Distinguished Service Award

2022 Awardee(s)

Purpose of the Award

To recognize individuals who have provided long-standing, exceptional service to the simulation community, the INFORMS Simulation Society annually sponsors a Distinguished Service Award, given to at most one person each year. This award is for sustained service to the simulation community over at least fifteen to twenty years or longer, and acquitted with distinction. The concept of service for this award does not include teaching or research contributions. Areas of volunteer service include, for example: (i) elected offices in simulation societies; (ii) editorial responsibilities such as area editor or editor-in-chief, for simulation; (iii) responsibilities such as program chair, proceedings editor, general chair, or member of the program or organizing committee, for conferences involving simulation; (iv) appointed positions for simulation-related activities, such as newsletter editor or serving on committees; and (v) undertakings and actions that promote simulation.

Application Process

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Past Awardees

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2020
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2019
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2018
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Michael Fu, University of Maryland, College Park
2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2011
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2010
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Peter D. Welch, Walpole Software, Columbia University
2008
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Russell Barton, Pennsylvania State University
2007
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Russell C.H. Cheng, University of Southampton
2006
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2005
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Deborah A. Sadowski, Rockwell Software
2003
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Barry L. Nelson, Northwestern University
2002
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David Goldsman, Georgia Institute of Technology
2000
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1999
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Jerry Banks, Georgia Institute of Technology
1998
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W. David Kelton, University of Cincinnati
1997
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Bruce Schmeiser, Purdue University
1996
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Thomas J. Schriber, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
1995
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James R. Wilson, North Carolina State University
1994
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1993
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1992
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1991
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A. Alan B. Pritsker, Purdue University
1990
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George Fishman, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
1989
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1988
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Robert G. Sargent, Syracuse University
1987
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Richard E. Nance, Orca Computer Incorporated
1986
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