BMB Main Office
Contact information
141 Chalmers Hall
785-532-6121
785-532-7278 fax
biochem@ksu.edu, for academic issues
gbiochem@ksu.edu, for graduate program issues
biochbus@ksu.edu, for financial issues
Academic staff
Melinda Bainter, Senior Administrative Assistant
785-532-0654
biochem@ksu.edu
Melinda assists the department head and oversees the academic needs of the department.
This includes textbook orders, class line schedules, department seminars, room scheduling,
undergraduate student records and departmental databases. She is also responsible
for key requests and records. Melinda assists the faculty as needed.
Administrative Assistant
785-532-0653
gbiochem@ksu.edu
serves as assistant to the Graduate Biochemistry Group Chair and is responsible for
all paperwork related to graduate recruitment. also acts as the social media manager,
serves as receptionist, and assists the Senior Administrative Assistant as needed.
Financial staff
Crystal Sapp, Accountant II
785-532-6747
cesapp@ksu.edu
Crystal oversees all aspects of the departmental finances. She is responsible for
hiring procedures and processing payroll for all classified, unclassified and graduate
student employees; assisting faculty with grant budget issues from proposal to final
reporting; obtaining bids for large equipment purchases; and billing for the NMR Facility.
Rebecca Darkow, Administrative Specialist
785-532-0655
rad@ksu.edu
Rebecca oversees the daily accounts payable functions for the department and oversees
the Office Assistants who process the orders and payment documents. Rebecca is responsible
for processing all travel for the department, reconciling the monthly statements and
hiring and processing payroll for all student hourly appointments.
Joni Wolfe, Office Assistant
785-532-2493
biochbus@ksu.edu
Joni places orders, codes and processes payment documents and assists the Accountant
II and Administrative Specialist as needed.
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