Making it LOUD 2011 Annual Report 1 w w w . u s f i r s t. o r g For over 20 years, FIRST® Founder Dean Kamen and everyone associated with FIRST have been on a mission to spread the word about the many educational, societal, economical, and will.i.am planetary benefits of getting youth and adults alike involved in the FIRST experience. Despite not having access to the millions of marketing dollars required to make FIRST a household “brand,” the program has continued to grow each year at a blistering pace. In 2011, however, thanks to the fervent interest of major figures in government, the media, and mainstream entertainment, the “volume” of voices promoting FIRST... ...GOT Turned up loud...very loud! Making it louder Willow Smith Dean Kamen Morgan Freeman Soledad O’Brien …and louder Books, magazines, newspapers, cable TV, and the Web helped us create noise, too, with ongoing national coverage by Bloomberg, CNN, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Wired, ESPN Magazine, WallStreetJournal.com, and more. Author Neal Bascomb brought the FIRST experience to life in his inspiring book, The New Cool. Time Warner Cable incorporated FIRST into its national “Connect A Million Minds™” initiative, featuring our FRC program in its TV show “It Ain’t Rocket Science.” The clamor of FIRST recognition continues to grow louder every day. The continuing mainstream exposure is helping propel us toward our goal of making FIRST known and recognized around the globe. Will your company, your circle of influence, your personal voice be the next to join the chorus? In January, 2011, a timely phone call to Dean Kamen by music mogul, tech entrepreneur, and The Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am kicked off an amazing season-long collaboration of unusual bedfellows, culminating in a national television special on the ABC Network in August dedicated to promoting science and FIRST (“i.am FIRST® – Science is Rock and Roll”). will.i.am pledged his continuing support to the program in an effort to “turn science and engineering up loud.” The entertainer delivered with a full-tilt The Black Eyed Peas concert for attendees of the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, which was filmed for the TV special and featured appearances by a long list of celebrities — Jack Black, Steven Tyler, Bono, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, and many more. President Obama even had a cameo! …and louder 2 President Barack Obama, along with White House Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, continued to feature FIRST teams as perfect examples of the president’s national White House Science Fair initiative promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and celebrating science and math achievement in American schools. In May, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien produced and hosted a well-received documentary on American education (“Don’t Fail Me: Education in America” ) which followed three FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) teams as they worked through the year’s challenge, LOGO MOTION™. For millions of viewers, it was an eye-opening introduction to the world of FIRST and its importance in our collective future. Ryan Hart FIRST put me on the path to engineering and has allowed me to gain first hand experience doing something that is both fun and rewarding. There is nothing like the feeling of watching the robot that you built go out on the field and win! Like Comment Share • 3 hours ago • • 4 people like this Barack Obama 3 High-school students get to: FRC teams compete with up-to150-pound robots of their own design Programs in this varsity Sport for the Mindtm , Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18) combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. ■■ Work alongside professional engineers ■■ Learn and use sophisticated hardware and software ■■ D evelop design, project management, programming, teamwork, and strategic-thinking skills ■■ Qualify for millions of dollars in scholarships FIRST Facts 2011 Youth participants........................................................ 248,000+ (ages 6-18) Mentors, Coaches, Volunteers, and adult supporters..................... 90,000+ Number of hours donated by Volunteers.......................................6,933,746 U.S. states participating..............................................................................50 FIRST learning never stops FTC teams develop strategy, build building upon robots using a reusable, modular kit itself, starting High-school students get to: Countries participating............................................................................. 60+ ■■ D esign, prototype, test, and compete using real-world practices (e.g. Engineering Notebooks, CAD software, and rapid prototyping) Scholarships available.................................................... Close to $15 million in scholarships from nearly 150 Scholarship Providers of parts, and compete head to head. ■■ Get hands-on programming and rapid-prototyping experience Students learn to think like engineers. continuing through middle ■■ D evelop strategic-thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and team-building skills and high-school levels up ■■ Qualify for millions of dollars in scholarships at age 6 and Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18) Number of robots constructed........................................................ 20,440+ Growth of FIRST participation (over 2010)............................................. 17% Children ages 9 to 16 (9 to 14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) get to: can participate at any level. Participants master FLL teams build LEGO®-based robots skills and concepts to and develop research projects based Grades 4-8 (ages 9-16) aid in learning science ages 9-14 in the U.S./CAN/MEX and technology through ■■ S trategize, design, build, program, and test an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology Volunteer in their communities ■■ Secure internships ■■ Become involved in their local and global community ■■ Mentor students ■■ Become outstanding citizens 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 Grades K-3 (ages 6-9) Major and pursue careers in science or engineering ■■ Children ages 6 to 9 get to: tm ■■ ■■ D evelop career and life skills including critical thinking, time management, and teamwork gaining valuable career Gracious Professionalism Coopertition Sport for the Mind Attend college annually. Their activities are guided by robotics competitions, while tm ■■ on a real-world Challenge that changes FLL Core Values. and life skills. FIRST participants are many times more likely to: ■■ Create innovative solutions to challenges facing today’s scientists innovative projects and 4 FIRST® Robotics Competition donated parts...................................459,030 Participants who have a meaningful learning experience................... 100% to age 18. Young people tm Sponsors.............................................................................................. 3,500+ journey on a “Show-Me” poster. ■■ Engage in team activities guided by Jr.FLL Core Values ■■ Build self-confidence and life skills In college, FIRST participants are many times more likely to: ■■ Secure internships ■■ Pursue careers in engineering ■■ Minority FIRST participants are more than twice as likely and female participants are four times as likely to study science and engineering 5 President Obama Introducing ABC special about FIRST “If our kids study hard in math and science, then their futures are going to be bright, and so is America’s. Now, may the best robot win … ” Every year, at the Championship and at FIRST events across the country and globally, we give FIRST participants the same challenge... “homework,” if you will. Go out and make FIRST loud! Talk about it with everyone you know. Shout about it at every opportunity. Let everyone you can know what a life-altering, game-changing, planet-awakening social and educational experience FIRST is. But despite constantly earning A’s on this assignment, and experiencing consistent yearly growth, FIRST has continued to operate under the radar of the general public. This year, however, we hit the jackpot. We couldn’t be more excited about the national and international attention FIRST has received from luminaries in government, the media, publishing, and the diverse world of popular entertainment. All of a sudden, it seems that FIRST has become, to borrow from author Neal Bascomb’s recent book title, the “new cool.” The national call for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in our schools is reaching a crescendo and FIRST is helping lead the chorus. Of course, those of us involved in our organization have believed this for decades. It just took a little time for the rest of the country to catch up! We are extremely grateful to an endless list of people from many fields who have embraced FIRST and lent their influence, time, and resources to help us pump up the excitement. For their passion and leadership, we recognize President Barack Obama, White House Dean Kamen Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, entertainment mogul will.i.am and The Black Eyed Peas, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, Time Warner Cable’s NY1, Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, and countless others whose names you will see in this document. To all those who have shared their brilliance and vision with us, we thank you. And to the tens of thousands of Volunteers, Mentors, Coaches, teachers, parents, friends, and fans who make FIRST run and help it continue to grow, you have our sincere and humble gratitude. None of this would happen without you. You continue to inspire us all! The world’s educational, political, and business leaders have once again been reminded that the future belongs to the innovators: the young men and women now involved in the FIRST progression of programs. The U.S., in turn, must push harder for STEM education in our schools. This year, we recommit ourselves to work for the day when FIRST programs are available to everyone who dreams of developing the next generation of technological wonders. Walter P. Havenstein 6 Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder Walter P. Havenstein, FIRST Chairman 7 by FIRSTweets Oprah Oprah @will.i.am u r a bonafide genius. I saw clips of the show. GENIUS idea. My only regret is it’s not on Oprah Winfrey Network. Making it Loud............................................................page 2 During my seven years at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, I was exposed to the tremendous impact FIRST Programs........................................................page 4 FIRST has on lives, young and old, and how it directly affects our future. After my first full year working with so many dedicated, inspiring people inside and outside of this dynamic organization, I continue to be amazed at how many of Founder’s & Chairman’s Letter...........................page 7 our participants move on through our four programs to become the next generation of forward-thinking inventors, President’s Letter.......................................................page 9 prepare the next generations of science and technology heroes is also inspiring. community leaders, motivated employees, and model citizens. That so many of those same students return to help us Working tirelessly together this year, thousands of people from all walks of life joined forces to make FIRST “louder.” As a result, we also helped make FIRST “bigger,” with a quarter million young people aged 6-18 taking part in our four FIRST robotics programs, an overall 17 percent increase over 2010. Of course, supporting and guiding all these motivated kids are more than 90,000 Volunteers — Mentors, Coaches, tournament organizers, fundraisers, Sponsors, emcees, drivers, and a myriad of other jobs. Our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for seeing the potential of FIRST and diving in to help make it all happen. Our hats are off to you once again. Junior FIRST® LEGO® League............................page 10 FIRST® LEGO® League..........................................page 12 In our 20th Season of the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®), we continued to grow at record rates, with 2,072 teams participating in 59 events. But we will not be satisfied until we inspire young people in every school in the U.S. to become science and technology leaders. Our success is also measured by the much larger percentage of FIRST participants going to college and majoring in technology, engineering, and the sciences. FIRST Tech Challenge..........................................page 14 ® FIRST® Robotics Competition.............................page 16 2011 was a banner year for many parts of the FIRST organization. Not only did CNN and ABC air specials on FIRST, but it was the inaugural year for a new contest in our FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) program, the Global Innovation Award. FLL also saw growth across the globe with more than 167,000 9-16 year-olds (9-14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) researching the human body in the “Body Forward®” Challenge. Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL®) enjoyed growth to over 12,000 6-9 year-olds on 2,147 teams from five countries, participating in more than 80 events. Our FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) game, “Get Over It!™,” brought more than 16,000 high-school participants to 101 Qualifying and Championship Tournaments, and we piloted the program in India and China. Our college scholarships reached nearly $15 million from nearly 150 colleges, universities, and companies in the U.S. and Canada. We introduced our first “team sustainability program” — selling the FIRST Green e-watt saver LED bulb — with teams raising more than half a million dollars. However, the most impactful findings come from our own students. They are our ambassadors, telling the story of FIRST as they build their robots, work at major corporations and in government, attend college, and help the next generation of technology leaders and innovators as FIRST Mentors and Volunteers. Sponsors.......................................................................page 18 2011 Woodie Flowers Award...............................page 19 2011 Scholarship Program...................................page 21 2011 Founder’s Award............................................page 23 Financials .....................................................................page 58 Jon Dudas There are thousands of ways our community helps “make FIRST loud,” creating stories of inspiration, innovation, and contributions of time, talent, and resources to develop the science and technology leaders we need in our future. If “louder” translates into “bigger,” then join me this coming year to continue to turn the volume up. We need to engage more of our youth than ever before. Our collective futures depend on it — in our universities, our corporations, our governments, and our communities. The momentum we’ve gained in 2011 is solid ground for strong growth in 2012 and beyond. Thank you for your passion and all you have done to date. If you are ready, we have a much bigger and even more rewarding job to accomplish. Leadership....................................................................page 59 8 Jon Dudas, FIRST President 9 New Jersey Team “Makes It Loud” for Younger FIRST Teams Turning up the teams! FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) Team 4220, the “Landroids,” is one the most enthusiastic, unofficial supporters of all things FIRST, especially when it comes to inspiring young kids to join the FIRST progression of programs. The all-boy team connected with industry experts to help expand the reach of Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) teams across their state. In 2010, they hosted their annual Jr.FLL Expo, the largest outdoor, carnival-style Jr.FLL Expo in the nation, with 16 New Jersey Jr.FLL teams, plus dozens of Volunteers. As part of the event, THE LANDROIDS the Landroids invited robotics surgeons from Livingston’s St. Barnabas Medical Center to be the Reviewers, which dovetailed off of the Jr.FLL 2010 Body Forward Challenge. 2,147 NUMBER OF TEAMS Jr.FLL has found its place as the starting point for making a life-long impact on the future of science and technology. Spreading into countries around the world, Jr.FLL celebrated its first ever World Festival Expo held at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis. Reviewers witnessed the creative 1,004 team Models and Show-Me Posters with the event culminating in a motivational closing ceremony complete with awards and a message by an inspired youth Mentor. Profile From their own beginnings in 2007 as a FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) team, the Landroids have been documenting processes and sharing organizational tips with local parents interested in FIRST. Their focus broadened from being an FLL team to organizing an FTC team, and inspired the formation of several new teams. Eventually, they formed their own organization, the Livingston Robotics Club, hosting elaborate summer workshops and lengthy in-person presentations. The team’s community efforts have since expanded into a state-wide outreach. 1,448 1,203 “Beyond building robots, we should leverage the innovation, inspiration, and interconnection that FIRST has brought to us,” said Landroids’ Coach Pearl Hwang. 702 When asked about the team’s success and extraordinary level of commitment, FIRST New Jersey Regional Director Don Bowers said, “The Landroids have incorporated continued renewal into their game — first they renew themselves by progressing through FIRST challenges, second by giving back to the community, and finally by competing in national robotics competitions that build upon the skills they’ve learned from FIRST.” 327 10 Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL®) continued to see double digit growth with more than 2,100 teams participating in the 2010/2011 Body Forward® Challenge. Jr.FLL captures young children’s inherent curiosity and directs it toward discovering the wonders of science and technology. Jr.FLL features a real-world Challenge, which teams solve through research, critical thinking, and imagination. Guided by adult Coaches and the Jr.FLL Core Values, students work with LEGO elements and moving parts to build ideas and concepts and present them for review. During the Body Forward season, children aged 6 to 9 researched the human body and what might go wrong with it. Teams discovered how Biomedical Engineering helps people get and stay healthy. 125 Valerie Mortensen 2004 2005 2006 20072008 2009 2010 Tanya Cisneros-Conreaux We are in process of forming a group for Jr.FLL and so excited to get my son involved in this amazing program at such a young age! Like Comment Share • August 9 at 11:25 am • 19 hours ago I’ve been a Jr.FLL coach for 3 years now and the program is in such high demand!! It’s a very unique after school offering and it is exciting helping the kids learn how to work together in teams so by the end of our season… they are proud of their accomplishments using LEGO! • Like Comment Share • 1 person likes this • 1 person likes this 11 “The Flying Monkeys” Lend a Hand to “Make it Loud” Turning up the teams! For a Georgia 3-year old, the chance to hold a pencil and draw for the first time is now a reality, thanks to the creative efforts of FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team, “The Flying Monkeys,” and the FLL Global Innovation Award — an inaugural competition sponsored by the X PRIZE Foundation in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). 16,762 NUMBER OF TEAMS THE Flying Monkeys 14,725 FLL is no stranger to global recognition and exposure! This year’s launch of the postseason Global Innovation Award, presented by the X PRIZE Foundation and in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), brought more awareness to the amazing innovations FLL teams develop through the Project and Core Values aspects of the Challenge. 8,847 More than 200 million online impressions were related to 7,501 the program and the participating teams. 5,859 12 FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®), in its 12th season, had a total of 16,720 teams of 9 to 16-year-old children (9 to 14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) from more than 60 countries, tasked with solving a real-world problem in the field of biomedical engineering. A set of Core Values, which serves as the over-arching way FLL teams go about learning, sharing, and working as a team, guided teams as they participated in programming a custommade, autonomous robot to perform theme-related missions using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology. Through the Body Forward® Challenge, teams discovered what could go wrong with the human body and presented their innovative solutions to panels of judges. The 2010/2011 season included more than 540 qualifying events and 100 Championship Tournaments. This year, two Open Championships were held, and 84 teams gathered at the World Festival in St. Louis to celebrate the season. The Global Innovation Award, in its inaugural year, provided an extension to the FLL season through an online competition designed to help teams learn about intellectual property. Profile 13,705 First Prize went to The Flying Monkeys, a Girl Scout FLL team from Ames, Iowa that more than met the challenge with BOB-1, their multifunctional prosthetic hand device, which will help people with limb abnormalities hold, grip, and secure items. Their invention — made of moldable plastic, a pencil grip, and Velcro — was inspired by Danielle Fairchild, the Duluth, Georgia toddler who was born without fingers on her dominant hand. As part of their research, the team members met with a prosthetics manufacturer, an occupational therapist, and people with limb differences, and then designed the easy-to-use and cost-effective prototype. 10,941 In addition to the tremendous satisfaction of helping the Georgia toddler — as well as the potential to help many others like her in the future — The Flying Monkeys also received $20,000 from the X PRIZE Foundation, which will be applied to cover costs associated with the patenting process. The awards ceremony, held in Alexandria, Virginia this past June, also acknowledged a number of patent-pending inventions developed by other FLL teams, recognizing their creativity, compassion, and innovation. Winners were selected from more than 170 submissions from 15 countries. The entries were voted on by the public and then judged by an expert panel to determine the most patentable ideas. 4,331 3,001 1,540 As part of the FLL Global Innovation Award competition, this year’s FLL teams were asked to offer a solution to a critical, real-world problem in the field of biomedical engineering. The competition tasked teams in more than 56 countries to submit ideas developed for the 2011 FLL Challenge, Body Forward. 1,902 960 200 1998 19992000 200120022003 2004200520062007 200820092010 by FIRSTweets mariestroughter: Marie My son’s been involved w/ @FirstLegoLeague since he was 6 (now 13). Has been best educational investment #gifted #homeschool 3 April Sue Mueller Hoyt Yesterday at 4:34pm Being part of the FIRST experience is life changing. My son was a FIRST LEGO League participant and then coach. he received a 12,000 dollar scholarship to college because of it. Like Comment Share • • 4 people like this 13 FTC makes it loud and “Dirty” Turning up the teams! When The Black Eyed Peas’ frontman will.i.am needed to build a robot for his groundbreaking appearance at the 2011 FIRST Championship, he turned to FIRST Tech Challenge and Team 3509, “Phoenxtrix,” of Folsom, California. 1,606 NUMBER OF TEAMS Phoenxtrix 1,111 14 FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) experienced an unprecedented 45 percent growth in teams in the 2010/2011 season. There were more than 16,000 high-school students on 1,606 teams, in five countries, competing in 101 Qualifying and Championship Tournaments and one World Championship Tournament. One hundred twenty-eight teams earned the right to compete in the FTC World Championship in St. Louis. will.i.am, frontman for The Black Eyed Peas, chose to feature FTC Team 3509, “Phoenxtrix,” in the “i.am FIRST – Science is Rock and Roll” television special on the ABC Network. In the FTC “GET OVER IT!™” game, teams of up to 10 students used a combination of sensors, including infrared tracking (IR), line following, magnet seeking, and ultrasonic touch, to program their robots to operate in both autonomous and driver-controlled modes. Robots executed both offensive and defensive strategies to score batons into stationary and rolling goals. Guided by adult Mentors, FTC teams designed, built, and competed in an Alliance format and used a modular robotics platform, applying real-world math and science concepts. FIRST Tech Challenge “made it loud” for students around the world when will.i.am showed them how accessible FTC can be to participants from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds. Students in the program develop team-building and problem solving skills while applying 799 real-world math and science principles. They gain confidence in themselves, learn to work together as a team, and develop a greater understanding of innovation 554 and engineering — and feel the thrill of success. They are becoming the next generation of science and technology leaders who are not only 130 making FTC “loud,” 53 but also fun. Profile In addition to building and qualifying their own robot for the FTC World Championship, Phoenxtrix also acted as the design and build team for will.i.am’s robot. With guidance from Ken Johnson, FTC Director, the project was kept under wraps until its debut at the World Championship in April. A highlight of the World Championship event was the FTC Celebrity Match featuring FIRST Founder Dean Kamen with Team 2859, “Team Tiki,” from McLean, Virginia; FIRST President Jon Dudas with FTC Team 311, “the Fem Bots,” from Williamston, South Carolina; and will.i.am’s “Dirty Bot.” Under intense media scrutiny and tough competition, “Dirty Bot” emerged as the winning FTC Celebrity Alliance. 986 The spotlight on FTC and Phoenxtrix didn’t end there. “Dirty Bot” was the focus of numerous national interviews and stories promoting FTC. The robot logged thousands of travel miles promoting FIRST, including making an appearance on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” and will.i.am’s FTC experience became the key storyline in “i.am FIRST – Science is Rock and Roll.” The ABC Network special celebrated the 20th annual FIRST Championship and also featured live performances by The Black Eyed Peas and Willow Smith. “Dirty Bot” is now de-commissioned and still proudly belongs to will.i.am. 2005 2005 2006200720082009 2010 Demopilotpilot Michael McKellar Sravan Suryadevara FTC is pretty awesome, mentoring a team right now and the small group dynamic is terrific. Allows you to work with the whole team, but at the same time part of a team. Like Comment Share • 20 hours ago • • 1 person likes this 19 hours ago In four short years of FIRST I’ve watched my twin son & daughter become competent programmers, engineers, researchers, team members, presenters, and mentors. They blow me away with how much they know at their young age. Wow, what an advantage. Like Comment Share • • 2 people like this 15 “Loud” and Local: Mentor Says Never Underestimate the Power of a FIRST Challenge Turning up the teams! When asked how he ended up with “the best job in the world,” FIRST Robotics Competition Coach, Mentor, and Associate Director of the Robotics Resource Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Brad Miller says he spent so much time working on robotics-related activities that WPI had no choice but to make it official. NUMBER OF TEAMS Brad Miller 2,072 Profile When technology and rock and roll converge, the 1,808 combination is nothing less than amazing. That was evidenced by a 2011 groundbreaking, star-studded ABC 1,683 TV special that showcased the efforts of FIRST in inspiring young people as it took an inside look at the 1,501 20th annual FRC season and FIRST Championship. The program, “i.am FIRST — Science is Rock and Roll,” drew 2.8 million viewers; received 1,307 extensive media coverage by CNN, CBS, BET, Forbes, The Washington Post, 1,133 Bloomberg, NPR, Reuters, Yahoo News, The Boston Herald, 991 The Huffington Post, and 927 more; and generated more 16 In 2011, the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) celebrated its 20th season, commemorating two decades of innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math. More than 51,000 high-school students (2,072 teams, including 410 rookie teams) from 11 countries took on the LOGO MOTION™ engineering challenge. Three-team Alliances competed on a 27' x 54' field, earning points by hanging inflated triangle, circle, and square logo pieces during a match lasting two minutes and 15 seconds. Bonus points were earned for arranging pieces to form the FIRST logo and for deploying mini-bots to climb vertical poles. Teams participated in 48 Regional Competitions, nine District Competitions and one State Championship in Michigan, and the FRC Championship at the Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri. This past year, team members were eligible to apply for nearly $15 million in college scholarships from nearly 150 providers. than 68,000,000 hits on numerous social networks including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. 372 In 2000, the Massachusetts college’s Associate Provost suggested Miller check out a FIRST event. Miller was so impressed by the enthusiasm of the FIRST students that he asked the Mentor of Team 190 — from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science High School — if he could help. He has been mentoring the team ever since. Miller helps with training at Kickoff Workshops for Mentors and gives pregame sessions that get FRC teams up to speed for the coming season. In addition, he created WPILib, a software library that simplifies the process of programming the robots. This software is available to all FRC teams. One of the most rewarding aspects of Miller’s time with FIRST has been the opportunity to watch teams take software that he developed and use it to do things they “never thought possible; to solve problems they thought were out of their reach.” Miller is grateful for the opportunity WPI has provided him. “I feel fortunate to be working at a school that thinks so highly of the FIRST program,” says Miller, who adds that WPI sponsors two FRC teams, is an Operational Partner for FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) in Massachusetts, and hosts an FRC Regional Competition, as well as the Massachusetts State FLL Championship. 787 642 515 271 28 94 151 199 John Knox February 22 at 10:33pm Imagine… if that high school kid in 1978 with the really cool Camaro had been given the chance FIRST provides? What would he be doing now? FIRST takes that kid and makes him a super star. 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Cummings Jeffrey Evelhoch February 22 at 10:33pm Suzanne Bird Edward Casey Fabiana & Ariel Czemerinski Josh Ewing Castaing Family Foundation Sheryl Damato Shelley Fannin The Bollard Group in honor of John Abele Raghothama Cauligi Dawn Dammann Elizabeth Farah Wendelyn Bolles Mary Anne Ceci Dancing Tides Foundation Charlotte Farrior Linda Boran Margret Celidonia Birgit Danziger Guy Fedorkow Chris Bosco Karen Cell Kathleen S. Dartnell Daniel & Lori Feig-Sandoval Carla Bossone in memory of James H. Mollitor Champlain College in honor of John Abele Diana L. D’Avello Mary Jo Fields William Chapman Lynden Davis FIRST in memory of Gerry Wilson Andrew Bartkus James Baum Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Dennis Berkey s Kathleen Bliss Callow That’s really awesome. President Obama’s attention to education and in particular science is really phenomenal. Congratulations FIRST! Like Comment Share • • 3 people like this » Although he has earned many awards in his tenure with the organization, Delaware-area FIRST Mentor John Larock says receiving this year’s Woodie Flowers Award — in recognition of Mentors who lead, inspire, and empower using excellent communication skills — is a special honor. While thrilled to receive the coveted award, Larock is quick to note his work with FIRST is about more than just awards. Rather, it’s about his consummate passion when encouraging students — and the entire state of Delaware — to embrace FIRST and the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines. Larock, who during his “spare” time is a University Relations and College Recruiting Manager at DuPont, has been instrumental in the company’s support of many FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams and the FRC Philadelphia Regional. As Mentor of FRC Team 365 “Miracle Workerz” — aka “MOE” — Larock partnered with Salem Community College (SCC) and FRC Team 316 “LuNaTeCs” to develop the off-season “Duel on the Delaware” robotics competition, now in its tenth year. Another “claim to fame” is Larock’s creation of MOE U and a corresponding robotics curriculum. The fall training program helps students earn up to 18 college credits at SCC while learning engineering and machine shop skills. In 2003, he also developed MOEmentum, a web-based weekly guide for rookie FRC teams. In addition, the prolific Mentor, with the help of team members, designed a one-day competition to introduce FIRST to students in Northern Ireland. On a daily basis, Larock coaches FIRST strategists, scouts, and Mentors. In addition, Larock has given hundreds of presentations and demos at schools, community events, and businesses on behalf of FIRST. As an enthusiastic advocate for FIRST, Larock is a welldeserved recipient of the Woodie Flowers Award. As one Mentor said so well, “When the Woodie Flowers Award was created, it was as if they had John in mind.” 19 sponsors Warren Kingsbury Supone Manakasettharn Gerard Muldoon Dennis Ramos Sam Schreiber Robin Sykes United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Girl Scouts of the USA Richard Kirkpatrick Chris & Cecilia Mann Marian & Brian Murphy Kimberley Raue Brian & Louise Schwartz Virginia Szymanowski MIT/MIT Alumni Association Pamela Klawitter Jonathan Mansur Dimitri Nazarenko Mary Raven & Mark Duckworth Christina Scott Fariha Tahir Kathleen Kolberg Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza Leroy Nelson Razoo Ruby Scott Kathleen Takeshita University of Toledo AHEC Program, Kathleen Vasquez & Janet Pietrykowski in memory of Drew Proefrock Robin Koos Siva Marella James Neophytou Marjorie Reamer Scott & Kelly Taschler Adam Korn Ronald & Cindy Mariano Paulette Nessim Kelly Reardon Seacoast Fencing Club – Christopher & Robin Pullo Ross & Jody Korves Raymond & Pamela Marra NetScout Systems, Inc. v Cynthia Reiman Melinda Seader Jennifer Reiman Segway Inc. Paul and Noa Rensing Pamela M. Sexton Sandra A. Kraine Ellen Krasavage Gregory Marton Elliott Masie n Network for Good Ceci Neumann s Cheryl Kuberka Cristian Mata Karen Nichols Research in Motion in honor of Dean Kamen Susan Shanor Norsam Kumar Thomas & Catherine Mataloni William Nottingham Mark H. Shapiro Alan & Susan Kundrock Susie Mathieu n Cindy O’Brien & R. Kelly McElhaney Retail Industry Leaders Association in honor of Dean Kamen Joseph & Nancy Kunkel Floyd Matsumoto Esay Okutgen W. Frederick Riddle Dennis Kurk Jill Maxwell Seamas O’Scalaidhe Ariel Rideout Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. Robert C. Lace Azucena Mayberry David Otten Gerard Ring Show Ready Events, LLC Debra Silberberg Karl & Cynthia Shepherd Eric & Mary Sherk Janet LaFara Cheryl Mayforth Hernando & Edilia Ovies RJG Foundation David Lam Jason Mayling Ray C. Pais Garth Roark Silicon Valley Community Foundation Regina Papini John Roberts Michael & Avis Silver James Parker Marisol Roberts Amy Smith Jeffry & Julie Smith Jason Lee Judith Lee Martin McCormick James McDermott James R. Utaski n Teradata Cares Anonymous Donor Susan Baxley Gary Boggs Dennis Drayer Richard Pogue Timothy Rucker Srikrishna Venigalla Carol Walter Michelle Woolfolk Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity Gerlad Thompson Kathleen Thompson LEGO System A/S Glenn McDonald Robert Parkinson n Michael & Laura Lemancik David McElroy Edward & Vivien Parks Tracy Romano Kristen Snyder Daniel & Holly Parr Carolyn Romero Lana Soricelli Partners & Spade in honor of Dean Kamen Deborah Rose Allan Sowinski John & Ann Pate Nancy Rosenberg Eileen M. Span TJX Companies, Inc. in honor of James H. Mollitor Beth Lennan Jessica Lensch-Falk Nina McElroy Kenneth & Dana McNeil Gillian McPhee Virginia G. Thompson Thelma Tilton Time Warner Cable in honor of Dean Kamen Annelise Tinkcom National 4-H Council National Robotics Week Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Donna Van Ness Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Theresa Vargas Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Larry & Sandy Wachowski 2011 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS Official Championship Sponsors Kevin & Patricia Waggoner Abbott Brad Walchak AT&T Kay Wallace Autodesk, Inc. Cheryl Walsh BAE Systems Ross J. Weintraub SAIC John Wells Siemens Ronald & Angela Wenger United States Air Force Tom Wetherald United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Derek R. White FIRST Championship Sponsors Vincent Wilczynski s The Boeing Company Tiffany Williams The Coca-Cola Company Paul & Nancy Winch global glacéau vitaminwater Laura & Bill Vogel Marvin Dillard Matt Winter National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Paul Wood Leroy & Morton Productions, Inc. in honor of Dean Kamen Timothy McVey Merri Patrick Kathryn A. Rosenburg Bonnie Spearman Scott Meardon Kenneth Paulson Richard & Julia Ross Mary Specht Razilya Todor Timothy Wood FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Sponsor Catherine Levesque Marc Pawliger Thomas & Mary Rosser Sara Sprung Eric Toennies Wendy Wood MasterCard Medical Billing Associates, LLC Megan Lewis Steven D. Meed Victor Penico Judi Roth Gregory Stachelczyk Ralph Tompkins William Wulf FIRST Shipping Sponsor Simone Lewis Kim Meier Lisa Perdue Phillip Roux Cynthia Stalcup Toshiba America Electronic Components Pamela Wunsch Qingman Li Daryl Meling Sara Peterson Tina Roy Douglas & Marsha Steffen Joel & Ann Toupin Xerox Foundation Irene Lin Joseph Merritt & Company Pheasant Hill Foundation John & Mary Runnion Cathleen Stenquist Nancy Traner Gang Xu Mark & Roseann Stevens Travelers Foundation Galya Yaneva Rick Stevens Angela Tribulato Erik Young Ryan Stillwater Brett Truett Frederick T. Zendt Dia Stolnitz Mucahit Turel Zoran Zvonar Linda Stone Robert n & Linda Tuttle 2010-2011 FIRST ALLIANCES Richard Strakus Paul Ulland Kate Straus Myron Ullman, III n Cherrie Fleisher-Strauss & Mike Strauss James & Carol Unger Stephen & Laura Linder Microsoft Matching Gifts Program v Melissa Phillips Michael Rusignuolo The Lindner Family Foundation, Inc. Mile High United Way Colleen Pierson Jack and Frances Sall Charitable Foundation in honor of Jared Miller, alumnus of FRC Team 1676 Christopher Linn A. Kevin & Brenda Miller Jahala Lostroscio William Miller Tammy Pilkington in memory of Mark Dotterwich Susan Lucci Diane Mitchell Ramon Pizano Elsbieta Lulewicz Joseph Mollica Beth Portnoy Jeannette Lummis mono in honor of Dean Kamen Brad Powell Christine Lux Monsantogether v Maryann Prescott Paul Maeder Lottie Moran Donald Protzman Anna Maenhout Mitch & Denise Morel Qualcomm Matching Gift Program v Cristina Mahon The Mortenson Family Foundation Anna T. Radcliffe Barry Maiten Lynn Mortensen Kenneth Rajman Deepak & Judith Malhotra Paul & Anita Moss Mark Ralston Anna Sampieri Sanghi Family Foundation Josephine Sangiorgi Lizabeth Sarakin Dilip Sathe Yolanda Sato Terence Sauer Tyla Sawyer Eric Schinfeld in honor of Tom Cunniff Lynn Schloz America’s Promise Alliance Paul & Gwyn Sussman William & Kathleen Sweet Joshua Sweetkind-Singer Dirk Sweigart Swiss Re » UVAS Foundation Verizon Foundation Miguel Rodriguez Mary Jane Lemire 20 FIRST Scholarship Program 2011 FedEx Corporation Machine Shop & Satellite Broadcast Sponsor NASA FIRST Safety Partner Underwriters Laboratories Inc. FIRST Event Sponsor Google Inc. FIRST Judges Sponsor Automation Federation/ISA Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Connect a Million MindsTM, an Initiative of Time Warner Cable FIRST Scholarship Row Sponsors Maryville University by FIRSTweets Soledad_Obrien Yeah my kids looooved this doc! They’ll def be in robotics—and I’ll financially support a team too #dontfailme #fb 21 May Soledad O’Brien 2011 scholarship providers FIRST is all about educational opportunities. In 2011, all FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team members were eligible for over 930 scholarship opportunities, valued at more than $14.8 million. FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) students were eligible for nearly $9.7 million of these scholarship funds. The majority of FIRST scholarships are provided by colleges or universities for enrollment at their campuses. The rest are provided by corporations and professional associations and are awarded for use at any school. Listed in this 2011 report (page 22) are 148 FIRST Scholarship Providers, 22 of which are new this year. Some FIRST scholarships are awarded for special majors such as engineering, math, science, computer science, or technology. Others can be used for any course of study. The values of scholarships vary from full tuition to under $1,000. Most are renewable annually if the student maintains an acceptable academic average. 21 sponsors Missouri University of Science and Technology Florida A&M University/Boeing Pace University University of Maryland/BAE Systems FLL National Team Sponsors Alberta Ingenuity Fund Florida Institute of Technology Penn State/BAE Systems University of Massachusetts Amherst/PTC GE Foundation Alberta Teachers’ Association Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science China and Hong Kong Semia Limited University of Missouri Fluid Power Educational Foundation Pennsylvania College of Technology University of Massachusetts Lowell GE Healthcare Alberta Youth Robotics Society Verafin Software Inc. Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Nova Scotia Colombia Fundación Global AC&T FIRST Robotics Conference Sponsors Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Honda Rolls-Royce 2011 FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS Adelphi University American Petroleum Institute – Delta Chapter Arizona State University ASME – ASME Auxiliary BAE Systems Baker University The Boeing Company Boston University Bradley University Bucknell University Cal Poly San Luis Obispo/BAE Systems California State University, Los Angeles/Boeing Gates Corporation Phil Clancy Memorial Scholarship University of Minnesota/PTC National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Grand Valley State University Plymouth State University University of Missouri FLL Global Innovation Award Sponsor Illinois Institute of Technology Purdue University/BAE Systems University of Rochester Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México QuestBridge University of South Carolina International Fluid Power Society Randolph College University of South Florida Itasca Community College Raytheon Company University of Southern California ITT Technical Institute University of Texas Arlington Johnson & Wales University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/BAE Systems Kansas State University Rochester Institute of Technology Kettering University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Washington/Boeing Lake Superior State University Saint Vincent College University of Waterloo Lawrence Technological University Schoolcraft College University of Wisconsin – Madison Lindenwood University Seattle Pacific University Marquette University Semester at Sea/Institute for Shipboard Education Maryville University SME Education Foundation University of Texas at Austin University of Toronto Vermont Technical College Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech/BAE Systems Washington State University Mineral Area College Wayne State University Clarkson University Missouri University of Science and Technology Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF)/Time Warner Cable DigiPen Institute of Technology Drexel University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Washington University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fairleigh Dickinson University Farmingdale State College Ferris State University Nova Scotia Community College LEGO GmbH Emergencias Edmonton Economic Development Mellowmessage FormaColor Event Pro Planner Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Monedero Grill2Go NSERC ORT Northern Alberta Institute of Technology RBC Vestas Red Deer College Research in Motion Australia Prime FLL Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd. Ontario Tac Mobility Jalynn Bennett BAE Systems Tourism Alberta The Burgess Family IBM Corporation University of Alberta Education Students Society FIRST Robotics Canada National Instruments Corporation University of Alberta Engineering Students Society NSERC Austria HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd. Western Achrib University of Ontario Institute of Technology University of New Hampshire/BAE Systems City College of New York, CUNY DeVry University City of Edmonton PTC Washtenaw Community College DePaul University Czech Republic HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V. Hofstra University FLL Host Organizations and Championship Tournament Sponsors Society of Women Engineers – Houston Area Daniel Webster College Nova Scotia Business, Inc. University of Nebraska – Lincoln Milwaukee School of Engineering Columbia University Edmonton Catholic Schools Portland State University Case Western Reserve University Colorado Technical University – Denver National Instruments Corporation Michelin Harvey Mudd College Metropolitan Community College Colorado State University Encana Delta Hotels University of Missouri – Kansas City Carnegie Mellon University/Boeing College of the Atlantic Kimberly-Clark Corporation Polytechnic Institute of NYU Society of Petroleum Engineers – Delta Section College of Southern Maryland IBM Corporation EastLink Hampshire College Capitol College College for Creative Studies Acadia University Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta X PRIZE Foundation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clemson University 22 2011 Founder’s Award Recipient Helps Dreams Become a Reality Washington University in St. Louis/Boeing Westwood College Spring Arbor University William Paterson University Molloy College Stevens Institute of Technology Worcester Polytechnic Institute Montclair State University St. Mary’s University New Jersey Institute of Technology SUNY Potsdam New Mexico State University/Boeing 2010 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SPONSORS FLL Founding Partner Sweet Briar College The LEGO Group New School Team San Diego/Time Warner Cable NHTI Concord’s Community College FLL Official Suppliers Temple University LEGO Systems A/S Norfolk State University/BAE Systems Teradata Corporation 3M Company North Carolina A&T State University Texas A&M University North Carolina State University FLL Global Sponsors Tulane University 3M Company Northeastern University University of Arizona/BAE Systems LEGO Northwestern University University of Connecticut National Instruments Corporation Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs, The Foundation of FMA, Intl. 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McMaster University Ontario Power Generation WestJet Airlines Chile Fundación Mustakis British Columbia National Instruments Corporation British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby SAP Life Sciences BC Vision Components Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Bahrain Jubilee Center for Excellence in Education Edubrick INACAP LEGO Foundation The Santiago Times Science World at TELUS World of Science Sodimac Belgium Stichting Techniekpromotie Starfish Medical, Victoria SubTV Newfoundland and Labrador Frencken Group Eastern School District, NL Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion IBM Corporation INTRD (Innovation Trade and Rural Development), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Provincie Noord-Brabant Universidad de Magallanes Universidad de Talca Motorola, Inc. National Instruments Corporation SAP Vision Components Denmark FIRST Scandinavia ConocoPhillips COWI Helse Nord JL Foundation Norwegian Ministry of Education Norwegian Research Council SKS Spare Bank Nord Statoil Tekna Egypt IEEE GOLD Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Faroe Islands FIRST Scandinavia ConocoPhillips COWI Senter Novem TU Delft TU/e Universiteit Twente Brazil ZOOM Editora Educacional LTDA Canada Ankit Shah FIRST inspired me to get a move on my education and to work harder to achieved my goals. Why should you join FIRST? Well… why not? FIRST teaches you about STEM, and you dont even realize it because you are having too much fun! Like Comment Share • 3 hours ago • • Alberta Aecon 2 people like this » Since initiating its involvement with FIRST in 2001, The Boeing Company — the 2011 FIRST Founder’s Award recipient — has donated scholarships and provided employee Volunteers and countless Mentors to the organization, as well as sponsored numerous teams (more than 150 FIRST Robotics Competition teams through grants and Mentors last season alone). The Founder’s Award, presented annually for exceptional service in advancing the ideals and mission of FIRST, was accepted by Boeing Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Rick Stephens, who pledged continued commitment in helping FIRST reach its strategic objectives for growth. Boeing is also a FIRST Strategic Partner and a Championship Sponsor. “These young innovators will solve the problems we don’t know exist yet,” said Stephens, who added that the partnership with FIRST builds on Boeing’s ongoing commitment to inspire future engineers and scientists. FIRST Founder Dean Kamen applauded the efforts of Boeing at this year’s Championship, saying it’s an extraordinary company “that has made dreams fly and become a reality for thousands of students who would not otherwise have had an opportunity to participate in FIRST.” 23 sponsors Helse Nord Slovakia HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V. National Instruments Corporation NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Twin Lakes McDonald’s Playing@Learning LEGO Systems Inc. JL Foundation SAP California – Southern/LEGOLAND Motorola, Inc. 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Goodrich Corporation, Electronic Systems Center jcpenney on behalf of Nicholas Pontius Tunisia Jubilee Center for Excellence in Education The Home Depot Los Angeles Robotics Tom & Betti Lechtenberg and Family Los Angeles Unified School District Turkey Creative Children’s Association Paul’s ACE Hardware Stores Gary l and Diane Tooker Family Foundation First Hand Technology Arkansas Koç Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers Baxter Credit Union Baxter Healthcare Corporation Ford Motor Company Baxter Regional Medical Center Canteen Microsoft Corporation Rapid RM United States Alabama La Canada Unified School District Manhattan Beach Unified School District Mesa Union School District Anita L. Nelson, M.D. Pleasant Valley Education Foundation Pleasant Valley School District Rockwell Collins, Inc. Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF) Computer Explorers Daniels Fund Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver Petroleum Club Encana University of Delaware W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Florida FRC Team 233 “The Pink Team” Society of Women Engineers – Space Coast Chapter Lockheed Martin Corporation Newmont Mining Corporation Mindsports Colorado Technetronic Solutions, Inc. Time Warner Cable Venoco, Inc. Infodash University of Antelope Valley McDonald’s Connecticut William S. Hart Union High School District University of Colorado Central Connecticut State University, School of Engineering and Technology Mountain Valley Spring Water BAE Systems Pepsi Beverages Company Genentech Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology The Science and Technology Group, Inc. Google Inc. Connecticut Science Center Town and Country Foods PARC Dominion Millstone Power Station Penny File Purpose in life begins and ends with being a FIRST mentor. Especially when it extends to off-season and into your shop. Wow! I guess I really did do something with my life. I actually get to make a difference in this crazy world! • Society of Women Engineers Rockwell Collins, Inc. 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Amazing to watch. bit.ly/oMLsC8 @FIRSTweets 2 Hours Ago 57 FINANCIALS In our fiscal year 2010-2011, FIRST once again provided consistently high quality experiences to the rapidly growing number of participants engaged in its progression of programs. Contributions remained strong again as many individuals, small businesses, corporations, LEADERSHIP STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITES Program registration fees Contributions and grants Rental income, net of expenses Other income Special project, net of expenses of $889,145 in 2011 Net assets released from restrictions Total revenues and other support futures, and ours. Total expenses FIRST. This is a continuing testimony to how essential the FIRST programs and Once again, 88 percent of funds spent this fiscal year were for team services and and growth of programs; general and administrative expenses comprised 10 percent; and fundraising costs were only 2 percent, reflecting the FIRST long-time practice of applying the maximum amount of funds possible to directly benefit FIRST teams and their supporters. $ 14,074,525 15,615,389 158,845 429,425 25,017 11,007,189 $ 14,843,617 14,976,448 195,152 609,300 - 4,347,633 41,310,390 34,972,150 29,310,219 3,989,305 1,301,130 110,022 4,677,870 192,786 382,435 23,313,034 3,835,473 1,132,089 89,192 3,893,127 211,576 386,744 39,963,767 32,861,235 fiscal years are summarized on the right. FIRST received an unqualified opinion for each of these years from its independent auditor, Berry Dunn. Robert M. Tuttle, FIRST Vice Chairman & Treasurer General Partner 1848 Associates Dean L. Kamen, FIRST Founder President DEKA Research & Development Corporation Glenn Britt Chairman & CEO Time Warner Cable Ursula M. Burns Chairman & CEO Xerox Corporation President Statements of Financial Position Castaing & Associates Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Short-term investments Pledges, receivables, and other assets Net property, plant, and equipment $10,937,861 6,559,528 8,183,290 3,579,012 $ 8,616,907 7,046,728 7,942,107 3,779,335 Total assets, end of year 29,259,691 27,385,077 Total liabilities Net assets: Unrestricted Temporarily restricted for programs Total net assets, end of year Total liabilities and net assets, end of year 58 John E. Abele, FIRST Vice Chairman Founding Chairman, Retired Boston Scientific Corporation Operating surplus 1,346,623 2,110,915 François J. Castaing Liabilities and net assets: The financial results for the last two Board of Directors Walter P. Havenstein, FIRST Chairman Former Chief Executive Officer Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Jon W. Dudas, FIRST Secretary President Expenses: FIRST mission are to thousands of youth, to their their support and new Sponsors joined June 30, 2010 Revenues and other support: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) FIRST Place (FP) General, administrative and supporting services Operation of building Depreciation and foundations continued or increased June 30, 2011 4,015,048 2,972,348 14,547,673 10,696,970 13,201,050 11,211,679 25,244,643 24,412,729 $ 29,259,691 $27,385,077 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 2010 have been restated. For details, please refer to the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the AFS, at the above Web address. 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 Baxter International Inc. Dennis A. Roberson Vice Provost, New Initiatives Illinois Institute of Technology Steve Sanghi President, CEO & Chairman of the Board Microchip Technology, Inc. Thomas G. Stephens Vice Chairman, Chief Technology Officer General Motors Company Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III Executive Chairman, Retired jcpenney James R. Utaski Partner Whitestone Capital, LLC Honorary Directors Paul A. Allaire FIRST Chairman: 1995-2000 Chairman & CEO, Retired Xerox Corporation J.T. Battenberg III Chairman & CEO, Retired Delphi Corporation L. John Doerr III Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Gary L. Tooker Chairman of the Board, Retired Motorola, Inc. Executive Advisory Board Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive Advisory Board Chairman Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ray Almgren Vice President, Product Marketing for Core Platforms National Instruments Joe Astroth, Ph.D. Educational Consultant Dr. Dennis Berkey President & CEO Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael J. “Micky” Bly Executive Director, Global Electrical Systems, Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries General Motors Company Mark Breadner Executive Director FIRST Robotics Canada Sujeet Chand Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology & Chief Technology Officer Rockwell Automation, Inc. Connie Crawford, P.E. Senior Vice President, U.S. Engineering The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Michael Dubno Head of Global Markets and Research Technology Bank of America Merrill Lynch Greg Hale Chief Safety Officer & Vice President, Worldwide Standards and Auditing Walt Disney Parks & Resorts 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, Inc. Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr. Founder Cordis Corporation Ceci Neumann Attorney Dr. Roland Schmitt President Emeritus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Erik Halleus President & CEO EuroScandia Enterprises Hon. Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator New Hampshire Michael A. Heffron President & CEO DeLorme Josh S. Weston Honorary Chairman Automatic Data Processing, Inc. James E. Heppelmann President & CEO PTC Vincent Wilczynski, Ph.D. Deputy Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Science Yale University Marc Hodosh Host, Partner & Co-Creator TEDMED Kent H. Hughes Director, Program on America, the Global Economy, and Wilson Center on the Hill Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson President Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Owner & Vice Chairman LEGO Group Championship photography by Adriana Groisman and Argenis Apolinario. Official White House photo by Pete Souza. Brad Miller photo by Lipofsky.com. Other images courtesy of FIRST teams, Volunteers, and Sponsors. FIRST gratefully acknowledges the contributions of those members whose service has concluded: Deborah L. Grubbe and Ronald L. Zarrella (Board of Directors); Peter Gould (Executive Advisory Board). Listing current as of March, 2012 59 Vision... “to transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.” Dean Kamen, Founder Mission... 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 selfconfidence, communication, and leadership. Impact… 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. 200 Bedford Street n Manchester, NH 0 3101 8 0 0 . 871. 8 3 2 6 n 6 0 3 . 6 6 6 . 3 9 0 6 w w w . u s f i r s t. o r g FIRST®, the FIRST® logo, FIRST® Robotics Competition, FRC®, FIRST® Tech Challenge, and FTC® are registered trademarks, and Coopertition™, Gracious Professionalism™, Sport for the Mind™, LOGO MOTION™, and GET OVER IT!™ 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®, Jr.FLL®, and Body Forward® are jointly held trademarks of FIRST and The LEGO Group. ©2012 FIRST. All rights reserved.