| SVU |
CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
SVU FELLOWS
Many
members of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, those of long standing as well
as the newest, have reached levels of professional excellence in their respective
fields as scholars, scientists, educators, technologists, writers, artists, and in other
creative vocations.
To recognize those of outstanding achievement by electing them as Fellows of the Society,
SVU is opening its Fellowship program as envisaged in the SVU By-Laws.
The award of Fellowship honors the elected individuals. However, the College of Fellows is
also to become yet another source of a continuing critical appraisal of the conduct of the
Society's affairs, its effective governance, its adherence to professional standards, and
of the maintenance of its democratic and non-partisan character.
The award of the status of a Fellow is not conceived as a recognition of only those who
have reached the zenith of their creative, life-long work. Many men and women, with much
fruitful work still lying ahead of them, may have already attained levels of
professional achievement warranting their nomination for SVU Fellowship.
The SVU By-Laws charge the Society's Council with administering the Fellows program and,
following a professional scrutiny of the proposed candidates for the status of a Fellow,
with their election by a simple majority of the voting members of the Council.
Miloslav Rechcigl
SVU President
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF SVU FELLOWS
Members of the Society may be elected Fellows of the Society in recognition of their outstanding record as scholars, scientists, educators, technologists, writers, or artists, or in other appropriate creative fields. Any one or more SVU members acting as Sponsor(s) may propose a candidate for SVU Fellowship to the Fellows Nominations Committee of the SVU Council (further "the Committee") for election by the Council.
A. INITIAL
PROPOSAL OF CANDIDACY. The initial proposal should contain the name, the address, the
professional field and the current position of the candidate. Upon the receipt of the
proposal, the Committee shall provide the Sponsor(s) with guidelines for establishing the
candidate's dossier. The initial proposal, in the form of a letter addressed to the
Committee, should be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail to the Speaker of the Council:
Zdenek J. Slouka / Lucemburska 43, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic / tel./fax
011-420-2-6272070 / e-mail: sloukaz@cuni.cz
B. REVIEW AND NOMINATION. The completed candidate's dossier shall be evaluated by at least
two experts in the candidate's field, chosen ad hoc by the Committee. Where the expert
evaluations and other data so warrant, the Committee shall nominate the candidate to the
SVU Council for election.
C. ELECTION OF FELLOWS. The nomination of a Fellow to the Council shall be accompanied by
a synopsis of the candidate's dossier and of its evaluation. The votes of the members of
the Council shall be in writing, their anonymity ensured by the standard double-envelope
method. The ballots shall be mailed to the Speaker of the Council for transmission to the
Committee. Only votes received within thirty days from the date of the Committee's
submission of the nomination to the Council shall be counted as valid. The Fellow shall be
elected by a simple majority of valid votes.
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