▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁at ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁ ▁Career ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University , ▁Bar nes ▁greatly ▁increased ▁fund ing ▁for ▁all ▁A gg ie ▁sports , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁h iring ▁of ▁football ▁coach ▁Gary ▁Anders en ▁and ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Jim ▁& ▁Carol ▁La ub ▁Athletics - A cadem ics ▁Complex ▁on ▁campus . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁public ▁image ▁and ▁visibility ▁of ▁A gg ie ▁sports , ▁which ▁included ▁in king ▁de als ▁with ▁state wide ▁and ▁national ▁TV ▁stations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁spons or ship ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Ma ver ik ▁chain ▁of ▁service ▁stations , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁ren aming ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁football ▁stad ium ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Bar nes ▁was ▁named ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ' s ▁selection ▁committee . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁thus ▁far ▁with ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁National ▁Champion ▁in ▁the ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Management ▁Cup ▁to ▁US U , ▁which ▁award ▁is ▁given ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁athlet ics ▁department ▁that ▁wins ▁the ▁most ▁champion ships ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁exp enses . ▁The ▁A gg ies ▁brought ▁in ▁W AC ▁champion ships