John W. Hennessey Jr.

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John W. Hennessey Jr.
Born(1925-03-25)March 25, 1925
DiedJanuary 11, 2018(2018-01-11) (aged 92)[1]
Spouses
Jean M. Lande
(m. 1948; died 2004)
Madeleine M. Kunin
(m. 2006)
Academic background
Alma materPrinceton University
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-disciplineApplied and professional ethics
InstitutionsDartmouth College
University of Vermont
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchU.S. Army
Years of service1943–1946
RankFirst lieutenant
UnitOrdinance Department, Pacific Theatre – Philippines
Websitejhennessey.org

John W. Hennessey Jr. (March 25, 1925 – January 11, 2018) was an American academic and educator. He spent most of his life in academia, as professor, dean, and provost. He was Third Century Professor Emeritus at Dartmouth College, where he served for eight years as dean of the Tuck School of Business, during formative years at Tuck.[2] After retiring from teaching applied and professional ethics, he became the provost of the University of Vermont, later serving as interim president.

He served on more than thirty boards of nonprofit and corporate entities, often as chair. He became emeritus on the Vermont Law School board in 2007 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at its 2008 commencement, at which Madeleine Kunin was the principal speaker and fellow recipient of an LL.D. degree. Then-New Hampshire Governor John Lynch proclaimed March 25, 2005, Hennessey's 80th birthday, "John W. Hennessey Jr. Day in New Hampshire". He was awarded an LL.D. degree, honoris causa, at the May 2012 Commencement of The University of Vermont.[3]

Pre-academia

His family moved to

Phi Beta Kappa
.

Personal life

His first wife, Jean Lande, was an international environmental commissioner and academic program manager, and she was a leading New Hampshire Democratic strategist and activist. She died in June 2004.

In February 2006, he married

Ambassador to Switzerland, professor and public commentator on issues of social justice and the environment.[4] In April 2014 the couple moved into Wake Robin, a continuing care retirement community in Shelburne, Vermont
.

References

  1. ^ "John Hennessey, former educator and husband of Kunin, dies at 92". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Seeds of Change". www.tuck.dartmouth.edu.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Hennessey-Kunin marriage announcement, nytimes.com, February 26, 2006.

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