Milestones in Our 70 Year History

1938 Firm started by Thompson McCleary, AIA, as a sole proprietorship

1961 First bank building (Meyerland State Bank)
1961 Second bank building (Southside State Bank)
1963 Nassau Bay Natl Bank
1965 First S&L (Southmore Savings)
1966 Northline State Bank
1968 Incorporated in Texas

The Second Generation of MGA
1969 Dale McCleary joins (from the US Navy)
1960’s Five financial buildings
1971 Jetero Bank
1973 McCleary Associates Inc (name change)
1976 Bill German joins (shareholder in 83)

Allied Bank encourages us to specialize
1976 First Allied Bank (Spring)
1977 Dave Lewis joins the firm
1977 First bank outside Houston (American Bank, Huntsville)
1977 First remote drive-in (Town and Country Bank)
1970’s 55 financial projects (new, remodel, drive-in, master planning)

Name Change Reflects Ownership
1983 Name changed to McCleary German Associates, Inc.
1984 TSA Honor Award for Westheimer National Bank

Branch Banking expands our market potential
1987 Texas allows branch banking.
1988 Largest financial project (in sf): 110,000 sf remodel for MeritBanc Savings
1993 Office relocated to 2425 West Loop

Ownership Expanded, Registration outside Texas
1994 Scott Clanton joins firm
1996 Eric Batte joins firm
1998 Registered in TX, AK, LA, OK, NM (later in CO, FL, IL, KN, MS)
1998 Dave Lewis & Scott Clanton become shareholders

First Credit Union, first ‘Design-Build’ project
1999 First Credit Union building completed (Beaumont Area FCU)
1999 Tom McCleary passes away at age
2000 Eric Batte becomes shareholder
2000 First out of state project: Commumity Bank of Cabot, AK
2002 Largest financial project (in cost): First Community Credit Union $9.5 mm+
2003 Over 300 freestanding branch banks completed
2006 First National Bank of Bryan HQ construction documents completed (100,000 sq. ft.)

Third Generation Assumes Leadership
2007 Dale McCleary retires
2008 Bill German retires