For Almost 50 Years, Iona College and Winged Foot Golf Club Have Been Raising Money for Scholarships
This year the Iona and Winged Foot communities raised over $250,000 in support of scholarships for Iona College students.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Nearly two hundred alumni and friends of Iona College gathered for the 46th Annual Board of Trustees Invitational at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., to enjoy a round of golf and to raise funds in support of scholarships for Iona College students.
The Winged Foot Golf Club and Iona College share a belief in the transformational power of education, and 46 years ago, the two established a partnership enabling deserving students, including Winged Foot employees and their families, to pursue their education at Iona College.
This year, the Iona and Winged Foot communities raised over $250,000 as they enjoyed a day on the links, a lavish lunch and dinner, and both live and silent auctions.
Iona University president, Seamus Carey, Ph.D., spoke on the significance of the role Winged Foot plays in the Iona University community and his appreciation of their long-standing commitment, saying, “I am honored to be part of a community that understands the power of education and its ability to develop character, broaden horizons and transform lives. The Winged Foot family and Iona University have been working together to change lives for more than 40 years, and I look forward to continuing our good work together.”
This year’s scholarship recipient, Khris-Annecia Lewis ’22, shared heartfelt gratitude with those gathered. “As a scholarship recipient, I was given an opportunity to not only receive an education, but reach my fullest potential as a young woman of color, as I explore a variety of career paths in the medical field,” Lewis said. “As an international Iona student, I have access to resources and opportunities to push me in the right direction of my envisioned future and career path, some of which I never expected could be possible.” Lewis also thanked the Winged Foot Club, as well as her father and sister, saying, “Winged Foot and Iona have actually been a part of my family longer than I have! My dad worked at this prestigious club long before I was born, while my sister is a proud 2005 alumna of Iona University. So as you can see, I’ve known since a very young age, I wanted to follow in my sister’s footsteps to be a part of the Iona legacy.”
ABOUT IONA
Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just six percent of business schools worldwide. In addition, The Princeton Review recognized Iona’s on-campus MBA program as a “Best Business School for 2023.” Iona also offers a fully online MBA program for even greater flexibility. In July 2021, Iona announced the establishment of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, which is now principally located on Iona’s Bronxville campus in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian. Connecting to its Irish heritage, the University also recently announced it is expanding abroad with a new campus in County Mayo, Ireland. A school on the rise, Iona officially changed its status from College to University on July 1, 2022, reflecting the growth of its academic programs and the prestige of an Iona education.