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United Country Affiliates Elected to National Auctioneers Association Board of Directors

July 21, 2009 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) elected new officers and board of directors last week at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Kansas City. The new slate of leaders will join the existing directors of the board to lead the organization for the coming year.

Scott Musser, CAI, BAS, owner of United Country – Musser Bros. Auctions & Real Estate in Pasco, Wash., was elected president of the NAA. Scott has been a professional auctioneer for 27 years and has earned several titles, including 2001 International Auctioneer Champion, 2002 World All ‘Round Champion Auctioneer and 2000 Northwest Auctioneer Champion. A lifetime member of the NAA, Scott is also a past president of the Washington Auctioneers Association and a licensed real estate sales associate.

Harold Musser, CAI, owner of United Country – Musser Bros. Auctions & Real Estate in Cody, Wyo., was elected as a director of the NAA board. A professional auctioneer since 1974, Harold is a lifetime member of the NAA and the 2002 Wyoming Auctioneer Champion. He is a past president of the Wyoming Auctioneers Association and currently serves on the WAA board of directors. Harold is also a licensed real estate broker.

“We’re proud of Scott and Harold, and we’re looking forward to what they will contribute and accomplish with the NAA,” said Mike Jones, president of United Country Auction Services, past president and chairman of NAA and International Auctioneer Champion. “Both men bring extensive auctioneering background to the table, and I’m confident they’ll do an outstanding job serving the members of the NAA.”

About The Musser Brothers
Since 1956, the Musser name has been synonymous with auctions throughout the northwestern United States. Bob and Lillian Musser conducted their first “farm” auction in February 1957 for a small farm just outside of Powell, Wyo. Soon thereafter, Bob was conducting multiple auctions each week all over the Big Horn Basin. In 1958, he began conducting real estate auctions as a part of his regular auction business.

All five Musser children grew up helping with auctions, and today all four men are involved in the business. In 1982, Musser Bros. opened their second location in Billings, Mont., to be followed closely by their third location in the Tri-Cities of Washington later that year. A fourth location was opened in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1991, and just recently, a third generation family member began working in the Boise, Idaho, market. In 2007, the Musser Brothers affiliated with United Country Real Estate. The company is now known as United Country – Musser Bros., Inc.

About United Country
United Country Real Estate is the largest integrated real estate and auction company in the U.S. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country is the only national franchise specializing in country properties. The company supports nearly 675 offices nationwide with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the largest portfolios of property marketing web sites (more than 750 separate sites), publishes seven proprietary real estate catalogs with a cumulative distribution of 1.5 million, an extensive, current buyer database and national advertising of properties to more than 90 million potential buyer prospects a week. United Country has been recognized as a Top 25 Franchise by the Wall Street Journal and among Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500®.