Bailey Tumas '25 — Perseverance and pride at App State Hickory
Dec 15, 2025
Bailey Tumas is among the students earning their degrees from Appalachian State University's...
Zach Needles '25 — From transfer to trailblazer, a home in the insurance industry
Dec 12, 2025
When Zach Needles transferred from North Carolina State University to Appalachian State University, he didn’t know anyone, but he...
Carly Court '25 — Leading early, building connections
Dec 12, 2025
There is no question that Carly Court is a hard worker. Her diligence and commitment to her studies in high school, community college, and at...
Student athlete gains support from Markel Specialty Scholarship
Jun 27, 2022
Summer Schloss, rising senior risk management and insurance (RMI) major and center for the Appalachian State Women’s Basketball team, has been...
App State's diversity, equity and inclusion work detailed in 2021-22 annual report
Jun 23, 2022
Appalachian State University's Office of Diversity has released its inaugural report, summarizing the university's diversity, equity and...
App State alum donates $1.3 million in support of App State Athletics and Walker College of Business
Jun 22, 2022
BOONE, N.C. — Dennis Covington ’92 and his wife, Katherine, have made a $1.3 million gift to Appalachian State University in support of...
Scary good insurance: Devon Goolsby '20 to lead Granite Insurance's "haunted" program
Jun 16, 2022
Granite Insurance, a strategic partner of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center (BRIC) at Appalachian State University, recently announced...
Accounting professor named IMA's Academic Mentor of the Year
Jun 14, 2022
Kim Zahller, an assistant professor of accounting in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, has received the Ursel K. Albers...
Shows attains QM course certification for MBA 5420, marketing strategy
Jun 13, 2022
David Shows, an associate professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management at Appalachian State University and director of...
Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service during Summer 2022
Jun 1, 2022
Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in their work...
Research on social media in emerging economies published in IEEE Xplore
Jun 1, 2022
An article co-authored by Dr.
NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership
May 24, 2022
Representatives from 19 rural communities in North Carolina were at Appalachian State University May 24-25 to kick off a Rural Community Capacity...
Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State
May 20, 2022
BOONE, N.C. — Jamie Parson has been named chief diversity officer at Appalachian State University, effective immediately. Parson is the second...