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SILS welcomes Tammy Cox as director of business operations
Sept. 2, 2009 - The School of Information and Library Science welcomes Tammy L. Cox to the position of director of business operations. In this role, she will manage the School’s business operations including overseeing multiple business components in the areas of budget management, financial planning, accounting, contracts and grants, purchasing, inventory, personnel administration and facilities management.
“We are delighted to welcome Tammy to SILS,” said Dr. Barbara B. Moran, interim dean. “She brings with her a strong and successful financial background with an excellent understanding of North Carolina’s business procedures and accounting processes, important qualities for our School.”
Cox comes to SILS from North Carolina State University where she most recently served as the assistant director and chief fiscal officer for the North Carolina Sea Grant Program. In that role, she was responsible for managing all financial and administrative activities for the program including the research enterprise function (the program is a funding agency as well as a university department). She also served as compliance officer for fiscal activities and human resource transactions and audited all federal, state and agency funds—responding to issues or inquiries from regulatory bodies regarding funding. She joins SILS with more than 22 years of experience in the areas of finance and administration primarily in academic settings. She has held a number of progressively responsible positions ranging from controller to contract administrator to chief financial officer.
Cox is a certified research administrator and earned a bachelor of science in accounting from Mount Olive College where she graduated with highest honors.