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SAE Fellow Nomination By: The SAE Fellow Committee

SAE Fellow Grade Qualifications • History and Purpose of the Fellow Program

SAE Fellow Grade Qualifications • The SAE Bylaws states. . . “Fellowgrade shall be composed of persons of exceptional distinction by reason of outstanding and extraordinary qualifications, experience, and sustained accomplishment in mobility or related engineering…”

Fellow Nomination Process Nominator identifies a potential nominee. Review Fellow Nomination Form & Guidelines. Gather background information about nominee. Complete Nomination form. Forward copy to references. Start Contact references & supervisor to ask to submit support letter. Does nomination need strengthen? Follow-up on outstanding references. Score the nomination package. Strengthen or add missing information to nomination. Yes Revise scoring document. No Mail or e-mail Nomin-ation package including scoring document to SAE by July deadline. End

Fellow Nomination Review Process Nomination passes review? Nominations received at SAE by July deadline. Staff performs initial reviews. (June - July) Fellow Committee begins their review and scoring process. (July – August) Start Yes No Stop Fellow Committee meets to discuss & select Fellows. (August/September) SAE Board of Directors considers Fellow Committee recommendations (October) Notification to nominators regarding outcome of review process. (late October) End

Eligibility for Fellow • Identify a potential nominee • Must be an SAE Member grade member • Must have 10 years of SAE membership service • Exception – 5 year minimum • nominee must be actively involved for 10 years in work that provided outstanding support of SAE or related activities • Nominees can be from one of SAE’s Affiliate societies (Brazil, U.K. & India)

Completing a Nomination • A thorough nomination submittal is a must for success • Many nominations fail due to the quality of the nomination, not the quality of the member being nominated.

Completing a Nomination • Review resource/instructions • Collect nominee’s background information • Begin writing the nomination

Completing a Nomination • Nominee’s Qualifications for Fellow • Identify whether research, technical or leadership candidate • Detail nominee’s accomplishments NOMINEE’SQUALIFICATIONS FOR FELLOW Describe the Nominee’s specific engineering, scientific, and/or leadership accomplishment(s) below. Be sure to include several sentences in the beginning of the write-up to characterize the nominee’s forte. Additionally, include the significance or impact the accomplishment(s) has on mobility technology. The accomplishments or statements are to be supported by individuals familiar with the nominee’s body of work through the reference support letters. A list of the nominee’s publications, patents, honors and awards are also to be submitted as support. If the nomination is primarily for outstanding technical leadership accomplishments in the mobility industry, accomplishments must be cited, specific details about the accomplishments given, and then this information is to be verified or confirmed by the references in their letter of support. Refer to the References section in this nomination form and also to the Nominator & Reference Instructions document. The Fellow Committee reserves the right not to count information stated in a Bio or Curriculum Vitae when it is an attachment. Any pertinent information the nominator feels should be considered by the Fellow Committee that is contained in a nominee’s Bio or Curriculum Vitae should be included within the nomination form. It is then optional for a nominator to include a Bio or Curriculum Vitae with the nomination submittal. Please be complete yet concise. Most nomination submittals for this area would be one 8 ½ x 11 page; however this does depend upon the nominee’s background and accomplishment(s). The length may be less or over one page. (If more space is needed than what this space allows, finish on a blank page and label it as an Appendix.)

Completing a Nomination • Nominee’s Qualifications for Fellow • Content: • Research, Technical Nomination • Impact of individuals’ work on the mobility industry • Impact of work on society • Leadership Nomination • Impact of leader’s work on mobility industry • Results must be clearly significant • Review Nomination and Scoring documents for further guidance

Citation 50 word statement of praise why the nominee should be recognized: Nominee’s name Reason (accomplishment) for being recognized And the impact accomplishment made Example Citations available Completing a Nomination CITATION: A description of the Nominee’s outstanding technical accomplishments. In 50 words or less describe the Nominee’s specific, verifiable accomplishments. (No bulleted lists please. Refer to examples Citations,www.sae.org/news/awards/list/fellow.) The Citation should succinctly describe the unique, significant, and innovative technical accomplishment(s) and/or the outstanding leadership qualifications of the Nominee.(If the Citation is more than 50 words, too much detail is being given.) The Citation is the foundation for the entire Nomination and is the basis for which the submittal will be judged. The accomplishments mentioned in the Citation must elaborated in the write-up under the “Nominee’s Qualifications for Fellow” and supported or confirmed by the information stated by the references in the support letters and the other portions of the completed nomination. Note: If the nominee is elected, this Citation will be read at the award ceremony and published in SAE UPdate.

Completing a Nomination • Statements written in the “Nominee’s Qualifications for Fellow” should support what is stated in the Citation. • The Citation is the foundation for the entire Nomination, and is the basis for which the submittal will be judged.

Work Experience Include organization name Principal positions held Briefly state responsibilities held Resume, bio or curriculum vitae, optional Completing a Nomination

Completing a Nomination • Publications & Patents • Summary sentence(s): Dr. Jones has published 200 publications, 100 are peer-reviewed, plus he has written 3 book chapters, and has 20 patents all related to his citation. • List publications & patents that relate to Citation only

Completing a Nomination • Education • List highest degrees earned • Include institution name • Major • Date earned

Completing a Nomination • Honors & Awards • Related to Citation • Employer & other organization awards • Recognition awards • Public & Community awards

Completing a Nomination • Technical Society Activities • List the society and activity involved • Boards and committees • Standard committees • Conference or session organizer • Workshop or seminar speaker and/or instructor • Technical board or committees

Completing a Nomination • References & Supervisor Support Letters • References must be familiar with nominee background • Three of the four references must be SAE members • References are to verify noteworthy accomplishment(s) stated on nomination • Nominator collects the reference letters

Information is concise yet fully explains nominee’s achievement(s) Citation is a concise summary statement of nominee’s achievement(s) and impact the achievement(s) made Information stated is accurate Nomination form is completed in its entirety Nomination is written in sentences, no bulleted lists Five support letters including a super-visory/management letter Appendices included only for lengthy publications & patents lists Three of the four reference letters must be from SAE members Support letters verify the specific achievements as referred to in the nomination Finalizing a Nomination A Quality Nomination Package has the following elements:

Finalizing a Nomination • Scoring Document • Found: www.sae.org/awards/list/fellow • Score nomination (required step) • Modify nomination, if warranted • Submit scoring in Nomination package

Finalizing a Nomination • Nominator Resources: • Available documents on web site www.sae.org/awards/list/fellow: • User Instructions for Nomination & Scoring Templates • Nomination Form • Judging Guidelines • Nominator & Reference Instructions • Scoring Document • Example Completed Nomination form • Example Citations • Example Support Letters • Frequently Asked Questions

Finalizing a Nomination • Nominator Resources: • Contact SAE staff by E-mail fellows@sae.org Telephone 724-772-7137; 724-772-7136

Finalizing a Nomination • Reference Resources: • Nominator & Reference Instructions • www.sae.org/awards/list/fellow • Contact SAE staff E-mail fellows@sae.org Telephone 724-772-7137; 724-772-7136

Finalizing a Nomination The following must be included in nomination package: • Completed nomination form • Appendices for publications or patents • Five reference/support letters • (4 references which 3 must be SAE members plus one supervisor/management letter) • Nominator’s completed scoring sheet, required

Finalizing a Nomination • Submission • E-mail nomination packages to fellows@sae.org or • Mail to: SAE International Membership & Sections 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15096 Attention: SAE Fellow Program • Nomination submittal deadline is noted on Fellow Nomination form

Finalizing a Nomination • Thank you for considering to nominate a member for SAE Fellow grade • Reference documents:www.sae.org/awards/list/fellow • Questions: fellows@sae.org or 724-772-7137; 724-772-7136

Finalizing a Nomination • URL for Nomination form: • http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/fellow/tutorial.htm • Send confirmation e-mail to: • fellows@sae.org

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