Faculty

Mary Ann Hofmann

Hofmann to serve as Macebearer for December 15 Commencement
Nov 26, 2023

Dr. Mary Ann Hofmann, a professor of accounting and past Sywassink Awardee for Teaching Excellence, will serve as macebearer for this semester's Walke...

Business students participate 3MT competition

Business students participate 3MT competition
Nov 21, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies held the 12th annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) co...

Global Good conference helps 'revision tourism' to be better for the planet
Nov 14, 2023

On November 10, 2023, Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business hosted Global Good, a full-day conference centered around the theme of...

Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall on October 26

Dean's Club research presented in Peacock Hall
Oct 11, 2023

Fourteen research projects were presented at the 2023 Walker College of Business Dean's Club Research Poster Session on Thursday, October 26...

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
Oct 2, 2023

Austin Eggers, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, has been named the inaugural Way...

For the 2023–24 school year, App State has been named among the ‘best’ and ‘top’ schools in the nation — and the Southeast — by several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine. Pictured are App State students in a Boone campus classroom.

App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
Sep 26, 2023

U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the SouthBOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s sta...

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App State professor to host Interactions + Attractions, a podcast about rural tourism in North Carolina
Sep 19, 2023

North Carolina’s rural tourism initiative, UPLIFT, has launched a podcast series, Interactions + Attractions, hosted by Dr. Carol Kline, A...

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App State and UPLIFT partners will work through Smithsonian Institute to develop festivals and tourism experiences
Sep 19, 2023

The Walker College of Business is at the heart of a movement to develop community-based tourism in North Carolina that was recently featured...

Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health

Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health
Sep 15, 2023

Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Dennis Guignet has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study The Effects of Toxic Air ...

The Walker College welcomes new faculty, staff and curricular offerings to begin Fall 2023 semester

The Walker College welcomes new faculty, staff and curricular offerings to begin Fall 2023 semester
Aug 20, 2023

To begin the Fall 2023 semester at Appalachian State University, the Walker College of Business welcomes new faculty members, announces new staff appo...