History
Southern A & E’s roots go back to 1970 when Roy L. Denney, Jr. founded Denney Associates in Carrollton, Georgia. Though the firm initially focused on residential design, over the next decade, Mr. Denney expanded his repertoire to include master planning, commercial and institutional design projects. During the 70’s and early 80’s, Denney Associates built a strong presence in the design of educational facilities and electrical utility headquarters offices in Georgia.
In 1983, Denney Associates joined Southern Engineering Company with Roy Denney becoming the Vice President in charge of Southern’s architectural design business. Through the acquisition, the company began offering in-house engineering design services as a complement to architectural design. Since that time, we have provided our clients with civil, architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical design services. Over the next several years, food service, landscape architecture, and interior design were added to meet the needs of our commercial and institutional clients.
In September 1998, the two principal architects, Roy L. Denney, Jr. and Ernest O. Varney, purchased Southern Engineering's architecture and engineering business to form Southern A & E, LLC, an employee owned company. The company has established itself as a leader in the design of educational facilities in Georgia and maintains a strong presence in the commercial, athletic, and industrial markets.