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Building Blocks To Innovation

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ChallengeConstruction and Thematic Solution

Construction, Programming, and Research

ComponentsLEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Robot Set &

Custom Assembled Field Component Set

DisciplinesSTEM*

CompetitionProgramming

Thematic Problem Solving

Research Project

Exhibition and Robotic Competition

Team Work

SoftwareLEGO® MINDSTORMS®

Education NXT-G

TeachesCause & Effect

Team Work

Programming

Research & Presentation

Critical Thinking

Gracious Professionalismtm

ChallengeEngineering

(real-world engineering challenges)

ComponentsPitsco TETRIX™, LEGO® MINDSTORMS®

Education Robot Set, Sensors and Controllers

DisciplinesSTEM*

CompetitionReal-World Competitive Challenge/

Sporting Event

SoftwareLabVIEW™, RobotC, NXT-G

TeachesProgramming

Sensor Usage

Advanced Control

Engineering Method

Real-Time Prototyping

Project Management

Industrial Design

Team Work

Tactical Thinking

Gracious Professionalismtm

ChallengeEngineering for results; industrial

grade up to 130 lb. robots

ComponentsFIRST Radio Control Set, Sensors

and Controllers, Motors, Advanced Visual Systems

DisciplinesSTEM*

CompetitionSporting Event

SoftwareLabVIEW™, C++, Java™

TeachesAdvanced Control

Business Planning

Engineered Product for Real World

Engineering Constraints

Industrial Design

Project Management

Team Work

Time & Project Management

Reliability

Strategic and Tactical Thinking

Coopertitiontm

Gracious Professionalismtm

ChallengeConstruction and Research

ComponentsLEGO® Education Simple & Motorized

Mechanisms Set

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DisciplinesBasic STEM*

ShowcaseThematic Design/Model Building

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TeachesBasic STEM*

Interpersonal Skills

Building Skills

Team Work

Interactive Problem Solving

Gracious Professionalismtm

Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18) Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)Grades K-3 (ages 6-9) Grades 4-8 (ages 9-16)ages 9-14 in the US and Canada

Inspiring young minds

Founded by Dean Kamen in 1989 to “turn young people on” to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, FIRST is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that designs accessible, motivational programs combining teamwork, competition, and just plain fun. FIRST helps young people build self-confidence, knowledge, life skills, career paths, and a sense of “Gracious ProfessionalismTM. ” This year, thanks to more than 85,000 committed adult volunteers, more than 196,000 young people from all U.S. states and 50 other countries were introduced to the joys of problem solving through engineering.

Building blocks of learning

Four different FIRST programs, starting in elementary school and continuing through middle and high-school levels, act as building blocks to help participants master skills and concepts they take with them from one level to the next. Tapping into the selfless support of thousands of volunteers, mentors, sponsors, educational institutions, and government, teams from six to more than 25 students each accept the challenge to do research or to fund, design, build, and compete with robots of their own creation in local, national, and international contests.

Changing lives, one at a time

FIRST brings people of all ages and backgrounds together with the goal of making a positive impact on how kids think about themselves and what they’ll do with their lives. Some team members design and build robots. Others help raise funds and create publicity. Some create team names, logos, and competition outfits. The skills they learn along the way all but guarantee them extraordinary career opportunities in a host of exciting fields.

An outlet for giving back

FIRST represents an exceptional opportunity for motivated individuals, institutions, and corporations to get involved in something that helps young people today, and will provide dividends for all of us tomorrow. We hope you will consider joining with FIRST in our quest to change the world for the better, igniting one young mind at a time.

It’s a world where science and technology are celebrated. Where ordinary youth ages 6 to 18 can accomplish extraordinary things. Where competition is fierce but cooperation between adversaries is rewarded. Where technology-savvy adults can mentor the next generation of budding scientists and engineers. The goal of FIRST® is to develop in the world’s young people a lasting interest in science and technology through participation in a “sport for the mind.”

As founder and celebrated inventor Dean Kamen explains:

FIRST learning never stops building upon itself, starting

at age six and continuing through middle and high-school

levels up to age eighteen. Young people can participate at any

level. Participants master skills and concepts to aid in learning

science and technology through robotics.

Youth participants

196,000 (ages 6-18)

Mentors and volunteers

85,000

Number of hours donated by volunteers

5,715,980

U.S. States participating

50

Countries participating

51

FRC recognition

56,000 medallions, 2,900 trophies

FTC recognition

3,780 medallions, 495 trophies

FLL recognition

40,000 medallions, more than 1,000 trophies

Scholarships available

630 worth close to $9,800,000

Corporate sponsors

3,500

FRC donated parts

389,300

Number of robots constructed

16,374

Growth of FIRST participation (over 2008)

23%

Participants who have a meaningful learning experience

100%

FIRST Facts 2009

And that’s what FIRST is all about For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

“Someday, some kid in FIRST right now will cure Alzheimer’s, or cancer, or build an engine that doesn’t pollute. They’re the future, and we’re part of it by helping them figure out what to do with their lives.”

*STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

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Science and the world of FIRST share the commonality of building blocks. Just as scientists, engineers, and inventors use the building blocks of recorded prior knowledge and discovery to create new wonders, or to improve on old ones, FIRST participants meld their own discoveries and problem-solving skills with those of their teammates, coaches, and predecessors to innovate new solutions to their current challenges.

That’s the beauty of FIRST – young people can jump into any program at any time, learn new skills and concepts, and bring those building blocks with them as they move through the more challenging (and fun) programs and on to college and careers. The younger we can “hook” them on the fun and excitement of science and technology, the better chance we have of producing a new generation of innovative problem solvers who will literally change the world. We believe there are kids in FIRST right now who will cure cancer, or build a non-polluting engine, or win a Nobel Prize, or innovate solutions to problems about which we do not yet know. Moving through the continuum of our four programs gives them a chance to discover what they are capable of, how far they can go, and the many rewarding career opportunities awaiting them in science and technology.

Our students’ ideas, enthusiasm, creativity, can-do spirit, inquisitiveness, and don’t-know-it-can’t-be-done spark are the building blocks to the innovations of tomorrow. Which means we need to renew our efforts to support and expand the FIRST family of programs into as many corners of the globe as possible. In 2009, record numbers of you volunteered your talents, experience, vast amounts of time, and financial support. To every mentor, volunteer, sponsor, parent, and team member, we humbly thank you. Many more of you will be needed from our schools, our communities, and our corporations. To help us continue to grow, we urge you to be a FIRST “building block”, sharing your enthusiasm and passion for this truly amazing organization with those around you. Let’s all invest in some really talented kids.

“There will never be a shortage of opportunities for people who know how to solve problems.”

Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder

Founder’s & Chairman’s Letter

Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder John Abele, FIRST Chairman

John Abele & Dean Kamen

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What’s FIRST? ............................................................. page 2

Founder’s & Chairman’s Letter .................................... page 5

President’s Letter ........................................................ page 7

Junior FIRST® LEGO® League ..................................... page 8

FIRST® LEGO® League ................................................. page 10

FIRST® Tech Challenge................................................ page 12

FIRST® Robotics Competition ..................................... page 14

Sponsors...................................................................... page 16

2009 Woodie Flowers Award ..................................... page 17

2009 Scholarship Program .......................................... page 19

2009 Founder’s Award................................................. page 21

Strategic Partners ....................................................... page 23

Financials ................................................................... page 42

Leadership ................................................................... page 43

The stories continue to amaze me.

A young woman tells me she is a volunteer mentor because as a high-school sophomore contemplating dropping out, she was encouraged to join the school’s FIRST robotics team. She ended up graduating from high school, earned a college degree in mechanical engineering, and is now a product designer. She now “gives back” because of the huge impact FIRST had on her life.

A mother says, ”Thank you, FIRST. You changed my son’s life. He struggled in high school, and thanks to a patient, encouraging mentor, he is now in college on a FIRST scholarship, with aspirations that would make any mother proud.”

One team member I met has just applied for his first patent — he’s 16! Another is using his newly-developed skills to overcome a visual disability by developing a distance vision system so that he can get a driver’s license, and then offer this technology to millions of other visually-impaired individuals. Another convinced her state legislature to provide $150,000 in funding to start more FIRST teams.

There are thousands of such stories of inspiration, innovation, and contributions of time, talent, and resources to create the science and technology heroes we need in our future. On behalf of the FIRST board of directors and staff, I want to thank the 85,000 volunteers, 3,500 corporate sponsors, and the many teachers, parents, friends, and fans that make FIRST happen. Through your support, hundreds of thousands of young people are participating in this “sport for the mind”, changing our culture – and our lives – for the common good.

Despite the economic challenges, through your personal efforts and financial support, FIRST was able to engage more youth for another record year of team growth. We are poised to do so again in the coming season, with new FIRST® Robotics Competition events in North Carolina, Utah, and Massachusetts; with new FIRST® Tech Challenge volunteer partners in 10 states; with additional FIRST® LEGO® League partners, coaches, and teams; and with a growing number of six to nine year-olds in the Junior FIRST® LEGO® League program. Thank you for igniting the passions of these students and helping to create the innovators our society needs.

President’s Letter

Paul R. Gudonis, FIRST President

“This is the only sport I know of where everybody who plays can become a pro.”

Walter P. Havenstein, CEO, SAIC

Dean Kamen & Paul R. Gudonis

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Coach Dr. Pellom McDaniels III

Dr. Pellom McDaniels III, Assistant Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, was introduced to robotics when his six-year-old son pleaded to be taken to a local FIRST event. The seeds of excitement sown that day inspired not only father and son, but an entire community.

Dr. McDaniels, assisted by parents and teachers, formed the Brainiac Attack Robotics Club (BARC) at Academie Lafayette French Charter School in Kansas City, Missouri, to participate in Junior FIRST LEGO League. They learned respect for the environment and how they can have an impact; researched real-world problems; asked questions, sought answers, and deliberated over their ideas; and enjoyed traveling and meeting other teams. As their confidence grew, they explored robot building and simple programming in preparation for their progression to FIRST LEGO League.

Today, BARC has grown to three teams. Working with FIRST LEGO League Operational Partner, Anna Simmons, Dr. McDaniels has also grown the Jr.FLL presence in the area. To bring in more children from underserved schools in the urban core, the pair trains teachers and counselors to add robotics to their curriculum. The schools, in turn, recruit parents to run teams. As a result, people see that it’s not difficult to implement the Jr.FLL program, it just takes a coordinated effort. Starting from the excitement of a six-year-old, an entire community now works to turn youngsters on to science and technology.

Photos provided by Coach, Heidi Buck

In its fifth year, the Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL®)

program grew 20 percent to reach a total of 1,203 teams in the

U.S. and Canada. Geared toward six to nine year-olds (Grades K-3),

Jr.FLL introduces the youngest of school-age children to the fun

and excitement of solving problems with science and technology.

Guided by adult coaches, teams of up to six children are presented

with a real-world challenge based on the same theme as the FIRST® LEGO® League

program, to be solved by research, critical thinking, and imagination. In the 2008

“Climate Connections” Challenge, teams investigated the earth’s climate,

built LEGO models made out of LEGO elements including a moving part,

and created a Show-Me poster depicting their research journey.

“ FIRST gave me the ability to work with my son as a mentor and to teach the values of sportsmanship. We have ignited the flame of enthusiasm for grades K-5.”

Doug Geiman, Jr.FLL® Coach

Jr.FLL teams are encouraged to gather together to share their projects and experiences with family and friends. In 2008, more than 40 Expos were held in communities across the U.S. and Canada.

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“LEGO Guards” Team, Meadow Vista, CA

As children living in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, the homeschooled 5th to 8th graders who make up the “LEGO Guards” FLL team are acutely aware of the devastating effects of wildfires. These young environmentalists participated in the 2008 FLL “Climate Connections” Challenge, devising an early wildfire detection system that could save lives, land, and property around the world. Their creativity really paid off.

Their solution uses a network of solar-powered closed-circuit TV cameras mounted throughout forests and linked to the Internet. Citizen fire watchers view the images on the Web to obtain advance warning of fires before they spread.

One of 56 teams from 29 countries chosen to attend the May 2009 Children’s Climate Call (FLL Open European Championship) in Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by The LEGO Group and FIRST Scandinavia, the “LEGO Guards” were awarded the event’s Sony® Climate Change Innovation Award. Working with Sony engineers and technologists to refine the idea and turn the concept into reality through a series of workshops, the team participated in key decisions, such as the type of Sony camera used and the software interface for users as they keep a lookout for fires.

The “LEGO Guards” are seeing their solution become a reality. The first camera was installed in the Lake Tahoe, California, area in November 2009, and the team exhibited their proof of concept on the Sony stand at the Bright Green Exhibition in Copenhagen during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in December 2009.

Photos provided by Coach, Heidi Buck

Marking its tenth anniversary season, the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) grew 25 percent to a total

of 13,705 teams participating in 50 countries. The 2008

“Climate Connections” Challenge asked teams comprised of

nine to sixteen year-old children (nine to fourteen in the U.S.

and Canada) to apply research and robotics to explore the earth’s

climate. Using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technologies and LEGO Education materials,

more than 137,000 children learned about past climates, delved into questions

about our current climate, and explored conditions for the future through missions

such as minimizing climatic influences, sequestering greenhouse gases, studying

wildlife, and preparing for climatic conditions. The season included more than 450

qualifying events, 89 Championship Tournaments, and two Open Championships.

It culminated at the FLL World Festival, where 84 teams gathered to celebrate their

accomplishments and share their innovative solutions.

“ ME a Coach? I could never do that. Well, two years under my belt and many ‘Ah-Ha’ moments later, I must say this is an adventure I’m glad I took.”

Rhonda McMillen, FLL Coach and Mentor

Every FLL Challenge reflects an important real-world issue as a way to create awareness among young children, but also to show them how science and technology can contribute to solving problems. FIRST thanks the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Geosciences; the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL); and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Collective Intelligence, for helping develop a theme and robot missions reflective of the hurdles that scientists experience relative to climate study.

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Mannie Lowe, Georgia

Mannie Lowe will be the first to acknowledge he was a bit skeptical when his employer at the time, Applied Systems Intelligence, asked him to evaluate where he could provide support to FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) teams. A professional project manager, Lowe was astounded at the design-build skills of FIRST teams, but found out that where they really needed help was in programming and project management.

What began as some corporate volunteer work quickly led to mentoring, pit announcing, coaching, regional planning committee involvement, and organizing for both the Peachtree FRC Regional and the Georgia FTC Tournament, and now, as FTC Affiliate Partner.

Mannie is committed to ensuring the quality of the FTC experience for students through expanded matches and qualifiers. His goal this year is to have a third field in place for Georgia’s FTC Championship tournament. He believes strongly that FTC provides a great opportunity for students to advance through FIRST, with smaller teams, more hands-on work, accessible cost, and playing greater roles in a cohesive unit.

“We can quickly gauge if we’re delivering a quality experience when we see the smiles on the students’ faces. I love the program, I love the friends I’ve made, and above all, I’m proud of the contributions I’ve been able to make through FIRST. Without question, I would not have my present job as a technology instructor at Pace Academy if it weren’t for FIRST.”

Photos provided by Coach, Heidi Buck

For the 2009 season, more than 10,000 high-school

students joined the ranks of the FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®).

In 39 Regional Tournaments across the U.S. and Canada, 986

teams participated, with 100 of them securing a coveted spot to

compete in the World Championship in Atlanta. In FTC’s

“FACE OFF!” challenge, teams of up to 10 students tried to outscore

their opposing alliance by removing colored hockey pucks from eight different racks

around a playing field and placing them in various locations in the center scoring area.

Teams and their robots were also challenged with a rough or slippery terrain located

in four areas of the field at the start and the end of the match. Guided by

adult mentors and using engineering principles complete with an engineering

notebook, FTC teams designed, built, and competed with a re-useable robot kit

using a variety of programming languages.

“ We teach according to the frameworks of the

Department of Eduation, but this is how we draw them in…. The students love this and it really drives home the mathematics and science principles they are learning, and in a fun way.”

Josselyn Winter Electronics Teacher

Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is the newest and the fastest-growing FIRST program. Teams of up to 10 high-school students who want to compete head-to-head using a sports model get to design, build, and program robots. One of the most accessible programs, FTC applies real-world math and science concepts and develops problem-solving, organizational, and team-building skills.

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Mike Hayes, Man of Science and MysteryWhat compels a man of science and technology to focus on his artistic side?

Ironically, for mechanical engineer Mike Hayes, it’s FIRST.

A supply chain quality process leader for GE Transportation and theater buff, Mike has been a FIRST volunteer since 1998 and mentor to Team 291 since 1999. Along the way, Mike discovered a satisfying and lucrative way to combine his love of science and theater. Hayes writes, directs, produces, and performs “murder mystery” dinner plays whose profits support local FRC teams. During the past 11 years, he has raised over $100,000 for the teams.

“Solving a mystery and conquering a design challenge aren’t really all that different,” Hayes says. “Both present you with a puzzle that is solvable, but only by paying attention to the details. And in both cases, it’s an awful lot of fun to know that you’ve solved it.”

Hayes’ theater group does one production a year conceived from a variety of subjects, including politics, the Internet, and the nightly news. His current show is titled Zootsuits and Zipguns. GE is the major sponsor, underwriting food and providing the performance facility. The “actors” are a combination of GE employees, FIRST students, and people who just want to have fun. Hayes says it’s not too difficult to corral the players. “All you need is a sense of adventure, a good sense of humor, and a knack for improvisation.”

Hayes never loses sight of the ultimate goal: inspiring more young people by raising money for FIRST. With that in mind, he has a robot present at every performance so that “people can see what they are supporting by their attendance.”

Photos provided by Coach, Heidi Buck

In the program’s 18th season, more than 42,000

high-school students (1,683 teams, including 321 Rookie teams)

from 48 states and 10 additional countries accepted the challenge

to compete in LUNACYTM. The game paid homage to the Apollo 11 mission during NASA’s

40th anniversary of landing a man on the moon in July 1969. Navigating on a low-friction

floor, robots were designed to pick up nine-inch ‘Orbit Balls’ and score them in trailers

hitched to their opponents’ robots for points during a two minute and 15 second match.

Additional points were awarded for scoring a special game ball, the ‘Super Cell,’ in the

opponents’ trailers during the last 20 seconds of the match. Teams participated in 40

Regional Competitions, seven District Competitions, one State Championship (MI), and

the international Championship at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta GA. All team members were

eligible to apply for over $9.8 million in college scholarships from over 130 providers.

“ I’m standing in front of some of the best and the brightest in the U.S. and from around the world, and I know you are going to do things that people said could never be done.”

Joe Astroth, Ph.D. Vice President of Learning and Education, Autodesk

With the goal of creating a school-to-career pipeline through which young people are inspired to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), FIRST has the philosophy that today’s culture can be positively transformed by inspiring young people, their schools, and their communities to appreciate the need for STEM education in 21st century education.

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FIRST FOUNDING SPONSORSBaxter International, Inc.Boston Scientific CorporationThe Chrysler FoundationDEKA Research & Development CorporationDelphi CorporationGeneral Motors CorporationJohnson & JohnsonKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersMotorola, Inc.Xerox Corporation

FIRST STRATEGIC PARTNERSBAE SystemsThe Boeing CompanyDEKA Research & Development CorporationFedEx CorporationGeneral Motors CorporationJohnson & JohnsonMotorola FoundationNASA (National Aeronautics and

Space Administration)National Instruments CorporationRockwell Automation, Inc.Rockwell Collins, Inc.

2008-2009 FIRST CONTRIBUTORSJohn Abele nPaul & Jacqueline Akert Mario Albuja & Norma Crespo Paul Allaire l Joseph Alsop

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.

FIRST thanks all of our supporters and makes every effort to ensure complete and accurate listings. If we’ve made an error, please accept our sincere apology, and please help us correct it by letting us know at 1-800-871-8326.

n Member of the FIRST Board of Directorss Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Boardl FIRST Honorary Directorv Matching Gift

John Novak and his wife planned their wedding around FIRST and he warned her beforehand that he “had a thing for robots.” An engineer at Baxter Healthcare, John has been a dedicated and irreplaceable presence on FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 16 “Baxter Bomb Squad” of Mountain Home, Arkansas, since the team’s formation in 1996. At the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, John received the 2009 Woodie Flowers Award for demonstrating excellence in teaching science, math, and creative design.

Team members describe John as “the heartbeat and the brainwave of the Bomb Squad.” From creating an electronics club to teaching evening engineering classes, John has given students the ability to independently use the knowledge he shares. He and his students volunteered to be a Beta test team for the new FRC control system, creating a road show to share their findings about the new system with more than 70 other teams.

John has helped the team survive tough times. He and his wife started a paper-shredding business to help with team finances and gave some team members much needed part-time jobs. He converted the basement of his home into a team build room. During a very aggressive ice storm, John used the generator that was powering his house to power the tools needed to finish this year’s robot and ship it on time.

John has also given his time and talent to area FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams. In fact, every team John has coached or mentored has gone on to compete at the FIRST Championship. John is determined to reach kids and to make a difference in their lives. As his students put it, “None of us can imagine that anyone else could possibly do more for a team or live a life that embodies the message of FIRST so completely.”

John Novak2009 Woodie Flowers Award RecipientDr. William P. Murphy, Jr., Founder Cordis Corp. (left) presents award to John Novak

Jeffrey & Katherine Altschuler Howard Anderson Michael & Nancy Andes Ant’s Eye View LLCMario & Mary Mendez Ashla BAE Systems Employee

Community Fund, Inc. vDavid Baker David & Karen Bakkegard Thomas Ball & Nancy GibbsBancroft-Clair Foundation Lev & Monica Barinsky M.J. & S.R. Barlog Elizabeth C. BellaverSusan Bennett Dennis & Catherine Berkey Kenneth & Jill Bernstein Ruthann Bigley John & Cynthia Boehm The Boeing Company vJennifer Bowers Paul & Linda Brennan Jeanette Breton Daniel & Carol Singer Bricklin Ira & Myrna Brind FoundationDavid & Lori Brooks Susan Brownlee Sarah Bryant John T. Buchman William J. Budney Margaret Burch Lisa ButlerMichael & Elizabeth Byrd Deborah A. Cahill David Calhoun Patti Camilo

Kristin Solberg Camorlinga Louis & Linda Capobianco Timothy & Carol Carman Tom & Marina Carpenter Scott Casavant Paula Catron Alexandra CattelanKaren Cell The Jennifer A. Chalsty FoundationThomas & Maureen Chapuran Marcos Chu Bruce Churchill The Claremont Colleges

in honor of Dean KamenRichard & Nicole Clark Neil Clemmons Michael CollCommunity Group Therapy Consulting, LLCDeborah Conger George Conrades Harold Cooper Creative Cities Summit

in honor of Dean KamenCreative Problem Solving Institute

in honor of Dean KamenWilliam & Ellen CrossLori Dacko Dancing Tides FoundationLawrence & Birgit Danziger Russell Dash Lynden Davis Mark & Susan DeaconDale & Mitzi DeYoung DirecTV Matching Gift CenterRobert & Carole Doody Karl Drehobl & Amy Alpert

McClellan Dubois Robert & Lynn Dunlop Dura-Crafts Terry & Patti DurkinJohn & Sharon Dusek e.Republic Incorporated

in honor of Dean KamenMarcus Eick & Yenny Eick-Guede Empire Entertainment in honor of Dean

KamenEmployees Community Fund of

The Boeing Company vJoseph & Angela Enrico Michael & Maomi Eskenazi Eureka Ranch Technology

in honor of Dean KamenFabricators & Manufacturers Association

in honor of Dean KamenFacilitec, Inc.Milad Fathibitaraf Michelle Miller Ferreira Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Joseph Fincher Margaret Fischer Jerry & Alane Fisher in memory of Jack

KamenScott & Dawn Fitzgerald Forum Nokia in honor of Dean KamenDavid & Wendy Fotland William Frazier Martin & Deborah Friedman Scott Frock Chris & Paula Fuld Todd & Marijane Gadbury Peter Gagnon Mark & Nancy GallivanChristopher & Cynthia Galvin

Garuda, U.S. Inc. General Electric Foundation vGerald & Laura Giammatteo GivingExpress OnlineFrank L. & Helen Gofrank FoundationAlfred G. Goldstein David Golman Google Matching Gifts Program vAlexis & Edith Grabbe Edward Greco & Gina Gill Jeffrey & Wanda Greene The Greenspan Foundation John Gregor Wendy T. Gross Deborah L. Grubbe nPaul R. Gudonis nAmin & Donna Hakim Robert Hammond Richard Hansen Brandon Hansen Scott D. Harmsen Harris Bank Foundation vRichard Hart Harvard Kennedy School in honor of Dean

KamenYasuko Hata Brian & Lucinda Hautaniemi Walter n & Judith HavensteinMichael HayesStephen & Lynn Hazard Brian Hendrickx John HerndonLeslie Herr Jeffrey & Lori-Jo Higgins Walter Hix Donna Holland

Howard Honig Eric Huang Kent Hughes sIntel Volunteer Grant Program Internal Revenue Service, Austin, TX Paul James Kamton & Edna Joe Scott & Charlene Jo Johnson JPMorgan Chase FoundationMichael & Jacqueline Judith John & Nancy Kaindl Victoria Katzman Charles & Patricia Kennedy John R. KeoughAnthony & Sharon Kerrison Elizabeth Kilchoer Jonathan & Jacqueline King Edward Klein Kollsman, Inc.Vincent & Suzanne Kral Steven KrawicKjeld Kirk Kristiansen sWilliam & Allison LacyDavid & Penny LalejiniVincent LamShantija LarueCaroline LeachRobert & Hope Le FrancisDiane LeibowitzAdvarest & Lorraine LeoreidJerry & Diane LesterJeffrey & Shannon Lewis Tom Liang Larry Liberto Library of Congress in honor of Dean KamenSitaram Lingam Lorman Education Services Lorman Education Services

in honor of Dean KamenPaul & Susan Lucci David & Jeanette Lummis Kenneth & Kathleen Lutter Lux Research, Inc. in honor of Dean KamenPaul Madson Anna Maenhout Deepak & Judith Malhotra Supone Manakasettharn Peter & Deborah MancusoSarah Manka Soundararajan Manthiri Siva Marella & Padmaja Tummala Raymond & Pamela Marra The MASIE Center, Inc. Susie Mathieu nBart & Cheryl Mayforth Bruce & Susan McCarthy Earvin & Jeannette McClure Kirk McClure

Sheri McCoy nMcDowell’s Auto Body Nina Lander McElroy Michael McLeod in memory of

Mr. & Mrs. SimsMatthew McQuaidTimothy & Helen McVey Markus Meister & Elizabeth Gib Microsoft Giving CampaignAmy, Michael, & Barbara Miles in honor of

Dr. Thomas WeisserThe Milk Money Foundation, Inc.Roger & Tracy Miller Chi Cao Minh William Miskovetz Gary & Diane Mitchell Ann Moore Laura Moore - Cunningham FoundationRobert & Venita Morell Noel & Antoinette Morlas Nancy Morris Paul & Anita Moss Amy Kaii MottramBrian & Marian Murphy John Murphy Kerry Mushkin Timothy Mushkin David Neiman Leroy & Anita Nelson Network for Good Matt & Lynne Neuerburg Cecilia Neuman sNewman’s Own Foundation Newry Corp. in honor of Dean KamenKaren Nichols Philip & Danielle Niedzwiecki Jeffrey Norris Norwich University in honor of Dean KamenJohn & Valerie Novatny Melinda Nussey Thomas & Sandra Otremba Robert n & Elizabeth Parkinson in memory

of Jack KamenPartners of ‘63 Joseph & Candace Pascucci Marc Pawliger Linda Paxton Denis & Starr Pellerin Tim & Gail Peter Pheasant Hill Foundation Joseph Piacentine Eli Pick & Gloria Pruzan Jimmie Pierce Susan & Douglas Pohl Gordon & Susan Powell Robert & Stacy Pressman Stacy Price Shivakumar Probhat in honor of NEC

Thomas & Jane Propst John & Stephanie Ptak PTC/USER, Inc. in honor of John AbeleCraig & Susan Quisenberry Roger QuonRAS Communications Renita Prevot Insurance Agency Ariel Lauren RideoutRobin Ripley RJG Foundation David Robbie Steven Roberts E.R. Rodriguez & Betty Hilliard Alexander Romashkov Sheldon Rosen & Karen HillNeil & Nancy RosenbergViola Rothenberg Phillip & Karen Roux J. Russell Sargent Production ServicesDilip Sathe Roland Schmitt sJames & Cynthia Scholes Show Ready Events LLCJoan Sides Michael Silver Society of Manufacturing Engineers —

Chapter 354Thomas Spencer Edward & Karen Spofford Rebecca Spurling Gregory & Susan Stachelczyk Sterling Staffing, Inc.Jeffrey & Stephanie Stern Raymond Stits Martina Stoeckl Dia Stolnitz Erin Stone Mohana Sundaran K. Suresh Farrokh & Tanaz SutariTakehiko Suzuki Joshua Sweetkind-SingerDirk Sweigart & Angela Grimes Robin Sykes Virginia Szymanowski Carol Taft Scott & Martha Tardiff Robert Tash Teradata Corporation Gary & Annelise Tinkcom John Albert Toebes Joseph Trocino Robert Tuttle nKarsten & Lisa Ulland Paul & Judy Ulland University of Maryland

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FIRST is all about educational opportunities. In 2009, all FIRST Robotics Competition team members were eligible for over 630 scholarship opportunities, valued at more than $9.8 million. FIRST Tech Challenge students were eligible for over $7.3 million of these scholarship funds.

The majority of FIRST scholarships are provided by colleges and universities for enrollment at their campuses. The remainder are provided by corporations and professional associations and are awarded for use at any school. Listed in this 2009 report (on page 18) are 130 FIRST Scholarship Providers, 26 of whom 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.

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UTE City Charitable TrustDonna Van Ness Frederic & Melanie Varin David & Glenda Villarrubia James & Lynne VogtWilliam Von Alt IIRussell Wallace Cheryl Walsh Stacy Weaver Michael & Shari Webb Tom Wetherald Weyerhaeuser Company FoundationDr. Gary L. WhiteDerek White Jennifer L. Wideman Daniela Wieczorek Vince Wilczynski sPaulette Williams Tandy WilsonTodd Wolfson William R. WrightShyam & Emily YadatiRichard & Geraldine Zimmerman

2008-2009 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS(Fiscal year July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009)American Electronics AssociationAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME)Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA)Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)Computer Science Teachers AssociationGirl Scouts of the USAGirls, Inc.IEEE Institute (Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers)

ITT Technical InstituteNational 4-H CouncilNational Defense Industrial AssociationNational Society of Black EngineersSociety of Automotive EngineersSociety of Hispanic Professional EngineersSociety of Manufacturing EngineersSociety of Women Engineers (SWE)Women in Engineering Leadership Institute

2009 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORSOfficial Championship SponsorsAbbott LaboratoriesAutodesk, Inc.BAE Systems The Coca-Cola Company

FIRST Championship SponsorThe Boeing Company

FIRST Shipping SponsorFedEx Corporation

FIRST Machine Shop & Satellite Broadcast SponsorNASA

FIRST Safety PartnerUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

FIRST Judges Room & Dinner SponsorAssociation for Laboratory Automation

FIRST Event SponsorGoogle

FIRST Scholarship Row SponsorGeorgia Institute of Technology

FIRST Robotics Conference SponsorsCentral Intelligence AgencyRolls Royce Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2009 FIRST Scholarship ProvidersAdelphi UniversityAmerican Petroleum Institute - Delta ChapterArizona State UniversityASME - ASME AuxiliaryBAE SystemsBoston UniversityBradley UniversityBucknell UniversityCalifornia State University, Los Angeles/

Boeing CalPoly San Luis Obispo/BAE SystemsCapitol CollegeCarnegie Mellon University/Boeing Case Western Reserve UniversityCity College of New York, CUNYClarkson UniversityCollege for Creative StudiesCollege of Southern MarylandColorado State UniversityColorado Technical University - DenverDaniel Webster CollegeDePaul UniversityDeVry UniversityDigiPen Institute of TechnologyDrexel UniversityEastern Michigan UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFabricators & Manufacturers Association

FoundationFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFerris State UniversityFlorida A&M University/Boeing Florida Institute of TechnologyFluid Power Educational FoundationGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGrand Valley State UniversityHampshire CollegeHofstra UniversityIdaho State UniversityIllinois Institute of TechnologyInternational Fluid Power SocietyITT Technical InstituteJohnson & Wales UniversityKansas State University Kettering University Lake Superior State UniversityLawrence Technological University Lindenwood UniversityMarquette UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Metropolitan Community CollegeMilwaukee School of EngineeringMissouri University of Science

and TechnologyMolloy CollegeMontclair State UniversityNew Hampshire Technical Institute

New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew Mexico State University/BoeingThe New SchoolNorfolk State UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOhio State UniversityOlin College of Engineering Oregon Institute of TechnologyOregon State University Pace UniversityPenn State/BAE SystemsPennsylvania College of TechnologyPhil Clancy Memorial ScholarshipPlymouth State UniversityPolytechnic UniversityPurdue University/BAE SystemsRaytheon CompanyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute/BAE

SystemsRochester Institute of TechnologySchoolcraft CollegeSeattle Pacific UniversitySME Education FoundationSociety of Petroleum Engineers - Delta

SectionSociety of Women Engineers - Houston AreaSociety of Women Engineers -

Space Coast SectionSouthern California Regional Robotics Forum

(SCRRF)Spring Arbor UniversityStevens Institute of TechnologySweet Briar CollegeTemple University Teradata CorporationTulane UniversityUniversity of Arizona/BAE SystemsUniversity of Arkansas-Little RockUniversity of California-DavisUniversity of DelawareUniversity of DenverUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa/BAE SystemsUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of KansasUniversity of Maryland/BAE SystemsUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell University of Michigan/DelphiUniversity of Minnesota/PTCUniversity of MissouriUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of New Hampshire/BAE SystemsUniversity of RochesterUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Texas - Austin

University of TorontoUniversity of Washington/BoeingUniversity of WaterlooUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonVermont Technical CollegeVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Tech/BAE SystemsWashington State University Washington University in St. Louis/The

Boeing CompanyWashtenaw Community CollegeWayne State UniversityWestwood CollegeWilliam Paterson UniversityWorcester Polytechnic Institute

2008 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SPONSORSFLL Founding PartnerThe LEGO Group

FLL Official Suppliers 3MLEGO Systems A/S

FLL SponsorsNational Instruments CorporationRockwell Automation, Inc. Rockwell Collins, Inc. Vestas Wind Systems A/S

2008 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE HOST ORGANIZATIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SPONORSAustraliaPRIME FLLModern Teaching Aids (MTA)Moore Educational

AustriaHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessageMotorolaMPDVNational InstrumentsSAPVision Components

BelgiumStichting TechniekpromotieASMLAssembleonBOMBosch RexrothBrainCenterFrencken GroupIBMThe MathworksPhilipsSenterNovem IOPUniversity of Technology EindhovenUniversity of UtrechtVision Dynamics

BrazilEDAcom TECHNOLOGIA

Canada

AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta

AeconAssociation of Professional Engineers,

Geologists and Geophysicists of AlbertaAssociation of Science and Engineering

Technology Professionals of AlbertaEvent Pro PlannerNorthern Alberta Institute of TechnologySpectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd.Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.Western Achrib

British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia

BC Original Minds AssociationBritish Columbia Institute of

Technology, BurnabySimon Fraser University, SurreyTELUS

NewfoundlandSt. Mary’s, Newfoundland & Labrador

INTRD (Innovation Trade and Rural Development), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

IPEX, International Inc.Memorial University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Newfoundland Science CentreVerafin Software Inc.

Nova ScotiaWolfville, Nova Scotia

Acadia UniversityBlomidon InnEastLinkEastPoint Engineering LimitedeLab, Inc.IMP GroupKeaneMichelinNova Scotia Business, Inc.Nova Scotia Department of EducationNova Scotia Economic DevelopmentNova Scotia PowerNSCCRIM

OntarioEdwards, Ontario

3M CanadaAramark Canada Ltd.Attridge Transportation IncThe Burgess FamilyChildren’s Technology WorkshopFIRST Robotics CanadaGM of Canada

MontclaireNSERCOur Kids PublicationsQuakerS.M. Blair FoundationSMLS Parent AssociationSpectrum Nasco Educational Supplies Ltd.Sun RichSt. Mildred’s-Lightbourn SchoolTim Horton’s

ChileFundación ChileAdexusEdubrickEducarchileEl MercurioFundación MustakisIBMLa TerceraMotorolaMotorola FoundationNacapSAPSiemensSodimacUniversidad CatolicaUniversidad de Magallanes

ChinaSEMIA Limited

ColombiaFundación Global AC&TCámara de Comercio de BogotáMunicipio de Sopó, Cundinamarca

Czech RepublicHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessage MotorolaSAPVision Components

DenmarkFIRST ScandinaviaConocoPhilipsJLFondetMærsk OilSKSSony EuropeSpareBankStatoilHydroTekna

EgyptThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers (IEEE), GOLD Egypt sectionIEEETechnoKids

Faroe IslandsFIRST Scandinavia

ConocoPhilipsJLFondetMærsk OilSKSSony EuropeSpareBankStatoilHydroTekna

FrancePlanète SciencesAltranFarnellFINGIBMMDPSafranSyntec InformatiqueYuasa

GermanyHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessageMotorolaMPDVNational InstrumentsSAPVision Components

GreenlandFIRST ScandinaviaASMLConocoPhilipsJLFondetMærsk OilSKSSony EuropeSpareBankStatoilHydroTekna

HaitiFLL HaitiCCIPNCaribintairInnocap s.a.La Fondation pour l’éducation et le

développement d’Haïti (FEDUDEVH)Lakay MarieSymbiosis Foundation

Hong KongSEMIA Limited

HungaryHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessageMotorolaMPDVNational InstrumentsSAPVision Components

IcelandFIRST LEGO League á ÍslandiHáskoli IslandsKrumma GullMarel Food SystemsNoraTækniskólinnUniversity of Iceland

IrelandFirst Hand Technology LimitedBPFordMicrosoftRapid Communications

IsraelFIRST IsraelApplied MaterialsGeneral Motors ChevroletIntelitekThe Kahn Foundation (R.A.)National InstrumentsRashi FoundationTechnionJosh Weston s, ADP

JapanFIRST JapanCREFUSEikohLearning SystemsZenkyoken

JordanNational Educational Center for RoboticsKing Abdullah II Design and

Development BureauKing Abdullah II Fund for DevelopmentKing Hussein FoundationMOE Jordan

LithuaniaLietuvos ”Minties Odisejos” Asociacija

MalaysiaSasbadi Sdu BhdKementerian Pelajaran MalaysiaPusat Sains Negara MOSTI

MexicoExplora, descubre y crea, A.C.American School Foundation, A.C.CanietiEdacom, S.A. de C.V.Herramientas Inteligentes, S.A. de C.V.ITAM - Instituto Tecnológico

Autónomo de MéxicoInstituto Tecnológico y de Estudios

Superiores de MonterreyPapalote Museo del NiñoSAP México, S.A. de C.V.

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At every FIRST Championship, Dean Kamen presents the Founder’s Award to a company, individual, or entity that does something extraordinary to help FIRST grow its programs and further its mission.

With the goal of creating a school-to-career pipeline through which young people are inspired to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), National Instruments (NI) shares FIRST’s philosophy that today’s culture can be positively transformed by inspiring young people, their schools, and their communities to appreciate the need for STEM education in 21st-century education.

NI has generously supported FIRST since 1998, contributing millions through annual in-kind donations, resources, technology, training, and employee volunteerism.

NI joined with The LEGO Group in 1998 to collaborate on the programming software for the original LEGO MINDSTORMS product. In 2006, the FIRST LEGO League adopted NI’s MINDSTORMS NXT software. In 2009, FRC teams used the NI CompactRIO controller powered by NI’s LabVIEW graphical system design software. Through this collaboration, an estimated 200,000 FIRST participants gain hands-on robotics software experience with technology widely used by professional engineers.

“We must inspire today’s students to be tomorrows innovators,” says Ray Almgren, Vice President of Academic Relations at NI. “NI chooses to invest in FIRST because we know the programs offer dynamic, hands-on experience with a proven ability to spark student interest in engineering and science.”

Under the leadership of Dr. James Truchard, President, CEO, and Cofounder, NI (pictured above) has set a wonderful example of what companies dedicated to furthering U.S. education can do. A tireless member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board, NI supports FIRST with the time and efforts of their staff resources throughout the year, and serves as a role model for all of corporate America, committed to inspiring creativity and innovation in our schools and helping to shape the future of education.

Prior recipients include: BAE Systems, The LEGO Group, FedEx, NASA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Walt Disney Co., United Technologies Corporation, and General Motors.

National Instruments — Austin, Texas2009 Founder’s Award RecipientDr. James Truchard, President, CEO, and Cofounder, National Instruments

NetherlandsStichting TechniekpromotieASMLAssembleonBOMBosch RexrothBrainCenterFrencken GroupIBMThe MathworksPhilipsSenterNovem IOPVision Dynamics

NorwayFIRST ScandinaviaConocoPhilipsJLFondetMærsk OilNorwegian Ministry of EducationNorwegian Ministry of ResearchSKSSony EuropeSpareBankStatoilHydroTekna

PeruAsociacion Robotica y Tecnologia del PeruARPL PeruBB Tecnología IndustrialColegio Franklin Delano RooseveltDeltronSiemensSiena Group SAC

PolandHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessageMotorolaMPDVNational InstrumentsSAPVision Components

PortugalEvoluir21 - Associação para o

Desenvolvimento de Competências em Ciência, Tecnologia e Robótica

Arabot Hi-Fi, Material Electrónico e Didáctico, Lda

CaltecFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Saudi ArabiaNational Talents Training CenterAseer Scientific ClubBritish International SchoolsDar Al Fikr SchoolsManarat Al Sharkiya SchoolsRoyal Commission Community Service

Club in Jubail

SingaporeHeartware NetworkEPSONITE College CentralLEE FoundationManyang PolytechnicMaybankMicrosoftNothackerSakae SushiSMRT

SlovakiaHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessageMotorolaMPDVNational InstrumentsSAPVision Components

South AfricaTshwane University of TechnologyF’SATIEHands-On-TechnologiesSAP

South KoreaAdvanced Learning Co. Ltd.ICIRA

SpainFundació ScientiaCeinCiti LabGMV Innovation SolutionLa SalleParque Cientifico Y Tecnologico

SwedenFIRST ScandinaviaConocoPhilipsJLFondetMærsk OilSKSSony EuropeSpareBankStatoilHydroTekna

SwitzerlandHANDS on TECHNOLOGY e.V.mellowmessage MotorolaSAPVision Components

TaiwanK.Kingdom, Inc.

TurkeySmartkidsCreative Children’s AssociationMimar Sinan Fine Arts University

United KingdomFirst Hand Technology LimitedBPFordMicrosoftRapid

United States

Adventist Robotics LeagueBerrien Springs, MI

North American Division Office of Education Southern UniversityWalla Walla University

AlabamaHuntsville, AL

Clark Wood AssociatesFRC Team #442 Lee High School Rocket City

Robotics LeengineersHeritage Elementary School Lee High School Scientific-Atlanta

AlaskaAnchorage, AK

Alaska Robotics Education AssociationAnchorage School DistrictBP GCI Juneau Economic Development CouncilSpringboardUniversity of Alaska, Anchorage School

of Engineering

AlaskaFairbanks, AK

Alaska Robotics Education AssociationBP Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Juneau Economic Development CouncilSpringboardUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks

ArizonaPhoenix, AZ

Audio Video ResourcesFalcon Robotics, FRC Team 842LEGO retail store, ChandlerThe Tooker Family Foundation

ArkansasMountain Home, AR

Baxter Credit UnionBaxter HealthcareCanteenCarter’s Jewel ChestEllison Electric Inc.Harp’s MarketInfodashMcDonaldsMountain Home Public SchoolsMountain Valley Spring WaterPepsi Cola Bottling Company

Science and Technology GroupTown and Country FoodsWal-Mart

California – Los AngelesManhattan Beach, CA

Anita L. Nelson, M.D.Boys and Girls Club of CamarilloFrank Kenny Real Estate Team, Keller

Williams RealtyGirl Scouts - Mt. Wilson Vista CouncilGlendale Unified School DistrictLEGOLAND® CaliforniaManhattan Beach Unified School DistrictMr. B’s BricksPleasant Valley Education FoundationRockwell Collins, Inc.Six Flags® Magic MountainSouthern California Regional Robotics ForumTeradata Corporation on behalf

of Mr. Jerry McGlynn

California - CentralClovis, CA

American Tees California Imaging InstituteClovis Unified School District Doc Buchanan High School FIRST Robotics

Competition TeamEducational Employees Credit UnionFresno State College of EngineeringHome DepotPelcoPrecision PlasticsRetroBill.comSociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers -

Fresno Chapter

California - NorthernSan Jose, CA

Arrow PackagingGirl Scouts of Northern California Google Inc. Palo Alto Research Center SAP Labs

California- SouthernCarlsbad, CA

LEGOLAND® California

ColoradoDenver, CO

Agilent Technologies, Inc.Booz Allen HamiltonComputer ExplorersExcel EnergyUniversity of Colorado Woodward Governor

ConnecticutNew Britain, CT

Central Connecticut State University, School of Engineering and Technology

Connecticut Science CenterConnecticut State Department of Education Dominion Millstone Power Station LEGO Systems Inc.Northeast Utilities

DelawareNewark, DE

Brandywine Hundred RotaryThe Chrysler FoundationDelmarva PowerDrexel UniversityDuPontGeneral Motors CorporationHy-Point Farms

Progressive Software Computing Inc.Rohm & Haas Company Rowan UniversitySociety of Women EngineersUniversity of Delaware W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

FloridaMelbourne, FL

FIT IEEE ChapterThe Pink TeamRockwell Collins, IncSociety of Women Engineers —

Space Coast ChapterWalt Disney World Design & Engineeringwww.tryrunningkids.com

GeorgiaAtlanta, GA

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Netherlands Community American TrustSchool of Electrical and Computer

Engineering at Georgia TechShell OilWomen in Electrical and Computer

EngineeringWomen in Engineering

HawaiiHonolulu, HI

Alexander and Baldwin Charitable Foundation

City & County of HonoluluHawaii Strategic Development Corporation/

DBEDTHawaiian Electric Industries Charitable

FoundationHoku ScientificHonolulu Community College –

Construction AcademyisisHawaiiMcKinley High SchoolROC - Robotics Organizing Committee State of Hawaii Department of Education Tesoro Corporation – HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii – College of Engineering Women in Technology/MEDB

IdahoMoscow, ID

Idaho 4-H Endowment Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Space Grant Consortium LCF Enterprises University of Idaho, College of Agriculture &

Life Sciences University of Idaho, College of Engineering

IllinoisArlington Heights, IL

Caterpillar Five Star Audio VisualMotorola, Inc. Sonoscan, Inc.

IndianaFort Wayne, IN

ITT Corporation

IowaAmes, IA

Cotton Family FoundationK. Engel K-12 Engineering EndowmentMark & Carolyn GuidryRockwell Collins, Inc.Loren Zachary

KentuckyBowling Green, KY

Apogee Interactive, Inc. Applied Physics InstituteCarol Martin Gatton Academy of

Mathematics and Science in KentuckyCyber Defense LaboratoryElectronic Warfare Associates, Inc.Insight CableNBC station Toyota Motor Engineering and

Manufacturing North America Western Kentucky University (WKU)

Chemistry DepartmentCenter for Gifted StudiesCollege of EducationCollege of EngineeringDepartment of Architectural and

Manufacturing Sciences Department of Geology and GeographyOgden College of Science and

EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy DepartmentProvost’s Initiative for Excellence

LouisianaMetairie, LA

API - American Petroleum Institute – Delta Chapter

Baker HughesBest Tech Computer ServicesCouncil of Petroleum Accountants Societies

of New OrleansDesk and Derrick ClubsFIRSTThe Bruce J. Heim FoundationJefferson Parish School BoardJohn C. Stennis Space CenterKentwood WaterMichoudNew Orleans Geological SocietyOCS BBS (Offshore Oil Scouts Association)Orleans Parish SchoolsPIPE (Petroleum Industry Promoting

Education)Professional Landmen’s Association of New

OrleansThe Schreier-Edisen FoundationShell Exploration and Production CompanySociety of Independent Professional Earth

Scientists – New Orleans Chapter

Society of Petroleum Engineers – Delta Section

Society of Petrophysicists & Well Log Analysts

The Faculty, Staff and Students of J.D. Meisler Middle School

The Schreier-Edisen FoundationTulane UniversityThe University of New Orleans

MaineCastine and Standish, ME

Bonny Eagle High School, MSAD #6Fisher Charitable FoundationLibra FoundationMaine Maritime Academy, Castine

MarylandBaltimore, MD

Lockheed Martin CorporationNorthrop Grumman Corporation

Massachusetts - EasternQuincy, MA

Proctor & Gamble/GilletteQuincy Public School System

Massachusetts - WesternWorcester, MA

Raytheon CompanyWorcester Polytechnic Institute

Michigan - FlintFlint, MI

Delphi AutomotiveFANUC Robotics Flint Area Convention and Visitors BureauGeneral Motors Corporation Genesee County Board of Commissioners Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce Rowe Professional Engineering

Services Company

Michigan - NoviNovi, MI

FANUC Robotics General Motors Corporation

MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus

3M Foundation ADC Foundation Adventium Labs Best Buy Children’s Foundation Cargill FoundationEcolab FoundationHB Fuller FoundationHoneywell International, Inc.Lockheed Martin CorporationThe Medtronic FoundationThe Pentair FoundationPrivate donorsSeagate CorporationStratasys, Inc.The Toro Foundation

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University of Minnesota Institute Xcel Energy

MississippiGautier, MS

Cisco Systems: 21st Century Schools ProgramGlobal Financial Aid Services, Inc.Hancock Medical CenterJacobs Technology - Jacobs FOSC GroupMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mississippi Power Education Foundation Mississippi State University -

Bagley College of EngineeringNASA Stennis Space Center

Missouri – St. LouisSt. Louis, MO

Kathie ReuterMulligan Printing St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley

Campus The Society of American Military Engineers

Missouri – Kansas CityLiberty High School, Liberty, MO

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Liberty School DistrictMetropolitan Community CollegeUniversity of Missouri Kansas City, School of

Computing & Engineering, Computer Science Electrical Engineering Department

MontanaBozeman, MI

College of Engineering, Montana State UniversityMontana Space Grant ConsortiumQWEST FoundationTechnical support from RightNow TechnologiesZoot Enterprises, Inc.

NevadaLas Vegas, NV

Albertsons Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC Cimarron-Memorial High School

“High Rollers Team 987”FIRST NV Las Vegas Color GraphicsSnap Fitness

New HampshireNashua, NH

BAE Systems

New JerseyFlanders, NJ

County College of Morris Mount Olive Board of EducationSanofi-AventisSiemens Diagnostics Products

New York - AlbanyAlbany, NY

General Electric CompanyNew York State Energy Research &

Development AuthorityNew York State Foundation for Science,

Technology & InnovationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for

Future Energy Systems

New York – Clarkson UniversityClarkson University

Clarkson University Office of Educational Partnerships

New York State Saint Lawrence — Lewis BOCES

New York – Finger LakesRochester, NY

Bausch and Lomb Corporation

IBMLaBella Associates, PCPostler & Jaeckle CorporationRochester Gas and ElectricUniversity of Rochester Office of Admissions School of Engineering and

Applied Sciences Xerox CorporationNew York – Long IslandMiddle Island, NY

Alken Industries, Inc.Biscotti, Toback & Company, PCBrookhaven National LaboratoryThe Event Pros GroupFirst Trade Union BankRichard & Randi GertlerHauppauge High SchoolHewlett-Packard Matching Gift vLenetix Medical Screening Lab, Inc.Long Island FLL Planning Committee

MembersLongwood Central School DistrictNew York State Technology Education

AssociationSandata Technologies, Inc. Sideboard ComputersJeffrey Stern Syosset Chess Mates, Inc. Thayer & Gertlerm, LLP

New York – Lower HudsonPleasantville, NY

Pace UniversityNew York – Mid HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

Adva Optical NetworksArlington Central School District (Union Vale

Middle School)BrickKidsCentral Hudson (utility company)Dutchess Community CollegeDutchess County 4H Cornell Cooperative

ExtensionFala TechnologiesGirl Scouts Heart of the HudsonIBM CorporationInternational FIRST LEGO LeagueMahopac Middle SchoolMarist CollegeMid-Hudson Association of Computing

Machinery (ACM)Mid-Hudson Institute of Electrical &

Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Splashdown BeachWappingers Central School District (Van

Wyck Jr. High School)

New York – New York CityNew York, NY

Con EdisonCredit-Suisse

David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation Netherlands American Community Trust New Jersey Institute of Technology Polytechnic Institute of NYUVerizon Vision Education and Media

North CarolinaGreensboro, NC

Applied Materials, Inc.Bryan FoundationGateway University Research Park NASAPhilip Morris USAUnited Technologies Corporation

North DakotaGrand Forks, ND

Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

Alion Science and TechnologyBasin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Bobcat CompanyCargillDakota Science CenterHB Sound & Light, Inc.Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Otter Tail Power CompanyRalph Engelstad Arena, Inc. Simonson’s Lumber and HardwareUniversity of North DakotaUniversity of North Dakota, School of

Engineering and Mines

OhioDayton, OH

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dayton Section

Battelle - Dayton OperationsOhio Educational Outreach FoundationWright-Patterson Air Force Base Educational

OutreachWright State University

OregonBeaverton, OR

AeABonneville Power AdministrationThe Catlin Gabel SchoolESCO CorporationFEI CompanyIBM Intel Oregon June & Bill Lattin McMenamins, Inc.Mentor Graphics Foundation Fred MeyerOregon Nanoscience & Microtechnology

Institute Oregon University System Pacific Power FoundationPH TechPortland Community Media

RadiSys Rockwell Collins, Inc.Tektronix, Inc.Vernier Software and Technology

Pennsylvania - WesternPittsburgh, PA

Robomatter, Inc.

Rhode IslandBristol, RI

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Providence Section

Lush Group, Inc.Rhode Island School of the FutureRoger Williams UniversityTime to Design

South CarolinaClemson, SC

Clemson UniversitySouth Carolina Department of Education

TennesseeCookeville, TN

Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers Tennessee Tech University UT-Battelle

Texas-WestCanyon, TX

Amarillo College Amarillo National Bank Bell Helicopter Textron B&W PantexDon Harrington Discovery CenterPuff NiegoesHelen PiehlStanley and Geneva Schaeffer Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering

Amarillo ChapterTexas Tech University West Texas A&M UniversityXcel Energy Foundation

Texas-CentralLeander, TX

3M Cockrell School of Engineering, The

University of Texas at Austin HEB Media Event Concepts National Instruments Silicon Laboratories Skillpoint Alliance SpawGlass

Texas-HoustonHouston, TX

American Robotics AcademyBass Computers Inc. Boy Scouts of America, Bay Area CouncilGirl Scouts of America, San Jacinto CouncilHouston Weather Research CenterInsight Technical Solutions

Jacobs ServicesNASA Johnson Space Center Penn State University Raptor TechnologiesTechnical Writing TodayTechnip InternationalUniversity of Houston, College of TechnologyYoung Audiences of Houston

Texas-NorthDallas, TX

ExxonMobilGreater Texas FoundationLockheed MartinMuseum of Nature and ScienceUniversity of Texas at Dallas

Virginia/DCHarrison Virginia

Dominion General DynamicsHarrisonburg Downtown TourismLuna InnovationsJames Madison University College of Education College of Integrated Science and

TechnologyRockwell Collins Virginia Public Television (WVPT)

WashingtonBellevue, WA

K & L GatesMAQ Software Microsoft Corporation

West VirginiaWheeling, WV

American Electric Power LEGO EducationPrivate donorsWest Virginia Space Grant ConsortiumWheeling Jesuit University

WisconsinMukwonago, WI

Discovery WorldFox Valley Technical CollegeGeneral Electric CompanyJ.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.Plexus CorporationRockwell Automation, Inc.Xcel Energy

WyomingCasper, WY

Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Casper CollegeCentral Wyoming Board of Cooperative

Education Services Natrona County Joint Powers

Recreation BoardNatrona County School District #1

2008 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE CAD AND COLLABORATION SPONSORParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

2008 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE EVENT SPONSORSAlaska Championship Tournament Fairbanks, AK

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Arizona Championship TournamentPhoenix, AZ

Carl Hayden Community High SchoolFalcon Robotics

British Columbia Provincial Championship TournamentBurnby, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia Institute of TechnologyBritish Columbia Original Minds Association

California, Los Angeles Championship TournamentNorthridge, CA

American Society of Mechanical EngineersCalifornia State University, Northridge

California, San Diego Championship TournamentSan Diego, CA

Madison High School

Northern California Championship TournamentMountain View, CA

Computer History MuseumGirls Scouts of Northern CaliforniaGoogle Inc.LSI CorporationPlaying@LearningSun Microsystems Laboratories

Colorado Championship TournamentGolden, CO

Colorado School of MinesMindSports

Connecticut Championship TournamentWest Hartford, CT

PDS Engineering & Construction, Inc.Practical Robotic Services, LLC

Delaware - Diamond State Championship TournamentNewark, DE

Agilent Technologies, Inc.The Center for Collaborative Research &

EducationCiba-Geigy CorporationDuPontFrontline Test Equipment, Inc.

Florida Championship TournamentTampa, FL

Electronic Arts TiburonRaytheon Network Centric SystemsUniversity of South Florida

Georgia Championship TournamentMarietta, GA

COACH Robotics, Ltd.

Southern Polytechnic State UniversityWindburn ProductionsYES! Youth Engaged in Science

Idaho Championship TournamentMoscow, ID

Idaho National LaboratoryLCF EnterprisesNASA Idaho Space Grant ConsortiumPotlatch CorporationUniversity of Idaho, College of Agricultural

and Life SciencesUniversity of Idaho, College of EducationUniversity of Idaho, College of Engineering

Illinois Championship TournamentChicago, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology

Iowa Championship TournamentUniversity of Iowa

Rockwell Collins, Inc.The University of Iowa

Maryland Championship TournamentLaPlata, MD

BAE Systems, Inc.Charles County Economic Development

CommissionCharles County Technology CouncilCollege of Southern MarylandCollege of Southern Maryland FoundationDominionEnergetics Technology CenterMaryland Technology Development

CorporationNorthrop Grumman CorporationThe Patuxent PartnershipTIME CenterWyle

Massachusetts Championship TournamentPalmer, MA

Auburn Dermatology & Laser CenterDr. Gerald L. PaistPalmer Rotary ClubPathfinder Regional Vocational Technical

High SchoolMichael PowersUnited States Air Force

Mexico National Championship TournamentMexico City, D. E. Mexico

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Minnesota Snow Drift Championship TournamentSavage, MN

Parametric Technology CorporationPrior Lake Robotics Team KING TeC.Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Community

Education Services

Missouri Championship TournamentSt. Louis, MO

ABNA Engineering Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Harry BakerJames G. & Catherine Berges Donor

Advised Fund at the University of Notre Dame

The Doerr FamilyDRS TechnologiesEmersonEmployees Community Fund of The Boeing

CompanyMr. Richard C. D. Fleming & Ms. Sarah

B. SmithInnoventor, Inc.James Mulligan Printing CompanyDr. & Mrs. Ernest G. JaworskiLindenwood UniversityCarol B. LoebMasterCard International Inc.Missouri University of Science and

TechnologyGordon RobinsonThe Saigh FoundationThe Seeser Family FundThe Society of American Military

EngineersSociety of Manufacturing Engineers,

St. Louis Chapter 17Spoehrer Family Charitable TrustSt. Louis Community College

Montana Championship TournamentBozeman, MT

Montana Space Grant ConsortiumMontana State UniversityQWEST FoundationRightNow Technologies, Inc.Zoot Enterprises

The Netherlands Championship TournamentDen Haag, NE, Netherlands

FESTO B.V.Fonds 1818HCOIBM Netherlands B.V.KIVI NIRIANational Instruments CorporationNFGD audiovisueelOTC HaaglandenSOB Den Haag CentrumT&M Solutions

Nevada Championship TournamentLas Vegas, NV

Bechtel SAIC Company, LLCPalo Verde High School and PVHS

Science Club

New Jersey Garden State Rumble Championship TournamentEwing, NJ

The College of New JerseyNew Jersey Technology Education

AssociationPublic Service Enterprise Group

Dean Kamen is an inventor, entrepreneur, and tireless advocate for science and technology. His passion and determination to help young people discover the excitement and rewards of science and technology are the cornerstones of FIRST.

FIRST recognized 11 organizations as Strategic Partners in 2009. These companies help realize Dean’s vision.

BAE Systems The Boeing CompanyDEKA Research and DevelopmentFedExGeneral MotorsJohnson & JohnsonThe Motorola FoundationNASANational InstrumentsRockwell AutomationRockwell Collins

Strategic Sponsors provide a significant annual contribution, align their contributions with FIRST priorities, and make multi-year commitments that are national in scope.

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Northern New York Championship TournamentPotsdam, NY

Clarkson UniversitySaint Lawrence-Lewis BOCES

New York City Championship TournamentNew York, NY

Consolidated Edison, Inc.Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.Polytechnic Institute of NYUVerizon Communications

North Carolina Championship TournamentGreensboro, NC

Cargill, IncorporatedThe Cemala FoundationDell, Inc.North Carolina A&T State UniversityPiedmont Triad Partnership

Ohio Championship TournamentCincinnati, OH

Duke EnergyEAC Product Development SolutionsGreat Oaks Institute of Technology

and Career DevelopmentUniversity of Cincinnati

Ontario Provincial Championship TournamentToronto, Ontario, Canada

Ontario Science CentreJalynn BennettNSERC

Oregon Championship TournamentHillsboro, OR

Bonneville Power AdministrationElectro Scientific Industries, Inc.ESCO CorporationIBMWilliam & June LattinMcMenaminsMentor Graphics CorporationFred MeyerOregon Nanoscience and

Microtechnologies Institute Oregon University SystemPacific Power FoundationPerformance Health Technology, Ltd.PGE FoundationRadiSys CorporationTechAmericaTektronix, Inc.Vernier Software & Technology

Pennsylvania Championship TournamentWeatherly, PA

Weatherly Area School Department

Rhode Island Championship TournamentWarwick, RI

New England Institute of TechnologyThe Tech CollectiveVerizon Foundation

South Carolina Championship TournamentOrangeburg, SC

James E. Clyburn Transportation CenterSouth Carolina State University

Tennessee Championship TournamentCookeville, TN

All American StorageFilter-Fab CorporationFilter-Mart Corporation

Texas - Southwest Championship TournamentArlington, TX

The University of Texas at Arlington

Texas - Alamo Championship TournamentSan Antonio, TX

Akimeka, L.L.C.Greater Texas FoundationKelly Aviation Center, L.P.Texas Workforce CommissionValero Energy CorporationVista College

Virginia Championship TournamentCharlottesville, VA

BAE Systems, Inc.Dominion Digital, Inc.Dominion Resources Inc.Knockawe WoodworkingSperry Marine Northrop GrummanUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia School of

Engineering & Applied ScienceVirginia Commonwealth University

School of EngineeringWVPT – Virginia’s Public Television

Washington Championship TournamentDes Moines, WA

Battelle Memorial InstituteDigipen Institute of TechnologyEastern Washington UniversityK&L Gates LLPMAQ SoftwareMicrosoft Corporation

Wisconsin Championship TournamentAppleton, WI

Innovationedge, LLC

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION KICKOFF SPONSORBooz / Allen / HamiltonNASAParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Worcester Polytechnic University

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION SUPPLIERS

Crown Suppliers

AltiumAutodesk, Inc.DEKA Research & Development Corporationebm-papst Inc.

Gates Corporation Luminary MicroNational Instruments CorporationParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Rockwell AutomationWind River

Diamond Suppliers

Analog Devices, Inc.AndyMarkBimba Manufacturing CompanyCollabNet, Inc.Diversified Systems, Inc.FedEx CorporationGardner Denver ThomasInnovation First, Inc.MK BatteryParker Hannifin CorporationTTI, Inc.

Gold Suppliers

AutomationDirect.comAxis CommunicationsBAE SystemsDelphi Packard Electrical/Electronic

ArchitectureDENSOFCI-BURNDY® ProductsFesto CorporationFreescale Semiconductor Inc.Graingerigus, Inc.NorgrenTexas InstrumentsTyco Electronics CorporationUS Digital CorporationWagoXilinx

Silver Suppliers

4FX DesignBaneBots LLCBayer MaterialScience LLCCablesToGo CCL Industrial Motors, Ltd.ClippardFabricators & Manufacturers Association,

InternationalFisher-PriceFluid Power Education Foundation Freelin-Wade CompanyGlobe MotorsIdle Loop Software DesignKERK Motion Products, Inc.Keyang Electric Machinery Co, LtdMonnier, Inc.NASONThe Robot MarketPlaceSchumacher Electric CorporationTaigene Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.

Terminal SupplyTigerDirect.comTriangle Mfg. Co.WIKA Instrument Corporation

Bronze Suppliers

Anderson Power Products®

Calence/InsightNetworking SolutionsDiamond Technologies Inc.Hitec RCD USAHitechnicHoneywell International, Inc.HPE Automation, Inc.Kent Elastomer Products, Inc.LifoamMabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.NyproPelham PlasticsSabicScorpion CaseSoftware ToolboxTICONAVestmoore Warehousing

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION REGIONAL SPONSORSArizona RegionalPhoenix, AZ

Amtech Systems, Inc.Avnet Inc.BAE Systems Land ArmamentCraig and Barbara BarrettHoneywell Hometown SolutionsIntelITT Technical Institute, Tempe, AZMelody SimoncicMicrochip Technology Inc.

Microchip Technology Inc. EmployeesOsborn MeladonSteve n and Maria SanghiSouthwest Industrial RiggingST MicroelectronicsValley of the Sun United Way

(Microchip Employees)Wells FargoWhite Electronic DesignsWishes ‘n Stitches Embroidery

BAE Systems Granite State RegionalManchester, NH

BAE Systems

Bayou RegionalNew Orleans, LA

American Petroleum Institute - Delta ChapterAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers —

New OrleansAnonymousBuilding Louisiana Science and Technology

(BLaST)Crescent Bank and TrustBruce J. Heim FoundationInfinity Engineering ConsultantsIntralox, LLCITT Technical Institute - St. RoseLockheed Martin Space SystemsMotiva EnterprisesNASA NASA Stennis Space CenterNaval Oceanographic OfficeNorthrop Grumman ShipbuildingOrleans Parish SchoolsPailet, Meunier and LeBlanc, LLCPetroleum Industry Promoting Education

(PIPE)

Society of Petroleum Engineers — Delta Chapter

Textron Marine and Land SystemsTulane UniversityUniversity of New Orleans

Boilermaker RegionalWest Lafayette, IN

AndyMarkArni’sBAE Systems, IncCaterpillar FoundationThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Delphi FoundationHeavenly HamIndiana Space Grant ConsortiumIndiana STEMPurdue College of Agriculture –

Youth ProgramsPurdue Dept of Information TechnologyPurdue Dept of Mechanical EngineeringPurdue School of Electrical EngineeringPurdue University, Office of the ProvostPurdue School of Organizational Leadership

& SupervisionRolls-RoyceSnowbearWest Lafayette High School

Boston RegionalBoston, MA

Analogic CorporationBoston Museum of ScienceBoston UniversityDraper LaboratoryFresh Tilled SoiliRobotThe Mathworks, Inc.

MIT Lincoln LaboratoryP&G GilletteParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Philips Color KineticsRichard & Susan Smith Family Foundation Richard & Susan Smith John, Amy, Jennifer & James Berylson Robert & Dana Smith Brian & Debra KnezSolidWorks Corp.Textron SystemsWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Buckeye RegionalCleveland, OH

AlphaPortAngela M. McKenzieBattelleBattelle Memorial InstituteCleveland State UniversityCSU / Wolstein Center (SMG)Cuyahoga Community CollegeDieboldFairmount MineralsOrval MorrisNASA Glenn Research CenterNordson CorporationNorTechOhio Aerospace InstituteOhio Space Grant ConsortiumParagon Tech, IncParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Parker Hannifin CorporationRockwell AutomationSierra Lobo, IncSwagelok

The Cleveland IndiansThe Timken Company/GNE 19

Chesapeake RegionalAnnapolis, MD

BAE SystemsBooz / Allen / HamiltonCal-Bay SystemsCapitol CollegeEagle Allianceglobal glacéau vitaminwater & glacéau

smartwaterHughesLockheed MartinNASANASA-Goddard Space Flight CenterRaytheonThe Sylvan Laureate Education FoundationUnited States Naval Academy

Colorado RegionalDenver, CO

Ball CorporationBooz Allen Hamilton Inc.Club WorkshopColorado School of MinesCourtyard by Marriott, Cherry CreekDenver Museum of Nature and ScienceEnCana Oil & GasIEEE Denver SectionIntel Volunteer Grant ProgramIntercallBrent KlingforthLockheed MartinTechnetronic Solutions, Inc.United Launch AllianceVectra Bank ColoradoVenoco, Inc.

Connecticut RegionalHartford, CT

General Dynamics Electric BoatNortheast Utilities FoundationPitney BowesThe Stanley WorksUnited Technologies Corporation

Dallas RegionalDallas, TX

DeVry University - DFW MetroJ. Paul Grayson FoundationGreater Texas FoundationITT Technical InstituteJCPenney and the JCPenney

Afterschool FundLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire ControlMSC Industrial Supply Co.Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Southwest Airlines, Co.Steve Weldon, Travelers Insurance

Companies

DC RegionalWashington, DC

BAE SystemsBooz / Allen / HamiltonDataNet Systems Corp.District of Columbia Public Schoolsglobal glacéau vitaminwater &

glacéau smartwaterLockheed MartinLockheed Martin Undersea SystemsMicrosoft CorporationNASANASA-Goddard Space Flight CenterThe Netherlands American

Community Trust, Inc.Northrop Grumman CorporationOffice of the Chief Technology Officer of the

District of ColumbiaPhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and

Manufacturers Association)Raytheon

Finger Lakes RegionalRochester, NY

Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedCast Industries LLCCounty of Monroe Industrial Development

AgencyDemocrat & ChronicleEastman Kodak CompanyHarris Corporation, RF Communications

DivisionIBM Global Technology Services (GTS)Monroe County Executive Maggie BrooksMonroe MufflerOrtho-Clinical DiagnosticsWilliam PollockRochester Business JournalRochester Institute of TechnologySWEET Sign SystemsXerox CorporationRonald L. Zarrella n

Florida RegionalOrlando, FL

BAE SystemsDeVry University OrlandoFlorida High Tech CorridorHarris CorporationKennedy Space Center, NASALeftwich Consulting EngineeringLockheed Martin Missiles & Fire ControlMotorola FoundationNorthrop Grumman Integrated SystemsProgress EnergyRINI Technologies, IncUnited Space AllianceUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of South Florida

Greater Kansas City RegionalKansas City, MOArcher TechnologiesBayer HealthCare —

Animal Health DivisionBlack & VeatchBurns & McDonnell EngineeringButler ManufacturingDeVry UniversityDST Systems, Inc.Dunn Family FoundationEwing Marion Kauffman FoundationGarminGeneral Motors Fairfax Assembly PlantHoneywell FM&TMasterCard CorporationMetropolitan Community CollegeMidWest CADMidwest Research InstituteMOREnetThe Sprint FoundationUniversity of Missouri Kansas City School of

Computing and Engineering

Greater Toronto RegionalMississauga, ON, CanadaBell CanadaS.M. Blair FoundationBombardier AerospaceBruce PowerImperial Oil FoundationMcMaster UniversityMDA Space MissionsPower CorporationRockwell AutomationTD Bank FinancialToronto HydroUniversity of TorontoUniversity of WaterlooYouth Science Canada

Hawaii RegionalHonolulu, HI

A & B FoundationAloha Air CargoBAE SystemsBooz / Allen / HamiltonFedEx HawaiiHawaii Air CargoHawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Inc.Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc.Honolulu Community CollegeJN Group/Castaglione A Casauria FoundationMarriott InternationalMatson Navigation CompanyNASAQueen’s Medical CenterUnited Laundry Services, IncThe University of HawaiiUSA FundsWestPac International, Inc.

“ Our students can be their own economic stimulus packages by leveraging their skills into self-sustaining careers and help with the issues we face in the 21st century.”

Dr. Woodie Flowers FIRST Executive Advisory Board

Chairman

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Israel RegionalTel Aviv, TA, Israel

Aufzien FoundationBialkin Family FoundationDavid & Mary BoiesMuriel & Bert Brodsky Family FoundationAlfred & Jane BrodyCity of Tel AvivLeon & Toby CoopermanJames DimonIrwin DorrosMitzi & Warren Eisenberg FamilyEricsonJeff GoldmanMarc GoldmanGoldman Sonnenfeldt FoundationAlfred G. GoldsteinJeff GoodmanPaula & Jerry GottesmanEugene & Emily Grant FoundationInternational MatexJewish Communal FundsKahn Family FoundationDean Kamen nEarle W. KazisFrank LautenbergLeumi Robotics Center at the TechnionRobert J. Levenson Family FoundationM. G. International ConsultingBernie Marcus FoundationSebastian “Mike” MartoneMorris OffitMotorola FoundationOrange - Partner CommunicationsParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)Claudio & Penny Pincus

Burton P. ResnickJoseph E. Robert, Jr.Danial & Joanna Rose FundEdward B. Rust, Jr.Stephan Shepard & Lynn PovichWalter ShipleyHenry & Marilynn Taub FoundationTechnion-Israel Institute of TechnologyVanvleck Realty PartnershipHarlan WaksalThe Weiss FoundationJosh Weston sJosh s and Judy Weston Foundation

Las Vegas RegionalLas Vegas, NV

AlbersonsAmercian Pacific CorporationBechtel SAIC Company, LLCDr. Robert Mendenhall and Las Vegas Paving

CorporationNational Security Technologies, LLCSpectronixUniversity of Las VegasUniversity of Las Vegas Office of

the President

Lone Star RegionalHouston, TX

Arc SpecialtiesASME InternationalBAE SystemsBPConocoPhillipsCarla DoyneExxonMobil FoundationGE EnergyMichael Goodwin

Greater Texas FoundationJacobs EngineeringKellogg Brown & Root, LLC (KBR)Linn EnergyNASA Johnson Space CenterRockwell Fund, Inc.The Williams FoundationWilliams Gas Pipeline

Los Angeles RegionalLong Beach, CA

BAE Systems-Land and ArmamentsDisney Worldwide Outreach-ImagineeringMcLaughlinNASA-JPLKenneth & Eileen Norris FoundationOppenheimer Family FoundationBaadal PatelJill & Stephen PettyRaytheonTeradata CorporationUSC, College of Engineering

Michigan FIRST EventsAmphenolAndroidArialinkArt Craft Display, Inc.ASMEAutocamAVLBlarney CastleBlueWater Technologies Group Inc.Boathouse RestaurantBooz Allen HamiltonCastaing Family FoundationCatering by Kelly’sThe Chrysler FoundationCity AnimationColonial Party Event RentalCousin Jenny’sCuppa Joe Warehouse LoungeThe Delphi FoundationDTE Energy FoundationEastern Michigan UniversityFastenalFlexco / Clipper Belt LacerFord Motor CompanyGorman’s Home Furnishings and

Interior DesignGrand Valley State UniversityGrandView CateringHaworth, Inc.Integrated ControlsInteva ProductsITT Technical InstituteJR Automation - JC HuizengaKendall ElectricalKettering UniversityLacks Enterprises, Inc.

Lansing Community CollegeLois and Tauno WilliamsMCM ElectricMeijer FoundationMichigan State UniversityMichigan State University Department of

Mechanical EngineeringMichigan Technological UniversityMorrison FoundationMusical MemoriesParkway CommunicationsPepsiPioneer ConstructionProgressive AEPTCRockwell Automation FundRotary Club of Traverse CityS.R.V. Services Inc., Electrical DivisionSAE Detroit SectionSearch Plus InternationalSebastian FoundationSound EnvironmentsSteelcaseSunbelt RentalsTARDECToyotaTroy Foundation for Educational ExcellenceTroy School DistrictWashtenaw Community CollegeWWJ NewsRadio 950

Microsoft Seattle RegionalSeattle, WA

DigiPen Institute of TechnologyEdelmanEnterprises InternationalITT Technical InstituteMicrosoft CorporationPlatt ElectricTechAmerica

Midwest RegionalChicago, IL

Baxter International, Inc.Caterpillar FoundationCasey CowellElite CommunicationsThe Field MuseumFrank FeracoKeith FisherJeffrey & Cidney GolmanWendy GrossIllinois Institute of TechnologyInventablesKeythLS ResearchMcDonaldsMotorola FoundationOCA VenturesRonald Raskin

T & C Schwartz FamilyMichael SeedmanHoward SilvermanKenneth SinkoAnthony & Karen SobelSports AwardDavid SternbergUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoJay Whipple

Minnesota 10,000 Lakes RegionalMinneapolis, MN

3M CorporationBAE SystemsBoston Scientific CorporationThe Medtronic FoundationParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)University of Minnesota

Minnesota North Star RegionalMinneapolis, MN

3M CorporationBAE SystemsBoston Scientific CorporationThe Medtronic FoundationParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)University of Minnesota

NASA / VCU RegionalRichmond, VA

BAE SystemsBluePrint AutomationBooz / Allen / HamiltonCapTech VenturesComputer Resource TeamCrenshaw-Singleton PropertiesDataNet Systems CorpDominion DigitalDominion PowerDuPont Spruance, RichmondECPI College of TechnologyFlexicellGenworth Foundationglobal glacéau vitaminwater & glacéau

smartwaterGreater Richmond Technology CouncilGroot Family FoundationJewett Machine Lockheed MartinLockheed Martin Undersea SystemsMicron Technology, Inc.NASANASA-Goddard Space Flight CenterThe Nertherlands American Community

Trust, Inc.Northrop GrummanRaytheonRichmond Joint Engineers’ CouncilSam’s ClubScience Museum of VirginiaShowbest Fixtures Corp.

Sonic Tools, L.P.State Fair of VirginiaSweet Briar CollegeSyCom TechnologiesUkrop’s Super Markets, Inc.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Council on Advanced Technology

Skills (VCATS)

New Jersey RegionalTrenton, NJ

ADP FoundationAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.Bank of AmericaDonald BowersBristol-Myers Squibb FoundationBrother International CorporationJennifer ChalstyDSI RF SystemsVictor GroisserIntegra FoundationJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesLockheed Martin CorporationMetLife FoundationMorehouse EngineeringNASANational Philanthropic TrustNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNovartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationOrtho McNeil Janssen PharmaceuticalsPort Authority of New York & New JerseyJosh s & Judy Weston

New York City RegionalNew York, NY

Sanjiv BhattBloombergJeremiah & Karen CallaghanConEdisonCredit SuissePatricia DalyD.E. Shaw & CompanyDeVry College of New YorkReham FagirlCherrie Fleisher-StraussCatherine GeczikKatherine GleesonGoldman SachsGoldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation FundGoogle Inc.Johnson & JohnsonJP Morgan Chase FoundationEdina JungRichard KatzmanJohn KeenanJohn KenneyMark KirschKenneth & Jerilyn Kronen

The Lipper Family Charitable FoundationThomas & Paula Gabrielle McInerneyMetLifeMTA - New York City TransitGerard MuldoonNASANew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew York Stock Exchange FundNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.Polytechnic Institute of NYUPort Authority of New York & New JerseyDavid RichardInna SlavinSONY Corporation of AmericaDaniel SpadaroAlfred SpectorTerex CorporationKent TungTwo Sigma Investments LLCJames R. Utaski nViscontiJohn & Amy Weinberg FoundationJosh Weston sJosh s & Judy Weston Foundation IncTony Yee

Oklahoma City RegionalOklahoma City, OK

ABB Inc.BAE Systems Land & ArmamentsCardinal EngineeringMike CawleyCherokee NationChesapeake EnergyChickasaw NationMickey L. ClaggCreative Oklahoma, Inc.Dell, Oklahoma CityElliot & Associates ArchitectsRobert E. Howard IIIdeas Mfg., Inc.Steve Mason - Cardinal EngineeringMcElroy Manufacturing, Inc.MSC Industrial SupplyOklahoma Aeronautics CommissionOklahoma Business RoundtableOklahoma Center for the Advancement of

Science & TechOklahoma City Convention And Visitors

BureauOklahoma Department of Career and

Technology EducationOklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University College of

EngineeringThe OklahomanSamsonSaxum CommunicationsSonic Corp.

University of OklahomaUniversity of Oklahoma College of

EngineeringUniversity TulsaThe Williams Foundation

Oregon RegionalPortland, OR

AutodeskBonneville Power AdministrationCity of WilsonvilleEdelmanESCO Corp.FLIRITT Technical InstituteMentor GraphicsMicrochip Technology, Inc.Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryOregon State UniversityPlatt Electric SupplyPortland Arena ManagementPortland Community CollegeTechAmericaTechStartXerox Corporation

Palmetto RegionalClemson, SC

BMWCollege of Engineering and Science,

Clemson UniversityComporium CommunicationsDuke EnergyFluorThe InterTech GroupMB KahnMichelinPalmetto NetPalmetto Partners for Science and

TechnologyScan SourceSouth Carolina Broadcaster¹s AssociationSouth Carolina Department of EducationSquare DVerizon

Peachtree RegionalDuluth, GA

ASMEAutomationdirect.comArthur M. Blank Family FoundationCisco Systems Inc.DeVry UniversityEdelmanGeneral Electric VolunteersGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Power/Georgia Power Foundationglobal glacéau vitaminwater & glacéau

smartwaterKimberly ClarkLockheed Martin

Mark PieroniThe Motorola FoundationNetherlands American Community TrustMark PieroniSiemens Energy and AutomationSouthern CompanySouthern Polytechnic State UniversityTeradata CorpTurner Broadcasting

Philadelphia RegionalPhiladelphia, PA

Drexel UniversityDuPontETCGE FoundationLockheed Martin Corporation - MS2Motorola FoundationPECO (Exelon)Rohm and Haas CompanyTemple University

Pittsburgh RegionalPittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon UniversityFoster Miller / Applied PerceptionGE FoundationHoward Heinz EndowmentParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)University of Pittsburgh

St. Louis RegionalSt. Louis, MO

ABNA EngineeringHarry BakerJames G. & Catherine Berges Donor Advised

Fund at the University of Notre DameThomas G. Cornwell

The Doerr FamilyDRS TechnologiesEmersonEmployees Community Fund of Boeing St.

LouisEnterpriseRichard C. D. Fleming and Sarah B. SmithInnoventorITT Technical Institute-Arnold James Mulligan PrintingDr. and Mrs. Ernest G. JaworskiLindenwood UniversityCarol B. LoebMasterCard WorldwideDouglas & Denise McElveinMissouri University of Science & TechnologyGordon RobinsonThe Saigh FoundationSt. Louis Chapter of the Society for

Manufacturing EngineersSt. Louis Community CollegeThe Saint Louis Science CenterSaint Louis UniversityThe Seeser FamilyThe Society of American Military EngineersSpoehrer Family FoundationWestwood Country Club

Sacramento RegionalDavis, CA

Abbott Laboratories FundChevron Energy Technology Co.Regents of the University of California

San Diego RegionalSan Diego, CA

BAE Systems, Inc.

“ Programs and initiatives aimed at capturing students’ creativity and hunger for knowledge will 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.”

Governor Donald L. Carcieri of Rhode Island

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BAE Systems-Land and ArmamentsMotorola FoundationQualcomm, Inc.Teradata CorporationViasat, Inc.

SBPLI Long Island RegionalHempstead, NY

BAE SystemsBDS SolutionsBethpage Federal Credit Union Brookhaven National LaboratoryCEMSDeVry College of New YorkFarmingdale State CollegeFESTO CorporationHofstra UniversityInfoHighway, Inc.Ingerman Smith LLPSenator Owen H. JohnsonLong Island Fiber ExchangeMunicipal Testing LabsNassau Educators Federal Credit UnionnGeneYes Inc.North Atlantic IndustriesNorthrop Grumman CorporationOld Dominion Freight LinesOmniTurnSouth Oaks HospitalSuffolk County Chapter New York State Society of

Professional EngineersStony Brook UniversityTeachers Federal Credit UnionZiehm Medical LLC

Silicon Valley RegionalSan Jose, CA

BAE Systems-Land and ArmamentsGoogle, Inc.NASA-Ames Research CenterParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)San Jose State University-College of Engineering

Waterloo RegionalWaterloo, ON, Canada

MaplesoftNDIQuanserRIMTD Bank FinancialToyota Motor Manufacturing CanadaUniversity of WaterlooYouth Science Canada

Wisconsin RegionalMilwaukee, WI

American Council of Engineering Companies - WIBadger MeterBrady CorporationEngineers & Scientists of MilwaukeeGE Healthcare

J. F. Ahern Company Ladish Co. FoundationM & I BankGeorge E. MainmanMarquette UniversityMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee School of EngineeringGeorge & Julie MosherMSI GeneralNorthern Bank and TrustOshkosh CorporationP & H Mining EquipmentPlexus CorporationPolymath, Inc.QuadTech, a Division of QuadGraphicsRockwell Automation FoundationThomas Products, a division of Gardner

Denver IncVertz Insurance AgencyWaukesha County Technical College

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TOP TEAM SPONSORS(10 or more teams in 2009)

3MBAE SystemsThe Bezos Family FoundationBloomberg L.P.The Boeing Company Booz / Allen / HamiltonCaterpillar Inc.Cerner CorporationThe Chrysler FoundationCon EdisonDelphi CorporationDeVry UniversityFord Motor CompanyGE VolunteersGeneral Motors CorporationGoogle, Inc.Honeywell International Inc.Houston RoboticsIndiana Department of Workforce

DevelopmentITT Technical InstituteEwing Marion Kauffman FoundationLockheed Martin CorporationMedtronic Inc.Motorola FoundationNASANASA, Johnson Space CenterNorthrop Grumman CorporationNypro Community Spirit Team GrantOklahoma State Department of EducationThe Port Authority of New York &

New JerseyParametric Technology Corporation (PTC)QUALCOMM IncorporatedRaytheon

Rockwell AutomationToronto District School BoardThe Texas High School Project Fund of

Communities Foundation of TexasVerizon Communications Inc.The Walt Disney CompanyXerox Corporation

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION STRATEGIC ROOKIE TEAM GRANTORSJohn Abele n

William “Bill” DoyleGordon Lankton s /”Nypro Community

Spirit” Team GrantsPershing Square Foundation/Bill AckmanJames R. Utaski n

Josh Weston sRonald L. Zarrella n

2009 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAM SPONSORS!NVENTIVITY100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.21st Century Fund3 Dimensional Services303 RAMP3M3M Dyneon3M Foundation3M Wonewok4FrontiersA & C MetalsA&M Industrial SupplyA & M Precision Measuring Services Inc.A-1 ManufacturingAAIAAI CorporationDr. Mary AalandAalderink Electric Co.Aaron Industries, Inc.Aaron’s Family Fun CenterAARPABBABB DrivesABB RoboticsAbbott Diabetes Care, A Division of Abbot

LaboratoriesAbbott FundABC SignsABCO AutomationJohn Abele nThe ABLE TrustABLE, Inc.AccessAccess InternationalACCP & CHEST FoundationACEACE AutoACE Clearwater EnterprisesAce Communications Group

ACE HardwareACE Hardware of San LeandroAce MetalsACE RoboticsThe Ackman Family FoundationL. AckmanAcord HoldingsAcrotechACTIActive ShockACTUS Lend LeaseADC TelecommunicationADPADP FoundationAdpro of OK, Inc.Advance Turning & Mfg. Inc.Advanced Composites GroupAdvanced Industrial SupplyAdvanced Manufacturing Techniques Inc.Advanced Polymer Coatings Ltd.Advanced Science and Technology

Education Center, Inc.Advanced Technology ServicesAdvanceSCAdvionAEPAEP OhioAEP SWEPCOAEP-American Electric PowerAEP-American Electric Power (Elkhart, IN)AEP-PSOAeroflexAerojetAeronauticsAetna Life & Casualty Company

AFCEA HawaiiAFCEA San DiegoAFFECTA Frame Awards, Inc.Africa Israel, Bank Leumi, RefaelAfter School MattersAG New EnglandAgawam Robotics Education Association

Inc.Agilent Technologies, Inc.AHS PTSAAIAIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics

and Astronautics)A.I.A. PlasticsAimPoint TechnologiesAir AssuranceAir Quality SciencesAirborn FlightwareAirbusAircom ManufacturingAirline HydraulicsAkamai FoundationAkimeka, LLCAlaska Robotics Education Assoc.Albany Rotary ClubsAlbany Schools FoundationAlbertsonsAlcoa FoundationAlcoa HowmetAlderman Chevrolet and ToyotaAlexander & AssociatesAlexander & Baldwin Foundation-Matson

Navigation CompanyAlexandria RealityAlgonquin College

Allegro Microsystem Inc.Allergan Inc.Alliance BankAllied Fence CompanyAllison TransmissionAlloy CuttingAloha Computer Consulting & RepairAlphaPlexALRO SteelThe Alstar CompanyAlstomAlstom Power, Inc.ALTA Design and Manufacturing IncAltairAltekAltshuler ShahamAltuglas International Arkema GroupAltusAlubinThe Alumni Association of The Bronx High

School of ScienceAlwaysAl Xander Company, IncAM GeneralAmberwave SystemsAMDAmeren Illinois UtilityAmerican Acrylics USA LLCAmerican Association of Blacks in EnergyAmerican Astronautical SocietyAmerican Electric PowerAmerican Electrical Inc.American FederalAmerican Heritage Education FoundationAmerican Legion Post #24

American Nuclear Society RRSDAmerican Savings BankAmerican Society for QualityAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Naval EngineersAmerican Tank and Fabricating Co.American Welding SocietyAmerityreAmetekAMF Automation TechnologiesAmherst QuarriesAmplifier-ResearchAmVets Centerburg Post 59AnadarkoAnadigicsAnalex CorporationAnalogic CorporationAnalytical Graphics Inc.Analytical Mechanics AssociatesAnderson Power ProductsAndrew and Judith Economos FoundationAndroid IndustriesAndyMark, Inc.Angelina Community CollegeAnheuser-BuschAnver CorporationAnything VinylApex Machine Co.Apex Manufacturing Services LtdApotex Inc.Apple Skin MediaAppleby CollegeApplied DesignApplied Industrial TechnologiesApplied Manufacturing Technologies

Applied Systems IntelligenceApplied Welding TechnologyAPSCO Inc.Aquila, Inc.ARC SpecialtiesArcadis EngineeringArcata Associates, Inc.Arco Construction Co.AREAArgent Assoc., INC.Arial FoundationARINC Technical Excellence SocietyArizona FIRST CommitteeArizona FIRST SupportersArizona Latino Research EnterpriseArizona Mechanical InsulationArizona State UniverstyARL (Army Research Laboratory)ARMArmada LionsArmazem dos ParafusosArmed Forces Communication Electronic

Association Education FoundationArmed Forces Communication Electronic

Association Education of HawaiiARO TechnologiesArrow Metal StampingArtec InteriorsARVEST BankArylessenceASCE HawaiiAscentiumASCOASECO Integrated SystemsAsh FoundationAshbrooke Independent SchoolAshley Lions ClubASI TechnologiesASME InternationalASME International Petroleum Technology

InstituteAspen Systems, Inc.Aspenware Internet SolutionsASRCAssatecAsymtekAT&TATK (Alliant Techsystems)ATK SpaceAtlanta Gas LightAttractions Unlimited, Inc.ATW: Advanced Technology and TestingAUDIBLE.COMAurora Flight Sciences CorporationAusco Inc.Austin, Tsutsumi, & AssociatesAutodesk, Inc.Automated Systems

Automation DirectAutomation ElectronicsAutomation Services Inc.Autonomous Solutions, Inc.AutoTraderAUVSIAvineonAvis Rent a CarAVLAVL North America, Inc.AXA Advisors LLCAxiom Technology ServicesAZCTEAzure DynamicsB & A MotorsportsB&G Deli CaterersB.C. CanvasB.L.A.S.T., INC.B3 Advanced Communication SystemsDr. Charles & Jeanne BaconBad Boys From Bay Shore Ltd.BAE SystemsBAE Systems- Ft Walton Beach, FlBAE Systems Land & ArmamentsBAE Systems Norfolk Ship RepairBAE Systems-Mobility & Protection SystemsThe Baehr FoundationBains Auto CentreBaker Bookkeeping and TaxesBaker CollegeBaker Hughes-CentriliftThe Bakken MuseumBalance Product DevelopmentBaldwin Foundation for EducationBall Aerospace & Technologies CorpBall State UniversityBallard High School PTSAThe Balloon DetailBallston Spa National BankBaltimore Area Alliance (BAA)Baltimore City Public School SystemBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Alumni

AssociationBangor MetalsBank HapoalimBank of AmericaBanks Integration Group Inc.The William C. Bannerman FoundationThe Barrie FamilyBarry-Wehmiller\PCMCBarth Electronics, IncBartlesville Rotary ClubBartlett FoundationBarton Malow RiggingBassett Furniture, Inc.BattelleBattelle Energy AllianceBattelle Memorial Institute

Battle Creek Community Foundation Youth Alliance Council

Bauer Soft WaterBausch & Lomb IncorporatedBaxter Healthcare CorpBay Shore SystemsBB&T Captial MarketsBBN TechnologyBDBD DiagnosticsBE AerospaceBE&KBeall Trailers of California, Inc.Bear Spring CampsBearing Belt Chain Company, a Division of

Purvis IndustriesBeatty InternationalBeaufort County School DistrictBeaverton Education FoundationBeaverworksBechtelBechel International, IncBeckman CoulterBedford Insurance GroupBeechwold HardwareBeitzel CorporationBell CanadaBell HelicopterBell LabsBelleville KiwanisBend ResearchBennett ConstructionBennington MarineBenson ElectricBentley ManufacturingBentley Systems IncorporatedBentley World PackagingBerger Manufacturing, Inc.Berkshire PowerBerry ConstructionBest BuyBest FamilyBeth-El Zikhron YaaqovLaurel Beukelman - State FarmBevill State Community CollegeThe Bezos Family FoundationBGSU Firelands CollegeBH ElectronicsBHP BillitonBig Ball MarathonBig Country Hickory Pit BBQBill Davis Inc.Billington Manufacturing Inc.Billy Goat IndustriesBimbaBiogen Idec FoundationBio-Rad

“ You can see the lights going on in their heads as they are coming up with all these imaginative ways to solve the missions.”

Scott Gray Electrical Engineer

FLL “Nuclear Knights” Coach

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Bishop’s OrchardsBittware, Inc.B-K LightingBlack & DeckerBlack & VeatchBlackhawk Model Railroad AssociationBlackstone Valley Vocational Regional School

DistrictBlank Sheet, Inc.The Arthur M. Blank Family FoundationBryan BlankenshipBLAST

(Building Louisiana Science and Technology)BLAST FoundationBLITZ SolutionsBloedorn LumberBloomberg L.P.Blubstein Metal WorksBlue Door ConsultingBlue Print AutomationBlue Ridge Tool, Inc.Blue River Community FoundationBlueChip Machine & FabricationBluefin RoboticsBluff PlasticsBMG Metals, Inc.BMP MetalsBoard of Education Member, Margaurite

Poindexter LaMotte, District 1The Boeing Company The Boeing Company — Israel The Boeing Company — St. Louis, MoBoeing Employees Community FundBoise Schools Education FoundationBombardier AéronautiqueBooker T. Washington Foundation

for Academic ExcellenceDr. Ray BookerBooz / Allen / HamiltonBorgWarner Morse TECBOSCHBosch RexrothBoston Engineering CorporationBoston Scientific CorporationBoston UniversityBoulder City Chamber of CommerceBoulder City Home HardwareBoulder County CommunityBoulder Valley Credit UnionBountyBova’s HardwareBowie High SchoolBoyes ConstructionBoys & Girls Club of AmericaBPBP AmericaBP&R Engineering, Inc.Brackett AircraftBradley Investments, LLCThe Brady FoundationBrainard Rivet CompanyBrainPort TechnologiesBrascrilBrennan Equipment and

Manufacturing CompanyBresser Construction Management Inc.Brevard Public SchoolsBridgestone FirestoneBriggs & Stratton CorporationBriley SonicsBristol-Myers Squibb

British PetroleumBroadbent & AssociatesBroan NuToneBroken Arrow Partners in EducationBrookhaven National LaboratoryBrooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc.Brooks Automation, Inc.Brother InternationalDale and Shirley BrownBrown UniversityBrown’s NeedleworkBruce PowerBuca di BEPPOBuchanan & EdwardsBunge Morristown, INBunting Sand & GravelBureau of ReclamationBureau of Reclamation- Boulder DamPhillip & Lauren BurkumBurns & McDonnellBurns ControlsThe Burns GroupButterworth IndustriesBytewiseC C Marine ServicesC. Thorrez IndustriesCAB IncorporatedCableform, Inc.Cacioppo FoundationCAD MicroSolutions Inc.Caddo ElectricCal Poly Pomona UniversityCal Poly San Luis ObispoCalifornia Imaging InstituteCalifornia State University, Los Angeles-MEPCalifornia State University, NorthridgeCalit2Callidus TechnologiesCambridge AngelsCampbell’s SoupCampsmount Technology CollegeCAMS PTSOCanadian Space AgencyCanadian Standards AssociationCannon MuskegonCanon Virginia Inc.Capaldi CorporationCapcoCAPERCAPER of Richmond, VA.Capital Area Partners for Educational ReformCapital FabricationCapriolCapsugelThe Carcannon CorpCardinal fgCardinal Industrial Finishes

Cardiomind, IncCARE GrantCareer & Technical Training, LLCCareer Technical Education Foundation, Inc.Carfaro Railing, IncCargillCargill CorporationThe Cargill FoundationCarl Pearlman and AssociatesCarman-Ainsworth Education FoundationCarrier Corporation (a United Technologies

Company)Carris ReelsCase EngineeringCase Western Reserve UniversityCasper CollegeThe Castaing Family FoundationCastle & Cooke, Inc. Dole PlantationCat Cheoon RestaurantCaterpillar Inc.CBORDCedarwood Technical ServiceCelgard, LLCCellcom Israel LtdCembell IndustriesCenter for Space ResourcesCenterlineCenterPoint EnergyCentocor, Inc.Central Alumni Educational FoundationCentral Lakes CollegeCentral Powder CoatingCentral Texas STEM FOUNDATIONCentral Valley RoboticsCentre for Communication and Information

TechnologyThe CentreCerner CorporationCertTechCG Schmidt ConstructionCH2M HillThe Challenger Learning Center of Richland

County School District OneChaminade College PreparatoryCharles Machine Works (Ditch Witch)Charlie’s ChickenCharlotte Mechanical, LLCCharlottesville Venture GroupChatham Rotary ClubCheck-Mate Industries, Inc.Chelsea Comfort Inn and Conference CenterChelsea ToolChemTreatThe Chen FamilyCheney Tech PTOCherokee NationChevron CorporationChevron Oil

Chevron USA IncChicago Soft, LtdChick-fil-A, Dave LyleThe Ching FamilyChino’s Auto ServiceChipotleJ.A. and Carol ChristopherChroma TechnologyThe Chrysler FoundationChrysler Foundation-Mack Ave Engine PlantChrysler Proving GroundsChrysler St. Louis Assembly PlantCIM 3 EngineeringCirque du SoleilCisco SystemsCitizen’s State Bank of FinleyCitrixCity College of New York (CUNY)City of BeldingCity of EncinitasCity of HammondCity of Manassas Public Schools Education

Foundation, Inc.City of MilpitasCity of PaolaCity of PowayCity of Rishon LezionCity of Wilsonville, OregonCity TechCivil Air PatrolClal IndustriesClaremore Weld ShopClarionClarity ManagementClarke County Education FoundationClarkson UniversityClarkston RotaryClassic TurningCleveland County 4-H FoundationCleveland TechWorksCLS GroupClyde Bergemann, Inc.CMKLVCNC SoftwareCNC WoodcraftCOACH Robotics, Ltd.Coast 2 Coast CablesCoast AluminumCoast Aluminum and Architectural, Inc.Coast Crane CompanyCobb EMCCobhamThe Coca-Cola CompanyCoffey Machining ServicesCOGCO, Wireline IncBilly ColbertColborne Engineering

Collbran Job Corps Grand MesaCoLogiQColonial MetalsColonial Supplemental InsuranceColorado Plastic Products, IncColorado School of MinesColorado Space Business RoundtableColorado UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbus Public SchoolsColumbus State Community CollegeColumbus Technical CollegeColumbus Technologies and ServicesComau, Inc.Combustion DynamicsComcastComcast CableComDevComgrapCommencoCommerce BankCommunities Foundation of TexasCommunity Colleges of Baltimore CountyCommunity Education CoalitionCommunity Foundation of Danville

Pittsylvania CountyThe Community Foundation of Mt. Vernon

and Knox CountyCommunity Foundation of Northern IllinoisCompass SolutionsCompear DesignComplete Automated SolutionsComputer ConceptsComputer Resource Team, Inc.Computer U, Inc.Con EdisonCon Edison Bloomberg MediaConcept Systems, Inc.CONCYTEQConnie’s GlassConocoPhillipsConsolidated EdisonConsumers EnergyContinental CorporationContinental FabricatorsContinental TechnologiesControl AirControl Equipment CompanyConvatecConwayCool JewelsCooper Power SystemsCopper and Brass SalesCopperBend PharmacyCordis Corporation

(a Johnson & Johnson Company)Corman ConstructionCorning Tropel

Corporate PharmacyCorrosion Products, Inc.Corry Contract, Inc.Corry Industrial RoundtableCorry Lumber CompanyCorry Manufacturing CompanyCorry Rubber CorporationCountry Club BankCountry Wide RealtyCountywide Metal Fab & FinishCovanta EnergyCovell Funeral HomesCox & Company, Inc.Cox CommunicationsCPFilms, IncCPI Security SystemsCPS EnergyCPSD Law FirmCraftco Metal Services Inc.CraftsmanshipCrane Co.Creating Positive ChangeCreative Affair Universal Music Publishing

GroupCredit SuisseCredit Suisse First BostonCriterium-Turner EngineersThe Crosby GroupCrown Point Community FoundationCruiseHawaiiCrystal View Corp.CSICSTEMC-STEM Teacher & Student Support

Services, IncorporatedCSU-Fresno, College of EngineeringCTDICTS CorpCubic CorporationCuivre River ElectricCulver City Industrial HardwareCummings Inc.State Assemblyman Michael CusickThe Custom CompanyCustom CreationsCustom ElectronicsCustom FinishersCuyahoga Community CollegeCuyahoga County Workforce Development

Dept.CV RoboticsCVS Caremark Charitable TrustCyboSoftCypress Computer Systems Inc.D&E Machining Inc. D. E. Shaw & Co.D.R.M. Stakor and Associates, Inc.

D5Robotics : School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties

D6 Industries, Inc.Dahti SeatingDakota Prairie SupplyDana CorporationDana Holding CorporationDane County RoboticsDaniel Webster CollegeDaniel’sDaniels FoundationDan’s Robotic TeamDanville Pittsylvania County Chamber

of CommerceDanville Public Schools Gifted ResourcesDart FoundationDashiellDASI SolutionsDassault Falcon Jet Corp.Data TacticsDataHouseDavco Fab, Inc.Dave’s Glass and TintMary C. DavisDavison Tool & Engineering, L.L.C.Day ToolDayton SuperiorDaytona State CollegeDean Karl & Verna Lou ReidDecisive Analytics CorporationDee Que ProductionsDefense Acquisitions AgencyDefense Threat Reduction AgencyDelaware Valley Industrial Resource CenterDr. Nancy DelboyDelex Systems, Inc.The Dell FoundationDell Inc.Deloitte Services LPDelphi CorporationThe Delphi FoundationDelphi Steering Systems (a subsidiary of

Delphi Corporation)Delphi ThermalDelta Air Lines, Inc.Delta GasesDENSO Department of LaborDePuy, Johnson & Johnson CompaniesDesignTreeDevry UniversityDeWALTDexter ResearchDHACNYDr. Anil Dhar Medicine Professional Corp.Dhara Group of CompaniesDiagnostic Imaging Services

Diallo, Cromer, Toussaint, Posey & Polk, PLLCDidrikson AssociatesDigital FabricationDimensional CommunicationsDi’s Creative EdgeDiscount InvestmentsDiscount Tent RenterDiscovery Management GroupDISTek Integration, IncDiteba Research Laboratories Inc.Diversified Check Solutions LLCDiversified Global Enterprises -DGEDiversified Systems, IncDiversified Tooling GroupDixielineJames and Charolette DobbinsDobbs Tire and Auto CentersDoDDSDole Food Company of HawaiiDominionDominion Millstone Power StationDominion Nuclear Connecticut Inc.Dominion PowerDon’s Prop ShopDoor SystemsDorchester County CouncilDorelDorvo MaquinasDos CoyotesDott-Communications, LLCDouble Decker LanesDouglas Festival CommitteeThe Dow Chemical CompanyDow CorningDow Water Solutions

Dowling Company, Inc.William “Bill” DoyleDP ProductsDraper LaboratoriesDreamworks Animation skgDrexel UniversityDRH Design GroupDRN MachineDRS C3 Systems, LLCDRS TechnologiesDrumright High SchoolDSTDST InternationalDST Systems, Inc.DTA Inc.DTE EnergyThe DTE Energy FoundationDTS DigitalDublin Robotics BoostersDubno BrothersDuBois Consultants, Inc.Ducommun AerostructuresDuke EnergyDuncan Public Schools FoundationDupontDupont Advanced Fiber SystemsDuPont Center for Collaborative Research

& Education (CCRE)Dupont Chambers WorksDuPont DelisleDuPont EngineeringDupont-Fayetteville WorksDuquesne UniversityDurakon IndustriesDurst Lumber

“ Perhaps my example as a Coach can help show my daughter that women can enjoy science, technology, and engineering as well.”

L. Taylor Jr.FLL Coach

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Duty Free James RichardsonDynagramDynalectricDynamic Network ServicesDynatex InternationalDynegyEAAEagle Air MedEagle AllianceEagle Aviation Technologies, Inc.Eagle Fluid Power SystemsEagle Industries Inc.Eason GrantEast Coast AppraisalEast County ROPEast Harlem Tutorial ProgramEast Meadow Chamber of CommerceEast Meadow KiwanisEastern BankEastern Educational FoundationEastern Regional High School Board of Education The Eastern Sales & Engineering CompanyEastern Shore Community CollegeEastern Shore Defense AllianceEastman Kodak CompanyEast-West IndustriesEatonebm-papst Inc.EchraysEclectech, Inc.Eco-BatEcolab Inc.Dr. Andrew and Judith Economos FoundationECPI College of TechnologyEDAKEDFEdge Space SystemsEdgewater AutomationEDI-ECI Elevator CabsThe Edmar Abrasive CompanyEdmonds Community CollegeEducation Plus Credit UnionEducational Employees Credit UnionDouglas and Shari EdwardsEFC Systems IncEFD Inc.EFP CorporationEHAEITEl AlEl Camino CollegeEl Pomar FoundationElbit SystemsEldorado EnergyEldorado RockElectrical DynamicsElectrical Systems Services

Electrocal Inc.ElectrocraftElectroimpactElectronic Support SystemsElite Realty Inc.ElopEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEMCEMC Corporatione-Merging Market Technologies LLCEmersonEmerson Motor TechnologiesEmhart TeknologiesEMI Plastics EquipmentEmployees of Microchip Technology Inc.EMS TechnologiesEnable Training and ConsultingEnCana Oil & GasEncoder Products CompanyEnergy Lock, Inc.Energy SolutionsEngage Integrated Systems TechnologyEngel & Engel, P.A.Engine MonitorEngineered Automation Systems, Inc.Engineered SalesEngineering Aluminum FabricatorsENGlobalEnpro-TechEntegrisEntergyEntergy Grand Gulf NuclearEntripy Custom ClothingEnviro Systems Inc.Envision Radio CorporationEPIC Systems Inc.EPILOGEPIREPOHEquity ElevatorERDCErnst &YoungErvin Coppridge Machine CoeServeServ, a Perot Systems CompanyESETEskridge Inc.Estado de QueretaroEsty Environmental PartnersETHICON, LLCETHICON (A Johnson & Johnson Company)ETHOS Inc.ev3EvilRobotics.netEvjue FoundationEvolve MachinesEvonik Industries

Excel EngineeringExchange BankExelon Nuclear-Byron Generating StationExfoExplus Inc.Expressway Self StorageExtrude-A-TrimExtrude-A-Trim Aluminum WarehouseExxon Mobil CorporationExxonMobil Chemical CompanyFab2OrderFairchild SemiconductorFairfax Christian ChurchFairfield-Suisun RotaryFalls Church City TelevisionFANUC Robotics AmericaFANUC Robotics Inc.Farmer Machine CompanyFarmers InsuranceFarmers Union InsuranceFarmingdale UniversityFarrington Alumni and Community

FoundationFarrington Truck TowingFarwest AviationFastenalFCI Burndy ProductsFederal MogulFehr Graham & AssociatesDr. Earl FergusonFerndale Education FoundationFEST Booster ClubFesto CorporationFGOD1138FHNFHS EngineersFife Corp.Fike CorporationFikret Yuksel FoundationFiltrona FibertecFindlay’s Machine ShopFireLink, LLCFirestop SolutionsFirst Hawaiian ChocolateFirst National Bank of FletcherFirst RF CorporationFirst State Robotics, Inc.FirstEnergyFish & RichardsonFleet Ready Corp.Flexicell, Inc.FLEXTRONICSFlint HIlls ResourcesFlintcoFLIR SystemsFlorence Darlington Technical CollegeFlorida Air National Guard 114th Squadron

Florida FIRST FRCFlorida Hospital WatermenFlorida Space Grant ConsortiumFluid Power SocietyFlukeFluorFNBCFoamexFold-A-GoalFolsom Anesthesia Medical GroupFond du Lac Rotary ClubFord Assembly PlantFord Motor Co. of Canada, LimitedFord Motor Co., Fluke BiomedicalFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company Kansas City Assembly

PlantFord Motor Company-Team Ford FirstForest LumberFort Bend Focus, LLCGary FossFoster-Miller, Inc.Founder’s TavernFourte’ Design & Development, LLCFox Valley Technical CollegeFPL EnergyFrancis Parker SchoolFrank Design, LLCFrank’s Building SupplyFrazier AviationFrazier Park Ace HardwareFred Needel, Inc.Fred’s HardwareFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.FreeSurf

The Fremont Area Community FoundationFriends of 1923Friends of Region 15 FIRST Organizations LLCFriends of Sidney High School ScienceFront Range EngineeringF’SATIEfugleberg seed and beanFujiFilm Inc.The Future is MineFuture TechologiesG & L Precision Corp.G & L ToolGame StopGamewood Data SystemsGarminGarrett Container SystemsGatesGateway Technical CollegeGBAGE Aviation SystemsGE VolunteersGE Volunteers of GE HealthcareThe Geek GroupGeek SquadGelfand Family FoundationGene ToolsGenentech, Inc.GeneracGenerac Power Systems, Inc.General Bearing Service Inc.General CableGeneral DevicesGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Advanced

Information Systems

General Electric (GE)General Electric VolunteersGeneral Mills Inc.General Mills, AlternativesGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Arlington AssemblyGeneral Motors CanadaGeneral Motors CCRWGeneral Motors Engineering Structural

Development LaboratoriesGeneral Motors Flint Truck AssemblyGeneral Motors Finance StaffGeneral Motors FoundationGeneral Motors General Assembly

EngineeringGeneral Motors Grand Rapids Metal CenterGeneral Motors ManufacturingGeneral Motors MexicoGeneral Motors Milford Proving GroundGeneral Motors of CanadaGeneral Motors of Canada

(Engineering & Product Planning)General Motors Opel DivisionGeneral Motors PowertrainGeneral Motors Powertrain Corp.General Motors Research and DevelopmentGeneral Motors St. Catharines PowertrainGeneral Motors St. Catharines Powertrain

& OPGGeneral Motors WFGGentexGentle Giant Moving CompanyGenworth Financial, Inc.Geokon, Inc.George Mason UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology Robojackets

Georgia PacificGeorgia Power CompanyGeorgia Tech Research InstituteThe Gerber FoundationCindy GilbertGilford Rotary ClubGill IndustriesGirard FoundationGIT General Imaging TechnologyGivaudanGlass ProGleason WorksGlen MagneticsGlendale Community CollegeGlobal Controls & ElectricGlobal Re-Source FundingGlobal Science & Technology Inc.GlobalAgendaGame.comGlobalQuotaGloucester Education Foundation (GEF)Godwin PumpsGoldman SachsGoldstar Machine & ToolGone Tropo, LLCDr. J.K. GoodDr. Eileen GoodesGoodfellow Corp.GoodrichGoodrich AerostructuresGoodwin ServicesGoogle, Inc.Gordon KuwadaGordon Woods Welding SupplyGore DesignsGorman’s Gallery

GovConnection, IncGovernment Systems IPTGracoGraffi-T’sGrafTech CorporationGraham FoundationYvette & Larry GrallaGrand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Traverse Radiologists, PCGrand Traverse Stamping Division of AlcoaGrandview Heights Marble Cliff Education

FoundationGRAPCEP DavenportGraphite EngineeringGrasso PlazaGRAYBARGraystone Inc.Great Lakes Eye Consultants Peter D. Fedor,

M.D.Great Lakes Industry, Inc.Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.Great Plains Technology Center FoundationGreater Cleveland PartnershipGreater Nashua FIRST Robotics, Inc.Greater Texas FoundationZoe & Steven GreenGreenguardGreenville TechGregg Williams FoundationGriffin LandGrimsley’s Janitorial SupplyFred C. GrossGroton-Dunstable Education FoundationGroton-Dunstable Science, Technology,

Engineering and MathGrundmann ConsultingGrupo AndradeG-S Machine ShopGSD Group, Inc.GTRCF Assisting Children’s Education FundGuardian IndustriesGuerra ConsultingGues Sol ServicesGulf PowerGumboGeorge Gund FoundationsThe Todd and Mari Gutschow Family

FoundationGuyette CommunicationGVSUH&W FoodsHaberman FoundationMary HakodaHalco WeldingHaldex HydraulicsHalliburtonHallmark CardsHallmark Manufacturing. Co.

Halton District School Board PathwaysHamakua Macadamia NutHamilton FoundationHamilton Sundstrand (a United Technologies

Company)Hamilton Sundstrand Energy, Space &

Defense (a United Technologies Company)Hamilton Sundstrand Power SystemsHamilton Township Education Association

(HTEA)Hamlet Advanced TechnologiesHammerhead ConstructionJerry and Jean HammockHammond Sheet MetalHanlon EngineeringHanover Education FoundationHarcourt Trade Publishers, Houghton Mifflin

Riverdeep GroupHardcore Racinghardware hankHardwood LineHarker FoundationHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson of YorkHarold and Goldie BegleyHarris & Bruno InternationalHarris CorporationHarro HoflingerHartfiel CompanyHartford Engineering, LLCHartford Public SchoolsHartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance

CompanyHart’s True Value HardwareHarvest FoundationHarvey IndustriesHasbro, Inc.Haskins Inc.Haskins SteelHatchHatch Mott MacDonaldHatton Mens ClubHawaii Electric Light CompanyHawaii Nut and BoltHawaii Space Grant ConsortiumHawaii Star BakeryHawaii Visitors and Convention BureauHawaiian Candies & NutsHawaiian DredgingHawaiian Electric Co, Inc.Hawk Institute for Space SciencesHawkeye Labor CouncilHaworth Inc.Hawthorne MachineryHayward FamilyHDR Archer One CompanyHE&M SawHeads Up Construction

Healthcare Facilities Management Society of New Jersey

Heart 4-HHeartland Fabrication

& MachineHeat Transfer SystemsHECOIrene HedrickHeights RotaryGreg HeilmanThe Bruce J. Heim FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsHenderson MillHendricks FabricationHenkel TechnologiesHenline Towing, Inc.Hennepin Technical CollegeThe Hennessy Family FoundationHenrico Education Foundation Inc.The Henry FordHerman Miller FoundationHeroic TecHershey CompanyHershey-Palmyra Sertoma ClubHerzing CollegeHerzliya MunicipalityHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.HHS Robotics Booster ClubHI SolutionsHiggs Tech ConsultingHigh Country Water JetHigh Tech Laser & EngravingHijinx ComicsHill PhoenixHillsborough Education FoundationHilltopHinckley ResearchHispanic Engineers National Achievement

Awards CorporationHitachi AutomotiveHitec RCDHK Systems Inc.Dr. L.L. HoberockKathryn K. HodgeHolland area Poker playersHolland Town CenterHollis & Miller ArchitectsHoly Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolHome DepotHome Depot GenevaHomeschool HUBHonda of AmericaHonda of America ManufacturingHonda R & DHoneywellHoneywell FM&THoneywell Hometown Solutions

“ I had no opportunities in the past. I didn’t have an interest in building robots and engineering and all that stuff. Now it’s opened up a whole new world for me.”

Alicia Coates SIATech High School student and

FRC “Team 1834” member

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Honeywell Inc.Honeywell InternationalHooker Furniture CorporationHorace & Laura WhitmanHoseltonHostRocket.comHot ChalkHot Rod ExpressHouse FoundationHouston Endowment, Inc.Houston RoboticsHoward County Public SchoolsHoward RoseBob HowardHR Textron Inc.The Hsueh FamilyHudson Farm FoundationHughes ResourcesHuizenga GroupHumber River Regional Hospital FoundationHydrafab Northwest Inc.HydraquipHygro-Serv Inc.HyperthermHytek PlasticsI & G Tooling, Inc.I. J. and Hilda M. Breeden FoundationIAF-ASSOCIATIONIAF-DEPOT 22IAIIannelli Construction Co. IncIBEW Local 280IBMIBM Corp Hazelwood, MOIBM T. J. Watson Research CenterICO Polymers

Idabel Foundation for Academic ExcellenceIdaho National LaboratoryIdaho State University GK12IDEOIDEXX LaboratoriesIDF 108IEEEIEEE Coulee SubsectionIEEE of AkronILC Alumni AssociationILC Dover, Inc.Illinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Manufacturing FoundationILMORImpact on EducationImperial Valley MESAIMPI ROBOTICSIMSIMT York & Bank of YorkIncodemaINCOTECIndian Peaks ACE HardwareIndiana Department of Workforce

DevelopmentIndiana Workforce DevelopmentIndustrial Metal SupplyIndustrial SpecialtiesInfineumInfrared Remote SolutionsInmarsatInnovation First, Inc.Innovative Manufacturing SolutionsInnovative NetworksInnovative SignsInSequenceInsight Technology, Inc.

Instrument Society of AmericaInSynergy EngineeringIntegra FoundationIntegra TelecomIntegralisIntegrated Combat SystemsIntegrated Control CorporationIntegrated Controls, Inc.Intel Corp.intelitekIntelitek/RobotecIntellectual Property ResearchIntellectual VenturesIntelli ResponseIntelligent Automation Inc.Intermec CorporationInternational Coal GroupInternational Council on Systems

EngineeringInternational School PTSAInternational Technology Solutions, Inc.Intertape Polymer GroupIntraloxIntuitive Surgical, Inc.Invensys Process SystemsInventory Sales Co.Iowa Fluid PowerIowa Space Grant ConsortiumIowa State University College of EngineeringIPAAIPEIIridescentIris Meyer RealtorsIron Horse DevelopmentIscarIsland Board DesignsIsrael Air ForceIsrael Aircraft IndustriesIsrael Navy Ship YardIssa Family FoundationIssaquah Schools FoundationISTIsthmus Engineering & ManufacturingIT KauaiItasca Community CollegeITEAItron, Inc.ITTITT CorporationITT IndustriesITT Power SolutionsITT Technical InstituteITT Technical Institute Tucson CampusITT Technical Institute-1930 Meyer Drury Dr.ITT Technical Institute-Arlington, TexasIturanITW DrawformIvy Tech Community College

iWozJ Adams Multimedia ProductionsJ EmbeddedJ W Faircloth and SonJ&F MachineJackson and TullJacobs EngineeringIrwin and Joan JacobsJacobs TechnologyJacobs Technology ROME GroupJacobs, ESCGJames CarpinoJanco ElectronicsJane RyanJanssenJanssen PharmaceuticaJarrett WeldingJava Signs Etc.JBC TechnologiesJBT FoodTechJCPenneyJCPenney Afterschool FundJE Dunn ConstructionJEAJech TechnologiesJEF IncJefferson Adult BoostersJefferson LabsJennings FoundationJens StudiosJerry’s PharmacyJersey Mike’s SubsJet Propulsion LabJim Minkey Remax TodayJLP Enterprises LLCJM WeldingJMC, Inc.JMHS PTSAJMP RacingJohn DeereJohn Deere Horicon WorksJohn Deere Waterloo OperationsJohn Tabacco SR. FoundationJohn Tyler Community CollegeJohnnys PizzaJohns Hopkins PathologyJohnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal

Products Worldwide Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products

WorldwideJohnson & Johnson PRDJohnson & Johnson VISTAKONJohnson Books & StuffJohnson ControlsJohnson Controls FoundationJohnson Research and

Development Co., Inc.

Joint Astronomy CentreJones Apparel CompanyJones Family FoundationJordan FundamentalsJostensJP Fabrication & RepairJR Automation Technologies, Inc.JRLONJT 3 LLCJubilee Housing Initiative & Community

Development CorporationJudson UniversityG. Michael Kabot, DDSKaDa Medical InstrumentsKahuku FarmersKaloke Technologies Inc.Kansas City Kite ClubKansas City Power and LightKarl Mey’s Collision & Paint CenterKastle GrindingKatArtKathy’s MusicThe Kauffman FamilyEwing Marion Kauffman FoundationKaydonKaydon BearingsKaz Inc.KBCKBRKC MachineKCP&LKCScoutKeihin Michigan ManufacturingBrenda KeithKell High School Robotics Team #1311Kellog Community CollegeKelly Aviation Lockheed MartinKenCo WestKennedy AssociatesKennell FamilyKenneth KogaKenosha Area Business AllianceKen-TronicsKentucky Engineering FoundationKentucky Fried ChickenKepco Inc.Kettering UniversityKey Technologies IncKG Projections, Inc.Master Sgt. Gary KimballKimberly-Clark CorporationKimble Precision, Inc.KimRayKimson’s Trading LLCKing’s SaddleryThe Kinna FamilyKionixKirk England-State Farm Insurance

Kirkpatrick BankKissick Family FoundationKitchellKIUCKiwanis Club Eustis FloridaKiwanis Club of ClevelandKiwanis Club of DanvilleKiwanis Club of Mount Dora FloridaKiwanis Club of Oregon IllinoisKiwanis Club of RamonaKiwanis Club of West BranchKiwanis Morning ClubKMT Robot SolutionsKnechts Ace HardwareKnesal Engineering Services, Inc.Dr. Dennis & Peggy KnoxKomax GroupKoOlina Resort and MarinaKOPCOKostalHal KrauseKrieger MachineKTS ToolingThe Kuan FamilyKUKAKuka Assembly & TestKwiatt Custom PaintL D Inc.L. A. City Councilman Bernard C. ParksL-3 CommunicationsL-3 Communications Integrated SystemsL-3 Communications Narda MicrowaveL-3 Communications, ComCept DivisionLa Crescent Community FoundationLABCONCOThe Lable PrintersLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space

PhysicsLabsphere, Inc.LabviewLaCourLadish Co.Laird PlasticsLake City Federal Bank FoundationLake City Medical CenterLake Country WoodworkersLake County Board of County CommissionersLake County CommissionLake Eustis Community FoundationLake Michigan CollegeLake Michigan Community CollegeLake Region MedicalLakeshore AgenciesLAM ResearchThe Lam Research FoundationLamar’s DonutsLanco Assembly SystemsLane Blueprint

Gordon Lankton s

”Nypro Community Spirit” Team GrantsLanmark Technology, Inc.Lannie Foster (Field Deputy) Office of

Marguerite LaMotteState Senator Andrew LanzaLaredo Women’s City ClubLaron EngineeringLARON IncorporatedLarry and Nancy RichnerLarry’s Machine ShopLas Cumbres Observatory Global TelescopeLASA Robotics AssociationDr. Richard Lasbury DDSThe Lau FamilyLawler Gear Corp.Lawrence Technological UniversityThe Lazarus GroupLa-Z-Boy Inc.LCF AmpsLCF EnterprisesLeadership Center for Science &

EngineeringLeadership KauaiLEAPLEAP University of New OrleansLee CompanyJustin LeeLee’s Summit Hy-VeeLeghart & Associates inc.Linda LeeLeis Machine ShopLeoni CorporationLeRoy Family Dental ClinicMr. LeskiThe Lesyna FamilyLewis Marine Supply of GreenportLFR, Inc.Liberty TownshipLifestyle FurnitureLifetime Portable Buildings, LLClijit.comLil’ Ricci’s Ken CarylLinamarThe Linde GroupC.A. LindellLinear LightingLinn-Mar Booster ClubLinn-Mar FoundationLion Brothers CorporationLipp GrantLitchfield Education FoundationLittle Dixie Moving CompanyLivernois Vehicle DevelopmentLiving LogosLLC GovConnection, Inc.Lloyd FarmsLloyd Industries

Ed and Sue LloydThe Lock BoxLockheed Martin Aeronautical SystemsLockheed Martin Coherent Technologies Inc.Lockheed Martin CorporationLockheed Martin Human Space ServicesLockheed Martin IS&SLockheed Martin KAPLLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire ControlLockheed Martin Simulation, Training and

SupportLockheed Martin Space Systems CompanyLoco TrendzLogan County CommissionLondon TigersWarren LoomisLos Altos RotaryLos Angeles County ROPLos Angeles Trade TechLos Angeles Trade Tech CollegeLower Merion School DistrictDr. Richard & Ann LoweryLowe’sLowe’s Home ImprovementLowe’s Precision MachiningLoyal Order of the Moose-Ithaca,

NY Lodge 666LR Cannon EnterprisesLSI LogicLSI, Inc.LSU Robotics Research LaboratoryDr. Hong Bin Lu & Hui JiangLuck Stone CorporationTom LudorfLufkin IndustriesLuminary MicroLuminexLutron Electronics, IncLXEM&K Metal Co.MAC, S.A.Machine MedicMack Tool EngineeringMack Trucks, Inc.Mackay ManufacturingMAESMagellan ArchitectsMagic Wand Car WashMagma Engineering Co.Magna Automotive SeatingMAIN ManufacturingMaine State Credit UnionManassas NextManhattan CollegeManhattan College School Of EngineeringMantz AutomationMarathonMariani’s Inn & Restaurant

Mar-Lee CompaniesMarquette UniversityMarquette University College of EngineeringMartha Holden Jennings FoundationMartin’s Machine ShopMarty’s Bag WorksMarvel Manufacturing CompanyMarvin WindowsMass Bay EngineeringMass PrecisionMaster Graphic Printing CompanyMatsonMatsuo TakabukiMaui Economic and Development Board

(MEDB)Maui Electric Co., Ltd.May Technology and ManufacturingMayo ClinicCaroline MayoMaytag Aircraft CorporationMB & R Engineering Inc.MBDA Missile SystemsMcCarter WeldingMcCarthy TetraultMcCasland FoundationMcCormick Family FoundationJohn McDermott FamilyWeldon McDonaldMcElroy ManufacturingThe McGraw-Hill CompaniesMcGuckin Hardware StoreMcHale CreativeMcInerny FoundationMcKesson Corp.MCL Machine - Tools

McMahon FoundationMcNeil Consumer and Specialty

PharmaceuticalsMcQ Inc.MDA RoboticsMDM ArchitectsMead Johnson NutritionalsMeadows ManufacturingMechanical Inc.Mecklenberg Electric Co-operativeMedallionMedical Device SolutionsMedtronic Inc.Meggitt Training Systems USMEIMeir ShamirMeland LumberMelfred BorzallMellonMemorial Robotics Booster ClubMendon FoundationMentor GraphicsMentor SearchMercedes Benz Research and

Development North AmericaMerchants’ Choice Card Services of TexasMerckMercury Computer Systems Inc.Mercury MarineMeriden Board Of EducationMeridian ServicesMerovan Office CenterMetal Casting TechnologyThe Metal Store

“ We need more kids like you… The fact that you’re here means you worked through your problems, you kept after it, you tried new approaches, and you shared ideas. Most important, you did not give up.”

Former President

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Metal SupermarketsMetal TechMetalasermetapurple Ltd.Metro Sports AssociationMexican American Engineers and ScientistsFred MeyerMGS MachineMiami UniversityMIC ConstructionMichael & Margaret SalvadorMichelinMichigan Advanced Robotics CompetitionMichigan State University StudentsMichigan TechMichigan Technological UniversityMickey ClaggMicro Analysis MicroAssembly TechMicrochipMicrochip Technology, Inc.Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technology VirginiaMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Israel R&DMidland KiwanisMid-Michigan Robotics AllianceMidrexMid-States Aluminum FoundationMidway Machine TechnologiesMidwest Fluid PowerMidwest Research InstituteMike DininnyMike HickeyMike’s Home RepairMililani High School Science Learning CenterMilken Family FoundationMiller Bearings and Motion SystemsMiller EnvironmentalMiller Place PTOMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee RotaryMilwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee SPEMin Plasticsmindsensors.comMine LIFELINE LLCMingo Career and Technical CenterMinnesota West Community & Technical CollegeMinnesota Wire And CableMinster MachineMiramar CollegeMishawak Sheet MetalMishimotoMississippi Power CompanyMIT

Mitchell Academy of Science and TechnologyMITEQMitutoyo Corp.Mobile Air TransportModern IndustriesModern Machining Co.Modern MetalcraftModiin MunicipalityMohave Community CollegeMonarch InstrumentMonroe AluminumMonroeville Area Chamber of CommerceMonsantoMonster CableMontclair Society of EngineersMonterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteMoog AircraftHershel MooneyMoraine Park Technical CollegeMorehouse EngineeringMorgan State UniversityMorris MachineMorris SouthThe Morse GroupGeorge & Julie MosherMotorola FoundationMotorola, Inc.MotusMount Dora Lions ClubThe Mountain Apple CompanyMP Robotics BoostersMPCMSC Industrial Supply Co.MSI, GeneralMSOEMt. Dora Community TrustMTAMTA-NYC Transit AuthorityMTCMTS Corp.Mueller ConstructioMueller IndustriesMullins RepairMultiple Reality PaintballMulti-Talent Resource CenterMunicipio de QueretaroM.J. Murdock Charitable TrustMustang MetalMustangs on the MoveMutant RobotsMyLaptopGPSNew York State

Senator Diane J. SavinoNACME (National Action Council for

Minorities in Engineering)NAEA Energy Massachusetts, LLCThe Nakamura Family

Charles Nakoa IIINanakuli PTSANarberth CurvesNASANASA Ames Research CenterNASA Dryden Flight ResearchNASA Glenn Research CenterNASA Glenn Research Center External

ProgramsNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA HeadquartersNASA Johnson Space CenterNASA JPLNASA Kennedy Space CenterNASA Langley Research CenterNASA Launch Services ProgramNASA Robotics Education FIRST

Sponsorship ProgramNASA Stennis Space CenterNational- A Unit of Kimball InternationalNational Academy FoundationNational ArmitureNational Auto SalesNational GridNational GuardNational Highway Traffic Safety

AdministrationNational InstrumentsNational Job CorpsNational Science FoundationNational Starch & Chemical CompanyNAV, LLCNaval Post Graduate SchoolNaval Research LaboratoryNaval Surface Warfare Center Carderock

Division (NSWCD)NAVSEA Detachment PacificNAVSEA Undersea Warfare CenterNCK SoftwareNCSU College of EngineeringNDIANECNeff PressNeighbors Empowering YouthNemecek InteriorsNerac, Inc.NetafimNetzer MetalcraftThe Neurosciences InstituteNevadaRedimixNew Braunfels Communications, Inc.New Dominion OilNew Hampshire Ball BearingNew Hampshire Technical InstituteNew Jersey Education Association (NJEA)New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)New London Precision Instruments, Inc.New Market Corporation

New Technologies, Inc.New World AssociatesNew York Air BrakeNew York City College of TechnologyNew York Container TerminalNew York State Senator Andrew LanzaNewark Public SchoolsNewtoc MediaNewTown SolutionsNexanNGCNGC Industries Inc.NH Charitable FoundationNICNick’s PizzeriaNighthawk RadiologyNikeNiwot FloristNJIT, Newark Public SchoolsNKCBI (North Kansas City

Bureau of Investigation)Noble First State BankNoble HardwareNoble Investment GroupNoble SolutionsNoblisNonin MedicalNord Family FoundationThe Nordam GroupNordson CorporationNordson-AsymtekNorfolk Navy ShipyardNorgrenNortelNorth American Machine Works

North Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth County YamahaNorth Dakota Space Grant ConsortiumNorth Eastern Michigan Industrial

AssociationNorth Fork SanitationNorth Shore Hanapa’a ClubNorth Shore NewsNorth State StorageNortheast Pennsylvania Tech Prep

ConsortiumNortheast UtilitiesNortheastern State UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthern Arizona UniversityNorthern Virginia Community College:

Manassas CampusNorthland Area FCUNorthland FoundationNORTHROCK INDUSTRIES,INCNorthrop Grumman CorporationNorthrop Grumman Newport News

ShipbuildingNorthrop Grumman Ship SystemsNorthrop Grumman ShipbuildingNorthrop Grumman Space TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Technical ServicesNorthrop Grumman, NASA Sounding Rocket

Operations ContractNorthwest Vista CollegeNorwich GlassNorwich PharmaceuticalsNorwich University David Crawford

School of EngineeringNotre DameNOVA

NovartisNoxsel-Waddell FoundationNPCrobotics.comNRG EngineeringNRP-JonesNSBE-AEDCNu Products SeasoningNuStep, Inc.The Nutty HawaiianNuvationNVISIANXPNYC Councilman James OddoNYC TransitNypro Inc.Oakland Community CollegeOceaneeringOceaneering Space SystemsOceanitOctopus EnterprisesODL, INC.OEM ControlsOEM Surplus Inc.OerlikonOhio State UniversityO.J. Mann Electric Services, Inc.Okada Trucking, Inc.OKC Life Member Pioneer ClubOklahoma College of ConstructionOklahoma Education Enhancement

FoundationOklahoma Educators Credit UnionOklahoma Electric CoopOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University College of Engineering (CEAT)

Old Point National BankOlin CollegeOlson PlasticsOlympus America Inc.OMAXOmnova Solutions FoundationON Semiconductor, Inc.On The Mark, Inc.One Point Inc.OneLegacyOntario Centres of ExcellenceOntario Power GenerationOperational Test Command U.S. ArmyOPGAL OPTRONIC INDUSTRIESOptimist ClubOptimist Club of OakvilleOptimist Club of SacramentoOptimist Club of West BranchOpusOrbital SciencesOrbital TechnologiesOregon Hawks Booster ClubOregon Rotary ClubOregon State UniversityOrion ComputingOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

(a Johnson & Johnson Company)Orthopaedic Hospital of Los AngelesOsborne Concrete Company and John D.

Osborne Trucking Inc.OSHEANOshkosh Corp.OSI

OSPIOsram-SylvaniaOSU College of Engineering,

Architecture & TechnologyOSU FIRSTOthon EngineeringOtis Elevator Company (a United

Technologies Company)OU College of EngineeringOUR Credit UnionOur Proud GrandmasOutback ManufacturingOwens Corning Technology CenterOyster Creek Rotary ClubP & GP F Development Inc.P&GP.A.S.T.Pacific Coast MetalPacific Gas & ElectricPacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.Pacific PrecisionPacific ScientificDanaher MotionPacific SteelePalisade BankPalmyra Area Education FoundationRichard W. Panek, DDSPapa John’s Pizza Co.Paragon TechnologiesParent Association of The Bronx High

School of ScienceParents of Bellarmine RoboticsParents of QCHS RoboticsParkerThe Parker GroupParker-HannifinParker Intellectual Property Law Firm, PLCParker PneutronicsParkrose HardwareParkway ElectricParsonsPartnership AlliancePasco ScientificPatrick Henry Community CollegePatrick MetalsPatriots Technology Training CenterThe Patuxent PartnershipPax-Sun EngineeringPazPC BrokersPDI DreamworksPeak PlasticsPearl DevelopmentPearl Harbor Naval ShipyardPearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMFPearson Packaging SystemsPedron’s Storage Co.Peer Consortium at JTCC

PEER Tech Prep ConsortiumPegasus, Inc.PelcoPelco Products, Inc.Pelco Structural LLCPender BrothersPeninsula Education FoundationPenn State Electro-OpticsThe Pentair FoundationPentair WaterPENTECHThe People of Newaygo CountyPEPCOPepin Manufacturing, Inc.PEPSI AmericasPerceptronics SolutionsPerkin’s GrantPershing Square Capital ManagementPershing Square FoundationPershing Square.Peterborough Game and HobbyPetersen & AssociatesPeterson AluminumPeterson ManufacturingPFG OpticsPfizer Inc.PGP CorporationPhadiaPharma TrustPhat FamilyPHD Inc.Lew & Linda PhillipsPhillips WeldingPHM CommunityPhoenix Masonic LodgePHToolPIABPicatinny ArsenalPicayune Eye ClinicPickett EnterprisesPiedmont Metal Fabricators Inc.Piedmont Technical CollegePiedmont Triad PartnershipPiedmont Triad Partnership-

WIREDAnita PinkhamPioneerPioneer ElectronicsPirelliPitangoPitney BowesPittsburgh Business RadioPizza Hut, Inc.PJM InterconnectionPlanet Hot RodPlanning Systems Inc.Plascore

PlattPlatt ElectPlaying @ LearningPlexus CorporationPlouse Machine ShopPM EngineeringPMI AtlantaPMRFPNC BankPNW AIAAPocket Money Recycling Co.Pointe Blank SolutionsPolaris IndustriesPolytechPolytechnic University of P.R.Pom WonderfulThe Port Authority of New York & New JerseyPort City Metal ServicesPort of Egypt MarinePort PlasticsPort Royal Landing MarinaPort Washington Educational FoundationPortland Community CollegeJohn and Margaret Post FoundationPowder River Power Company of SheridanPowell ElectricPowell-Watson Toyota of LaredoPower Workers’ UnionPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney Eagle SVCPraxairPre-Cast Installation SpecialistsPrecision RestorationPrecision Tool & DiePrefeitura de GravataiPremier DentalPremier SystemsPremier Tooling SystemsPREP-KCPrepress Graphic ProfessionalsPresentation High School Mathematics &

Science AcademyPressure Tube ManufacturingPRI RoboticsPribusinPrice EngineeringPride ManufacturingPrince Georges County, MDPRIORPrior Lake Optimist ClubProAct Marketing GroupProBuild Building MaterialsProcess Inovation and DesignProcter and GambleProduction Engineering Corp.Production Tool SupplyProfessional Plastics

“What better could you do than spend nights and weekends building robots with kids?”

Bob Schafer Engineered Automation Systems, Inc.,

FRC “Robo-Dawgs” mentor

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Project Lead the WayProject Solutions LLCPromation Engineering Ltd.Promedica Health SystemProportionAir CorporationProtoTestProvidge ConsultingPRP Inc.PSEGPTCThe PTR GroupPuget Sound PrecisionJames & Edward PulverBrian PurcellPurdue FIRST ProgramsPutterzQcept TechnologiesQimondaQimonda NAQimonda of RichmondQimonda RichmondQMDQuad Tech Inc.QuadTech a division of QuadgraphicsQuakertown National BankQUALCOMM IncorporatedQuality Tax ServiceQuality Vessel EngineeringThe Quan FamilyQueens College, CUNYQueen’s UniversityQuexcoQuicksilver clothingQuiktripQuimby Family Foundation

R & E RacingR&D PrecisionR&D Tool and EngineeringR.E.Y. Engineers, IncR.M. Towill Corp.RafaelRainbow CaffeRajswasser-Flaherty FamilyRalph R Willis Career & Technical CenterRamat Gan MunicipalityRandy WoodRanescoRanken Technical CollegeRapid4MationRappahannock Electric CooperativeRashi FoundationRAUK EnterprisesRayconnectRaytheon CompanyRaytheon Company - Integrated Defense

SystemsRaytheon IDSRaytheon Missile Systems, TucsonRaytheon NCSRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsRBC Dominion SecuritiesRCB BankRD ToolRebar Setters, Inc.Recapture MetalsRecticel North America Inc.Red Jacket RotaryReeves AutomationRefurbished Equipment MarketplaceRegion One ESC GEAR UP

Rehbein EnterprisesRE/MAXRenaissance ManRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRequest FoodsResearch In MotionReseda Women’s ClubRETLIF TESTING LABORATORIESRF Micro DevicesRhodiaRI Economic Development CorporationRice UniversityRichard & Susan Smith Family FoundationRichard ChevroletRichland County School District #1Richner Air ConditioningRiddell Sheet MetalRide and Show EngineeringRIFF Company, IncRingside CreativeRinker MaterialsRio Tinto Energy AmericaRite of PassageRite SolutionsRiverview Community BankRKF ConsultingRM Systems IntegratorsRoadrunner Mobile Truck RepairRob HealeyRobbinsville Education FoundationRobert and Donna DraneyRobert Bosch CorporationRobert Bosch, LLCRobert Wood Johnson FoundationRoberts Tool Co.Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRobin HobbThe RobobeesRobotics Engineering ExcellenceROC & Friends of RoboticsRoche CarolinaRockwell AutomationRockwell CollinsRocky Mountain Space Grant ConsortiumRodney Sweet Chiropractic CareRogue EngineeringRohm & Haas CompanyRolla Alumni of Beta Sigma PsiAaron Rollison Memorial FundRolls-Royce CorporationRoMan ManufacturingRonald C. CraneROP Contra Costa Co, CARosebank PropertiesRosendale Technologies, Inc.Rossbacher Insurance ServiceRotary Club of Agincourt

Rotary InternationalRotor Clip Company, Inc.Roush HondaRowe EngineeringRoyal King, Inc.RPIRTE Technologies, Inc.Rugby Eagles Aerie #3834Rugby Truck Bodies & EquipmentRugby Welding & MachineRuskinsRuss’ True ValueSenator Greg & Betty RybergRyersonS.A.M.E.S.T.O.P. of New JerseySachem Robotics Team 263 Booster ClubSacta Rashi FoundationSadoff and RudoySAE NW SectionThe Safa Center, New Wave Holistic Health

CenterSafe Operation Service, Inc.Sage Rutty FinancialSAICSainaSt. Catharines Corrugated ContainersSt. Jude Medical, Inc.St. Mildred’s Lightbourn Parent AssociationSt. Paul Machine & Design, Inc.St. Tammany Parish School BoardSalem County Community CollegeSalt River ProjectSam O. Hirota Engineers & SurveyorsSams ClubSamson Oil and GasSamuelSan Antonio CollegeSan Antonio TAMESan Diego College, Career & Technical

EducationThe San Diego County FairSan Diego County Sheriff’s DepartmentSan Diego Downtown Rotary ClubSan Diego East County Economic

Development CouncilSan Diego High FoundationSan Diego TurfSan Dieguito Academy FoundationSan Jose Job CorpsSan Marino High School PTSASan Ramon Valley Education FoundationSanders Sound SystemsSandvik, Inc.Santa Barbara Applied ResearchSanta Barbara County ROPSanta Clara UniversitySantee Cooper

SAPPI Paper CompanySapsis Rigging Inc.Saratoga BomaniteSarcos RaytheonSartomer CorporationSavannah River Nuclear SolutionsScaled CompositesSchaeffler GroupSchenck RotecSchilling RoboticsSchneider Electric CompanyThe Schneider Family FoundationSchool Construction Consultants

IncorporatedSchool District of Kansas City MissouriSchool District of Oconee CountySchoolhouse Foundation of PaolaDavid SchragerSchupan AluminumScience ‘82 and ‘78The Science and Technology GroupScience Applications International Corp.

(SAIC) - Ft. BenningScience Education InstituteSci-TekScitor CorporationScotiabankScreen Designs, Inc.ScriptProSeabotixSEAD architectureSeagate Corp.Seagate TechnologySecurity Service Federal Credit UnionSeemann CompositesSegway of RichmondSegway of ToledoSEMISentrinsicSES-AmericomSeven StudiosSeward County Community Area Technical

SchoolSeward ScrewShakespeare CompanySharbell Development Corp.Shawnee Mission Education FoundationShellSHELLShell International Technology, Inc.Jerry SheltonSherbrooke UniversitySheridan CollegeSheridan Tent and AwningSheridan WinnelsonSherrard Kuzz LLPShiflett Transport ServiceShigeru Tsubota

Shiloh IndustriesShinano Kenshi CorporationShining Rock LLCShirt ShackGen. Robert M. ShoemakerShort Pump Town CenterShow Me ControlsShowBest Fixture Inc.Si Se PuedeSiemensSiemens CorporationSiemens Energy & AutomationSiemens MobilitySiemens PLM SoftwareSiemon CompanySierra CollegeSierra Lobo, Inc.Sierra Radio SystemsSign DepotSign-A-Rama El SegundoSigns NowSikorsky Aircraft Corporation

(a United Technologies Company)Silicon ValleySil-ProSilva & Cia.SimplotSIMREX CorporationSims Metal ManagementSimventions, Inc.Singularity Clark LPSJ AutomationSkillStorm IncSlipNOT Metal Safety FlooringSMART ConsortiumsmartsearchSMC Corporation of AmericaSMESMED GravataiThe Smith Family FoundationSmith-DebnamSmiths MedicalSmurfit Stone Container CorpS.M.W. ToolingSmyth County School BoardSnap-onSnap-on ToolsSnappleSociety of American Military EngineersSociety of Hispanic Engineers and Science

Students (SHESS)Society of Hispanic Professional EngineersSociety of Mexican American Engineers and

Scientists (MAES)Society of Professional Engineering

Employees in AerospaceSociety of Women Engineers

Society of Women Engineers, Sacramento Valley Section

Sofinnova VenturesSolano Community FoundationSolano County Office of EducationSolano County Office of Education ROPSolgalSolidus Technical SolutionsSolidWorks Corp.Solutions for AutomationSonic EDMSonic ToolsSonny’s Enterprises, The Car Wash FactorySony ElectronicsSouth Bend Mayor’s After School ProgramSouth Carolina Department of EducationSouth Central Michigan WorksSouth Jersey Robotics, IncSoutheastern Louisiana UniversitySouthern Christian Leadership CouncilSouthern ElectronicsSouthern Engineering ServicesSouthern Expediting Inc.Southern SpecialtiesSouthfield Machining Inc.Southold AgwaySouthold PBASouthwest Research InstituteSouthwest WindpowerSpaceTECSpatial Corp.SPAWAR Center PacificSpecial Products and ManufacturingSpecial Technical ServicesSpecialty’s Our NameSPECO Tile & Marble, Inc.SPEEASperanza Brickworks, Inc.SpidertelSpirent CommunicationsSpirit AerosystemsSpokane Regional Chamber of CommerceSporos ComputersSport Performance Touch Up SpecialistSpring Creek Coal MineSprintSprint CorporationSquare D - Schneider ElectricSRI InternationalSRT-STEM CenterSSyDStaccato CommunicationsStafford County Economic

Development AuthorityStahlin EnclosuresStanley AssociatesStanley WorksWilliam J. Stanley, Jr.

Starbucks CorporationState ElectricState Farm InsuranceState of OklahomaState Street InvestmentsThe Staten Island FoundationSteaming Bean LLCSteel Fab, Inc.SteelcaseSteelcase FoundationSteele Rubber ProductsStellar SolutionsStennis Space CenterSTEPSSterling Tool, Inc.Steurnol & McLaren Funeral HomeSteve’s Wholesale ToolsThe Stewart FamilyStewart SystemsStich in TimeStillwater Designs (Kicker)Stock Drive Products-Sterling InstrumentStoody Industrial and Welding Supplies Inc.Storage-R-UsStreets, Inc. Mechanical ContractorsStreetSmart Digital Solutions, LLCStructures Inc.Stryker OrthopedicsStuyvesant High School Alumni AssociationSubaruKeith M. Sullivan FoundationSultans of Türkiye & The Fikret Yuksel

FoundationSun Chemical CorporationSun Hydraulics CorporationSunrise of East MeadowSunrise RotarySunsource Hydraulic Service and RepairSuperior IndustriesSupervisor CovingtonSurf n SeaSurface Combat Systems CenterSurModics Inc.Sussex Ace HardwareSwifferSWIFT ATLANTASwingen ConstructionSymantec CorporationSymphony Service CorporationSynapticsSyngentaSynnex CorporationTableau SoftwareTaek Force, Inc.TAH EnterprisesTalleres LucasTallmadge FoundationTAMA Tulsa Area Manufacturers

AssociationTamerack Petroleum Inc.Tampa Bay SteelTampa Brass & AluminumTanger Outlet CenterTATTATA Built TechnologyTaylor ProductsTCC InternationalTCITD AmeritradeTeague Family FoundationTeam 1902Team BoeingTeam CorpTeam Elmer’sTeam Vision, LLCTeam221 LLCTeamBank N.A.Tech CollectiveTech EmpowerTechcare, President & OwnerTechnique Inc.TechnOdysseyTechnology Department Southwestern

Oklahoma State UniversityTechnology GardenTechSmithTechworksTecla Company, Inc.TECO pneumaticTed’s BakeryTejon RanchTel Aviv MunicipalityTeledyne

Telefónica CTC ChileTeleplus Consulting, Inc.Telford TechnologiesTemple Inland -BogalusaTenaris Algoma TubesTeradata CorporationTerminal SupplyTerra Tech EngineeringTerradata CorporationTerry’s MachineTerumo Cardiovascular SystemsTesoro Refining CompaniesTESSCO TechnologiesTexas Direct AutoThe Texas High School Project Fund of

Communities Foundation of TexasTexas Institute for Educational RoboticsTexas Instruments IncorporatedTexas Tech UniversityTextron CorporationTextron Marine & LandTextron SystemsTGM Robotic MentorsThales GroupThat Computer PlaceThayer School of Engineering

at Dartmouth CollegeTheorem, Inc.ThermoGenesisThermopylae Sciences & TechnologyTHHATHHS PTAThomas Nelson Community CollegeThomson-ReutersThor Labs

“ I definitely have a lot more respect for all the technology I use every day. I understand all the work they have put into iPods and cell phones. We definitely feel that it’s important to get more kids involved in science and technology. 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 Torrey Pines High School freshman and

FTC “Einstein’s Daughters” team member

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Thrivent FinancialThrivent Financial for LutheransThunder Tower Harley DavidsonThunderBotsTiger EnterprisesTimberwolf ConstructionTime, Inc.The Timken CompanyTire WarehouseTitan Inc.TKLTKL Products Corp.TMA SystemsThe Tobacco CommissionTonnard Mfg. Corp.Toronto District School BoardTotal SoccerTown & Country GroupTown of GoderichTown of MiddletownTownsend & Townsend CrewTowsontowne RotaryThe Toy ShopToyota Boshoku AmericaToyota Chula VistaToyota of NashuaToyota of StuartToyota Technical CenterTQ MachiningTrade ConstructionTransCOR Information TechnologiesTransform UTransformix EngineeringTrans-maticTraverse Bay Area Intermediate School DistrictTraverse City Products, Inc.Travis USDTreasure Island ImportingTreasure Island Job CorpsTrees AtlantaTriangle Mfg. Co.TRICETrident Technical CollegeTrillian DentalTrimberger Family FoundationTrinity ProductsTrio HardwareTriumph FabricationsTriumph GroupTroops To TeachersTrophy RoboticsTruCut MachineTrueStoneTrumpfTRWTshwane University of TechnologyTube Methods

Tulane UniversityTulsa Talons Arena FootballTurnerTurner Broadcasting, Inc.TUV RheinlandTwin Oaks GarageTWISThinkTyco ElectronicsTYCO Electronics FoundationU.S. Army Research LaboratoryU.S. Coast Guard AcademyU.S. Cease Guard Alumni AssociationU.S. Coast Guard FoundationU.S. EngineeringU.S. Marine CorpsU.S. SteelUAWUAW 686UAW Local 14The UCSD Machine Perception LaboratoryUH CoE, Mechanical Engineering Dept.UH School of EngineeringUH SOEST HIG&PUH SOEST HM&RGUMentorFIRSTUMIUmicoreUMKC School of EducationUMOJAUND Space Grant ConsortiumUnder Tech, Inc.Underwriters Laboratories Inc.UNI College of Natural SciencesUnileverUnion MetalUnited States NavyUNITE with Virgil BrackinsUnited Electric ControlsUnited Launch AllianceUnited Space AllianceUnited States Air Force Space CommandUnited States ARMYUnited States Army Corps of EngineersUnited States Army IEWTDUnited States Army Night Vision and

Electronic Sensors DirectorateUnited States Army Research LaboratoryUnited States Army TARDECUnited States Naval AcademyUnited Technologies Corporation (UTC)United Technologies Research CenterUnitronicsUnity Surgical CenterUniversal Machining ServicesUniversidad Andres BelloUniversidad del Valle de

Mexico-Campus Queretaro

Université de SherbrookeUniversity of BridgeportThe University of California at San DiegoUniversity of California, Los Angeles-MESAUniversity of DenverUniversity of Detroit MercyUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Hawaii College of EngineeringUniversity of Hawaii Physics Department-

Melvin MatsunagaUniversity of Hawaii-KCCUniversity of Hawaii-Manoa,

College of Engineering University of Hawaii

Maui Community CollegeUniversity of Illinois Kane County ExtensionUniversity of MaineUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Michigan

College of EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota FoundationUniversity of Minnesota, DuluthUniversity of Minnesota-Twin CitiesUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of North DakotaUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Pennsylvania Engineering

SchoolUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Brownsville

in partnership with Texas Southmost College

University of Texas at TylerUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Toronto -

Engineering FacultyUniversity of TulsaUniversity of UtahUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of West FloridaUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUnlimited ConstructionUpper Freehold Regional School District

Board of EducationURS Electronics, Inc.Urschel Laboratories IncorporatedUS CaseUSCUSC College of EngineeringUSC-MESAUT Electronic ControlsJames R. Utaski nUTC Fire and Security

(a United Technologies Company)

UTC Power (a United Technologies Company)

UTIUW Madison Society of Women EngineersUW-PlattevilleUWUA Local 223ValeroValero Refining CompaniesValley CraftValley Precision ProductsValve SoftwareVan Boerum & Frank EngineeringVane BrothersVanguard IndustryVantage Point Asset SolutionsVDSVecna Technologies, Inc.Vector CANtechVectrix CorporationVEI Systems, LLCVelocity11VER Tech ElevatorVerde Valley Robotics, Inc.VergasonVerizon Communications Inc.Verizon FoundationVerizon Foundation Volunteer

Incentive ProgramVermont Technical CollegeVertec Tool, Inc.Vessel StatisticsVEXrobotics.comVFW Post 961ViaSatViastore Systems, Inc.

ViatalkVic Canever ChevroletVicarious VisionsVICO ManufacturingSteve & Kay VictorVidex CorporationViking Plastics Inc.Villa’s Tacos and Seafood RestaurantViper NorthwestVirginia Blower Co.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia GroundwaterVirginia National GuardVirginia Tech School of EducationVirginia Tobacco CommissionVista West EngineeringVitron ManufacturingVivid-Hosting.netVMD Systems IntegratorsVoiceMetrixVolvo Motor GradersVulcan SpringW & K AutomotiveW.M. Keck ObservatoryWA OSPIWade Trim & AssociatesWAFER POWER TechnologyWagstaffWaialua Federal Credit UnionWaialua High School FoundationWaialua Lions ClubWaialua PlumbingWainewright Consulting LtdJim and Jane WalkerThe Wallace Foundation

Wallace-TozierWal-Mart 242Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.The Walt Disney CompanyWalt Disney ImagineeringWalt Disney World CompanyWalter P. MooreWangler’s WeldingWarden Fluid DynamicsWarthen FamilyWarwick MillsWashington Metropolitan Area Transit

AuthorityWashington OSPIWashington Safety ManagementWashington State Office of Superintendent

of Public InstructionWashington State Robotics GrantWashtenaw Community CollegeWaste ManagementWatchung Hills Technology AssociationWaterjet Cutting of IndianaWaterJet Tech, Inc.The Thomas W. Wathen FoundationWaukesha ElectricWayland Public Schools FoundationWayside DeliWeatherguard MetalThe Weatherly Institute for Robotics

and EngineeringWeber ElectricWebGuy CommunicationsWebsites by LeslieThe Wee FamilyThe Wee-Thompson Family

Weisen Inc.Weld TechWeldall ManufacturingWentworth Institute of TechnologyWest Branch MachineWest Branch Regional Medical CenterWest Islip Robotics Booster Club, Inc.West Linn Wilsonville School DistrictWest Machine Works, Inc.West Valley Amateur Radio ClubWest Virginia Department of Adult-Technical

ProgramsWest Virginia Department of Career and

Technical EducationWest Virginia High Tech ConsortiumWest Virginia UniversityWest Windsor-Plainsboro Education

FoundationWestern Colorado Community FoundationWestern DigitalWestern Michigan UniversityThe Westfield GroupWesthampton Glass and MetalWesthampton True Value HardwareWestlake Ace HardwareJosh Weston sJudy and Josh s WestonWet LabsJohn WetulaWeyerhauserWham Engineering ServicesThe White House RestaurantWhite-RodgersWhitestone Capital LLCAneta Whitetail

Wiesbaden Boosters ClubWiesbaden Spouses ClubWilco Machine and FabWildbitWilkinson WoodworkingWilliams and FudgeThe Williams Companies Foundation, IncWilliams CorporationWilliams EnergyWilliams EngineeringWilliams ToolingWilliams, Adley & Company, LLPThe Williamson Free SchoolWillow Glen FoundationWilson ElectricWindward School RoboticsWITWitco Inc.WizardOfAzWolverineWomen in TechnologyWood True Value HardwareThe Woodlands College Park High School

PTAWoodside High School FoundationPaul WoodulWoodward GovernorWoodward MPCWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)World Class PrototypesWorleyParsons Ltd.Woven Metal ProductsWrabacon, Inc.WRT Corporationwww.sevaa.comwww.TheDataLoggerStore.comWyoming Space Grant ConsortiumXCel HawaiiXerox CorporationXilinx Corp.Xlinx, Inc.XyratexYale UniversityYESCoYoung BrothersYoung Engineers Support ProgramYoungstown State UniversityYouth Technology Academy of Cuyahoga

Community CollegeYpsilanti Public Schools FoundationZ Manufacturing Inc.Ronald L. Zarrella nZazzleZelTechZenossLeslie Zola Science Scholarship

“ It was a lot of fun. We learned about building robots and had to figure out ways to make it work. If we tried something and it didn’t work, we had to find other things to work with.”

Dalton Hedgepeth

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!FIRST is supported by a strong network of corporations, foundations, educational and professional institutions, and individuals. This support, including financial contributions, in-kind donations, employee volunteerism and mentoring, provides vital resources for FIRST organizational growth, and is a testimony to the value found in FIRST’s programs.

FIRST greatly appreciates the support of its sponsors, suppliers, and contributors!

FinancialsThroughout fiscal year 2008-2009,

FIRST provided consistently high quality

experiences to its rapidly growing

number of teams across all programs.

Donations reached record levels as

many individuals, businesses, and

foundations continued or increased

their support, and new sponsors joined

FIRST – a sign of how essential its

science, technology, engineering, and

math (STEM) programs are

to the future.

90% of funds spent this year were for team

services and program growth; general and

administrative expenses comprised 8% and

fundraising costs were only 2%, reflecting a

policy of applying the maximum amount of funds

possible to directly benefit teams. FIRST has

consistently maximized resources available to

individual teams by carefully balancing public

need with funding from many sources.

There were no audit findings or questioned

costs in fiscal 2008-2009 and FIRST received

an unqualified opinion from its auditors,

Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker. The Office of

Management and Budget’s Circular A-133 audit

of FIRST’s federal grant awards had no findings

or questioned costs and FIRST continues to be

qualified as a “low-risk” auditee.

STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITES JUNE 30, 2009 JUNE 30, 2008

Operating revenues and other support:Program registration fees $ 15,535,666 $ 14,461,818Contributions and grants 16,315,420 15,143,000Rental income, net 175,629 172,400Other income 428,360 839,534Net assets released from restrictions 2,231,912 1,321,005

Total operating revenues and other support 34,686,987 31,937,757

Operating expenses: FIRST Robotics Competition (“FRC”) 25,259,844 22,841,964FIRST LEGO League (“FLL”) 3,714,529 3,025,709FIRST Tech Challenge (“FTC”) 1,169,372 1,004,250FIRST Place (“FP”) 145,855 85,749Management and general 3,382,414 3,273,371Operation of building 160,420 149,371Depreciation 348,288 293,148

Total operating expenses 34,180,722 30,673,562

Operating surplus 506,265 1,264,195

Non-operating: Refundable advances – amortization 319,968 319,969

Increase in unrestricted net assets $ 826,233 $ 1,584,164

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,948,493 $ 3,388,273Short-term investments 5,400,000 7,799,712Pledges, receivables, and other assets 7,785,144 2,942,890Net property, plant, and equipment 4,134,969 4,139,427

Total assets, end of year 22,268,606 18,270,302

Liabilities and net assets: Total liabilities 2,950,323 3,436,001Net assets:

Unrestricted 11,090,135 10,263,902Temporarily restricted 8,228,148 4,570,399

Total net assets, end of year 19,318,283 14,834,301

Total liabilities and net assets, end of year $ 22,268,606 $18,270,302

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 website at WWW.USFIRST.ORG under “ABOUT US/Annual Report & Financials.” Certain amounts reported for 2008 have been restated. For details, please refer to the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the AFS, at the above Web address.

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Board of DirectorsJohn E. Abele, FIRST ChairmanFounder Chairman, RetiredBoston Scientific Corporation

James R. Utaski, FIRST Vice Chairman PartnerWhitestone Capital, LLC

Robert M. Tuttle, FIRST Treasurer General Partner1848 Associates

Paul R. Gudonis, FIRST SecretaryPresidentFIRST

Dean L. Kamen, FIRST FounderPresidentDEKA Research & Development Corporation

Ursula M. BurnsChief Executive OfficerXerox Corporation

François J. CastaingPresidentCastaing & Associates

Deborah L. Grubbe, P. E. C Eng.OwnerOperations & Safety Solutions, LLC

Walter P. HavensteinChief Executive OfficerScience Applications and International Corporation

(SAIC)

Gordon J. HomerPresidentGordon J. Homer Advisory Services

Elliott MasieChairThe Learning CONSORTIUM at the MASIE Center

Susie Mathieu PartnerSpirit Hockey LLC

Sheri McCoyWorldwide Chairman, PharmaceuticalsJohnson & Johnson

Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.Chairman & CEOBaxter International, Inc.

Dennis A. RobersonVice Provost, New InitiativesIllinois Institute of Technology

Steve SanghiPresident & CEO, Chairman of the BoardMicrochip Technology Inc.

Thomas G. StephensVice Chairman, Global Product DevelopmentGeneral Motors

Ronald L. ZarrellaChairman EmeritusBausch & Lomb Incorporated

Honorary DirectorsPaul A. AllaireFIRST Chairman: 1995-2000Chairman & CEO, Retired Xerox Corporation

J.T. Battenberg IIIChairman & CEO, RetiredDelphi Corporation

L. John Doerr IIIPartnerKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Gary L. TookerChairman of the Board, RetiredMotorola

Executive Advisory BoardDr. Woodie FlowersFIRST Executive Advisory Board Chairman Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of

Mechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Ray AlmgrenVice President, Product Marketing and

Academic RelationsNational Instruments

Carl BassPresident & CEOAutodesk, Inc.

Mark BreadnerVice PrincipalWoburn Collegiate Institute

Nick CaporellaChairman & CEONational Beverage Corp.

Cosema CrawfordSenior Vice President, US EngineeringThe Louis Berger Group, Inc.

Michael DubnoFounder & PartnerGadgetoff

Peter GouldVice President, Engineering & Chief Engineer,

Space and Airborne SystemsRaytheon Company

Greg HaleChief Safety Officer, Vice President, Safety,

Accessibility & Advanced TechnologyWalt Disney Parks & Resorts

Erik HalleusPresident & CEOEuroScandia Enterprises

Michael HeffronPresident, Electronics, Intelligence & SupportBAE Systems, Inc.

James HeppelmannPresident & COOParametric Technology Corporation

Marc Hodosh President TEDMED

Fred Hubacker Executive Director Conway Mackenzie Dunleavy

Kent H. Hughes Director of Science, Technology, America

and The Global EconomyWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Championship photography by Adriana Groisman. Jr.FLL photography by Marco Ciavolino. Other photography courtesy of students, volunteers, and sponsors.

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson PresidentRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Kjeld Kirk KristiansenOwner & Vice ChairmanLEGO Group

Robert KrusePresidentE V Consulting, LLC

Gordon Lankton ChairmanNypro Inc.

David Lavery Program Executive for

Solar System ExplorationNASA

Paul LazarusPresidentWhite Dwarf Productions

Rey MoréSenior Vice President,

Chief Quality Officer, RetiredMotorola

Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr.FounderCordis Corporation

Ceci Neumann Attorney

Dr. Roland Schmitt President EmeritusRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senator & Former GovernorNew Hampshire

Josh S. Weston Honorary ChairmanAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.

Captain Vincent Wilczynski, Ph.D.Dean of EngineeringU.S. Coast Guard Academy

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“ ...to transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.”

...to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

...FIRST participants are 50% more likely to attend college, twice as likely to go on to major in science or engineering, and three times as likely to major specifically in engineering.

Dean Kamen, Founder

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FIRST®, the FIRST® logo, FIRST® Robotics Competition, FRC®, FIRST® Tech Challenge, and FTC® are registered trademarks, and LUNACYTM, CoopertitionTM, and Gracious ProfessionalismTM are common law trademarks, of the United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (US FIRST). LEGO® is a registered trademark of The LEGO Group. FIRST® LEGO® League, Junior FIRST® LEGO® League, and FLL® are jointly held trademarks of US FIRST and The LEGO Group. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 US FIRST. All rights reserved.