Honorary Fellowship & Award of Honorary Fellowship

The Society may grant the status of Honorary Fellowship in specific circumstances largely intended to reward significant involvement in the field of Road Safety Audit.

Scope and Process
Honorary Fellow is the Society’s most senior grade of Membership and is only conferred on persons of eminence or distinction within the field of Road Safety Audit. 

The grant of Honorary Fellowship may only be conferred on persons who are not members of the Society as the Society’s committee shall in their absolute discretion think fit.

Any member of the Society may nominate a person for consideration as an Honorary Fellow and should provide supporting evidence to justify the nomination.  The nomination should be submitted to the Society’s Honorary Secretary in writing and the submission should include the supporting evidence.

The Society’s committee will consider all such nominations at their next meeting and will announce the grant at an appropriate time, e.g. the Society’s Annual General Meeting.

Criteria
The key nomination criteria are that potential recipients should have:
•    Had a significant involvement in the initial or ongoing development of Road Safety Audit; and
•    Their status should be considered to be ‘long-lasting’, i.e. even after retirement or (possibly) death; their name should have some resonance.

 In making nominations members may consider:
•    Will a significant proportion of the membership of SoRSA recognise the names of the Honorary Fellows and understand, without explanation, why they have received the honour?
•    Will the industry remember the Honorary Fellow after he/she has retired or died?
•    Will association of the name of Honorary Fellow with SoRSA bring benefit (status by association) to SoRSA either in the UK or overseas?
•    Will the recipient of Honorary Fellowship understand and appreciate the honour being bestowed?