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Category: Member Achievements
Educational awards, anniversary awards, speech contests and other accomplishments.
Good luck, Brian Ettling!
Last week, the South County toastmasters said "see you soon" to fellow toastmaster, Brian Ettling. He and his wife are moving to Portland, Oregon and we are wishing them both all of the best in their next big adventure! Brian was also given his Advanced Communicator Bronze award!
Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.
It was South County's Weekend to shine at the 2016 District 8 Fall Conference. Two members (Adam Kutell and Robert VanWinkle) were awarded Distinguished Toastmaster awards, out of four in attendance. We won first place in both contests (Table Topics - Erin Gissel and Humorous - Rich Puskarich). We also were represented by Jim Bubash … Continue reading Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.
Adam Kutell – Distinguished Toastmaster
Congratulations goes to Adam Kutell for earning the highest award in Toastmasters International - the DTM. Dean Bone, club president is shown presenting the award to Adam. The DTM is the combination of earning Advanced Leader Silver and Advanced Communicator Gold (note, there is no Advanced Leader Gold) Here are Adam's accomplishments over the last … Continue reading Adam Kutell – Distinguished Toastmaster
Congratulations to Erin and Rich
Erin Gissel and Rich Puskarich did it one more time by winning first place in the Division A Speech Contests. Erin won the First Place award in Table Topics. Rich won the First Place award in the Humorous Speech Contest. They now go on to the District Contests which will be held in Columbia Missouri … Continue reading Congratulations to Erin and Rich
Dean Bone – Competent Leader Award
Congratulations goes to Dean Bone on earning the Competent Leader award. Presenting the award is Tim Sullivan.
DTM Award to Rob VanWinkle
Congratulations to Rob VanWinkle who has earned the DTM award - Distinguished Toastmaster Award. This is the highest award bestowed by Toastmaster International and shows that Rob has excelled in both communication and leadership skills.
Congratulations to Kathy Denton
Pictured is Kathy Denton after she received her Masters of Cyber Security Management from Washington University on Friday, May 20, 2016. Pictured with Kathy are three of her supporters: Carl Hendrickson, Barb Sapienza and Brent Stewart. Kathy not only graduated, but with a 4.0 grade point. Good job Kathy!
40th Anniversary Recognition
South County Toastmasters received this Certificate of Achievement from Toastmasters International. Congratulation to all club members and especially our one remaining founding member Howard Brandt.
September 2, 2015 Speech Contests
From Left to right: Erin Gissel 2nd place in the International Table Topics Club Contest Vamsi Jammalamadaka 1st place in the International Humorous Speech Club Contest Rob VanWinkle 1st place in the International Table Topics Club Contest Adam Kutell 2nd place in the International Humorous Speech Club Contest
Carl Hendrickson – ACS Award.
Congratulations to Carl Hendrickson on earning his Advanced Communicator Silver award.
2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners
Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2015 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Vamsi Jammalamadaka - Second place in Speech Contest, Shreya Gopal – First place in the Speech Contest, Erin Gissel – First place in the Evaluation Contest, Jim Bubash - Second place in Evaluation contest. The winners will represent the club at … Continue reading 2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners
Vamsi – Second Place at District 8
Congratulations goes to Vamsi Jammalamadaka for his second place trophy at the District 8 Humorous Speech Contest. Vamsi has only belonged to the club for approximately 18 months and already is a truly great speaker. We look for more great things from Vamsi in the future.
Congratulations Alita
All cheer for Alita Quires on her receiving the Full Circle Certificate at our November 12, 2014 meeting.
Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest
Congratulations to the winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest, our own Vamsi Jammalamadaka. His speech about the fear of being called on at Table Topics rang true for all of us and had us all laughing out loud. He will next present his speech at the District 8 Fall Conference to be held … Continue reading Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest
Ginny and Vamsi – Award Winners
Congratulation to Ginny Foster for winning the Area 4 Tabletopics contest and Vamsi Jammalamadaka for winning the Area 4 Humorous Speech Contest.
Congratulations to our Humorous and Table Topics Speech Contest Winners
Great night with some inspiring speeches. Humorous Speech Contest Winners: 1st Place: Vamsi Jammalamadaka 2nd Place: Carl Hendrickson Table Topics Contest Winners: 1st Place: Ginny Foster 2nd Place: Shreya Gopal 3rd Place: Carl Hendrickson
James Bubash – Competent Communicator Award
Congratulations James (R) on earning your Competent Communicator Award. The award was presented by club president, Matt Ramshaw (R).
Brian Ettling earned the Competent Communicator Award presented by President Matt Ramshaw.
Shreya – 2nd Place Area 13 Speech Contest
Congratulations to Shreya for the 2nd place finish at the Area 13 speech contest. Sudi also participated as the pattern speaker and did a great job as usual.
New Secretary Plus Two Awards
Kelly Bottini was inducted into the office of Secretary by Carl Hendrickson at the March 5th meeting. Thanks to Kelly for filling in this vacant officer position. Shreya Gopal has earned the Advanced Leader Bronze Award. Presenting the award was President Matt Ramshaw. Rob Van Winkle earned the Advanced Communicator Gold Award. Presenting the award … Continue reading New Secretary Plus Two Awards
2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners
Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2014 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Erin Gissel - first place in the Evaluation Contest, Alan Kirby - first place in the Speech Contest, Carl Hendrickson - 2nd place in both the Evaluation and Speech Contest. Erin and Alan will go on to represent the club at the … Continue reading 2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners
Kelly Bottini – Competent Communicator Award
President Matt Ramshaw presented the Competent Communicator Award to Kelly this past meeting. Congratulations Kelly.
Thank You – Award – Congratulations
This last meeting we had a number of people recognized in the club meeting. Past-President Gina Willard was given a Dale Carnegie book by Jerry Paul as a way of saying thanks for the great job she did leading the club for the last term. Shreya Gopal earned the Advanced Communicator Bronze Award presented by … Continue reading Thank You – Award – Congratulations
Alita Quires – Competent Communicator Award
Congratulations goes to Alita Quires for earning her Competent Communicator award. Presenting her with the award is President Matt Ramshaw.
Brent Stewart – Kiwanian of the Year
Recently our own Brent Stewart was honored as the winner of the "Kiwanian of the Year" award by the Crestwood-Sunset Hills Kiwanis Club. Congratulations to Brent from everyone in our club.
Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –
Fellow Toastmasters, The news just in! You all might be curious about what happened at the Division A - Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest! It will come as no surprise that contestants from SCTM fared very well and placed at the contest. Erin Gissel placed 3rd at the Table Topics Contest with style and … Continue reading Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –
Area 4 Contest, Saturday October 5th
Fellow Toastmasters We had a fantastic time today at the Area 4 contest and I am sure you all can't wait to find out the results! Our representatives Erin Gissel and Matt Ramshaw did great! Erin placed second in the Table Topics Contest! Matt Ramshaw placed second in the Humorous Speech Contest!
Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!
South County Toastmasters had a spectacular Table Topics Contest and a rib tickling Humorous Speech Contest tonight. Thank you Sudarshan Gopinath for hosting it so well. Here are the winners! Table Topics Contest: 1st Place - Erin Gissel, 2nd Place - Shreya Gopal, 3rd Place - Alan Kirby Humorous Speech Contest: 1st Place - Matt … Continue reading Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!
Tall Tales Contest !
South County Toastmasters hosted a fun Tall Tales Contest on July 24th. The contest was expertly planned and organized by Matt Ramshaw - the Contest Master. It was an evening was filled with a variety of tall tales. The contestants entertained everyone with strange, wild, humorous, and creative tales! And the winners are........... First Place … Continue reading Tall Tales Contest !
SCTM member authors editorial.
Congratulations to fellow SCTM member Brain Ettling! He has authored a half-page editorial in today's edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on ecological advocacy. Brain is one of the few SCTM members to achieve the distinction of writing editorial subjects. Best regards to Brian Ettling from your fellow South County Toastmasters! http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/what-keeps-me-up-late-at-night/article_19566c9b-bade-51c2-ab4f-c58d885d281c.html
Adam Kutell – ACG Award
Congratulations to Adam on achieving the Advanced Communicator Gold Award.
Susan Cain Video – Toastmaster Award Recipient
In the latest Toastmaster magazine, they had an article about Susan Cain who is the 2013 Golden Gavel Award Recipient. Below is a video she did where she talks about being an introvert. It's interesting to note that she spoke for 19 minutes and did not use a single Power Point slide. The title of … Continue reading Susan Cain Video – Toastmaster Award Recipient
Spring Area 4 Evaluation and International Speech Contest
Below are photos from the contest. Photography by Kathy Denton except the last photo.
Evaluator Contest at South County Toastmasters
Congratulations to David Wilkins, winner of the Best Evaluator Award in our club Evaluation Contest that was held on March 13, 2013. A special recognition to Erin Gissel, our second place winner, and to the following participants: Adam Kutell, Gina Willard, and Sudi Gopinath. The Evaluator Contest was organized by South County Toastmaster member Steve … Continue reading Evaluator Contest at South County Toastmasters
International Speech Contest at South County Toastmasters
Shreya Gopal won Best Speaker in our club's International Speech Contest, which was held March 13, 2013. Congratulations to Sudi Gopinath for winning second place. The club International Speech Contest was organized by South County Toastmaster member Steve Flick.
Adam Kutell – Advanced Communicator Silver Award
Congratulation to Adam on earning the Advanced Communicator Silver Award. The award was presented by acting President Carl Hendrickson.
Dee McAliney – Advanced Communicator Silver Award
Congratulations to Dee for earning her Advanced Communicator Silver Award - presented by President Steve Bettag
2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Winners
The club level 2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest held last night was a resounding success. Kudos to our Contest Chair -Mrs. Shreya Gopal and our Chief Judge - Mr. Alan Kirby for ensuring a smooth and entertaining contest. Also, a hearty thanks to all our volunteers - Timers, Vote Counters, Judges and our Sergeant-At-Arms … Continue reading 2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Winners
Award Presentation – Gold Bronze
August 22, 2012 Meeting: Congratulations to our long time member Carl Hendrickson for adding another feather to his cap! He is the proud recipient of the Gold Bronze award. Carl is an inspiration to newer and older members alike with his constant pursuit of perfection!
Barb Sapienza – Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Barb was presented a plaque this Saturday for her tireless efforts in co-chairing with John Murphy the TLI workshop. In just one hour she had seventeen events happening simultaneously plus numerous other items which needed her attention. Barb definitely gets the "TERRIFIC" award from the club and the district. The club not only had numerous … Continue reading Barb Sapienza – Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Full Circle Award Earned by Adam Kutell and Brian Ettling
Congratulations to Adam and Brian for earning the Full Circle Award. They both have filled all of the fourteen jobs done at our Toastmaster meeting.
Competent Leader Award to Adam Kutell
Congratulations to Adam Kutell for earning the Competent Leader Award. Terrific!
Area Contest
(Pictured from left to right: Alan Kirby and Erin Gissel) Lets congratulate Alan Kirby and Erin Gissel for representing South County Toastmasters in the Area Contest. We are proud and fortunate to have such polished and accomplished speakers in our club!
FULL CIRCLE AWARD!
Let's congratulate Laurie Mestdagh for completing the FULL CIRCLE AWARD! (Pictured from Left to Right: Our Current Presdient Petrina Monti and Laurie Mestdagh)
International Speech and Evaluation Contests A Success
(Picture From Left to Right: Alan Kirby, Gina Willard, David Domian, Erin Gissel(not in photo)) The 1st and 2nd place winners of each contest will move on to the Area 4 contest, which will be held on Saturday March 31 at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Blvd) at 10am (contestant briefings … Continue reading International Speech and Evaluation Contests A Success
~Leadership~
Way to go!! Erin Gissel (left) received the Competent Leader Award from our current President of South County Toastmasters, Petrina Monti (right).
Competent Communicator
Lets congratulate Brenda McNaughton (Left) for completing her Competent Communicator Manual, Brenda was awarded a certificate and pin by our current President, Petrina Monti (Right).
~Congratulations~
Lets Congratulate Steve Winheim and Petrina Monti for their achievement of the FULL CIRCLE AWARD!!
A Job Well Done!
Former President, Kevin Wilson, presents our most recent former President, Kathy Denton with a Gift to show Her our appreciation for a job well done! Congratulations and Thank you for your service! (Petrina Monti, the club's current President, observes on the left)