The Lifetime Achievement in Location Analysis (LALA) award is a triennial honor awarded to a person who has made significant lifetime contributions to location analysis research. The award is given every third year at the closing dinner of ISOLDE, the International Symposium on Locational Decisions (http://isoldeconference.org/).
The next LALA award will be offered in 2026. The nominations will be received until April 1, 2026. The nomination process consists of sending by email the following three items:
(1) A letter of nomination, including significant reasons why this individual should be considered for this award.
(2) An up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee.
(3) Information about citations and service to the profession for the nominee.
Selection Committee
· Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh, SOLA President (Chair), University of Southern California
· Dr. Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo
· Dr. Rajan Batta, University at Buffalo
Submission Instructions
Please submit all nomination materials by April 1, 2026, to: kshehade@usc.edu. The email subject line should read: [LALA Nomination]
Questions regarding the nomination process may be directed to the same email address.
Past Award Recipients
- 2023 - Rajan Batta, University at Buffalo
- 2021 - Elena Fernández, University of Cádiz
- 2021 - Horst W. Hamacher, Technical University of Kaiserslautern
- 2017 - Morton O'Kelly, The Ohio State University
- 2014 - Mark S. Daskin, University of Michigan
- 2014 - Gilbert Laporte, HEC Montreal
- 2012 - Oded Berman, University of Toronto
- 2012 - Richard Church, University of California at Santa Barbara
- 2008 - George Wesolowsky, McMaster University
- 2005 - Zvi Drezner, California State University, Fullerton
- 2002 - Brian T. Boffey, University of Liverpool
- 1999 - Robert Love, McMaster University
- 1996 - Richard Francis, University of Florida
- 1996 - Chuck ReVelle, Johns Hopkins University