PROPOSAL FOR FELLOW
Society of Tribologists and Lubrications Engineers
840 Busse Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2376
847-825-5536
www.stle.org
QUALIFICATIONS FOR FELLOW GRADE
STLE Constitution & Bylaws
Article III, Section 1(g)
Fellow Members. Fellow Membership may be granted to any individual (hereinafter, a “Fellow
member”) who, according to the Society’s Fellows Committee, has demonstrated outstanding personal
achievement in the field of tribology or lubrication engineering, has been engaged in active practice in a
science and/or engineering profession for a minimum of twenty (20) years, and has been a Member for
a minimum of ten (10) years.
THE MEMBER BEING PROPOSED IS:
Name
Position
Company
Address
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Member in good standing
Years
Membership #
GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION PROPOSAL
FELLOW MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
Any current STLE Member may propose any other STLE Member for Fellow Membership by submitting a completed
Proposal for Fellow form to the Society (herein referred as "Presenter"). The Presenter is responsible for completing the
Proposal form, as well as securing five letters of support for the candidate from STLE Members (herein referred as
"Sponsors"), at least two of which must be STLE Fellows. STLE Members may propose themselves for Fellow
Membership. A Fellows Committee Member may not be a Presenter or a Sponsor.
Key Timelines
September 30
December 31
January
May
Completed proposal must be submitted to STLE Headquarters.
Fellows Committee completes review and recommendations.
Recommendations are presented to the Board of Directors
Fellow Membership is awarded at Annual Meeting
Fellows Committee members will evaluate each Proposal individually to determine if the candidate meets the standard
for outstanding personal achievement through significant contributions in management, education, research or
technological areas in the tribology field. Failure to qualify does not preclude submission of a new Proposal in future
years.
INTERPRETATION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR FELLOW MEMBERSIP
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 on his or her behalf; and (3) has made outstanding and recognized contributions to the sciences or
engineering in the field of tribology and lubrication engineering.
 The candidate's accomplishments must be beyond those typically expected of a scientist or engineer in
tribology and lubrication engineering.
 The candidate should be recognized as an outstanding authority as shown by one or more of the following:
o his/her being responsible for significant and widely known improvements in the field
o relevant publications including any or all of the following; books, papers, patents, articles,
presentations.
o exceptional professional distinction in the candidates area of influence
PRESENTER & SPONSOR GUIDELINES
Sponsors should be as widely distributed as possible. Preferably not more than two should be submitted from any one
organization or community. If this is impractical, the Presenter should provide the Fellows Committee with an
explanation regarding his or her 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 very 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.
Attached to the end of this form is an example of one style of sponsor letter and the suggested structure.
SUMMARY OF PRESENTER AND SPONSORS
Sponsors: Five STLE Fellows or Members are required to serve as sponsors of a Fellow Proposal. Each sponsor must submit a letter which clearly identifies the
candidate's "Outstanding Personal Achievement in the Field of Lubrication".
THE FIVE LETTERS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE SPONSORS AND ATTACHED TO THIS PROPOSAL.
Candidate:
PRESENTER
DATE SUBMITTED
Name
Membership#
Company
Address
City
Zip
State
Country
SPONSORS
Name
Membership#
Name
Company
Company
Address
Address
City
Zip
Name
State
Country
Membership#
City
Zip
Name
Company
Company
Address
Address
City
Zip
Name
State
Country
Membership#
City
Zip
Name
Company
Company
Address
Address
City
Zip
State
Country
City
Zip
Membership#
State
Country
Membership#
State
Country
Membership#
State
Country
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
Candidate:
College or University
Degree
Additional Education and Degrees
School
Subject
Date
Subject
Date
1
2
3
List industrial/academic titles and dates as well as memberships in other technical or professional organizations
(Attach resume or CV if required)
STATEMENT OF "OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF LUBRICATION" (Reference the Guidelines on page 2)
In the first paragraph please give a brief description of the candidates’ outstanding accomplishments (100 words or less). This is for publicity
purposes.
In addition the Presenter should provide an additional summary of the candidates’ significant and widely known improvements in the field,
relevant publications including any or all of the following; books, papers, patents, articles, presentations or examples of exceptional professional
distinction in the candidates’ area of influence. A supplementary sheet may be appended if this page is inadequate.
DETAILED OUTLINE OF OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Outline of Outstanding Personal Achievements in the Field of Lubrication to which the candidate has contributed an important part - conception
of a project – its execution or management – extent of responsible charge in development of the design, construction, new process or important
research. List each item in chronological order. A supplementary sheet may be appended if this page is inadequate.
Proposal for Fellow Sponsor Letter – Suggested Structure:
It is highly recommended that your support letter contain all or most of the elements outlined below. This is not a letter
of endorsement but rather a verification of the outstanding personal achievements the proposed candidate has
accomplished.
Elements
Content
a
Introduction containing the objective of the letter and your relationship
to the proposed candidate.
b
Review the candidate’s membership and activity within the STLE
c
Outline the candidate’s history in Industry/Academia focussing on the
activities which have promoted the aims of the STLE and which have
furthered tribological knowledge both from a fundamental/applied R&D
and from an applications perspective.
d
Discuss recognition of the candidate by such bodies as the industry,
academia, professional organizations, technical societies, etc.
e
List the candidate’s activity in other professional organizations and or
technical societies.
f
Discuss the candidate’s publications – these would include refereed
papers, non-refereed papers, patents, articles, presentations and books.
This may include a reference to the candidates CV if the list is significant.
g
Mention the candidate’s interpersonal skills – include such characteristics
as teaching, mentoring, tutoring, etc.,
h
Summary: summarize the above and reconfirm your support for the
elevation of the candidate to the status of STLE Fellow