Meet the Staff
The Business Office is comprised of Accounting, Bursar (Cashier, Student Accounts), Cash and Investments, and Procedures and Systems Management.
The main office at 1131 Old Main is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cashier's/Student Accounts office, located at the outside entrance of the annex to Old Main, is open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. We will be glad to answer any questions you have regarding our office and operations.
| Name | Position | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Director of Accounting and Finance/Assistant Treasurer | |
| Tami Babbs | Interim Assistant Comptroller | 217-581-6455 tjbabbs@eiu.edu |
| Mike Hutchinson | Interim Assistant Comptroller | 217-581-7753 mwhutchinson@eiu.edu |
| Linda Coffey | Bursar | 217-581-3715 lacoffey@eiu.edu |
| Lakshmikara "Raju" Padmaraju | Operations Support Service Specialist IV | 217-581-6603 lpadmaraju@eiu.edu |
Accounting
| Name | Position | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Gentry | Accountant III (Specialized Accounting) | 217-581-6446 jjgentry@eiu.edu |
| Leigh Cottingham | Accountant III (Specialized Accounting) | 217-581-7752 lacottingham@eiu.edu |
| Sandy Wheeler | Account Technician II (Specialized Accounting) | 217-581-6454 skwheeler@eiu.edu |
| Joyce Schumacher | Accountant III (Accounting) | 217-581-7737 jmschumacher@eiu.edu |
| Sara Harwood | Accountant III (Specialized Accounting) | 217-581-7829 saharwood@eiu.edu |
| Joni Lutz | Accountant II (Accounting) | 217-581-8327 jlutz@eiu.edu |
| Vacant | Account Technician I |
Bursar/Student Accounts
| Name | Position | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Harmon | Assistant Bursar | 217-581-6605 alharmon2@eiu.edu |
| Vacant | Accountant III | |
| Rhonda Bence | Cashier III | 217-581-7005 rsbence@eiu.edu |
| Donna Doran | Cashier III | 217-581-7005 dkdoran@eiu.edu |
| Peggy Snyder | Cashier III | 217-581-7005 plsnyder@eiu.edu |
| Kristi Keck | Account Technician III | 217-581-3715 kmkeck@eiu.edu |
| Laura Gesell | Collection Specialist III | 217-581-3715 lgesell@eiu.edu |
| Beth Ridgeway | Collection Specialist II | 217-581-3715 baridgeway@eiu.edu |
| Erica Thornton | Collection Specialist II | 217-581-3715 emthornton@eiu.edu |
| Carla Higginbotham | Account Technician I | 217-581-3715 cjhigginbotham@eiu.edu |
Cash Investment Manager
| Name | Position | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Duzan | Securities Specialist | 217-581-7741 blduzan@eiu.edu |
Procedures and Systems Management
| Name | Position | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Watson | Operations Support Service Specialist I | 217-581-7819 gdwatson@eiu.edu |
