INFORMS Prize


INFORMS annually awards the INFORMS Prize for effective integration of operations research/management science into organizational decision-making. The award is given to an organization that has repeatedly applied the principles of OR/MS in pioneering varied, novel and lasting ways.

The measurement of the contribution is judged relative to the impact OR/MS has had on the overall success of the organization. Thus, a multi-billion dollar firm that has a large OR/MS staff but integrates OR/MS techniques only occasionally might be ranked relatively lower than a small firm that uses OR/MS throughout its business.

All organizations are eligible, and applications will be accepted from all sources. The award is presented to the key executive in charge of OR/MS activities within the firm; outside contractors to a candidate firm are not eligible.

Include the following with your application: 1) a summary description (one to three pages) of the scope, scale and impact of OR/MS activities in the organization; 2) more detailed descriptions (one page each) of two or three major OR/MS projects and their impact (if available, quantifiable results on costs, profits, market share are useful); and 3) letters of support and appreciation for OR/MS methodology, studies and projects from senior executives in the organization.

All applications are due by July 30 to the committee chair listed below. The Awards Committee will conduct site visits to those firms selected as finalists.

A statue will be given to the organization and presented to a senior level executive at the INFORMS national meeting.

Send nominations to: James Bradley, Cornell University, Sage Hall, Johnson Graduate School of MGM, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201; e-mail: jrb28@cornell.edu; phone: 607-255-9594; fax: 607-254-4590.

von Neumann Theory Prize


The von Neumann Prize Committee is currently seeking nominations, which should be in the form of a letter addressed to the prize committee chair (below), highlighting the nominee's accomplishments. Although the letter need not contain a detailed account of the nominee's research, it should document the overall nature of his or her contributions and their impact on the profession, with particular emphasis on the prize's criteria. If available, attach the nominee's curriculum, and, if possible, submit all these materials in three copies. The absence of these latter conditions will not invalidate a nomination.

Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than Sept. 15.

Send nominations to: David D. Yao (Committee Chair), Department of IE & OR, Columbia University, 500 West 120 Street, New York, NY 10027-6699; e-mail: yao@columbia.edu; phone: 212-854-2934; fax: 212-854-8103.

Kimball Medal


The George E. Kimball Medal recognizes distinguished service to INFORMS (including ORSA, TIMS) and to the profession of operations research and the management sciences. Consisting of the official honor, an engraved medal, and a framed certificate, this award is given to an individual who has served the Institute and the profession effectively for many years. The Kimball Medal Committee invites nominations prior to the deadline of July 15. The next presentation of one or more medals will take place at the annual meeting of INFORMS in Atlanta in October.

This year's committee is composed of Gary L. Lilien, Stephen M. Pollock and Robert A. Abrams (chair). Nominations should be submitted by July 15 to Professor R. Abrams, Dept. of Information and Decision Sciences (M/C 294), University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607-7124 or by e-mail to rabrams@uic.edu. Nominations should include supporting materials, documenting the nominee's distinguished service to INFORMS (including ORSA, TIMS) and the profession. Note that while past INFORMS board members are eligible, current board members normally are ineligible during the time they serve on the board.

Expository Writing Award


The INFORMS Expository Writing Award honors an operations researcher/management scientist whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing.

This award recognizes an author whose publications in operations research and management science have set an exemplary standard of exposition. The awardee's written work, published over a period of at least 10 years, should indicate (in terms of breadth of readership) an influence and accessibility enhanced by expository excellence. Criteria include the lucidity, conciseness, logic and interest of the writing at all levels, from the general organization to the details. The author must have affected, through these publications, how something is done, studied, taught or thought about by some group within the OR/MS community.

The written work can contain any combination of practical, theoretical and pedagogical subject matter, and may be original, synthetic or historical. The corpus as a whole must be substantial in content, not necessarily prize-worthy in itself, but not trivial.

The publications in question can be books or papers in any combination, although enough of them must have been singly authored to demonstrate the awardee's expository skill. A team of authors writing together consistently over many years may also be considered for the award.

Nominations should include references to examples of the nominee's expository writing, as well as evidence of the influence these works have had on the OR/MS profession. Nominations must be sent by Aug. 15 to: Robert J. Vanderbei, Chair, 2003 INFORMS Expository Writing Award Committee, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.

The winner will receive $2,000, a framed certificate and a citation at the Fall 2003 INFORMS National Meeting in Atlanta.

Bonder Scholarship for Applied OR in Military Applications


The Military Applications Society of INFORMS invites applications from qualified doctoral candidates for the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military Applications. Doctoral candidates, particularly those at the beginning of their programs, with an interest in the application of process modeling and OR analyses to military issues, are encouraged to apply.

The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research analyses to military issues. The scholarship provides funding of $5,000 to support the development of highly qualified individuals and promote the interchange of military OR 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 their participation in Military Application Society activities at the annual INFORMS conference. The tenure of the award is one year.

The scholarship will be granted on the basis of excellence, innovation, preparation and probability of candidate's success. Candidates should submit three copies of the following materials: a curriculum vita, two letters of support, a brief statement describing why they are interested in applying operations research to military issues, and a two-page summary of their proposed program of research. Candidates should send their applications by Aug. 1 to: Mark G. Doherty, Executive Director, INFORMS, 901 Elkridge Landing Road, Suite 400, Linthicum, MD 21090-2909; phone: 410-850-0300; fax: 410-684-2963; e-mail: mark.doherty@informs.org.

For more information, visit: www.informs.org/Prizes/#INFORMSPrizes.





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