Omega Rho Honor Society Hosts Induction
Shown at the Omega Rho 2026 International Honor Society Induction ceremony are, front row, from left: Connor Farrington, Dr. David Mahalak, MacLean Thuermer, Meghan Theofield, Harshil Nariya, Ayushi Das, Karleigh Capobianco. Back row: Dylan Port Vliet, Robert Stefano, Traci Vennie, Nicholas Daleo, Joseph Mazich, Drew Paxson, Prasham Patel, Olivia Miller, Harshawardhan Limaye and Dr. Nabil Tamimi. Inductees absent from photo are: Jacob Bendixen,Mark Benginia,Venkat Kalpatapu,Kevin Keil,Joseph Kulikowski, William Gabriel Martin, III, Sara Orlandini, Nina Sorbera, William Tagliareni and Christopher Talocka. Kania School of Management Operations and Analytics Department hosted the INFORMS Omega Rho 2026 International Honor Society Induction Ceremony on April 23.
Omega Rho is the official honor society of INFORMS—the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. INFORMS is the premier international association for professionals in analytics, operations research, and decision sciences, and Omega Rho recognizes those who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in these disciplines.
This recognition is extended to students across several distinguished programs—undergraduate students majoring in business analytics and supply chain management, as well as graduate students in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program and the MBA program with concentrations in business analytics or supply chain management.
Inductees include:
Jacob Bendixen
Mark Benginia
Karleigh Capobianco
Nicholas Daleo
Ayushi Das
Connor Farrington
Venkat Kalpatapu
Kevin Keil
Joseph Kulikowski
Harshawardhan Limaye
William Gabriel Martin, III
Joseph Mazich
Olivia Miller
Harshil Nariya
Sara Orlandini
Prasham Patel
Drew Paxson
Nina Sorbera
Robert Stefano
William Tagliareni
Christopher Talocka
Meghan Theofield
MacLean Thuermer
Traci Vennie
Dylan Port Vliet
Dr. Nabil Tamimi is a professor and chair of the Department of Operations and Analytics. Dr. David Mahalak, an assistant professor in the Operations and Analytics Department, serves as the faculty advisor for the University's chapter of the Omega Rho Honor Society.
