Vance R. Wanner Memorial Award
2002 Recipient
Citation
Military operations research contributes effectively to the
nation’s security to the degree that it meets the evolving needs of defense
and conforms to the highest standards of scientific quality and timeliness. To
grant recognition to individual practitioners who have made outstanding
contributions to the progress of this advancing profession, The Military
Operations Research
Society has established the Vance R. Wanner Memorial Award. The Directors of MORS have selected, for this award in 2002:
Michael
F. Bauman
Mr.
Michael F. Bauman is recognized as the 2002 Military Operations Research Society
Vance R. Wanner Laureate for his exceptional contributions to the military
operations research profession. As
Director, US Army TRADOC Analysis Center, his actions have covered the most
important aspects of the profession, from tireless development of today’s
junior analysts into tomorrow’s leaders, continuous pursuit of new
technologies as enablers of improved analytical capabilities, application of
these resources to the most important problems of the military, and presentation
of the products of the profession-insights, to the leadership in a timely manner
in terms they understand. His
contributions to MORS through his own activities and those of TRAC personnel
across all MORS functions are outstanding.
His broad ranging accomplishments as an innovator, entrepreneur, and
service-oriented leader in improving the capabilities of the Army’s greatest
asset, the soldier, reflect great credit upon the military operations research
profession, the Society, and the US Army Training and Doctrine Command.
