“Family-owned and operated” is a label the Vecellio Group has worn proudly for years, starting nearly seven decades ago with Vecellio & Grogan, founded in 1938 by my father, grandfather and uncle.

Chief among our values are quality and integrity, which have guided the growth of our business down through the years well beyond the size of typical family-run firms.

With my two sons, Christopher and Michael, now well-integrated into daily corporate management, the Vecellio Group is benefiting from its fourth generation of leadership, guiding us on this path of record growth.

Our family heritage will always be an important part of our business. It has to be; our name is on the line each day. But beyond family ownership, we are a family of companies dedicated to excellence in all that we do. That, more than anything, is the real reason for our continued growth.

Hans VanWinkle, director of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), recently presented “The Role of Research in Achieving Project Success” as part of the Vecellio Distinguished Lecture series at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

VanWinkle is director of CII, an international consortium with headquarters in Austin, TX, that is working to improve the engineering and construction industries worldwide.

The lecture series is sponsored by an endowment from the Vecellio Family Foundation and individual family members in support of the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program in Virginia Tech’s Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Several Vecellios have graduated from Virginia Tech, including the late Leo Vecellio, Sr. (1938), Leo Vecellio, Jr. (1968) and Michael Vecellio (2001).

In addition to the lecture series, the Vecellio endowment supports scholarships, fellowships and a full professorship at the school.