Edict #8 ? Stardate 10041.0
“It’s a beautiful day, don’t let it get away.”
It is hard to even know where to begin this edict. July 31st, 2006 I promoted a member to Fleet Captain. I’m actually shocked to discover that this was his most recent promotion, given all he has done for the club. I’m frustrated that because of the rules he put in place, I cannot promote him more than one step. While I am against multi-step promotions 99% of the time, I do think this is the 1% situation where it would have been appropriate. I’d like to take a look at all he has done for the club since his last promotion, but honestly, what he did in the last few months of his presidential term qualifies him for this promotion alone. I sincerely hope that he is considered for promotion again in eight months for his retroactive contributions, regardless of his current contributions.
Andrew Robinson gave us Executive Government Oversight and the Bylaws. Government oversight has been something that the club had been working on achieving since before either of us were even in this club, with many stalemates and arguments on fine points. That he was able to bring all of these points to a reasonable consensus in one presidential term is amazing. Furthermore, the Bylaws that we now have were structured and the plan was laid out well in advance, but it took Andy’s solid leadership and discussion skills to get the plan put in place. Either of these advancements alone qualify him for promotion. Together, along with everything else positive that he accomplished during two terms of presidency, such as MIRAGE, SURF, and codifying rules for promotions, he really deserves more than I can give.
After all of this, he could have walked away easily with a feeling of accomplishment, but instead, he has remained with us to see the Bylaws project all the way through in the capacity of Librarian. He is currently working on the thankless task of compiling the actual Bylaw document, which is the final step of the process. He continues to set a fine example to all members, and I hope that he will continue to find joy and friendship here.
Andrew Robinson is hereby promoted to the rank of Commodore, with all the rights and privileges therein.
Congratulations Andy, this is well deserved!
Jen (President)