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Call for Nominations: 2022 MAS J.Steinhardt Prize

  • 1.  Call for Nominations: 2022 MAS J.Steinhardt Prize

    Posted 06-05-2022 14:45

    Call for 2022 J. Steinhardt Prize Nominations

    The J. Steinhardt Prize is sponsored by the CNA Corporation. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to Military Operations Research and is awarded for life work rather than for any particular contribution. The selection Committee is composed of previous award winners. The award is accompanied by a plaque and a $2,000 honorarium.


    Steinhardt Prize - Nomination Process    :

    Submission packets should include a letter of justification and supporting documentation and evidence. The deadline for nominations for the 2022 Steinhardt Prize is 1 July 2022 Nomination packets should be submitted to the MAS J. Steinhardt Prize Chair, Prof. Jeff Kline at jekline@nps.edu by 1 July. If awarded, the J. Steinhardt Prize will be presented during the MAS Business Meeting at the INFORMS Annual Meeting.


    Criteria

    The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to Military Operations Research and is awarded for life work rather than for any particular contribution. While there is no specific list of attributes; they are basically technical expertise, teaching (viewed broadly), and MAS service.


    Following is a     general outline of data requested for each nomination package.

    Part I:
    Name
    Address
    Present position
    Duties

    Part II: Contributions and Impacts
    SERVICE     AND MILITARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS
    MAS service, INFORMS service, service to other societies

    TEACHING
    Formal teaching:     courses, grad students
    Less formal: tutorials, mentoring, etc.

    TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
    Previous awards and honors
    Publications (    approximate total number and titles of some of them) plus anything else that is germane


    Note this award is open to those who have had either academic, professional, or military careers.


    How will submissions be evaluated?

    The nomination should include a dossier of the candidate's achievements and eligibility for the award and should be accompanied with a curriculum vita and/or a biography. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague. Specifically, the nomination should address the following aspects of the nominee's lifetime contributions, each of which will be given equal consideration:

      1. Theory: Evidence of the advancement of the models and solution methodologies to address problems of interest in the military and/or security research domains.

      2. Application: Evidence of the impact of research and/or analysis upon decision- making and operations of military- or security-related organizations.

      3. Expertise: Evidence of recognized technical expertise via a combination of formal education and/or technical leadership experience.

      4. Development of researchers: Evidence of effective teaching, mentoring, and development of analysts in the military and/or security domains.

      5. Service: Demonstrated leadership in professional service organizations in the domains of military and/or security analysis, specifically including (but not limited to) both INFORMS and MAS.






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    Natalie Scala
    Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
    MAS Immediate Past-President
    Towson University
    Towson MD
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