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 call for 2025 nominations is now open and will close February 3, 2025 at midnight PT, please note two-day extension. Read through Eligibility, Categories, Schedules, and Guidelines for instructions. Templates are available under the Nomination Template and Sample Nominations section. Nominations must be submitted through the online portal.
Please read through the following message to help you
prepare for final submissions.
All nominations must be uploaded to the online
submission system by the February 3 deadline. (Please note, the online
submission system will not be affected by ASLA’s membership system upgrade.) You can create an account in the system while you are still working on the
nomination. The system has a task list for completion that will help you
organize for the final submission.
Check out the website for information on:
In preparation for final submission:
- All
nominations should be sent to chapter presidents for review and signature
prior to February 3 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 should submit a
presentation of 10 images only. Any page with multiple images will count
toward that limit. Please upload PowerPoint as a PDF document
Chapters have received a list of all eligible members for nomination earlier this summer and may begin preparing nominations.
New is the ability to submit images with the Knowledge, Leadership/Management, and Service
categories. For these categories, a nominee should 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.
On October 27, 2023, 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!
Please contact Curt Millay (cmillay@asla.org) if you have any questions.