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Stanley Lechtzin (born 1936) is an American artist, jeweler, metalsmith and educator. He is noted for his work in electroforming and computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacture (CAM). He has taught at Temple University in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, from 1962. Upon graduation from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Lechtzin accepted a teaching position in 1962 at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lechtzin was one of nine founding members of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. In 2009, he was awarded the SNAG Lifetime Achievement Award. His work can be found in public museum collections including at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.