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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky
Our mentor won WFFA this year. He did not have anything to do with the engineering of the robot.
I think instead of recognizing more mentors we should recognize more students. And maybe do it a little better then a slip of paper.
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I think Dean's list right now is fine to be honest. It does a good job recognizing students for their work. I'm not just speaking for myself either but most Dean's List winners/finalists I know continue to stay involved in FIRST whether it be volunteering, mentoring, or other methods. If the goal of the award is to recognize true leaders in the FIRST community then it's doing a good job at it because those past winners are still leading the way regardless of there being an award or not. The gift bag was cool, but it's honestly the thing I cared least about when all is said and done.
In regards to WFA finalists being more prestigious than Dean's List Finalist awards, I think that is fine. In Dean's list, you are competing against other students with roughly the same level of experience. For WFA, the eventual winner is being compared to every other top mentor at the event with many applicants having decades of experience and working with teams. It's usually a lifelong commitment that is being recognized so that's why it's probably more prestigious.