SIR Award recipient Lorie Tudor, Director of ARDOT, stands alongside Don Weaver, President of Weaver-Bailey Contractors Inc., who nominated her for the award.
Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Arkansas awarded Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor with their SIR (Skill, Integrity, Responsibility) Award – the highest honor AGC can give to a person outside of their Association.
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Skill, integrity, and responsibility are the core values of all AGC chapters. The SIR Award is nationally recognized, and it is presented to someone whose leadership and activities have enhanced the construction industry.
In a statement about this year’s award, AGC Arkansas said, “This year’s SIR award goes to a civil engineer and a visionary leader. As the first female director of the [Arkansas] Department of Transportation, she is a role model and a mentor for many. She has been instrumental in implementing a new strategic plan that focuses on partnering with contractors, legislature, and public officials.”
The SIR Award may be presented annually to an individual outside of the Association. In the history of AGC Arkansas, the SIR Award has only been given to 23 recipients. Past recipients include Governor Bill Clinton, Senator Dale Bumpers, and architect Ed Cromwell. Director Tudor is the first female recipient of the SIR Award.
“I am humbled to receive such an honor and to join the ranks of other amazing SIR Award recipients,” said Director Tudor. “I would like to thank my friend Don Weaver of Weaver- Bailey Contractors for nominating me. And I would like to thank the contracting industry and the ARDOT staff that have worked alongside me to bring about positive change and progress. The future is bright, and I am optimistic that together we will continue to improve on our mutual goal of providing for Arkansas’ transportation needs efficiently and effectively.”