MITCH CANHAM Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach 2nd Year #11 5-9 (OSU) 269-229 (5 yrs)
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MITCH
CANHAM
Pat Casey Head Baseball
Coach
2nd Year • #11
5-9 (OSU) • 269-229 (5 yrs)
Two-time National Champion Mitch Canham was named the 21st
head coach in Oregon State baseball’s history on June 13, 2019.
played in 183 games.
Canham, the Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach, was revered by
The Beavers won 46, 50 and 49 games, respectively, during his
Beaver Nation in four years as a student-athlete, and is one of the
three on-the-field seasons, including 27 victories in the postseason.
most popular players in school history. He was a 2007 All-American
The 50 wins in 2006, at the time, marked an Oregon State single-
and guided the Beavers to three trips to Omaha, culminating in Na-
season record.
tional Championships in 2006 and 2007.
• Canham batted .314 during his career, tallying 31 doubles, eight
Canham, a native of Richland, Wash., came back to the collegiate
triples, 25 home runs and 152 runs batted in.
ranks after spending three-and-a-half seasons as a manager in the
• The 152 RBI head into the 2021 season as the seventh-most in
Seattle Mariners’ organization.
a career at Oregon State. The 25 home runs, meanwhile, rank ninth.
• He led the Double-A Arkansas Travelers to a North Division First-
• He had an All-American season for the Beavers in 2007. He bat-
Half Title in the Texas League after defeating Tulsa on June 9, just
ted .326 as a redshirt junior, collecting 10 home runs and 59 RBI. He
four days before becoming Oregon State’s head coach. In nearly half
was also named an All-Pacific-10 Conference First-Team selection,
a season at the Double-A level, Canham amassed a 42-22 record.
a year after being named honorable mention.
• Canham posted a .545 winning percentage at the professional
• Canham was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005
level, going 264-220. He tallied winning seasons in three of the
Corvallis Regional and was selected to the All-College World Series
nearly four seasons, including 86 wins at Single-A Clinton in 2016.
Team in 2007.
• Canham followed his first managerial season by moving to
• He opened his postseason career by batting .353 with three
high Single-A Modesto of the California League in 2017. In his first
doubles and nine RBI in 2005, helping Oregon State to a 5-3 record
of two seasons with the Nuts, he led the club to a 74-68 record and
and the program’s first trip to Omaha since 1952.
California League Championship. He was also named the California
• He followed that with a .289 batting average in 2006 and led the
League Manager of the Year.
Beavers to their first of now three National Championships. Canham
• Three players from the 2017 Modesto Nuts club have already
posted four doubles and 11 RBI in 13 games.
reached the Major Leagues (as of June 2019), including outfielder
• Canham completed his career with a home run and six RBI in
Braden Bishop and pitchers Pablo Lopez and Matt Festa.
2007 as the Beavers won their second title. Oregon State rolled to
• Canham served as Bishop and Lopez’s manager at Clinton as
an 11-1 record en route to the championship.
well. There, he also helped advance the careers of Major Leaguers
Alex Jackson, Zack Littell, Luiz Gohara and Osmer Morales.
As a business administration graduate, he excelled off the field
while at OSU earning 2007 Academic All-America accolades and
Canham came to Oregon State from Lake Stevens, Wash., in
three-time membership on the Pac-10 Academic team. The five-
2004. He lettered three seasons for the Beavers - 2005-07 - and
time OSU Dean’s List member was also a leader on Oregon State’s
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was presented the Bea-
vers’ Glenn Klein Award for his community service contributions.
Following his senior season, the Pac-10 honored Canham as
OSU’s male recipient of the 2007 Tom Hansen Award, presented
annually to the outstanding senior student-athlete based on exhibi-
tion of the greatest combination of performance, and achievement
in scholarship, athletics and leadership.
Canham’s contributions to local communities have continued
during his professional career and include founding and serving as
the CEO of BASE By Pros LLC, an organization that provides personal-
ized baseball instruction and mentorship to kids across the country.
Following his stellar career at Oregon State, Canham was se-
lected in the first round, 57th overall, by the San Diego Padres in
the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He was the sixth first-round
selection in Oregon State history.
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He spent four seasons with the Padres’ organization, reaching as high as Triple-A The File On Mitch Canham
Portland. He also spent time with the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City
Royals and Washington Nationals’ organizations before ending his professional playing Coaching Experience
career with the independent Lincoln Saltdogs in 2015. Oregon State, Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach
(2019-pres.)
Canham’s business administration degree from Oregon State came in 2011. He and Arkansas Travelers, Manager (2019)
his wife, Marlis, have two childen, Mack and Mya. Modesto Nuts, Manager (2017-18)
Clinton LumberKings, Manager (2016)
What They’re Saying About Mitch Canham College Education
Alma Mater: Oregon State, 2011
Degree: Business Administration
“Mitch Canham is the type of person and coach who embodies what Oregon State Uni-
versity is about. His character and skill as a coach speaks volumes about why he has
Playing Career
been so successful on and off the field in life, college and professional baseball. Coach Collegiate: Oregon State (2004-07)
Canham has had an exceptionally quick upward trajectory as a baseball leader since his
MLB Draft: 41st round of 2006 Draft (St. Louis
playing days concluded and he returns to OSU with an impressive resume. What stands
Cardinals), 1st round of 2007 Draft (San Diego
out most is Coach Canham’s commitment to excellence by being an exemplary leader, Padres)
role model for young men, and his burning desire to continue the success of a program
Professional: San Diego Padres organization(2007-10),
that he put so much energy into as a player. In addition, the outpouring of support from
Oakland Athletics organization (2011), St. Louis Cardinals
former OSU student-athletes and recommendations by high level baseball personnel organization (2012), Kansas City Royals organization
in the college and professional ranks has been impressive. It reiterates what many of (2013),Washington Nationals organization (2014)
Eugene, Northwest League (2007)
Beaver Nation already know as to the character of Coach Canham.” - Vice President and
Lake Elsinore, California League (2007-08)
Director of Athletics Scott Barnes San Antonio, Texas League (2009-10)
Portland, Pacific Coast League (2010)
Midland, Texas League (2011)
“Coach Canham is a winner plain and simple. He represents the culture that so many Sacramento, Pacific Coast League (2011)
OSU coaches and players have created. He was a tremendous leader as a student-ath- Memphis, Pacific Coast League (2012)
Long Island, Atlantic League (2012)
lete on and off the field and I have no doubt that the future of Oregon State baseball is in Omaha, Pacific Coast League (2013)
great hands.” - Former head coach Pat Casey Northwest Arkansas, Texas League (2013)
Harrisburg, Eastern League (2014)
Lincoln, American Association (2015)
“Mitch is an amazing hire for Oregon State. He bleeds Orange and black. A bonafide
leader on and off the field, Mitch will do tremendous things for Beaver Baseball. Wel-
Personal
come home, Mitch.” - Former Oregon State teammate Kevin Gunderson Hometown: Richland, Wash.
High School: Lake Stevens High School
“I’ve known Mitch since he was 19 years old playing for me in the Alaska Summer Wife: Marlis
Children: Mack and Mya
League. The privilege of watching him lead and mentor our players with the Mariners will
continue to inspire me into the future. His selfless leadership, born out of a responsibil-
ity to help others, has been a highlight of my professional career.” - Seattle Mariners Mitch Canham Year-By-Year
Director of Player Development Andy McKay
Clinton LumberKings (Single-A)
“Mitch is a leader in all aspects of life. A selfless individual who embodies what the Or- YEAR POSITION W-L PCT.
egon State baseball program stands for. Change is not always easy, but I truly believe in 2016 Manager 86-54 .614
Midwest League Runner-Up
Canham’s ability to lead our program.” - Former teammate, assistant coach and Major Totals 1 Season 86-54 .614
Leaguer Darwin Barney
Modesto Nuts (Single-A)
“Mitch is the best leader I’ve ever known. He showed me what it meant to be a part of YEAR POSITION W-L PCT.
2017 Manager 74-66 .529
the Beaver Family. I could not be more excited for the future of Beaver Baseball.” - For- California League Champions
mer teammate and 2021 undergraduate assistant coach Joey Wong 2018 Manager 62-78 .443
Totals 2 Seasons 136-144 .486
Arkansas Travelers (Double-A)
YEAR POSITION W-L PCT.
2019 Manager 42-22 .656
Texas League North Division 1st Half Champions
Totals 1 Season 42-22 .656
Oregon State Beavers (NCAA)
YEAR POSITION W-L PCT.
2020 Manager 5-9 .357
Totals 1 Season 5-9 .357
Career 5 Seasons 269-229 .540
2017 California League Manager of the Year
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DARWIN The File On Darwin Barney
BARNEY Coaching Experience
Oregon State, Assistant Coach (2020-pres.)
Nashville Sounds, Manager (2020)
Assistant Coach • 1st Year
Playing Career
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10 Collegiate: Oregon State (2005-07)
MLB Draft: 4th round of 2007 Draft (Chicago Cubs)
Professional: Chicago Cubs organization (2007-013), Los Angeles Dodgers
organization (2014-15), Toronto Blue Jays organization (2015-17)
Former Oregon State infielder and Major League Gold Glove Cubs, Arizona League (2007)
winner Darwin Barney joined the Oregon State staff as an assistant Peoria Chiefs, Midwest League (2007)
Daytona Cubs, Florida State League (2008)
coach on August 7, 2020. Tennessee Smokies, Southern League (2009)
Barney, the 2012 National League Gold Glove winner at second Iowa Cubs, Pacific Coast League (2009-11, 2013)
base, came back to Corvallis three years after the completion of an Chicago Cubs, National League (2010-14)
Albuquerque Isotopes, Pacific Coast League (2014)
eight-year Major League career. The Beaverton, Ore., native played in Los Angeles Dodgers, National League (2014-15)
814 games for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Oklahoma City Dodgers, Pacific Coast League (2015)
Blue Jays. Barney totaled 117 doubles, 15 triples, 201 runs batted in Toronto Blue Jays, American League (2015-17)
and 29 stolen bases over those eight seasons. MLB Honors: 2012 National League Gold Glove winner (second base); tied-
Barney was supposed to serve as the manager of the Triple-A 7th 2011 National League Rookie of the Year voting; 2011 April National League
Nashville Sounds in 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic cut the season Rookie of the Month; 2012 & 2013 Wilson Second Base Defensive Player of
the Year
short before any games were played. He was, however, able to work
with the Texas Rangers in Spring Training in Surprise, Ariz.
He played in 191 games - he did not miss an OSU game - over Personal
three seasons for Oregon State, helping guide the Beavers to national Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
titles in 2006 and 2007 and a trip to Omaha in 2005 as a freshman. High School: Southridge High School
Wife: Lindsay
In those three seasons, Barney, who manned shortstop for OSU, Children: Hayden, Zoey, Devyn, Noah
collected a school-record 238 hits. His 765 career at bats rank first
as well while his 152 runs scored ranks second. He is tied for eighth
with 40 doubles and ranks 10th with 136 RBI.
Barney batted .311 with six triples, seven home runs and 36 stolen
bases. He also walked 99 times to just 73 strikeouts.
He was selected in the fourth round, 127th overall, in the 2007
MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs. Barney spent three
seasons in the Cubs’ Minor League system before making his MLB
debut on Aug. 12, 2010 at San Francisco.
Barney played in 542 games for the Cubs from 2010-14. He was
named the 2012 National League Gold Glove winner. He committed
just two errors that season, in 731 chances, for a .997 fielding per-
centage. That season, he also set the NL’s record for consecutive
games without an error at 140 games, just three outs shy of the
Major League record.
Barney concluded his Cubs’ career in 2014 and played in 24
games over two years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving on to
the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015. He appeared in 248 games for the
Blue Jays, including 129 in 2017, his last season in the Major Leagues.
He and his wife, Lindsay, have four children: Hayden, Zoey, Devyn
and Noah.
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RICH
in the 13th round of the MLB Draft that year by Tampa Bay; he was
the first player ever selected out of Corban.
He pitched in the professional ranks for nine seasons, appearing
DORMAN in 217 games, with 128 starts. He was 52-43 with a 3.80 ERA.
Dorman spent two seasons at the Single-A level with the Rays’
organization before pitching in Seattle’s organization for five sea-
Assistant Coach • 2nd Year
sons, reaching as high as Triple-A Tacoma in 2005. He followed that
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46 with one year with the Florida Marlins organization before ending
his career back with the Mariners in 2008, appearing with Double-A
West Tennessee and Triple-A Tacoma. He ended his career with 60
games at the Triple-A level.
Dorman and his wife, Cathy, have two children, Alexa Anne and
Rich Dorman was appointed by Pat Casey Baseball Head Coach
Blake William.
Mitch Canham as the team’s pitching coach on August 9, 2019. Dor-
man came to Oregon State after three seasons as the pitching coach
at Grand Canyon and eight years in the Seattle Mariners organization. The File On Rich Dorman
Coaching Experience
• Dorman’s first season at Oregon State, 2020, was cut short Oregon State, Assistant Coach (2019-pres.)
due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But in just 14 games, he mentored Grand Canyon, Assistant Coach (2016-2019)
a pitching staff that saw three first-time weekend starters, which Clinton LumberKings, Assistant Coach (2011, 2016)
Arizona League Mariners, Assistant Coach (2014-15)
included All-American Christian Chamberlain. The left-hander was Everett AquaSox, Assistant Coach (2009-10, 2012-13)
taken in the fourth round of the draft by Kansas City after allowing
just six hits with 34 strikeouts in 22 innings.
Playing Career
• Dorman’s pitching staff at Grand Canyon posted a 4.16 earned Collegiate: Oregon State (1999); Western Baptist (2000)
run average in 2019, the second-best mark in the program’s 14-year
history at the Division I level. The Antelopes finished with a 3.02 ERA MLB Draft: 13th round of 2000 Draft (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
in conference play, which led the WAC and was the third-best mark Professional: Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization (2000-01), Seattle Mariners
in league play over a five-year stretch. organization (2002-06, 2008), Florida Marlins organization (2007)
• The 2017 Antelopes, meanwhile, finished with a 3.57 ERA in Hudson Valley, New York-Penn League (2000, 2001)
Charleston, South Atlantic League (2001)
conference play. Everett, Northwest League (2002)
• Grand Canyon improved its win totals in each of his three sea- Inland Empire, California League (2003, 2004)
sons in Phoenix. GCU totaled 36 in 2019, up from 33 in 2018 and Wisconsin, Midwest League (2003)
San Antonio, Texas League (2004, 2005)
29 in 2017. The Antelopes won 25 games in 2016 prior to his arrival.
Tacoma, Pacific Coast League (2005, 2006, 2008)
• Grand Canyon was 57-18 in conference play in his three sea- Arizona League Mariners (2005)
sons and the club won 21-of-25 league series. Albuquerque, Pacific Coast League (2007)
• Dorman mentored three pitchers who were drafted during his Carolina, Southern League (2007)
Gulf Coast League Marlins (2007)
tenure at GCU. That includes right-handed pitcher Jake Wong, who West Tennessee, Southern League (2008)
was a third-round selection in 2018.
Personal
Dorman headed to Grand Canyon after eight seasons in the Mi- Hometown: Medford, Ore.
High School: North Medford High School
nor League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners. He coached for four Wife: Cathy
of those years at Single-A Everett (2009-10 and 2012-13). He also Children: Alexa Anne, Blake William
spent two years with the Arizona League Mariners (2014-15) and
two one-year stints with Single-A Clinton (2011 and 2016). It was at
Clinton in 2016 where he spent his first year on Canham’s staff as
the Lumberkings’ pitching coach.
• Nine pitchers under Dorman’s tutelage during his time with the
Mariners have gone on to pitch at the MLB level. That includes Taijuan
Walker, Pablo Lopez, Art Warren, Emilio Pagan, Freddy Peralta, Zach
Littell and James Paxton.
• Everett’s team ERA ranked in the upper half of the Northwest
League in three of his four seasons. His staff posted a 3.22 ERA in
2010 and won a league title.
• Dorman’s 2011 pitching staff at Clinton tallied 1,166 strikeouts,
the second in the Single-A Midwest League.
• Upon returning to Clinton in 2016, Dorman’s staff finished with
a 3.12 ERA, good for second in the Midwest League. The team also
posted a league-best 50 saves.
Dorman pitched in three games for Oregon State in 1999 before
transferring to Western Baptist (now Corban) in 2000. He was taken
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Assistant Coach • 3rd Year Coaching Experience
Oregon State, Assistant Coach (2018-pres.)
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30 Linn-Benton Community College, Head Coach (2015-2018)
Dixie State, Assistant Coach (2013-14)
Oregon State, Undergraduate Assistant Coach; (2011-12)
College Education
Alma Mater: Oregon State, 2006
Degree: Sociology
Former infielder and 2006 national champion Ryan Gipson is in Playing Career
his third season as an assistant coach with Oregon State after joining Collegiate: Oregon State (2005-06), Shasta Community College (2003-04)
the program in October 2018.
Oregon State was one of the top fielding teams in the Pac-12 Con- Personal
Hometown: Central Point, Ore.
ference in 2019, ranking third with a .977 percentage. The Beavers High School: Crater High School
committed just 49 errors in 57 games, turned 43 double plays and Wife: Ali
kept opposing basestealers to a less than 60 percent success rate. Children: Parker, Elliot
Gipson came back to Oregon State after four seasons as the
head coach at Linn-Benton Community College, where, in 2018,
he led the Roadrunners to a 42-4 overall record and 29-1 mark in
conference play.
LBCC was 119-58 (.672) in his four seasons as head coach, includ-
ing a 72-16 (.818) mark his last two years.
Gipson lettered for the Beavers in 2005 and 2006, helping guide
Oregon State to back-to-back trips to Omaha, including a national
championship.
He played in 79 career games, starting 66, and batted .270 with
10 doubles, a home run and 36 runs batted in.
In 2005, he led the then-Pac-10 with a .500 on-base percent-
age and was named All-Pacific-10 Conference Honorable Mention.
He batted .330 that season, collecting six doubles, a triple and 22
RBI while stealing nine bases. The Beavers made their first of three
consecutive trips to Omaha that season.
A Central Point, Ore., native, he played for Shasta Community Col-
lege prior to his career at Oregon State. He hit .358 as a sophomore
and .344 as a sophomore.
Gipson served as an undergraduate coach for Oregon State in
2011 and 2012, then spent two seasons as an assistant coach at
Dixie State in Utah. He graduated from Oregon State in 2006 with a
bachelors of science in sociology.
Gipson is married to the former Ali Martin and the couple has two
children, a daughter named Elliot, and a son, Parker.
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JAKE JOEY WONG
RODRIGUEZ
Undergraduate Assistant
Director of Operations
Former Oregon State
DAM
Jake Rodriguez is in infielder Joey Wong is in
his third season as Ore- his second season as an
gon State’s director of op- undergraduate assistant
erations. He is in his 10th coach with the Beavers.
year overall with the program. Wong returned to
Rodriguez played three seasons for Ore- Corvallis after 10 seasons playing profession-
gon State, spent two years as an undergradu- ally. He spent time with the Colorado Rockies,
ate assistant coach and was the assistant Seattle Mariners and New York Mets organiza- A N A LY T I C S S Q U A D
coordinator of camps for two seasons before tions, appearing in 817 games, where he col-
taking over as the program’s director of opera- lected 119 doubles, 16 triples, 20 home runs
tions in 2019. and 254 RBI.
Rodriguez played three seasons for OSU, Wong played for Oregon State from 2007-
from 2011-13, helping the club to three con- 09, helping the Beavers to a College World Se-
secutive postseason appearances, two Super ries Championship as a freshman. He turned
Regional berths and a trip to the 2013 College what could be called the most historic double
World Series. The native of Elk Grove, Calif., play in program history in 2007 against Cal
State Fullerton in Omaha.
played in 145 games for Oregon State, batting Jason Max
He ended his OSU career in 2009 after
.281 with 24 doubles, one triple, five home runs Hashimoto Pittmon
and 70 RBI. playing in 175 games, totaling 20 doubles, five
Rodriguez was a 19th-round MLB Draft se- triples, six home runs and 80 RBI.
lection by Houston in 2013. He played for three Wong, a native of Salem, Ore., was drafted
teams over two years in the Astros’ organiza- in the 24th round in 2009 by Colorado.
tion, appearing in 83 games before retiring af- He and his wife, Aubrie, have one daughter,
ter the 2014 season. Jett.
He came back to Oregon State as an un-
dergraduate assistant coach for the 2015 and
2016 seasons, then as the team’s assistant
Sam Ted
coordinator of camps in 2017 and 2018.
Roberts Stephenson
Rodriguez and his wife, Ashley, have one
son, Tony, and a daughter, Olivia.
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F. KING ALEXANDER OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Oregon State is an internationally recognized public research
university that draws people from all 50 states and more than 100
University President countries. We go wherever the challenges are, push ourselves to the
1st Year at Oregon State edge of what’s known and keep going. We are determined to forge
solutions. We are diverse and welcoming. We are collaborative and
are better working together. We embrace our responsibility to Oregon
and the world, building a future that’s smarter, healthier, more pros-
perous and more just. We see what could be and have worked relent-
lessly to make it so since 1868.
F. King Alexander, a prominent national advocate for advancing equal Oregon State is Oregon’s largest university with 11 colleges, 14 Ag-
opportunity for all people through public higher education, became Or- ricultural Experiment Stations and forest research laboratories, Ex-
egon State University’s 15th president on July 1, 2020. President Alexander
brings 20 years of success as a university president to OSU, where he is
tension offices in every Oregon county, the Hatfield Marine Science
continuing the transformative momentum and impact that Oregon State Center in Newport, OSU-Cascades in Bend and academic programs
University -- Oregon’s largest university -- has realized over the past two in Portland. We have a presence in each of Oregon’s 36 counties, a
decades. statewide economic footprint of $2.334 billion and an impact that
President Alexander is noted for his commitment to inclusive excel- reaches across the state and beyond.
lence among students, faculty and staff; his drive to provide access and an
affordable education to all learners; and his support for the teaching, re-
ACADEMICS
search and outreach mission of the land grant university. He has provided
Congressional testimony on barriers to equal opportunity for college stu- Oregon State University’s outstanding faculty and academic pro-
dents, college affordability and the use of federal incentives to help reverse grams consistently attract more high achieving students than any
the national decline in state support for public higher education. other school in Oregon. We offer more than 200 undergraduate and
As OSU’s president, he is working with students, faculty, staff, alumni 100 graduate degree programs through our 11 colleges, the Graduate
and stakeholders to advance a safe, welcome, just and inclusive university School and the university’s Honors College, one of only a handful of
community; provide further success for all graduate and undergraduate degree-granting honors programs in the U.S.
students; advance support for OSU’s excellent faculty and staff in teaching,
scholarship, research and outreach; further enhance OSU’s legacy of more • The Center for World University Rankings placed Oregon State in
than 150 years of service to all of Oregon; and build on the momentum and the top 1.5% of degree-granting institutions of higher education in the
achievements guided by past President Emeritus Ed Ray over the past two world.
decades. • Oregon State is ranked first for innovation among colleges and
President Alexander succeeds Edward J. Ray, who served as president universities in the Pacific Northwest by U.S. News & World Report.
of the university from July 2003 through June 2020. Ray is now president • Oregon State’s programs in forestry, oceanography, marine bi-
emeritus at Oregon State and a professor of economics in the College of
Liberal Arts.
ology, natural resources, agriculture, computer science and robotics
Prior to his arrival at Oregon State, President Alexander served as presi- are ranked among the best in the U.S. and the world.
dent and chancellor of Louisiana State University from July 2013 through • U.S. News & World Report has ranked Oregon State’s Ecampus
December 2019. Under his leadership, LSU’s 2018-19 graduating class set No. 5 in the nation and in the top 10 for online bachelor’s degree pro-
records for the number of in-state and out-of-state graduates, as well as grams the last six years in a row.
females, African Americans, Hispanics, first-generation students and Pell
Grant recipients, along with graduates who previously served in the U.S.
RESEARCH
military. These LSU graduates are among the nation’s lowest in terms of
student loan indebtedness with more than half graduating with no student Oregon State University earned $439 million in external research
loan debt. funding in the 2019 fiscal year, its second-best year ever. Oregon
President Alexander also served as president of California State Univer- State is one of only two land, sea, space and sun grant institutions
sity, Long Beach from January 2006 to June 2013 and president of Murray in the U.S. and is the only university in Oregon to have earned both
State University in Kentucky from September 2001 to December 2005. Carnegie Classifications for Highest Research Activity and Com-
Throughout his career, President Alexander has been honored and rec- munity Engagement. Oregon State is recognized for both scholarly
ognized for his leadership. He received the Stephen J. Trachtenberg Award
for Leadership in Higher Education in 2017 from the American Association achievement and the direct impact of applied development, fulfilling
of University Administrators; was selected as the California State Univer- the land-grant mission to serve the public good.
sity President of the Year in 2009-10 and 2011-12 by the California State The OSU research agenda, integrated with our strategic plan,
University Students Association; received the Humanitarian Award by the guides faculty inquiry in three signature areas:
California Conference for Equity and Justice in 2013; and was named to the • Advancing the science of sustainable earth ecosystems.
Boys and Girls Clubs of America Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016. • Improving human health and wellness.
He also received the Leadership in Higher Education Award from the
Long Beach Chapter of NAACP in 2008; the Excellence in Higher Educa-
• Promoting economic growth and social progress.
tion Service Award from the Community Hispanic Association’s 12th annual Oregon State’s researchers are top-ranked in their fields, hold
Nuestra Imagen (Our Image) Awards; and the Award of Appreciation for leadership positions in international and national professional orga-
Outstanding Dedication to International Human Rights from the Cambodia nizations and have earned prestigious honors.
town Association in Long Beach.
President Alexander is the author of “The American Higher Education
Dilemma: State Disinvestment, Student Indebtedness, and the Decline of
Human Capital Development,” which is scheduled for publication in spring
2021. He has also co-authored the 2015 book “Financing Public Schools:
Theory, Policy and Practice” and the 2003 book “Maximizing Revenue in
Higher Education” with Ronald Ehrenberg.
He holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison; a master’s degree in educational studies and com-
parative education policy from the University of Oxford; and a bachelor’s de-
gree in political science from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York,
where he was a member of the men’s basketball team.
President Alexander is a Kentucky native who grew up in Gainesville,
Florida. The “F.” in his name stands for Fieldon, which is a family name, as
King is as well. He and his wife, Shenette, have three adult daughters, Kylie,
Savannah and Madison. The Alexanders reside in the university president’s
residence in Corvallis.
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SCOTT BARNES cluding more than 20 years as an athletics director. He arrived back to
his native Pacific Northwest from the University of Pittsburgh, where he
served as the Panthers’ Director of Athletics for nearly two years. Pitts-
VP/Director of Athletics burgh achieved high success academically and athletically that includ-
4th Year at Oregon State ed bowl trips, conference titles and record academic achievements.
Prior to Pitt, Barnes headed the Utah State University athletics pro-
gram from 2008-15 as Director of Athletics and was promoted to Vice
President in 2012. While at Utah State, the Aggies experienced unprec-
edented success that included multiple bowl trips in football, 20 league
titles and a successful transition to the Mountain West Conference.
Scott Barnes was named Vice President and Director of Athletics Barnes has also served as the Director of Athletics at Eastern Wash-
Dec. 22, 2016 by then Oregon State University President Dr. Ed Ray. ington University and Humboldt State University. In addition, he has held
In Barnes’ tenure, OSU Athletics has made significant strides aca- various athletics roles at the University of The Pacific, the University of
demically and athletically. Beaver student-athletes are among the lead- San Diego, Iowa State University and the University of Washington. He
ers in the Pac-12 Conference for academic accomplishments, the Val- also has experience in corporate business and professional basketball.
ley Football Center officially re-opened and the popular Fan Experience The Spokane native graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor’s
Committee was created. In addition, he has increased the emphasis degree in 1986 and a master’s degree in athletics administration and
on fundraising and developing a sustainable business model that will physical education in 1993. A basketball letterman under coach Boyd
ensure Beaver Athletics continues to progress and thrive, and debuted Grant, he helped the Bulldogs advance to two NCAA Tournaments and
the BUILD THE DAM Strategic Plan to guide the program forward for two NITs. Barnes was a second-team all-conference player as a senior
future years. before playing professionally in Germany.
Facilities has been at the forefront of Barnes’ leadership at OSU. He He and his wife, Jody, have two children: Daughter, Milanna, and son,
has spearheaded facility projects that include a $3.5 million refresh Isaac, a member of the Beaver men’s basketball team. In addition, the
of the Sports Performance Center, completion of phase II of the Valley family dog is appropriately named Benny (OSU’s mascot is Benny Bea-
Football Center, a remodel of the men’s and women’s basketball locker ver).
rooms, the construction of Casey Corner at Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field, the remodel of Paul Lorenz Field (soccer), among other projects. Barnes’ accomplishments as the Vice President and Director of
Barnes has made numerous strategic hires with the Beavers’ inter- Athletics at Oregon State:
collegiate programs, including head football coach Jonathan Smith, • Led search that yielded head coaches Jonathan Smith (football),
head men’s soccer coach Terry Boss, head women’s rowing coach Kate Mitch Canham (baseball), Kate Maxim (women’s rowing), Louie Quin-
Maxim, head track and field/cross country coach Louie Quintana, head tano (track and field/cross country), Terry Boss (men’s soccer), Matt
baseball coach Mitch Canham, head women’s soccer coach Matt Ka- Kagan (women’s soccer),and Chris Pendleton (wrestling)
gan, and head wrestling coach Chris Pendleton. • The baseball team won the 2018 College World Series title.
“We are building for stability and sustainability in all of our programs, • OSU’s student-athlete population continues to set school records for
and to create a vision that excites and inspires all of Beaver Nation,” cumulative GPAs.
Barnes said. • Developed Strategic and Facilities Master Plans.
As part of the overall university administration, Barnes serves on • Oversaw final fundraising in the $42 million Valley Football Center
several key committees and represents OSU at the Pac-12 Conference project.
and NCAA levels. The two-time Far West Region Athletic Director the • Spearheaded remodel and expansion of Goss Stadium at Coleman
Year recently spent five years on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Commit- Field (2018-19), the Sports Performance Center (weight room), the Val-
tee (Chair for 2014-15). As of July 1, 2020, he serves on the following ley Football Center, the OSU Softball Complex, and Paul Lorenz Field.
Pac-12 committees: the Executive Committee (2019-20 Chair), NCAA • Led revamp of Our Beaver Nation; the fundraising arm for Athletics
Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, Bowls Committee, within the OSU Foundation.
Men’s Basketball Tournament Committee, Men’s Basketball Liaison, • Spearheaded OSU’s first Fan Experience Committee to improve all
Television Committee, and Rose Bowl Management Committee. In ad- aspects of the game-day experience at Gill Coliseum, Reser Stadium,
dition, he is a faculty member on the Lead 1 Athletic Directors Associa- Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, the Whyte Track and Field Center and
tion and in January 2018 he was one of four Director of Athletics in the the OSU Softball Complex.
country to visit Asia on a Nike sponsored trip. • Developed a business model to ensure OSU Athletics’ continues to
Barnes has spent over three decades in athletics administration, in- provide student-athletes with the best experiences possible through
personnel, facilities, and academic support.
EXPERIENCE
Oregon State - Dec. 22, 2016 - present; Vice President/Director of Ath-
letics
Pittsburgh - 2015-2016 - Director of Athletics
Utah State - 2012-2015 - Vice President/Director of Athletics
Utah State - 2008-2012 - Director of Athletics
Washington - 2005-2008 - Senior Associate A.D.
Eastern Washington - 1999-2005 - Director of Athletics
Humboldt State - 1997-1999 - Director of Athletics
Iowa State - 1995-1997 - Associate Athletic Director for Development
Iowa State - 1994-1995 - Director of Athletic Development
University of the Pacific - 1991-1994 - Associate Athletic Director for
External Affairs
UoP Athletic Foundation - 1990-1994 - Executive Director
San Diego - 1989-1990 - Director of Athletic Development
Fresno Flames - 1988-1989 - General Manager
Renberg-Hamill, Inc. - 1986-1988 - Marketing
ASC Gottingen (Professional Basketball) - 1985-1986
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