Scott Barnes Named Department Of Athletics Top Dog Honoree
January 31, 2023 | Administration
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scott Barnes, the Oregon State Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, has been named a Top Dog Honoree by his alma mater Fresno State University.
The Top Dog awards recognize a select group of Fresno State alumni who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments, affiliations and careers have honored Fresno State.
This year's Top Dog Alumni Award honorees will be celebrated on April 22 at an event held at the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State.
"It is humbling to receive the Top Dog award alongside so many great Bulldog alumni," Barnes said. "I had a wonderful experience as a student-athlete; it was both challenging and rewarding. I learned valuable life lessons, met lifelong friends and my wife of 33 years. Whatever success I have had in my life can be attributed to my time as a Bulldog."
Each year at Fresno State one alumnus or alumna is selected from each of the University's eight academic schools and colleges, plus the Department of Athletics, and the Division of Research and Graduate Studies to receive a Top Dog Outstanding Alumni Award. The Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes Fresno State alumni for exceptional achievements in their fields.
Barnes, a standout on the Fresno State basketball team under Boyd Grant in the early 1980s, has spent more than three decades in athletics administration. Under his leadership at Oregon State, he has spearheaded multi-million dollar facility renovations and has led significant strides academically and athletically for the university's student-athletes.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Top Dog awards recognize a select group of Fresno State alumni who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments, affiliations and careers have honored Fresno State.
This year's Top Dog Alumni Award honorees will be celebrated on April 22 at an event held at the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State.
"It is humbling to receive the Top Dog award alongside so many great Bulldog alumni," Barnes said. "I had a wonderful experience as a student-athlete; it was both challenging and rewarding. I learned valuable life lessons, met lifelong friends and my wife of 33 years. Whatever success I have had in my life can be attributed to my time as a Bulldog."
Each year at Fresno State one alumnus or alumna is selected from each of the University's eight academic schools and colleges, plus the Department of Athletics, and the Division of Research and Graduate Studies to receive a Top Dog Outstanding Alumni Award. The Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes Fresno State alumni for exceptional achievements in their fields.
Barnes, a standout on the Fresno State basketball team under Boyd Grant in the early 1980s, has spent more than three decades in athletics administration. Under his leadership at Oregon State, he has spearheaded multi-million dollar facility renovations and has led significant strides academically and athletically for the university's student-athletes.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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