Past Awards
Professor Brian Denton has provided exemplary service to INFORMS and the profession in a multitude of roles. As president, from 2016 to 2018, he oversaw the development of the INFORMS Ethics Guidelines; creation of a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; implementation of a new undergraduate student scholarship program; and the launch of two new journals: Stochastic Systems and the INFORMS Journal on Optimization. As secretary, he oversaw the transition of the
board from an operational to a strategic planning board and designed a new on-boarding orientation for new board members. In addition, his contributions include member and chair of the Franz Edelman Award Committee (2006-2007); secretary, VP, and chair of the Health Applications Society (2010); member of the INFORMS Subdivisions Council (2010-2011); and program chair of the 2011 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. He has served on the editorial boards of Operations Research, INFORMS Journal on Optimization, M&SOM, Interfaces, and Service Science. He also served as chair of the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan (2018-2023). For his outstanding record of service to INFORMS and the profession, INFORMS is pleased to award the George E. Kimball Medal to Brian Denton.
