On February 2 (2019), Father John Stack, O.S.A., received the Jake Nevin Award from the Villanova University Varsity Club at its 2018 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
A longtime supporter of Villanova Athletics, Father Stack is in his 37th year as a Villanova University staff member. After serving as the Dean of Students for 17 years from 1982-1999, he was promoted to his current role of Vice President of Student Life in 1999. A native of Drexel Hill, Pa., Father Stack graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1965 and Villanova University in 1971. Father Stack was ordained an Augustinian priest in May of 1974.