Ryerson Executive McNeeley Receives MSCI Lifetime Award, Scholarship Program Tops $13M
Ryerson congratulates Donald R. McNeeley for receiving MSCI’s highest honor at the March 17 San Antonio meeting, recognizing his leadership integration of Chicago Tube & Iron post-merger with Olympic Steel. As MSCI chair, McNeeley’s Chapter Scholarship Program has granted more than $13 million to industrial metals employees’ children.
1. MSCI Lifetime Achievement Award
Donald R. McNeeley was honored with the Metals Service Center Institute’s highest award at its annual March 17 meeting in San Antonio, recognizing over two decades of leadership and service within the industrial metals sector.
2. McNeeley’s Industry Leadership
As former CEO of Chicago Tube & Iron, which joined Ryerson through the Olympic Steel merger, McNeeley played a pivotal role in operational integration and strategic growth, and he continues to shape industry discourse as a clinical professor at Northwestern University.
3. Chapter Scholarship Program Impact
Under McNeeley’s leadership as MSCI chair, the Chapter Scholarship Program has provided more than $13 million in financial assistance to the children of industrial metals employees, reinforcing Ryerson’s commitment to workforce development and community engagement.
4. Ryerson’s Business Profile
Ryerson is a leading processor and distributor of industrial metals with 6,400 employees across 160 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, focusing on value-added services and supply chain solutions.