2020 RLI APEX Award Winners

RLI APEX Award Winners

The APEX Awards Program celebrated its fourth year by tripling in sizesince its inception, with 140 applicants totaling a combined $3.5 billionin qualifying transaction volume. All land professionals recognizedas part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI.Congratulations to our 2020 APEX Award Program winners!

2020 APEX Top National Producer

The APEX Top NationalProducer Award is the program’smost coveted and prestigiousaward, recognizing the applicantwith the highest qualifyingtransaction volume.

Dean Saunders, ALC

SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Lakeland, FL

2020 APEX Wrangler Award

The APEX Wrangler Awardgoes to the applicant with thelargest number of transactionsides closed during the year.

Geoff Hurdle, ALC

Hurdle Land & Realty Lebanon, TN

2020 APEX ALC-to-ALC Networking Award

In recognition of the tremendous networking opportunities available to RLI members, especially those that have earned the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation, the APEX Awards also features the ALC-to-ALC Networking Award.

Dean Saunders, ALC

SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Lakeland, FL

Michael Strahan, ALC

Eshenbaugh Land Company Tampa, FL

2020 APEX National Broker of the Year Winners (by category)

RLI is also proud to recognize the accomplishments of the APEX National Broker of the Yearrecipients in each of the following eight distinct land categories:

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN AG LAND SALES – CROPS

Skye Root, ALC

Root Agricultural Advisory Boise, ID

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN AG LAND SALES – RANCHES

Todd Renfrew, ALC

California Outdoor Properties, Inc. Vacaville, CA

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN RECREATIONAL LAND SALES

Todd Crosby, ALC

Crosby Land Company, Inc. Walterboro, SC

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN TIMBERLAND SALES

Clint Flowers, ALC

National Land Realty Spanish Fort, AL

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN COMMERCIAL LAND SALES

Matt Davis, ALC

Cushman & Wakefield San Diego, CA

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN RESIDENTIAL LAND SALES

Ryan Sampson, ALC

Eshenbaugh Land Company Tampa, FL

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN AUCTION LAND SALES

Steve Bruere

Peoples Company of Indianola Clive, IA

BROKER OF THE YEAR IN AGRIBUSINESS

Randall Upchurch

Southeastern Land Group LLC Dadeville, AL

2020 APEX Top Twenty National Producers

APEX Top Twenty Producers are those applicants who, based on qualifying transaction dollar

volume in closed land sales, are among the twenty highest-producing agents in the country.

Matt Adams

Peoples Company of Indianola Clive, IA

Austin Ainsworth

Southeastern Land Group LLC Dadeville, AL

Steve Bruere

Peoples Company of Indianola Clive, IA

Todd Crosby, ALC

Crosby Land Company, Inc. Walterboro, SC

Matt Davis, ALC

Cushman & Wakefield San Diego, CA

Andy Flack, ALC

HomeLand Properties, Inc. Huntsville, TX

Clint Flowers, ALC

National Land Realty Spanish Fort, AL

Shawn Hansen, ALC

Hansen Land Brokers, Inc. High River, Alberta, Canada

Walter Hatchett, ALC

Jon Kohler & Associates LLC Bainbridge, GA

DW Hindman

Living the Dream Outdoor Properties Cuba, MO

Ryan Hostetler, ALC

AGPROfessionals, LLC Greeley, CO

Dan Kevorkian, ALC

Pearson Realty Fresno, CA

Troy Louwagie, ALC

Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc. Mt. Vernon, IA

Dan Murphy, ALC

M4 Ranch Group Lake City, CO

William Rollins, ALC

LSI Companies Inc. Fort Myers, FL

Skye Root, ALC

Root Agricultural Advisory Boise, ID

Ryan Sampson, ALC

Eshenbaugh Land Company Tampa, FL

Dean Saunders, ALC

SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Lakeland, FL

Nancy Surak, ALC

Land Advisors Organization Tampa, FL

Andrew Zellmer

Peoples Company of Indianola Clive, IA

2020 APEX Producers Club

All applicants with at least four million dollars of qualifying dollar volume in closed landsales are recognized as part of the RLI APEX Producers Club.

Aaron Ablondi Whitetail Properties

Matt Adams Peoples Company

Austin Ainsworth Southeastern Land Group LLC

Eric Andrews, alc Realty World Carolina Properties

Chad Andrus Mock Ranches Houston

Jessica Armstrong, alc Armstrong Properties

Drew Ary, alc Ary Land Co.

Valerie Bahm, alc, kw Cedar Creek Lake Properties

Zeke Barrett Whitetail Properties

Daran Becker Peoples Company

Joey Bellington Whitetail Properties

Will Bellis Whitetail Properties

Brent Bidner, alc Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Joe Blackburn, alc Tutt Land Company

Chris Bowers Eshenbaugh Land Company

Sam Bowers, alc Bowers and Burns Real Estate Company

Ray Brownfield, alc Land Pro LLC

Steve Bruere Peoples Company

Dale Burley, alc Whitetail Properties

Chip Camp, alc Whitetail Properties

Jared Chambers Peoples Company

George Clift, alc Clift Land Brokers

Bryan Clift Clift Land Brokers

Dorie Colbert Veal Century 21 Smith, Brach, and Pope LLC

Brady Cowan Clift Land Brokers

Todd Crosby, alc Crosby Land Company, Inc.

Dalton Dalrymple Tutt Land Company

Matt Davis, alc Cushman & Wakefield

Bill Davis, alc Colorado Luxury, Ranch, and Land At Keller Williams Foothills Realty

Cal Dickson, alc Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Michael Dreyer, alc Dreyer & Associates Real Estate Group

Forrest During National Land Realty

Jason Durjava, alc Ag Land Consultants

Bill Eshenbaugh, alc, Eshenbaugh Land Company

Andy Flack, alc HomeLand Properties, Inc.

Clint Flowers, alc National Land Realty

Wendy Forthun, alc 1 Stop Realty Inc.

Matt Glander Whitetail Properties

Justin Glass Whitetail Properties

Greg Good, alc Clift Land Brokers

Jonathan Goode, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Billy Greenwood RE/MAX Champion Land Brokers

Shawn Hansen, alc Hansen Land Brokers, Inc.

Kyle Hansen, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

John Hardin, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Jeff Hardy, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Ben Harshyne, alc Whitetail Properties

Suzy Haslup, alc Meybohm Real Estate

Walter Hatchett, alc Jon Kohler & Associates LLC

Dax Hayden Hayden Outdoors

Elizabeth Heaton Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Jeff Heil, alc Whitetail Properties

Rachelle Heller, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Scott Henrichsen Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Kenny Herring, alc Peoples Company

Adam Hester Tom Smith Land and Home

Scott Hicks, alc Whitetail Properties

DW Hindman Living the Dream Outdoor Properties

Ryan Hostetler, alc AGPROfessionals

Geoff Hurdle, alc Hurdle Land & Realty

Darrell Hylen, alc Wingert Realty & Land Services

Lisa Johnson, alc Horsepower Real Estate

40 Terra Firma

Ryan Kay, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

John Morris, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Jake Sickels Peoples Company

John Wall Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Jonathan Kennedy Pearson Smith Realty

Dan Murphy, alc M4 Ranch Group

Elliott Siefert Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Russ Walters, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Dan Kevorkian, alc Pearson Realty

Chad Kies Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Robert King Southeastern Land Group LLC

Dave Klein, alc First Mid Ag Services

John Knipe, alc Knipe Land Company

Jack Koehler, alc Eshenbaugh Land Company

Zurick Labrier, alc Mason and Morse Ranch Company

Eric Leisy, alc Great Southern Land

Jason Lestina, alc Land Pro LLC

Eric Lonnevik Peoples Company

Troy Louwagie, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Rusty Lowe, alc Century 21 Harvey Properties

Austin Maas Ruhl & Ruhl REALTORS

Brian Massey Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Tyler McConnell, alc Comey & Shepherd REALTORS – Southern Ohio Properties

Geoff Mead Wingert Realty & Land Services

Mark Mommsen, alc Martin, Goodrich & Waddell, Inc.

Jeff Moon, alc AgWest Land Brokers

Melanie Moore Armstrong Properties

Beth Myers, alc Rafter Cross Realty, LLC

Justin Olk Whitetail Properties

Justin Osborn, alc The Wells Group Real Estate

Michael Oswalt Tom Smith Land and Home

Robert Pahmiyer Keller Williams Land

Christopher C. Peacock, alc Halderman Real Estate Service, Inc.

Janis Penick RE/MAX Bstrop Area

Hadley Perkins Clift Land Brokers

James Peterson, alc RE/MAX Roundup

Clayton Pilgrim, alc Century 21 Harvey Properties

Todd Renfrew, alc California Outdoor Properties, Inc.

Travis Robeson, alc Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC

William Rollins, alc LSI Companies Inc.

Skye Root, alc Root Agricultural Advisory

Ryan Sampson, alc Eshenbaugh Land Company

Dean Saunders, alc, svn Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate

Eric Schlutz, alc Ruhl Farm and Land

Ryan Schroeter, alc National Land Realty

Tom Smith, alc Tom Smith Land and Home

Chris Smith, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Danny Smith, alc Smith & Smith Realty, Inc.

Spencer Smith Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Travis Smock Peoples Company

Sheldon Snyder, alc Clift Land Brokers

Bob Stalberger, alc Whitetail Properties

Jeramy Stephens, alc National Land Realty

Winnie Stortzum, alc Farmers National Company

Michael Strahan, alc Eshenbaugh Land Company

Nancy Surak, alc Land Advisors Organization

Kirk Swenson, alc 1 Stop Realty Inc.

Craig Thompson First Mid Ag Services

Kevin Tolbert Keller Williams Advantage Realty

Bob Turner, alc Southern Properties Real Estate

Eric Turpen Clift Land Brokers

Randall Upchurch Southeastern Land Group LLC

Matt Vegter, alc Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.

Jim Vidamour, alc Fay Ranches, Inc.

Trina Ward RE/MAX Champion Land Brokers

Ricky Ward, alc RE/MAX Champion Land Brokers

Pamela Ward Coldwell Banker the Ron Brown Company

Rob Warmbir, alc Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Brian Watts, alc Southeastern Land Group LLC

Kirk Weih, alc Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Eric Wilkinson Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Chuck Wingert, alc Wingert Realty & Land Services

Jim Wirth, alc TRI Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.

Tucker Wood Farmers National Company

Luke Worrell, alc Worrell Land Services, LLC

Douglas Yegge Peoples Company

Eric Zellers Ary Land Co.

Andrew Zellmer Peoples Company

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