Lynda L Goulet (nee Lantz) passed away peacefully at age 74 on 12/31/19, from the complications of an extended illness. Lynda was born in northeastern Pennsylvania and grew up in the Philadelphia area. She attended Denison University, graduating in 1967 with a BS in Mathematics. While at Dension she met and married her husband of 53 years, Peter. After working as a labor statistician for the State of Ohio for four years, and taking some time off, Lynda and Peter moved to Cedar Falls, IA, when Peter was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Northern Iowa. Shortly after arriving, Lynda began work for a Masters at UNI, receiving an MBA in 1977. Soon after graduation Lynda was appointed an Instructor in Management and began a successful teaching career that would last until her retirement in 2001, when she was given the title of Professor Emeritus in Management. Not only did she teach several management classes over the years, mostly in the area of strategic management, she was an active scholar, authoring or co-authoring 25 business case studies and 15 articles, published in numerous journals and textbooks, as well as presenting many of these pieces at various academic meetings. Lynda was also active in her profession, holding numerous leadership positions in the Society for Case Research, including serving as SCR’s President in 1994-95 and editing two of the society’s journals. Along the way Lynda received several awards for her scholarly and service work. Lynda also served the school in many capacities and helped thousands of students launch successful business careers. When she wasn’t working Lynda loved playing games with her family. She was also an avid bridge player, an excellent golfer, a voluminous reader, and was very skilled as an artist and craftsperson. Lynda is survived in Kansas City by her husband, their daughter, Meridith, and grandson Dylan. No funeral service is planned. Those who wish to remember Lynda are urged to contribute to the charitable fund established in her name. To donate go to the URL:
https://www.adv.uni.edu/foundation/PledgeForm.aspx (paste in browser window)
Designate your gift to the: Lynda Goulet Women in Business Endowment, account # 223002.
