[LeelandS]

I've bee lazy with this, and since I haven't resurrected a thread in a while, I thought this was a good one to revive. Barry messaged me when this thread was still young that we could have multiple people. So, to resurrect this thread, I'm going to give a portion of the (extremely long) list of people I try to emulate in FIRST.

Justin Montois, 340 - I admire Justin most for his love of the program and FIRST. Justin, a mentor of a team who has one numerous Chairman's awards in a row, consistently shows me his love of FIRST through at-competition work, CD involvement, and his hosting of FRCTop25, Mike and Justin ITM. I'm proud to call Justin a good friend, in addition to a role model.

"Koko" Ed Patterson, 191 - I try to emulate (though it's a near impossible feat) Ed's dedication to FIRST. Ed is known as a serial volunteer, and for good reason. This list of events he volunteers at (usually as Head Queue) is insurmountable. And not only regionals and champs, but off-season events, including IRI and Ruckus. Another person I'm proud to call my friend, Ed is a continuous role-model to me. Whether he's volunteering at an event or running a Fantasy FIRST Draft.

Andy Baker, 3940 - What I try to emulate most about Andy is his contributions to the program. Like Ed, Andy is dedicated to the program. And, as a Woodie Flowers Award winner, he has found ways to contribute in so many ways. His most notable contribution is founding, alongside Mark Koors, AndyMark, a company that sponsors FIRST with the Kit of Parts, and sells equipment to FIRST team. Another thing I admire about Andy that tells me he is a great mentor is his team mentorship. He mentored 45 for years, but left for CyberTooth when his daughter was of age. It's tough, to leave a well established team for a less well off one (I'm kinda of doing it now, except the new team isn't a rookie), but Andy did it.

Karthik Kanagasabapathy, 1114 - I like to consider Karthik a friend, though we don't interact very much. What I try to emulate most about Karthik is his laid back nature. When (if) I grow up, I want to be like Karthik (in a way). I don't want to be a crazy old coot who locks himself in his basement and makes robots all day. Karthik takes FRC seriously, but not to the point of obsession. He's cool. Laid back. He's just an awesome guy in general. There are a lot of things I like about Karthik. He's an amazing MC, committed member of CanadaFIRST, and someone who truly loves FIRST, his team, and every other team. He's a guy I want to be like in the future.