Kim Moreland

Number of Years in Research Administration: 41

Institutions: University of Kansas, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Kim Moreland retired as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration and Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2024. She continues as a lecturer for Johns Hopkins University in the Master’s degree program in Research Administration.

Kim directed research administration at the University of Wisconsin – Madison for 20 years. The UW-Madison receives over $1.8 Billion in grant and contract awards annually, and it consistently ranks in the top ten in research expenditures in the NSF’s Survey of R&D Expenditures.

Kim is has served on the Board of Directors for the Federal Demonstration Partnership and the Council on Governmental Relations. She chaired the COGR Costing Committee, the FDP Finance Committee, and the NCURA Select Committee on Global Affairs.

Kim is a former president of the National Council of University Research Administrators, and she has served as a member of the NCURA national faculty, teaching topics related to research management across the country and internationally She is a recipient of NCURA’s national Award for Distinguished Service in Research Administration and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Administration. Along with Stephen Hansen, she co-authored the book The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff: The Challenge of Management and Leadership.