It is hoped that in the future, ICML may endow professorships for academicians who are interested in devoting themselves to teaching, research and outreach in the machinery lubrication industry. Industry also needs qualified individuals trained in the craft of lubrication. ICML intends to help resurrect the lubrication curriculum at vocational and technical schools to provide interested individuals with a way to enter the lubrication field. Likewise, to grow and succeed, the lubrication industry must attract bright individuals who are interested in making machinery lubrication their chosen field. It is a goal of ICML to provide scholarship support to these young people.
Certification is the mark of a professional.
It helps to ensure that individuals who practice a craft, be it lubricant analysis or medicine, have a defined measure of skills. Recognition of Excellence. When individuals and organizations accomplish the extraordinary, or perform ordinary tasks extraordinarily well, they contribute to the development of best practices and the advancement of the industry. ICML seeks to recognize these individuals formally with awards of excellence. The first of these awards is the Augustus H. Gill Award, which recognizes excellence in oil analysis.