WFAA Sports Director Dale Hansen received District 25’s Communications and Leadership Award at our Spring Conference. Hansen gave a 20-minute keynote speech in which he reflected on his career, Midwestern roots (he hails from Iowa) and family. In introducing Hansen, Dean Lampman (D25 LGM and DTM) cited Hansen’s strong convictions, great communications skills, and compassion as three reasons D25 gave him the C&L award.  Here are some examples: Convictions and communications skills: Hansen earned the Peabody Award for Distinguished Journalism for sticking to his story about payments to Southern Methodist University football players — despite death threats. The story led to...

The awards were presented at conference for the members that showed outstanding service for Toastmasters as an officer for their club for the period of July 1 through December 31, 2011. Many of you were at the conference to congratulate the recipients. Below is a brief from the many nominations received for the officers of District 25 that was read at the conference in presenting the awards at the Awards Luncheon on May 5. For the Outstanding District 25 Sergeant at Arms, this individual has a kind and giving spirit that is evident in his careful attention to the weekly...

As the chants of “Toga, toga” still echo in my mind, and in my thoughts I watch smiling faces prance across the stage in their  imaginative creations, it reminds me Toastmasters is supposed to be fun as well as being seriously invested in helping people overcome the fear of public speaking and developing into community leaders. The Tall Tales were absolutely amazing. Each was so well thought out and very different from the others. The international  speeches were inspiring. I am so glad I was not a judge! Picking a winner would have been very hard. What an phenomenal group of talented folk we have in D25. At the awards luncheon I was shocked, then humbled to receive Secretary of the Year and have so many people applaud and congratulate me....