STLE Fellows

Qualifications for Fellow Membership

The Fellows Committee shall evaluate each Proposal to determine whether the proposed candidate: (1.) has met the practice and membership requirements set forth in the STLE Constitution and Bylaws; (2.) has had five (5) sponsorship letters submitted from STLE members on the candidate's behalf, two of which are from STLE Fellows, and (3.) has demonstrated outstanding personal achievement in the field of tribology and/or lubrication engineering.

• The candidate's accomplishments must be beyond those typically expected of a scientist or engineer in the field of tribology and/or lubrication engineering.

• The candidate should be recognized as an outstanding authority as shown by one or more of the following:

• they/them being responsible for significant and widely known improvements in the field
• relevant publications, including any or all of the following: books, papers, patents, articles, presentations
• examples of exceptional professional distinction in the candidate's area of influence

Presenter and Sponsor Guidelines

Sponsors should be as widely distributed as possible. Preferably not more than two should be submitted from any one organization. If this is impractical, the Presenter should provide the Fellows Committee with an explanation regarding the selection of Sponsors.

As indicated above, elevation to Fellow is limited to those individuals that have demonstrated outstanding personal achievement well above those normally expected. Therefore, it is important that the Presenter and Sponsors provide specific details that clearly identify these significant accomplishments. The Sponsor letter should not be regarded as an endorsement but rather a verification of the outstanding personal achievements the proposed candidate has accomplished.