AIAA Associate Fellows Nomination Requirements

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1 AIAA Associate Fellows Nomination Requirements Associate Fellows shall be persons who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work, or who have done work of outstanding merit or have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. (AIAA Constitution, 3.2) Associate Fellows may be nominated by any member in good standing. Selfnominations are not permitted, and the nominator cannot also act as a reference. A maximum of one Associate Fellow for every 150 voting members may be upgraded annually. Nominees must be senior members of the Institute in good standing, have twelve (12) years minimum of professional experience, and furnish three references, Associate Fellow grade or higher. The President shall appoint an Associate Fellow Grade Committee Chair. (AIAA Bylaws Section 2.5) Important Dates: January 15-April 15: April 15: May 15: October 1: January: Open Enrollment Period Nomination due (3) Reference due Announcement of selected Associate Fellows Awards Ceremony at AIAA SciTech Forum Nomination Submission: The AIAA Associate Fellow nomination form is to be submitted via the AIAA Online Awards system. Do not use previous versions or submit via ; they will not be accepted. Associate Fellows may be nominated by any member in good standing. Self-nominations are not permitted, and the nominator cannot also act as a reference. The Nomination Form is available as a word document, only for the purposes for your draft.

2 The nominee must be: o AIAA Senior Member in good standing (active membership) before applying for the Associate Fellow member grade o Must have at least 12 years of professional experience Post baccalaureate engineering or science degrees from an educational institution of acceptable standing shall be considered equivalent to professional practice for an equivalent number of years, up to a maximum of 4 years. The nomination form has 8 sections, as described below. Attachments or enclosures are not allowed and will not be considered in the evaluation. o Section One: Nominee Information Enter information about the nominee directly into the appropriate o Section Two: Nominator Information Enter information about the nominator directly into the appropriate o Section Three: Reference Enter information about the references directly into the appropriate o Section Four: Qualifications Please distinguish the nominee s personal contributions from those of his/her organization. List specific accomplishments and contributions in aeronautics or astronautics meriting election as an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. This is an opportunity to expand on the nominee s professional accomplishments and achievements. This is a 500-word limit o Section Five: Professional Record Indicate any noteworthy positions and achievements. List in reverse chronological order starting with current position. o Section Six: Records of Achievement Describe the Nominee s most significant records of achievements, that bear witness to, or are in addition to, the contributions and impacts described in the Qualifications section. Examples of such records may include, but are not limited to: leadership of development/review teams or panels; design of engineering hardware or software, mission or operational concepts; authorship/presentation of technical reports, other publications, patents, speeches or testimony; etc. This is a 500-word limit

3 o Section Seven: Education Background List the nominee s education background by dates, college/university, and degree(s)/major. o Section Eight: Services to AIAA and Other Professional Societies Identify the nominee s most relevant honors and awards by date awarded, the society/organization that gave the award, and name of award Identify the nominee s participation in other societies/organizations and/or public service. List dates, organization/board/committee, and office/position/leadership responsibility. The completed nomination form must be submitted to AIAA by April 15. The nominator is urged to carefully review all information prior to submitting the nomination to AIAA. If you prefer to send a copy of the nomination to the reference, the nominator must complete Pages 1 through 8 and Save. Return to the main page of the online system and locate your In Progress nomination. Select Print. A PDF of the nomination will open in a new window. Please save this file and feel free to distribute among the references. Reference Submission: The AIAA Associate Fellow reference form is to be submitted via the AIAA Online Awards system. Do not use previous versions or submit via ; they will not be accepted. The nominator must seek three (3) AIAA members in good standing and who are Associate Fellows or higher who are able to demonstrate the breadth of nominee s qualifications and to act as references for the nominee. o It is best if these references are from a diverse set of organizational backgrounds (academia, government, industry) allowing for different perspectives on the Nominee s accomplishments and impacts. o Comments are sought from the references that clearly affirm the claims made in the nomination package and/or provide additional information. In addition, prior to naming references in the nomination, the nominator must contact and confirm the willingness of each reference to serve. More than 3 references will not be allowed. A Reference Form is available as a word document, only for the purposes for your draft. The nominator may not serve as a reference. The quality of the reference input is a key element of the nomination.

4 All three (3) references must submit their completed reference to AIAA by May 15. Automatic confirmation s will be sent to the nominator and reference upon receipt of the nomination form and reference form. Review Process and Evaluation Score Sheet The Committee will not review incomplete nomination packages. Carryovers: o Nominees will be reviewed for a total of three consecutive times under the same nomination unless the Associate Fellow Selection Committee determines otherwise. If a nominee is not selected after 3 rd review under the same nomination package, a new nomination package must be submitted to be considered again. All nominees must be living at the time of the nomination deadline. Posthumous awards will only be made if the selectee passes after AIAA headquarters formally notified the person of their selection for the award but prior to presentation of the award. If a nominee passes during any carryover period, the nomination will be withdrawn and AIAA will notify the nominator. If a nominee passes while the selection process is ongoing, the nomination will be withdrawn and will not be considered. The Associate Fellows Section Committee reviews each nomination package based upon 5 criteria and general comments from their peer review selection group.

5 Announcements: The newly elected Associate Fellows will be announced in October, upon the AIAA Honors and Award Committee. Both the newly elected Associate Fellows and their nominators will be notified. Only the nominators of those not selected will be notified. The Associate Fellows Awards Ceremony and Dinner will be held in January, in conjunction with the AIAA SciTech Forum. It is encouraged that the newly elected Associate Fellows attend this event. Questions: If you have any questions, please contact the AIAA Honors and Award Manager, Patricia A. Carr at 703/ or