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Natural Resources Business Center


The Natural Resources Business Center's (NRBC) goal is to provide customers with accurate, timely business services in a customer-friendly environment.

  • Forms (separate web page)

The NRBC Serves These Units

and the following centers within the School of Natural Resources:

Contact the Business Center

237 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
University of Nebraska-Lincoln  68583-0972
FAX 402-472-4915
Regular Office Hours – Monday though Friday – 6:30am to 5:00pm
Individual phone numbers and e-mails are listed below

Summary of Personnel and Services

The NRBC Summary of Personnel and Services is also available in PDF format that you can print and use as a reference.

Carol Cartwright, Administrative Team Manager, 472-5536, 237a HarH, 0972, ccartwright1@unl.edu.  

  • Provides overall guidance to Business Center staff in fiscal management, human resources and grants/contract administration.
  • Provides guidance to unit administrators, faculty and staff in fiscal management/budgeting (provides budgetary information, works with the director(s) in implementing the department’s budget, allocates state and overhead funds on behalf of the director(s).
  • Serves as liaison to IANR Finance & Personnel, IANR Deans & VC offices, CAS Dean’s office, VC for Research, the VC for Academic Affairs, and all other UNL functional offices in the management of fiscal & human resources issues. 

Pat DeStefano, Purchasing Specialist, 472-8726, 237g HarH, 0972, pdestefano2@unl.edu.

  • Handles accounts payable/receivable, purchase orders and requisitions, electronic ordering, internal transfer documents, warrant requests, procurement card requests, reconciles procurement cards, and reconciles online credit card processing.
  • Serves as a liaison with UNL Purchasing/Accounting offices in providing guidance in proper purchasing/account payable procedures. 
  • Maintains inventory of SNR’s capital assets and desirable equipment.

Lois Erickson, Accounting Associate, 472-6703, 237d HarH, 0972, lerickson2@unl.edu.

  • Provide account management for various revolving and grant accounts; provides monthly status reports; processes expense transfers, intramural charge tickets and accounts receivable.
  • Responsible for Personnel Activity Reports and cost share documentation associated with relevant grant accounts.
  • Provides financial guidance for the Nebraska LEAD Program

Jolene Foster, Time Entry/Travel/Deposit Specialist, 472-7788, 237b HarH, EC 0972, mfoster1@unl.edu. 

  • Coordinates time sheets distribution, bi-weekly time entry and monthly vacation/sick leave.
  • Reconciles procurement cards and prepares on campus requisitions.
  • Reviews pre-trip authorizations and processes employee expense vouchers.  Coordinates the IANR Professional Development Funds for eligible faculty.
  • Assists faculty/staff with visa applications/questions
  • Processes cash deposits. 

Leo Masek, Personnel Generalist, 472-0833, 237i HarH, lmasek2@unl.edu. 

  • Handles HR issues relating to staff positions (creating and filling regular and temporary positions, classifying and reclassifying positions, personnel and supervisor issues).
  • Provides guidance in the search and interview process.
  • Handles all aspects of payroll administration; processes new hire paperwork; assists with classification of student and on-call/temp employee wages, and monitors appointment end dates.
  • Processes PAFs for graduate student appointments (new and existing).

Barbara Pike, Administrative Asst, 472-7214, 340 HarH, bpike2@unl.edu.

  • Provides account management for Statistics state, overhead, revolving and grant accounts. 
  • Reconciles purchasing card transactions. 

Julie Stuckenschmidt, Accounting Associate, 472-6728, 237h HarH, 0972, jstuckenschmidt2@unl.edu.

  • Provides account management for SNR State/Overhead and A&S accounts, adjusts/monitors/reconciles budget transfers.  Provides monthly status reports; processes expense transfers, intramural charge tickets; adjusts the budget in SAP based on allocations from the director(s).
  • Provides account management for SNR’s service centers. Adjusts yearly budgets for the breakeven rates and processes monthly billings.

Jerry Schluckebier, Grants Specialist, 472-8876, 237c HarH,  0972, jschluckebier2@unl.edu. 

  • Handles all aspects of grants: proposal review, budget development, confirming cost share documentation and match commitments, processing, routing and disclosure of interest forms; liaison to the IANR Deans office, Pre-Award Development, and Post-Award Administration.
  •  Responsible for Personnel Activity Reports and cost share documentation associated with relevant grant accounts.
  • Provide account management for the Water Center, Environmental Studies Programs and various grant and revolving accounts.
  • Responsible for federal reporting of AD419s.