From FIRSTInspires.org:

Dr. Woodie Flowers was Co-Chair of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board, Distinguished Advisor to FIRST, and Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Soon after Dean Kamen founded FIRST, he and Woodie collaborated on the development of the FIRST® Robotics Competition. Woodie was also critical to establishing the ethos of FIRST by coining the term Gracious Professionalism® and nurturing its meaning in his every action.

Be Like Woody!

The MSCRL would like to celebrate acts of Gracious Professionalism and kindness in our teams. At every event, teams can drop a note of kindness and GP. They will be posted here.