Awards
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1996
FIRST National Competition Orlando, Florida
- Rookie All-Star Award
- Inaugural WPI Scholarship Award ($68,000) Worchester, Massachusetts
FIRST DEKA New England Competition Manchester, New Hampshire
- Rookie All-Star Award
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Detroit, Michigan
- Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award: (Dr. Joseph Johnson, Design Engineer, Delphi Interior and Lighting
North Oakland County NAACP Pontiac, Michigan
- Distinguished Leadership Award: (Dr. Willie B. Aldridge, Principal, Pontiac Central High School)
1997
FIRST National Competition Orlando, FL
- Chairman's Award (Grand Award)
- Silver Medal Finalist Award
- Inaugural Daniel Webster Scholarship Award Boston, Massachusetts
- Johnson & Johnson "Buzz Team Award"
FIRST DEKA New England Competition Manchester, New Hampshire
- Judges Award
FIRST Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Competition New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Top Seed Award
1998
- FIRST Great Lakes Regional Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan
- First Place: Gold Medal Award
- Pontiac Northern Power train Most Helpful Team Award
- International Academy Appreciation Award
FIRST New England Competition Gold Medal Award: Manchester, New Hampshire
- FIRST DEKA New England Competition Top Seed Award
FIRST Southwest Competition Gold Medal Award: Houston, TX
- FIRST Southwest Competition Top Seed Award
- FIRST Southwest Competition Design Engineering Award
Oakland County Urban League Leadership Awards:
- (Dr. Barbara Sanders, Director of Engineering-Advanced Development, Delphi-I; Dr. Willie B. Aldridge, Principal, Pontiac Central High School; Dr. Joseph Johnson, Design Engineer, Delphi-I and Pontiac Central High School FIRST Coaches: Birta L. Allen, Academic Liaison; Michael Martus, Vocational Education Department Chair; Michael McIntyre, Physics Instructor; Lorene Phillips, English Department Chair; Robert Rich, Mathematics Instructor; and Arthur Williams, Student Advocate) Pontiac, MI
National School Boards Association (NSBA) Award: New Orleans, Louisiana
Michigan Net Day Selection AWARD, Lansing, Michigan
Design News Chicago, Illinois
- National Innovation in Engineering Award
National Education Association/Michigan Education Association (NEA/MEA)
- Saluting Public Schools Award: (Commercial aired in US and Canada) Lansing, Michigan
MEA Lansing, Michigan
- Business & Industry Award
Chrysler Corporation Auburn Hills, Michigan
- Outstanding Educator Award: (Michael Martus)
Pontiac PTSA Council Pontiac, Michigan
- Secondary Teacher of the Year Award:
- (1st time to a group FIRST Coaches: Birta L Allen, Michael Martus, Michael McIntyre, Lorene Phillips, Jamie Schutt, Arthur Williams) Pontiac, Michigan
Wal-Mart Corporation National Teacher of the Year Award:
- (1st time to a group FIRST Coaches Birta L. Allen, Michael Martus, Michael McIntyre, Lorene Phillips, Arthur Williams) Bentonville, Arkansas
General Motors Corporation Detroit, Michigan
- International Founders Award
- Boston Edison Rumble at the Rock Tournament: Boston, Massachusetts
- Judges Award
State visit by Secretary of Education Richard Riley to honor our team
1999
FIRST Philadelphia Alliance Regional Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Motorola Quality Award
FIRST Great Lakes Regional Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Outstanding Defensive Play
2000
FIRST Epcot National Competition Orlando, Florida
- Chairman's Award Finalist Trophy
- 9th Seed of 270 Teams
- 15th Place out of 270 Team
FIRST Great Lakes Regional Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan
- First Place: Gold Medal
FIRST Mid-Atlantic Regional Rutgers University Rutgers New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Honeywell Leadership in Controls Award
- Third Place: Bronze Medal
- Number One Seed Trophy
FIRST Mid-Atlantic Regional Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois
- First Place: Gold Medal
Indiana Invitational Tournament Kokomo, Indiana
- Second Place: Silver Trophy
- Best Offensive Robot Trophy
2001
National Indiana Robotics Invitational Tournament Kokomo, Indiana
- Second Place: Silver Medal
Delphi Automotive Systems Golden Gear Award, J.T. Battenberg, President
FIRST Nationals, Orlando, Florida
- Chairman's Award Finalist Trophy (Second Consecutive Year)
- Fifth Place: Silver Medal
FIRST Great Lakes Regional, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Johnson & Johnson Leadership in Controls Award
- Fourth Place
FIRST New York Regional, New York, New York
- First Place: Gold Medal Winner
- Johnson & Johnson Leadership in Controls Award
- Daimler Chrysler Spirit Award
FIRST United Technologies Regional Hartford, Connecticut
- Judges Award (Top award of the competition)
- Fourth Place
National Medal of Technology Student Conference Award Washington, DC
Personal Invitation by National Medal of Technology Winner, Dean Kamen
2002
FIRST National Hall of Fame Induction, Orlando, Florida
FIRST Grand Rapids Regional, Grand Rapids, MI
- First Place: Gold Medal
- General Motors Industrial Design Award
- Incredible Play Award
- Top Score of the 2002 Regional Tournaments (156 Points)
FIRST Great Lakes Regional, Ypsilanti, MI
- Special Judges' Award ("The Team That Has Everything!")
FIRST Buckeye Regional, Cleveland, Ohio
- Delphi Engineering Quality Award
- Third Place
2003
Kettering Kick-Off, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan
- Spirit of the Competition Award
FIRST Buckeye Regional, Cleveland, Ohio
- Entrepreneurial Award
FIRST National Competition, Houston, Texas
- Archimedes Division
- Silver Medal
2004
Detroit Regional
- Spirit Award
- First Place
2005
FIRST Championship ( The name changed from Finals to Championship) Atlanta, Georgia
- Spirit of the Competition Award Hall of Fame Recognition (Three Good Stars)
FIRST Wayne State University Regional, Detroit, Michigan
- Regional Woodie Flowers Award (Michael Martus)
FIRST Western Michigan Regional, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Spirit of the Competition Award
Kettering Kick Off, Flint, Michigan
- Spirit of the Competition
- Medal - 1st Place
- High Score of the Tournament
2006
SAFETY Runner Up Wayne State
Website Excellence Award
2007
Great Lakes Regional, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Saftey Award
- Best Website
Detroit, Detroit Regional
- Saftey Award
- Delhi's Diving Tomorrows Technology
Indiana Robotics Invitational, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Mentor of the year
Autumn Robotics Competition, Warren, Michigan
- 2nd Place
Kettering Kickoff, Flint, Michigan
- 1st Place