REGION 2 SUMMIT ATTRACTS A CROWD! The 2002 Region 2 Summit was a spectacular success, with attendees coming from far and wide for a good time! Our coverage begins on page 33! Above: A groupshot of all attendees. Left: Region 2 Regional Coordinator Pete Mohney recieves a from Sandy Dolan. Right: Fleet Admiral Les Rickard shares a moment of levity with SFI Morale offi cer, Jimmy Whatley. Photos courtesy of John Adcock and Jill Rayburn USPS 017-671 A HISTORY OF STARFLEET ACADEMY, PART I BEGINS ON PAGE 20 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 110 – APRIL/MAY 2002 PAGE 1 STARFLEET Communiqué Volume I, No. 110 Don’t Call Me Edwin!...................................................3 Publisher: STARFLEET, The International Star Trek STARFLEET Treasurer Report....................................5 Fan Association, Inc. Second To One...............................................................5 P.O. 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Pierce Academy Graduate List..............................................12 The Inspector General.................................................13 Catcher: STARFLEET Promotions & Birthdays.......................14 Allyson Dyar What Really Should Be In A Newsletter?..................15 Utility Outfi elders: Fleet Division Program Update...................................15 Scott A. Akers, Jonathan Simmons, The History of Science..........................................16 Susan Fox-Davis, David Klingman and Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo Are You Asthma Savvy?..........................................17 Obviously, they had fun also! From the Stained Glass Offi ce.....................................17 Ron and Kristi Fell joined in the big party that was the Region 2 “Put me in, Coach!” STARFLEET Cadet Corps: A New Beginning..........18 Summit. Our coverage starts on page 29. 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Kansas City, KS 66104 PAGE 2 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 110 – APRIL/MAY 2002 Robin Pillow Region Nine: Ivar Gunnarsson Region Seventeen: Jonathon Simmons Additionally I have recently received the resignation of R7RC JC Cohen. The Inspector General has started an Greetings from SFHQ! Coming as our limitations. time as I have in the past. election process in Region 7, which this is on the heels of the State of the should be completed sometime in STARFLEET report last issue, I will try All in all it was a great weekend and Opening At SFHQ May. and be brief. I am looking forward to next year’s As noted in last issue’s CS article, summit. While next year I shall be STARFLEET Quartermaster Laura Finally, Region 2 RC Pete Mohney has Return To Region 2 a former President, I doubt I will Reardon has retired from that offi ce. informed me that he will be standing I would like to thank everyone who be received with any less warmth After making sure that her repayment down next March as R2RC. The made the trip to this year’s Region 2 then when I was in Office. Besides, was received and all paperwork was Inspector General will be conducting Summit so enjoyable. Once again I was ex-Presidents are decent golfers so we taken care of I am now opening that a Regional Election Process at the end treated like family and it felt like a can beat the pants off of Robin without position up for applications. of this year. The change of command second home to me. the need of Executive Privilege. <G> ceremony will take place at next year’s If you are interested in the position R2 Summit in March. During the weekend I was able to STARFLEET World Tour - Stop Two please contact the Office of the relax, see old friends and meet new As noted above, I will be in attendance Commander STARFLEET for the In The Coming Months ones. I also had the opportunity to chat at the Region One Summit at the end of requirements and qualifi cations. The Very soon STARFLEET will begin its with members from 2002 Election season. Region 2 and get I will echo what I said their thoughts and nearly two years ago feelings about how with regards to the STARFLEET is process. It matters doing. not for whom you nominate or vote, as As I said, fun and long as you are part relaxation were the of the process. It is primary things that not only a right but I did. Anyone from also a responsibility R2 will understand of each and every the reason why; once member to be a part again “Momma of the process of Denby” said so! <G> electing this What kind of fun? organizations leader. Well, I think I enjoyed A quote from my the RC’s Challenge favorite show, “The the most. It was a West Wing”, echoes Putt Putt challenge my feelings about and TEAM HQ was participating in this made up of: SFI Chief grand endeavor - of Staff Chris “Nice “Decisions are made Shot, Mr. President” by those who show Wallace, Region 1 up.” Show up, RC Robin “Putt Putt participate and make Shark” Pillow, Region a difference. 1 CO Mike “Water Hazard, what Water The Final Word Hazard?” Wilson and That about covers FADM Les “We claim this issue for me. I This Putt Putt Green know it is a short in the name of Mars” You, Sir, are out of uniform: Commander, STARFLEET Les Rickard poses between Linda Oakley and Marine report, but I really Rickard. You just Commandant Wade Olson at this year’s Region Summit. did not have a great had to be there to Photo courtesy of John