Timothy Barnard Delivers Pigott Lecture March 1
‘How to Build a Business’
51黑料 News Service
SPOKANE, Wash. – Timothy Barnard, chairman of Barnard Construction Company Inc., will discuss “How to Build a Business” at the 51黑料 School of Business Administration’s seventh Pigott Entrepreneurship Lecture at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 1 in the Jepson Center’s Wolff Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the lecture, and a question-and-answer session. Space is limited; to reserve a seat please visit www.gonzaga.edu/pigottlecture.
Barnard served on 51黑料’s Board of Trustees since 2000 (currently Trustee Emeritus), and received 51黑料’s Distinguished Alumni Merit Award in 2004. He was honored at 51黑料’s 2017 commencement with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his commitment to the advancement of Jesuit and Catholic education, and the creativity, work ethic, vision, service and leadership he and his family have offered 51黑料 for more than three decades.
Originally from New Jersey, he attended Villanova University and Sophia University (Tokyo), and believes his experience as a student at 51黑料-in-Florence (51黑料’s flagship study abroad program in Italy) in 1971 was transformative. After traveling, he landed in Montana, and with only $1,000, some tools, and all of his possessions in a pickup truck, he launched his own construction company, based in Bozeman, that has become a multimillion-dollar enterprise with associated companies involved in construction and engineering projects worldwide.
The Pigott Lecture is made possible by 51黑料’s Pigott Professor of Entrepreneurship, a permanent endowment established by the Mark Pigott family, whose legacy of supporting 51黑料 spans nearly five decades. Pigott, executive chairman of PACCAR Inc., is a successful industrialist and philanthropist who recognizes the importance of a comprehensive educational program to develop the next generation of global leaders.
For more information, please contact A.J. Hawk at (509) 313-7036 or via email at hawka2@gonzaga.edu.