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What is an SAME Fellow?

The Society of American Military Engineers established the Academy of Fellows in 1995 as a forum for the recognition of those members of The Society who have so distinguished themselves as to be nominated and selected to the prestigious Academy.

Nominees to the Academy must meet certain standards, and each nominee is carefully considered by the reviewing committee and referred to the Board of Direction of The Society for approval. The Constitution of The Society provides that Fellows are "Persons who have rendered dedicated and outstanding service to The Society and to the engineering profession. Nominees shall have been Members of The Society for a minimum of ten years. Fellows shall be Individual Members currently in good standing in The Society."

While the Academy itself was created in 1995, many Fellows were honored by earlier selection and were admitted to the Academy at its creation.

New Fellows of The Society are annually invested in a ceremony held in conjunction with the fall regional meeting of The Society and its Board of Direction. Normally a site of historical or other significance is selected; two past choices were the interior quadrangle of The Alamo in San Antonio and Faneuil Hall in Boston.

The Academy annually hosts an annual recognition banquet every April for those honored by selection for the Golden Eagle Award. Each year a member of the Society is chosen for recognition along with a non-member who has served our nation with distinction. Recipients of the Golden Eagle Award include U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Norman Augustine, former Sen. Bob Dole, former Rep. Bill Hefner, and author Stephen Ambrose.

The Academy, currently some 800 strong, represents much of the finest talent recognized for their service to our nation. The Society is proud of its Fellows, and their dedication to engineering and the national defense.