MSOM Society

The MSOM Distinguished Service Award

The MSOM Distinguished Service Award was approved by the members at Spring Business Meeting in 1996 in Atlanta and has been given annually since 1997. The award was created to recognize individuals whose distinguished service to MSOM has helped to advance significantly the goals and objectives of the Society. The award is given annually, usually to a member of MSOM. At the discretion of the Award Committee, it may be given to a group of individuals (at least one of whom belongs to MSOM) who have worked jointly on a common project (in which case the prize money is divided among the group). Elected MSOM officers are ineligible for the award during their terms of office. The award is accompanied by a plaque and a $400 honorarium.

Written nominations are to be sent to the Award Committee Chair who is the Executive Vice President/President Elect of MSOM.

The presentation of the award takes place at the business meeting during the summer MSOM conference each year. The recipients of the award have been:

• The 2009 MSOM Distinguished Service Award recipient is:
  Marty Lariviere

• MSOM 2008 Distinguished Service Award
  Winner: Gérard P. Cachon
  The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104

• 2007
  Kathy Steke

• 2006
  Garrett van Ryzin for his work advancing the M&SOM Journal.

• 2005
  Gabriel Bitran

• 2003
  Uday Karmarkar

• 2002
  Mark Spearman

• 2001
  Lee Schwarz for his extraordinary work for the M&SOM Journal.

• 2000
  Frank Ciarallo for his outstanding effort as MSOM newsletter editor, webmaster and mailing list moderator for many years.

• 1999
  Mike Magazine for praiseworthy service toward the MSOM Society of INFORMS.

• 1998
  John A. Buzacott for meritorious service toward the founding and development of the MSOM Section of INFORMS.

• 1997
  Candace Yano for her dedicated service in the section's formative years, including her work in the first MSOM conference.