Two months after the names of nominated trustee candidates have been announced to alumni (in writing) by the Association of Alumni, any 500 alumni qualified to vote may file their petition selecting an eligible member of the association as a candidate for nomination as alumni trustee. These 500 petition signatures must be submitted in writing to the potential petition candidate, who must then file them with the secretary of the association. Petitioners must use the official petition trustee nomination form (see below to obtain a copy). Faxed and electronic petitions will not be accepted. Petition forms cannot be signed in black ink.

Each petitioner is required to execute and file a consent form with the Association of Alumni within 10 business days of receipt of his or her petition by the Office of Alumni Relations. This form is provided to petition candidates by the Office of Alumni Relations (view a sample form here). The names of confirmed petition candidates will appear on the official ballot along with those candidates recommended by the Alumni Council.

The deadline to submit petitions in this year's trustee balloting is February 9, 2012. For additional information about the petition process please contact the Office of Alumni Relations by email or phone at (603) 646-3929.

Alumni who wish to post a petition statement on this Web site directing people to their Web site for the collection of alumni signatures should contact at (603) 646-2953.

• Petition for Alumni Trustee Nomination Form – Vacancy #1
• Petition for Alumni Trustee Nomination Form – Vacancy #2
• Petition for Alumni Trustee Nomination Form – Vacancy #3