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Art Waldenville - 2007 Woody Flowers Nominee
There are two types of people in this world, those
who lead and those who follow. Mr. Waldenville is a natural born
leader. Whether he is teaching us how to wire a digital circuit
or guiding us on building our robot, we can always turn to him
for answers. He is a great mentor and teacher to all of his students.
He takes the time to make sure that we understand what he is teaching
before he moves on to something else. He has been more than a
teacher to all of us; he has also been a friend. He notices when
we are having a bad day and he sets aside the time to talk to
us and see what is wrong. He has done so many things for each
member of the team.
Mr. Waldenville is an amazing teacher, person, and
friend. He understands us and that we all are individuals, not
just students. He has taught us many different things over the
past two years. Mr. Waldenville exemplifies gracious professionalism,
by mentoring and helping other teams no matter what. Mr. Waldenville,
or Waldy as nearly all of us call him, is simply amazing. He takes
time to individually help all of us, FIRST isn't a competition
to him, its part of our grade, and part of an amazing experience.
Mr. Waldenville is very dedicated to teaching. Earlier
in his life he was a well paid geologist and he decided that he
was tired of "turning over the same rock," so went back to school
for a teaching degree. He is now certified to teach every science
at the high school level. Not only is he a great teacher, but
he knows how to connect with his students individually.
During this build season Mr. Waldenville has taught
us to work as a group. He has shown us many different ways to
communicate with one another. He has taught us to accept everyone's
ideas and discuss it as a group. Having a mechanical background,
he has educated us on paying attention to every little detail,
because if one little thing goes wrong it could lead to everything
going wrong. Mr. Waldenville, over the past two years, has laid
a foundation for us to keep on task, and with this we all have
developed time management skills. He has told us on many occasions
that, "Hard work now will always pay off in the long run," and
it always does. Mr. Waldenville is always prepared for a challenge;
he spends countless hours researching new ways to improve our
robot every year, even before or after build season. Our lab,
where we build the robot is his home away from home. This is why
he is the best mentor for FIRST Robotics that we could ever ask
for.
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Art Waldenville
awaldenville@mntechnology.com
Jason Rausch
jrausch@mntechnology.com
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