Ultimate Hall of Fame:  Peer Review Process

• Peer review input is an essential part of the evaluation work of the Vetting Subcommittee, in identifying potential candidates and understanding their impact on the sport from the perspective of their contemporaries, in order to make the best-informed selection decisions. The Vetting Subcommittee will coordinate the establishment of peer groups and a mechanism to gather input on potential candidates and the rational for their inclusion in the context of their day.
   
• A number of peer groups will be established as needed (based on play period-e.g. 1970s, `80s, `90s, gender, players vs. contributors) by the Vetting Subcommittee.
   
• Each peer group, chosen by the Vetting Subcommittee, will be asked to develop a list of potential candidates and, for any given Ultimate Hall of Fame induction class, be asked to rank order the candidates. Such list will be given strong consideration by the Vetting Subcommittee in developing the final candidates to be voted upon by the voting members of the full Ultimate Hall of Fame Committee. However, such list shall NOT be binding on the Vetting Subcommittee in their determination of the final candidates for consideration in a given year.
   
• Outside of the formal peer review process, there will continue to be a general solicitation of the UPA membership for other candidates.
   
• The Vetting Subcommittee and other voting members of the full Ultimate Hall of Fame Committee shall draw upon the peer review input, written applications, reference letters, personal discussions, and any other means at their disposal in making decisions with respect to potential inductees.
   
• The final candidates considered for induction in a given year shall be selected by the full Ultimate Hall of Fame Committee, comprised of the Vetting Subcommittee plus all recent (those chosen within the past 15 years) inductees.