Call for Nominations: 2024 AGC Houston Standard of Excellence Award

If you know someone who rocks at their job in the construction industry, we want to hear from you! Fill out the nomination form and send it to us by email.

The AGC Houston Standard of Excellence Award started in 1998 and honors a construction industry employee who shows the best qualities of: teamwork and professionalism, creativity and innovation, commitment and cooperation, customer service and quality, and community service. Anyone who works in the construction industry can apply — whether you work for a general contractor, subcontractor, supplier, service company, architect, or engineer.

The deadline to submit a nomination is Dec. 31, 2024, and the winner will be announced at our 2025 Annual Meeting.

Please click here to apply!

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Apply Now for the AGC Houston Patrick J. Kiley Excellence in Leadership Scholarship

AGC Houston will be awarding the Patrick J. Kiley Excellence in Leadership Scholarship in the spring of 2025 to college-bound and university students who are majoring in a construction-related discipline.

In its 28th year, the AGC Houston scholarship program has awarded over 303 scholarships amounting to $783,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must pursue a degree relating to a career in construction.
Applicant must be an employee or dependent of an employee of an AGC Houston member firm or an AGC Student Chapter member.
Applicant must be enrolled in a college, university, or accredited training program during fall semester 2024.
Current high school seniors and college students are eligible to apply.
The deadline to apply is January 31, 2025.

Click here to apply.

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2025 Leadership AGC Applications Now Open

The continuing growth of Houston’s commercial construction industry signals a need for the development of trained, informed, and responsible leadership to sustain our organization’s future. Developing young leaders will be a key piece of the future success and growth of the construction industry in Houston.

Developed by construction industry young leaders for young leaders.

Unlike the typical leadership development program, Leadership AGC will focus on the experience. A limited group of 20 participants will develop a civic and professional network and emerge with an increased knowledge of our industry’s diversities. In addition to enhancing their professional and civic networks, program participants will also learn what they can do to actively participate and ultimately become an influencer in the affairs of the industry and the community.

The Leadership AGC experience consists of educational sessions and experiential learning. Beginning in January and ending in December, each session focuses on an integral aspect of the commercial construction industry specific to Houston and the surrounding region.

Past programs have included sessions pertaining to the following: