Sheet ................................................................................................................................................... 79 2. COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 83 A. Publications Advisory Board................................................................................................................................... 83 B. Digital Initiatives Advisory Board ......................................................................................................................... 83 C. MART Editorial Board [DEFUNCT as of 2014] ................................................................................................ 84 IV. APPENDICES: LISTS OF OFFICE HOLDERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ETC. (AS OF 17 MAY 2013) ................................................................................................................................................................ 85 1. PRESIDENTIAL OFFICERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 85 A. Current Presidential Officers ..................................................................................................................................