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AAAS Resolution:
Changes to AAAS Bylaws Regarding Fellowship
Article I - Membership and Affiliation
Section 2. Fellows. A Member whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science and its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished may, by virtue of such meritorious contribution, be elected a Fellow by the Council. The Executive Officer shall annually present to the Council a slate of nominees for such election. Nominations may be made by the Steering Groups of the Section Committees (see Bylaw Article III, Section 3); by the Executive Officer, and by any three Fellows, provided that at least one of the three is not affiliated with the institution of the nominee.
To be included on the slate, a nomination--whatever its source--must have the approval of fifty percent of the Steering Group of the Section Committee to which the nomination has been referred and must have no more than two members opposed. However, if the Steering Group of the Section Committee fails to approve a nomination by three Fellows or by the Executive Officer, the nominator(s) may appeal to the Committee on Council Affairs for review and possible reversal of that action. The number of nominees on the slate may not exceed 0.5 percent of the membership of the Association. The number of persons nominated annually by the Steering Group of a Section Committee may not exceed 0.4 percent of the membership who are enrolled in the corresponding Electorate as their primary Electorate. [Changes suggested by the AAAS Ad Hoc Task Force on Fellows. Approved by the AAAS Council, January 24, 1999.]
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