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[ORA's Box # is 7]
J. David McDonald, Associate Provost for Research
(3285);
- Authorized University signatory for grant proposals, contracts, and
all other matters relative to sponsored research
- University liaison with outside agencies
- Negotiator for all University grants and contracts
- Gives oversight to compliance issues
- Supervises ORA staff
- Addresses research infrastructure problems
- Coordinates Kansas EPSCoR activities
- Member of University Research Council
- Represents the VP for Academic Affairs at Faculty Support Committee
meetings
Sandy Marler, Administrative Officer (3285);
- Office manager
- Secretarial assistance to Associate Vice President for Research and
ORA staff
- Receptionist and supervisor of student assistant
- Production Assistant for WSU Research Newsletter
Harry Williford, Consultant (3285)
- Facilitates contracts with businesses and industries
- Authors agreements for contracts
Karlen Haury,
Associate Director
(6846);

- Assists with and reviews proposal budgets prior to submitting to
agencies
- Assists with establishing University rates including indirect costs
and fringe benefits
- Allocates indirect costs recovered to Principal Investigators,
Departments, and Deans
Emily McReynolds, Grant Development Coordinator (6803);
- Conducts funding source research
- Distributes funding opportunities information to faculty
- Makes contacts with funding source staff
- Secures and analyzes proposal guidelines and application materials
- Guides securing of institutional approvals and compliance
certifications
- Copies, packages, and mails proposals
- Serves as secretary for Faculty Support Committee, Institutional
Review Board, and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Edits WSU Research Newsletter
Carole Robarchek, Research Development Specialist (6806);
- Conducts funding source research
- Distributes funding opportunities information to faculty
- Provides multi-disciplinary project support
- Assists with proposal development
- Provides institutional and local statistics
- Provides editorial consulting on proposals
- Assists with electronic submission of proposals (contact for NSF PIN
numbers)
- ORA webmistress
- Observer at Faculty Support Committee
John DuVall, Contract Specialist (6169);
- Develops post award subcontracts for outside vendors,
consultants, agencies and universities
- Assists Principal Investigators internally with
subcontract issues
- Facilitates subcontract implementation
Sonia Marquardt, Compliance Specialist (6801);

- Ensures compliance with federal export
regulations
- Develops invoices and aging reports and
computes indirect costs for National Institute for Aviation contracts
- Establishes fee structures for grant and
contract work conducted in WSU labs
- Develops proposal budgets involving laboratory
usage
Linda Tedder, Fiscal Coordinator (6802);
- Coordinates fiscal affairs relative to the management of all research
grants and contracts
- Establishes University accounts for all awards
- Assists with re-budgeting of grant and contract funds
- Assists with requests for extensions of time on grants and contracts
- Assists with resolution of grant award problems
- Supervises ORA accounting staff
Sarah Hunt, Accounting Specialist (6804);
- Establishes University budgets for all awards
- Processes and monitors all purchase requisitions and travel vouchers
- Processes and monitors participant stipends, tuition and fee payments
from grants and contracts
Bernie Smith, Accountant (6805);
- Records all University cost-sharing
- Bills funding agencies
- Prepares financial reports on all grants
Linda Hager, Accountant III (5818);
- Manages the of ORA payroll section
- Prepares and authorizes all research payroll
forms
- Coordinates with project directors on grant
payroll budget availability
- Performs grant payroll analyses
- Ensures all payroll items meet federal, state,
university, and grant guidelines, rules and regulations
- Advises project directors, chairs and deans on
research releases, summer appointments, overloads, cost sharing, and student
payroll information
- Verifies and processes time and effort
reporting forms
Tamara Atwater, Accountant (6847);

- Processes and approves undergraduate and graduate student payroll
- Processes and approves payroll for employees
who are funded entirely by sponsored projects
- Verifies and processes time and effort
reporting forms
- Performs grant payroll account analyses
Nancy Mueller, Accountant (6848);

- Performs grant payroll account analyses
- Maintains quarterly FAA reports
- Verifies and processes time and effort
reporting forms
- Provides backup for members of the ORA payroll
staff
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Telephone & e-mail |
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Funding Sources: |
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Emily McReynolds |
6803 or
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Carole Robarchek |
6806 or
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Forms: |
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Emily McReynolds |
6803 or
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Proposal development and
editing: |
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Carole Robarchek |
6806 or
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Compliance to grant
guidelines: |
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Emily McReynolds |
6803 or
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Budget Preparation: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Human Subjects: |
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Emily McReynolds |
6803 or
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Compliance with Federal Export Regulations: |
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Sonia Marquardt |
6801 or
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NIAR invoicing, aging reports |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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NIAR indirect cost computation: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Fee structures for WSU lab work: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Budget preparation for lab fees: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Contracts: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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David
McDonald |
3285 or
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Subcontracts: |
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John Duvall |
6169 or
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EPSCoR: |
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David
McDonald |
3285 or
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Emily McReynolds |
6803 or
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Indirect Costs: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Fringe Benefits: |
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Karlen Haury |
6846 or
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Electronic submission of proposals:
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Carole Robarchek |
6806 or
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ORA Website: |
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Carole Robarchek |
6806 or
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WSU accounts for grants and
contracts: |
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Linda Tedder |
6802 or
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Rebudgeting grants and contracts:
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Linda Tedder |
6802 or
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Requests for extensions of time:
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Linda Tedder |
6802 or
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Payroll on grants and contracts:
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Linda Hager |
5818 or
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Student payroll:
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Linda Hager |
5818 or
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Solely
grant-funded employee payroll: |
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Tamara Atwater |
6847 or
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Time and effort reporting: |
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Nancy Mueller |
6848 or
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Account balances: |
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Linda Hager |
5818 or
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Budget setup on new awards: |
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Sarah Hunt |
6804 or
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Purchase requisition processing and
approval: |
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Sarah Hunt |
6804 or
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Travel voucher processing and
approval: |
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Sarah Hunt |
6804 or
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Stipend processing and approval:
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Sarah Hunt |
6804 or
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Tuition and fees processing and
approval: |
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Sarah Hunt |
6804 or
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WSU cost sharing accounts: |
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Bernie Smith |
6805 or
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Billing of funding agencies: |
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Bernie Smith |
6805 or
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Financial reports for all grants:
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Bernie Smith |
6805 or
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Dispersal of
Departmentals:
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Bernie Smith |
6805 or
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