The Fresno Bee reported Thursday night Jim Bartko, executive senior associate athletic director at the University of Oregon, will be Fresno State’s new athletic director.
Fresno State will formally introduce its new athletic director today at a 10 a.m. press conference, filling an administrative position that’s been vacant since Thomas Boeh was reassigned to a special advising role by university President Joseph Castro in August.
A search committee interviewed a candidate pool last week assembled through DHR International, a Chicago-based search firm.
Stephen Robertello, senior associate athletics director for intercollegiate services, and Cynthia Teniente-Matson, CFO, vice president for administration and athletic corporation board chair, have served as co-athletic directors on an interim basis this semester.
In an August interview with The Collegian, Castro said he expected to have the new athletic director on board as early as the start of next semester and expressed hopes in hiring an AD with strong fundraising experience in a shifting college athletics landscape.
Check fscollegian.com today for news on the announcement and follow @TheCollegian on Twitter for live updates during the press conference.
