Fellow status in NCFR is an honor awarded to relatively few living members on the basis of their outstanding contributions to the field of the family in the areas of scholarship, teaching, outreach or professional service, including service to NCFR.  By definition, outstanding contributions are those which have broad impact on the field and are enduring over time.

What Are the Criteria for Fellow Status?

Nominees for Fellow Status must have made outstanding contributions to the field. Examples of outstanding contributions include, but are not limited to:

1. Published scholarship that has shaped or reshaped the field of family relations.
2. A history of innovation in practice or outreach that has transformed the field.
3. The development and implementation of innovative, novel or significant interventions or programs designed to promote healthy family relations.
4. The development and implementation of innovative curricula for training professionals in the area of family science.
5. The development of innovative social policy relevant to families.
6. Superior contributions to NCFR over time.

• At least 10 years of professional experience after the receipt of the appropriate graduate or professional degree.

• Been a member of NCFR for at least 5 continuous years at the time of nomination.

What is the Procedure for Nominations?

1. Must be nominated by another NCFR member.
2. Must have the endorsement of three individuals (including the nominator), at least two of whom are NCFR members, who describe the outstanding nature of the nominees contributions.
3. The primary nominator returns the completed application materials electronically to Jeanne Strand at jeannestrand@ncfr.org by September 15th.

What are the Policies of the current NCFR Fellows status?

1. The total number of Fellows will be limited to no more than 3% of the membership. (As we note below, deceased Fellows or emeriti members are not included in this total.)
2. Deceased NCFR Fellows will always be listed as NCFR Fellows, but with a notation that they are no longer living. Deceased Fellows will not be counted in the annual calculation of Fellows as a proportion of NCFR members.
3. Fellow status shall be considered a lifetime status for Fellows who are or have been emeritus/emeriti members of NCFR.  NCFR Fellows who have elected the NCFR Emeritus membership category will not be counted in the annual calculation of Fellows as a proportion of NCFR members.