Jacob Barnes
The NFPA judges who interviewed Jacob were impressed by his knowledge of pneumatics, his initiative, and his plan to mentor FIRST Robotics teams. Judges included:
Andrew Kleitsch, of Caterpillar, Inc.;
Bill Haley, of FORCE America;
Jim Kaas, of Iowa Fluid Power;
Bob Hammond, of Deltrol Fluid Products;
Bradlee Dittmer and Charles Werdehoff, of IMI Precision;
Tom Peterson, of HUSCO;
Frank Langro, of Festo;
Jonathan Steigerwald, of Gates Corp.,
Larry Davis, of Daman; and
Barb DeCesare of Hydraforce.
NFPA received 105 applications for the 2018 scholarship, which helps to create awareness in high school students about the benefits of fluid power and the many exciting careers.
If you would like to be a judge for next year's Robotics Challenge Scholarship applications, contact Lynn Beyer at [email protected] or (414) 778-3364.