https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-academy-of-inventors-announces-2021-fellows-301439007.html
From the article:
The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.