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App State students, 2024-2025 Broyhill Fellows, in Chicago

App State makes historic run in world's largest equity research competition
Jul 7, 2025

Five Appalachian State University students made a historic run in the world's largest equity research competition.

Angela Clark

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.

John Vines

Alumni Profile: John Vines attributes his career success to the BB&T Student Leadership Center
Nov 1, 2018

Appalachian State University Alumnus, John Vines, believed that his two most influential mentors in the Walker College of Business shaped him...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Kacey Griffin
Oct 31, 2018

Kacey Griffin ‘15 is a LG Business Development Manager for the IT desktop line at SYNNEX Corporation, an...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Andrew Kota
Oct 31, 2018

Andrew Kota ‘13 is the Executive Director for Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, a...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Alyssa Pudelski
Oct 31, 2018

Alyssa Pudelski '14 is the Pre-Production Manager at The Upper Deck Company, a worldwide sports and...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Ken Crews
Oct 31, 2018

Ken Crews ‘99 is Vice President of Human Resources at Lexington Home Brands, a global leader in the design,...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Brandon Berry
Oct 31, 2018

Brandon Berry ‘13 of the MBA program at Appalachian State University first attended UNC Chapel Hill. He attended UNC for...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Sarah Osborne
Oct 31, 2018

Sarah Osborne ‘13 is a Senior Financial Services Officer at State Employees Credit Union. Sarah is a Mortgage...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Hao Tang
Oct 31, 2018

Hao Tang ‘11 is an entrepreneur. Hao has a wealth of experience executing strategic initiatives that...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Melody Wilson
Oct 31, 2018

Melody Wilson ’17 is a Credit Services Supervisor at CommScope, a leading provider of network infrastructure...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Abbey McLennan
Oct 31, 2018

Abbey McLennan ‘08 is a Human Resources Team Lead with UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, the number...