Alumni

Universities

Many alumni have been accepted to and attended prestigious and internationally-ranked universities including Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, New York University, Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, Penn State's Schreyer Honors College, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Arizona Honors College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Drexel, and The United States Coast Guard Academy.

Majors

In five years, every graduate of Downingtown Area Robotics has gone on to college, and most have majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) or business subject. Specific majors and minors include mechanical, aerospace, marine, civil, material, chemical, and biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, naval architecture, engineering science, applied mechanics, computer science, chemistry, environmental biology, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, and military science.

Scholarships

Graduates have been awarded FIRST Robotics scholarships, which high school juniors and seniors can apply for. They have also received many other scholarships and grants, including several full scholarships to distinguished universities.

STEM/Robotics Participation

Many graduates have held STEM jobs at local businesses and/or participated in STEM research, including robotics-related studies. In addition, some alumni have returned as mentors to Downingtown Area Robotics and others participate on robotics or FIRST teams, including Team 2152 and Penn State's AUVSI IGVC Team.

Alumni

2005

• Bill Best(?)
• Minh Tran
• Brandon Zehner(?)

2006

• James Coll
• Ethan Goldblum
• Jake Marsh
• Steven Owens (Captain 2006)
• Kathleen(?)

2007

• Josh Anders
• Paul Andrejko
• Ian Barr(?)
• Ryan Christen(?)
• Cassie Jurgens
• Vicky Lai
• Ben McElroy (Captain 2007)
• David Pravensky(?)
• Jeremy Schieferstein
• Eddy Scrivens II(?)
• Kevin Short(?)
• Shawn Trainer(?)
• Victoria Tran
• Don Webb
• Kyle West(?)

2008

• John Carpenter
• Dan Coll
• Jason Downey
• Amber McKown
• Michael Posner (Co-Captain 2008)
• John Stumpo (Co-Captain 2007)
• Matt Witmer

2009

• Alex Clark
• Evan Kroboth
• Siri Maley (Captain 2008 and 2009)
• Zak McConnell
• Heather McKown (Co-Captain 2009)
• Elizabeth Murphy
• James Yu