▁in ▁five ▁sports ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁academic ▁year , ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁Bar nes ▁was ▁also ▁recently ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁I ▁Athletics ▁Director ▁Association ▁Institute . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁athlet ics ▁director , ▁Bar nes ' s ▁work ▁was ▁integral ▁in ▁impro ving ▁the ▁overall ▁image ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁itself , ▁which ▁image ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fut ility ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁team . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁quoted ▁him ▁as ▁saying ▁" A th let ics ▁are ▁the ▁front ▁por ch ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁visible ." ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Bar nes ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Gary ▁Anders en ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁Athlet ic ▁Director ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁at ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Before ▁going ▁to ▁OS U , ▁Bar nes ▁served ▁as ▁athlet ics ▁director ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁University . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁held ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Diego . ▁He ▁attended ▁F res no ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁basketball . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁profile ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : E astern