Titusville Business Woman Inducted into

Florida Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame

ORLANDO, FLA.– Long-time service and dedication to the auction industry and the community has earned a Titusville business woman a prestigious honor.

Debbie Shuler has received the 2004 Lewis C. Dell Auctioneer Hall of Fame award from the Florida Auctioneers Association (FAA). The awards presentation took place during the FAA’s Annual State Convention held Nov. 5-6 in Orlando.

“For the first time in my life I was speechless,” said Shuler, when reflecting on the awards ceremony. “This is such an honor.”

In reality, the honor has been for the FAA and her community. Shuler has been active in the auction industry since 1981when she began working for Cliff Shuler Auctioneers & Liquidators, Inc. (The business was founded by her husband in 1977.) She worked in almost every aspect of the industry from clerk to cashier, to ring person to laborer to bookkeeper.

In 1992, she became involved in the real estate auction industry and received her license as a salesperson, then a broker in 1994. In 1995, Shuler & Shuler Real Estate Auctioneers, Inc. was inaugurated. But it’s not just her success in real estate auctioneering that has brought recognition to Shuler. It is her philosophy about the business.

“We love this business and we work to support auctioneers throughout the state any way we can,” Shuler said.

This means lending a hand to start up auctioneers in the area. She has helped them by driving them to properties they can’t find, or by providing them with mailing lists.

Shuler is known throughout the state for her work with the FAA. She has served on its Board of Directors for several terms and has chaired or served on almost every committee, including by-laws and legislation, convention, public relations, newsletter and more. She was elected to the office of secretary/treasurer of the Board at the state convention. She has been active with the FAA for more than 18 years and during that time has attended nearly every state convention and seminar offered by the group.

“Being a member of the FAA helps auctioneers to forge bonds with other auctioneers and provides them with tremendous resources for growth and improvement, both professionally and personally,” she said.

Shuler also operates The Job Place, Inc., an agency offering temporary and temporary to permanent employment in the area. She has been involved in this business since 1981.

Her commitment and service to the Titusville community is endless. She has had an active role in the Titusville Chamber of Commerce, the Space Coast Pilot Club and the American Business Woman’s Association. She is a former executive board member for the Titusville Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Commission.

She has chaired the Titusville Indian River Festival Art Show for 10 years and the Titusville Chamber Celebrity Auction for two years. And she has chaired and headed up a number of other community organizations.

The Titusville Chamber of Commerce and by the American Business Woman’s Association have both bestowed the “woman of the year” award on her. And now she’ll be adding the Lewis C. Dell award to her resume.

The Lewis C. Dell Auctioneer Hall of Fame Award was named in honor of the late Lewis C. Dell, a well-known auctioneer from Sanford who was instrumental in getting auction license laws passed in the state. A charter member of the FAA, Dell served as president in 1979 and was the first recipient of the Hall of Fame award in 1985.

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The Florida Auctioneers Association is a professional organization dedicated to the progress and advancement of the auction industry throughout the state. Members subscribe to the highest standards of professional practice and ethics, and stay abreast of the latest auction techniques and laws governing the auction method of marketing through educational programs, conferences and literature. For more information, go to www.floridaauctioneers.org.

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