Staff Directory
Dean of Research
- Neil H. Ringler, Dean, Research Programs; Distinguished Teaching Professor,
Environmental and Forest Biology Faculty; Director, Council on McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research
NeilRingler@esf.edu
Staff:
- William J. Nicholson, Coordinator of Sponsored Programs
wjnichol@esf.edu - Donald E. Artz, Administrative Staff Assistant IV
deartz@esf.edu - Susan E. Benoit, Senior Staff Assistant
sebenoit@esf.edu - Theresa G. Baker, Sponsored Programs Assistant I
tbaker@esf.edu - Donna B. Follett, Administrative Staff Assistant II
dbfollet@esf.edu - MaryAnne Stanton, Administrative Staff Assistant I
mstanton@esf.edu - Theresa Kaier-May, Senior Administrative Assistant
tamay@esf.edu - Cheryl A. Liptak, Secretary II
cliptak@esf.edu - Linda Galloway, ORP Funding Specialist
lmgalloway@esf.edu
ORP Staff Responsibilities
As Dean of Research, Neil H. Ringler provides leadership, coordination and support for College-wide research programs through the initiation, development and implementation of research management, administrative and financial/budgetary strategies. Research-oriented Center, Institutes, Councils and Consortia report to the Dean, who works closely with the Provost in support of these entities. The Dean works synergistically with the ESF administration and with counterparts at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, Central New York Biotechnology Research Center, the business community and other college partners to develop research opportunities and new initiatives. The Dean also serves as the Responsible Officer for the College's internal Exchange Visitor Program. See Neil's extended profile.
William J. Nicholson is the Coordinator of Sponsored Programs, who directs and coordinates the activities of the technical staff of the Office of Research Programs. He assists the Dean of Research with all phases of the administration of grants and contracts from sponsors external to the College. This includes general oversight responsibility for pre-award and post-award activities, including liaison with project directors, sponsoring agencies and organizations, and the Research Foundation of State University of New York. This position is central to the development of Memoranda of Understanding as well as finalization of contracts and grants.
Donald E. Artz is an Administrative Staff Assistant IV. He coordinates resolution of sponsored program post-award activities, as well as accounts receivable/collections and award closeout activities. He develops and ensures integrity of research-related data management systems and information, and supervises input, training and preparing research activity metrics and statistical reports for campus management. He administers institutional funds designated for research support and monitors institutional research compliance and risk. He is the college's RF Sponsored Programs Focus Group representative, representing ESF's interests in sponsored program administration, Oracle business system development, and Internal Controls with the Research Foundation of SUNY. He works closely with the Dean, the Provost and the Coordinator of Sponsored Programs in development of annual budget plans for the research activities of the College.
Susan E. Benoit is a Senior Staff Assistant. Her responsibilities include coordinating proposal submission for a subset of the faculty that includes members of Environmental and Forest Biology, Landscape Architecture and Administration; training on pre- and post-award procedures; preparing expenditure and budget reports; McIntire-Stennis budgets and awards; assisting with post-award activity; award closeouts; project technical report monitoring; and maintaining and disseminating information on potential sponsors.
Theresa Baker is a Sponsored Program Assistant I. Her responsibilities include coordinating proposal submissions; preparing expenditure and budget reports and assisting with post-award activity for a subset of faculty that includes members of the departments of Chemistry, Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering, Forest and Natural Resources Management, Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering and Paper and Bioprocess Engineering. In addition, she also works directly with the Office of Outreach, Instructional Quality and Technology.
Donna B. Follett is an Administrative Staff Assistant II. She maintains data on ORP and Research Foundation information systems and prepares expenditure/budget reports that facilitate the post-award account activities of faculty salary recovery, cost-sharing and certification of salary distribution, as well as ESF's data coordination of the USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS). She assists with campus-wide training in ORP-related systems as needed. She also designs, maintains and implements ORP's web presence.
MaryAnne Stanton is an Administrative Staff Assistant I. She maintains data on ORP and Research Foundation information systems and prepares expenditure/budget reports that facilitate the post-award account activities of faculty salary recovery, cost-sharing and certification of salary distribution. She also coordinates the effort reporting process and assists with the training of new personnel.
Theresa Kaier-May is a Senior Administrative Assistant. She coordinates and supports all activities of the Dean of Research, including the McIntire-Stennis Program, international scholars, visitors (as Alternate Responsible Officer for the College's Internal Exchange Visitor Program), as well as coordination of research-oriented meeting and special events. She also provides support to the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems and NYSTAR programs and to the SUNY Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy.
Cheryl A. Liptak is a Secretary II. Cheryl assists with the many functions of the proposal process. This includes preparation and submission of proposals in accordance with sponsor guidelines and updating and revising data between the ORP and Research Foundation database systems. Cheryl also provides assistance with post-award tasks, including review of sub-contract invoices, tracking personnel requisitions and forwarding monthly account statements. She also plays and important role in special events including the Mentoring Conference, NY State Fair and Directors Symposium.
Linda M. Galloway is a Research Library working in conjunction with ORP as our Funding Opportunity Specialist. Linda monitors many funding agencies and databases and uses this information to compile biweekly editions of the Research Times, our funding opportunity newsletter. She also provides individual and group training to faculty and staff on funding databases and targets individual funding opportunities.
ORP Services--Quick Reference
| Abstract Review | Susan E. Benoit |
| Account Closeouts | Susan E. Benoit |
| Certification of Salary Distribution (CSD)--Effort Reporting/(Formerly PARS) | MaryAnne Stanton
Donna B. Follett |
| Contract and Grant Coordination/Review | William J. Nicholson |
| CRIS--Current Research Information System | Donna B. Follett |
| Faculty Salary Recovery (IFR) and Cost Sharing (CS) --RF SUNY Payroll |
Donna B. Follett MaryAnne Stanton |
| Funding Opportunities | Linda M. Galloway |
| International Liaison, Research/Administrative | Neil H. Ringler |
| International Scholar Services | Neil H. Ringler,
Theresa Kaier-May |
| McIntire-Stennis Administrative-Technical | Neil H. Ringler |
| McIntire-Stennis General Information | William J. Nicholson |
| McIntire-Stennis Budgeting | Susan E. Benoit |
| McIntire-Stennis Guidelines | Theresa Kaier-May |
| One-Stop Grant Search |
Linda M. Galloway |
| ORACLE Campus Project Leader and GA Development Team Member | Donald E. Artz |
| Patents/Inventions (Technlogy Transfer) | Neil H. Ringler,
with Chery Liptak |
| Personnel Requisition Account Approval | Susan E. Benoit |
| Post Award Account Activity | see Proposal Assistance/Budgeting |
| Project Activity and Statistical Reports | Donald E. Artz |
| Project Technical Reporting Monitoring | Susan E. Benoit |
| Proposal Assistance/Budgeting | |
| Faculties of Chemistry; Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering; Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering; Environmental Studies; Forestry and Natural Resource Management; Landscape Architecture as well as Continuing Education | Theresa G. Baker with Cheryl Liptak |
| Faculties of Environmental and Forest Biology; McIntire-Stennis program; and Administrative accounts | Susan E. Benoit with Chery Liptak |
| Research Times |
Linda M. Galloway |
| Sponsor Information and Guidelines and SPIN/SMARTS |
Susan E. Benoit |
| SUNY2 Information/Guidelines | Cheryl Liptak |
| Website (ORP only) | Donna B. Follett |