The Martha Guy Business for Good Community is a transformative initiative crafted especially for extraordinary first-generation transfer students. It is designed to elevate your college experience beyond the ordinary and to prepare you for an exceptional future. Our faculty and staff create a sustainable, equitable and diverse environment to assist you in your transition to App State and help you succeed in the Walker College of Business and beyond. You will explore how business and business professionals can address economic, environmental and social challenges. Benefits of participating include mentoring, professional development, financial literacy training and scholarships for travel.
Associated Course
All fellows will take the Gen Ed class "The Business of Building a Better World" and participate in community-building activities. Learn more.
About Martha Guy
Dr. Martha Guy (1922-2019) was an icon and pioneer for women in the banking industry. A native of Newland, Guy served and led Avery County Bank for more than 60 years in every capacity from assistant cashier to president. She was inducted into the North Carolina Banking Hall of Fame in 2010 and has been honored by the North Carolina Bankers Association with its Legends in Banking Award. In 2011, Guy received App State's Honorary Alumni Award.
Guy earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill and an associate degree from Lees-McRae College. After firmly establishing her banking career, Guy emerged as a community leader and benefactor. She served on the boards of the Crossnore School and received a governor's appointment to the Avery County Board of Education during the turbulent period of school integration. Guy's leadership of and service to higher education has reached throughout the North Carolina Mountains. She served as a founding trustee of Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine and served on boards of directors and visitors for App State, Lees-McRae, Mars Hill College, Montreat College and Warren Wilson College. Guy also gave generously of her resources to higher education, helping found App State's Martha Guy Summer Institute for Future Business Leaders, which operated from 2004 until 2019.
Contact
Sara Figlow
figlowse@appstate.edu
828-406-2735 (cell)
Jacqueline Tilton
tiltonjd@appstate.edu
615-838-5669 (cell)
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