2012 Annual Report

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2012 Annual Report

2012 Annual Report
w w w . u s f i r s t. o r g
CHANGE The future
with the mission to inspire
young people to be science and technology
CHANGE The CULTURE
you can help The Change continue
leaders by engaging them in exciting,
Mentor-based robotics and research programs
Learn the full FIRST story and its phenomenal growth path at
www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms
that build science, engineering, and technology
skills; inspire innovation; and foster self-confidence,
team-building, and leadership.
FIRST® is about changing our culture…
for the better. More than 20 years ago, Dean Kamen, a
pioneering inventor, saw a culture where celebrities and
sports stars were celebrated and revered, and scientists
and engineers were not. He believed that the world’s
future would depend on getting more kids from every
background interested in and turned on to science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) so that they
Over these two decades, what FIRST has
accomplished is nothing short of awe-inspiring,
experiencing meteoric growth, attracting hundreds of
thousands of youth worldwide (along with tens
of thousands of adult Volunteers and thousands
of Sponsors) who have discovered that
they can be anything they want to be and whose
Today, even the worlds of
entertainment and professional
sports are rushing in to
celebrate what FIRST is accomplishing
and to help spread the word.
life paths have been forever changed.
might seek education and careers in these fields.
With the help of many, FIRST (For Inspiration
2012
Season Highlights
and Recognition of Science and Technology)
was established as a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit public charity
White House Honors
President Barack Obama recognized seven
FIRST students for their innovative ideas,
teamwork, and patent-pending inventions
at the White House Science Fair.
Mentors Fly High
Innovation Celebration
The Global Innovation Award for FIRST ® LEGO® League
teams was awarded to two teams for their food safety ideas;
the FIRST Future Innovator Award was introduced
to recognize FIRST ® Tech Challenge and
FIRST ® Robotics Competition teams for creativity in
effectively solving a real-world, complex problem.
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24 FIRST Mentors were invited
to fine tune their leadership
skills at the U.S. Air Force
Leadership Experience at
Cape Canaveral.
w w w . u s f i r s t. o r g / C H A N G E
New Inspirational Alliances
A Strategic Alliance was formed with the
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as well as
Alliances with the National Parent Teacher
Association and the Yale Science
and Engineering Association.
FIRST Championship
will.i.am, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and
numerous Fortune 100 CEOs joined
a record 646 teams at the 2012
FIRST Championship.
One Million Strong
FIRST LEGO League celebrated an
amazing milestone — more than one
million experiences provided to children
around the world over 13 years.
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2004
CHANGE young minds
1997
FIRST
IN HISTORY
1989
Founded by inventor
Dean Kamen to inspire
passion in young
people for science
and technology
1992
28 teams
compete in inaugural
FIRST® Robotics Competition
(FRC®)
FIRST
PROGRAMS
1996
Inaugural FIRST®
Scholarship awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute (WPI)
A
Progression
of four programs
Grades K-3
Teams explore today’s scientific
challenges, then present their research
using a LEGO® model with moving
parts and a “Show-Me” poster.
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1995
Inaugural Championship
held at Walt Disney
World’s Epcot Center
Founding Sponsors
join forces to kickstart
FIRST growth rate
Grades 4-8
Guided by FLL Core Values, teams
build LEGO®-based autonomous robots
and develop research projects based
on a real-world Challenge that
changes annually.
1998
FIRST and the
LEGO Group agree
to form a junior
robotics program
with 200 teams
in pilot year
Junior FIRST® LEGO®
League (Jr.FLL®)
launched, bringing
the FIRST experience
to children ages 6 to 9
2007
2005
FIRST® Tech Challenge
(FTC®) introduced as
a pilot to provide
a more accessible
FIRST program
For ages 6 to 18; gets young
people involved early, developing
skills and building confidence, keeping
them engaged through high school.
President George W. Bush
honors FIRST teams at
the White House;
FIRST introduces
Alliance program
2010
Teams honored by President
Barack Obama at White House
Science Fair; FIRST® LEGO® League
FLL celebrates 1,000,000
(FLL®) Global Innovation
experiences; FIRST
Award introduced
Scholarships reach $15
million; FIRST reaches
280,000
youth through
Strategic Partner
100,000
Volunteers
designation created
2012
2008
for outstanding
FIRST Sponsors
Grades 7-12
Students learn to think like engineers and
produce an engineering notebook to document
their progress. Teams develop strategies, build
robots from a reusable kit of parts, and
compete head to head.
2011
will.i.am attends FIRST
Championship; features FTC
and FRC in “i.am FIRST®:
Science is Rock and Roll” TV
special on the ABC network
Grades 9-12
Mentored by professional engineers, teams
compete with 120-pound robots of their own
design in this varsity Sport for the Mind™,
combining the excitement of sport with the
rigors of science and technology.
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2012 Amazing Numbers
280,000+
Youth participants worldwide (ages 6 to 18)
100,000
Adult Volunteers
8,000,000+
Donated hours
50/60+
U.S. States/Countries
Dean Kamen
Walter P. Havenstein
Founder
Chairman of the Board
word wherever you can. With your
$15,000,000
Scholarships available
help and support, we hope to see FIRST
flourish in all of our schools and community
Over two
decades ago,
CHANGE The world
the FIRST organization came
where the values of young people
Volunteers, thousands of companies big and small,
were skewed toward entertainment and
sports and entertainment moguls, and government
sports. Our goal was, and still is, to create
leaders have grown our once tiny organization into a
a world where science and technology is
global force for change, we are still far from reaching
recognized and celebrated. We imagine
our goal. Far too many teachers and students have
a world where young people can be
yet to discover FIRST, or do not have the opportunity
exposed to the fun and excitement of
to get involved. We continue to pursue our mission by
science and technology in hopes that
working to make FIRST available to every student who
they choose it as a career path,
wants to participate.
While decades of effort and investment
by hundreds of thousands of adult
What Numbers
can you Add To?
that FIRST can help produce.
www.usfirst.org/donate
army of people from many fields who lend their
together to help change a world
technological leaders.
next generation of inspired scientists and engineers
We offer our heartfelt gratitude to a small
®
becoming tomorrow’s so very needed
organizations. Our world desperately needs the
It takes an active and engaged community to
influence, time, and resources to help us effect
change: President Barack Obama; entertainment
mogul will.i.am; NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar;
key government representatives; numerous
Fortune 100 CEOs; members of the FIRST Board
of Directors; and so many more who offer their
brilliance and vision. Our sincere and humble
gratitude to our growing and indispensable
collection of Volunteers, Sponsors, Mentors,
teachers, parents, friends, and fans who make
We continue to commit ourselves
to the task of making FIRST programs
available to every child who dreams big, and
to every adult who believes in the importance
of developing our next technological wonders.
FIRST run and help it grow. Thank you all!
make these changes. What can you do?
Volunteer locally. Become a Mentor. Help raise funds.
Sponsor a team. Commit your company’s
time, people, and resources.
Help spread the
How to talk like
a FIRST fan
Coopertition®
Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder
Walter P. Havenstein, FIRST Chairman
Compete like crazy, but also help the other teams.
Sport for the Mind™
What you say when someone asks, “What’s FIRST?”
Gracious Professionalism®
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What every FIRST team practices: respect for others, being a good sport, sharing what you learned.
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Suki
Berry
CHANGE AN OUTCOME
A Work of
Art in Progress
For most students,
Berry melds the creative
side of things — painting, design,
“When I joined the team, I felt like I
and sculpture — with endeavors
was part of a shared goal. It made
such as project management and
me feel important and also safe,”
public relations. She is now one
says Berry, living temporarily with
of the presidents of the team’s
a family she met through FIRST.
marketing arm — designing, sewing,
Although eager to learn to
FIRST is a way to feed their passion
for science and technology or help build a college
weld, the team needed Suki’s
admissions resume. For Suki Berry, a budding artist
skills in the arts even more, to
and senior at San Dieguito Academy High School in
design merchandise and create
Encinitas, CA, FIRST is nothing short of a lifeline.
logos. The team even modified
Since middle school, her home life and academic
performance have been unstable as a result of
and printing team merchandise, as
well as creating promotional videos.
organization with teachers, Mentors, and
possible,” says Berry.
adding an “A” for art.
“I honestly don’t know what my current
situation would be if I hadn’t connected
CHANGE
KIDS’ LIVES
Competition (FRC) Team 2102, “Team Paradox.”
Researched* and documented facts about
FIRST participants are significantly more likely to...
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“Through FIRST, I’ve discovered an
expectations; to reach beyond what I thought
the STEM acronym to “STEAM,”
direction she needed by joining FIRST Robotics
Volunteer in their
communities
help change?
but also challenge me to exceed my own
hardship. Suki found the structure, focus, and
Major and pursue careers in
science or engineering
will you
parent Volunteers who not only support me,
divorced parents still living together due to financial
Attend College
Whose life
www.usfirst.org/volunteer-for-change
Mentor other
FIRST students
*Source: Brandeis University “More Than Robots” Evaluation, 2005
Become outstanding
citizens
with all these wonderful friends.”
As of publication, Berry is majoring in Graphic Communications
at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA.
the impact of FIRST on today’s youth:
In College, they are many times more likely to...
Secure internships
Pursue careers in
engineering
Minority FIRST participants are more than twice as likely
and female participants are four times as likely to study
science and engineering
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Lisa GayE
Teams
YEAR
Parent Volunteer
2011
2,985
Team Growth
Teams
YEAR
Accomplishments »
18,000 6-9 year olds
participated on 2,985
teams from 50 U.S.
states and 8 countries
to celebrate curiosity,
imagination, discovery,
and teamwork
Competitions »
More than 90
regional Expos;
Jr.FLL World Festival
Expo in St. Louis
2,147
2010
2,985
2011
Noteworthy »
Grades K-3
As the entry-level program
in the FIRST Progression
of Programs, Jr.FLL is
the fastest-growing,
with global reach
2010
Teams explored their
favorite snack from
farm to table, learned
how it is kept fresh
and safe to eat, then
built LEGO® models
and created Show-Me
posters depicting their
journey of discovery.
Manhattan, NY
Welcomed
Read Lisa’s full profile at » www.usfirst.org/lisa-gaye
Helped
Led
the duties of helping to
shy, young team develop their
Jr.FLL graduates into
coach a Jr.FLL team at PS11,
articulation of ideas and public
formation of a school-based
the elementary school her
speaking skills
FLL team for enhanced skill-
child attended
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2007
2006
2005
Lisa Gaye
Parent Volunteer, “PS11 LEGO LEADERS”
1,4
004
The Challenge »
2,147
1,004
702
125
327
10
1,203
2008
1,448
2009
inspiration
at a glance
building with real robots
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Elizabeth
2011
2011
2010
2010
6
2009
2008
More than one million FLL
experiences provided to children
around the world; FLL Global Innovation
Award encourages, celebrates,
and supports youth innovation
for the second year
Elizabeth Worsham
FIRST Alumna; Freshman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Read Elizabeth’s inspiring profile at » www.usfirst.org/elizabeth-worsham
Participated
2007
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
18,323
16,762
Teams researched and
shared their innovative
solutions for safer food
preparation and storage,
and completed food
safety missions with
an autonomous robot
they designed and
programmed using
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT.
Noteworthy »
14,725
The Challenge »
13,705
2002
564 qualifying events,
86 Championship
Tournaments; FLL World
Festival in St. Louis
10,941
2000
Competitions »
inspiration
at a glance
8,8
1998
16,762
Approximately
183,000 kids on
18,323 teams from
more than 60 countries
participated in this
season’s Challenge
14,725
10,941
8,847
7,501
5,859
4,331
3,001
1,540
200
12
13,705
Grades 4-8+
18,323
Teams
Team Growth
YEAR
Accomplishments »
Teams
YEAR
Worsham
Competed
Offered
in eight seasons of FLL, FTC,
in the Women in STEM High
$60,000 in FIRST Scholarships,
and FRC; mentored eight
School Aerospace Scholars
an accomplishment she
FLL teams; volunteered over
program; selected for Internship
attributes to “just having fun”
200 hours a year for STEM-
at NASA Glenn Research Center
based programs
through the NASA INSPIRE program
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Vivian
Teams
YEAR
Stepp
Accomplishments »
2011
YEAR
2,093
Teams
Team Growth
More than 20,000
participants on 2,100
teams from 13 countries;
eligible for over $10 million
in college scholarships
Competitions »
200 Qualifying and
Championship Tournaments;
FTC World Championship
in St. Louis
2010
1,606
2,093
2011
Grades 7-12
inspiration
at a glance
799
2009
9
009
2010
2008
2007
PILOT
2006
PILOT
2005
DEMO
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Teams designed, programmed,
and drove robots robust
enough to push a bowling ball
uphill, yet sophisticated enough
to pick up racquetballs, place
them into crates, then stack
and lift the crates to
score points.
1,606
4
55
1,111
53
2005
Now in its seventh season, FTC is
poised to impact more students than
ever, getting them excited about the
engineering process, 21st century work
skills, and STEM topics
1,111
986
799
The Challenge »
554
130
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Noteworthy »
Vivian Stepp
FTC Alumna; Sophomore, Georgia Tech
Read Vivian’s inspiring profile at
Credited
Recruited
» www.usfirst.org/vivian-stepp
Accepted
community group 100 Black
female students to form an
into Georgia Tech; named a
Men of Atlanta and FTC as
all-girl FTC team; took on
Gates Millennium Scholar; mentors
the launch pad for her success,
leadership role as lead
FLL, FTC, and FRC teams
starting at age 14
programmer and captain
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Luther
2012
2012
2011
2010
2011
2007
1,133
2006
2010
2009
2008
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2002
2000
2,072
Luther Banner
FRC Alumnus; Freshman, MIT
1,683
1,501
Three-team Alliances
scored points by
shooting basketballs
through multi-level hoops
during matches of two
minutes and 15 seconds.
Teams with robots
balanced on bridges
at match end were
awarded bonus points.
PMS 179 SPOT Warm Red
The season kicked off with video
greetings from Stephen Colbert,
former Presidents George W. Bush
and Bill Clinton, will.i.am, and
other celebrities
1,808
The Challenge »
PMS 2756 SPOT FRC Blue
Noteworthy »
inspiration
at a glance
1,307
1996
69 Regional events
and District Competitions;
FRC Championship
in St. Louis
1,808
1992
Competitions »
2,343
2,072
59,000 high-school
students on 2,343 teams
from 12 countries; eligible
for nearly $15 million in
college scholarships
from 154 providers
1,683
1,307
1,133
991
927
642
372
94
28
16
1,501
Grades 9-12
2,343
Team Growth
Accomplishments »
Teams
YEAR
Teams
YEAR
Banner
Persuaded
Read Luther’s inspiring profile at » www.usfirst.org/luther-banner
Maintained
Created
by a female FRC Coach to join his
“A” average; cared for a family member
FLL mentoring program in his
St. Louis high school’s team after a
with cancer; motivated classmates to
hometown; developed FLL teams
broken leg kept him from completing
attend science classes across town;
at six middle schools; named to
his freshman football season
co-captained his FRC team
FIRST Dean’s List
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Sponsors
2012 Woodie Flowers Award Winner
n Member of the FIRST Board of Directors
s Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board
l FIRST Honorary Director
k FIRST Senior Advisor
v Matching Gift
In addition to our Sponsors, Suppliers, and
Contributors acknowledged on these pages,
FIRST extends its sincere appreciation to the
tens of thousands of Volunteers who generously
devote their time and expertise to FIRST Robotics
Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams and
events. FIRST could not achieve the impact it does without this tremendous support.
FIRST thanks its Supporters and has made every effort to ensure complete and accurate listings.
If we’ve made an error, please accept our sincere apology, and let us know at [email protected].
M.J. Eis
Vickie Goehri
Eng Design
Susan Goldasich
Norman Epstein
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Brenda Eskelson
Jeffrey & Doris Goldstein
Michael Eskenazi
Christopher & Philomina Gomes
John & Vivian Estrada
Kristine Gonzalez
Bryce Evans
Google Matching Gifts Program v
Dain Evans
Doug Goudsward
Dr. Earl Scime
Physics Department,
West Virginia University;
FRC Team 2614 Mentor
FIRST FOUNDING SPONSORS
Peter Anderson
Kenneth Bronfin
Timothy & Jennifer Cope
Robert Evans
Baxter International Inc.
Scott Greeley
Gina M. Angelico
Myra Brooker
Eric Corrigan
Jeffrey Evelhoch
Boston Scientific Corporation
Peter Green
Candis Anhalt
Tim & Cecilia Craig
Fable Vision Studios
The Chrysler Foundation
Claire Greene
Anonymous Donors
Brooks International Speakers Bureau in
honor of Dean Kamen
James Creasy
DEKA Research & Development Corporation
Greenspan Foundation
Anjali Anturkar
Lori Brooks
Fairway Holding Corporation
Terrance & Deanna Crowley
Delphi Corporation
Victor Groisser
Philip Aponte
Beverly Brouhard
Shelley Fannin
Debra P. Cummings
General Motors Corporation
Gregory Gross
Argosy Foundation
Jim & Judi Brown
Elizabeth Farah
Octavio Cunanan
Jonith Grundmann
Team 2614 Member
Johnson & Johnson
Don Arnold
Angela Bruyette
Milad Fathibitaraf
James Cyr
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Eric Bryant
Michael Guidry
Geoffrey Atkinson
Saly Da Silva
Mary Faulkner
in honor of Atticus Cohen Adams
Motorola, Inc.
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc.
Catherine Bryson
Francesca D’Alessandro
Stephanie Fehringer
Xerox Corporation
Graeme Baer
in honor of Katy Lowe & Greg Teather
John T. Buchman
Sheryl Damato
Bernard Ferrier
Brian Gyss in honor of
Jim Rothrock & Carrie Johnson
Illa Burbank
Dancing Tides Foundation
Jayne Flaagan
Thomas Hahn
We came to be inspired.
We stay because he did.
We will become the inspiration.
Elaine Bakan
Jeffrey Burbank
Birgit Danziger
FLEXCO
Amin Hakim
Bancroft-Clair Foundation
Ursula Burns n
Richard Darden
Chris Flick
Kathleen Hall
Richard & Mary Baratta
Ian Butler
Barney Darr
Marnie Foody
Jean Hammond
M.J. Barlog
LeeAnn Cabero
Diana L. D’Avello
Ann Forrest
Meredith Hankins in honor of Joe Hankins
Barnes Group Foundation, Inc.
Deborah Cahill
Lynden Davis
John Foster
Judi Barrett
Louis Capobianco
Dina Delaney
Craig Foyer
Molly Hansen in honor of the marriage of
Carrie Johnson & Jim Rothrock
Donna Bates
Joseph & Catherine Carbo
Dell, Inc.
Mark Foynes
Harris Bank Foundation v
Gail Battaglia
William Carboneau
Doug DePew
Geralyn Franklin
Jaimie Harrow
referring to their Mentor, Dr. Earl Scime, aka
Frank Beachly
Jessica Carswell
Mark DesMarais
the “MARS Rock.” They describe a man with
Angela Beran
Castagna Consulting Group, LLC
Chris DeSoiza
The Franklin Institute
in honor of Dean Kamen
Richard Hart
Dennis Berkey s
Causecast Corporation
Diane Deutsch
Linda Frascarella
Edward Harwood
Elizabeth Bernardo
Martha Cebry
A.M. Devenny
William Frazier
Peter Hatton
quality programs, and a concentrated effort
Mark & Amy French
Elizabeth Hauser
to firmly and thoroughly guide students along
Sandra Fried
Walter P. Havenstein n
Deborah Friedman
Barbara Hayes
scientific and technical paths. Dr. Scime helps
Marshall Fryer
Andrea Hazard
students realize that difficult problems can
Linda Fuhrman
Michael Heffron s
be solved with effort and organization. His
Marshall & Rosemary Gaddy
Terri Heflin
Garuda, U.S. Inc.
Jeffrey Helms
team has applied this thinking not only to their
Gas Processors Association
John Hennessy
robots, but also to their successful
Susan Gawura
Robert & Karen Heon
non-robotic endeavors.
Peter Geary
Kathleen Herald-Austin
FIRST STRATEGIC PARTNERS
BAE Systems
The Boeing Company
DEKA Research & Development Corporation
FedEx Corporation
jcpenney
Johnson & Johnson
Motorola Mobility Foundation
Motorola Solutions Foundation
NASA
National Instruments Corporation
PTC
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Time Warner Cable
Alan Berro
Margret Celidonia
Michael DeVito
Miguel Bezos
Jennifer Chalsty
Dale DeYoung
Suzanne Bird
Sandy Chan
Judith De Zanger
Julie Black
Ron Chaney
John DiGiovanna
2011-2012 FIRST CONTRIBUTORS
Peter Black
William Chapman
A Mad Idea Foundation
The Boeing Company v
Thomas Chapuran
John Abele n
Discover Financial Services v
Booz Allen Hamilton
Stuart Chastain
Accenture
Ryan Dognaux
Booz Allen Hamilton v
Mike Cheng
Russell Donahue
Jeff Adams
DirecTV Matching Gift Center v
Axcel Gutierrez
Lea Harty
So say the members of FIRST Robotics
Competition (FRC) Team 2614, “MARS”,
from Morgantown, West Virginia. They are
unending encouragement, a focus on high
Booz Allen Hamilton in honor of Lukas
Wardensky
Deborah A. Chilton
Alcoa, Inc.
Mohamad Ali
Colm & Linda Boran
Pauline Chin
Drug Information Association
Dolly Gebeily
Angel Hernandez
Bruce Allen
Boston Scientific Corporation v
Scott Christman
Ricarda Drummer
GE Foundation v
Steven Higgins
AllianceBernstein
Wilfred Bourdon
Angela Cleggett
Jon Dudas n
General Motors Foundation v
Nathan Hillstrom
teams, and many new FIRST LEGO League
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
James Bowen
Gail Coad
The Duke Energy Foundation v
Donald Bowers
teams, Dr. Scime has succeeded in the major
Hunter Cohen
Patrick & Janis Dunlap
George Washington
University Tech Collective
Henry Hines
Allscripts
Jonathan Hinze
Allscripts in honor of Dean Kamen
Kenneth Boyden
Vincent & Lorraine Colarusso
Robert Dunlop
goal of FIRST — the “big I,” inspiration.
Akram Al-Makki
Patricia Braus & Edwin Lopez
Deborah Conger
Terry & Patti Durkin
Alnor Oil Company
George Conrades
Urmi Dutta
Peter Alpert
Joseph Bredekamp in honor of NASA’s
Science Mission Directorate
Eva Edelblut
Becky Alseth
Bonnie Bredes
Chris & Laura Conroy
Doreen Egan
Melinda Anakalea
Daniel Singer Bricklin
Bryan Coon
Harold Cooper
John Egan
Peggy Brizzolara
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Johnna Chin
Edward Dougherty
GHSP
Joel Gilbert
Emma Gilleland
Brian & Mary Gillespie
Ingrid Gillespie
Global Impact
Joyce Go
Robert & Heidi Hirsh
While developing new and strong FRC
Marc Hodosh s
As a team leader, he has inspired students
Beth Holland
throughout West Virginia. The foundation
Deborah Hollenbach
that has been built with his guidance will
Kristen Holt
Gordon Homer n
undoubtedly result in great things for
years to come.
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
Honeywell International Inc. v
Howard Honig
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Michael Rick
The Medtronic Foundation v
Timothy Riley
Lucas Merrow
John & Carlotta Roach
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program v
Kenneth Roach
Mile High United Way
Garth Roark
Joseph Mollica
Russell Robbs
Byron Hoogwerf
L-3 Communications
Link Simulation & Training
Monsantogether v
Eric Huang
Mitch & Denise Morel
Robert C. Lace
Hector Rodriguez-Aviles
Kent Hughes s
Sherri Mosely-Hord
Robert Lamaute
Eva Roessler
Ling Hung
Paul & Anita Moss
Gordon Lankton k
Alexandra Hunt
Motorola Solutions Foundation v
Terri LaRocca
IBM Corporation v
Mouser Electronics, Inc.
Soon Lau
Independent Oracle Users Group
Dr. William Murphy, Jr. k
Nathan Lee
Pamela Induni
Ronald Murray
LEGO Education
Viola Rothenberg
Inspec in honor of Dean Kamen
Susan Murray & Neil Flaherty
Michael & Laura Lemancik
Phillip Roux
Timothy Mushkin
Mary Ruhter
Intel Corporation v
Miguel Rodriguez
Carolyn Romero
Patrick Ross
Richard & Julia Ross
Thomas & Mary Rosser
Mary Jane Lemire
Investigative Sciences
National Instruments Corporation v
Megan Lewis
John & Mary Runnion
Nancy Israeli
Leroy Nelson
Simone Lewis
Michael Rusignuolo
Anthony & Susan Jaccino
Thomas Nessner
Fengming Li
Renee Russell
Danielle Niedzwiecki
Edward Rust
Jacquelyn Jacobs
Irene Lin
Jennifer James-Samuel
Liam Nolan
Stephen & Laura Linder
Augusta & Peter Sanfilippo
Gene & Lori Jasper
William Nottingham
The Lindner Family Foundation, Inc.
Steve n & Maria Sanghi
jcpenney
Cindy O’Brien & R. Kelly McElhaney
Darlene Lisowski
Fabrizio Santini
Edna Joe
Gene O’Brien
John-Paul Lobos
Lizabeth Sarakin
David Johnson
Caroline Offutt
James & Maureen Lomenzo
Dilip Sathe
Frank Johnson
Oracle Applications Users Group
Sheryll Lomheim
Yolanda Sato
Karen Johnson
Oracle Corporation v
Stephanie Ludi
Terence Sauer
Kurt Johnson in honor of Carrie Johnson’s
wedding to Jim Rothrock
Hernando & Edilia Ovies
Elsbieta Lulewicz
Regina Papini
Tina Lyon
Mark Schemel
James Parker
Gerald Mackaman
Lynn Schloz
Robert Parkinson n
Russell Schneider
Michael Johnson
Timothy Johnson
David Johnston
Richard Jones
Just Give v
Nancy Kaindl
Mitchell Kalcic
Dean Kamen n
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Donald Keefe
Kimaua Kelkar
Erin Kelleher in honor of the wedding of
Mina Doroudi & Evan Kuhn
Antony Kerrison
Daniel Kiecza
Linda King
Linda Kinsinger
Richard Kirkpatrick
Marjorie Klayman
Kathleen Kolberg
Robin Koos
Umakanth Korrapaty
Andrew Kozlov
Martin Kozlowski
Robert Krippendorf
Eric Kuhn
Alan & Susan Kundrock
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Joshua Schacht in honor of Katy & Greg
Charles Mains
Candace Pascucci
Barry Maiten
Asit Patel
Paul Major in honor of Carrie Johnson
Sam Schreiber
Karen Patrick
Jeff Schwotzer
Deepak & Judith Malhotra
Marc Pawliger
James Scholes
Sandra Seale
2012
2012 FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Ariel Rideout
scholarship
providers
Martina Stoeckl
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Dia Stolnitz
Andrew Wagner
Linda Stone
Ashley P. Walker
Erich Stroh
Karen Walther
Linda Sullivan-Palmer
Gina Waters
Nirupa Surendran
Wayne County Community Foundation
K. Suresh
Stacy Weaver
Paul & Gwyn Sussman
Michael & Shari Webb
William & Kathleen Sweet
Heather Weston in honor of Josh Weston
Joshua Sweetkind-Singer
Kathy White
Michael Swenson
Mary Widen
Robin Sykes
Vincent Wilczynski s
In 2012, all FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
Virginia Szymanowski
Scott & Ruth Anna Wilkerson
team members were eligible for over 741 scholarship
Gregory & Cynthia Taylor
James B. Williams
Teradata Cares
Betsy Wisch
opportunities, valued at $15 million. FIRST Tech
2012 FIRST Scholarship Winners
FIRST offers many educational opportunities.
Anonymous Donor
William Wulf
Challenge (FTC) participants were eligible for
Susan Baxley
Lew Yobs
$10 million of these funds.
Elizabeth Corley
Frederick T. Zendt
Marvin Dillard
Philip Zeo
Dennis Drayer
Zoran Zvonar
Richard Pogue
Daniel Zweig
Srikrishna Venigalla
Michelle Woolfolk
2011-2012 FIRST ALLIANCES
The majority of FIRST scholarships are provided
by colleges or universities for enrollment at
their campuses, with the remainder provided by
America’s Promise Alliance
Yves Tessier
corporations and professional associations for
Automation Federation/ISA
Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
use at any school. On page 22 are listed 154
Gerlad Thompson
Virginia G. Thompson
Connect a Million Minds™,
an Initiative of Time Warner Cable
Gregory & Sheryl Tiburzi
Girl Scouts of the USA
Time Warner Cable
MIT/MIT Alumni Association
Annelise Tinkcom
National 4-H Council
Lauren Tobias
National Parent Teacher Association
majors such as engineering, math, science, computer
Eric Toennies
National Robotics Week
science, or technology. Others can be used for any
FIRST Scholarship Providers, including 19 that
are new this year.
Some FIRST scholarships are awarded for specific
Victor Malone
Lisa Perdue
Pachiappan Manickam
Timothy & Gail Peter
Janine Sexton in honor of
Jim Rothrock & Carrie Johnson
Raymond & Pamela Marra
Kris Petersen
Ashish Shah
Gary l and Diane Tooker Family Foundation
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Marsh Electronics, Inc.
Pfizer Inc. v
Eric & Mary Sherk
TopCoder in honor of Dean Kamen
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
course of study. The values of scholarships vary from
Gregory Marton
Pheasant Hill Foundation
Show Ready Events, LLC
Trowbridge & Trowbridge
Yale Science & Engineering Association
under $1,000 to full tuition (valued at $160,000).
Elliott Masie n
Joseph Piacentine
Marialice Siirila
Salomon Trujillo
The MASIE Center, Inc.
Most are renewable annually if the student maintains
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mucahit Turel
2012 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS
Ramon Pizano
The MASIE Center, Inc.
Shannon Pleasant
Michael & Avis Silver
Robert n & Lynn Tuttle
Official Championship Sponsor
the required academic average.
Beth Portnoy-Davis
Jeanne Simmons
Ernesto Ulep
Michael Poulter
Dylan Small
Paul Ulland
Lead Championship Sponsors
Robert Pressman
Allison Smith
Myron Ullman, III n
Abbott
Tom & Jane Propst
Amy Smith
United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
Autodesk, Inc.
Donald Protzman
Diane Smith
United Way of Colombia-Willamette
The Boeing Company
Mary Qu
Jeffry & Julie Smith
United Way of King County
SAIC
Quad Mountain, LLC
Kristen Snyder
James R. Utaski n
Saint Louis Science Center
Qualcomm Incorporated
Solar BOS, Inc.
UVAS Foundation
Siemens Corporation
Qualcomm Matching Gift Program v
Kathleen Sowder
Donna Van Ness
United States Air Force
RAS Communications
Eileen M. Span
Jo Ray Van Vliet
Razoo Foundation
Mary Specht
James Vassos
FIRST Championship Sponsors
Kevin Reed
Daniel & Candan Spellman
Verizon Foundation
Research in Motion Corporation
William Springer
Manuel & Elizabeth Villafana
Cindy Steffen
Shawn Volz
Cristian Mata
Mithran Mathew
The MathWorks, Inc.
Mattlin Foundation
Cheryl Mayforth
Susan McCarthy
Laura McDonald
Thomas & Paula McInerney
Gerry McNamera
Larry McNeely
Neil McNeely
Kathy McNeely-Johnson
Mead Johnson Nutrition
Patricia Mead
Thomas Stephens n
Qualcomm Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
Highlights
88% of Scholarship recipients majored
in Engineering
40% of Scholarships can be used for any major
26% of Scholarships were offered to women
Chances of FIRST participant winning a
Scholarship: 1 in 3
National Defense Education Program (NDEP)
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
FIRST Shipping Sponsor
Rochester Institute of Technology
Vaughn College
of Aeronautics and Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Vermont Technical College
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Virginia Commonwealth University
Saint Vincent College
Virginia Tech
Schoolcraft College
Washington State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2012 FIRST founder’s Award
Seattle Pacific University
Washington University in St. Louis/Boeing
BAE Systems Australia
Fluid Power Educational Foundation
Seegrid
Washtenaw Community College
Gates Corporation
George Fox University
Semester at Sea/Institute
for Shipboard Education
Westwood College
Computers in Education Group –
South Australia
Georgia Institute of Technology
SMaRT Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
FIRST Safety Partner
Grand Valley State University
SME Education Foundation
Yale University
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Hampshire College
York University
FIRST Event Sponsor
Harvey Mudd College
Society of Petroleum Engineers –
Delta Section
Google Inc.
Hofstra University
FIRST Robotics Conference Sponsor
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo
de México (ITAM)
FedEx Corporation
Machine Shop &
Satellite Broadcast Sponsor
NASA
Rolls-Royce
Itasca Community College
Championship Supporters
ITT Technical Institute
Avnet
Johnson & Wales University
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Kettering University
INCOSE
Lake Superior State University
Intel Corporation
Lawrence Technological University
United States Army
Lindenwood University
2012 FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS
Marquette University
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) –
Houston Area
Southern California Regional Robotics
Forum (SCRRF)
Spring Arbor University
St. Mary’s University
Stevens Institute of Technology
SUNY Potsdam
William Paterson University
Youngstown State University
2011 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SPONSORS
FLL Founding Partner
The LEGO Group
FLL Official Suppliers
LEGO Systems A/S
3M Company
Secretaria de Educação
do Estado de Pernambuco
LEGO Education
SESI – SP - Serviço Social
da Indústria do Estado de São Paulo
Macquarie University
UNIFEI – Universidade Federal de Itajubá
Melbourne Grammar School
Universidade UNAERP
Bulgaria
HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.
Queensland University of Technology
SAGE
Austria
Mellowmessage
Mellowmessage
SAP
for exceptional service in advancing the ideals
Technik LPE
and mission of FIRST.
ThyssenKrupp
SAP
Vision Components
Technik LPE
Canada
ThyssenKrupp
Alberta
Inc. at the FIRST Championship, Kamen recognized
Vision Components
Aecon
the company for helping FIRST reach its strategic
objectives to grow. Google sponsors 20 FIRST
Team San Diego/Time Warner Cable
3M Company
Temple University
LEGO Systems A/S
Teradata Corporation
Texas A&M University
Bahrain
King Hussein Foundation
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Triumph Aerospace Systems – Seattle
Statoil
Jubilee Center for Excellence in Education
Alberta Youth Robotics Society
Tulane University
Vestas
FLL Global Team Sponsors
Belgium
Stichting Techniekpromotie
Association of Professional Engineers,
Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
Caterpillar, Inc.
ASML
University of Connecticut
LEGO Foundation
Brabant voor techniek
Association of Science and Engineering
Technology Professionals of Alberta
Maryville University
American Petroleum Institute –
Delta Chapter
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Arizona State University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
ASME – ASME Auxiliary
Mineral Area College
Baker University
Boston University
Missouri University of
Science and Technology
Bradley University
Molloy College
University of Delaware
Motorola Foundation
Brainport regio Eindhoven
Bucknell University
Montclair State University
University of Detroit Mercy
SAP
CityDynamiek Eindhoven
California State University,
Los Angeles/Boeing
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of Hartford
New School
University of Hawaii at Mãnoa/BAE Systems
Capitol College
NHTI, Concord’s Community College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Carnegie Mellon University/Boeing
North Carolina A&T State University
University of Iowa
Case Western Reserve University
North Carolina State University
University of Kansas
City College of New York, CUNY
Northeastern University
University of Massachusetts Amherst/PTC
Clarkson University
Northwestern University
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Clemson University
University of Michigan/Delphi
College for Creative Studies
Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs,
The Foundation of FMA, Intl.
College of the Atlantic
Ohio State University
University of Missouri
Colorado State University
Olin College of Engineering
University of Missouri – Kansas City
FLL Global Innovation Award Sponsors
Saxion
Columbia University
Oregon Institute of Technology
University of New Hampshire
Daniel Webster College
University of Rochester
Go-To-Market Sponsor
Edison Nation
Techniektalent.nu
Oregon State University
Technische Universiteit Delft
University of Alberta
Engineering Students Society
DePaul University
Pace University
University of South Carolina
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Pacific University
University of South Florida
Founding Partner
X PRIZE Foundation
Western Achrib
Drexel University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
University of Southern California
Universiteit Twente
WestJet Airlines
Eastern Michigan University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Tennessee
Partners in Innovation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Tegema Group
Phil Clancy Memorial Scholarship
University of Texas at Arlington
Brazil
ZOOM Group
British Columbia
Eastern Washington University
Edmonds Community College
Plymouth State University
University of Texas at Austin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
University of Texas at San Antonio
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Portland State University
University of Toronto
Farmingdale State College
Purdue University
University of Washington/Boeing
Ferris State University
QuestBridge
University of Waterloo
Florida A&M University/Boeing
Randolph College
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Florida Institute of Technology
Raytheon Company
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University of Minnesota/PTC
U.S. Navy ROTC
GE Foundation
GE Healthcare
National Defense Education Program
(NDEP)
FLL Regional Team Sponsors
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
SAIC
John Deere
MasterCard Worldwide
FEI
Fontys Hogescholen
Frencken
Heutink
Jet-Net
NFGD
Point-One
Protonic Holland
ROC Eindhoven
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Edmonton Catholic Schools
City of Edmonton
Robotics Competition (FRC) teams and funds eight
FRC Regional events from Boston to Silicon Valley,
along with FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST LEGO
League events across California.
The FIRST Green e-watt saver LED bulb fundraising
Edmonton Economic Development
program — made possible by a generous grant from
Event Pro Planner
Google — helps teams across all FIRST programs
Grill2Go
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Red Deer College
raise funds while encouraging their communities to
protect the environment.
Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd.
Statoil North America
Tac Mobility
Tourism Alberta
University of Alberta
Education Students Society
BCIT Alumni Foundation
BCIT School of Energy
FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa
do Estado de Minas Gerais
BCIT Technology Centre
Fundação Liberato
Newfoundland and Labrador
Australia
Prime FLL
HELIBRAS
Eastern School District, NL
INTERMEC
Australian Computer Society
NEUROTEC
INTRD (Innovation Trade and Rural
Development), Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador
FLL Host Organizations and
Championship Tournament Sponsors
Presenting the 2012 Founder’s Award to Google
Delta Hotels
Colégio Dante Alighieri
Dean Kamen presents the Founder’s Award
FLL Global Sponsors
FLL National Team Sponsors
Each year, FIRST Founder
LEGO GmbH
Sweet Briar College
University of Central Missouri
Vice President of
New Business Development
LEGO GmbH
Adelphi University
Metropolitan Community College
Megan Smith
The award was accepted by Vice President of New
Business Development, Megan Smith. “One of the
most exciting things we see at Google is that all of
this technology is bringing the talent of the world
together,” said Smith, who encouraged participants
to share their incredible experience with other kids in
their schools so they, too, will join a FIRST team.
Buy a bulb, light up a kid’s future!
For more information visit
www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/first-green-e-watt-saver
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
Statoil
City of Tel Aviv
Tekna
City of Yerucham
France
Planète Sciences
Mexico
Explora, Descubre Y Crea, AC
Norway
FIRST Scandinavia
Slovakia
Taiwan
Kids Kingdom Inc.
Japan
FIRST Japan
ABB México
COWI
LEGO GmbH
ESUN ROBOT ASSOCIATION
ACS México
Lauritzen Foundation
Mellowmessage
Drancy
Crefus
Bosch México
Mainstream
Génération Robots
Eikoh
CANIETI
Norwegian Research Council
Thailand
Gammaco Thailand Co. Ltd.
Germany
Learning Systems
COMECYT
SKS
SAP
Microage
LEGO Education
DeAcero
Spare Bank Nord-Norge
Technik LPE
Tunisia
MP Reproduction
LEGO GmbH
Zenkyoken
DENSO International America
Statoil
ThyssenKrupp
Polytechnique de Montréal
Mellowmessage
Tekna
Vision Components
Jordan
Fundación Azteca
Robotics Camp
Fundación Televisa
Slovenia
Mladinska knjiga trgovina d.o.o.
Turkey
Bilim Kahramanlari Dernegi
The study
EastLink
Toshiba
SAP
General Motors México
eLab Inc.
Université de Sherbrooke
Technik LPE
Kuwait
Pakistan
STAR for All
(Science and Technology Awareness
& Recognition for Young Students)
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Xerox Corporation
ThyssenKrupp
Grupo Salina
Michelin
Zone01.ca
Vision Components
Nova Scotia Business, Inc.
Chile
Fundación Mustakis
Haiti
FLL Haiti
Latvia
NPO Robootika
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo
de México (ITAM)
INACAP University
Lakai Marie
Lebanon
Peru
Wernher Von Braun IEP SRL
China
Semia Limited
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Youth Federation
Cedars Cultural School
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey –
Campus Toluca
Grace & Thomas Lieblein
Metalsa, SA
NSERC
Colombia
Fundación Global AC&T
Philippines
FELTA
Hungary
Lithuania
Lietuvos “Minties odisejos” asociacija
MUTEC – Museo de Tecnologia y Ciencia
American Airlines
RBC
IBM Corporation
LEGO GmbH
Bárbara and Ignacio Navarro
Cinema
Women in Science and Engineering
(Atlantic Region)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mellowmessage
Luxembourg
ASML
Ontario
FEDDEV
Czech Republic
SAP
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
LEGO GmbH
Technik LPE
McMaster University
Mellowmessage
ThyssenKrupp
FEI
Ontario Power Generation
Vision Components
Fontys Hogescholen
TELUS
Frencken
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
SAP
Iceland
FIRST LEGO League á Íslandi
Yves Landry Foundation
Technik LPE
Jet-Net
Québec
ThyssenKrupp
Háskóli Íslands – Verkfrædi og
náttúruvisindasvid
Vision Components
Krumma
NFGD
Denmark
FIRST Scandinavia
Matís
Point-One
Brault et Bouthillier
COWI
SI – Samtök Idnadarins
ROC Eindhoven
Commission scolaire de la Rivière du Nord
Verkfrædingafélag Íslands
Saxion
Commission scolaire de Montréal
Mainstream
Commission scolaire des Milles-Iles
Commission scolaire des Patriotes
SKS
Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs
Commission scolaire English-Montréal
Statoil
Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeois
Tekna
Cosmagora
Egypt
Techno Future Egypt
Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science
Verafin Software Inc.
Nova Scotia
Acadia University
Acadia University Office of
Industry and Community Engagement
Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Economic and Rural
Development and Tourism
Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced
Education
Académie Ste-Thèrèse
AV&R Vision et Robotique
AXIUM
Nÿherji
India
Techtronics Ltd.
Indonesia
Mikrobot
Israel
Technion – FIRST Israel
Applied Materials
Bank Hapoalim
Heutink
Protonic Holland
Techniektalent.nu
Tegema Group
Universiteit Twente
Grupo BAL
Papalote Museo del Niño
DOST – Science Education Institute
PROMEDICI, S.A. De C.V.
Etihad
SAP México
Intel Corporation
Villacero
Quezon Science Interactive Center
Xerox Mexico
Poland
Netherlands
BP
Cape Town Science Centre
DRC
Gold Fields
ERGO
SAP SA
FNSS
Sci-Bono Science Centre
GAP
Tshwane University of Technology
Gazi University – Faculty of Education
University of South Africa
Hayata Projeler
South Korea
FESTO (Feeling and Enjoying Science &
Technology Organization)
Hewlett-Packard Company
Dokuz Eylül University – Faculty of Education
IBM Corporation
DONGA Science
Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’
Association
LEGO Education
Limak Ambassadore
NEXT
Middle Eastern Technical University –
Faculty of Education
Spain
Fundación Scientia
GMV
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
PRfit
TBV
SAP
Teknokta
Technik LPE
Sweden
FIRST Scandinavia
FEI
ThyssenKrupp
COWI
Fontys Hogescholen
Vision Components
United Kingdom & Ireland
First Hand Technology
Frencken
Portugal
Evoluir21
Mainstream
Ford Motor Company
Heutink
Loughborough University
Jet-Net
ARABOT HI-FI, Lda.
SKS
Microsoft Corporation
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade
Católica Portuguesa
Rapid
RM
Qatar
Statoil
Tekna
United States
Switzerland
Alabama
NFGD
Point-One
Protonic Holland
Malaysia
Sasbadi Sdn Bhd
ROC Eindhoven
Techniektalent.nu
Saxion
City of Modiin
City of Nes Tziyona
KDU University College
Universiteit Twente
COWI
City of Ra’anana
Ministry of Education Malaysia
Fusion Jeunesse
Robotec
Monash University
New Zealand
Kiwi FIRST
Jalbert Automatisation
Mainstream
City of Soham
National Science Centre (MOSTI)
Academic Colleges Group
LEGO Education
City of Tamra
Taylor’s University
Computer Engineering Ltd.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
UCSI University
Idea Factory
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South Africa
Tshwane University of Technology
Faroe Islands
FIRST Scandinavia
Bezek
The Institution of Engineering & Technology
(IET), Malaysia
SKS
RAM2 d.o.o.
Sudan
City of Kfar Yona
Robert Lussier
Aselsannet
Tiigrihüppe SA
Fédération des Établissement
d’enseignement privé du Québec
NLB Vita d.o.o.
ASML
HELP University College
Édumedia
Arçelik
Mellowmessage
City of Hertzeliya
École Saint-Joseph 1985 inc.
LEGO GmbH
AVTERA d.o.o.
Agentschap NL
Creative Robotics Learning Center (Insight
Education & Instructional Services)
École de Technologie supérieure
Grupo Deltron
DeED – Department of Education
City of Beer Sheva
Didac-tic.qc.ca
Oxford School of English, A.C.
Estonia
NPO Robootika
CRIAQ
Palestine
AFSAD
Tegema Group
Modern Teaching Aids
Saudi Arabia
National Talents Co. for Training & Education
Arab Thought Foundation
Aseer Scientific Club
Royal Commission in Jubail
Royal Commission in Yanbu
Singapore
Science Centre Singapore
Economic Development Board, Singapore
National Instruments Corporation (SE Asia)
Temasek Polytechnic
LEGO GmbH
Mellowmessage
PrintCenter
Smartkids
UBS
AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International)
FRC Team 442 Lee High School and
New Century Technology
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
SAP
Alaska
Technik LPE
Alaska Space Grant
ThyssenKrupp
Anchorage School District
Vision Components
BP
Syria
Idea for Brainstorming
MTN
Fairbanks North Star School District
GCI
Juneau Economic Development Council
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
FRC Team 230 “GaelHawks”
Idaho
Chevron Corporation
KC STEM Alliance
Nebraska
Longwood Central School District
FRC Team 236 “The Techno Ticks”
FRC Team 1891 “Bullbots”
Hon. & Mrs. Charles Cusimano II
Science City – Union Station
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Massapequa Public Schools
FRC Team 1071 “Team Max”
Idaho 4-H Endowment
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Time Warner Cable (presenting sponsor)
Nebraska 4-H Youth Development
LEGO Corporation of America
Idaho State University,
College of Engineering
The Faculty, Staff and Students of
Holy Cross School
University of Missouri – Kansas City School
of Computing and Engineering
Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
Plainview-Old Bethpage
Central School District
Strategic Air & Space Museum
Sideboard Computers
College of Technology
Kentwood Water
Missouri – St. Louis
Time Warner Cable
Sir Speedy – Plainview
Lockheed Martin New Orleans
ABNA Engineering
NASA Stennis Space Center
Nevada
John S. & Natalie P. Alberici
Argonaut Gold
New York – Mid-Hudson
Orleans Parish School Board
Harry Baker
Employees Community Fund
of The Boeing Company, St. Louis
Cimarron-Memorial High School, Clark
County School District
Adva Optical Networks
Perrier Table Rentals, Inc.
FIRST NV
IBM Corporation
Northeast Utilities Transmission Department
Lower Kuskokwim School District
(NDEP)
Delaware
William S. Hart Union High School District
California – Northern
Springboard
Cisco Systems, Inc.
University of Alaska Anchorage,
School of Engineering
Google Inc.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of
Engineering and Mines
PARC
Arizona
Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton
Schools of Engineering
Intel Corporation
Playing@Learning
California – Southern/LEGOLAND®
AstraZeneca
Brandywine Electronics Ltd.
Brandywine Hundred Rotary
Delmarva Power
Dow Chemical Co.
DuPont
Elk’s Lodge #307
First State Robotics, Inc.
Herr’s
The Boeing Company
Hy-Point Farms
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Rick & Therese Cassar
Peregrine Computer Consultants Corp.
General Motors Desert Proving Ground
Indio Youth Task Force
Progressive Software Computing Inc.
Goodrich Corporation,
Electronic Systems Center
LEGOLAND® California
Rohm & Haas Company
Marketplace True Value
Rowan University
Tom & Betti Lechtenberg and Family
Microsoft Stores
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Microsoft Store
Villanova University Alumni Assoc. – DE
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
(NDEP)/SPAWAR
Time Warner Cable
SAIC
Gary l and Diane Tooker Family Foundation
SMaRT Education
Arkansas
Arkansas FIRST Incorporated
Time Warner Cable
ViaSat, Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Colorado
Clinton Presidential Center and Library
Ball Corporation
Guy Berry College and Career Academy
Broadband Video
Mountain Valley Spring Water
Club Workshop
The Science and Technology Group, Inc.
Colorado School of Mines
Twin Lakes McDonald’s
Computer Explorers
California – Central
California State University, Fresno
Center for Advanced Research
and Technology
Daniels Fund
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver Petroleum Club
Encana
Clovis Unified School District
Epilog
Retro Bill Productions
Gates
California – Los Angeles
AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School
Antelope Valley Union High School District
California Lutheran University
Chaminade College Preparatory
Chevron Corporation
on behalf of Tony Young
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Florida
Florida Institute of Technology FIRST@FIT
FRC Team 180 “SPAM”
FRC Team 233 “The Pink Team”
FRC Team 801 “Horse Power”
FRC Team 1592 “Bionic Tigers”
FRC Team 1902 “Exploding Bacon”
Idaho State University, Energy Systems
Technology and Education Center
Time Warner Cable
Society of Petroleum Engineers –
Delta Section
Chipotle Mexican Grill
FRC Team 987 “High Rollers”
IEEE Mid-Hudson Section
Cooper Bussmann
Tulane University
Foundation for Accuracy
International FIRST LEGO League
Diversified Payment
University of Idaho, College of Education
University of New Orleans
City of Las Vegas
NYSTAR
The Doerr Family
University of Idaho, College of Engineering
Les Schwab, Carson City
Time Warner Cable
Maine
Electrical Connection
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
Illinois
Fairchild Semiconductor
Emerson
National Security Technologies, LLC
Brickworld
Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Newmont Mining Corporation
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
Time Warner Cable
Gateway to Innovation
PTC
Caterpillar, Inc.
University of Maine, College of Engineering
Hard Rock Café St. Louis
Space Science for Schools, Inc.
CBD Marketing
Maryland
Innoventor, Inc.
Sparks High School
Charizma Entertainment
BAE Systems
Snboring
Five Star Audiovisual
Enktesis
James Mulligan Printing
Torchmate, A Lincoln Electric Company
Mandle Design Creative Services
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Jaworski
GE
PLTW Maryland
Lindenwood University
New Hampshire
BAE Systems
FRC Team 131 “C.H.A.O.S.”
New York State Saint Lawrence –
Lewis BOCES
FRC Team 166 “Chop Shop”
North Carolina
New Jersey
Dell Foundation
County College of Morris
Gateway University Research Park
University of Idaho,
College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Sonoscan, Inc.
Sports Awards
Indiana
Brickworld
ITT Exelis
Guidry Foundation
SAIC
Iowa State University College of Engineering
United Launch Alliance
Johnson Family Foundation
Walt Disney World Design & Engineering
Loren Zachary
The Boeing Company
Kentucky
Center for Education Integrating Science,
Mathematics, and Computing
Applied Physics Institute
Massachusetts
Raytheon Company
Michigan – Flint
Carol B. Loeb
McKendree University
Goodwill Foundation
Ingersoll Rand
Michigan – White Lake
Parks College of Engineering,
Aviation and Technology
Siemens Diagnostics Products
New Mexico
North Carolina A&T State University Office of
University Outreach
Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles
The Pennington Family
3M Foundation
PepsiCo
Lockheed Martin/
Sandia National Laboratories
Ranken Technical College
HB Fuller Foundation
New Mexico Museum of Natural History
Kathie Reuter
Magenic
SAIC
Jerry & Peggy Ritter
Advanced Engineering and
Environmental Services, Inc. (AE2S)
Medtronic Foundation
Waste Management
American Crystal Sugar Company
New York – Finger Lakes
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Bobcat Company
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
Cargill
Global Events
EAPC Architects & Engineers
Harris Corporation
Greater Grand Forks Convention
and Visitors Bureau
Shell Oil Company
Western Kentucky University (WKU):
Stoel Rives LLP
Women in Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Center for Gifted Studies
Stratasys
College of Education and
Behavioral Sciences
Mississippi
The Seeser Family
Department of Architectural and
Manufacturing Sciences
Global Financial Aid Services, Inc.
Siemens Corporation
Global Land Management, LLC
Southeast Missouri State University
Hancock Medical Center
Spoehrer Family Foundation
Horne Family Charitable Foundation
Sylvan Learning Center
Jacobs Technology –
U-Gas Convenience Stores
Mississippi Power Education Foundation
Washington University in St. Louis –
Engineering
Los Angeles Robotics
University of Colorado
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Connecticut
Mesa Union School District
Central Connecticut State University
Anita L. Nelson, M.D.
Pleasant Valley Education Foundation
Connecticut Center for
Advanced Manufacturing
Pleasant Valley School District
Dominion Millstone Power Station
Tesoro Corporation
Enfield School System
Time Warner Cable
FRC Team 155 “The Technonuts”
University of Hawaii –
Westside Union School District
FRC Team 173 “RAGE”
Women in Technology/MEDB
Department of Chemistry
Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable
Foundation
Department of Engineering
City & County of Honolulu
Department of Geology and Geography
Honolulu Community College –
Construction Academy
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
isisHawaii
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ogden College of Science
and Engineering
Louisiana
American Petroleum Institute –
Delta Chapter
EvaluMation
Minnesota
InterCall
ULA
Clarkson University
Sanofi-Aventis
Carol Martin Gatton Academy of
Mathematics and Science in Kentucky
La Canada Unified School District
New York – Potsdam
Mount Olive Board of Education
School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Georgia Tech
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Time Warner Cable
Nancy Neuman
Image AV
Friends of Hawaii Robotics /
Robotic Organizing Committee
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hawaii
Con Edison
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
Bowling Green Area Convention and
Visitor’s Bureau
Technetronic Solutions, Inc.
New York – New York City
Missouri University of Science
and Technology
IHS, Inc.
Regis University
Central Hudson
The Schreier-Edisen Foundation
GE Volunteer Network
Georgia
Jeffrey Stern
Iowa
SAIC
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Electronics Department
Merchant & Gould
St. Jude Medical
The Saigh Foundation
St. Louis Community College
Saint Louis University
University City School District
Time Warner Cable
Tannenbaum Sternberger Foundation
North Dakota
University of Rochester – Hajim School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences
HB Sound & Light
University of Rochester –
Office of Enrollment
Otter Tail Power Company
University of Rochester – Office of the
President
University of North Dakota College of
Engineering and Mines
Wegmans
University of North Dakota Memorial Union
Xerox Corporation
Xcel Energy
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
S&S Promotional Group Inc.
Naval Research Laboratory –
The Wolfe Family
New York – Long Island
Montana
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Missouri – Kansas City
ASME – Dayton Section
Lisa Cohen
Battelle, Dayton Operations
Montana State University,
The Ohio Educational Outreach Foundation
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
LEGO Education
Ohio
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
The Wright State University
The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Educational Outreach (Ohio FLL
Operational Partner)
Oklahoma
Trident Technical College Employee Funded
Robotics Fund
South Dakota
Augustana College
Block Productions
AT&T
Creative Kindling
The Chickasaw Nation
Dakota Fluid Power
Mike Hoy, Mobile DJ
Luxury Auto Mall of Sioux Falls
Oklahoma State University,
College of Engineering, Architecture
and Technology
Midcontinent Communications
NASA Summer of Innovation Grant
Rotary Club of Sioux Falls – Downtown
Texas – North
Wisconsin
Mexico
Exxon Mobil Corporation
American Transmission Company
Mexico City
Greater Texas Foundation
Centro Nacional de Actualización Docente
The Hockaday School
Plexus
Fundación Televisa
Grupo Salinas
Museum of Nature and Science
Time Warner Cable
Raytheon Company
Xcel Energy
Instituto Tecnológico
Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Wyoming
Time Warner Cable
Casper Area Convention Bureau
Texas – Southwest
El Paso Chapter of the Institute
of Electrical & Electronics
Engineers (IEEE)
El Paso Chapter of the Society of
Mexican-American Engineers &
Scientists (MAES)
Time Warner Cable
UTEP IEEE-RAS
(Robotics and Automation Society)
De Haagse Scholen VO
Playing@Learning
LINC Energy
Gemeente Rijswijk
Natrona County Recreational
Joint Powers Board
De Haagse Hogeschool
Yemen
2011 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
SPONSORS
Romania
American International School of Bucharest
FTC Official Program Sponsor
PTC
Romtelecom
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
FEI
Sioux Falls Ford
Utah
Garmin
South Dakota Community Foundation
Antczak Polich Law
Google Data Centers Grants Fund of Tides
Foundation
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
Boart Longyear
Vern Eide Motorcars
IBM Corporation
Steven Borst
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
IM Flash Technologies
Tennessee
FTC Kit of Parts Sponsor
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Questar
Tennessee Tech University
Rocky Mountain Power
Oregon University System
UT-Battelle
Gary Schmitt
PH Tech
Texas – Alamo
Radisys
Akimeka
Virginia/DC
TechAmerica
Connect a Million Minds™, an Initiative of
Time Warner Cable
Timbercon
Vernier Software and Technology
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Grocery Manufacturers
Association of America
Pennsylvania – East
Texas – Central
School District of Philadelphia
3M Company
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania – West
Robomatter, Inc.
Google Inc.
Rhode Island
Intel Corporation
IEEE Providence Section
LEGO Education
James Madison University
College of Education
College of Integrated
College of Science and Mathematics
Washington
FTC CAD and Collaboration Sponsor
PTC
FTC Top Team Sponsors
(10 or more teams in 2011)
Sponsors in this section are listed in
descending order starting with the
Sponsor of the highest number of teams.
Rockwell Collins
PTC
(NDEP)
SAIC
Rockwell Automation
Abbott Fund
FTC Tournament Sponsors
Canada
Alberta
Alberta Innovate Technology Futures
Lush Group, Inc.
Bellarmine Preparatory School of Tacoma
Alberta Youth Robotics Society
New England Institute of Technology
Panera Bread Company
Red Deer College
Australia
LEGO Education
Raytheon Company
Penske Truck Rental
Fluke Corporation
Rhode Island School of the Future
Silicon Labs
Intel Corporation
Roger Williams University
Spansion
Ioline Corporation
SAIC
STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance
Simulia
TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
Microsoft Alumni Foundation
Tech Collective
Tokyo Electron America
University of Rhode Island, College of Life
Sciences and the Environment
Total Facility Solutions
The Museum of Flight
South Carolina
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
West Virginia
ASME – Greenville Chapter
NASA Johnson Space Center
Fairmont State University
Berkeley County School District –
Career and Technical Education
Statoil North America
University of Houston, College of Technology
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Texas – Houston
OOM
New Zealand
JPK Systems Limited
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
BAE Systems
OTIB
UTEP Student Chapter of the Institute of
Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Williams
Iowa Math & Science Education Partnership
(IMSEP)
Central Wyoming BOCES
SDN Communications
Upstart Ventures
City of Casper
IBM Corporation
Macquarie University
Russia
En+ Group
Employees Community Fund of
The Boeing Company, St. Louis
Alcoa Foundation
DeVry University
Woodworker’s Supply
Emerson
Illinois Tech Robotics
Iowa
The Netherlands
Gemeente Den Haag
Gemeente Delft
Illinois Institute of Technology
Monrovia High School
California, Northern
Natrona County School District
Illinois
Long Beach Town Center Subway
Secretaria de Educación Pública
Bonneville Power Administration
Oregon Nanoscience &
Microtechnology Institute
Help4Mac
Xerox Corporation
Rotary Club of Sioux Falls – West
California, Los Angeles
Secretaria de Economia
Oregon
Intel Oregon
The Science and Technology Group
Google Inc.
California, San Diego
Madison High School
Colorado
Innoventor, Inc.
Gormon Tutsch
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Dr. & Mrs. Ernest G. Jaworski
Kentucky
Domino’s Pizza
Domtar
Daniels Fund
Time Warner Cable
Denver Petroleum Club
Maryland
Encana
BAE Systems
Gates
General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems
InterCall
MESA
The Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory
Network Solutions
U.S. Army & U.S. Army ROTC
GAZ Group
Massachusetts
Volnoe Delo
Bertera Chevrolet Pontiac of Palmer
Delta Machine Tool
Saudi Arabia
National Talent Training Center
Singapore
Agency for Science,
Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Taiwan
Kids Kingdom Inc.
United States
Connecticut
Kingswood-Oxford School
Delaware
Agilent Technologies
DuPont
DuPont Engineering
Hard Rock Café St. Louis
Hazelwood School District
Owensboro Community
and Technical College
Intel Corporation
PTC
Ball
IHS, Inc.
DFF Corporation of Agawam
Dream Catchers Furniture
Girly’s Grill
Gotta Dance of Palmer
Halpern Titanium, Inc.
Lee Tool Company
Northeast Realty
Lee Foundation
Carol B. Loeb
Maritz
MICDS
Midwest LRIG
Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles
PTC
Reed School, Ladue School District
Kathie Reuter
Jerry & Peggy Ritter
River City Robots
St. Charles Community College
St. Louis Community College –
Florissant Valley
Dr. Gerald L. Paist, Pathfinder Regional
Forest Park
Florida
Palmer Police Association
Campus Watson Clinic, LLP
Palmer Rotary Club
St. Louis University
Fairbanks North Star
Borough School District
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Daytona Beach
Petroleum Maintenance Corporation
The Seeser Family
Lower Kuskokwim School District
Samas Auto Sales
Siemens Corporation
Geared 2 Learn, Inc.
PTC
Snap-On Tools
Society of Manufacturing Engineers –
Education Foundation
University of Alaska Anchorage,
Alaska
First State Robotics, Inc.
Anchorage School District
BP
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
College of Engineering and Mines
Arizona
Arizona State University
Coconino High School
FRC Team 2486 “The CocoNuts”
Little America Hotel Flagstaff
Southwest Airlines
Georgia
Southern Polytechnic State University
U.S. Army ROTC –
Yellow Jacket Battalion Georgia FIRST
YES! Youth Engaged in Science Georgia
STEM Education Alliance
Steaming Tender Restaurant
Tandem Technologies, LLC
Technical Education Products
Warren Bren’s Performance Auto
Minnesota
FRC Team 2169 “KING TeC”
Prior Lake Optimist Club
PTC
Technology Partners, Inc.
University of Missouri – Kansas City
UMSL
U.S. Air Force
Idaho
Missouri
Idaho Space Grant Consortium
ABNA Engineering
Harry Baker
Institute for School Partnership
Bishop DuBourg High School
Washington University School of Engineering
Arkansas FIRST Incorporated
University of Idaho, College of Agricultural &
Life Sciences, Extension 4-H
The Boeing Company
Techtronics Education
University of Idaho, College of Education
Cardinals Care
Wedgewood School, Ferguson –
Florissant School District
Mountain Home Public Schools
University of Idaho, College of Engineering
NASA IV&V Facility
Korea
EasyTech
Cooper Bussmann
West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Hands On Learning
Kevin Ross & Sue Adams
China
PTC
India
NRB Bearings
Motor Excellence
Rodeway Inn Flagstaff
Arkansas
The Wolfe Family
The Doerr Family
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
Montana
Montana State University
New York – Northern
College of Letters and Science
Clarkson University
The Home Depot
GE Corporation
Kenyon Noble
New York State Saint Lawrence –
Lewis BOCES
NSF EPSCoR, Montana State University
RightNow Technologies, Inc.
Nevada
Carson High School
CGI, Inc.
Da Vinci Designs
FIRST NV
GE Energy
Les Schwab
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
Sierra Region
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
A.A.U. Medical Legal Consulting
NASA
AutomationDirect.com
Brin Wojcicki Foundation
Steve n & Maria Sanghi
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Dominion
PTC
Axis Communications
Fusion Jeunesse
Wells Fargo Bank
Pennsylvania University – York
Flexicell
Cross the Road Electronics, LLC
Phoenixville Area School District
General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
KC STEM Alliance
Wishes In Stitches
(Margaret and Alan Jannuzzi)
Electrotek Corporation
Xerox Corporation
The James T.E. Clyburn
Transportation Center
Palmetto Partnership for Science and
Technology
Robo-Tech 101
South Carolina State University
Tennessee
Upperman High School
Texas – Arlington
Time Warner Cable
University of Cincinnati
Consol Energy – CNX Gas
Filter-Mart Corporation
Space Science for Schools
ON Semiconductor
Montgomery County Community College
Filter-Fab Corporation
Great Oaks Institute of Technology and
Career Development
Bezos Family Foundation
American Way Real Estate
The Goodwill Foundation
Las Vegas Valley
ASUS
All American Storage
The Cemala Foundation
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
FRC Kickoff Sponsors
South Carolina
North Carolina
PTC Engineering
College of Southern Maryland
RI Manufacturing Extension Services
(RIMES)
EAC
ON EAC
Kerith Foundation
Providence Engineering Society
National Grid
NVIDIA
Old Chicago Restaurant
New England Institute of Technology
Con Edison
Duke Energy
Silver Suppliers
Anderson Power Products
Rhode Island
New York City
Northwest Career and Technical Academy
2012 FIRST ROBOTICS
COMPETITION SPONSORS
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton
School District of Philadelphia –
STEM office
Time Warner Corporation
Ohio
Virginia
Hoffer Family Foundation
Robert Morris University
Northern New York Robotics Institute
Google Inc.
Lockheed Martin Undersea Systems
Norfolk State University
Northern Virginia Community College
Northrup Grumman Sperry Marine
Science Museum of Virginia
Southwest Virginia Community College
University of Virginia School of Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth
University School of Engineering
Washington
Arrow Electronics
The Boeing Company
Intel Corporation
Washington FIRST Robotics
West Virginia
AEP
Alpha Natural Resources
Elite Contracting
Logan County Schools
Logan Regional Medical Center
FRC Suppliers
Crown Suppliers
Altium Limited
AndyMark, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
Bimba Manufacturing Company
ebm-papst Inc.
FedEx Corporation
Gates Corporation
Intel Corporation
PTC
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Wind River
Diamond Suppliers
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Foot Locker Foundation
igus, Inc.
Innovation First International
Gold Suppliers
Analog Devices Inc.
BaneBots, LLC
BURNDY LLC
eStop Robotics LLC
Fisher-Price Power Wheels
Freelin-Wade Company
Intel Corporation
Nason
Quextit Media Corp.
Sargent Production Services Inc.
Show Ready Events, LLC
Snap Action, Inc.
Terminal Supply Company
FRC Strategic Rookie Team Grantors
John Abele n /Argosy Foundation
Bill Ackman/Pershing Square
Bill Doyle
Dean Kamen n
Gordon Lankton k
Partners of ‘63
Josh Weston s
Ronald Zarrella
OMSI
Batteries Plus New Hampshire
BAE Systems
Oregon State Legislature
CimQuest INGEAR
OregonASK
Diamond Technologies Inc.
BioMed SA
Platt Electric Supply
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc.
Portland Community College
Honeywell Sensing & Control
HPE Automation Corporation
Targus
Triangle Mfg. Co.
Consert
CPS Energy
Frost National Bank
CTL Corp.
ABTech, Inc.
Bennington Recreation
Fieldstone Land Consultants
DENSO International America/
Asmo North Carolina
Sponsors in this section are listed in
descending order starting with the
Sponsor of the highest number of teams.
Dr. Kent Hamilton, DDS
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Foundation
Texas Tech University Whitacre
(20 or more teams in 2012)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
West Virginia Department of
Career and Technical Education
Grid be Gone
Texas – San Antonio
Weatherford Oklahoma City Council
Akimeka
Diamond Bullet Studios LLC
jcpenney
ProjectWizards
Oregon
Alamo Colleges Northwest Vista College
Digi-Key Corporation
NASA
SportStop.com
University of Wisconsin –
Milwaukee College of Engineering
& Applied Science
Enable Training and Consulting, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Wyoming
EnerSys
BAE Systems
Festo Corporation
PTC
Fluke Corporation
Grainger
Texas Workforce Commission
Havabanana Productions
Inventables
SAIC
Best Buy Community Grants
Timken
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
KCI
True North Networks
Garmin
Central Wyoming BOCES
Utopia Machine Works
Google/Tides Foundation
Rackspace Hosting
WiValley
IBM Corporation
New Jersey
Intel Corporation
Volunteers from Connect a Million Minds™,
Natrona County Recreational
Joint Powers Board
BAE Systems
PSEG
ONAMI
MaxBotix Inc.
Oregon University System
Monnier, Inc.
Google Inc.
PH Tech
Norgren Inc.
Raytheon Company
Oracle
Timbercon
Parker Hannifin,
Fluid System Connectors Division
Autodesk, Inc.
Philips Color Kinetics
Booz Allen Hamilton
Ruland Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Medtronic
IBM Corporation
Vista Masonic Lodge #215
GE Volunteers
Lucio’s Pizzeria and Restaurant
Pennsylvania
Seidenberg School of Computer Science
and Information Systems at Pace
University
B&W Tek, Inc.
TE Connectivity
Clayman Family Foundation
Qualcomm Incorporated
US Digital
WAGO Corporation
Tech Center at Putnam/Northern
Westchester BOCES
The Verizon Thinkfinity Grant and its
partnership with Pace University
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FISH Foundation
A list of FTC Team Sponsors is available online at
www.usfirst.org/sponsors/first-tech-challenge-team-sponsors
Mentor Graphics
Olympus Controls
Texas – Lubbock
Girl Scout Council Heart of Hudson
Les Schwab Tires
Alamo College
Bronze Suppliers
AppDelegates, LLC
NASA
Department of Athletics at Pace University
jcpenney
Akimeka
Graebel Van Lines
AT&T
Vestmoore Warehousing Services
FRC Top Team Sponsors
New York – Hudson Valley
Insitu
Microchip Technology Inc.
CollabNet, Inc.
Woodworker’s Supply
FLIR
Alamo Regional
Access Quality Therapy Services
Vance Enterprise
Volunteers from Valero
Edelman
TTI, Inc.
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.
Natrona County School District
Bonneville Power Administration
FRC Event Sponsors
NASA
Wisconsin
The Boeing Company
Total Electronics LLC
University of Texas at Arlington College of
Engineering
Delphi Corporation
Autodesk Oregon Regional
Autodesk, Inc.
Genzyme Corporation
jcpenney
J.M. Waller Associates, Inc.
Rackspace Hosting
TechSage Solutions
Texas Institute for Educational Robotics
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.
University of Texas at San Antonio
UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Vita Navis Management Company LLC
Arizona Regional
Alliance Industrial
Avnet
Craig & Barbara Barrett
Lauren Carr
Furrokh and Nazreen Cooper
Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant
NASA
Swigert Family Foundation
TechAmerica
Tripwire
US Digital
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Xerox Corporation
BAE Systems/Granite State Regional
BAE Systems
Peter Bower
PTC
Bayou Regional
ASME – New Orleans
Anonymous
B.L.A.S.T., Inc.
Crescent Bank & Trust
Entergy – New Orleans
The Phil Hardin Foundation
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Huntington Ingalls
Intralox, LLC
ITT Technical Institute – St. Rose
Orleans Parish Schools
Pailet, Meunier & LeBlanc, LLC
Robert & Cheryl Mahoney
PIPE (Petroleum Industry
Promoting Education)
Tulane University
Caterpillar, Inc.
Microchip Technology Inc. Employees
through United Way Donations
University of New Orleans
Time Warner Cable
Microchip Technology Inc.
Microsoft Store
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
Boilermaker Regional
AndyMark, Inc.
Cook Medical
Dell Foundation
Delphi Corporation
Diana Hancock
Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Midwest Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Procter & Gamble
Purdue University – Office of the Provost
Rolls-Royce
Total Electronics
Boston Regional
Boston University
Brooks Automation, Inc.
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Google Inc.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The MathWorks, Inc.
National Grid
Philips Color Kinetics
Madera Unified School District
Chesapeake Regional
BAE Systems
Raytheon Company
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Xerox Corporation
TOSA Foundation
Microsoft Store
Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition
Siemens Corporation
Cerner
York University
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Kendall Electric Inc.
Texas Workforce Commission
Yves Landry Foundation
United Jewish Communities of
Metrowest New Jersey
James R. Utaski n
Northville FIRST Robotics District Competition
Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Josh s and Judy Weston Fund
Infineon
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Josh Westons
Menlo Innovations
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Petty
Raytheon Company
Finger Lakes Regional
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Garmin
Hawaii Regional
sponsored by BAE Systems
BAE Systems
JonDarr Bradshaw
General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant
Booz Allen Hamilton
Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive
Guadalupe Centers, Inc.
Friends of Hawaii Robotics
Lake Superior Regional
Archer Racing Accessories
County of Monroe
Industrial Development Agency
Honeywell
Robotics Organizing Committee
Cirrus Design Group
SAIC
Cummins Power Generation
Michigan FIRST Sponsors
Ain Plastics
Stan Sheriff Center
DECC
The Chrysler Foundation
USA Funds
Let the Whole World Know
Chrysler Group LLC
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians
Democrat & Chronicle
DST Systems
KC Bancs
KCP&L
Code Red Robotics
Capitol College
Harris Corporation RF Communications
MOREnet
Israel Regional
Roberta Abrams
Minnesota Power Foundation
Monaco Air Duluth, LLC
Comau
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
MRIGlobal
America-Israel Friendship League, Inc.
North Shore Bank of Commerce
M&M Electric
Delphi Corporation
General Dynamics
William Pollock
Sprint
Automatic Data Processing Inc.
Northland Foundation
Opti Temp, Inc.
Electro-Matic
Rochester Business Journal
Bialkin Family Foundation
P&H MinePro Services
Rentals Unlimited
Ford
Maryland Space Business Roundtable
Rochester Institute of Technology
Bovin Family Foundation
Pentair
Sound Environments, LLC
NASA
Allan Sowinski
University of Missouri –
Kansas City, School of
Computing and Engineering
Broadridge Foundation
Republic Bank
TC Controls, LLC
jcpenney
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Syracuse Army Recruiting Battalion
Arthur & Jane Brody
Traverse Bay Area ISD Career Tech Center
Network Solutions
Time Warner Cable
Isabelle Caillat
Las Vegas Regional
Bearing Belt Chain Company, Inc.
United States Air Force Recruiting Service
John Cali
FIRST NV
Raytheon Company
Xerox Corporation
Jeremiah Callaghan
JT3
SAIC
Ronald L. Zarrella
James Cannavino
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
Festival de Robotique
FRC de Montreal Regional
ABIPA
Capital Management Systems, LLC
Larry Miller
Check Point
Phil Mylnek
The Leon and Toby
Cooperman Family Foundation
Nevada State Bank
James Dimon
Michigan FRC State Championship
AVL
SAS Forks
Irwin & Janet Dorros
Chrysler Group LLC
Solotech
The Drexler Family Foundation
Delphi Corporation
Southwest Gas Co.
Thomas & Susan Dunn
Eastern Michigan University
Tronox
Nitzi and Warren
Eisenberg Family Foundation
Electro-Matic
University of Nevada,
Las Vegas College of Engineering
Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation
Lone Star Regional
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Menlo Innovations
Alfred G. Goldstein
ASME – Petroleum Division
Jeff Goodman
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Eugene and Emily Grant Family Foundation
Bechtel Corporation
David & Janice House
Earle W. Kazis
BP
Robert J. Levenson Family Foundation
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Arthur & Marylin Levitt
GE
Thomas E. & Paula Gabriele McInerney
Ceci Neumann s
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Newman’s Own Foundation
KBR
Linda Nordstrom
Linn Energy
Morris Offit
Perella Weinberg Partners Group, LP
NASA Johnson Space Center
The Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation
TIME Center –
an NSF-sponsored ATE Center
Autodesk, Inc.
KC STEM Alliance
US Engineering Co.
Greater Toronto East Regional
Alberta Government
AO Shirley Foundation
APEGA
City of Calgary
DeVry University
Federal Economic Development Agency for
Southern Ontario
State Street Bank
Textron Systems
Broadband Video
Bombardier Inc.
Buckeye Regional
Alphaport
Club Workshop
Bombardier Aéronautique
Schulich School of Engineering –
University of Calgary
Daniels Fund
BRP
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
CAE
Delphi Foundation
Diebold
Fairmount Minerals
First Merit Bank
Great Lakes Science Center
NASA Glenn Research Center
Nordson
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Paragon TEC
Parker Hannifin Corporation
The Plain Dealer
Sierra Lobo
Swagelok
Timken
Central Valley Regional
JBT Foods
jcpenney
Lyles College of Engineering at California
State University, Fresno
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Cummins
Gleason Works
Bell Marchés Affaires
Cuyahoga Community College
Cone Drive
Booz Allen Hamilton
Colorado Regional
Ball Corporation
Cleveland Indians
American Waste
Eastman Kodak Company
Bechtel Corporation
Battelle Memorial Institute
2BaysDJs
Bechtel Corporation
PTC
Walt Disney Imagineering
Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
Encana Natural Gas
BMO Groupe Financier
Caisse Desjardins De Lorimier
General Motors of Canada
Government of Canada
Greater Toronto West Regional
Alberta Government
Gates Corporation
CGI
AO Shirley Foundation
i2i Workforce
CN
APEGA
IHS, Inc.
Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM)
Bell
Intel Corporation
Future Électronique
Jalynn Bennett
InterCall
SAIC
University of Denver, School of Engineering
& Computer Science
Dallas Regional East and West sponsored
by jcpenney
Connect a Million Minds™, an Initiative of
Time Warner Cable
DeVry University
FIRST in Texas
jcpenney
L-3 Communications
Héroux Devtek
Hydro-Québec
Liebherr Aerospace
Ministère du Développement économique,
de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation
(MDEIE)
Ville de Montréal
Morguad
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec OIQ
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Ville de Québec
R3D conseils
Réseau réussite Montréal
Ville de Rimouski
Vigilant Global
Youth Fusion
Greater Kansas City Regional
Black & Veatch
Mouser Electronics, Inc.
BlueScope Steel
Bruce Power
City of Calgary
CSA ASC
DeVry University
General Motors of Canada
Hatch
Magna
Marwood Metal Fabrication
Power Corporation Pratt & Whitney Canada
RIM
Schulich School of Engineering –
University of Calgary
Victor & Patricia Ganzi
PTC
Rashi Foundation
Daniel Rose
Sheridan College
Neal Shapiro
Synnex Canada
Walter Shipley
Thales
Mike Sonnenfeldt
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
City of Tel Aviv
Magna
PTC
Robert Bosch LLC
Siemens Corporation
U.S. Army
jcpenney
PTC
Robert Bosch LLC
Siemens Corporation
Robert Simms
Mark & Roseann Stevens
Toyota Motors Engineering &
Manufacturing N.A.
Washtenaw Community College
Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District Competition
Gull Lake Community Schools
Gull Lakeview Villas
West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition
Atomic Object, LLC
Autocam Corporation
DTE Foundation
Flexco/Clipper Belt Lacer
GE Aviation
Gentex Corporation
Haworth, Inc.
Lacks Enterprises
Meijer, Inc.
Pioneer Construction
Private Individual
Sebastian Foundation
Steelcase
Wolverine Coil Spring Company
Mid-Atlantic Robotics
FRC Region Championship
BAE Systems
Bloomberg
The Boeing Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Comcast
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
DuPont
Environmental Tectonics Corporation
ETC
Franklin Institute
jcpenney
Johnson & Johnson
Williams Foundation
Fund at the Tulsa
Community Foundation
Kettering University FIRST Robotics
District Competition
General Motors Foundation
Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Los Angeles Regional
Amgen Foundation
Kettering University
Liberty Science Center
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Eaton
Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition
Major Team Sponsors
Google Inc.
Brighthouse
Motorola Mobility
jcpenney
Community Choice Credit Union
NASA
Robert Bosch LLC
Josh s & Judy Weston
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
North Carolina Regional
Accutech
XL Color
Photography by Michelle Celio
emc2care
Yale Science & Engineering Association
PTC
Georgia Institute of Technology
Chevron Corporation
The Bryan Foundation
of Greater Greensboro
Oklahoma Regional
AAON Inc.
QinetiQ Corporation North America
Georgia Power
Randy Lam
Jenny Rothstein
GetIntoEnergyGeorgia.org
NASA Ames Research Center
Technology Partners, Inc.
The Boeing Company
SAIC
Karen Albrecht Enterprises
United States Air Force
Chesapeake Energy
Siemens Corporation
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
University of California Davis
The Chickasaw Nation
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies
Mark Cisneros
St. Louis Regional
ABNA Engineering
University of Missouri –
Kansas City
Mickey L. Clagg
University of Central Florida –
College of Engineering and
Computer Science
Management Decisions, Inc.
Harry Baker
UMSL
Shelby and Richard McRae Foundation
Bishop DuBourg High School
MDI Group
The Boeing Company
Mercer University School of Engineering
Cardinals Care
Institute for School Partnership
Motorola, Inc.
Chaifetz Arena
Cooper Bussmann
Wedgewood School, Ferguson –
Florissant School District
Benefitfocus
Motorola
‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award –
Mrs. Valerie Strain
The Doerr Family
The Wolfe Family
BMW
NASA Glenn Research Center
Bosch
NCR
Cassidy The Kid
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Coming Cable
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey School Boards Association
New Jersey Technology and Engineering
Educators Association
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
PECO
Picatinny Arsenal
The Ryan Family Foundation
Temple University
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Verizon Foundation
Midwest Regional
The Boeing Company
Dell Foundation
DeVry University
L. Douglas DiBartelo
Christopher B. Galvin Family Charitable Trust
Google Inc.
Illinois Institute of Technology
jcpenney
Patrick and Mary Carol Murray
Pentair
Ralph Pini
PTC
Roberson and Associates
TD Machine
University of Illinois, Chicago
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional
3M Company
University of Minnesota
College of Science & Engineering
Credit Suisse
Fuentek
New York City Regional
Ackman Family Foundation
Gateway University Research Park
Annette and Anthony Albanese Foundation
John & Jane Hardin
Helena Ali
IBM Corporation
AllianceBernstein
IT Cares
Livingston & Haven
Loren Blackford
MacCord Macon PLLC
Bloomberg
Thomas & Trish Miller
Jeremiah & Karen Callaghan
Musicare
Louise Chardos
NASA
Tami & Larry Cohen
North Carolina State Engineering
Con Edison
Qualcomm Matching Gift Program v
Cravath, Swaine and Moore
Sigma Xi
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
U.S. Air Force
Datapipe
James DeMare
Northeast Utilities
FIRST Connecticut Regional
4-H
Michael Dubno s
The people of Goldman Sachs and Friends
Google Inc.
Glenn Gribble
Hearst Foundation
John Hennessy
Michael Hokin
Ivy Life
jcpenney
JPMorgan Chase
Google Inc.
Cobb Engineering Co.
Continental Resources
Dell Foundation
Dell – OKC
Devon Energy
Gas Producers Association
Google Inc. – Pryor Data Center
Employees Community Fund
of The Boeing Company, St. Louis
California Space Grant Foundation
Charleston Defense Contractors Association
Southern Polytechnic State University
The Citadel, College of Engineering
Comcast
Turner
Hard Rock Cafe St. Louis
Comporium
National Defense
Education Program (NDEP)
Hazelwood School District
FAFL
Women in Technology (WIT)
SAIC
Innoventor, Inc.
Google Inc.
SGEEI
Hubbell Lighting
Pittsburgh Regional
Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Jaworski
Immedion
Elmer & Mary DePra
ViaSat
Lee Foundation
The InterTech Group
Patricia DePra
Carol B. Loeb
Kemet
Laura Evans
SBPLI Long Island Regional
BAE Systems
Maritz
Leatherwood Manufacturing, Inc.
Fastenal Company
BDS Strategic Solutions
Gabriel Goldman
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Mantech, International Corporation
Google Inc.
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
MICDS
City of North Charleston
Family of Shawn Hanna
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Palmetto Partners
The Heinz Endowments
CEMS
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
PalmettoNet
jcpenney
DeVry College of New York
Oklahoma Department of Career Tech
Oklahoma State University
PITSCO
Pamela Martello
Oklahoma State University, College
of Engineering, Architecture and
Technology
SAIC
SCRA Technology Ventures
National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S.
Dept of Energy
Segway of Charleston
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Samson
Serco
The Robotics Institute – Carnegie Mellon
University
Partners for Progress
of Greater St. Charles
Ideas Mfg. Inc.
Inasmuch Foundation
John Steele Zink Foundation
Kerr Foundation
Kirkpatrick Foundation
Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City
MSC Industrial Supply Company
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
OCAST
OG&E
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
Carling Technologies, Inc.
Oklahoma Business Roundtable
Comcast
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
Science & Technology
Thomas & Paula McInerney
Charles Mohr
Connecticut Science Center
Robert McWilliams
Connecticut Technology Council
Mutual of America
Covidien
Mahitha Nandigam
Ensign-Bickford
NASA
General Dynamics – Electric Boat
National Grid
University of Oklahoma
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Greater Hartford Community Foundation
University of Tulsa College of Engineering
and Natural Science
Michael Nierenberg
Joan Green
South Carolina Department of
Education, Office of Career and
Technology Education
L.O. Ward
NYSE Foundation
jcpenney
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Perella Weinberg Partners
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Williams Foundation Fund at the Tulsa
Community Foundation
Time Warner Cable
Pershing Square Foundation
McCormick Paulding & Huber, LLP
The Plum Beach Foundation
MetroHartford Alliance
Orlando Regional
DeVry University
MIT Alumni Association
Electronic Arts
Rose-Breslin Associates, LLC
Northeast Utilities Foundation
Florida High Tech Corridor
Gerhard Seebacher
Pfizer Inc.
Harris Corporation
David Sobotka
Pitney Bowes
Jim’s Web Design & Tutorials
Medtronic
Sony
Stanley Black & Decker
Linda Bradley, LLC
Pentair
Cherrie & Mike Strauss
PTC
TAB/Mcgraw-Hill
Victory Energy Solutions
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
Time Warner Cable
Webster Bank
Xerox Corporation
Medtronic
Pentair
PTC
Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
University of Minnesota College of Science
& Engineering
Minnesota North Star Regional
3M Company
Two Sigma Investments
U.S. Air Force
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Josh s & Judy Weston
Melinda Nussey
Howard Family Foundation
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Connecticut Economic and Community
Development Agency
BAE Systems
Washington University School of Engineering
San Diego Regional
Abbott
Oden Hall PR
Connecticut Business and Industry
Association
Palmetto Regional
Scott Antsey
Emerson
Greater OKC Chamber/i2E
Aetna, Inc.
Connecticut Association of Schools
The Walt Disney Company
UEC Electronics
Verizon
The Anita and Jerry Zucker Foundation
Marybeth Herald
Estee Lauder Inc.
Festo Corporation
Hofstra University
Ingerman Smith LLP
PTC
Scott Matovich and Family
SMG – Petersen Events Center
Sodexo, Inc.
Reed School, Ladue School District
Steele Meetings
Kathie Reuter
Nassau Educators
Federal Credit Union
Swanson Center for Product Innovation
(Swanson School of Engineering,
University of Pittsburgh)
Jerry and Peggy Ritter
Three Rivers Entertainment & Production
Queen City Regional
Alexander & Associates Co.
Design and Technical Services
Peachtree Regional
ASME – Atlanta Chapter
Cincinnati State
Automation Direct
P&G
AutoTrader.com
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Time Warner Cable
Sue Nickum
CEISMC –
Center for Education Integrating
Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Sacramento Regional
The Abbott Fund
DeVry University
Cisco Systems, Inc.
jcpenney
River City Robots
St. Charles Community College
Florissant Valley
Forest Park
North Atlantic Industries
Schenck Trebel Corporation
School Construction Consultants
Sidera Networks
Stony Brook University
Seattle Cascade Regional
Adobe
Sue Ambler
Autodesk, Inc.
St. Louis University
BAE Systems
The Seeser Family
Conrad Ball & Ulrike Quensel
Siemens Corporation
Society of Manufacturing Engineers –
Education Foundation
The Boeing Company
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Sponsors
v Matching Gift
Center for Advanced Manufacturing
in Puget Sound (CAMPS)
SAIC
Snohomish County Workforce Development
Southern Electronics Inc.
Synnex
Tennessee Valley Authority
Society of Professional Engineering
Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA)
STIHL
TMMC
Sweet Briar College
Union Gas
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Department of Engineering
Stephanie Subak
Triumph Aerospace Systems
UT-Battelle
Virginia Commonwealth University
Engineering
Utah Regional sponsored by NASA & Platt
Codale Electric Supply, Inc.
Washington DC Regional
2 Million Minutes
Wisconsin Regional
American Transmission Company
Xerox Canada
Crane Aerospace
F5 Networks
South Florida Regional
Army Reserve Office Training Corps
Doug DeVries
Fluke Corporation
Florida Atlantic University
Energy Solutions
BAE Systems
The Bemis Foundation
Google Inc.
L-3 Communications
Bechtel Corporation
Caterpillar, Inc.
Edelman
Intel Corporation
Florida Atlantic University
Alumni Association
Micron Foundation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Emerson Lamb
Intellectual Ventures
NASA
Capitol College
Esterline
Fort Lauderdale Museum of
Discovery and Science
DataNet Systems
Debbink Family Foundation
F5 Networks
jcpenney
State of Utah
DeVry University
DRS Technologies Inc.
Fluke Corporation
Senator Jim Kastama
District of Columbia Public Schools
Dueco
Google Inc.
Jennifer Leaf
Utah Governor’s Office
of Economic Development
General Dynamics
Gateway Technical College
Intel Corporation
Rick Meeder
Hughes
GE Volunteers
Virginia Regional
Alstom
K12
Google Inc.
Microsoft Alumni Association
Heartland Advisors
jcpenney
MultiCare
JF Ahern Co.
Senator Jim Kastama
NASA
Johnson Controls
Jennifer Leaf
Ken & Laurie Myer
Ladish Co. Foundation
Rick Meeder
NASA
Office of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction
MultiCare
Ken & Laurie Myer
NASA
Instruction
PTC
Seattle Seahawks
Stephanie Subak
PTC
Seattle Seahawks
Stephanie Subak
Silicon Valley Regional
The Abbott Fund
BAE Systems
Brooks Automation, Inc.
Google Inc.
jcpenney
Kent Digital
NASA
Social Optimizing Solutions
Spokane Regional
Adobe
Anton Paar
Sue Ambler
Bechtel Corporation
Autodesk, Inc.
BluePrint Automation
BAE Systems
Boehringer Ingelheim
Booz Allen Hamilton
Marquette University
(NDEP)
CapTech
The Boeing Company
Network Solutions
Center for Innovative Technology
Michael Best & Friedrich
Center for Advanced Manufacturing in
Puget Sound (CAMPS)
Chesterfield Towne Center
Raytheon Company
Midwest Laboratory
Robotics Interest Group
College Funding Group
Rolls-Royce North America
Milwaukee School of Engineering
DataNet Systems
SAIC
George & Julie Mosher
Dominion Resources
Mosher Family Foundation
Dream !t Do !t Virginia
Vergo Productions
MSI General
DuPont Spruance
Waterloo Regional
Bell
Northern Trust Bank
ECPI University
Flexicell
Blackberry
P&H Mining
Emerson Lamb
General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems
S.M. Blair Foundation
Jim Peterman D.D.S.
Esterline
Bruce Power
Genworth Foundation
Plexus
F5 Networks
Cisco Systems, Inc.
J.Crew
Quad/Graphics
Lorna C. Finman
Conestoga College
Jewett Machine
QuadTech
Fluke Corporation
Google Inc.
Intel Corporation
Hatch
Snap-On Tools
Magna
Micron Foundation
Sterling Engineering
Itron
NASA
WPI Regional
Wayne Davis
CenturyLink
Crane Aerospace
Doug DeVries
Discover Technology
Edelman
BAE Systems
young Inventors
MG&E
Oshkosh Corp.
The 2nd annual
FLL Global Innovation Award
encouraged, celebrated, and supported youth
innovation, offering teams an opportunity to
further develop and submit ideas stemming
from the season’s food-safety projects.
First Place winners of the
2012 FLL Global Innovation Award:
FLL Team “Moderately Confused” of Dublin, Ohio
Invention:
Erasable Barcode to prevent the sale of meat stored at
improper temperatures at grocery stores
FLL Team “S.I.S. Robotic Revolution”
of Shelton, Conn.
Invention:
Smart Sticker to indicate whether or not food has been
stored at the appropriate temperature
The FIRST Future
Innovator Award
sponsored by The Abbott Fund
The Ministry of Education, Government
of Ontario
jcpenney
NASA Langley Research Center
Senator Jim Kastama
The MathWorks Inc.
Networking Technologies and Support, Inc.
Pratt & Whitney Canada
real-world, complex problem through the
Jennifer Leaf
Polar Beverages
RIM
invention of a unique solution beyond the
Bechtel Corporation
Rick Meeder
Peak 10
Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville
PwC
DENSO Corporation
Radio Communications of America
Eastman Chemical Company
MultiCare
Raytheon Company
Energy Systems Group (ESG)
Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council
Crane Aerospace
jcpenney
Ken & Laurie Myer
RichTech
Doug DeVries
NASA
Rolls-Royce North America
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Edelman
Knoxville News Sentinel
Instruction
Science Matters, The Community Idea
Station
Emerson Lamb
Moustapha Mbaye
Science Museum of Virginia
Esterline
NASA
PTC
Showbest Fixture Corporation
Sonic Tools, L.P.
Seattle Olympic Regional
Adobe
Sue Ambler
Autodesk, Inc.
Smoky Mountain Regional
Alcoa, Inc.
BAE Systems
The Boeing Company
Center for Advanced Manufacturing in
Puget Sound (CAMPS)
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Neurosurgery Clinics of Knoxville, PLLC
Seattle Seahawks
honors creativity in effectively solving a
requirements of the FIRST competition
season and events.
Winner of the inaugural
2012 FIRST Future Innovator Award:
A list of FRC Team Sponsors is available online at
www.usfirst.org/sponsors/first-robotics-competition-team-sponsors
Ben Mattinson from FRC Team 2840 “Blue Tide”
of Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Invention:
EyewriterB 2.1, an inexpensive system that allows
a disabled user to control a computer using only the
motion of his/her eyes
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Financials
Application of Funds
2%
11%
Significant program expansion was achieved in fiscal year 2011-2012 with
balanced growth in revenues and expenses. Contributions remained strong,
as many individuals, small businesses, corporations — including over 200 of
the Fortune 500 companies — and foundations continued or increased
their support and new Sponsors joined FIRST. This support provided
meaningful experiences to more than 280,000 youth engaged in the
FIRST Progression of Programs.
In keeping with long-time practices, FIRST continued to apply
Team services
& growth of
programs
87%
G&A expenses
Fundraising costs
Leadership
the maximum percentage of funds possible to directly benefit
FIRST teams.
For the fourth consecutive year, FIRST
achieved a 4-star rating from Charity
Navigator, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency,
and responsible fiscal management. This rating places FIRST in the top
7% of all charities evaluated by Charity Navigator.
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITES
June 30, 2012
June 30, 2011
Revenues and other support:
Program registration fees Contributions and grants Rental income, net of expenses
Other income Special project, net of expenses
Net assets released from restrictions $ 16,746,773
19,529,408
137,050
905,849
42,001
13,099,941
$ 14,074,525
15,615,389
158,845
429,425
25,017
11,007,189
Total revenues and other support 50,461,022
41,310,390
Board of Directors
Walter P. Havenstein – Chairman
Chief Executive Officer, Retired
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
L. John Doerr III
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Robert M. Tuttle –
Interim President, Vice Chairman & Treasurer
General Partner
1848 Associates
Gary L. Tooker
Chairman of the Board, Retired
Motorola, Inc.
Dean Kamen – Founder
President
DEKA Research and Development Corporation
Glenn Britt
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner Cable
Ursula M. Burns
Chairman & CEO
Xerox Corporation
Francois J. Castaing
President
Castaing & Associates
Gordon J. Homer
Avon Products, Inc.
48,484,902
39,963,767
W. James McNerney, Jr.
President, Chairman of the Board &
Operating surplus
1,976,120
1,346,623
Chief Executive Officer
The Boeing Company
Statements of Financial Position
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.
Assets:
Chairman & CEO
Cash and cash equivalents* 13,194,985
$10,937,861
Short-term investments*
Pledges, receivables, and other assets Net property, plant, and equipment Total assets, end of year 8,475,693
7,747,006
3,663,438
6,559,528
8,183,290
3,579,012
33,081,122
29,259,691
Liabilities and net assets: Total liabilities 4,389,434
Net assets:
Unrestricted 16,523,793
Temporarily restricted 12,167,895
Total net assets, end of year
Total liabilities and net assets, end of year
4,015,048
14,547,673
10,696,970
28,691,688
25,244,643
$ 33,081,122
$ 29,259,691
For each of the two fiscal years summarized above, FIRST received an unqualified opinion from its independent auditors, BerryDunn.
*Note: The cash and short-term investments are comprised of both unrestricted funds and donor temporarily restricted funds. The total liquid assets balance available to
FIRST, for operating purposes, at June 30, 2012, is equivalent to approximately 4 months of FIRST operating expenses.
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The financial information presented here is condensed and does not include the value of all donated services and materials. Audited Financial Statements (AFS) are
available on the Web site at www.usfirst.org under “ABOUT US/Annual Report & Financials.” Certain amounts reported for 2011 have been restated. For details, please
refer to the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the AFS, at the above Web address.
J.T. Battenberg III
Chairman & CEO, Retired
Delphi Corporation
John E. Abele – Vice Chairman
Founding Chairman, Retired
Expenses:
President
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 34,754,397
29,310,219
Gordon J. Homer Advisory Services
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and
Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL)
4,786,963
3,989,305
Elliott Masie
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) 1,792,989
1,301,130
CEO & Founder
FIRST Place (FP) 100,947
110,022
The MASIE Center
General, administrative and fundraising 6,339,921
4,677,870
Sheri S. McCoy
Operation of building 334,865
192,786
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Depreciation 374,820
382,435
Total expenses
Honorary Directors
Paul A. Allaire
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Retired
Xerox Corporation
Steve Sanghi
President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Eric Schmidt
Executive Chairman
Google Inc.
Thomas G. Stephens
Vice Chairman,
Global Chief Technology Officer, Retired
General Motors
Myron E. Ullman, III
U.S. and International Retail Chairman & CEO,
Retired
James R. Utaski
Partner
Whitestone Capital, LLC
Executive Advisory Board
Dr. Woodie Flowers – Chairman
Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of
Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ray Almgren
Vice President,
Product Marketing Core Platforms National Instruments
Tom Arseneault
Executive Vice President, Product Sectors
& Chief Technology Officer
BAE Systems, Inc.
Joe Astroth, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President &
Chief Education Strategist
Innovation First International Dr. Dennis Berkey
President & Chief Executive Officer
James E. Heppelmann
CEO, Director, President
PTC
Marc Hodosh
Co-Creator
TEDMED
Kent H. Hughes
Director, Program on Science, Technology,
America and the Global Economy
Woodrow Wilson Center
Jacob Kragh
President
LEGO Education
David Lavery
Program Executive for Solar System
Exploration
NASA
Dr. Paul N. Lazarus III
President
White Dwarf Productions
Rey Moré
Chief Quality Officer, Retired
Motorola, Inc.
Ceci Neumann
Independent Law Practice Professional
Josh S. Weston
Honorary Chairman
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Vincent Wilczynski, Ph.D.
Deputy Dean, School of Engineering &
Applied Science
Yale University
Michael J. “Micky” Bly
Vice President GME Powertrain Engineering
General Motors
Senior Advisors
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Breadner
Executive Director
FIRST Robotics Canada
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
LEGO Foundation and KIRKBI A/S
Sujeet Chand
Chief Technology Officer & Senior VP
Rockwell Automation
Gordon Lankton
Nypro Inc.
Cosema (Connie) Crawford, P.E.
SVP
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr.
Founder
Cordis Corporation
Michael Dubno
Head of Global Markets &
Research Technology
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Dr. Roland Schmitt President Emeritus
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Greg Hale
Vice President and Chief Safety Officer
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Erik Halleus
President & Chief Executive Officer
EuroScandia Enterprises
The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen
United States Senator
New Hampshire
Listing current as of February, 2013
Michael A. Heffron
President & CEO
DeLorme
Championship photography by Adriana M. Groisman and Argenis Apolinario. Official White House photo, page 2.
Other images courtesy of FIRST teams, Volunteers, and Sponsors.
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impact
mission
vision
“To transform our culture by creating a
world where science and technology
are celebrated and where young
people dream of becoming science and
technology leaders.”
To inspire young people to be science and
technology leaders, by engaging them in
exciting Mentor-based programs that build
science, engineering, and technology skills, that
inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded
life capabilities including self-confidence,
communication, and leadership.
FIRST participants are
significantly more likely to
attend college, twice as
likely to go on to major in
science or engineering, and
three times as likely to major
specifically in engineering.
Dean Kamen, Founder
s 200 Bedford Street l Manchester, NH 0 3101 n 800 .871.8326
w w w . u s f i r s t. o r g
FIRST®, the FIRST® logo, FIRST® Robotics Competition, FRC®, FIRST® Tech Challenge, FTC®, Coopertition®, and Gracious Professionalism® are registered trademarks, and Sport for the Mind™,
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2012 Annual Report

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