IEEE Fellow Nomination Process
The
purpose of this article is to remind all IEEE members of the changes in
the IEEE Fellow nomination process that have taken place over the past
several years, mainly in the effort to generate more Fellow nominations
from industry. Changes were initiated in 2003 - to the Fellow process -
and to the appropriate IEEE By-Laws - to assure equal opportunity for
election to IEEE Fellow grade of members with careers involving the
application of technology. The changes actually took effect for the Fellow
class of 2005. The IEEE Bylaws were amended to clarify the eligibility of
Application engineers and Practitioners, and to establish the realization
of the significant value to society standard for evaluating nominations.
Fellow candidates are now classified as -Application Engineer /
Practitioner, Research Engineer / Scientist, Technical Leader, or
Educator.
Another
important step in modernizing the Fellow nomination process is that the
nomination forms and instructions are available on the IEEE Web site and
that the nomination forms can now be submitted electronically. See the
IEEE Web site at (www.ieee.org/fellow). Although electronic submittal of
Fellow nominations is highly recommended, and is the preferred method of
submittal, the forms and instructions are also available in hard copy (via
E mail to "fellow@ieee.org"). Nomination forms are able to be submitted in
either "hard copy", or electronically via the WEB. The Class of 2007
Fellow nomination cycle ends March 1st, 2007.
All
questions on the Fellow nomination process -or general Fellow questions
should be referred to the IEEE Fellow staff -E mail "fellows@ieee.org".
IEEE
Fellow grade membership is bestowed by the Board of Directors on IEEE
Senior Members with an extraordinary record of accomplishment in any IEEE
field of interest. The accomplishments honored shall have contributed
significantly to the advancement of engineering, science and technology,
bringing the realization of significant value to society.
Source:
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Newsletter, September, vol. 55, no. 3,
2006
Call for Fellow Nominations
Forms and instructions for
preparing nominations for IEEE Fellow grade membership are now available
on the IEEE web site at <http://www.ieee.org/fellows>.
Nominations may be prepared electronically or in hard copy form and must
be submitted by March 1, 2007.
The grade of Fellow
recognizes unusual distinction in the profession and is conferred upon a
person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE
fields of interest. These accomplishments shall have contributed
importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and
technology, bringing the realization of significant value to society. To
recognize the entire spectrum of engineering activity, candidates are
classified as Application Engineer/Practitioner, Research
Engineer/Scientist, Technical Leader, or Educator, and judged accordingly.
At the time the nomination is submitted, the candidate must be a senior
member who has completed five years of service in any grade of IEEE
membership excluding affiliate membership. The nominee's dues must be
current. Anyone may submit a nomination. However, all nominations must be
supported by at least five, but no more than eight, references from active
IEEE Fellow grade members familiar with the candidate's work. If the
candidate is from Region 9, the IEEE Fellow Committee will accept
references from senior members.