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Scott Bowie Gray

Scott Bowie Gray to serve as director of sustainable business and resilience for the Walker College of Business Jun 26, 2026

Scott Bowie Gray has been named director of sustainable business and resilience in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, effective July 1, 2026.

Faculty, Sustainable Business, Dept - MGT, Front Page
Dr. Jacqueline Tilton

Tilton named director of Appalachian State University’s MBA program Jun 26, 2026

Dr. Jacqueline Tilton has been named director of Appalachian State University’s MBA program.

Faculty, Front Page, Dept - MGT, MBA
Dennis Covington ’92, left, and his wife, Katherine, have donated $1.3 million in support of facilities for App State Athletics and academic resources for the Walker College of Business. They are pictured in the end zone of Kidd Brewer Stadium during an App State football game.
Scary good insurance: Devon Goolsby '20 to lead Granite Insurance's "haunted" program

Scary good insurance: Devon Goolsby '20 to lead Granite Insurance's "haunted" program Jun 16, 2022

Granite Insurance, a strategic partner of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center (BRIC) at Appalachian State University, recently announced...

Alumni, Dept - FIN, Centers - Brantley Risk and Insurance, Front Page
Accounting professor named IMA's Academic Mentor of the Year

Accounting professor named IMA's Academic Mentor of the Year Jun 14, 2022

Kim Zahller, an assistant professor of accounting in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, has received the Ursel K. Albers...

Faculty, Dept - ACC, Service, Front Page
Shows attains QM course certification for MBA 5420, marketing strategy

Shows attains QM course certification for MBA 5420, marketing strategy Jun 13, 2022

David Shows, an associate professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management at Appalachian State University and director of...

Faculty, Front Page, Quality Matters, Dept - MKT SCM
Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service during Summer 2022

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service during Summer 2022 Jun 1, 2022

Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in their work...

Staff, Front Page
Research on social media in emerging economies published in IEEE Xplore
NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership

NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership May 24, 2022

Representatives from 19 rural communities in North Carolina were at Appalachian State University May 24-25 to kick off a Rural Community Capacity...

Faculty, Dept - MGT, Centers - Center for Entrepreneurship, Events, Front Page, Sustainable Business, Research
Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State

Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State May 20, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Jamie Parson has been named chief diversity officer at Appalachian State University, effective immediately. Parson is the second...

Dept - FIN, Front Page, Faculty, Sustainable Business
Taylor attains QM course certification for CIS 5630, data management

Taylor attains QM course certification for CIS 5630, data management May 19, 2022

Chris Taylor, Appalachian State University's cybersecurity coordinator and senior lecturer in the Walker College of Business' ...

Faculty, Dept - CIS, Front Page, Quality Matters
4 App State alumni awarded 2022–23 Fulbrights to teach or research abroad