The Raymond L. Thibault Award

The Raymond L. Thibault Excellence in Education Award is given to an STLE member who has demonstrated dedication to passionate and influential work as an educator in practical aspects of tribology and lubrication engineering which benefits the STLE community.

The award winner will be presented a plaque at the Annual Meeting of the society.

The nomination package should include the completed form as well as a letter of recommendation from an STLE Member, emphasizing the candidate’s dedication and influential work, with examples and details, as an educator in practical aspects of tribology and lubrication.

Click here for online application form

STLE members: Please sign in to your account to access the Submittable site to submit nominations.
2026 Raymond L. Thibault Excellence in Education Award Nominations Now open!
Nominations Deadline: December 1, 2025

Questions: Contact Robert Morowczynski, rmorowczynski@stle.org