SALEM, ORE. – John Person of Eagle Point, Oregon won the 2007 Oregon Grand Champion Auctioneer Competition at the Oregon State Fair on September 1, 2007.

Second and third place winners were Dennis Turmon, of Powell Butte, Oregon and Kelly Russell of Portland, Oregon.

Person will receive a paid entry fee into the National Auctioneers Association’s (NAA) International Auctioneers Championship (IAC) competition held at the NAA’s 59th International Conference and Show in Nashville, Tenn. In addition, he will receive a one-year membership to the Oregon Auctioneers Association, a $500 cash prize and a trophy.

Contestants are judged on presentation, chant and voice qualities, body language and an interview portion by the five judges.

The competition helped promote the auction method of marketing to residents of the state of Oregon and emphasized the importance of the auctioneer as an effective marketing specialist.

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