Jim Bartko
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 13, 1965 Stockton, California |
| Alma mater | Washington State University |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1994–2003 | Oregon (asst. AD) |
| 2003–2006 | Oregon (assoc. AD) |
| 2006–2007 | California (assoc. AD) |
| 2007–2014 | Oregon (assoc. AD) |
| 2015–2017 | Fresno State |
James Andrew Bartko (born May 13, 1965) is an American college athletics administrator who was most recently athletic director at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State).
Career
Bartko began his career in 1989 as regional director and fundraiser for the Duck Athletic Fund at the University of Oregon.[1] From 1994 to 1998, Bartko was assistant athletic director at Oregon for the Duck Athletic Fund then was assistant athletic director for community and corporate relations at Oregon from 1998 to 2003. Then, from 2003 to 2006, Bartko was associate athletic director for donor relations at Oregon.[2]
From 2006 to 2007, Bartko was senior associate athletic director for development at California. Bartko returned to Oregon in 2008 as senior associate athletic director. Fresno State hired Bartko as athletic director on November 21, 2014, and Bartko took office on January 1, 2015.[1] He resigned abruptly as athletics director on November 6, 2017 due to struggles with alcoholism and a domestic separation.[3]
Personal life
Born in Stockton, California, Bartko grew up there and in Pinole. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Modesto and Washington State University. He is now divorced and has two children.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Jim Bartko, Director of Athletics". Fresno State. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Jim Bartko named senior associate AD for development". Cal Athletics. July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- 1 2 "Why did Fresno State AD Jim Bartko leave? Divorce papers say he's battling alcoholism". fresnobee. Retrieved 2017-12-12.