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Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice Committee

Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice Committee

2026 Committee Chair

Daniel Guetta
Columbia University

Committee Members

Tim Chan, University of Toronto
Zhi-Long, Chen University of Maryland
Nelson Uhan, US Naval Academy
Fabio Torres Vitor, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Praveen Manimangalam (Observer), Florida International University

Board Liaison: VP Membership & Professional Recognition (Anahita Khojandi)

Staff Liaison: Recognition & Development (Mary Magrogan)

For further information on this committee, please see Section 06 of the Policies & Procedures Manual.

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Prize for Teaching of ORMS Practice - Application Process

INFORMS Fellows: Nominations

Prize for the Teaching of the OR/MS Practice

The 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.

2026 Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Impact Prize

The Impact Prize, awarded once every two years, is intended to recognize widespread impact in the practice of operations research. It may be awarded to an individual or a single set of collaborators. The award may be given for the original research (if these ideas have been widely adopted), and/or for special efforts required to bring the research to a practical form (e.g., implementation as a software package or the communication of a body of research through writings, teaching, and consulting). The important criterion is breadth of use in practice and relevance to operations research. The technical assessment of the quality of the work is considered secondary to the degree to which it has been widely adopted.

Awarded only in even years
2026 Deadline - April 30, 2026

Impact Prize - Application Process

Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice Committee

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2026 Committee Chair

Committee Members

2026 Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Awarded only in even years2026 Deadline - April 30, 2026

Awarded only in even years
2026 Deadline - April 30, 2026