Political Activism "Dean's Homework"

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Zero-Bee

Thanks. But it's still kinda dissapointing. The most I got was simply those automated email responces that anyone can get, and are mostly generic "I get alot of letters, I'll try to get to your in a timely manner" and that load of stuff.

But, what can you do? I guess just try harder next time.

Anyhow, your post did make me feel a bit better, so thanks again.

Andrew, I am just seeing this post. The teams in Maryland and the organizers of the Chesapeake Regional did an A+ job this year with Dean's Homework, so don't think that your letters didn't help. Just to sum up:

Chesapeake Regional
Government Officials in Attendance

(See photo gallery at www.chesapeakefirst.org & Bios of all who spoke at Regional Event attached)

Chuck Campbell Deputy Chief Information Office, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jon W. Dudas Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Dr. Delores Etter Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development and Acquisition
Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
* The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez U. S. Secretary of Commerce
Eugene Huang White House Fellow, U. S. Department of Treasury
Dave Lavery Telerobotics Technology Program Manager, Program Executive for Solar System Exploration, NASA headquarters
Dr. Kathie L. Olsen Deputy Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
B. J. Penn Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment
Terri Prayer Program Development Specialist for the State Office for Career and Technology Education & School-to-Careers for the District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, D.C.
Honorable John Sarbanes U. S. House of Representatives (MD, 3rd District)
Capt. Rick White U.S. Navy Director Engineering and Weapons Division, USNA
Benjamin Wu Assistant Secretary for the Capital Region, Senior Advisor for Technology Policy for the State of Maryland

In Attendance:
Honorable Curt Anderson House of Delegates, State of Maryland
Kimberly M. Brodie Special Assistant Office of Educational Technology
US Department of Education
Christian Caballero White House Fellow, U S Department of Agriculture
John Calvert, Administrator, Inventors Assistance Program, USPTO
Jason Scott Dean White House Fellow, U S Department of Education
Honorable John Doll Commissioner for Patent Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Jeffrey William Eggers White House Fellow, National Security Council
Tony Fowler U S Department of Education
Honorable Peter Franchot Comptroller, State of Maryland
Dr. Patrica Gruber Director of Research, Office of Naval Research, U S Department of the Navy
Miguel Damian Howe White House Fellow, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Adam Jacoff NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
William Jeffrey Director, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Bedouin Leclerc Joseph White House Fellow, Office of Management and Budget
Kathie Kirik Program Analyst, Office of the Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
Frederick William Kacher White House Fellow, Homeland Security Agency
Westley Watende Moore White House Fellow, U S Department of State
Michael E. Newman, Director Media Relations Public & Business Affairs NIST
Denise Nooe Office of U S Senator Barbara Mikulski
Jocelyn Jones Pickford White House Fellow, U S Internal Revenue Service
George Ruiz White House Fellow, U S Department of Veterans Affairs
Lena Sene White House Fellow U S Department of Housing and Urban Development
Brigid Smith Director of Government, Business & Community Affairs Office of Congressman John Sarbanes, U S House Of Representatives
Mark DuBois Smith White House Fellow NASA
Jeffrey Daniel Stern White House Fellow, U. S. Department of Interior
Mark Vincent Vlasic White House Fellow, Department of Defense
Albert J. Wavering Chief, Intelligent Systems Division, NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

State of Maryland official acts by the Governor on behalf of FIRST:

1. Team 1719 successfully submitted the proposal:
Governor O'Malley proclaimed Friday, March 16, 2007 as FIRST Robotics Challenge Program Day in Maryland

2. On April 17, 2007
The 350+ mentors in FIRST from Maryland have been selected to receive a "2007 Governor's Volunteer Service Award for Youth."
Successful submission of the proposal (originally was for an individual) by Jenny Beatty.

Attendance by MD Congressional Delegation

Team 1111 invited Congressman Sarbanes and Senator Mikulski to Chesapeake.