The Woodie Flowers 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. Team students should write the essay nomination in their own words.
Award Guidelines
A specific judging criterion is based upon the team’s description of how the mentor inspired each member of the team in some or all the following ways:
- Level of student participation;
- Creativity of effort;
- Clear explanation of mathematical, scientific, and engineering concepts;
- Demonstration of enthusiasm for Science, Technology, and Engineering;
- Encouragement to work on projects as a team effort;
- Inspiration to use problem-solving skills;
- Inspiration to become an effective communicator; and
- Motivation through communication.
Award Submission
The students select an eligible mentor, enter reference information, and a maximum three thousand (3,000) character essay (this includes spaces, punctuation and line breaks) written in English. Eligible Mentors can be selected from a pull-down menu. Teams must upload one (1) headshot photo of the mentor alone and may also add up to to three (3) additional pictures, totaling no more than 1.0 MB of memory. This submission should be a team effort and will stand alone as the team’s entry to award their candidate the deserved recognition.
Team Approach
Each year a mentor is selected to be nominated. The Business Team team interview the mentor and write an essay for the submission, and submits the award.