Scott Barnes Receives Beaver Champion Award
September 16, 2025 | General
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes received the Beaver Champion Award as part of the 2025 University Day.
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The Beaver Champion is awarded by Oregon State President Jayathi Murthy to a person or team for outstanding effort and achievement of excellence, going beyond what is requested and performance of the highest quality that has yielded a university wide impact.
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Here is a list of past recipients of the Beaver Champion Award.
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Under his leadership at Oregon State since December 2016, Barnes has spearheaded multi-million dollar facility renovations and has led significant strides academically and athletically for the university's student-athletes.
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Barnes has also been a key leader in the recharged Pac-12 Conference, which has included the addition of new programs that will transition to the league in time for the 2026-27 athletics year.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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The Beaver Champion is awarded by Oregon State President Jayathi Murthy to a person or team for outstanding effort and achievement of excellence, going beyond what is requested and performance of the highest quality that has yielded a university wide impact.
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Here is a list of past recipients of the Beaver Champion Award.
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Under his leadership at Oregon State since December 2016, Barnes has spearheaded multi-million dollar facility renovations and has led significant strides academically and athletically for the university's student-athletes.
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Barnes has also been a key leader in the recharged Pac-12 Conference, which has included the addition of new programs that will transition to the league in time for the 2026-27 athletics year.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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