Congratulations to those Toastmasters and Clubs who have earned their place on our District 6 Honor Roll!
See below for: Alex P. Smekta Award; Toastmaster, Area Director and Division Director of the Year; Annual Speech Contests; Keith Hardy Awards; and Phoenix Awards
| Year | Communication & Leadership Award | Don Murray Award | Lou Novak Award | Lorin Pollmann Award |
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| 2019-20 | Ansley Lovgren | Vince Bullinger | Cottage Grove Toastmasters | |
| 2018-19 | Dave Pearson | Hennepin County Toastmasters | ||
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Paula Muth | David Pearson | Dan Patch Toastmasters (#1280) |
| 2016-2017 | Shane Bauer, Grandma’s Marathon Richard Davis and U.S. Bancorp |
Nancy Hobbs | Matthew Villella | Nanabijou Club (#2090) |
| 2015-16 | Susan Rajbhandari | Dave Gibson | River Park Toastmasters (9033) | |
| 2014-15 |
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Shirley Daniel | Ann Groetsch | Roller Toasters |
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| 2012-13 | Patricia Zahra and Mallory Haugen(People Serving People) | Eloquent Engineers Club | ||
| 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 |
| 2020 | Catherine Rai Cardenuto |
| 2019 | Sharon Rollefson |
| 2018 | Dru Jorgensen |
| 2017 | Theo Black |
| 2016 | Keith Hardy |
| 2015 | Dru Jorgensen |
| 2014 |  |
| 2013 | Shirley Daniel |
| 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 Director, and Division Director of the Year
| Year | Toastmaster of the Year | Area Director of the Year | Division Director of the Year |
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| 2019-20 | George Dediduka | Troy Dukart | Linda Dorn |
| 2018-19 | Emily Hanson | Jamie Ogborn | Paula O’Brien |
| 2017-18 | Dave Hansen | Mike Overland | David Pearson |
| 2016-17 | Deb Luu | Gopu Shrestha | Jon Perry |
| 2015-16 | Dave Pearson | Brian Spare | Jean Pearson |
| 2014-15 | Bernardine Krupka | David Rasmussen | Gary Kivi |
| 2013-14 | Amit Ghosh | Trishauna Johnson | Harold Osmundson |
| 2012-13 | Rich Andresen | Ben Smith | Jean Pearson |
| 2011-12 | Carol Duling | Daniel Vesey | Joseph Brauer |
| 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
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The following is our historic list of winners for our various contests.
| Year | International | Humorous | Evaluation | Table Topics | Tall Tales |
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| 2019-20 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Earl Roethke | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Kenny Ray Morgan | – | Earl Roethke | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Kim Lang | – | Eric Schurr | Mayank Sharma |
| 2016-17 | Mark Skipper | Dave Gibson | Vaughn Ginnette | Dave Pearson | – |
| 2015-16 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Tonya Butler | – | Keith Hardy | – |
| 2014-15 | Eric Schurr | Raymond Norton | Luke Green | Casey Peterson | – |
| 2013-14 | Caroline Lyngstad | Glen de Guzman | |||
| 2012-13 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Eric Schurr | |||
| 2011-12 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Jeff Lindhom | |||
| 2010-11 | Kenny Ray Morgan | Damon Gates | |||
| 2009-10 | Roger Revak | John Schiebner | |||
| 2008-09 | Chez Raginiak | Kenny Ray Morgan | |||
| 2007-08 | Anurag Shukla | Tod Sherman | |||
| 2006-07 | Hassan Tetteh | Nate Otto | |||
| 2005-06 | Pele Raymond | Dave Oliver | |||
| 2004-05 | Roger Revak | Pele Raymond | |||
| 2003-04 | Steve Carlson | Donald Campbell | |||
| 2002-03 | Steve Carlson | Nancy Nordlund | |||
| 2001-02 | Vickie Snyder | Randy Van Wyhe | |||
| 2000-01 | Mark Haugh | Laura Jackson | |||
| 1999-00 | Mark Haugh | Don Johnson | |||
| 1998-99 | Bill Sutherland | George Leiter | |||
| 1997-98 | Rod Broding | Ruth Poole | |||
| 1996-97 | James Howard | Pam Johnson | |||
| 1995-96 | Lisa Cotter | David King | |||
| 1994-95 | Dan Field | Joerg Bartsch | |||
| 1993-94 | Jeff Lapp | Dan Field | |||
| 1992-93 | Jeff Haebig | Dallas Sursely | |||
| 1991-92 | Brad Ballinger | Mary Andrist | |||
| 1990-91 | Steve Lansing | Tuyet-Anh Tran | |||
| 1989-90 | Bruce Trippet | Wright Truesdale | |||
| 1988-89 | Deborah Poynter | Dave Gade | |||
| 1987-88 | Kathy Brown | Don Johnson | |||
| 1986-87 | Wilma Withrow | Carol Bronstad | |||
| 1985-86 | Joe Marcotte | Kathy Brown | |||
| 1984-85 | Bill Sanborn |
Keith Hardy Youth Leadership Award |
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| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Chamber Toastmasters |
| 2018 | Chamber Toastmasters (#5917) |
| 2017 | King Boreas Club |
| 2016 | Storytellers Club |
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| 2014 |
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| 2013 | Keith Hardy |
Phoenix Awards
Below are the Phoenix Award winners broken out by year.