1. Report of the Fellow Evaluation Committee Jane Lehr, Chair June 19, 2014

2. Fellow Evaluation Committee for Class of 2014 Paul Chu, Hong Kong, (TN, PSAC) Jane Lehr, USA, (PPST) Jeff Fessler, USA (NMISC) Erik Heinje, Switzerland, (TN, RI) Richard Kouzes, USA (RI) Jean Luc Leray, France, (TN, RE) Ned Sauthoff, USA (FT) Stan Schriber, USA (PAST) Jim Schwank, USA, (RE) Weihua Jiang, Japan (PPST, TN) Committee comprised of (1) good people (2) geographic diversity (3) technical diversity

3. Nominees for IEEE Fellow Class of 2015 PAST 14 Nominees We should have more nominees, Earlier in their career! Solicit Nominations at Conferences!!

4. Fellow Categories and Requiements Categories – Technical Leader – Applications Engineer – Research Engineer/Scientist Must be Senior Member prior to Fellow Application – plenty of time to get this done Please start recruiting NOW.

5. The Fellow Process A Fellow Nomination can be “Shot down” at any step in the process Nomination + Endorsements Only Nomination, Endorsements + Fellow References

6. “Do” – Explicitly state the significance of the nominees work – write for a non-specialist (ie Fellows from other societies ) – Be clear and concise – Choose your Fellow References Carefully – Use spacings to your advantage (ie use spaces) – Have the nominee do a first draft of application

7. “Don’t” – Don’t talk about how much money you raise/manage How many students you have graduated Ranks within your organization – Don’t use Acronyms or country specific words/concerns – Don’t expect that the FEC or FC is familiar with your technical area, your jargon, your reputation