Toastmasters In Lubbock

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Davis & Thomason Honored

Two Lubbock residents and members of local Toastmasters clubs were honored for their service to Toastmasters International on May 18, 2019, during the District 23 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Kim Davis receives the Division Director of the Year award
from District Director Jenny Zappone.

Kim Davis, an employee of Mosaic and a member of the Toasters Club, received the Division Director of the Year award for the 2017-2018 program year. Kim served the district as the Division F Director and supported clubs in Lubbock, Hobbs, Portales, Clovis, Lovington, Midland, Odessa, and Fort Stockton. She set up trainings, organized speaking contests, and helped grow new clubs. In addition, she acted as the conference chair for the 2018 conference in Lubbock.

"I was honored to receive this award and honored to serve with a great group of Area Directors who really made this award possible," said Davis. "It was my great privilege to lead Division F in the 2017-18 Toastmasters year."

Tracy Thomason, an employee of Providence Health and Services and a member of the Toasters Club, Lubbock Club, and Lubbock Professional Club, received the Robert E. Barnhill III Compañero award for the 2017-18 program year. This award is given to a past district officer who has continued to serve the district and the organization. Tracy served as an advisor to the district leaders, helped struggling clubs, developed marketing campaigns, and assisted with trainings. Tracy is also a current member of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors.

Tracy Thomason receives the Robert E. Barnhill III
Compañero award from District Director Jenny Zappone.

"I am deeply honored to receive this award which was named for one of my mentors, Bob Barnhill," said Thomason. "Bob meant the world to me and I am honored to carry on his work of supporting Toastmasters International."

District 23 supports nearly 100 clubs across New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and the western third of Texas. Lubbock as eleven clubs which meet at different times, different days, and different locations across the city. You can find all of them on our Find a Club page.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

South Plains Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary

South Plains Toastmasters club, the oldest Toastmasters group in Lubbock, celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 14, 2019.

Chartered in late 1968, the club is always among the largest clubs in Lubbock, They meet every Thursday at noon in the Lubbock National Bank boardroom at 1001 Main Street, Lubbock, Texas.

Long-time members Kyle Short and Larry Doss shared their Toastmasters experiences with the group as they look forward to their next 50 years.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Division Awarded Select Distinguished Status

Toastmasters International awarded Division F Toastmasters, which includes clubs in Lubbock, Clovis, Portales, Midland, Odessa, Hobbs, and Fort Stockton, Select Distinguished Status for the July 2017 to June 2018 year. This level of award is given for exceptional work in the areas of membership growth, club growth, and education.

Kim Davis
2017-18 Division F Director

The Division F Director for this term was Kim Davis of Lubbock. Kim is a long-time Toastmaster and a member of several local clubs including the Toasters Club, Lubbock Club, and Lubbock Professional Club. She led a team of five Area Directors including three from Lubbock, one from Hobbs, and one from Odessa to assist the 25 clubs in the Division. During this period, Davis and her team helped develop three additional clubs in the Division.

District 23 is home to 1400 Toastmasters and 101 clubs, all of whom are served by 40 district officers. More information about the District and Toastmasters is available at www.District23.org.

Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., the organization's membership exceeds 352,000 in more than 16,400 clubs in 141 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.Toastmasters.org.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

New District Officers in Lubbock

The 2018-2019 Toastmasters year is an exciting one for Lubbock and the surrounding area as we have a high number of district officers.

The incoming district officers living in and around Lubbock are:

Cliff Colvin, Program Quality Director

Kevin Wilson, Administration Manager

Parker Waldrop, Division F Director

Linda Jones, Area 61 Director

Thomas Kent, Area 62 Director

Jon Barr, Area 65 Director

Taryn Colvin, Area 66 Director

Thank you all for your hard work in helping our clubs and members thrive!

Monday, October 9, 2017

Division Winners Head to District Contest

Congratulations to all of our Division F contestants who participated in the Fall 2017 Division F contests in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday, October 7, 2017.

Members from across the Division, including Midland, Odessa, Hobbs, Lovington, Clovis, Portales, Andrews and Lubbock, packed the training room at Tyler Technologies to enjoy the speeches and evaluations delivered by our contestants.

The winners of this contest move on to the District 23 Contests at the District 23 Fall Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 27 - 29, 2017. Find out more about the conference here: www.district23.org/conference-fall-2017/ .

The contest was put on by Division F Director Kim Davis and the Contest Toastmaster Douglas Sanford.

Division F Evaluation Contest Winners