Archive for July, 2013

Promotion Announcement from Sponsored Program Accounting

Monday, July 29th, 2013

Sponsored Program Accounting is happy to announce Donna Ballard’s recent promotion to Senior Grant Administrator.  Donna joined Sponsored Program Accounting in April 2011 and has administered grants and contracts for the Lakeside campus, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Center for Science and Math Education, the Institute of Environmental Sustainability, the School of Social Work and the Loyola Museum of Art.  Throughout the past few years, Donna has successfully managed an increasingly more complex grant portfolio, including overseeing a wider variety of federal grants, tracking over half of Lakeside’s cost share commitments and completing a higher frequency of grant financial reports.  Donna will continue to report to Karen McCormack and provide support to the aforementioned departments in her new role.

Congratulations on the well-deserved promotion, Donna!

New Director of Disbursement Services

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

The Controller’s Office is pleased to announce the addition of Robert (Bob) Curry as the new Director of Disbursement Services.  Bob will have responsibility for all of the University’s disbursement activity including Accounts Payable, Procurement Card, and Payroll.  Bob has over 15 years’ experience as an Accounts Payable manager and has worked for Solo Cup, the Tribune Company, and Career Education Corporation.  Bob’s first day is today and he will be located in the Accounts Payable Suite on the 6th floor of Lewis Towers, room 602-A.  He be reached at rcurry@luc.edu and extension 5-8748.

Please join us in welcoming Bob to Loyola, we are very excited to have him join our team!

Promotion Announcements from the Controller’s Office

Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

The Controller’s Office is pleased to announce that Christine Fraczkowski and Brigid Smith have both been promoted to a senior accountant. During the past few years, Christine has helped with financial reporting and account reconciliations. She compiles and analyzes a large portion of the monthly variance packet, prepares various external surveys including the Form 990 and IPEDS, and does the accounting for the Rome Center and the Fitness Center. Brigid has been heavily involved with Loyola’s asset management system and capital budget, which involves moving projects into service and depreciating capitalized assets. She also works with Maria Araque on various tax-related projects, including state tax remittances and non-residence alien tax treaties. Both Christine and Brigid will report to Melissa Townsend.

Congratulations Christine and Brigid!