How to Become a Program Evaluator To be considered for an appointment as a program evaluator, the individual must Have been actively practicing or teaching metallurgical or materials engineering during the preceding six years Have achieved a level of professional stature commensurate with this responsibility. It is also desirable that he or she have had some contact with engineering education within the past six years. Clearly, high moral character and freedom from prejudice are requirements since the job often requires sensitive judgment decisions in areas relative to personnel. In summary, the individual must be one who is perceived by the academic community as being a peer in the program area being evaluated. Group size consistent with an evaluator making a visit at least every other year during term of appointment.
Input is sought from other societies with overlapping materials or metallurgical interests.
Nominations must include a full resume, letter of intent, and names of references. At the fall meeting, a review committee investigates the qualifications of the nominee and makes recommendation based upon both the nominee's qualifications and evaluator group considerations. A nominee receiving a majority vote will be presented to the committee for final approval as an evaluator candidate. All candidates for evaluators must attend a special training session. Such sessions are held at the TMS Annual Meeting , usually held in the early part of each calendar year or alternatively at the American Ceramic Society 's annual spring meeting if sufficient materials program candidates request a session.