Annual Awards:
Every year, District 109 recognizes Toastmasters members who have contributed through dedication and exceptional service with annual awards.
This form contains a suggested checklist system that the District may use in selecting an Area Director of the Year, Division Director of the Year and a District Toastmaster of the Year.
Recent recipients of awards are listed below.

Toastmaster of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2018/19 | Giovanna & Alfred Meyers | Italy |
2019/20 | Carina Schey | Switzerland |
2020/21 | Keith Sheldrake | Italy |
2021/22 | Sydne Saccone | Switzerland |
2022/23 | Berit Dahl | Switzerland |
Consistent Toastmaster of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2021/22 | Andreas Geiger DTM | Switzerland |
2022/23 | Keith Sheldrake | Italy |
Enthusiastic Toastmaster of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2021/22 | Lino Sbraccia | San Marino |
Area Director of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2018/19 | Lilly Gundacker | Austria |
2019/20 | Günther Harold | Austria |
2020/21 | Margherita Brodbeck Roth | Switzerland |
2021/22 | Brigita Tomas | Slovenia |
2022/23 | Edgar Louis Imhof | Switzerland |
Area Director “Progress Award” of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2021/22 | Lyubomir Lalev | Bulgaria |
2022/23 | Gloria Teo Marika Dubiel | Switzerland Austria |
Division Director of the Year
Year | Name | Country |
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2018/19 | David Corcoran | Austria |
2019/20 | Katia Burdet | Italy |
2020/21 | Turan Tanin | Italy |
2021/22 | Meltem Altinay | Turkey |
2022/23 | Elena Grammenou | Greece |