NAA Hall of Fame

Established in 1961, the National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame recognizes leaders within the auction industry. Bronze-etched portrait plaques of Hall of Fame honorees adorn the walls of the National Auctioneers Museum located at the NAA headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

* Deceased

1961

*Herman W. Sigrist, LaGrange, IN
*Arthur W. Thompson, Lincoln, NE

1962

*Ernest T. Sherlock, St. Francis, KS
*Jack Gordon, Chicago, IL

1963

*Dan J. Fuller, Albion, NE
*Guy L. Pettit, Bloomfield, IA

1964

*Henry Rasmussen, St. Paul, NE
*Bernard C. Hart, Lincoln, NE

1965

*Tom D. Berry, West Newton, PA
*Harris Wilcox, Bergen, NY

1966

*Charles Corkle, Norfolk, NE
*Leon E. Joy, Ames, IA

1967

*Frank E. Fitzgerald, Bismarck, ND
*Louis L. Stambler, Honolulu, HI

1968

*Walter S. Britten, Bryan, TX
*Herbert W. Van Pelt, Readington, NJ

1969

*John A. Overton, Albuquerque, NM
*Fred S. Ramsay, Madison, TN

1970

*John L. Cummins, Cynthiana, KY
*Ernest C. Freund, Fond du Lac, WI

1971

*Albert C. Dunning, Elgin, IL
*Rex Young, Plattsmouth, NE

1972

*Ralph W. Horst, Marion, PA
*Brad L. Wooley, Little Rock, AR

1973

*Timothy E. Anspach, Albany, NY
*Robert E. Penfield, Bowman, ND

1974

*Jim Messersmith, Jerome, ID
*Romayne Sherman, Goshen, IN

1975

*Dean W. Fleming, CAI, Atkinson, NE
*Wayne Kessler, Campbellsville, KY

1976

*Richard M. Brewer, Mt. Hope, KS
*Wendell Ritchie, Marathon, IA

1977

*W.J. "Bill" Hagen, Billings, MT
*Morris Fannon, Pennington Gap, VA

1978

*Curtis E. Cunningham, Greenwood, SC
*Grover Howell, Houston, TX

1979

*Ken Barnicle, Jackson, MO
*Robert F. Losey, Sr., Renton, WA

1980

*Earl S. Penfield, Lemmon, SD
*Wylie Rittenhouse, CAI, Vanderbilt, PA

1981

*B.G. Coats, Rumson, NJ
C.P. Terry Dunning, CAI, MPPA, Elgin, IL
*Russell T. Kiko, Minerva, OH

1982

*Lyle Erickson, CAI, Bella Vista, AR
*Elias H. Frey, Archbold, OH
*John Rhodes, Ottumwa, IA

1983

*Russell K. Beebe, West Palm Beach, FL
*Joseph W. Donahoe, Darlington, WI
*R.E. Voorheis, Harrisburg, MO

1984

*Clive Anderson, Sr., Nashville, TN
*Warren Collins, Pharr, TX
*Harvey C. Lambright, CAI, AARE, CES, MPPA, LaGrange, IN

1985

*J. Meredith Darbyshire, Wilmington, OH
Martin E. Higgenbotham, CAI, AARE, CES, Lakeland, FL
*J.L. Todd, Rome, GA

1986

*Charles E. Cumberlin, CAI, AARE, Brush, CO
*George Michael, Merrimack, NH
*Garth W. Wilber, Bronson, MI

1987

*W. Craig Lawing, CAI, Charlotte, NC
*Troil C. Welton, Wray, CO
*William J. Wendelin, Henderson, TX

1988

*Ford Good, Wadsworth, OH
*Archie D. Moody, Darlington, SC
*John P. O'Connor, CAI, Owensboro, KY

1989

*Lenzie Beck, Sikeston, MO
*Hubert D. Songer, CAI, Murfreesboro, TN
*James D. Stevens, Nashville, TN

1990

*Howard Buckles, Keosauqua, IA
*Ray Sims, Raymore, MO
J. Edward Vierheller, CAI, Catoosa, OK

1991

William L. Gaule, Chatham, IL
*J.C. "Jake" Horney, Wytheville, VA
*William J. Josko, Canton, SD

1992

*Vernell Johnson, Lyons, SD
Wally Laumeyer, Cape Coral, FL
*C. Roger Lewis, Morehead, KY

1993

*Hugh Campbell, Chillicothe, MO
*L.H. "Bing" Carter, Olathe, KS
*Roy Crume, CAI, Kokomo, IN

1994

*Dean H. Parker, Logan, UT
*Richard W. Dewees, Kansas City, MO
Sammy Ford, CAI, Mount Vernon, KY

1995

*Ike Hamilton, West Monroe, LA
*Forrest A. Mendenhall, CAI, AARE, High Point, NC
Hugh B. Miller, CAI, AARE, CES, Evansville, IN

1996

*Haskel "Hack" Ayers, LaFollette, TN
*Earl Brown, Junction City, KS
LeRoy Van Dyke, Smithton, MO

1997

Ronald W. Faison, Zebulon, NC
*Richard T. Kiko, CAI, Canton, OH
*Jack Nitz, CAI, Fremont, NE

1998

*Dudley Althaus, Fredericksburg, TX
*Patrick K. Goggins, Billings, MT
*Richard J. Moyer, Spring City, PA

1999

Robert Steffes, CAI, GPPA, Fargo, ND
*T. Joseph Tarpley, CAI, Rome, GA
*Ralph Zettlemoyer, Fogelsville, PA

2000

*James Murphy, Edmonds, WA
*Robert Glass, CAI, Sterling, CT
Richard Keenan, Cape Elizabeth, ME

2001

*Virgil Butts, CAI, Brazil, IN
Wil Hahn, CAI, Bath, PA
*Robert Musser, Cody, WY

2002

Robin Marshall, Elm Creek, NE
*D.L. Booker, Connell, WA
*Byron Dilgard, Ashland, OH

2003

*T. Eddie Haynes, CAI, AARE, Yukon, OK
Rex B. Newcom, Wichita, KS
Stephen Schofield, CAI, BAS, North Conway, NH

2004

Keith Babb, CAI, AARE, GPPA, Monroe, LA
*Louis "Benny" Fisher, Jr., CAI, Pompano Beach, FL
William B. Kurtz, CAI, Owensboro, KY

2005

*Donald L. Shearer, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, GPPA, Kissimmee, FL
*Joe Small, CAI, Terrell, TX
William Z. Fox, CAI, Baltimore, MD

2006

Robert A. Doyle, CAI, CES, Pleasant Valley, NY
*George M. Kurtz, Morganfield, KY
Robert G. Frey, Archbold, OH

2007

Spanky Assiter, CAI, AARE, Canyon, TX
Cookie Lockhart, CAI, CES, GPPA, Steamboat Springs, CO
Larry Theurer, CAI, GPPA, Wellington, KS

2008

John Roebuck, CAI, AARE, Memphis, TN
Randy Ruhter, Hastings, NE
Gary Ryther, CAI, Lawson, MO
*Wayne Stewart, Audobon, IA

2009

Marvin E. Alexander, CAI, Martin, TN
Larry Latham, Las Vegas, NV
*Stephen D. Lewis, Morehead, KY

2010

Barry Gordon, CAI, AARE, CES Kingston, ON, Canada	R. Bracky Rogers, CAI, CES Mt. Airy, North Carolina
William Yonce, CAI Florence, SC

2011

*Dean Howard, CAI, AARE, CES Decatur, Tennessee	J. Craig King, CAI, AARE Gadsden, Alabama
Joe R. Wilson, CAI Hot Springs, Arkanasas

2012

Sanford L. Alderfer, CAI, MPPA Hatfield, Pennsylvania	*Marvin A. Henderson Livingston, Louisiana
Mike Jones, CAI, BAS, GPPA Dallas, Texas	*Patricia (Pat) Massart Green Bay, Wisconsin

2013

John Dixon, CAI Marietta, Georgia	Dennis K. Kruse, CAI Aubrun, Indiana
Thomas L. Williams, CAI Bixby, Oklahoma

2014

Thomas W. Rowell, CAI, AARE Moultrie, Georgia	*Rex D. Schrader Columbia City, Indiana
*Ken Troutt Emmett, Idaho	William L. Sheridan, CAI, AARE, GPPA Mason, Michigan

2015

Danny R. Ford, CAI, CES Somerset, Kentucky	*Kurt Kiefer, CAI Fergus Falls, Minnesota
*Larry McCool, CAI Madison, Mississippi	Sherman Hostetter, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, GPPA Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

2016

John "Jack" Hines, CAI, AARE, GPPA Ellsworth, Wisconsin	Billy Long Springfield, Missouri
Randy A. Wells, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES Stevenson, WA

2017

Chris Pracht, CAI, AARE, CES Anderson, South Carolina	*John "Steve" Proffitt, III Rainbow City, Alabama
Thomas W. Saturley, CAI Portland, Maine	Bracky Mark Rogers, CAI, AARE, AMM Mt. Airy, North Carolina

2018

(VIDEO UNAVAILABLE) Paul C. Behr, CAI, BAS Centennial, Colorado	*Jasper Jones Cordova, Tennessee
Jerry E. King, CAI Fletcher, North Carolina	Scott Musser, CAI, AMM Pasco, WA

2019

Merle D. Booker, CAI, GPPA Eltopia, Washington	David W. Huisman, CAI Elk Grove, California
Christie King, CAI, AMM, BAS Gadsden, Alabama	*J. Scott King, CAI, AARE, AMM Gadsden, Alabama

2021

J.J. Dower, CAI, AARE, AMM, CES LaFollette, Tennessee	Mickey Fowler, CAI, AARE, AMM, CES Toney, Alabama
Jim Odle Brush, Colorado

2022

Eugene 'Gene' D. Klingaman, CAI Columbia City, Indiana	Susan A. Doyle Pleasant Valley, New York
Lonny R. McCurdy, AARE Wichita, Kansas	Harold R. Musser, CAI, AARE, AMM Cody, Wyoming

2023

Barbara Bonnette, CAI Alexandria, Louisiana	Frank Imholte, CAI, AARE, CES Saint Cloud, Minnesota
*Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS Hampton, New Hampshire	John Nicholls, CAI, AARE, AMM Fredericksburg, Virginia