2008 Regional Chairman's Award Winners

[Freddy Schurr]

NJ regional: Team 1676, Pascack Pioneers

[Chuck Glick]

NASA/VCU: 1086, Blue Cheese

[Tottanka]

Midwest Regional: 71 Hammond

[Tetraman]

Finger Lakes Regional: 340 GRR

[Freddy Schurr]

NJ regional: Team 1676, Pascack Pioneers
NASA/VCU regional: Team 1086, Blue Cheese
Finger Lakes Regional: Team 340, GRR
Midwest Regional: Team 71, Hammond

[Chris Fultz]

NJ regional: Team 1676, Pascack Pioneers
NASA/VCU regional: Team 1086, Blue Cheese
Finger Lakes Regional: Team 340, GRR
Midwest Regional: Team 71, Hammond
Granite State: 126
Oregon: 1318
St. Louis: 932
PHX: 842
Kansas City: 1429
VCU (not posted yet)
San Diego: 812

Congratulations All

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Congrataulations one and all!

[arhajder]

I was just wondering what you guys did to achieve the awards? Like community service,etc.

[N7UJJ]

You can look at our Chairman's submission here: 2008
and pervious years submissions here: 2007
and
2006

Of course, these are just reports of what our team did and what we felt was appropriate to report that would be of interest to the judges. Achieving the award is a matter of judgment by some human beings that are looking at quite a few incredible teams.

After not winning a Chairman's Award, we wonder, "what could we have done better or I wonder what the judges were looking for...?" which, of course, is our competitive impulse talking. After a day or so, we realize that the things that we did, mostly, were not done for awards or recognition, but rather that they were fun or it was a very positive experience for us or others and it just grows year after year. More of a function of how much energy and time we invest.

Planning for the Chairman's Award a year ahead is great for brainstorming, but in the end, your team will do what is intrinsically satisfying to yourselves while being of service to others.

Since we are not bing involved in the judging process, we can only guess how the volunteers decide on the one winner. We tell our Chairman's team, after they have written the essay and practiced their presentation, that, if the judges are truly wise, they will study what the team has done (over three years?) and make their call. The Chairman's team (or essay or presentation) does/does not win the Chairman's Award, but rather the efforts of the entire current team and those who have graduated and parents and those who have been touched by your team. However, being humans, judges will possibly be influenced by the emotional impact of our presentation and the quality of the written work.

So, looking at other entries and seeking advice is good, but in the end, you will do what you do because it is satisfying and the Charmian's just happens (or not).

[Cactus_Robotics]

Congrats on Team 842 for Winning Arizona Chairmans 4yrs In a Row!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by Cactus_Robotics

Congrats on Team 842 for Winning Arizona Chairmans 4yrs In a Row!

Thanks!
Thanks for all the kinds words throughout the year. You guys rock! Are you going to any other regionals?

[ptran]

San Diego Regional
TEAM 812, THE MIDNIGHT MECHANICS.

This is our third Chairman's Award. Next Challenge: shipping kids off to Atlanta.

[Justin Montois]

It's MARS 1523 in Florida. Congrats Guys!

[Pavan Dave]

Congratulations to my friends up north in Detroit, Team 27 RUSH for winning the Chairman's Award!

[talltree357]

Congrats to 291 C.I.A. for winning chairmans at Pittsburgh. Always a great team and good competition in the finals!