Honored Westarctican Awards

As a part of the Westarctica Civilian Corps' goal of recognizing citizens for exceptional acts or service that do not merit awarding of one of Westarctica's Orders of Chivalry, the Honored Westarctican Awards were created. Briefly called the "Honored Citizen Awards," at their inception, the name was quickly changed to avoid confusion with the Honored Citizen ribbon.

These awards can be issued to any Westarctican, even citizens who are not members of the Corps.

Awards and Ribbons

Distinction	Ribbon	Eligibility
Honored Artist ribbon		Significant achievement of an artistic nature.
Honored Citizen ribbon		Perform an act, accomplishment, or service that reflects positively upon them and Westarctica.
Honored Diplomat ribbon		Significant service of a diplomatic nature.
Honored Innovator ribbon		Significant achievement of a non-artistic, but still innovative or scientific in nature.
Honored Service ribbon		Service in an appointed position that is not diplomatic, in nature.
Honored Volunteer ribbon		Significant and sustained service to the government and/or people of Westarctica that would not make them eligible for either the Service or Diplomat Ribbons.

Honored Artist

The Honored Artist ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have accomplished a significant achievement of an artistic nature. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Traditional arts: painting, sculpting, drawing, pottery, photography, and woodworking
• Literary arts: writing and poetry
• Performance arts: singing, music, songwriting, and dance
• Technological arts: graphic design, and filmmaking
• Culinary Arts: cooking, baking

Recipients

• Lovette Mott: Awarded for writing and composing Westarctica, Land of the Brave. (1 May 2018)
• Esther Viola: Awarded for being named the Citizens Selection during the 2018 Westarctica Art Expo. (25 August 2018)
• His Grace, August Grappin: Awarded for being named the Council Selection during the 2018 Westarctica Art Expo. (25 August 2018)
• His Grace, Jon-Lawrence Langer: Awarded for being named the Crown Selection during the 2018 Westarctica Art Expo. (25 August 2018)

Honored Citizen

The Honored Citizen ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have performed an act, accomplishment, or service that reflects positively upon them and Westarctica. This must be of a nature that warrants recognition, but does not merit the awarding of any other Honored Westarctican Award ribbon.

Honored Diplomat

The Honored Diplomat ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have performed significant service of a diplomatic nature. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Honorary Consular Corps service
• Treaty negotiations
• Head of state visits with other nations or micronations
• Delegate service

Recipients

• His Royal Highness, Travis McHenry: Awarded for various diplomatic meetings with foreign dignitaries. (1 May 2018)

Honored Innovator

The Honored Innovator ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have accomplished a significant achievement of a technological or non-artistically creative nature. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Assisting in the development of Westarctica through creative ideas/brainstorming.
• Contributing to the technological advancement of Westarctica
• Invention of a significant nature to Westarctica

Honored Service

The Honored Service ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have performed service in an appointed position that is not diplomatic, in nature. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Serving in a Ministry appointment
• Serving as the head of a non-military organization
• Other appointments of a significant nature

Unlike the other awards of the Honored Westarctican Awards, where the recipient bears the honor of the award's name, those who have received this award bear the title of "Honored Servant of Westarctica."

Recipients

• His Grace, Luis Tulier: Awarded for serving as the Prime Minister of Westarctica from 2010-2017. (1 May 2018)
• His Royal Highness, Dinny Pulipati: Awarded for serving as Minister of Technology. (1 May 2018)
• His Grace, C Jordan Farmer: Awarded for serving as Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, and as Commissioner of the Westarctica Civilian Corps. (1 May 2018)

Honored Volunteer

The Honored Volunteer ribbon may be awarded to citizens who have performed significant and sustained service to the government and/or people of Westarctica that would not make them eligible for either the Service or Diplomat Ribbons. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Event organization, planning, and execution
• Minor appointments not deemed appropriate for the Honored Service ribbon

Future Awards

A number of additional awards have been developed for areas not directly correlating to the current six awards. These awards may be formally announced and implemented at a future date, if and when deemed prudent by the Grand Duke and the Commissioner of the Civilian Corps.