New Manager of Grants and Contracts Accounting

Financial & Business Services is pleased to announce that Dawn Atterbury has joined the Controller / Financial Management department as the Manager of Grants and Contracts Accounting and will report directly to Ken Erickson, the Associate Director of Grants and Contracts Accounting.

Dawn is a retired Major in the United States Air Force, where she served as an Administrative Contracting Officer and as a Procurement and Contingency Contracting Officer for the Defense Contract Management Agency (Salt Lake City, UT; Hill AFB, UT; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Bagram, Afghanistan; Al Udeid, Qatar; and Luke AFB, AZ). Dawn initially enlisted as an Airman in the USAF, rose to the rank of Master Sergeant (managing 8 maintenance shops, she was responsible for 500 personnel and for 50 F-16 aircraft), and then attended and graduated from Officer Training School as a commissioned officer.

Dawn is a graduate of Wayland Baptist University with a Master of Business Administration, along with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Education and Business. Dawn has broad experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and extensive post award contract administration (performance, technical details, compliance, and final closeouts). Dawn was most recently an Administrative Contracting Officer in the SLC, UT office of the DCMA.

Dawn looks forward to integrating her vast experience in her work at the University of Utah. Please join Financial & Business Services in welcoming her to the campus.

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