Construction Hall of Fame: 2008
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The Alabama AGC established the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame to honor and recognize outstanding individuals in the construction industry. These individuals are held in esteem by their peers and have demonstrated their professionalism through active support of the industry and through their civic and community involvement. In short, only those who have literally changed the landscape of our state and nation will be enshrined in the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame.
Previous ACHOF inductees are:
- 2007 — Bill Caton, Sr., founder and former president of Sequoia Construction Co., Bill Harbert Sr., co-founder of Harbert Construction Co. and former chairman and CEO of B.L. Harbert Construction, and W. Ken Upchurch, Jr., former president of W.K. Upchurch Construction
- 2006 — The late Houston A. Brice Sr., founder of Brice Building Co., the late R. Hugh Daniel, co-founder of Daniel Construction, and the late John M. Harbert III, co-founder of Harbert Construction Co.
- 2005 — John Caddell, founder and chairman of the board of Caddell Construction Co.
- 2004 — M. Miller Gorrie, founder and CEO of Brasfield & Gorrie
- 2003 — the late Winton “Red” Blount, founder of Blount International
- 2002 — George Edwards, former owner of Richardson Construction
- 2001 — the late D.W. “Bill” Ellard, Ellard Contracting Co., Inc.; Paul B. Krebs, Paul B. Krebs & Associates; Nicholas H. Holmes Jr., Holmes & Holmes Architects.
The ACHOF – through its recognition of the great personalities of the state’s construction industry – also serves to highlight the accomplishments and importance of the industry the inductees worked so hard to improve. The AGC, with its 85-year history in Alabama, is uniquely qualified to sponsor the hall. Members and staff of the Alabama AGC are honored to have the responsibility of founding and maintaining the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame.