Jim Towey

Jim Towey served as Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and as Assistant to President George W. Bush from 2002 to May 2006. He served as president of Saint Vincent College, a small Catholic university in Latrobe, Pennsylvania from 2006 until stepping down on June 30, 2010.

Background and personal life

Towey graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida in 1974 and went on to Florida State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science with high honors in 1978 and a Juris Doctor in 1981.

Towey identifies as a Roman Catholic and is ostensibly a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He served as the sixteenth President of Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from July 1, 2006 until June 30, 2010. As President, Towey serves as the Chief Executive Officer of an educational institution that has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of "America’s Best Colleges".

Major accomplishments during the years of his presidency include record levels of applications, enrollment as well as new pledge commitments; three consecutive budget surpluses; and the initiation of the most expensive construction and renovation project in the...
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