Thank you all for your helpful responses. On 1250, no one even knows there is an Inventor award. I guess that tells you how important CAD is on the team.
In defense of the team, there is a shortage of computing facilities to perform this work so a single designer is doing it at home. More an exercise in documenting the design rather than design to build.
As this was posted in the CAD section, I am not surprised to find that most of the responses were on a positive note. Maybe I'll try in the general forum and see what happens.
Good luck with all your entries!