A nominee for the Fellow Award must be a current full member or retired member of INFORMS and must have been a full or retired member for at least 5 of the previous 10 years and must have been a member for at least 10 years in total.
Officers and members of the INFORMS Board of Directors, and INFORMS staff members, may not nominate, serve as references, or be nominees while holding such positions, unless the individual has been ineligible to nominate, serve as a reference, or be a nominee for five or more consecutive years as a result of this restriction. Members of the Fellows Selection Committee may not nominate or serve as references.