SMS Fellows

The name of this association shall be the "Fellows of the Strategic Management Society."

The purpose of the Fellows shall be to recognize and honor members in good standing of the Strategic Management Society (SMS) who have made significant contributions to the theory and practice of strategic management, and/or to the service and activities of the SMS, and to provide opportunities for fellowship and a forum for discussion among persons so recognized and honored. The Fellows shall conduct an Annual Meeting in a manner as the officers of the organization may prescribe. Other activities of an educational nature may be performed which are deemed necessary for the exercise of intellectual leadership in the field of strategic management. In accordance with the By-Laws of the Strategic Management Society establishing the Fellows, the Fellows will not have authority to engage in the establishment of policy for the SMS, nor will it be authorized to speak for or represent the SMS. 

The officers of the Fellows shall be the Dean and the Deputy Dean. 

1. The Dean is the administrative head of the Fellows. The Dean shall chair all meetings of the Fellows. When necessary, the Dean may designate the Deputy Dean to preside at the Annual Meeting. The Dean may also designate another Fellow and/or the SMS Executive Office to make arrangements for the Annual Meeting. 
2. The Deputy Dean shall maintain an up-to-date roster of the Fellows and shall conduct the elections provided in Articles V and VIII of this Constitution. The Deputy Dean is encouraged to utilize the administrative assistance of the SMS Executive Office for these tasks. 

1. Election as a Fellow shall be for life: once a Fellow, always a Fellow.
2. There shall be three classes of Fellows: "Active," "Inactive," and "In Memoriam". The initial classification of all Fellows shall be "Active". A Candidate elected into the Fellows must have current-year SMS membership, attend a meeting and be formally inducted in order to be considered an Active Fellow and be added to the Roster of Fellows. 
3. A Fellow who does not maintain current-year SMS membership or fails to attend three consecutive regular annual meetings of the Fellows shall be reclassified as "Inactive"; provided, however, that a Fellow who notifies the Dean or the Deputy Dean in writing, prior to any regular annual meeting, stating his or her inability to attend such meeting shall not be deemed absent for purposes of this provision.
4. Inactive Fellows shall be kept advised of all activities of the Fellows, in the same manner as Active Fellows, but shall not have the right to vote on the election of new officers or new Fellows, amendments to the Constitution, or other matters requiring approval of the membership.
5. At death, a Fellow's name shall be transferred to the "In Memoriam" Roster and carried permanently thereafter in that category.

1. The Dean and the Deputy Dean shall each serve a term of two calendar years. The Deputy Dean shall be elected by the Active Fellows. Upon the completion of the two-year term as Deputy Dean, s/he will become the Dean. 
2. Prior to any year in which the office of Dean is to become vacant, the Deputy Dean shall invite nominations from the Active Fellows to fill the upcoming vacant position of Deputy Dean. No seconders shall be required. Such invitations shall be issued by the Deputy Dean not more than four months nor less than three months prior to the Annual Meeting. Only Active Fellows shall be eligible for nomination. 
3. One month after issuing invitations to nominate, the Deputy Dean shall conduct an election in which the candidates shall be the two Fellows who received the largest number of nominations. If more than one person receives the second largest number of nominations, all such persons shall be named on the ballot together with the person receiving the largest number.
4. Deadline for the receipt of completed ballots by the Deputy Dean shall be one month following the date ballots are sent to the Fellows. The candidate receiving the largest number of ballots cast shall be the new Deputy Dean of the Fellows.
5. If prior to the completion of an incumbent Dean's term the office should become vacant for any reason, the Deputy Dean shall become the Dean and immediately conduct an election to fill the vacant Deputy Dean position, conforming to the intent of the foregoing procedure, at the same time informing the Fellows of the circumstances.

1. The nomination and confirmation process of new Fellows is administered by the Membership Committee. This committee shall be as diverse as reasonable in terms of topical interest, geography, institutional types, gender, and such other metrics reflecting the composition of the SMS. The Dean shall appoint nine Active Fellows to serve for three-year staggered terms. A member may not be reappointed to a successive term. However, a member may be reappointed after four years from the end of a term. 
2. The Dean shall appoint from among the members a chair and chair-designate of the Membership Committee for one-year terms. The chair designate will normally assume the position of chair.
3. Terms of appointment and office on the Membership Committee will formally commence on Sep 1 and end on Aug 31, in accordance with the total time period of the appointment. Normally, the Dean shall announce the appointments by June 1. This will enable those in attendance at the Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference to arrange a meeting of the Membership Committee to discuss issues related to the coming year. 
4. In the event a member on the Membership Committee is unable to fulfill her/his term of appointment, the Dean shall appoint a replacement for the remaining period of the vacated appointment term.
5. Initially, the Membership Committee will be established with three individuals appointed for a term of three years, three individuals appointed for a term of two years, and three individuals appointed for a term of one year. Normally, three individuals will go off of the committee each year and three will be added each year. 

1. The Dean, on consultation with the Deputy Dean and the Chair of the Membership Committee, shall establish a detailed schedule for the consideration and confirmation of new Fellows. In general, such a schedule shall provide for a call for nominations to be made some time in December and for the completion of the entire nomination and confirmation process of the Membership Committee's recommendations some time in June of the following year. 
2. Nominations of candidates for Fellow status may be made by Active Fellows to the Membership Committee. In any one year, an Active Fellow may nominate only one candidate. Nominations shall be submitted through the process designated by the SMS Executive Office, which will forward them to the chair of the Membership Committee. There is no requirement for a second to a nomination. The Membership Committee shall review all nominations and determine which candidates to submit to the Active Fellows for confirmation. An Active Fellow serving on the Membership Committee who nominates a candidate shall follow the standard process and shall not participate in deliberations or voting on that candidate.  
3. A nominator may not be a member of the faculty where the candidate received his/her terminal degree or currently holds an appointment; however, a member of the Membership Committee may be a member of the faculty where the candidate received his or her terminal degree or currently holds an appointment. A Fellow serving on the Membership Committee may not initiate or promote the consideration of an individual who is on the faculty of the Committee member's University or received a terminal degree from the member's University. 
4. The Membership Committee is responsible for developing and using a standard form, to be approved by the Dean, to collect and consider information on those nominees it presents to the membership for election as Fellows. The nomination packet must include: (1) the completed standard form, (2) a concise statement of the nominee's specific contribution(s) to the theory and practice of strategic management and/or contributions to the activities of the SMS by means of a short summary statement, and (3) the nominee's full vita. 

1. Recommendations made by the Membership Committee to the Active Fellows for confirmation must receive the affirmative support of at least sixty percent of the committee members voting. Only members of the committee who are present for the meeting in which candidates are discussed may vote. Recognizing the difficulty of scheduling a time when all nine members of the Membership Committee may be able to attend, a quorum for Membership Committee meetings will be seven members. With the requirement that sixty percent of participating members support a nomination, at least 5 votes out of the 7 present members would be needed to approve a candidate. 
2. The SMS Executive Office will distribute to the Active Fellows all documents provided to and by the Membership Committee. Ballots will be distributed by and returned to the SMS Executive Office. 
3. To be elected to the Fellows, a candidate must receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent or more of Active Fellows voting to confirm or not confirm. The ballot shall reflect the options to the membership: confirm, not confirm, and abstain. Only votes of confirm or not confirm will be counted in determining an affirmative vote of sixty percent or more by those voting 

1. Amendments to this Constitution may be initiated by the Fellows attending any regular Annual Meeting. 
2. Proposed amendments supported by a majority of Active Fellows present shall be sent to all Active Fellows within thirty days following such meeting. If approved by a majority of Active Fellows voting within sixty days following the communication of proposed amendments, the amendments shall be adopted. 
3. No amendment can be made that violates the provisions of Article II.