Each year, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Teams may nominate two sophomores or juniors for recognition on Dean’s List. Dean’s List is named for Dean Kamen who founded FIRST, and the award is the highest recognition for an individual student in FIRST Robotics. The award is meant to recognize great examples of student leaders who have led their teams and communities to increased awareness of FIRST and its mission. These students have also achieved personal technical expertise.
This year, the mentors of Ferradermis, Whitewater High School’s FRC Team #6574, are nominating sophomores Maddison LaHaie and Emerson Dunham as Dean’s List Semi-Finalists. The mentors have submitted five short essays on behalf of each student outlining their leadership talents, technical skills, and overall contributions to the team. Each student will then participate in an interview with judges at the Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee in late March where two semi-finalists will be named finalists and advance to compete at the FIRST Championships in Houston in April.