Nominators

Nomination Process

Any person, including non-IEEE members, is eligible to serve as a nominator. The following are exceptions: members of the IEEE Board of Directors, members of the IEEE Fellow Committee, IEEE Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committee Chairs, members of IEEE Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committee reviewing the nomination, or IEEE Staff. Self-nomination is not permitted.

Nominators, please complete the following tasks:

• Preparing the IEEE Fellow Grade Nomination Form.  See Guides below.
• The Nominator must secure at least three, but no more than five, References from IEEE Fellows who are able to assess the Nominee’s contributions and their impact
  • NOTE: A reference must be an IEEE Fellow in good standing. The following individuals are ineligible to serve as IEEE Fellow references: members of the IEEE Board of Directors, members of the Fellow Committee, members of the IEEE Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committee reviewing the nomination or IEEE Staff. In addition, a nominator may not serve as a reference for a nomination he/she is submitting.  Exception: References will be accepted if a reference is an IEEE Senior or Life Senior Member from Region 9, in good standing and the nominee they are serving as a reference resides in Region 9).
• It is highly recommended to solicit endorsements, however it is optional, you cannot have more than three endorsements capable of supporting the nomination. Any person, including non-IEEE members, may submit an endorsement.
• Identify an IEEE Society/Technical Council whose evaluating committee will assess the nominee’s technical qualifications and contributions.