Texas Auctioneer Named 2019 NAA International Auctioneer Champion

TEXAS AUCTIONEER NAMED 2019 NAA WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONEER CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS – Morgan Hopson, of Bonham, Texas was recently named champion of the National Auctioneers Association’s (NAA) 2019 International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) at the NAA’s 70th Annual Conference & Show at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, La. The National Auctioneers Association estimates that only…

Murray Auctioneer named 2019 NAA International Auctioneer Champion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MURRAY AUCTIONEER NAMED 2019 NAA INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONEER CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS (July 12, 2019)– Trey Morris, an auctioneer from Murray, Kentucky recently won the 2019 NAA International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) after competing among 68 participants in the men’s and women’s division from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Ireland. The competition, which was…

Thank You!

Kandis and I are elated and grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends and colleagues. In a lifetime, I could never thank everyone enough for the words of encouragement, the phone calls, text messages and photographs capturing the events of this past week. I’m a true testament to the belief that happiness…

Thank you!

The 2019 National Auctioneers Association Conference & Show in New Orleans was one for the books! Once again, our auction family never ceases to amaze me. From our amazing NAA staff hustling to make sure everything ran smoothly, while adjusting to the many changes that were thrown their way, to many members stepping in to fill positions…

Settling in…

Today marks one week since “the big day” when Barrett and I were standing on stage in Jacksonville, Florida and our names were called as 2018 IAC champion. (Surreal).  Today is also my first day back home. I landed in Iowa last Saturday, slept for 6 hours, swapped out the heels for cowboy boots and…

It’s Official

I was on a trip recently and got a text from my wife letting me know my ring had arrived!  The next day Sara text me with her ring also and said, “It’s Official.”  I agree with her.  The entire journey so far has seemed somewhat surreal, nothing drastically different leading up to this point….

Thoughts from the first week

The first few days returning home went by pretty fast.  To everyone who called, texted, sent Facebook messages or emailed me, thank you for your kind words!  The best part of being IAC champion in Week 1 was having so many past champions, who I have looked up to for so long, reach out to…

First Reflections

An IAC Champion. It’s hard to put into words, let alone explain the feelings behind those three letters. Dreaming about this accomplishment for so many years makes it that much more difficult to process the reality. Usually, on competition day I would have my mom by my side to keep me calm and grounded. This…

IAC Champion – Day 1 – July 15, 2017

Saturday morning was nothing short of amazing.  The IAC breakfast with the Champions should be announced along with the other prizes you get when you win the IAC.  It was a very special event that I will never forget, and can’t wait to share the experience with future champions.   Following breakfast Sara and I…

2017 IAC – July 14, 2017

Wow!  What a week.  My family arrived in Columbus, OH on Saturday excited for a great week of auction education and networking…but I had no idea how great the week really would be!  We started the week in designation classes.  I sat through the Contract Auction Specialist (CAS) designation and can say without question this is the…