District Recognition
There is cause for celebration!
Many members, clubs, and leaders have gone above and beyond in their service to the organization. Their contributions were recognized by the District to identify deserving recipients.
Below is a list of awards for individuals and clubs that exemplified certain criteria currently and in our past years.
Toastmaster of the Year
If you know of a toastmaster that has been awarded not on this list, please send us the info we can share it district-wide.
Previous District 26 Toastmasters of the Year
1971-72 Dick Land
1972-73 Dick Milne
1975-76 Betty Kalmas
1976-77 Lou Garone
1977-78 William Lewis
1978-79 Flo Servin
1979-80 Jack Kimble
1980-81 William Lewis
1981-82 Dick Milne
1982-83 William Lewis
1983-84 Ann Carney
1984-85 Dorothy Chapman
1985-86 Anne Thompson
1986-87 Ada Chen
1987-88 Beth Matzek Boaz
1988-89 Nicholas Peterson
1989-90 James Dunaway
1990-91 Daniel Saxton
1991-92 Shirley E. Davis
1992-93 Sue Chichester
1993-94 Ed Seely
1994-95 Jack Sawatzki
1995-96 Robin Roberts
1996-97 Ledema Renfrow
1997-98 Steven Needler
1998-99 Ed Cox
1999-00 Gloria Kemp
2000-01 Phil Winkler
2001-02 Gary J. Thompson
2002-03 Dala French Griffin
2003-04 Leah Bratton
2004-05 Brenda Penn
2005-06 Gordon Savage
2006-07 Francis Scott
2007-08 Ken Beazer
2008-09 Joyce Feustel
2009-10 Hugh Curley
2010-11 Alexander Pyle
2011-12 Yvonne Bryant
2012-13 Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan
2013-14 Tom Marrs
2014-15 Alan Swartz
2015-16 Tina Hubis
2016-17 Penny Alleman
2017-18 Trixie Hunter-Merrill
2018-19 Linda Rhea
2019-20 Kimberly Angell
2020-21 A.J. Herran
2021-22 Ann Hill
2022-23 Rich Hopkins
2023-24 Beth Boaz
2024-25 Keith Horowitz
Division Director of the Year
If you know of a toastmaster that has been awarded, not on here please send us the info so we can share it district-wide.
Previous Division Governors/Directors of the Year
1989-90 Dwayne Roberts
1990-91 Dwayne Roberts
1991-92 Dee Adams
1992-93 Pat Spotanski
1993-94 Catherine Maul
1994-95 Shirley Davis
1995-96 Joaquin Melendez
1996-97 Karen Spencer
1997-98 Sharon Heck
1998-99 Ed Cox
1999-00 Gloria Aragon
2000-01 Jim Fritts
2001-02 Fred Aring
2002-03 John Barnes
2003-04 Windy Milner
2004-05 Gavin Kirton
2005-06 Jarrett Roberts
2006-07 Molly Nelson
2007-08 Michelle Bires
2008-09 Genisi Sedlmayer
2009-10 Hugh Curley
2010-11 Tom Hobbs
2011-12 Elaine Love
Ed Morgan
2012-13 Paula Cowen
Deborah Frauenfelder
2013-14 Marcy Brack
2014-15 Stephanie Jensen
Rhea Thompson
2015-16 Gregory Harris
2016-17 Clare Kennelley
2017-18 Victoria Cox
2018-19 Sarah Beasley
2019-20 Bonnie Ann Smith
2020-21 Stephanie Prochaska
2021-22 Keith Horowitz
2022-23 Ruth Prentice
2023-24 Victoria Scholes and Marcia Wood
2024-25 Greg Howell
Area Director of the Year
If you know of a toastmaster that has been awarded, not on here please send us the info so we can share it district-wide.
Previous Area Directors of the Year
2020-21 Nancy Winston
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24 Gregary Howell
2024-25 Max Barnes
2023-2024 Ruth Prentice, DTM, Program Quality Director
2024-2025 Marcia Wood, DTM, PDD
2024-2025 – Spencer Travis, Northern Division Area N2 Director
Distinguished District Years
2000-2001DG Jack Roath/54.81 pts Distinguished Clubs
2002-2003DG Nancy Swartz/46.49 pts Distinguished Clubs
2004-2005DG John Barnes/59.62 pts Distinguished Clubs
2007-2008Dana Morgan/47.98 Distinguished Clubs
2008-2009DG Bob Baxter/58.40 Distinguished Clubs
2014-2015DG Linda Rhea/46.99% Distinguished Clubs
2016-2017DD Darryle Brown, DTM / 49.45% Distinguished Clubs
Hall of Fame Past Programs
D26_2023-2024 HALL_OF_FAME_PROGRAM- Updated to include “OF THE YEAR Awards”
2022-2023 Hall of Fame – District Director’s Message
2022-2023 – HOF Program Pages 2-5
2022-23 – HOF Program – Pages 6 – 10
2021 -2022
2020-2021
Past District Directors/Governors
Past District 26 Governors/Directors
Please note that in July 2015 the title of District Director, District 26 replaced the title of District Governor, District 26. Those who served as District Governor may prefer being acknowledged as such.
Year Name
1948-49 Gordon Merrick
1949-50 Maurice Peterson
1950-51 Dr. John Rosnick
1951-52 Dr. Ben Sturges
1952-53 Q. R. Dugan
1953-54 Cliff Smith
1954-55 Leo Bolin
1955-56 Hal Carper
1956-57 Tony Lemback
1957-58 Melvin Jahara
1958-59 Oliver Deckert
1959-60 Leslie Ward
1960-61 Frank Krasovic
1961-62 Ray McGavin
1962-63 Don Wagner
1963-64 Glenn McQuillan
1964-65 Don Paape
1965-66 Sam Harper
1966-67 Dale Gregory
1967-68 Phil Hatch
1968-69 Kenneth Gary
1969-70 Watt Pye
1970-71 Ralph Fowler
1971-72 Paul Hendren
1972-73 Dick Milne
1973-74 Dean Kleinkopf
1974-75 Gene Gunther
1975-76 Marilyn Boland
1976-77 William Lewis
1977-78 Norm Dominquez
1978-79 Jack Nemmers
1979-80 Gersohn Cohn
1980-81 Judy Ellis
1981-82 Cecilia Cohn
1982-83 Chris Morton
1983-84 Liz Sittner
1984-85 Vince Daal
1985-86 Ralph Reiser
1986-87 Nancy Parks
1987-88 Irwin Selig
1988-89 Dorothy Chapman
1989-90 Roberta Sevey
1990-91 Joseph Barrows
1991-92 Edward Seely
1992-93 Dwayne Roberts
1993-94 Tina Hubis*
1994-95 Dennis Fodness
1995-96 Beth Boaz
1996-97 Catherine Maul
1997-98 Judy Rose
1998-99 Bob Case
1999-20 Dick Dawes
2000-01 Jack L. Roath
2001-02 Judy Ragland Lloyd*
2002-03 Nancy P. Swartz
2003-04 Joan Rhoads
2004-05 John R. Barnes
2005-06 Joyce Feustel
2006-07 J. Randy Penn
2007-08 Dana Morgan
2008-09 Bob Baxter
2009-10 Alan Swartz
2010-11 Julia K. Davis
2011-12 Norman Frickey
2012-13 Bea Garcia Macliz
2013-14 Tom Hobbs
2014-15 Linda Rhea
2015-16 Deborah Frauenfelder
2016-17 Darryle Brown
2017-18 Rhea Thompson
2018-19 Marcia Wood
2019-20 Mike Akins
2020-21 Jacqueline L. Smith
2021-22 Victoria Cox
2022-23 JP Bachmann
2023-24 Ann Hill
2024-2025 James Gable
2025-2026 Ruth Prentice
*Deceased
Excellence in Program Quality
2015-2016 PQD Darryle Brown, DTM
2016-2017 PQD Rhea Thompson, DTM
2017-2018 PQD Marcia L. Wood, DTM
Excellence in Club Growth
2016-17 CGD Marcia L. Wood, DTM
2026-2027 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio+4
District Director Kimberly Angell, DTM
Program Quality Director Anoop Kumar Bhojraj, IP5, DL5
Club Growth Director Gregary Howell, DTM
Immediate Past District Director Ruth Prentice, DTM
Administration Manager Francisca Palochak, TC5
Finance Manager Barbara Lewis, DTM
Public Relations Manager Carol Walker-Lopez, TC5
2025-2026 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 4
District Director Ruth Prentice, DTM
Program Quality Director Kimberly Angell
Club Growth Director Anoop Kumar
Immediate Past District Directors James Gable, DTM & Analisa Martinez, DTM
Public Relations Manager Carol Walker-Lopez
Finance Manager Barbara Lewis, DTM
Administration Manager Ann Hill, DTM
2025-2026 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 4
District Director Ruth Prentice, DTM
Program Quality Director Kimberly Angell
Club Growth Director Anoop Kumar
Immediate Past District Directors James Gable, DTM & Analisa Martinez, DTM
Public Relations Manager Carol Walker-Lopez
Finance Manager Barbara Lewis, DTM
Administration Manager Ann Hill, DTM
2024-2025 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 4
District Director James Gable, DTM
Program Quality Director Ruth Prentice, DTM
Club Growth Director Kimberly Angell
Immediate Past District Director Ann Hill, DTM
Public Relations Manager Mary Hoftiezer, PM5
Finance Manager Michael Yehle, DL3
Administration Manager Deborah Horowitz, DTM
2023-2024 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 4
District Director Ann Hill, DTM
Program Quality Director James Gable, PI5
Club Growth Director Ruth Prentice, DTM
Immediate Past District Director JP Bachmann, DTM
Public Relations Manager Mary Hoftiezer, PM5
Finance Manager Diane Nuss, DTM
Administration Manager Deborah Horowitz, DTM
2022-2023 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 1
District Director JP Bachmann, DTM
Program Quality Director Ann Hill, DTM
Club Growth Director James Gable, IP5
Immediate Past District Director Victoria Cox, DTM
2021-2022 District 26 Leadership Team
Trio + 1
District Director Victoria Cox, DTM
Program Quality Director JP Bachmann, DTM
Club Growth Director Ann Hill, DTM
Immediate Past District Director Jacqueline Smith, DTM
