Alumni

Doug Johnson, center,with two fellow awardees at the 2026 Alumni Gala. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Doug Johnson ’77 honored as 2026 Walker College Alumnus Jul 27, 2026

Nine alumni from the university’s academic colleges, as well as the Honors College, Williams School of Graduate Studies and University Libraries, were honored alongside the f...

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App State’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the university’s 2026 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 11 on the Boone campus. Pictured with App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, from left to right, are Young Alumni Award recipient Kendall Lamm ’14, Honorary Alumni Award recipient Shawn Poole, Outstanding Service Award recipient Donna Fiori ’80 and Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dr. M. Lee Barnes ’90.

4 App State alumni honored for exemplary leadership, service and achievements Jul 16, 2026

9 alumni awardees from App State’s colleges also recognized

By Brian Miller and Courtney Roberts

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Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner, recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf award. Photo submitted

Alumnus named to Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Roy Cooper Dec 13, 2017

Today - Wayne Sumner '75, president of Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) and...

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MBA Alumni Highlight: Chris McLennan Dec 13, 2017

Chris McLennan '07, '08 is an assistant attorney general for the North Carolina Department of Justice.

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MBA Alumni Highlight: Cinthia Lehner Dec 13, 2017

Cinthia Lehner graduated from Appalachian State University's MBA program with a concentration in management in 2015. Since then...

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RMI alumnus named to "Hot 100" list for insurance professionals

RMI alumnus named to "Hot 100" list for insurance professionals Dec 12, 2017

Cameron Annas FIN, RMI '13 has been named to Insurance Business Magazine's Hot 100 list for 2018.

According to the listing:

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MBA Alumni Highlight: Carlie Sheffield Dec 4, 2017

Carlie Sheffield '16 is a business analyst and brilliant factory leader at GE Aviation in Asheville, North...

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MBA Alumni Highlight: LeAnne Byers Hill Nov 27, 2017

LeAnne Byers Hill '15 is a senior associate in operations risk at Grant Thornton, one of the world's leading...

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MBA Alumni Highlight: Michelle Via Nov 13, 2017

Michelle Via completed her B.S. in Advertising with a Creative Focus and a Minor in Art from ASU in 2012. She returned to ASU to...

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MBA Alumni Highlight: David Labiak Nov 10, 2017

David Labiak '95 is president and chief investment officer of Trent Capital Management, a Registered Investment...

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MBA Alumni Highlight: Farrahn Wood Nov 10, 2017

Farrahn Wood '16 is a human resources generalist for Gilbarco Veeder Root, the global leader of integrated...

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