Approved Promotions and Awards - November 2022
Moderators: Kermie Mistwallow, Lizzy Gracemount, Kermie Mistwallow, Lizzy Gracemount, Kermie Mistwallow, Lizzy Gracemount
- Ulrich Bechir
- Command - Fleet Captain
- Posts: 562
- Joined: 220519.0750
- Duty Post: Commanding Officer
- Ship/Station Posted: USS Shogun-A
- Grid: Second Life
- Has thanked: 307 times
- Been thanked: 592 times
- Contact:
Hello all!
You are cordially invited to join us on Saturday 19th November at 12:00 SLT (PDT) in both Second Life and on UFS Discord to celebrate and congratulate your fellow UFS members on their achievements for this month for both the regular November Promotions and Awards Ceremony, as well as the Admiral’s Banquet. Due to this being an annual event that could run fairly long, regular November award reasons will be posted with the winners names for regular November P&A this month (to help facilitate time).
Please note that NO ADMIRAL’S BANQUET AWARDS OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE. Those will be kept for the banquet themselves.
The recipients for November’s Regular Promotions and Awards are:
ACADEMY AWARDS
New Member Entrance Exam
TheVizzz Resident
Ktech4 Resident
AmberRoseKettle Resident
Quicksilver Blackheart
Thomas Hurt
MapleAndHoney Resident
MV Midshipman Diploma
Jedburgh Dagger
Lacy Underall
Ktech4 Resident
TheVizzz Resident
Basic Branch Certification Program
Jedburg Dagger (Intelligence)
Lacy Underall (Security)
FLEET AWARDS
Citation for Enthusiasm and Diligence
TheVizzz Resident
“Until this point I have not put in an award request for someone so new to the organization in mind, however TheVizzz Resident (AKA Lanha Direhn) has gotten off to an exemplary start. It seems my Branch has been gifted with two amazing Ensigns this month who are polite, pleasant, and easy to work with. They want to learn and are more than amenable to that even if it means they don't get to do exactly what they want to. ENS Direhn works hard in her duties, uses formats and suggestions, and takes part as much as she possibly can on Discord and in Second Life. Her roleplay is vibrant and consistent in what is expected from a UFS Officer. She is a true pleasure to work with and I am impressed with her contributions so far and look forward to more in the future.”
Citation for Enthusiasm and Eagerness to Learn
Tai Takeda
“Tai Takeda, aka Tai Buckbeak, joined us only a month ago and has already had a great impact. It is rare to have such an enthusiastic new entry, but this last month I have been grace with two. Tai loves to learn and put in practice what they have learned. I have been greatly impressed by his eagerness to immerse himself in Discord and Second life, in the Intelligence Branch, and in UFS as a whole. ENS Buckbeak works hard and regularly to incorporate stories and plotlines that others can use and enjoy but also is mindful of our other Branches and duty stations. Their enthusiasm is contagious and their desire to devour whatever information is available to add knowledge and skills is inspiring.”
Commendation for Dedication
Zania Turner
“Zania contributes to the great morale on the Durant with a good sense of humor. Zania is a very dedicated member of the crew. She rarely misses a Mission. She knows her branch well and is excellent as our Communications Officer. She is a Betazoid and uses her abilities in some of the Missions to make them interesting and enjoyable for us all.”
Commendation for Creativity
Gunnar Nova
“Gunnar is excellent as one of the ship's doctors. He knows his branch well and it shows in his very descriptive and creative posts during our Mission RPs. Runnar is very creative and puts a lot of effort into his posts. Here is an excerpt from Mission "Detours" 221008:
[Gunnar Ragnarsson]: looks up from his monitors and says "Ensign Torak continues to be monitored in Sickbay, though it's a mix of a good news/bad news situation Captain. The good news is he's awake and showing improvement. The bad news is there is still some brain damage that isn't healing and the area of his brain which is damaged controls emotions."”
Order of Betazed 3rd Class
Ulrich Bechir
“Please accept my nomination for Ulrich Bechir to receive the Order of Betazed Award. Ulrich has proven to be an excellent friend and mentor to me in my time returning to UFS. Ulrich consistently interacts with me on discord making me feel like I am not just a part of an organization but a solid group of friends. Ulrich has gone out of his way to be a friendly face, always talking to me on discord as well as on second life. He invites me to events happening outside of UFS to help me experience different aspects of second life I previously did not know about. This was especially touching to me, I am home by myself during the day and often find myself fighting demons from my time as a firefighter. His outreach and friendship has helped me not focus on those in ways many will never understand. He has also shown great outreach to me as a mentor as well, engaging with me in deep conversations about growing in UFS, how to be a great asset to UFS as a whole and has helped me find ways to contribute to the organization. The fact that he goes out his way to be a mentor when not required to shows the lengths he will go to see others succeed.”
Order of Babel 2nd Class
Siobhan Crystal
“Siohban has been a Social Events Planner for UFS Comms since 220803, and has recently become Vice Director, UFS Social Events. She has planned and hosted a number of enjoyable events over the past few months, coming up with great ideas that provide a fun time for all the members who attend. For example, her “Galactic Pirates” dance, her “Discovery Weekend” event (a field trip to the International Space Museum), the UFS Hallowe’en Costume party, and her TOS Party with a costume contest and TOS Trivia.”
Dolfke Barbosa
“Dolfke is a social butterfly who hosts most of the UF Starfleet events held at Astraios Colony in 3rd Rock Grid. She is always there to welcome UFS members, guests, and those visiting from other grids. She hosts the weekly Starfleet Boogie (which has been running since 2011) every Tuesday, and recently was also part of the planning and hosting for the Astraios Beach Party, Art Gallery Openings, and Guy Fawkes day.”
Nzivaz Resident
“Nzivaz first expressed interest in DJing for UFS social events in the spring, and volunteered in 220605. She very quickly also became a planner, and her monthly event, the Cosmic Rift Party, is very well-liked and well attended. She plays enjoyable music and provides a spacy environment befitting the Trek theme of the main sim. She is a congenial, reliable host and DJ.”
Order of Babel 1st Class
Zania Turner
“Zania is a long time planner of social events for UF Starfleet, in particular she hosts & DJs the monthly ‘Fantastic Friday’ event which is held the first Friday of every month. She comes up with a theme, and then provides an atmosphere and music that fits the concept. Recent examples would include National Red Light Day (Oct); Bowling League Day (Sep); Intl Beer Day (Aug); Bumper Boat Challenge (Jun), etc.”
Evey45 Resident
“Evey has been hosting social events for UF Starfleet Communications since 220805, she is an excellent and enthusiastic host who works well with the rest of the team. She has hosted events like the Cosmic Rift Dance parties (with DJ Nzivaz); the Oct Pool Party (with DJ Hal Jordan); and the UFS Fun Fair during Admiral’s Banquet Week with DJ Hal).”
Scripting Achievement Award
Astro Balut
“Astro maintains various complex systems that he has built/scripted for Astraios Colony. He ensures they run smoothly, adding new features on a regular basis. This includes a complex circuit of rail transport that runs continuously around the colony; controllers that automate the arrival, departure and behavior of NPCs; turbo lift systems that move diagonally and turbos which move through direction changes on our craft; personal transporters that auto-update their settings through a master control; and much more. He also works hard to update and synchronize our systems with Opensim source code upgrades, constantly optimizing their performance and seamlessness. His work adds to the appearance and environment of UF Starfleet Astraios and raises our profile to grid residents and visitors from the hypergrid.”
Chekov Award
Romy Magic
“It is hard to think of a UFS security officer who has devoted more time or dedication to UFS, HQ, and the roles and responsibilities of the Security Branch, than Romy Magic. In the past year, she has attended almost twice weekly roleplay sessions, been responsible for teaching practical defense skills in the UFSA for all members, represented UFS at every expo we have attended in SL, and shown the dedication and time investment to UFS and Security Branch that the Chekov Award of Dedication was invested to acknowledge. It is our pleasure to nominate her for consideration for this award.”
The Prim Award
Greg Esharham
“I would like to submit an award for Commander Greg Esharham for the UFS Metamorphosis Builder Award for his service in the 2022 season as a builder on the RFL campsite. He built the campsite for relay season 2022 which was truly something to be proud of and won the team the theme award. His build took into account the cancer awareness requirements with displays and the Star Trek theme of UFS as a whole. Images of Campsite: https://gyazo.com/e546acd880c8ab7db73c0fdf00970476 https://gyazo.com/ea9f89166860a0639498b6dbf3c80603 https://gyazo.com/7c11d86b82e71c0a5f28fb9944d931c4 https://gyazo.com/674ec9f705a4117275e373b617011fd0 https://gyazo.com/1109679f17ec971b4d52da1df4afefb9”
The Jonathan Archer Ribbon
XxFadeIntoMistxx Schism
“I would like to put Te’ellis up for the Jonathan Archer Ribbon for her contributions to UFS as a whole. She is a civilian, but she managed to create a whole story for herself that she uses in pretty much all of her IC interactions with members. She has participated in the Fleet RP's and helps out with role plays in other areas. She’s also a discord moderator. She fills all of these roles in an honorable and creative way.”
Okuda Award
Jordan Allen
“For the last year, Jorden has taken on the project of building and maintaining SS Tranquility. He has slowly transformed it from our only safe haven when we moved to the sim to a thriving Station of the Line with modern, customized elements. He is constantly adding new things to the station, tweaking things he's already done, and striving to make it a benefit to the whole fleet.
Jorden also maintains many of the working elements all around Pinastri, including adding shuttles, landing pads, configuring auto pilot, and making sure the planet can be traversed by guests and UFS personnel alike. For these reasons, I think he has more than earned the Okuda Award for excellence in building and adding features that benefit the entire group.”
PROMOTIONS (become effective after the Ceremony)
Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
NintendoSwitch Resident
Promoted to Lieutenant
Dakota Littlepaws
Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
Ellemir Maven
Selina Otsuka
Ginrai Yamabushi
Promoted to Fleet Captain
GreenLantern Excelsior
Congratulations and may the fair winds of Bolarus IX carry you all to the futures you want and deserve!
You are cordially invited to join us on Saturday 19th November at 12:00 SLT (PDT) in both Second Life and on UFS Discord to celebrate and congratulate your fellow UFS members on their achievements for this month for both the regular November Promotions and Awards Ceremony, as well as the Admiral’s Banquet. Due to this being an annual event that could run fairly long, regular November award reasons will be posted with the winners names for regular November P&A this month (to help facilitate time).
Please note that NO ADMIRAL’S BANQUET AWARDS OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE. Those will be kept for the banquet themselves.
The recipients for November’s Regular Promotions and Awards are:
ACADEMY AWARDS
New Member Entrance Exam
TheVizzz Resident
Ktech4 Resident
AmberRoseKettle Resident
Quicksilver Blackheart
Thomas Hurt
MapleAndHoney Resident
MV Midshipman Diploma
Jedburgh Dagger
Lacy Underall
Ktech4 Resident
TheVizzz Resident
Basic Branch Certification Program
Jedburg Dagger (Intelligence)
Lacy Underall (Security)
FLEET AWARDS
Citation for Enthusiasm and Diligence
TheVizzz Resident
“Until this point I have not put in an award request for someone so new to the organization in mind, however TheVizzz Resident (AKA Lanha Direhn) has gotten off to an exemplary start. It seems my Branch has been gifted with two amazing Ensigns this month who are polite, pleasant, and easy to work with. They want to learn and are more than amenable to that even if it means they don't get to do exactly what they want to. ENS Direhn works hard in her duties, uses formats and suggestions, and takes part as much as she possibly can on Discord and in Second Life. Her roleplay is vibrant and consistent in what is expected from a UFS Officer. She is a true pleasure to work with and I am impressed with her contributions so far and look forward to more in the future.”
Citation for Enthusiasm and Eagerness to Learn
Tai Takeda
“Tai Takeda, aka Tai Buckbeak, joined us only a month ago and has already had a great impact. It is rare to have such an enthusiastic new entry, but this last month I have been grace with two. Tai loves to learn and put in practice what they have learned. I have been greatly impressed by his eagerness to immerse himself in Discord and Second life, in the Intelligence Branch, and in UFS as a whole. ENS Buckbeak works hard and regularly to incorporate stories and plotlines that others can use and enjoy but also is mindful of our other Branches and duty stations. Their enthusiasm is contagious and their desire to devour whatever information is available to add knowledge and skills is inspiring.”
Commendation for Dedication
Zania Turner
“Zania contributes to the great morale on the Durant with a good sense of humor. Zania is a very dedicated member of the crew. She rarely misses a Mission. She knows her branch well and is excellent as our Communications Officer. She is a Betazoid and uses her abilities in some of the Missions to make them interesting and enjoyable for us all.”
Commendation for Creativity
Gunnar Nova
“Gunnar is excellent as one of the ship's doctors. He knows his branch well and it shows in his very descriptive and creative posts during our Mission RPs. Runnar is very creative and puts a lot of effort into his posts. Here is an excerpt from Mission "Detours" 221008:
[Gunnar Ragnarsson]: looks up from his monitors and says "Ensign Torak continues to be monitored in Sickbay, though it's a mix of a good news/bad news situation Captain. The good news is he's awake and showing improvement. The bad news is there is still some brain damage that isn't healing and the area of his brain which is damaged controls emotions."”
Order of Betazed 3rd Class
Ulrich Bechir
“Please accept my nomination for Ulrich Bechir to receive the Order of Betazed Award. Ulrich has proven to be an excellent friend and mentor to me in my time returning to UFS. Ulrich consistently interacts with me on discord making me feel like I am not just a part of an organization but a solid group of friends. Ulrich has gone out of his way to be a friendly face, always talking to me on discord as well as on second life. He invites me to events happening outside of UFS to help me experience different aspects of second life I previously did not know about. This was especially touching to me, I am home by myself during the day and often find myself fighting demons from my time as a firefighter. His outreach and friendship has helped me not focus on those in ways many will never understand. He has also shown great outreach to me as a mentor as well, engaging with me in deep conversations about growing in UFS, how to be a great asset to UFS as a whole and has helped me find ways to contribute to the organization. The fact that he goes out his way to be a mentor when not required to shows the lengths he will go to see others succeed.”
Order of Babel 2nd Class
Siobhan Crystal
“Siohban has been a Social Events Planner for UFS Comms since 220803, and has recently become Vice Director, UFS Social Events. She has planned and hosted a number of enjoyable events over the past few months, coming up with great ideas that provide a fun time for all the members who attend. For example, her “Galactic Pirates” dance, her “Discovery Weekend” event (a field trip to the International Space Museum), the UFS Hallowe’en Costume party, and her TOS Party with a costume contest and TOS Trivia.”
Dolfke Barbosa
“Dolfke is a social butterfly who hosts most of the UF Starfleet events held at Astraios Colony in 3rd Rock Grid. She is always there to welcome UFS members, guests, and those visiting from other grids. She hosts the weekly Starfleet Boogie (which has been running since 2011) every Tuesday, and recently was also part of the planning and hosting for the Astraios Beach Party, Art Gallery Openings, and Guy Fawkes day.”
Nzivaz Resident
“Nzivaz first expressed interest in DJing for UFS social events in the spring, and volunteered in 220605. She very quickly also became a planner, and her monthly event, the Cosmic Rift Party, is very well-liked and well attended. She plays enjoyable music and provides a spacy environment befitting the Trek theme of the main sim. She is a congenial, reliable host and DJ.”
Order of Babel 1st Class
Zania Turner
“Zania is a long time planner of social events for UF Starfleet, in particular she hosts & DJs the monthly ‘Fantastic Friday’ event which is held the first Friday of every month. She comes up with a theme, and then provides an atmosphere and music that fits the concept. Recent examples would include National Red Light Day (Oct); Bowling League Day (Sep); Intl Beer Day (Aug); Bumper Boat Challenge (Jun), etc.”
Evey45 Resident
“Evey has been hosting social events for UF Starfleet Communications since 220805, she is an excellent and enthusiastic host who works well with the rest of the team. She has hosted events like the Cosmic Rift Dance parties (with DJ Nzivaz); the Oct Pool Party (with DJ Hal Jordan); and the UFS Fun Fair during Admiral’s Banquet Week with DJ Hal).”
Scripting Achievement Award
Astro Balut
“Astro maintains various complex systems that he has built/scripted for Astraios Colony. He ensures they run smoothly, adding new features on a regular basis. This includes a complex circuit of rail transport that runs continuously around the colony; controllers that automate the arrival, departure and behavior of NPCs; turbo lift systems that move diagonally and turbos which move through direction changes on our craft; personal transporters that auto-update their settings through a master control; and much more. He also works hard to update and synchronize our systems with Opensim source code upgrades, constantly optimizing their performance and seamlessness. His work adds to the appearance and environment of UF Starfleet Astraios and raises our profile to grid residents and visitors from the hypergrid.”
Chekov Award
Romy Magic
“It is hard to think of a UFS security officer who has devoted more time or dedication to UFS, HQ, and the roles and responsibilities of the Security Branch, than Romy Magic. In the past year, she has attended almost twice weekly roleplay sessions, been responsible for teaching practical defense skills in the UFSA for all members, represented UFS at every expo we have attended in SL, and shown the dedication and time investment to UFS and Security Branch that the Chekov Award of Dedication was invested to acknowledge. It is our pleasure to nominate her for consideration for this award.”
The Prim Award
Greg Esharham
“I would like to submit an award for Commander Greg Esharham for the UFS Metamorphosis Builder Award for his service in the 2022 season as a builder on the RFL campsite. He built the campsite for relay season 2022 which was truly something to be proud of and won the team the theme award. His build took into account the cancer awareness requirements with displays and the Star Trek theme of UFS as a whole. Images of Campsite: https://gyazo.com/e546acd880c8ab7db73c0fdf00970476 https://gyazo.com/ea9f89166860a0639498b6dbf3c80603 https://gyazo.com/7c11d86b82e71c0a5f28fb9944d931c4 https://gyazo.com/674ec9f705a4117275e373b617011fd0 https://gyazo.com/1109679f17ec971b4d52da1df4afefb9”
The Jonathan Archer Ribbon
XxFadeIntoMistxx Schism
“I would like to put Te’ellis up for the Jonathan Archer Ribbon for her contributions to UFS as a whole. She is a civilian, but she managed to create a whole story for herself that she uses in pretty much all of her IC interactions with members. She has participated in the Fleet RP's and helps out with role plays in other areas. She’s also a discord moderator. She fills all of these roles in an honorable and creative way.”
Okuda Award
Jordan Allen
“For the last year, Jorden has taken on the project of building and maintaining SS Tranquility. He has slowly transformed it from our only safe haven when we moved to the sim to a thriving Station of the Line with modern, customized elements. He is constantly adding new things to the station, tweaking things he's already done, and striving to make it a benefit to the whole fleet.
Jorden also maintains many of the working elements all around Pinastri, including adding shuttles, landing pads, configuring auto pilot, and making sure the planet can be traversed by guests and UFS personnel alike. For these reasons, I think he has more than earned the Okuda Award for excellence in building and adding features that benefit the entire group.”
PROMOTIONS (become effective after the Ceremony)
Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
NintendoSwitch Resident
Promoted to Lieutenant
Dakota Littlepaws
Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
Ellemir Maven
Selina Otsuka
Ginrai Yamabushi
Promoted to Fleet Captain
GreenLantern Excelsior
Congratulations and may the fair winds of Bolarus IX carry you all to the futures you want and deserve!
- Erikalancetti Resident
- Intelligence - Commander
- Posts: 244
- Joined: 210407.0700
- Duty Post: Director of Heraldry
- Ship/Station Posted: SS Tranquillity
- Grid: Second Life Grid
- Location: Florence, Italy
- Has thanked: 211 times
- Been thanked: 77 times
- Contact:
- Ferre Flamand
- Posts: 681
- Joined: 211111.0543
- Duty Post: Resigned 240301
- Ship/Station Posted:
- Grid: 001 Second Life
- Location: Belgium
- Has thanked: 266 times
- Been thanked: 82 times
- Contact:
Congrats to all the awardees, nominees and promotees, fully deserved
- Evelyn Rieko
- Command - Commodore
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: 160328.2122
- Duty Post: Commanding Officer
- Ship/Station Posted: USS Taylorholic Durant
- Grid: 001 Second Life Grid
- Has thanked: 319 times
- Been thanked: 275 times
- Contact:
Congratulations to all! Well deserved!
- Siobhan Crystal
- Command - Commander
- Posts: 462
- Joined: 101226.1642
- Duty Post: Executive Officer
- Ship/Station Posted: USS Atlas
- Grid: SecondLife
- Location: Oregon
- Has thanked: 113 times
- Been thanked: 71 times
- Contact:
Congratulations All!
"Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." --- Groucho Marx
Access Service Jacket
- Jimmbo Resident
- Engineering - Lieutenant Commander
- Posts: 72
- Joined: 220617.0510
- Duty Post: Chief Engineer
- Ship/Station Posted: USS Atlas
- Grid: Second Life Grid
- Location: Wisconsin
- Has thanked: 73 times
- Been thanked: 45 times
- Contact:
Congrats everyone!!
LT-Cmdr Jim Schmidt
Chief Engineer
Engineering | USS Atlas
CompOps - Discord Lead
Chief Engineer
Engineering | USS Atlas
CompOps - Discord Lead
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- Science - Commander
- Posts: 72
- Joined: 200630.0654
- Duty Post: Science Officer
- Ship/Station Posted: SS Tranquility
- Grid: Second Life
- Location: England
- Has thanked: 17 times
- Been thanked: 17 times
well done and congratz to all well deserved