UNM Staff Employment Transaction Designated Approving Authorities

The Division of Human Resources is able to process any employment transaction that has a budgetary impact with the approval of the Executive Vice President or designee listed below. Please be aware that there are separate instructions for the Health Sciences Center, Main Campus Academic, Main Campus Administration, and Branch Campuses.

Location	Area of Authority	Designated Approving Authorities
Health Sciences Center	Primary	Paul Roth/Pug Burge Please note that Pug Burge has given Jeanne Marquardt authority to approve School of Medicine* replacement positions, temporary employees, FTE changes and term appointment extensions on unrestricted funds. All other AFC and All AFI position requests must be reviewed by Jeanne Marquardt from a position review perspective prior to Pug Burge's review/approval. In addition, College of Nursing, and College of Pharmacy requests need to be approved by the Dean of that College prior to Pug Burge's review.
	Designee: Finance	Ava Lovell *Please note that Ava Lovell will only consider School of Medicine requests that have been reviewed by Kristin Gates from a Position Review Committee perspective.
	Designee: Hiring for 100% Contract or Grant Funded	Jeff Griffith *Please note that Jeff Griffith will only consider School of Medicine requests that have been reviewed by Jeanne Marquardt from a Position Review Committee perspective.
College of Nursing	Designee: Hiring for 100% Contract or Grant Funded	Nancy Ridenour
College of Pharmacy	Designee-Hiring for 100% Contract or Grant Funded	Lynda Welage
Main Campus-Academic Affairs	Primary	Chaouki Abdallah & Michael Dougher (Provost organization) Dean/Director of School/College/Department Vice Presidents for Research, Student Affairs, Equity & Inclusion
Branch Campus	Primary	Executive Director of the Branch Campus
Main Campus-Administration	Primary	Vice President/Director
Main Campus-Administration	All new F.T.E. that fall under Main Campus Administration regardless of funding source	David Harris

Unless otherwise indicated, the request should be routed in the form of a memo or electronically via the Department Approver to the responsible party prior to the Department making a request of the Division of Human Resources. If approved, the signed memo should accompany any paperwork that is forwarded to the Division of Human Resources or the record should reflect electronic approval. Please put a single request on each memo as the documentation will be filed with the transaction paperwork. We cannot have other employee's information stored in a personnel file other than their own.

Please note: Approval by the Designated Approving Authority is authorization for the Division of Human Resources to review the request according to normal guidelines and does not guarantee acceptance if policy, procedure, and other requirements have not been followed.