Gates Corporation Awards Scholarships to Students in Robotics Competition
21 Junio 2010 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Gates Corporation today announced it has awarded scholarships to
three high school seniors who competed in the 2010 FIRST Robotics
Team competition, using a Gates belt drive on their competition
robots. As a Diamond Supplier-sponsor of the FIRST competition,
Gates provided both components and monetary contributions for the
non-for-profit organization’s annual science and technology
competition.
Competing for the Gates scholarships in a field of 46
applicants, seniors Garima Gupta of Jacksonville, Fla.;
Chris Parkins of Ogden, Utah; and Andrew Stoecker of
Colorado Springs, Colo., each submitted a winning robotic project
to the 2010 FIRST competition. They also successfully answered a
challenge question posed by the Gates Industrial Power Transmission
Selection Committee. Challenge questions required students to apply
the kind of “out of the box” innovation and creativity demanded of
real-world engineers. Their successful efforts earned each student
a non-renewable $2,000 scholarship.
As an additional reward, the students and their parents were
invited to visit the Gates Technical Center in Rochester Hills,
Mich., one of Gates global technical centers dedicated to power
transmission research and development. During their visits, the
students and their families were hosted by Gates executive and
technical leaders, who provided tours of the facilities. Meetings
with technical and engineering staff members provided students the
opportunity to learn about new projects underway and get a
first-hand look at high-tech engineering and test labs.
“For the students, having the opportunity to experience the
inner workings of Gates engineering and technical centers offers a
great head start as they consider future careers,” said Tribby
Warfield, President, Gates Power Transmission North America, who
hosted the students. “For Gates and our parent company, Tomkins,
this first-time competition underscores our belief in the
importance of encouraging students in pursuing careers in science
and technology. By associating with the prestigious FIRST
competition, we can bring the best of business and engineering
together on behalf of students, and hopefully instill an
appreciation of the engineering profession that will last a
lifetime.”
About FIRST®
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an
appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in
Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to
build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating
young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and
engineering. With support from three out of every five Fortune 500
companies and nearly $12 million in college scholarships, the
not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition
(FRC®) and FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) for high-school students,
FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) for 9 to 14-year-olds, (9 to
16-year-olds outside the U.S. and Canada) and Junior FIRST® LEGO®
League (Jr.FLL) for 6 to 9-year-olds. Gracious Professionalism™ is
a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes
the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To
learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org.
About Gates Corporation
Gates Corporation (gates.com) is one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive
products, systems and component with operations in 33 countries.
Gates maintains sales and marketing operations in every major
industrial and automotive market, including North and South
America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Gates is part
of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global
engineering group listed on both the London (TOMK) and New York
(TKS) stock exchanges, and with revenue of $4.2 billion in 2009.
Tomkins plc has over 25,000 employees worldwide and enjoys strong
market positions and technical leadership across all of its
business activities and owns some of the best-known brands in their
respective markets.
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