{"id":4871,"date":"2010-11-08T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T21:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2010-11-08T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T21:14:34","slug":"many-of-texas-top-family-businesses-have-baylor-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2010\/11\/many-of-texas-top-family-businesses-have-baylor-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Many of Texas&#8217; top family businesses have Baylor ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"tx-fam-businesses-nov10\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tx-fam-businesses-nov10.jpg\" alt=\"Small Family Business of the Year: First Place Foods\" width=\"450\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each fall, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/business\/entrepreneur\/family_business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor&#8217;s Institute for Family Business<\/a> recognizes outstanding firms with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/business\/entrepreneur\/tx_family_business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Family Business of the Year awards<\/a>. The honors go to companies 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.<\/p>\n<p>No connection to Baylor is required &#8212; the awards simply <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/pr\/news.php?action=story&amp;story=81166\" target=\"_blank\">celebrate the top family businesses in the state<\/a> &#8212; but it should come as no surprise that year after year, many of the award winners do indeed have Baylor ties. Five of this year&#8217;s top honorees share Baylor connections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two firms were named co-winners of the <strong>2010 Small Family Business of the Year<\/strong> award. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstplacefoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">First Place Foods<\/a> in Garland, Texas, is led by president Pat Hunn, BBA &#8217;79; his son, Collin, BBA &#8217;05, is also a Baylor graduate (the family is pictured above). Heavy equipment manufacturer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dtac.com\" target=\"_blank\">DTAC<\/a> of Midlothian, Texas, shared the honor; its president, Bob Watts, is the proud grandfather of current Baylor entrepreneurship student Chase Watts.<\/li>\n<li>Lubbock&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascoeq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Supply Company<\/a>, the <strong>2010 Large Family Business of the Year<\/strong>, followed DTAC&#8217;s example. Its founder, J.W. (Bill) Wright, is not a Baylor graduate, but his granddaughter, Carolyn Key, BA &#8217;08, is making up for that; after earning her degree in psychology from Baylor, she is now a second-year student at Baylor Law.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>2010 Well-Managed Award<\/strong> went to Dallas firm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tospartners.com\" target=\"_blank\">Total Office Solutions<\/a>; founders Linda and Michael Monette are the parents of Baylor sophomore Megan Monette.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010 Heritage Award<\/strong> winner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobbsbondedfibers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hobbs Bonded Fibers<\/a> of Waco has a different connection to the university. The company has partnered with Baylor engineering professor Dr. Walter Bradley <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylormag.com\/story.php?story=006280\" target=\"_blank\">to help produce automotive parts from coconut husks<\/a>, helping poor farmers in places like the Philippines, Ghana and Mexico find a use for what would otherwise be a waste product, improving their earning power and the local economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Texas Family Businesses of the Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each fall, Baylor&#8217;s Institute for Family Business recognizes outstanding firms with the Texas Family Business of the Year awards. The honors go to companies 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. 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