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Barnett Accepts
Position in Florida
Jim Barnett, director of the Physical Plant, has accepted
an associate vice president for facilities position at the University
of West Florida, Pensacola. Barnett has served as WIU's physical
plant director since January 1994.
Barnett will begin his duties in Florida
full-time starting Aug. 13. He will be responsible for
the departments of environmental health and safety, architectural
and engineering services and facilities management. According
to Vice President for Administrative Services Jackie Thompson,
Ed Crahan, physical plant assistant director, will serve as
interim director. A national search will be conducted.
During Barnett's tenure at Western, significant
capital renewal and major construction projects have taken place
including the renovation of Knoblauch Hall, the new Student Recreation
Center, the Beu Health Center renovation, the Simpkins Recital
Hall, the Thompson-Higgins dining hall and the Utility Tunnel
project. Barnett also initiated several campus beautification
programs, including the Lake Ruth restoration and the annual We
Care program.
A native of north central Missouri, Barnett
earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial education
at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, and his doctorate
in industrial and technical education at Texas A & M - Commerce.
Crahan has been the assistant director of
the physical plant since December 1990. He previously was a mechanical
engineer III. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla,
he came to WIU in April 1986.
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