Bruce McKinney Named Distinguished DU

Aug. 15, 2018 - On Saturday, July 28, during the Grand Banquet of the 2018 Leadership Institute, Bruce McKinney, Missouri '74, was named as the most recent recipient of Delta Upsilon's Distinguished Delta Upsilon Award. This award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a DU brother and was created to recognize those brothers that have extraordinarily impacted their community, profession, and Delta Upsilon in a positive manner.

Brother McKinney has left an indelible impact on Delta Upsilon over the years. As a student at the University of Missouri, he served DU as the Missouri Chapter President, then later as the Missouri Alumni Corporation Chairman for nearly two decades. This service earned him the DU Founders Medal in 2008. 

In 2004, Bruce joined the International Fraternity Board of Directors. He served as an Alumni Director from 2004-2008, Treasurer from 2008-2014, and International Fraternity President from 2014-2018. He retired from Board service at the 2018 Leadership Institute and was succeeded in the presidency by Thomas Durein, Oregon State '92. 

"Bruce's dedication over the past 13 years has been tremendous, and his leadership has helped Delta Upsilon grow and thrive," said Richard Taylor, North Carolina State '82, another Distinguished DU who presented McKinney with his award. "His service to Delta Upsilon has left a lasting impression and legacy." 

During Bruce's tenure on the Board of Directors, Delta Upsilon has grown into the Fraternity it is today. Throughout the course of those 13 years, DU launched and completed an ambitious strategic plan that  improved Fraternity operations, launched new initiatives, and put Delta Upsilon at the forefront of its peers.

In his professional career, Bruce is a retired businessman, having served in a number of financial executive leadership positions during his 40-year career. Corporate experiences included Marathon Oil Company, Marion Merrell Dow (now Sanofi-Aventis) and Hallmark Cards, Inc., where he was Vice President-Treasurer for 15 years. Most recently, Bruce was the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City.

In addition to his DU work, Bruce has served on the board of the Mizzou Alumni Association, including a term as President from 2017-2018. 

Brother McKinney lives in Kansas with his wife, Teresa. Together, they have two children (Christopher and Stephanie) and three grandchildren.