J. Don Brock, chairman and former CEO of Astec Industries, died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was 76. Brock was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2012.
Brock, a member of Pit & Quarry’s Hall of Fame, was one of the five founders of Astec, which formed in 1972. Under his leadership, Astec became a global company with 18 subsidiaries around the world. He also held about 100 U.S. and foreign patents on construction machinery and drying equipment.
Brock won a number of awards, including the Man of the Year award from the National Asphalt Pavement Association; the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni award from the Georgia Institute of Technology; the Dougherty Award from the University of Tennessee; the ARTBA Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Construction Professionals of the 20th Century award; and the Dr. J. Don Brock Transovation Award from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
Learn more about Brock, who was featured in PP&E’s March issue with a tribute to his career.