[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by JesseK

It has been said and needs to be restated:

Chairman's Award is not about the submission; it is about the process.

Very true. And despite the "points just to submit", only 40 teams in the state (out of 180+!) Submitted last year. And that is up significantly from where we were just a few years ago. From most of what I've heard, those submitting are doing so seriously, and not just throwing it forget the night before. Including this in the states criteria has helped to inspire teams to put in the effort and go for it, even if they look at it and say "there's no way we will win against team XXXX at our regional... They seem to win it every year and do so much more than we do!" I'll leave it to other to post there results, but I know for my team that, even though we've never won, doing the submission and presentation has helped us grow and succeed as a team overall.