2009 Judges
Like all other FIRST Regional Competitions, the FIRST Minnesota Regional will be giving out a total of 25 awards, including recognition for innovation, creativity, team spirit, and safety. These awards are judged through many hours of interviews, research, and collaboration by a dedicated corps of volunteers.
| Judges |
|---|
| Michael Alburg, President/CEO, Dynamic Engineering Solutions LLC |
| Ben Arcand, Medical Device Fellow, University of Minnesota |
| Guru Bandekar, Controller/Finance, Oshkosh Corp. |
| Tamara Baynham |
| Becky Bergman, VP-Science & Technology, Medtronic Inc. |
| Bill Bennett, president, Bennett-Ross Inc. |
| Felicia Boyd, Partner, Faegre & Benson |
| James Brewer, owner, Brewer Consulting |
| Marina Brockway |
| Karl Brown, Blue Sky Designs |
| Jim Carlson, Senator, State of Minnesota |
| Michele ChinPurcell, Director-Research Integrity, University of Minnesota |
| Steven Crouch, Dean, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota |
| Dan Darst, Director of Engineering, Worrell Inc. |
| Will Durfee, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota |
| Arthur Erdman, Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Bryon Gilman, CEO, Galvani Ltd. |
| Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota |
| Steven Girouard, Partner, Omega Funds |
| Joseph Hale |
| Bruce Hartman, VP-Engineering & CTO, BAE Systems |
| Joan Heberer, Director, Boston Scientific Electrophysiology |
| Nader Kameli |
| Steve Kelley, Director & Senior Fellow, Center for Science, Technology & Public Interest, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota |
| Bruce KenKnight, VP-Research and Business Development, Boston Scientific Inc. |
| Michael Knipfer, President, MAK Engineering |
| Jason Kraus, Attorney, Faegre & Benson |
| Kai Kroll, CEO, OncoStim Inc. |
| Marie Johnson, Director, MDC Fellowship, University of Minnesota |
| Sandra Meurlot, VP-Operations, Toro Inc. |
| Luc Mongeon, Medtronic, Inc. |
| Nikhil Murdeshwar, University of Minnesota Medical Device Center |
| Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Professor, CSE, University of Minnesota |
| Bryan Phillips, VP-General Counsel, SurModics Inc. |
| Monique Robbins, Marketing Communications, GE Healthcare |
| Bryan Rolfes |
| Shweta Sharma, Sr. MEMS design Engineer, Goodrich |
| Greg Sherwood, Engineering Fellow in Technology Development at Boston Scientific. |
| Pete Swenson, Director, Research & Development, Tennant Co. |
| Alena Talkachova, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota |
| Darrel Untereker, VP-Research & Technology, Medtronic Inc. |
| Anita Welch, North Dakota State University |
| Robert Worrell, CEO, Worrell Inc. |