2007 - International Auctioneers Championship Winners
July 20, 2007, San Diego, CA - Bryan Knox of Decatur, Alabama won the Men's Division and Denise Shearin, CES, of Brandywine, Maryland won the Women's Division of the 2007 International Auctioneer Championship at the 58th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in San Diego on Friday, July 20th.
Each Auctioneer won a cash prize of $10,000, championship trophy, and will now represent the National Auctioneers Association as spokespeople throughout the year. Over 90 auctioneers competed in this year's competition. The competitors were judged on their presentation, chant, voice quality, body language, and other elements of effective auctioneering. There was also an interview segment of the competition that participants were judged on.
2007 Men's Division
IAC Champion: Bryan Knox, Decatur, Alabama
First Runner-Up: Troy Orr, Ypsilanti, North Dakota
Second Runner-Up: C.D. "Butch" Booker, Colfax, Washington
2007 Women's Division
IAC Champion: Denise Shearin, CES, Brandywine, Maryland
First Runner-Up: Terri Walker, CES, Memphis, Tennessee
Second Runner-Up: B.J. Jennings, CAI, York Haven, Pennsylvania
Men's Division Finalists
Tim Assiter, Floydada, Texas
C.D. "Butch" Booker, Colfax, Washington
Rowlan Hill, Goodyear, Arizona
Jerry King, CAI, Fletcher, North Carolina
Bryan Knox, Decathur, Alabama
Monte Lowderman, Macomb, Illinois
Joseph Mast, Millersburg, Ohio
Paul McCartan, Spring Valley, Minnesota
Craig Meier, Ennis, Texas
Russ Moravec, David City, Nebraska
Kevin O'Callaghan, Lincoln, California
Troy Orr, Ypsilanto, North Dakota
Paul Ramirez, Tucson, Arizona
Kevin Teets, Fairmont, West Virginia
Mark Younger, Maryville, Missouri
Women's Division Finalists
Camille Booker, Eltopia, Washington
Anita Espey, Maryville, Missouri
Kristine Fladeboe-Duinick, Spicer, Minnesota
Johan Graham, Apple Valley, California
B.J. Jennings, CAI, York Haven, Pennsylvania
Denise Shearin, CES, Brandywine, Maryland
Terri Walker, CES, Memphis, Tennessee