Award Submissions
Below are essays for the Chairman’s Award, Dean’s List, and Woodie Flowers Award. For Entrepreneurship, click here
Impact Award
The FIRST Impact Award (formerly Chairman’s Award) is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST. It was created to keep the central focus of FIRST Robotics Competition on the ultimate goal of transforming the culture in ways that will inspire greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology, as well as encouraging more of today’s youth to become science and technology leaders.
- 2023 Impact Essay
- 2023 Impact Questions
- 2021 Chairman’s Questions
- 2020 Chairman’s Essay
- 2019 Chairman’s Essay
- 2019 Chairman’s Questions
- 2018 Chairman’s Questions
- 2017 Chairman’s Executive Summary
- 2017 Chairman’s Questions
- 2016 Chairman’s Video
- 2016 Chairman’s Presentation
- 2015 Chairman’s Video
- 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.
- 2024 Nomination – Mr. Merlo
- 2023 Nomination – Mr. Sochanski
- 2022 Nomination – Mr. Savage
- 2021 Nomination – Mr. Bueltel
- 2020 Nomination – Mr. Savage
- 2016 Nomination – Mrs. Drummer
- 2015 Nomination – Mrs. McGruder
- 2014 Nomination – Mr. Ceisel
- 2013 Nomination – Mr. Drummer
- 2012 Nomination – Mr. Clark
- 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 students, FIRST has created an award for selected top students, the FIRST Dean’s List.
- 2024 Nominations – Aarush Gota, Jay Modi
- 2023 Nomination – Arjit Agarwal (award @ Standish Sterling District, Finalist @ MSC)
- 2016 Nomination – Megan Sochanski (award @ Centerline District, finalist @ MSC)
- 2014 Nomination – Sydney Micklas (finalist at MSC)
- 2010 Dean’s List Nomination – Dean Keithly
- 2010 Dean’s List Nomination – Eduardo Cerame
OCCRA Foundation Award
2018 FIRST Kettering Chairman’s Award
2017 FIRST Kettering Chairman’s Award
2017 FIRST Michigan State Championships Chairman’s Award
2015 FIRST Traverse City District Chairman’s Award
2006 FIRST Sacramento Regional Chairman’s Award
2006 FIRST Sacramento Regional Woodie Flowers Award Recipient – Warren Hildebrandt
