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Bruce Mooty

As president, Mooty will help lead the association in its mission to serve alumni and advocate for the university. He has been an officer and participant in the association's advocacy programs since 2002.

"Advocacy has been a hallmark of this organization for more than one hundred years," said Margaret Carlson, chief executive officer of the Alumni Association. "I look forward to working with Bruce this year to make the association an even stronger ambassador for this great university."

In addition to ongoing programming, this year the Alumni Association will expand its advocacy efforts on behalf of the new on-campus football stadium and enhance the Statewide Speakers Tour that brings university deans and professors to events across the state to talk about the world-class teaching and groundbreaking research at the U.

"The Alumni Association's mission is to be the most influential organization in advancing the U's goal to be one of the top three public research universities in the world," said Mooty. "We will work even harder this year to spread the word about the exciting contributions that the university has made in the past and will make in the future."

Mooty received his undergraduate degree from the university's College of Liberal Arts and his law degree with honors from the Law School. He has served as chair of the Law School Board of Visitors and has been active in the Edina High School Student Advisory Council, Colonial Church of Edina, the Legal Aid Society, A Better Chance Foundation and the YMCA.

"The Alumni Association has had 71 national presidents since it was founded in 1904, and four of them have come from my family," said Mooty. "I'm honored and proud to continue the tradition."

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association is an independent 60,000-member organization. Alumni Association members are ambassadors for the university's important work.