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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...

MBA Alumni Highlight: D'Amonta Johnson
Jan 2, 2018

D'Amonta Johnson '14 is a logistics management specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense currently...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Katie Ann Henderson
Jan 2, 2018

Katie Ann Henderson ‘10 is the Marketing Director at Pathfinder Wealth Consulting, an independent financial...

Appalachian’s MBA program listed among The Princeton Review’s 2018 best

Appalachian’s MBA program listed among The Princeton Review’s 2018 best
Dec 30, 2017

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University is featured in The Princeton Review's 2018 list of best on-campus...

Photo of Kiefer Smith, left, Dan Emery, Associate Dean Martin Meznar and Cameron Barnett.

Big Data, Bigger Network: A Student Spotlight
Dec 30, 2017

New degree offerings draw students to Boone

MBA student wins online scholarship competition

MBA student wins online scholarship competition
Dec 29, 2017

Adam Greer, an MBA student in the Walker College of Business is one of three Appalachian State University students who have won...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Robert Simonds
Dec 21, 2017

Robert Simonds MBA '96 is the director of controlling and CFO of Detroit Diesel Corp., a global heavy-duty...

Pictured: Standing(left to right) Matt Dull, Dean Heather Norris, Jack Emerson, Nelson Russ, Javon Nathaniel, Brandon Wilkerson, David Bagnal, Marie-Ejalai Isikhuemen, Jesse Pipes, Dr. Betty Coffey, Dr. Martin Meznar; Seated(left to right) Jessica Robinson, Emily Turner, Kathryn Armstrong, Ary Bautista, Alia Dahlan. Not pictured: Jordan Salamido

Meet the 2018 Holland Fellows
Dec 21, 2017

Twelve outstanding students from the Walker College of Business recently "met" their research partners from Fudan University in Shanghai, China...

 Talana J. Bell '86, returned to Appalachian to earn a Master of Science in accounting and a Master of Science in applied data analytics. Bell gave remarks during the December 2017 commencement ceremony at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian graduates 1,475 at December 2017 commencement ceremonies
Dec 18, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—A total of 1,475 students graduated from Appalachian State University Saturday, Dec. 16, during commencement in Holmes Convocation...

Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner, recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf award. Photo submitted

Alumnus named to Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Roy Cooper
Dec 13, 2017

Today - Wayne Sumner '75, president of Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) and...