International Hall of Fame
These awards are for the 2007-2008 program year.
President’s Distinguished Districts
District 82P
M. Venkat, CC
District 85P
Keith E. Ostergard, DTM
District 79*
Philip D’Mello, DTM
District 67*
Jack Tsai, DTM
District 81P
Marlene Hall, ACB, CL
District 51
Keng Kok Chee, DTM
Select Distinguished Districts
District 71*
Mary Murtagh, DTM
District 59*
Zuzana Grofova, DTM
District 37
Pamela S. Christopher, DTM
District 13
Kalyan K. Sen, DTM
District 15*
Michael R. Rusnack, DTM
District 28*
Karen L. Holland, DTM
Distinguished Districts
District 73
Mike H. Helm, DTM
District 12*
Donald G. Tungate, DTM
District 25
Maurice E. Taitt, DTM
District 36*
Mary Ann Guerra, DTM
District 55
Paula Tunison, DTM
District 68
Anthony C. Castillo Moreno, ACS, CL
District 76
Takashi Suzuki, ACS, AL
District 53*
Will Ryan, DTM
District 1
Rodger Cota, DTM
District 3*
Brenda R. Bird, DTM
District 38
Christopher G. Rio, DTM
District 56
Cynthia St. Dennis, DTM
District 70
Susan M. Haynes, DTM
District 39
Gary W. Pettigrew, DTM
District 27*
Heath Suddleson, DTM
District 40
Bud Watkins, DTM
District 72
Geoffrey M. Trotter, DTM
District 2
Sherry Tuckett, ACS, CL
District 32*
Alan L. Cooke, DTM
District 49
Kevin A. Doyle, DTM
District 52*
Corazon A. Soriano, DTM
District 46
Radhi Spear, DTM
District 8
Barbara K. Kryvko, DTM
District 6
Patricia A. Croal, DTM
District 61
Simon E. Parcher, DTM
District 58*
Douglas W. Wilson, DTM
District 5*
Gail E. Lover, DTM
District 31*
Cherylle Garnes, DTM
District 23
Roy P. Crawford, DTM
District 66
Alice Blake, DTM
District 65
Robert G. Logan, ATMG, CL
District 26
Dana Morgan, DTM
District 10
Timothy L. Juda, ACG, CL
District 77
Sonja Bell, DTM
District 9
Gary L. Hildebrand, DTM
District 62
Bruce A. Frandsen, DTM
District 63*
Katherine B. Padgett, DTM
* District received “Excellence in Leadership Award” for achieving distinguished status for three or more consecutive years, including 2007-2008.
International Speech Contestants
Region I
Richard Hopkins • Club 719-15
Region II
Robert Mackenzie • Club 638-1
Region III
LaShunda Rundles • Club 4533-50
Region IV
Martin Pressé • Club 1432-42
Region V
Colin William • Club 4358-11
Region VI
Charles J. Wilson • Club 7132-13
Region VII
Katherine Morrison • Club 7843-31
Region VIII
Henry Flowers • Club 2500-58
Districts Not Assigned to Regions
Jock Elliot
Club 2572 • District 69
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Loghandran Krishnasamy
Club 220 • District 51
Puchong, SEL, Malaysia
International Taped Speech Contestants
1st Place
Dwight Cummings
Club 583498 • Kingston, Jamaica
2nd Place
Rajdeep Manwani
Club 9206 • Bangalore Karnataka, India
3rd Place
William Wang
Club 585 • Shanghai, China
President’s 20+ Award
District 71
Mary Murtagh, DTM, Governor
District 82P
M. Venkat, CC, Governor
District 81P
Marlene Hall, ACB, CL, Governor
President’s Extension Awards
District 82P
M. Venkat, CC, Governor
District 79
Philip D’Mello, DTM, Governor
District 51
Keng Kok Chee, DTM, Governor
2008 Presidential Citations
Dorothy Cottingham, DTM
Portland, Oregon
Adele J. O’Neal, DTM
Newberg, Oregon
Mike Wilson, DTM
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wilma Springer, DTM
Long Beach, California
Joseph Madley, DTM
Redwood City, California
Roy Crawford, DTM
Albuquerque, New Mexico
JoAnn Edstrom, DTM
Rapid City, South Dakota
Carolyn Kaldy, DTM
Calgary, Canada
Jack Mackey, DTM
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
John Gupta, DTM
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
William Bienia, DTM
Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada
Ellwyn L. Albee, DTM & Marilyn S. Albee, DTM
Plymouth, Michigan
Ute Brinkmann, DTM
Wallingsford, Connecticut
Dilip Abayasekara, DTM, AS
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Gwendolyn May, DTM
Center Point, Alabama
William N. Hodges, DTM
Sun City Center, Florida
Joy Ackrill, DTM
Wellington, New Zealand
Sivanganam Rajaretnam, DTM
Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia