Ben M. Hogan (1976) Ben Hogan graduated from Stanford University in 1950 with a degree in civil engineering, serving first in the Army Reserves before moving on to found Ben M. Hogan Company, which was at one time the largest highway construction company in the state of Arkansas. The AGC presidency was far from [read more...]
John N. Matich (1975) The Matich Corporation endures today, in part due to the hard work of “Jack” Matich, who – along with his brother, Martin, took the wheel of what was then the Matich Brothers Paving Company back in 1950. It was a company built by his father, John and John’s cousin, Nikolas [read more...]
Saul Horowitz, Jr. (1974) Saul Horowitz, Jr. was Chairman of HRH Construction Company, one of the oldest and largest privately owned construction companies in New York City. His life, and AGC presidency, were tragically cut short when he died in a plane crash at John F. Kennedy Airport. He was 50 years old at [read more...]
Nello L. Teer, Jr (1973) A native of Durham, NC, Teer’s route to the construction business was semi-circuitous – after briefly studying engineering at the University of North Carolina, he left school and entered the ranks of the working class – first selling cars, then operating a successful gas station before joining his father’s [read more...]
James D. McClary (1972) James Daly McClary’s 45-year construction journey began and ended with the Boise-based engineering giant Morrison-Knudsen. He began working for them as a high schooler, returning to their ranks after earning an associate’s degree from Boise Junior College (which would later become BSU) and an engineering degree from Stanford University. He [read more...]
John E. Healy II (1971) John E. Healy II was, like so many AGC members, a legacy in the construction industry. The senior Healy, a carpenter, came to Wilmington from Ireland, eventually founding John E. Healy & Sons in 1891. His son, AGC’s eventual 1971 president, was a graduate of the University of Delaware’s [read more...]
L. P. Gilvin (1970) A proud Texas businessman and philanthropist, L.P. Gilvin was a native son of Amarillo and Chairman of the Board of Gilvin-Terrill, Inc., a major contractor for road and highway construction. Not only did Gilvin serve in AGC’s highest office, he was the impetus for the establishment of the Association of [read more...]
Carl M. Halvorson (1969) While AGC members would certainly purport their presidents to be among the nation’s most influential citizens, few have earned such a distinction in print. Halvorson is one such construction professional; Portland Magazine named him one of the Top Ten Oregonians of the 20th Century. As the lead partner in the [read more...]
Fred W. Mast (1968) Mast graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in architectural engineering. Beginning his professional tenure with the Illinois Division of Highways, after five years he moved on to the Iowa-based Jens Olesen & Sons, where he stayed for 41 years before retiring as the president of the company. [read more...]
B. B. Armstrong (1967) Bill B. Armstrong Jr. was the CEO of Armstrong Construction Co. Inc., a Roswell, NM-based firm that specialized in highway and heavy-industrial construction. The firm has been an AGC member since 1934. Armstrong’s father had been elected Vice President of the AGC in 1950 but died just before taking office. During [read more...]
