Delta Upsilon - University of Missouri

The A Publication of Delta Upsilon at the University of Missouri • Fall 2023 Duck call INSIDE: PAGE 2 Chapter Report Alumni Updates PAGE 3 Our 2023 Associate Member Class Bob with Garth Brooks. LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AWARDS Delta Upsilon International Fraternity held its annual Leadership Institute in Kansas City from July 28-30. Over the weekend, two of Missouri Chapter's top alumni supporters were recognized for their support and achievements. MISSOURI CHAPTER LEGACY PLAN Last year, Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation announced the $6 million Ignite the Charge campaign to expand and increase educational programming for undergraduates across North America. As a part of this campaign, the Missouri Chapter Legacy Plan was created so that Missouri alumni can make tax-deductible donations for the direct benefit of Missouri Chapter undergraduates. Providing annual coaching and training is critical for strengthening the culture and sustainability of the chapter. Currently, the chapter must fund educational programming out of yearly cash flow. The Missouri CLP is an Missouri Alumni Honored at Leadership Institute Chapter Legacy Plan Gaining Momentum Jeff Kreutz '99 Received the Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award. This award recognizes that one of the major factors in a chapter's long-term success is the commitment and influence of a talented chapter advisor. Jeff has been a member of the Missouri Alumni Board for the past 10 years and assumed his role as chairman of the Chapter Advisory Board in 2018. "He puts in countless hours each year, ensuring the undergraduate chapter is running on all cylinders," said the selection committee. "In addition to regular advising duties, he helps conduct a parent orientation for new members and their parents each fall, is consistently helping the chapter implement new brotherhood development ideas like regular brotherhood dinners, and provides regular coaching for chapter officers. Outside of his work with the Missouri Chapter, Jeff has facilitated the DUIF Regional Leadership Academy several times, including earlier this year. He truly cares about the success of his chapter and Delta Upsilon as a whole." Bob Doyle '71 Received the Edgar Bergen Award of Merit in Entertainment. Bob is the owner and president of Major Bob/Rio Bravo Music, a publishing and production company, as well as Bob Doyle Associates, an artist management firm. He is the long-time manager for country music superstar Garth Brooks. Over the past 37 years, his companies have garnered more than 70 #1 singles and numerous songwriting and publishing awards. Bob is a member of the International Entertainment Buyer's Association Hall of Fame and serves on the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Board of Review. In addition to past roles at ASCAP and Warner Brothers Records, he is a retired pilot and lieutenant colonel with the Tennessee Air National Guard, having served in the Middle East and Bosnia. Bob cited the lyrics to Garth Brooks' "Standing Outside the Fire" when accepting his award and encouraged the undergraduates in attendance to be bold and chase their dreams. (Continued on page 2) Bruce McKinney '74, former DUIF President, and Bob Doyle '71.

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