[IISE Faculty List] Reminder: Nominations for IISE Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Division's Annual Teaching Award

[Shima Mohebbi]

Dear Colleagues,

This is a gentle reminder to submit nominations for the IISE Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Division's Annual Teaching Award. The deadline is March 1st.

This award recognizes faculty members of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) for excellence in teaching Modeling & Simulation (M&S) courses. It is presented each year at the IISE Annual Conference.

Eligibility Requirements
*     The candidate must be a member of the IISE and the M&S Division.
*     The M&S course must be an undergraduate or graduate course within an engineering or similar program.
*     The candidate must have been developing and delivering the course for at least three years.

Application Process
The candidate can be nominated by a faculty or a student who has taken the course from the candidate. The following materials should be provided to support the nomination:
*     Cover letter

  *   Three letters of recommendation, including one from the nominator, at least one from a faculty member, and one from a student
*     Course syllabus and supporting items, such as samples of instructional materials used in teaching the course for which the candidate is being recognized
*     Summary of at least three sets of teaching evaluations for the course
*     Curriculum Vitae of the candidate.
*     Teaching statement and philosophy, maximum two pages.

All application documents must be e-mailed as a single PDF file to the IISE M&S Division's Director of Awards at tarun.gupta at wmich.edu<mailto:tarun.gupta at wmich.edu>.

Nominations are due by midnight EST on March 1. The winner will be notified by March 8.

Evaluation Criteria
The awards committee will consider the following criteria in selecting the award recipient.

  *   Course Design - structure, delivery, relevance, currency of the topics and applications, and means of assessment
  *   Innovation - means to improve the teaching of M&S principles and practices
  *   Applied Learning - development and use of materials that demonstrate the power of M&S and encourage/empower students to apply M&S
  *   Student Satisfaction - feedback on course value and quality
  *   Leadership in the profession, including other awards, publications, etc.
Previous Awardees
2023       Sara Shashaani, North Carolina State University
2022       David Claudio, University of Massachusetts Lowell
2021       Renata Konrad, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020       Manuel Rossetti, University of Arkansas
2019       Barry Nelson, Northwestern University

Best,
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Shima Mohebbi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Systems Engineering and Operations Research
Affiliate Faculty of Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computing
George Mason University
Phone: (703) 993-3069
Email: smohebbi at gmu.edu<mailto:smohebbi at gmu.edu>
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