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Tori Humler

Data analytics student named to Cratis D. Williams Society
May 2, 2025

Tori Humler, a graduate student in the Walker College of Business, has been named to the Cratis...

Will Sears appointed vice chancellor of university advancement at App State

Walker College alumnus appointed App State vice chancellor of university advancement
May 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — William James Sears Jr. has been appointed vice chancellor of university advancement at Appalachian State University, announced Chancellor Heather Norris on Friday, May 2. The...

Sparks to serve as Macebearer for May 10 Commencement

Sparks to serve as Macebearer for May 10 Commencement
May 1, 2025

Dr. Richard Sparks will serve as macebearer for this semester's Walker College of Business Commencement.

Dr. Jeff Kaleta will carry the University Banner, and Dr. Sandra Vannoy will carry...

Source: 2017 Deloitte Millenial Survey

Alumnus featured in Insurance Business America magazine, discusses 'aging workforce' challenge to insurance industry
Aug 7, 2017

Walker College of Business alumnus Josh Ammons was recently featured in Insurance Business America magazine,...

Bryan Bouboulis, Appalachian State University

Finance lecturer to provide financial literacy workshop on credit scores to community members during Aug. 9 workshop
Aug 7, 2017

Walker College of Business Finance Lecturer Bryan Bouboulis will present a credit workshop on ...

VPC Builders President Matt Vincent and wife Casey (Photo: Boone Chamber of Commerce)

Finance alumnus earns community involvement award
Aug 4, 2017

Finance & Banking and Risk Management & Insurance alumnus Matt Vincent '04...

Matt Zothner

Marketing student highlights experiences in China as a 2017 Holland Fellow
Aug 1, 2017

Appalachian State University student Matt Zothner recently compiled a video montage of his experiences  in...

Meznar named Associate Dean for Global and Civic Engagement
Jul 24, 2017

Dr. Martin Meznar has been named Associate Dean for Global and Civic Engagement for the Walker College of...

Richard "Rick" Wurth, Appalachian State University

Walker College of Business welcomes alumnus academic advisor
Jul 24, 2017

Richard "Rick" Wurth has been named an academic advisor in the Walker College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center...

Appalachian State University students Sarah Willis, Trace Edmunds, Nikolas Kapetanich-Pittser, Jordan Silcox, Sloan Evans, Alex Angeli, and Walker College Associate Dean Sandra Vannoy stand in front of the iconic Ferris wheel at the site of the long-abandoned Pripyat amusement park near Chernobyl.

Students travel to Moscow, Kiev and Chernobyl, 31 years after nuclear disaster
Jul 19, 2017

Students from Appalachian State University recently visited Chernobyl, 31 years after the nuclear...

Beekeeper Dr. James Wilkes ’87, chair of Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science, manages 100 bee colonies on his family farm. His scholarly research, conducted in part with Dr. Joe Cazier and Dr. Ed Hassler, includes tracking and analyzing beekeeping management practices. Photo submitted

Saving the bees: Appalachian students and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
Jul 14, 2017

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and Walker College of Business are seeking to establish a standardized platform for consistent and...

2017 MGSI participants on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the campus of Appalachian State University. Photo Credit: Josie Benfield

Twenty-four high school students on Appalachian's campus for Martha Guy Summer Institute
Jul 12, 2017

Twenty-four of North Carolina's brightest rising high school seniors are on Appalachian's campus this July, participating in the...