Kirk McClure named to prestigious Sun Devil 100 list

Kirk McClure, Vice President at JE Dunn Construction and Founder of The Stadium Classic, was named to the prestigious Sun Devil 100 Class of 2026, which is sponsored by the Arizona State University (ASU) Alumni Association. McClure will be honored on April 24 at the awards celebration at Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU.

The Sun Devil 100 celebrates the achievements of degreed ASU alumni who own or lead businesses across the globe. Spanning industries and locations, the university has an impressive history of entrepreneurship and leadership from its students and alumni, and the Sun Devil 100 awards program invites these innovative leaders back to campus for a celebration in their honor.

JE Dunn was founded in 1924 and is a family- and employee-owned company and the sixth-largest domestic general building contractor in the United States, with 26 offices nationwide. The Phoenix office, which is among the top ten general contractors in Arizona, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year.

The Stadium Classic is a nonprofit golf tournament hosted at TPC Scottsdale the day after the Phoenix Open. Each year a beneficiary is selected that represents the organization’s mission of supporting various nonprofits, which has included The Michael Phelps Foundation and Cajun’s Aviation Dream. McClure founded the organization in 2022, and this year was able to award $100,000 to its beneficiary.

McClure graduated from ASU in 2001 with a degree in Urban Planning and Design and later earned his MBA in International Business at ASU in 2010.

The Sun Devil 100 Class of 2026 includes 225 honorees, representing 162 companies that collectively reported a total revenue of $74.9 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. These companies employ nearly 219,000 full-time professionals across 15 states and three countries. Of the businesses, 125 are based in Arizona, while 34 are out of state. The cohort holds representatives from 13 ASU colleges with a total of 273 degrees. Notably, 67 honorees are being recognized for the first time, and eight have been honored for 10 or more years.

To be considered for the Sun Devil 100, companies must be ASU alumni-owned or -led, have been in business for at least three years, have revenues of $250,000-plus for the past three years and operate in a manner consistent with the ASU Charter. To see a list of all honorees for this year’s class of the Sun Devil 100, visit alumni.asu.edu/sun-devil-100.