[Freddy Schurr]

I recently had a talk with a good friend/mentor about the Mentor of the Year Nominations and the entire contest. I have come to the realization that my name should have not been included as a nominee since I am the lead for the organization. The reason my name came on this list was because someone email a nomination and I decided to put all 4 nominations I recieved in the running for the award. When the list of nominees came out, some members though since it is my first year as a mentor and the lead for the MU! organization, my name should not have been on the list. When I heard the news today about this, I agree with these members and have decided to take my name off for the Mentor of the Year contest. I agree that these mentors who have been in FIRST for a long time should be recognize for their achievements and successes that they have contributed to their teams. In no way was I trying to take the "limelight" away from these mentors, I was just including all the nominations that I received in the email for the award. Again, I sincerely apologize to my fellow mentors and the CD community regarding this matter.