Clifford J. Schexnayder holds the Eminent
Scholar position at the Del E. Webb School of Construction,
Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
(Construction Management) from Purdue University, and a Masters
and a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. A
construction engineer with over 30 years of practical experience,
Dr. Schexnayder has worked on major heavy/highway projects
as a field engineer, estimator, and corporate Chief Engineer
both for civilian contractors and as a member of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. After handling the asphalt paving
of roads in north-east Thailand with the Army engineers, he
joined a civilian contractor with responsibility for field
layout of several major interstate highway projects. Later
he moved to the home office handling field investigations
and estimation of earthwork projects including strategic petroleum
reserve sites, locks and dams, and interstate highway projects.
As Chief Engineer he was responsible for a major earthwork
containment project at the Savannah River Nuclear plant. He
has taught construction equipment courses at Purdue, Louisiana
Tech, Virginia Tech, U.S. Air Force Academy, Arizona State,
and the U.S. Army Engineer School. Dr. Schexnayder is a registered
professional engineer in eight states, as well as a member
of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He served as chairman
of the ASCEs Construction Division and on the task committee
which formed the ASCE Construction Institute. He currently
serves as chairman of the Transportation Research Boards
Construction Section.