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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...

CIS professor emeritus to serve as Fulbright Specialist
Jan 22, 2018

Appalachian State University Professor Emeritus Al Harris has been selected to serve as a Fulbright Specialist.

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Honors Association invites all to visit Chipotle Jan. 22
Jan 21, 2018

Make dinner a selfless act by joining student members of the Honors Association...

Understanding Left and Right: An Illustrated Guide to the Political Divide

Walker College professor of management publishes text as guide to 'political divide'
Jan 18, 2018

Dr. Alan Singer, professor of management in the Walker College of...

Walker College dean's and chancellor's list honors fall 2017 semester
Jan 18, 2018

A total of 629 undergraduate students in the Walker College of Business earned dean's list honors and 198 earned chancellor's list honors at...

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Appalachian’s SBTDC generates 14 new businesses, $10.57 million in capital
Jan 18, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Small Business Technology Development...

Walker College online bachelor's earns high honors from bestcolleges.com

Walker College online bachelor's earns high honors from bestcolleges.com
Jan 16, 2018

Appalachian State University ranked 16th on the 2018 list of Best Online Programs - Bachelors in Business Administration from...

US News & World Report includes Appalachian in ‘Best Online Programs’
Jan 16, 2018

Appalachian State University made U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and 2018 Best Online Graduate Education...

2018 Business Leaders Magazine, Appalachian State University

New business leaders magazine available online
Jan 11, 2018

The latest of edition of Business Leaders magazine is now available online at ...

Appalachian students in Thailand

Appalachian students learn first-hand about global tourism supply chain in Thailand
Jan 10, 2018

As part of a global supply chain logistics course, business students from Appalachian State University are experiencing the...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Greg Knight
Jan 2, 2018

Greg Knight '14 is an Assistant Vice President, Data Analyst within Enterprise Independent Testing at Bank of America,...