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	Walker College professor named Rasmuson chair of economics at University of Alaska Posted on Apr 24, 2013 in Faculty Dr. Todd L. Cherry, professor in the Department of Economics and director of the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis at Appalachian State, has been selected to be the Rasmuson Chair of Economics in the College of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The appointment is for the 2013-14 academic year.The Rasmuson Chair was created with a $5 million endowment to bring UAA distinction and leadership in the study of economics and its relevance to Alaska... [read more]
	Walker College professor receives UNC System teaching award Posted on Apr 18, 2013 in Faculty Dr. Scott Hunsinger, an associate professor within Walker College's Department of Computer Information Systems, recently received a UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. It came with a a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize.Established by the Board of Governors in 1994 to underscore the importance of teaching and to reward good teaching across the UNC system, the awards are given annually to a tenured faculty member from each UNC campus. Winners must have taught... [read more]
	Walker College APPlause Posted on Mar 6, 2013 in Alumni Alumni - ECON Alumni - FIN Alumni - MGT Faculty Dr. Al Harris, member of the Computer Information Systems Department, recently received the Association for Information Systems (AIS) award for Outstanding Contributions to IS Education. The award is sponsored by AIS and recognizes a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to information systems education over a sustained period of time. AIS has a membership of about 5000 faculty members from around the world.Christopher M. Cuddy '95 FIN was recently promoted to a... [read more]
	Who needs life insurance? Posted on Feb 28, 2013 in Economy Faculty Dr. David Marlett, chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance within Walker College, recently conducted a Q&A with bankrate.com. The topic was life insurance. Who needs it? What kinds are available? When should one but it?It can be an intimidating subject. Marlett offers easy to understand advice.Q. Life insurance is a product that sometimes confuses and intimidates people. In a nutshell, who needs this insurance, and who does not?A. Anyone with dependents should... [read more]
	Walker professor named senior research fellow with CICERO Posted on Feb 26, 2013 in Faculty Todd L. Cherry, professor of economics at Appalachian State, has been appointed a senior research fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO). CICERO, a research center associated with the University of Oslo in Norway, has been an international leader since 1990 in conducting research and providing information on climate change and climate policy.CICERO has nearly 80 researchers from a range of disciplines including anthropology, atmospheric chemistry... [read more]
	Faculty work: Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane gets settlement Posted on Feb 19, 2013 in Faculty For six years, James Best portrayed the bumbling Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane in the hit television show, "The Dukes of Hazzard." For years afterward, his likeness was sold on everything from action figures to lunch boxes. And, according to Best, he never received due compensation.OSWALDRepresented by Charles Oswald, a Hickory attorney and Walker College adjunct instructor, Best filed suit against Warner Bros. in August 2011. Some of his claims were dismissed, but two were upheld.... [read more]
	Faculty Research: Reading too much into big signatures? Posted on Feb 7, 2013 in Faculty Research Signatures are big news now. Or more appropriately, big signatures.When President Obama nominated Jack Lew to be the next Treasury Secretary, several news outlets focused on the nominee's distinctive signature - a series of cursive loops lacking any relation to his actual name. Riding on the coattails of that attention is a new study which suggests the larger a person's signature, the more likely that person is a narcissist.Two Walker College professors dispute the findings of... [read more]
	AAMGA magazine features articles from Walker College professor, alumna Posted on Jan 23, 2013 in Alumni Alumni - FIN Brantley Risk and Insurance Faculty A recent issue of a national trade publication features two articles written by Walker College representatives. Risk Management and Insurance professor Dr. Dave Wood and alumna Allyson Lunsford '12 FIN, RMI are both featured in the Winter 2013 issue of WIN magazine, a publication of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA). WIN magazine (Wholesale Insurance News) is distributed quarterly to insurance professionals throughout the US, Canada,... [read more]
	WNC Index: Six months of steady growth Posted on Dec 31, 2012 in Economy Faculty Research WNC Index The economic activity within 25 western counties continued showing growth in October, according to the Western North Carolina Economic Index. The Index has now increased for six consecutive months. The Index is compiled and written by Dr. John W. Dawson and Dr. O. Ashton Morgan, faculty within Walker College's Economics department. It is released through the the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CEPA), which is directed by Dr. Todd Cherry,... [read more]
	COB professor awarded top state tourism award Posted on Oct 25, 2012 in Faculty Management Walker College News Dr. J. Dana Clark, professor of management within Walker College, was awarded the Charles Parker Award for Tourism Excellence during the fall 2012 meeting of the North Carolina Tourism Leadership Conference in Raleigh.This annual award is conferred for outstanding contributions to the development of the travel industry of North Carolina. Past recipients include Andy Griffith, William Cecil of the Biltmore House, and Hugh Morton Sr. of Grandfather Mountain. Clark is program director... [read more]

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