FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List
What is the FIRST Dean’s List Award?
In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of FIRST’s most outstanding secondary school students, the Kamen family sponsors an award for selected 10th and 11th grade students known as the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge Dean’s List.
There are three (3) “categories” of FIRST Dean’s List Award students:
- FIRST Dean’s List Semi-finalists – comprised of the two (2) students in their 10th or 11th grade school year* nominated by each team.
- FIRST Dean’s List Finalists – comprised of the students (2, 3, or 4, depending on the region) selected at each State/Regions Championship.
- FIRST Dean’s List Winners – comprised of the ten (10) FIRST Robotics Competition and ten (10) FIRST Tech Challenge students selected from the applicable FIRST Dean’s List Finalists at the FIRST Championship.
The students who earn FIRST Dean’s List Award status as a Semi-finalists, Finalist or Winner, are great examples of student leaders who have led their teams and communities to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission. It is the goal of FIRST that these individuals will continue, post-award, as great leaders, student alumni, and advocates of FIRST.
If you have any questions about the Dean's List Award, please reach out to us at FTCDeansList@firstinspires.org.
*NOTE: For regions of the world that do not use grade levels such as this to identify years of schooling: This award is intended for students who are two (2) to three (3) years away from entering college or university. Students that would be attending college or university in the next academic year are not eligible. Mentors will be asked for the year of graduation during the nomination process.
Nominate your students TODAY!
Mentors/coaches must review the Dean's List Nomination Guide prior to making their Dean's List nomination. Nominations must be made using the Team Registration System.
Notice Regarding Dean's List Award Media Exposure
The FIRST Privacy Policy, available https://www.firstinspires.org/about/privacy-policy, allows FIRST to use the personal data of award nominees for promotional purposes and for award administration.
FIRST believes that celebrating the accomplishments of individual award winners is beneficial to both FIRST and our student leaders by increasing opportunities for the students and promoting and honoring the mission of FIRST. Dean's List Award Finalists and Winners can expect the use of their name and likeness across FIRST websites, live broadcasts at FIRST events, social media channels, press releases, and other formats.
If you have concerns related to the media exposure you may receive if selected as a Dean's List finalist, you may opt-out of consideration for this award by contacting FTCDeansList@firstinspires.org.
2023-2024 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 16461 | Ryan Hallihan | Matthews, NC, USA |
| 14295 | Hannah Rehard | San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA |
| 12791 | Harish Pravin | Flower Mound, TX, USA |
| 14825 | Emily Kurashima | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| 5115 | Graden Gentry | Windsor, CO, USA |
| 18145 | Ramsey McClure | Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| 4537 | Sophia Lander | Kettering, OH, USA |
| 16458 | Justin Jin | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| 18984 | Emily Daniels | Charleston, SC, USA |
| 21594 | Quentin Norris | Calgary, AB, Canada |
2022-2023 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 8651 | Chloe Allen | Pearl, MS, USA |
| 8393 | Lucas Boyle | Baden, PA, USA |
| 10348 | Aimee Linebarger | Albuquerque, NM, USA |
| 13088 | Martian Binowangan Jr. | Kapaa, HI, USA |
| 8648 | Kirsten Polk | Peoria, IL, USA |
| 542 | Perry Han | Cerritos, CA, USA |
| 18715 | Priyanka Karunakaran | San Jose, CA, USA |
| 19589 | Mason Fouty | Liberty Lake |
| 15534 | Deborah Ang | Exeter, NH, USA |
| 14503 | Videet Mehta | Sugar Lane, TX, USA |
2021-2022 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 10216 | Diana Omar | Ellicot City, MD, USA |
| 5470 | Isaiah Villareal | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 12735 | Z Gibson | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 16884 | Rohan Bosworth | San Diego, CA, USA |
| 9788 | Jewel Moore | Peoria, IL, USA |
| 8586 | Melody Hu | Plano, TX, USA |
| 18183 | Kyran Siddiqui | Oswego, IL, USA |
| 15975 | Brianna Stan | Bucuresti, Hunedoara, Romania |
| 19376 | Ben Caunt | Shelby, NC, USA |
| 11574 | Sophia Burbano | Reno, NV, USA |
2020-2021 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 8699 | Kay Bell | Danbury, Connecticut, USA |
| 12600 | Arko Ghosh | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 2818 | Sara Huelskamp | McHenry, Maryland, USA |
| 9378 | Kyla Lee | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| 6547 | Lance Philgreen | Leawood, Kansas, USA |
| 14481 | Aarush Sharma | Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA |
| 18225 | Emma Shi | Bellevue, Washington, USA |
| 16660 | Toya Takahashi | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| 18367 | Megan Volkening | Greendale, Wisconsin, USA |
| 11212 | Michael Zeng | San Diego, California, USA |
2020 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 9773 | Alonso Manzueta | Chappaqua, NY, USA |
| 6088 | Nathan Bosse | Coeur D Alene, ID, USA |
| 7105 | Gianna Deucher | Vass, NC, USA |
| 11529 | Brianna Williams | Saint Michaels, AZ, USA |
| 15146 | Garrek Chan | Solana Beach, CA, USA |
| 7547 | Sophie Maniscalco | St. Louis, MO, USA |
| 11009 | Maria Cortez | McAllen, TX, USA |
| 10435 | Andrew Kinneer | Waukee, IA, USA |
| 11337 | Yavid Garcia | Compton, CA, USA |
| 8651 | Lauren Blacksher | Brandon, MS, USA |
2019 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 10146 | Aja Capel | Urbana, IL, USA |
| 9879 | James Cassady | Springdale, AR, USA |
| 5687 | Nanami Duncan | Carson City, NV, USA |
| 6567 | Jacqueline Kocik | Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 9829 | Andy Li | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| 11256 | Emily Miner | Folsom, CA, USA |
| 7548 | Cole Nagata | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| 13536 | Raul Rodriguez | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| 10497 | Blake Sanders | Gainesville, FL, USA |
| 7776 | Rispa Vranka Wafula | Portland, OR, USA |
2018 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean’s List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 5975 | Karris Krurger | Denver, IA, USA |
| 7190 | Zoe Berg | Saint Paul, MN, USA |
| 8381 | Sophia Leon Guerrero | San Mateo, CA, USA |
| 9112 | Shriya Pingali | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| 9790 | Zachary Simon | Granger, IN, USA |
| 9899 | Joshua Rohrbaugh | Fort Collins, CO, USA |
| 11096 | Ariana Garbers | Marietta, GA, USA |
| 11857 | Marcus Morris | Dallas, GA, USA |
| 12211 | George Rak | Lodi, OH, USA |
| 13368 | Tania Najnin | New York, NY, USA |
2017 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 7022 | Elizabeth Bray | Birmingham, AL, USA |
| 7013 | Gokul Kolady | Portland, OR, USA |
| 3188 | Rhett Pimentel | Powell, WY, USA |
| 3491 | Aila Simpson | Victoria, BC, Canada |
| 6700 | Kieran Beaumont | Fairfax, VA, USA |
| 8120 | Kelly Rudder | Kirtland, OH, USA |
| 4106 | Timothy Keup | Brookfield, WI, USA |
| 5029 | Gloria Campos | Englewood, OH, USA |
| 7006 | Roshaan Siddiqui | Chicago, IL, USA |
| 8095 | Marissa Hibbart | Norfolk, VA, USA |
2016 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean’s List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 7220 | Andrew Dornbier | Garner, IA, USA |
| 8121 | Anika Yardi | Rockville, MD, USA |
| 4855 | Anshuman Radhakrishnan | Portland, OR, USA |
| 3595 | Colleen Johnson | Fairbanks, AK, USA |
| 5395 | David Sargent | Mustang, OK, USA |
| 4886 | Juwon Packer | Lubbock, TX, USA |
| 7129 | Knut Peterson | Lebanon, IL, USA |
| 9547 | Luz Moreno | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| 6081 | Phoebe Spear | Westport, CT, USA |
| 6037 | Sanjna Ravichandar | Princeton Junction, NJ, USA |
See also: Dean's List Award Presentation at the 2016 FIRST World Championship!
2015 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean’s List Award Winners
| Team | Name | Location |
| 310 | James Chin | New York, NY, USA |
| 5466 | Stephen Eckert | Davenport, IA, USA |
| 4856 | Sarah Fogwell | West Vincent, PA, USA |
| 7593 | Serena Grown-Haeberli | Belmont, CA, USA |
| 8438 | Laura Irvine | Stillwater, MN, USA |
| 4250 | Hannah Liao | Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
| 2408 | Mashoor Rashid | Hazelwood, MO, USA |
| 6987 | Cameron Richards | Granville, OH, USA |
| 7172 | Kaite Thomas | Plano, TX, USA |
| 5206 | Austin Wang | Stanford, CT, USA |
