Hall of Fame - District 51 Speech Champions (Updated Nov 17, 2008)

And finally, the List of Past Champions of District 51. It took a few weeks to compile this tentative list. Appreciate all the help given by different Toastmasters.

If you are one of below winners, please confirm by posting a comment or sending me an email. Any inadvertent errors, God forbid, please let me know immediately, accept my apologies and will edit instantly. Thanks.

District 51 Humorous Speech Champion
1997 Magdalene Su (Division E - Miri, Sarawak)
1998 Stanlinaus Benjamin (Div S - LUA, Singapore)
1999 Vijayakumar Vijayaratnam (Div C - D'Utama)
2000 James Leong (Div B - Brilliant Advanced, Singapore)
2001 Dayal Khemlani (Div D - SRC, Singapore)
2002 Ong Swee Keat (Div N - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2003 Rudyanto Sutardji (Div I - The Innovators, Jakarta)
2004 Stephen Fernando (Div W - KL Sentral)
2005 Stephen Fernando (Div C - PJ Hilton, Selangor)
2006 Stephen Fernando (Div C - PJ Hilton, Selangor)
2007 Michael Rajesh (Div N - Intel Kulim, Kedah)
2008 Stephen Fernando (Div C - PJ Hilton, Selangor)
2009 Marianna Pascal (Division A - Sacred Heart)

District 51 Evaluation Champion
1999 Lim Li Li (Div B - CPA Advanced, Singapore)
2000 Michael Yu (Div H - Island, Hong Kong)
2001 (No District Level Contest)
2002 Stuart Tan (Div Z - Brilliant Advanced, Singapore)
2003 David Ingram (Div C - D'Utama, Selangor)
2004 Dominic Joseph (Div C - Taman Indrahana, Selangor)
2005 Peter de Run (Div D - Hornbill City, Sarawak)
2006 Shankar Kailainathan (Div S - Penang Advanced)
2007 Stephen Fernando (Div C - PJ Hilton, Selangor)
2008 Michael Xavier (Div N - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2009 Asha Suresh Chand (Division N - Oracle Advanced)



District 51 Table Topics Champion
2000 Tan Saw Bee (Div C - Crystal, Selangor)
2001 Prapairat Choradol (Div T - Bangkok, Thailand)
2002 (No District Level Contest)
2003 Jon Tan (Div C - DUtama Advanced, Selangor)
2004 Ang Swee Thian (Div S - Fuchun, Singapore)
2005 Lee Swee Seng (Div P - MIM KL)
2006 UR Unnithan (Div A - MIM JB, Johor)
2007 Albert George (Div D - Azam, Sarawak)
2008 Marianna Pascal (Div A - Sacred Heart, Johor)
2009 Palaniappa Subramaniam (Div N - Silterra, Kedah)
2010 Asha Suresh Chand (Division N - Oracle Advanced, Penang)




Photo: Rene de Jesus

District 51 International Speech Champion
1997 Rene de Jesus (Div I - Jakarta, Indonesia)
1998 Loghandran Krishnasamy (Div C - IBBM KL)
1999 Iskandar Ahmad (Div K - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
2000 Michael Xavier (Div N - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2001 Dunstan Chan (Div E - Kuching, Sarawak)
2002 Ramesh Muthusamy (Div S - Raintree, Singapore)
2003 Donald Yee (Div V - HK Achievers, Hong Kong)
2004 Stephen Fernando (Div W - KL Sentral)
2005 Lee Swee Seng (Div P - MIM KL, Kuala Lumpur)
2006 Mohamad Ariff Azahari (Div D - Azam, Sarawak)
2007 Shankar Kailainathan (Div S - Penang Advanced)
2008 Loghandran Krishnasamy (Div W - Speakers Dream, KL)
2009 Ong Swee Keat (Div N - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2010 Stephen Fernando (Division C - PJ Hilton, Selangor)