STLE Award Recipients

Each year, STLE honors individuals for outstanding achievements in the field of tribology and lubrication engineering that support our mission: "To advance the science of tribology and the practice of lubrication engineering in order to foster innovation, improve the performance of equipment and products, conserve resources and protect the environment." Listed here are the descriptions for each of STLE's awards and past recipients.

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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 nomination form

STLE members: please sign into your account to access the Submittable site to submit nominations.

Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023

Recipient	Affiliation	Year	Award
Mr. Ruediger Krethe, CLS	OiLDoc GmbH	2023	Raymond L. Thibault Excellence
Dr. Frederick J. Passman	BCA, Inc.	2022	Raymond L. Thibault Excellence
Mr. Daniel G. Holdmeyer	Retired	2020	Raymond L. Thibault Excellence

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