Fellowship of the IRMS

Fellowship is the most senior degree of IRMS membership. It is awarded to those members of ten years or more who have, in the opinion of their peers, attained appropriate eminence, authority or seniority. Non-members of the Society deemed worthy can be awarded honorary fellowships.

IRMS Fellowships are conferred annually following a process of nomination and election around February and March. Those awarded Fellowship status can use the post-nominal FIRMS.

Who is eligible to be a Fellow?

Current members of the Society with ten years or more membership are eligible for nomination, and non-members are eligible, as well. If elected, a non-member will be awarded Honorary Fellow status.

Fellowship or Honorary Fellowship may be awarded if one or more of the following criteria are met:

Eminence: an eminent individual is recognised and acknowledged across the IM/RM sector and beyond. S/he has a broad knowledge or is recognised as an expert in a particular field, and should have made a significant contribution to the sector and its perception to the general public;

Authority: an authoritative individual is recognised and respected for his/her knowledge and expertise in the sector, or has contributed to the development and perception of the IRMS or IM/RM sector;

Seniority: typically, an individual in a senior position with a range of experience with or has had responsibility for large projects or project design.

Nominees for fellowship will have a minimum of ten years’ practitioner experience in the IM/RM sector. Nominees for honorary fellowship need not necessarily qualify under this criterion.

Fellowship (FIRMS) may be combined with IRMS accredited member status (AMIRMS). For further information on accredited status, please see www.irms.org.uk/accreditation.

How do I nominate someone?

Nomination is a straightforward process that requires two current members of the Society writing a brief statement in support of the nomination.

The detail of this process is:

• Nominations should be submitted by email to fellowships@irms.org.uk.
• Those making a nomination must be current members of the Society.
• Each nomination should include the name of the person being nominated and the names of the two members nominating the person. All membership numbers must be included.
• Each person nominated for fellowship must be informed of the nomination and agree to be nominated before a nomination is submitted.
• Each nomination must be accompanied by a supporting statement of between 200 and 250 words from each of the two nominating members. These statements should specify which of the qualifying criteria the person is nominated under, and why they are, in the opinion of that person, worthy of fellow status within that criterion.
• Each nomination will receive an email receipt.
• Please note, nominations will not be published.
  
  

What happens after I nominate?

All valid nominations will be voted on by the College of Fellows, which is the body comprising all current fellows and honorary fellows. The nomination process for a fellow's election is as follows:

1. Nominations are invited to be submitted before 31st January each year. 

2. Those nominated are voted on in a secret ballot by the College of Fellows in February.

3. Within this vote: those receiving 55% or more of the votes cast would be deemed to have been elected and those receiving 44.9% or less of the votes cast would be deemed to have failed to be elected on this occasion. Those individuals receiving between 45% and 54.9% of the votes cast would be discussed by a deliberation panel comprising five existing fellows determined by the College of Fellows, following the close of the vote.

4. All those nominated are advised of the outcome of the election process by email around March. The College of Fellows and Executive Committee are also advised of the results, but they are not published beyond this circle. Those successful nominees will be awarded as Fellows at the Gala Dinner during the annual Conference.

Further information

To find out more information about IRMS Fellowship, please email us.

Current fellows

A

Gillian Acheson (2019)

Deirdre Allison (2019)

Melody Allsebrook (2020)

Paul Anderson (2017) (Honorary)

B

Jon Baines (2016) (Honorary)

Elizabeth Barber (2013)

Anne Barrett (2021)

Keith Batchelor (2013)

Alan Bell (2016)

Richard Blake (2013) (Honorary)

David Bridge (2013) (Honorary)

Jamie Burton (2016)

C

Mark Cameletti (2023)

Richard Corbett (2018)

Collin Crooks (2014)

D

John Davies (2013) (Honorary)

Paul Duller (2013)

Shona Dunning (2017)

E

Simon Ellis (2021)

F

Marc Fresko (2013) (Honorary)

G

Anne Gadsden (2019)

Sue Garland (2013) (Honorary)

Christopher Graham (2013) (Honorary)

Sarah Graham (2018) (Honorary)

Susan Graham (2017) (Honorary)

H

Hugh Hagan (2017)

Andrew Harvey (2020)

Ibrahim Hasan (2013)

Sarah Hayes (2018)

Stephen Howard (2013)

Ceri Hughes (2013)

Robert Hutton (2015)

J

Heather Jack (2013)

Richard Jeffrey-Cook (2013)

Claire Johnson (2013)

Phillip Jones (2013) (Honorary)

K

Fiona Kearney (2019)

Jane Kennedy (2020)

Jason King (2019)

L

James Lappin (2013) (Honorary)

Reynold Leming (2019)

Maria Lim (2022)

Elizabeth Lomas (2013)

Bruno Longmore (2017) (Honorary)

M

Madi McAllister (2017)

George MacKenzie (2017) (Honorary)

Robert McLean (2013)

Julie McLeod (2013) (Honorary)

Rachel Maguire (2013)

Oliver Morley (2013)

Barry Moult (2019)

N

Michele Noad (2019)

Sarah Norman-Clarke (2020)

Alison North (2013)

O

Jenny Obee (2019)

Stuart Orr (2013) (Honorary)

Emily Overton (2020)

Oyedokun A. Oyewole (2015) (Honorary)

P

Tania Palmariellodiviney (2024)

Meic Pierce Owen (2016)

Jaana Pinnick (2023)

Roger Poole (2013)

Jane Proffitt (2017)

Q

Dorothy Quinn (2018) (Honorary)

R

Frank Rankin (2017)

Juha Rannali (2014) (Honorary)

David Reeve (2020)

Guido Reinke (2016) (Honorary)

Liz Robinson (2023)

Roger Rutkowski (2016)

S

Martin Sanderson (2013) (Honorary)

Brendan Sheehy (2019)

Alan Shipman (2013) (Honorary)

Gavin Siggers (2021) (Honorary) 

Gwenda Sippings (2016) (Honorary)

Roger Smethurst (2024)

David Smith (2018)

Michael Steemson (2013)

Matthew Stephenson (2013)

Rod Stone (2021)

Jack Straw (2013) (Honorary)

T

Liz Taylor (2022)

Suzy Taylor (2021)

Christian Toon (2013) (Honorary)

W

John Wilson (2013)

Vicki Wilkinson (2023)