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A collage of new faculty faces

Walker College welcomes fresh faces, new expertise to faculty for 2025-26 academic year
Mar 12, 2026

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University welcomes the following faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year.

Four Presidents' Roundtable students stand with a sign with text "Reverse Career Fair" in App State's Holmes Convocation Center

Walker College student leaders participate in Reverse Career Fair during Spring Connect
Mar 10, 2026

Student leaders from eight highly engaged organizations in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business participated in a Reverse Career Fair held in conjunction with Walker Spring...

From left are Pearce Lowrey, Abigail Ledford, Avin Patel, Rian Mofu and Matt Adkins

App State team wins State Rounds of '26 CFA Institute Research Challenge
Mar 5, 2026

A team of students from Appalachian State University won the State Finals Round of the 2026...

2016 Influential Leader Sarah Freed

AACSB honors alumna Sarah Freed for changing the world
Sep 26, 2016

Today, business school graduates are increasingly using their degrees to make a difference not only in the corporate world, but also across...

Albinsson, Ruseva, Waryold, Shows

Marketing professors earn best paper award for research on unplugging from technology
Sep 25, 2016

Associate Professor of Marketing Pia Albinsson and Assistant Professor of Marketing David Shows, along with...

American Marketing Association to host Marketing Week

American Marketing Association to host Marketing Week
Sep 25, 2016

The Appalachian Sate University chapter of the American Marketing Association will host the Fall 2016 Marketing Week...

Christy Holden

Walker College alumnus to speak at Women in Leadership Ground Breakers conference
Sep 19, 2016

Walker College of Business alumna Christy Holden '99, a Marketing and Management grad with a concentration in Human Resources,...

Itzal Zavala and Chris Anderson at the Institute of Supply Management Case Competition

Supply chain management students, faculty member present during APICS Foothills Chapter Meeting
Sep 17, 2016

Appalachian State University supply chain management students recently presented at the monthly meeting of the Foothill...

Sam Formby Appalachian State University

Dr. Sam Formby talks about his new role as WCOB associate dean, and why students should study business at Appalachian
Sep 15, 2016

Beginning in the Fall 2016 semester, Dr. Sam Formby assumed a new role as associate dean for undergraduate programs and administration in...

Meet the firms series provides forum for accounting students to gain internships, employment opportunities
Sep 13, 2016

Appalachian State University's Department of Accounting recently hosted the annual Meet the Firms ...

Summer Institute for high school students visits Asheville's Collider

Summer Institute for high school students visits Asheville's Collider
Sep 9, 2016

Participants of the 2016 Martha Guy Summer Institute (MGSI) for future business leaders recently attended the Dixon...

Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship and alumna entrepreneur featured in WNC Magazine

Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship and alumna entrepreneur featured in WNC Magazine
Sep 8, 2016

Bailey Williams, an Appalachian State University alumna and entrepreneur who utilized the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship...