July 18, 2025 in Member News
Announcing the newest Senior Members!
Congratulations to the members who earned Senior Membership in fall 2025.
SHARE: PRINT ARTICLE:
https://doi.org/10.1287/orms.2026.01.01n
INFORMS members earn the Senior Member distinction by being the most committed members of our community – the ones who get involved, contribute and engage. The base requirement for becoming a Senior Member is simply being a Regular INFORMS member for five (or more) continuous years.
Members who earn Senior status will be recognized and rewarded with extra visibility, opportunity and perks – at no extra cost. Senior Member dues remain the same as regular member dues. The new Senior distinction is simply a way for INFORMS to say “thank you” for being a dedicated member of our community.
Congratulations Senior Members!
The final quarter of 2025 applications for senior member status were received by INFORMS at the end of November 2025, and 38 INFORMS members were chosen to acquire the Senior Member distinction. Congratulations to the following newly minted Senior Members!
| John Angelis | Michael Galbreth | Jacob Mays | Yimin Wang |
| Justin Boutilier | Bissan Ghaddar | Ram Kumar Nimmakayala | Yixin Iris Wang |
| Ramnath K Chellappa | Miguel Godinho de Matos | Onur Seref | Adam Wierman |
| Min Chen | Hyojung Kang | Johannes Siebert | Stefan M. Wild |
| Ruomeng Cui | Rohit Kannan | Yicheng Song | Jill Wilson |
| Lauren Davis | Muge Yayla Kullu | Yongjia Song | Hao Yan |
| Robin Dillon-Merrill | Anja Lambrecht | Baohong Sun | Shun Ye |
| Mahyar Eftekhar | Taewoo Lee | Sidika Candogan Tunc | Onesun Steve Yoo |
| Feryal Erhun | Thomas Lidbetter | Nitish Umang | |
| Philip Ernst | Xiao Liu | Lei Wang |
These INFORMS Senior Members (and all future Senior Members) will receive the following perks:
- An announcement, recognition, and visibility as a Senior Member, including a digital badge to share online, access to a directory to network with others, and your name published in OR/MS Today.
- A letter of commendation, upon request, sent to your employer.
- A printable certificate acknowledging your status and valuable contributions to INFORMS and the ability to purchase a personalized plaque or a special INFORMS Senior Member pin.
- Invitation to participate in a 25% discounted year-end member referral campaign to encourage your peers to join INFORMS.
- A coupon for 25% off any INFORMS merchandise purchased at the INFORMS Annual Meeting or Analytics Conference.
- First-come, first-served access to reserved seating for Senior Members at select INFORMS conference events.
How to Apply
Applications are open on a rolling basis, and new Senior Members are selected quarterly. The applications are reviewed after each deadline, and the members chosen are announced the following month. The next deadline to apply is February 28, 2026, and that cohort of Senior Members will be announced in March 2026.
Visit the Senior Membership website for application steps and criteria. (Please note: INFORMS Fellows should complete a streamlined application here.)
SHARE: