Dan Bartholomae was appointed deputy athletic director for capital projects and internal operations by OSU Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Barnes May 26, 2017.
He arrived in Corvallis after spending 15 years at the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as the deputy athletic director for internal affairs. He began his career at Pitt in 2002 as a compliance and game operations assistant, and worked in eight different capacities while with the Panthers.
“Dan is one of the rising stars in all of intercollegiate athletics administration and we are extremely excited to have him as a member of Beaver Nation,” Barnes said at the time of his hiring. “His impressive track record of success and his collaborative leadership style will be a great fit for us. His breadth of experience in strategic and facilities planning, and as a sports administrator for football and other programs will serve Oregon State well.”
Bartholomae has direct oversight of the development of OSU Athletics’ strategic planning and facility master planning initiatives. As the sport supervisor for football and wrestling, he also participates on the department’s sport supervisor team and executive staff. Other responsibilities include directing the athletic department’s capital forecast, oversight of the facility and event management staff, and managing select outside departmental contracts. Bartholomae also serves as a liaison to campus and external entities such as the Department of Public Safety, Oregon State Police, Academic Technologies and Levy Restaurants.
While at Pitt, Bartholomae most recently had oversight of the NCAA compliance office, sport administration team, facilities planning and event operations, and student-athlete development. He also was the sports supervisor for the Panthers’ football and men’s basketball teams. In addition, he managed and directed the athletic department’s strategic planning process that led to a redesigned departmental mission and vision, as well as a detailed five-year plan for success.
Bartholomae, who served as the president of the National Association for Athletics Compliance in 2015-16, is highly active in other NCAA and industry committees. He possesses a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in policy analysis and public affairs. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Pittsburgh. Dan and his wife Lauren have two children, Dylan and Lily.
