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Finance, MBA alum named interim CFO for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Jul 3, 2025

Angela Clark '90 '95, a two-time alumna of Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, has been named interim chief...

Rachel Hamlin, left, with faculty advisor Tori Humler. Hamlin, a CIS and IB double major, earned third place in the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship June 18, 2025.

CIS Major Named 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion
Jul 1, 2025

Appalachian State University student Rachel Hamlin has been named a 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion.

Mountaineer Gear Teammates at 2025  International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition

Management students compete in International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in California
May 31, 2025

Appalachian State University students participated in the 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, hosted by California State University, Long...

Five earn professorships in Walker College of Business

Five earn professorships in Walker College of Business
Jun 30, 2022

Five faculty members at Appalachian State University have been appointed to professorships in the Walker College of Business, and six have been...

Student athlete gains support from Markel Specialty Scholarship

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

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...

Dennis Covington ’92, left, and his wife, Katherine, have donated $1.3 million in support of facilities for App State Athletics and academic resources for the Walker College of Business. They are pictured in the end zone of Kidd Brewer Stadium during an App State football game.

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

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

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

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

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...

NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership

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...