Although the Lead and alternative contact in TIMS cannot see the the submission itself, they are able to see which student submitted it and what day it was submitted on. So being 100% anonymous in your nomination/submission is pretty much impossible, as the 2 lead mentors will be able to see which of the 4 designated students submitted for the award.
If you look in the administrative manual from 2014*, Section 6.9 outlines the intent and submission guidelines for the Woodie Flowers Award. Section 6.9.2 specifically states that it is solely up to the students to select a nominee for the award:
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High school students on a FIRST Robotics Competition team may nominate one (1) adult team member as their Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (WFFA) candidate. The students will describe how this mentor has given them the best understanding of the challenges, opportunities and satisfaction involved in the discipline of engineering and design. Professor Flowers will lead the past Championship Woodie Flowers Award (WFA) recipients as they judge and select the Finalists and the Championship recipient based on student essays.
This award recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job of motivation through communication while also challenging the students to be clear and succinct in recognizing the value of communication. As such, it is very important that this be a student-led effort and a student decision. Team mentors should direct their students to the online entry site and let the high school students decide whom to nominate. Adults can help edit, but this must be a student-led effort, since any team mentor is eligible. Authors must be clearly identified as high school students in the online submission.
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*Note: This excerpt is from the 2014 Administrative Manual. Although it is unlikely to be significantly altered, I would highly recommend re-reading the new 2015 Administrative Manual when it is released