1. NPSS Fellow Committee Report Jane Lehr, NPSS Fellow Committee Chair 15 November 2014 NPSS AdCom Meeting

2. Fellows Class of 2015 Fellows will be announced after the Board of Directors meeting later this month. Chair will establish timeline for Fellows process. Next round of nominations due March 1; all electronic format is to be found at the IEEE website Additional members added to the Fellow Evaluation Committee to address specific needs. Need more nominees!!

3. NPSS has been very successful Fellow Class ofElevation Rate 201045% 201160% (65.3%) 201255.5% 201350% 201450% However, we need more nominees!! Most TCs are submitting only 1 nominee per year. those nominees are generally very senior.

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

5. Fellow Evaluation Committee for Class of 2016 Jane Lehr, USA, (PPST) Jeff Fessler, USA (NMISC) Richard Kouzes, USA (RI) Ned Sauthoff, USA (FT) Stan Schriber, USA (PAST) Jim Schwank, USA, (RE) Paul Chu, Hong Kong, (TN, PSAC Jean Luc Leray, France, (TN, RE) Erik Heinje, Switzerland, (TN, RI) Weihua Jiang, Japan (PPST, TN) J. Gary Eden (PSAC) Committee comprised of (1) good people (2) geographic diversity (3) technical diversity

6. The Fellow Process Nomination Submitted to IEEE Society Fellow Evaluation Committee IEEE Fellow Committee IEEE BoD Confers Fellow status in November effective 1 January A Fellow Nomination can be “torpedoed” at any step in the process Nomination + Endorsements Only Nomination, Endorsements + Fellow References

7. Fellow Categories and Requirements Categories – Research Engineer/Scientist –Technical Leader –Education –Applications Engineer Senior MemberMust be Senior Member prior to Fellow Application – still time to get this done Please start recruiting NOW.

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

9. “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