2007 Chairman's Honorable Mentions.

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Perhaps it should be changed to "Chairman's finalist" or "Chairman's nominee". Before the award, 3 or 4 finalists/nominees are announced, then the winner is announced from those 3 or 4 teams. Nobody is upset when they hear that they are a finalist/nominee, as they know that they are still in the running for the clock. The downside is that the other 37 teams know that they are already out, and they will be bummed.

Great Idea... and yes, from back in the day, I do remember it was done like this in the past (before their were regional CA winners). Honestly, I dont think the other teams would be bummed... We were one of the teams, and walked in knowing we were up against teams like MOE and teams that had a lot of history in it and some truly amazing programs, and were just incredibly excited that we had the chance to be able to present.

I think it would be helpful if FIRST brought back the HM award, or at the very least gave feedback sheets like they do at regionals.