Award Submissions

Below are essays for the Chairman’s Award and Woodie Flowers Award, both of which we have won one. Links in bold are award-winning submissions.

Chairman’s Award

The Chairman’s award is FIRST‘s most prestigious award. It is the award given to the team that most represents the ideals of FIRST. As such, it is the job of every team to spread the ideas of engineering and robotics throughout their community. The significance of this award is such that we have an entire team dedicated to earning this award.

• 2012 Chairman’s Nomination
• 2007 Chairman’s Nomination
• 2006 Chairman’s Nomination *
• 2005 Chairman’s Nomination
• 2004 Chairman’s Nomination

Woodie Flowers Award

The Woodie Flowers Award is presented to an outstanding engineer or teacher participating in each of the robotics Regional Competitions. Students choose and write about a person on their team who best demonstrates excellence in teaching science, math, and creative design.

• 2011 Nomination – Mr. Hildebrandt
• 2010 Nomination – Mr. Hildebrandt
• 2009 Nomination – Paul Slaby
• 2008 Nomination - Paul Slaby
• 2008 Nomination – Mr. Hildebrandt
• 2007 Nomination – Mr. Hildebrandt
• 2007 Nomination – Mrs. Drummer
• 2006  Nomination * – Mr. Hildebrandt
• 2004 Nomination – Paul Slaby

Dean’s List Award

In an effort to recognize the leadership and devotion of some of FIRST’s most outstanding FRC students, FIRST has announced the creation of a new award for selected top students, the FIRST Dean’s List.

• 2010 Dean’s List Nomination – Dean Keithly
• 2010 Dean’s List Nomination - Eduardo Cerame

OCCRA Foundation Award

• OCCRA 2011 Foundation Award Entry
• OCCRA 2009 Foundation Award Entry

2006 FIRST Sacramento Regional Chairman’s Award Recipients

2006 FIRST Sacramento Regional Woodie Flowers Award Recipient – Warren Hildebrandt