John J. "Jack" Neuhauser

John J. “Jack” Neuhauser, retired President of Saint Michael’s College, former Academic Vice President and Dean of the Carroll School of Business at Boston College, father, grandfather, brother, son, friend, academic and business leader, and gardener died on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, Mass. following a brief illness. He was 82.

He was devoted to his children and grandchildren; to his siblings and relatives in Long Island and New York state, and to the family of his long-time companion, Lori Egan. He enjoyed deep friendships established during his time in the Saint Michael’s community as well as from his decades of involvement with Boston College. He was a loyal friend to members of the community around his farmstead home in Guilford, Vermont. He maintained a condo in South Burlington (near Saint Michaels), a house in Maynard, Massachusetts (near where he raised his family), and his home in Guilford (Southern Vermont). Jack put more than forty-thousand miles a year on his car to be with and to care for the people he loved. It was not unusual for Jack to drive down from Burlington, Vermont to Massachusetts for a sporting event or performance of one of his grand-children; or to be in town for just one night to take his dear Matt Egan to a movie or BC hockey game; or to drive hours further to see a play performed by his nephew Evan DeLeo or to visit his sister, Ginny DeLeo, and cousin, Kevin Cummings, on Long Island. He would be there for people, and then stop by Guilford to weed the garden or water plants and be back in South Burlington by Sunday evening to put out the trash.

Although born in Queens, New York (on April 7, 1943), Jack was an ardent and proud fan of the Boston Red Sox. Still, he spoke almost daily and was very close with his sister, Ginny, a Yankees fan.

After graduating from Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, he earned his Bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College. He earned his PhD in Operational Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

He began his nearly five-decade-long career in academia at Boston College in 1969 and became the Dean of the Carroll School of Management in the mid 1970’s.

As dean of BC’s school of management for over two decades, he oversaw the transformation of the school into a top-tier program at a world-class institution. He led curriculum innovations, faculty recruitment, and program expansions that emphasized ethical leadership and real-world application.

In 1999, Jack was appointed to the role of Academic Vice President of Boston College. In this capacity, he managed faculty affairs, academic budgeting, and strategic planning across BC's colleges and schools. His expertise in operations and finance was particularly valuable during periods of growth and resource allocation. He stepped down from this position in 2007.

That same year Jack was selected as the 16th president of Saint Michael's College, a small, residential Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund in Colchester, Vermont (just North of Burlington). His prior service on the college's Board of Trustees since 2001, his long experience in university administration, and his deep understanding of Liberal Arts higher education made him a natural fit, and he was unanimously chosen.

He guided Saint Mike’s through the 2008 recession, stabilizing finances and preparing for demographic shifts such as declining high school graduates in the Northeast. Jack proactively planned for enrollment stabilization by introducing cost-saving measures, including online summer programs and collaborations via the Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium with Middlebury and Champlain colleges to share administrative services.

At his final commencement ceremony in 2018, he urged graduates to embrace "the gift of kindness" and return to campus often. Following his retirement from Saint Michael’s he remained active in the community, regularly attending commencements, performances, and events on campus.

He served on boards of numerous businesses and institutions. Jack cherished the friendships and knowledge gained through these experiences.

Jack will long be remembered for his resilient, patient, thoughtful, and deeply-caring leadership. He will also be remembered for his work ethic, his generosity, his devotion to friends and family scattered across several states, his drive to tend to the needs of people and gardens, his humor (if dad jokes count), and occasionally making more soup than he could fit in the available storage containers.

A son of the late Edward and Margaret (McCarthy) Neuhauser, he leaves his children, Karen B. Neuhauser-Daley of Plymouth, Kenneth S. Neuhauser (and wife, Janet) of Maynard and John J. Neuhauser (and wife, Kimberley) of Sudbury; his grandchildren, Katherine Dalton (and husband, Kevin), Jack and Matthew Daley; and Charlie, Luke, Kaleigh, and Brennan Neuhauser; his former wife Jane Audrey-Neuhauser; his siblings, Edward Neuhauser (and wife, Peg Coleman) of Groton, New York and Ginny DeLeo (and husband, Stephen) of Westbury, New York and his longtime companion Lori Egan and her family, Jennifer Egan DeBiase (and Husband, Nick), Christopher Egan, and the late Matthew Egan.

Family and friends will honor and remember Jack’s life by gathering for his Wake in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham, on Wednesday, October 8th from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church on the campus of Boston College, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill. A private burial will be held at a later date in his beloved Guilford Vermont.

To honor Jack’s memory, the family asks that you continue to look out for and care for people in your lives. If you wish to make a donation in Jack’s honor, those may be directed to The Guilford Free Library https://www.guilfordfreelibraryvt.org/ , 4024 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT 05301-8454, 802-257-4603) or the Vermont Food Bank https://www.vtfoodbank.org/.