. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FROM THE EDITOR A Fond Farewell Nc Jorth Carolina Sea Grant is best known for its research, extension and communications projects that address pressing coastal issues. But our program could not succeed without a strong fiscal framework — and a keen budget officer. For the past decade. Tammy Sumner Cox has been that point person for us. Tammy's title was a long one — assistant director for finance and information systems — in order to try to cover all the hats she wore. In addition to providing budget and g
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FROM THE EDITOR A Fond Farewell Nc Jorth Carolina Sea Grant is best known for its research, extension and communications projects that address pressing coastal issues. But our program could not succeed without a strong fiscal framework — and a keen budget officer. For the past decade. Tammy Sumner Cox has been that point person for us. Tammy's title was a long one — assistant director for finance and information systems — in order to try to cover all the hats she wore. In addition to providing budget and grants oversight, she also was our computer guru and webmaster, handling technical issues while the communications team handled content. But last fall, Tammy got an offer she apparently could not refuse. She is now director of business and financial services for the North Carolina State University Alumni Association. As transitions go, she didn't have to change her commute — the new office is just about a half-dozen buildings away. And, she had a few friendly faces in the new office — including Kathy Hart, former Sea Grant communications director, and Jeannie Faris Norris, former Sea Grant senior writer/editor. The Sea Grant staff, on the other hand, found ourselves realizing just how often the phrase "Ask Tammy" had been uttered each day. Also, we will miss Tammy's "cut-to-the-chase" approach to management and staff meetings — and to life in general. Sea Grant Director Ron Hodson points to the leadership Tammy provided as the program took on new opportunities and responded to evolving compliance requirements at the university, state and federal levels. "We are a better program because of her efforts," he says. In fact, in the past decade, Sea Grant's total annual budget nearly doubled as we added the state-funded Fishery Resource Grant Program. Tammy Sumner Cox and Blue Crab Research Program, and staff members and researchers were succe
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