Jeff Barber (athletic director) explained

Jeff Barber
Current Title:Athletic director
Current Team:Charleston Southern
Current Conference:Big South
Birth Date:1958 1, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma Mater:East Carolina University
Admin Years1:1985–1986
Admin Team1:Columbia Mets (assistant GM)
Admin Years2:1986–1987
Admin Team2:Montreal Expos (director of operations)
Admin Years3:1987–1991
Admin Team3:East Carolina (assistant AD)
Admin Years4:1991–1996
Admin Team4:Furman (associate AD)
Admin Years5:1996–2006
Admin Team5:South Carolina (associate AD)
Admin Years6:2006–2016
Admin Team6:Liberty
Admin Years7:2018–present
Admin Team7:Charleston Southern

Jeff Barber (born January 12, 1958) is an American college athletics administrator, currently the athletic director at Charleston Southern University.

He was previously the athletic director at Liberty University from 2006 to 2016. During his tenure at Liberty, Barber oversaw extensive growth in the Flames' athletic program, including the building of new venues for the school's baseball and softball programs.[2] He also made the decision to eliminate Liberty's wrestling program in 2011, in order to bring the university in compliance with federal Title IX regulations.[3] However, after several years of attempts, he was unable to secure Liberty an invitation to move up to a Football Bowl Subdivision conference, after several years of school president Jerry Falwell Jr. publicly stating Liberty's wish to reclassify.[4] Barber resigned from his position at Liberty on November 17, 2016.[5]

Before his time at Liberty, Barber was an assistant athletic director at East Carolina University from 1987 to 1991, an associate athletic director at Furman University from 1991 to 1996, and an associate athletic director at the University of South Carolina from 1996 to 2006. He graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in 1981.

He was named athletic director at Charleston Southern University on May 17, 2018.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: High Profile - Jeff Barber . May 17, 2010 . Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131027/http://www.nacda.com/sports/div1aaada/spec-rel/051710aaa.html. dead . October 27, 2017.
  2. News: A Q&A with Liberty AD Jeff Barber: On football and baseball . June 16, 2014 . . Lang, Chris . October 27, 2017.
    - News: Q&A with Liberty AD Jeff Barber, Part 2 . June 18, 2014 . The News & Advance . Lang, Chris . October 27, 2017.
  3. News: LU athletic director weighed options before reclassifying wrestling . March 31, 2011 . The News & Advance . Lang, Chris . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627182454/http://www.newsadvance.com/archives/lu-athletic-director-weighed-options-before-reclassifying-wrestling/article_9efbdf94-fcd2-5618-90e2-f2731490b462.html . live . June 27, 2022.
  4. News: At Liberty, FBS dreams and a high-resource reality . August 19, 2014 . . Wolken, Dan . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027062835/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/19/college-football-liberty-flames-fcs-fbs-development-expansion/14299979/ . October 27, 2017.
    - News: In Virginia's Hills, a Football Crusade . November 10, 2012 . . Pennington, Bill . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027063103/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/sports/ncaafootball/in-virginias-hills-a-football-crusade.html . October 27, 2017.
    - News: In mission to reach FBS, Flames set for a following . October 4, 2013 . . Minium, Harry . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027063450/https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/in-mission-to-reach-fbs-flames-set-for-a-following/article_8049ae28-7858-5828-85f4-b82ccbf65d00.html . October 27, 2017.
    - News: Liberty in talks with Sun Belt . April 2, 2013 . The News & Advance . Sordelett, Damien . October 27, 2017.
  5. News: Liberty University's athletic director resigns . November 17, 2016 . The News & Advance . Sordelett, Damien . October 27, 2017 . https://www.webcitation.org/6uWHOmtpt?url=http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/liberty-university-s-athletic-director-resigns/article_d9b647b8-acf3-11e6-8ccf-e7f80b885199.html . live . October 27, 2017.
    - Web site: Liberty AD Jeff Barber resigns after 11 years at school . . Associated Press . November 17, 2016 . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027062150/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18073369/jeff-barber-liberty-flames-resigns-effective-immediately . October 27, 2017.
    - News: Liberty University's athletic director resigns effective immediately . November 18, 2016 . . October 27, 2017 . https://www.webcitation.org/6uWIPLUip?url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/update-liberty-university-s-athletic-director-resigns-effective-immediately/article_79306261-826a-5a70-a7cc-86aeb5ab4c7d.html . live . October 27, 2017.
  6. News: Arena, NCAA probe among challenges for new Charleston Southern athletic director Jeff Barber . May 17, 2018 . . Shelton, David . May 17, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130204/https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/charleston-southern-s-new-athletic-director-jeff-barber-will-hit/article_926cd7e8-5a06-11e8-b395-bb00a544fb06.html . live . May 18, 2018.

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