— HALL OF FAME —
Recognizing 2007-2008 Honors
District 28 Awards Ceremony
(Presented by District 28’s 2007-2008 Leadership Team)
SELECT DISTINGUISHED DISTRICT AWARDS
Excellence in Marketing Award
Nancy Zychowicz, DTM
Excellence in Education and Training Award
Kevin Olmstead, DTM
Select Distinguished District Plaque
Karen Holland, DTM
Excellence in Leadership Award
District 28
2007-08 District Executive Committee Members and Committee Chairs
Al Albee
MarilynAlbee
Paul Anderson
Larry Beggs
ToddBrockdorf
Stephanie Coleman
Mary Comfort
Mike Comfort
FrankCooper
Robynn Diamond
Don Gatewood
StephenGorham
LoriHarris
JenniferHeinfling
KarenHolland
VeraJohnson
Chuck Kressbach
Gayle Lawson
Roger Leemis
Scott Lockhart
Larisa Makuch
GeraldMolnar
KevinOlmstead
Miguel Pope
Arlene Rahm-Scherf
Bob Russell
Tom Schlack
JasonSchumacher
Mayna Schumacher
Kathy Varga
Mercedes Vromant
NancyZychowicz
Committee Chairs:
Todd Brockdorf
Joni Dewan
Pam Jones
PamMcKerreghan
Stephanie Power
Tone Ross
Dulce Renaud
Thomas Scherf
Cliff Suttle
Jolene B. Weaver
Pam Williams
Keith Wilson
CLUB MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND RETENTION AWARDS
CHRIS HILLER AWARD
TO BE ANNOUNCED
HAROLD EASTMAN AWARD
TO BE ANNOUNCED
NEW CLUBS CHARTERED IN 2007-2008
Carhartt Toastmasters (club # 1043835)
Fry Toastmasters (club # 1142199)
Lawton Leadership Devt. Club (club # 1107556)
MOPAR Toastmasters (club # 1124488)
Professionally Speaking (club # 1113929)
Speak OUT! (club # 1069519)
Toast of the Town (club # 1033242)
Toastmasters on Greenfield (club # 1160440)
West Side Professionals (club # 1142333)
NEW CLUB SPONSORS AND MENTORS
Sponsors Mentors
Carhartt Toastmasters Karen Holland Ray Metz
Vera Johnson Kate Pepin
Fry Toastmasters David Haslam Lori Harris
Max Kohr Mayna Schumacher
Lawton Leadership Serja Ann Goram Robynnn Diamond
Nancy Zychowicz Jesse Robert Brown
MOPAR Toastmasters John M. Voymas Paul Anderson
Marianne E. Govan Jennifer Heinfling
Professionally Speaking Pam Jones Michele R. Pierrie
Pam Williams Tone Ross
Speak OUT! Karen Holland Don B. Gatewood
Kevin Olmstead
Toast of the Town Cathy Howard-Lindemann Cathy Howard-Lindemann
Will Wilson
Toastmasters on Greenfield Cathy Howard-Lindemann Robynn Diamond
Barbara Weems Pam Jones
West Side Professionals David Shevrin Sheryl Kubiak
Mercedes Vromant Jorge Broggio
SUCCESSFUL CLUB COACHES
Vera S. Johnson (for Frankly Speaking)
Max A. Kohr (for Toastmasters of Lenawee)
Roger H. Leemis (for Frankly Speaking)
Clubs at “Charter Strength” (20+ Members) on June 30, 2008
Ann Arbor TM & Friends - 6563
Barton Malow – 786827
BCBSM Metro Masters - 9197
Birmingham - 957
Bloomfield Toastmasters - 5395
Bosch Igniters - 4740
C Notes Advanced - 6600
Canton Communicators - 788368
Compucators - 861229
Dearborn Dynamic - 726
DTE Energy Speechmasters - 760415
First Center Speakeasy - 1574
Ford Toastmasters - 8085
Fry Toastmasters - 1142199
Great Eastern - 3879
Great Lakes Real Orators - 647634
Hi-Nooners - 5689
Huron Valley - 1909
Innovators - 8163
iTalk - 6075
Kahn We Talk – 4929
Lawton Leadership Devt - 1107556
Laff Out Loud - 694771
MOPAR Toastmasters - 1124488
New Center - 7667
Northeastern - 573
Northern - 664
Northwood - 1329
NOVI Toastmasters - 3733
Optimistic Orators - 5890
Oak Park - 1547
Odette School of Business - 922017
Powertalkers - 4506
Rochester - 4890
Saturday Sunrisers - 6556
Shores - 4442
Skillmasters - 7236
Smooth Talkers - 7884
Tecumseh - 873087
The Toast of Dearborn - 8637
The Toast of Masco - 953235
Toast of the Town - 1033242
Toastaholics – 813773
Toastmasters on Greenfield –
1160440
Toledo - 6801
Top of Troy - 864753
Troy - 2357
Unity IV - 6838
Washtenaw - 3054
West Side Professionals –
1142333
Windbaggers - 1535
Windsor - 6416
EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS
Competent Communicator Awards
(number indicates multiple awards)
Abboud, Amy E.
Ackley, Judy
Agarwala, Deeksha
Agostinelli, John P
Ahsmann, Aad
Albee, Ellwyn L.
Albee, Marilyn S. (2)
Anderson, Paul
Arogundade, Linda Jaye
Atkins, Elizabeth A
Bacarro, Glen
Bannerman, Louise
Baumbick, James J
Bettie, Ronald N.
Blake, Erica Marie
Borgerson, Barry
Briggs, Michael Allan
Bryant, Diane
Bulmanski, Karen M.
Burton, Hugh
Calder, James D.
Carter, Clarice G
Chen, HK
Cho, Brian Y
Christie, Gary D
Cohoe, Julie A.
Cooper, Francis E.
Cooper, Frank (2)
Corritore, Mark William
Darbyshire, James Jules
Dean, Richard E
Delosh, Jeff D.
Depinet, Linda J.
Diamond, Robynn M.
Diederich, Ray P.
Dirul-Islam, Chevon
Donley, Rhonda
Dunn, Ann E.
Elder, Laura
Emersberger, Hans F.
Fernelius, Scott Alan
Fisher, William B.
Flannery, Michael
Fortier, Kimberly
Foubert, Shawn P.
Gamble, Anjali
Glasscock, Sandra Lee
Golke, Amy
Gonze, Rita R.
Gorham, Stephen M.
Griesmer, Stacey
Grindatti, Carmen M.
Haddox, Tom
Hammer, Joy D.
Harris, Lori M.
Harrison, Lori S.
Haslam, David Richard
Hayes, Janice
Hayes-Taylor, Kimberly
Hendrix, Tracie
Hepburn, Wellington O.
Hilberer, Bonnie D.
Hill, Marilyn McManus
Hoar, Allen D.
Hoar, Lewis R.
Holland, Karen L.
Hopper, Elisa Lora
Hughes, Richard L.
Husaini, Firasat
Igoe, Kathy
Ingratta, Margaretta
James, Corey L.
Jankowski, Diana
Jappar, Dilara
Johnson, Vera S. (3)
Jones, Pamela D.
Kacorzyk, Arek P.
Kalaja, Ardita
Kame, Shreyash
Kaplan, Stephen C.
Kelbley, Christine L
Kim, Y.S. (2)
Kirsch, Paula
Kociba, Eric M
Koppala, Srinivas
Kramer, Marc S.
Kubiak, Sheryl E.
Kucharuk, Rose Marie
Kumar, Devyani
Kwiecien, Janine M
Lang, Philip V.
Langham, Kay F.
List, Todd J
Liu, Manlan
Lomas, Timothy E. (2)
Loy, En Yun
Luckett, Shauna Marie
Machetti, Surya P.
Macino, David P.
MacLean, Kenneth J
Maisonville, Lori
Major, Mark F.
Mann, James T. (3)
Marsaw, Natasha R.
Mbaga, Rose Fadhil
McCall, Ernestine
Mccullum, Andrea K.
McDavid, Rosalind R.
McKenzie, Robert A
McKerreghan, Pamela L. (2)
Meininger, Charles Edward
Mejia, Jesse A
Meller, Brenda L.
Metz, Ray E.
Miller, Andrew
Miller, Steven
Millu, Chanpreet
Mims, Creflo R.
Mitchell, Shirley A.
Morrison, Bill
Moylan, Bill
Navarre, Russell
Odom, Emanuel M.
Ogg, Jeffery P.
Oliver, Sharon Anice
Olmstead, Kevin P. (3)
Orlandi, Cynthia A.
Page, Porsche Marie
Parker, Cleo
Pettit, Jeffery A.
Podnar, Kristen B.
Poltorak, Anne-Marie
Power, Stephanie
Pridemore, David W.
Rangel, Carlos E.
Raymond, Edward
Reilly, Constance Joan
Rembert, Kesia
Renaud, Dulce Maria V.
Richter, Stefanie Anna
Roberts, Jerome William (2)
Rodriguez, John A.
Rodriquez, Susan M
Ross, Anthony B.
Rovere, Giacomo
Russell, Robert A.
Salalila, John Koh
Salgia, Gunjan
Sarver, Stewart L.
Scharich, Joanne M
Schlack, Tom
Schmidt, Dorothy
Scholz, Steve
Schubert, Erik
Schultz, Kathy C
Scott, Claudia M.
Sidlar, Kristy
Simpson, Joseph
Skipworth, Sheila L
Slawinski, Anthony E. (2)
Smith, Collyer A.
Smith, Denisa G
Smith, Patti
Sobetski, Jim
Stallaert, Louise
Stefanescu, Laura Lavinia
Stillman, Susan Elaine
Suttle, Cliff W. (2)
Szawala, Kevin Edward
Thompson, Jim
Thompson, PhD, Velonda
Thueme, Karen M.
Todd, Suzanne L.
Tolbert, Zebedee A
Uriel, Monika Renate
Varga, Kathleen Ann
Vernier, Tracy R.
Waldo, Martin A
Warner, Mary Ellen
Washington, Lillian L.
Wiazowski, Ralph
Wigley, John R.
Williams, Ivory D.
Williams, Pamela D.
Williams, Stephanie Ann
Wilson, Calista M
Wilson, Scott A
Wood, Martin Scott
Xin, Cindy
Yaffe, Ellen S.
Zhang, Zhenfang J.
Zychowicz, Nancy
Advanced Communicator-Bronze Award
Allen, Arthur N.
Beauvais, Jeanne M.
Boers, Bruce
Brown, Jesse Robert
Church, Pat
Clatterbaugh, Jeff J.
Coleman, Stephanie D.
Daniels, Sheila M
Dean, Linda I.
Diep, Tho T.
Douthett, Barbara
Drake, Delphine A.
Eason, Christine Anne
Forman, Mariann
Geiermann, James R.
Heinfling, Jennifer
Hibbard, G. Jane
Holland, Karen L.
Jackson, Amy
Johnson, Vera S.
Jones, Pamela D.
Kim, Y.S.
Lomas, Timothy E.
Mach, Gary E.
Mackiewicz, Laura A.
Marshall, Jo Ann
Metz, Ray E.
Miller, Steven
Misewicz, Sharon
O'Neil, Christopher A
Pathak, Sonali K.
Pepin, Kathleen M.
Pierrie, Michele R.
Pryor, Michelle L.
Roessner, Mike W.
Rourke, Wayne E.
Salata, Lynn
Schweihofer, Shelee
Shorter, William M.K.
Singh, Manisha M.
Spratt, Betsy
St Louis, Jackie Jm
Turos, Jessica M.
Vance, Ida
Wiazowski, Joyce N
Zielinski, Timothy Andrew
Advanced Communicator-Silver Award
Anderson, Paul
Barvinok, Rita
Blessing, Jennie L.
Bulmanski, Karen M.
Church, Pat
Coleman, Stephanie D.
Comfort, Mary A.
Daniels, Sheila M
Demarest, Paula J.
Farnsworth, Rodney B.
Hilberer, Bonnie D.
Howard-Lindemann, Cathy
Johnson, Vera S.
Leemis, Roger H.
Middents, John
Mogg, Chuck H.
Moylan, Bill
Nakamura, Dawn R.
Olmstead, Kevin P.
Roberts, Jerome William
Toffanetti, Mary Clare
Advanced Communicator-Gold Award
Abramson, Mark C.
Albee, Marilyn S.
Bowers-Bates, LaShon M.
Bustria, Mienraddo M.
Cankovic, Milena
Davis, Melvin L.
Gottlieb, Curt P.
Kachaturoff, Tara A.
Ladha, Amin
Lomas, Timothy E.
Olmstead, Kevin P.
Webb, Scena B.
Zychowicz, Nancy
Competent Leader Award
(number indicates multiple awards)
Abboud, Amy E.
Albee, Ellwyn L.
Albee, Marilyn S. (3)
Anderson, Paul
Barvinok, Rita
Beggs, Larry Andrew
Berriz, Andrew Alexander
Cankovic, Milena
Church, Pat
Comfort, Mary A.
Comfort, Michael J.
Daniels, Sheila M
De Sterke, Marjolein
Diamond, Robynn M.
Dirul-Islam, Chevon
Dunn, Ann E
Egervari, Ken J
Farkas, Theresa M.
Gamble, Anjali
Hendrix, Tracie
Holland, Karen L. (2)
Jackson, Amy
Jankowski, Diana
Johnson, Vera S. (3)
Jones, Pamela D.
Kim, Y.S. (2)
Kirsch, Paula
Kressbach, Charles P.
Kubiak, Sheryl E.
Lomas, Timothy E. (2)
Luckett, Shauna Marie
Mann, James T.
Miller, Ruth G.
Miller, Steven
Millu, Chanpreet
Renaud, Dulce Maria V.
Ross, Anthony B.
Schroeder, Susan M.
Schultz, Kathy C
Shaw, Beatrice B.
Smith, Collyer A.
Stefanescu, Laura Lavinia
Stillman, Susan Elaine
Teegen, Bonnie G
Uriel, Monika Renate
Whitcum, Debra Lynn
Wiazowski, Joyce N
Wood, Mary C.
Zielinski, Timothy Andrew
“Old” Competent Leader Award
Antos, John Michael
Bloodworth, Christopher
Cerveny, William J.
Cooper, John J.
Danaj, Kevin Michael
Depinet, Linda J.
Diehl, David Jefferson
Diller, John C.
Douthett, Barbara
Drake, Delphine A.
Gatewood, Don B.
Hampton, Jeff J.
Heinfling, Jeff H.
Hibbard, Jena Gale
Hurley, Maureen A.
Jones, Pamela D.
Kociba, Eric M
Lawrence, Julius A.
Odom, Emanuel M.
Page, Porsche Marie
Pittman, Davette C.
Roberts, Jerome William
Rubel, Sandra Kay
Schoen, Darryl K.
Smith, Donald Ray
Song, Guangtian
Ureel, James A
Vance, Ida
Wagle, Emmet W.
Webb, Scena B.
Wills, Joan
Wilson, Calista M
Woloson, Susana I.
Zimmer, Pat
Advanced Leader-Bronze Award
(number indicates multiple awards)
Carvalho, Carlyle A.
Comfort, Michael J.
Holland, Karen L.
Kim, Y.S. (4)
Kirsch, Jeffery
Kirsch, Paula
Lomas, Timothy E.
Moylan, Bill
Olmstead, Kevin P.
Warner, Mary Ellen
Wiazowski, Joyce N.
Williams, Ivory D.
Advanced Leader-Silver Award
Brannon, Vicki A.
Cooper, Francis E.
Gatewood, Don B.
Holland, Karen L.
Kim, Y.S.
Ladha, Amin
Matlock, Mildred C.
Olmstead, Kevin P.
Schoen, Kathleen M.
Shevrin, David J.
VanKirk, Donald J.
Webb, Scena B.
Zychowicz, Nancy
Distinguished Toastmasters 2007-2008
Albee, Marilyn S.
Cooper, Francis E.
Gatewood, Don B.
Kim, Y.S.
Ladha, Amin
Matlock, Mildred C.
McKerreghan, Pamela L.
Olmstead, Kevin P.
Shevrin, David J.
Webb, Scena B.
Zychowicz, Nancy
Distinguished Toastmasters 2008-2009 (to date)
Kohr, Max
Schlack, Tom
THE DISTINGUISHED CLUB, AREA, DIVISION AND DISTRICT PROGRAM
Distinguished Clubs
Barton Malow - 786827
Bloomfield – 5395
Bosch Igniters - 4740
Cadtower Hour of Power - 749488
DTE Energy Speechmasters - 760415
Innovators - 8163
Frankly Speaking - 8320
Rochester - 4890
Smooth Talkers - 7884
Toastmasters of Lenawee - 3371
Select Distinguished Clubs
Credible Communicators - 643490
C Notes Advanced - 6600
Hi Nooners - 5689
Laff Out Loud – 694771
Northeastern - 573
Northern - 664
Odette School of Business - 922017
Saturday Sunrisers - 6556
Shores - 4442
Skillmasters - 7236
Troy - 2357
Windbaggers - 1535
President’s Distinguished Clubs
Ann Arbor TM & Friends - 6563
Birmingham - 957
Canton Communicators - 788368
Compucators - 861229
Dearborn Dynamic - 726
Ford Toastmasters - 8085
Great Eastern - 3879
Great Lakes Real Orators - 647634
Huron Valley – 1909
iTalk - 6075
Kahn We Talk – 4929
New Center Toastmasters - 7667
Northern - 664
NOVI Toastmasters - 3733
Oak Park - 1547
Optimistic Orators - 5890
Powertalkers - 4506
Tecumseh - 863087
The Toast of Dearborn - 8637
Toastaholics - 813773
Top of Troy - 864753
Unity IV - 6838
Washtenaw - 3054
Windsor - 6416
Distinguished Areas
Area 3: Scott Lockhart, CL
Area 7: Ellen Drake, DTM
Area 8: Kathy Varga, CC
Area 9: Charles Kressbach, CTM/CL
Area 26: Don Gatewood, DTM
Area 29: Miguel Pope, CTM
Area 32: Marilyn Albee, DTM/PDG
Area 33: Larry Beggs, AC-B/CL
Select Distinguished Areas
Area 11: Stephanie Coleman, AC-S/CL
Area 23: Tom Schlack, DTM
Area 25: Jennifer Heinfling, AC-B/CL
Area 27: Larisa Makuch, CTM/AL-B
President’s Distinguished Areas
Area 13: Lori Harris, CTM/CL
Area 17: Roger Leemis, AC-S
Area 22: Mary Comfort, AC-S/CL
Area 28: Robynn Diamond, CC/CL
Area 31: Al Albee, DTM/PDG
Area 34: Paula Kirsch, CC/AL-B
Select Distinguished Divisions
Division B: Gayle Lawson, ATM-S/CL
President’s Distinguished Divisions
Division C: Stephen Gorham, ATM-B/CL
Division E: Paul Anderson, DTM
Division F: Gerry Molnar, DTM
Division G: Vera Johnson, DTM
2007-2008 Area Governor of the Year
TO BE ANNOUNCED
2007-2008 Division Governor of the Year
TO BE ANNOUNCED
2007-2008 Toastmaster of the Year
TO BE ANNOUNCED