Chairman's Award Concerns

[JaneYoung]

If the Chairman's Award has become mired in an atmosphere of distrust and needs policing, then it is the teams that should be held accountable for creating that atmosphere. All of the teams.

I have been on the receiving end of being told that our team has exaggerated what it has done in our community. The person who made the accusations was invited to spend time with our team and to see what we do in our shop and in our community. He did not take me up on my offer.

You can ask for videos of presentations and you can crowdsource the fact-checking if necessary. You can display the presentation teams on the field before eliminations and push them into an atmosphere of being fed to the lions.

Or, you can allow the process to work and rely on the credentials and credibility of the judges. Yes, there are ways to make the process more transparent - such as the suggestions that Jeff and Dr. Cameron have made. Their suggestions remind us of the value of our community not the need for self-appointed police.

Jane