
601-266-4119 • Box 5157 • Fax: 601-266-4312
Connie Wyldmon (connie.wyldmon@usm.edu)
Director
Michelle Shows (michelle.shows@usm.edu)
Associate Director, Pre-Award / Senior Grants Administrator
Avonelle Pugh (avonelle.pugh@usm.edu)
Associate Director, Post-Award / Senior Contracts & Grants Accountant Administrator
Jennifer Wilson (jennifer.wilson@usm.edu)
Business Analyst
Mandy Newman (amanda.L.newman@usm.edu)
Technology Specialist
Deirdre Bell (deirdre.bell@usm.edu)
Administrative Assistant

Our Grants Administrators are assigned to specific departments,
centers, or units. To find your Grants Administrator, click here. If your area is
not listed, please call our office at 601-266-4119;
someone will be happy to assist you.
Roz Beach (roz.beach@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
Howard Fromkin (howard.fromkin@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator
Sarah Hutto (sarah.hutto@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
Darlene Ramsey (darlene.ramsey@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator
Tyson Silas (tyson.silas@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator
David J. Walker (david.j.walker@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator

For Assistance with Restricted Fund Expenditures and Time and Effort Reporting:
Find the Grants Accountant assigned to your department or unit by clicking here. If your area is
not listed, please call our office at 601-266-4119;
someone will be happy to assist you.
Anna Clark (anna.e.clark@usm.edu)
Contract and Grants Accountant
Cindy Daley (cynthia.daley@usm.edu)
Contract and Grants Accountant
Barbara Davis (barbara.davis@usm.edu)
Contract and Grants Accountant
Brittney Miles (brittney.miles@usm.edu)
Contract and Grants Accountant
Jenny Pierce (jennifer.pierce@usm.edu)
Contracts & Grants Budget Administrator

J. Syd Conner (syd.conner@usm.edu)
Information Specialist

Mary Green (mary.green@usm.edu)
Database Coordinator
Shelia Johnson (shelia.johnson@usm.edu)
Grants Specialist
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to provide the Southern Miss community with visible leadership in the area of sponsored project development, administration, and compliance |
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to offer service that is responsive to the current and projected needs of Southern Miss faculty, staff, and students |
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to supply differential assistance that reflects individual faculty and staff needs and experience with sponsored projects |
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to support the pursuit and administration of external funds related to teaching, research, and service university-wide |
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to promote the pursuit of competitive funding from federal, state, and private agencies |
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to provide faculty and staff with timely information on funding opportunities |
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to contribute to development of proposals to support research, creative, and scholarly activities |
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to process and submit proposals in an accurate, timely manner |
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to verify that research and other sponsored activities are conducted in compliance with state, federal, and university requirements |
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to ensure that accounts for funded projects are in place as quickly as possible |
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to serve as the source of information on contracts and subcontracts |
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to support principal investigators (PIs) by providing information, interpretation, and guidance from proposal preparation through close-out of the award |
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