Is the Chairman's Award fixed? I believe so.....

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Posted by Greg Mills.

Engineer on team #16, Baxter Bomb Squad, from Mountain Home and Baxter Healthcare.

Posted on 8/3/2000 9:34 AM MST


In Reply to: Is the Chairman's Award fixed? I believe so, YES posted by Hector on 8/3/2000 8:50 AM MST:



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I think what we all take exception to is the word 'Fixed' The implications of that statement sre offensive. Do teams with resources have any advantage? Without a doubt! But should they be ashamed because of good fourtune? I think most would agree with a statement that 'Teams with money have a better chance of winning'. But not just because they have money but because they chose to use that money! Much has been made in the past about the support of GM & Delphi - should those students be penalized because they have the good fortune to be associated with far-sighted sponsors? Look at what has come from that (quickly off the top of my head) - teams such as #45, 47, 64, 65, 67, 68 etc.. I'm not talking about robots, I'm talking about teams. I remember those guys because of the teams. Money and resources do not by themselves build programs such as these. Don't diminish the work of these guys because they have more money. I am proud to have made friends on each of these teams (along with many others) and am proud for their accomplishments. I'm also sure that I would be proud of what others are doing if I had the chance to see it.

I have seen our team as one with an almost unlimited budget and I have seen our team not knowing if we had enough money to make it - guess what - we were the same folks with the same ideals.

Greg