The Lectureship is awarded in honor of Philip McCord Morse in recognition of his pioneer contribution to the field of operations research and the management sciences. The award is given in odd-numbered years at the Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The term of the lectureship is two years.
The award is $2,000, a certificate, a travel fund of $5,000, a copy of Morse's autobiography, In at the Beginnings: A Physicist's Life, and a copy of Morse and Kimball's Methods of Operations Research.
Nominations due to Committee Chair Margaret Brandeau (brandeau@stanford.edu ) by March 30, 2019.
To learn more about the prize or past recipients, please visit: https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/INFORMS-Prizes/Philip-McCord-Morse-Lectureship-Award
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Christy Blevins
INFORMS
Catonsville MD
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