Achieve peer recognition and media exposure for the contributions your bank makes to your community. Compete against other banks in your asset size in the following categories: Architectural Design, Financial Literacy, Community Service and Marketing.

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IBAT’s 2009 Best of Community Banking Awards competition:  While Wall Street financial institutions have gambled with our nation’s economic stability, community banks have continued their safety and soundness practices to keep their local economies and communities strong and thriving.

The Best of Community Banking Awards Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio during the 35th IBAT Annual Convention.  All qualified entries will be on display during the convention.

Special thanks to our sponsors for this year's competition:
CSI, Computer Services Inc.
BKD, LLP, CPAs and Advisers
The Genesis Group
Rogers-Ford, LC, Architects and Interior Design
Fiserv
Integrated Bank Technology, Inc.

BEST OF SHOW
Texas First Bank, Texas City
Financial Literacy

Access First Capital Bank, Denton
Silver
Architectural Design

Alliance Bank, Sulphur Springs
Bronze
Marketing

Alliance Bank, Sulphur Springs
Silver
Financial Literacy

American National Bank, Terrell
Silver
Architectural Design

Bank Texas, N.A., Quitman
Gold
Architectural Design

Extraco Banks, Waco
Bronze
Community Service

Extraco Banks, Waco
Bronze
Marketing

Extraco Banks, Waco
Bronze
Marketing

First Bank & Trust, Lubbock
Bronze
Architectural Design

First National Bank of Weatherford
Gold
Community Service

First Victoria National Bank, Victoria
Gold
Marketing 

Fort Hood National Bank, Fort Hood
Silver
Financial Literacy

Fort Hood National Bank, Fort Hood
Silver
Community Service

Happy State Bank, Amarillo
Silver
Financial Literacy

Incommons Bank, Waco
Silver
Architectural Design

Integity Bank, Houston
Silver
Architectural Design

Peoples Bank, Paris
Gold
Architectural Design

Sage Capital Bank, N.A., Gonzales
Gold
Marketing

Texas First Bank, Texas City
Gold
Financial Literacy

Texas First Bank, Texas City
Gold
Marketing

Texas First Bank, Texas City
Gold
Community Service

Texas Security Bank, Dallas
Gold
Architectural Design

By BANK
 

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BEST OF SHOW

First National Bank, Edinburg
Architectural Design

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GOLD

Fort Hood National Bank
Fort Hood
    Community Service

Happy State Bank
Amarillo
    Marketing

First National Bank
Edinburg
    Architectural Design
    BEST OF SHOW

Professional Bank
Dallas
    Marketing

Texas First Bank
Texas City
    Community Service

First National Bank
Weatherford
Marketing

Guaranty Bond Bank
Mount Pleasant
    Financial Literacy

Texas Bank & Trust
Longview
    Marketing

SILVER

First State Bank
Yoakum
    Architectural Design

Professional Bank
Dallas
    Architectural Design

Kleberg Bank
Corpus Christi
    Community Service

Yoakum National Bank
Yoakum
    Financial Literacy

Prosper Bank
Prosper
    Marketing

Citizens Bank
Kilgore
    Architectural Design

American State Bank
Lubbock
Marketing

American Bank
Corpus Christi
    Marketing

BRONZE

Fort Hood National Bank
Fort Hood
Financial Literacy

Bank of the West
Irving
    Architectural Design

American State Bank
Lubbock
    Marketing

First National Bank
McGregor
    Marketing

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Comments & Questions
If you would like to comment on legislative topics or if you have questions about this information please call our public affairs expert, Mae Beth Palone at (800) 749-4228 or e-mail mbpalone@ibat.org.