Dr. J. Don Brock (1938-2015)
Dr. Brock founded Astec Industries in 1972, creating a company that “builds the equipment that moves America and the world from rock-to-road and beneath.” The pioneering products and technologies he developed— with more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents on construction machinery and drying equipment— have touched virtually every phase of road building and related construction activity. He helped make roads and equipment safer and more efficient, durable, environment friendly, and profitable.
In 2012, the ARTBA Foundation’s TransOvation™ workshop and awards program were renamed in Brock’s honor. The event was created for the specific purposes of fostering innovative thinking within the transportation design and construction industry and publicly recognizing its proven innovators. The name plays off the meanings of three words—“transportation,” “innovation” and “ovation.” It includes a program led by world-renowned innovators from within the industry and business community.
