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Alumna, finance professor to serve as Macebearer for May 11 Commencement Ceremony

Alumna, finance professor to serve as Macebearer for May 11 Commencement Ceremony
May 11, 2024

Dr. Brandy Hadley — Associate Professor of Finance, David A. Thompson Distinguished Scholar of Applied Investments and 2023 Sywassink Awardee for Teaching Excellence — will serve as Macebearer in...

App State Interim Chancellor Heather Norris, far left, App State Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Alyson Ebaugh, second from right, and Walker College of Business Dean Sandra Vannoy, far right, with Samantha Williams, department administrator in App State’s Department of Computer Information Systems, at App State’s 2024 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 25 on the Boone campus. Williams is one of nine recipients of the 2024 Staff Excellence Award.

App State honors 27 students, faculty and staff at 2nd annual Awards of Distinction ceremony
May 9, 2024

Appalachian State University recognized 27 students, faculty and staff at its second annual Awards of Distinction ceremony, honoring these Mountaineers for their commitment to excellence in...

From top left, clockwise, are: First Place Winners Elcie Blackman and Tori Humler, Second Place Winners Avery Clark and Macie Wilson, and Third Place Winners Ashley Meacham and Jack Beatson.

Six named 'excel'lent in first intra-college Excel competition
May 8, 2024

Six Walker College of Business students have won the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) at Appalachian State University, earning cash prizes for their performance.

There were...

Marketing professor advises on pandemic-era job market

Marketing professor advises on pandemic-era job market
Feb 15, 2021

Appalachian State University Assistant Professor of Marketing Lubna Nafees recently offered some advice about the pandemic-era job market to...

Free tax help for App State students, faculty and staff members

Free tax help for App State students, faculty and staff members
Feb 10, 2021

The Department of Accounting in the Walker College of Business will host a free tax help lab for...

App State finance faculty member to serve as NAIC research fellow

App State finance faculty member to serve as NAIC research fellow
Feb 10, 2021

Dr. Jamie Parson, an assistant professor of finance in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business has been named a...

Walker College professors earn grant funding from Dean's Club

Walker College professors earn grant funding from Dean's Club
Feb 8, 2021

The Walker College of Business Dean's Club has awarded innovation grants to 19  tenured and tenure track business faculty members at Appalachian...

Dean's Club Research Prize application now open

Dean's Club Research Prize application now open
Feb 8, 2021

Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in the Walker College of Business are invited to submit completed and published research for...

App State launches new scholarship application system, 21-22 application now open

App State launches new scholarship application system, 21-22 application now open
Feb 7, 2021

Appalachian State University has a new, university-wide scholarship application and awarding system, bringing hopes to make easy the process of...

App State ranks 19th in the nation for best online bachelor's in business programs

App State ranks 19th in the nation for best online bachelor's in business programs
Feb 4, 2021

US News & World Report has ranked Appalachian State University's online BSBA in management 19th in their list of Best Online Bachelor's in...

Staff members earn 'shout out' for excellent service

Staff members earn 'shout out' for excellent service
Feb 2, 2021

Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in...

The winners of Appalachian State University’s 2020 Staff Excellence Awards

App State honors 4 staff members for excellence
Feb 1, 2021

A Walker College career coach -- Amy Odom '03 -- is one of four Appalachian State University staff members who were honored for excellence during...

Regional Economist Harry Davis delivers annual High Country economic forecast

Regional Economist Harry Davis delivers annual High Country economic forecast
Jan 29, 2021

BOONE — Playing to a televised audience of Watauga County business leaders, the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce presented the...