District 99 has a number of awards which are given each year. The following awards are given each year:

• Toastmaster of the Year
• Rookie of the Year
• Public Relations Program of the Year
• President of the Year
• Area Director of the Year
• Division Director of the Year
• Communication and Leadership Award

The criteria and process are outlined for each award below.

• Nominees for any award shall be members in good standing of clubs in good
  standing in District 99 as of June 30 of the Toastmaster year.
• The award recipient at any level (club, Area, Division or District) shall be that level’s
  nominee for the same award at a subsequent and higher level, subject only to that
  nominee being disqualified for any cause, in which case the second place recipient at
  the lower level will become the nominee for that award.
• No nominee shall be disqualified solely by virtue of having won the same or any
  other awards at any other time or place, other than specifically provided for in the
  rules for that award.
• Each recipient shall be selected in accordance with the prescribed rules and selection
  criteria for that award and, where applicable, from supporting documentation of the
  nominee determined at the previous level.
• For the Toastmaster of the Year and Rookie of the Year, dual members may only
  apply activities within a club and, in the case of speech contests, representing a club
  as a speech contestant at an Area, Division or District Speech contest, to the award
  nomination for that club. Activities outside of the club, except as a speech
  contestant, may be applied to any nomination for any club that they are a member.

• All award nomination forms are available here on the District 99 web site. Links are provided below.
• No ties are allowed at any level. Only one (1) candidate can advance.

• For the annual awards for Toastmaster, Rookie, Public Relations Award,
  Area Director, and Division Director the ‘competition’ shall be based on the
  activities and, as the case may be, awards received commencing from July 1
  and ending June 30 of each Toastmaster year.
• At each level above club level, the appropriate Director we recommend that the Director establish a
  selection committee of three members in good standing, chaired by the
  Director, except as provided as follows:
  • The Director must appoint an independent chair for the committee if
    the Director is a member of a club or a spouse of a nominee; and,
  • No member of the committee shall be a member of a club or is a
    spouse of a nominee. If the Director is a member of a club or is a
    spouse of a nominee for that level and award the Director shall have
    no input in the discussion by the committee.
• The committee members shall sign each nomination form and forward the
  form to the Director at the next level.
• The appropriate Director or Chairman of the selection committee shall submit
  a supporting letter to the Director at the next level for each nominee. The
  letter shall be no more than one page.

• The selection committee at district level shall be comprised of the District Director, the Program Quality Director, the Club Growth Director and the
  Immediate Past District Director.
  • No fewer than three people shall form this committee.
  • The District Public Relations Manager may be asked to assist with selecting
    the Public Relations Program of the Year.
  • At the District level past District Directors or Governors may be added to
    ensure that not less than three people form the committee.
  • At other levels past District Officers at or above the level of selection may be
    added to ensure that not less than three people form the committee.

The presenting officer shall first introduce all the nominees in the sequence of the Club/Area/Division, as applicable, they represent, and acknowledge the
achievement of each of the nominees.

• The presenting officer shall provide a brief description of the recipients activities to achieve the award; announce the recipient; and, present the
  appropriate award.