APEX Awards Program
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The prestigious RLI APEX Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report, is an annual production awards program designed to recognize the excellence and performance of our RLI members, the best in the business. Winners of our annual APEX Awards are recognized at a special awards ceremony at our annual National Land Conference. New for 2021, the production minimum was increased to $5 million, and a new Agribusiness category was added.
Our 2021 winners received their awards from RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE, as well as The Land Report’s Co-founder Eric O’Keefe on Thursday, March 24, 2022, during RLI’s 2022 National Land Conference in San Antonio, TX, at a dinner that included special guest Jamey Clement, Retired Chairman of the Board of Texas’ King Ranch, the nation’s largest ranch at 825,000 acres.
The APEX Awards celebrated its fifth year by continuing to boom, with 203 applicants (+45% over 2020) totaling a combined $8.4 billion in qualifying production volume (+240%) representing 8,696 sides. All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI and had at least $5M of qualifying production volume in closed land sales in 2021.
For more information on the award winners, be sure to get a copy of The Land Report, one of the industry’s leading magazines for landowners and land professionals, which will include the top winners in the spring 2022 issue. Top awards winners will also receive national recognition in The Land Report magazine, in RLI’s Terra Firma magazine, and in additional promotions throughout the year. All land real estate professionals are invited to join RLI and apply to the prestigious APEX Awards Program next March at NLC23 in Denver. Learn more at rliland.com.
Special Recognition for our 2021 Honorees
The Land Report and the REALTORS® Land Institute have partnered together again bring maximum exposure to the APEX Awards Winners to ensure they get the national industry recognition as a top-producing agent that they deserve for receiving one of these esteemed land real estate awards. APEX Award Winners are the cream of the crop when it comes to conducting land transactions and RLI’s partnership with The Land Report will take showcasing their prestige to the next level.
APEX Award Winners for Top Producer, Wrangler, and Brokers of the Year in each category will be featured:
- as part of a two-page spread in The Land Report’s Spring Magazine;
- in RLI’s Terra Firma magazine’s Summer 2022 edition;
- in a national press release;
- on a full-page spread in The Land Report April Newsletter; and
- in exclusive social media posts on The Land Report social channels
The Land Report will also provide the Top National Broker Award winner and each of the National Broker of the Year Award winners with:
- 50 copies of The Land Report’s Spring Magazine; the edition featuring the year’s APEX Awards Winners, and
- discounts on display ad space in all of The Land Report Magazine’s editions for that year!
Award winners can take advantage of all these promotions to showcase their prestige and expertise to clients, colleagues, and the industry as whole!
And the 2021 APEX Award Winners Are…
APEX 2021 Top Producer Award Winner
The APEX Top National Producer Award is the program’s most coveted and prestigious award recognizing the applicant with the highest qualifying transaction volume.
Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM
Top National Producer
APEX 2021 Wrangler Award
The APEX Wrangler Award goes to the applicant with the largest number of transaction sides closed during the year.
Andy Flack, ALC
Wrangler Award
APEX 2021 National Broker of the Year Winners (by category)
RLI is also proud to recognize the accomplishments of the APEX National Broker of The Year recipients in each of the following eight distinct land categories. (Agribusiness is a new category added for 2021.)
Skye Root, ALC
Ag Land Sales – Crops
Todd Renfrew, ALC
Ag Land Sales – Ranches
Gregory Fay
Recreational Land Sales
Mark Skillman, ALC
Timber Land Sales
Andy Flack, ALC
Commercial Land Sales
Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM
Residential Land Sales
Steve Bruere
Auction Land Sales
Robert King
Agribusiness
APEX 2021 ALC-to-ALC Transaction 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 Transaction Award, with two honorees.
- 2021 Largest ALC-to-ALC Transaction – William “Billy” Rollins, ALC, and Randy Thibaut, ALC, of LSI Companies in Ft. Myers, FL.
APEX 2021 Top Twenty National Producer Award Winners
- Matt Adams, Peoples Company
- Steve Bruere, Peoples Company
- Austin Callison, Hayden Outdoors
- Adam Crist, Peoples Company
- Bill Eshenbaugh, ALC, Eshenbaugh Land Company
- Gregory Fay, Fay Ranches, Inc.
- Andy Flack, ALC, HomeLand Properties, Inc.
- Clint Flowers, ALC, National Land Realty
- Dan Kevorkian, ALC, Pearson Realty
- Jonathan Kohler, Jon Kohler & Associates
- T. Sean Lance, ALC, REALM Capital Advisors
- Troy Louwagie, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Rusty Lowe, ALC, Century 21 Harvey Properties
- Dan Murphy, ALC, M4 Ranch Group
- Todd Renfrew, ALC, California Outdoor Properties/Nevada Outdoor Properties
- Skye Root, ALC, Root Agricultural Advisory
- Ryan Sampson, ALC, Eshenbaugh Land Company
- Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM, SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler
- Mark Skillman, ALC, American Forest Management
- Trevor Williams, National Land Realty
APEX 2021 Producers Club
All applicants with at least $5 million of qualifying dollar production volume in closed land sales are recognized as part of the RLI APEX Producers Club.
- Matt Adams, Peoples Company
- Eric Andrews, ALC, Realty World Carolina Properties
- Chad Andrus, KW Mock Ranches
- Jessica Armstrong, ALC, Armstrong Properties
- Garret Armstrong, ALC, Whitetail Properties
- Drew Ary, ALC, Ary Land Co.
- Christina Asbury, ALC, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
- Valerie Bahm, ALC, KW Rockwall – Land And Water Team
- Richard Baugh, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Daran Becker, Peoples Company
- Chuck Bellatti, Re/Max of Green County
- Will Bellis, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Brent Bidner, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Rick Bourne, Southeastern Land Group
- Sam Bowers, ALC, Bowers and Burns Real Estate
- Ryan Bramlette, ALC, Fay Ranches
- Jack Brown, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Ray Brownfield, ALC, Land Pro LLC
- Steve Bruere, Peoples Company
- Dale Burley, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Austin Callison, Hayden Outdoors
- Chip Camp, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Jared Chambers, Peoples Company
- Tony Chrisco, Whitetail Properties
- Bryan, Clift, Clift Land Brokers
- George Clift, ALC, Clift Land Brokers
- Matthew Conser, ALC, Conser Realty and Associates
- Brady Cowan, Clift Land Brokers
- Seth Craft, M4 Ranch Goup
- Adam Crist, Peoples Company
- Todd Crosby, ALC, Crosby Land Company
- Bill Davis, ALC, KW Foothills Realty
- Charles Davis, ALC, Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners
- Matt Davis, ALC, Cushman and Wakefield
- Calvin Dickson, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Jim Digby, Hayden Outdoors
- Michael Dreyer, ALC, Dreyer and Associates
- Chase Duesenberg, Peoples Company
- Forrest During, National Land Realty
- Bill Eshenbaugh, ALC, Eshenbaugh Land Company, LLC
- Gregory W. Fay, Fay Ranches
- Andy Flack, ALC, HomeLand Properties
- Clint Flowers, ALC, National Land Realty
- Wendy Forthun, ALC, 1 Stop Realty
- Daniel Fowler, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Rebecca Frantz, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Kyle Gable, ALC, Pioneer Land Group
- Christine George, Deitra Robertson Real Estate, Inc.
- Brooke Glaittli, Utah Land Group
- Matt Glander, Whitetail Properties Reaal Estate, LLC
- Paul Gonwa, ALC, Overby Land Brokers
- Jonathan Goode, ALC, Southeastern Land Group
- Mark Goodwin, ALC, Goodwin and Associates
- Jared Groce, Mossy Oak Properties of Texas
- Kyle Hansen, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Shawn Hansen, ALC, Hansen Land Brokers Inc.
- John Hardin, ALC, Southeastern Land Group
- Jeffrey Hardy, ALC, Southeastern Land Group
- Ben Harshyne, ALC, Whitetail Properties
- Suzy Haslup, ALC, Meybohm Real Estate
- Walter Hatchett, ALC, Jon Kohler & Associates
- Richard Hauge, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Daniel Hautamaki, Southeastern Land Group
- Dax Hayden, Hayden Outdoors
- Brent Hedrick, Hayden Outdoors
- Jeff Heil, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Rachelle Heller, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Scott Henrichsen, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Todd Henry, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Kenny Herring, ALC, Peoples Company
- John Herrity, Hayden Outdoors
- Adam Hester, Tom Smith Land and Homes
- Scott Hicks, ALC, Whitetail Properties
- Darrell Hindman, Living the Dream Inc
- David Hitchcock, ALC, SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler
- Clifton Holloman, National Land Realty
- Zach Holt, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Ryan Hostetler, ALC, AGPROfessionals
- Dave Hueneke, Iowa Farmland Brokers
- Geoff Hurdle, ALC, Hurdle Land & Realty
- Darrell Hylen, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Terri Jensen, ALC, National Land Realty
- Lisa Johnson, ALC, Horsepower Real Estate
- Ryan Kay, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Shawn Kelley, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Jonathan Kennedy, ALC, LandReady Real Estate
- Dan Kevorkian, ALC, Pearson Realty
- Chad Kies, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Robert King, SOUTHEASTERN LAND GROUP
- Joel King, ALC, Peoples Company
- Dave Klein, ALC, First Mid Ag Services
- Adam Knewtson, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- John Knipe, ALC, Knipe Land Company
- Jonathan Kohler, Jon Kohler & Associates
- Michael Krause, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Zurick Labrier, ALC, Mason and Morse Ranch Company
- T. Sean Lance, ALC, REALM Capital Advisors
- Eric Leisy, ALC, Great Southern Land
- Jason Lestina, ALC, Land Pro LLC
- Stan Lierz, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Eric Lonnevik, Peoples Company
- Troy Louwagie, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Spencer Loveless, Southeastern Land Group
- Rusty Lowe, ALC, Century 21 Harvey Properties
- Brent Lyday, ALC, Legacy Land Group
- Steve Martens, Tom Smith Land and Homes
- Mac Martin, ALC, United Country Gulfland Real Estate
- Grantson Martin, Whitetail Properties
- Brian Massey, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Shawn Massey, ALC, TSCG
- Mike, Matre, ALC, Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc.
- Tyler McConnell, ALC, Comey & Shepherd, REALTORS
- Clay McCullar, ALC, Keller Williams
- Chris McCune, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Alan McNeil, , Peoples Company
- Geoff Mead, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Josh Milton, SOUTHEASTERN LAND GROUP
- Bill Minor ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Kasey Mock, Mock Ranches – KW
- Lisa Moden, ALC, Ebby Halliday REALTORS
- Mark Mommsen, ALC, Martin, Goodrich & Waddell
- Josh Monk, ALC, Whitetail Properties
- Jeff Moon, ALC, AgWest Land Brokers
- Melanie Moore, Armstrong Properties
- Doug Moore, Moore Real Estate
- Kent Morris, ALC, Bickerstaff Parham Land LLC
- John Morris, ALC, Southeastern Land Group
- Stacy Mueller, Hayden Outdoors
- Dan Murphy, ALC, M4Ranch Group
- Terrell Newton, Land Brokers Real Estate
- Hayden Nichols, Tutt Land Company
- Grant Olson, ALC, Whitetail Properties
- Josh Ongley, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Justin Osborn, ALC, Wells Group
- Michael Oswalt, Tom Smith Land and Homes
- Robert Pahmiyer, ALC, TDR Real Estate Group – Keller Williams Land
- Chad Pangle, Whitetail Properties
- Christopher Peacock, ALC, Halderman Real Estate Services
- Janis Penick, ALC, Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty
- Hadley Perkins, Clift Land Brokers
- Calvin Perryman, ALC, SOUTHEASTERN LAND GROUP
- Robert E. Pfister II, ALC, Pfister Land Company
- Clayton Pilgrim, ALC, Century 21 Harvey Properties
- Marvin Puryear, SVN Saunders Dantzler Ralston
- Todd Renfrew, ALC, California Outdoor Properties/Outdoor Properties of Nevada
- Ben Richardson, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Deitra Robertson, ALC, Deitra Robertson Real Estate
- Travis Robeson, ALC, Fridrich & Clark Realty
- William Rollins, ALC, LSI Companies Inc
- Skye Root, ALC, Root Agricultural Advisory
- Ryan Sampson, ALC, Eshenbaugh Land Company, LLC
- Joe Sangimino, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Dean Saunders, ALC, SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler
- Eric Schlutz, ALC, Ruhl Farm & Land
- Ryan Schroeter, ALC, National Land Realty
- David Schutt, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Jake Sickels, Peoples Company
- Elliott Siefert, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Riley Sieren, Peoples Company
- Mark Skillman, ALC, American Forest Management
- Tom Smith, ALC, Tom Smith Land and Homes
- Danny Smith, ALC, Smith & Smith Realty
- Christopher Smith, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Spencer Smith, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Nicholas Smith, Peoples Company
- Travis Smock, Peoples Company
- Sheldon Snyder, ALC, Clift Land Brokers
- Bob Stalberger, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate
- Jeramy Stephens, ALC, National Land Realty
- Larry Stewart, Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC
- Michael Strahan, ALC, Eshenbaugh Land Company
- Tommy Stroud, ALC, National Land Realty
- Toby Stutzman, UCRE Stutzman Realty and Auction
- Nancy Surak, ALC, Land Advisors Organization
- Aaron Sutton, National Land Realty
- Kirk Swenson, 1 Stop Realty
- Clay Taylor, ALC, SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler
- Cade Taylor, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC
- Raborn Taylor, ALC, George F. Willis Realty
- David Thien, ALC, Thien Farm Management
- Craig Thompson, First Mid Ag Services
- Michael Turner, Whitetail Properties
- Eric Turpen, Clift Land Brokers
- Jimmy Underwood, ALC, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC
- Matthew Vegter, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Inc.
- Jim Vidamour, ALC, Fay Ranches
- Russ Walters, Southeastern Land Group
- Carrie Warren, McGraw REALTORS
- Brian Watts, ALC, SOUTHEASTERN LAND GROUP
- Kirk Weih, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Brent Wellings, Schrader Real Estate and Auction
- Andrew Westlake, Peoples Company
- Justin, Wilburn, Fayette Realty
- George, Wiley, Mossy Oak Properties of Texas
- Eric, Wilkinson, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Trevor Williams, National Land Realty LLC
- Chuck Wingert, ALC, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Jim Wirth, ALC, TRI Commercial Real Estate Services
- Luke Worrell, ALC, Worrell Land Services, LLC
- Brandon, Yaklich, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
- Doug Yegge, Peoples Company
- Eric Zellers, Ary Land Co
- Andrew Zellmer, Peoples Company
