The 2012 Legacy Banquet

Honorary Alumnus Chuck McKinney Chuck McKinney’s college education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University was interrupted in 1971 when he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served for three years. When he returned to Mt. Vernon, he met his wife, Cindy, in 1974, and they were married in 1976. He finished his B.A. in 1977 in church music with a minor in Christian education. The McKinneys moved to Cedarville in July of 1980 when Chuck became the Director of Food Service, and they have never left! Throughout his years of faithful service to Cedarville University, Chuck has periodically sung in chapel and has seen all three of his children attend the University. And when alumni come back to visit campus, they walk into the cafeteria and immediately say “Chuck has not changed a bit!” Chuck has always loved the 91st Psalm and draws strength from the words, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” Chuck plans to retire at the end of 2012, and the Cedarville University Alumni Association has chosen to honor his over 30 years of faithful service. It is entirely possible that Chuck knows more alumni than anyone!