CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Over 30 years of involvement with the agricultural industry
  
• Expert knowledge of Land and Property values
• Proven effective and intelligent auction techniques
• Owner of Olson Farms - 1967-1995
  managed and operated over 1500 acres of farm land annually
  
• Agriculture Board at Morris High School- served as committee chairman
• Averaging more than 2000 acres or more sold annually
• Grundy County Board Member - 1993-2003

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• 1998 Graduate of Real Estate Brokers Class
  Received Illinois Real Estate Brokers License
• 1990 Graduate of Lincoln Graduate Center, Chicago, IL
  Farm/Land Appraisals
• 1989 Graduate Real Estate Sales Course, Chicago, IL
  Real Estate Education Co.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Served 3 terms on Grundy County Board - 1993-2003
• Served on the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce Board
• Current member of the following associations:
  National Auctioneers Association, Illinois State Auctioneers Association, Illinois Association of Realtors, Grundy County Association of Realtors and the Will County Association of Realtors and the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce.
• Richard has been the official emcee of the Annual Grundy County Corn Festival Parade, The auctioneer for the Morris Hospital Charity Ball and many other events within the community.

AWARDS RECEIVED
Richard Olson has been honored with many real estate awards including:

• 2005 - Awards discontinued
• 2004 - Will and Grundy County's Top Salesman
  (over $20 million listed and sold)
• 2003 - Will-Grundy Prestigious Top 10 Award
  (over $22 million in sales)
• 2003 Grundy County's Top Salesman
• 2002 - Will-Grundy Prestigious Top 10 Award
  (over $17 million in sales)
• 2000 - Grundy County's Top Salesman
  (over $11 million in sales)
  
• 1999 -Top Grundy County Realtor
  ($6.9 million in sales)
• 1998 - Will-Grundy Realtors "Top Ten" Award
  (over $8 million in sales)
• 1998 - Grundy County's Top Salesman
• 1997 - Will-Grundy Realtors "Top Ten" Award
  ($7 million in sales - over 1000 competed for this award)
• 1997 Diamond Award for
  (over $5 million in sales)
• 1996 Diamond Award - Highest Award in President's Club
  (over $5 million in sales)
  
• 1995 Platinum Award for over
  ($4 million in sales)
• 1994 Gold Award for over
  ($3 million in sales)