[Cory]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

Pretty much the same deal with us. Two essays were sent to FIRST via e-mail before 1:30 pm because our students don't have internet access in school. A call to FIRST indicated that they weren't able to accept the e-mail submission.

The real problem is that this award shouldn't be submitted by a student. But, FIRST didn't have time to develop an alternative submission method, so they were stuck with using STMPLGIS (or student TIMS).

Selecting the nominee(s) and essay writing should be done by mentors, otherwise it's a popularity contest (or worse). The notion that a student would read my assessment of the capabilities, commitment, contributions of a peer doesn't sit very well with me. That kind of evaluation should be kept discrete.

We made a fake account with the student TIMS so the mentors could submit.