Your primary contact with SPA is assigned based upon the primary sponsor of your project. Click on the link below to determine your SPA accountant based upon the primary sponsor. If you cannot determine your SPA contact, please contact us at (865) 974-2591 or spa@utk.edu.
To download a directory of SPA accountants by sponsor, please click here:
SPONSORED PROJECTS CONTACT LIST
Carol Malkemus
Director
Email: cmalkemu@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2591
Monica Cole, CPA, CIA, CRA, CGMA
Assistant Director
Email: mcole2@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-0998
Jay Taylor, CFE, CICA
Compliance Officer
Email: vtaylor@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2539
Janet Bruce, CRA
Compliance Officer
Email: jbruce7@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2537
Susan Joiner, CRA
SPA Manager (IACMI)
Email: sjoiner1@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-6983
Bethany Williams
Business Systems Analyst
Email: bwill112@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-0952
Robin Owens
Administrative Specialist I
Email: rcowens@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2591
Matthew Rankin
Administrative Support Assistant III
Email: mrankin9@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7780
Sherri Armstrong, CRA
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: sarmst12@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-4023
Department of Energy (DOE) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘V’ |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘O’ | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘W’ |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘R’ |
Rachel Bashore
Sponsored Projects Accountant I
Email: rbashore@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2511
National Energy Laboratories | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘E’ |
Universities | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘H’ |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘D’ | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘U’ (excluding universities) |
Tammy Berry
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: tberry@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-4074
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TN Higher Education Commission |
TN Department of Agriculture | TN Highway Safety Office |
TN Arts Commission | TN Historic Commission |
TN Commission on Aging | TN Department of Human Services |
TN Commission on Youth and Children | TN Department of Labor |
TN Department of Economic Development | TN Department of Tourist Development |
TN Emergency Management Agency | TN Department of Transportation |
TN Department of Environment and Conservation | TN Secretary of State |
TN Department of Finance and Administration | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘B’ |
TN Department of Health |
Larry Bowlby, CPA
Sponsored Projects Accountant I
Email: lbowlby@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2599
TN Department of Education | US Census Bureau |
US Department of Transportation (DOT) | Agency for International Development (US AID) |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Department of Commerce (DOC) |
Small Business Administration (SBA) | US Department of Veteran Affairs |
UT-Battelle (Cost Reimbursable) – R01-00-00-000 through R01-10-64-999, R01-14-00-000 through R01-30-99-999, R01-51-00-000 through R01-99-99-999, R02, & Other Campuses | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘L’ |
Stacey Conroy
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: sec@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2654
Bureau of Reclamation | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) |
Department of Agriculture (USDA) | National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) |
Department of Defense (DOD) – R01-13-35 through R01-99-99, R02, Other Campuses | National Park Service |
Fish and Wildlife | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘J’ |
Department of Interior (DOI) |
Mayet Davenport, CRA
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: mdavenp1@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2538
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘C’ |
Department of Labor (DOL) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘I’ |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘K’ |
Department of State | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘N’ |
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
Teresa Dotson, CRA
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: tdotson2@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-8960
Geological Survey (USGS) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘A’ |
Department of Justice (DOJ) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘P’ |
Mike Hurd
Sponsored Projects Accountant II
Email: whurd@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2719
National Science Foundation (NSF) –
excluding CURENT |
National Science Foundation (NSF) – CURENT and membership agreements |
Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) | Center for Materials Processing (CMP) |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘X’ | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘Y’ |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘Z’ |
Victoria Sloan
Sponsored Projects Accountant I
Email: vsloan2@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-3002
Jet Propulsion Laboratory | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
UT-Battelle (Fixed Price) | TN Department of Children Services |
UT-Battelle (Cost Reimbursable) – R01-10-65-000 through R01-13-44-999 | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘G’ |
Sara Stewart
Sponsored Projects Accountant III
Email: sstewa10@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7428
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘S’ |
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘T’ |
Teri Walker
Sponsored Projects Accountant I
Email: twalke50@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-0275
Department of Defense (DOD) – R01-00-00 through R01-13-34 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘M’ |
UT-Battelle (Cost Reimbursable) – R01-13-45-000 through R01-13-99-999 |
Angelique Watson
Sponsored Projects Accountant I
Email: awatso46@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2558
Department of Education (DEG) | Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘F’ |
UT-Battelle (Cost Reimbursable) –
R01-31-00-000 through R01-50-99-999 |
Sponsors beginning with the letter ‘Q’ |