Awards & Honors
2022
2016
2012-2013,
2014-2016
2013-2016
2003, 2007,
2008, 2009,
2011 & 2012
1998–2002
2000
1998 and 2000
2005
2002
1996 and 1999
Fall, 1995
1989–1993,
2008
1990–1991
1987–1988
1988
1985
1978
Distinguished MSOM Fellow Award
Highest honor that can be bestowed upon a research scholar in the field of operations management. Rare distinction, akin to a lifetime achievement award, recognizes outstanding scholarship and research accomplishments throughout one’s career.
Fellow of POMS Award
Lifetime achievement award for contributions in the field of operations management, awarded by the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Appointment to Advisory Committee of US Department of Commerce on Supply Chain Competitiveness (and Second Term Reappointment) One of two academic leaders on the committee, with 40 other private sector representatives. Recently reappointed to a second term.
Appointed to St. Louis Regional Chamber Multimodal Logistics Forum. Serves as subject expert.
EMBA Reid Teaching Award
Olin Business School, Washington University
Best Teacher of the Program, graduating EMBA Classes of 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and
2012 as voted by the EMBA students
M&O Classes I, II, III and V Teaching Awards
Best Teacher of the M&O Program award, graduating M&O classes of 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2002 as voted by the executive students
Best Research Paper Award
IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering
Awarded by the Institute of Industrial Engineers for the best research paper in the Institute’s
flagship publication of IIE Transactions
MBA Reid Teaching Awards
Olin Business School, Washington University
Best Teacher of the Year, graduating MBA Classes of 1998 and 2000, as voted by the MBA
students
M&SOM Meritorious Service Award
Awarded by the Editor of M&SOM for exceptional reviewing services
Certificate of Service Excellence Award of IIE Transactions
Institute of Industrial Engineers for service to their flagship journal
Meritorious Service Award of Operations Research
Given by the Editor of Operations Research journal for exceptional reviewing services
Teaching Award, Fuqua School of Business
Given by the MBA Student Association at Duke for outstanding teaching performance
Top 10 Research Ranking
Ranked as the 7th most productive researcher of Production and Operations Management in U.S.
business schools from 1989–1993*
* Young, et al. 1996, “POM Research Productivity in U.S. Business Schools,” 14(1), 14–53
Listed among the 15 most highly cited (h-index) POM scholars
* B. Jiang, 2008 “How to do research: advice from stellar scholars in POM field,” in JOM
Nominated for CBA Foundation Teaching Award for Assistant Professors
Management Department, Graduate School of Business, UT, Austin
IBM Graduate Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award for Manufacturing Research
Nominated by the Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department at Stanford
university and the Stanford Institute for Manufacturing and Automation (SIMA)
Best Graduate Student Award from the Industrial Engineering Department, Stanford
Awarded upon graduation by Stanford University for outstanding performance at the graduate
level
Business School Dean Award
Awarded by the University of Southern California for outstanding graduate performance in the
dual master’s degree program
Thomaides Award for Exceptional Undergraduate Student
Awarded by the National Technical University of Athens, and Technical Chamber of Greece
award for graduating first among 120 students in the Mechanical Engineering Department