Meet Staff

Administration

Richard L. McKinney

Associate Vice Provost / Budget Director
(785) 864-3136  rmckinney@ku.edu
250 Strong Hall

• General Budget Questions and Procedures
• Contact for Unresolved Budgetary Questions
• Works with Provost Office to develop budget and fiscal policies / procedures for the Lawrence campus
• Fund Management
• Revenue Projections
• Liaison with Division of the Budget (Topeka)
• Member of leadership teams for various administrative systems

Maria S. Thompson

Office Manager
(785) 864-3136  maria@ku.edu
345 Strong Hall

• BMFS office manager/secretary
• AOH collections
• Tuition Assistance payments
• Budget document distribution
• Contact/support for staff searches
• Budget Transfers
• GTA Tuition Waivers

Budget Analysis & Reporting

Helen Dong

Associate Director
(785) 864-3298  dong@ku.edu
241 Carruth O'Leary

• General Budget Questions and Procedures
• Provide budget information to the Division of the Budget (Topeka)
• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Assist with preparation of University’s Annual Budget Request (ABR)
• Working budget preparation & maintenance
• Miscellaneous ad hoc analysis
• Develop reporting tools to improve budget collection process
• Budget liaison to: KU Libraries, Information Technology

Lile Merrill

Budget Analyst
(785) 864-3293  lmerrill@ku.edu
222 Carruth O'Leary

• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Assist with preparation of University’s Annual Budget Request (ABR)
• Working budget preparation & maintenance
• Miscellaneous ad hoc analysis
• Budget liaison to: Office of the Chancellor, Public Affairs, School of Education, Operations, Business & Financial Planning

Elenor Buffington

Budget Analyst
(785) 864-4856  elliebuf@ku.edu
224 Carruth O'Leary

• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Assist with preparation of University’s Annual Budget Request (ABR)
• Working budget preparation
• Miscellaneous ad hoc analysis
• Coordinate Administrative Overhead (AOH) assessments
• Budget liaison to: School of Business, School of Law, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (and School of the Arts)

Chris Stoppel

Budget Analyst
(785) 864-4541  cstoppel@ku.edu
223 Caruth O'Leary

• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Assist with preparation of University’s Annual Budget Request (ABR)
• Working budget preparation
• Miscellaneous ad hoc analysis
• Assist with Revenue Projections
• Budget liaison to: School of Engineering, School of Journalism/Mass Communications, School of Social Welfare, Research and Graduate Studies

Budget Operations

Mary Ann Richey

Assistant Director
(785) 864-3137  marichey@ku.edu
239 Carruth O'Leary

• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Assist with preparation of University’s Annual Budget Request (ABR)
• Working budget preparation
• General Budget Operations Questions
• Oversee Graduate Teaching Assistant semester audit
• Oversee the Budget Transfer process
• Oversee the Summer Session appointments
• Budget liaison to: Provost, Distinguished Professors, Summer Session, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Shared Service Centers, Academic Affairs, Faculty Development, Diversity & Equity

Mark J. Lohmeyer

Business Financial Specialist
(785) 864-3138  mlohmeyer@ku.edu
240 Carruth O'Leary

• Payroll Appointment Process Liaison
• GTA Fee Reduction and Eligibility Requirements
• Budget Transfers
• Cost Center and Tree Maintenance
• General Budget Operations Questions
• Supports users of University BUDget system (UBUD) and Budcast
• Working budget preparation
• Budget liaison to: Edwards Campus, School of Architecture & Design, School of Music, School of Pharmacy