--- title: Something New - FIRST Championship Chairman's Award Finalists description: Introducing Chairman's Award Finalists at FIRST Championship locations to honor top teams. Finalists will be announced during Divisional awards ceremonies and recognized during the Einstein finals. --- Written by Frank Merrick. ![2017-chairmans-finalists-blog](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/frc/2017-chairmans-finalists-blog.gif?width=504&height=284&name=2017-chairmans-finalists-blog.gif) At both *FIRST* Championship locations this year, we will be introducing recognition for ‘Chairman’s Award Finalists’. Three teams from all the Chairman’s Award contenders at each location will be identified as Finalists for our most prestigious award, the Chairman’s Award. These teams will be identified during the Divisional awards ceremonies Saturday morning at each location. During the Einstein finals later in the day, these teams will have places of honor to sit and watch the competition while waiting for the one Chairman’s Award winning team to be announced. Chairman’s Award Finalists will not be selected one per each of the three Divisions, but from the entire pool of Chairman’s Award candidates attending each location. This means it’s possible for a single Division at a given location to have zero, one, two, or even all three Chairman’s Award finalists. We are taking this approach to ensure the finalists identified really are the top three contenders for our most important award at each location. I’m looking forward to all the events we have going on this weekend! With the number of District Championships we have coming up, we’re sure to see some top-notch performances from our teams!   Frank ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) #### Share it: [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-championship-chairmans-award-finalists) [** ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-championship-chairmans-award-finalists) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://community.firstinspires.org/2017-championship-chairmans-award-finalists) ![Default Author Image](https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/Community%20Blog%20v2/images/FIRST-author-icon.svg) Author [FIRST Robotics Competition Staff](https://community.firstinspires.org/author/first-robotics-competition-staff) ### Related Posts ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) More about the Chairman's Award Finalists and HD Video in FIRST Championship Pits! April 11, 2017 ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) Increased Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards at District Championships November 3, 2022 ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc), [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) 2026 Safety Animation Award Winner and Finalists March 3, 2026 ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1200203950045814&ev=PageView&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&event=PageVisit&noscript=1)