J. Steinhardt Prize

2012 - Awardee
2012 Awardee: Don Gaver Jr.

Purpose of the Award

The J. Steinhardt Prize is sponsored by the CNA Corporation. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to Military Operations Research and is awarded for life work rather than for any particular contribution. The selection Committee is composed of previous award winners. The award is accompanied by a plaque and a $2,000 honorarium.

Past Awardees

2012 Awardee Don Gaver Jr.
2009 Awardee Alan R. Washburn, Naval Postgraduate School Wayne P. Hughes Jr.
2007 Awardee Dave Maddox Dave Schrady Larry Stone
2003 Awardee Peter Cherry
2002 Awardee Jerry Bracken
2000 Awardee Jack R. Borsting, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
1999 Awardee Seth Bonder, The Bonder Group Hugh J. Miser T. E. Caywood
1998 Awardee Glenn A. Kent
1996 Awardee Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
1994 Awardee Clayton J. Thomas, ACS Studies
1987 Awardee Charles J. Hitch
1986 Awardee Joseph H. Engel
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About the Award/Namesake

J. Steinhardt Prize

A founding member of the Operations Research Society of America, Jacinto (Jay) Steinhardt served on the original Council and Publications Committee of the Society in 1952-53. He was elected Vice President of ORSA the following year and acceded to the Presidency in the Society's third year. He contributed greatly over the years to the operations research community through his work in military OR and his thoughts on the philosophy of the discipline...

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Committee

2012 Awards Committee Chair:
Patrick J. Driscoll
Professor of Operations Research
Acting Deputy Head
Dept of Systems Engineering, USMA
(O): 845-938-6587
patrick.driscoll@usma.edu

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