Board Chairs in AGC History
Beginning in 1919, the following individuals served as board chairs of Associated General Contractors of Minnesota. Ten of these board chairs served for two years. Two of them shared a year in 1989.
Note: The dawn of color photography was well before the year 2000, but AGC had photos of board chairs scanned and colorized to a sepia tone in 1999 to celebrate the association's 90th anniversary, and those colorized versions are what remain available.
1919-1920
W.O. Winston
Winston Bros Co.
Minneapolis
1921
Charles Folliott
A. Guthrie & Co., Inc.
St. Paul
1922
H.N. Leighton
H.N. Leighton Co.
Minneapolis
1923
J.H. Ellison
Winston-Dear Co.
Minneapolis
1924
D.B. Fegles
Fegles Construction Co., Inc.
Minneapolis
1925
J.C. Baxter
A. Guthrie & Co., Inc.
St. Paul
1926
Maurice Schumacher
Maurice Schumacher
Minneapolis
1927
Nick F. Helmers
Siems, Helmers & Schaffner
St. Paul
1928
C.A. Cheney
McCullough & Cheney
Minneapolis
1929
E.P. Fulton
Peppard & Fulton
Minneapolis
1930
Amos A. McCree
McCree & Co.
St. Paul
1931
Edward Bjorklund
Edward Bjorklund
St. Paul
1932
D.A. Daly
Foley Brothers, Inc.
St. Paul
1933-1934
Clive T. Naugle
Naugle-Leck, Inc.
Minneapolis
1935-1936
Edward J. Dunnigan
Dunnigan Construction Co.
St. Paul
1937-1938
John H. Mullen
Nelson, Mullen & Webster
Minneapolis
1939-1940
Paul Steenberg Sr.
Steenberg Construction Co.
St. Paul
1941-1942
Oscar W. Swanson Sr.
O.W. Swanson Construction
St. Paul
1943-1944
Walter M. Cederstrand
August Cederstrand Co.
Minneapolis
1945-1946
Frank B. Winston
Winston Bros. Co.
Minneapolis
1947-1948
J. Russell Sweitzer
J.S. Sweitzer & Son, Inc.
St. Paul
1949-1950
George Heller
Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc.
Minneapolis
1951
John Dieseth
John Dieseth Co.
Fergus Falls
1952
George F. Cook Sr.
George F. Cook Construction Co.
Minneapolis
1953
Julian D. Meland
Jay W. Craig Co.
Cambridge
1954
Arthur H. Baumeister Sr.
Wm. Baumeister Construction Corp.
St. Paul
1955
Ray V. Johnson
Winston Bros. Co.
Minneapolis
1956
Lyell C. Halverson
Lyell C. Halverson Co.
Minneapolis
1957
Robert O. Ashbach
Ashbach Construction Co.
St. Paul
1958
Joseph Veranth
Fowler-Veranth Construction Co.
Duluth
1959
Charles W. Herbison
Herbison Bridge Co.
Minneapolis
1960
John E. Ganley
Ernest M. Ganley Co. Inc.
Minneapolis
1961
Warren B. Woodrich
Woodrich Construction Co.
Hopkins
1962
Robert F. Nystrom
Naugle-Leck, Inc / Nystrom Constructors
Minneapolis
1963
Donald G. McCree
McCree & Co.
St. Paul
1964
Charles P. McGough
McGough Construction Co., Inc.
St. Paul
1965
B.K. Soby
John Dieseth Co.
Fergus Falls
1966
Cyrus E. Field
C.O. Field Co.
Minneapolis
1967
Henry E. Berghuis
Berghuis Construction Co.
Alexandria
1968
James A. Sweitzer
J.S. Sweitzer & Son, Inc.
St. Paul
1969
William R. Parmeter
Woodrich Construction Co.
Hopkins
1970
Preston C. Haglin
Preston Haglin Co.
Minneapolis
1971
Russell H. Swanson
Ashbach Construction Co.
St. Paul
1972
Frederick O. Watson
Watson Construction Co.
Minneapolis
1973
Richard H. Sorensen
Sorensen Brothers, Inc.
Albert Lea
1974
Walter A. Benike
Alvin E. Benike, Inc.
Rochester
1975
Charles S. McCrossan
C.S. McCrossan, Inc.
Osseo
1976
Herbert C. Klippen
United General Constructors
Duluth
1977
John A. Woodhall, Jr.
Central-Allied Enterprises, Inc.
Willmar
1978
Nicholas G. Simmons
Rauenhorst Corp.
Minneapolis
1979
John C. Ellison
NCI of Minnesota
Minneapolis
1980
Mark J. Dougall
Naugle-Leck, Inc.
Minneapolis
1981
Earl K. Benson
Roy Benson & Son, Inc.
Stephen
1982
Geo J. Orfei
Orfei & Sons, Inc.
St. Paul
1983
Lawrence J. McGough
McGough Construction Co., Inc.
St. Paul
1984
Chris F. Woods
Al Johnson Construction Co.
Minneapolis
1985
Michael S. McGray
Progressive Contractors, Inc.
St. Michael
1986
Joseph C. Weis
Weis Builders Inc.
Rochester
1987
Gerald M. Lametti
Lametti & Sons, Inc.
Hugo
1988
Peter J. Johnson
Hoover Construction Co.
Virginia
1989
J.A.E. Richard
Bor-Son Companies
Bloomington
1989
Richard H. Harvey
H.G. Harvey Constructors, Inc.
Eveleth
1990
John T. Stodola
Lunda Construction Co.
Rosemount
1991
Palmer G. Peterson
Bituminous Roadways, Inc.
Minneapolis
1992
Keith H. Jensen
J.R. Jensen & Son, Inc.
Superior
1993
Robert H. Enebak
Enebak Construction Co.
Northfield
1994
Craig R. Johnson
Madsen-Johnson Corp.
Hudson
1995
James W. Benike
Alvin E. Benike, Inc.
Rochester
1996
Harold C. Theisen
Gridor Constr., Inc.
Plymouth
1997
Scott A. Weicht
Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.
St. Louis Park
1998
Dan C. Hasslen
Hasslen Construction Co., Inc.
Ortonville
1999
Thomas McCrossan
C.S. McCrossan, Inc.
Maple Grove
2000
Bruce D. Bolander
Carl Bolander & Sons Co.
St. Paul
2001
John G. Carlstrom
Robert W. Carlstrom Co., Inc.
Mankato
2002
James C. Mortenson
PCL Construction Services, Inc.
Burnsville
2003
Tony Phillippi
Truck Crane Service Co. Inc.
Eagan
2004
Todd Goderstad
Ames Construction, Inc.
Burnsville
2005
Don Rachel
Rachel Contracting, LLC
Blaine
2006
Bruce Engelsma
Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.
Minneapolis
2007
George W. Mattson
Shafer Contracting Co., Inc.
Shafer
2008
Steven K. Hall
Hardrives, Inc.
Rogers
2009
Kenneth A. Styrlund
JE Dunn Construction Company
Eden Prairie
2010
Dave Lenss
Graham Construction Services, Inc.
Eagan
2011
Mike Welch
Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Cloquet
2012
Brian Maki
Lakehead Constructors, Inc.
Superior
2013
Alissa Schneider
Danny's Construction Co., Inc.
Shakopee
2014
Chris Duininck
Duininck, Inc.
Prinsburg
2015
Jim Dockstader
Enebak Construction Company
Northfield
2016
Kendall Griffith
Mortenson Construction
Minneapolis
2017
Peter G. (Chipper) Johnson
Hoover Construction Company
Virginia
2018
Aaron Benike
Benike Construction
Rochester
2019
Kent Peterson
Bituminous Roadways, Inc.
Mendota Heights
2020
Michael Headrick
PCL Construction Services
Edina
2021
Jeff Carlson
Park Construction Company
Minneapolis
2022
Heidi Gunderson
Woody's Rebar Co., Inc.
St. Paul
2023
Brent Wilber
Ames Construction, Inc.
Burnsville
2024
Jon Kainz
Donlar Construction Company
Shoreview
2025
Justin Gabrielson
Ames Construction
Burnsville
2026
Kirk Ilenda
Lakehead Constructors, Inc.
Superior