New York University. Office of the Treasurer.

The Office of the Treasurer, now called the Office of Finance, is responsible for financing transactions, the University's relation with banks, management of short-term cash, overseeing the Bursar's Ofice and Insurance Department, and processing gifts to the University.

The Office of the Treasurer, now called the Office of Finance, is responsible for financing transactions, the University's relation with banks, management of short-term cash, overseeing the Bursar's Office and Insurance Department, and processing gifts to the University.

Muriel L. Mantel held several positions in the Office of the Treasurer for many years. She began working as a secretary in the Office of the Treasurer while still an undergraduate. She was promoted to the position of Administrative Assistant to NYU's Vice President of Business Affairs and Treasurer in 1962. She received a B.S. from NYU's School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance in 1949 and her M.B.A. from the same in 1966. She lived in New York City, mainly in Queens. She retired in 1993.

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Leroy Elwood Kimball retired from NYU in 1956 after 45 years as a financial officer of the University. Born in Flint, Michigan on October 31, 1888, he received his Bachelor's Degree from Albion College in 1910 and became City Editor of the Albion Evening Recorder in Michigan for one year before coming to NYU as an assistant Bursar in 1911. On June 17, 1914, he married Gipsy Robinson and received his Master's from NYU in 1917. During his tenure, he held the following positions: Assistant Bursar from 1911-1920, Bursar from 1920-1925, Comptroller from 1925-1945, and Vice Chancellor and Comptroller from 1945-1956.

In addition to the positions he held at NYU Kimball was very active in other matters. He was a trustee of the American Scenic & Historic Preservation Society and its president from 1933 to 1941. In 1937, Kimball was appointed by Governor Lehman to the New York State Commission to Survey Scenic, Historic and Commercial assets of the Hudson River valley. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of Historical and Patriotic Societies at the New York World's Fair of 1939, and in 1933, was the treasurer of the Association of American Colleges. Kimball belonged to the Andiron Club of New York, The Pilgrims, Phi Beta Kappa and other groups, was a trustee of Albion College and wrote numerous monographs. He made his home on Buckberg Mountain, Tomkins Cove-on-Hudson, New York and "Brooklands" in Surrey, England. In 1959, Kimball Hall was named in his honor.