2012 Kansas Auctioneers Association – Convention News items The Kansas Auctioneers Association will be guided in 2012 by the following officers and directors. President Lance Fullerton of El Dorado President Elect Richard Garvin of Tecumseh Vice President Megan McCurdy of Wichita Executive Director LaDonna Schoen-Gehring of Newton Chairman of the Board Jack Newcom of Leon [...]
The 2012 Kansas Auctioneers Association Livestock Bid Call Contest was held last Friday, January 20, at the Southeast Kansas Stockyards in Gas, Kan. The 2012 champion is Blaine Lotz of Edna, Kan. Blaine recently won the LMA quarterfinal contest held in Greely, Colorado. We’re excited to have Blaine represent the KAA as our 2012 Livestock [...]
Newton, Kan., January 12, 2012 – Since 1992, auctioneers throughout Kansas and the surrounding states have traveled to Hutchinson to compete with one another at the Kansas State Fair, vying for the title of Auctioneer Champion. The Kansas Auctioneers Association (KAA) hosts the Auctioneer Championship and has made changes for 2012 that will bring the [...]
Shawn Terrel won the 20th annual Kansas Auctioneers Association Auctioneer Championship on Wednesday at Bretz Law Arena. Shawn is the vice president of United Country Auction Services in Kansas City and a long-time member of the KAA. Held every year at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kan., the Kansas Auctioneer Championship showcases the best [...]
More than 80 auctioneers from as far away as Cork City, Ireland, competed on July 15 in the 23rd International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) competition. Established in 1988, the annual IAC competition is the most competitive bid calling contest for auctioneers and IAC champions are considered to be the world’s top bid calling auctioneers. Sponsored by the [...]
Congrats to Charly Cummings for winning the 2011 LMA World Livestock Auctioneer Championship at the Upstate Livestock Exchange in Williamston, S.C. Charly has been the KAA Auctioneer Champion, the KAA Livestock Auctioneer Champion and is now the LMA champion auctioneer. We are proud of him! More information is currently posted on the LMA website.
Congratulations to Daniel Wagler for winning this year’s rookie bid call contest held at the Ramada in Topeka, Kansas, during the 2011 KAA convention.
Champion – Brian Little – Coffeyville Livestock 1st – Mike Bailey – Hill City Livestock, Osborne Livestock and Tri-State Livestock, McCook 2nd – Jimmy King – Coffeyville Livestock
The Kansas Auctioneers Association conducted the 2010 Kansas Auctioneer Competition at the Kansas State Fair on September 15, 2010. Contestants this year were Ed Dewey, Rossville, KS Tom Lindsay, Jr., Shawnee, KS Megan McCurdy, Wichita, KS Jeff Ruckert, Manhattan, KS Aaron Schultis, Diller, NE Justin Schultis, Fairbury, NE Jeff Temme, Petersburg, NE Shawn Terrel, Smithville, [...]
