2015 NLGI Recognition Awards Nine Receive Recognition
John A. Bellanti, Sr. Memorial Meritorious Service Award “Acknowledges meritorious service on the NLGI Board for three or more years, on Technical Committee projects, or to the industry.”
MR. TERRY SMITH LUBRICATION ENGINEERS, INC.
Terry graduated from the College of Liberal Arts at University of Kansas with majors in chemistry and comparative biochemistry & physiology. His career in the lubricant industry began in April, 1969 as a chemist for Southwest Grease & Oil / Southwest Petrochem in Wichita, Kansas. After spending 12 years with Southwest, his career with Lubrication Engineers, Inc. began in 1981 when LE’s manufacturing plant came online in Wichita. He has worked for LE in various laboratory-related capacities for 34-plus years. Terry is a 33-year member of the American Chemical Society, Society of Automotive Engineers, and the STLE. He holds CLGS®, CLS and OMA certifications. Terry has served on the NLGI Board of Directors since 2008 and has worked with the Technical Committee focusing on the NLGI CLGS® program. Terry resides in Wichita with his wife of 45 years, Vicki. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Amy.
NLGI Achievement Award
“The Institute’s highest award, it honors the achievement of those who have made exceptional contributions to the growth and development of the Institute.”
MR. DAVID TURNER
David recently became a Product Specialist with CITGO Petroleum Corp. He is a graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, holding a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. He has more than 33 years of experience in the lubricants industry, in formulation, manufacturing, selection, application, and technical service of greases and industrial lubricants. He is a member of STLE and ASTM, and has authored several papers for NLGI. He is the chairman of ASTM D02.G on Lubricating Grease and is co-chair of the NLGI Technical Committee. He is the recipient of the NLGI Clarence E. Earl Memorial Award, the ASTM Award of Excellence, the NLGI Meritorious Service Award, the NLGI Fellows Award, the NLGI Chevron Lubricants Award, and the NLGI Shell Lubricants Award for Instructor Excellence. He is an NLGI Certified Lubricating Grease Specialist (CLGS), an STLE Oil Monitoring Analyst (OMA I), and an STLE Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS).
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