Whereas: A periodic change in the departmental Chair is a valuable adjunct that permits the faculty to be exposed to new leadership with new ideas, concepts, and goals for the benefit of the department; and

Whereas: This periodic change affords other interested departmental faculty an opportunity to demonstrate their administrative capabilities and enhance the department in all its functions; and

Whereas, The March 1989 version of the Faculty Handbook contained the following statement in Section 3.19.A.7: "Appointment as a Chair is for a four-year term. A Chair may serve two consecutive terms, but normally they will serve continually no longer than this."

Therefore be it resolved that:

Appendix B of the current Faculty Handbook of The University of Alabama in Huntsville be amended to limit the Chair to two consecutive four-year appointments with the proviso that the departmental faculty may, by majority vote, and with the consent of the Chair, recommend to the dean that the Chair continue beyond two consecutive terms. Likewise, by majority vote, the faculty may recommend that the Chair not serve a second four-year term.