Business Office
The College of Architecture's Business Office strives to provide excellent customer service in the areas of financial management, purchasing, research and grant management, budgetary obligations, human resources and payroll and travel processing. The office serves as a customer-oriented liaison between the faculty, staff and students of the College of Architecture and all financial entities across the Texas A&M University System.
Business Office Staff
Chris Novosad, Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration
Responsible for all budgetary obligations, financial and personnel matters.
CJN@tamu.edu
CJN@tamu.edu
Kevin Gustavus, Business Administrator II
Responsible for oversight of business office, contract and grant management, exemption waiver processing and college revenue accounts.gus@tamu.edu
Faith Stringer, Business Coordinator II
Responsible for financial management, procurement card oversight, departmental accounts, and scholarship entry.faith@tamu.edu
Damon Wallace, Business Coordinator II
Responsible for financial management, purchasing, college accounts and deposit oversight.damonw@tamu.edu
Theresa Bramson, Business Coordinator I
Responsible for human resources, monthly payroll processing, leave processing and personnel issues.tbramson@tamu.edu
Amanda Morris, Business Coordinator IResponsible for travel vouchers, CBA reconciliation and travel accounts.
amorris@tamu.edu
amorris@tamu.edu
LaToya Morris, Business Associate IIResponsible for bi-weekly payroll, in-processing, and deposits.
lmorris@arch.tamu.edu
Rachel Robinson, Business Associate I
Responsible for procurement cards and business office reception.
Business Office Forms
Business Office Services
Financial Management Services:
- TAMU, Research Foundation, TTI, TEES, Texas A&M Foundation
- Fund Transfer
- Account Audits
- Account Reconciliation
- Support Accounting
- 800+ Accounts
- Cash Handling
- Credit Card Processes
- Scholarship Entry
- Financial Accounting System Access Control
Purchasing:
- Issue of purchase requisitions
- Development of specifications
- Vendor contact
- Monitoring
- Receiving
- Account payable
- Account receivable
Research Contracts and Grants:
- Equipment Insurance
- Contract review
- Indirect Costs
- Cost Sharing
- Research Positions
- Account Reconciliation
Budgetary Obligations:
- Daily Management of Funds
- Annual Budget
- Budget Reports for Provost
- Recommendations for Budget Actions
- Assistance to Departments, Centers, and Labs with Budget Issues
- Assistance to Support Areas with Budget Development
Human Resources:
- Training and Development
- Performance Appraisals
- Leave Issues
- New Hires
- Benefits
- Personnel Files
- International Hiring
- Disciplinary Actions
- Compensation
- Classification
- Immigration Issues
- Retirement Issues
Payroll Processing for:
- Monthly employees and graduate students
- Biweekly employees and student workers
- Temporary wage employees
Travel Processing:
- Processing of all travel vouchers
- Central Billing account
- Travel Voucher Processing
- Travel warnings
- Travel insurance
Parking:
- Business Overlays
Contact Information
- Location: Langford A206
- Phone Number: 979.845.4971