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Victor Salgado as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps

Victor Salgado '25 — Lifelong learning and service and a 20-year journey to a dual graduate degree
Dec 11, 2025

Victor Salgado’s collegiate journey has been more than 20 years in the making. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Victor pursued his education whenever hi...

This artist's rendering provides an interior view of the Peacock Hall addition. Note, this image does not reflect the project’s final design, which is still in development.

Board of Trustees approves names for two spaces in Peacock Hall expansion
Dec 9, 2025

Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees has approved the naming of two spaces in the expanding Kenneth E. Peacock Hall, a milestone in the un...

From left are Tracy Reed, Oscar Yarbrough, Daisy SIerra and Craig Stephenson

Walker College of Business celebrates student success and donor impact at annual scholarship reception
Oct 28, 2025

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University hosted its annual scholarship reception on Friday afternoon in the Grandview Ballroom, ...

This artist’s rendering provides an exterior view of the new addition for App State’s Peacock Hall, home of the university’s Walker College of Business. The addition is anticipated to open in 2027. Note, this image does not reflect the project’s final design, which is still in development. Click on the image for a full view.

Board of Trustees approves 15 named spaces in Peacock Hall expansion
Oct 6, 2025

New naming honors alumni, partners, and donors supporting the future of business education at App StateAppalachian State University's Board of Trustee...

Kennedi Ratcliffe '25, from Reidsville, North Carolina is pictured (right) with Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy.

Economics alum, 2025 top business student one of two selected for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Sep 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals has selected two Appalachian State University College o...

Pictured, from left to right, are App State Vice Chancellor of University Advancement Will Sears, Adam Scherer ’01, Mountaineer Mania general manager Anna Powell, Reese Raulston, a sophomore electronic media/broadcasting major from Mooresville and Mountaineer Mania employee, and App State Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Chancellor J.J. Brown. Appalachian State University has received significant support from alumni Scherer and Preston Powell ’01, co-owners of the Mountaineer Mania team store on K

App State alumni Preston Powell ’01 and Adam Scherer ’01 invest in students, Helene recovery through local business
Sep 12, 2025

Mountain Strong apparel sales contribute to support for App State CommunityPictured, from left to right, are App State Vice Chancellor of University A...

Meredith Pipes to serve as director of global engagement

Meredith Pipes to serve as director of global engagement
Aug 16, 2025

Meredith Pipes has been named director of global engagement in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. She will also serve as ...

Kathy Pou, center, earned her BSBA degree in economics from App State's Walker College of Business in 1979. In 2025, she was named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business. She stands with her husband, Bill, and Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy.

Kathy Pou ’79 honored as 2025 Walker College Alumna
Jul 17, 2025

Kathryn 'Kathy' Oszmianski Pou ’79 ECO has been named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business by Appalachian State University’s Alum...

The App State Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the university’s 2025 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 12 on the Boone campus. Pictured with App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, from left to right, are Outstanding Service Award recipient Phillip Ostwalt ’83, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Retired U.S. Army Col. Edna Cummings ’78 and Young Alumni Award recipient Bryson Stewart ’09.

Ostwalt, Stewart honored as App State Alumni Awardees
Jul 17, 2025

Phil Ostwalt '83 holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Bryson Stewart '09 holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing.BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian St...

Davis, second from right, receives the Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award

Alumnus receives lifetime achievement award for industry impact
Jul 16, 2025

Appalachian State University alumnus Freddie Davis ’84 has earned the 2025 Alvin W. Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Home Furn...

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