2024 Awardee: Evan Blaisdell
Evan Blaisdell—Research Compliance & Financial Reporting Manager, Research Financial Services, Campus Controller’s Office—is the 2024 recipient of the RIO Outstanding Partner Award.
Evan Blaisdell was nominated by:
- Alexa Van Dalsem, OCG Sr Director
- Ron Matteson, Assistant Director Grants, OCG
- Penny Mathews, Assistant Director Compliance, OCG
- J Butler, Assistant Director Subcontracts, OCG
What the nominatorsÌýsaid about Evan
Evan is a committed and approachable problem solver who is always willing to collaborate. There have been several initiatives that involved collaboration and working together between the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) and RFS this past year.
Evan is knowledgeable, responsive, and dedicated, and he is an exceptional central office partner. When collaborating on the audit preparations, he is instrumental in collecting, reviewing, and delivering requested documents before the due date. His clear and supportive approach has been invaluable, fostering rapport with sponsors, departments, and the central offices.
Evan is a respected thought partner and a trusted colleague who represents the University with integrity. Collaboration between OCG and RFS is essential to the daily support of sponsored projects for our campus. Evan is the kind of partner that makes these efforts easier and better for our respective offices and the research enterprise