IEEE Fellow nomination revisions
REMINDER: IEEE Fellow Nominating Process Revisions
with Application Engineer / Practitioner category added
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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 email 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. |
