Awards
Gomory has been given seven honorary degrees and many significant awards (see below). He has been elected to both the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering.
Awards:
Vannevar Bush Award, 2021
Harold Larnder Prize of the Canadian Operational Research Society, 2006
International Federation of Operational Research Societies’ Hall of Fame, 2005
Sheffield Fellowship Award of the Yale University Faculty of Engineering, 2000
Madison Medal of Princeton University, 1999
The 4th Annual Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment, 1998
Arthur M. Bueche Award of the National Academy of Engineering, 1993
IEEE Engineering Leadership Recognition Award, 1988
National Medal of Science, 1988
Medal of the Industrial Research Society, 1985
John von Neumann Theory Prize of INFORMS, 1984
Harry Goode Memorial Award of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, 1984
Lanchester Prize of the Operations Research Society, 1963
Honorary Degrees:
University of Montreal (Canada), 2007
University of Eindhoven (Netherlands), 2001
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1989
Carnegie Mellon University, 1989
Pace University, 1986
Williams College, 1973
Polytechnic University, before 1988
In addition, four awards have been established in Gomory’s honor. The National Academy of Science’s Award for the industrial application of science, established by IBM, the Ralph Gomory Prize of the Business History Conference, established by the Sloan Foundation, the Gomory-Mayadas Award for quality online education presented annually by the On-Line Consortium, and the Ralph Gomory Best Paper Award presented annually by the Industry Studies Association.