The Lifetime Professional Achievement Award (LPAA) of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)'s Simulation Society is the highest honor given by the Society. The purpose of this award is to recognize major contributions to the field of simulation that are sustained over a professional career, with the critical consideration being the total impact of those contributions on computer simulation. Past recipients are: Richard Nance, Jack Kleijnen, George Fishman, Robert Sargent, Thomas Schriber, Alan Pritsker, and Julian Reitman. An individual's contributions may fall in one or more of the following areas

• contributions to research,
• contributions to practice,
• dissemination of knowledge,
• development of software or hardware,
• service to the profession, and
• advancement of the status or visibility of the field.

The award is Given at most once a year. The award consists of a plaque and reasonable travel expenses incurred by the recipient when attending the presentation ceremony. If given, the award will be presented in December during the opening session of the Winter Simulation Conference.

Individuals selected for this award should normally be in or near their retirement, and the award may be given posthumously. Nominations may be submitted in the form of pdf files by anyone (including self-nominations), but they may not be made anonymously. The burden of offering evidence of merit falls on the nominator. Each nomination should include:

• the nominee's complete resume;
• a clear-cut, comprehensive description of the nominee's major contributions to the profession, with complete supporting documentation;
• at least three letters of endorsement providing evidence of the significance and magnitude of the nominee's professional achievements.

Nominations for this award must be received by the Chair of the LPAA Selection Committee no later than September 2, 2008. Send completed nominations, including all supporting letters and documentation, in the form of pdf files attached to a single e-mail to the Committee Chair.

2008 LPAA Committee Chair
Professor Keebom Kang
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943
voice: (831)656-3106
fax: (831)656-3407
e-mail: kkang@nps.edu

Committee Members:
Jack Kleijnen
Richard Nance

Information on past winners of the award is available on this site.