Through a gift provided by C. David Moody, Jr., President & CEO of C. D. Moody Construction Company, Inc., a MAX membership scholarship is now available for a workforce development professional who would like to join MAX but does not have the financial means (whether from an organizational or individual perspective) to do so.
The award recipient will become a MAX member for the 2024 and 2025 calendar years.
The award recipient will be announced at the MAX Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Atlanta Metropolitan State College.
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Click here to apply for the C. David Moody, Jr. MAX Membership Award. Applications are due no later than Monday, November 27, 2023.
ABOUT C. DAVID MOODY, JR.
C. David, Moody, Jr. is a native of Chicago, Illinois, who spent his childhood years there before relocating with his family to Ann Arbor, Michigan. From there, he matriculated to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating with a degree in psychology in 1978. He then attended Howard University, earning a professional degree in architecture in 1981 after three years of study.
In 1988, he established C. D. Moody Construction Company, Inc., now one of the largest African-American-owned construction companies in America. For more than two decades, Moody’s company has appeared every year on Black Enterprise magazine’s “Top 100” list of the nation’s largest Black-owned industrial/services companies. The Atlanta Business Chronicle has ranked his firm as one of Atlanta’s top 25 commercial contractors and top 100 private companies.
Over more than 34 years, his firm has safely built and delivered more than 150 commercial projects valued at more than $2 billion. Some of his recent projects include the new home of the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons, Mercedes Benz Stadium; the new home of the Cyclorama at the Atlanta History Center; and the Maynard Jackson International Concourse at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Moody also has a keen sense of community service. He founded the C.D. Moody Foundation to provide financial assistance for students with a passion for construction and entrepreneurship, and to date has awarded more than 80 individual scholarships. He has funded endowed scholarships at Morehouse College, Howard University, Georgia State University and Central State University.
Besides money, Moody devotes time with students, where he personally instills in students the endless possibilities that are directly associated with hard work, perseverance, and a positive attitude. Moody has served on numerous for profit and nonprofit boards. Moody is the 1st African American President for the Associated General Contractors for the state of Georgia.
C. David Moody, Jr. will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2023 MAX Annual Meeting.
SEEKING APPLICATIONS
The MAX Board of Directors invites individuals who are not already members of MAX to apply for this financial needs-based C. David Moody, Jr. MAX Membership Award.
Click here to apply for the C. David Moody, Jr. MAX Membership Award. Applications are due no later than Monday, November 27, 2023.