UPS George D. Smith Prize

Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business  Awarded the 2023 INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize

View their presentation here.

Purpose of the Award

George D. Smith Prize

Strengthening Ties Between Academia and Industry

2024 & 2025 Committee Chair

Anne Robinson

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The UPS George D. Smith Prize is created in the spirit of strengthening ties between industry and the schools of higher education that graduate young practitioners of operations research. INFORMS, with the help of the INFORMS Practice Section, will award the prize to an academic department or program for effective and innovative preparation of students to be good practitioners of operations research, management science, or analytics.

The UPS George D. Smith Prize is named in honor of the late UPS Chief Executive Officer who was a champion of operations researchers at a leading Fortune 500 corporation. UPS generously sponsors the award in his memory. 

The prize will be awarded to an academic program or department. It will include a trophy and a $10,000 cash award. 

Application Process

Nomination deadline: December 3, 2023 (extended from November 26, 2023)

Application Process & Procedures

About the Award/Namesake

George Smith

“As we grow in size, our problems increase geometrically. Without operational research, we would be analyzing our problems intuitively only, and we would miss many opportunities to get maximum efficiency out of our operation.” –George D. Smith: Our Partnership Legacy

 

This award is administered by the Practice Section of INFORMS. To learn more about the section and how to become a member, visit their website here.