Jim Feeney has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Jim began their career as a Vice President in Commercial Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. After working there for six years, they transitioned to the role of Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Roosevelt University. Following this, they joined the University of Florida Foundation as an Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. In 2007, they joined the University of Illinois at Chicago, where they held the positions of Director of Development and later Senior Director of Development. Currently, they serve as the Director of Development at the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation.
Jim Feeney received their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Finance from Indiana University Bloomington, graduating in 1994.
Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
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The Western Golf Association conducts six national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Evans Scholars Foundation. Headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. In addition to the BMW Championship on the PGA TOUR and the Evans Scholars Invitational on the Korn Ferry Tour, the WGA conducts four prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur, the Western Junior, and the Women’s Western Golf Association’s Amateur and Junior championships. Established by the WGA and famed amateur golfer Charles Chick Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation provides full housing and tuition scholarships to high-achieving caddies across the country. Currently, a record 1,045 caddies are enrolled in 19 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars. The Program, which is supported by the WGA, is funded by contributions from more than 33,000 Par Club members, including Evans Scholars Alumni, as well as proceeds from the BMW Championship. Since the Program’s inception in 1930, more than 11,320 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans Scholars.