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Student Doug Turnau of San Antonio sells his TAA class coins for $500 and adds a $1000 dollar cash donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and TX Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital during the Feb 2013 TAA Class Fun Auction.

The February graduating class of the Texas Auction Academy did something few believed possible. Thirty nine students from across the United States raised $32,493 for a group of charities including St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital, National Auctioneers Association Auxiliary and Fellowship of Christian Auctioneers International during their class fun auction held Friday, February 15th near Dallas.

The previous school benefit auction record of $30,632.50 was set by the September 2009 class and included many bed and breakfast and condo stays donated by school graduate Matt Wiggins of Kemah, Texas. At the time, Wiggins said, “I want to set a record that can never be broken”.

According to a class spokesman, they had no thoughts about going for the record, but after they realized they were within $2000, they decided to make it happen. Not only did they break the record, they blew past it raising an additional $1866 for four great charities. “Our school strongly promotes giving back to the community and this incredible group really took it to heart and oh my, what a blessing to our charities” said school owner Mike Jones.

The altruistic group not only donated the items sold but also purchased them as well. Additional items were donated by the schools owners and instructors of Texas Auction Academy and the organizations benefiting from the auction.

Auction highlights included two original cast autographed Storage Wars Texas posters donated by the show’s auctioneer and TAA graduate Walt Cade that fetched $2800, Wine basket w dinner at III Forks $1500, Herman Miller Aeron Chair $700, a Hill Country Golf package and Auction flag autographed by the class both sold for $500 each.

The February class found unique ways to increase their gross auction sale by purchasing a St. Jude backpack and donating it back six times bringing in almost $700 and auctioning off coins given by instructors during the class for great questions or ideas that brought in an additional $1970. Classmate Milton Daily who produces a television hunting show agreed to produce a video of the class and the proceeds from his idea brought in another $1365.

The class also purchased prints of a painting by Artist Joani C. Mangold that celebrates auctioneers and the auctioneering way of life entitled “Unsung Heroes” that brought in $4625 benefiting the National Auctioneers Auxiliary Educational Scholarship program. “I am simply in awe of this group, this is the most we have ever raised for scholarships in one school auction” exclaimed a jubilant Lori Jones, School Administrator and NAA Auxiliary board member. The Fellowship of Christian Auctioneers International will also receive $1125 from the event. The benefit fun auction is one of the highlights of the nine day school.

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The Texas Auction Academy is a nationally recognized auctioneer training school established in 1992. The school is owned and operated by auction industry leaders, champion auctioneers and Hall of Fame members. The nine day school is Texas Workforce Commission Approved with classes limited to forty students. Students learn about all types of auctions including real estate, automobiles, livestock, commercial liquidations, benefit auctions and technology, salesmanship and the auctioneers chant. The school is accepting enrollments for the June and November classes now. The Texas Auction Academy has many strategic alliances including United Country Real Estate. To enroll today or learn more, go to www.texasauctionacademy.com or email the TAA Administrator Lori Jones at info@texasauctionacademy.com

The Texas Auction Academy is a proud supporter of the National and Texas Auctioneers Associations, the National Auctioneers Foundation and the NAA Auxiliary.
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NOVEMBER 2012 TEXAS AUCTION ACADEMY CLASS – (Bottom Row, L to R): Kim Duncan, Mt. Vernon, IL; Victoria Lippman, Round Rock, TX; Natalie Lederle, Huntington, IN; Shelby Fullenwider, Austin, TX; Sheri Reading, Albuquerque, NM; Selena Lott, Purvis, MS; Michelle Faucon, Houston, TX (Row 2, L to R): Joseph Mulcahy III, Poway, CA; Chris Ann Lee, Lindale, TX; Maggie Thomas, Sulphur Springs, TX; Bill Burch, Arlington, TX; James Minix, Henderson, TN; Johnny Horton, Amarillo, TX; Ron Ayres, Tyler, TX; Montie Davis, Instructor; Lori Jones, School Administrator; Mike Jones, School Director (Row 3, L to R): Gregg Taylor, Brandon, MS; Bruce King, Webster, TX; Micah Dene, Houston, TX; Steve Berry, Granbury, TX; Duane Swenk, Sparta, NC; Del Robinette, Prosper, TX; Jay Palmisano, Annapolis, MD; Matthew Clark, Golden, CO (Top Row L to R): Richard Jumper, San Angelo, TX; Scott Droddy, Silsbee, TX; Monty Long, Capron, OK; Roger Ward, Crosby, TX; Dallas Denson, Fresno, TX; Lyn Bogle, Center, CO; Dillon Trammell, Mountainburg, AR; Brady Hill, Arp, TX.

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SEPTEMBER 2012 TEXAS AUCTION ACADEMY CLASS – (Bottom Row, L to R): Scott Swenson, Instructor; Belinda rhodes, Coushatta, LA; Kenya Edzards, Paris, TX; Samantha Vanderslice, Austin, TX; Lori Jones, School Administrator; Mike Jones, School Director (Row 2, L to R): Therion Watson, Humble, TX; Doug Spurgeon, Ennis, TX; Kalen Poe, Franklin, IN; Justin Carrier, Vinton, LA; Troy Lippard, Instructor (Row 3, L to R): Dennis Morrow, Wylie, TX; Aaron Brewer, Booneville, AR; Montie Davis, Instructor (Top Row L to R): Brian Bradley, Austin, TX; David Wiggin, Aubrey, TX; George Smith, Willlow Park, TX; Ethan Peralez, Floresville, TX; Carl Meyers, Houston, TX; Jeff Featherston, Hope, AR.

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JUNE 2012 – TEXAS AUCTION ACADEMY CLASS – (Bottom Row, L to R): Luanne Stout, Arlington, TX; Cathy Routh, Bakersfield, CA; Shirley Hudley, Killeen, TX; Taylor Weaster, Houston, TX; JiaWen “Paris” Wang, Plano, TX; Wendi Doyle, DeQuincy, LA; Stefanie Brannan, Victoris, TX; Corrina Pauldine, Oswego, NY; Allison Cuvillier, Houston, TX; Cheri Boots-Sutton, Instructor; (Row 2, L to R): Doak Lambert, Instructor; Scott Swenson, Instructor; Cody Schulze, Burton, TX; Paul “Doochie” Fleming, Kerrville, TX; Brandt Stevens, Sweetwater, TX; A.J. Hussain, Grand Prairie, TX; David Woodward, Grand Junction, CO; Don P. Anderson, Bells, TX; Brian Rose, Coldwater, KS; Eric Lemmons, Abilene, TX; Dave Rose, Salina, KS; Juan Hernandez, Robinson, TX; Montie Davis, Instructor; Lori Jones, School Administrator; Mike Jones, School Director (Row 3, L to R): Earl Delp, Yukon, OK; Jimmy Page, Bonham, TX; Sterling McCool, Madison, MS; Karlyle Hemming, Wichita Falls, TX; Murtala Aminu, Abuja, Nigeria; Doug Adams, Denver, CO; Jesse Coleman, El Dorado Springs, MO; Gary Bussell, Starks, LA; Madison “Maddy” Freeman, Tulsa, OK; Jamal Sadoun, Houston, TX (Top Row L to R): Webster Bailey, Houston, TX; Matt McKinley, Big Sandy, TX; Wayne Fabian, Monahans, TX; Larry Scott, Terrell, TX; Dylan McGee, Albertville, AL; Travis Begley, Lubbock, TX; Reggie Brooks, Dexter, NM; Miles Zimmerman, Chandler, OK; Marshall Green, Weatherford, TX; Michael Meyer, El Paso, TX; Jerry Fountain, Center, TX.

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Mike Jones Elected to Auctioneer Hall of Fame

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MARCH 2012 – TEXAS AUCTION ACADEMY CLASS – (Bottom Row, L to R): Jesse Choi, Houston, TX; Rely Pio Roda, Napa, CA; Heather Nagy, Watauga, TX; Melva Salinas Faucon, Irving, TX; Frances Hodgkins, Seabrook, TX; Audrey Smith, Granbury, TX; Cherlyn Sutton, St. Joseph, MO; Cheri Sutton, Instructor; Luis Arce, Houston, TX (Row 2, L to R): Doak Lambert, Instructor; Dwane Jones, Heath, TX; Joel Randolph, Keatchi, LA; Lawrence Mazza, Niagara Falls, NY; Terry May, Hot Springs, AR; Aaron Parker, Granbury, TX; Aaron Corbin, Crowley, TX; Jim Bennett, Bastrop, LA; Scott Fairman, Monroe, LA; Felix Barreras III, San Antonio, TX; Scott Swenson, Instructor; Lori Jones, School Administrator; Mike Jones, School Director (Row 3, L to R): Steve Lowe, Bossier City, LA; J. Daniel Burnett, Tyler, TX; Don Godfrey, East Berlin, PA; Adam Lewis, Forney, TX; Scott Stalder, Muenster, TX; James Fanselow, Terrell, TX; Shawn Schoch, Denton, TX; Dwight Tankersley, Hartselle, AL; Montie Davis, Instructor; Ricky Shelley, Van Horn, TX (Top Row L to R): Ron Francis, Canyon, TX; Jay Shearer, Sulphur Springs, TX; Mark Gesch, Round Rock, TX; Rollin Alford, Crossett, AR; Harold Lotz, Bridgeport, TX; Clay Pitts, Springtown, TX; Bobby Rosales, Clovis, NM; John Cameron, Spring, TX; Thomas Bell, New Boston, TX.

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Texas Auction Academy Instructors and Graduates attend Certified Auctioneers Institute - CAI Next Program, March 18-21 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo Caption: Front Row (Left to Right), Shawn Terrel, MO, Phillip Gableman, NY, Jim Graves, TN. Second Row (Far Right) Tom Patterson, TX. Third Row (L to R) Jason Wallingford, IL, (Far Right) Mike Jones, TX. Not pictured, Michael Rogers, NC.

April 2, 2012 (DALLAS, Tx.) – Several graduates of the Texas Auction Academy and auctioneers who practice their trade under the United Country Real Estate flag attended the National Auctioneers Association’s Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) Next course. The program took place at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., from March 18 through 20.

“This year’s CAI: Next program provided auction professionals the opportunity to evaluate their strengths as business leaders, their company’s areas of opportunities to meet the growing demand for their services, and how to enhance their competitive advantages in the marketplace,” said Michael R. Avery, director of education for the National Auctioneers Association. “Additionally, CAI: Next participants enjoyed several networking opportunities with each other and participants of CAI I, II and III.”

The lead instructor for the program was Professor Ann Bastianelli, senior lecturer of Marketing for the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Throughout her career, she has been part of creating many successful marketing campaigns, including Kellogg’s Raisin Bran’s 2 Scoops of Raisins, The Talking Parkay Margarine tub, Leggo My Eggo Waffles, McDonald’s Happy Meals and Dow Bathroom Cleaner’s Scrubbing Bubbles. For the past ten years, Bastianelli has taught Marketing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, which is currently ranked among the top ten business schools in the country.

“After thirty three years in the auction profession and a 1993 Graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute, I have never been so impressed with a continuing education program,” said Mike Jones, president of Texas Auction Academy and United Country Auction Services. “The curriculum is outstanding and the instructors are the cream of the crop.”

This is only the second time this advanced course has been offered to CAI-certified auctioneers, and it offered attendees unique graduate-level materials that are customized differently each time the program is offered.

“CAI: Next is a very special program exclusively for CAI graduates,” said Avery. “Every time it is offered, the program will be created from scratch as the last two have been. So, if you miss it, it will never be offered again. The NAA Education Institute Trustees envision holding this class every five-year anniversary of the course. It is the intention of the trustees to hold the next CAI: Next in 2016 at the CAI 40th anniversary.”

“I cannot imagine anyone who is truly serious about a career in the auction or real estate auction profession passing on the opportunity to attend these classes,” said Jones. “That is why some of the world’s most accomplished auctioneers come together each year to Indiana University. By not attending, you are cheating yourself and your clients out of invaluable industry insight. You can bet I am planning on being at future CAI: Next programs when they are offered again and I will whole heartedly encourage all of Texas Auction Academy graduates and United Country auctioneers to attend as well.”

About Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI)

Established in 1975, the Certified Auctioneer Institute is the most revered professional designation an Auctioneer can acquire. Commonly referred to as CAI, the program focuses on developing the skills required to operate a successful auction firm and business.
CAI designees pride themselves on being a part of an extraordinary network of professional Auctioneers who possess the knowledge and skills needed to provide their clients with outstanding services. The CAI designation communicates to attorneys, trust officers, government officials, accountants and others affiliated with the auction industry that the CAI Auctioneer is committed to continuing education and is dedicated to professionalism and excellence in the auction profession.

About United Country

United Country Real Estate is the largest fully integrated network of conventional and auction real estate professionals in the United States. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports nearly 550 offices across the U.S., Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico, with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the largest portfolios of property marketing websites (more than 3,000 separate sites with aggregate traffic of approximately 3 million visitors per month), multiple proprietary real estate catalogs with a cumulative distribution of 1.5 million readers, an extensive, current buyer database and national advertising of properties that reaches more than 90 million homes per week. United Country has recently been recognized by AllBusiness.com, The Land Report, Entrepreneur and The Wall Street Journal as one of the top U.S. real estate companies.

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NOVEMBER 2011 TEXAS AUCTION ACADEMY CLASS – (Bottom Row, L to R): Ashley Graves, Amarillo, TX; Judy Marshall, Mountain View, AR; Debbie Llamas, Austin, TX; Giovanna Trevizo, Dayton, TX; Julie Begley, Atascosa, TX (Row 2, L to R): Scott Swenson, Instructor; Mark Thurman, Coppell, TX; Matt Muenchow, Marion, TX; Michael Cooper, Fulshear, TX; Cody Shelley, Comanche, OK; James “Chad” Polk, Hot Springs, AR; Lori Jones, School Administrator; Mike Jones, School Director (Row 3, L to R): Ronald Marshall, Mountain View, AR; Matt Gallimore, Floyd, VA; Joseph Broadrick, Houston, TX; Marty Griepentrog, Dalton, WI; John “Jack” Michael, Coldspring, TX; Christopher Jobe, Corpus Christi, TX; Montie Davis, Instructor (Top Row L to R): Zac Patrick, Andrews, TX; T. Chad Wilson, Wills Point, TX; Kevin Reeves, Denison, TX; Matt Armstrong, Paris, TX; Chris Foster, Okarche, OK; Guadalupe Sosa, Jr., Point Venture, TX; Steve English, Nolanville, TX; Terence J. Lamb, Tishomingo, OK.