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Jerry and Janie Dauterive

Jerry and Janie Dauterive

Jerry and Janie Dauterive are retired and living in Rhode Island after a lifetime of service in education.

Jerry was most recently the Dean of the School of Business at Roger Williams University. Janie served as an adjunct professor in the School of Education, supervising student teachers. The Dauterives retired in 2020 after moving to Rhode Island in 2008.

But the most formative part of the Dauterives’ lives and careers originated at Loyola.

The Dauterives moved to New Orleans in 1979, when Jerry accepted the position of assistant professor of economics at Loyola. At the time Jerry knew relatively little about Jesuit education, but was initially impressed with the school and with the people he met on campus.

However, he didn’t think of the move to New Orleans as a long-time commitment: “I remember telling Janie (who was a little apprehensive about moving to New Orleans) that I would probably remain at Loyola for three years or so, and then we would move to some place more ‘normal’ to start our family,” said Jerry.

That three-year commitment turned into a twenty-nine-year career at Loyola. Jerry was a faculty member in Economics, became an Associate Dean, and then an acting Dean in the College of Business. Not only did Jerry love Loyola, but the Dauterives enjoyed living in New Orleans, where their daughter was born and raised (she would later receive two degrees from Jesuit institutions—a BBA from Loyola University in Maryland, and an MBA from the University of San Francisco).

Janie, who had earned her Masters of Education degree at Texas Tech University, taught in the Jefferson Parish public school system for nine years, followed by twenty years at Kehoe-France School in Metairie.

She took courses at Loyola to complete her Reading Specialist certification, and in the summer, she audited courses in literature at Loyola. She was especially fond of courses taught by Prof. John Biguenet.

Looking back on a 44-year academic career, Jerry says he most fondly remembers his time at Loyola:

“I immediately felt very comfortable on Loyola’s campus, due in large part to the gracious reception I received from our local students. As someone new to campus and new to New Orleans, I recall many conversations in my office with local students, who shared with me their stories of growing up in the Irish Channel, Lakeview, or Metairie, of attending McDonogh 35, St. Aug, Jesuit, or Mount Carmel, of participating in CYO activities, their favorite restaurants, local music, and so on. It was through these conversations that I developed an understanding and appreciation of the special culture of New Orleans—as well as an appreciation for the student-centered, values-based nature of Jesuit education.”

The Jerry and Janie Dauterive Scholarship

In 2023, the Dauterives made a major decision to give back to the community that was so important earlier in their careers by establishing the Jerry and Janie Dauterive Scholarship at Loyola.

An endowed fund, the scholarship was created by the Dauterives donating a life insurance policy to Loyola. Because the life insurance policy carried an existing cash value, the donation was the best way to immediately make an impact on Loyola students.

The corpus formed from the cash value of the policy will exist in perpetuity, with interest drawn down yearly to be awarded as the scholarship to several students. This will not only allow the Dauterives to see their impact immediately during their lifetimes, but the scholarship will live on in their memory forever and ensure that future generations receive the benefits of a Loyola Jesuit education.

The awarding of the scholarship also ties directly back to the type of students that made Jerry feel so welcome on campus when he originally came to Loyola. The scholarship is designated to benefit students who come to Loyola from the greater New Orleans area, and who have a financial need.

New Orleans-area students made the biggest mark on Dr. Dauterive by providing not only a welcoming presence but important advice about living and working in New Orleans, and New Orleans culture. The scholarship ensures that local students will continue to thrive at Loyola now and into the future.

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