Fellows Committee

The Fellow Committee are:

John Schrider (Chair)
Russell Dale
Tim Thorpe

Rules:

FELLOWS

1. A Fellow of the Institute shall be a Member who has achieved eminence in the profession. A Member should be considered eminent if they have made a substantial contribution to forestry, resulting in large benefits to a region, the nation or the world through forestry. Generally, Fellows will be widely known in the sector for their contributions, but in rare cases their contributions, while important, may not be widely known prior to their nomination. These contributions may include such things as exemplary leadership, extensive work in voluntary organisations that benefit people, research resulting in important new knowledge, or major contributions to forest policy and legislation.
2. For recognition as a Fellow:
   • the Member must have been nominated by two Members who shall be Full Voting Members;
   • the Member must be a Full Voting Member other than an Honorary Member at the time of nomination and must have been such a member for at least five years immediately prior to the nomination;
   • the Member, at the time of nomination, must have had at least 15 years’ experience in the practice, administration or teaching of, or research in, some branch of forestry, of which at least five years must have been in New Zealand;
   • the nomination must have been considered by the Council and, if the Council determines the nominated Member fulfils the requirements for a Fellow set out in Rules 1 to 120.3, included in an election in which all Full Voting Members who are financial when the election is held may participate. Any nominated Member who receives a minimum of 100 votes of which a minimum of 80% are in favour of the election of the Member as a Fellow will be elected as a Fellow. The ballot must be held prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Institute with the elected Fellows announced at that meeting.
3. A nomination for a Fellow shall be in the form prescribed by the Council.

Fellows’   Committee

1. The Fellows’ Committee shall consist of three Members who shall be Fellows or Honorary Members. The Fellows’ Committee shall elect one of their members as the Convenor of the Fellows’ Committee.
2. The functions of the Fellows’ Committee shall be:
   • for the Convenor of the Fellows’ Committee to exercise a casting vote pursuant to Rule 77 in the event of equal votes being cast for the position of President;
   • to proffer advice to the Council on matters of concern to Fellows and Honorary Members; and
   • to provide advice to the Council or the President, when requested.
3. The election of members of the Fellows’ Committee shall be carried out in the same manner and to the same time schedule (except for the provisions of Rule 126) as for an election of Council, except:
   • candidates for election must be Fellows or Honorary Members of the Institute;
   • candidates for election must be nominated by no fewer than two Full Voting Members;
   • only Fellows and Honorary Members shall be entitled to vote;
   • in the event of two or more nominees receiving equal votes, the President shall exercise a casting vote.
4. In the event of an extraordinary vacancy occurring in the Fellows’ Committee by death, incapacity from mental or bodily disease (of which fact Council shall be sole judge), resignation or from lack of nominees at an election, such vacancy may be filled by a majority vote of Council, with another Fellow or Honorary Member, after consultation with the other members of the Fellows’ Committee. The person so appointed shall hold office only for the unexpired term caused by the extraordinary vacancy.
5. Elections shall take place in the year between Council elections. The term of each Committee shall be two years.