Fellows

The ASME Fellow: A Membership Grade of Distinction

The ASME Board of Governors confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements.

Nominated by their peers, ASME Fellows have had 10 or more years of active practice and at least 10 years of continuous active corporate membership in ASME.

Over 3,000 members have attained the grade of Fellow.

Fellow Qualifications

A Fellow, one who has attained a membership grade of distinction, at the time of advancement shall be a corporate member of the Society, shall have been responsible for significant engineering achievements, and shall have not less than 10 years of active practice and 10 years of continuous corporate membership in ASME.

Nominating a Fellow

  • Members of the Fellow Review Committee shall not initiate or sponsor a Fellow while serving on the Fellow Review Committee.
  • Nominations will be considered quarterly.  Deadline dates:  March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1.
  • Total proposal package should not exceed 25 pages.
  • 3 sponsor letters plus the nominator's letter is required to complete the nomination. (A total of 4 letters will be accepted).
  • 2 of the sponsors, plus the nominator, must be ASME Members or Fellows.
  • Corporate membership needs to be continuous and active.
  • No more than one letter should come from the nominee’s employer.
  • No more than 10 significant publications will be acceptable.
  • Incomplete proposals will be held pending for consideration at the subsequent review session.
  • Clearly specify on the proposal form whether it is a surprise or not a surprise nomination. If not clearly specified, proposal will be considered not a surprise.
  • Read qualifications page summary of qualifications should not be included in the letters.  It should be a separate document.
  • You may nominate an ASME member that meets the requirements listed above by going to the ASME Online Fellows Nomination Application. Please review this material carefully. If you have any questions, please call Leila Persaud at (212) 591-7071 or fellows@asme.org. All inquiries regarding membership should be directed to: Customer Care at (800) 843-2763/(973) 882-1170 or e-mail CustomerCare@asme.org.