{"id":5937,"date":"2026-04-04T20:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/?page_id=5937"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:30:02","slug":"ais-distinguished-member-memorial-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/about-ais\/awards\/ais-distinguished-member-memorial-award\/","title":{"rendered":"AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5937\" class=\"elementor elementor-5937\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afc1fcb top-shape e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4afc1fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Award<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f899c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f899c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8429568 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8429568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9d54e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9d54e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839a076 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"839a076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593cdaf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"593cdaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acb88dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acb88dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award, established by the AIS Council in 2006, honors members of the AIS community who have made significant contributions to the field of information systems but, unfortunately, passed away before they could be considered for an AIS Fellow or AIS LEO Award.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec30f9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ec30f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68c5bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d68c5bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9da63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df9da63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7740be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7740be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualifications for the Award<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a748f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a748f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award is awarded to a person who died during the previous calendar year and was a member of AIS for at least five years. Recipients of the award are considered to have advanced the field through research or service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8727fc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8727fc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d85c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3d85c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award Committee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002a8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002a8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award Committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Bylaws. The committee is chaired by the\u00a0AIS President-Elect, and also includes the AIS Immediate Past-President, one LEO awardee and one AIS Fellow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ae258d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77ae258d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b446a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b446a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Conference-Images-for-aisnet.org-1000x1000-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5960\" alt=\"In Memory of AIS Members\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Conference-Images-for-aisnet.org-1000x1000-6.png 1000w, https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Conference-Images-for-aisnet.org-1000x1000-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Conference-Images-for-aisnet.org-1000x1000-6-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43909b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43909b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63cbaa elementor-align-justify elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a63cbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ishistory.aisnet.org\/awards\/distinguishedmembermemorialaward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Past Award Recipients<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57859eb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57859eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3314f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e3314f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Selection Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a2ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a2ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The award is announced as needed. A description of the nomination and selection process can be found in Council Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f25f1e elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f25f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Council_Policy_Manual_v_27-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Council Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award About the Award The AIS Distinguished Member Memorial Award, established by the AIS Council in 2006, honors members of the AIS community who have made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1517,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5937","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5937"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8476,"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5937\/revisions\/8476"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}