Outstanding Large Philanthropic Business
2018, 2020
“Generosity and community-based philanthropy is woven into the fabric of the foundation of Amarillo National Bank and is evident in the giving nature of the bank’s owners and employees.”
– Jodi Reid, CFRE, Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation
Counterstone of Life - Texas Bankers Foundations
2018
Leaders in Financial Education
Best Financial Education Program
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Best Family Friendly Employer
2015, 2016, (runner up 2017), (runner up 2018), (runner up 2019), (runner up 2020)
Best Financial Planner
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Best First Time Home Buyers’ Program
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Banker of the Year “Thriving Family Operator”
2017
Best Banks to Work for
2016 (#12), 2017 (#30), 2018 (#17), 2020
TOP 20 Under 40
William Ware - 2018
EMERGING Leader - Texas Bankers Association
William Ware - 2019
Rob Mansfield - 2021
Whitney Wells - 2023
Best Bank
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Best Benefits Program
2018, 2019
Best Company Culture
2018, 2019, 2020
Best Customer Service
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020
Best Employee Recognition Program
2018, 2019
Best Employer (more than 100 employees)
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Best Innovative Workplace
2018, 2019
Overall Leadership
2018, 2019
Training Program
2018, 2019
Best Mortgage Company
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Philanthropic Business: Community Oriented Business
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Best Financial Planner
2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Best Place to Work
2020, 2021, 2022
Life Leaders in Financial Education
2018
School Bank Project
Canyon Business of the Year
2015
Amarillo National Bank Executive Dining Room
2019
Place for Business Lunch
Amarillo National Bank Skyline Room
2019
Place to Host a Work Event
Canyon Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year
Robin Lannou 2015
Stacia Hauser 2019
School Bank Project
2018
Amarillo National Bank started two new in-school banks for the 2017-2018 school year. With the help of ANB representatives, students work in one of four roles — teller, customer service, security or marketing — to help their fellow classmates open checking and savings accounts of their own. The bank pays $10 to students for each report card with As and Bs.
Gold for Marketing
2016
Gold for Architecture
2016
Silver for Community Banking
2016
Borger's Banking of the Year
2018
Borger's Citizen of the Year
2002, 2019
Viewers Choice Best Bank
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Viewers Choice Best Mortgage Company
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Viewers Choice Best Philanthropic Business
2017, 2019
Viewers Choice Best Ag Lender
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Viewers Choice Best Place to Work
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Viewers Choice Best Financial Planner
2020, 2021
Best Auto Lender
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Best New Business
2017
Bankers of the Century
1999
We get it. Cattleman Tol Ware purchased the Amarillo National Bank in 1909, building it into a venerable financial institution. To this day it is owned and managed by his heirs—that is, Texans, something most other banks operating in the state today cannot claim. For nearly a century, the Ware family has remained at the vanguard of the banking...