OSU FACILITIES 2020 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE The home of the Oregon State University Bea- vers has had over $200 million in fiscal improve- ments completed since the 2005 season. The east side of the complex houses some of the finest ame- nities in all of college and NFL football, including the popular Club and Loge, and a new playing surface (FieldTurf) was installed prior to the 2012 season. Prior to the 2016 season the popular Terrace was introduced to Reser Stadium providing a unique fan experience showcasing the state’s premier food and beverage. In 2017 the expanded Valley Football Center opened to further modernize the on-campus Reser Stadium. Over the last 10 years the capacity of the stadi- um has increased by 11,000 and now features some of the best viewing in all of college football. The OSU student-body sits directly behind the Beavers’ bench along the east sidelines, with pas- sionate fans in other sections. One of the unique aspects of the stadium is that the seating is close to the field, giving OSU a distinct home field advan- tage. Karl Maasdam That home field advantage has helped the Bea- vers score some of the program’s biggest wins in of campus, was originally built in 1953 at a cost of Valley Football Center opened. The stadium’s ca- recent seasons, including snapping USC’s 27-game $330,463.19 with a seating capacity of 28,000. pacity is now 43,363. Pac-10 Conference win streak in 2006 and then de- Following the 1965 Rose Bowl, additional end zone Reser Stadium has become a shining monu- feating the No. 1 Trojans in 2008. bleacher seats were added to raise the capacity to ment for not only Athletics, but the entire University. Reser Stadium was originally known as Parker 33,000. The stadium was expanded to 40,593 in “Beaver Nation” has embraced the upgrades to the Stadium until June 14, 1999. At that time Al and Pat 1967 with a new addition to the west side, including facility that has become a source of pride for all of Reser of Beaverton, Ore., made a personal seven- a new press box. Stadium capacity was reduced in Oregon State University. figure gift to OSU athletics. 1990 as a result of the construction of the original The stadium, which is located on the south side Valley Football Center. In June of 1996, an enlarged Karl Maasdam Dave Nishitani RESER STADIUM VALLEY FOOTBALL CENTER Built: 1953 Built: 1990 First Game: November 14, 1953 vs. Washington State Expanded: 1996 & 2016 First Victory: November 14, 1953 vs. Washington State (7-0) Remodel and Expansion Cost: $42 million First Touchdown: Chuck Brackett (OSU) 1-yard run vs. Washington Amenities: The Valley Football Center, the hub of the Beaver football team, State, Nov. 14, 1953 re-opened in time for the 2016 season. The transformational Victory Through First Touchdown Passing: John Hermann from Douglas Bradley Valley project added 37,870 square feet and renovated 25,830 square feet of (UCLA), October 23, 1954 previously existing space. The renovation expanded the players’ locker room, coaches’ locker room, sports medicine area and equipment area. It renovated First 100-yard Rusher: Ralph Carr (OSU) 107 yards vs. Washington the coaches’ offices, meeting rooms and players’ lounge as well as creating a State, Nov. 14, 1953 new media center, a barber shop, lobby, hall of fame area and an auditorium. Biggest Crowd: 47,249 vs. Oregon, 2012 100th Victory: Aug. 28, 2003 vs. Sacramento State (40-7) #GoBeavs 205 2020 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE OSU FACILITIES Karl Maasdam TOMMY PROTHRO FOOTBALL COMPLEX MERRITT TRUAX INDOOR CENTER Renovated: 2012 Built: 2001 Size: 2 full-size practice fields Size: 85,000 square feet Surface: The grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf during the spring of Surface: FieldTurf 2012 and now provides the Beavers with an outdoor practice facility that is us- Cost: $12 million able year-round. Lights were also installed in the most recent renovation. Karl Maasdam Karl Maasdam BETH RAY CENTER FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT P. WAYNE VALLEY SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER Built: 2012 Built: 2008 Size: 30,000 square feet Size: 20,000 square feet Cost: $14 million Cost: $16 million Amenities: The three-story complex, opened in the summer of 2012, is adja- Amenities: Oregon State University student-athletes and staff officially opened cent to athletic facilities and numerous residence halls. It features classroom the doors to the remodeled P. Wayne Valley Sports Performance Center March space, a computer laboratory, study lounge and commons area, as well as 10, 2020. The $3.64 million privately funded facility is home to the Beavers’ counseling offices, meeting rooms and tutorial spaces. strength and conditioning program for the University’s 500 student-athletes. The remodeled SPC includes 22 tons of new weights, a Gatorade Fueling Station, fully integrated audio/visual and sound, and an expanded indoor turf field among other amenities. SAMARITAN SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER Built: 2014 Size: 17,000 square feet Amenities: The Samaritan Sports Medicine Center, opened in late 2014. The 17,000-square-foot center on the campus of Oregon State University is located between Reser Stadium and the Merritt Truax Indoor Center. Clinic operations are led by Douglas Aukerman, MD, a sports medicine physi- cian who serves as Director of Sports Medicine for Samaritan Health Services and Senior Associate Athletic Director for sports medicine at OSU. The center provides diagnostic and treatment services, and serves as a site for student internships, training and research. Samaritan operates the facility on land leased from OSU. Karl Maasdam “This project enhances the university’s academic and research mission, particularly in the areas of athletic training and exercise and sports science,” said Ed Ray, president of Oregon State University, at the dedication ceremony. “We are fortunate to have a comprehensive health care partner in our community that offers board-certified and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists, as well as a broad complement of professional staff and support for training and research.” 206 @BeaverFootball OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY/PRESIDENT 2020 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon State is an internationally recognized public research university that draws F. KING ALEXANDER people from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. We go wherever the challenges are, push ourselves to the edge of what’s known and keep going. We are determined to UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT forge solutions. We are diverse and welcoming. We are collaborative and are better work- First year at Oregon State ing together. We embrace our responsibility to Oregon and the world, building a future that’s smarter, healthier, more prosperous and more just. We see what could be and have worked relentlessly to make it so since 1868. Oregon State is Oregon’s largest university with 11 colleges, 14 Agricultural Experi- ment Stations and forest research laboratories, Extension offices in every Oregon county, the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, OSU-Cascades in Bend and academic programs in Portland. We have a presence in each of Oregon’s 36 counties, a statewide economic footprint of $2.334 billion and an impact that reaches across the state and beyond. Education: St. Lawrence University - Bachelors, Political Science; University of Oxford - M.S., Educational studies and comparative education policy; Univer- ACADEMICS sity of Wisconsin-Madison - Ph.D., Higher education administration Oregon State University’s outstanding faculty and academic programs consistently Family: Wife, Shenette; daughters Kylie, Savannah and Madison attract more high achieving students than any other school in Oregon. We offer more F. King Alexander, a prominent national advocate for advancing equal opportunity for all than 200 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through our 11 colleges, the people through public higher education, became Oregon State University’s 15th president Graduate School and the university’s Honors College, one of only a handful of degree- on July 1, 2020. President Alexander brings 20 years of success as a university president granting honors programs in the U.S. to OSU, where he is continuing the transformative momentum and impact that Oregon • The Center for World University Rankings placed Oregon State in the top 1.5% of State University -- Oregon’s largest university -- has realized over the past two decades. degree-granting institutions of higher education in the world. President Alexander is noted for his commitment to inclusive excellence among stu- • Oregon State is ranked first for innovation among colleges and universities in the dents, faculty and staff; his drive to provide access and an affordable education to all Pacific Northwest by U.S. News & World Report. learners; and his support for the teaching, research and outreach mission of the land grant • Oregon State’s programs in forestry, oceanography, marine biology, natural re- university. He has provided Congressional testimony on barriers to equal opportunity for sources, agriculture, computer science and robotics are ranked among the best in the college students, college affordability and the use of federal incentives to help reverse the U.S. and the world. national decline in state support for public higher education. • U.S. News & World Report has ranked Oregon State’s Ecampus No. 5 in the nation As OSU’s president, he is working with students, faculty, staff, alumni and stakeholders and in the top 10 for online bachelor’s degree programs the last six years in a row. to advance a safe, welcome, just and inclusive university community; provide further suc- cess for all graduate and undergraduate students; advance support for OSU’s excellent RESEARCH faculty and staff in teaching, scholarship, research and outreach; further enhance OSU’s Oregon State University earned $439 million in external research funding legacy of more than 150 years of service to all of Oregon; and build on the momentum and in the 2019 fiscal year, its second-best year ever.