Michael Jensen was elevated to Fellow of the IEEE on 15 November 2007 ""for contributions to antennas and propagation for mobile devices and multi-antenna wireless communications systems."" Each year, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of individuals for this prestigious honor. The 2008 Fellows Class consists of 295 members, which by policy is less than one-tenth of a percent of the active IEEE membership. Dr. Jensen joined the BYU faculty in 1994 and currently serves as the director for the BYU Wireless Communications Laboratory and as the Department Chair.