UFH: Thomas Dale Nader

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Name: Thomas Dale Nader
Date Honored: 10-31-2003
Years involved w/FIRST: 6
FIRST Team(s): General Motors Milford Proving Ground &, Huron Valley Schools (0067)
Role: Coach and Driver
Quote: "Set screws inhale audibly." - Woodie Flowers
Bio: Thomas Nader has spent six years in FIRST, dedicating his mentoring (and driving skills) for the H.O.T. Team, #67. Tom is from Milford, Michigan, where he does electromagnetic compatibility testing for General Motors. Tom has been drive team coach, booster club president, H.O.T. truck driver, playing field builder, and self described ‘finder of everything for the team’.

Tom is a enthusiastic member of FIRST, becoming very involved in the H.O.T. team and the game. One of his favorite memories comes from Ladder Logic. “Harper College, last match before the finals. The last ball in the goal was only half in, not over half in the goal. After many minutes of waiting, the refs said ‘no goal’ for the last ball. That sent us home early, and I was biting off my lower lip. My fellow team members stood up and cheered the refs’ call that put us out of the finals, [for the sake of] sportsmanship! This was the lesson that my fellow team members have to me. Thank you H.O.T. Team!!!”

Tom lists his accomplishments as “Many Regional victories, Scores of technical Awards, Teams helping teams HOT truck to move equipment of other teams around this GREAT country of ours, Getting more team members into an engineering career, having both of my son’s on the Team, Starting up new teams.”

Tom also gives us some advice for fellow FIRSTers: “Remember why we are here…These young people need us and we need them. For without these young people we will be doomed to a life without inventors, scientist, engineers, and leaders. The job we do today will not be know for many years to come, but when it does come stand proud and say I was there, I was in F.I.R.S.T. I made a difference and helped make true Heroes of Tomorrow.”

Congratulations to Tom Nader of the H.O.T. Team, #67. You are a valuable contribution to the FIRST community.


Nominated By: Beth Sweet