Iowa State University has named Elaine Hieber as the school’s interim director of athletics. Hieber is the senior associate athletics director and senior women’s administrator at I-S-U. She’s been part of athletic administration at the school since 1979.Hieber fills in for Gene Smith, who resigned to take over as the new a-d at Arizona State. Hieber says an experienced staff at I-S-U should help fill the vacancy.Hieber does not feel she will be the interim director very long, as the University would like to hire a new A-D by this fall.Hieber has no interest in applying for the permanent job.