Christina Carter, business administrator and cost center manager with agricultural education and studies, is a recipient of the 2023 Professional and Scientific Excellence Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. Her work is actually instrumental to three units within the college. Carter also serves in this role for the Brenton Center and the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation. She has established consistent financial systems and processes for all units, explains complex financial rules and procedures to colleagues effectively, and contributes significantly to the departments and units’ financial management and decisions. A colleague states, “Because of her, our department is in a much better position financially than ever before, and I am better able to make strategic management decisions.”
As her role has evolved, Carter has demonstrated adaptability, professionalism, timeliness, communication proficiency, teamwork and leadership. A colleague states, “When Tina became our cost center manager, I learned the meaning of support. Rather than wait for me to ask questions or solicit assistance, Tina actively took initiative to ensure that I had access to the data I needed in a way that I could use it, that we remained compliant with all funding source rules, and that we properly tracked and reported all expenses and reimbursements. Tina is excellent in her field.”