Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the JFIG Teaching Excellence Award Chairs and the INFORMS JFIG Board, I am delighted to share that the following colleagues have been selected as finalists for the 2025 INFORMS JFIG Teaching Excellence Award:
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Dr. Ana Maria Estrada, Purdue University
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Dr. Albert Berahas, University of Michigan
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Dr. Aziz Ezzat, Rutgers University
We would also like to extend our congratulations to Dr. Ian Zhu (National University of Singapore) for receiving an Honorable Mention.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of this competition will be announced during the JFIG Luncheon, which will take place during the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
Congratulations, Ana, Albert, Aziz, and Ian!
Co-Chairs of the 2025 JFIG Teaching Excellence Award:
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Prof. Yisha Xian, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston
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Prof. Jeffrey Camm, School of Business, Wake Forest University
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Prof. Karmel S. Shehadeh, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California