Jim Towey | |
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| President of Ave Maria University | |
| In office July 1, 2011 – December 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Healy |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Ice |
| President of Saint Vincent College | |
| In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | James Will |
| Succeeded by | Norman Hipps |
| Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | |
| In office February 1, 2002 – June 2, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John DiIulio |
| Succeeded by | Jay Hein |
| Secretary of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services | |
| In office July 7, 1993 – June 9, 1995 | |
| Governor | Lawton Chiles |
| Preceded by | Buddy MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Ed Feaver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1956 |
| Spouse |
Mary Towey (m. 1992) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Florida State University (BS, JD) |
Harry James Towey II (/ˈtuːi/; born October 1, 1956) is an American former government official and academic administrator. Towey was appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services by Governor Lawton Chiles in 1993, and ousted by the Florida Senate in 1995. He founded Aging with Dignity, a nonprofit advocacy organization for senior citizens, in 1996 and coauthored the end-of-life planning document Five Wishes. He was Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) from February 2002 to May 2006. Towey was President of Saint Vincent College from 2006 to 2010 and President and CEO of Ave Maria University from 2011 to 2019.