ITAO's Scott Nestler received a service award during the INFORMS annual meeting last week for his "tireless efforts and contributions toward developing the analytics community characterized by the research, body of knowledge, meetings, events, mentors, and peer development that are unparalleled in service since 2008." The president of INFORMS, the international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals, recognized Scott as "among INFORMS’ finest global strategists and esteemed experts."