APRO’s Hall of Honor awards are presented annually to select members and organizations that continually lift the level of excellence for the rent-to-own industry as a whole. Award recipients are celebrated at APRO’s annual awards banquet, held during the association’s national conference and trade show.
Coming Soon!
Ernie Talley Lifetime Achievement Award
President’s Award of Excellence
Chuck Sims Rental Dealer of the Year
State Association Legislative Achievement
Most-Improved State Association
State Association Emerging Excellence
State Association Innovative Excellence
State Association Continued Excellence
Rental-Purchase Employee of the Year
Rental-Purchase Customer(s) of the Year
Thank you for your continuing trust, loyalty, and commitment to our industry!
Baber’s Inc.
Cynthia Baber-Strunk and Shannon Strunk
Moss Point, Mississippi
Basham Furniture Rental Inc.
Jeff Basham
Wichita, Kansas
LG Electronics Corp.
Mike Wood
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Whirlpool Corp.
Tom Halleckson
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Action TV Rental Inc.
Pam E. May
Saltillo, Mississippi
Appliance & Furniture RentAll
Robert Elmen
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Buddy’s Newco LLC, dba Buddy’s Home Furnishings
Michael Bennett
Tampa, Florida
Woodville Rental Co.
Mark Kohler
Oregon, Ohio
Countryside Rentals Inc.
Michael Tissot
Bainbridge, Ohio
Dan’s Rent To Own Inc.
Dan T. Ballard
Tupelo, Mississippi
Dial Rent To Own
Dan R. Singh
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Full-O-Pep Appliances Inc.
David P. David
Bloomington, Indiana
Gill’s Inc.
Davis Gill
Albany, Georgia
High Touch Technologies
Jan Miller
Wichita, Kansas
House of Television Rentals
Kane and Amy Brink
Jamestown, New York
Mr. C’s
Dave Conger
Greensboro, Georgia
The Rental Market
Amy E. Zeller
Defiance, Ohio
RES Accessories
Michael E. Gerwe, Jr.
Tampa, Florida
Sam’s Appliance & Furniture
Herb Weisblatt
Haltom City, Texas
Sunrise TV Rentals
Shawn Merkle
Zanesville, Ohio
Super Rent Corp.
Brian J. Luksetich
Des Moines, Iowa
TRIB Group
Dennis Shields
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Kelly Rentals Inc., t/a Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Bobbie M. Floyd
Danville, Virginia
Kirkpatrick, Sprecker & Co. LLP
Jim Hubbard, CPA
Wichita, Kansas
Briley Investments Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Robert O. and Lou Briley
Abilene, Texas
Credit Merchandise of Breaux Bridge Inc.
Judy Bergeron
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
The Intium Corp.
Milton L. McNeely
Amarillo, Texas
Keller’s Rental Place Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
John and Barbara Keller
Rolla, Missouri
Lebakkens Inc. of Wisconsin
Jeffrey Lewis Lebakken
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Liberty LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Brandon Moomey
Havre, Montana
National Rent To Own
Daniel L. Cole
Bridgeton, Missouri
Rento Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Greg Ressler
Sheridan, Wyoming
Rentown Inc., dba Stew’s Downtown Sight & Sound
Stewart D. Libby
Houlton, Maine
Show-Me Rent-To-Own Inc.
Gary A. and Kathy Romine
Farmington, Missouri
Showplace Inc.
Gary and MaryAnn Ferriman
Marion, Ohio
SKC Enterprises Inc.
Larry D. and Sharon Carrico
Saint Louis, Missouri
UHR Rents
Ernie Lewallen
Cincinnati, Ohio
White & Claassen LLC
Michael S. White
Wichita, Kansas
GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Paula Allison
Louisville, Kentucky
Hughes Rental & Sales
James Hughes
Big Spring, Texas
Affordable Rent To Own
Dave Pooley
Tucson, Arizona
Ashley Furniture Industries
Kerry Lebensburger
Hallandale, Florida
Bargain Center, dba Aaron’s
Dale L. and Brenda Frederick
Grove, Oklahoma
Bestway Rental Inc., dba Bestway Rent-To-Own
David Kraemer
Richardson, Texas
Donrich Inc., dba Discovery Rent To Own
Donald W. Fifolt
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Easy Rent of Wichita Falls Inc.
Keith Sinclair
Wichita Falls, Texas
H&H Furniture Inc.
Mark Peterson
Yakima, Washington
Jamison’s Sales & Rental Inc.
Jennifer Harrod
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Lacey & Sons Inc., dba Rent-A-Center
Tom M. Lacey
National City, California
Mike Strong Inc., dba Mike’s TV-Furniture & Appliance
Mike Strong
Hutchinson, Kansas
Progressive Furniture Inc.
George Ramel
Overland Park, Kansas
Raper’s Rent To Own Inc.
Charlene Clark
Richmond, Indiana
Rental City Inc.
Lynn Kuluva
Kansas City, Kansas
RTO Systems Inc., An Ascension Co./Walter Clark & Associates
Jeanette Beardsley CPIW, AIS
Porterville, California
Z-Best Rentals Inc.
Jan D. Arnett
Palm Coast, Florida
Coaster Co. of America
Larry Furiani
Santa Fe Springs, California
CPL Group Inc., dba Rent King
Chris Kale
Tampa, Florida
Expert Warehouse II
Leigh Sims
Secaucus, New Jersey
Ideal Rentals
Ruben San Miguel
Hereford, Texas
Mustang Enterprises Inc., dba Hometown Rental Purchase
Jess Fisher
Arkansas City, Kansas
Premier Home Furnishings Inc.
John Owens
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Serta Simmons Bedding
Jamee Thompson
Atlanta, Georgia
Tower Rental Purchase Inc.
Robert F. Murphy, Sr.
Salem, New Jersey
B&B Loan & Rental
Anthony Longin
Great Falls, Montana
Don’s E-Z Pay Inc.
Rhonda Weatherford
Mena, Arkansas
Easy Rental
Jeffery Klopp
Marietta, Georgia
FAN Sales & Leasing LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Geron Vail
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Florida State Games
Mario Fajardo
Coconut Creek, Florida
HomeSource Rentals
Dale Tanner
Savannah, Georgia
Hometown Rental Purchase Inc.
William Spangenberg
Houston, Texas
Ideal Software Systems Inc.
David Goldman
Meridian, Mississippi
Imagery Marketing Group
Kelly Martin
Saint Louis, Missouri
IOK Rental Inc., dba Rent-A-Center
Tal C. Tate
Amarillo, Texas
Mainely Rent To Own
Wade Shaefer
Lincoln, Maine
National TV Sales & Rental
Mark and Kathy Windsor
Lebanon, Missouri
Nations Rent-To-Own
Paul M. and May Davis
Riverside, California
New York Furniture
Stewart Gentry
Monroe, Louisiana
Nicole Rental Purchase LLC, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Waldemar Landmesser
Norwalk, Connecticut
Oak Park Inc., dba Rental Express
Mark Kresch
Douglasville, Georgia
The Premier Companies
Trooper Earle
Lightfoot, Virginia
Rent One LLC
Jeff and Regina White
Shreveport, Louisiana
Rental City
Greg & Jeff Worboy
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Rent-n-Roll LLC, dba RNR Tire Express & Custom Wheels
Larry Sutton
Tampa, Florida
Ron Connolly Inc., dba Castle Rental
Kent Beckloff
Rogers, Arkansas
RTO PRO Software
Ron Ganus
Mount Dora, Florida
Sultan Financial Corp., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Randy Sultan
Los Angeles, California
Sutton Adventures II Inc., dba RNR Tire Express & Custom Wheels
Larry D. Sutton
Tampa, Florida
All American Rental Inc.
Scott Mitchell
Springfield, Missouri
Majik Enterprises International Inc., dba Majik Rent-To-Own
Daniel J. Fisher
Mountville, Pennsylvania
PMB Rentals LLC, dba RTO Rentals
Tim Boyd
Paris, Tennessee
RimFire Inc., dba Right Away Rent To Own
Kurt D. Henning
Fallon, Nevada
Advantage Rentals & Sales
Rodney A. Reddell
Waco, Texas
Arona Corp., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Thomas R. Bernau
West Des Moines, Iowa
Aser Enterprises, dba Bargain Rentals
Michael Reyna
San Antonio, Texas
BKNM Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Brian Clussman
San Antonio, Texas
Bolin Rental Purchase
Christopher Bolin
Clarksville, Tennessee
Central Properties, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Mike Lewis
Granger, Indiana
Climatic Home Products
Doug Allen
Columbia, South Carolina
Colorvision Home Center Inc.
Deke Hilyer
Lanett, Alabama
Credit Merchandise Home Furnishings
Matt Eason
Morgan City, Louisiana
D&H Distributing
John Alifano
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Del Rio Home & Auto Supply Inc.
Raymond J. Patuel
del Rio, Texas
DFC Leasing
Ernie Thompson
South Hill, Virginia
Double A Rentals
David Hume
Roanoke, Virginia
Eagle Rentals Inc., dba Rent-A-Center
Steve Leach
Wyoming, Michigan
Fairway Leasing LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Todd Wilkins
Crescent Springs, Kentucky
FT Got Three LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Steven Walling
Daphne, Alabama
Growby’s LLC, dba Growby’s RTO
Brian Grow
Mitchell, Indiana
Gulf Coast L&P Inc., dba Rent-n-Roll
Cynthia Baber-Strunk and Shannon Strunk
Moss Point, Mississippi
Hawpond Partners Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Mitch Raines
Ashburn, Georgia
Heath Investment Group Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Duffy Heath
Raleigh, North Carolina
Home Furnishing Solutions Inc.
Andrew J. Piotrowski
Scottsdale, Arizona
JACL Inc., dba Rent-n-Roll Pittsburgh
Daniel Cohen
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jaguar Holdings LLC, dba Eagle Rental-Purchase
Joseph M. Fischer
Youngstown, Ohio
Liberty 4 U Inc., dba Liberty TV & Appliance
Lanny Holmes
Paris, Texas
Lowcountry RTO LLC
Albert Entwistle, Jr.
Louisville, Kentucky
MNT Enterprises Inc., dba PriceWise
Tom Burkhart
Grafton, Ohio
National Educational Music Co.
Ken Maehl
Mountainside, New Jersey
Natural State Leasing Corp., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
John Raines
Ashburn, Georgia
Okinus Inc.
Mark Gagne
Suwanee, Georgia
O’Rourke Sales Company
Joe O’Rourke
Flower Mound, Texas
Payless Rent To Own
Allie Norton
El Paso, Texas
PDQ Rentals Inc.
Dana Drake
Washington, Indiana
Pearsey Enterprises Inc.
Les Pearsey
Bakersfield, California
R&B Dreammakers, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Ruben Flores
Bradenton, Florida
REBCO Investments LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Jeff Weinreb
Warren, New Jersey
Rent-A-Center
Chris Korst
Plano, Texas
Rental Concepts LLC, dba Rent-N-Roll
David Harrison
Springdale, Arkansas
RentDirect Nationwide
Dennis Willich
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Rent-n-Roll
Ernie Lewallen
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rentstar Inc., dba Rent-A-Center
Dave Furterer
West Chester, Ohio
Rex Neal Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Rex Neal
Valdosta, Georgia
Rich and Dave Rentals, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Rich Bagoly
Reading, Pennsylvania
Rims USA LLC, dba Rent-n-Roll
A.J. Raffo
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Rowland’s TV & Appliance
Wayne Rowland
Knoxville, Tennessee
Royal Rents Inc./Lifestyle
Bruce Kemp
Columbus, Georgia
Select Management Resources LLC
Mike Moore
Alpharetta, Georgia
Sleek’s Rent To Own
Tim Montel
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Smith Group, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Spencer Smith
Cortez, Colorado
SR Kinnear Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Scott Kinnear
Dayton, Ohio
Syracuse Rental Systems Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Rick Vadnais
Syracuse, New York
TMF & AJS Investments LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Tim Fogerty
Mantua, New Jersey
Triad Leasing LLC
Shaun Rush
Lawrence, Kansas
TWT Leasing Inc., dba ColorTyme
Jeffrey Tepper
Halifax, Virginia
U Can Rent Inc.
Robert Fales
Millbrook, Alabama
Ultima Gemini Group Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Trinidad Rubio
San Antonio, Texas
White Rose Enterprises, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Sandi Frye
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Whiteco Commercial Funding
Bill White
Mesquite, Texas
Whitsell and Company PC
Daniel G. Whitsell
Arlington, Texas
Yes! Stores Inc.
Marc Sulkes
El Cajon, California
Arthus Enterprises Inc., dba Aaron’s
A.J. Arthus
Lubbock, Texas
Becky Lou Corp., dba Rent-A-Center
Louis Hall
Bartonsville, Pennsylvania
Candie-Johns Rentals Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
John Sprayberry
Dixon, Illinois
DW3 LLC/Haytess LLC, dba Aaron’s
Bob Whittle
Louisville, Kentucky
Gulf Breeze Investments, dba Rent-n-Roll
Shannon Strunk
Moss Point, Mississippi
Heck & Lambert Inc., dba Great Rentals
Greg Heck
Utica, New York
Hogan Nichter LLC, dba ColorTyme Rent To Own
Cindy Hogan
Gallatin, Tennessee
JC George SMH Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
John George
Elma, New York
JR Squared Enterprises Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Jim Ratner
Westbrook, Maine
Lifestyle Rentals LLC, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
David Bauer
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
M&M Home Furnishings Inc., dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Michael Gordon
Lakewood, Colorado
Progressive Finance
Jake Barlow
Draper, Utah
Rent-N-Roll of Missouri LLC, dba Rent-n-Roll
Richard Bergman
Overland, Missouri
RNR Tire Express
David P. David
Bloomington, Indiana
SEI/Aaron’s Inc., dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Charles Smithgall, IV
Atlanta, Georgia
Sieverding Group, dba Premier Rental-Purchase
Rick Sieverding
Bellevue, Iowa
Suanne LLC, dba Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
John Whittle
Louisville, Kentucky
Twin-Star/ClassicFlame/Bell’O
Angela Scarbrough
Delray Beach, Florida
Watershed Development Corp.
Casey Pristou
Lake Bluff, Illinois