Bartholomae is already an experienced administrator, and when he was hired it seemed every story mentioned the job he did in getting (previous employer) Oregon State's football stadium rebuilt, it does ask the question, is an upgrade to some of the facilities in Kalamazoo something that might be in the school's and city's future.
Western Michigan University has hired Dan Bartholomae, deputy Athletic Director at Oregon State University as its new Athletic Director, succeeding Kathy Beauregard, who is retiring at the end of the year.
It's a story that many long-time Kalamazoo residents may have heard, especially if they followed the local baseball scene in their youth; Future President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush played on the Yale University baseball team that made it to the College World Series in both 1947 and 1948. In fact those first two College World Series were played at Hyames Field.
Bruce will be doing a live commentary of all of the Evil Dead films along with a Q & A. There will also be a Groovy Murder Mystery Party, similar to a who done it type atmosphere. There's also going to be a horror movie prop exhibit, as well as a revolving door or showings of Bruce Campbell's films.