Our District Achievements

The Distinguished District Awards Program recognises Districts that provide a positive and supportive environment that leads to member success.

Quality clubs are at the heart of Toastmasters, and Distinguished clubs are at the heart of the Distinguished Area, Distinguished Division, and Distinguished District Programs.

What are the awards in the Distinguished District Program?

District Directors and District Awards

Every year a member of Toastmasters International steps up to become the District Director for each District around the world. The District Directors have many responsibilities within their District Leadership Teams. Read more about the leadership roles.

Year	District Director	District Director’s Home Club	District Award	Rank	Distinguished Clubs
2023/24	Diane Richardson	Chiltern Speakers, Thame Speakers
2022/23	Rupa Datta	Trojan Speakers	–	9th	61.90%
2021/22	Helena Boden-Brewer, DTM	Aylesbury Speakers, Wokingham Speakers	–	24th	45.76%
2020/21	Arnaud Sartre, DTM	Kent Speakers Club	–	21st	64.09%
2019/20	Florian Bay, DTM	London Victorians, Beckenham Communicators	Distinguished District	12th	71.10%
2018/19	Andy Hammond, DTM	Arun Speakers	Select Distinguished District	12th	73.78%
2017/18	Pedro Casillas, DTM	Grosvenor Square Speakers	Select Distinguished District	4th	77.27%
2016/17	Vanessa King, DTM	Guildford Speakers	Distinguished District	6th	75.17%
2015/16	Jean Gamester, DTM	Thame Speakers, Stand & Deliver, Bardwell	President’s Distinguished District	4th	85.27%
2014/15	Hilary Briggs	Early Bird Speakers, Grosvenor Square Speakers	President’s Distinguished District	3rd	85.47%

District Governors and District Awards

Year	District Governor	District Governor’s Home Club	District Award	Rank	Distinguished Clubs
2013/14	Luanne Kent	Castleknock Toastmasters	Select Distinguished District	19th	81.39%
2012/13	Freddie Daniells	Excalibur Speakers, Holborn Speakers	Select Distinguished District	13th	73.93%
2011/12	James Hegarty	Speakeasy Roscommon	Distinguished District	13th	59.01 pts
2010/11	Teresa Dukes	Speakeasy@Martlesham	Select Distinguished, District	8th	70.09 pts
2009/10	Joe Gibbs	Killaloe-Ballina Toastmasters	Distinguished District	16th	73.87 pts
2008/09	Gary Sander	Dereham Articulate	Select Distinguished, District	9th	79.17 pts
2007/08	Mary Murtagh	Limerick Toastmasters	Select Distinguished District	7th	83.57 pts
2006/07	Nicholas Benning	Guildford Speakers	Select Distinguished District	10th	74.03 pts
2005/06	Lynda M Molloy	Bray Toastmasters	President’s Distinguished District	4th	84.01 pts
2004/05	David Thompson	London Athenians	Select Distinguished District	8th	81.57 pts
2003/04	Jeremiah Ronayne	Speakeasy	Select Distinguished District	7th
2002/03	Angus Galbraith	Thame Speakers	Select Distinguished District	10th	69.68 pts
2001/02	Margaret Worthy	Guildford Speakers	Distinguished District	13th	61.56 pts
2000/01	Mary O’Connell	Midleton Toastmasters
1999/00	David MacLeod	Maidenhead Speakers
1998/99	Cecil Kirk	AIB Toastmasters
1997/98	Mike Silverman	London Corinthians	Select Distinguished District	7th
1996/97	Hilda McHugh	Limerick Toastmasters	President’s Distinguished District	26th
1995/96	Ken Norman	Oxford Speakers	Distinguished District	13th
1994/95	Ted Corcoran	Fingal Toastmasters	President’s Distinguished District	2nd
1993/94	Norman Fox	Maidenhead Speakers	Distinguished District	25th
1992/93	Brian O’Connor	Crusaders	President’s Distinguished District	6th
1991/92	Meryll Coe	Aylesbury Speakers
1990/91	Ian Jones	Thame Speakers
1989/90	Joe Prendergast	Clonmel Toastmasters	Distinguished District
1988/89	John Earnshaw	Oxford Speakers
1987/88	Harry Knox	DLS Communicators	Distinguished District
1986/87	Norman Rhodes	Maidenhead Speakers
1985/86	Mary Dwan	Dun Laoghaire
1984/85	David Lindsey	Thame Speakers	Select Distinguished District	12th
1983/84	Mary O’Connor	Waterford Club
1982/83	George Gallagher-Daggitt	Oxford Speakers
1981/82	Gerald Keen	Grosvenor Square Speakers
1980/81	Mike Murdock	Shillelagh
1979/80	Andrew Ducker	Epsom Speakers
1978/79	Patrick Dullaghan	Engineers Club
1977/78	Patrick Dullaghan	Engineers Club
1976/77	Niall Brunicardi	Fermoy Toastmasters
1975/76	Niall O’Riordan	Cork Club
1974/75	Mike Murdock	Shillelagh
1973/74	Geoffrey Barker	Bedford Speakers
1972/73	Ben Marriott	Southend-on-Sea
1971/72	Gaylord Giles

Excellence Awards after 2015

Year	Excellence in Leadership (Distinguished District for 3 or more years)	District Director	Excellence in Program Quality	Program Quality Director	Excellence in Club Growth	Club Growth Director	Presidents 20+ (For successfully motivating clubs to achieve and maintain charter strength)
2022/23	–		Achieved	Diane Richardson
2021/22	–		Achieved	Rupa Datta
2020/21	–		Achieved	Helena Boden-Brewer, DTM
2019/20	Achieved	Florian Bay, DTM	Achieved	Arnaud Sartre, DTM	Achieved	Helena Boden-Brewer, DTM	Achieved
2018/19	Achieved	Andy T. Hammond, DTM	Achieved	Florian Bay, DTM	Achieved	Arnaud Sartre, DTM	Achieved
2017/18	Achieved	Pedro Casillas, DTM	Achieved	Andy T. Hammond, DTM	Achieved	Florian Bay, DTM
2016/17	Achieved	Vanessa King, DTM	Achieved	Pedro Casillas, DTM	Achieved	Andy T. Hammond, DTM
2015/16	Achieved	Jean Gamester, DTM	Achieved	Vanessa King, DTM	Achieved	Dorothea Stuart, DTM

Excellence Awards before 2015

Year	Excellence in Leadership (Distinguished District + for 3 or more years)	Excellence in Education and Training	Excellence in Marketing	Presidents 20+ (for successfully motivating clubs to achieve and maintain charter strength)
2014/15	Achieved	Achieved	Achieved	Achieved
2013/14	Achieved	Achieved	Achieved
2012/13	Achieved	Achieved	Achieved
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