2009- 2010 Committee
Chair: Catherine M. Lee, Ph.D. Catherine.Lee@uottawa.ca
Members: Jim Olson
Eric Mash
John Pearce
Beth Mitchell
Janet Polivy
Maryse Lassonde
TERMS OF REFERENCE
By-Law I.1 provides for the Fellow category of membership in the Canadian Psychological Association. The criteria for Fellow are as follows:
Fellows shall be Members of the Association who have made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the science or profession of psychology or who have given exceptional service to their national or provincial associations.
a) The Committee on Fellows shall consist of the Chair and six members.
b) The Chair of the Committee on Fellows shall be the most immediate
Past-President of the Association, whether or not a Fellow himself or herself;
c) Only CPA Fellows shall be eligible to serve as members on this committee.
d) All Fellows shall be invited by the Chair to nominate Fellows to serve on the
Committee on Fellows.
e) The Chair and the Members of the Committee on Fellows shall not be nominators
or proposers of nominees during their term.
f) Appointments to the Committee on Fellows shall be made by the Board of Directors from the
nominations submitted by the Chair of the Committee.
g) The Committee on Fellows shall, as far as practicable, be formed with due regard to gender balance, linguistics balance, geographical balance, academic and practitioner balance, and degree level balance (Masters and doctoral), so as to have representatives from three constituencies: 1) Practice, 2) Science, and 3) Education and Training.
h) Members shall serve for terms of three years, rotating so that one-third of the membership is reconstituted each year. Terms of members shall be renewable, but only after a hiatus of at least three years following the end of one’s term.
The Membership Committee reports to the Board of Directors through the Director Responsible for Fellows and Awards, who is also the Committee Chair.
Responsibilities of Committee Members
The Committee on Fellows and Awards members are responsible for pursuing the vision and terms of reference of the Committee. To this effect, members participate in all discussions pertaining to Fellows and Awards on projects or issues brought forward by the Committee, the Board of Directors, the sections and the members as appropriate.
Membership Term
Members shall serve for terms of three years, rotating so that one-third of the membership is reconstituted each year. Terms of members shall be renewable, but only after a hiatus of at least three years following the end of one’s term.
The Committee on Fellows shall, as far as practicable, be formed with due regard to gender balance, linguistics balance, geographical balance, academic and practitioner balance, and degree level balance (Masters and doctoral), so as to have representatives from three constituencies: 1) Practice, 2) Science, and 3) Education and Training.
Meetings and Reporting
Throughout the year communication will take place primarily through e-mail. Conference calls will be arranged by the Chair. Meetings are minuted. Regular communication of the plans and activities of the Committee will be provided to the membership through the Committee’s Annual Report to the Annual General Meeting, articles in Psynopsis and information on the web site and to the Board of Directors through reports to each Board meeting by the Committee Chair/Co-Chair.
Revised September 2008
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