What is I-O?

Each year the Fellowship Committee requests and evaluates nominations of SIOP members for Fellow status. The key to Fellow status is unusual and outstanding contributions to the field. Contributions can be based on research or practice and application of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology and can be in any content area of I-O. In addition, a nominee must have been a SIOP member for no less than 2 years at the time of election to Fellow and preferably has had a doctorate for at least 10 years.

A brief overview of the roles and procedures is provided below:

Nominatormust be a Member or Fellow of SIOP.

Endorserthree or more; at least two endorsers must be SIOP Fellows.

If the nominee is elected to SIOP Fellow status, his or her nomination materials are typically submitted to APA and/or APS for consideration as Fellow in APA and/or APS. If the newly-elected SIOP Fellow is nominated for APA Fellow status, at least three of the endorsers must be Fellows of APA. If the newly-elected SIOP Fellow is nominated for APS Fellow status, at least one of the endorsers must be a Fellow of APS.

Nominators must submit a package containing the following completed documents for each nominee (additional information may also be included): 

1. Uniform Fellow Application Formcompleted by nominator (typewritten).

2. Fellow Status Evaluation Formcompleted by nominator and each endorser. (Letters of recommendation often accompany this form.)

3. Fellow Status Evaluation Worksheetcompleted by nominator and each endorser.

4. Nominees Self-statementcompleted by nominee; describes the accomplishments that demonstrate why nominee warrants Fellow status.

5. Nominees Curriculum Vitaewith an R next to each refereed publication.

6. Qualification Self-checklist for Prospective Applicants for Fellow Statuscompleted by nominee if nominee wants to be considered for APA Fellow status.

7. Checklist for SIOP Fellow Nominatorscompleted by nominator. 

For more information and nomination materials, contact Leaetta Hough, The Dunnette Group, Ltd., 370 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102, Phone: (651) 227-4888, Fax: (651) 281-0045, E-mail: leaetta@msn.com.

The James McKeen Cattell Fund offers a program of sabbatical awards to supplement the sabbatical allowance provided by the recipients home institutions, to allow an extension of leave-time from one to two semesters. Each year 46 sabbatical awards are granted to academic psychologists, covering up to $32,000 in salary. Application materials, requirements for award eligibility, and a list of previous recipients are available at http://www.cattell.duke.edu/. Deadline for academic year 20032004 awards is December 1, 2002.

$100,000 HR Research Award

The Society for Human Resource Management, and SHRMs affiliates, the SHRM Foundation, and the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) are proud to announce the call for nominations for the 2003 Michael R. Losey Human Resource Research Award. This research fund has been established by the three boards to honor retired SHRM president and CEO Michael R. Losey, SPHR, CAE and his contributions to the Society and the HR field. This premier award recognizes outstanding contributions by an HR researcher or professional to the human resource field. This award acknowledges significant past research accomplishments and facilitates continuing contributions by an individual to the human resource management field.

A single annual award of $100,000 from the Michael R. Losey endowed research fund will be made annually to further the field of human resources. The award from this fund will be presented at the 2003 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Nominations for human resource professionals who have made and will continue to make significant research contributions to the field of HR are encouraged. The nomination deadline is January 15, 2003.

For more information about this prestigious award as well as nomination procedures, please visit www.shrm.org/loseyaward.

APA Fellowship Programs

APA announces its 20032004 Congressional and Science Policy Fellowship Programs. Detailed program descriptions can be found at http://www.apa.org/ppo/funding/homepage.html#fellows. The application deadline for all programs is January 1, 2003.

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