District 25 Special Awards
After the conclusion of a Toastmasters’ year, nominations for Area Director of the Year, Division Director of the Year, and Toastmaster of the Year are reviewed. These awards go to special Toastmasters who have excelled either in their leadership office (Area & Division Director) and have shown special aptitude and dedication to the Toastmasters program.
| D25/TI | Award | TM Year | Mbr Award | Member | Club Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | Toastmaster of the Year | Kelsey Dean | First Command Club, Highway To Excellence |
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | Division Director of the Year | Larry Harmon | ACH Renaissance, Stagecoach Stars |
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | Area Director of the Year | Renée Marietta | Denton Toastmasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | Robert E Barnhill III Companero Award | Rebecca Pontaski | Pop-Up Toastmasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | District Director's Service Award | Les Condit | Savvy Sayers, Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters, Southlake Saturday Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2024-2025 | DD Focus Award | Vanessa Rivera | Mr. Cooper Speaks |
| D25 | Special | 2023-2024 | Toastmaster of the Year | Sallie Spradlin-Jett | San Angelo Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2023-2024 | Division Director of the Year | Shameika McAllister | Division B, Oratory Excellence |
| D25 | Special | 2023-2024 | Area Director of the Year | Jin Lim | Area 62, Top of Texas Toastmasters, AAFCU Flying Toasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2023-2024 | District Director’s Service Award | David Winkowski | Roanoke Texas Toastmasters, Highway To Excellence, Off The Cuff, Wichita Falls Club 305 |
| D25 | Special | 2023-2024 | DD Focus Award - Solar Flare | Jenny Riddle | Blue Castle Collaborators, San Angelo Toastmasters, Professional Speakers Support Group Advanced |
| D25 | Special | 2022-2023 | Toastmaster of the Year | Larry Prince | Abilene Toastmasters Club 1071, San Angelo Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2022-2023 | Division Director of the Year | Celeste Castro | AAFCU Flying Toasters, Colleyville, Fort Worth Project Management, Off the Cuff, Roanoke Texas, Circle of Excellence, Flagship Speakers, First Rate, World Renowned Grand Prairie, |
| D25 | Special | 2022-2023 | Area Director of the Year | Laurie McKee | Fear-Less Toastmasters, Speak Up Little Elm, |
| D25 | Special | 2022-2023 | District Director’s Service Award | Jim Jameson | Keller Communicators Club, Colleyville |
| D25 | Special | 2022-2023 | DD Focus Award - Empowering Your Legacy Award | Joyce Trimble | Fear-Less Toastmasters, Mr. Cooper Speaks, Once Upon A Time, Speak Up Little Elm |
| D25 | Special | 2021-2022 | Toastmaster of the Year | Jamie Pickering | First Command Club, Highway to Excellence |
| D25 | Special | 2021-2022 | Division Director of the Year | Tammy Kasterke | Roanoke Texas Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2021-2022 | Area Director of the Year | David Winkowski | Highway to Excellence, Off the Cuff, Roanoke Texas Toastmasters, Wichita Falls Club 305 |
| D25 | Special | 2021-2022 | District Director’s Service Award | Mike Levy | Out On The Town, Grand Orators |
| D25 | Special | 2021-2022 | DD Focus Award - Inspiring the District | Chuck Mencke | Colleyville, Highway to Excellence, Mr. Cooper Inspires |
| D25 | Special | 2020-2021 | Toastmaster of the Year | Fursey Gotuaco | Afterburners, Las Colinas Professionals, Off the Cuff, Tip Top Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2020-2021 | Division Director of the Year | Joyce Trimble | Fear-Less Toastmasters, Mr. Cooper Speaks, Once Upon A Time, WBC Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2020-2021 | Area Director of the Year | Sundra Smith | MidCities Achievers |
| D25 | Special | 2020-2021 | District Director’s Service Award | Donna Young | Leaders-Speakers of Tomorrow |
| D25 | Special | 2020-2021 | DD Focus Award - Going The Distance | Denise McConnell | Highway To Excellence, Speaking For Change |
| D25 | Special | 2019-2020 | Toastmaster of the Year | Joyce Trimble | Fear-Less Toastmasters, Mr. Cooper Speaks, Once Upon A Time |
| D25 | Special | 2019-2020 | Division Director of the Year | Ninfa Flewitt | Burleson Toastmasters Club, Out On The Town, Something to Talk About |
| D25 | Special | 2019-2020 | Area Director of the Year | Michelle Johnson | Westlake Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2019-2020 | District Director’s Service Award | Diana Patton | Alliance Networks, Bethesda, BNSF Expressed, Colleyville, Highway to Excellence, Off the Cuff, Out on the Town, Southlake |
| D25 | Special | 2019-2020 | DD Focus Award - Raise the Roof Award | Jesse Ford | Mr. Cooper Speaks, Out On The Town |
| D25 | Special | 2018-2019 | Toastmaster of the Year | Larry Core | Something to Talk About |
| D25 | Special | 2018-2019 | Division Director of the Year | Jill Morrison, Division D | Highway to Excellence, Out on the Town |
| D25 | Special | 2018-2019 | Area Director of the Year | Alex Conrad, Area 34 | ARBOR Toastmasters, ACH Renaissance, Skymasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2018-2019 | District Director’s Service Award | Charlie Bowles | Fort Worth Project Management, Coppell Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2018-2019 | DD Focus Award - One Degree of Change | Tammy Kasterke | Roanoke Texas Toasters |
| D25 | Special | 2017-2018 | Toastmaster of the Year | Allan Pickering | ACH Renaissance, LibOrators, Swesters Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2017-2018 | Division Director of the Year | Charlie Bowles, Division E | Coppell Toastmasters, Fort Worth Project Management |
| D25 | Special | 2017-2018 | Area Director of the Year | Bobby Madera, Area 72 | AT&T NOC, Coppell Toastmasters, Highway To Excellence, Off the Cuff, Out on the Town, Speak Up New Life |
| D25 | Special | 2017-2018 | District Director’s Service Award | Joyce Trimble | Flower Mound Toastmasters, Mr. Cooper Speaks, Once Upon A Time |
| D25 | Special | 2017-2018 | DD Focus Award - It's Your Journey Award | Laura Stewart | Afterburners Club, Off the Cuff |
| D25 | Special | 2016-2017 | Toastmaster of the Year | Les Condit | Savvy Sayers, Swesters Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2016-2017 | Division Director of the Year | Pam Benjamin, Division F | IrvingToastmasters Club, Highway to Excellence |
| D25 | Special | 2016-2017 | Area Director of the Year | Susan Thompson, Are 65 | MidCities Achievers, Executive Leadership, Out On The Town |
| D25 | Special | 2016-2017 | District Director’s Service Award | Daniel Baumgartner | GoldenTriangle Toastmasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2016-2017 | DD Focus Award - Experience Excellence | Janet Bates | BNSF Toastmasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | Toastmaster of the Year | Richard Layne | Off the Cuff |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | Division Director of the Year | Les Condit | Savvy Sayers, Swesters Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | Area Director of the Year | David Papenmeier | Quicksilver Express Toastmasters Club, LM Evening Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | District Director’s Service Award | Susan Gardner | Out On The Town, Soapbox Heroes |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | DD Focus Award - Achieve Excellence | Marcheta Gardner | Talk Blue Toastmasters Club, Speak Up New Life |
| D25 | Special | 2015-2016 | Special Award | Mark Novak | MidCities Achievers |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | Toastmaster of the Year | Karen Hagar | MotorMouths Toastmasters, Tip Top Toastmasters, LM AeroSpeakers Club, Project Managers & Systems Engineers, LM Evening Toastmasters, LM Executive Communicators |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | Division Governor of the Year | Rucha Jani, Division E | SEAS Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Celeste Castro, Area 65 | Flagship Speakers Toastmasters Club, AAFCU Flying Toasters Club, Fort Worth Project Management, Extraordinary Toastmasters At EFWMA |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | District Governor’s Service Award | Larry Harmon | ACH Renaissance, MotorMouths Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | DG Focus Award - It Takes a Team | Patti Jones | Project Managers & Systems Engineers |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | DG Focus Award - It Takes a Team | Chris Nichols | BNSF Toastmasaters, Keller Communicators, SEAS Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2014-2015 | Distinguished Service Award | Maurice Taitt | Thumbs Up |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Toastmaster of the Year | Michael Sheridan | Dream Team Members, Lakeside, The Evaluators |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Division Governor of the Year | Bonnie Crawford, Division F | AAFCU Flying Toasters, AmonCarter, Bethesda, Dream TeamMembers,Fort Worth Project Management, Sabre Classic |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Debra Levrets, Area 13 | Clearly Speaking Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | District Governor’s Service Award | Jill Purvis Morrison | Keller Communicators |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | DG Focus Award - Looking Forward, Giving Back | Gwen Fischer | Clearly Speaking Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Communications Star | Sandra Price | Extraordinary Toastmasters at EFWMA, Top of Texas Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Leadership Star | Jamie Pickering | ACH Renaissance, Dream Team Members, First Command |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Education Star | Susan Gardner | Out on the Town, Soapbox Heroes |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Marketing Star | Duane Fontenot | MidCities Achievers, TCU Toastmasters, UTA Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2013-2014 | Rising Star | Rucha Jani | BNSF Expressed, Texas Toast |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | Toastmaster of the Year | Diana Patton | Alliance Networks, Bethesda, Drean Team Members, Off the Cuff, Roanoke TX TM, Southlake |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | Rookie of the Year | Alex Conrad | ARBOR Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | Division Governor of the Year | Gregory Pick – Division C | Grand Prairie, Mansfield Sunrise, Ryan Plaza, Skymasters |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Jodie Sanders – Area 12 | Afterburners, Energizers, Longhorn, Off the Cuff, Tarrant County, Top of Texas |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | District Governor’s Service Award | Steven Timmons | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2012-2013 | DG Focus Award - Explore the Possibilities | Larry Harmon | ACH Renaissance, Connection Communicators, Microsoft LC, Northwest Tarrant TM |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Toastmaster of the Year | Jodie Sanders | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Rookie of the Year | Manhal Shukayr | Lakeside, Denton Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Division Governor of the Year | Verna Jacobs – Division C | Grand Prairie Toastmasters, Siemens DFW |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Kathy Brewer – Area 65 | Flagship Speakers, Mid-Cities Achievers |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | Mary Walker | Lakeside |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | DG Focus Award - Let It Shine! | Amelinda Salas | Denton TM |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Distinguished Service Award | Harry Schneider | United Communicators |
| D25 | Special | 2011-2012 | Distinguished Service Award | Jim Monahan | Grand Prairie Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2010-2011 | Toastmaster of the Year | Susanne Nickerson | Top of Texas |
| D25 | Special | 2010-2011 | Rookie of the Year | Steven Timmons | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2010-2011 | Division Governor of the Year | Patricia Quick – Division A | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2010-2011 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Marylee Mims – Area 64 | Southlake |
| D25 | Special | 2010-2011 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | Chuck Mencke | Plus-Two |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Toastmaster of the Year | Oliver Cozby | Bell Helicopter |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Rookie of the Year | Matt Daniel | Southlake |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Division Governor of the Year | Gary Samuelson- Division E | Denton Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Dean Lampman – Area 62 | Public Health Speakers |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | Diana Patton | Southlake |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | District Founder Award | Jesse Torres | Pro A.M. |
| D25 | Special | 2009-2010 | Heart of the District Award | Louise Faircloth | Southlake Evening |
| D25 | Special | 2008-2009 | Toastmaster of the Year | Curtis Harold | AAFES Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2008-2009 | Rookie of the Year | Robert Stoick | Speak with Success |
| D25 | Special | 2008-2009 | Division Governor of the Year | Tammy Bailey – Division C | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2008-2009 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Yong Jiang – Area 52 | Lakeside Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2008-2009 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | Denise Corley | Baylor Orators |
| D25 | Special | 2007-2008 | Toastmaster of the Year | Bonne Stroman | Weatherford Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2007-2008 | Rookie of the Year | George Arndt | Afterburners |
| D25 | Special | 2007-2008 | Division Governor of the Year | Diana Patton - Division A | Motorola |
| D25 | Special | 2007-2008 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Sunni Fisher – Area 11 | Cowtown Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2007-2008 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | Linda Morrison | Linda Morrison |
| D25 | Special | 2006-2007 | Toastmaster of the Year | Clark Covey | Lewisville |
| D25 | Special | 2006-2007 | Rookie of the Year | Barbara Craft | Plus Two |
| D25 | Special | 2006-2007 | Division Governor of the Year | David McCallister – Division A | Cowtown Toastmasters |
| D25 | Special | 2006-2007 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Diana Patton – Area 14 | |
| D25 | Special | 2006-2007 | Curtis Trent's Award (District Governor's Service Award) | David Martin | |
| D25 | Special | 2005-2006 | Toastmaster of the Year | Betty Miller | BNSF (2975) |
| D25 | Special | 2005-2006 | Rookie of the Year | Sally Linn | Speaking with Class (768318) |
| D25 | Special | 2005-2006 | Division Governor of the Year | ames Tucker – Division F | |
| D25 | Special | 2005-2006 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Randy Terrell – Area 64 | |
| D25 | Special | 2004-2005 | Toastmaster of the Year | Victor James | Nissan (5922) |
| D25 | Special | 2004-2005 | Rookie of the Year | Jose (Gus) Agosto | Wayland Speechmasters (5558) |
| D25 | Special | 2004-2005 | Division Governor of the Year | David Watkins – Division E | |
| D25 | Special | 2004-2005 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | James Tucker – Area 12 | |
| D25 | Special | 2003-2004 | Toastmaster of the Year | Donna Fossmeyer | Longhorn (3178) |
| D25 | Special | 2003-2004 | Rookie of the Year | Karla Niehaus | LM Aerospeakers (9916) |
| D25 | Special | 2003-2004 | Division Governor of the Year | Dede Rhodes – Division C | |
| D25 | Special | 2003-2004 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | John Moragues – Area 14 | |
| D25 | Special | 2002-2003 | Toastmaster of the Year | Peggy Holloway | Power Communicators (4538) |
| D25 | Special | 2002-2003 | Rookie of the Year | John Bowen | Speak Till Noon (7882) |
| D25 | Special | 2002-2003 | Division Governor of the Year | Lori Anderson – Division D | |
| D25 | Special | 2002-2003 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Carla Gibbs – Area 46 | |
| D25 | Special | 2001-2002 | Toastmaster of the Year | Britt Morgan | Arlington Nooners |
| D25 | Special | 2001-2002 | Rookie of the Year | Theresa Lubelski | Afterburners (6191) |
| D25 | Special | 2000-2001 | Toastmaster of the Year | Sara Beall | Arlington Nooners |
| D25 | Special | 1999-2000 | Toastmaster of the Year | Joseph Nicholson | |
| D25 | Special | 1999-2000 | Division Governor of the Year | Leonard Malley | |
| D25 | Special | 1999-2000 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Leo Besser | |
| D25 | Special | 1998-1999 | Toastmaster of the Year | Leo Besser | PROclaimers Toastmasters Club |
| D25 | Special | 1998-1999 | Rookie of the Year | Oliver Cozby | Osprey Toasters (6824) |
| D25 | Special | 1998-1999 | Division Governor of the Year | Rose Conkwright – Division B | |
| D25 | Special | 1998-1999 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Vera Martinez – Area 23 | |
| D25 | Special | 1997-1998 | Toastmaster of the Year | Sarfaraz Nazir | |
| D25 | Special | 1997-1998 | Division Governor of the Year | Jennifer Johnson | |
| D25 | Special | 1997-1998 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | lyde Vassay | |
| D25 | Special | 1995-1996 | Toastmaster of the Year | David Watkins | |
| D25 | Special | 1995-1996 | Division Governor of the Year | Julie Kocher | |
| D25 | Special | 1995-1996 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Norman “Woody” Baker Jr. | |
| D25 | Special | 1994-1995 | Toastmaster of the Year | Billie Spicer | Golden Toastmasters (6190) |
| D25 | Special | 1994-1995 | Rookie of the Year | Marcie Funchess | DFWAE Toastmasters (4659) |
| D25 | Special | 1994-1995 | Division Governor of the Year - Divisiono D | Paul Hookey | |
| D25 | Special | 1994-1995 | Area Gvoernor of the Year | Shirley Traversie | Longhorn |
| D25 | Special | 1987-1988 | Toastmaster of the Year | Dodi Foster | Golden Toastmasters (6190) |