2007 International Auctioneers Championship Winners Bryan Knox and Denise Shearin

July 20, 2007, San Diego, CA - Bryan Knox of Decatur, Alabama won the Men's Division and Denise Shearin, CES, of Brandywine, Maryland won the Women's Division of the 2007 International Auctioneer Championship at the 58th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in San Diego on Friday, July 20th.

Each Auctioneer won a cash prize of $10,000, championship trophy, and will now represent the National Auctioneers Association as spokespeople throughout the year. Over 90 auctioneers competed in this year's competition. The competitors were judged on their presentation, chant, voice quality, body language, and other elements of effective auctioneering. There was also an interview segment of the competition that participants were judged on.

2007 Men's Division

• IAC Champion: Bryan Knox, Decatur, Alabama
• First Runner-Up: Troy Orr, Ypsilanti, North Dakota
• Second Runner-Up: C.D. "Butch" Booker, Colfax, Washington

2007 Women's Division

• IAC Champion: Denise Shearin, CES, Brandywine, Maryland
• First Runner-Up: Terri Walker, CES, Memphis, Tennessee
• Second Runner-Up: B.J. Jennings, CAI, York Haven, Pennsylvania

Men's Division Finalists

• Tim Assiter, Floydada, Texas
• C.D. "Butch" Booker, Colfax, Washington
• Rowlan Hill, Goodyear, Arizona
• Jerry King, CAI, Fletcher, North Carolina
• Bryan Knox, Decathur, Alabama
• Monte Lowderman, Macomb, Illinois
• Joseph Mast, Millersburg, Ohio
• Paul McCartan, Spring Valley, Minnesota
• Craig Meier, Ennis, Texas
• Russ Moravec, David City, Nebraska
• Kevin O'Callaghan, Lincoln, California
• Troy Orr, Ypsilanto, North Dakota
• Paul Ramirez, Tucson, Arizona
• Kevin Teets, Fairmont, West Virginia
• Mark Younger, Maryville, Missouri

Women's Division Finalists

• Camille Booker, Eltopia, Washington
• Anita Espey, Maryville, Missouri
• Kristine Fladeboe-Duinick, Spicer, Minnesota
• Johan Graham, Apple Valley, California
• B.J. Jennings, CAI, York Haven, Pennsylvania
• Denise Shearin, CES, Brandywine, Maryland
• Terri Walker, CES, Memphis, Tennessee