In appreciation of his Georgia Tech education and from a desire to see his profession continue to thrive, John A. Caddell,  ARCH 1952, and his wife, Joyce, have made a seven-figure commitment that will be used to renovate the existing School of Building Construction facility. In acknowledgement of their generosity, the facility will be named the John A. and Joyce K. Caddell Building.

“Renovation of our facility has been a top priority for quite some time,” said School of Building Construction Chair Daniel Castro. “Through their very generous gift, John and Joyce Caddell are enabling us to remain competitive with much larger building construction programs both regionally and nationally. This gift will absolutely transform our facility and the education that we offer our students, and we are tremendously grateful for this opportunity.”

“I wanted Georgia Tech’s Building Construction students to have the best start that they can possibly have,” said Caddell, a Montgomery, Alabama, resident who has previously served on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board and was one of the first recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Career Achievement Award presented by the Building Construction Program. “Our gift will lead to an increase in both the size and quality of the program’s facilities, and hopefully that will translate into a stronger educational experience and even better career prospects for our graduates.”

Caddell has certainly made the most of his career prospects. Since its formation in 1983, Caddell Construction Co.—which Caddell founded and continues to serve as chairman—has emerged as a major player in both domestic and international markets. The Caddell project record includes U.S. diplomatic facilities, federal courthouses, prisons, high-tech research and development centers, hospitals, airports, hotels, power plants, manufacturing facilities, military barracks and housing complexes, and a long list of unique specialty projects. Recent projects of note include the U.S. Embassies in China and Afghanistan, eighteen other U.S. embassies/consulates around the world, and four facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Caddell Construction has also been recognized by its industry peers with a wide array of national construction excellence awards and has consistently ranked among the two hundred largest U.S. contractors.