Background
Neal Lambert was born in Fillmore, Utah to Elwood Delyle Lambert and his wife the former Libbie Utley.
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Education
Lambert earned a bachelor"s degree and a Doctor of Philosophy, the later in American Studies, both from the University of Utah.
Career
His most notable work was A Believing People: Literature of Latter-day Saints an anthology co-edited His doctoral dissertation was on the western writing of Owen Wister. Lambert began his career as a professor at what is now Weber State University. He joined the Brigham Young University faculty in 1966.
Foreign a time Lambert served as the chair of the Brigham Young University Faculty Advisory Council, which fulfills some of the roles faculty senates serve at other universities.
He also in the early 1970s served as the faculty advisor to the Brigham Young University bookstore, working to increase the purchasing of scholarly works by the bookstore and the use of the bookstore by the faculty. Lambert also served as the chair of Brigham Young University"s American Studies Program, chair of the Brigham Young University English Department (1991-1994) and Associate Academic Vice President for graduate studies and research from 1982-1985.
In 1991 Lambert became department chair of the Brigham Young University English Department. Lambert was succeeded as department chair by C. Jay Fox in 1995.
Lambert married the former Lucille Anne "Anne" Johnson.
Lambert is a Latter-day Saint.
Membership
During his tenure Brigham Young University faced debates over the extent of dissent allowed by faculty from Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) teachings, many of white focused on members of the English Department.
