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MEEt thE 2017 tAA ChAMPIONs! continued from page 1
Si hArBottLe, CAi, pri been a blessing and has given me a great opportunity to
ChAMPION RINgMAN continue to succeed. It has been a wonderful journey so far
Si Barbottle is a full time auctioneer, and I look forward to what the future holds. A special thank
owner and operator of Ameritex you to Mike and Lori Jones at the TAA for giving me a such
Auctions, Bryan/College Station which a great start.”
specializes in storage, estate, benefit and
business liquidation auctions. He graduated FORREs MEADOWs
from Missouri Auction School in 2004 sENIOR ChAMPION
and became licensed in Texas in 2004 Forres Meadows has been in the auction
and Ohio in 2011. Si also graduated from Professional industry since 1989 and is currently a full-
Ringmen’s Institute in 2009. He served on TAA Board from time professional fundraising auctioneer.
2009 – 2015 and was the recipient of a TAA Leadership Forres is a director for Forres Meadows
Award in 2011. In 2015, he was Nebraska Ringman State Auctioneers, Inc, the parent company of
Champion. Si has worked hard for the Ringman Title and Fundraising Auction Events, where he is
shares this quote: “I have attended the TAA convention their principal auctioneer. www.TxBid.
for 13 years in a row and the support of my friends and com. Forres is a 28 year member of the National Auctioneers
colleagues in the TAA has meant the most to me in winning Association and the Texas Auctioneers Association and also
this competition. I am truly blessed that I have the opportunity was inducted into the Texas Auctioneers Association Hall
to work in a field that I truly enjoy, with professionals who of Fame in 2013. Forres has earned his CAI, BAS and ATS
all strive to be the best they can.” designations. He is also a graduate of the Professional
Ringmans Institute. Forres states: “Competing in the
W. tYLer rAnKin championship auctioneer contest builds character,
ROOKIE ChAMPION especially because you are judged by your peers. In a
Tyler Rankin resides in Brenham, TX and contest, you only have two or three items to show them
is a, graduate of Texas A&M in 2000. your best and that’s not very long! Being a professional
He graduated from the Texas Auction fundraiser auctioneer has helped me in that area since
Academy in 2015. He currently works when you hit the stage for an event, you are on “right
part time as an auctioneer, but is looking now” for your client and have to give them 110% from
to get more involved in the benefit the very first item. It was an honor to be selected as the
auctioneer sector. Tyler says, “This has Senior Champion and I will proudly carry that with me!”
TAA 2017 Scholarship Winner: Congrats Zach Swenson
Zach Swenson is the recipient of the First New TAA Scholastic Scholarship which was
awarded for the 60th Anniversary in the amount of $2500.
Zach attends Lake Travis High School in Austin and played football until 2015, and currently
plays lacrosse. He has a 3.7 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and Gifted
& Talented. He has participated in many Community Service projects over the past 5
years, including Young Mens Service League, Special Olympics and Mission Waco.
Part of his application letter is reprinted below:
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