Dr. Earl Scime, 2012 WFA winner, team 2614.

[Aren Siekmeier]

At the 2010 Championship in Atlanta, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Earl Scime and his son, Luke (who was later named a 2010 Dean's List Winner). It must run in the family. I could tell from the little I talked to him that he was very serious about and had done a lot to promote FIRST and STEM education in West Virginia, from the massive FLL program they got up and running to the FRC team itself, as well as probably countless other things we don't know about. It should be noted that he has accomplished all of this while also conducting research and serving as the chair of the physics department at WVU. Undoubtedly a very deserving leader and mentor for this award.

Congratulations, Dr. Earl Scime!