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Chinworth Center, Gilbert College of Business
under construction
Members of the Chinworth family on hand for the groundbreaking are (from left) Dave Schallert, Mary Schallert, Wes Chinworth, Nancy Chinworth, Jim Chinworth, Debbie
Chinworth and Andrew Chinworth. Mary, Wes and Jim are the children of Herb Chinworth and Andrew is a grandson.
Construction on the new Lockie and Augustus Chinworth Center is
under way following a groundbreaking ceremony May 11. father’s “trust and faith in Manchester to continue to shape students
as it helped shaped him.”
The approximately 36,000-square-foot building will house the Arthur
L. Gilbert College of Business on the second floor, with a range of
student services, a commuter lounge and coffee bar on the first floor.
The Chinworth Center will connect to the north end of the Jo Young
Switzer Center and is expected to open in early summer 2019. Professor Emeritus Art Gilbert ’53, who taught at Manchester from
1958 to 1998 and started the accounting program, attended the
groundbreaking. “Art’s students learned excellent accounting skills,”
President Dave McFadden told those gathered. “But what really set
them apart was that they were Manchester accountants. They were
equipped to lead. They were problem-solvers. They had a strong work
ethic. And they were known for their uncompromising integrity.”
Manchester alumnus Herb Chinworth ’42, who studied at Manchester
from 1938 to 1940 and died in 2017, provided the $5.1 million
leadership gift to name the building in honor of his parents.
“He would have enjoyed this day,” said Jim Chinworth, one of Herb’s
sons, at the groundbreaking. Jim said the gift was evidence of his
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One of Manchester’s newest accountants, Mallorie Jennings ’18,
noted that her education has given her all of the tools she needs to
succeed. “Without Manchester, I would not be the person I am today
and I am proud to call this place home.”