ICML Awards
Recognizing world-class recipients through the yearsICML awards recognize end-user programs that demonstrate excellence in the application of machinery lubrication and in-service lubricant analysis. The awards are open to companies worldwide and there is no cost to apply. To remain unbiased, ICML does not nominate programs. Submissions must come directly from industry.
AUGUSTUS H. GILL AWARD
for Oil Analysis Excellence
Next submission deadline is February 17, 2025
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Gill Award Winners
| 2001 |  | Arizona Public Service: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station |
| 2002 |  | J.R. Simplot: Smoky Canyon Mine |
| 2003 |  | Georgia Power: Plant Branch |
| 2004 |  | Kennecott Energy: Rio Tinto's Colowyo Coal Mine |
| 2006 |  | Clopay Plastics: Augusta Plant |
| 2007 |  | Great River Energy: Coal Creek Station |
| 2008 |  | Energizer: Maryville Plant |
| 2010 |  | International Paper: Courtland Plant |
| 2014 |  | Exelon Wind |
| 2015 |  | Ontario Power: Darlington Station |
| 2016 |  | Newcrest Mining: Cadia Valley |
| 2017 |  | Jacobs Engineering: Kennedy Space Center TOSC |
| 2020 |  | Ontario Power: Pickering Station |
| 2022 |  | Blue Buffalo Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing: Richmond Plant |
John R. Battle AWARD
for Machinery Lubrication Excellence
Next submission deadline is February 17, 2025
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Battle Award Winners
| 2004 | | Clopay Plastics: Augusta Plant, KY |
| 2006 |  | Valero Energy: Port Arthur Refinery |
| 2007 |  | Cargill Corn Milling: Wahpeton, ND |
| 2008 |  | Eli Lilly & Co. Indianapolis, IN |
| 2009 |  | INVISTA: Victoria Plant, TX |
| 2010 |  | Minera Yanacocha: Newmont Plant, Peru |
| 2011 |  | Visy Paper: Gibson Island |
| 2012 |  | Nissan: Smyrna, TN |
| 2013 |  | Sinclair: Wyoming Refining Company |
| 2015 |  | Anglo American: Minas-Rio Mine, Brazil |
| 2016 |  | Simmons Feed Ingredients: |
| 2017 |  | Ingredion: |
| 2019 |  | GE Appliances, a Haier Company: Appliance Park Plant |
| 2020 | | Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing: Richmond Plant |
| 2022 |  | Anheuser-Busch: Program implemented at 18 North American breweries |
| 2023 |  | Saudi Aramco: Manifa Producing Department |
Saudi Aramco Facility Wins Prestigious Battle Award
Our judges’ panel was impressed with this Saudi Aramco facility’s comprehensive approach to lubrication management combined with a strong commitment to technology and education.
Blue Buffalo Pet Food Facility Wins Second ICML Industry Award
Blue Buffalo’s pet food manufacturing facility in Richmond, IN, has done it again, winning the Gill Award for Oil Analysis Excellence just two years after winning the Battle Award.
Management support provided necessary ingredient for early award-winning lube program at Blue Buffalo Heartland
Blue Buffalo’s new Heartland Pet Food plant was barely a few years old when it earned ICML’s 2020 John R. Battle Award for Lubrication Excellence. Management support played a key role in getting the lube program up and running…even before the machinery was in place.
ICML Announces 2020 Battle and Gill Award Winners
ICML was pleased to announce its 2020 Gill and Battle Award winners during the opening ceremony of 2021 Reliable Plant Conference in October…
Ingredion Plant Wins 2017 Battle Award
The Ingredion plant in Winston-Salem, NC, has been chosen as the recipient of ICML’s 2017 John R. Battle Award for excellence in the application of machinery lubrication. “I’ve been really blessed to work with this team,” said Jeff Mohn, the plant’s maintenance manager, as he accepted the award…
Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations Wins 2016 Gill Award
Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations in Australia has been selected as the recipient of ICML’s 2016 Augustus H. Gill Award for excellence in oil analysis. Lubrication specialist Greg Romer accepted the award on behalf of Cadia at the Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio.
Simmons Feed Ingredients Wins 2016 Battle Award
by Leslie Fish, ICML, June 2017 | “I’d like to thank ICML for this award,” said Tim Newman, the maintenance manager at the Simmons Feed Ingredients (SFI) plant in Southwest City, Missouri. “It’s a big honor. I’d also like to thank Simmons’...
ICML Names 2015 Battle and Gill Award Winners
by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, June 2016 | ICML recently named its 2015 Augustus H. Gill and John R. Battle award winners at the Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition in Louisville, KY. Anglo American’s Minas-Rio mine in Brazil was selected to receive...
Exelon named Gill Award Winner
by Suzy Hitchcock, ICML, May 2015 | “I would like to thank the judges and ICML for recognizing and conferring the Augustus H. Gill Award to Exelon Generation, particularly Exelon Wind,” said Nishant Prasad, senior engineer of operations and...
Sinclair Refinery Named Battle Award Winner
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2014 | The Sinclair refinery in south-central Wyoming has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) John R. Battle Award for excellence in the application of...
Nissan Plant Wins 2012 Battle Award
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2013 | Nissan North America’s stamping plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) John R. Battle Award for excellence in the...
Visy Paper Wins Battle Award
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, June 2012 | In 2009, the Visy Paper Gibson Island plant embarked on a journey to improve reliability and reduce engineering downtime. The plant decided to concentrate on lubrication as a major area of improvement. Utilizing a...
International Paper named 2011 Gill Award recipient
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, May 2011 | At the Reliable Plant 2011 conference, Jeff Tucker of International Paper, Courtland, Alabama, was honored as the Gill Award recipient. We asked Tucker to explain how IP made advances in its lubrication program and...
Energizer Receives Gill Award for Excellence in Oil Analysis
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Nov. 2009 | Energizer's battery manufacturing plant in Maryville, MO, was the recipient of this year's Augustus H. Gill Award for Excellence in Oil Analysis. Rick Staley, the predictive maintenance steward at the Maryville...
Cargill Plant Worthy of Battle Honor
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, Nov. 2008 | During the Lean, Reliable and Lubed 2008 conference earlier this year in Nashville, TN, ICML presented Cargill’s corn milling operations in Wahpeton, ND, with the 2007 John R. Battle Award for Excellence in...
Clopay Recognized For Outstanding Achievement – Gill 2006
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, July 2007 | After receiving ICML's inaugural John R. Battle award for excellence in machinery lubrication, Clopay Plastics (Augusta, KY) was recently awarded the 2006 Augustus H. Gill Award for excellence in oil analysis. As a result,...
Valero Receives Battle Award
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, July 2007 | ICML presented Valero with the 2006 Battle award in May, during the 2007 Lean, Reliable and Lubed Conference and Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky. The whole lubrication team from Valero, accompanied by plant manager Jim...
Kennecott Wins Oil Analysis Excellence Award
by Suzy Jamieson, ICML, July 2005 | During the recent Lubrication Excellence 2005 conference, ICML presented its 2004 Augustus H. Gill Award for Excellence in Oil Analysis to Art Durnan and his Kennecott Energy Company’s Maintenance and Reliability...
