Newsletter
Volume 30 | 2007 | Number 2
2008 Fellows Selection Procedure Change
By Dr. M. Jackson Marr, Chair, Fellows Selection Committee
The honorary membership designation of Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis was first initiated in 2004. The purpose of the ABA Fellows designation is to recognize the most outstanding contributors to behavior analysis in the primary areas of (a) research/scholarship, (b) professional practice, (c) teaching/administration/ service, or any combination of (a), (b), and (c). An aggregate of contributions across areas may also make an individual eligible.
Nominations Procedure
Since 2004, a total of 47 members of ABA have been named as Fellows. Given that there is now a critical mass of ABA Fellows to participate in nominations, a new system for selecting future Fellows has been proposed and approved by the ABA Executive Council. Beginning in 2008, only current Fellows of ABA will nominate new candidates–one nominee per Fellow per year. The nominator will solicit a second letter from another Fellow. As before, Fellows Selection Committee members can neither nominate nor write supporting letters for candidates.