201. The categories of excellence for advancement to Fellowship
given in the Society's Bylaws shall be described as follows:
201.1 Works of Landscape Architecture should demonstrate mastery
of design in significant works of landscape planning or design
that have advanced the art, stewardship, and social responsibility
of landscape architecture of the period. Work may include small
or large, public or private landscapes. Work may include conception
and/or execution of completed representations, reports, plans,
or built works.
201.2 Administrative Work should demonstrate administrative responsibility
for exemplary leadership of people or programs that have had a
significant effect on advancing the practice of landscape architecture
or a significant effect on public recognition of issues that are
significant to the design, planning or management of the land.
Administrative work may occur in public and private as well as
academic settings.
201.3 Knowledge should demonstrate creation of significant new
knowledge that advances landscape architecture or the communication
of knowledge to others with exceptional effect. Creation of new
knowledge may be in the form of research or scholarly inquiry
that has been recognized by peers as worthy of publication. Communication
of knowledge may be in the form of teaching or mentoring* in either
the university or the workplace that has been recognized as outstanding
by students, graduates and peers. Communication of knowledge may
also be in the form of published works or other media (film, software,
CDs, etc.) that conveyed important ideas about landscape architecture
with appropriate critical acclaim.
* Mentoring as defined here is the mentor-protégé
relationship that involves a mentor giving a protégé
direct assistance with career and professional development. The
relationship is characterized by counseling, guiding, role modeling
and sponsoring.
201.4 Service to the Profession should reveal
service that has significantly advanced the profession as an example
for other local efforts.
An ASLA member may be nominated to become a Fellow
in any of the four categories. One person may be nominated for up
to two categories, but supporting materials must be produced separately
for each category.
202. By action of a Chapter Executive Committee,
the Executive Committee of the Society, or the Executive Committee
of the Council, qualified Members may be nominated for Fellowship.
Any such nomination shall be made on the form and in the manner
prescribed by the Council Executive Committee and shall be based
on recent detailed information obtained directly from the nominee.
Nominees not selected for advancement to Fellowship may be re-nominated
in succeeding years
203. The Executive Committee of the Council shall
prepare a standard form to be completed in making nominations for
advancement to Fellowship. This form, accompanied by instructions
for completing the form, shall be mailed to each Chapter President,
Chapter Secretary, and Chapter Trustee and to the President of the
Society not later than six months prior to the Annual Meeting of
the Society.
204. All nominations must be received by the Secretary
on or before a date fixed annually by the Council Executive Committee,
which shall be not later than four months prior to the Society's
Annual Meeting. The Secretary shall screen nominations for conformance
with the requirements of the Society's Constitution and may correspond
with the Chapter to obtain additional information. A Member listed
in the current roll of the Society as a member of a certain year
shall be eligible for Fellowship upon completion of ten contiguous
years as a full Member without consideration of the specific day
and month of the beginning of full Membership.
205. Copies of the screened forms shall be sent
to the members of the Jury of Fellows for preliminary inspection
at least 30 days prior to the scheduled session of the Jury. If
members of the Jury require further information about any nominee,
the request shall be made to the Foreman of Jury.
206. The Jury of Fellows shall meet and consider
all eligible nominations in executive session and select a slate
of new Fellows-elect.
207. Upon completion of the new list of Fellows-elect,
the Foreman of the Jury of Fellows shall present the list in confidence
to the President of the Society and to the Chair of the Council.
The President of the Society shall thereupon immediately notify
the Fellows-elect of their selection./p>
208. The Secretary shall give written notice to
the Fellows-elect, indicating that acceptance of the Fellowship
requires each Fellow-elect to:
208.1 Provide the Secretary with personal professional
information for the Council's biographical archives.
208.2 To be present for investment at the Fellow's
Investiture Ceremony and at the Annual Meeting of the Council.
An exception to the foregoing requirements is allowable in special
extenuating circumstances approved by the Council Executive Committee.
209. Upon receipt of written confirmation of each
Fellow-elect's intention to attend the Annual Meeting in accordance
with Section 208, the Secretary shall furnish their names to the
Society's headquarters for publication.
210. The Secretary shall notify the Presidents of
those Chapters submitting nominations for Fellowship whether or
not their nominees were elected to Fellowship.
211. The Secretary shall give proper notice to those
nominees who were not selected for Fellowship by the Jury.
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