Congratulations to those Toastmasters and Clubs who have earned their place on our District 6 Honor Roll!
| Year | Communication & Leadership Award | Don Murray Award | Lou Novak Award | Lorin Pollmann Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Diane and Alan Page (Page Education Foundation) | Dave Basham | Cathy Sever | Nanabijou Club |
| 2010-11 | Dave St. Peter, Minnesota Twins | Nancy Shaner | Jane Rischmiller | Dan Patch #1280 |
| 2009-10 | MN Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson | Brian Hinton | David Deutsch | Carlsonics Club #6393 |
| 2008-09 | Dorii Gbolo | Laura Hutt | Brian Rice | VAMC Toastmasters Club#3334 |
| 2007-08 | Jerry Seeman | Kaki Steen | Linda Larson | Hiawatha Valley #205 |
| 2006-07 | Ann Iverson | Bob Wagner | Ravi Rai | Humor-US Toastmasters, Club #821458 |
| 2005-06 | Judge Pamela G. Alexander | Linda Samens | Garry Teigland | Cultivated, Club #4972 |
| 2004-05 | Bob Fisher (Fall) Ronald McDonald House (Spring) |
Linda Larson | Harriet Beadell | Minnesota River Valley, Club #5252 |
| 2003-04 | Dr. Edward T. Creagan (Fall) Eric Eskola (Spring) |
Kim Kielholtz | Viking, Club #591 | |
| 2002-03 | Robert L. Senkler | Minerva Honkala | Four Seasons, Club #373 | |
| 2001-02 | Major General Eugene Andreotti | Linda Goeppinger | Health Toasters, Club #9648 | |
| 2000-01 | Steven Rothschild | Lori Spangler | ||
| 1999-00 | Lorie Line | Jim Miller | ||
| 1998-99 | William (Bill) Sepic | Bruce Bremer | ||
| 1997-98 | Ed Metzler & Anita Pampusch | Judy Rider | ||
| 1996-97 | Mary Jo Copeland | Dennis Ochsner | ||
| 1995-96 | Kendrick B. Melrose | Dale Phelps | ||
| 1994-95 | Glen Taylor | Ewald Koepsell | ||
| 1993-94 | Diana Pierce | Violet Schmitz | ||
| 1992-93 | Rose Totino | Jan Fisher | ||
| 1991-92 | Patty Wetterling | Bonnie Lee Johnson | ||
| 1990-91 | Nils Hasselmo | Dan Field | ||
| 1989-90 | Curt Carlson | Rita Pierce | ||
| 1988-89 | George Latimer | Bill Greger | ||
| 1987-88 | Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr. | Wayne Hanson | ||
| 1986-87 | Robert Montgomery | Elaine White | ||
| 1985-86 | Anthony V. (Tony) Bouza | Pete Panchysyn | ||
| 1984-85 | David Roe | Irv Fong | ||
| 1983-84 | Reatha Clark King | Irv Schroeder | ||
| 1982-83 | Dr. John Najarian | Ed Reich | ||
| 1981-82 | Dr. Reuben Gornitzka | Jerry Burtle | ||
| 1980-81 | Howard Viken | |||
| 1979-80 | Alex Smekta | |||
| 1978-79 | Les Kouba | |||
| 1977-78 | Paul Giel | |||
| 1976-77 | Bob Ryan | |||
| 1975-76 | Miles Lord | |||
| 1974-75 | Hubert H. Humphrey | |||
| 1973-74 | Father Francis X. Shea |
Alex P. Smekta Award |
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|---|---|
| Year | Recipient |
| 2012 | Jim Miller |
| 2011 | Mary Swanson |
| 2005 | Judy Southwick |
| 2004 | Cliff Heinsch |
| 2002 | Len Glaeser |
| 2001 | Keith Hardy |
| 2000 | Shirley Daniel |
| 1999 | George Deliduka |
| 1998 | Lou Novak |
| 1997 | Ken Nelson |
District 6 Toastmaster, Area Governor, and Division Governor of the Year
| Year | Toastmaster of the Year | Area Governor of the Year | Division Governor of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Announced at July 2012 TLI | Announced at July 2012 TLI | Announced at July 2012 TLI |
| 2010-11 | Faye Heffele | Duane Noto | Sharon Rollefson |
| 2009-10 | Ravi Rai | Kim Windingland | Linda Larson |
| 2008-09 | Catherine Rai Cardenuto | Laura Lively | Gretchen Coons |
| 2007-08 | Brian Hinton | Jennifer Swanson | Catherine Cardenuto |
| 2006-07 | Angela Jackson | Ravi Rai | Terry Ragan |
| 2005-06 | Duane Rivard | Terry Ragan | Mark Forsberg |
| 2004-05 | George Kane | Harriet Beadell | Scott Miller |
| 2003-04 | Bob Nowak | Sheri French | Brian Rohrenbach |
| 2002-03 | David Goldsworthy | Peggy Scholberg | John Flipse |
| 2001-02 | Ken Kendle | Michelle McMullen | George Kane |
| 2000-01 | Allan Bernard | Bud Dunkle | David Goldsworthy |
| 1999-00 | Helen Grothe | Lori Spangler, Mary Swanson | Steve Lockwood |
| 1998-99 | Judy Southwick | Dave Basham | Oscar Wolske |
| 1997-98 | Jim Miller | Oscar Wolske | Karolyn Hoard & Julie Carlson |
| 1996-97 | Mary Ann Giauque | Linda Larson | Maria Johnson |
| 1995-96 | Pat Croal | Brian Rohrenbach | Bruce Bremer |
| 1994-95 | Judy Daily | Pat Croal | Len Glaeser |
| 1993-94 | Susan Navratil | Tom Oelberg | Keith Hardy |
| 1992-93 | Keith Hardy | Karen Butler-Moore | Tom Willison |
| 1991-92 | Kris Hanson | Keith Hardy | Shirley Daniel |
| 1990-91 | Nancy Anderson | Cathy Gray | Bruce Trippet |
| 1989-90 | Les Anderson | Shari Wilson | Nancy Anderson |
| 1988-89 | Len Jennings | Jim Miller | Jerry Weaver |
| 1987-88 | Lorin Pollmann | Eugene Brennan | Les Anderson,Duane Rivard, Elaine White |
| 1986-87 | Milton Lysdahl | Joanne Sorbel | Marilyn Coady |
| 1985-86 | J. Farrell Burho | Lorin Pollmann | Richard Peterson |
| 1984-85 | Neil Boerger | Richard Peterson | Bob Koenck |
| 1983-84 | Frank Strickon | Joe Dahlin | |
| 1982-83 | Cletus Tauer | Stew Thornley | |
| 1981-82 | Frank Mayers | Ilene McGowan | |
| 1980-81 | Joanne Dahlin | Pat Kirk | |
| 1979-80 | Hal Masem | Allen Richert | |
| 1978-79 | Bruce Robinson | Gayle Willey | |
| 1977-78 | Ken Steeno | Medard Kaisershot | |
| 1976-77 | Gale Willey | Ken Covington | |
| 1975-76 | Don Murray | Rick Johnson | |
| 1974-75 | Irv Fong | Ron Clough | |
| 1973-74 | Ken Covington | Dick Borre | |
| 1972-73 | A.C. Carlson | Rod Davies | |
| 1971-72 | Dewey Brokofsky | Dewey Brokofsky | |
| 1970-71 | Thomas Seavey | Mario Pedercini | |
| 1969-70 | Keith Frost | ||
| 1968-69 | Mario Pedercini | ||
| 1967-68 | Andy Mazzucco | ||
| 1966-67 | Eugene Yates |
Annual Speech Contests
While there are multiple contests each year, there are two contests that are consistent; the Humorous Speech Contest each fall, and the International Speech Contest each spring. The following is our historic list of winners for these two contests.
| Year | Humorous Speech (Fall) | International (Spring) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Jeff Lindhom | Kenny Morgan |
| 2010-11 | Damon Gates | Kenny Morgan |
| 2009-10 | John Schiebner | Roger Revak |
| 2008-09 | Ken Morgan | Chez Raginiak |
| 2007-08 | Tod Sherman | Anurag Shukla |
| 2006-07 | Nate Otto | Hassan Tetteh |
| 2005-06 | Dave Oliver | Pele Raymond |
| 2004-05 | Pele Raymond | Roger Revak |
| 2003-04 | Donald Campbell | Steve Carlson |
| 2002-03 | Nancy Nordlund | Steve Carlson |
| 2001-02 | Randy Van Wyhe | Vickie Snyder |
| 2000-01 | Laura Jackson | Mark Haugh |
| 1999-00 | Don Johnson | Mark Haugh |
| 1998-99 | George Leiter | Bill Sutherland |
| 1997-98 | Ruth Poole | Rod Broding |
| 1996-97 | Pam Johnson | James Howard |
| 1995-96 | David King | Lisa Cotter |
| 1994-95 | Joerg Bartsch | Dan Field |
| 1993-94 | Dan Field | Jeff Lapp |
| 1992-93 | Dallas Sursely | Jeff Haebig |
| 1991-92 | Mary Andrist | Brad Ballinger |
| 1990-91 | Tuyet-Anh Tran | Steve Lansing |
| 1989-90 | Wright Truesdale | Bruce Trippet |
| 1988-89 | Dave Gade | Deborah Poynter |
| 1987-88 | Don Johnson | Kathy Brown |
| 1986-87 | Carol Bronstad | Wilma Withrow |
| 1985-86 | Kathy Brown | Joe Marcotte |
| 1984-85 | Bill Sanborn |
Phoenix Awards
Below are the Phoenix Award winners broken out by year.