Top Texas Family Businesses to be Honored by Baylor

Media Contact: Cynthia Jackson, Hankamer School of Business, (254) 710-7628

Baylor University's Institute for Family Business will honor outstanding businesses during the 18th Annual Texas Family Business of the Year Awards Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 15, in Barfield Drawing Room at the Bill Daniel Student Center.
The program recognizes firms whose families demonstrate a commitment to each other and to business continuity, and who are responsive to the needs of their employees, communities and industries.
"Starting, owning and operating a family business is the foundation of the American dream," said J. David Allen, director of the John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. "It is our privilege to honor the dedicated, hard-working risk-takers in the state of Texas who contribute so much to our economic and social well-being."
This year's winners are:
? Small Family Business of the Year ¬- Poppa Rollo's Pizza, Waco
? Medium Family Business of the Year - Williams-Pyro, Fort Worth
? Large Family Business of the Year - Harrison, Walker & Harper, Paris
? Community Commitment Award - Herb's Paint & Body, Richardson; Triad Adoption dba Child Placement Center, Killeen
? Family Values Award - Pied Piper Pet & Wildlife, Hamlin
? Fastest Growing Award - Quala-T Imprints, Waco
? Well-Managed Award - Concote Corporation, Dallas
? Founders Award - Sames Motor Company, Laredo
? Heritage Award - Citizens National Bank of Texas, Waxahachie
Finalists in the competition were: Austin Gutterman, Austin; Azbell Electronics, Waco; Century 21 APD, El Paso; Claffey Pools, Southlake; Johnson Sewell Ford Lincoln Mercury, Marble Falls; Oliver Goldsmith, Waco; and Truman Transfer & Storage, Victoria.
Through these types of programs, the Institute for Family Business fulfills its mission to provide a forum for the development and dissemination of information relevant to the health and continuity of family businesses. Other educational and planning programs available to family business owners through the Institute include special interest seminars and entrepreneurship training classes.
For more information, contact Mary Abrahams at (254) 710-4159 or Mary_Abrahams@baylor.edu.