--- title: Celebrating the 2024 FIRST Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients description: We are proud to announce the 2023 – 2024 FIRST Volunteer of the Year award recipients. image: https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/Scott%20Goering%20Featured.jpg --- Each year, volunteers around the globe go above and beyond to positively impact our* FIRST*®  students and the *FIRST* community. The *FIRST* Volunteer of the Year award is a way for *FIRST* to recognize volunteers around the world who give extraordinary contributions of time and skills to the *FIRST* community. Recipients of the *FIRST* Volunteer of the Year award are role models to the community, demonstrating the core values of *FIRST* and exemplifying *Gracious Professionalism*®.   *FIRST* program staff and program delivery partners nominate and select recipients for the *FIRST* Volunteer of the Year award to be presented annually at the *FIRST* Championship. These nominations come from partners around the world and are selected based on the impact of their contribution to a *FIRST* program, their time or effort given, and their exemplification of the core values of *FIRST*. We are grateful and congratulate each recipient for their contributions to the *FIRST* Community.  We are proud to announce the 2023 – 2024 *FIRST* Volunteer of the Year award recipients:  Mehdi Troudi - *FIRST*® LEGO® League Mehdi Troudi is a math teacher and musician from Tunisia. He loves to learn and share his knowledge with others. As an educator, volunteer coordinator, field manager, and event volunteer, Mehdi builds meaningful connections and is loved and respected by everyone he meets! *FIRST®** *LEGO® League is honored to present Medhi with the program’s Volunteer of the Year award.  ![first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mehdi](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/first-community-blog/images/first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mehdi.jpg?width=413&height=310&name=first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mehdi.jpg) Clark & Peggy McChesney - *FIRST*® Tech Challenge Clark and Peggy McChesney from Texas have contributed over 20 years of combined volunteer service to *FIRST*.  They are thoughtful, kind, and devoted to the student and team experience. Exemplifying *Gracious Professionalism*, they are often described in their region as “integral pieces to the puzzle.”  They have both served in multiple volunteer roles in their state, including as Volunteer Coordinators, League Managers, FTAs, Referees, and more. Having volunteered at *FIRST *Championship as Judges, Dean’s List Interviewers and FTAs, Clark and Peggy provide empathetic and practical advice to other volunteers. Clark and Peggy have been a key part of advancing *FIRST®** *Tech Challenge and are worthy recipients of the program’s Volunteer of the Year Award. ![first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mcchesney](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/first-community-blog/images/first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mcchesney.jpg?width=449&height=449&name=first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_mcchesney.jpg) Scott Goering - *FIRST*® Robotics Competition Scott Goering is a *FIRST *alum who has been volunteering for more than 15 years, serving on the planning committee for events, and as a volunteer in many different roles including Scorekeeper, Pit Admin Supervisor, Game Announcer, Judge, FTA and more. As one of our two Chief Field Supervisors since 2019, he helps create and deliver training for Field Supervisors, Lead Queuers, and FTAA’s. His feedback helps ensure that teams have a more consistent, positive experience across all events and emphasizes the health of the participants and volunteers around him. Congratulations to the 2024 *FIRST®** *Robotics Competition Volunteer of the Year, Scott Goering.  ![first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_scott](https://community.firstinspires.org/hs-fs/hubfs/first-community-blog/images/first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_scott.jpg?width=508&height=338&name=first-blog_community_volunteeroftheyear_scott.jpg)   [Learn about volunteering with FIRST](https://www.firstinspires.org/ways-to-help/volunteer) ** [Volunteers](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/volunteers) #### Share it: [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://community.firstinspires.org/celebrating-the-2024-first-volunteer-of-the-year-award-recipients) [** ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://community.firstinspires.org/celebrating-the-2024-first-volunteer-of-the-year-award-recipients) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://community.firstinspires.org/celebrating-the-2024-first-volunteer-of-the-year-award-recipients) ![Default Author Image](https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/Community%20Blog%20v2/images/FIRST-author-icon.svg) Author [FIRST Staff](https://community.firstinspires.org/author/first) These blog posts have been contributed by members of *FIRST* staff. *FIRST* is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Manchester, N.H. ### Related Posts ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) Carpet at 2024 Events July 19, 2023 ** [FRC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/frc) Team Carpet Sales June 4, 2025 ** [FTC](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/ftc) FIRST Tech Challenge 2024-2025 Season Orders June 20, 2024 ![](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)