Awards of Distinction

Scott Haynes is director of operations at App State's Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, a role through which he oversees all details for event operations, maintains the center's calendar of events and serves as the audio system tech and manager for live events. Haynes is also president of Haynes Event Productions Inc. (HEP), which he co-founded with his wife, App State alumna Kathleen Haynes '06, in 2010.

Over the past decade, Scott has worked with and engineered events for a wide variety of artists, including James Taylor, Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Bruce Hornsby, John Anderson and Lily Tomlin.

"Scott has consistently demonstrated exemplary leadership qualities throughout his tenure, including vision, integrity and compassion," said one of his nominators. "Under his guidance, the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts has flourished as a hub of creativity, cultural exchange, and intellectual discourse."

Scott is a graduate of the Hayes School of Music at App State; he earned his bachelor's degree in music industry studies with a concentration in recording and production in 2005.