UFH: Kathie Kentfield

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Thread created automatically to discuss UFH Honoree: Kathie Kentfield.

[Amanda Morrison]

Congratulations to Kathie Kentfield, our next Unsung FIRST Hero.

Kathie, especially from other non-engineering mentors like me, you should know just how much the ChiefDelphi and FIRST community appreciates your efforts. Thank you.

[Jon K.]

Congratulations MOM!!!!!!!!

Even though, Kathie Kentfield is my mom, she has done such amazing things for the FIRST community and my team in the past and for that I as well as RAGE thank her and support her in her future endeavors in FIRST.

Sorry, I know people don't like big font usually but I just had to.

[Freddy Schurr]

Kathie Kentfield is UFH, what, she deserves a bigger title call " Helping any or every Mentor in the World". Running NEMO and offering a lot of good advice to college mentors(myself) is worth a lot of thank yous. So thank you!

You rock!

[DCA Fan]

Kathie, Congrats to an amazing human being. Thanks for all you've done in FIRST

[JohnBoucher]

Congratulations Kathie. This is a well deserved honor.

I have to say that Kathie has been a bad influence on me and on my involvement with FIRST. It's tough when you know someone that CAN do it all. She makes it very tough on the rest of us. The rest of us are playing catchup.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Kathie,
I am so glad to be able to congratulate you on this award. Although all of us know that there are dedicated people working in the background that make this all work, it is nice to know a person who is formally recognized for their efforts. When that recognition comes from one's peers, it is very special indeed. Thanks, "mom".

[Peter Matteson]

If anything this is overdue. Kathie has worked like crazy to try and get in touch with other NEMs to provide them with many best practices for all those minor details that the rest of us forget. Like booking the bus.
Congrats

[dubious elise]

Way to go Kathie! It's great to hear about the other "Moms" that do so much for the FIRST community! Congratulations

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Kathie,
I am so glad to be able to congratulate you on this award. Although all of us know that there are dedicated people working in the background that make this all work, it is nice to know a person who is formally recognized for their efforts. When that recognition comes from one's peers, it is very special indeed. Thanks, "mom".

Seconded.

Congratulations, Kathie!

[Andy Brockway]

Congratulations Kathie! Your energy is an inspiration to me. Thank you for the support you have given the FIRST community both individually and through NEMO.

[Rosiebotboss]

Kathy,

I want to send along congratulations from Rosie to you.

Its people like you that make FIRST what it is today. Your work with RAGE and the founding of NEMO are examples to all of us of what can be accomplished with a lot of dedication and hard work.

Your cardiologist must be very confused when he sees the size of your heart. My bet is it is the size of Jack.

[Lisa Perez]

Congratulations, Ms. Kentfield!

[RoboMom]

I am grateful to the chiefdelphi forums for having this award for people like Kathie. We have met "in person" only 3 times, but email almost daily. There is so much that she did not include in her remarks above. Kathie sees the big picture in FIRST and is willing to jump in and help anyone. She has been the main organizer for numerous white papers which I have used as handouts in too many situations to count. I remember hearing "Everything I learned in FIRST.." for the first time in the arena in Trenton NJ as it was being read over the PA system and thinking "I've got to meet the person who wrote that!" Little did I know I would a few months later.

Kathie has worked very hard for all the teams. She will take on a task that no one else wants to because she realizes it needs to done. She has tenacity and is not afraid to stand up for what she thinks is best for the kids involved in this program and the overworked mentors. She is a gem.

You go girl!!!!

[Beth Sweet]

Congratulations Kathie! You are most certainly the type of person that this award was created for. Always there, always supportive, you are a fabulous mentor and a great person to win this award!