Emeritus/Emerita Membership

Continue Your Involvement With APS

Depending on your join date with APS, you may be eligible for Emeritus/Emerita membership status. Please review the bylaws below. If you qualify, submit a request by letter to APS. (View a sample letter.)

Your Benefits Include:

• A direct connection to a community of 5,000 plant pathologists worldwide
• Updates on members and the society through free bi-weekly e-mail News Capsules, and the monthly member newsletter, Phytopathology News
• Significant discounts on the annual meeting, focused meetings, and conferences
• Full access to the online member directory and online communities; access to member-only areas of APSnet
• Membership opportunities in your regional division
• Discounts to subscribe to the journals, either in print or online
• A discount on all APS PRESS purchases
• Discounted rate on publishing in all journals
• The opportunity to lead and shape APS by volunteering
• Awards, honors, and opportunities for funding support
• Opportunity to interact with sister societies through cooperative membership in the International Society of Plant Pathology and the Chinese Society for Plant Pathology
• The satisfaction of knowing you are influencing the future of your profession
  Membership dues are available on the membership application.

Questions? Contact APS Member Services, 1.800.481.2698 (in U.S.), +1.651.454.7250, or email aps@scisoc.org.

Send letter to:
Denise Kessler
Senior Member Services Representative
The American Phytopathological Society
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55121 U.S.A.
Fax: +1.651.454.0766  

Constitution of The American Phytopathological Society
Article II, Membership, Section 1
E. Emeritus Members: Any retired person who has been a member of the Society for at least 20 years is eligible for Emeritus Status. The applicant must submit a request for Emeritus Membership together with facts concerning qualifications for this status to the Executive Officer.