INFORMS is accepting nominations for the INFORMS Fellows Award. Details on nominating procedure, eligibility and selection process can be found at www.informs.org/Fellows/Call. Highlights include:

• Nominees must have excelled in at least one of: research in OR/MS, OR/MS education, OR/MS practice, OR/MS management, or service to INFORMS or the profession.
• For this first year only, nominees must have been a member of ORSA or TIMS since 1978 or before, and have been a member for the past 10 years.
• Nominations involve three letters of reference from members of INFORMS, at least one of whom is a Fellow.
• Officers of INFORMS, members of the INFORMS Board, members of the Fellow Selection Committee and administrative staff may not nominate (or write reference letters) or be a nominee.
• Due date: June 30, 2003

• be on an operations research/management science subject;
• have been published in 2001-2002; in the case of a group, at least one member of the group must have been published in that time period;
• be written in the English language; and
• have appeared in the open literature.

The prize is $5,000 and a commemorative medallion. If there are multiple winners, a medallion is struck for each and the monetary award is shared equally.

Nominations should be sent to: Rakesh V. Vohra, MEDS Department, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2009; e-mail: rvv684@casbah.acns.nwu.edu.

INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice


The INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice is given annually, if there is a suitable recipient, to a university or college teacher for excellence in teaching the practice of OR/MS. The purpose of this award is to recognize a teacher who has succeeded in helping his or her students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective practitioners of operations research or the management sciences. The award will be presented at the national meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 18-20. Nominations may be provided either by a nominator or the nominee. Nominations should include:

• nominee's name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax, e-mail;
• short (250-500 words) description, abstract or philosophical statement about the course or pedagogical approach;
• description(s) of specific projects, cases, or scenarios used;
• statements of support from past students who are now in practice;
• statements of support from industrial sponsors and/or qualified observers and/or supervisors of students now in practice;
• 20 pages of material (maximum); and
• other items as appropriate.

Prizes will be awarded and finalists will be invited to present their papers at the INFORMS Atlanta Meeting, Oct. 19-22. Entrants must submit: 1) an electronic pdf file, and a hard copy of one self-contained paper which should not exceed 25 pages (including appendix) when printed; 2) a letter signed by the faculty advisor attesting that the five eligibility conditions have been satisfied by the entrant and the paper; 3) an e-mail address and telephone number at which the entrant can be contacted. These entries must be delivered by June 30 to the Committee Chair: David Morton, Graduate Program in Operations Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C2200, Austin, TX 78712-0292; e-mail: morton@mail.utexas.edu.

George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award


The George B. Dantzig Award is given for the best dissertation in any area of operations research and the management sciences that is innovative and relevant to practice. This award has been established to encourage academic research that combines theory and practice and stimulates greater interaction between doctoral students (and their advisors) and the world of practice. The award is given at the INFORMS Fall National Meeting to be held in Atlanta on Oct. 19-22.

The George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award Committee is accepting entries for the 2003 award. The first and second place winners will receive awards of $800 and $400, respectively. Additional finalists will receive honorable mentions with $100 awards.

Each entry must:

• consist of a doctoral dissertation written primarily by the entrant no more than 15 months prior to the submission deadline and not previously submitted (between April 15, 2002 and July 15, 2003);
• present original ideas obtained predominantly by the entrant; and
• clearly illustrate and demonstrate the relevance of the work in practice and the potential impact in industry.

All submissions should be postmarked on or before July 15, and sent to the committee chair: Professor Robert L. Smith, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1847 IOE Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; phone: 734-763-2060; fax: 734-764-3451; e-mail: rlsmith@umich.edu.

Optimization Prize for Young Researchers


The Optimization Prize for Young Researchers, administered by the Optimization Section of INFORMS, is awarded annually at the INFORMS Fall National Meeting to one or more young researchers for the most outstanding paper in optimization that is submitted to or published in a refereed professional journal. The optimization award includes a cash amount of $1,000 and a citation certificate. The award winners will be invited to give a 15-minute presentation of the winning paper at the Optimization Section Business Meeting in the year the award is made.

The paper must either be published in a refereed professional journal no more than three years before the closing date of nomination, or be submitted to and received by a refereed professional journal no more than three years before the closing date of nomination. All authors must have been awarded their terminal degree within five years of the closing date of nomination. The topic of the paper must belong to the field of optimization in its broadest sense.

A letter of nomination should be sent (preferably by e-mail) on or before June 1 to: Renato D.C. Monteiro (monteiro@isye.gatech.edu), Georgia Tech, School of IsyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205.

Railroad Applications Student Paper Contest


Rail Applications Special Interest Group (RASIG), a subdivision of INFORMS, and Railway Age are sponsoring a student research paper contest on management science in railroad applications.

The winner will receive $500, while the runner-up will receive $250. Other top papers will receive honorable mention.

Authors of the top papers will be asked to present the papers at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 19-22. RASIG will cover the conference registration fees for all primary authors who are asked to present their papers. Railway Age will publish summaries of the first- and second-place entries.

RASIG provides a forum for bringing together practitioners, consultants and academics interested in applying OR/MS techniques to the railroad industry.

Papers must:

• be written by a student or students enrolled in an academic institution during the 2002-2003 academic year;
• relate to application of management science for the improvement or utilization of railroad transportation; and
• represent original research (not literature reviews) and not have been published elsewhere.

Edwin R. "Chip" Kraft (chipkraft@aol.com) or by mail to: William C. Vantuono, Editor, Railway Age, 345 Hudson Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014.

Aviation Applications Section Dissertation Prize


The Aviation Applications Section of INFORMS is reinstating its prize for the best dissertation in any area related to aviation OR (air traffic management OR and airline OR). The winner will receive a plaque and an honorarium of $500. Finalists will receive an honorable mention and a certificate. Doctoral dissertations meeting the following criteria are eligible for consideration:

• The dissertation must be completed and submitted after June 1 of the previous year and before May 31 of the current year; and
• The dissertation must be in an area relevant to aviation research or practice.

Committee chair: John-Paul B. Clarke, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 33-314, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307; phone: 617-253-0904; fax: 617-253-0361; e-mail: johnpaul@mit.edu.

Bonder Scholarship for Research in Health Services


The Health Applications Section of INFORMS invites applications from qualified doctoral students for the Bonder Scholarship for Research in Health Services. Doctoral students, particularly those at the beginning of their programs with an interest in the application of management sciences and operations research techniques to issues in health care design, delivery or operations are encouraged to apply. The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship is to promote the development and application of operations research techniques to health care design, delivery and operations. The scholarship provides funding of $5,000 to support the development of highly qualified individuals and promote the interchange of ideas and the dissemination of health services research knowledge in conjunction with INFORMS.

The Bonder Scholarship consists of a grant of $4,000 that is intended to provide financial support for a promising young researcher. In addition, the award winner will be eligible for up to $1,000 of travel funding to support participation in Health Application Section activities at the annual INFORMS conference. The tenure of the award is one year.

Send applications by July 1 to: Dr. George Miller, The Altarum Institute, PO Box 134001, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4001, USA; phone: 734-302-4640; fax: 734-302-4991; e-mail: george.miller@altarum.org.

For more information, visit www.informs.org/Prizes/HealthPrize.html#Bonder.



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