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Appalachian alumni from Grant Thornton teach students transferable skills
Nov 6, 2018

Dr. Kevin Eller, assistant professor of accounting at Appalachian State University, brought four years of work experience in public accounting to his ...

Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh at Appalachian State University's Entrepreneur Summit

In Pictures: Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh speaks at Carole McLeod Entrepreneur Summit
Nov 5, 2018

Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh spoke to students and community members during the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship's Carole McLeod Entre...

Pictured, left to right, are Regina Hartley, Hoon Choi, Christopher Taylor, Lakshmi Iyer, Scott Hunsinger, Dawn Medlin, Sandra Vannoy, Charlie Chen, Ed Hassler, and Jason Xiong (Not pictured: Lewis Alexander and Steve Leon)

Appalachian faculty members earn awards at information technology conference
Nov 5, 2018

Twelve Walker College of Business CIS and SCM faculty participated November 1 – 3, 2018 in Norfolk, VA at the Conference on Information Systems Appl...

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Alumni Profile: John Vines attributes his career success to the BB&T Student Leadership Center
Nov 1, 2018

Appalachian State University Alumnus, John Vines, believed that his two most influential mentors in the Walker College of Business shaped him into rea...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Kacey Griffin
Oct 31, 2018

Kacey Griffin ‘15 is a LG Business Development Manager for the IT desktop line at SYNNEX Corporation, an industry leader in distribution, technology...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Andrew Kota
Oct 31, 2018

Andrew Kota ‘13 is the Executive Director for Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, a nationally accredited, non-profit land trust that preserves...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Alyssa Pudelski
Oct 31, 2018

Alyssa Pudelski '14 is the Pre-Production Manager at The Upper Deck Company, a worldwide sports and entertainment company that manufactures innovative...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Ken Crews
Oct 31, 2018

Ken Crews ‘99 is Vice President of Human Resources at Lexington Home Brands, a global leader in the design, sourcing, manufacturing and lifestyle ma...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Brandon Berry
Oct 31, 2018

Brandon Berry ‘13 of the MBA program at Appalachian State University first attended UNC Chapel Hill. He attended UNC for undergraduate where he majo...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Sarah Osborne
Oct 31, 2018

Sarah Osborne ‘13 is a Senior Financial Services Officer at State Employees Credit Union. Sarah is a Mortgage Loan Originator registered with NMLS, ...