MORS annually presents five awards and two prizes to recognize outstanding contributions to military operations research. The awards are the Clayton J. Thomas Award, Vance R. Wanner Memorial Award, Wayne P. Hughes Junior Analyst Award, John K. Walker, Jr. Award, and MOR Journal Award. The prizes are the Rist Prize and Barchi Prize. Nominations for awards are due by certain dates and are judged by MORS committees, while prizes may involve self-nomination, nominations by others, or selection of best papers presented at conferences.