The Toastmasters community honors the memory of LaShunda Rundles, 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking. Rundles passed away on Aug. 21, 2012, after a long battle with lupus.

Rundles was a member of the Town North Trendsetters club in Dallas. Read a message from District 50 honoring her.

The October 2008 Toastmaster magazine article, "A Winner in Many Ways," profiled Rundles.

Watch a segment of Rundles' winning 2008 speech. (Rundles' segment follows that of Vikas Jhingran from 2007.)