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== History of the Fellow grade in AIEE, IRE, and IEEE == | == History of the Fellow grade in AIEE, IRE, and IEEE == | ||
The grade of Fellow first appeared in the [[AIEE History 1884-1963|AIEE]] constitution of 1912. In that year, the AIEE revised its membership structure and established the grade of Fellow for those engineers who had demonstrated outstanding proficiency and had achieved distinction in their profession. Potential Fellows had to be at least thirty-two years of age, with a minimum of ten years experience. When the [[IRE History 1912-1963|IRE]] established its Fellow grade in 1914, the requirements were clearly modeled on those of the AIEE. Much of the wording in the relevant sections of the IRE constitution is identical to the corresponding wording in the AIEE constitution. | |||
For the first several years after the establishment of the Fellow grade, both the AIEE and the IRE allowed Members to make direct application for transfer to Fellow. In both cases, applications had to be accompanied by references from five existing Fellows, and required the approval of the Board of Directors. In 1939, the IRE modified its procedure to make admission or transfer to the Fellow grade possible only by direct invitation of the Board of Directors, a policy it maintained until the merger in 1963. In 1938, the AIEE modified its constitution to provide that "Applications to the grade of Fellow shall result only from a proposal of five Members or Fellows." In 1951, the AIEE prohibited applications for Fellow grade altogether, and adopted a policy of direct invitation similar to that of the IRE. | |||
As noted above, numerous electrical engineers were members of both the AIEE and the IRE, and many of these became Fellows of both organizations. [[Formation of IEEE by the Merger of AIEE and IRE|When the two institutes merged in 1963]], all AIEE and IRE Fellows automatically became Fellows of the IEEE. In 1942, the IRE had begun to issue citations to new Fellows, briefly describing their accomplishments. The AIEE followed suit in 1952, and the IEEE continued the practice after the merger. | |||
A list of IEEE Fellows up to 1984 can be found in the publication [[Archives:A Century of Honors: The First One Hundred Years of Award Winners, Honorary Members, Past Presidents, and Fellows of the Institute|A Century of Honors]], and the [ | A list of IEEE Fellows up to 1984 can be found in the publication [[Archives:A Century of Honors: The First One Hundred Years of Award Winners, Honorary Members, Past Presidents, and Fellows of the Institute|A Century of Honors]], and the [http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/chronology/index.html IEEE Fellows Directory] contains a chronological list going back from the present to 1960, as well as an alphabetical list of current fellows. | ||
[http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/2010_fellow_committee.html The IEEE Fellows Progam] is overseen by the IEEE Fellows Committee, a standing committee of the IEEE Board of Directors. <br> | |||
[[Media:Fellow_comm.pdf|List of Fellow Committee Members, 1963 – present]] | |||
Please see the [[IEEE Honorary Membership History|IEEE Honorary Members]] page for information about AIEE Honorary Members. <br> | |||
Back to [[IEEE History]] | |||
[[Category:Awards_&_fellow_activities|Fellow]] | |||
Revision as of 19:48, 11 September 2014
History of the Fellow grade in AIEE, IRE, and IEEE
The grade of Fellow first appeared in the AIEE constitution of 1912. In that year, the AIEE revised its membership structure and established the grade of Fellow for those engineers who had demonstrated outstanding proficiency and had achieved distinction in their profession. Potential Fellows had to be at least thirty-two years of age, with a minimum of ten years experience. When the IRE established its Fellow grade in 1914, the requirements were clearly modeled on those of the AIEE. Much of the wording in the relevant sections of the IRE constitution is identical to the corresponding wording in the AIEE constitution.
For the first several years after the establishment of the Fellow grade, both the AIEE and the IRE allowed Members to make direct application for transfer to Fellow. In both cases, applications had to be accompanied by references from five existing Fellows, and required the approval of the Board of Directors. In 1939, the IRE modified its procedure to make admission or transfer to the Fellow grade possible only by direct invitation of the Board of Directors, a policy it maintained until the merger in 1963. In 1938, the AIEE modified its constitution to provide that "Applications to the grade of Fellow shall result only from a proposal of five Members or Fellows." In 1951, the AIEE prohibited applications for Fellow grade altogether, and adopted a policy of direct invitation similar to that of the IRE.
As noted above, numerous electrical engineers were members of both the AIEE and the IRE, and many of these became Fellows of both organizations. When the two institutes merged in 1963, all AIEE and IRE Fellows automatically became Fellows of the IEEE. In 1942, the IRE had begun to issue citations to new Fellows, briefly describing their accomplishments. The AIEE followed suit in 1952, and the IEEE continued the practice after the merger.
A list of IEEE Fellows up to 1984 can be found in the publication A Century of Honors, and the IEEE Fellows Directory contains a chronological list going back from the present to 1960, as well as an alphabetical list of current fellows.
The IEEE Fellows Progam is overseen by the IEEE Fellows Committee, a standing committee of the IEEE Board of Directors.
List of Fellow Committee Members, 1963 – present
Please see the IEEE Honorary Members page for information about AIEE Honorary Members.
Back to IEEE History
