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Professor Gauss has been a member of La Salle University's faculty for over 20 years.  Her primary responsibility has been teaching Strategic Management, International Management, Presentation Skills for Business, and Introductory and Intermediate Statistics.  Additionally, she teaches in the MBA program and in an executive MBA program in Basel,Switzerland.  She has won the Lindback Award for distinguished teaching and the University’s Faculty Distinguished Service Award. 

Professor Gauss’ prior commercial banking experience, as both an internal auditor and financial analyst, has been redirected in a voluntary role to a local credit union. She was a loan officer and the Vice President of this 2.5 million dollar financial institution, until its acquisition by American Heritage in January, 2007.  In addition, she continues consulting with non-profit agencies and for-profit companies.  Among them are Elliott Lewis, Tastykake, and Crown Cork and Seal.

She has served La Salle in a variety of capacities including chairing the University Curriculum Committee, and participating as a member of the following committees: University Council, Faculty Senate, Community Service Grant Selection Committee, and the Kemper Scholar Selection Committee.  She has been involved with the La Salle University Alumni Board of Directors since graduation, and at one time held the post of President.

Areas of Expertise

Education

Teaching

Publications

Nonprofit Boards and Perceptions of Funding, published in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Fall 1994, co-authored with Lynn Miller Ph.D.