Here are just some of the outstanding awards Division D celebrated at the Fall 2011 District 54 Conference…

• Congratulations to Mark Gallagher for winning 1^st Place in the District 54 Table Topics Contest!
• Congratulations to Erika Arnhart on completing and receiving the Distinguished Toastmaster Designation!

• District 54 Hall of Fame Award Recipients (2010 – 2011):

• District 54 - #23 in the World as a Distinguished District
• Excellence in Education Award – Bonnie Tippey
• Excellence in Marketing Award – Darrel Felty
• President’s Distinguished Governors – Division D – Erika Arnhart
• President’s Distinguished Areas – Area 40 – Sara Amaravadi
• Select Distinguished Areas – Area 41 – John Walsh
• Distinguished Areas – Area 42 – Shyam Lakshmin & Area 43 – Nicole Clemmons
• Spirit of Enthusiasm – Catrina Eimer – Fall 2010 District 54 Conference Chair
• Heitzman Award – Bonnie Tippey
• Area President of the Year Award
  • Area 40 – Murali Adala
  • Area 41 – Tim Berndt
  • Area 42 – Dan Box
  • Area 43 – Esperanza Delgado
• Division President of the Year – Division D – Janice K. Forrest
• Division Area Governor of the Year Award – Division D – Sara Amaravadi
• Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year Award
  • Area 40 – Darrel Felty
  • Area 41 – John Walsh
  • Area 42 – Shyam Lakshmin
  • Area 43 – Nicole Clemmons
• Division Toastmaster of the Year Award – Mark Gallagher
• District Division Governor of the Year Award – Erika Arnhart, Division D Governor

In addition to these awards we had a host of members who received numerous communication and leadership designations over the past year! Congratulations to all of our Hall of Fame Award Recipients and to the District as a whole. We are dynamically dominating in Division D! Let’s keep up the hard work for the 2011 – 2012 year! 

See you at the Winter TLI South and at the Spring Conference both hosted in Bloomington, IL!

• TLI South – Denise DeRoeck TLI Chair

• Saturday, January 21, 2012 @ ISU College of Business

• District 54 Spring Conference @ The Chateau in Bloomington, IL

• Friday, April 27, 2012 – Saturday, April 28, 2012

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Congratulations to the Division D Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest winners:  

Humorous Speech Contest Winners

1^st Place: Tim Berndt

2^nd Place: Loren Miller

Table Topics Winners

1^st Place: Mark Gallagher

2^nd Place: Jen Moore

The 1^st Place winners from each of the contests will advance to the District 54 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest at the District 54 Conference October 28^th – 29^th in Sandwich, IL.

The Table Topics contest will be held Friday night October 28, 2011 and the Humorous Speech Contest will be held Saturday evening October 29, 2011.

Let's Go Division D!!!!

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Mark Your Calendars

TLI South – Denise DeRoeck TLI Chair

• January 21, 2012 @ ISU College of Business

District 54 Spring Conference – Bloomington, IL

• Friday, April 27, 2012 – Saturday, April 28, 2012