Paul S. Greenlaw

Paul S. Greenlaw Ph.D. Paul S. Greenlaw died on June 1, 2005 at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa. He retired as Professor Emeritus of Management in the Smeal College of Business Administration, and the Graduate School Faculty, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA in 1997 after 30 years of service. Professor Greenlaw earned a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He also earned a master's degree in history from Clark University, Worcester, MA, and a bachelor's degree in history from Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. While at Penn State, Dr. Greenlaw taught classes in personnel management, management science, personnel administration and personnel law. Before coming to the University in 1960, he served as instructor in political science at Duke University, as a Management Development Specialist with the Kroger Co. and as Director of Management Development for the Dayco Corp. He was an internationally recognized pioneer at the cutting edge of the development of educational business simulations for use in industry and in collegiate schools of business, begun during his work for Kroger. He was co-author for books on this subject which include: Business Simulation (Prentice-Hall International Series in Management, 1962); MARKSIM: A Marketing Decision Simulation (International Textbook Co., 1964); FINANSIM: A Financial Management Simulation, second edition (West, 1979); and PROSIM: A Production Management Simulation, second edition (Harper & Row). Along with Max D. Richards, Smeal professor emeritus of management, Professor Greenlaw co-authored a general management text, Management Decision Making (Irwin, 1966) and its revised edition, Management: Decisions and Behavior (Irwin, 1971). Among his interests was the application of management science, information decision systems and the law to the field of personnel management. He co-edited Personnel Management: A Management Science Approach (International Textbook Co., 1970). Dr. Greenlaw also wrote two other books on human resources issues, Modern Personnel Management and Readings in Personnel Management (W.B. Saunders, 1979). His most recent work in personnel management, co-authored with Dr. John P. Kohl, is Personnel Management: Managing Human Resources (Harper & Row, 1986). Dr. Greenlaw published 75 or more articles in professional journals, mostly reflecting his love of the law as applied to business, such as ERISA; the; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Sexual; Sexual Harassment; and the Equal Pay Act. He supervised three doctoral committees which produced three very successful academics; Dr. William D. Biggs, Arcadia University, Dr. Robert Smith, a Kent State professor since 1968; and Dr. John Kohl, Dean of the Business School at California State University, Hayward, CA. Dr. Biggs said, "He was a good mentor and friend. He touched the lives of thousands of students directly through his teaching and the simulations he developed and texts he wrote, and indirectly through the impact his students had on others. Those of us who have made a career out of simulations owe him a debt of gratitude we can never repay." Paul was a member of the Academy of Management, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Mu and Pi Sigma Alpha, and Acacia Fraternities. He graduated from Jamestown High School, Jamestown, N.Y. in 1948 where hel won many honors in debate, oratory and public speaking, including a New York State scholarship. He credited debating and these activities for his academic success. While in high school he was a part-time employee of the Jamestown Stamp Co., one of the foremost American Stamp Companies. His grandfather introduced him to stamp collecting at the age of 6 and he collected stamps intermittently throughout his life. His love of history and international relations was demonstrated in a passion for collecting foreign stamps. After he retired, that passion led to: "AFFORDABLE FOREIGN ERRORS on Postage Stamps of the World, (Krause, 1999) adding another book to those above to make a total of 13 ; many articles in The American Philatelist, Journal of the American Philatelic Society; and becoming an Associate Editor for GLOBAL Stamp News, Sidney, Ohio from 2003-05, writing articles for it, monthly. These articles combined his love of history with stamp collecting. Other passions included playing bridge; fishing with his family, squash on the Penn State courts, and avidly following the St. Louis Cardinals. Dr. Greenlaw is survived by his wife of almost 52 years, Shirley, of Mayville, N.Y. and 4 children; Linda Garris, Beverly Hills, MI; P. Stephen Greenlaw, Jr., Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Diane Greenlaw; and Mark S. Greenlaw, Wayland, MA; and 9 grandchildren. A private memorial service was celebrated for his life on June 11, 2005 by their lakeside home. Memorial contributions may be made to: the Paul S. Greenlaw Scholarship Fund, Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University, Office of Planned Giving and Endowments, 102 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.