[A-marie]

While there is no rule as to how many times one can be nominated, whether or not to implement a limit should be discussed by the team as a whole, in order to keep favoritism from occuring in the future. I write the essays for Dean's List and Woody Flower's nominees from FIRST Team Fusion 364 and we have agreed to set no limit, because the essay must reflect a mentor's impact on the team, and if the team consistently believes a mentor is deserving, it shows in the essay. To nominate someone less deserving, because of a limit, would gain much less enthusiasm from the team. Each year, the Team Fusion nominations are based on team opinions which are collected through random mentor interviews and student interviews for each award respectively. For the last three years, the same mentor has received the nomination for Woody Flower's (although each year, it remains confidential) due to his unique interactions with the students, and we honor their opinions by nominating him each year, regardless of past nominations. Titles like Senior Mentor generally don't affect the decision, because it is only a title, and the board will expect you to prove his worth with details. This year, our nominee won, so the 2013 nomination will go to the next most deserving mentor regardless of title, or, if one is lacking, the team may not submit a nomination.