{"id":6960,"date":"2025-07-02T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my-staging-php81.naaa.com\/naaawysf\/?page_id=6960"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:03:32","slug":"fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naaa.com\/naaawyssf\/fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Warren Young Fellow award was created in honor of Warren Young, Sr., a pioneer of the auto auction industry. The award recognizes major contributions to the National Auto Auction Association and acknowledges sustaining support for the NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation, Inc. mission. Warren Young, Sr., known as a pioneer in the wholesale auto auction industry, retired from Manheim in 1992 after serving in the industry for more than 35 years. In 1966, he became vice president of Manheim Services Corporation, followed by executive vice president in 1975. He was later named president of Manheim and engineered the purchase of the General Electric Auction Group, growing Manheim from 26 auction locations to 46. He served as the NAAA president in 1974 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983.\u00a0<\/p>

In 2007, the scholastic foundation was renamed the NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation, Inc. in his honor.\u00a0 A Warren Young Fellowship is for a lifetime.<\/p>

List of Fellows<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Tom Adams<\/li>
  • Michael Adcock<\/li>
  • Dave Alfonso<\/li>
  • Ed Ammar<\/li>
  • Chad Anderson<\/li>
  • Clo Angelicchio<\/li>
  • Dave Angelicchio<\/li>
  • Matt Arias<\/li>
  • Eric Autenrieth<\/li>
  • Auto Auction Services Corporation<\/li>
  • Emily Barber<\/li>
  • Jeff Barber<\/li>
  • Jerry Barker<\/li>
  • Ricky Beggs<\/li>
  • Paul C. Behr<\/li>
  • Randy Beil<\/li>
  • Dave Blake<\/li>
  • Ed Bobit<\/li>
  • Tim Bowers<\/li>
  • Chrissy Briggs<\/li>
  • Mike Broe<\/li>
  • Mike Browning<\/li>
  • Warren Byrd<\/li>
  • Pam & Jay Cadigan<\/li>
  • Hugo Carmona<\/li>
  • Wyatt Carter<\/li>
  • Tom Caruso<\/li>
  • Ryan Clark<\/li>
  • Kevin Cook<\/li>
  • Buzz Cotton<\/li>
  • Jason Cotton<\/li>
  • Tom Cross<\/li>
  • Ashley Dietz<\/li>
  • Steve DeLuca<\/li>
  • Jim DesRochers<\/li>
  • Kris DesRochers<\/li>
  • Don DeVries<\/li>
  • Sante Esposito<\/li>
  • Matt Fetter<\/li>
  • Dale Flora<\/li>
  • Tom Francois<\/li>
  • John Fuller<\/li>
  • James Gaughan<\/li>
  • Brian Geitner<\/li>
  • Stephanie Gingras<\/li>
  • Bob Graham<\/li>
  • Nicole Graham-Ponce<\/li>
  • Brian Green<\/li>
  • Burt & Dottie Greenwood<\/li>
  • Joe Guyer<\/li>
  • Frank Hackett<\/li>
  • Jim Hallett<\/li>
  • Dan Heinrich<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Butch Herdegen<\/li>
    • Cam Hitchcock<\/li>
    • Mike Hockett<\/li>
    • Alex Hoynitski<\/li>
    • Stan & Chip Hoynitski<\/li>
    • Grace Huang<\/li>
    • Garrison Hudkins<\/li>
    • Angelica Rotsart Hughes<\/li>
    • Vann Humphrey<\/li>
    • Alexis Jacobs<\/li>
    • Kenny Jones<\/li>
    • Alain Joyal<\/li>
    • Dan Kennedy<\/li>
    • Steve and Mary Ann Kesler<\/li>
    • Gregg Kobel<\/li>
    • Ruth Hart-Stephens<\/li>
    • Jacob & Esther Hershey<\/li>
    • Omar Landis<\/li>
    • Ben Lange<\/li>
    • Keith Lelux<\/li>
    • Jennifer Leocardi<\/li>
    • Kristie Letizia<\/li>
    • Rich Levene<\/li>
    • Mike Linn<\/li>
    • Denise Long<\/li>
    • Tony Long<\/li>
    • Greg Mahugh<\/li>
    • Tim Massingale<\/li>
    • Bob McConkey, Jr.<\/li>
    • Bill McCready<\/li>
    • Mark Melton<\/li>
    • Forrest Mendenhall<\/li>
    • Mercedes Benz Financial<\/li>
    • Jeff Miles<\/li>
    • Jeff Modjeski<\/li>
    • Tony Moorby<\/li>
    • Jane Morgan<\/li>
    • Brad Myers<\/li>
    • National Association of Motor Auctions<\/li>
    • Jack Neshe<\/li>
    • Nichols Family<\/li>
    • R. Charles Nichols<\/li>
    • John Odorisio<\/li>
    • Joe Oliveri<\/li>
    • Elton O\u2019Neal<\/li>
    • Ken Osborn<\/li>
    • Ken Phillips<\/li>
    • Luke Pidgeon<\/li>
    • Dale Pollak<\/li>
    • John Poteet<\/li>
    • Ray Priest<\/li>
    • Joe & Charlotte Pyle<\/li>
    • Jimmy Rawls<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • John Rea<\/li>
      • Chuck Redden<\/li>
      • Mike Reid<\/li>
      • Mike Richardson<\/li>
      • Tommy Rogers<\/li>
      • Mike Rohdy<\/li>
      • Anthony Rotsart<\/li>
      • Mike Roy<\/li>
      • Peter & Sally Saldamarco<\/li>
      • Tom Saldutte<\/li>
      • Sue Saris<\/li>
      • Pete Sauber<\/li>
      • Brian Schear<\/li>
      • Paul Scolese<\/li>
      • Paul Seger<\/li>
      • ServNet Auction Group<\/li>
      • Linda Silverstein<\/li>
      • Nate Simonson<\/li>
      • Jay Simpson<\/li>
      • Gary Smith<\/li>
      • Ron Smith<\/li>
      • Russ Smith<\/li>
      • Henry & Patty Stanley<\/li>
      • State Line Auto Auction<\/li>
      • Mike Stanton<\/li>
      • Marie & Chuck Stepter<\/li>
      • Robert & Tammy Sullivan<\/li>
      • Tammy Swofford<\/li>
      • Merle Swift & Tim Swift<\/li>
      • Tad Swift<\/li>
      • Laura Taylor<\/li>
      • Lynda Thomas<\/li>
      • Brandon Thompson<\/li>
      • Rob Thompson<\/li>
      • Larry Tribble<\/li>
      • Fred Uter<\/li>
      • David Vignes<\/li>
      • James Walker<\/li>
      • Penny Wanna<\/li>
      • Jacob Warren<\/li>
      • Mike Waseity<\/li>
      • Lynn Weaver<\/li>
      • Dave Wescott<\/li>
      • Tim West<\/li>
      • Keith & Regina Whann<\/li>
      • Jim & Barbara Wheatley<\/li>
      • Clint Weaver<\/li>
      • Billy Willis<\/li>
      • Brad Wilson<\/li>
      • Alan Wilwayco<\/li>
      • Karyn Wrye<\/li>
      • Warren Young, Sr.<\/li>
      • Bill Zadeits<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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