Karthik Kanagasabapathy Waterloo WFA

[Beth Sweet]

I just got the call, Karthik (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=1777) is the Waterloo WFA winner! Congrats Karthik, what a well deserved honor! :D

[Kyle]

Congratulations!!! That is great, Congratulations to Karthik, a most deserving WFA winner.

[Rich Kressly]

more great news ....
congrats Karthik!!!

[Jaine Perotti]

Congratulations Karthik! Another FIRST mentor who I have not ever met, but who I know has done a multitude of great things to win this award!

Thank you so much,
Jaine

[techtiger1]

Congratulations Karthik! Another FIRST mentor who I have not ever met, but who I know has done a multitude of great things to win this award!

Thank you so much,
Jaine


Definitely !!! What Jaine said. :D congrats

[Cory]

Booya!!!!!

You da man, Karthik!

[Vince lau]

congrats Karthik

[Arefin Bari]

Wait... is this really true or just a dream?

I talked to Karthik right before he left for the regional and next thing I know he got the WFA Award... this is awesome. Congratulation Karthik, very well deserved.

p.s.- Party at Karthik's house saturday night. ::runs away for life :ahh: ::

[Yan Wang]

Congrats, Karthik! I'll look out for you next weekend.

[Ali Ahmed]

On behalf of my team and I congrats Karthik. We met briefly in Atlanta and I know you deserved this award.

[K.Shaw]

congrat man! great job being an awsome mentor! tho i have yet to meet u...haha :D :yikes:

[Billfred]

I suspect his face looked like this (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?s=&action=single&picid=4987&direction=DESC&sort=date&perrow=5&trows=10&quiet=Verbose). (Nobody PM me on this one--it's been done (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29970&highlight=caption+contest).)

Humorous pictures aside, congrats, Karthik!

[Ted Boucher]

Congratulations Karthik!!!!!



p.s.- Party at Karthik's house saturday night.

BOOYA.. Arefin, count me in! lol

[thoughtful]

I must say, he really deserved it. Congrats and thankyou for putting in all that time in FIRST :) .

[Greg Perkins]

allright...i need to find a von dutch hat and be just as cool as karthik!

hey man, only met you 2 times...but hell, it seemed like i knew you much longer...you really open up to anyone. you more than deserved this, and congrats!!!

[tkwetzel]

Congratulations Karthik....such a great mentor that I have yet to meet.

[Bill Gold]

BOOYA! Congrats Karthik. You hella deserve this, man. Yet another UFH turned WFA winner...

[Joshua May]

Congrats Karthik Kanagasa... eh, too tired to spell your name.

Great job, this is very well-deserved.

[Lisa Rodriguez]

Congrats Karthik!!!
Although i have never met you, i have heard and seen some of the great things you've done for FIRST. A award well deserved!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arefin Bari
p.s.- Party at Karthik's house saturday night.


BOOYA.. Arefin, count me in! lol
me too! I'll bring Ogre too, he need to get out more;)

[Josh Hambright]

Wow, Congrats Kartik!

You definately deserve this honor, some would say they broke the mold of what a FIRSTer can be when they made you! Well atleast they broke the part that makes your hair....

Your an amazing man, congrats!

[miketwalker]

That's awesome Karthik! Great job man!

[Ashley Weed]

Wow!! ... I completely missed this thread, I kept thinking it was your UFH thread being regenerated........


OMG!!!!


....... Congratulations Karthik!



:yikes:

[Ian Mackenzie]

Looks like I'm the first person to post who was actually there...I was out on the field as part of the referee line for hand-shaking during the awards, so I had a front-row seat. The look on his face was absolutely priceless...sort of like the one you linked to, Billfred, but a little more on the "stunned and speechless" side. I've lived with the guy for close to a full year now, and I've never seen him so completely at a loss for words. Congratulations Karthik, and kudos to 1114 for the nomination!

[Bharat Nain]

Wow.. awesome.. Congratulations Karthik.. very well deserved. Great going.

[tml240]

I would also like to congratulate Karthik for the WFA and thank him for another great regional in Canada... That also goes to the organizing committe also :)

[omutton]

WOW KARTHIK!!!! Talk about a deserving mentor! When Karthik won, he was speechless! I have never seen that man speechless! Congrats Karthik, you really deserrved that award!

[Sunjit]

Congrats Karthik on becoming the WFA winner.
From 1241 to u

[tiffany34990]

Congrads!! you surely deserve this honor! congrads again and good luck winning @ nationals

[Chris Sturrock]

What a day, thats all I can say. yesterday Karthik won the WFA, I was so happy, I almost ran out on the field and jumped on him! Although, I did jump on Karthik today when we won our Rookie Inspiration Award.

[shyra1353]

Congratulations Karthik!! Truly well deserved ...

[Alex Cormier]

what a honor! i bet you will enjoy it! congrats

[JVN]

WHOA!

Karthik,
Of all the coaches I've worked with, you're definitely not the worst. ;)

Seriously though... you're the man. Congratulations on this obviously well deserved honor.

College mentors, represent!

-JV

[Travis Hoffman]

There are many awards in this world that I know Karthik would never have a shot at winning...most notably, a Grammy. :p However, the "Woodie" and Mr. Kanagasabapathy were made for each other. Congratulations, buddy, and keep up the great work!

[Andy Brockway]

Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Congratulations, Karthik,
Your team knows more than any of us how much you deserve this award, thank goodness they are a good judge of charachter. Hope to see you in Atlanta.
Congratulations!

[Amanda Morrison]

Congratulations, Karthik! So entirely well deserved. I don't think half of FIRST knew of your tireless dedication.

... I also don't think they know how to spell Kanagasabapathy, as nobody in this thread has yet. :)

[Karthik]

Thank you, you're far too kind.

I've had a weekend to try and gather my thoughts, yet they're still not organized in any sort of way. I apologize for the length of this message, but I really want to take this time to thank all of the people involved in this.

Ian and Oliver are correct, I was completely speechless. When the award was being announced, I was standing beside Rob Gorbet and Mark Breadner, behind the scorers table. Event Manager extraordinaire, Steve Krawic suddenly came up to me took away my headset and walkie talkie. At this point I had no idea what was going on. I missed part of the award description being read by Ian McEwan, because I was trying to figure out why my headset was taken away. (I get really engrossed in simple things) Next thing I know, Mr. Breadner and Rob are gone. At this point I'm seriously confused. I was like "Do I have the plague or something?" Then I hear Ian announce my name. My jaw dropped. I probably would have cried, but I was too shocked to shed a tear. As I enter the field, I see that Mr. B and Rob have joined the end of the congratulations line.

I don't think I've ever had a prouder moment. Seeing the looks of joy on the faces of my kids, that was priceless. Especially my nominator, Emerald Church. Em's like a little sister to me. I get teary eyed just thinking about the thoughtfulness of her and the team nominating me.

I just want to thank everyone who I've ever come in contact with in FIRST, I'm here today because of all of you. Special thanks to the following people;

My original mentors Mr. Mark Breadner and Mr. Roly Anderson. They took a punk of a 16 year old, and somehow taught me to be so much more.

Team 1114 Executive Sponsor, Steve Rourke for not only providing me with the opportunity to work with Team 1114, but taking me under his wing and teaching me how to be a leader. Team 1114 lead teacher, Greg Phillips for showing me that a good mentor shouldn't let personal feelings get in the way of doing the right thing. These two men are my mentors. I lookup to them with great respect.

Derek Bessette for showing me that a mentor can lead a team, without constantly barking out orders. Ian Mackenzie for always finding new ways to inspire me, and for being a constant beacon of gracious professionalism. Whenever I come up with an ill-advised idea, Ian is always there to stop me.

I'm still getting used being a regional WFA winner. I have always held this award in the highest esteem, and I never thought that I would be part of this distinguished group. Thank you to the WFA committee for recognizing me with this honour.

I'd like to end by saying, wow, this is pretty freakin' cool. :)

[Steve W]

I waited till after Karthik posted because of all the good material he leaves for me. To see him speechless was a thing to marvel at. I know how much this award means to him and how he feels that he is not up to the level of those that he looks up to. Karthik I told you once and I will say it again, You are inspiring. The energy that you give out about FIRST makes people take a second look. When they do they get hooked. You may not feel that you deserved this award but the judging panel did and so do all of the people that you come in contact with. A BIG congrats!!!!!!

PS - Don't let your head swell faster than you can grow hair. It's already becoming an issue. :D