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Marketing professor contributes to Nationwide Insurance review

Marketing professor contributes to Nationwide Insurance review
May 6, 2025

Expert advice from G. David Shows D.B.A., a Professor of Marketing and Director of Professional Education at Appalachian...

Dr. Jamie Parson

Insurance professor offers advice on cheap car insurance
May 6, 2025

Expert advice from Jamie Parson JD, an associate professor of legal environment of business and acting vice provost...

David Marlett

Insurance director on tariffs and home insurance costs
May 2, 2025

Advice from Dr. David Marlett, managing director of Appalachian State University’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, was recently included in a...

Appalachian to host staff appreciation event April 16
Apr 16, 2019

From academic advisors to administrative assistants, staff members in the Walker College of Business give their all to create transformational...

Appalachian State University Executive Impact and Walker Fellows members helped deliver "The Reality of Money" workshop at Ashe County High School on April 12, 2019

Appalachian business students help local teens grow financial literacy skills
Apr 16, 2019

Twenty Appalachian State University students and staff members traveled to nearby Ashe County High School April 12 to help high school students...

(AppState at 2019 IIANC InsurExpo:  L-R:  Greg Langdon, Alex Finney, Amber Guiliano, Sean James, Dr. Lori Medders, Tanner Rutherford, Anna Otto, Harrison Cameron, William Chisholm, Roberto Sibrian and Matthew Scott)

Appalachian RMI majors participate in and present at spring 2019 IIANC InsurExpo
Apr 15, 2019

Six Appalachian State Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) majors along with Brantley Center Associate Director Greg Langdon participated in the...

(L to R) Front Row: Charlene Grasinger, Danielle Wade, Geralyn Mitchell, Caroline Gandy, Jeannine Underdown Collins, Rowen Todd, Dr. Holli Sink, Tierra Stark; Back Row: Caleb McGuire, Joseph Miller, Zak Ammar, Shae Jones, Matt Dull, Ryan Costin, Andy Hill, Julie Wiggins, Brian Bettis

"Under 40" WCOB alumni, friends honored by Boone Area Chamber of Commerce
Apr 12, 2019

Four emerging leaders and a trusted advocate for young professionals were honored during the 3rd annual Boone Area Chamber of Commerce 4 Under 40...

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to speak April 26 at Appalachian

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to speak April 26 at Appalachian
Apr 9, 2019

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi will speak Friday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. in the Schaefer Center for the...

Dr. Joseph Cazier, director of Appalachian's Center for Analytics Research and Education, presenting at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization event

CARE director presents beekeeping technology to United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, further aligns Walker College with sustainable development goals
Apr 4, 2019

In September 2015, The United Nations developed 17 sustainable development goals that could transform the world. In response, administrators in...

2018 graduate finds her career path with help from Brantley Risk and Insurance Center

2018 graduate finds her career path with help from Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Apr 4, 2019

Shelby Weatherman ’18 works as a risk analyst in Charlotte for SCOR, a top-tier global reinsurer and the largest individual life reinsurer in the...

Accounting professor earns college teaching award from UNC Board of Governors

Accounting professor earns college teaching award from UNC Board of Governors
Apr 3, 2019

Kennard (Ken) Brackney, a professor in Appalachian State University's ...

Q&A with MBA alumnus Matt Pegram

Q&A with MBA alumnus Matt Pegram
Apr 3, 2019

Matt Pegram ’12 & ’14
B.S. Applied Physics
M.S., Engineering Physics, Instrumentation and Automation (PSM) 
M.B.A., Master of...

Brian Murray

2019 Workman Distinguished Lecture
Apr 3, 2019

2019 Workman Distinguished Lecture
Energy Transitions, Carbon Pricing and the Green New Deal
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