2010 Annual Report

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2010 Annual Report

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Engineering young futures
2010 Annual Report
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Engineering
young futures
FIRST Facts 2010
A family of programs
FIRST learning never stops. From age 6 to 18, four progressive FIRST programs
help young people master skills and concepts they’ll use over and over as they
follow the FIRST path from one level to the next, and into college and a career.
FIRST founder Dean Kamen said it best:
®
“FIRST experiences give young people
the toolset they need to build an
Youth participants........................................212,000+ (ages 6-18)
Mentors, Coaches, Volunteers,
and adult Supporters......................................................... 90,000+
in engineering and programming as they design
Number of hours donated
by Volunteers....................................................................5,817,340
and build working robots, FIRST participants also
U.S. states participating.............................................................50
In addition to gaining real, hands-on experience
discover the business side of technology, like
conducting research, obtaining patents, creating a
Countries participating...............................................................57
extraordinary life, career, and, ultimately,
company, raising capital, and executing marketing
Scholarships available............$12.2 million from 136 providers
a better society.”
programs. Supporting them at every level is
Sponsors............................................................................... 3,500+
an army of thousands of selfless, dedicated
Through its motivational youth programs featuring competitive
Volunteers, Mentors, Coaches, Sponsors,
FIRST® Robotics Competition donated parts..................369,375
educational institutions, and government officials
Number of robots constructed...........................................17,644
yet highly cooperative research and robot games, FIRST
offering guidance, knowledge, enthusiasm, and
financial support.
Growth of FIRST participation (over 2009)............................. 8%
helps engineer brighter futures for hundreds of thousands of
the world’s young people by turning them on to science,
A life changer
technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This fun, challenging
“Sport for the Mindtm” often launches them on college and
career paths they might never have considered.
FIRST, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, combines
teamwork, competition, a family of programs, and just plain
fun. By participating in FIRST, students build self-confidence,
gain knowledge, learn life and employment skills, discover
career paths, and practice “Gracious ProfessionalismTM” and
Participants who have a
meaningful learning experience......................................... 100%
One of the triumphs of FIRST is that it melds together people of all ages and
backgrounds who can make a positive impact on how kids think about themselves
and what they’ll do with their futures. Not everyone on a team designs and builds
robots. Some raise funds or create publicity. Others create team names, logos, and
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Attend college
competition outfits. The collective skills they learn through FIRST introduce them to
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ajor and pursue careers in
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science or engineering
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Volunteer in their communities
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Secure internships
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Mentor students
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Become outstanding citizens
exciting career possibilities in a variety of fields.
A platform for involvement
Experiencing explosive growth, FIRST
programs continue to attract motivated
individuals, institutions, and corporations that
“Coopertition.tm” In 2010, with more than 90,000 committed adult
recognize that their support and participation
Volunteers supporting them, more than 212,000 young people
helps youth now while sowing the seeds for
from every U.S. state and 56 other countries were introduced
to the joys of creative problem-solving through robotics
competition and mentored/coached teamwork.
FIRST participants are many times more likely to:
huge future dividends for all of mankind. The
In college, FIRST participants are many times more likely to:
international FIRST community hopes you’ll
consider joining our quest to change the world
for the better by helping us engineer young
futures, one at a time.
*STEM is science, technology, engineering, and math
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Secure internships
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Pursue careers in engineering
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inority FIRST participants are more than twice
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as likely and female participants are four times as
likely to study science and engineering
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High-school students get to:
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FRC teams compete with up-to-150-
■■ Work alongside professional engineers
pound robots of their own design in this
■■ Learn and use sophisticated hardware and software
varsity Sport for the Mind, combining the
excitement of sport with the rigors of
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
science and technology.
FIRST learning
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e exposed to design, project management, programming,
teamwork, and strategic thinking
■■ Qualify for millions of dollars in scholarships
never stops building upon
High-school students get to:
itself, starting at age 6 and
continuing through middle and
high-school levels up to age 18.
FTC teams develop strategy, build
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esign, build, and program robots based on
sound engineering principles
robots using a reusable, modular kit
■■ Get hands-on programming and rapid-prototyping experience
of parts, and compete head to head.
Students learn to think like engineers.
Young people can participate
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evelop strategic, problem-solving, organizational, and
team-building skills
■■ Qualify for millions of dollars in scholarships
at any level. Participants
master skills and concepts
Children ages 9 to 16 (9 to 14 in the U.S. and Canada) get to:
FLL teams build LEGO®-based robots
to aid in learning science and
and develop research projects based
technology through robotics,
while gaining valuable career
ages 9-14 in the US and Canada
■■ S trategize, design, build, program, and test an autonomous robot
using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology
on a real-world Challenge that changes
■■ Create innovative solutions to challenges facing today’s scientists
annually. Their activities are guided by
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evelop career and life skills including critical thinking,
time management, and teamwork
FLL Core Values.
and life skills.
■■ Become involved in their local and global community
Children ages 6 to 9 get to:
Grades K-3 (ages 6-9)
Gracious Professionalism
Coopertition
Sport for the Mind
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tm
tm
Grades K-3 (ages 6-9)
Jr.FLL teams design and construct
■■ Explore challenges facing today’s scientists
a model with moving parts using LEGO
■■ Discover real-world math and science
elements and present their research
journey on a “Show-Me” poster.
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■■ Engage in team activities guided by Jr.FLL Core Values
■■ Begin developing employment and life skills
“You represent the
best of what our
country has to offer. You’re smart,
you’re talented,
you’re hard
working, you’re
creative, you’re
working together.
And what you
are going to
accomplish – not just in school
but for the rest of your lives
– makes me
unbelievably
hopeful.”
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of
Education
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We continue to be amazed by the “life engineering” stories that filter through FIRST on a daily basis and are
shared throughout this document.
These are the stories of kids who shied away from science and math; who found it nothing but drudgery, and then ended up going to college for
an engineering degree with scholarships provided by our Sponsors. These are the stories of extraordinary adults looking for a meaningful way to give
something back who are suddenly running regional FIRST events for thousands of kids. These are the stories of Sponsors who became involved a
Dean Kamen
Walter P. Havenstein
decade ago and now employ the bright young people who came through their local FIRST program.
What’s extremely gratifying is that FIRST, more than any other youth-oriented program, truly does help “engineer young futures,” and, in a bigger
way, a better future for us all. The concepts, creative problem-solving skills, teamwork, and collaboration that FIRST participants learn early on are the
crucial “life engineering tools” they’ll carry with them into college, exciting careers in innovation, and life in general.
We marvel at the fact that while the importance of STEM education is only now being recognized as a national priority, FIRST has been
championing that very idea since 1989. We feel extremely fortunate to be representing FIRST when we listen to world leaders talk about how the
future belongs to the innovators, and how the U.S., in turn, needs to adjust its attitudes about STEM in our schools. We still hope and work for the day
when FIRST programs are available for everyone who dreams of developing the next generation of technological wonders and advances. What better
way to help create the innovators of tomorrow than by exposing our youth to the wonders of science and technology and helping them nurture a love
for exploration and discovery, as the FIRST family of four “building block” robotics programs so aptly accomplishes?
On behalf of the FIRST board of directors and staff, we offer our sincere and humble thanks to the tens of thousands of Volunteers, Sponsors,
Mentors, Coaches, teachers, parents, friends, and fans that make FIRST run and help it continue to grow. Your unheralded contributions of time, talent,
and resources are truly inspirational. We very much look forward to our shared future together.
“The whole process here is to convince you that you
will determine your own destiny. You’ll be out there
creating new jobs – whole new industries, new companies. That is what technology does.”
Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder
Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder
Walter P. Havenstein, FIRST Chairman
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Jon Dudas
Engineering Young Futures..................................page 2
Engineering young futures, indeed.
That’s what drew me to FIRST. For many years, I have watched this organization emphatically impact the future. While I served as Undersecretary
The FIRST Family of Programs...........................page 4
Founder’s & Chairman’s Letter...........................page 7
of Commerce & Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, I witnessed firsthand what a single invention could do to change a
person’s life for the better. We granted patents to individuals as young as 6 years old during my seven-year tenure. And yet, what FIRST does for each
individual participant is truly unparalleled.
I am amazed at how many FIRST participants go on to become the next generation of inventors, instrumental in the workplace, and leaders in
President’s Letter.......................................................page 9
Junior FIRST® LEGO® League............................page 10
their communities. It makes one hopeful about what the future will look like with FIRST kids in the mix, thanks to our more than 90,000 Volunteers
who continue to inspire by serving as Mentors, Coaches, tournament organizers, fundraisers, Sponsors, emcees, drivers, and a myriad of other jobs.
Because of all of you, FIRST accomplished yet another record year in 2010.
The growth and impact of FIRST continues at a pace of which any corporate CEO would be proud. The Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL)
FIRST® LEGO® League..........................................page 12
FIRST® Tech Challenge..........................................page 14
program grew by 20 percent for the second consecutive year. A middle-school team in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) filed for a provisional patent on a
smart automotive steering wheel that reminds drivers not to text. FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) was the reason that one school in Chaffee, Missouri — a
city with a population of fewer than 3,000 residents, many of whom live below the poverty line, and with a high-school graduation rate of less than
50 percent — improved its statistics when 100 percent of the FTC team members applied for admission to college. But, the most impactful findings
come from our FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and other program Alumni whose stories you will read in these pages. They are working at major
FIRST Robotics Competition.............................page 16
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Sponsors.......................................................................page 18
corporations and in government; they are attending colleges and universities; they are graduating to the next level of the FIRST family of programs;
they are making a difference in their communities; and they are coming back to FIRST to help the next generation “engineer a future.”
There are thousands of such stories of inspiration, innovation, and contributions of time, talent, and resources to develop the science and
technology leaders we need in our future. The 2010/2011 season will see new technologies introduced into the FIRST family of programs; an increase
2010 Woodie Flowers Award...............................page 19
2010 Scholarship Program...................................page 21
to more than 100 FLL Championship Tournaments in over 55 countries; double the previous number of FTC events, including pilots in India, China,
and Romania; new FRC Regional events in Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Ontario, and an additional FIRST Robotics District
Competition in Michigan.
Despite unprecedented economic challenges, FIRST was able to engage more youth for another record year of team growth through the efforts
2010 Founder’s Award............................................page 23
and financial support of many dedicated people. We are poised to do so again in the coming season, and I thank you for allowing me to join in and
become a part of the passion that is FIRST.
Financials .....................................................................page 50
Leadership....................................................................page 51
Jon Dudas, FIRST President
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For the second consecutive year, the
Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL™)
program grew by 20 percent, engaging
1,448 teams in the Jr.FLL “Smart Move”
season. Guided by an adult Coach, teams
of up to six kids, ages 6 to 9, researched
the transportation process associated
with moving a selected person, animal,
or thing from place to place. They then
used LEGO® elements to build a model
with a motorized part and developed a
Jr.FLL teams rely on committed individuals and organizations in their
local community to host and organize events. The events provide
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an opportunity for teams to showcase their work and meet
Vivake Kumar and Nicholas Rossitto,
Jr.FLL Alumni and current FLL Team Members
other teams that share a similar interest in science and
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technology. An event can be as simple as a
Junior FIRST LEGO League: A stepping stone to future challenges
meeting of a team, families, and friends to
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When Vivake Kumar and Nicholas Rossitto initially joined Junior FIRST LEGO
League in Unionville, Connecticut, their interest in science and technology was “zero,
zilch, nada,” according to Coach Kavita Saxena. But all that soon changed.
share what was learned — or may include
many teams sharing in a public venue.
While members of Jr.FLL, Kumar and Rossitto became proficient in many basic
techniques, including the ability to use motors and battery packs to make models
move, and building simple machines to form a base for more complex building.
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coordinating Show-Me poster to illustrate
their transportation journey. Through this
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real-world Challenge, the children were
Once they reached the fifth grade, the two were ready to try something more
challenging, like building autonomous robots, and joined FIRST® LEGO® League
(FLL®) “Team Genius.” In addition to sparking their interest to move up to the next
level, Coach Saxena says the boys’ involvement in Jr.FLL helped foster an interest
in Technic LEGO elements such as cam wheels, axle extenders, and rack and pinion
gears, and encouraged them to tackle more difficult building tasks at the FLL level.
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introduced to the concepts of teamwork
and basic design skills, creating an initial
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interest and hands-on approach to
science and technology.
“Our students have learned that teamwork is hard work,
but that everyone is happier at the end of the day.”
The McIlwraths, Jr.FLL Coaches
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“The kids are so creative. They always come up with ideas that I would never think of !”
Judy Jackson, Jr.FLL Coach
Kumar says in Jr.FLL he enjoyed learning about real-world scientific challenges
like nanotechnology and climate. Now in sixth grade, he is excited about exploring
and learning even more in FLL, including helping to build and program the team’s
robot, “Vincent.”
Fifth grader Rossitto says being part of Team Genius is fun. “We are all learning
new skills such as computer programming, PowerPoint®, and public speaking.”
“Both boys are great builders. Vivake excels in the robot-building area,
while Nicholas comes up with very creative project ideas and excels in research,”
says Coach Saxena.
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In its 11th season, FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) grew to
a total of 14,725 teams participating in 56 countries. The
2009 “Smart Move” Challenge asked teams comprised of
9 to 16-year-old children (9 to 14 in the U.S. and Canada)
The young people who participate in FLL are not only learning about science
to design and program custom, autonomous robots and
and technology, but also how to be good citizens. The children
research solutions to issues in modern transportation.
adhere to FLL Core Values that honor teamwork; children doing
Using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technologies and LEGO
the work, with guidance from Coaches and Mentors; friendly
Education materials, more than 147,000 children explored
competition; sharing experiences with others;
solutions to today’s transportation safety and efficiency
problems through robotic missions including object
avoidance, passenger transport, and crash tests. In
addition, they were tasked with choosing one problem
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Marissa Rosanio, FLL Alumna, Delaware
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FIRST can help students overcome intimidation about science
Marissa Rosanio has always been interested in science, so it’s no surprise that
she was recruited by a favorite teacher to join the FIRST LEGO League founding
team at St. Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington, Delaware.
Gracious Professionalism; and having fun.
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What FLL team members discover is
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more important than what they win.
with transportation and developing innovative ideas to
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make the transportation problem safer and more efficient.
As a high-school student at Padua Academy, she became a member of
Team “Moe Knows” and often helped her father, Louis Rosanio Jr. — now an
FLL Operational Partner in Delaware and former Coach of the team — at various
FLL competitions. Although initially not interested in engineering, Rosanio was
always intrigued by science. After her presentation about global warming at an
FLL competition, she says, “I truly enjoyed learning about global warming and
connecting that issue to how engineering and robotics could potentially improve a
much larger, real situation.”
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The season included more than 450 qualifying events, 89
Championship Tournaments, two Open Championships,
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and the FLL World Festival, where 84 teams gathered to
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share and celebrate their accomplishments.
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Rosanio says the benefits of joining a FIRST team are many. In addition, she
admits that many younger students — especially girls — can be intimidated by
science, but FIRST can make science more accessible.
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“Being in FLL gave me a good idea of what engineering is. It
was presented in a form that I could grasp at a young age. The
discovery that, even as a kid, I could come up with concepts
and build things opened up a whole new world to me.”
Sean Kleinschmidt, FLL Alumnus,
Engineering Student at Purdue University
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“It’s exciting to know that we helped find an answer to a
real-world problem, and that, through our research, we were able to bring our creative solutions to community organizations,
and help make a difference.” Amiel Patton-Hall, FLL Team Member
Rosanio graduated from Penn State University in 2010 and has been able to
funnel her science interest into nursing. She currently works as an adult transplant
nurse at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and says she often
applies the principles of engineering while on the hospital floor.
“I think FIRST allows students to express their genius and explore exciting career
opportunities, especially for young girls. More women are needed in science, and
FIRST gives you a jumping off point.”
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In the 2009/10 season, FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®)
continued to serve as a driver of growth for FIRST, with
more than 11,000 high-school students on 1,111 teams
FTC is an intermediate robotics program that offers high-school students
competing in 50 Championship Tournaments in four
(ages 14-18) the chance to develop strategy, design and build robots,
countries. One hundred teams earned a coveted spot
and compete head to head using a sports model based on
to compete in the World Championship in Atlanta. In
sound engineering principles. Working with industry
the FTC “Hot Shot!™” game, teams of up to 10 students
professionals, students are introduced to the
used a combination of sensors including infrared
tracking (IR), line following, ultrasonic, touch, and more,
to program their robots to operate in both autonomous
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FIRST Mentor says you can win for losing
Winning isn’t everything, says FIRST Mentor and former FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC) team captain Patrick Pilvines. Rather, Pilvines says the most important lesson
he learned from FIRST had more to do with losing.
engineering process, get hands-on programming
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and rapid-prototyping experience, and learn the
and tele-operated modes. Robots executed both
value of problem-solving, organizational,
offensive and defensive strategies to score balls into
and team-building skills.
It happened at the 2005 FIRST Championship when “Team Unlimited” lost its
last match. Although the team received a personal victory, they were eliminated from
the competition. The positive outcome of losing came when they received some
unexpected advice from Grant Imahara, well-known electronics expert of the popular
TV show Mythbusters. Imahara reviewed what went wrong and advised the team
how to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
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a rotatable center goal and off-field goals. Guided
by adult Mentors and using engineering principles
complete with an engineering notebook, FTC teams
designed, built, and competed with a reusable robot kit
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Pilvines says the day’s events made a lasting impression and influenced him
to become a mechanical engineer. “It taught me to see the possibility in failure and
learn from my mistakes.”
using a variety of programming languages.
“FTC has opened many girls’ eyes to the fact that engineering is
a bright path in which we can showcase our skill and dexterity.
Where girls were once thought to be harmless competition,
FTC has shown that we are a fierce threat to those who
underestimate our engineering prowess and determination.”
Olivia Rerek, Member of FTC Team 118 “The Techno Chix”
Patrick Pilvines, FTC Alumnus
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“FIRST will challenge you to challenge yourself. It will help you face problems head on and work as a team so that you can succeed.”
Patrick Pilvines, FTC Alumnus
Through his experience with FTC, Pilvines says he has acquired expertise
that will aid him throughout his life. Things like public speaking, understanding
programming code, and designing CAD models and finished products that meet
specifications are all examples of real-life skills learned while a member of his
FTC team. Currently a mechanical engineering major at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (RPI), in Troy, New York, Pilvines stays connected with FIRST through
mentoring in which he conducts seminars, volunteers at tournaments, and provides
design advice via email.
“FIRST participants are the future engineers and scientists of our generation.
Helping them learn is one of the most rewarding experiences anyone can have.”
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In 2010, FRC introduced the Dean’s List Award to recognize outstanding student
In the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) program’s
leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary.
19th season, more than 45,000 high-school students
Ninety-two Finalists and ten FIRST Dean’s List Student Superstars were
(1,808 teams, including 274 Rookie teams) from 12
selected from a pool of 500 outstanding nominations. From among the
countries took on the BREAKAWAY® engineering
Superstars, all six seniors are now enrolled in college engineering
challenge. Three-team alliances competed on a
courses. A true testament to the FIRST mission and values,
27-by-54-foot field with bumps, attempting to earn
this group will help grow and engage the
points by collecting soccer balls in goals during a two
FIRST Alumni Community.
were earned for each robot suspended in air and not
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minute and 15 second match. Additional bonus points
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touching the field at the end of the match. Teams
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participated in 44 Regional Competitions, seven
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District Competitions and one State Championship
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in Michigan, and the international Championship at
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the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia. Team members
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were eligible to apply for more than $12 million in
college scholarships from 136 providers.
“FIRST is a program that can really help guide future
professionals into their professional lives — most notably in
the interest it promotes in the STEM fields.”
Gina Sweet, FRC Alumna
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“Being on a robotics team for the past two years has flipped my
world upside down and back again. I found myself in awe of the
fact that I significantly contributed to something this wonderful.”
Suki Berry, FRC Team Member, California
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Gina Sweet, FRC Alumna; Test Engineer, General Motors
Says FRC experience was critical to career opportunity
Known by many of her colleagues at FIRST as a “poster child” for the
organization, Gina Sweet admits she didn’t originally intend to pursue a career in one
of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. However, as
an eighth grader in Milford, Michigan, the seeds were sown when her class became
involved with FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 67 and helped pilot the local
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) program.
Once at Milford High School, Sweet joined Team 67, The HOT (“Heroes of
Tomorrow”) Team, and, by her junior year, was in charge of wiring the team’s
competition robot. Sweet says that thanks to her FRC experiences, she became
proficient in design, assembly, and electrical knowledge. In addition, she acquired
leadership and time management skills, learned how to focus under pressure, and
how to work together to accomplish a common goal.
Sweet, who graduated in 2007 with a degree in electrical engineering from
Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, says she would not have pursued a career in
the field if not for her connection with The HOT Team at FIRST. Sweet is now a
test engineer in the Global Battery Systems Lab at General Motors (GM) and
believes her experience with the FRC team was critical to her job offer. While at
Kettering, Sweet also participated in the co-op program at GM — The HOT Team’s
original partner and Sponsor.
Today, Sweet is a Mentor for The HOT Team, sharing her expertise with the
team’s electrical/controls systems and mechanical build/machining groups. She
also helps with field build activities and supports teachers with student tracking and
monitoring at various events.
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In addition to the formal 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, and the thousands of Sponsors of FIRST
Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams and events. FIRST could
not achieve the powerful impact it does without this tremendous support.
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Stephen & Laura Linder
Bruce Linton
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Facilitec, Inc.
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ASME
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John F. Kennedy School of Government
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Edith & Godtfred Kirk Christiansens Fund
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The Chrysler Foundation
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Vincent & Lorraine Colarusso
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DEKA Research & Development Corporation
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Communities Foundation of Texas
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Delphi Corporation
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Johnson & Johnson
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Motorola, Inc.
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BAE Systems
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The Boeing Company
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FedEx Corporation
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General Motors Corporation
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Johnson & Johnson
Motorola Foundation
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National Instruments Corporation
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Annie Eis
Karen Emigh-Wolf
Employees Community Fund
of the Boeing Company
Guy Fedorkow
Antony Kerrison
Kettering University
William & Randal Klaproth
Edward Klein
Ellen Krasavage
Rajeev Krishnan
Christopher Kurpinski
Ann Kutz
Deborah Friedman
David Lalejini
Jeannette Lummis
Kenneth & Kathleen Lutter
Anna Maenhout
Deanna & Daniel Maffett
Magnum Consulting
Blanca Cordero Malave
Deepak & Judith Malhotra
Henry S. Manley
Chris Fultz, Program Director at Rolls-Royce Corporation
2010 Woodie Flowers Award Recipient
FIRST Mentor Fultz says it’s all about the bigger picture
For Chris Fultz, Program Director at Rolls-Royce Corporation in Indianapolis, a
FIRST experience is not just about robotics. It’s also about the bigger picture.
Kenneth L. Mantey
Siva Marella
Raymond Marra
Elliott Masie n
Susie Mathieu n
“In some ways the robot is a distraction. It’s really about defending your ideas, being
proud of your accomplishments, and understanding the concept of teamwork,” says Fultz,
who is a FIRST Mentor and the recipient of the 2010 Woodie Flowers Award. The award
Mattlin Foundation
honors MIT Professor Emeritus Woodie Flowers and his contribution to engineering,
Tim Maxton
Gordon Homer n
education, and communication by recognizing FIRST Mentors who inspire and empower
Cheryl Mayforth
General Motors Foundation
Intel Foundation – Volunteer Grant Program
Sean M. McAteer
through excellent communications skills.
Steven & Sharon Gigliotti
Deborah A. Janney
Martin McCormick
Global Impact
Lori Jasper
Sheri McCoy n
Jeffrey & Doris Goldstein
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Marie McDonough
only to compete, but to volunteer, learn, and lead through their actions. Clearly loved and
David S. Golman
Michael Johnson
Nina Lander McElroy
Google Matching Gifts Program v
Scott & Charlene Johnson
respected by FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 234 “Cyber Blue”, Fultz earned
Danny McEnerney
Denise Grasser
Valerie Johnson
Deborah McKinstry
the award for a variety of reasons: an ability to lead and nurture his team, to provide
Greenspan Foundation
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Charlene M. Mears
Linda L. Griffin
Edward & Ruth Kahn
Michael Reese Health Trust
E.J. & Kara Gruver
Nancy Kaindl
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program v
Paul R. n & Lauren Gudonis
Linda W. Kamperman
Audrey Mikami
Robert Hammond
Veronica Mikolich
Brandon R. Hansen
Jonathon Hansen
The Lavin Agency, Inc. in honor of Dean Kamen
Richard Hansen
Christine Lawrence
Richard Hart
Kimberly Hartsoe
Walter P. Havenstein n
“It was because of FIRST that I decided to become a mechanical engineer.”
Brian Hendrickx
Robert & Karen Heon
Henry D. Hines
Michael Hinkle
Janet Holowczak
Anita Holtzman
Jennifer Mori, FLL Alumna
Florida Institute of Technology
Class of 2012
Mechanical Engineering
Robert Le Francis
Leading Authorities, Inc. in honor of Dean Kamen
Aida LeBlanc
Susan Lee
Diane Leibowitz
Andrew Leiserson
Mary Jane Lemire
Leroy & Morton Productions, Inc.
Shannon Lewis
Bill Miller
Fultz is the personification of the Woodie Flowers Award: he encourages students not
internship and mentoring opportunities to FIRST students, and to solicit key sponsorships
for the organization.
Team members say Fultz teaches by example and guides them with a clear vision while
encouraging each to seek out new challenges, explore innovative ideas, and expand their
Roger Miller
community outreach. In addition to fostering leadership and presentation skills, Fultz has
Chi Cao Minh
made an impact on the team by implementing “real world” engineering techniques through
Michael W. Minnich
formal game requirements and robot design. As such, Team 234 participates in a critical
MIR A COR
William Miskovetz
John Mistretta
design review process where a panel of FIRST Sponsors and professional engineers
critiques team members on how they present and defend their ideas.
Diane Mitchell
Charles Mohr
Richard Morrison
Anita Moss
Gerard Muldoon
Fultz has been instrumental in Rolls-Royce’s funding of numerous central Indiana FIRST
teams, Championship forums, and regional events, and has helped grow the Indiana
Robotics Invitational to 72 global teams.
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Sponsors
Michael Murdock
Mary Qu
Virginia Szymanowski
Yik Heung Yeung
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Fluid Power Educational Foundation
Saint Vincent College
Sean & Bridget Murdock
R & R Research, LLC
Dean Takahashi
Schoolcraft College
RAS Communications
Joanne Tampone
Georgia Institute of Technology
Seattle Pacific University
Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr. s
George Raymond
Scott Taschler
Grand Valley State University
SME Education Foundation
Kerry Mushkin
Susan Elizabeth Rich
Roy H. Temper
2010 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE WORLD
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
World Festival Opening
Ceremonies Sponsor
Gates Corporation
Marian & Brian Murphy
Young Presidents’ Organization, Chicago
Chapter in honor of Dean Kamen
Hampshire College
Timothy Mushkin
The Ariel Lauren Rideout Fund
Teradata Cares
National Defense Education Program (NDEP)
Harvey Mudd College
Society of Petroleum Engineers –
Delta Section
Tim Nakari
Eva Roessler
Teradata Corporation
World Festival Supporter
Hofstra University
Society of Women Engineers – Houston Area
Nano Business in honor of Dean Kamen
Katherine A. Roller in honor of Richard Roller
Brogan Thomsen
University of Alaska – Fairbanks
Illinois Institute of Technology
Alexander Romashkov
Thelma Tilton
Southern California Regional Robotics Forum
(SCRRF)
Juanita Nave
Michael Ross
Eric Toennies
Una Neary
Viola Rothenberg
Michael Trinkala
NEC Corporation of America
John & Mary Runnion
Mary Tuohy
Kurt Nelson
Jodi Russell
Robert Tuttle n
Young Presidents’ Organization, Washington
DC Chapter in honor of Dean Kamen
Dora Yung
Frederick T. Zendt
Richard Zimmerman
2009-2010 FIRST ALLIANCES
ITT Technical Institute
America’s Promise Alliance
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Girl Scouts of the USA
MIT/MIT Alumni Association
San Diego Regional Economic Development
Foundation in honor of Dean Kamen
Lisa Ulland
Danielle Niedzwiecki
Steve Sanghi n
John Novatny
Fabrizio Santini
University of Minnesota Foundation
Melinda Nussey
Dilip Sathe
Gene O’Brien
Sauerland Foundation
University of Texas at San Antonio
Brenda L. O’Callaghan
Corey Schafer
James Utaski n
Time Warner Cable
Jose Oliveira
James Scholes
Rodney & Donna Van Loon
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Corbett Oliver
Johann Scholtz
Donna Van Ness
Mary O’Malley
Jerry Schwinghammer
Theodore Van Patten
Elizabeth Orloff in honor of Daniel Weiss
Sandra Seale
Steve & Michelle Varnau
2010 FIRST
CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS
Official Championship Sponsors
Janice B. Palmer
in honor of Harold Irvin Maxwell
Seaport Companies
Scott Venier
Abbott
Carl Seger
Verizon Foundation
Autodesk, Inc.
Jaipal Parath
Bill Shaw
Lata Vinod
BAE Systems
James L. Parker
Show Ready Events LLC
Crystal Vongnaphone
SAIC
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. n
Marialice Siirila
Richard Wagaman
United Technologies Corporation
Candace Pascucci
Michael Silver
Daniel & Catherine Walmsley
FIRST Championship Sponsors
Marc Pawliger
Peggy Simpson
Cheryl Walsh
The Boeing Company
Denis Pellerin
Robert Skobrak
Michael & Shari Webb
Pentair Foundation
Thomas J. Sommer in honor of John Abele
Diane Weiss
global glacéau vitaminwater & glacéau
smartwater
Martin Alonso Perez-Quinones
Allan Sowinski
Ronald & Angela Wenger
FIRST Shipping Sponsor
Shirley Perrin
Steve Specht
Janet Werner
FedEx Corporation
Timothy Peter
Alfred Spector
Tom Wetherald
Brian Peters
Gregory Stachelczyk
James B. Williams
Machine Shop &
Satellite Broadcast Sponsor
Pfizer Inc. in honor of Dean Kamen
Chris Stakor
Phyllis Williams
Joseph Piacentine
Reid & Anita Stehmeier
Kathy Wilson
FIRST Safety Partner
Peter Pinch
Thomas G. Stephens n
Donald & Patricia Wilt
Susan Pohl
Martina Stoeckl
Kari Wilton
Power Transmission Distributors Association
Dia Stolnitz
Jeffrey & Michele Strysko
Robert Pressman
Paul Ulland
International Fluid Power Society
(Fiscal year July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010)
Network for Good
Leroy Nelson
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Sponsors
National 4-H Council
National Robotics Week
Society for Laboratory Automation and
Screening (SLAS)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
“Kids who have the capability to invent and play with the materials and tinker
around… are going to have the
knowledge to invent the things
that can make the world a better place.”
Caitlin Mackey,
FTC Team Member
CalPoly San Luis Obispo/BAE Systems
Johnson & Wales University
Capitol College
Kansas State University
Carnegie Mellon University/Boeing
Case Western Reserve University
Lake Superior State University
City College of New York, CUNY
Lawrence Technological University
Clarkson University
Lindenwood University
Clemson University
Marquette University
College for Creative Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College of Southern Maryland
Metropolitan Community College
Colorado State University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Colorado Technical University – Denver
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Daniel Webster College
Molloy College
Montclair State University
New Hampshire Technical Institute
New Jersey Institute of Technology
2010 FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS
Adelphi University
New Mexico State University/Boeing
Arizona State University
New School
ASME – ASME Auxiliary
Norfolk State University/BAE Systems
BAE Systems
Northeastern University
The Boeing Company
Northwestern University
Boston University
Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs,
The Foundation of FMA, Intl.
2010
Spring Arbor University
Stevens Institute of Technology
SUNY Potsdam
Sweet Briar College
Team 1649 – EMS
Team San Diego
Temple University
scholarship
providers
Tulane University
University of Arizona/BAE Systems
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Delaware
FIRST Scholarship Program 2010
FIRST is all about educational opportunities.
University of Hartford
In 2010, all FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
University of Hawai’i at Mãnoa/BAE Systems
team members were eligible for over 746
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Kansas
scholarship opportunities, valued at more than
University of Maryland/BAE Systems
$12.2 million. FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) students
University of Massachusetts Lowell
were eligible for more than $7.8 million of these
University of Minnesota/PTC
University of Missouri
University of Missouri – Kansas City
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
scholarship funds.
The majority of FIRST scholarships are provided
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
by colleges or universities for enrollment at their
Ohio State University
University of New Hampshire/BAE Systems
University of Rochester
campuses. The rest are provided by corporations
Olin College of Engineering
Oregon Institute of Technology
University of South Carolina
Oregon State University
University of South Florida
use at any school. Listed in this 2010 report
Pace University
University of Southern California
(pages 20-22) are 136 FIRST Scholarship Providers,
Penn State/BAE Systems
University of Texas Arlington
DePaul University
University of Texas at Austin
12 of which are new this year.
Pennsylvania College of Technology
DeVry University
Phil Clancy Memorial Scholarship
University of Toronto
FIRST Judges Sponsor
DigiPen Institute of Technology
University of Washington/Boeing
Kathleen P. Wilz
Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA)
Plymouth State University
Drexel University
University of Waterloo
Betsy Wisch
FIRST Scholarship Row Sponsor
Polytechnic University
special majors such as engineering, math, science,
Eastern Michigan University
University of Wisconsin – Madison
computer science, or technology. Others can
Cristina Wolf
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Vermont Technical College
Todd & Faye Wolfson
FIRST Event Sponsor
QuestBridge
Progress Software Corporation
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Matching Gifts
Program v
Purdue University/BAE Systems
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Virginia Commonwealth University
be used for any course of study. The values
Raytheon Company
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
Farrokh Sutaria
Paul Woo
Google Inc.
Farmingdale State College
Virginia Tech/BAE Systems
Jane Propst
Dirk Sweigert
Cynthia A. Works
FIRST Robotics Conference Sponsors
Ferris State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/
BAE Systems
Washington State University
$1,000. Most are renewable annually if the student
John Ptak
Robin Sykes
Scott P. Wrasman
Central Intelligence Agency
Florida A&M University/Boeing
Rochester Institute of Technology
Washington University in St. Louis/Boeing
maintains an acceptable academic average.
Public Service of New Hampshire
in honor of Dennis Howland
Ted Szubzda
William Wulf
Rolls-Royce
Florida Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Washtenaw Community College
Bradley University
Bucknell University
California State University,
Los Angeles/Boeing
California State University, Northridge
NASA
and professional associations and are awarded for
Some FIRST scholarships are awarded for
of scholarships vary from full tuition to under
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Sponsors
Norwegian Ministry of Education
SAP
Norwegian Research Council
Vision Components
SKS
Denmark
FIRST Scandinavia
Spare Bank Nord
ConocoPhilips
Tekna
The LEGO Group
Frencken Group
Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science
COWI
FLL Official Supplier
IBM
Verafin Software Inc.
Helse Nord
Haiti
Lakai Marie
LEGO Systems A/S
Provincie Nord-Brabant
FLL Global Sponsors
Senter Novem
Nova Scotia
Wolfville, NS
Caterpillar, Inc.
TU Delft
Acadia University
Motorola Foundation
TU/e
EastLink
SKS
SAP
Universiteit Twente
eLab, Inc.
Spare Bank Nord
FLL Sponsors
Michelin
Statoil
3M
Brazil
EDAcom
Nova Scotia Business, Inc.
Cameron Biddle in honor of Daniel Weiss
Canada
Nova Scotia Community College
Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Nova Scotia Economic Development
Wayne State University
SAP
Westwood College
Vision Components
William Paterson University
Bahrain
Jubilee Center for Excellence in Education
2009 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SPONSORS
FLL Founding Partner
Belgium
Stichting Techniekpromotie
Booz Allen Hamilton
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. Mary’s, NL
Eastern School District, NL
INTRD (Innovation Trade and Rural
Development), Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador
NSERC
Egypt
IEEE GOLD Egypt Section
Ireland
First Hand Technology
Luxembourg
Association of Professional Engineers,
Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
The Burgess Family
COWI
FIRST Robotics Canada
Helse Nord
Vestas
Association of Science and Engineering
Technology Professionals of Alberta
McMaster University
JL Foundation
Jack D. Weisman in honor of Daniel Weiss
Delta Hotels
NSERC
FLL Host Organizations and
Championship Tournament Sponsors
Edmonton Catholic Schools
Ontario Power Generation
Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd.
SKS
Argentina
Educación Tecnológica
Edmonton Economic Development
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Spare Bank Nord
Grill2Go
Chile
FIRST LEGO League Chile
Statoil
Emergencias
FormaColor
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edubrick
Monedero
Red Deer College
Fundación Mustakis
France
Planète Sciences
ORT
Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd.
LEGO Foundation
Association Science Ouverte
Vestas
Tac Mobility
Nacap
Drancy
Australia
Prime FLL
Tourism Alberta
Australian Computer Society
Cap Gemini
MacKillop Catholic College
Macquarie University
Robotics Tasmania
UNSW@ADFA
Austria
HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.
LEGO GmbH
Mellowmessage
City of Edmonton
Event Pro Planner
The Santiago Times
Tekna
Ford
Loughborough University
Microsoft Corporation
Rapid
RM
LEGO GmbH
Motorola, Inc.
SAP
Vision Components
Barnasmidjan
Marel Food Systems
LEGO GmbH
University of Alberta Engineering Students
Society
Talca
Mellowmessage
Israel
FIRST Israel
Universidad Catolica
Motorola, Inc.
Applied Materials
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
China and Hong Kong
SEMIA Limited
Bank Poalim
SAP
Mellanox Technologies
Colombia
Fundación Global AC&T
Vision Components
Greenland
FIRST Scandinavia
City of Ranana
British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
British Columbia Institute of Technology,
Burnaby
Motorola, Inc.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada
Starbucks
Czech Republic
Nora
to support the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Thanks to these shared goals, Rockwell Collins has been a long-standing
Founder’s Award, which honors exceptional service in advancing the ideals and
TU Delft
TU/e
mission of FIRST.
Accepting the award on behalf of Rockwell Collins was President, Chairman,
and CEO Clay Jones, who commented on the strong partnership. “Our goal
is to engineer experiences from elementary school through high school… by
creating positive math and science experiences for students of all abilities and
General Motors de México
backgrounds, in schools of all sizes, and from urban to rural locations… to
Herramientas Inteligentes, S.A. de C.V.
inspire the next generation of engineering talent.”
A FIRST Strategic Partner and Official Program Sponsor for the FIRST Tech
ITAM – Instituto Tecnológico
Autónomo de México
Challenge (FTC), the company’s investments have supported FIRST in numerous
PAPALOTE MUSEO DEL NIÑO
ways. Rockwell Collins has pledged $1 million per year to fund competitions and
SAP México
Robogroup
Rockwell Collins and FIRST have a lot in common through a shared mission
Senter Novem
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey
Iceland
FIRST LEGO League á Íslandi
Rockwell Collins exemplifies FIRST mission
sponsor of FIRST and was recently recognized for its support with the 2010
Canieti
Rockwell Collins – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2010 Founder’s Award Recipient
Mexico
Explora, Descubre y Crea, AC
Mellowmessage
SubTV
WestJet Airlines
IBM
Malaysia
Sasbadi Sdu Bhd
Germany
Western Achrib
Frencken Group
Universiteit Twente
Hungary
Sodimac
University of Alberta Education Students
Society
Jordan
Lithuania
Lietuvos “Minties Odisejos” Asociacija
ConocoPhilips
Marie San Nicolas
Zenkyoken
Indonesia
Mikrobots
Jalynn Bennett
LEGO Education
Tekna
Alberta Youth Robotics Society
Melissa Corley, FRC Alumna; Captain,
United States Air Force; doctoral
candidate, Naval Postgraduate School
Lebanon
Ontario
Edwards, ON
Eikoh
India
Techtronics Ltd.
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Crefus
Kuwait
Faroe Islands
FIRST Scandinavia
Aecon
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Japan
FIRST Japan
University of Iceland, School of Engineering
and Natural Sciences
Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology
GE Healthcare
Sponsors
Learning Systems
Statoil
JL Foundation
RIM
Caterpillar, Inc.
“There are always differences of
opinion and more ideas than
you’ll ever be able to implement,
but working through them and
bouncing ideas off of each other is a
very rewarding process.”
The American School Foundation, A.C.
Netherlands
Frencken Group
IBM
Senter Novem
TU Delft
sponsor hundreds of programs and teams throughout the country. In addition,
the company’s employees and retirees act as Volunteers, leading teams and
providing technical mentorship, coordinating regional events, and judging
robotics competitions.
FIRST founder Dean Kamen applauded Rockwell Collins for its efforts.
“Through its leadership endeavors, Rockwell Collins has played a significant role
ConocoPhilips
SAP
TU/e
in the education of our future innovators, dramatically increasing the FIRST
LEGO GmbH
COWI
City of Tamra
Universiteit Twente
presence across our nation, and, in turn, setting the standard for corporate
Mellowmessage
Helse Nord
City of Tel Aviv
Motorola, Inc.
JL Foundation
City of Yerucham
New Zealand
Kiwi FIRST
involvement in creating the country’s future workforce.”
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Sponsors
Sponsors
Norway
FIRST Scandinavia
South Korea
ICIRA
Rapid
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
Ball Corporation
Society of Women Engineers
LCF Enterprises
RM
Science and Technology Group, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton
University of Delaware
Mary Kay – Suzie Steiner
ConocoPhilips
ALCO Ltd.
United States
Town and Country Foods
Broadband Video
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Micron Foundation
COWI
LEGO Education Center
Adventist Robotics League
Walmart
Club Workshop
Colorado School of Mines
Chico Oaks Adventist School
California - Central
Clovis, CA
Florida
Melbourne, FL
JL Foundation
Spain
Fundación Scientia
Andrews University
Mountain View High School
Computer Explorers
Lockheed Martin Corporation
GMV
North American Division Office of Education
Partners for Prosperity
California State University, Fresno
Daniels Fund
Sudan
San Gabriel Academy
PCS – Edventures
Clovis Unified School District
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Southern Adventist University
Retro Bill Productions
Society of Women Engineers – Space Coast
Chapter
University of Idaho, College of Agricultural
& Life Sciences
Walla Walla University
Teichert Foundation
State Farm
University of Idaho, College of Engineering
Statoil
Sweden
FIRST Scandinavia
Tekna
ConocoPhilips
Palestine
COWI
Peru
Wernher Von Braun IEP SRL in cooperation
with Deltron
JL Foundation
Helse Nord
SKS
Spare Bank Nord
Helse Nord
Poland
SKS
LEGO GmbH
Statoil
Mellowmessage
Tekna
Motorola, Inc.
Spare Bank Nord
Switzerland
SAP
LEGO GmbH
Vision Components
Portugal
Evoluir21
Caltec
Engenho & Obra
ISEL
Multislide
SAP
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Talents Center
Arab Thought Foundation
Singapore
Heartware Network
Slovakia
Mellowmessage
Motorola, Inc.
SAP
Vision Components
South Africa
Tshwane University of Technology
FRC Team 442 Lee High School and New
Century Technology
Boys and Girls Club of Camarillo
Central Connecticut State University, School of
Engineering and Technology
Chaminade College Preparatory
Connecticut Center for Advanced technology
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Connecticut Science Center
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Alaska
Anchorage & Fairbanks, AK
Alaska Robotics Education Association
Anchorage School District
BP
Department of Defense Springboard Program
GCI
Juneau Economic Development Council
Lower Kuskokwim School District
University of Alaska, Anchorage School of
Engineering
University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of
Engineering and Mines
Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools
of Engineering
Erobot
K Kingdom
LEGO Education
Thailand
Gammaco
Tunisia
Koç
Vision Components
Antelope Valley Union High School District
Taiwan, R.O.C.
ESUN ROBOT ASSOCIATION
Mellowmessage
SAP
AUVSI
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Turkey
Creative Children’s Association
California - Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, CA
Syria
LEGO GmbH
Motorola, Inc.
Alabama
Hunstville, AL
United Kingdom
First Hand Technology
Ford
Loughborough University
General Dynamics C4 Systems
The Home Depot
LEGO retail store, Chandler
The Tooker Family Foundation
Arkansas
Mountain Home, AR
Baxter Credit Union
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Canteen
Carter’s Jewel Chest
Ellison Electric Inc.
Infodash
Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center
McDonalds
Mountain Home Public Schools
Mountain Valley Spring Water
Connecticut
New Britain, CT
Glendale Unified School District
Dominion Millstone Power Station
La Canada Unified School District
LEGO Systems Inc.
United Launch Alliance
Walt Disney World Design & Engineering
Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Armed Forces Communications and
Electronics Association – Atlanta
Chapter
Center for Education Integrating Science,
Mathematics, and Computing
North Idaho Discovery Association
Illinois
Arlington Heights, IL
HB Fuller Foundation
Goodrich
NASA Stennis Space Center
Great River Energy
Naval Research Laboratory
NOLA.com
The Medtronic Foundation
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
The Pentair Foundation
Orleans Parish Schools
Piper Jaffray Foundation
K. Engel K-12 Engineering Endowment
Pailet, Meunier & LeBlanc, LLC
Private Donors
Mark & Carolyn Guidry
PIPE (Petroleum Industry Promoting
Education)
Qwest Foundation
The Faculty, Staff and Students of St. Mary’s
Dominican High School
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus
Shell Oil
Teradata
Iowa
Ames, IA
Teradata Corporation on behalf of
Mr. Jerry McGlynn
InterCall
Time Warner Cable
Technetronic Solutions, Inc.
California - Northern
San Jose, CA
BAE Systems
Vectra Bank
Girl Scouts of Northern California
Venoco, Inc.
Google Inc.
Woodward Governor
University of Colorado
Nicholas, FLL Team Member
Lawrence Livermore National Labs
LSI
Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable
Foundation
City & County of Honolulu
Honolulu Community College –
Construction Academy
isisHawaii
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Michoud
Pleasant Valley Education Foundation
Hawai’i Robotics Organizing Committee
(ROC)
FIRST in Michigan
The Phil Hardin Foundation
Sonoscan, Inc.
ITT Communications Systems
““FIRST has changed my life in
every way, from the friends I hang
out with to the person I want to be
when I grow up (I’m 14). FIRST
is an amazing experience!”
Entergy – New Orleans
Ecolab Foundation
Pitney Bowes
IHS, Inc.
Michigan - White Lake
White Lake, MI
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Pentair Foundation
Anita L. Nelson, M.D.
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cusimano II
Motorola, Inc.
Mr. B’s Bricks
Epilog
Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce
Crescent Bank & Trust
Kentwood Water
Maddock Douglas Inc.
Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
Southern California Regional Robotics Forum
(SCRRF)
Genesee County Board of Commissioners
Chevron Corporation
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Georgia Tech
Encana
ASME New Orleans
Jefferson Parish School Board
Five Star Audiovisual
Northeast Utilities CL&P
Six Flags® Magic Mountain
Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
3M Foundation
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
St. Philip the Apostle School
Delphi Automotive
API – American Petroleum Institute – Delta
Chapter
ITT Technical Institute – St. Rose
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Women in Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Anonymous Donor
Intralox, LLC
Caterpillar, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
El Pomar Foundation
Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Los Angeles Unified School District
Louisiana
Metairie, LA
IEEE New Orleans Section
Brickworld
Iowa State College of Engineering
Loren Zachary
Kentucky
Bowling Green, KY
Applied Physics Institute
Bowling Green Area Convention
and Visitor’s Bureau
State of Hawaii Department of Education
Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics
and Science in Kentucky
Tesoro Corporation – Hawaii
Walmart
University of Hawai’i College of Engineering
Western Kentucky University (WKU):
The Schreier-Edisen Foundation
Society of Petroleum Engineers – Delta
Section
Tulane University
The University of New Orleans
Ware Foundation
Maine
Augusta, ME
Cyr Bus Lines, Old Town
Stratasys
Xcel Energy Foundation
Mississippi
Gautier, MS
Global Financial Aid Services, Inc.
Global Land Management, LLC
Hancock Medical Center
Home Family Charitable Foundation
Jacobs Technology – Stennis Space Center
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi Power Education Foundation
Center for Gifted Studies
Dead River Company, Brewer
Brandywine Hundred Rotary
Idaho
Moscow, ID
College of Education and Behavioral
Sciences
Freightliner of Maine, Bangor
Oak Grove School Foundation
Delmarva Power
Idaho National Laboratory
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
LEGOLAND® California
Department of Architectural and
Manufacturing Sciences
Missouri - Kansas City
Liberty, MO
Girard Foundation
Idaho 4-H Endowment
Drexel University
Idaho Space Grant Consortium
Department of Chemistry
enktesis
DuPont
Idaho State University College of
Engineering
Department of Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Idaho State University College of Technology
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
TechShop
California - Southern/LEGOLAND
Carlsbad, CA
Colorado
Denver, CO
Delaware
Newark, DE
Actionworks
Hy-Point Farms
Adolph Coors Foundation
Progressive Software Computing Inc.
Agilent Technologies
Rohm & Haas Company
Rowan University
Women in Technology/MEDB
Idaho State University Electronics
Department
Idaho State University Energy Systems
Technology and Education Center
Department of Geology and Geography
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Dean Kahler, VP for Academic Affairs
Ogden College of Science and Engineering
25
Massachusetts
Worcester, MA
Raytheon Company
Liberty High School, Liberty, MO
MasterCard Corporation
Time Warner Cable
University of Missouri – Kansas City, School
of Computing & Engineering
Missouri - St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
ABNA Engineering
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Sponsors
Sponsors
LEGO Education Robert Woods
Philip Morris USA
Tennessee
Cookeville, TN
College of Integrated Science and
Technology
Booz Allen Hamilton
PPG
Oregon Nanoscience & Microtechnology
Institute
FTC Sponsors
Long Island FLL Planning Committee
Members
Shell Oil
Oregon University System
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Dominion
Daniels Fund
PH Tech
Tennessee Tech University
The Boeing Company
General Dynamics
El Pomar Foundation
RadiSys
UT – Battelle
GE
Harrisonburg Downtown Tourism
Encana
Texas - Central
Leander, TX
James Madison University
Sandata Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Engineering & Environmental
Services, Inc.
General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems
Luna Innovations
Greater Texas Foundation
Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
Vernier Software and Technology
3M
InterCall
Sideboard Computers
Deborah Grubbe n
Strategic Air & Space Museum
Cargill
LASA Robotics
Sir Speedy – Plainview
Serco Inc.
Motorola Foundation
Time Warner Cable
EAPC Architects and Engineers
Jeffrey Stern
Virginia Public Television (WVPT)
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Vision Education and Media
HB Sound & Light, Inc.
Silicon Laboratories
Virginia Technology Alliance
PTC
Richard C.D. Fleming & Sarah Smith
Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Laserlith Corporation
Vectra Bank
Wiley Engineering, P.S.
Innoventor
Albertsons
Washington
Bellevue, WA
Venoco, Inc.
International Council of Systems
Engineering, Midwest Gateway Chapter
Carollo
Texas - Houston
Houston, TX
Battelle
Smith Family Foundation
Eastern Washington University
American Robotics Academy
K & L Gates
FTC Tournament Sponsors
PDS Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Bass Computers Inc.
Intel Corporation
Alaska
Delaware
Boy Scouts of America, Bay Area Council
Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area
Council
BP
Kevin Ross & Sue Adams
Department of Defense (DoD)
DuPont Engineering
West Virginia
Wheeling, WV
Lower Kuskokwim School District
DuPont Office of Education
American Electric Power
University of Alaska, Anchorage –
School of Engineering
Florida
AT&T
Harry Baker
Technical Support from RightNow
Technologies
James G. & Catherine Berges Donor Advised
Fund at the University of Notre Dame
Nebraska
Ashland, NE
Thomas Cornwell
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Massapequa Union Free School District
The Doerr Family
Great Plains Communications
Kristen O’Rourke
DRS Technologies
Nebraska 4-H Youth Development
Emerson
Employees Community
Fund of Boeing St. Louis
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Longwood Central School District
New York - Mid-Hudson
Poughkeepsie, NY
North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Otter Tail Power Company
Ralph Engelstad Arena, Inc.
Cimarron-Memorial High School “High
Rollers Team 987”
Adva Optical Networks
S&S Promotions
James Mulligan Printing
FIRST NV
BrickKids
Central Hudson
University of North Dakota, Office of
Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Provost
Dr. & Mrs. Ernest G. Jaworski
New Hampshire
Nashua, NH
Carol B. Loeb
BAE Systems
Macy’s
Maryville University
New Jersey
Flanders, NJ
MasterCard Worldwide
County College of Morris
Mount Olive Board of Education
Monsanto Company
Sanofi-Aventis
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and
Technology
Siemens Diagnostics Products
Partners for Progress
New York - Finger Lakes
Rochester, NY
IBM Corporation
IEEE Mid-Hudson Section
InfoBrella Inc.
International FIRST LEGO League
KidWind Challenge
Mid-Hudson Association of Computing
Machinery (ACM)
Mid-Hudson Subaru
Phoenix Instruments
New York - New York City
New York, NY
University of North Dakota,
School of Engineering and Mines
Xcel Energy
Ohio Educational Outreach Foundation
Teradata
Wright State University
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Educational
Outreach
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Jerry & Peggy Ritter
Frontier Communications
Gordon Robinson
IBM
St. Louis Community College
LaBella Associates, PC
Saint Louis Science Center
Postler & Jaeckle Corporation
Saint Louis University
Rochester Gas and Electric
New York - Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
DKI Consulting
The Seeser Family
University of Rochester –
Office of Admissions
Clarkson University Office of Educational
Partnerships
Michelin Ardmore Plant
The Society of American Military Engineers
Southeast Missouri State University
Spoehrer Family Foundation
Webster University
Workforce Investment Board of
Southeast Missouri
Montana
Bozeman, MT
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Vision Education and Media
University of Rochester – School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences
New York State Saint Lawrence – Lewis
BOCES
Walmart
Northern New York Robotics Institute
Xerox Corporation
Time Warner Corporation
New York - Long Island
Middle Island, NY
North Carolina
Greensboro, NC
Alken Industries, Inc.
Gateway University Research Park
College of Engineering, Montana State
University
Auto Effects of Smithtown
Biscotti, Toback & Company PC
Museum of Life and Science (Durham, NC)
College of Letters and Science, Montana
State University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
NASA Space Consortium
National Science Foundation - EPSCoR
The Home Depot – East Setauket and
Commack
Qwest Foundation
Hewlett-Packard Matching Gift v
NCA&T State University College of
Engineering
Roger Williams University
Shaw’s
Simulia
Stop & Shop
Vector Software
Working Planet
South Carolina
Clemson, SC
Clemson University
Hon. Donald L. Carcieri,
Governor of Rhode Island
South Carolina Department of Education
Oklahoma
Wasso, OK
ASME of Central Oklahoma
The Chickasaw Nation
Mike Hoy Mobile DJ
Oklahoma Transportation Center
Pogue Digital Ventures
Stillwater Convention & Visitors Bureau
Oregon
Portland, OR
SpawGlass
Girl Scouts of America, San Jacinto Council
Insight Technical Solutions
Jacobs Engineering Services
Penn State University
Pennsylvania - West
Pittsburgh, PA
Technical Writing Today
LEGO Education
West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Wheeling Jesuit University
Anchorage School District
University of Alaska, Fairbanks – College of
Engineering and Minds
University of Houston, College of Technology
Wisconsin
Mukwonago, WI
Arizona
National Robotics Engineering Center
Young Audiences of Houston
Discovery World
Coconino High School
Robomatter, Inc.
Texas - North
Dallas, TX
GE
Flagstaff Unified School District
FRC Team 2486
Xcel Energy
Little Caesars Pizza
Carnegie Mellon University
Rhode Island
Bristol, RI
ExxonMobil Corporation
DS SolidWorks
Northern Arizona University
The Hockaday School
Wyoming
Casper, WY
Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Pepsi
City of Casper, Wyoming
California, Los Angeles
Casper College
Long Beach Town Center Subway
Texas - West
Canyon, TX
Central Wyoming Board of Cooperative
Education Services
Amarillo College
Puff Niegos
Billion Automotive
IEEE Providence Section
Lush Group, Inc.
Museum of Nature and Science
McCabe Software
Raytheon Company
Office Max
IHS, Inc.
Connecticut
Kingswood-Oxford School
4-H of Delaware
Harriett Coleman
Raytheon Network Centric Systems
Georgia
COACH Robotics
Georgia FIRST
Southern Polytechnic State University
YES! Youth Engaged in Science
Idaho
University of Idaho
Illinois
Anonymous Donor
Iowa
San Marino High School
Natrona County Recreation
Joint Powers Board
Iowa Math & Science Education Partnership
(IMSEP)
California, Northern
Helen Piehl
Natrona County School District #1
Girl Scouts of Northern California
Gormon Tutsch
Central Baptist Church – Sioux Falls
Texas Tech University
Wyoming Space Grant Consortium
Google Inc.
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Vern Eide Motor Cars
West Texas A&M University
Jay Egge Automatic Services
Western Sales and Testing
Yemen
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
Oklahoma State University College
of Engineering Architecture and
Technology
Skillpoint Alliance
NASA Johnson Space Center
Battelle – Dayton Operations
Kathie Reuter
Milgo Bufkin
Rhode Island School of the Future
Palmetto Partners for Science and Technology
ASME Dayton Section
Advantage Federal Credit Union
David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation
“Programs aimed at capturing
students’ creativity and hunger
for knowledge help our students
prepare for college and life in the
professional world. The FIRST
Tech Challenge has quickly become
an integral part of our efforts in
encouraging students to take an
interest in math and science.”
Ohio
Dayton, OH
The Pennington Family
Con Edison
Tech America
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Rotary Club of Sioux Falls – West
Bonneville Power Administration
Sam’s Club Foundation
Virginia/DC
Harrisonburg, VA
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
SDN Communications
Booz Allen Hamilton
2009 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
SPONSORS
FTC Official Program Sponsor
ESCO Corporation
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
College of Education
IBM
Subaru of Sioux Falls
College of Engineering
FTC CAD and Collaboration Sponsor
Intel Oregon
Washington Pavilion
PTC
LSI
Playing@Learning
Kentucky
TechShop
Owensboro Community and Technical
College
California, San Diego
Time Warner Cable
Madison High School
Maryland
Colorado
BAE Systems
Arapahoe Community College
Charles County Government
Ball Corporation
Charles County Technology Council
28
Sponsors
Sponsors
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College of Southern Maryland
Innoventor
Northern New York Robotics Institute
PH tech
Natrona County School District
igus, Inc.
Nypro Inc.
ASME New Orleans
iRobot Corp.
Dominion
Integratelecom
Time Warner Corporation
RadiSys
Woodworker’s Supply
Innovation First, Inc.
PEER Chain Co.
B.L.A.S.T., Inc.
MainLight
Energetics Technology Center
New York City
Alberta, Canada
Intel Corporation
Ticona
Crescent Bank & Trust
The Mathworks, Inc.
Con Edison
Tech America
Red Deer College
Twin Industries
Entergy – New Orleans
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Credit Suisse
Vernier Software and Technology
Norgren
Tyco Electronics Corporation
The Phil Hardin Foundation
Museum of Science, Boston
The Patuxent Partnership
Mexico City, Mexico
Vibrac LLC
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Philips – Formerly Color Kinetics
PNC Bank
KG Productions
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
PTC
TIME Center
AT&T
FRC Event Sponsors
IEEE New Orleans Section
New York - Hudson Valley
Instituto Technologico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey
U.S. Digital
Pennsylvania
Weatherly Area School District
The Netherlands
Intralox, LLC
SolidWorks Corporation
Macy’s
Con Edison
Arizona Regional
Wyle
Phoenix, AZ
ITT Technical Institute – St. Rose
Textron Systems
IBM
The Weatherly Machine and Casting
Company
Silver Suppliers
Buckeye Regional
Bertera Chevrolet Pontiac of Palmer
Avnet
Pace University
Rhode Island
Cleveland, OH
Alphaport
Monsanto Company
Craig & Barbara Barrett
DFF Corporation of Agawam
The James T. Clyburn Transportation Center
PTC
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Battelle Memorial Institute
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Forklift Solutions, Inc.
Dream Catchers Furniture
The Seidenberg School of
Computer Science and Information
Systems at Pace University
New England Institute of Technology
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Delta Machine Tool
South Carolina State University
Cleveland Clinic
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and
Technology
Systems, Department of Athletics
Orleans Parish Schools
Girly’s Grill
Pailet, Meunier & LeBlanc, LLC
Cleveland Foundation
Tennessee
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Margaret & Alan Jannuzzi
DBA Wishes In Stitches
Medtronic Foundation
Society of Petroleum Engineers –
Delta Chapter
Cleveland Indians
Microchip Technology Inc. Employees
through United Way Valley of the Sun
Textron Marine & Land Systems
Cleveland State University
Tulane University
ON Semiconductor, Inc.
The Columbus Foundation
University of New Orleans
Osborn Maledon, P.A.
Cuyahoga Community College
Ware Foundation
Steve n & Maria Sanghi
Delphi Foundation
Boilermaker Regional
Diebold
West Lafayette, IN
ST Microelectronics, Inc.
East Suburban Business Advisory Council
AndyMark, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Fairmount Minerals
Arni’s
White Electronic Designs
Gilcrest
BAE Systems
Goodrich
Autodesk Oregon Regional
Caterpillar Foundation
Portland, OR
Great Lakes Science Center
Delphi Foundation
Autodesk, Inc.
The George Gund Foundation
Indiana Space Grant Consortium
JE Jacobs
Information Tech @ Purdue (ITaP)
Edelman
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
I-STEM
ESCO Corporation
Lube Stop
One Source
FLIR Systems, Inc.
NASA Glenn Research Center
Purdue University, Office of the Provost
Gunderson, Inc.
Nordson Corporation
Purdue University, School of Mechanical
Engineering
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Raytheon Company
Microchip Technology Inc.
Rolls-Royce
Massachusetts
Gotta Dance of Palmer
Halpern Titanium, Inc.
Lee Tool Company
Northeast Realty
Dr. Gerald L. Paist, Pathfinder Regional
Palmer Police Association
Palmer Rotary Club
Petroleum Maintenance Corporation
Samas Auto Sales
Snap-On Tools
Steaming Tender Restaurant
Tandem Technologies, LLC
Technical Education Products
Warren Bren’s Performance Auto
Minnesota
Prior Lake Optimist Club
PTC
Kathie Reuter
Systems, Office of Student Development
and Campus Activities
The Verizon Foundation and its partnership
with Pace University
North Carolina
Gordon Robinson
The Seeser Family
U-Gas
Southeast Missouri
Montana
The Cemala Foundation
Texas - Arlington
RightNow Technologies, Inc.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Nevada
South West Oklahoma State University
Anonymous Donor
Oregon
University of Cincinnati
Oklahoma
Imation
Clippard
Cypress
Delphi Corporation
Fisher Price Power Wheels
FRCMastery.com, powered by EnableTC
Freelin-Wade Company
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
iRobot Corp.
Monnier, Inc.
Akimeka, LLC
SABIC Innovative Plastics
KCI
Rackspace
Volunteers from Valero
Virginia
University of Virginia
FRC Suppliers
Crown Suppliers
Altium
AndyMark, Inc.
“Inspiring others to respect science
and technology requires passion,
knowledge, and commitment.”
Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive
Advisory Board Chairman
Snap Action Inc.
Targus, Inc.
Terminal Supply
The Robot MarketPlace
TigerDirect.com
Vestmoore Warehousing Services
Xilinx
ebm-papst Inc.
Science Foundation Arizona
WAGO Corporation
Autodesk, Inc.
Washington
Bronze Suppliers
Bellarmine Preparatory School of Tacoma
Anderson Power Products
Platt Electric Supply
Snowbear
Gates Corporation
Batteries Plus (Manchester, NH)
Stoel Rives LLP
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Boston Regional
Tech America
Boston, MA
DENSO
Jeffrey Woller
Analogic Corporation
Diamond Technologies Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Bain Capital Children’s Charity, Ltd.
Dove Electronics Components, Inc.
BAE Systems Granite State Regional
Manchester, NH
Boston University
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
BAE Systems
Draper Laboratory
Hitec RCD USA
Bayou Regional
Fresh Tilled Soil
New Orleans, LA
The Gillette Company,
a Procter & Gamble Company Subsidiary
Intel Corporation
Wisconsin
®
ESCO Corporation
PSE&G
IBM
Wyoming
BURNDY
New York - Northern
Intel Oregon
Casper College
Chiaphua Components North America
Clarkson University Office of Educational
Partnerships
KG Productions
Central Wyoming BOCES
CTL Corp.
New York State Saint Lawrence –
Lewis BOCES
ONAMI
EnerSys
Oregon University System
Natrona County Recreation
Joint Powers Board
New Jersey
Cables To Go
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Fluid System
Connectors Division
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Engineering and Applied
Science
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Nason
Gold Suppliers
Northwest Career and Technical Academy
Bayer MaterialScience AG
Nanuma Consulting
Procter & Gamble Global Engineering
Axis Communications
2010 FIRST ROBOTICS
COMPETITION SPONSORS
FRC Kickoff Sponsors
NASA
Festo Corporation
AT&T Center
NSF EPSCoR, Montana State University
Upperman High School
Great Oaks Institute of Technology
and Career Development
of Boeing St. Louis
Diversified Systems, Inc.
PTC
Kenyon Noble
Emerson
Robo-Tech 101
Alamo Colleges Northwest Vista College
Harry Baker
EAC
CollabNet, Inc.
EAC
The Home Depot
DRS Technologies
Bimba Manufacturing Company
Filter-Mart Corporation
Duke Energy
AT&T
FIRST NV
Filter-Fab Corporation
NASA
College of Letters and Science, Montana
State University
The Doerr Family
Diamond Suppliers
Ohio
ADC Telecommunications
Thomas Cornwell
American Way Real Estate
Texas - San Antonio
Turner Construction
Cardinals Care
Wind River
North Carolina A&T State University
College of Engineering, Montana State
University
ABNA Engineering
All American Storage
University of Texas at Arlington College
of Engineering
iSPACE
austriamicrosystems AG
FedEx Corporation
South Carolina
The Goodwill Foundation
Pentair Foundation
Missouri
HCO
Analog Devices, Inc.
Automationdirect.com
Fluke Corporation
Eastern Bearings, Inc.
Honeywell
HPE Automation
Anonymous Donor
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc.
API – American Petroleum Institute –
Delta Chapter
Mouser
Google Inc.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Paragon TEC
Parker
The Plain Dealer
RPM
Sierra Lobo, Inc.
Swagelok
Timken
Chesapeake Regional
Baltimore, MD
BAE Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton
Capitol College
Eagle Alliance
30
Sponsors
enktesis
Finger Lakes Regional
General Motors Assembly Plant
Hawaiian Airlines
Edward B. Rust, Jr.
smartwater
Rochester, NY
Hawaiian Electric Company
Neal Shapiro
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing &
Technologies (FM&T)
Walter Shipley
Bechtel Group Foundation
Eleanor Jorgensen
Matson Navigation Co.
Kurt R. Soderlund
Lockheed Martin Undersea Systems
Democrat & Chronicle
The Kansas Enrichment Network
Floyd Matsumoto
The Sunny Days Charitable Foundation
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Eastman Kodak Company
NASA
Henry & Marilynn Taub
The Gleason Works
MasterCard Corporation
City of Tel Aviv
PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research
and Manufacturers of America)
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, Inc.
Metropolitan Community College
O’ahu Express
Andrew H. & Ann R. Tisch
Raytheon Company
Monroe County
Midwest Research Institute
Salesforce.com Foundation
New York State
Clifford and Susan Rippe
Smart Business Hawai’i
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
(a Johnson & Johnson company)
The Sprint Foundation
University of Hawai’i at Mãnoa
Time Warner Cable
William Pollock
USA Funds
RF Harris Corporation
University of Missouri – Kansas City, School
of Computing and Engineering
Israel Regional
Rochester Business Journal
Greater Toronto Regional
Rochester Institute of Technology
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Saunders Foundation
Peter Allen
Time Warner
Bell Canada
University of Rochester
Jalynn Bennett
Xerox Corporation
Boston Scientific Canada
Ron Zarrella n
Bruce Power
Florida Regional
Discovery Channel
Orlando, FL
Enbridge Gas Distribution
DeVry University - Orlando
Imperial Oil Foundation
Electronic Arts
J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
Florida High Tech Corridor
McMaster University
Harris Corporation
MD Space Missions
NASA Kennedy Space Center
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Power Corporation
Motorola Foundation
RBC Foundation
Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
S.M. Blair Family Foundation
QinetiQ North America
TD Bank Financial Group
RINI Technologies
Telus
Siemens
Toronto District School Board
United Space Alliance
Toronto Hydro
University of Central Florida
University of Toronto
University of Florida
Hawai’i Regional sponsored
by BAE Systems
Regional Manufacturing Institute (RMI)
Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC)
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
TIME Center – an NSF-sponsored ATE Center
University of Maryland – Mtech
Colorado Regional
Denver, CO
Ball Corporation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Club Workshop
Daniels Fund
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
El Pomar Foundation
Encana
IHS, Inc.
Intel Volunteer Grant Program
InterCall
Mindsports Colorado
University of Denver
Vectra Bank
Venoco, Inc.
Dallas Regional sponsored by JCPenney and
the JCPenney Afterschool Fund
Dallas, TX
DeVry University – Dallas Metro Area
J. Paul Grayson Foundation
The Greater Texas Foundation
JCPenney and the JCPenney
Afterschool Fund
The Travelers Foundation
Greater Kansas City Regional
Kansas City, MO
Honolulu, HI
Archer Technologies
A&B Foundation
Bayer Healthcare LLC
AndyMark, Inc.
Black & Veatch Corporation
BAE Systems
Burns & McDonnell
Bank of Hawai’i
Butler Manufacturing Co. Foundation
Booz Allen Hamilton
DeVry University, Kansas City
City Mill and Simply Organized
Dow Kokam, LLC
FedEx Hawai’i
DST Systems, Inc.
(ROC)
Garmin International, Inc.
Hawai’i Self Storage
Stephen & Susan Philpott
Southwest Gas
Houston, TX
Bialkin Family Foundation
ASME
Biosense Webster
BAE Systems
Broadridge Foundation
BP America Headquarters
Arthur & Jane Brody
ConocoPhilips
John J. Cali
CMS Endowment Foundation
GE Energy
Leon & Toby Cooperman
Paula & Jerry Gottesman
Eugene & Emily Grant Family Foundation
John & Margarita Hennessy
International Matex Tank Terminals
Janssen
Jewish Communal Fund
Dean Kamen n
Earle W. Kazis
Leumi Robotics Center at The Technion
Robert J. Levenson Family Foundation
Stuart Levine & Associates, LLC
M&T Investment Group
The Marcus Foundation, Inc.
Ceci Neumann s
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Marne Obernauer, Jr.
Morris W. Offitt
Omrix
Orange – Partner Communications
Claudio & Penny Pincus
PTC
Burton P. Resnick
Daniel & Joanna S. Rose
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The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Big Boy
The Delphi Foundation
Stephen & Jill Petty
Celtic Shuttle & Tours
Eastern Michigan University
Raytheon Company Surveillance
& Airborne Systems
Cone Drive
FIRST in Michigan
University of Minnesota Institute
of Technology
Cousin Jenny’s
New Jersey Regional
Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC)
Cummins
SAE Detroit Section
Trenton, NJ
Cuppa Joe Warehouse Lounge
ADP Foundation
The Economic Club of Traverse City
Microsoft Seattle Regional
Bank of America
Fifth Third Bank
Seattle, WA
Bloomberg
Grand View Catering
John T. Buchman
Donald Bowers in memory of Jack Kamen
Kausler Family
Edelman
Jennifer Chalsty
McGinty Family
Giant Campus, Inc.
Elberon Development Co.
MCM Electric
Michael Griffinger
Mende Family
Maria & William Hoogterp
Musical Memories Disk Jockey Service
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program v
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Northwestern Bank
NASA
Opti Temp
Midwest Regional
Peak Positions
Chicago, IL
National Philanthropic Trust
Sound Environments
TBA ISD Career-Tech Center
Caterpillar Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Traverse City Area Public Schools
Elite Communication
Gene O’Brien
Traverse City Central High School
Google Inc.
John & Christie Whitman
Traverse City Controls
New York City Regional
United Engineered Tooling
Motorola Foundation
New York, NY
Dianne Walker
Bloomberg
Troy District Event
Donald Bowers in honor of Randy Schaeffer
Troy, MI
Dan Rooney
Jeremiah & Karen Callaghan
Time Warner Cable
Michigan FIRST Sponsors
BAE Systems
DTE Energy
General Motors
Michigan Engineering Zone
PTC
SAE Detroit Section
Toyota
United Jewish Communities of Metrowest NJ
United States Army Tank,
Automotive, Research, Development and
Engineering Center (TARDEC)
James Utaski n
WWJ NewsRadio 950
Harlan Waksal
Ann Arbor District Event
The Weiss Foundation
Ann Arbor, MI
Amphenol
Art Craft Display, Inc.
University of Illinois Chicago College of
Engineering
Consolidated Edison Company of New York,
Inc.
Athens High School
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional
Credit Suisse
Irwin Dorros
Alfred G. Goldstein
Sponsors
UNLV, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering FIRST in Michigan
Lone Star Regional
Ford Motor Company Fund
America-Israel Friendship League, Inc.
Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation
Quinn Wagner, FRC Alumnus; Kettering
University, Class of 2015, Mechanical
Engineering; winner of a Kettering
University FIRST Scholarship
NSTec, LLC
Tel Aviv, IS, Israel
The Drexler Family Foundation
“Thanks to the various positions
I’ve held on teams, I’ve learned
invaluable leadership skills that will
help me in future jobs. The ability to
work side by side with a Mentor was
a turning point for me.”
Josh Weston s
Art Craft Display, Inc.
The Josh s and Judy Weston Fund
Skyline High School
Las Vegas Regional
Sunbelt Rentals
Las Vegas, NV
Toyota
Booz Allen Hamilton
Minneapolis, MN
William H. Cuddy & Vivian Blackford
City Animation
3M
Jay Cui
CMNtv
BAE Systems
Patricia Daly
Colonial Party Event Rental
Boston Scientific CRM
D.E. Shaw & Co.
Alan Bruce
Dez Multi-Media
Michael Dubno s
American Pacific Corporation
University of Michigan Engineering
Cirque du Soleil
Desert Rose Resort
Cass Tech District Event
Las Vegas Paving Corporation
Detroit, MI
Michigan DJ Service
Nevius International Realty
Cass Technical High School
Outbound Technologies
C. Fleisher-Strauss
PTC
Fleishman Hillard
S.R.V. Services, Inc. Electrical Division
Victor & Patricia Ganzi
Sunbelt Rentals
University of Minnesota Institute of
Technology
John Giurasi
Minnesota North Star Regional
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program v
Minneapolis, MN
The people of Goldman Sachs and Friends
3M
Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation
BAE Systems
Google Inc.
Boston Scientific CRM
Glenn Gribble
Alan Bruce
Anil Grover
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
David & Janice House
PTC
A. Landesberg
Little Caesars Pizza
Jacobs Technology, Inc.
KBR, Inc.
Linn Energy, LLC
The Williams Foundation
Los Angeles Regional
Long Beach, CA
The Ahmanson Foundation
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
ITT Technical Institute – Sylmar, CA
Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Detroit District Event
Troy Foundation for Educational Excellence
Detroit, MI
Troy School District
Wayne State University
West Michigan District Event
Kettering District Event
Allendale, MI
Flint, MI
Grand Valley State University
Michigan State Championship
STAT EMS
Traverse City District Event
Ypsilanti, MI
AVL
Traverse City, MI
BAE Systems
Jason Allen
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Sponsors
Sponsors
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Oklahoma Regional
Greenville Technical College
Pittsburgh Regional
NASA
Oklahoma City, OK
IBM
Pittsburgh, PA
American Fidelity Foundation
Immedion
New York Stock Exchange Foundation, Inc.
Apple Computers Inc. – OKC
The InterTech Group
Carnegie Mellon University Robotics
Academy
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Chesapeake Energy
McNair Law Firm
Linda Nordstrom
The Chickasaw Nation
Michelin
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Mickey Clagg
Palmetto Net
Dell, Inc., OKC
The Palmetto Partners
Peter & Julie Richards
Bob Howard
PITSCO
Bernard Schwartz
i2E
Prysiam
Sony Corporation
Ideas Manufacturing Inc.
SCANA
Time Warner Cable
Jayzee Foundation
Schneider Electric
Two Sigma Investments, LLC.
Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc.
SERCO
Verizon Foundation
McAfee & Taft
South Carolina Department of Education
Rosalind P. Walter Foundation
McElroy Manufacturing
Syngenta
Josh s & Judy Weston
Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City
The Zucker Family Foundation
Whitehead Foundation
MSC Industrial Supply
Peachtree Regional
North Carolina Regional
The Nordam Group
Duluth, GA
Raleigh, NC
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Credit Suisse USA
Oklahoma Business Roundtable
DeVry University – Georgia
Google Inc.
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
Science and Technology (OCAST)
Edelman
Thomas Cornwell
General Electric Power Systems in honor of
Eric Gebhardt
The Doerr Family
Oklahoma Department of CareerTech
Georgia Energy & Industrial Construction
Consortium
Emerson
Oklahoma State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Engineering
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
MacCord Mason
NASA
North Carolina A&T University College of
Engineering/Shell Oil
North Carolina State University
Time Warner Cable, Carolinas
Northeast Utilities
FIRST Connecticut Regional
Hartford, CT
Aetna, Inc.
The Ensign Bickford Foundation, Inc.
Carling Technologies, Inc.
Covidien
Dell Manufacturing Co., Inc.
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Gerber Scientific
ING Investment Management Americas
Konica Minolta
Lord & Taylor
Northeast Utilities Foundation
Pfizer Inc.
Pitney Bowes
Christopher Poss
Stanley Black & Decker
Oklahoma City Convention and
Visitors Bureau
The Oklahoman
smartwater
Samson
Elizabeth Hauser
Saxum Communications
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Jay B. Shanker
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Sonic, America’s Drive-In
Motorola Foundation
University of Oklahoma College
of Engineering
University of Tulsa
Whitten Newman Foundation
Palmetto Regional
Clemson, SC
ATC
BAE Systems
Bayer
BMW
College of Engineering and Science,
Clemson University
COMPORIUM
TopCoder
Duke Energy
Florence Darlington Technical College/SIMT
XL Printing
Fluor
Southern Polytechnic State University
Turner Broadcasting System
Verizon Foundation v
Data Science Automation, Inc.
Google Inc.
The Heinz Endowments
John A. Swanson Center for Product
Innovation, University of Pittsburgh
School of Engineering
Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by
Google & BAE Systems
PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America)
Waterloo Regional
AEP – American Electric Power
Waterloo, ON, Canada
San Jose, CA
AT&T
Raytheon Company
Maplesoft
BAE Systems
The Seeser Family
BAE Systems
Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council
NDI
The Bezos Family Foundation
Blowing Things Up, LLC
RichTech
Research in Motion
Bloomberg L.P.
Carl Debo
Rolls-Royce North America
The Boeing Company
Google Inc.
TD Bank Financial Group
Booz Allen Hamilton
Webster University
Corporation (SAIC)
Joan Sides
Science Museum of Virginia
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Wornick Jewish Day School
Showbest Fixture Corporation
Caterpillar, Inc.
Utah Regional
Sonic Tools, L.P.
UW Federation of Students
Waterloo Region Record
Cerner Corporation
Wisconsin Regional
Milwaukee, WI
Con Edison
3M Foundation
Delphi Corporation
Associated Bank
DeVry University
Badger Meter
Ford Motor Company
Clair Baum
GE Volunteers
Engineers and Scientists of Milwaukee
General Motors
GE Healthcare
Google Inc.
GE Volunteers
Honeywell International Inc.
Heartland Advisors
The Houston Endowment, Inc.
Ladish Co. Foundation
IBM
M&I Bank (Marshall & Ilsley Corporation)
Indiana Department of
Workforce Development
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Intel Corporation
Milwaukee Wave
JCPenney
George & Julie Mosher
JCPenney Afterschool Fund
MSI General Corporation
Northern Trust Bank
Hughes
Oshkosh Corporation
Medtronic, Inc.
P&H Mining Equipment
The Motorola Foundation
Motorola, Inc.
PolyMath, Inc.
NASA
NASA
QuadGraphics
Nypro Inc.
The Netherlands American Community
Trust, Inc.
Time Warner Cable
OSPI
Waukesha County Technical College
WPI Regional
Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)
Worcester, MA
The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey
Office of the State Superintendent of
Education (OSSE) State Office of Career
& Technical Education
Joseph Beynon, WPI ‘07
PTC
Sacramento Regional
Davis, CA
Time Warner Cable
Abbott Fund
University of California Davis
St. Louis Regional
St. Louis, MO
ABNA Engineering
AT&T
Harry Baker
DRS Technologies
of Boeing St. Louis
Innoventor
Carol B. Loeb
“Every single person here is a winner, not only because of
what you do in competition, but
because of what you do in your
communities and what you do to
inspire your peers.”
Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
NASA Administrator
Viasat, Inc.
SBPLI Long Island Regional
Hempstead, NY
BAE Systems
BDS Solutions
Brookhaven National Science Association
Center for Essential Management Services
DeVry College of New York
Farmingdale State College
Festo Corporation
Gershow Recycling
Salt Lake City, UT
State Fair of Virginia
ITT Educational Services, Inc.
Sweet Briar College
Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.
SyCom Technologies
NASA
Tridium
John Roberts
Virginia Commonwealth University School of
Engineering
Virginia Regional
Richmond, VA
2nd Solutions
BAE Systems
BluePrint Automation
Booz Allen Hamilton
CapTech Ventures
Southeast Missouri
Carter Lumber
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Diego Regional
Computer Resource Team, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Crenshaw-Singleton Properties
BAE Systems
DataNet Systems Corp.
Linda Benefield
DeVry University
Jeffrey Crosby
Dominion
Motorola Foundation
Dominion Digital
DuPont Spruance, Richmond
Plateau Valley School District No. 50
ECPI College of Technology
QUALCOMM Incorporated
EMC Corporation
Corporation (SAIC)
Flexicell
Genworth Foundation
Macy’s
Hofstra University
smartwater
InfoHighway
Jewett Machine
Ingerman Smith LLP
Monsanto Company
Senator Owen Johnson
Long Island Fiber Exchange
Micron Technology, Inc.
Drexel University
Parks College of Engineering,
Aviation and Technology
Municipal Testing Labs
NASA
DuPont
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union
ETC (Environmental Tectonics Corporation)
NASA Langley Research Center
Kathie Reuter
SUNY Stony Brook
Motorola Foundation
The Netherlands American Community
Trust, Inc.
PECO
Gordon Robinson
Women in Technology Foundation
Philadelphia Regional
Philadelphia, PA
Donald Bowers in honor of Carol Kauffman
The Dow Chemical Company
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Virginia Council on Advanced Technology
Skills (VCATS)
Virginia Technology Alliance
Volkswagen Group of America
Washington DC Regional
Washington, DC
BAE Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton
DataNet Systems Corp.
DeVry University – Virginia
District of Columbia Public Schools
smartwater
PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America)
Raytheon Company
Corporation (SAIC)
Nicholas Galotti, WPI ‘05
Polar Beverages
FRC Top Team Sponsors
(10 or more teams in 2010)
3M
Raytheon Company
Rolls-Royce
Corporation (SAIC)
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Sponsors
Sponsors
The Texas High School Project Fund of
Able Key and Hardware
AFCEA Hawaii
Aloha Gourmet Products
Angelina Community College
ASCO
AXIOM New Product Development
Barth Electronics, Inc.
Benson Electric
The ABLE Trust
AFCEA San Diego
Alphaport
Angelina Rehabilitation
ASECO Integrated Systems
Axiom Technology Services
Bartlesville Rotary Club
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Aborn Institute
AFFECT
Alpine Lumber
Angular Machining Inc.
Ashley Lions Club
A.Z. Industries
Bartlett Foundation
Bentley World Packaging
AccuFab
Affiliated Construction Specialists Inc.
ALRO Steel
Anheuser-Busch
ASI Improvement Company
AZ Surveillance
Barzilai Nissan Technologies LTD
Berger Manufacturing, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Accuracy Machine, Inc.
After School Matters
Alstom
Dr. Anil Dhar Medicine Professional Corp.
ASI Technologies
Aztec Tooling, Inc.
BASF
Berkshire Power
FRC Strategic Rookie Team Grantors
Accuray Inc.
AG New England
Alstom Power, Inc.
Anixter
ASME
B & B Tool
Basketball Hoops Unlimited
Best Buy
John Abele n /Argosy Foundation
ACE
ALTA Design and Manufacturing, Inc.
ANKOM Technology
ASME International
B3 Advanced Communication Systems
Bassett Furniture, Inc.
The Best Family
Bill Ackman/Pershing Square
ACE Auto
Agawam Robotics Education Association
Inc.
Altair
Anonymous Donors
B&A Motorsports
Battelle
Beth-El Zikhron Yaaqov
Dean Kamen n
ACE Clearwater Enterprises
Altek
ASME International Petroleum
Technology Institute
Baccara
Battelle B2e
Bevill State Community College
Gordon Lankton s
Ace Communications Group
AGT
Altium
ASME Northwest Houston Sub-section
Backstage Electric Inc.
Battelle Energy Alliance
The Bezos Family Foundation
Josh Weston s
ACE Hardware
Aharon Yosef Ubanav
Altshuler Shaham
Aspenware Internet Solutions
Bacon Family Foundation
Battelle Memorial Institute
BGSU Firelands College
FRC Team Sponsors
ACE Hardware of San Leandro
AHS PTSA
Altuglas International Arkema Group
ASRC
Dr. Charles & Jeanne Bacon
Batteries by Fisher
BH Electronics
!NVENTIVITY
Ace Metals
AI
Assatec
Bad Boys From Bay Shore Ltd.
Batteries Plus
Big Ball Marathon
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
The Ackman Family Foundation
A.I.A. Plastics
The Alumni Association of The Bronx High
School of Science
Astor and Black
BAE Systems
Bauer Soft Water
Big Country Hickory Pit BBQ
21st Century Fund
Acrotech
AM General
Astronautics Corporation of America
BAE Systems, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Bill Davis Inc.
21st Century Gateway Program
ACTI
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics)
ASUSteK Computer Inc.
Billy Goat Industries
21st Century Technologies
Active Shock
AIDTEC
BAE Systems, Israel
AMD
Asymtek
Baxter, Inc.
Bio-Rad Laboratories
221 Robotic Systems
ACTUS Lend Lease
AIM Messenger Service
BAE Systems, Land & Armaments
American Acrylics USA LLC
AT&T
Bay Shore Systems
Bishop’s Orchards
3 Dimensional Services
Adam’s Mortgage
Aimee O’Neill & Co., Inc.
BAE Systems, Mobility & Protection Systems
American Airlines
AT&T Pioneers
Bayless Engineering
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
303 RAMP
Adaptive Methods
AimPoint Technologies
BAE Systems, Norfolk Ship Repair
American Association of Blacks in Energy
ATK (Alliant Techsystems)
BBN Technology
Bittware, Inc.
3M
ADC Foundation
Air Force Association
BAE Systems, San Diego Ship Repair
American Axle
ATK Space
BBSC Endurance Sports
B-K Lighting
3M Alexandria
ADC Telecommunications
Air Quality Sciences
BAE Systems, Security & Survivability
American Compounding Specialties
Atlanta Gas Light
BD
Black & Decker
3M Dyneon
ADEC
Airborn Flightware
The Baehr Foundation
American Electric
Atlantic Exhibits
BD Biosciences
Black & Veatch Corporation
3M Foundation
Adley Williams & Company, LLP
Airbus
Baker Bookkeeping and Taxes
American Federal
Atlantic Hyundai
BE Aerospace
Black Cypress, Inc.
3M Wonewok
ADP
Aircom Manufacturing
Baker College
American Honda
Atlee Robotics Boosters
BE&K
4Frontiers
ADP Corporate Headquarters
Airgas
Baker Hughes
The American Legion Post # 24
Atomic Object
Bear Spring Camps
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional
School District
4S Capital Development Inc.
Advance Turning & Manufacturing Inc.
AISIN World Corp. of America
Baker Hughes – CENTRILIFT
American Panel
Atsmim – Planning & Engineering
The Bakken Museum
Bear State Plumbing
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
888-holdings
Advanced Component Technology
Akimeka, LLC
American Proficiency Institute
ATW: Advanced Technology and Testing
Bearing, Belt, Chain (Purvis Industries)
Blank Sheet, Inc.
A & A Manufacturing
Advanced Composites Group
Al Xander Company, Inc.
Balance Product Development
American Tank and Fabricating Co.
Audible.com
Beatty International
Bryan Blankenship
A & C Metals
Advanced Data Research Florida, Inc.
Alabama Power Company
Balboa International Market
American Transmission Company
Audubon Engineering
Alaska Robotics Education Association
Baldwin Foundation for Education
Beaufort County School District
American Welding Society
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Albany Rotary Clubs
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Beckman Coulter Foundation
BLAST (Building Louisiana Science and
Technology)
Ametek
Ausco Inc.
Ball Aerospace Systems
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
Ball State University
Pat Beckman
Automated Systems, Inc.
Ballard High School PTSA
Bedford Insurance Group
Automation Electronics
The Balloon Detail
Harold & Goldie Begley
Automation Services Inc.
Ballston Spa National Bank
Beil El - Zichron Yaacov Industry
Baltimore Area Alliance (BAA)
Beine Milk Transit, Inc.
Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
Baltimore City Public School System
Beit Yerah
AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International)
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Alumni
Association
Beitzel Corporation
Avaya, Inc.
Bangor Metals
Avicenna Technology, Inc.
Belding Parts Plus
Bank Hapoalim
Avineon
Belding Tank Technology
Bank Leumi
Avis Rent A Car
Belimo Aircontrols
Bank of America
Avitan Electronics LTD
Bell Canada
Bank of Oklahoma, Grove Branch
AVL
Bell Helicopter
Bank of York
AVL North America
Bell Labs
Barrick Ruby Hills Mine
AXA Advisors LLC
Bella Home Fashions
The Barrie Family
Axiom Construction
Belleville Kiwanis
Barry-Wehmiller\PCMC
Bend Research
A & M Precision Measuring Services Inc.
Advanced Industrial Supply
A & W Contractors Inc.
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Inc.
A Frame Awards, Inc.
A-1 Manufacturing
Advanced Polymer Coatings Ltd.
AREA JEDC
Arial Foundation
Arizona FIRST
ARK Engineering Services
Amcor PET Packaging
Albertsons
Ametek-Chandler
Alcoa Foundation
AMFA
Alderman Chevrolet and Toyota
Amplifier Research
A&M Industrial Supply
Advanced Science and Technology
Education Center, Inc.
AAI
Advanced Technology Services
Alesriya
AmVets Centerburg Post 59
Dr. Mary Aaland
AdvanceSC
Alexander & Associates
A.N. ZIVUD
Aalderink Electric Co.
Algiers Charter Schools Association
Anacortes Noon Kiwanis Club
Aaron Industries, Inc.
AEP – Appalachian Power
Alion
Anadarko
ABB
All American Storage
ANADIGICS
ABB Drives
AEP – American Electric Power – Elkhart, IN
All Glass and Plastics
Analex Corporation
ABB Robotics
AEP – Ohio
All State Tank
Analog Devices, Inc.
Abbott Diabetes Care,
A Division of Abbott Laboratories
AEP – PSO
Allergan Foundation
Analytical Graphics Inc.
Aeroflex
Alliance Bank
Analytical Mechanics Associates
Aeromat Plastics of Burnsville
Allied Fence Company
Abbott Laboratories
The Aerospace Corporation
Allied Innovations
Anderson High School Robotics
Booster Club
ABCO Automation
Aetna Life & Casualty Company
Allison Transmission
Andrew Copeland Architect PA
Abington Education Improvement
Organization
AFAR Communications Inc.
Alloy Cutting
AndyMark, Inc.
AFCEA
Allvac
Andy’s Hardware
Abbott Fund
Archer Technologies
Arkwin Industries
ARM
Armada Lions
Armed Forces Communications
and Electronics Association
Education Foundation
Anschutz Family Foundation
Anytime Welding
Apex Machine Co.
Apotex Inc.
Apple Appliance Repair Inc.
Applied Companies
Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Learning Institute
Applied Manufacturing Technologies
Applied Systems Intelligence
“FLL gives you so many
opportunities to learn and have
fun, and all you have to do is work
hard and rise to the challenge.”
Josh Pachter, FLL Alumnus
and current FTC Team Member
Applied Welding Technology
Arab Optimist Club
ARC Specialties
Armed Forces Communications
and Electronics Association
Education of Hawaii
Armstrong Subway, Inc.
ARO Technologies
Arrow Trailways
Aruba Networks
Arugus Consulting
Arvest Bank
Arvest Bank, Grove Branch
Arylessence
ASCE Hawaii
Bel Pisos
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BLAST Foundation
Blazin Bell Tech Inc.
Blende Drug, Inc.
Blessed Ministries
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg Media
Blubstein Metal Works
Blue Door Consulting
Blue Ridge Community College
Blue Ridge Tool, Inc.
Blue River Community Foundation
Blue Valley Educational Foundation
BlueChip Machine & Fabrication
Bluefin Robotics
Bluff Plastics
BMG Metals, Inc.
The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company Commercial Airplanes
The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO
36
Sponsors
Sponsors
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Boeing Robotics and Automation
Stan Brown
Cannon Muskegon
Comanche Home Center
Corry Industrial Roundtable
Custom Electronics
Delaware Elevator
Susan Diane Brown C.A.
Canon
Central Minnesota Manufacturing
Association
Citizens of Pocatello
Richard Bogert
Citizens State Bank
Comcast Foundation
Corry Lumber Company
Custom Finishers
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center
Boise Schools Education Foundation
Brown University
Canon Virginia Inc.
Central Ohio Robotics Initiative
City Tech
ComDev
Corry Manufacturing Company
Custom Mechanical Services
Dell Computer Corporation
Bombardier Aéronautique
Browns Needlework
Capco
Central Powder Coating
Civil Air Patrol
Corry Rubber Corporation
Cuyahoga Community College
Dell Foundation
Booker T. Washington Foundation for
Academic Excellence
Brown’s Pharmacy
CAPER
Central Texas STEM Foundation
Mickey Clagg
Community Choice Credit Union
Cortland Cable Company
Dell Inc.
BRT Solutions
CAPER of Richmond, VA
Centre
Clarity Management
Community Colleges of Baltimore County
Corvallis Clinic
Cuyahoga County Workforce
Development Dept.
Dr. Ray Booker
Bruce Power
Capital Bending
Centris Group
Clarkson University
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
Cottonwood Ranch – L.W. Long Family
CV Robotics
Delphi Corporation
Booz Allen Hamilton
BTR Capital Group
Capital Fabrication
CEO
Clarkston Rotary
Compass Consulting Inc.
Countywide Metal Fab & Finish
Cypress Computer Systems Inc.
BorgWarner Morse TEC
Buca di Beppo
Capitol College
Cerner Corporation
Compass Solutions
Covell Funeral Homes
BORIDE Engineered Abrasives
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
Capitol Region Education Council
CertTech
Compear Design
Covell Transport
D5Robotics: School District Five of Lexington
and Richland Counties
Delphi Steering Systems (a subsidiary of
Delphi Corporation)
Bosch Rexroth
Buhl Foundation
Capsugel
CF Industries
CNC Software
Complete Rehabilitation
Covidien
D&E Machining Inc.
Delphi Thermal
Boston Engineering Corporation
Bullfrogs Bar and Grill
The Carcannon Corp.
CG Schmidt Construction
CNC Woodcraft
Computer Cut
Cox & Company, Inc.
DACS inc.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Bunge Morristown, IN
Cardinal Industrial Finishes
CH2MHill
COACH Robotics
Computer Resource Team, Inc.
CPFilms, Inc.
Dahash Dihav
Delta Gases
The Challenger Learning Center of Richland
County School District One
Coast 2 Coast Cables
Computer Technology Associates
CPS Energy
Dahti Seating
Delta Machining Inc.
Con Edison
CR Meyer
Dale Hardware
Denny’s Autobody & Powdercoat
Chaminade College Preparatory
Coast Aluminum & Architectural, Inc.
Coast Crane Company
Concept Systems, Inc.
Craftsmanship
Dallas Airmotive, Inc.
DENSO
Cobb EMC
Concerned Citizens Group
Craig Technologies
Dana Corporation
Department of Defense Education Activity
Cobham
Conexus Indiana
Crane Co.
Dana Holding Corporation
Department of Labor
Cobham Defense Electronics
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Creating Positive Change
Daniel Webster College
DePuy (a Johnson & Johnson Company)
Coccinelle La Patiserie
Confidence Foundation
Daniel’s
Derek Blakely Wealth Management
Code Red Robotics
Conlog
Creative Affair Universal
Music Publishing Group
Daniels Foundation
Desert Watch Security, Inc.
Connect a Million Minds
Creative Foam
Dan’s Robotic Team
Design Visionaries
Connecticut Center for
Advanced Technology
Creative Pultrusions
Danville Public Schools Gifted Resources
Designcraft Inc.
Credit Suisse
Danyel Biotech
DesignTree
The Connecticut Light and Power Company
Credit Suisse AG
Dart Foundation
Despatch Industries
Connecticut Street Rod Association
Credit Suisse First Boston
Dashiell
Desselle-Maggard Corporation
Connector Specialists Incorporated
Crimson Cup
DASI Solutions
DeVry University
ConocoPhillips
Criterium-Turner Engineers
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.
DeVry University (Crystal City)
Conquest Industries
Cross Bros. Co. Inc.
Data Processing Services
DeWALT
Construtora Tedesco
Crow Corporation
Data Tactics
Diallo, Cromer, Toussaint, Posey & Polk, PLLC
Consumers Energy
Crown Point Community Foundation
Datacard Group
DIC - Discount Investment Corporation
Continental Fabricators
Crown Trophy
DATAHOUSE
Digital Fabrication
Continental Furniture
CRS
DaVinci Robotics
Digital Harbor High School Advisory Board
Continental Technologies
CruiseHawaii
Joey Davis
Dimensional Communications
Control Air
Crystal View Corp.
Mary C. Davis
Yvonne & Luke DiMichele
Control Technology & Solutions
CSI
Davison Tool & Engineering, L.L.C.
Dini Group
Convatec
CSTEM
Day Tool and Manufacturing Incorporated
Mike Dininny
Conway
DAYCO
Discovery Management Group
Dayton Superior
Disney VoluntEARS
Boston University
Bunting Sand & Gravel
Cardiomind, Inc.
Boulder City Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Reclamation
CARE Grant
Boulder City Rotary
Bureau of Reclamation – Boulder Dam
Career Technical Education Foundation, Inc.
Boulder County Community
Burgess & Co.
Carfaro Railing, Inc.
Boulder Dam Credit Union
Burlington Knights of Columbus
Cargill Inc.
Boulder Valley Credit Union
BURNDY
The Cargill Foundation
Bound Brook Moose Lodge #988
Burns & McDonnell
Carl Pearlman and Associates
Bova’s Hardware
Burns, Brooks & McNeil
Carlos Becker Metalurgica
Bowie High School
Burns Controls
Carman-Ainsworth Education Foundation
Bowles Fluidics
Butier Engineering
CARMOCHROME
Boyes Construction
Butterworth Industries
James Carpino
BP
B.W. Clark, Incorporated
Channel 17 Mountain TV
Charles Machine Works (Ditch Witch)
Charlie’s Chicken
Chartwell Food Service
Chatham Rotary Club
Check Point
Coffey Machining Services
Check-Mate Industries, Inc.
Chelsea Comfort Inn and Conference Center
Chelsea Education Foundation
Clarksville Ruritans
Byrne Foundation
Carrier Corporation (a United Technologies
Company)
BP Refinery
C & D Zodiac
Carroll Technology Council
Cheney Tech PTO
BP&R Engineering, Inc.
C.A. Lindell
Cascade Engineering
Cherokee Nation
Brackett Aircraft
Cableform, Inc.
Case Western Reserve University
Chevrolet
Bradford Company
CACI Corporate Business Development
Casini D&D Manufacturing
Chevron Corporation
Bradley Investments, LLC
Caddo Electric
Casper College
Chevron Oil
Brady Corporation
CAE Electronics Ltd.
Cass County Elks Lodge #2791
Chevron USA Inc.
Brainard Rivet Company
Cake Salon Bosco
Castle & Cooke, Inc. Dole Plantation
Chick-fil-A, Dave Lyle
Brainerd Lakes Area Businesses
Cal Poly Pomona University
Caterpillar, Inc.
Chinese Club of San Marino
Brakes Plus
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
CBORD
Chino’s Auto Service
Breco Flex
California Imaging Institute
Cedarwood Technical Service
Brian Chock
I.J. and Hilda M. Breeden Foundation
California Institute of Technology
CEISMC
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Brenner Fielder
California State University, Northridge
Cellcom Israel Ltd.
Donald & Virginia Christensen
Jon L. Christensen
COGCO, Wireline Inc.
Cooper Vision
CSTEM Teacher and Student Support
Services, Inc.
BP America
Chelsea Tool
Classic Turning
Clayco Electric
CLC Riverside University High School
Cleveland County 4-H Foundation
Cleveland TechWorks
Climax Molybdenum
Clint Precision Manufacturing
CLS Group
Club Gatz
Club Workshop
Clyde Bergemann, Inc.
CMA-Flodyne-Hydradyne
Delphi Automotive
Calit2
Celtic Energy, Inc.
Brick City Cat Hospital
Callidus Technologies
Cembell
George Cohlmia
CSTM
DCM Erectors Inc.
DISTek Integration, Inc.
Bridgerland Applied Technology College
Calpine
Center Chapter of Abate of MN
Chrysler Foundation Mack Ave Engine Plant
Colborne Engineering
Cope Plastics, Inc.
D.E. Shaw & Co.
Diteba Research Laboratories Inc.
Bridgestone Firestone
Cambridge Angels
Center for Advanced Studies
Chrysler Proving Grounds
Cole Printing
Copeland-Gibson
CSULA Engineering and
Technology Department
DEC Metals
Collbran Job Corps Grand Mesa
CopperBend Pharmacy
CTDI
Diversified Check Solutions LLC
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Decatur City Schools Foundation
Copperstate Battery
CTS Corp.
Diversified Global Enterprises – DGE
CoLogiQ
Decisive Analytics Corporation
Defense Acquisitions Agency
Culver City Industrial Hardware
Diversified Tooling Group
Cordis Corporation (a Johnson & Johnson
Company)
Cuivre River Electric
Diversified Systems, Inc.
Colonial Metals
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Corman Construction
Cummins Rocky Mountain
DLLINK
Colorado Space Business Roundtable
DEFIND Training Group, Inc.
Coronado High School
Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc.
DLP Electric, Lodi
Columbia University
The Dejaco Family
Corry Contract Inc.
Custom Creations
Doan’s Printing
Columbus Technical College
Del Monte Foods
James & Charolette Dobbins
Brevard Public Schools
Camden County 4-H
Center for Applied Mechatronics
Briley Sonics
Campbell’s Soup
Center for Space Resources
CIM 3 Engineering
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Campus Corner Bakery & Cafe
Centerline
Circor Aerospace, Inc.
Broadbent & Associates
CAMS PTSO
CenterPoint Energy
Cirque du Soleil
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Canal Rubber
Centocor Ortho Biotech
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cane Creek Cycling
Central Alumni Educational Foundation
Citadel Architectural Products
Central Lakes College
Citizens of Melrose
Briggs & Stratton
Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc.
Brooks Automation, Inc.
“It is rewarding to help the
children feel comfortable to ask questions and not be afraid to
see how they can improve on something.”
Tricia Smith, Jr.FLL Coach
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Sponsors
Sponsors
Dobbs Tire and Auto Centers
DuPont Engineering
Eddie K Electric
Energy Solutions
Exelon Nuclear-Byron Generating Station
FIRST Israel
FreeSurf
General Motors Corporation, North America
Global Re-Source Funding
Dodge Family
DuPont Spruance Plant
EDF
Enerpro, Inc.
Exfo
First State Robotics
The Fremont Area Community Foundation
GlobalAgendaGame.com
Dole Food Company of Hawaii
DuPont-Fayetteville Works
Edge Space Systems
Engage Integrated Systems Technology
Exlar
Fish & Richardson
Frenkel & Carmel System
General Motors Engineering Structural
Development Laboratories
Dominion
Duquesne Light
Edgewater Automation
Engel & Engel, P.A.
Exploration Works
Fisher Space Pen
Friends of 1923
General Motors Flint Truck Assembly
Goethe-Institut
Dominion Millstone Power Station
Durango Outdoor Power Equipment
Edison Electric Institute
Engine Monitor
Expon Exhibits
Fleet Ready Corp.
Friends of Hawaii Robotics
General Motors Foundation
Scott H. Goishi, DDS
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Durst Lumber
Edmond Electric
Engineered Automation Systems, Inc.
Express Integrated Technologies
Fleis & VandenBrink
Friends of Middletown Robotics
General Motors Foundation – GM CCRW
Goldstar Machine & Tool
Dominion Power
Duty Free James Richardson
Edmonds Community College
Engineered Building Systems
Expressway Self Storage
Flexicell
Friends of Region 15 FIRST Organizations LLC
Gone Tropo, LLC
Dominion Virginia Power
DVHS Academic Boosters
Educational Employees Credit Union
Engineered Sales
Exstal
Flight Safety
Friends of Sidney High School Science
General Motors General Assembly
Engineering
Domino’s Pizza
Dynagram
Douglas and Shari Edwards
Engineering Aluminum Fabricators
Flint Hills Resources
FujiFilm Inc.
Don’s Prop Shop
Dynamic Network Services
EFC Systems Inc.
Kirk England-State Farm Insurance
FLIR Systems, Inc.
Jim Fullen, State Farm Insurance
Door Systems
Dynegy Inc.
EFD Inc.
ENGlobal
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.
The Future is Mine
Dorchester County Council
E3 Alliance
EFP Corporation
Engvall Machine Corp.
FWR Communication Networks
Dorel
EAA
EHA
Enpro-Tech
Florida Institute for Human & Machine
Cognition
Dorvo Maquinas
EAC
EIT
Entegris
Fluid Power Society
G & L Precision Corp.
Dos Coyotes
EAC Product Development Solutions
EJ Ajax & Sons Inc.
Entergy
Fluke
G & L Tool
Dott-Communications, LLC
The Eagle Academy Foundation
EJDesign Firm, LLC
Entergy – Grand Gulf
Fluor
G&D Integrated
Double ‘D’ Drafting
Eagle Air Med
El Camino College
Enterprise International
FMC Technologies
Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation
Double Decker Lanes
Eagle Alliance
El Camino Machine and Welding
Entertainment Liquidators of Canada Inc.
FN Manufacturing
Galvanix
Shon & Lee Doughty
Eagle Aviation Technologies, Inc.
Elbit Systems
Enviro Systems Inc.
FNBC
Gamewood Data Systems
Douglas Industrial
Eagle Fluid Power Systems
Elbit Systems of America
Environmental Tectonics Corp.
FNS Network
Gardner Springs
The Dow Chemical Company
Eagle Industries Inc.
Eldora Mountain Resort, LLC
Envision Radio Corporation
Foamex
Garland-Sturges & Quirk
Dow Water Solutions
Eagle Technologies Group
Eldorado Energy
EPI Construction
Foes Racing
Garmin International, Inc.
Dowling Company, Inc.
East End Cardiology
Electrical Dynamics
Epic Machine
Fold-A-Goal
Garmin Ltd.
DP Products
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Electrocraft
EPIC Systems Inc.
Folsom Anesthesia Medical Group
Garrett Container Systems
Dr. PC
East Meadow Chamber of Commerce
Electroimpact
EPIC Technologies, LLC
Fonar
Gates Corporation
Robert & Donna Draney
East Meadow Kiwanis
Electronic Support Systems
EPILOG
Fond du Lac Rotary Club
GBS Hardware
Draper Laboratory
Eastern Educational Foundation
Electro-Optics Technology
EPOH
Foote Family
GE
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Elemental LED
EPR Systems
Ford Motor Company
GE Aviation Systems
Drexel University
Eastern Regional High School Board of
Education
Elephant
Equity Elevator
Ford Motor Company Global Body Safety
GE Energy
Dreyer-Peterson Insurance Agency Inc.
The Eastern Sales & Engineering Company
Elite Realty Inc.
ERC
GE Oil & Gas
D.R.M. Stakor and Associates
Eastern Shore Community College
Elk Ridge Almonds Inc.
ERDC
Ford Motor Company Kansas City
Assembly Plant
DRN Machine
Eastern Shore Defense Alliance
Elop
Ergodex
DRS C3 Systems, LLC
Eastern Shore Robotics
Elster Amco Water Inc.
Ernst &Young
DRS Technologies
Eastlake Educational Foundation
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
ES3, LLC
DST Systems, Inc.
Eastlake Optimist Club
EMC Corporation
eServ, a Perot Systems Company
DTE Energy
Eastman Kodak Company
EMCOT Corp.
Esterline
The DTE Energy Foundation
East-West Industries
Emek Asher Municipality
Ethicon LLC
Dublin Robotics Boosters
Eaton
Emek Hefer Municipality
DuBois Consultants, Inc.
Eaton Corporation
e-Merging Market Technologies LLC
Ethicon, Inc.
(a Johnson & Johnson Company)
Filter-Fab Corporation
Ducommun Aerostructures
The Eaton Family
Emerson
ETHOS Inc.
Filter-Mart Corporation
Duke Energy
ebm-papst Inc.
Emerson Motor Company
ev3 Inc.
Attorney Henry Fincher
Duncan Public Schools Foundation
Echrays
Emerson Motor Technologies
Evergreen Paper Company
Dr. Lora Finman
Dundee Wealth
Eclectech, Inc.
Emhart Teknologies
Everist Materials
FireLink, LLC
Dunwoody College of Technology
Eco-Bat
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing
EvilRobotics.net
Firestop Solutions
DuPont
Ecolab
Employees of Microchip Technology Inc.
Evogeneao
First Bank West Michigan
DuPont Center for Collaborative Research &
Education (CCRE)
Dr. Andrew and Judith Economos Foundation
EMS Technologies
Evonik Industries
First Baptist Church Vandalia, OH
ECPI College of Technology
Enable Training and Consulting
Exatron
First Commercial Bank
DuPont Chambers Works
EDAK
Encana Oil & Gas
Excel Engineering
First Contact Software Consultants
DuPont Delisle
EdCC
Enercon
Exelon
FIRST in Michigan
Fast Signs
Fastenal
FCCTV
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Mogul
Fehr Graham & Associates
Dr. Earl Ferguson
Ferndale Education Foundation
Festo Corporation
FGM
FHS Engineers
Fibertek
The Fikret Yuksel Foundation
Extrude-A-Trim Aluminum Warehouse
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Fab2Order
The Fairbrothers
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairfield-Suisun Rotary
Famous Dave’s BBQ
Fanta Israel
FANUC Robotics America
Farmer Machine
Farmers Union Insurance
Farrington Alumni and Community Foundation
“The skills that you are getting in
this competition are not only going
to serve you well in working with
others and problem solving for the
rest of your life – and that’s really
what it comes down to is problem
solving – it also gives you the skills
to be future MythBusters.”
Adam Whitney Savage, Co-host,
Discovery Channel’s MythBusters
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Ford Motor Company-Team Ford First
Forest Lumber
John Henry Foster
Lannie Foster (Field Deputy) Office of
Marguerite LaMotte
The Foundation for Engineering Education
The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public
Schools
FY Eye Optical
GE Volunteers
GE Volunteers of GE Healthcare
GE Volunteers Twin Cities
Gear Up Program
Geeks and Nerds (GAN)
Gelfand Family Foundation
Genentech
General Automation
General Bearing Service Inc.
Founders Insurance Group, Inc.
General Devices
Four County Community Foundation
General Dynamics
FPL Energy
General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems
Ray Franco
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
The Fraser Family
Frazier Aviation
Fred Needel, Inc.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Mills
General Motors
General Motors Arlington Assembly
General Motors Brazil
General Motors Canada
General Motors Grand Rapids Metal Center
General Motors Lansing Grand River
Assembly
General Motors MAAC
General Motors Mexico
General Motors Milford Proving Ground
General Motors Opel Division
General Motors Powertrain Corp.
General Motors Powertrain Group
General Motors PPO MTS
General Motors Research and Development
General Motors St. Catharines Powertrain
Genisys Credit Union
Gentex
Gentle Giant Moving Company
Genworth Financial, Inc.
Geokon, Inc.
George Butler Associates
Elizabeth L. George
Georgia Institute of Technology RoboJackets
Georgia Power Company
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Godwin Pumps
Dr. J.K. Good
Dr. Eileen Goodes
Goodfellow Corp.
Goodrich
Goodrich Aerostructures
Goodrich-Ithaco Space Systems
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Google Inc.
Gordon Food Service
Gorman’s Gallery
GovConnection, Inc.
Government Connections
Government Services IPT
Graco
GrafTech Corporation
Graham Foundation
Grainger Inc.
Yvette & Larry Gralla
Granby Education Foundation
Grand Savings Bank, Grove
Grand Traverse Radiologists, PC
Georgia-Pacific
Grand Traverse Regional Community
Foundation (GTRCF) Assisting Children’s
Education Fund
Gepetto Plaza
Grand Traverse Resort
The Gerber Foundation
Grand Traverse Stamping Division of Alcoa
Gerber Technology, Inc.
Gerdau MACSTEEL
Grandview Heights Marble Cliff Education
Foundation
Gerrie Electric
Granite Electronics, Inc.
GH2O
GRAPCEP Davenport
Gigunda Group
Gilbert Spray Coat
Graphic Systems –
Your Source for SolidWorks
Cindy Gilbert
GRAYBAR
Gilford Rotary Club
Great Lakes Eye Consultants, Peter D. Fedor,
M.D.
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Gill Industries
Gillam & Associates, Inc.
Gilmore Consulting LLC
Giltak Technologies Ltd.
Girard Foundation
GIT General Imaging Technology
Givaudan
Glendale Community College
Glila Foundation
Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.
Great Minds in STEM
Great Plains Manufacturing
Great Plains Technology Center Foundation
Great River Energy
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Greater Nashua FIRST Robotics, Inc.
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Sponsors
Sponsors
Greater Salina Community Foundation
Jerry and Jean Hammock
Heart 4-H
Jenny & Bill Holmes
IBM
Greater Sydney High Schools
City of Hammond
Heat Transfer Systems
Holt & Bugbee
IBM Corporation, Hazelwood, MO
Hampton Roads Technology Council
Hebrew University, Engineering Faculty
Holy Trinity School Council
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Green Lizard Astronautics
Hamrock Inc.
HECO
The Home Depot
IBT
Zoe & Steven Green
Hanlon Engineering
Heights Rotary
The Homeschool HUB
ICAM
Greenguard
Hannah & Oltjen Orthodontics
Greg Heilman
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.
ICC Engineering
Greensboro Teen Grant Making Foundation
Hanover Education Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
Honeywell
ICO Polymers
Greenville Technical College
Glenn Hanson
Hendricks Fabrication
Honeywell Aerospace
Idaho National Laboratory
Greenville Tool & Die
Hardin County Rotary Club
Henline Towing, Inc.
Honeywell FM&T LLC
Greg’s Cinema Custom Entertainment
Assemblyman Joe Hardy
Hennepin Technical College
Honeywell Hometown Solutions
Griffin Land
Harford Community College
The Hennessy Family Foundation
Honeywell International Inc.
Grimsley’s Janitorial Supply
Harker Foundation
The Henry Ford
Honeywell-Tridium
Alice Gross
Harley-Davidson
Hepburn Engineering
Hooked on Science Program
Grothe Construction
Harley-Davidson of York
Herff Jones Sales Recognition
Hooker Furniture Corporation
Groton Dunstable Education Foundation
Harris & Bruno International
Herzing College
Hoover Sheet Metal
Groton-Dunstable Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math Foundation
Harris Corporation
Herzliya Municipality
The Hoselton Foundation
Harro Hoflinger
Hewlett-Packard Corporation
HostRocket.com
Growmode
Hart Pontiac
Hewlett-Packard – Vancouver
HotChalk
Grundmann Consulting
Hartfiel Company
Hexcel Corporation
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grupo Andrade
Hartford Public Schools
HHS Robotics Booster Club
Houston Auto & Airbag Electrical, Inc.
Grupo Corazón Tecnológico y Científico de
Chile
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection &
Insurance Company
Mike Hickey
The Houston Endowment, Inc.
GS IPT
Hickman Mills Educational Foundation
Houston FIRST
Hart’s True Value Hardware
G-S Machine Shop
Higgs Technical Consulting
Houston Robotics
Harvard Custom Manufacturing
GSD Group, Inc.
High Point Solutions
Howard County Public Schools
Harvest Foundation
GT Pies
High Tech Laser & Engraving
Bob Howard
Idaho State University GK12
Harvey Industries
Guerra Development Corp.
Hijinx Comics
HR Textron Inc.
IDEO
Haskins Inc.
Gues Sol Services
Hill & Company Tulsa LLC
HSBC Bank USA
IDEXX Laboratories
Haskins Steel
Gulf Controls Company
Hill Air Force Base
Hudson Farm Foundation
IDF 108
Hatboro-Horsham Educational Foundation
Gulf Industries
Hillsborough Education Foundation
Hughes Farm
IEEE
Hatch
Gulf Power
Hilltop
Huizenga Group
IEEE Canadian Foundation
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Gumbo
The Hinckley Research Corporation
Humber River Regional Hospital Foundation
IEEE Coulee Subsection
Hatton Mens Club
The Todd and Mari
Gutschow Family Foundation
Hitachi
Hunter College High School Alumnae
IEEE Foundation
Havelsan Hava Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret
A.S.
Hitachi Automotive
Hunter College High School PTA
IGM
Husqvarna
ILC Alumni Association
H&W Foods
(ROC) & Friends of Robotics
Hitachi-powertools-s.Efrati
Hitec RCD
Hydraquip
ILC Dover, Inc.
Haas Automation
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
HiTech Assets, Inc.
Hygrade Precast Concrete
Hi-Tech Mechanic
Hygro-Serv Inc.
HK Plastics
Hytek Plastics
HK Systems Inc.
I & G Tooling, Inc.
Incodema
H.M. Hillman Brass and Copper, Inc.
i3 Detroit
INCOTEC
Dr. L.L. Hoberock
IAF Association
Independent Learning Systems Inc.
Hobin Construction
IAF - Depot 22
Indian Peaks ACE Hardware
Hod Hasharon Municipality
IAI - Lahav
Hod-Assaf Industries Ltd.
IAI - Lahav & Mahur
Indiana Department of Workforce
Development
Hoffman Enclosures
IAI - Mabat
Holland Area Poker Players
IAI - Ramta
Holland Town Center
IAI - Malat
Hollis & Miller Architects
iBall Instruments
Hollow Steel LLC
IBEW Local 280
Guyette Communication
Haberman Foundation
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Hagemeyer
Hawaiian Airlines
Halco Welding
Hawaiian Dredging
Halliburton
Hawaiian Electric Company
Hallmark Cards
Hawk Institute for Space Sciences
Hallmark Manufacturing Co.
Haworth Inc.
Halton District School Board
Hayes Disc Brake
Hamilton Foundation
HDT Engineering Services, Inc.
Hamilton Sundstrand (a United Technologies
Company)
HE&M Saw
Hamilton Township Education Association
(HTEA)
Rob Healey
Michael Hammer
Hammerhead Construction
Heads Up Construction
Healthcare Facilities Management Society
of New Jersey
“At FIRST, Gracious Professionalism™ means
playing fairly, playing with
humility, helping others, and not
allowing results to be compromised
as you go through your efforts.”
Sheri S. McCoy, Vice Chairman
of the Executive Committee,
Johnson & Johnson;
FIRST Board Member
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Digital Media Center
Illinois Manufacturing Foundation
IMG Photography
IMH Steel
Impact on Education
IMPI Robotics
Imprimis, Inc.
IMS
IMT York LLC
ImTech, Inc.
I/N Tek I/N Kote (a subsidiary of
ArcelorMittal Worldwide)
Induni NorthWest
Industrial Metal Supply
Industrial Solutions Ltd.
Infineum
InfoPlus
Infrared Remote Solutions
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Ingersoll Rand
Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing
Jefferson Lab
Julies Variety Store
Inmarsat
IT Kauai
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
J.V.P Studio
Innovation Consulting Partners
itaas Inc.
Jens Studios
J.W. Faircloth and Son
Innovation First International
Italske USA
Jerusalem City Hall
G. Michael Kabot, DDS
Innovative Manufacturing Solutions
Itasca Community College
Jerusalem Municipality
Kai Media & Marketing
Innovative Metals
ITC: Integrated Testing and Control
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kaloke Technologies Inc.
INSA
ITEA
JetBlue Airways
Kamag
Insight Technology, Inc.
Itron, Inc.
JETS
Dean Kamen n
Instrument Society of America
ITT
J.J. Downs Industrial Plastics Inc.
Kansas City Missouri School District
InSynergy Engineering
ITT Industries
JLP Enterprises LLC
Kansas City Power & Light
INT Technology
ITT Power Solutions
J-M Distributors
Karl Mey’s Collision & Paint Center
Integra Foundation
JM Mechanical
Dean Karl & Verna Lou Reid
Integra Telecom
ITT Technical Institute – Arlington, TX
JM Welding
Kastle Grinding
Integralis
ITT Technical Institute – Arnold, MO
JMC, Inc.
KatArt
Integrated Control Corporation
ITT Technical Institute – Baton Rouge, LA
JMP Racing
Kathy’s Music
Integrated Controls, Inc.
ITT Technical Institute – Everett, WA
John Deere
Kauai Economic Development Board (KEDB)
Integrated Medical Supply
ITT Technical Institute – Tucson Campus
John Deere Horicon Works
Intel Corporation
Ituran
John Deere Waterloo Operations
Kaushal Family
Intel Israel
ITW Drawform
John Henry Foster Company
Kaydon
intelitek
J Embedded
John M. Downey: Carpet Cleaning
Kaydon Bearings
Intellectual Property Research
J&F Machine
John Tyler Community College
Kaz Inc.
Intellectual Ventures
Ron Jachim
Johnny Carino’s
KBR, Inc.
Intelligent Automation Inc.
Jackson and Tull
Johnny’s Pizza
KC Game Fair
Interlake High School PTSA
Jacobs Engineering Group
Johns Hopkins Pathology
KC Machine
Intermec Corporation
Jacobs, ESCG
Johnson & Johnson
KC Pro Jocks, LLC
International Coal Group
Irwin & Joan Jacobs
KCI
International Paper Corp.
Jacobs Technology
Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal
Products Worldwide
International School PTSA
Jacobs Technology ROME Group
Johnson & Johnson PRD
KCScout
International Technology Solutions, Inc.
Jaguar Affiliates of Southeast Michigan
Johnson & Johnson VISTAKON
Kearney Commercial Bank
Interstate Batteries
James Madison University
Johnson Books & Stuff
Kearney Lions Club
Intralox, LLC
Johnson Controls Foundation
Kearney Optimist Club
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
James Madison University College of Integrated
Science and Technology
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kearney R-1 Education Foundation
Inventory Sales Co.
James Madison University Education Outreach
Johnson Research and Development Co., Inc.
Kearney Rotary Club
The Investment Consulting Group
Janco Electronics
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kearney Trust Company
Iowa Fluid Power
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Joint Astronomy Centre
Keihin Michigan Manufacturing, LLC
Iowa Space Grant Consortium
Janus Research Group, Inc.
Jones Family Foundation
IPAA
Jarrett Welding
Jordan Fundamentals
Kelly Aviation Center (an affiliate of
Lockheed Martin Corporation)
IPEI
Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet Inc.
Iridescent
The Jordan Fundamentals Inspiration Grant
Program
The Kelly Group
J.B. Construction & Development Inc.
Iron Horse Development
JBC Technologies
Jostens
Kennedy Associates
Iscar
JBT FoodTech
Joya Soccer
Ken-Tronics
Iscar & Torag & Galila Foundation
JCPenney
JP Fabrication & Repair
Kentucky Engineering Foundation
Islander Group
JCPenney Afterschool Fund
JPMorgan Chase
Kepco Inc.
Israel Air Force
JDM Systems Consultants
JR & Co., Inc.
Israel Aircraft Industries
JEA
JR Automation Technologies, Inc.
Key Technologies Inc.
Israel Navy Ship Yard
Jech Technologies
JRLON
Kfar Yona Municipality
Issa Family Foundation
JEF, Inc.
JT 3 LLC
KG Projections, Inc.
Issaquah Schools Foundation
Jeff White, CFP and Company
Mohammad Khosrowjerdi
IST
Jefferson Adult Boosters
Jubilee Housing Initiative & Community
Development Corporation
Judson University
KCP&L
Kenexa
Kicker-Stillwater Designs
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Sponsors
Sponsors
Malone’s CNC Machining
McGuckin Hardware Store
Metro Sports Association
MIMvista
Motorola, Inc.
McHale Creative
Mexican American Engineers and Scientists
Min Plastics
Motus
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
City of Manassas Public Schools Education
Foundation, Inc.
McInerny Foundation
Fred Meyer
mindsensors.com
Mount Dora Community Trust
Lear Corporation
Love That
Mandalay Dental Care
McKesson Corp.
Meyer Labs
Mine Lifeline, LLC
Mount Dora Lions Club
Labsphere, Inc.
Ledo’s Pizza
Low Family
Manhattan College
MCL Holding Ltd.
Mezier Enterprises
Mingo Career and Technical Center
Mountain Parks Electric
Kitchell
Labview
The Marie LeDoux Foundation
Lower Merion Interschool Council
Manhattan College School of Engineering
MCL Machine Tools
MGS Machine
Minnesota Power
MP Robotics Boosters
Kittle’s
LaCour
Justin Lee
Lower Merion School District
Mantz Automation
McLaren Health Care
Miami University
Minnesota State College in Fergus Falls, MN
MPC
KIUC
Ladish Co.
Linda Lee
Lowery Digital
Marathon Oil Company
McMahon Foundation
Lafayette Steel & Aluminum
Lee’s Summit Hy-Vee
Dr. Richard & Ann Lowery
Marathon Oil, Michigan Refining Division
MCNC De Anza College
Minnesota West Community & Technical
College
MPT Drives, Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Cheshire
Miami University of Oxford College of
Engineering
Kiwanis Club of Cleveland
Laird Plastics
Leis Machine Shop
Lowe’s Home Improvement
MCNTMA
Michelin
Minnesota Wire And Cable
MSI General Corporation
Kiwanis Club of Danville
The Lake Bank
Leslie Zola Science Scholarship
Loyal Business Machines
McQ Inc.
Michigan Advanced Robotics Competition
Minnetronix
MSOE
Kiwanis Club of Eustis Florida
Lake City Federal Bank Foundation
The Lesyna Families
LR Cannon Enterprises
MDM Architects
Michigan State University
Minnick Web Services
MTA
Kiwanis Club of Mount Dora, Florida
Lake City Medical Center
LeVic Plastics
LSI Logic
MDR Precision Machining
Michigan Technological University
Minuteman Press of Vallejo
MTA New York City Transit
Kiwanis Club of Ramona
Lake Country Woodworkers
Leviton
LSUS
Mead Johnson Nutritionals
Mission Critical Solutions, Inc.
MTC
Kiwanis Club of Riegelsville
Lake Eustis Community Foundation
Lewis Marine Supply of Greenport
Dr. Hong Bin Lu & Hui Jiang
Mechanical Inc.
MicroDAQ.com, Ltd.
Mississippi Power
MTC Service
Kiwanis Club of West Branch
Lake Michigan College
Leyendecker Engineering
Luck Stone Corporation
Mecklenberg Electric Cooperative
Microfabrica Inc.
MIT Club of South Texas
Mueller Construction
Kiwanis International
Lake Professional Engineering Services
LFR, Inc.
Tom Ludorf
Medabil
Microfinish
Mullen Motors
Kiwanis Morning Club
Lake Region Medical
Lian-Mueller Enterprises
Lufkin Industries
Medalist Laserfab
Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.
Mitchell Academy of Science and
Technology
Klimisch, Inc. Collision Repair Specialists
Lake Superior State University
Liberty Township
Luminex
MediaFLOW LLC
Micron Technology, Inc.
MITEQ
KMT Robot Solutions
Lake Zurich Bear Boosters
Life Technologies
Lund Engineering
Medical College of Wisconsin
Micron Technology Virginia
Mivtach Shamir
Knapp Telecom Group
Lakeby Studios
Lifetime Portable Buildings, LLC
Luray Copy Service
Medical Device Solutions
MicroRAX
Miyake Concrete
KnappWerks
Lakeland Electric
The Linde Group
Lutron Electronics, Inc.
Medtronic Foundation
Microsemi
Mizra Medical
Knesal Engineering Services, Inc.
Laker Energy Products
The Linley Group
Luzadder Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
MJ Murray Photography
Knights of Columbus
Lakeshore Agencies
Linn-Mar Foundation
LXE
Medtronic, Inc., Memphis
Microsoft Israel R&D
MMRA
Knorr Brake Corporation
Lakota Robotics Boosters
Lio Lapa’au, LLC
William G. Lyons III
Meggitt Training Systems U.S.
Mid Pacific Imports, Inc.
Mobile Air Transport
The Knotts Company
LAM Research
Lion Brothers Corporation
M & D Supply
MEI
MIDCON Data Services, LLC
Mobileye
Dr. Dennis & Peggy Knox
Lamar’s Donuts
Litchfield Bancorp
M3 Engineering
Meijer, Inc.
Middlesex County College
Modern Industries
Koger Air Corporation
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, Board of
Education Member, District 1
Litchfield Education Foundation
M&K Metal Co.
Melching Machine
Midgley-Huber and Carrier Corporation
Modern Machine Company
Livernois Vehicle Development
Mac Equipment
Melfred Borzall
Midland Kiwanis
Modiein-Macabim-Reut Municipality
Ed & Sue Lloyd
Machine Medic
Melrose Credit Union
Mid-Michigan Robotics Alliance
Moes Southwest
Lloyd Farms
Mack Tool & Engineering
Memorial Robotics Booster Club
Midrex
Mohave Community College
Lloyd Industries
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mendon Foundation
Mid-States Aluminum Foundation
Monarch Instrument
Local Supporters of Team 3126
Macklanburg-Duncan Company
Mentor Corporation
Midway Machine Technologies
Monsanto Company
The Lock Box
M/A-COM Technology Solutions
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Midwest Fluid Power
Monster Accessories
NASA Glenn Research Center External
Programs
Lockheed Martin Canada
Macquarie University
Mentor Search
Midwest Research Institute
Montclair Society of Engineers
Macy’s Foundation
Merchants Bank
Mike’s Home Repair
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
NASA Headquarters
Lockheed Martin Human Space Services
Madison Children’s Museum
Merck
Moog Aircraft Group
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
MAES
Mililani High School Science Learning
Center
Ann & Donovan Moore
MB & R Engineering Inc.
Milken Family Foundation
Walter P. Moore
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Richard Lasbury, DDS
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training
and Support
Magma Engineering Co.
Magna Automotive Seating
MBS Mountainboards
Miller Bearings and Motion Systems
Moraine Park Technical College
NASA Langley Research Center
Laserflex South
Magna Mirrors
McCasland Foundation
Miller Environmental
Juana Morales
NASA Launch Services Program
Lasersmith
Loco Trendz
MAIN Manufacturing
McConnell, Montalvo & Assoc. Inc.
Herman Miller Foundation
Bashiri Mordechay
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Lawai Cannery
Logan County Commission
Maine State Credit Union
McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream and Yogurt
Miller Place PTO
Morehouse Engineering
NASA Robotics Alliance Project
Lawrence Technological University
Logistics Health
Mainstream Engineering
McCormick Family Foundation
Miller Thomson Pouliot SENCRL LLP
Morgan State University
Lawson Booster Club
London Tigers
Make Great Things Happen Trust
John McDermott Family
Millworks Custom Manufacturing
Morris Education Foundation
Nash Construction
La-Z-Boy Inc.
Lone Star College, North Harris
Making A Difference
McDonalds of Waterford
Milouot
Morris Machine
Natanya Municipality
LCF Amps
Loral Space Systems
John Malkovich
McElroy Manufacturing
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Morris South
National 4-H Council
LCF Enterprises
Los Altos Community Foundation
Mallcraft Construction
McGilton Construction
Milwaukee Family Practice
George Mosher
National Academy Foundation
Le Boulanger Bakery Los Altos
Los Altos Rotary
Malon D. Mimms Company
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Mother Nature’s
National Armature
Msgt. Gary Kimball
The Lable Printers
Leadership Center for Science & Engineering
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Leaf Sales Inc.
Los Angeles County
Regional Occupational Program
The Kinna Family
Laboratory for Atmospheric
and Space Physics
LEAP
Kionix
Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Kissick Family Foundation
KOH Institute
Kohler Company
Kohl’s Corporation
Kokoleka Chocolate
Komax Group
KOPCO
Kostal
KPMG
Krato Defense
Krieger Machine
KTM Services Inc.
KTS Tooling
Kuka Assembly & Test
Steve & Deborah Kula
Gordon Kuwada
L D Inc.
L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications ComCept Division
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems
L-3 Communications Narda Microwave
Labconco Corporation
Lanco Assembly Systems
Lanmark Technology, Inc.
New York State Senator Andrew Lanza
Lardner Elevator Company
Laredo Women’s City Club
LARON Incorporated
Larry’s Machine Shop
Larsen Design
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope
LASA Robotics Association
Master Carpet Care
MaTech, Inc.
Material Solutions
Matson
Maui Divers of Hawaii
Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB)
Maui Electric Company, Ltd.
Maui Plastic
May Technology & Mfg, Inc.
Mayo Clinic
Mayville Engineering Company
Mazen Hamam
The Mazza Family
Michael J. Margolis, DDS
Mariani’s Inn & Restaurant
Marine Group Boat Works
Mariner Mart
Mark J. Traut Wells Inc.
Mark R. Suess Interior Design
Marquette University College of Engineering
Martinsville City Schools
Marvin Windows
Maspeth Press Inc.
“You students are at the top of
the mountain, at the pinnacle of
success, and what is it that you do?
You become the future guides to
help others climb the mountain.”
Rick Stephens, Senior Vice
President, Human Resources and
Administration, The Boeing Company
Mass Bay Engineering
Mercury Computer Systems Inc.
Meriden Board of Education
Meridian Services
Merovan Office Center
Metal Casting Technology
The Metal Store
Metal Supermarkets
Metal Tech
Metalaser
Metapurple Ltd.
Metco Machine & Repair
Meteksan System
The Motorola Foundation
MS Delta American Legion Post 1776
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Murray Architects
Musk Foundation
Mustang Engineering
Mustang Metal
Mutant Robots
Muza Metal Products
MyLaptopGPS
NAEA Energy Massachusetts, LLC
Charles Nakoa III
Nanakuli PTSA
NASA
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Dryden Flight Research
NASA Glenn Research Center
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Sponsors
Sponsors
National Auto Sales
The New York Yankees
Northern Arizona University
OKC Life Member Pioneer Club
OSI
Parsons
Phillips Welding
Powell Electric
PRP Inc.
Newark Public Schools
Northern Credit Union
Oklahoma College of Construction
OSPI
Partnership Alliance
PHM Community
Powell-Watson Toyota of Laredo
PSEG
National Guard
The People of Newaygo County
Northland Area Federal Credit Union
OSPI Washington
Pasco Scientific
Phoenix Engineering
Power Workers’ Union
PTC
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Newell Rubbermaid
Northrock Industries, Inc.
Oklahoma Education Enhancement
Foundation
Osram-Sylvania
P.A.S.T.
PHTool
PTC Instruments
NewTown Solutions
Oklahoma Educators Credit Union
OSU FIRST
The PAST Foundation
Picatinny Arsenal
Pratt & Whitney
(a United Technologies Company)
Nexan
Oklahoma National Guard
Othon Engineering
Patrick Henry Community College
Picayune Eye Clinic
Pratt & Whitney Eagle SVC
PTC Software
National Job Corps
Nexteer
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Shipbuilding
Oklahoma State 4-H Foundation
Patrick Metals
Piedmont Metal Fabricators Inc.
Praxair
The PTR Group
National Oilwell Varco, LP
NGC Industries Inc.
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Otis Elevator Company
Patriots Technology Training Center
Piedmont Technical College
Pre-Cast Installation Specialists
Puget Sound Energy
National Science Foundation
Nick’s Pizzeria
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Ottawa University
Patterson Enterprises
Pillar Innovations LLC
Precision Machine
Pumpkin
National Technical Systems
NIDA
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Oklahoma State University – Tulsa
The Patuxent Partnership
Pioneer
Precision Performance Technology
Brian Purcell
National, a Unit of Kimball International
Nike, Inc.
Northrop Grumman Technical Services
PC Brokers
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Precision Tool & Die
Purdue FIRST Programs
Nauman Hobbs Material Handling
Niles Precision
Northwest Vista College
PDI Dreamworks
Pirelli
Precision Tool Technologies Inc.
Roxie & Arthur Purpich
NAVAIR North Island
NJIT, Newark Public Schools
Northwood Men’s Club
Oklahoma State University College of
Engineering, Architecture & Technology
(CEAT)
Peak Plastics
Pit Madeiras
Prefeitura de Gravatai
Qcept Technologies
Naval Post Graduate School
Norwich Glass
PEARCE Construction
Pitney Bowes
Premier Technology
Qdoba
NKCBI (North Kansas City Bureau of
Investigation)
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Pizza Hut
Premier Tooling Systems
QinetiQ North America
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Noble Solutions
Norwich University David Crawford School
of Engineering
Pizza Time
PREP-KC
QinetiQ PSI
Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock
Division (NSWCCD)
Noblis
Notre Dame
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
PJM Interconnection
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Placer Title
Nonin Medical
Novum
Brent Pederson
Presentation High School Mathematics &
Science Academy
Qiviliq
Nola Family
NOVA
Pearson Packaging Systems
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport
Planet Fitness of Daytona
Norampac Incorporated
Noxsel-Waddell Foundation
Pedron’s Storage Co.
NAVSEA Detachment Pacific
Planet Hot Rod
The Nordam Group
NPC Robotics
Peer Consortium at JTCC
Navy Surface Combat Systems Center
(SCSC)
Plascore
Nordson Corporation
NRG Engineering
PEER Tech Prep Consortium
Plas-Tech Coatings, Inc.
Nordson Corporation Foundation
NRP Jones
PEF
Nordson-Asymtek
NSBE-AEDC
Pelco
Playing@Learning
Norfolk State University
Nu Products Seasoning
Pelco Products, Inc.
Plex Systems, Inc.
Norgren, Inc.
Nuevo Vallartas
Pelco Structural LLC
Plexus Corporation
North American Machine Works
Numonyx Israel
Peninsula Education Foundation
PM Engineering
North Atlantic Industries
NuStep, Inc.
Pennsylvania Space Consortium
PMRF
North Carolina A&T State University
Nuvation
Pentair Corporation
PNC
North Carolina State University College of
Engineering
NuWind
Pentair, Inc.
PNC Bank
Nypro Inc.
Pneumatic and Hydraulic Company, LLC
Netzer Metalcraft
North Central Michigan Community
Foundation
Pentair Water
PENTECH
PneumaTrek, Inc.
The Neurosciences Institute
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
OCE
PEO
PNW AIAA
New Frontier 21
North Fork Sanitation
Oceaneering
PEPCO
Pointe Blank Solutions
Pepin Manufacturing, Inc.
Polaris Industries
Pershing Square Capital Management LLP
Polk Manufacturing Association
Orbital Technologies
Pershing Square Foundation
Polytech
The Oregon Community Fund
Peterborough Game and Hobby
Polytechnic University of P.R.
Petersen & Associates
Pom Wonderful
Peterson Manufacturing
Poole & Associates
Pewaukee High School Booster Club
PFG Optics
The Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey
Pfizer Inc.
Port Ludlow Community Enrichment Alliance
Project Lead The Way
PGP Corporation
Port Plastics
Project Solutions LLC
Phadia
Port Washington Educational Foundation
Promation Engineering Ltd.
Phase 2 Interactive
Portland Community College
ProportionAir Corporation
PHD, Inc.
Portland Engineering Inc.
ProSci
Phil Clancy Scholarship
John and Margaret Post Foundation
ProtoTest
Lew & Linda Phillips
City of Poway
Providge Consulting
NBT Bank
NCK Software
NC-MSEN
NDIA
Neff Press
Neher
Neighbors Empowering Youth
Nerac, Inc.
Netafim
New Hampshire Ball Bearing
North Fork Welding and Steel Supply, Inc.
NVISIA
O&G Industries
Oceaneering Space Systems
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
North Idaho Discovery Association
Oceanit & Basil Scott
New Hampshire Technical Institute
North Shore Federal Credit Union
OctoberBest Regional High-Tech Show
New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
North Shore Hanapa’a Club
Odenthal Manufacturing
North Shore Mining
ODL, Inc.
New London Precision Instruments, Inc.
North Shore Oil and Propane
New Market Corporation
North Shore Trade and Tech Program
OEM Controls
New Orleans Public Schools
North Star Electric
Office of Naval Research
New South Parking
North Star Technical
Odwalla Inc.
Office of Senator Gil Cedillo
Pacur
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Panasonic Energy Corporation
Oklahoma State University – Institute of
Technology
“These guys are going to be doing
something really cool when they
graduate from high school.”
Old Point National Bank
Olin College of Engineering
Olson Plastics
Greg Cheslock, FTC Team Advisor,
Technology and Engineering Club at
St. Mary Central High School
Olympus America Inc.
OMAX
Omnitech
Panther Robotics Booster Club
City of Paola
PAR Systems, Inc.
Paradise Park
Paragon Films, Inc.
Parallax, Inc.
Paratherm Corporation
ON Semiconductor, Inc.
Parent Association of The Bronx High School
of Science
One Point Inc.
Parents of Bellarmine Robotics
one1
OneLegacy
Ontario Power Generation
OU College of Engineering
OUR Credit Union
Onvio, LLC
Our Proud Grandmas
Optimal Controls
Outback Manufacturing Inc.
Optimist Club of Coronado
Oxnard Precision Fabrication
Optimist Club of Oakville
Ozdogu Insaat ve Ticaret Ltd.
Optimist Club of Sacramento
P&G
Optimist Club of West Branch
Pace Analytical
Orange Business Systems
Pacific Coast Metal
Orange County Building Material
Oranim Catering
Pacific Gas & Electric
Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
Orbit Digital Media
Pacific Precision
Orbital Sciences
Pacific Steel
Oregon State University
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Orotex Corporation
Jim O’Rourke Family
ORT
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
(a Johnson & Johnson company)
New Technologies, Inc.
North State Storage
New World Associates
Northeast Utilities
Office of Superintendent for Public
Instruction
New York Air Brake
New York City College of Technology
Northeastern Pennsylvania Tech Prep
Consortium
Office of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Washington State
New York Container Terminal
Northeastern University
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Oshkosh Community Media Services
Ohio State University
Oshkosh Corporation
Ortho-Janssen-McNeil Pharmaceuticals
OSDE
Parents of QCHS Robotics
Park Foundation
Parker
Parker Group
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Fluid Control Division
Parker Intellectual Property Law Firm, PLC
Parker Pneutronics
Parkrose Hardware
Los Angeles City Councilman
Bernard C. Parks
Pressure Tube Manufacturing
Prevention Network and Skillman Foundation
PRI Robotics
Pribusin
Price Chopper
Price Engineering
Pride Manufacturing
PRIMEfind
Primum Group Technologies, Inc.
Prince Georges County, MD
Print Sense SD
PRIOR
Prior Lake Optimist Club
Pro Laser
Pro Specialties Group, Inc.
ProAct Marketing Group
ProBuild Building Materials
Procera Networks
Process Innovation and Design
Procter & Gamble
Production Tool Supply
Professional Engineers of Ontario North Bay
Profile Direct Marketing
Progress Energy
PTC Minnesota
Quad Tech
QuadGraphics
QuadTech a division of QuadGraphics
Quakertown National Bank
Qualis Corporation
Queens College, CUNY
Queen’s University
Quest for Excellence
QUEXCO
Quirk Chevrolet
Qwest
R & E Racing
R&D Leverage
R&D Precision
R&D Tool and Engineering
Racey Engineering PLLC
Rafael
Ralph R. Willis Career & Technical Center
The Ralphs Family
Ranana Municipality
Rancho Santa Fe Security
Ranken Technical College
Rapid4Mation
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Rashi Foundation
Rashi Fund
Ratcliffe Foundation
RAUK Enterprises
Rayconnect
Raymore Peculiar High School
Raytheon Company
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Sponsors
Sponsors
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Raytheon IDS
Roberts Automatic Products
Saina
Schilling Robotics
Shastaview Enterprises
SL Montevideo Technology, Inc.
Southeastern Louisiana University
STARS for a Better Tomorrow, Inc.
TAH Enterprises
Raytheon NCS
Roberts Tool Co.
Jon Schimpf, PDCLLC
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation
SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring
Southern Christian Leadership Council
State Electric
Tait & Associates
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Roberts Wesleyan College
St. Cloud State University’s Electrical &
Computer Engineering Department
Schluchter Investment
Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance Company
Smart Balance
Southern Engineering Services
State Farm Insurance
Matsuo Takabuki
RBRC, Call-2-Recycle
The RoboBees
St. John Properties Inc.
Schneider Electric Company
Sheen’s Colleens
SMART Consortium
Southern Folger
State of Oklahoma
Talleres Lucas
RCB Bank
Robotec
St. Jude Medical Foundation
Schneider National
Shell
SME
Southfield Machining Inc.
State Street Investments
RD Tool
Robotec Technologies (intelitek, Inc.)
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Shell International Technology, Inc.
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Southold PBA
Statewide Office Systems
TAMA Tulsa Area Manufacturers
Association
Recapture Metals
Roche Carolina
St. Mildred’s Lightbourn Parent Association
School Construction Consultants
Incorporated
Smith & Tinker
Southwest Fasteners
Steel and Ranch
Tamara’s Gardens
St. Paul Machine & Design, Inc.
Smith Francklin Designs
Southwest Research Institute
Steelcase
Tampa Brass and Aluminum
St. Tammany Parish School Board
Schroeder Torsion Bars
Sheridan College
Recticel North America Inc.
Rochester Institute of Technology National
Technical Institute for the Deaf
School District of Oconee County
Sherbrooke University
Rechler Equity Partners
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation
Stellar Solutions
Tamra Municipality
Red Jacket Rotary
Salamander Technologies
Christine Schulze Foundation
Southwest Windpower
Tim Smith UNLV Mentor
STEPS
Tarmac Industries
Red Oak Instruments
Salem County Community College
Les Schwab
The Spa Doctor
Smith-Debnam
Sterling Tool, Inc.
Task Turismo
Rocky Mountain Electric Motors
Salina Regional Health Center
The Science and Technology Group
Space Coast Steel
Reell
Smiths Medical
Steve’s Wholesale Tools
TAT
Refurbished Equipment Marketplace
Rodney Sweet Chiropractic Care
Salt River Project
Smurfit Stone Container Corporation
SpaceClaim Corporation
Stillaguamish Tribe
TATA Built Technology
Regal Mold & Die
Rogue Engineering
Sam O. Hirota Engineers & Surveyors
Corporation (SAIC)
Space Cookies
Snap-On Tools
SpaceTEC
Stillwater Designs (Kicker)
Taylor Products
Region One ESC GEAR UP
Rolla Alumni of Beta Sigma Psi
Sam’s Club
Snapple
SpaceX
Stillwater Outlaws
TBL Capital
Rehbein Enterprises
Aaron Rollison Memorial Fund
S.A.M.E.
Spartan Stores
Stitch in Time
TCFPE
New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly
Rolls-Royce
Samson Oil and Gas
Sneeringer, Redgrave, Monohan, Provost
Title Agency
Stoody Industrial and Welding Supplies Inc.
TCI
Renaissance Man
RoMan Manufacturing
Samuel
Society of American Military Engineers
Spatial Corp.
SPAWAR Center Pacific
S.T.O.P. of New Jersey
TD Bank
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ROP Contra Costa County, CA
San Antonio College
Special Products and Manufacturing
Streamline REO
Team 1644, RoboSkunks
Republic Paper Board Company
Howard Rose
San Antonio TAME
Special Technical Services
Streets, Inc. Mechanical Contractors
Team 1902
Request Foods
Rosemont Measurement-Emerson
SPECO Tile & Marble, Inc.
Structures Inc.
Team Boeing
Research In Motion
Rosendale Technologies, Inc.
San Diego College, Career & Technical
Education
Team Corp
Reseda Women’s Club
The San Diego County Fair
Stryker
Rosh Ha’Ayin Municipality
SPEEA (The Society of Professional
Engineering Employees in Aerospace)
Team Elmer’s
Resolution Copper Company
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department
Stryker Consulting, Inc.
Ross Hankins Insurance
Speedline Technologies
Team Ford First
San Diego State School
Stryker Medical Division
Retlif Testing Laboratories
Spidertel
Tec de Monterrey, Campus Toluca
RF Micro Devices
Rossbacher Insurance Service
San Dieguito Academy Foundation
Stryker Orthopedics
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
TechCare Services
John H. & Ann G. Rhodes Foundation
Rotary Club de Santiago
San Jose Job Corps
STU, LLC
Sports City
TechColumbus
Rhodia
Sandvik, Inc.
Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association
Rotary Club of Agincourt
Springfield Technical Community College
TechFlex
Rotary International
Steve Sanghi n
Subaru
Rice University
Sprint
Technique Inc.
Richmond Consulting Group
Roush Honda
Santa Barbara County ROP
Subway Conoco
Square 1 Designs
Richner Air Conditioning
Rowan University College of Engineering
Santa Clara University
Suffolk Education Foundation
Square D – Schneider Electric
The Technological Intelligence Unit Defence
Forces Israel Army
John & Anne Richner
Rowe Engineering
Santee Cooper
Sullivan Mahoney LLC
SRES
The Sultans of Türkiye
Larry & Nancy Richner
RPI
Sapsis Rigging Inc.
SRI International
Riddell Sheet Metal
R.S. Phillips Steel
Saratoga Rotary Club
Sun Chemical Corporation
SRT-STEM Center
Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.
Faith Sarfarazi, MD
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
RTE Technologies, Inc.
SSyD
Riley Foundation
Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation
SASOL North America
Sunrise Rotary
Staff Focus Consulting
Sunsource Hydraulic Service and Repair
Rinker Materials
Ruskins
Saucier Mechanical Services Inc.
Russ’ True Value
Stafford County Economic
Development Authority
Superior Industries
City of Rishon Lezion
City of Sault Ste. Marie
Rite of Passage
Art Ryan
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Riverhead Building Supply Corp.
Jane Ryan
SBI Contracting, Inc.
Riverview Community Bank
Senator Greg & Betty Ryberg
Scalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen
RKF Consulting
S & S Philpott LLC.
Scarborough Toyota
RM Systems Integrators
S&C Electric
Schaeffler Group
R.M. Towill Corporation
Sachem Robotics Team 263 Booster Club
Schefers Roofing Company
Roadrunner Mobile Truck Repair
Sacta Rashi Foundation
Schenck Rotec
Robert Bosch Corporation
SAE Mississippi Valley
Scherer Trucking
Robert Bosch LLC
Robert Grooters Development Corporation
Siemon Company
Sierra College
Sierra Lobo, Inc.
Sierra Radio Systems
Corporation (SAIC) - Ft. Benning
Sign Depot
Science Foundation Arizona
SciPort
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Sci-Tek
Silicon Valley
Scooter Software
Sil-Pro
Scotiabank
Silva & Cia
Scott Sabolich Prosthetics and Research
Simat Industry LTD
Dr. Scott VanderVeen Family Dentistry
Simira Textile
Signs Now
Screenmobile
Seabotix
Seacom, Inc.
SEAD Architecture
Seagate Technology LLC
Seattle Sounders FC
SeaWorld Busch Gardens
Sebo’s Do-It-Center
Secure Communication Systems
Security Service Federal Credit Union
Segway of Ontario
Segway of Richmond
SHPE – San Diego State University
Society of Women Engineers
Sheridan Construction
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Shinn Fu Company of America
Shirt Shack
Gen. Robert M. Shoemaker (R)
Show Me Controls
Showbest Fixture Corporation
Showcase Technology
Si Se Puede
Siemens
Siemens Industry, Inc.
“We have experienced how this
project goes beyond the robotics
competition, becoming a unique
tool for all participants to focus on
core values that they will apply in
their future life.” Núria Ollé, Teacher and FLL Coach,
Barcelona, Spain
Siemens Mobility
Society of Women Engineers, Sacramento
Valley Section
Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates
Sofinnova Ventures
Soham Municipality
Barbara Solan
Solano Community Foundation
Solano County Office of Education
Solano County Office of Education ROP
Solar Turbines (a Caterpillar Company)
Solutions for Automation
Somerset Community College
Seherr-Thoss Foundation
SEMI
Simplot
Sentrinsic
SIMREX Corporation
Serge St-Denis Pharmacien
Sims Metal Management
SES-Americom
Simventions, Inc.
sevaa.com
Singularity Clark LP
Sew Special
Sirius Computer Systems
Seward Screw
SJ Automation
SGI
SJR Donuts & Kolaches
SAE Northwest Section
Dean Scherman Memorial Fund
Shakespeare Company
Skillman Foundation
Safe Operation Service, Inc.
SCHEV (State Council for Higher Education
in Virginia)
Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
Skillpoint Alliance
SHARC
Sky Rocket Kids
Sagebrush BBQ and Grill
The Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers (SHPE)
SHPE – Southwestern College
Scottsdale Charros
Scougal Rubber
Society of Hispanic Engineers and Science
Students (SHESS)
Sonic Drive-In
Sonic Tools, L.P.
Sonny’s Enterprises, The Car Wash Factory
Sonol
Sony Corporation
Sony Electronics Inc.
Soroptimists International of Vallejo
Sound Connection
The Source Group
South Central Michigan Works
South Jersey Robotics, Inc.
Ted Stahl
Stahlin Enclosures
Stainless Piping Specialists
Dave Stall
Stanek Window Corporation
Stanley Associates
Stanley Works
Starbucks
Stardust
Stardust Foundation
Starfire Sports
Supervisor Covington
Support Enterprises
SurModics Inc.
Sussex Ace Hardware
Sutherlands
SWIFT ATLANTA
Swingen Construction
Symantec Corporation
Symphony Service Corporation
Syngenta
Tableau Software
Technology Department Southwestern
Technology Garden
TechShop Portland
TechSmith
Techworks
Tecla Company, Inc.
Tecolote Research, Inc.
Ted’s Bakery
Teichert Foundation
Tejon Ranch
Tel Aviv Municipality
Teledyne
Telepin Software
Telford Technologies
TEMA-Toyota
Temp Control Mechanical Services
Temple Inland – Bogalusa
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Sponsors
Sponsors
Tenaris
Tool Guys
Tualatin High School
United States Army Research Laboratory
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Engineering
VBOX USA
Waialua Lions Club
Top Choice Solutions
Tubular Techniques
University of South Carolina
VCL Construction
Wainewright Consulting
Torag
Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation
United States Army Operational Test
Command (OTC)
West Virginia Department of Career and
Technical Education
Woodside High School Foundation
Tenaris Algoma Tubes
University of Texas at Austin
VDS
The Wallace Foundation
West Virginia High Tech Consortium
Terminal Supply
Tornearia Castilho
Tuff Automation, Inc.
Walmart
West Virginia University
World Class Prototypes
Tulane University
University of Texas at Austin Robotics
and Automation Society
Vecna Technologies, Inc.
Terra Tech Engineering
Vector CANtech
The Walt Disney Company
Town & Country Group
Tulsa Talons Arena Football
Vector Machining and Engineering
Walt Disney Imagineering
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
Towsontowne Rotary
Turnbow Trailers
Walt Disney World
The Toy Shop
Turner
United States Naval Academy
Vectrix Corporation
Tesoro Refining Companies
University of Texas at Brownsville
in partnership with Texas
Southmost College
West Windsor-Plainsboro Education
Foundation Inc.
World Metal Finishing
Terry’s Machine
United States Army Tank, Automotive,
Research, Development and Engineering
Center (TARDEC)
Toyota of Nashua
Turner Broadcasting, Inc.
University of Texas at Tyler
Velocity11
Texas Direct Auto
United States Navy
The Texas High School Project Fund of
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc.
Turning Point CNC Inc.
United States Office of Naval Research
(ONR) in Chile
VER Tech Elevator
Walt Disney World Ride and Show
Engineering
Wamac Inc.
Western Michigan University
Tusas-Turk Havacilik ve Ucak Sanayii
Urschel Laboratories Incorporated
The Verble Family
Wangler’s Welding
Western New England College
Toyota Technical Center
TUV Rheinland
US Bank
Verizon
Texas Institute for Educational Robotics
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Twin Images
Texas Paint and Body
Trade Construction
United Technologies Research Center
Twin Oaks Garage
US Digital
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority
Westhampton Glass and Metal
TQ Machining
US Case
Verizon Foundation
Texas Instruments, Inc.
TransCOR Information Technologies
TWISThink
USC College of Engineering
Washington State Office of Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Westlake Ace Hardware
Texas Tech University
Unitronix
Textron Corporation
Transform U
Unity Surgical Center
Tyco Electronics Corporation
USC – MESA
Washington State Robotics Grant
Transformix Engineering
Tyco Electronics Foundation
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Westwood College
Textron Marine & Land Systems
Universal Machining Services
Textron Systems
Trans-matic
Université de Sherbrooke
Tzlalit Sochechim
Useful Software
The White House Restaurant
Waste Connections
Thales Group
UAW
USICOSTA
University of Bridgeport
Theorem, Inc.
Traverse City Products, Inc.
UAW 686
USMI
Watchung Hills Education and Technology
Association (WHEAT)
Aneta Whitetail
Thelen Advertising
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School
District
University of Arizona Tech Park
White-Rodgers
University of California at San Diego
UT Electronic Controls
Thermal Windows
Travis USD
University of California Los Angeles – MESA
Thermomass
Treasure Island Job Corps
UTC Fire and Security
Thermopylae Sciences & Technology
TreattUSA
THHA
Trees Atlanta
THHS PTA
Trex Enterprises Corporation
Thirty Meter Telescope
Triangle Manufacturing Company
Thomas Nelson Community College
Trident Technical College
Thomas Waste Management
Trillium Dental
Thompsons Hardware Store
Trimberger Family Foundation
Thomson-Reuters
Trinity Group Architects
Thorlabs
Trinity Products
Three Six One
Trio Fasteners
Thrivent Financial
Trio Hardware
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
TriStar
ThunderBots
TriStar Martial Arts
Tigard High School Parent Support
Organization
Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association, Inc.
Timberwolf Cabinetry
Triton Community College
Time, Inc.
Triumph Fabrications
Time Warner Cable
Triumph Group
The Timken Company
Troy Foundation for Educational Excellence
Titan Inc.
Truck Driving Academy, Inc.
Titanium Metal Supply
TruCut Machine
TKL
Tru-Cut Technologies
TKL Products Corp.
Trumpf
The Tobacco Commission
TRW
Toledo Carolina Inc.
Shigeru Tsubota
United States Army Night Vision and
Electronic Sensors Directorate
Tonnard Manufacturing Corp.
TTI, Inc.
United States Army Recruiting
UAW Local 14
United States Department of Agriculture
The Ubik Family
University of Dayton
The UCSD Machine Perception Laboratory
University of Denver
UFO Upholstery Fabric Outlet
University of Detroit Mercy
Ultra Creative
University of Florida College of Engineering
University of Hartford
UMOJA
University of Hawai’i at Mãnoa College of
Engineering
Under Tech, Inc.
University of Hawai’i College of Engineering
University of Hawai’i – KCC
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School
of Engineering
UNI College of Natural Sciences
University of Hawai’i Maui Community
College
Unilever
Unison Industries
UNITE with Virgil Brackins
United Electric Controls
United Illuminating
United Phosphorus Inc.
United Space Alliance
United States Air Force
United States Air Force Space Command
United States Army
United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army IEWTD
United States Army Natick Research,
Development and Engineering Center
University of Hawai’i Physics-Melvin
Matsunaga
University of Hawai’i School of Engineering
University of Illinois Boone County Extension
University of Illinois Kane County Extension
University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Cooperative
Extension
University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota Space Grant
Consortium
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 27
VEXrobotics.com
VFW Post 961
ViaSat, Inc.
Viatalk.com
The Waterford Foundation
Waterjet Cutting of Indiana
WaterJet Tech, Inc.
The Thomas W. Wathen Foundation
Waukesha Electric
Wayland Public Schools Foundation
WE Haul
Videx
The Weatherly Institute for Robotics and
Engineering
Videx Corporation
Weaver Investment
Herbert Vieira
Weber Electric
Viking Plastics Inc.
WebGuy Communications
Viper Northwest
WebShow Planet
Upper Freehold Regional School District
Board of Education
ViraCor IBT Laboratories
Websites by Leslie
Virginia Blower Co.
Wedlake Fabricating, Inc.
Upper Moreland Education Foundation
Virginia FIRST
Wei Yang Hardware
URS Electronics
Virginia Tech School of Education
Unlimited Construction
UTC Power
“The best part about being a
Coach is watching the children
learn and grow and become
excited about science... They are
so inquisitive and so full of great
ideas, energy, and optimism.” University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Tulsa
Vessel Statistics
Vic’s Signs and Engraving
University of Wisconsin – Platteville
University of Michigan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Vertec Tool, Inc.
VICO Manufacturing
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Maine
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Verrando Engineering Co. Inc.
Vicarious Visions
University of Utah Department of Physics
and Astronomy
Umicore
Vermont Technical College
Vic Canever Chevrolet
University of Tulsa
UMI Israel
Verizon Foundation Volunteer Incentive
Program
Mala Marcano, Jr.FLL Coach
UW Madison Society of Women Engineers
UWUA Local 223
Valero Energy Corporation
Valin Corporation – Automation Controls
Valley Craft
Valley Precision Products
Vander Hoek Windows and Doors
Vane Brothers
Vanguard Manufacturing
VIRSE (Virginia Initiative for Robotics in
STEM Education)
Vitron Manufacturing
Vivid-Hosting.net
VoiceMetrix
Vollrath
Volo Business Group
Vulcan Spring
WA OSPI
Waganer Digital Video
Wagstaff, Inc.
Waialua Federal Credit Union
Waialua High School Foundation
Weidmann Electric
Weisen Inc.
Weld Tech
Wellen Manufacturing
Wells Fargo
Wentworth Institute of Technology
WESCO Distribution, Inc.
West Branch Machine, LLC
West Engineering
West Islip Robotics Booster Club, Inc.
West Machine Works, Inc.
West Virginia Department of
Adult-Technical Programs
Western Colorado Community Foundation
Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital Foundation
Westhampton True Value Hardware
Josh s & Judy Weston
Horace & Laura Whitman
Widow’s Sons Riding Association
Wiesbaden Community Spouses Club
Wilco Machine and Fab
Wildbit
Wildwood Studios
Wilkinson Woodworking
Williams and Fudge
Woodward Governor
World Technical Services, Inc.
World’s Fare Donuts
Woven Metal Products
W.R. Grace
WR Systems
Wrabacon, Inc.
WRB Enterprises
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Wright
WVIZ ideastream
Xerox Canada
Xerox Corporation
Xiris Vision Systems
Yale University
Yankee Gas
Yazaki North America, Inc.
YESCo
Yield Management Corporation
Yogi’s Beach Bar and Restaurant
Young Brothers
Young Engineers Support Program
Youngstown State University
Williams Companies
Youth Technology Academy of Cuyahoga
Community College
Williams Corporation
Ypsilanti Public Schools Foundation
Williams Energy
Yuk Yuk and Joes
Williams Engineering
Zeeland Lumber
Gregg Williams Foundation
ZelTech
Williams Tooling & Manufacturing
Zeta Associates
Willis Optomechanical, LLC
Zingermans
Willow Glen Foundation
ZUPS of Silver Bay
Wills Insurance Agency
ZVRS
Wind River Systems
Windfall Software
Windward School Robotics
Witco Inc.
Wittenstein, Inc.
Wizard Of Az
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
W.M. Keck Observatory
Women in Technology
Women in Technology – Atlanta GA
Randy Wood
The Woodlands College Park High School
PTA
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Leadership
Financials
In our fiscal year 2009-2010, FIRST
once again provided consistently
high quality experiences to the rapidly
growing number of participants
(As Restated)
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITES
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2009
Operating revenues and other support:
Program registration fees Contributions and grants Rental income, net Other income Net assets released from restrictions $ 14,843,617 14,976,448 195,152 609,300 4,347,633 $ 15,535,666
15,900,906
175,629
842,874
2,231,912
34,972,150 34,686,987
Operating expenses:
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
23,313,034 FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
3,835,473 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
1,132,089 FIRST Place (FP)
89,192 Management and general 3,893,127 Operation of building 211,576 Depreciation 386,744 25,259,844
3,714,529
1,169,372
145,855
3,382,414
160,420
348,288
engineering, and math (STEM) programs
Total operating expenses
32,861,235 34,180,722
are to thousands of youth, to their
Operating surplus
2,110,915 506,265
futures, and ours.
Nonoperating:
Refundable advances – amortization -
engaged in its family of programs.
Donations remained very strong as many
individuals, businesses, and foundations
continued or increased their support,
and many new Sponsors joined FIRST.
This is a continuing testimony to how
essential the FIRST science, technology,
Eighty-eight percent of funds spent
this fiscal year were for team services
Total operating revenues and other support
$ 2,110,915 Increase in unrestricted net assets and program growth; general and
Statements of Financial Position
administrative expenses comprised nine
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,616,907 Short-term investments 7,046,728 Pledges, receivables, and other assets
7,942,107 Net property, plant, and equipment 3,779,335 percent; and fundraising costs were only
three percent, reflecting the FIRST policy
of applying the maximum amount of
funds possible to directly benefit teams.
The financial results for the last two fiscal
years are summarized on the right. FIRST
received an unqualified opinion for each
of these years from its outside auditor,
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker.
Total assets, end of year
27,385,077 319,968
$ 826,233
$ 4,948,493
5,400,000
7,785,144
4,134,969
22,268,606
Liabilities and net assets: Total liabilities 2,972,348 Net assets:
Unrestricted 13,201,050 Temporarily restricted 11,211,679 11,090,135
8,228,148
24,412,729 19,318,283
$ 27,385,077 $22,268,606
Total net assets, end of year
Total liabilities and net assets, end of year
2,950,323
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
2009 have been restated. For details, please refer to the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the AFS, at the above Web address.
Board of Directors
Walter P. Havenstein, FIRST Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
John E. Abele, FIRST Vice Chairman
Founding Chairman, Retired
Robert M. Tuttle, FIRST Vice Chairman & Treasurer
General Partner
1848 Associates
Jon W. Dudas, FIRST Secretary
President
FIRST
Dean L. Kamen, FIRST Founder
President
Ursula M. Burns
Chairman & CEO
Xerox Corporation
François J. Castaing
President
Castaing & Associates
Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng
Owner
Operations & Safety Solutions, LLC
Gordon J. Homer
President
Gordon J. Homer Advisory Services
Elliott Masie
Chair
The Learning CONSORTIUM at the MASIE Center
Susie Mathieu
Partner
Spirit Hockey, LLC
Sheri S. McCoy
Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee
Johnson & Johnson
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Dennis A. Roberson
Vice Provost, New Initiatives
Steve Sanghi
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Thomas G. Stephens
Vice Chairman, Global Technology Officer
General Motors Company
Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III
Chairman & CEO
JCPenney
Cosema Crawford, PE
Senior Vice President, US Engineering
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Ronald L. Zarrella
Chairman Emeritus
Michael Dubno
Head of Global Markets and Research
Technology
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Honorary Directors
Paul A. Allaire
FIRST Chairman: 1995-2000
Chairman & CEO, Retired
Xerox Corporation
Peter Gould
Vice President, Engineering & Chief
Engineer, Space and Airborne Systems
Raytheon Company
J.T. Battenberg III
Chairman & CEO, Retired
Delphi Corporation
Greg Hale
Chief Safety Officer, Vice President,
Safety, Accessibility & Advanced
Technology
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
L. John Doerr III
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Gary L. Tooker
Chairman of the Board, Retired
Motorola
Executive Advisory Board
Dr. Woodie Flowers,
FIRST Executive Advisory Board Chairman
Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of
Mechanical Engineering
Joe Astroth
Chief Education Officer
Autodesk, Inc.
Dr. Dennis Berkey
President & CEO
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mark Breadner
Executive Director
FIRST Robotics Canada
Sujeet Chand
Senior Vice President, Advanced
Technology & Chief Technology Officer
James R. Utaski
Partner
Whitestone Capital, LLC
Ray Almgren
Vice President, Developer and
Academic Relations
National Instruments
Michael J. “Micky” Bly
Executive Director, Global Electrical
Systems, Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and
Batteries
General Motors Company
Erik Halleus
President & CEO
EuroScandia Enterprises
Michael A. Heffron
FIRST New Hampshire Executive
Advisory Board
James Heppelmann
President & CEO
PTC
Marc Hodosh
President
TEDMED
Kent H. Hughes
Director, Program on Science, Technology,
America, and the Global Economy
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
President
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Owner & Vice Chairman
LEGO Group
Gordon Lankton
Chairman
Nypro Inc.
David Lavery
Program Executive for Solar System Exploration
NASA
Paul Lazarus
President
White Dwarf Productions
Rey Moré
Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer,
Retired
Motorola
Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr.
Founder
Cordis Corporation
Ceci Neumann
Attorney
Dr. Roland Schmitt
President Emeritus
Jeanne Shaheen
U.S. Senator & Former Governor
New Hampshire
Josh S. Weston
Honorary Chairman
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Vincent Wilczynski, Ph.D.
Deputy Dean, School of Engineering & Applied
Science
Yale University
Championship photography by Adriana Groisman. Other photography courtesy of Alumni, Volunteers, and Sponsors.
Vision...
Mission...
Impact…
“...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.” Dean Kamen, Founder
...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 50 percent 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.
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FIRST ®, the FIRST ® logo, FIRST ® Robotics Competition, FRC®, FIRST ® Tech Challenge, FTC ®, and BREAKAWAY ® are registered trademarks, and Coopertition™, Gracious Professionalism™, Sport for the Mind™, and Hot Shot™ are common law trademarks, of the
United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST ®). LEGO® and MINDSTORMS® are registered trademarks of The LEGO Group. FIRST ® LEGO® League, Junior FIRST ® LEGO® League, FLL®, and Jr.FLL™ are jointly held
trademarks of FIRST and The LEGO Group. ©2011 FIRST. All rights reserved.

2010 Annual Report

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