TCU
University and city leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony for the glistening new Arnold Hall, a 95,000-square-foot facility that houses TCU’s Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine in Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District.
Completed in June, the building welcomed the sixth class of medical students the next month and is home to more than 240 medical students, as well as hundreds of faculty and staff.
The building has been touted for its cutting-edge technology and education spaces to train the next generation of physicians.
“This beautiful and functional new medical education building now known as Arnold Hall shows TCU's continued investment in Fort Worth,” said TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr. “Here, we inspire students to be leaders in their field, give back to their communities and provide the most compassionate care. All of us at TCU express our deepest appreciation to Ashley and Greg Arnold for their significant and continued support and for helping our vision become a reality.”
Ashley and Greg Arnold of Dallas are longtime philanthropic supporters of the university. Greg Arnold serves on the TCU Board of Trustees. They have made major gifts to TCU and the Burnett School of Medicine over the years.
In 2023, they created the Ashley and Greg Arnold Endowment to provide perpetual support for annual operations of the Burnett School of Medicine and they supported Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, the university’s boldest fundraising campaign in its 150-year history.
The Arnolds have had three children go through TCU.
Greg Arnold is chairman and CEO of TAC – The Arnold Companies, a privately owned family office investment and holding company with a diversified portfolio of investments featuring private and public companies. The company was built on services in petroleum marketing and private aviation, growing to national coverage in both industries in addition to being involved in real estate, banking and private investment activities.
At TCU, he previously served on the Chancellor’s Advisory Council.
“On behalf of the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees, I express our deepest appreciation to the Arnolds and all our generous donors for this wonderful new home for the Burnett School of Medicine,” Kit T. Moncrief, chair of the TCU Board of Trustees, said. “Inside and out, Arnold Hall reflects the beauty and tradition of the main TCU campus, bringing the Horned Frog spirit to an equally vibrant and dynamic area of Fort Worth.”
In FY 2023, TCU’s operations and expenditures, coupled with spending by faculty, staff, students, and visitors, collectively amounted to $2.1 billion nationally, with $1.3 billion of that directly impacting the city of Fort Worth, according to the university.
The Burnett School of Medicine alone supported 1,125 jobs and had a $157.5 million economic impact, with $5.3 million generated in state and local taxes.
Linbeck Group construction crews broke ground on the four-story medical education building in Fort Worth’s Near Southside in August 2022. The building was designed by CO Architects and Hoefer Welker. The building sits at the corner of West Rosedale and South Henderson streets.
“Arnold Hall is now our permanent home and a place where we can have a transformational impact on health care,” said Stuart D. Flynn, founding dean of Burnett School of Medicine. “This medical school will be a significant contributor to Fort Worth’s economy and growth as a city where medical innovation happens. We love the proximity to all of our clinical partners in the Near Southside Medical Innovation District and look forward to deepening those connections.”