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The action stems from a lengthy battle between Baylor and the BAA over the alumni group鈥檚 independent status. The relationship was further severed after the association did not approve a transition agreement last fall that would have dissolved the organization鈥檚 independent charter and allowed Baylor to assume all alumni outreach and communications.
鈥淥ver many months, we have clearly and repeatedly communicated the possibility of the exercise of the university鈥檚 legal rights in the absence of an appropriate plan of action from the association,鈥?Starr wrote in the letter. 鈥淏ecause we cannot shrink from doing our duty to serve all Baylor alumni; to guard against demonstrable confusion about the university鈥檚 alumni program; and to protect the integrity of Baylor鈥檚 good name, we have determined, with great sadness, that the time has come for us to move forward.鈥?
In a written response to Starr dated May 30, former alumni association President George Cowden III charged that Baylor repeatedly has impeded the BAA鈥檚 efforts to continue its operations, including demolishing the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center, which had been the BAA鈥檚 on-campus headquarters since 1978; locking the association鈥檚 staff out of offices they were using at Baylor鈥檚 Clifton Robinson Administrative Tower in December; and previous legal notices announcing Baylor鈥檚 intent to sever licensing agreements with the association.
鈥淒espite these and a raft of other obstacles to our continued operation, our all-volunteer group of dedicated Baylor alumni continues to press forward with a steadfast hope for an inclusive, transparent exchange of ideas,鈥?Cowden wrote in the letter.
The letter from Starr was written days after the BAA printed , a name Baylor also purports to hold trademark rights over.
That issue was themed 鈥淭he Real Story鈥?and gives the BAA鈥檚 account of the origins of its contentious relationship with the university.
Baylor spokeswoman Lori Fogleman said the letter was not in response to the issue, but instead stemmed from ongoing frustration at the BAA鈥檚 slow progress toward redefining for themselves a role that鈥檚 consistent with its historic charitable purpose and with its own governing documents.
Fogleman said about 50 percent of members surveyed after the Sept. 7 vote on the transition agreement were in favor of reorganizing into a foundation that primarily raises scholarships for students, for example.
鈥淲e allowed time for the development of a plan that, unfortunately, nine months later, we鈥檝e received no such proposal from the association, nor does the association seem any closer to bringing forward such a proposal,鈥?Fogleman said. 鈥淭he university remains profoundly saddened and disappointed that the association鈥檚 been unable to agree to a constructive course of action going forward.鈥?
The university previously ordered the group to cease using its name by Dec. 8, a notice issued in response to the failure of the transition agreement.
The agreement was negotiated between members of Baylor鈥檚 board of regents and a small group of association leaders over 10 months, though the full details of the document were only revealed to the alumni group鈥檚 full board of directors and membership in May 2013, when it was announced publicly.
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But the BAA鈥檚 bylaws required a two-thirds majority for any measure to pass.
Baylor subsequently notified the group that it was terminating licensing agreements with the BAA that allowed the group to act as the university鈥檚 official alumni association and to use 鈥淏aylor鈥?in its name and activities.
The BAA has argued that those agreements are granted to the association 鈥渋n perpetuity鈥?and that Baylor does not have the right to void them.
Newly elected BAA President Keith Starr, who is no relation to Ken Starr, said the organization still plans to continue operating as the Baylor Alumni Association, and that the group is hopeful Baylor will honor the original licensing agreements.
鈥淣obody that I know of from the alumni association is looking for a fight with Baylor,鈥?Keith Starr said. 鈥淲e love the university. Nobody would serve on the alumni association board or assume a position of leadership within the alumni association if they weren鈥檛 committed to the university.鈥?
The BAA elected new officers and board members this weekend at its membership meeting.
The group also is soliciting online input from members this summer on three options for the organization鈥檚 mission: solely raising money for <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Belts-Online-Hysteria-Belts-Sale-Shoes-Wholesale.html>Gucci Hysteria</a>  scholarships to Baylor students, focusing only on alumni communications and outreach, or being equally dedicated to both functions.
The association鈥檚 board of directors will evaluate the feedback and bring a formal recommendation for the full membership to vote on later this fall.
Keith Starr said the BAA has remained open to continuing to work with the university on a compromise.
鈥淭he best result would be a truly negotiated resolution of the differences between the organizations,鈥?he said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 control what the university does, all I can do is be sensitive to what the members of the alumni association want to do with our organization, in accordance with the agreements that we have with Baylor.鈥?