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Homecoming '24 Sponsors

Thank You, Sponsors!

Homecoming is an opportunity to share WT and Canyon with thousands of visitors from across the nation. Our Homecoming sponsors' help will provide a community-wide experience for thousands of people and empowers us to do more to make Homecoming an exciting week for students, alumni, and the community. Their kindness and generosity make all the difference. Join us in thanking our wonderful Homecoming '24 Sponsors!
Amarillo National Bank

Locally Owned, Family Strong, Here to Stay

The leadership history of Amarillo National Bank is an unbroken family tree. They've never sold out and never intend to. It began in 1892, when cattleman and early Amarillo settler B.T. Ware founded the bank that would become Amarillo National. His descendants have kept Amarillo National Bank in the family ever since.

We remain family-owned to this day, with no outside shareholders. This allows us to focus on the long term, not next quarter. Customer service still comes first. Community support is a priority.

The Ware family’s time-tested, conservative leadership means continuity and stability for our customers. We’ve seen good times. We’ve endured the bad. Through it all, we’ve stayed true to our family values and to the communities that make Texas a great place to live, work and do business.

BlueRidge Roofing

Residential & Commercial Roofing Services

BlueRidge Roofing & Construction is proud to serve the communities of the Texas Panhandle & Eastern New Mexico.

Our team is comprised of highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals, dedicated to serving our customers with integrity and transparency. We strive to provide our customers with a seamless and stress-free experience.

BlueRidge Roofing is fully insured, licensed, and bonded to meet the standards of each community we serve. Quality work and long-term customer satisfaction are our top priorities. We would be honored to help you restore and protect your home or business!

Education Credit Union

Learn More. Live More.

Education Credit Union has a clear and energetic focus on our members’ financial success and being a guide along life’s journey, through the fun, challenging, and inspirational times.

Our Mission is: To Love Our People With Smarter Banking. 

Our Vision is: To Be People That Love People Into Financial Prosperity.

Our Core Values are: People First, and Impact Always!

Being a credit union means we are a not-for-profit financial cooperative. Simply stated, our success is your success. Coming together as one group of people, working together, and helping each other is the collaborative goal. Understanding your unique needs, challenges and opportunities is how we help you accomplish your goals.

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Canyon

Expect a Great Stay at Hampton Inn & Suites

Find us in Canyon, 30 minutes south of Amarillo. We are one mile from West Texas A&M University and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is a 15-minute walk away. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a 15-minute drive, offering many hiking trails including the Lighthouse Trail. Relax on our patio or take a dip in our indoor pool.

Chick-fil-A

A People Business and a Family Business

Known as much for their warm, personable service as their delicious food, Chick-fil-A has come a long way since their humble beginnings, when S. Truett Cathy opened the first Chick-fil-A Restaurant in Atlanta in 1967.

Truett always maintained he was in the people business, prioritizing customer service and dedication to his community. When traveling one day, he thanked the employee of a high-end hotel and the man responded, "my pleasure." Struck by that response, Truett encouraged his employees to add that phrase to their daily interactions, something they do to this day.  
 
Chick-fil-A is still a family business, with Truett's grandson, Andrew, serving as the CEO. The Cathy family has been working together for over 70 years. Today, several second and third-generation Cathy family members carry on the company tradition.

PepsiCo

Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages

Pepsi-Cola was invented in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina, who sold it at his drugstore soda fountain. Bradham originally called the drink "Brad's Drink", but renamed it Pepsi-Cola in 1898, combining "Pepsi" to advertise its supposed ability to relieve indigestion and "Cola" to refer to its flavor. The original formula included sugar, carbonated water, caramel, lemon and orange oils, kola nuts, nutmeg, and pepsin, an enzyme that aids digestion. Bradham founded the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1902 in the back room of his pharmacy. 

Pepsi-Cola went bankrupt in 1923, but was bought by the Loft Candy Co. in 1931. In 1965, Pepsi-Cola merged with Frito-Lay, Inc. to form PepsiCo, a global company that now manufactures, distributes, and markets a wide range of food and beverage brands, including Pepsi-Cola, Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's mission is to create positive experiences for consumers through its products, which are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in over 200 countries.

The Barfield, Autograph Collection

The Premier Amarillo Boutique Historic Hotel

Embodying the progressive spirit of Amarillo's founders, The Barfield is a boutique historic hotel that brings modern style to a historic landmark for an upscale take on Southern hospitality. Re-imagining the old Barfield Building with 112 boutique accommodations, two unique dining concepts, 2,500 square feet of chic event space, and endlessly inviting hospitality, our full-service hotel is the one West Texas deserves.
 
Treat yourself to warm service, impeccable rooms and suites, and a perfect location on downtown Amarillo's historic Polk Street. The Barfield is within a 15-minute drive of Rick Husband Amarillo International (AMA) Airport with all the fixings.  Discover a new kind of hotel that embraces the cattle-ranching culture of West Texas while welcoming you with authentic Southern hospitality. Welcome home to The Barfield.
Brown Graham & Company, P.C.

A Trusted Advisor

Brown, Graham & Company, P.C., is a Texas-based Certified Public Accounting and Advisory firm. We provide a full range of advisory, assurance, tax, and accounting services.  Through our cloud-hosted environment, we offer these services to clients located throughout the U.S. 

Our Mission: To be the most sought-after business advisory firm, where clients come for proactive solutions and the peace of mind that their interests are being cared for by a team that enjoys working with them and one another.

Our Vision: To create a culture where our team works with our clients to make well-informed personal and business decisions through uncompromising integrity, trust and personalized service.  We accomplish this mission by providing holistic advisory services to help clients prioritize and attain their life goals.

 

Creek House Honey Farm

It Started with a Pumpkin Patch...

The Nester family began a pumpkin farm in 2010, when the owners, Paige and George, decided to get some beehives to help pollinate their plants. Two hives turned into four, four turned into eight, and the rest is history!

George has a doctorate in Pharmacy and Paige has a teaching certificate in art and biology. Their love for science has turned into a love for beekeeping. They now run the farm full time along with help from family and friends. Their daughter, Blake Nester, has helped them run the farm since she graduated college and with the addition of an event space and Honey Buzz Winery, they're all very busy bees.  

FirstBank Southwest

Serving the Texas Panhandle since 1907

FirstBank Southwest has nine banking center locations in Amarillo, Booker, Hereford, Pampa, and Perryton, Texas, and has expanded to the DFW Metroplex, Austin, and San Antonio metro markets with Loan and Deposit Production Offices.

For more than one hundred years, FirstBank Southwest has met the needs of those working and living in The Panhandle. FirstBank Southwest's mission is to be the preferred community bank in the great state of Texas by providing focused financial services for commercial and retail customers.

In addition, they offer digital banking with you in mind. They have security features for your peace of mind, payment methods to send money fast, convenience to access your accounts anytime, anyplace, and Treasury Management to optimize cash flow. 

Thompsons Gift Shop

The Hometown Stop for all the Brands You Love

Thompson’s opened for business in January of 1908 as Thompson’s Hardware Co. Inc. Mr. T.C. Thompson was the original owner. He was born in Williams County near Georgetown. His parents had come from Copenhagen, Denmark to Louisiana and from there to Lexington, Texas. In 1890 they moved to the Panhandle with their 11 children, 5 boys and 6 girls. One of their prized possessions was a chandelier which had been brought over from Denmark and which hung in their home for many years and was hung as a store fixture in the China and Gift Shop in later years. It is now hung in the home of a great grandson in Dallas.

In January of 2011, Melissa and Jason Wright purchased the business renaming it Thompson’s Gift Shop, LLC. They are very excited and proud to be able to own and run a business that has such a rich history in the town of Canyon. After purchasing they closed the store for several weeks and with the help of the building owners, Danny and Linda Anderson, completely remodeled the inside of the building. The ceiling was painted red to showcase the original tin ceiling. The original hardwood floors were discovered under layers of vinyl and carpet. Danny and Linda spent countless hours refinishing them. A new chandelier was ordered and installed to replicate the prized original one. All the original cabinetry and fixtures were completely restored and painted black. The goal of the remodel was to bring as much of the original aspects back and add a touch of modern elegance to the space. They reopened on March 7, 2011. 

WhiteFace Ford | Hereford, Texas

The Dealership for the People!

Whiteface Ford is your source for new & used Ford cars, trucks, SUV, parts, service and more in the Hereford area. Our goal is to provide the best possible service to our customers and make sure your car-buying experience is second to none. We are conveniently located at 550 N. 25 Mile Avenue Hereford, TX 79045.

We feature an extensive selection of new and super clean pre-owned Ford vehicles, as well as used cars from many other makes. Whiteface Ford is committed to providing superior service in all departments, from sales to finance to parts and service, and we invite you to search through our online inventory and stop by our dealership for a test drive. If you have any questions, please call 806-238-3004.

FASTSIGNS

Make Your Statement

At FASTSIGNS® of Amarillo, TX, you get visual communications solutions including sign and graphic consultation and design, production, delivery and installation services. Whether you need architectural signs, vehicle graphics, point-of-purchase posters or a building identification sign, we're ready to help you meet your visual communications goals.

When you trust your project to FASTSIGNS® of Amarillo, TX you'll be working with the most experienced professionals in the industry-people who understand that your signs and graphics are the face your business presents to the world. We'll review the principles and priorities that drive your business and work with you to execute your project accurately, on time and on budget.

Interstate Bank

Made in the Texas Panhandle, for the Texas Panhandle

On May 9, 1958, a community dream was fulfilled when Perryton Savings and Loan Association was chartered by the Texas Banking Commission under the Building and Loan Association Laws of the State of Texas. The purpose of this charter was to encourage industry, home building and the accumulation of savings.

In 1972, as an indication of success, growth and expansion to more than just a local Savings & Loan, the name was changed to Interstate Savings and Loan Association. By 1974, assets had grown to over $21 million and business expanded to include two branches, one at Spearman, Texas and one at Canadian, Texas.

In 1997, as a benefit and advantage to the shareholders and customers of the bank, the charter was changed to a Texas State Savings Bank Charter and the name changed to Interstate Bank, ssb. A new direction ensued at that time to diversify the bank’s assets to a more traditional commercial bank that would better serve the community’s needs.

2004 saw the bank continue to grow and expand into the Amarillo area with the opening of a loan production office. In October, 2006 the bank opened a full service branch in Amarillo to serve it’s vibrant, growing economy. We are pleased to have a strong staff of experienced, customer oriented bankers and qualified bank directors who share a deep interest in the bank’s customers and in the communities served by the bank