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The STF31 Order of Merit Awards are non-annual awards. Several awards have class levels of First Class (Approved by the STF31 Awards Board), Second Class (Approved by the Sector Awards Committee) and Third Class (Approved by the Chapter Commanding Officer).
STF31 ORDER OF MERIT AWARDS
ORDER OF AXANAR
Criteria: Mediation or Problem Resolution – Awarded to a member who has played a key role in problem resolution or mediation between STF31 members, chapters or sectors. |
ORDER OF BABEL
Criteria: Recruiting – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of chapter or STF31 recruitment. |
ORDER OF COCHRANE
Criteria: Technology – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of technology support (such as web page creation and maintenance, mailing list moderation, etc.) on behalf of their chapter, sector, or STF31. |
ORDER OF DARMOK AND JALAD
Criteria: Outreach – Awarded to a member for a significant act of friendship or outreach shown to a fellow STF31 member, or for outreach to their community on behalf of their chapter, sector or STF31. |
ORDER OF DIONYSUS
Criteria: Recreational Event Planning – Awarded for excellence in planning, coordinating and executing a chapter, sector or STF31-related recreational event. |
ORDER OF GAEA
Criteria: Ecology or Preservation – Awarded to a member for significant activities in the area of ecology or preservation. Activities need not be STF31-related. |
GRANKITE ORDER OF TACTICS
Criteria: Event Planning – Awarded to a member for planning, coordinating and executing a chapter, sector or STF31-related business event (such as a Sector Conference or STF31 Conference). |
ORDER OF HAWKING
Criteria: Accessibility – Awarded to a member for significant activities in making chapter, sector or STF31 events or resources accessible to disabled members. |
ORDER OF HERODOTUS
Criteria: History or Recordkeeping – Awarded to a member for significant activities in preserving a chapter’s, sector’s or STF31’s history. |
ORDER OF PRENTARES
Criteria: Space Research or Exploration – Awarded to a member for significant activity in promoting the cause of space research or exploration. Activities need not be STF31-related. |
ORDER OF RODDENBERRY
Criteria: Star Trek – Awarded to a member for significant activity in promoting Star Trek, development and implementation of fun, Star Trek-themed ideas, and Star Trek fandom as a whole. |
ORDER OF SAMARITAN
Criteria: Volunteerism – Awarded to a member for significant activities in the area of charity work or volunteerism. Activities need not be STF31-related. |
ORDER OF S’HARIEN
Criteria: Inventiveness or Craftmanship – Awarded to a member for excellence in inventiveness or craftmanship in an aspect related to their chapter, sector or STF31. |
ORDER OF SURAK
Criteria: Scholarship – Awarded to a member for scholastic achievement outside of STF31. Can be traditional schooling, vocational schooling, continuing education, etc. |
ORDER OF TARBOLDE OF CANOPIUS
Criteria: Writing – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of chapter fiction, or writing for chapter, sector, or STF31 publications. |
ORDER OF MARI
Criteria: In recognition of their unwavering commitment to serving others during the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic. The member must have been a member in good standing between the dates of 1 March 2020 – 1 Jun 2022. |