INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of the OR/MS Practice
In his 32 year career, Dr. David F. Rogers has demonstrated his passion for the application of OR/MS to thousands of students in 30 different courses at all different levels of learning. David has taught undergraduate non-majors as well as Ph.D. OR/MS students, and in each class David emphasizes application of OR/MS tools. David uses applied projects throughout his classes, from independent projects where students tailor their learning experience to using a variety of commercial software products to help with concept delivery.
Perhaps the best example of David’s interest in application is a case study course for both undergraduate and graduate students, in which David’s teams perform real-world ORMS projects for major corporate clients, and according to one testimonial, “he does so with passion that few others possess.”
Students benefit from David’s philosophy and energy. One corporate testimonial stated David’s students “were able to hit the ground faster, and had a much better bent towards applied use of statistics then simply theoretical.” Truly, as testified by a long-term associate of Dave’s, “faculty such as David Rogers, have grounded future industry practitioners in the necessary discipline to be successful.” David truly exemplifies “qualities of an excellent faculty member in both the classroom and in real-world professional settings.”
We present the 2012 INFORMS Prize for Teaching the Practice of OR/MS to Dr. David F. Rogers.
Purpose of the Award
The INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice will be 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. An "effective practitioner" has respect for, understanding of, and the skills to surmount both the practical difficulties and the technical challenges of doing good OR/MS work. The award was presented for the first time at the INFORMS Spring 1998 National Meeting.
Past Awardees
| 2012 | Winner David F. Rogers, University of Cincinnati, Quantitative Analysis & Operations Management |
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| 2011 | Winner Jeffrey E. Kline, Naval Postgraduate School |
| 2010 | Winner Michael Gorman, University of Dayton |
| 2009 | Winner James K. Lowe, United States Air Force Academy |
| 2008 | Winner James J. Cochran, Louisiana Tech University, Dept. of Marketing & Analysis |
| 2007 | Winner Paul A. Jensen, University of Texas |
| 2006 | Winner Jeffrey D. Camm, University of Cincinnati, College of Business |
| 2005 | Winner Peter C. Bell, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business |
| 2004 | Winner Erhan Erkut, Ozyegin University |
| 2003 | Winner Bruce L. Golden, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business |
| 2002 | Winner David M. Ryan, Dept. of Engineering Science, University of Auckland |
| 2001 | Winner Stephen G. Powell, Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Administration |
| 2000 | Winner Richard E. Rosenthal, Operations Research Dept., Naval Postgraduate School |
| 1999 | Winner Robert E. D. (Gene) Woolsey, Colorado School of Mines |
| 1998 | Winner Ronald A. Howard, Stanford University, Dept. of Management Science & Engineering |
