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Paul Tuttle
Director of Proposal Development
North Carolina A&T State University
Email: petuttle@ncat.edu

More than 300 members, over 100 of whom were newcomers, attended the 2018 North Carolina Chapter Meeting on Friday, February 9, at the Penn Pavilion at Duke University. Many thanks to Cindy Kiel, President of SRA International and Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration at the University of California, Davis, for presenting an inspiring and motivational keynote on the meeting’s theme: “Past, Present and Future: Preparing the Next Generation.” [Both the chapter logo and the meeting logo were used to brand the program.]

Twelve concurrent sessions addressed topics related to such areas as pre-award, post-award, project management, sub-recipient monitoring, research compliance, soft skills, and the funding landscape. On Thursday, February 8, three pre-conference workshops on Financial Administration, Proposal Development, and Proposal Budget Development, each designed to help fulfill an SRAI Certificate, were also offered, and the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) provided a CRA review session. All were well received by attendees.

During the annual business meeting, the following officers were installed: Pamela Montgomery, Duke University, will serve as the President-elect for 2018-2019 and Tonjia May, North Carolina A&T State University, will serve another two-year term as the Treasurer. The SRAI-NC Chapter’s executive committee includes not only Pamela and Tonjia but also Chapter President Paul Tuttle (North Carolina A&T State University), Past President Tim Linker (who has recently joined North Carolina A&T State University from High Point University), and Secretary Alison Krauss (Western Carolina University).

The following awards were presented at the business meeting: The incoming President-elect, Pamela Montgomery, received the President’s Award in recognition of her outstanding service to the North Carolina Chapter. The Outgoing President, Tim Linker, also presented Kris Mathews (Duke University), Margot Wuebbens (Duke University), and Debbie Appler (SRAI headquarters) each with a Program Committee Award to recognize their strong commitment to and untiring support of the chapter. Additionally, each Program Planning Committee member was thanked for his or her hard work and creative problem-solving abilities with a gift.

We are eagerly anticipating our 22nd Chapter Meeting in the spring of 2019! Please expect forthcoming notifications as the date and location are confirmed and plans get underway. If you would like to participate in the planning, please reach out to Paul Tuttle at petuttle@ncat.edu. We would very much appreciate your input. See you at our next meeting!

Between now and then, we may see you at another venue: The North Carolina Chapter traditionally holds a dinner on the Monday evening of the SRAI Annual Meeting (this year: October 29-31, in Orlando, FL). Watch your email for further information!