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	Walker alumnus Brad Sparks is Spring commencement speaker Posted on Apr 16, 2012 in Alumni Alumni - ACC Walker College News Brad Sparks, a 1997 Walker accounting graduate who credits the College's international programs for his business success, is the scheduled speaker for Spring Commencement. He will be speaking to the Walker College Class of 2012 during graduation ceremonies, scheduled for May 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. It will be the last of the University's seven commencement ceremonies scheduled that weekend. Sparks is director with KPMG International, and responsible for the... [read more]
	Walker College APPlause Posted on Feb 17, 2012 in Alumni Alumni - ACC Alumni - MGT Alumni - MKT Class Notes Faculty Dr. Charles Oswald, who teaches within Walker College, was recently named an inaugural member of the North Carolina Bar Association Pro Bono Honor Roll for his work in the community providing legal services to those unable to pay. Justin Gomez '04 MKT recently accepted a position at Winston-Salem Journal/ Media General as marketing director. He recently was employed at Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership as director of marketing and operations. Todd Batchelor '95 MS ACC was recently named a... [read more]
	Alumna's book nominated for 2012 Small Business Book Award Posted on Feb 7, 2012 in Alumni Alumni - MBA Business Advisory Council Restaurants are an eternal industry. Every town has at least one, whether mom and pop or corporate chain. As popular as the investment is, there aren't too many "how to" books for getting into the industry. Robin Gagnon '95 MBA saw that void, and recently wrote to fill it. She and her husband, Greg, are the authors of Appetite for Acquisition, which is described as the "definitive guide for anyone looking to enter the restaurant industry." The book... [read more]
	Walker grad among the last troops to leave Iraq Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Alumni Alumni - MGT Dean Sanders '86 MGT is home.The lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves - and a financial planner as a civilian - was among the last troops to leave Iraq as combat operations there ended late last year. He had two tours. During the first, in 2006, he helped train Iraqi secuirty forces. The second a couple years later was spent working as a civil affairs officer. Sanders recently spoke to the Sanford Herald about his time serving overseas, and how he said it changed him. Sanders was... [read more]
	Walker alumnus has stock analysis featured on Motley Fool Posted on Dec 28, 2011 in Alumni Alumni - FIN John Divine '11 FIN recently accepted a position as a loan documentation analyst with the Charlotte office of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, a full-service commercial and multifamily mortgage banking company. He also recently made his debut on the The Motley Fool Blog Network with a post entitled, "Disproving the Efficient Market Hypothesis: Starting with Tickers that Begin with "A"." The article was Divine's attempt to "identify some of the opportunities... [read more]
	Walker alumna rings closing bell at NASDAQ Posted on Dec 20, 2011 in Alumni Alumni - ACC One of the newest companies added to the NASDAQ rang in its debut on the stock market listing. Literally. Suzanne DeFerie '79 ACC, CEO of ASB Bancorp, Inc., rang the closing bell to end trading Monday. The event marked the company's addition to the exchange back in October. ASB Bancorp is beleived to be the first Asheville-based company to enjoy the honor. A group of bank management team members and board members visited the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York’s Times Square for the... [read more]

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416 Howard Street
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ASU Box 32037
Boone, NC 28608-2037
Phone: (828) 262-2057
Fax: (828) 262-4049
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