ResearchHighlights

November 1999

Inside This Issue:

Kathleen L. Sukanek Moves to New Position at NFSMI

Kathleen SukanekAs of November 1st, Kathy Sukanek, who has served as Associate Director of Research in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs since 1993, will be the Assistant Director of Administration and External Projects at the National Food Service Management Institute. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is sorry to lose her, but wishes her the best of luck in her new position.

In the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Sukanek has touched on, and usually been deeply involved in, every aspect of research administration. She joined the OR in 1991, bringing with her ten years’ experience as Director of Research and Sponsored Programs at the State University College of Arts and Sciences in Potsdam, New York. With particular expertise in award negotiations, contract concerns, compliance issues, and research accountability, Sukanek’s work in the Office and on campus committees helped shape OR and University procedures and policies for ensuring that proposals and funded projects are “do-able” legally and financially.

Sukanek’s new duties will include planning, developing, managing and supervising NFSMI’s financial and administrative operations and grants management. NFSMI provides information and services to promote improvement of Child Nutrition Programs, working primarily with state agencies and school districts.

Women Faculty feel the POWRE with NSF grants

UM has (so far) had two recipients of NSF POWRE awards (Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education). In this month’s issue, they talk about how they created competitive proposals for the POWRE competition.

The next POWRE deadline is December 9th; guidelines can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf99164

FULL STORY

External Grants and Contracts/Awards 1999-2000

Awards Received

September $4,050,670.33 26 Awards for September
FY2000 $13,256,573.26 89 Awards year to date

124% increase in total amount awarded over FY99

Proposals Submitted

September $2,102,109 21 Proposals Submitted
FY2000 $23,906,896 102 Proposals year to date

11% increase in total number of proposals over FY99

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