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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...
Appalachian's Department of Economics ranks top in research faculties in the south

Appalachian's Department of Economics ranks top in research faculties in the south
Aug 29, 2016

Appalachian State University's Department of Economics has been ranked number one in research among regional...

Dr. Harry M. Davis, professor of finance and past chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian State University (1981-98), also served as the professor of banking (1980) and economist (1981) for the North Carolina Bankers Association. Davis teaches in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business.
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Appalachian community partners are doing ‘business for good’
Aug 29, 2016

Appstate News -- In introducing the community partners...

Lee Ball, Nicole Miller, Jill Sparks
Brew & Business: date set for MBA and MS Applied Data Analytics information session

Brew & Business: date set for MBA and MS Applied Data Analytics information session
Aug 26, 2016

The Walker College of Business will host an information session for those interested in learning more about Appalachian State University's...

Steady enrollment growth, a dynamic curriculum, and a Walker College network for all alumni

Steady enrollment growth, a dynamic curriculum, and a Walker College network for all alumni
Aug 25, 2016

This edition of the Walker College of Business Dean's Update is one in a series...

Alumnus business helps others access outdoor activities
Hospitality and Tourism Management Professor Carol Kline helps formulate a plan that will optimize tourism for Sampson County
Norris earns inaugural Green-E Award

Norris earns inaugural Green-E Award
Aug 24, 2016

Heather Norris, Dean of the Walker College of Business, has earned the inaugural Green-E Award from ...

People to know in Western NC Entrepreneurship

People to know in Western NC Entrepreneurship
Aug 24, 2016

According to a recent article from ExitEvent.com entitled Six People to Know in Western NC...