2023 Awards

These awards were made to recognise participation and achievement during the period 01 January – 31 December 2023.

Click here to access the 2023 Awards Publication (PDF).

Captain Pip SlackCommanding Officer of the Year

Winner: Fleet Captain Pip Slack, USS Merlin
"We are very lucky to have Pip Slack as our Captain on the Merlin as she is a natural leader, which is essential for a correspondence chapter."

 Flag Officer of the Year

Winner: Commodore Erica Smith, USS Appleton
"You only have to look at her to know she's up to something that is going to bring belly laughs to all around"

Officer of the Year

Winner: Commander Anthony Raythorn, USS CúChulain
"Since he has joined his dedication to duty has been exemplary"

Junior Member of the Year

Winner: Cadet Crewman Thea Caine, USS Merlin
"She continues to be a fabulous ambassador for animals and nature in general which is a quality I believe every STARFLEET member should endeavour to aspire to, given the world that we currently live in."

Neelix Award (Open Award)

 A special award to honour those who have lifted the spirits of others during 2022, which was no mean feat! This could be due to online or in person actions where the benefit was felt by anyone in the region.

Winner: Lieutenant Andina Aliaga, USS Alba
"A credit to their chapter and SFI, this crew member exemplifies the standards and principles of Star Trek, and is always friendly and bubbly, and exudes positivity"

 

The logo of R20 showing the flags of the constituent countries around a simple image of the British Isles.

Region 20 were also very successful in the 2023 Awards for the entire of STARFLEET; The International Association of Star Trek fan clubs:

STARFLEET Newsletter Cover of the Year:
The Runabout (Region 20 newsletter/fanzine).


STARFLEET Newsletter of the Year:

The Runabout (Region 20 newsletter/fanzine).

STARFLEET Trek Experience: Website: USS CúChulain

Fleet Captain Philip Hunter Gilfus

Executive Officer of the Year

Winner: Fleet Captain Phillip Hunter Gilfus, USS Merlin
"Phillip is an excellent Executive Officer, who works hard for his chapter, Captain and crew"

New Member of the Year

Winner: Midshipman Paul Griffiths, USS Merlin
"He has a great sense of team, and humour to go along with it, and has quickly become a very respected member of our crew"

Enlisted Member of the Year

Winner: Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie Hickin, USS Mercia
"He always puts his unique brand of humour on everything he does, and is always there to lend a hand at events"

Fleet Captain Philip Hunter GilfusArcher Award

 The best of the best! The winners of all the other categories are nominated for The Archer Award, with the nominations for their categories compared by the awards committee.

Winner: Fleet Captain Phillip Hunter Gilfus, USS Merlin
"Phillip is an excellent Executive Officer, who works hard for his chapter, Captain and crew"

 

Shakedown Chapter of the Year

Winner: USS Mercia

Support Chapter of the Year

Winner: Spacedock Birmingham

 

Chapter of the Year

Winner: USS Alba

 

Class of 2023

Full report on the nominees and winners from the producers of The Runabout: Click to access the Awards 2023 'zine.

 

Awards Committee

A big thank you to the Awards Reps. They've communicated with crews, liaised with COs, distributed certificates, voted, recorded videos  and generally supported me.

They are:

  • CPO Sharon Campbell-Shaw USS Cuchulain
  • Lt (jg) John Snelling USS Caroline
  • RAdm Dan Adams USS Appleton
  • Cmdr James Innes USS Mercia
  • Capt Amber Rowan Roberts
    Spacedock Birmingham
  • Cmdr Bosco Burns USS Liberty Belle
  • Cmdr Clarissa Hodge USS Essex
  • FCapt Ian Struthers USS Alba
  • Capt Louise McCulloch USS Merlin

CAPT Marie Smith
Regional Awards Chief


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REGIONAL AWARDS

For achievements within Region 20, STARFLEET International for the period 1st January - 31st December 2023.

Recognising the achievements of our members is one of the most important things we can do. The Region 20 Annual Awards gives us the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved in the past year, and to formally celebrate the work undertaken.

With the amendment to awards across the whole of SFI that were made in 2022, the process for nominating regional awards has been amended. The main change is that where awards are now available for Chapter Commanding Officers to award, the Chapter winner will become the Chapter’s nomination to the Region. In like fashion, the regional winners are automatically submitted as the regional nominations for the Fleet awards. Also included in this group of awards (designated Chapter Awards) are nominations for CO & XO, as past awards rounds have identified that nominations for a CO and XO come mainly from their own Chapter.

Awards that belong solely to Region 20 are designated Open Awards, and these will continue to be open for nomination from ANY member of Region 20 SFI (with the sole exception of the chapter representatives on the awards panel).

Full information on the awards and the nominations process are below, but if you require any further information, please contact the Regional Awards Team at awards@20thfleet.org.uk

OPEN AWARD CATEGORY:

NEELIX AWARD
This award is open to any member of a Region 20 Chapter who does that bit more. There are those among our chapters and Region 20 that have been there for other crew members, the crew mate that was there, when we needed a chat, the person that lifted our spirits when we had thought we had enough, boosted our moral, made us laugh, listened or has just been upbeat.