Omega Rho () is the scholastic honor society of the

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research (O.R.), management science, and analytics. It was established in 1995 with the merger o ...

that recognizes academic achievement among students in the fields of

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and

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History

The society was founded at the TIMS/ORSA Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1976, and admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1983 with full membership in 1986. Membership is open to both undergraduates and graduate students, along with faculty. Additionally, 42 leaders in the field have been granted honorary membership. Omega Rho honor society has 39 active chapters across the United States and a total membership of approximately 8,100.

Chapters

Public symbolism

The colors of Omega Rho are Blue and Red.Noted in the Society's Bylaws
accessed 31 Jul 2021.
The symbols of the Society are explained in its Bylaws as being a saddle projection (~3D model) superimposed by a tapered, red arrow.

Leadership

* President, M.K. Jeong,

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

* Immediate past-president, W. Art Chaovalitwongse,

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

* President-elect, * Secretary, Yahya Fathi, North Carolina State University * Treasurer, Christopher M. Rump,

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...

Regional directors * Northeastern North America: Chun-An(Joe) Chou, Northeastern University * Southeastern North America: Tao Hong,

University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colle ...

* Central North America: Lewis Ntaimo,

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

* Western North America: David Kim,

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering c ...

* Africa: ''open position'' * Asia-Pacific: ''open position'' * Central and South America: ''open position'' * Europe: ManMohan Sodhi, City University, London, United Kingdom

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