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Nichole Chmidling, assistant director of budget planning and resource analysis<\/p><\/div>\n

Nichole Chmidling, assistant director of budget planning and resource analysis in the Office of the Controller, received the 2024 Spirit of Innovation Award.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fitting that Chmidling was honored for innovation since she works for a university named for two of the most famous innovators in history. And like Wilbur and Orville Wright\u2019s advances in aviation, Chmidling\u2019s work has led to helping many people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can guarantee her efforts likely have some effect on almost everyone at Wright State,\u201d said Donna Braswell, fiscal services manager in the Division of Financial Operations. \u201cHer efforts have truly resulted in innovation in the budget build process that, in turn, touch virtually every part of Wright State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chmidling excels in Excel, the computer spreadsheet software program that aids in fiscal planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo say she is skilled at Excel is an understatement,\u201d Braswell said. \u201cNichole is an Excel whiz and has made the lives of many a fiscal manager easier using her Excel magic. Nichole is a fairly quiet person, but don’t let that fool you, she is a powerhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Braswell said several years ago, fiscal and business managers submitted their annual budgets to the Office of Budget Planning, which consolidated the information, checked for and corrected errors and built an annual budget book. That process took several weeks of labor by a lot of staff.<\/p>\n

That changed when Chmidling was brought on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe made significant contributions almost immediately,\u201d Braswell said. \u201cShe improved the budget development process, providing fiscal managers with Excel workbooks for the budget build.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese workbooks have gotten better year over year,\u201d Braswell added. \u201cThe directions and guidance provided are clear and well executed. The tabbed pages talk to each other, data pulls in where it is supposed to, and many hours of human labor have been saved.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few years ago, the Office of the Controller considered bringing in a third party to assist in budget building, but, Braswell said, \u201cLet\u2019s just say Nichole\u2019s tools were head and shoulders above that of the outside vendor.\u201d<\/p>\n

All of that describes Chmidling the professional. Chmidling the person is even better.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides being knowledgeable, Nichole is also incredibly kind and helpful,\u201d Braswell said. \u201cShe has designed the process so that it is practically goof-proof and even when a user makes an error, Nichole is able to quickly find and correct the issue. She is accessible, always willing to jump on a Team\u2019s call to discuss a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Chmidling deserves to be honored, Braswell said she is like many Wright State employees \u201cwho work quietly, behind the scenes, making Wright State run.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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