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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

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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 

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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

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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 

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Best Auto Lender

2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Best New Business

2017

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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...

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