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Members of App State’s Rho Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma with App State alumnus Todd Campbell ’87, president and CEO of Builders Insurance Group, center, in App State’s Holmes Convocation Center on March 21, 2025, after his Boyles Lecture titled “Risk and Reward: The Transformative Power of YES in Business and Life.” Under Campbell’s leadership, Builders Insurance Group has made a $500,000 commitment to App State’s Walker College of Business, to support the modernization of the college’s Brantley Risk and Ins

Builders Insurance Group commits $500K to modernize App State Brantley Risk and Insurance Center Oct 8, 2026

The center’s new location will foster stronger connections among students and industry partners

Alumni, Centers - Brantley Risk and Insurance, Walker College News, Giving, Students
Dr. Rogelio Garcia Contreras speaks at App State's Global Good Conference. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Global Good Conference brings business leaders and students together to explore sustainability Oct 7, 2026

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on Appalachian State University’s Boone Campus on Sept.

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from left are Jon Bleakley, Dennis Guignet, Jesse Pipes, Meredith Pipes, Shirley Morris and Ayla Solomon, who were all recognized as Global Good awardees in 2026

Walker College honors Global Good, Triple E award recipients Oct 7, 2026

The Walker College of Business recognized six faculty, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability and global engagement during the Sept. 25 Global Good Conference.

Students, Global and Civic Engagement, Sustainable Business, Events, Front Page
Six business students at Appalachian State University named junior marshals

Six business students at Appalachian State University named junior marshals May 16, 2020

Appalachian State University's first-ever virtual Commencement ceremony features a talk by author, journalist and radio and TV personality...

Dept - MGT, Dept - MKT SCM, Dept - FIN, Students
Master's degree candidates named outstanding achievers by Walker College of Business

Master's degree candidates named outstanding achievers by Walker College of Business May 14, 2020

Fifteen graduate students have been named high achievers by the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University.

MBA, MSADA, Students, Walker College News, MSA
Megan MacDonald, Henning Tovar

MacDonald, Tovar honored by Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies May 11, 2020

Megan MacDonald and Henning Tovar have been honored by Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies. The two are...

Students, MSADA, Research
Pictured clockwise from top left are Collin Cornelius, Rachael Beller, Grayson Farmer, and Randy Edwards (foreground).

Appalachian honors business students, professor during leadership and legacy awards May 11, 2020

Four members of the Walker College of Business — Randy Edwards, Rachael Beller, Grayson Farmer and Collin Cornelius — were honored during...

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An April drone photograph of the Appalachian State University campus. While the campus remains closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spring 2020 graduates will celebrate a virtual commencement May 16.

3,600-plus Mountaineer graduates set to make history during App State’s virtual Spring 2020 Commencement May 5, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Despite two world wars and a crippling depression, Appalachian State University has never canceled a commencement ceremony during...

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As America prepares to reopen the economy, Appalachian students advise managers on lessons to be learned from front-line workers in final edition of HRM Solutions to COVID May 5, 2020

Students in Appalachian State University's Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program are considering...

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Students present HR case study on struggling organization during COVID-19 May 4, 2020

Students in Appalachian State University's Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program are analyzing ...

Research, Dept - MGT, Students, COVID-19
Appalachian's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter earns highest honors

Thirty five Appalachian students inducted into Gamma Sigma May 4, 2020

Thirty five students at Appalachian State University have been inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honors society for...

Students, Front Page
82 participants participated in the Firm Meet and Greet on April 27, 2020

Accounting students log on for firm meet and greet during stay-at-home order May 4, 2020

In a successful effort to continue Appalachian State University's normal recruitment process, the Walker College of Business' Department of...

Students, Dept - ACC, Front Page, Faculty, COVID-19
Walker College of Business names 30 students to App State's Best List

Walker College of Business names 30 students to App State's Best List Apr 30, 2020

Faculty in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business have selected App State's Best for 2020, the top students by business major...

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