Meet Our 2019 Honorary Herndon Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

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 five years of study.

Established in 1988, C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc. (CDM) is an award-winning general contracting and construction management firm. We specialize in aviation, collegiate, commercial, K-12, municipal, nonprofit, and retail facilities, as well as historic renovations. CDM is ranked as one of Atlanta’s Top 25 Commercial Contractors and Top 100 Private Companies by Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Atlanta Business Chronicle ranks his firm as one of Atlanta’s top 25 commercial contractors and top 100 private companies. Over more than 28 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.