This year, the Fellowship Committee considered thirteen nominations for Fellow status. Based on the recommendations of the committee and the approval of the SIOP Executive Committee, ten candidates were elected as Society Fellows. The new Fellows are listed below, together with a brief description of their contributions to the field and the profession.

Special thanks are offered to Dick Jeanneret, last year's Fellowship Chair. Dick gathered input from the Fellowship Committee and made a presentation to the SIOP Executive Committee for for one of the nominees (J. Cleveland), to avoid potential conflicts of interest on the part of the current chair.

The new Society Fellows are:

James A. Breaugh

James Breaugh has made notable contributions to theory, research and practice in the area of recruiting. His 1992 book Employee recruitment: Theory and practice is widely cited as the benchmark against which other work in this area should be judged. In addition to his contributions in this area, he has made outstanding contributions to the journal review process (as a member of several editorial boards and as Incoming Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Psychology) and to professional societies (e.g., as President-Elect of the HR division of Academy of Management and past program chair for SIOP).

Steven H. Brown

Steven Brown was described by several reviewers and members of the Fellowship Committee as the epitome of the scientist-practitioner. Over the last 19 years, he has held numerous positions managing and directing research at LIMRA, and has made notable contributions to research and applications of research on biodata. In addition, he took a leading role in establishing the "Innovations in Research-Based Practice" section of Personnel Psychology. He is recognized to his sustained and successful efforts to integrate science and practice in I/O psychology.

W. Warner Burke

Warner Burke is one of the leading figures in the field of Organizational Development. Through his research and his extensive work with national Training laboratories, he has helped to shape this field and to train practitioners throughout the world. Through his work as Editor of Academy of Management Executive and Organizational Dynamics and Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences he has helped advance the scientific enterprise and to show how this science can be applied to advance organizations.

Jeanette N. Cleveland

Jeanette Cleveland has made substantial contributions in two distinct areas, discrimination in the workplace (age and gender) and performance appraisal, with influential books, chapters and papers in both areas. A theme linking her work in these areas is a systematic exploration of the effects of context variables on the ways people are evaluated in organizations. In addition to her academic contributions, her outstanding service to the editorial review process (as members of the editorial boards of several journals) and to professional societies (as program chair for the HR division of Academy of Management and as chair of several SIOP committees) were recognized in her election to Society Fellow.

Jo-Ida Hansen

Jo-Ida Hansen is one of the leading authorities on the measurement of vocational interests, and has done ground-breaking research on sex differences and sex fairness in the measurement of those interests. As a co-author of the Strong Interest Inventory, she has had an impact the vocational exploration and choice of an entire generation. In addition to her work in interest measurement, she has served on numerous editorial boards, is helping to revise the Educational and Psychological testing Standards, and has served as President of Div. 17 of APA.

Kurt Kraiger

Kurt Kraiger has made substantial contributions to research and practice in the areas of training, adult learning and program evaluation. His work on the development and assessment of mental models has helped to establish new directions for training research. As the founding Editor of Training Research Journal and Editor of The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, he has helped advance both our profession and our science, and has helped enhance the links between basic science and practical application in several areas of I/O Psychology.

Robert F. Morrison

Bob Morrison has conducted and directed research for over twenty years at the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, and is described by his nominators and peers as a model scientist-practitioner. He has contributed to research and practice in the area of career development, and received the 1982 Cattell Award for Research design. His research and program development work has had a significant impact on the careers of thousands of naval officers, and he has served as sponsor and mentor for numerous visiting scientists at NPRDC.

Raymond Noe

Raymond Noe has made notable contributions to research and theory in the areas of careers, training and mentoring. The recipient of the 1993 Ernest J. McCormick Award for Early Career Contribution, he has quickly emerged as one of the leading scholars in his field. In addition to a prolific research career, he has served with distinction on several editorial boards, and has received the Herbert G. Heneman Jr. Award Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Minnesota .

Cheri Ostroff

Cheri Ostroff received both the Ernest J. McCormick Award for Early Career Contribution (1994) and the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution (Applied Research/Psychometrics - 1994), and has gone on to become a leading scholar in several areas. Her contributions to understanding cross-level analysis are especially noteworthy, and her application of this research to help understand the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance has been highly influential. She has also contributed to the advancement of research as a member of two editorial boards and as an Associate Editor of International Journal of Selection and Assessment.

Lois E. Tetrick

Lois Tetrick is one of the leading figures in research on unions and commitment to both organizations and unions. Her work is characterized by a combination of careful attention to theory and quantitative sophistication that is outstanding, both of which have enhanced the value of her work to both researchers and practitioners. She has made substantial contributions to the field as SIOP program chair (1995-96), as a member of several editorial boards and as Incoming Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Psychology, and has contributed substantially to her university as a dedicated and distinguished teacher, and to her students as a mentor and advisor.