1. The Bylaws state that any Member or Associate who has rendered conspicuous service or made notable contributions tot he advancement or diffusion of the knowledge of acoustics or the fostering of its practical applications shall be eligible for election to Fellowship in the Society. A recommendation for advancement to Fellowship is appropriate anytime after an individual has become a member of the Acoustical Society of America depending on his or her contributions to the field.
2. Any full Member or Fellow of the Society may serve as sponsor of the member to be nominated for Fellowship. The sponsor should collect a professional history of the nominee and submit it, with an accompanying letter of nomination, to the Executive Director of the Society [see section 6 of these instructions]. The professional history should include the following:
a. Education, including all degrees and awarding institutions,
b. Positions held
c. Major professional achievements and awards
d. Contributions to acoustics, including inventions and patents
e. Publications, including the initial and final page numbers for each publication. Please indicate also whether the publication is an article, letter, abstract, chapter in a book, etc.
3. The nominating letter should discuss why election of the nominee to Fellowship is appropriate and also propose a brief citation for the nominee. If the nominee is advanced to Fellowship, the citation will be published in the Acoustical News USA section of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. The citation should be preferably six to twelve words in length, but it must not exceed twenty words. Sponsors are referred to the Acoustical News--USA section in previous issues of the Journal for examples.
4. At least two supporting letters for the nominee are required, prepared by Fellows or full Members of the Society. Of the three letters regarding the nomination, at least two must come from Fellows of the Society. The supporting letters should include support for the proposed citation. It is entirely the responsibility of the sponsor to solicit the supporting letters and insure their timely delivery to the Executive Director.
5. Of the three letters required, one from the sponsor and two from additional Members or Fellows of the Society, not more than one should be from a Member or Fellow employed by the organization which employs the candidate.
6. All documents related to the nomination, including the nominating and supporting letters and the professional history, should be sent to the Membership Committee, Acoustical Society of America, Suite 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502. When all the required documents are received they will be forwarded to the Membership Committee.
7. The Membership Committee will review the material and, if it considers the nominee's election to Fellowship appropriate, will recommend such election to the Executive Council of the Society.
8. The Membership Committee normally meets during Society meetings to act on nominations. To insure the availability of the required documents for review by the Committee members beforehand, all the documents must be received in the ASA office at least six weeks before the meeting at which action is desired.