20 May 2001

Accountant Hired at USU Research Foundation

The Utah State University Research Foundation (USURF) is pleased to announce the hiring of Craig Merritt for the position of Accountant I. As such, he is responsible for a wide range of accounting functions including financial reporting, budgeting, payroll, forecasting, and accounts receivable and payable.

Merritt comes to USURF from the Defense Contract Audit Agency in Denver, Colorado, where he served as an Auditor. His duties included performing audits in connection with procurement and contracting activities between the Federal Government and private industry. He graduated from Utah State University in August 2000 with a BS in Accounting, Finance and Economics.

USURF was founded in 1967 as a not-for-profit corporation owned by Utah State University. It was established primarily to provide management and physical support of applied research, to promote the discovery of new ideas and technologies and to enhance research opportunities for the University.