The year 2007 marked the 35th birthday of the Goddard Toastmasters. Our official charter date is January 17, 1972 during the term of Toastmasters International President Russell G. Herron. As with any new Toastmasters Club, the drive for a club at Goddard began with a small group of Goddard people seriously interested in the educational and communication opportunities offered by the Toastmasters International organization. A new group reaches charter status only through the hard work of its organizers who come from the potential new club and from the membership of an established Toastmasters Club. For Goddard the assistance came from nearby Agricultural Research Center (ARC) Toastmasters. Gary Heinz of ARC was our club's sponsor; he ran the first few meetings, came as a guest almost every meeting while organizing, and oversaw the first Goddard elections. Goddard Toastmasters officially came into existence in 1972 under Area Governor Sam Carney of the USDA.
Early on Goddard management recognized Toastmasters as an important training activity. At first this support was in the form of meeting space and equipment. In May, 1974 William Hocking, who then was the President of Goddard Toastmasters, began the process of having Toastmasters recognized as an official training activity at Goddard. The 1975 President, Doris Anne Martin, continued this process which ended successfully that summer in recognition for the Fiscal Year of 1976.
Until 1992 our club year was the calendar year, so the officers served January 1 to December 31. In 1992 Toastmasters International changed the club year to the current July 1 to June 30.
Goddard Toastmasters Presidents |
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| 1972 | Gilbert Bullock | 1992-1993 | Carol Bleile | 2013-2014 | James Peachey |
| 1973 | Carroll Horne | 1993-1994 | Karen (Keene) Pham | 2014-2015 | Esther Woodward |
| 1974 | William M. Hocking | 1994-1995 | Maureen Armbruster | ||
| 1975 | Doris Anne Martin | 1995-1996 | Michael Parrish | ||
| 1976 | ? | 1996-1997 | Jeff Bolognese | ||
| 1977 | Patrick Melia | 1997-1998 | Martha O'Bryan | ||
| 1978 | Nina Chaney | 1998-1999 | Bill Pullen | ||
| 1979 | Regina Cody | 1999-2000 | Ashok Ambardekar | ||
| 1980 | Harry Cyphers | 2000-2001 | Jeff Bolognese | ||
| 1981 | Chris Scherer | 2001-2002 | Michael K. Heney | ||
| 1982 | Tim Ray | 2002-2003 | Bigyani Das | ||
| 1983 | Robert Grigsby | 2003-2004 | Michael L. Rilee | ||
| 1984 | Tom Ratliff | 2004-2005 | Jane Liu | ||
| 1985 | Paul McCeney | 2005-2006 | David Schultz | ||
| 1986 | Paul McCeney | 2006-2007 | Bigyani Das | ||
| 1987 | Robert Grigsby | 2007-2008 | Marilyn Mack | ||
| 1988 | Jean Resau | 2008-2009 | Michael K. Heney | ||
| 1989 | Jim McLean | 2009-2010 | Charles Gatebe | ||
| 1990 | Jim McLean | 2010-2011 | James Peachey | ||
| 1991 | Otero Tinker | 2011-2012 | Ron Jones | ||
| 1992 * | Carol Bleile | 2012-2013 | Esther Woodward | ||
* Jan. 1-June 30
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