AGC Presidents
Every year, AGC of America elects a new president to lead the association. The president is an AGC member who has demonstrated commitment to the organization along with exceptional leadership and vision. As you browse through the presidents, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts or memories.
1958
Fred W. Heldenfels. Jr. (1958)
Fred W. Heldenfels. Jr. (1958) A native of Beehive, TX, Heldenfels graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. in civil engineering, joining Heldenfels [read more...]
1957
Lester C. Rogers (1957)
Lester C. Rogers (1957) His father, Walter A. Rogers, sat at the AGC helm in 1920. Some 37 years later, he became AGC’s [read more...]
1956
Frank J. Rooney (1956)
Frank J. Rooney (1956) Frank J. Rooney’s name was behind many of South Florida’s most famous buildings – his eponymous company was a [read more...]
1955
George C. Koss (1955)
George C. Koss (1955) Meager beginnings, the company website calls them. Koss, born in our nation’s capital, was the child of German immigrants [read more...]
1954
John Mac Leod (1954)
John Mac Leod (1954) No state has had more AGC members serve at the top of the national food chain than California, and [read more...]
1953
C. P. Street (1953)
C. P. Street (1953) Street, one half of the prominent Charlotte, NC-based McDevitt & Street Company, was the principal contractor who helmed the [read more...]
1952
Arthur S. Horner (1952)
Arthur S. Horner (1952) Kansas native Arthur S. Horner graduated from the University of Colorado in 1922. With a degree in civil engineering, [read more...]
1951
Glen W. Maxon (1951)
Glen W. Maxon (1951) Like many of AGC’s past presidents, his is a name that’s been associated with the industry for decades and [read more...]
1950
Walter L. Couse (1950)
Walter L. Couse (1950) By the time he was installed as AGC’s President during the annual convention in San Francisco, Walter L. Couse [read more...]
1949
Adolph Teichert, Jr. (1949)
Adolph Teichert, Jr. (1949) This president’s construction legacy endures today in the company his father started in 1887. Noted craftsman Adolph Teichert, Sr. [read more...]
