2006 Chairman's Award Winners

[wheeler]

It is that time again.
We need to create a thread to list the 2006 Chairman's Award Winners in one thread.

[Koko Ed]

Alot of old warriors are getting rewarded for their long good works this year.
25, 45, 71, 190, 192.
It's like a who's who of FIRST!

[wheeler]

Here is the current list from the FIRST site
BAE -- 190
NJ -- 25
VCU -- 384
Pacific NW -- 492
Arizona -- 842
Buckeye -- 48
Finger Lakes -- ?
Florida -- 233
Great Lakes -- 66
Pitt -- 365
St. Louis -- 71
UTC -- 236
Boilermaker -- 45
Chesapeake -- 612
Detroit -- 217
Midwest -- 111
Peachtree -- 1002
Silicon Valley -- 192

[Jay Trzaskos]

Here is the current list from the FIRST site
BAE -- 190
NJ -- 25
VCU -- 384
Pacific NW -- 492
Arizona -- 842
Buckeye -- 48
Finger Lakes -- 340
Florida -- 233
Great Lakes -- 66
Pitt -- 365
St. Louis -- 71
UTC -- 236
Boilermaker -- 45
Chesapeake -- 612
Detroit -- 217
Midwest -- 111
Peachtree -- 1002
Silicon Valley -- 192

Come on Ed, you forgot who won at your own home regional?

JT

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Jay Trzaskos

Here is the current list from the FIRST site
BAE -- 190
NJ -- 25
VCU -- 384
Pacific NW -- 492
Arizona -- 842
Buckeye -- 48
Finger Lakes -- 340
Florida -- 233
Great Lakes -- 66
Pitt -- 365
St. Louis -- 71
UTC -- 236
Boilermaker -- 45
Chesapeake -- 612
Detroit -- 217
Midwest -- 111
Peachtree -- 1002
Silicon Valley -- 192

Come on Ed, you forgot who won at your own home regional?

JT

Eh. 340 wins all the time....

[Rick TYler]

In another thread several people were indicating that having 192 the CA winner at Silicon Valley was a Big Deal. Can anyone share why that should be the case? Is there a backstory on 192 that we need to know about?

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Rick TYler

In another thread several people were indicating that having 192 the CA winner at Silicon Valley was a Big Deal. Can anyone share why that should be the case? Is there a backstory on 192 that we need to know about?

The team was shut down last year and did not compete due to a number of problems. Bill Dunbar brought the team back this year, and also won the WFA. We're all really proud of them!

Note: Edited, didn't want to open any wounds. Thank you to Chris Fultz and Dave Lavery for pointing this out.

[Ryan Dognaux]

I'm so happy to hear that Gunn Robotics Team won Chairmans. GRT team 192 is an amazing team and it was very unfortunate that they had to stop for a year. To come back after being out of FIRST for a year and win the Chairmans Award is nothing short of amazing.

[Rick TYler]

Thank you. Now I remember the story -- it was between students, right? IIRC, the allegations were not made against mentor(s).

[dlavery]

I really don't care about the particulars of the unfortunate and isolated problems that they had last year. Those issues are documented elsewhere, and do not need to be re-hashed here. I am much more interested in hearing about their obviously successful efforts to rebuild their team, restore an effective program, and gain the support of an entire community. For any team to come back after a year off and create a Chairmans Award-worthy effort is an amazing feat. Bill Dunbar is a class act, and more than deserving of the WFA. This is a group from which I want to learn. I want to hear the details of their efforts from this year!

-dave

[Joel Walmsley]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

I'm so happy to hear that Gunn Robotics Team won Chairmans. GRT team 192 is an amazing team and it was very unfortunate that they had to stop for a year. To come back after being out of FIRST for a year and win the Chairmans Award is nothing short of amazing.

Im on the Gunn Robotics Team (GRT) and it was big deal for us to win but it wasn't Mr. Dumbar he originally said that there would be no team this year but there were a 2 kids that realy wanted it to happen and thats why it did. We are going to nationals this year and i hope to see you all there

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by Jay Trzaskos

Here is the current list from the FIRST site
BAE -- 190
NJ -- 25
VCU -- 384
Pacific NW -- 492
Arizona -- 842
Buckeye -- 48
Finger Lakes -- 340
Florida -- 233
Great Lakes -- 66
Pitt -- 365
St. Louis -- 71
UTC -- 236
Boilermaker -- 45
Chesapeake -- 612
Detroit -- 217
Midwest -- 111
Peachtree -- 1002
Silicon Valley -- 192

Come on Ed, you forgot who won at your own home regional?

JT

How many of these teams are multiple year winners. I know many of them have won 2 and 3 straight years. Also does anyone know if any of these teams was a former honorable mention or runner up at Championship or Nats. I was just wondering if we are going to get a 254 or a 67 this year. Who else would like to see a 300+ team win it this year?

[santosh]

So far, 1002, 236 and 111 are the only repeat winners that I know. team 1002 has won it 3 in a row at ptree. And 236 at UTC. Congrats to the BEAST team 71 for winning their first Chairman's AWard.

[Tim Delles]

okay so 340 has won both FLR Chairmans awards.

[Andy Baker]

Looking at those team numbers, I feel sorry for the judges in Atlanta who must make a decision and pick only 1 winner. Good luck to all.

Andy B.