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Re: pic: Mike Williams, then and now
Left: Mike Williams 2002, HS Soph. on 103 pictured with finalist award at PARC, the first competition he ever drove a robot in. Earlier that year he was the human player and helped win a Regional Championship at UTC.
Right: Mike Williams 2006, College Soph. on 1712, mentor and drive coach who helped lead the team to Highest Rookie Seed and Rookie All-Star awards in Philly.
In between Mike was part of several champion and runner-up finishes as a driver, was part of the 2003 team that won the Championship Chairman's Award, wrote the team business plan and WFA nomination that both won awards in 2004, and earned scholarship money for college, partly due to his participation in FIRST.
About 16 months ago Mike said to me, "Your new team is right down the street from me. I want in." 1712 couldn't be more thrilled today. Mike is proof that FIRST "works" and as wonderful as Mike was as a team member, he's even better as a mentor.
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