Army Analysis Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · Eastern Standard Time
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Army Analysis Awards Ceremony
10:45 - 11:30
Auditorium (1st Floor)
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Dr. Wilbur B. Payne Award for Excellence in Analysis Winner
The Dr. Wilbur B. Payne Award for Excellence in Analysis recognizes the highest quality and most impactful analysis effort across the Department of the Army. All Department of the Army analysts, technicians, scientists, or groups thereof whose contributions were completed during the period 1 March 2025 through 28 February 2026 are eligible for nomination.
MAJ Abigail Crocker
United States Military Academy Operations Research Center and First Army
"Personnel and Equipment (Re)constitution."
Operational Analysis Award
No nominations were submitted.
Junior Analyst Award Winners (Military and Civilian)
The Junior Analyst Awards for Military and Civilian analysts, respectively, recognizes early career analysts who have enhanced the technical capabilities of the profession and significantly impacted major Army decisions. All Department of the Army analysts, technicians, and scientists with a maximum of 5 years' experience as of 28 February 2026 are eligible for nomination.
Military:
MAJ Melinda Sparks
Transformation Decision Analysis Center
Civilian:
Ms. Evelyn Welling
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
AORS Best Paper Award Winner
AORS Best Paper Award recognizes the best presentation delivered during working group sessions at the last AORS.
MAJ Micah Hurst
Transformation Decision Analysis Center
"Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Location and Capacity Optimization."
The Dr. Wilbur B. Payne Award for Excellence in Analysis recognizes the highest quality and most impactful analysis effort across the Department of the Army. All Department of the Army analysts, technicians, scientists, or groups thereof whose contributions were completed during the period 1 March 2025 through 28 February 2026 are eligible for nomination.
MAJ Abigail Crocker
United States Military Academy Operations Research Center and First Army
"Personnel and Equipment (Re)constitution."
Operational Analysis Award
No nominations were submitted.
Junior Analyst Award Winners (Military and Civilian)
The Junior Analyst Awards for Military and Civilian analysts, respectively, recognizes early career analysts who have enhanced the technical capabilities of the profession and significantly impacted major Army decisions. All Department of the Army analysts, technicians, and scientists with a maximum of 5 years' experience as of 28 February 2026 are eligible for nomination.
Military:
MAJ Melinda Sparks
Transformation Decision Analysis Center
Civilian:
Ms. Evelyn Welling
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
AORS Best Paper Award Winner
AORS Best Paper Award recognizes the best presentation delivered during working group sessions at the last AORS.
MAJ Micah Hurst
Transformation Decision Analysis Center
"Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Location and Capacity Optimization."