IEOM Awards

IEOM Society International recognizes educators, researchers, and professionals for the significant contribution through teaching, research and publication, service, innovation, or leadership in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. Please contact info@ieomsociety.org for further details or sending your nominations to IEOM Award Committee.

IEOM AWARD RECIPIENTS

Eligibility and Nominations

IEOM Society International Awards are selected by the Awards Selection committee.
The Awards are presented at the discretion of the Awards Selection Committee.
The Awards will be presented at any of major IEOM Society International events.
Board of Directors and members of selection committee are not eligible to be nominated.
An individual (member or non-member of IEOM Society International) may participate as sponsor or cosponsor for a maximum of three award nominations in any calendar year.
Only applications that are completed and submitted in their entirety by the posted deadline will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Adherence to the posted deadlines will be strictly followed.

Nomination packets shall consist of

a completed nomination form.
a statement of the candidate’s qualifications for the award, Identification of the specific work on which the nomination is based and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee’s accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized by the award in question, are of great importance.
a supporting letter that support the substance of the nomination This letter should contain factual information not provided elsewhere in the nomination.
Attachment of nominee’s CV that highlights relevant publications, patents, important honors, and key accomplishments that are pertinent to the award in question.

Renomination(s)

Renomination of candidates is encouraged; nominations for IEOM Society International Awards are not extended automatically. It is highly recommended, but not required, that the contents of the nomination package and of the supporting letters be updated annually to be competitive; at minimum, however, the nomination form and supporting letters must have current dates.

IEOM Awards

IEOM Frederick Winslow Taylor Award

Sponsored by: Integrated Technology Systems, Inc.

The IEOM Frederick Winslow Taylor Award is the highest and most prestigious award annually presented to one member of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International at the society’s annual international conference. This award recognizes IEOM members who have distinguished themselves by their long and exemplary dedication and contributions to the profession and laudable service to the IEOM Society. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Hamid R. Parsaei Global Distinguished Educator Award

The IEOM Hamid R. Parsaei Global Distinguished Educator Award recognizes industrial engineering and operations management educators who has significantly contributed to the field through publication of books, articles in the peer reviewed journals, extramurally funded research, creative teaching methods, and developing teaching aides including software and other innovative methods. The nominee is expected to have administrative experience in academic institution of higher education. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Amatrol Innovation and Curriculum Development Award

Sponsored by: Amatrol Inc.

The IEOM Amatrol Innovation and Curriculum Development Award recognizes faculty who are improving the quality of education by developing and introducing new course materials and creative instructional methods to convey and deliver industrial engineering and operations management subjects. It is open to full-time faculty of any rank who have implemented an innovation in their course and documented achieved outcomes through quantitative assessment methods. Preference will be given to innovative instructional methods which have potential to be replicated beyond a single classroom. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

IEOM Lifetime Achievement Award

It is the most prestigious recognition awarded by the IEOM Society International. This award seeks to honor an individual from academia or from industry who has devoted entire career to the improvement of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management profession. The individual’s dedication to the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management profession has made significant impact on the advancement of either classroom teaching and/or fundamental and applied research in the field.

IEOM Global Diversity Award

Equality, diversity and inclusion are concepts which are fast becoming part of success of an institute. We believe that by both promoting these core values, and acknowledging those institutions who go the extra mile to ensure a fair playing field for all, we can help advance the diversity agenda so that all members of the community feel they each have an equal stake in wider society. This award recipient can be an academic department, an industry, or an organization.

IEOM Spirit / Innovation Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of the Continued Support, Encouragement and Nurturing for Innovation and Commercialization. This award honors the person or company who create products to solve real-world problems of the 21st century, especially in the field of industrial engineering and operations management.

IEOM Global Manufacturing Award

This award recognizes companies and individuals who can demonstrate that they are world class when it comes to driving innovation, operational efficiency, customer value, the use of advanced digital technologies, and employee engagement. The recipients lay the groundwork for a new era of greater productivity in manufacturing.

IEOM STEM Award

The STEM Award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of STEM education at the primary, middle and high school levels, with winners selected from each level. Each level is evaluated based on the use of Curriculum fostering basic industrial engineering and operations management knowledge, Collaboration, Design, Problem Solving and the STEM Experiences offered.

IEOM Distinguished Educator Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding lifelong contribution, dedication, support, and services in education in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management profession. The honoree engages teaching in greater innovation around industrial engineering and operations management subject lines and can be lead to new opportunities in K-12 classrooms.

Distinguished Professor Award

It recognizes individuals that have demonstrated exemplary performance in research, teaching, creative activities and/or service with a national or international reputation in the Industrial engineering and operations management profession.

IEOM Distinguished Industry Achievement Award

The IEOM Distinguished Industry Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements in supporting growth and transformation of the profession of industrial engineering and operations management.

IEOM Distinguished Service Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through lifelong professional support and services in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management. This award celebrates individuals who epitomize the profession’s highest standards. The honorees focus attention on the exemplary, and by doing so, elevate the profession overall and establishes a high standard of excellence.

IEOM Outstanding Researcher Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through exceptional research contribution and achievements in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. In selecting the award winners, careful consideration is given to the fundamental insights, industrial relevance, technical difficulty, communications and high impact publications.

IEOM Rising Star Award

It recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to the Industrial engineering and operations management fields. The person has a great talent potential to make difference in the society and has demonstrated during the early part of her or his career.

IEOM Outstanding Teaching Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through exceptional teaching and learning in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. This award program honors exceptional instructors in the university classroom. The recipient stimulates intellectual curiosity in students; demonstrates commitment to student learning as teacher, role model, or positive influence on career development of students; and reflects on past teaching experience to improve current practice.

IEOM Industry 4.0 / Industry Solutions Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Achievements, Dedication and Leadership in Industry Practices and Service & Support in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The honoree as individuals or as a company have unique ability to solve unique challenges such as reducing maintenance, improving safety, saving energy and lowering operations cost.

IEOM Global Engineering Education Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Achievements, Service and Dedication in Global Engineering Education in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The recipient engineering faculty has demonstrated an ability to link engineering education with utmost professional practice.

IEOM Woman in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Service in the Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The objective of this award program is to honor significant accomplishments by women who have stimulated or fostered industrial engineering and operations management profession and have promoted their professional developments most outstanding ways.

IEOM Outstanding Track Chair Award

The IEOM Outstanding Track Chair Award recognizes outstanding support and service for the leadership in managing all activities for the track. The recipient has consistently proven to be exemplary amongst the industrial engineering and operations management community in teaching as well as in research. This individual goes above and beyond the expectations of academic and research excellence.

IEOM Ambassador Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding support and encouragement to promote IEOM initiatives. The Ambassador award is given to the individuals for advocacy, communication, outreach, policy making, and immeasurably aiding the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management fields.

IEOM Outstanding Services Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding support and services in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management. This award recipients have sustained excellent job performance and contributed to the IEOM community in any of its major projects and program developments more efficiently with better services.

IEOM Outstanding Student Award

The IEOM Outstanding Student Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. The outstanding student not only exhibits academic excellence but also serves IEOM Society International as an example to fulfil its mission. The recipient student has excelled in the classroom and beyond, whether it is through academic performance in the field of IEOM, research or community services.

IEOM Student Chapter Awards

The IEOM Student Chapters will receive special recognition on the basis of their programs and activities as described in the student chapter reports. Awards are classified as Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Chapters that do not qualify for either of these awards will receive a certificate of achievements for satisfactory performance.

IEOM Professional Chapter Awards

The IEOM Professional Chapters will receive special recognition on the basis of their programs and activities as described in the professional chapter reports. Awards are classified as Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Chapters that do not qualify for either of these awards will receive a certificate of achievements for satisfactory performance.

Student Paper Competition Winner Awards

The IEOM Student Paper Competition will recognize outstanding papers in the field of industrial engineering and operations management written by student(s).

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Award: The IEOM Undergraduate Student Paper competition Award recognizes outstanding papers written by undergraduate students in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Graduate Student Paper Competition Award: The IEOM Graduate Student Paper competition Award recognizes outstanding papers written by graduate students in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Senior Design Project Competition Award: The IEOM Senior Design Project Competition Award recognizes outstanding senior design project/ final year project in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Doctoral Dissertation Award: The IEOM Best Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Masters Thesis Competition Award: The IEOM Masters Thesis Award recognizes outstanding Masters thesis in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Award: The IEOM Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate research presentation in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
High School STEM Project Competition Award: The IEOM High School STEM Project Competition Award recognizes outstanding STEM projects presented by High School students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Simulation Competition Award: The IEOM Simulation Competition Award recognizes outstanding simulation projects in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition Award: The IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition Award recognizes outstanding best practices on supply chain and logisitcs.
Lean Six Sigma Competition Award: The IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition Award recognizes outstanding best practices using lean and six sigma.
Best Poster Award: The IEOM Best Poster Awards recognize the best poster presentations at the IEOM Conference.

Best Track Paper Awards

Best paper award recognizes outstanding paper for each track. Track chairs will nominate the best papers that pertain to the practice and/or theory in their tracks. There is no limit on the number of papers that a track chair can nominate; the only requirement is that the track chair must consider the paper(s) deserving of consideration for the Best Paper Award. The Award coordinator will carefully review the candidate papers and decide the winner.

IEOM Award Nomination Form (PDF Form / MS Word Form)

Please complete this form for each award being nominated.

Award Name:

Nominee Information (Person / Company / Organization):

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Nominated by:

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Submit the completed nomination package in its electronic form to info@ieomsociety.org or by hard copy to:

Honors and Awards
IEOM Society International
21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 205
Southfield, MI 48076, USA