226 Jason Joye
Jason Joye, an enigma in size 13 shoes. Best said by Warren Block, faculty advisor from Troy Athens High School, “He has the unique ability to instruct, inspire, and discipline, all with a smile on his face.” His commitment to our team is unmistakable. Mr. Joye interacts with our members on a year-round basis. Even […]
234 Steve Wherry
Cyber Blue’s Motto is to leave the team better than you found it, and Steve Wherry has completed that task with Gracious Professionalism. For the past 8 seasons, Steve has been mostly the “budget man”, but on closer look, he has been so much more than that. Steve has created a high level of student […]
1065 Roger Johnston
Students on Team 1065 have a sense of belonging to a family. A family comprised of other students and mentors closely knit and held together by one individual; Roger Johnston. Mr. Johnston has been taking on the challenges of FIRST for a decade and he shows no signs of slowing down or stopping his FIRST […]
1345 Arefin Bari
Arefin Bari embodies all that FIRST strives to be. He has been indoctrinated by the FIRST community and lives and breathes its principles. Arefin was an active member of Team 108 during high school. Even though he was on another team, I heard his name everywhere I went. He was seemingly involved in every aspect […]
1098 Tim Emerson
If people knew the real Mr. Tim Emerson the way members of Team 1098 do, they would see a great teacher, a great mentor, and behind the glasses, the face of a man who is truly Rockwood Robotics’ super hero. He is Superman. His x-ray vision helps the Rockwood Robotics programming team see through challenges […]
1902 Dan Richardson
The whirl of a band saw can be heard as you walk down the sidewalk of Baylor Circle in the afternoon. If you follow the sound you will almost surely find FRC team 1902 in a garage, hard at work on their robot. The garage they are building in happens to be connected to one […]
2836 Mike Murphy
In 2008, Nonnewaug High School established a FIRST Robotics team due to the commitment of advisor, Mr. Murphy. We wouldn’t be able to function today without his dedication, enthusiasm, and inspiration. As a well-known teacher at Nonnewaug, Mr. Murphy was able to communicate to his students and the entire school the importance of science and […]
365 John Larock WFA
Encouraging Delaware to embrace FIRST has been John’s goal for the past 12 yrs. Through countless hours his leadership has brought together mentors, students, parents & sponsors to build an organization that positively impacts our tristate area. John is team founder, Executive Team leader & President of First State Robotics, Inc. His efforts to bring […]
612 Jerry Skene
Whether found leaning inquisitively over a robot, enthusiastically explaining the trigonometric relationship of drive wheel placement, or listening to a transmission presentation created by energetic students, this quiet yet impassioned mentor has made an indelible mark on each member of Chantilly Robotics. Throughout his 5 year relationship with Team 612, Mr. Skene has lead countless […]
1745 Robert Acosta
Teacher, mentor, friend, leader; These words describe Pearce High School Robotics coach Robert Acosta quite well and so do: dedicated, patient, and intelligent. Our names our Joshua and Caleb Slinkard, and we have had the pleasure and honor of working with Robert on several robots for FIRST, BEST and GEAR. Many a Saturday afternoon has […]
