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TEXAS AUCTIONEER

            TEXAS AUCTIONEERS



                       ASSOCIATION
                              The Official Publication of the Texas Auctioneers Association, Inc.                        2nd Quarter • 2017



       A DIAMOND EXPERIENCE! TAA 60th Convention & Championship!

       *See Live Contest Video on www.texasuactioneers.org

       The Texas Auctioneer Association held their 60th Anniversary
       Annual Convention and Championship Contest  May  7-9 in
       Dallas, Texas.   The convention was a great success and trip
       down memory lane of 60 years.

       The state contest was a one day format  and highlighted by
       a fun President’s Casino & Mouse Race Welcome Reception                  yOuR 2017 stAtE ChAMPs!
       and fun auction.  President , Cindy Soltis Stroud thanked             Forres Meadows - Senior Champion
                                                                              Si Harbottle - Ringman Champion
       everyone  for  their  support  and  hard  work  to  produce  a           Kyle Dykes - State Champion
       fantastic anniversary celebration.  TAA rolled out their new           Tyler Rankin - Rookie Champion
       marketing projects including a informative video, new display
       banners,  social  media  promotions  and  enhancements  of
       adding more public reach for auction posts and referrals.                KylE DyKEs
       The new officers were installed by NAA representative TJ                 stAtE ChAMPION
       Frieje. They are:  President-Lance Swigert, President-Elect-             The  new  champion  shares  this  insight:
       Travis Kaddatz, 1st Vice President-Joel Lemley, , 2nd Vice               “Competing in the contest is exciting, yet
       President  –  Jackie  Lemons  Shillingburg    and  Secretary/            very nerve racking. Not only are you in
       Treasurer- Jim Swigert.  2017  Directors include:   Wes Pool,            front of an audience, but you are in front
       Colette Mayers, Jarod Hamm, Chad Hodges, Heather Kaspar,                 of  an  experienced  audience  of  fellow
       Doug  Bradford,  Angie  Meier,  Troy  Robinett  and  Logan               auctioneers.  It  builds  confidence  and
       Thomas.                                                                  stage presence skills that we as auctioneers
                                                               need every day on the job. The overcoming of those nerves
       The 2017 Hall of Fame inductee was Lori Lemons-Campbell.   and winning a contest that consists of top tier auctioneers is
       She is the first woman to be inducted to the Texas Hall of  extremely humbling and I consider it a great honor.”  Kyle grew
       Fame and is a 2nd generation auctioneer.  Lori is  Co-Owner  up in Killeen and attended cattle auctions wiht his grandfather.
       and General Manager in the daily operations of Lemons  He currently resides in Ft. Worth, Texas.  In 2011, just after
       Auctioneers  &  Online  Pros.com.    She  also  serves  as  Co-  his freshman year at Texas A&M,  Kyle graduated from the
       Owner  and  President  of  My  Real  Estate  Expert,  LLC,  a  Texas  Auction  Academy  in  Dallas.    In  June  of  2013,  Kyle
       growing  real  estate  company  and  affiliate  of  Lemons  won  the  Texas  State  Champion  Rookie  Auctioneer  title.
       Auctioneers, LLP.                                       After graduating from Texas A&M University in December of
                                                               2013 with a  Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Kyle was
       President  Cindy  Soltis  Stroud  presented  three  leadership  able to combine his love for both the cattle business and the
       awards for exemplary support to the profession in 2017.   auction industry by working as the Commercial Marketing
       The  recipients  were:    Lance  Swigert-Incoming  President  Coordinator  for  the  International  Brangus  Breeders
       and CE/Web chairman,  Montie Davis – Past President &  Association.  While working for the IBBA, Kyle also worked
       Bylaws Chairman,  and Todd Kercheval – TAA Lobbyist and  to grow his auction business, Kyle Dykes Auctions, LLC.  In
       legislative counsel.                                    October of 2016, Kyle became a full time auctioneer and
                                                               currently works weekly auto auctions across the State of
       Joel Lemley, Chairman of the new scholarship committee  Texas. In addition to auto auctions, Kyle enjoys working and
       awarded  the  $2500  Scholastic  Scholarship  for  the  60th  conducting a wide variety of sales, including estate sales,
       Anniversary  to  Zach  Swenson,  son  of  Member  Scott   livestock  auctions,  benefits,  and  consignment  sales,  to
       Swenson. Zach will graduate from Lakeway High School in  name a few. Kyle also recently earned his real estate license
       Austin with a 3.7 GPA and a long list of community service.  and is excited to combine his love for the auction industry
                                                               with his heightening interest in real estate.
       The one day state championship format was challenging
       with over a total of 65 competitors in all categories. The
       2017 Texas Champions are:
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                   See photoS from the 2017 tAA Convention on pAgeS 14 -16.
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