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From Fall 2003
District 25 Speech Contest – 2021
May 14-15, 2021 (Virtual)
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International
First Place: Elly Malaxos, Division B, Fear-Less Toastmasters
- Second Place: Eddie Merla, Division D, Out On The Town
- Third Place: Robert Washington, Division G, Toastmasters Gartner Irving
- Also Competing:
Brad Bartholomew, Division F, Southlake Saturday Toastmasters
Michael Hall, Division E, Roanoke Texas Toastmasters
Jamey Rider, Division A, LM AeroSpeakers Club
Andrew Widmer, Division C, Pro A.M. Toastmasters Club
Table Topics
First Place: Shannon Hills, Division C, Highway To Excellence
- Second Place: Pallavi Ridout, Division F, Airport Toastmasters
- Third Place: David Willis, Division G, Barrels and Banter
- Also Competing:
Jason Bagley – Division D, Burleson Toastmasters Club
Bryan Lochhead, Division B, Grace Club
Tiffany Morales, Division A, Afterburners Club
Richard Sharon, Division E, BNSF Expressed Toastmasters
District 25 Speech Contest – 2020
May 16, 2020 (Virtual)
International
First Place: Fursey Gotuaco, Afterburners Club
- Second Place: Darrin Green, World Renowned Grand Prairie Toastmasters Club
- Third Place: Shannon Hills-Cline, Highway to Excellence
- Also Competing:
Ed Archancel, Roanoke Texas Toastmasters
Landon Lewis, Waco – Early Birds Club
Albany Scott, Mr. Cooper Speaks
Robert Washington, Toastmasters Gartner Irving
District 25 Speech Contest – 2019
May 3-4, 2019
Table Topics
First Place: Matt Bunke, FAA Toastmasters
- Second Place: Hannah V.H. Rogers, VARIDESK Toastmasters Club
- Third Place: Diggy Bell, Abilene Toastmasters Club 1071
- Also Competing:
Mariam Durrani, Highway to Excellence
Sagar Mahurkar, Las Colinas Communicators Club
Andrew Pollard, Centex Clearly Speaking Toastmasters
Jose A Vazquez, Flagship Speakers Toastmasters Club
International Speech
- First Place: Isaac Washington, Jr., Southlake Saturday Toastmasters
- Second Place: Shannon Hills-Cline, Highway to Excellence
- Third Place: Matt Bunke, FAA Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Jose Barajas, First Command Club
Teri Jones, Mitchell Confident Communicators
Darren McCarley, LM Evening Toastmasters
Sonya Rundles, Shining Stars Club
District 25 Speech Contest – Fall 2018
Highest Level of Competition – Division
Humorous Speech
Division First Place Winners
Division A – Laura Stewart, Afterburners Club
Division B – John Crandall, Flower Mound Toastmasters
Division C – Tabatha Debose, ACH Renaissance
Division D – Beki Laird, Waco Texas Toasters
Division E – Matt Bunke, FAA Toastmasters Club
Division F – Walter Gaman, Southlake Club
Division G – Trish Henderson, Shining Stars Club
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2018
Tall Tales
First Place: David Watkins, Keller Communicators Club
- Second Place: Chris Anderson, Mr. Cooper Speaks
- Third Place: Sarah Miller, Las Colinas Communicators Club
- Also Competing:
Donald Parker, NCTCOG Toastmasters
Ed Beekman, Irving Toastmasters Club
Kym Schubert, Centex Clearly Speaking Toastmasters
Stan Yoder, Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters
International Speech
- First Place: Ed Archangel, Roanoke Texas Toastmasters
- Second Place: Thomas Torlincasi, Plus-Two Toastmasters
- Third Place: Ed Beekman, Irving Toastmasters Club
- Also Competing:
Vickie Allen, SPEAK UNITED Toastmasters Club
Neha Ganatra, Highway to Excellence
Edgard Moses-Batson, Nissan Toastmasters Club
Sonya Rundles, Shining Stars Club
District 25 Speech Contest – Fall 2017
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Sonia Leonard, Southlake Toastmasters
- Second Place: Nabeeha Tahseen, Smiling Stars
- Third Place: Rucha Jani, BNSF Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Kevin Coffey, LM Aerospeakers Club
Warren Ehn, Plus-Two Toastmasters
Terry Mencke, Highway to Excellence
Coy Studer, Out on the Town
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Adam Coleman, Jacobs – Fort Worth
- Second Place: Tahseen Mohammad, Smiling Stars
- Third Place: Sandra Weinstein, Progressive Leaders of Denton County
- Also Competing:
Elicia Cook, Bethesda
Bob Jones, Southlake Club
Onyx King, Top Notch Toastmasters – TNT
April Smith, ARBOR Toastmasters
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2017
Table Topics
First Place: Steve Foss, First Rate Toastmasters
- Second Place: Emmanuel Bernadin, Project Managers & Systems Engineers
- Third Place: Louisa Whitehead, Fish Pond
- Also Competing:
Ed Beekman, Irving Toastmasters
Elicia Cook Bethesda Toastmasters
Mike Schellen, Once Upon A time
Jared Wilson, Passion -> Purpose -> Power
International Speech
- First Place:Hanna Seals, SPEAK UNITED Toastmasters
- Second Place: Ram Ganapathy, Heart of Teas Bridge Gappers
- Third Place: Thomas Torlincassi, Plus-Two Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Edward Babino, Nationstar Speaks
Barbara Bellis, Highway to Excellence
Karen Chilton Coleman, ICE Breakers
Sonya Rundles, Shining Stars
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2016
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Jessica Pallett, Panther City Toastmasters
- Second Place: Ashley Casey, BNSF Toastmasters Club
- Third Place: Thomas (Tuc) Goodwin, IT EGOS
- Also Competing:
Jerry Kness, Out on the Town
Nora Loyd, Six Twenty Nine Club
Kasey Morrisey, Burleson Toastmasters Club
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Yvonne Hall, Cleburne Toastmasters Club
- Second Place: Allen Lopez, Afterburners Club
- Third Place: Mary Helen Hernandez, ARBOR Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Matt Bunke, SEAS Toastmasters
Jeetinder Singh, Connection Communicators Club
McKee Smith, Grace Club
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2016
Tall Tales
- First Place: Byron Taylor, Highway to Excellence
- Second Place: Marty Davis, Keller Communicators Cub
- Third Place: Belinda Mays, Quicksilver Express Toastmasters Club
- Also Competing:Jyothi Eppalapalli, Golden Triangle Toastmasters Club
Glenn Laidlaw, Shining Stars Club
James Raliff, Waco – Early Birds Club
International Speech
- First Place: Thomas Torlilncasi, Plus-Two Toastmasters
- Second Place: Bill Kincaid, Denton Toastmasters Club
- Third Place: Wesley Charles, Southlake Reach for Success
- Also Competing:
Sonya Runldes, Shining Stars Club
Todd Thomas, Mansfield Sunrise Toastmasters
Bernard Waller, Household of Faith ToastmastersDistrict 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2015
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Jessica Pallett, Panther City
- Second Place: Robert Stoick, Successful Speakers
- Third Place: April Kelsoe, BNSF Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Michael Sheridan, Lakeside
Godwin Ukaa, Household of Faith
Sabrina Walker, First Command
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Byron Taylor, Highway to Excellence
- Second Place: Eddie Merla, Airport
- Third Place: Clint Reese, Panther City
- Also Competing:
Mike Schellen, NationstarInspires
Ram Ganapathy, Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers
David Watkins, Keller Communicator
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2015
Table Topics
- First Place: Michelle Perkins – NEC Toastmasters
- Second Place: Sean Hayward – United Communicators Club
- Third Place: Tom Merritt – Wichita Falls Club
- Also Competing:
Lauren Midgley – Southlake Club
Frankie Rike – Top Notch Toastmasters – TNT
Clifton Theus – LM Evening ToastmastersInternational Speech- First Place: Ed Archangel – First Rate Toastmasters
- Second Place: Ram Ganapathy – Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers Club
- Third Place: Sonya Rundles – Shining Stars Club
- Also Competing:
Matt Bunke – FAA Toastmasters Club
Oliver Cozby – Fighter Enterprise Toastmasters Club
Tom Pierce – Southlake Club
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2014
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Thomas Torlincasi, Plus Two
- Second Place: Regina Clay, Truckin’ Toastmasters
- Third Place: Jason Reynolds, ARBOR Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Allison Fries, Nationstar Speaks,
Derek Newman, Airport Toastmasters,
Kyle Oxford, UTA Toastmasters
Humorous
- First Place: Robin Ghio, Arlington Nooners
- Second Place: Ken Davey, BNSF Expressed
- Third Place: Rebecca Harvey, Airport Toastmasters
- Also Competing:
Eduardo Alvarez, Tarrant County Toastmasters
Mario Stresow, Grace Club
Lee Tyler, ARBOR Toastmasters
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2014
Tall Tales
- First Place: Ram Ganapathy, Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers
- Second Place: Jeff Lacey, Alliance Networks
- Third Place: Matt Gonzalez, ToastCrafters
- Also Competing:
- Ed Beekman, Irving Toastmasters
- Mark Parrish, Phi Rappa Yappa
- DeAnna Wolf, Top of Texas Toastmasters
International Speech
- First Place: DJ Swinyar, ARBOR Toastmasters
- Second Place: Arparna Valluri, Top of Texas Toastmasters
- Third Place: Sonya Rundles, Shining Stars Club
- Also Competing:
- Phillip Brown, Airport Toastmasters
- Susan Gardner, Soapbox Heroes
- Tracy Speyer, Off The Cuff
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2013
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Ogewu Agbese, LM AeroSpeakers Club
- Second Place: Patricia Quick, ARBOR Toastmasters
- Third Place: Cheryl Stantono, Keller Communicators Club
- Also Competing: Tom Pierce, Southlake Club;
Diana Pittman, Speakers Exchange;
Manhal Shukayr, Lakeside ClubHumorous Speech- First Place: Laura Stewart, Afterburners
- Second Place: Sonya Rundles, Shining Stars Club
- Third Place: Brianna Bowman, Waco Early Birds Club
- Also Competing: David Watkins, Keller Communicators; Jena Perkins, Ryan Plaza, Seth Hemphill, VHA Toastmasters.
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2013
Table Topics
- First Place: Lynn Lawson, Lakeside Toastmasters
- Second Place: Arthur Fisher, Logically Speaking
- Third Place: Emerald Cardenas, Clearing Speaking Toastmasters
- Also Competing: Eric Croomes, Airport Toastmasters; Albert Roy, Public Health Speakers; Phillip Brown, Arllington Nooners Toastmasters
International Speech
- First Place: DJ Swinyar, Mansfield Sunrise
- Second Place: Cedric James, TCU Toastmasters
- Third Place: Edgard Moses-Batson, Nissan Toastmasters
- Also Competing: Aparna Valluri, Top of Texas Toastmasters; Larry Lambert, Wichita Falls Club; Jyothi Charyulu, Speak with Success Toastmasters.
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2012
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Aparna Valluri, Top of Texas Toastmasters
- Second Place: Brenda Daniels, Out On The Town
- Third Place: James Flair, Toastcrafters
- Also Competing: Akeal Hawkins, Plane Talk Club; Rucha Jani, BNSF Expressed Toastmasters and Jill Morrison, Sabre Classic
Humorous Speech
- First Place: DJ Swinyar, Mansfield Sunrise
- Second Place: Laura Stewart, Afterburners
- Third Place: Gloria Burton, Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders
- Also Competing: Troy Moore, Grace Toastmasters; Steve Blake, Truckin’ Toastmasters and Matt Scott, Flagship Speakers
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2012
Tall Tales
- First Place: Bret Hauser, Savvy Sayers
- Second Place: Oliver Cozby, Speakers Exchange
- Third Place: Inga Shivers, Southlake
- Also Competing: Phillip Apgar, Jody Helton, Belinda Mays
International Speech
- First Place: Isabelle Cox, KCM Toastmasters
- Second Place: Thomas Saulsberry, III, Las Colinas Communicators
- Third Place: Bonita Vinson, Thumbs Up Toastmasters
- Also Competing: Dawna Erion, Bill Kincaid, Frankie Rike
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2011
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Harry Schneider, United Communicators
- Second Place: Rucha Jani, BNSF Expressed
- Third Place: Michael Sheridan, Lakeside
- Also Competing: Brenda Daniels, Afterburners; Jody Helton, Top Notch Toastmasters- TNT, Derek Newman, Speak With Success
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Tunia White, Kimbo Toastmasters
- Second Place: Phillip Folkertsma, Pro A.M.
- Third Place: Larry Harmon, Connection Communicators
- Also Competing: Bonnie Estes, Colleyville, Bill Kincaid, Cooke County Area Toasters, Dennis Smith, Ryan Plaza
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2011
Table Topics
- First Place: Larry Fuqua – Airport Toastmasters
- Second Place: James Flair – ToastCrafters
- Third Place: Akeal Hawkins – Plane Talk
- Also Competing: LaShawn Carter, Aldean Pearson, Mike Zerger
International Speech
- First Place: J. Loren Norris – Southlake Evening
- Second Place: Regina Clay – Top of Texas
- Third Place: Aldean Pearson – Texas Wesleyan
- Also Competing: Robert Arthur, Larry Harmon, Russ Stukel
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2010
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Paul Kocher – United Communicators
- Second Place: Jamey Rider – Excellence in the Speaking Arts
- Third Place: Bob Marion – Unique Toastmasters at Vista Ridge
- Also Competing: Emilo Barela, Beth Cory, Aparna Valluri
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Karen Hauser – Technology Toasters
- Second Place: Bob Samuel – Plus-Two Toastmasters
- Third Place: Rex Gale – Unique Toastmasters at Vista Ridge
- Also Competing: Aldean Pearson, Roby Robertson, Greg Wyatt
District 25 Speech Contest – Spring 2010
Tall Tales
- First Place: Harry Schneider – United Communicators
- Second Place: David Watkins – Keller Communicators
- Third Place: Tim Manson –
- Also Competing: Katie Coburn, Geneva Greene, Scott Lewis
International Speech
- First Place: Thomas Saulsberry, III – Las Colinas Communicators
- Second Place: David Watkins – Keller Communicators
- Third Place: Joe Nave – Unique Toastmasters at Vista Ridge
- Also Competing: Denise McConnell, Aaron McWilliams, Taiwo Olajide
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2009
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Jamey Rider – EFW Toastmasters
- Second Place: Rick Sharon – Keller Communicators
- Third Place: Denise Corley – Baylor Orators
- Also Competing: Rex Davenport, Scott Lewis, David Noack
Humorous Speech
- First Place: David Watkins – Motorola Toastmasters
- Second Place: Tony Bieniosek – Flagship Speakers
- Third Place: Regina Clay – Top of Texas
- Also Competing: Charlotte Lenox, Glen Sovian, John Javelli
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Spring 2009
Table Topics
- First Place: Dave Calvert – Weatherford Toastmasters
- Second Place: Tiffany Aller – Flagship Speakers
- Third Place: Rosemary Horton – Waco Early Birds
- Also Competing: Valerie Pace, Grace Esimai, David Adams
International Speech
- First Place: David Adams – Keller Communicators
- Second Place: Steven Thorn – Afterburners
- Third Place: Larry Lambert – Wichita Falls
- Also Competing: Tiffany Aller, Ruth Bomar, James Hansen
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2008
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Rosalie Alviar – Oak Cliff Communicators
- Second Place: John Metz – Star Telegram Toastmasters
- Third Place: Bob Marion – Unique Toastmasters at Vista Ridge
- Also Competing: Sunni Fisher, Frank Jaworski, Bob Stoick
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Nina Favor – Speak with Success
- Second Place: Glen Clingenpeel – Pro A.M. Toastmasters
- Third Place: Ruth Bomar – Plus Two Toastmasters
- Also Competing: Adnan Janjua, James Littlepage, Aaron Thayer
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Spring 2008
Tall Tales
- First Place: Charlie Coombs – Irving Toastmasters
- Second Place: Michael Meier – Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders (6572-25)
- Third Place: Joe Nave – Unique Toastmasters at Vista Ridge
- Also Competing: Frankie Rike, Greg Wyatt, Larry Lambert
International Speech
- First Place: Michael Meier – Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders (6572-25)
- Second Place: Latrice Collins – Citi Mustangs
- Third Place: Oliver Cozby – Bell Hellicopter
- Also Competing: Rucha Jani, Michelle Sedas, Shirley McKee
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2007
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Tony Bieniosek – Flagship Speakers (4370-25)
- Second Place: Mary Alice Benton – North Texas (420-25)
- Third Place: Priscilla Hollis – 629 (629-25)
- Also Competing: Craig Bickley, Dawn Brown, Dave Plazak
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Robert Fulwiler – VHA Toastmasters (4567-25)
- Second Place: Russ Stukel – North Texas (420-25)
- Third Place: Michael Meier – Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders (6572-25)
- Also Competing: David Bernstein, Frankie Rike, David Watkins
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Spring 2007
International Speech
- First Place: Shannon Hills – Young Street Yappers (3536-25)
- Second Place: Tim Manson – Lonestar Toastmasters (1286-25)
- Third Place: Kelvin McCampbell – Skymasters (593906-25)
- Also Competing: Larry Lambert, Billy McDaniel, and Judy Perez
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Jim Jameson – Keller Communicators (621025-25)
- Second Place: Mary Alice Benton – North Texas (420-25)
- Third Place: Nancy Swope – Las Colinas Communicators (8055-25)
- Also Competing: Jackie Goff, D. Kirkland, and Judy Perez
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2006
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Thomas Saulsberry III – Golden Triangle (5297-25)
- Second Place: Robert Sparks – Irving Toastmasters (3365-25)
- Third Place: Will Higgins – Afterburners (6191-25)
- Also Competing: Gregg Heinzmann, Frank Jaworski, Alexander Valdez
Table Topics
- First Place:
- Second Place:
- Third Place:
- Also Competing: Everett Stokes, Cindy Breaman, Shannon Hills, Anna Jaworski, Michael Moulden, Frankie Rike
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Spring 2006
International Speech
- First Place: Beto Pena – Arlington Toastmasters (1728-25)
- Second Place: Thomas Saulsberry III – Golden Triangle (5297-25)
- Third Place: Glen Sovian – Oration Plus (3006-25)
- Also Competing: Greg Hanson, Tim Manson, David Watkins
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Jackie Goff – Young Street Yappers (3536-25)
- Second Place: Greg Hanson – Unique Toastmasters (7274-25)
- Third Place: Matthew Susan Gatton – Golden Triangle (5297-25)
- Also Competing: Bob Harper, Neftali Ortiz, David Watkins
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2005
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Neftali Ortiz-Rodriguez – DinoSpeakers (4369-25)
- Second Place: Jeffrey Young – Successful Speakers (7502-25)
- Third Place: Karyn Smith – Golden Triangle (5297-25)
- Also Competing: Becky Chapa, Lolita Winters
Tall Tales
- First Place: Faith Delvante – Top of Texas (5788-25)
- Second Place: Joe Nave – Oration Plus (3006-25)
- Third Place: Kim Alvarez – Lakeside (3692-25)
- Also Competing: Beto Pena, Victoria Stubbington
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Spring 2005
nternational Speech
- First Place: Jerry Aiyathurai – Oration Plus (3006-25)
- Second Place: Jamey Rider – EFW (591399-25)
- Third Place: Sarfaraz Nazir – Fort Worth Federal Center (9565-25)
- Also Competing: Thomas Saulsberry III, Kathy Tribue
Table Topics
- First Place: Oliver Cozby – Still Standing (825-25)
- Second Place: Michael Clark – North East Early Birds (6130-25)
- Third Place: Matthew Butter – Baylor Orators (7277-25)
- Also Competing: Annette Birt, Dodie Foster
District 25 Speech Contest Results – Fall 2004
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Dusty Crocker – Lakeside (3692-25)
- Second Place: John Kent Dean – Reveille (2971-25)
- Third Place: Lezlie McInturff – Sheppard Communicators (5558-25)
- Also Competing: Susan Clark, Brent Cole, Lanelle Mikeska
Tall Tales
- First Place: Bascom Warden – Grand Prairie (6332-25)
- Second Place: Dave Roberts – Quicksilver Express (2008-25)
- Third Place: Hope Hill – Las Colinas Communicators (8055-25)
- Also Competing: Bill Kincaid, Dave Plazak, Shelly Sisneroz
District 25 Speech Contest Winners – Spring 2004
International Speech
- First Place: Ed Archangel – PRO A.M. (7407)
- Second Place: Brent Cole – Abbott Dawn Patrol (7502)
- Third Place: James Tucker – Waylands Speechmasters (5558)
- Also Competing: John Lucas, Michelle Thomas
Table Topics
- First Place: Greg Hanson – Unique Toastmasters (3655)
- Second Place: Ron Clark – FAA (6102)
- Third Place: Jeffrey Young – Abbott Dawn Patrol (7502)
- Also Competing: Sandra Creech, John Murphy
District 25 Speech Contest Winners – Fall 2003
Humorous Speech
- First Place: Brent Cole – Abbott Dawn Patrol (7502)
- Second Place: Britt Morgan – Bell Helicopter (6810)
- Third Place: Aaron Matthews – United Singles (6530)
- Also Competing: Scott McDowell, Michelle Thomas
Speech Evaluation
- First Place: Ron Bland – Speak Till Noon (7882)
- Second Place: Donna Evalgelous – Scott & White (6866)
- Also Competing: Randy Acosta, Charles Coombs