 The institute's first two classes have included two Nobel Laureates, awardees of the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize and the Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, others who have won internationally competitive research honors, as well as members of national and international academies such as the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea, the Académie Nationale de Médecine and the Royal Society of Sciences.Visiting scholars, or TIAS Faculty Fellows as they are called, are nominated by University Distinguished Professors or Deans.In this way, a fit with the existing scholarship and research pursuits at A&M is ensured, as is the quality of nominees based on their notable achievements.