ANZMAC : Distinguished Membership/Fellows of the Academy

At the December 2003 meeting of the ANZMAC Executive it was agreed that the Academy would activate its distinguished membership category as specified in the Constitution. A fee of $60 for the distinguished membership category was also put to the 2003 Annual General Meeting and approved.

The ANZMAC Constitution sets out the applicable criteria for distinguished memberships:

Distinguished Membership

The Academy shall encourage members to aspire to recognition as Fellow of the Academy through excellence in marketing research, scholarship, education and leadership.
Distinguished Membership shall be available to those members who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, have demonstrated an advanced standing in any or all of the avenues of marketing research, scholarship, education and leadership.
A Distinguished Membership nomination may be made by any member of the Academy and upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee, Distinguished Membership, with the title of Fellow, shall be conferred at an annual general meeting of the academy.
The conferring of Distinguished Membership may be denoted by the personal use of the abbreviated title, Fellow of ANZMAC or FANZMAC on business card or letterhead.
Membership shall be retained by payment of the annual subscription and shall be deemed to have lapsed if the subscription is not paid by 31 March of the calendar year to which it relates (or any extension of time granted in writing).

Guidelines for Selection

The Executive has established the following criteria to guide how it will evaluate applications under section 3b of the Constitution. Nominees will be evaluated across all four criteria but the Executive will be prepared to weigh outstanding contributions in particular areas against more limited involvement in others.

A significant research contribution to the discipline as evidenced by books, refereed papers in major journals, awards for research, the practical use of research findings by the marketing profession;
A major contribution to marketing education. This educational contribution would be evidenced by such things as teaching awards, the successful use of innovative teaching methods and the writing of case studies and marketing texts and the mentoring of PhD students.
A major and successful leadership role in the marketing school or department of a university in the Australia and New Zealand region. This leadership role would be evidenced by the length of time that the leadership role had been undertaken, the standing of graduates in both academic and the marketing profession, the successes of staff members with respect to research and teaching, career placement of graduates who
A major leadership role in the marketing discipline as evidenced by the taking of leadership positions in the academies and practitioner organisations, with evidence of significant individual contribution which has led to changes and advancement in these organisations. Another form of leadership would be playing a major role in organizing the Academy's conference.

In addition, to qualify for membership a Fellow will have held continuous membership in the Academy for the previous five years and be expected to have attended at least three meetings during those past five years.

While there is no absolute limit to the number of distinguished memberships awarded each year, the Executive is of the view that no more than three distinguished memberships would normally be offered in any one year.

Nomination

A person may be nominated by a financial member of the Academy. This allows for self-nominations. Nominations can be considered at any meeting of the ANZMAC Executive Committee. However, the title of Fellow will be conferred at the Annual General Meeting of the Academy and will be accompanied by a certificate of membership. In any calendar year, nominations must be received by 30th September for consideration and conferral in the same year (14th October in 2005 as a transitional arrangement).

Applications in writing should be sent to the ANZMAC secretary (Richard Varey) and should contain supporting documentation, a current CV and a statement outlining how the nominee meets the required criteria.

Application Form

Click here to download a copy of the Application for Distinquished Membership form in Pdf format.

Activities

Once the group of Fellows exceeds six or more people, consideration may be given to running a special Fellows Forum. This forum could produce ideas and suggestions for the discipline and the Academy, and would be formally channeled through the ANZMAC Executive.

It is not proposed to provide any budget or specific resources to the Fellows.