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From left are Dean's Club Research Prize Winners Dr. Mark Bolinger, Dr. Lubna Nafees, Dr. Jacqueline Tilton, Dr. Justin Kent during the 2025 Sywassink Awards Program

Four faculty members earn 2025 Dean’s Club Research Prizes
Aug 1, 2026

Four faculty members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business were recognized for outstanding research contributions with 2025...

Dr. Kristl Davison

Kristl Davison to serve as chair in the Department of Management
Jun 29, 2026

Dr. H. Kristl Davison, an associate professor at Appalachian State University, has been named chair of the...

Scott Bowie Gray

Scott Bowie Gray to serve as director of sustainable business and resilience for the Walker College of Business
Jun 26, 2026

Scott Bowie Gray has been named director of sustainable business and resilience in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, effective July 1, 2026.

Management faculty simulates baseball game to explain “Strategic Factor Markets, Uncertainty, and Firm Performance”

Management faculty simulates baseball game to explain “Strategic Factor Markets, Uncertainty, and Firm Performance”
Oct 19, 2022

October 19, 2022
By: Chelsea Gulliver
BOONE, N.C.

Baseball is the tried-and-true classic of American sports.

Does the...

Supply chain management major Layla Koroleva, economics major Craig McFarland, and accounting majors Aaron Bailey and Jenna Kucmierz were top scorers among an approximate 17,000 business students from 300 business schools nationwide.

Four App State business students earn top scores on nationwide exam
Oct 13, 2022

Four students in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business have scored in the 99th percentile on their Major Field Tests — an...

App State's full-time MBA program included in Fortune's "Best MBA Programs" list for second consecutive year

App State's full-time MBA program included in Fortune's "Best MBA Programs" list for second consecutive year
Oct 11, 2022

Appalachian State University has been ranked in the 2022 list of Fortune's Best MBA Programs.

According to Fortune.com: MBAs are by far...

App State students to compete in National Cyber League

App State students to compete in National Cyber League
Oct 5, 2022

Sixteen students from Appalachian State University are competing in the National Cyber League (NCL...

Accounting alumni Fall 2022 newsletter now available

Accounting alumni Fall 2022 newsletter now available
Oct 3, 2022

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University has released its Fall 2022 alumni...

From left are: Austin Eggers, Kristl Davison, Pia Albinsson, John Lehman, Jennifer Hayward, Kevin Eller and Kathy Mann

Seven in the Walker College of Business are honored for excellence
Oct 3, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Five faculty members and two staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business have been recognized with...

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App State IIANC Professor of Insurance weighs in on 'consent to rate'
Oct 3, 2022

Managing Director of Appalachian State University's Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, Dr. David Marlett, was  quoted in the Charlotte...

Insurance students attend international conference of Gamma Iota Sigma

Insurance students attend international conference of Gamma Iota Sigma
Oct 3, 2022

Students from Appalachian State University attended the 51st annual international conference of Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) in Charlotte, September 29...