Competition

2026 Broyhill Fellows stand with certificates and a trophy after winning the CFA Institute Research Challenge Americas Region first round

Bowden Investment Group reaches Americas Regional Final of CFA Institute Research Challenge Apr 15, 2026

After winning the Southeast sub-regional and the first round of the Americas Region, students from Appalachian State University’s Bowden Investment Group concluded their run in the 2026&nbsp...

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From left are Pearce Lowrey, Abigail Ledford, Avin Patel, Rian Mofu and Matt Adkins

App State team wins State Rounds of '26 CFA Institute Research Challenge Mar 5, 2026

A team of students from Appalachian State University won the State Finals Round of the 2026...

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From left are Donovan Arnold, Cooper Bumgarner, Katie Cole, Sam King and Bradley Lovelace

App State finance students earn first place in Quinnipiac GAME Forum Mar 29, 2021

Appalachian State University students competed for the first time in the Quinnipiac GAME Forum for the first...

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Appalachian Students Compete in the 2020 National African American Insurance Association National Talent Competition

Appalachian Students Compete in the 2020 National African American Insurance Association National Talent Competition Nov 9, 2020

Three Appalachian State College of Business students, Kyndavee Bichara, William Chisholm, and Sasha Sterling participated in the 2020 National...

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Finance students win state CFA Institute Research Challenge Feb 24, 2020

Appalachian State University's 2020 Broyhill Fellows have won the North Carolina CFA Institute Research Challenge, besting student teams from ...

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Graduate student earns scholarship to attend data analytics conference

Graduate student earns scholarship to attend data analytics conference Aug 2, 2019

Megan MacDonald, an Appalachian State University student working toward a Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics in the Walker College of...

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Alumni Spotlight: Sales Marketing Grad Patrick Holden

Alumni Spotlight: Sales Marketing Grad Patrick Holden Jun 10, 2019

Patrick Holden ‘19 majored in marketing at Appalachian State University with a concentration in professional selling.

Today, Holden is a...

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From left: Appalachian senior Christian Ferrara, Brantley Board Member Brady Young, and Appalachian junior Charles Fisher)

Risk management and insurance majors named finalists in CICA essay contest Mar 12, 2019

Two Appalachian State University Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) majors, Charles Fisher and Christian Ferrara, have been named as national...

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Appalachian Team Advances to 2019 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge Presentation Round

Appalachian Team Advances to 2019 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge Presentation Round Feb 27, 2019

Appalachian State’s Risk Management Challenge team has been chosen to advance to the next round in the 2019 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management...

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Neil Agnew, Madeline Hamiter, Joshua Lee and Andrew Crumpler earned first place at the 2019 North Carolina CFA Institute Research Challenge

Appalachian State University wins state CFA Institute Research Challenge Feb 24, 2019

Appalachian State University's Broyhill Fellows have won the local competition of the CFA Institute Research Challenge and now advance to the...

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From left are Alia Dahlan, Carson Walsh, Dr. Brandy Hadley, Cooper Haynes and Amanda Kurland

Bowden Investment Group students participate in stock pitch competition at the University of Georgia Feb 8, 2019

For the fourth consecutive year, a team of students from Appalachian State University competed at the University of Georgia's Student Managed...

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Pictured from left are Wesley Riley, Jeff Haney, Devon Goolsby, Morgan Mullis, Nathaniel Johnson, Kirsten Beaver, Bob Redden, Reid Cooper, Noah Cramer, Travis Washington and David Marlett (Not pictured are student Kimberly Aguirre and mentor Neil Annas)

2019 Appalachian PriSim Agency Management Team Kickoff Jan 31, 2019

As part of their 2019 PriSim Agency Management team competition kick-off at Appalachian State University, representatives from...

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