Past Board Chairs

AGC of East Tennessee has had a tradition of exemplary leaders at the helm of our organization.  Many thanks to the past Chairs of the Board of Directors for their guidance and leadership over the years.

Years Served	Chairman	Company
​2017- 2019	Jimmy Lail	​Raines Brothers
​2015- 2017	​Arch Willingham	​T. U. Parks Construction
2014-2015	John Straussberger	​The Strauss Company
2012-2013	Eddie Helton​	Helton Construction
​2009-2011	​Steve Underwood	East Tennessee Grading
​2007-2009	​Cary Davis	​DBS Corporation
​2005-2007	​Robert Purcell	C&I/Construction Consultants
​2003-2005	​George Georgeson	​Vega Corporation
​2001-2003	​Mike Lail	​Raines Brothers
​2000-2001	​Bruce Case	​Construction Consultants
​1998-2000	​Ron Tanner	​C & I Specialty Co.
​1996-1998	​Bud Schaerer	​Schaerer Contracting
​1994-1996	​Doug Stein	​Stein Construction
1992-1994	​Lou Garcia	​Vega Corporation
​1990-1992	Jim Horton	J & J Construction
​​1988-1990	​Kenneth Raines	​Raines Brothers
​1987-1988	​Richard Phillips	​Adams Construction Co.
​1985-1987	​Leland Leonard	​Armstrong Construction
​1982-1983	​James Powell	​Powell Construction
1981-1982	​Bennett Tipton	​Rentenbach Engineering
​1980-1981	​Art Ledford	​Arthur Ledford Co.
​1979-1980	​William Burriss Sr.	​Burwil Construction Co.
​1978-1979	​Dorman Blaine	​Construction Management
​1977-1978	​C. A. Parks	​T. U. Parks Construction
​1976-1977	​Reno Burleson	​Burleson Construction
​1975-1976	​Tom Nicholson	​V. L. Nicholson Co.
​1974-1975	​C. A. Parks	​T. U. Parks Construction
​1973-1974	​William Parker	​H. E. Collins Contracting
​1972-1973	​Robert Agnew	​R. A. Agnew Construction
​1970-1972	Robert Purcell	​C & I Specialty Co.
​1968-1970	​J. W. Lail	​Raines Brothers
​1966-1968	​Edgar Jolley	​H. E. Collins Contracting
​1964-1966	​W. E. Clark	​Construction & Improvement Specialty
​1962-1964	​C. A. Parks	​T. U. Parks Construction
​1960-1962	​John Martin Jr.	​John Martin Co.
1957-1960​	​Henry Collins	​Collins & Hobbs
1954 - 1956	​Homer Parks	T. U. Parks Construction
​1953-1954	​Lee Warlick	​L. A. Warlick Contracting
​1950-1953	​John Martin Sr.	​John Martin Co.
​1949-1950	​Mark Wilson	​Mark K Wilson Co.