Overview
- The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved Barnes as chancellor on Feb. 5, completing his transition from interim leader.
- Barnes had served as interim chancellor since July after Dr. Cam Patterson announced his return to a faculty role.
- University of Arkansas System President Jay Silveria recommended Barnes, praising his commitment to UAMS’s mission.
- A professor and chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barnes was one of four finalists and is founding director of The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS.
- UAMS cites Barnes’s statewide experience and record of research and innovation as he takes charge of a system with about 12,000 employees and 3,000 students.