Convention Recap —Remarkable Convention Draws More Than 3,600 Attendees
AGC members meet in San Antonio for 88th Annual Convention
AGC’s 2007-2008 officers began their tenure during the convention. (L-R): Zack Burkett, Zack Burkett Co., treasurer; Douglas E. Barnhart, Barnhart Inc., senior vice president.; Steve Massie, Jack L. Massie Contractor, president; J. Doug Pruitt, The Sundt Cos., vice president.
More than 3,600 people attended AGC’s 88th Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, on March 21-24. The convention not only boasted a record number of attendees but also provided the best in seminars, education, training, legislative updates, awards programs and social events. San Antonio displayed its famous hospitality and energy from the Riverwalk to the NCAA tournament games at the Alamodome, which added to the excitement of the convention.
Diverse sessions provided attendees with information on topics ranging from potential upcoming environmental regulations and how to recruit and retain the next generation of employees, to corporate wellness programs and the importance of a getting graduate degree.
Attendees also received the first look at the fourth edition of the Construction Inflation Alert, which provides a short-term and long-term examination of the expected volatility for construction inputs and outlines implications for future costs for building, highway and other heavy construction.
Convention sessions and awards events touted the highest quality of speakers, with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, Golf Announcer David Feherty, Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Federal Highway Administrator Rick Capka and U.S. Brigadier General Jeffrey Dorko, U.S. Army Engineer Division.
Here is a sampling of the highlights:
ASC-AGC National Student Competition
Twenty-one student teams competed in the ninth annual Associated Schools of Construction-AGC National Student Competition. First place winners included the University of Cincinnati Heavy-Civil team, the Clemson University Design-Build team and the Clemson University Commercial team.
AGC PAC Surpasses Fund-Raising
Totals from Past Years
More than 175 member contractors contributed to AGC’s Political Action Committee during the convention. AGC PAC raised more than $211,000, surpassing fund-raising totals from the last four annual conventions.
Attendee Wins One-Year Truck Lease
The one-year lease giveaway on a Chevy Silverado was one of the many exciting events at the CONSTRUCTOR Expo. Alan Bancroft, Bancroft Contracting Corp., South Paris, Maine, was the lucky winner of a truck at the Enterprise Fleet Management booth.
Three student teams won the Ninth Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) and AGC National Student Competition for their outstanding construction skills at AGC’s Annual Convention. The first place teams include the University of Cincinnati Heavy-Civil team, Cincinnati, Ohio (top) and Clemson University’s Commercial and Design Build teams, Clemson, S.C. (bottom).
