The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) College on Simulation has established its Lifetime Professional Achievement Award. 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. 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.

Anyone is eligible to win the award, and the award may be received posthumously. Nominations may be submitted 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; and
• at least three letters of endorsement providing evidence of the significance and magnitude of the nominee's professional achievements.

Nominations for the award must be received by the chair of the award selection committee no later than June 15, 1999:

Professor David Goldsman
Chair, Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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