Awards

Fellow, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Fellow, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).

Fellow, American Society for Quality (ASQ) .

The Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) (2014).

Doctor Honoris Causa, Universit ́e de la M ́editerran ́ee Aix-Marseille (2000).

Lilly Faculty Mentor, University of Massachusetts (1999).

Outstanding Advisor Award, College of Engineering and Joint Student Engineering Societies , University of Massachusetts, (1997).

Nominated for the University Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

General Electric Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts (1990).

Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellow, University of Massachusetts (1987-88).

Nominated for the College of Business Administration Foundation Award for Teaching Innovation, University of Texas (1986).

College of Business Administration Foundation Award for Research Excellence, University of Texas (1984).

Founding Member of Omega Rho, University of Texas Chapter and University of Massachusetts Chapter.

Canadian National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship