Task Force to Review the Fellows Selection Process (disbanded)

I. Purpose

The purpose of the task force is to review the process of selecting SAA Fellows and recommend any appropriate changes, clarifications, or guidelines that the task force thinks are warranted in administering this program in the future.

II. Size, Composition, Selection, Length of Term

The task force will comprise seven individuals and will include the 2019 chair of the Committee on the Selection of SAA Fellows, two current or past members of the Committee who have also served as SAA President, two former Council members, and two Fellows who have not served as SAA President.

The task force will be appointed by August 12, 2019, and its term will end with submission of a final report and recommendations on December 9, 2019.

III. Duties and Responsibilities

The task force will review the questions put forward by the 2019 Committee on the Selection of SAA Fellows as well as the composition of the committee as a whole, and make recommendations to the SAA Council about any changes or additional guidelines to be included in the Committee’s charge going forward.

IV. Reporting

The task force will prepare a final report with recommendations to the Council by December 31, 2019.

Approved by the SAA Council, August 2019.