The Microsoft Community UK Recognition Awards

🎉Congratulations to Mark Christie! Winner of the Community Hall of Fame Award at the #UKCommunityAwards #SCS2025! We know Mark isn’t one for the spotlight, but this year the Community Hall of Fame award honoured him for his outstanding contribution and value he brings.

🎉Congratulations to Sharon Smith! Winner of the The Communities, Community Hero Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the The Communities, Community Hero Award category of the UK Community Awards recognised Sharon for her dedication, leadership, and service👏

🎉Congratulations to Stuart Baxter! Winner of the Social Impact Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Social Impact Award category of the UK Community Awards recognised Stuart for Microsoft tech (or their influence) to create meaningful social change👏

🎉Congratulations to Melissa Hale! Winner of the Community Rising Star Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Community Rising Star category of the UK Community Awards recognised Melissa who is newer on the scene bringing fresh ideas and energy👏

🎉Congratulations to Andrew Kemp! Winner of the Security & Compliance Evangelist Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Security & Compliance Evangelist category of the UK Community Awards recognised Andy who champions security, compliance and privacy

🎉Congratulations to Areti Iles! Winner of the Biz Apps Evangelist Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, Biz Apps Evangelist category of the UK Community Awards recognised Areti who leads, evangelizes and builds using Microsoft business applications

🎉Congratulations to @kevmcdonk! Winner of the Modern Work Evangelist Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Modern Work Evangelist category of the UK Community Awards recognised Kevin who leads in modern workplace tools and culture shifts👏

🎉Congratulations to Thomas Cowen! Winner of the The Best Blogger Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, The Best Blogger Award category of the UK Community Awards recognised Thomas whose words help others learn, reflect, and grow.👏 Keep the momentum going🚀

🎉Congratulations to @mcscug winners of the the Best User Group Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Best Podcast / YouTube category of the UK Community Awards recognised @aaron_rendell86 @SimonBath_Mexa , Bob Bath, Nathan Sweeney and the team as winners.

🎉Congratulations to Jonathan Edwards! Winner of the Best Podcast & YouTube Award at the #UKCommunityAwards at #SCS2025! This year, the Best Podcast / YouTube category of the UK Community Awards recognised Jonathan who consistently delivers value, insight, and engagement.👏

Not long to go before we announce the winners of this year's Microsoft Community UK Spotlight and Recognition Awards 2025. 💫

🏅 Community Hero Award Delighted to announce that the Community Hero finalists are: 🏅 Mark Christie 🏅 Sharon Smith 🏅 Parvez Ghumra Cast your vote - #catten" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catten

❤️ Social Impact Award Delighted to announce that the Social Impact finalists are: ❤️ Sharon Smith ❤️ Sarah Jones ❤️ Stuart Baxter Cast your vote - #catnine" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catnine

🌱 Community Rising Star Award Delighted to announce that the Community Rising Star finalists are: 🌱 Jamie Pullinger 🌱 Thomas Cowen 🌱 Melissa Hale Cast your vote - #cateight" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#cateight

🔐 Security & Compliance Evangelist Award Delighted to announce that the Security & Compliance Evangelist finalists are: 🔐 Nikki Chapple 🔐 Katie McMillan 🔐 Andrew Kemp Cast your vote - bit.ly/4nNePEH

📊 Biz Apps Evangelist Award This award is for those who lead, evangelize or build using Microsoft business applications. Delighted to announce that the Biz Apps Evangelist finalists are: 📊 Areti Iles 📊 Joe Griffin 📊 Keith Atherton Cast your vote - #catsix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catsix

☁️ Azure Evangelist Award Delighted to announce that the Azure Evangelist finalists are: ☁️ Dan Rios ☁️ Jonathan D'Aloia ☁️ Rex de Koning Cast your vote - #catfive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catfive

🛠️ Modern Work Evangelist Award Delighted to announce the Modern Work Evangelist finalists are: 🛠️ Kevin McDonnell 🛠️ Chirag Patel 🛠️ Josh Foye Cast your vote - #catfour" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catfour

✍️ Best Blogger Award The Best Blogger Award celebrates those whose words help others learn, reflect, and grow. Delighted to announce that the Best Blogger Finalists are: ✍️ Thomas Cowen ✍️ Dan Rios ✍️ Matthew Devaney Cast your vote - #catthree" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#catthree

👥 Best User Group Award Delighted to announce the Best User Group Finalists are: 👥 Manchester AI User Group 👥 Surrey Azure User Group 👥 Microsoft Cloud (South Coast) User Group Cast your vote - #cattwo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#cattwo