For the purpose of providing recognition to deserving Members of the North American Ellipsometry Association (NAEA) who have made sustained and outstanding technical contributions in areas of interest to the Association, a current Member may be elected as a “Fellow of the Association.” No more than one Fellow per year may be elected.
Eligibility
There shall be elected to Fellowship only such Members who have made outstanding contributions in research, engineering, technical or managerial leadership, and/or education for a period of 10 years or more. Continuous Membership in the Association for a minimum period of 2 years prior to nomination is required to be a candidate for Fellowship.
Nominations
A candidate for Fellowship may be nominated by any Member of the Association. Each Member may make only one nomination in one calendar year.
A nomination form signed by the nominating Member and citing the principal contributions of the candidate shall be sent to the Secretary. The form shall include the names of three other Association Members who can provide evaluations of the nominee’s accomplishments. The Secretary shall send recommendation forms to the three evaluators identified by the nominator. The nomination form and recommendation letters from the three evaluators will be submitted to the Board for review.
The nomination of a candidate for Fellow shall remain active for two years (the year of initial nomination and the following year). If a candidate is not elected to Fellowship in the first year of nomination, the nominator may choose to update and resubmit the nomination form.
A candidate may be re-nominated by submission of a new and complete nomination form.
Voting
A simple majority vote of the Directors at the Annual Meeting of the Members shall approve an inductee to Fellowship for that year (if any). In the case of a tie vote, the President shall select the inductee to Fellowship for that year.