In Remembrance

Abstract

The Academy of Management Journal and its community of scholars was saddened when one of our former editors, Jan Beyer, passed away on June 20, 2001. “Jan Beyer was a pioneering scholar whose research and service had a profound impact on our profession,” noted David Jemison, associate dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. “Her presence, insight, and rapid wit influenced several generations of scholars and students. The esteem in which she was held by colleagues throughout the world was reflected by her election as president of the Academy of Management and her service as editor of the Academy of Management Journal. She'll be missed.” Below, Rick Mowday—who served as consulting editor under her editorship and succeeded her as editor of AMJ—remembers Jan as scholar, Academy contributor, and friend.