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Kathy Pou, center, earned her BSBA degree in economics from App State's Walker College of Business in 1979. In 2025, she was named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business. She stands with her husband, Bill, and Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy.

Kathy Pou ’79 honored as 2025 Walker College Alumna
Jul 17, 2025

Kathryn 'Kathy' Oszmianski Pou ’79 ECO has been named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business by Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association.

The App State Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the university’s 2025 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 12 on the Boone campus. Pictured with App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, from left to right, are Outstanding Service Award recipient Phillip Ostwalt ’83, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Retired U.S. Army Col. Edna Cummings ’78 and Young Alumni Award recipient Bryson Stewart ’09.

4 Mountaineers honored with App State Alumni Awards
Jul 17, 2025

Phil Ostwalt '83 holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Bryson Stewart '09 holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Davis, second from right, receives the Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award

Alumnus receives lifetime achievement award for industry impact
Jul 16, 2025

Appalachian State University alumnus Freddie Davis ’84 has earned the 2025 Alvin W. Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award by the...

Senior Spotlight: Cathryn Struck

Senior Spotlight: Cathryn Struck
Dec 6, 2021

Cathryn Struck is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in...

Graduate Spotlight: Jake Stone

Graduate Spotlight: Jake Stone
Dec 6, 2021

Jake Stone is graduating from Appalachian State University with a Master of Business...

Senior Spotlight: Will Macurda

Senior Spotlight: Will Macurda
Dec 6, 2021

Will Macurda is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA. 

At Appalachian, Macurda has served as president of the...

Graduate Spotlight: Christian Lynott

Graduate Spotlight: Christian Lynott
Dec 6, 2021

Christian Lynott is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in Computer Information Systems and Cyber Security.

At App...

Senior Spotlight: Luke Halodik

Senior Spotlight: Luke Halodik
Dec 6, 2021

Luke Halodik is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in Accounting and...

Graduate Spotlight: LaCorte' Suber II

Graduate Spotlight: LaCorte' Suber II
Dec 6, 2021

LaCorte' Suber II is graduating from Appalachian State University with a...

Senior Spotlight: Tory Haas

Senior Spotlight: Tory Haas
Dec 6, 2021

Tory Haas is graduating from Appalachian State with a BSBA in Personal Finance.

Haywood Ferguson

Senior Spotlight: Haywood Ferguson
Dec 6, 2021

Haywood Ferguson is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA degree in Supply Chain Management and Economics.

At App...

Senior Spotlight: Derek Corbin

Senior Spotlight: Derek Corbin
Dec 6, 2021

Derek Corbin is graduating from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in Management....

Graduate Spotlight: Rebecca Bremer
Dec 6, 2021

Rebecca Bremer is graduating from Appalachian State University with an MBA and a Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics.

In the...