Award of Merit
Description
Nomination instructions
Recipients
being specially recognized as an operational research practitioner;
the development of a methodology relevant to the use of operational research;
the supervision and development of operational research competence in others;
the promotion of operational research in Canada through talks, presentations, articles, books, or by other means;
service to CORS at either the national or local level.
Nomination instructions
Recipients
Description
The Award of Merit acknowledges significant contributions of a current or past member of CORS to the profession of Operational Research. Significant contributions can include:
Nomination instructions
We thank you for your interest, but applications are no longer accepted for 2018.
Recipients
2017

John Chinneck
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
2016

Jean-François Cordeau
Département de gestion des opérations et de la logistique, HEC Montréal
2015

Tamás Terlaky
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Lehigh University
2014

Pierre L'Écuyer
Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal
2013

Derek Atkins
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
2012

Oded Berman
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
2011

Eldon A. Gunn
Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
2010

Bernard Gendron
DIRO and Director of CIRRELT, Université de Montréal
"Pour ses nombreuses contributions à l’application et à la diffusion de la recherche opérationnelle au Canada ainsi que pour les multiples services rendus à la communauté de la recherche opérationnelle au Canada et à l’étranger."
2009

David Martell
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
"For his outstanding contributions to the development and application of operational research in forest management in Canada and the world, and for his many contributions to the Canadian Operational Research Society."
2008

Alain Martel
Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval
"Pour ses nombreuses contributions à l’application et à la diffusion de la recherche opérationnelle au Canada ainsi que pour les multiples services rendus à la communauté de la recherche opérationnelle au Canada et à l’étranger."
2007

Peter C. Bell
Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
"For his significant contributions to education and the practice of Operations Research in Canada, as well as his many years of dedicated service to the Canadian Operational Research Society and beyond."
2006

Teodor Gabriel Crainic
CRT, Université de Montréal
"For his many contributions to the application and dissemination of Operational Research in Canada, as well as for numerous services rendered to the Operational Research community in Canada and abroad."
2005

Martin L. Puterman
University of British Columbia
"For his significant contributions to the theory and practice of Operations Research and for his numerous contributions to the Canadian Operational Research Society."
2004

Erhan Erkut
University of Alberta
“For his contributions to the teaching, practice, and promotion of Operational Research in Canada, and service to the Canadian Operational Research Society.”
2003

Mohan Chaudhry
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Royal Military College of Canada
2002

Dr. Jean-Marc Rousseau
First Vice-President
Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO)
Montreal, Quebec.
2001

Michel Gendreau
"For his numerous contributions to the theory and practice of Operations Research in Canada, and for his significant contributions to the Canadian Operational Resesarch Society."
2000

Michael Carter
"For his many contributions to the application and dissemination of Operational Research in Canada, and for his significant contributions to CORS activities."
1998

Maurice Queyranne
"For his many contributions to the theory and application of Combinatorial Optimization in Academia and Industry, as well as for numerous services rendered to the O.R. community in Canada and abroad."
1997

Pierre Hansen
1996

Suresh Sethi
1995
Jim Templeton
1994

Gilbert Laporte
1993
Wilson Price
1992
Dave Deziel
1991

Cecil Law
1990
Ed Silver
"Made significant contributions to CORS as a founder of the South Western Ontario Section, Council Member, Vice-President 1979-80 and President 1980-81. Co-author of the book "Decision Systems for Inventory Management and Production Planning" which had a major impact through its organization and clarification of the state-of-the-art in the field. An outstanding teacher of the theory and applications of Operational Research at the University of Waterloo 1969-81 and the University of Calgary since 1981. Made major research contributions in the area of inventory and production, in particular through the development of reasonable and implementable solutions to difficult practical problems (e.g. the Silver Meal heuristic), thus contributing to improved practice in many organizations."
1989

John Buzacott
1988

Michael Florian
1987
K. J. Radford
1986
John Roberts
1985
John Gratwick
1984
George Lindsey
1983

Omond Solandt