Michigan Chapter Life Members

Life Membership is APCO’s highest membership honor. The following Michigan APCO Members have made a significant contribution APCO’s objectives at the national level. These Life Members have either served a full term as President of APCO International or have maintained membership for 15 or more years and contributed at least five major accomplishments to the betterment of the association.
Robert L Batts Sr. 
Kim Ostin
​Richard DeMello
Russel V. Robinson
Edwin C. Densteadt
William P. Rutledge
R. James Evans
Richard Rybicki
Bernard Fitzgerald 
Frank Walker
William Folske
Walter B. Williams
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Life Member Rich Rybicki (2016)
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Life Member Kim Ostin (2021)

​Life Membership

APCO Life Member Nomination
To establish the procedure for submitting nomination of Michigan APCO Chapter members for Life Membership in the Association. AUTHORITY The criteria for selection and privilege accorded to members who have achieved the distinction of being designated a Life Member are in Article IV, Section 4.4, of the Association Policy Manual.

1. The Life Member designation is added to the member’s current membership category title, which can change during the course of the member’s career based upon one’s current employment status (e.g., “Life Active Member”, “Life Commercial Member”, or simply “Life Member” for those in the Member category of membership).
2. All chapters shall recognize a “Life Member” designation.
3. This honor shall be processed in the following manner:
  • The nomination shall be made by the Chapter Executive Board. The Chapter Executive Board shall make a recommendation for nomination to the Association using the Life Member Nomination Form found in Appendix I of the APCO Policy Manual.
  • The Executive Board shall make a recommendation for nomination to the Quorum.
  • The nomination shall be approved based on the majority approval of the Quorum.
4. This nomination, accompanied by documentation of eligibility, shall be sent to the Executive Director of the Association for submission to the Credentials Committee, not later than February 1 st of the calendar year of the Annual Conference & Expo at which the nomination is to be considered.
5. If approved by the Executive Council, the nomination shall be presented to the Quorum of such Conference & Expo, which shall make its decision by majority vote. 
6. If not approved in any instance in this process, the Chapter shall be appropriately advised by the Executive Director.
7. Presentations of Life Membership:
  • This honor shall be commemorated with the presentation of a plaque and a Life Member pin at the Annual Conference & Expo at which the Life Member designation was approved. 
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