The Fellows Nominating Committee
The Committee shall consist of the President-Elect of the Section (Chair) and six members with terms of three years. All are to be appointed by the President of the Section, with the approval of the Executive Subcommittee. Preference shall be given to current Fellows.
The Fellows Nominating Committee is to select annually the permissible number of AGU members who, among other criteria specified by the Union, “for acknowledged eminence in some branch of geophysics,” shall be the nominees of the Section to the AGU Committee on Fellows. The names of these nominees shall be kept confidential.
The Chair of the Committee shall schedule and coordinate the business of the Committee with the Chair of the AGU Committee on Fellows so as not to impede the business of the Union Committee.