James D. Pitcock, Jr.
Pitcock’s impacts on the transportation construction industry for 60 years are profound. He has been a powerful advocate for increased highway funding at the federal and state levels and the use of innovative financing for highways. His volunteer leadership positions also span decades.
In 1976, he was appointed by President Gerald Ford to the National Transportation Policy Study Commission. Beyond his many years of service to the ARTBA board, Pitcock was elected national president of Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, twice elected president of AGC of Texas and co-chaired the AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA Joint Committee. In 2002, he was named as one of the “America’s Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Design & Construction Professionals of the 20th Century.”
