ABET FELLOW
Nomination Kit
ABET, Inc
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
ABET FELLOW AWARD
Special Message to the Nominator
This kit is designed to help you in nominating a peer for recognition as an ABET Fellow. In it you will find:
• Instructions for Filling in the Fellow Award Form
• ABET Fellow Nomination Form
• Confidential ABET Fellow Reference Form
• ABET Fellow Nomination Guide
• List of ABET Fellow Recipients
Please review the enclosed material carefully and proceed as follows:
1. Assure yourself that the candidate is worthy of consideration for this prestigious award.
2.
Contact three to five persons to determine if they would be willing and eligible to complete a reference form.
Please refer to Section V, Item 10, of the Nomination Guide for special requirements.
3. Complete and sign the Nomination Form.
4. Send a copy of the Nomination Form, together with a Reference Form to each of the selected references.
5.
Send the original completed Nomination Form to:
ABET
Awards
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Keep a copy of your records. The Nomination Form and the references must be received at ABET Headquarters by May 31. This deadline is inflexible.
6. Expect a written notification of receipt from ABET Headquarters. If a confirmation is not received, please contact ABET Headquarters.
7. By the end of September, the nominator should expect notification on the outcome, following formal vote by
the ABET Board of Directors.
ABET FELLOW
Nomination Guide
ABET
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
ABET Fellow
Nomination Guide
I. INTRODUCTION
Established by the ABET Board of Directors in 1988, the ABET Fellow designation is awarded by the Board, upon
recommendation of the Awards Committee, in recognition of individuals who have given sustained, quality service to engineering, technology, applied science or computing education and to their respective professions
through the activities of ABET. Each recipient receives a distinctive ABET lapel pin, a certificate, and a complimentary copy of each year’s ABET Accreditation Yearbook and Annual Report for five years. Letters and other publicity are sent to the recipients’ employers, professional societies, and appropriate publications upon consultation
with the recipient.
The Fellow Subcommittee of the ABET Awards Committee is responsible for evaluating all nominations submitted
and to recommend, through the Awards Committee, a maximum of five (5) candidates to the Board of Directors.
The successful nominees (and their nominators) will be informed of the selection in September and will receive
their Fellow pins at an awards ceremony held at the Annual Meeting of the ABET Board of Directors.
Nominations and references should be sent to:
ABET
Awards
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
II. NOMINATION DEADLINE DATE
The deadline for submission of nominations is May 31. This deadline is fixed and inflexible. It applies both to
the nomination form and to the reference forms.
III. NOMINATORS AND THEIR BASIC FUNCTIONS
Anyone who is currently serving or has previously served on the ABET Board of Directors, commissions or committees, or as an ABET program evaluator may submit one or more nominations.
Nominators are expected to follow the instructions contained in this document. Specifically, they must use the
appropriate Fellow Nomination and Reference forms and adhere to space limitations in these forms. Copy must
be typed, using 10-point or larger type. Handwritten forms are not acceptable.
Nominators are expected also to send a reference form and a copy of the completed nomination form to all individuals who have agreed to give a reference, in sufficient time to allow the completed forms to reach ABET Headquarters by the stated deadline date.
IV. CRITERIA
Recipients of the Fellow of ABET award should be considered outstanding contributors to engineering, technology, applied sciences or computing education and their respective profession. Any of the following criteria uniquely or in combination will be used in the selection process:
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substantive contributions to ABET including, but not limited to: improvement of the accreditation
process; creative work at the interfaces between ABET and its constituent societies, universities, institutes, industry, and government and the public; or long-range leadership that positively affects technical education;
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formal involvement in ABET as a program evaluator, commission member, committee member,
and/or representative director for at least five years;
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participation as a member of ABET visiting teams and contributions to the criteria, policies, and/or
procedures related to accreditation, whether through ABET or through participating society activity;
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service in an ABET capacity in addition to that found in one of the Commissions.
Outstanding contributions, in one of the areas listed, may offset less significant contributions in others except in
unusual circumstances; recognition is limited to currently active individuals, or not later than three years after an
individual ends formal ABET involvement.
Persons involved in the current year’s Fellow evaluation and selection process (i.e. Members of the Awards
Committee and Fellow Subcommittee) are not eligible to be nominated for the ABET Fellow Award.
V. FELLOW NOMINATION FORM
This section contains suggestions for completing the ABET Fellow Nomination Form. Exceeding the space provided in each block of the form will automatically disqualify the nomination. Attachments should not be appended.
They will be discarded prior to consideration by the ABET Fellow Subcommittee.
Item 1 - Personal Data: Provide complete and accurate information, without abbreviations (except for obvious
ones, such as State abbreviations).
Item 2 - Education: List degrees earned in chronological order. Use abbreviations (e.g., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., etc.) as
appropriate. List most recent degree last.
Item 3 - Proposed Citation: In 30 words or less, specify the contribution of the nominee. Avoid flowery phrases,
abbreviations, acronyms, and the use of the pronouns “his” or “her.”
Item 4 - Nominator: The nominator is expected to ascertain the accuracy and completeness of the form and to
sign and date the ABET Nomination Form.
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Item 5 - Professional History: List positions held in chronological order, with the most recent position last.
Item 6 - Individual Contributions: In succinct and clear terms, describe the contributions that distinguish the
work of the candidate as outstanding, and most certainly above the average. An important part of this description is an explanation of how the nominee’s contributions are considered to be of a quality that is above the norm
for those serving the constituent professions of ABET through its activities.
Item 7 - Tangible Evidence: List the nominee’s publications, conference or workshop presentations, or other tangible evidence of unique accomplishment in ABET program accreditation.
Item 8 - ABET Activities: List ABET Board of Directors, commission and committee memberships, offices held, and
visitor service together with the number of years served. The list should be in chronological order with the most
recent activity last. For each of the areas designated below in which contributions have been made, describe
briefly:
 the specific activity and/or appointment;
 the specific dates of service; and
 the specific responsibility (officer, committee chair, member, etc.)
Please note that service as a designated member is different than service as an alternate or as an observer.
Please be specific about the activity and the service.
* ABET Board of Directors
* Engineering Accreditation Commission
* Technology Accreditation Commission
* Applied Sciences Accreditation Commission
* Computing Accreditation Commission
* Committees of the ABET Board
* Program Evaluator
* Other
Item 9 - Non-ABET Accreditation Activities: Describe program accreditation activities in the candidate’s professional society (e.g., AIChE, ASME, IEEE, etc.). Such activities might include, for example, service on the participating society standing or ad-hoc accreditation policy committee. The list should be in chronological order with the
most recent activity last.
Item 10 - References: References must be submitted on the appropriate form; no letters will be considered. Each
nomination must be supported by a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5), references. At least two
out of the minimum three references must be submitted by ABET Fellows. To ensure that at least three (3) reference forms are received, it is recommended that the nominator solicit five references, with at least three (3)
from Fellows. The ABET Fellow Subcommittee will consider no more than five references.
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Persons eligible to serve as references include past or present ABET Board members, past or present Commissioners or committee members (except as noted), and past or present accreditation visitors. Present members
of the Awards Committee and Fellow Subcommittee are ineligible to serve as references. A list of Fellows is
attached.
The nominator should provide all persons submitting references with a copy of the completed nomination form
as a source of information. The nominator must make certain that all persons submitting references are qualified
to judge the candidate. The completed reference forms must be sent in order to be received by ABET Headquarters by the May 31st deadline.
VI. RESUBMISSION OF NOMINATION
The ABET Fellow Subcommittee will reconsider the case of an unsuccessful candidate the year immediately following first submission, provided the nominator submits a letter to ABET Headquarters requesting reconsideration and updating the nomination with new information not exceeding one 8 ½ x 11 inch type-written page. The
nominator has the alternative option of submitting a completely new nomination with references.
ABET FELLOW AWARD
RECIPIENTS
Established by the ABET Board of Directors in 1988, the ABET Fellow designation is awarded by the Board,
upon recommendation of the Awards Committee, in recognition of individuals who have given sustained,
quality service to engineering, technology, applied science or computing education and to their respective
profession through the activities of ABET.
The following list of recipients of the ABET Fellow Award represents a tradition of service since ABET’s founding
in 1932.
M. Dayne Aldridge (1999)
Paul Allmendinger (1988)
Donald K. Anderson (2000)
Richard O. Anderson (2009)
L. Bryce Andersen (1994)
Carl D. Avers (2001)
W. David Baker (2002)
Henry R. Bauer III (2011)
Eleanor Baum (1994)
George C. Beakley (1989)
Robert B. Beckmann (1988)
Leslie F. Benmark (1992)
Theodore A. Bickart (2004)
Della T. Bonnette (2007)
Phillip E. Borrowman (2007)
Daniel J. Bradley (2010)
Daina M. Briedis (2007)
Stanley M. Brodsky (1988)
George Burnet (1988)
Robert L. Cannon (2010)
Francis J. Cashin (1994)
Stephen R. Cheshier (1989)
John T. Christian (1995)
William S. Clark (1996)
Susan E. Conry (2005)
Frank E. Cotton (1991)
Richard G. Cunningham (1988)
Richard P. D'Onofrio (1988)
Patricia D. Daniels (2006)
E. Leon Dunning (1988)
Robert L. Echols, Sr. (1991)
Fred W. Emshousen (2000)
John W. Enell (1992)
Gerald Engel (2011)
Robert English (1998)
Edward W. Ernst (1988)
Leroy S. Fletcher (1991)
Richard Forberg (1988)
Larry R. Foulke (1995)
Lyman L. Francis (1988)
Robert R. Furgason (1990)
C.B. Gambrell (1989)
Gordon H. Geiger (1988)
Donald W. Gentry (1988)
Joseph J. Gershon (1988)
Joseph A. Glad (1999)
Jay Goldman (1998)
Mario J. Gonzalez (2008)
Richard Grace (1988)
Linton E. Grinter (1988)
Arnold J. Gully (1988)
Jerrier A. Haddad (1993)
Carl Hall (1988)
Newman A. Hall (1988)
E. Franklin Hart (2003)
Walter Hartung (1988)
Richard R. Hazen (1988)
Robert A. Herrick (2006)
Warren R. Hill (2012)
W. Scott Hill (1988)
Daniel B. Hodge (2008)
David K. Holger (2006)
David E. Hornbeck (2004)
William G. Howard (2001)
Durward R. Huffman (1992)
Ira D. Jacobson (2000)
Edwin C. Jones (1989)
J.B. Jones (1989)
Lawrence G. Jones (2009)
Russel C. Jones (1989)
Larry A. Kaye (2005)
William E. Kelly (2010)
Albert T. Kersich (1991)
Robert D. Kersten (1990)
Charles V. Kirkpatrick (1988)
James G. Knudsen (1988)
Robert M. Laurenson (2008)
Michael S. Leonard (2011)
Doris Lidtke (2006)
Melvin R. Lohmann (1988)
James D. McBrayer (1996)
Hugh E. McCallick (1988)
Gordon H. Millar (1988)
Ralph A. Morgen (1990)
James H. Mulligan, Jr. (1988)
Raymond F. Neathery (1993)
Larry D. Nixon (2005)
Gene M. Nordby (1988)
Allen I. Ormsbee (1995)
Elinor S. Pape (1996)
Demetrius T. Paris (1994)
Robert H. Page (1992)
Edward A. Parrish (1997)
Irene C. Peden (1988)
C.R. Pennoni (2004)
Arnold M. Peskin (1993)
George D. Peterson (1993)
Winfred M. Phillips (1993)
Kenneth G. Picha (1988)
Barbara A. Price (2013)
John W. Prados (1988)
Arthur L. Price (2009)
Stanley I. Proctor (2000)
Christian E.G. Przirembel (1996)
Robert L. Reid (1988)
David R. Reyes-Guerra (1990)
Carol A. Richardson (2013)
V. Thomas Rhyne (1992)
Harriet B. Rigas (1989)
Paul E. Russell (1988)
Leo W. Ruth (1988)
William M. Sangster (1988)
Lee W. Saperstein (1994)
Robert M. Saunders (1988)
Susan O. Schall (2007)
Robert E. Schmidt (1995)
Kay G. Schulze (2009)
Richard C. Seagrave (1999)
Robert L. Seale (1989)
Leighton E. Sissom (1989)
Richard F. Strickland (1995)
Joseph L. Sussman (2002)
Roland E. Thomas (1992)
Walter E. Thomas (1988)
James P. Todd (1988)
A. Joseph Turner (2007)
Richard J. Ungrodt (1988)
David A. VanHorn (1988)
Sam H. Wainwright (1997)
Leland J. Walker (1988)
Patrick J. Walsh (2012)
Ernst Webber (1988)
John A. Weese (1997)
James R. Welty (2001)
William J. Wepfer (2012)
David R. Wilder (1989)
Ronald J. Williams (1988)
Lawrence J. Wolf (1990)
Mary Leigh Wolfe (2009)
Gayle Yaverbaum (2011)
Robert L. Young (1988)
Stuart H. Zweben (2005)
ABET FELLOW AWARD
Nomination Form
(Submit by May 31)
Before completing this form, please read carefully the “ABET Fellow Nomination Guide.”
1. Name of Candidate
LAST (Family Name)
FIRST
MIDDLE
Present Occupation
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
Business Address
CITY
STATE
ZIP
2. EDUCATION
Educational Institution
Location
Degree
Year
3. PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Current position first. LIMIT ENTRY TO SPACE PROVIDED. If necessary, cite most recent positions.
Date
From (year)
Date
To (year)
Name of Company/Institution
Position Title
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4. PROPOSED CITATION (not more than 30 words)
5. NOMINATOR SIGNATURE
Date
Nominator’s Name
ABET Affiliation
Address
CITY
Telephone
6. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Fax
STATE
Email
ZIP
E
Specify succinctly. LIMIT INFORMATION TO SPACE PROVIDED.
A. Identify the most significant contributions which qualifies the candidate for ABET Fellow. Choose one and describe.
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B. Explain why the contribution is significant and why it indicates performance substantially better than the average service to the engineering, technology, applied science or computing profession through ABET activities.
C. Other individual contributions are:
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7. TANGIBLE EVIDENCE List the nominee’s publications, conferences or workshop presentations, or other tangible evidence of
unique accomplishments in program accreditation. LIMIT INFORMATION TO SPACE PROVIDED.
8. ABET ACTIVITIES List ABET Board, commission and committee membership, offices held, services as program evaluator, etc.
Refer to the ABET Fellow Guide. LIMIT INFORMATION TO SPACE PROVIDED.
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9. NON-ABET ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES Describe program accreditation activities in the candidate’s professional society
(e.g. AIChE, ASME, IEEE, etc.) LIMIT INFORMATION TO SPACE PROVIDED.
10. REFERENCES Minimum of three required; no more than five will be considered. Two of the three minimum must be ABET
Fellows. Provide complete names only in alphabetical order.
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2
3
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5
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Reference Form
(Submit by May 31)
REFERENCE ELIGIBILITY
Persons eligible to serve as reference include past or present ABET Board members, past or present
commissioners or committee members (except as noted below), and past or present accreditation program evaluators. Members of the Awards Committee or the Fellow Award Subcommittee are ineligible to serve as reference.
REFERENCE SUBMISSION
Please complete the reference form and confine your comments to the space provided. Handwritten
copies are not permitted. Please return the completed reference and mail to:
ABET
AWARDS
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
A nomination will not be eligible for consideration by the ABET Fellow Subcommittee unless a minimum
of three references, of which yours is one, are received by ABET Headquarters by May 31.
Thank you.
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ABET FELLOW AWARD
Reference Form
(Submit by May 31)
Name of Candidate
(Last Name, First, Middle)
Name of Nominator
REFERENCE
Name of Reference
Reference Contact Information
Telephone
Fax
Email
If you are not eligible or qualified to judge the work of the candidate, please check here and notify the nominator immediately.
QUESTIONS
How long have you known the candidate and in what capacity?
On the basis of the work of the candidate, which you are competent to judge, please indicate whether or not, in your judgment, the candidate
meets the requirements for the ABET Fellow Award. What distinguishes this contribution from the norm?
Please furnish below any additional data not appearing on the nomination form that you feel will be helpful to the ABET Fellow Award Subcommittee:
Check the box where the individual contribution of the nominee fall in the qualifications or ABET Fellow:
Extraordinarily Qualified
Reference Signature
Highly Qualified
Qualified
Marginally Qualified
Not Yet Qualified
Date
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