Statistics
Indiana had 21 active FIRST teams for the 2005 FRC season. The number of awards is the full number ever won by Indiana teams, including now defunct teams.
7 Woodie Flowers Award Winners:
Bill Beatty, Team #71 - National Winner, 2001
Andy Baker, Team #45 - National Winner, 2003
Darrell Noble, Team #71 - Regional Winner, 2004
Scott Ritchie, Team #234 - Regional Winner, 2005
Steve Florence, Team #461 - Regional Winner, 2006
Chris Fultz, Team #234 - Regional Winner, 2006
Mark Koors, Team #45 - Regional Winner, 2006
4 Unsung FIRST Heroes Award Winners:
Christopher Fultz, Team #234 - July 15th, 2004
Scott Ritchie, Team #234 - October 1st, 2004
Libby Ritchie, Team #393 - October 1st, 2004
Steve Florence, Team #461 - February 15th, 2005
In the state of Indiana, we can boast these numbers:
15 Regional Wins
13 Regional Finalists
11 Leadership in Control/Innovation in Control Awards
8 Championship Divisional Finalists
8 Rookie All-Star Awards
7 Xerox Creativity Awards
7 Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Awards
7 Special Judges’ Awards
6 GM Industrial Design Awards
6 Website Excellence Awards
6 #1 Seed Awards
5 Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Awards
5 Regional Chairman’s Awards
5 National Championship Wins
5 Motorola Quality Awards
5 Delphi Driving Tommorrow’s Technology Awards
4 Daimler Chrysler Team Spirit Awards
4 Championship Divisional Wins
3 Engineering Inspiration Awards
3 Imagery Awards
2 Championship Finalists
…and a wide assortment of other awards, including scholarships for Indiana team members. Indiana currently has 158 awards amongst its 25 existing teams.* The breakdown of awards per year is as follows:
2005 - 36 Awards
2004 - 25 Awards
2003 - 23 Awards
2002 - 13 Awards
2001 - 28 Awards
2000 - 8 Awards
1999 - 7 Awards
1998 - 7 Awards
1997 - 5 Awards
1996 - 1 Award
1995 - 1 Award
In ten years, from 1996 - 2005, Indiana has multiplied their winnings by 36.
Students on Indiana’s teams have also won scholarships given through FIRST. They are:
2000
Kettering University Scholarship - $20,000
Vinny Cothern, Team #45
2001
Kettering University Scholarship - $20,000
Phillip Lundberg, Team #45
2002
University of Dayton/Delphi Automotive Scholarship - $15,000
Ross William Mroczek, Team #135
Purdue University/Delphi Scholarship - $30,000
Anthony Koscica, Team #292
2003
Florida Institute of Technology Scholarship - $10,000/yr renewable
Chad Husband, Team #135
Drexel University Scholarship - $8,000/yr renewable
Elyse Holguin, Team #71
2004
IRI Delphi Scholarship - $1,000
Ben Lauer, Team #1018
IRI and Rolls-Royce Summer Internship Award - $1,000
Jason Kixmiller, Team #234
Purdue University/Delphi Automotive Scholarship - $7,500/yr renewable
Jason Kixmiller, Team #234
Collin Fultz, Team #234
2005
Boilermaker Regional Scholarship - $8,000
Emily Jones, Team #234
Purdue University/Delphi Scholarship - $30,000
Austin Butler, Team #45
Boilermaker Regional Scholarship - $2,000
Ken Pesnya, Jr., Team #868
Boilermaker Regional Scholarship - $2,000
Greg McCoy, Team #45
ITT Technical Institute Scholarship - $36,000
Tim Sullivan, Team #393
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*The defunct Indiana team 472 is not included in these statistics, as they signed up for a number but never competed in the actual competition.