Creighton Law Professor Kent Neumeister, J.D., tragically passed away, the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, S.J., the university’s president, announced in a campus-wide email.  

“My sympathies go out to all of Prof. Neumeister’s students, his colleagues in the School of Law and all those who learned from his expertise and worked alongside him for more than 50 years of service to Creighton,” Hendrickson said in his email.  

Neumeister, who died unexpectantly on Feb. 6, dedicated 51 years to Creighton. He taught classes including Advanced Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Land Use Law in addition to other courses on topics like civil rights law and antitrust law. During his time at the School of Law, he also served on the curriculum committee, assisted in organizing law lectures and special events, worked as a co-advisor for the Moot Court and was on the President’s Council on Cultural Diversity from 1998 to 2001.  

In 1994, he was even awarded the honor of the law school’s “Outstanding Faculty Member” by the Student Bar Association.  

At 81 years old and after teaching at Creighton for over five decades, Neumeister was set to retire at the end of this semester.  

Before coming to Creighton, he served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969 as a second lieutenant. He then worked at a private law firm in Boston. In 1973, he started at Creighton.  

Throughout his decades-long career, he also did work with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Federalist Society and the Association of American Law Schools.  

“Please also join me in offering prayers to his family and loved ones,” Hendrickson’s email said. “May their memories together serve to support them during this difficult time.”