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[ORA's Box # is 7]

J. David McDonald, Associate Provost for Research, Dean of Graduate School (6922);

• 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
• Addresses research infrastructure problems
• Coordinates Kansas EPSCoR activities
• Member of University Research Council
• Represents the VP for Academic Affairs at Faculty Support Committee meetings

Cindy Miller, Administrative Assistant (6922);

• Secretarial assistance to Associate Vice President for Research
• Receptionist and supervisor of student assistant

Karlen Haury, Director (3285);

• Supervises ORA staff
• Reviews and approves sponsored program proposals 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

Sandy Marler, Administrative Officer (3285);

• Secretarial assistance to Director of Research Administration and ORA staff
• Receptionist and supervisor of student assistant
• Production Assistant for WSU Research Newsletter

Greg Jones, Sponsored Programs Business Manager (6092)

• Assists with establishing University rates including indirect costs and fringe benefits
• Allocates indirect costs recovered to Principal Investigators, Departments, and Deans

Harry Williford, Consultant (3285)

• Develops laboratory rates
• Advisor to Associate Provost

Penny Warfel, Manager of Pre-Award Services (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

Debby Werth, Grant 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, Manager of Contracts & Intellectual Property (6169);

• Develops post award subcontracts for outside vendors, consultants, agencies and universities
• Assists Principal Investigators internally with subcontract issues
• Facilitates subcontract implementation

Brandi Starr, Contract Assistant (6845);

• 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

Sonia Marquardt, Export 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

Hal Pleunneke, Intellectual Property Liaison (5199);

• Facilitates the analysis for commercialization of inventions and patents

Linda Tedder, Manager of Post-Award Services (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

Mitzi Sullivan, Account Set-up & Billing (6923);

• Records all University cost-sharing
• Bills funding agencies
• Prepares financial reports on all grants

Denee’ Clifford, Account Set-up & Billing (5201);

• Records all University cost-sharing
• Bills funding agencies
• Prepares financial reports on all grants

Sarah Hunt, Accounts Payable (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

Kathy Riker, Accounts Payable (7603);

• 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, A/R Payments (6805);

• Records all University cost-sharing
• Bills funding agencies
• Prepares financial reports on all grants

Amy Delgado, A/R Payments (5377);

• Records all University cost-sharing
• Bills funding agencies
• Prepares financial reports on all grants

Linda Hager, Manager of Research Payroll (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, Research Payroll 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

Kimberly Caldwell, Research Payroll Accountant (5208);

• 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, Research Payroll 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

Help Topics			Telephone & e-mail
Animal Subjects (IACUC):		Debby Werth	6806 or
Budget Preparation:		Debby Werth	6806 or
		Penny Warfel	6803 or
Funding Sources:		Debby Werth	6806 or
		Penny Warfel	6803 or
Proposal development and editing:		Penny Warfel & Debby Werth	6806 or
Compliance to grant guidelines:		Penny Warfel & Debby Werth	6803 or
Budget Preparation:		Penny Warfel & Debby Werth	6846 or
Export Regulations:		Sonia Marquardt	6801 or
NIAR invoicing, aging reports	:	Brandi Starr	6845 or
NIAR indirect cost computation:		Karlen Haury & Greg Jones	6092 or
Fee structures for WSU lab work:		Karlen Haury & Greg Jones	6092 or
Budget preparation for lab fees:		Greg Jones & Harry Williford	6092 or
Contracts:		Karlen Haury	3285 or
		David McDonald	6922 or
Subcontracts:		John Duvall & Brandi Starr x6845	6169 or
EPSCoR:		David McDonald	6922 or
		Penny Warfel	6803 or
Indirect Costs:		Karlen Haury	3285 or
Fringe Benefits:		Penny Warfel	6803 or
Electronic submission of proposals:		Penny Warfel & Debby Werth	6806 or
ORA Website:		Karlen Haury	3285 or
WSU accounts for grants and contracts:		Linda Tedder	6802 or
Rebudgeting grants and contracts:		Linda Tedder	6802 or
Requests for extensions of time:		Linda Tedder	6802 or
Payroll on grants and contracts:		Linda Hager	5818 or
Student payroll:		Linda Hager	5818 or
Solely grant-funded employee payroll:		Tamara Atwater	6847 or
Time and effort reporting:		Nancy Mueller	6848 or