, ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁math ematic ian , ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁mathematical ▁optimization ▁and ▁operations ▁research . ▁He ▁was ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁( R ut gers ▁Center ▁for ▁Oper ations ▁Research , ▁R ut cor ). ▁ ▁Sh anno ▁obtained ▁his ▁B . Sc . ▁in ▁mathematics ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁his ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁mathematics ▁from ▁Car neg ie - M ell on ▁University ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Davis ▁before ▁becoming ▁professor ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁developers ▁of ▁the ▁B F GS ▁algorithm , ▁a ▁Qu asi - New ton ▁method . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁at ▁IN FOR MS . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁E . M . L . ▁Be ale ▁- ▁W . B . ▁Or ch ard - H ay es ▁Prize ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Comput ational ▁Mathemat ical ▁Program ming ▁of ▁the ▁Mathemat ical ▁Program ming ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁together ▁with ▁I . ▁J . ▁L ust ig ▁and ▁R . ▁E .