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.
1938
Edward P. Palmer (1938)
Edward P. Palmer (1938) A successful civil engineer and principal in the Manhattan firm of Senior and Palmer, Inc., Edward P. Palmer was[read more...]
1936
William A. Klinger (1936-1937)
William A. Klinger (1936-1937) Klinger was one of Iowa’s building leaders, having graduated from the college of engineering at the University of Wisconsin;[read more...]
1935
Nick F. Helmers (1935)
Nick F. Helmers (1935) After cutting his construction teeth in the Bridge & Building Department of the Northern Pacific Railway, this adopted son[read more...]
1933
Arthur C. Tozzer (1933)
Arthur C. Tozzer (1933) Dartmouth graduate and Massachusetts native Arthur C. Tozzer was a product of the Ivy League institution’s Thayer School of[read more...]
1932
William A. Starrett (1932)
William A. Starrett (1932) Who among even the AGC’s illustrious membership could claim a true icon as one of his accomplishments? Not many.[read more...]
Henry J. Kaiser (1932)
Henry J. Kaiser (1932) Kaiser’s presidency may have come as a result of Starrett’s untimely death, but the then-AGC vice president had quite[read more...]
1931
Albert P. Greensfelder (1931)
Albert P. Greensfelder (1931) Residents of his native St. Louis know well the name Greensfelder, more often these days for the park and[read more...]
1930
A. E. Horst (1930)
A. E. Horst (1930) A.E.’s father, Henry, was a German immigrant and a carpenter who immigrated to the states at the age of[read more...]
1929
Thomas T. Flagler (1929)
Thomas T. Flagler (1929) Though born in Lockwood, N.Y., it was in Atlanta, GA, that Flagler would make his indelible mark on the[read more...]
1928
W. A. Bechtel (1928)
W. A. Bechtel (1928) There’s no success without failure, they say, and the history page of Bechtel’s website says its founder endured a[read more...]
