2023 St. Louis Regional (St. Louis, MO)

Team Sustainability Award

Celebrates and recognizes a team which has developed a sustainable program in order to define, manage, and achieve the team’s ongoing objectives.


2023 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Volunteer of the Year (Brian Farrell)

Presented to an individual, business, or organization that consistently excels in their efforts, with proven results in the areas of impact, leadership, personal commitment, community, and historical contributions.​


2023 Seven Rivers Regional (La Crosse, WI)

FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award (Grant Nicholson)

Celebrates outstanding student leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary.

Innovation in Control Award

Sponsored by Rockwell Automation, this award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.


2022 Midwest Regional (Chicago, IL)

Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Brian Farrell)

This award recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job of motivation through communication while also challenging the students to be clear and succinct in their communications


2022 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

This award celebrates attractiveness in engineering and outstanding visual aesthetic integration of machine and team appearance.


2019 Midwest Regional (Chicago, IL)

Regional Chairman’s Award

The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman’s Award) is the most prestigious award at FIRST. It honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST. It was created to keep the central focus of FIRST Robotics Competition on the ultimate goal of transforming the culture in ways that will inspire greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology, as well as encouraging more of today’s youth to become science and technology leaders.

Regional Finalists

Celebrates the Alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition.


2018 Seven Rivers Regional (La Crosse, WI)

Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories

Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.


2017 Seven Rivers Regional (La Crosse, WI)

Innovation in Control
Sponsored by Rockwell Automation, this award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.
Regional Winner
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.


2017 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Innovation in Control
Sponsored by Rockwell Automation, this award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.


2016 Midwest Regional (Chicago, IL)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.


2016 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Judge’s Award
During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.


2015 FIRST Championship (St. Louis, MO)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2015 Midwest Regional (Chicago, IL)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.
Innovation in Control
Sponsored by Rockwell Automation, this award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.
Regional Winner
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.


2015 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.
Regional Winner
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.


2014 Midwest Regional (Chicago, IL)

Judge’s Award
During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.


2013 Lake Superior Regional (Duluth, MN)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories                                                                  Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.
Regional Winner
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.


2013 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

FIRST Dean’s List Finalist (Haley Bates-Tarasewicz)                                                                                            Celebrates outstanding student leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary.
Judge’s Award
During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.


2012 FIRST Championship (St. Louis, MO)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.


2012 Lake Superior Regional (Duluth, MN)

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.


2012 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Gracious Professionalism™ Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
The Gracious Professionalism™ Award celebrates outstanding sportsmanship and continuous gracious professionalism in the heat of competition, both on and off the playing field.


2011 10,000 Lakes Regional (Minneapolis, MN)

Innovation in Control sponsored by Rockwell Automation
Sponsored by Rockwell Automation, this award celebrates the team with the most innovative control system.
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, this award celebrates the team’s innovations in safety procedures.


2011 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Website Award
This award celebrates the team with the best website. We are honored to receive this award out of the 50 teams that were registered for the Wisconsin Regional. Winning the Best Website Award for the Regional qualifies us to compete for the Championship Best Website award at St. Louis.


2010 10,000 Lakes Regional (Minneapolis, MN)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
Celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit by recognizing a team that, since inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan to scope, manage, and achieve team objectives.
Regional Winner
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.


2010 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
Celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit by recognizing a team that, since inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan to scope, manage, and achieve team objectives.
Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2009 10,000 Lakes Regional (Minneapolis, MN)

Autodesk Visualization Award
This award recognizes excellence in student animation.
Motorola Quality Award
Celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication.
Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2009 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Motorola Quality Award
Celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication.
Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2008 Championship (Atlanta, GA)

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2008 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee, WI)

Wisconsin Regional Champions
This award celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.


2008 St. Louis Regional (St. Louis, MO)

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
Celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit by recognizing a team that, since inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan to scope, manage, and achieve team objectives.
Website Award
The Website Award recognizes excellence in student-designed, built, and managed FIRST team websites.


2007 Wisconsin Regional (Milwaukee,WI)

Rookie All-Star Award
This award celebrates the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology.

Website Excellence Award