John F. Stack

John F. Stack Jr. (July 8, 1950 – June 23, 2022)[1][2] was an American professor of politics, international relations, and law at Florida International University, where he held a joint appointment as founding dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, and as a professor of law at the Florida International University College of Law.

Originally from Brockton, Massachusetts,[1] and later a Bostonian,[3] Stack received an A.B. with highest honors graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts in 1972,[1] followed by an M.A. from the Graduate School of International Studies of the University of Denver in 1974, and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1977. He received a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law,[1] in 1989.

In 1976, Stack moved to South Florida and became one of the first instructors in the Florida International University Department of Political Science,[1] thereafter becoming a full professor and department chair. He chaired the effort to develop the FIU College of Law from 2000 to 2001,[2] and became a member of the law faculty from the initiation of the law school in 2002,[4] serving until his death.[2] In 2010, Stack was one of two FIU professors who signed a letter asking FIU employees to donate to the congressional campaign of Republican David Rivera, who was lauded in the letter for support for FIU. The letter drew a response from the university's provost reminding employees to avoid using public resources for political activities.[5] Stack was also the faculty advisor to the FIU Model United Nations team, which was named first in the country in 2019.[1][2]

Stack died on June 23, 2022, at the age of 71.[1][2] Among those remarking on Stack's death was Senator Marco Rubio, who had also taught at FIU.[1] Stack was interred in Doral, Florida.[1]