Ken Johnson, Acting Chief Programs Officer, FIRST; Sally Mason, President, University of Iowa; and Gov. Terry Branstad; briefly intermingle proceding their speeches for the STEM Round Table Discussions. ?A Celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and FIRST in Iowa? kicked off at an event at the Iowa Memorial Union on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Iowa City. (Justin Torner/Freelance)