![App State’s Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program have received 2022–23 and 2023–24 accolades from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine, all of which recognized the program’s high quality and return on investment for graduates. The college’s home, Peacock Hall, is pictured in the background.](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/mba-bests.jpg?itok=oOGrIl9I)
App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
May 8, 2023
The Princeton Review, U.S. News, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine affirm App State’s position as a business education leaderBOONE, N.C. — The lat...
![Photo of App State graduation cap](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/commencement-hmajors-2000.jpg?itok=X0FbFgEO)
Spring 2023 Commencement
May 8, 2023
Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of a student's lifetime, and Appalachian State University will...
![Pictured are: (Back Row L-R) Accounting Chair Pennie Bagley, Alayna Speer, Jackson Bjork, Nick Fox, Sam Blevins, Tyler Hobson (Front Row L-R) Faculty Advisor Kim Zahller, Emelie Rodriguez, Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead, Kendall Martin, Walker College Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Administration Tracy Reed and Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy. Not Pictured: Caroline Walling, Sanders Fullwood](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/cma-scholarships.jpg?itok=Vye0rq52)
Ten earn scholarship from IMA to obtain 'gold standard' expertise
May 4, 2023
Ten accounting students at Appalachian State University have earned scholarship awards from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) to...
![Ethan Abrams, right, scored in the 99th percentile on the Walker College Major Field Test](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/ets-exam-abrams.jpg?itok=eWSfzqhH)
App State business student earns top scores on nationwide exam
May 4, 2023
Risk Management and Insurance Major Ethan Abrams has scored in the 99th percentile on his Major Field Test — an exam required of all Walker College ...
![From left are Omar Gonzalez, Marcella Gianni, Jonathan Millner and Hannah Bagley, members of the 2023 Risk Management Challenge Team](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/spencer-rimsnew.jpg?itok=DqUvxxVf)
App State students earn third spot, globally, in Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
May 2, 2023
Students from Appalachian State University placed third in the 2023 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge, an 8-month-long, global competition to dev...
![App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/economic-impact-bsg.jpg?itok=8-tFhzjv)
App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race
Apr 25, 2023
Students from Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics and faculty in the Department of Econo...
![Marketing Madness 2023: March 1-31, 2023](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/marketing-madness.jpg?itok=tN-bHpqU)
Marketing students take second prize in Marketing Madness competition
Apr 24, 2023
Appalachian State University students accepted the challenge from the American Marketing Association (AMA) to participate in Direct Effect M...
![App State Senior Justice Mapp, left, and Sophomore Kenley Cannon have earned top two spots in national 'cold calling' competition](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/cold-calling2.jpg?itok=cCE-8Gnp)
Marketing students earn top two spots in national 'cold calling' competition
Apr 24, 2023
Senior Justice Mapp and Sophomore Kenley Cannon, marketing students in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, have earned the...
![Marketing senior earns national 'Innovation Award' from PSE](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/mapp-pse.jpg?itok=Ir_VO9vm)
Marketing senior earns national 'Innovation Award' from PSE
Apr 24, 2023
Justice Mapp, a senior marketing student in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, has earned a national award from Pi Sigma ...
![Gungor named top student; 29 earn 'App State Best' honors](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/gungor.jpg?itok=Ocgh6dYy)
Gungor named top student; 29 earn 'App State Best' honors
Apr 23, 2023
Walker College of Business Honors Program Director Lori Medders welcomed a group of around 200 Appalachian State University students and their family ...