Business Office

Steven Daley, Assistant to the Head
1106 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 333-9675
scd@illinois.edu

Sarah Challand, Visiting Grants and Contracts Specialist
b107a Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 333-6923
  • Reconciles accounts and account discrepancies in BA3 and Banner
  • BA3 reconciliation, posting, balancing, budgets
  • Maintains departmental account list
  • Distributes monthly BA3 statements by email
  • Processes Banner transactions as necessary
  • Manages payroll encumbrances in BA3
  • Processes payroll transfers in Banner
  • Distributes departmental telephone statements
 
Aaron Darnall, Program Coordinator
b107a Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 244-1783
  • Manages departmental accounting system, BA3
  • Supervises statement distribution
  • Reconciles accounts and account discrepancies in BA3 and Banner
  • Processes Banner transactions as necessary
  • Processes GLDS timesheets
  • Activity effort reports
  • Research expense confirmations
  • Processes BA3 transactions imported from University Data Warehouse
 
Sue Lowry, Research and Policy Analyst
b106a Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 333-1012
fax (217) 244-6040
slowry@illinois.edu 
  • Purchase requisitions, departmental purchase orders
  • Continuous purchase orders, procurement card orders
  • Processes transfer vouchers in Banner
  • Log and reconcile P-card transactions for the department
  • Purchase order problems, shortages, damages and returns
  • Central Stores and Computer Stores Orders
  • Hotel reservations for department guests, paid with UI funds
  • Office machine repair
 
 
Tonya Spese, Administrative Aide 
b107a Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 333-6944
  • Manages daily operation of business office
  • Liaison to Grants and Contracts for grant awards, agreements, contracts, extensions, reporting
  • Reviews account balances and overdrafts
  • Manages state and indirect cost recovery accounts
  • Commercial testing accounts, invoicing, deposits
  • Creates start-up funding accounts
  • Deposits departmental gift funds through UI Foundation
  • Pre-award account requests

Bobbi Vance, Staff Clerk
b106a Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 333-6418
fax (217) 244-6040
bvance@illinois.edu

  • Travel reimbursement and miscellaneous reimbursement
  • Cash advances, car releases, air travel orders
  • Copy, postage charges, and cash deposits
  • Processes conference registration paid directly to agency
  • Petty cash reimbursements, award checks
  • MTS machine charges, processes Banner transactions
  • Processes transfer vouchers in Banner
  • Log and reconcile P-card transactions
  • Distributes keys

 
Sheree Waltz, Human Resources Coordinator
1104 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
(217) 244-6163
fax (217) 265-0661
swaltz@illinois.edu

  • Payroll
  • Employment questions
  • Hiring
  • Separation
  • Research Assistant appointments
  • Timesheets