Historical Award

The INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize for Historical Works was created to recognize critical contributions to the science of pricing and revenue management published in English, prior to 1999. It was awarded at the INFORMS National Meeting at the discretion of the Prize Committee, between years 2004 and 2011.

The Committee used the following criteria in making judgments:
  • The extent to which the contribution advanced the state of the art of pricing and revenue management.
  • The originality of the ideas or methods.
  • The new areas of application it opened up.
  • The degree to which existing theory or method was unified or simplified.
  • The clarity and excellence of the exposition.
  • The degree to which the contribution provided value for future applications, or enabled improved practice.

Past Winners

2011

Guillermo Gallego
 Columbia

Garrett van Ryzin
 Columbia

2009

Gabriel R. Bitran
 MIT

2008

Jeff McGill
 Queen's

2007

Marvin Rothstein
 University of Connecticut

2006

Peter P. Belobaba
 MIT

2005

Barry C. Smith
 SABRE

John F. Leimkuhler
 SABRE

Ross M. Darrow
 SABRE

2004

Kenneth Littlewood
 British Overseas Airline Corporation