Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge, and service. The designation of Fellow is conferred on individuals in recognition of exceptional accomplishments over a sustained period of time. Individuals considered for this distinction must be full members of ASLA in good standing for at least ten years and must be recommended to the Council of Fellows by the Executive Committee of their local chapter, the Executive Committee of the ASLA, or the Executive Committee of the Council of Fellows.
Announcements
The 2024 Call for Nominations is now closed. Jurors will meet in early Spring and notifications of results to nominees will begin in April or May.
New this year was the option
to submit images with the Knowledge, Leadership/Management, and Service
categories. For these categories, a nominee may submit up to 10 images relevant
to their nomination. The Works category
still requires a 20-image presentation. In addition, the category descriptions,
criteria for jury review, and submission requirements have been edited for
clarity. The templates for submission have not changed.
Please see instructions for categories and submission requirements. Also, when the nomination is complete, you must upload all your materials using the online submission system.
In preparation for final submission:
- All nominations should be sent to chapter presidents
for review and signature prior to January 15the deadline in preparation
for final submission (see bullet 4).
- An account should be created in the online submission system by the chapter or by
the nominee. Creating the account will require contact information
for both the nominee and the chapter president (a chapter may create one
account with one president and multiple nominees). The contact
information is used to contact the nominee after the jury’s decision so
please include the best email or phone number for this. Do not use general
email or voicemail boxes.
- The last step to complete the online submission is an
electronic approval by the chapter president. The chapter president
will receive an email message from the system requiring approval before
the submission can be completed. Because of the restraints of the
online system, the chapter president needs to approve before they can view
the nomination. This is why it is important for the chapter president
to be aware of and see the nominations before you get to this final
submission and approval step. Once
the chapter president has approved, someone needs to hit the submit button
once again to complete final submission.
Frequently asked formatting questions:
- The Executive Summary at the beginning does not need a
box around it but should have a heading.
- Be sure to use the category specific templates and
headings found on the website.
- Avoid shading side boxes and testimonial
boxes. Shading can be difficult to read for jurors. Use
black-lined borders only.
- Nomination statements should be signed by chapter
president only. The last paragraph of the five-page statement should
be a summary by the chapter president and does not need to take up the
full page.
- The nominations may be no more than five pages in
length, portrait orientation, and must be in an easily readable typeface,
such as Times Roman, Garamond, or Arial, no smaller than 10-point size,
for all text.
- Nominations may include four testimonials only.
Each testimonial may include only 75-words plus writer’s name and
title. We will return the submission for revision if too many
testimonials or too many words. No reference letters will be
accepted.
- Upload all text and image documents as PDFs. They are much
easier for the jurors to access in the system.
- If submitting in the Works category, the presentation
may include 20 images only. Any page with multiple images will count
toward that limit. Please upload PowerPoint as a PDF document.
- If submitting in the Knowledge, Leadership/Management,
or Service category, the candidate may submit an optional presentation of
10 images only. Any page with multiple images will count toward that
limit. Please upload PowerPoint as a PDF document.
On October 27 we presented Demystifying the Fellows Nomination Process, a webinar to learn what you need to know if you are interested in being nominated and best practices on preparing nominations. The goal of the webinar is to increase transparency in the process and to encourage nominees who reflect the diversity of the profession. Please watch!
To view a previous webinar from 2017 on preparing nominations, please use the following links to access the recording and the presentation:
Presentation
Webinar Recording
Please contact Curt Millay (cmillay@asla.org) if you have any questions.