Headquarters Named For Long-TimeCEO

November 02, 2004, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

TEXAS CITY, Texas - (11/02/04) -- Amoco FCU said it has honored itslong-time president and CEO George Ballis by naming its officeshere after him. Ballis, who originally worked for the creditunion's sponsor, Amoco Chemical and Amoco Oil Refinery, spent morethan 40 years at the credit union, becoming assistant manager in1965, then CEO in 1973. He oversaw the growth of the institutionfrom 4,000 members when he took over, to more than 40,000 membersand $350 million in assets when he retired in 1998.

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