Inducted
2005
Degrees
- BSCE, VA Tech
- MS Construction Management, Georgia Tech
Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., is Chairman, President and CEO of Vecellio Group, Inc. He joined family-owned Vecellio & Grogan in 1973 with degrees in civil engineering and construction management from Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, and four years of Air Force project management experience. He spurred company growth and today the Group is a Top 400 contractor with heavy/highway construction, mining and petroleum operations.
Mr. Vecellio is a founder of Floridians for Better Transportation, serves on Florida's “Council of 100,” and is active in the Florida Transportation Builders Association. In West Virginia, he was a founder and first president of the Flexible Pavements Council and is active in the Contractors Association. A past chairman of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, he currently chairs its Transportation Development Foundation.
In addition to his esteemed honorary recognitions, Mr. Vecellio is a member of Virginia Tech's Academy of Distinguished Alumni, its Academy of Engineering Excellence, and Georgia Tech's Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.