MEET YOUR STAFF
OF INSTRUCTORS AT MENDENHALL
We believe that education is the only vehicle for
bringing forward the great accomplishments of the past into the present and into
the preparation for the future. It is the hope of the staff of Mendenhall School of
Auctioneering that our students find the light to guide their path and that they
will receive the basic knowledge that will make the light more revealing as the
years wear on. As newer methods of auctioneering are developed, you can be
assured we will have them and teach them. Our training gives you more.
Regardless of what phase of the auction business you plan to enter, you can
learn it all first hand from the Professionals at Mendenhall. Our commitment to
the auction profession helps auctioneers throughout the world.
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COL. FORREST A. MENDENHALL, CAI, AARE
High Point, NC |
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Col. Mendenhall, President of the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering, has been
an active auctioneer since 1953. Col. Mendenhall has traveled thousands of miles
conducting auctions of many types in many states. He is a dedicated,
professional auctioneer who is happy to pass his vast knowledge of the auction
profession to the new auctioneer.
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Col. Mendenhall was educated at the North
Carolina State University at Raleigh and High Point University. He is a Life
Member of the National Auctioneers Association, Auctioneers Association of North
Carolina, National Auto Auction Association and Southern Auto Auction
Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the National Auctioneers
Association. He was inducted into the Auctioneers Association of North Carolina
Hall of Fame in 1987. He was a Grand Champion of North Carolina
Auctioneers in 1992 and 1993. He was inducted into the National Auctioneers Hall
of Fame in 1995. He is a graduate of the Certified
Auctioneers Institute and is a licensed auctioneer in several states.
Col. Mendenhall co-founded the Mendenhall School
of Auctioneering in 1962. He was also Co-Founder, President and General Manager of a
major auto auction, which grew to be the largest in the Southeast. He sold the
auto auction in 1970 and continued until 1975 as General Manager and Auctioneer.
In 1991 he built the Mendenhall Auto Auction, located at the rear of the
school's property. The Auto Auction, which his son Wayne now manages, currently
operates twice weekly, on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings.
Col. Mendenhall
attends many seminars and auctioneers conventions each year throughout America.
He is able to pass the valuable information he gains to the students that attend
the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering. He takes a personal interest in
the training of students as well as alumni. He will be with you every day during each
session and will be happy to render assistance after graduation. Enrollment
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WAYNE MENDENHALL, CAI High Point, NC
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Col. Wayne Mendenhall has been an auctioneer since 1983. He conducts business
liquidations, estate auctions, and many fund raising auctions each year. He is a
Mendenhall graduate and attended the North Carolina State University at Raleigh and
the Certified Auctioneers Institute at the University of Indiana. He is the Vice
President and Manager of the Mendenhall Auto Auction. He was the NC State Grand
Champion Auctioneer in 1997, past President of the NCAA and the NAPAA and was
also the recipient of the NCAA's Hall of Fame Award in
2006.
Enrollment
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| KIM HAGEN,
CAI, AARE Carrollton, GA
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Kim Hagen is President/CEO of Hagen Auction Co. Inc., which is a regional real estate
auction firm licensed in nine southeastern states. He holds the CAI designation,
AARE designation and has a BS degree in Real Estate. Kim's firm
specializes in marketing agricultural development and commercial properties at
public auctions. He is widely known for his detailed, high-tech marketing
plans, which address the highest and best use of Internet advertising.
Enrollment
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| MICHAEL F. DAVIS
Sophia, NC
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Mike Davis obtained his BA Degree in Mathematics from Elon College. Mike has
been a
highly respected math teacher for over 25 years. His class is especially
important to help the new auctioneer figure commissions, newspaper rates, and square
footage in irregular shaped land areas, etc. Enrollment Application
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CHARLES CARLSON Statesville, NC
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Col. Carlson graduated from the
Mendenhall School of Auctioneering in May 1990. He is currently
working at several car & truck auctions each week, is involved
with livestock and also works as a ring man.
Enrollment
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COL. MARCY GOLDRING, CAI Farmington, IL |
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Col. Marcy Goldring has been an auctioneer since 1980. She is an Illinois State Champion
Auctioneer and the first winner of the Ladies' Division International
Auctioneers Championship (1994). She has served on the Board of Directors of the
CAI
and was elected to the Board of Directors of the NAA in
1995. Marcy has over 25 years in the business. She is one of the best and has
more credentials than most any Lady in the
world. Enrollment
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DAVID BLAKE Ramseur, NC |
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Mr. Blake is a
well-respected licensed auctioneer and graduated from the Mendenhall
School of Auctioneering in November 1979. He is our drill instructor
for numbers and the auctioneering chant. His line of expertise is in
auction galleries, consignments, set-up and arranging goods for
auction.
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