For 40 years, Industry Gathers To Honor Construction's Best
Arthur J. Fox was contemplating changes to ENR during his first year as editor-in-chief. Noting that Aviation Week, another McGraw-Hill publication, published an annual feature entitled "Laurels for Last Year," citing individuals who made worthwhile contributions to the aviation industry, Fox felt construction could benefit from its own list of notables.
ENRs effort debuted in the Jan. 23, 1964, issue, under the headline, "Some Men Who Made Marks in 63." It included Morris Beutel, an early advocate of computers for critical path scheduling and estimating. Even President John F. Kennedy made the list, for enacting a $1.2-billion program to aid construction of college buildings.