BSCI Alumni Company Builds Community with Purpose

Over time, that work grew into a full-service commercial construction firm grounded in relationships, quality and community impact.

Today, Kevin Price, a 2018 graduate of the College of Architecture, Design and Construction’s Master of Real Estate Development program, serves as the company’s chairman of the board, while his son Ben, a 2013 graduate of the McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) leads Kevin Price Construction.

“I’ve worked here my whole life—I learned to crawl in this business,” Ben Price said. “I started as a laborer in high school, came back every summer and eventually worked my way through just about every position.”

After graduating from Auburn, he joined full-time and stepped into the role of president six months ago at age 34.

With 30 full-time employees—six of whom are BSCI graduates—the company continues to grow while maintaining a close-knit, family-oriented culture. Kevin Price Construction focuses on projects that serve the public: higher education, K–12 schools, civic facilities, light industrial work and fire and police stations.

“The projects we build have an impact,” Price said, explaining how the team gets to see how the buildings they create support and strengthen the communities they serve.

The company’s recent notable work includes the Oconee County Schools Instructional Support Center in Watkinsville, Ga. The three-story, 43,000-sqft facility was completed in May 2024 and received a 2025 AGC Build Georgia Award. Last year, the team also constructed the new 60,000-sqft Food Bank of Northeast Georgia in Athens, which serves 17 counties and earned recognition from Kirby Building Systems.

Auburn remains central to the company’s identity and growth.

“I went to Auburn specifically for the Building Science program,” Price said. “It transformed our company. There’s a clear difference in the students who come out of Auburn, and we continue to recruit there for that reason.”

The hard work and time management skills Price gained at Auburn served him well later in his career and prompted Price to pay it forward to the next generation of construction professionals. He currently serves on the Industry Advisory Council, attends the semi-annual career fairs and plays in the annual alumni golf tournament.

Looking ahead, the company is breaking ground on a new multi-million sanctuary for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Athens, planning strategic expansion into new markets and constructing a new 14,000-sqft, state-of-the-art headquarters that will help take the company to the next level.

“We’re growing and hiring,” he said. “We have a lot of long-term employees—which speaks to our company culture—and we’re trying to expand on that.”