FIRST For Dummies

[Kyle Love]

Chapter 3: IndianaFIRST

Andy Baker- Andy is co-owner of AndyMark, he has been in FIRST for 10 years and in that time recieved a National Woodie Flowers award in 2003, he is also IRI's co-coordinator.

Mark Koors- Mark is the other half of AndyMark. He has been a veteran of FIRST since 1998. He is FTA for numerous FIRST regionals, championships and off season events. He has won a regional Woodie Flowers award.

Chris Fultz- Chris is a key engineer to Cyber Blue (234). He is also a co-coordinator of IRI. He has been a long time veteran to FIRST and is a vital contact for all Indiana teams with his deep knowledge of FIRST.

Bill Beatty- Commonly known as the creator of the BEAST. This veteran of FIRST is the driving force behind team 71, in his time with the team he has won 4 World Championships with the team. He was a National Woodie Flowers winner.

Steven "Flo" Florence- Flo is a key role with the Purdue FIRST programs and team 461 in West Lafayette. Through the schools in his area, he has numerous teams in FLL, FTC and 3 FRC teams. He is a regional Woodie Flowers winner.

Amanda Morrison- Amanda works at FIRST with the FTC. She has been a very crutial part of IndianaFIRST for many years now. She was a student on team 71 a few years ago. She is a very good contact for teams.

Team 234- This team is one of the most community involved teams in Indiana. They help co-host IRI and are very competitive in the competition. They are very knowledgeable in every part of the competition, from the robot to animation.

Team 71- This is the only team to win the Championships 4 times. They are always extremely competitive and always willing to help in anyway possible. They also are very active in their local community. They have multiple FLL teams.

Team 461- This team is the driving force behind the Boilermaker Regional. This team is very well known for their websites. They are very competitive in the robot competition and animation competition. This team is an ideal mentor team.

Team 45- The TechnoKats are a 16 year team. They have one Championship and are willing to mentor any teams wishing to start. They are competitive in the robot competition. They are very active in their local community also.



*I will add on to this later. If anyone has input PM it to me and I'll add it on.*