Gibson, Cramer, Amidon Join OSU Staff
Oregon State University Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced Thursday the additions of Jake Gibson, Trevor Cramer and Russ Amidon to Beaver Athletics staff positions.
Gibson serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations. He spent the last five years at Stony Brook University in New York, where most recently he was the Manager of Arena Operations for the Seawolves. His role at OSU includes the oversight of event management, and assisting in facility maintenance and capital projects. Gibson is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree in sports administration and holds a master’s degree in business management from Stony Brook.
Cramer has been at OSU the last two years serving as an intern and has been promoted to assistant director of athletic communications. Prior to being at OSU, Cramer served a one-year internship at the University of Denver in the Pioneers’ media relations office. He also was the sports editor for the California Aggie newspaper while earning bachelor’s degrees at UC Davis in international relations and political science.
Amidon joins OSU as part of a new collaboration with the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12 Sales) that focuses on ticket marketing and sales. He arrived in Corvallis after three years as the manager of ticket sales at Western Michigan University. He is a graduate of Hope College in Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
Season tickets for 2015 OSU football are renewing at a rate of more than double previous year. A $50 deposit for new season tickets is now available with priority for renewals ending March 31. OSU Athletics and Our Beaver Nation recently launched a one-stop-shop approach to making annual fund donations when securing season tickets as part of the UN1TE theme. Call the OSU Ticket Office at 800-GO-BEAVS or log on to beavertickets.com.
