AIS Fellow Award

About the Award 

The AIS Fellow Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the information systems discipline in terms of research, teaching and service. A Fellow need not have excelled in all three categories. Nonetheless, she or he is expected to have made exceptional contributions in at least one of these categories and to have made significant contributions in the other two categories. A Fellow is also expected to have made significant global contributions to the information systems discipline as well as outstanding local contributions in the context of their country and region.

The AIS Fellow Award was established in 1999 by the AIS Council and the ICIS Executive Committee.

AIS Fellows are expected to act a role model and an inspiration to colleagues and students within the information systems discipline. In addition, they should be capable of garnering the respect of individuals from outside the discipline who from time to time have an interest in the discipline. AIS Fellows should be esteemed for their high levels of professional and personal integrity.

To view past Fellow winners, please visit https://ishistory.aisnet.org/awards/fellowaward/.

Qualifications for the Award

An AIS Fellow is expected to have made significant global contributions to the discipline as well as outstanding local contributions in the context of their country and region. Furthermore, AIS Fellows are expected to be role models to colleagues and students within the discipline. In addition, they should garner the respect of individuals from outside the discipline and should be esteemed for their high levels of professional and personal integrity. AIS Fellows must be current members of AIS and must remain members until they retire from full-time work.

AIS Fellows Award Committee

The AIS Fellows Committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Bylaws. Current committee members include:

• Andrew Burton-Jones, University of Queensland, (chair)
• Dorothy Leidner, University of Virginia
• Jan vom Brocke, University of Münster - ERCIS
• Mary Lacity, University of Arkansas
• Hock Hai Teo, National University of Singapore
• Isabel Ramos, Universidade do Minho

The Selection Process

Nominations open on September 1 each year and continue to be accepted through October 7.  A description of the nomination and selection process can be found in Council Policy.