Allen Stanley has been named the new director of UALR’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

Dr. Patrick J. Pellicane, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School, made the appointment effective Jan. 3.

“Allen has considerable experience in a wide range of accounting-related areas,” Pellicane said “After graduating from the University of Central Arkansas and prior to joining UALR as a Financial Services accountant in 1998, he was with First Commercial Mortgage managing their Fannie Loan Portfolio,” Pellicane said. “In 2000, he went to the accounts payable desk at the Small Business and Technology Development Center where he stayed until coming to ORSP in 2008 as a Senior Grants and Contracts accountant.”

In his new position, Stanley will be responsible for the overall management and leadership of the ORSP.  In addition, he will oversee reporting and audit activities related to sponsored programs, serve as a liaison with all grant and sponsored program internal and external constituents, promote the research and sponsored programs enterprise at UALR, and support the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.