2020 awards Day Two: Length of Service & Special Awards

[Jo Marshall]

Today we are proud to present the Length of Service and Special Awards!

Length of Service Awards

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Length of Service Awards are presented to members who have been continuously active for at least a year, there are also tiers for three, five, 10, 15, 20 and even 25 years of continuous service.

And, in recognition and celebration of the achievements of Commanding Officers, we’ve introduced a new award. These are length of service awards given to those who have served as commanding officers for their ships and stations continuously for five or ten years.

This year, 47 players have reached a length of service milestone. Of those 22 are celebrating their first milestone, having picked up the award for one year of active membership. Another 12 have achieved three years active membership and six more have been here for five years. Three players have reached the incredible ten-year milestone, and one has reached 15 years!

Additionally, we have two players celebrating their five-year command milestones, and our Fleet Admiral is heralding in 25 years!

 

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25-year Length of Service

For those who have been members continuously for 25 years.

 

Special congratulations to Fleet Admiral Tristan Wolf for achieving his 25-year Length of Service milestone.

None of this would be possible without Wolf's dedicated leadership, vision, and driving force for the past twenty-six years.

Thank you, Admiral!

 

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5-year Commanding Officer

For those who have served as commanding officers for their ships and stations continuously for five years. Officers in this category are also appointed to the rank of Commodore to recognize their experience and leadership.

 

Commodore Jalana Rajel, who took command of the USS Constitution-B (NCC-9012-B) on May 5th, 2015.

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Commodore Rajel is the first member to be promoted to Commodore after introducing new formal rules in Bylaw 2 by the EC that govern when and how this rank and title is to be awarded. Commodore is now an exclusive rank and title that captains and fleet captains can earn in UFOP: StarBase 118 once they have served as commanding officer of a vessel for five years (whether continuously during one tenure or cumulatively over multiple commands). Having completed their own "five-year mission" aboard their ships, these COs are recognized by our community as among our finest leaders in the fleet.

After first earning the rank of Commander as Akeelah D'Sena on May 14, 2015, Commodore Rajel took command of the USS Constitution-B on May 28, 2015 as Commander Rajel. She was promoted to Captain on November 3, 2015 and then Fleet Captain on February 20, 2019. Her tenure as CO of Constitution is now the longest active command in the fleet, and she has been awarded the James T. Kirk Cross, Sarek Star, and Christopher Pike Pendant for her outstanding performance as a commanding officer. Those outside of her ship perhaps know her best for her long-term work with the (Image) Collective. Her promotion to Commodore makes her the inaugural member of our new Commodores' Club, and she is well-deserving of the honor for all that she does for her ship and our community.

You can read more about Commodore Rajel in an interview she did last year.

 

Vice Admiral Quinn Reynolds, who took command of the USS Gorkon (NCC-82293) on July 7th, 2015.

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Vice Admiral Reynolds joins Commodore Jalana Rajel as a member of our new "Commodores Club," after the introduction of new formal rules in Bylaw 2 by the EC that govern when and how this rank and title is to be awarded. Commodore is now an exclusive rank and title that captains and fleet captains can earn in UFOP: StarBase 118 once they have served as commanding officer of a vessel for five years (whether continuously during one tenure or cumulatively over multiple commands). Having completed their own "five-year mission" aboard their ships, these COs are recognized by our community as among our finest leaders in the fleet.

After first earning the rank of Commander on November 30, 2009, Vice Admiral Reynolds took command of the USS Eagle on July 18, 2010. She was promoted to Captain on December 5, 2010. She next transitioned with her crew from the Eagle to launch the USS Drake on March 10, 2011. Her first command tenure ended on  November 7, 2011. Her second and current command tenure began on July 14, 2015 when she launched the USS Gorkon. Next month will mark her fifth year in command of the Gorkon, and combined with her previous command tenure, she has now served as CO for a cumulative tenure of over six years!

She was promoted to Fleet Captain on February 26, 2016, and then Rear Admiral on April 23, 2017. She was last promoted to Vice Admiral on February 20, 2019. Because her current rank is higher than Commodore, this official conferral authorizes her to use the rank and title as she see fits in her characters' service records (or to play other Commodore characters in the future), and her name has been added to the Commodore page in the Hall of Honor.

As one of our longest-serving members in the fleet, Vice Admiral Reynolds has been decorated multiple times for her achievements and dedication to the community. She's been recognized with the Picard Award, the highest award previously given to those of Admiral Rank before the introduction of the Elinor of Kanist Order of Excellence this year. She has also been recognized with Staff Member of the Year Award, the Christopher Pike Pendant, and the T'Pau Cluster of Distinction.

Besides her duty to her ship, she serves as the Academy Commandant, guiding the training team on their mission to welcome new members to our game, and brings a keen eye and sound judgement as a member of the Executive Council, reflecting the experience she has honed since she first joined the fleet on January 25, 2007.

You can read more about Vice Admiral Reynolds in an interview she did last year.

 

 

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1-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for one year.

• Jacob Horne, graduated from training on August 23, 2017
• Ferier Kian, graduated from training on January 30, 2018
• Ilana Ganarvuss, graduated from training on April 10, 2018
• German Galven, graduated from training on July 29, 2018
• Samira Neathler, graduated from training on August 27, 2018
• Pholin Duyzer, graduated from training on September 13, 2018
• Geoffrey Teller, graduated from training on September 17, 2018
• Lazarus Davis, graduated from training on October 2, 2018
• Corliss Fortune, graduated from training on October 3, 2018
• Jona ch'Ranni, graduated from training on October 19, 2018
• Chloe Waters, graduated from training on November 1, 2018
• Willimina Bellweather, graduated from training on November 5, 2018
• Wil Ukinix, graduated from training on November 13, 2018
• Esa Darkkdust, graduated from training on November 20, 2018
• Quentin Collins, graduated from training on December 1, 2018
• James Colquhoun, graduated from training on December 1, 2018
• Sheila Bailey, graduated from training on December 11, 2018
• Ben Garcia, graduated from training on January 2, 2019
• Quen Deena, graduated from training on February 6, 2019
• Addison MacKenzie, graduated from training on February 19, 2019
• Charlena Vanlith, graduated from training on April 15, 2019
• Karen Stendhal, graduated from training on April 19, 2019

 

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3-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for three years.

• Anthony Meeks, graduated from training on January 17, 2011
• Yogan Yalu, graduated from training on November 13, 2011
• Ket Shoba, graduated from training on August 18, 2013
• Ceciri Ariadust, graduated from training on December 15, 2014
• Luthas, graduated from training on June 8, 2016
• Krindo Pandorn, graduated from training on August 9, 2016
• Prudence Blackwell, graduated from training on August 17, 2016
• Piravao sh’Qynallahr, graduated from training on November 21, 2016
• Arturo Maxwell, graduated from training on November 21, 2016
• Melody Delri'ise, graduated from training on January 19, 2017
• Anath G'Renn, graduated from training on February 28, 2017
• Jarred Thoran, graduated from training on May 8, 2017

 

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5-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for five years.

• Raissa Moonsong, graduated from training on July 1, 2014
• Cory Stoyer, graduated from training on November 10, 2014
• Randal Shayne, graduated from training on February 2, 2015
• Nijil, graduated from training on February 9, 2015
• Kurt Logan, graduated from training on March 2, 2015
• Arlo Thorton, graduated from training on March 23, 2015

 

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10-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for ten years.

• Dassa Alexander-Dalton, graduated from training on October 1, 2004
• Loxley, graduated from training on January 25, 2007
• Roshanara Rahman, graduated from training on May 27, 2010

 

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15-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for fifteen years.

• Nyka Wyss, graduated from training on January 22, 2004

 

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25-Year Member

For those who have been members continuously for twenty-five years.

• Tristan Wolf, graduated from training on… he's never been through the Academy! Enrollment time, Admiral!

 

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Special Awards

 

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The Rising Star Award

For members who show great promise in many facets of their participation in the group, and to whom we look to as a future leader.

 

Geoffrey Teller, USS Thor

Presented by Aron Kells: "The folks who nominated Brian (Teller) for this award wrote a combined total of over 2500 words in support of this year's Rising Star. Many of those highlighted the responsibilities he's taken on over the past year, including as the acting XO and then CO of the USS Diligent for a mission on the Veritas, and then the masterful job he's done as the XO of the Duronis II Embassy and, currently, the Thor. It's even more appropriate that Brian was also last year's Luminary Award winner, as that award recognizes one member per year who shows extreme promise in their SB118 career, but who is ranked lieutenant or under.

His dedication, support, mentorship, and involvement have been recognized by all around him, from SB118's guiding councils to the ensigns onboard the Thor. In fact, a group of ensigns approached me unsolicited to sing Brian's praises, noting, among other positive qualities, that he's cheerful, shows a strong work ethic, and is always able to engage simmers who don't know where to go next.

A few of his nominators wanted to celebrate "Future Captain" Teller with this award, but I don't think they went far enough -- so please join me in celebrating "Future Admiral" Teller, this year's Rising Star!"

 

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Luminary Award

Given to members holding the rank of ensign, lieutenant junior grade, or lieutenant. For those who show great promise in their future endeavours in UFOP: Starbase 118 RPG.

 

Alieth, USS Thor

Presented by Aron Kells: "I also have the pleasure of recognizing Andrea, aka Lieutenant JG Alieth, this year's winner of the Luminary Award! Even if you haven't simmed with her directly, you've surely encountered Andrea before -- she sims on the Thor, but she's active all over the fleet forums and Discord, and her work as a part of the Image Collective has already become legendary. Her work with her RL husband Miguel, aka Ensign Sirok, produced the Thor's redesigned logo, and this led to a complete logo redesign for all the ships in the fleet.

Her sim quality, too, is extremely high, and all of this came when she was just an ensign -- she was only promoted to lieutenant JG a couple of weeks ago!
The whole SB118 fleet is lucky to count Andrea as a member, and I look forward to seeing what she does next. If this year is any guide, perhaps we'll be looking forward to Rising Star Alieth in 2021...?"

 

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The Sarpeidon Award

Awarded to members who have made outstanding contributions to the 118Wiki. Sarpeidon was the world in TOS's "All Our Yesterdays," in which the planet's population created a library containing their entire world's history. This is, in essence, what our wiki strives to become: a collection of our group's history and a simming database.

 

Sky Blake, USS Veritas

Presented by Roshanara Rahman: "It seems only fitting to talk about Sky Blake's writer Deliera and her contributions to the 118Wiki in particular because it was through the wiki that we first connected. Long before we wrote together as shipmates and now CO and first officer, I stumbled upon Deliera's wiki page for her character and her behind-the-scenes pages and was in awe. I reached out to her later to help launch the Featured Bio Contest, which ran from 2012 to 2017 and highlighted great wiki bios from across the fleet. In 2014, we launched the Wiki Operations Team (now squadron), where she served as Vice Chief of Wiki Operations and eventually as team facilitator.

Today, she continues her work on the wiki as an administrator, ensuring this vital resource of our fleet stays organized and up to date. Taking care of this important work doesn’t often draw attention to itself, and so I'm glad to see that this year six separate nominations were submitted for Deliera to be recognized with this award. Clearly, her dedication and hard work has not gone unnoticed. Besides her own contributions to the wiki, other players also cited how she can always be counted on to provide advice and guidance for those learning how to use it. She is a tireless champion of the power of the wiki to help people further tell their characters' stories, and she is so well-deserving of this award!"

 

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The Boothby Award

For trainers who go above and beyond their Academy training requirements. These trainers display an outstanding example of dedication to bringing new cadets to our community.

 

Samira Neathler, USS Gorkon

Presented by Quinn Reynolds: "Week after week, one name that stands out in the Academy is that of Samira Neathler. She's a stalwart member of the team, volunteering her time and energy whenever she can while knowing when she needs to step back for a week or two to recharge her batteries so that she can continue giving her best — a balance that's trickier than it seems! In every position she fills, she stands out as an exemplar of that role; her sims are beautifully written and set a fantastic example for our cadets, as an XO she keeps the class running smoothly with her organisational skills, as CO she supports both the cadets and the other members of the training team by offering feedback, insight and encouragement.

The nominations consistently spoke of what a fun and welcoming environment she makes for our cadets, and how much she inspired and encouraged our newer trainers in their own path through the academy. For all these reasons and more, I'm delighted to present Samira Neathler with the Boothby Award. Congratulations, Sami!!"

 

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Quark's Bar

Quark's Bar is a special award and is awarded to members who are regularly active on the forums and have been supportive and involved in conversations enhancing the overall forum experience.

 

Jo Marshall, USS Gorkon

Presented by Tristan Wolf: "The Captain's Council debated, this year, how to handle the rise of our Discord chat room when it comes to the Awards Ceremony. The end result was to wait until we had a better sense of what was to come in the next year. But it's clear, nonetheless, that many people in the fleet felt like Quark's Bar, created for the forums, as applying to the chat room as well – we had seven different nominees, many of which mentioned Discord. Everyone who was nominated was a vital and enthusiastic voice in our community. They're all people who've contributed to making the vibe fun in the last year – a place where people want to congregate. But one person, Jo Marshall, had the clear endorsement of the Awards Committee.

Marshall has been tireless in helping to develop the OOC vibe, particularly on Discord. Between assisting in setting up the bot, to creating fun and interactive commands, and even helping to edit our staff guide to managing Discord, she's been proactive every step of the way. How can we forget that she also led the project to expand our custom emoji, including adding a number of Black actors into the mix. Our Discord is more fun because of everything she's brought to the table.

She also led the charge in planning and executing this year's Writing Challenge revival, which saw the largest ever amount of participation in a challenge – all on the forums. Between the theme and rules she put in place, writers from every ship in the fleet demonstrated an incredible level of creativity that put our judges panel to the test in deciding who would win.

I've so much appreciated Marshall's quick wit, friendly and helpful personality, and willingness to go the extra mile to try new things. She absolutely deserves this award!"

 

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The Xalor Clan Xifilis Award

Given to any simmer who overcomes any sort of disadvantage while simming. This award was originally called the "Rachel Garett Pendant," but was renamed for the 2000 ceremony to honor a respected simmer in UFOP: StarBase 118 who passed away in that year. This is the only Special Award that is given more than once per ceremony.

 

Karen Stendhal, Starbase 118 Ops

Presented by Sal Taybrim: "Stefania, the writer behind Lieutenant JG Karen Stendhal, has proved her strength and determination since the moment she joined SB118. From Italy, English is her second language, which is a true struggle in and of itself. But she constantly works to overcome this challenge, upholding a fantastic personal standard of writing as well as a willingness to add as much as she can to each mission. Her writing improves with each and every sim and she brings a wonderful sense of humor and charm to her character and her narrative. Simming with Lieutenant Stendhal is a joy and will bring a smile to the face of any of her fellow crew. During recent events known globally (COVID19), her world has been turned upside down. Italy was one of the first countries quarantined after China. She let us know that she was in a very tense lockdown and dangerous situation. Still, she wrote on, never letting the craziness of the real-world affect her enthusiastic and lively writing. She even maintained an MSNPC throughout the crisis, assisting with our last mission as a leader as well as a player. Stefania, you are truly an amazing and enduring writer. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm, humor and wonderful simming. I am so proud to be able to honor you in this year’s fleetwide awards! "

 

Toryn Raga, USS Atlantis

Presented by Jarred Thoran: "The past year has not been kind to Toryn. Living in Florida he has been at the mercy of numerous storms and tornadoes that have at times prevented him from simming.. Additionally, with the spread of COVID-19, Toryn has been deeply affected, both in a professional and personal capacity. Lesser people would no doubt have thrown in the towel, but Toryn has persevered through it all and is an inspiration to his crewmates. It is my honour to present him with the Xalor Clan Xifilis Award. "

 

Sheila Bailey, Starbase 118 Ops

Presented by Sal Taybrim: "Aly, the player behind Lieutenant JG Sheila Bailey, is an incredibly strong player who is passionate about disability awareness and portraying characters that are not disabled, but differently-abled, showing a true depth of characterization and an honest willingness to explore these characters and allow others to learn more about those characters through writing.

In the tradition of all the best characters in fiction, Aly’s characters are in part a reflection of herself and some of her real-life struggles. Some days she does not have the energy to write and Aly communicates well with her fellow crew on days when she needs to rest or take a break, and still maintains a full time posting and excellent writing. We can see in her love for her characters, a passion for this awareness in real life, as well as an overwhelming strength to shine through difficult times and bring something truly creative and meaningful to out simming on StarBase 118 Ops.

Aly, you have grown to be a brilliant and respected simmer on StarBase 118 and this shines through all the effort and passion you put into your writing. I am so proud to be able to recognize all your hard work and honor you in this year’s fleetwide awards!"

 

Noa T’Nessa Levinson, USS Juneau

Presented by Oddas Aria: "Since coming aboard Ensign Levinson has made herself an invaluable member of the crew by being a source of unending positivity, friendliness, and willingness to lend a hand where needed. In addition to her steadfast devotion to maintaining a positive atmosphere, she has honed a set of simming skills that is hard to rival - using extended prose and commentary in a way that moves the story purposefully and realistically. These are all great qualities for a player to have, something grateful COs love to find in a player that has only been with us a short time, and qualities we are astounded to find in players that are not playing in their native language.

The amount of time she puts into each sim, and other interactions with the group, in a language, not her own is an example to all of us and makes the entire group better."

 

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The Community Champion Award

For members who participate in – or help facilitate – simming community events, representing the best of UFOP: SB118 to other organizations by hosting events, acting as contest judges, or otherwise contributing their expertise in a way that benefits the wider community.

 

Tristan Wolf, Starbase 118 Ops

Presented by Sal Taybrim: "At first, this award may seem like a no-brainer. Fleet Admiral Tristan Wolf founded this community and remains on as its head administrative officer. Many players only see Fleet Admiral Wolf as the overarching admin that helps run the game.

But what does running the game actually mean? What does it all entail? What does Fleet Admiral Wolf do behind the scenes? Let me take you through just a portion of everything Fleet Admiral Wolf does to support this community. First, he’s the driving force behind our publicity efforts, which reaches out to Star Trek fans across the globe and helps bring new players into the game. If you came here through a link, advertisement, Facebook or Google search, you had contact with Wolf’s work. If you’ve made a new friend in the past year you have certainly been facilitated by Fleet Admiral Wolf’s work. Going along with this Fleet Admiral Wolf runs our News Team which is not only a major factor in publicity but keeps our members constantly informed and entertained. He helps organize every major taskforce from the Chat team to the Academy and makes sure all members are informed of everything from forum outages to fun events on Discord. If you’ve been able to participate in something entertaining on the forums or a fun event on Discord, again Fleet Admiral Wolf helped make that happen and made sure you got the news.

Moreover, Jordan, the person behind Fleet Admiral Wolf is a champion for creating a stable, long-term, inclusive, and safe community for writers of every background. He is passionate about making sure this community stays supportive of all players and Star Trek ideals. He guides the game’s staff in timely discussions about how to continually improve our community for all members. Jordan is also consistently focused on fleetwide unity and supportive of all our ships and crews. No one is more concerned about the fleet as a whole and making sure every ship is successful and every player has a good place to sim than Fleet Admiral Wolf. Everyone from newly posted Ensigns to seasoned veterans matters to this game and they matter to our Admiral.

All of this has created an unprecedented run of 26 years and counting of a stable, complex and well-crafted game run by volunteers, founded on a dream that Fleet Admiral Wolf had of having a place where people could write about a better future full of fantastic adventures and strong friendships. We are all here today, celebrating awards and enjoying wonderful stories because of Fleet Admiral Wolf’s constant dedication to this community.

I would like to personally thank you, Jordan, for creating this wonderful game and I hope that every player will join me in congratulating you as this year’s Community Champion!"

 

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Please join us in congratulating these talented players!

Edited June 29, 2020 by Jo Marshall

[+ Nadeshiko]

Congratulations, everyone!

[Noa T'Nessa Levinson]

Congratulations, everyone!! Very well deserved!

[Lael Rosek-Skyfire]

Congratulations to everyone! Our community is privileged to have you.

[Alexander Brodie]

Huge congratulations to everyone and especially to my fellow shipmates Alieth and Teller on their respective awards. 

[Groznin Smith]

Congrats everyone! 

[Romyana Casparian]

Congratulations to all! 
Again, a big thanks to those who sent in nominations and to everyone in the SB118 community for making it such a great place to play Star Trek role play by mail.
Now, Let's Celebrate !!!

*dances through the room, singing and clinking champagne glasses with the other guests* Whoohoo!

~ Rebecca (a.k.a Romy)

[Karrod Niac]

29 minutes ago, Jo Marshall said:

The Rising Star Award

For members who show great promise in many facets of their participation in the group, and to whom we look to as a future leader.

 

Geoffrey Teller, USS Thor

Presented by Aron Kells: "The folks who nominated Brian (Teller) for this award wrote a combined total of over 2500 words in support of this year's Rising Star. Many of those highlighted the responsibilities he's taken on over the past year, including as the acting XO and then CO of the USS Diligent for a mission on the Veritas, and then the masterful job he's done as the XO of the Duronis II Embassy and, currently, the Thor. It's even more appropriate that Brian was also last year's Luminary Award winner, as that award recognizes one member per year who shows extreme promise in their SB118 career, but who is ranked lieutenant or under.

His dedication, support, mentorship, and involvement have been recognized by all around him, from SB118's guiding councils to the ensigns onboard the Thor. In fact, a group of ensigns approached me unsolicited to sing Brian's praises, noting, among other positive qualities, that he's cheerful, shows a strong work ethic, and is always able to engage simmers who don't know where to go next.

A few of his nominators wanted to celebrate "Future Captain" Teller with this award, but I don't think they went far enough -- so please join me in celebrating "Future Admiral" Teller, this year's Rising Star!"

 

I am humbled and staggered to be honored in such a way, and count myself lucky once again to have found such an incredible community.  To everyone who is taking a ribbon home, you have my sincerest congratulations.  Your contributions to the fleet are enormous and I can only hope to keep up with the incredible example you've set.  

To me, an award like this is a reminder of how vital and vibrant our community is, and the awesome opportunity I've been given to help people from all over the world tell their stories.  

It is, truly, an honor.  Thank you all for continuing to be the most wonderful community I've ever found on 'net.  

[+ Kamoyo Aleksandrov]

Congrats all around.

[+ German Galven]

Congrats everyone!

[Oddas Aria]

Very good work to all of the work - I appreciate all of the hard work everyone has put in! The longevity and the dedication everyone puts in is a testament to how much fun it is to play here.

@Noa T'Nessa Levinson great work keeping up with everything in a difficult situation and doing something I know I wouldn't have the temperament or the patience to do.

[Haukea-Willow]

I didn't think I would get anything beyond my 1 year award today. Thank you to every who has worked hard to support others. Every little action has a ripple effect. Congratulations!

[Sal Taybrim]

@Roshanara Rahman, @Dassa Alexander-Dalton - 10 years already?!  WOW!  Here's to 10 great years of simming and hopefully another 10 in the future!!

@Geoffrey Teller - CONGRATULATIONS on the Rising Star!  You have done a great job ushering in the transition to the Thor and supporting a bright new crew!  I look forward to seeing all the wonderful things in store for the future!

@Blake - I cannot imagine how much work you put into the wiki, but you do a fantastic job! Thank you so much for keeping everything tidy, running and up to date!  I'm so glad we were able to recognize a role that sometimes goes overlooked and celebrate all the hard work you do!

Thank you @Jo Marshall for all your hard work on Discord, we love the bots, icons and fun you bring to our chat!

@Alieth - despite being with us for just a short time you have made a BIG splash!  Thank you so much for all you're energy, creativity and awesome graphics! CONGRATS on this well-earned award, I'm so glad we are able to celebrate your hard work and I look forward to seeing all the awesome things in store for you moving forward!

@Sheila Bailey you are such a vibrant and passionate writer, I am so proud to have you on Ops.  Thank you for all your effort and wonderful writing over this past year and I look forward to amazing adventures to come

Lieutenant Stendhal - I'm not seeing your tag on the forums so I'll just have to e-mail you a link   You have been such a joy to write with.  Your humor, clever writing and charm shines through in every post you send.  Thank you for being a wonderful addition to our Ops crew!

And thank you so much @FltAdml. Wolf for founding this game and continuing to champion it year after year.  you make it possible for us to dream, and through dreams our lives become better.  Thank you so much.  ❤️

[Wes Greaves]

Thor REPRESENT.

 

Way to go everyone! These are some heavy hitting awards and are well deserved.  It's so incredible to me the long standing community here and today's awards really speak to the contributions of the people that make this place successful. Well done all.

[Addison MacKenzie]

Congrats to all winners, especially those who have helped make my time here so special - @Roshanara Rahman, @Geoffrey Teller, @Jo Marshall, @Blake, and @Alieth!

Edited June 28, 2020 by Addison MacKenzie

[Alieth]

58 minutes ago, Jo Marshall said:

Luminary Award

Given to members holding the rank of ensign, lieutenant junior grade, or lieutenant. For those who show great promise in their future endeavours in UFOP: Starbase 118 RPG.

 

Alieth, USS Thor

Presented by Aron Kells: "I also have the pleasure of recognizing Andrea, aka Lieutenant JG Alieth, this year's winner of the Luminary Award! Even if you haven't simmed with her directly, you've surely encountered Andrea before -- she sims on the Thor, but she's active all over the fleet forums and Discord, and her work as a part of the Image Collective has already become legendary. Her work with her RL husband Miguel, aka Ensign Sirok, produced the Thor's redesigned logo, and this led to a complete logo redesign for all the ships in the fleet.

Her sim quality, too, is extremely high, and all of this came when she was just an ensign -- she was only promoted to lieutenant JG a couple of weeks ago!
The whole SB118 fleet is lucky to count Andrea as a member, and I look forward to seeing what she does next. If this year is any guide, perhaps we'll be looking forward to Rising Star Alieth in 2021...?"

I want to say that I never expected that, among all the talented and passionate people with whom I share community, I would be the recipient of this award. I am humbled and proudly grateful that I have been acknowledged with it and to the people who have deemed me worthy of it. After having shared so short time with you in this community I am genuinely proud to be part of it and, most importantly, for all the dedicated, passionate and simply GREAT people who are part of it and to put on record that this is, in my experience, the best community I have ever been in and the most welcoming, by FAR. You all are who made this place special, and i'm so glad to been allowed to contribute to it. I would also like to give special thanks to 

@Jo Marshall who was my CO at the Academy and had to endure me not only that week, but to tolerate me in the image collective as well and let me join her zombies shenanigans

@Samira Neathler who was my XO in the academy and put me on track to join the community

@Tony (Kells) to be and AWESOME Captain and let me lost his character in our first meeting, because the best way to join a crew is to lose your captain

@Alex Brodie for being my mentor and being the very best that anyone could wish for

@Geoffrey Teller for being a reference to look at and being the excellent XO that he is. Even though he doesn't deserve any gummy bears. 

@Wes Greaves& @Sirok for being excellent classmates and having made my entrance into the community a delight and being the best classmates I could wish for.A special mention to Sirok because I've been behind for months in our "secret project vs 2.0" and he still hasn't cracked the whip to finish it, despite all the delays *kiss*.

@Jalana for the wonderful work she does organizing the collective and for having trusted me so soon and supported me practically from the first minute.

 

And to each and every one of you who spends time with me in discord or on the ship, especially those of you who pass through the Thor decks or have pointed ears and let me mess with them in doscord. You are the best and thank you for everything.  

[Jalana]

Congratulations everyone!

@Alieth and @Jo Marshall I'm so proud of you guys! The Image team and my DMs wouldn't be the same without you!

@Toryn Raga You're hella strong! I hope life will ease up on you soon!

@FltAdml. Wolf Thank you for not only founding this wonderful community, but for putting so much time and heart into it. With every day it is easy to see how much it and the members means to you.

 

[Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf]

Thank you so much @Sal Taybrim, et al! It's been a pleasure and an hour to serve the community and see it grow and change after all these years. I truly appreciate this award 😊

Congrats again to @Quinn Reynolds and @Jalana – five years is so amazing, and you're an asset to our group and wonderful leaders and people to boot! Thank you for everything you've done over those years to help build this community. I know it's a lot of hard work on a day-to-day basis and it does not go unnoticed how well you've done it! 

Huge congratulations to all the LOS winners, in particular @Nyka Wyss (15 years!!!); @Roshanara Rahman, @Dassa Alexander-Dalton, and Loxley for their 10-year accomplishment. What trip it is to have folks along for the ride for this long. 

@Geoffrey Teller, all your hard work this year has paid off! Thank you for everything you put into the Embassy and the Thor transition. It's been a real pleasure watching your progress. 

@Alieth, thank you for all the beautiful work you've brought to the group. Having your artistic flair here has been a joy. Your kindness and patience is very appreciated. 

@Blake, you deserve all the plaudits for the years of work you've put into the wiki. Like a tree that we planted years ago, its branches are now providing shade to nearly every corner of the fleet – and you've tended and watered it along the way. You have much to be proud of! 

@Samira Neathler, thank you for your continued commitment to training. As part of our team of training officers, you've made it possible to grow the fleet over the past few months and your attention to detail and willingness to volunteer has not gone unnoticed. 

@Jo Marshall, I've said everything I'm going to say about you 😜

Congrats to each of the Xalor winners – thank you for continuing to add your voice and creativity even in the face of these challenges. 

[Esa_Darkkdust]

Heartiest congratulations to all the recipients! You guys are legends, every one of you!

[Samira Neathler]

Congrats to all winners and glad I can do something in return for this awesome and friendly community.  

Thank you to every person who nominated others and everyone who made these awards possible and all the others who make SB118 the fantastic community it is. 

 

 

 

[Piweh]

Congratulations to you all! Keep on Trekkin.

[Ben Garcia]

Great to see such talent and commitment recognised across the fleet.

Extra big cheers to Vikings bringing trophies back to the Thor! 

 

[Quinn Reynolds]

@Jalana five year buds! 

 

Congratulations all our members who achieved long service awards! @Roshanara Rahman, @Dassa Alexander-Dalton, @Nyka Wyss, what a wonderful accomplishment to be a part of our community for 10 and 15 years and how pleased we are to have to you. Well done and here's to the future!

@Geoffrey Teller A good job guarantee indeed.  You've absolutely earned this and I'm so pleased to see all your enthusiasm and dedication rewarded. Well done, Brian!

@Alieth It's been an absolute delight meeting and chatting with you.  Seeing all your hard work around the fleet, peeking at your sims and hearing your praises sung by so many others, I know you've earned this award many times over. Congratulations!

@Blake I've constantly been astounded by the time, effort and dedication you put into the wiki and I'm delighted to see that it's been noticed and recognised by the fleet at large. Thank you for everything that you do and congratulations on your award!

@Samira Neathler I wrote the presentation so I've said a fair bit already, but let me just thank you again for your part making the Academy such a fantastic part of our group, It's very much appreciated! ❤️ 

@Jo Marshall You do make Discord such a fun place to be! Thank you for all the time and energy you've poured into it all, for making me chuckle with the bots, creating all those wonderful emoji and of course encouraging so many creative efforts to the fore with the writing challenge. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Karen Stendhal, @Toryn Raga, @Sheila Bailey and @Noa T'Nessa Levinson. Thank you so much for being a part of our community, bringing your creativity, joy and love for writing and Trek while facing your individual challenges.  

@FltAdml. Wolf I don't think I can overstate how much I admire you and everything that you do. You've been a mentor, an inspiration and hold a special place in my heart, and I'm so grateful to be a part of the community you created and champion. We owe you more congratulations and appreciations than I could ever put into words. Thank you. ❤️ 

[Jalana]

3 minutes ago, Quinn Reynolds said:

@Jalana five year buds! 

 

 

 

[Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf]

1 hour ago, Quinn Reynolds said:

@FltAdml. Wolf I don't think I can overstate how much I admire you and everything that you do. You've been a mentor, an inspiration and hold a special place in my heart, and I'm so grateful to be a part of the community you created and champion. We owe you more congratulations and appreciations than I could ever put into words. Thank you. ❤️