Call for 2021 J. Steinhardt Prize Nominations
Purpose of the Award
The J. Steinhardt Prize is sponsored by the CNA Corporation. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to Military Operations Research and is awarded for life work rather than for any particular contribution. The selection Committee is composed of previous award winners. The award is accompanied by a plaque and a $2,000 honorarium.
Nomination Process
Submission packets should include a letter of justification and supporting documentation and evidence. Self nominations are welcome. The deadline for nominations for the 2021 Steinhardt Prize is
1 July 2021. Nomination packets should be submitted to the
MAS J. Steinhardt Prize Chair, Prof. Jeff Kline at jekline@nps.edu by 1 July. If awarded, the J. Steinhardt Prize will be presented during the MAS Business Meeting at the INFORMS Annual Meeting.
Criteria
The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to Military Operations Research and
is awarded for life work rather than for any particular contribution. While there is no specific list of attributes; they are basically technical expertise, teaching (viewed broadly), and MAS service.
Following is a general outline of data requested for each nomination package.
Steinhardt Award Nomination Data Part I: Name Address Date and place of birth Present position Duties
Part II: Contributions and Impacts SERVICE AND MILITARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS, MAS service, INFORMS service, MORS service, Other societies' service
TEACHING - Formal teaching: courses, grad students; Less formal: tutorials, mentoring, etc.
TECHNICAL - Qualifications, Previous awards and honors, Publications (approximate total number and titles of some of them) plus anything else that is germane
Part III: Citation 1 paragraph ~200 words
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Natalie Scala
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
MAS Past-President
Towson University
Towson MD
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