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 fifteen 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.
Nominations for the award to be given in 2025 can be made by anyone and should be sent by October 17th, 2025, to the Distinguished Service Award Committee Chair:
Sanjay Jain, George Washington University, jain@gwu.edu. The other committee members are Björn Johansson (Chalmers University of Technology) and Theresa Roeder (San Francisco State University).
Letters of nomination should identify the nominee's areas of exceptional service, detailing the activities for which the nominee is believed to deserve this award. The
nominator has the responsibility for justifying why the nominee should receive this award. If given, the award will be presented at the Winter Simulation Conference,
December 7–10, 2025: http://www.wintersim.org.
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Sanjay Jain
Associate Industry Professor
George Washington University, Washington DC
http://business.gwu.edu/profiles/sanjay-jain/------------------------------