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App State awards degrees to over 4,200 graduates ready to shape the future
May 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the resilience and achievements of more than 4,200 graduates during its Spring 2025 Commencement, with six ceremonies held May 9–10 at Holmes...

Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees at App State

40 students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
May 10, 2025

40 students at Appalachian State University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society that recognizes top-performing business students at business schools...

Kennedi Ratcliffe, right, is the 2025 top overall student in the Walker College of Business and the top student in the Economics program.

30 grads named 'App State Best' for 2025
May 10, 2025

30 Appalachian State University students have been named to the Walker College of Business “2025 App State Best” list.

14 have been named outstanding undergraduate or graduate students—...

International business major earns Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad

International business major earns Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad
Aug 5, 2019

Boone, NC – The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, a division of University College at Appalachian State University, is pleased...

Graduate student earns scholarship to attend data analytics conference

Graduate student earns scholarship to attend data analytics conference
Aug 2, 2019

Megan MacDonald, an Appalachian State University student working toward a Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics in the Walker College of...

Summer campers in Peacock Hall focus on innovation

Summer campers in Peacock Hall focus on innovation
Jul 23, 2019

During the summer of 2019, both the long-standing Martha Guy Summer Institute (MGSI)...

Walker College begins new semester with dynamic leadership team
Jul 23, 2019

In preparation for the 2019-20 academic year, Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business announces organizational,...

Accounting professor's article in Strategic Finance earns certificate of merit in Lybrand Competition.

Accounting professor's article in Strategic Finance earns certificate of merit in Lybrand Competition
Jul 22, 2019

An article by accounting professor Kim Zahller has earned a certificate of merit in the Lybrand Competition, presented by Strategic Finance...

Business students at App State step in and stock up for the High Country’s hungry

Business students at App State step in and stock up for the High Country’s hungry
Jul 15, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — In June, about 58 pounds of food was collected and more than 10,000 pounds processed by members of Appalachian State University’s ...

Advertising research will help marketers know when to invest in ad creativity

Advertising research will help marketers know when to invest in ad creativity
Jun 26, 2019

Research on advertisement creativity from Walker College Marketing Professor Ilgım Dara Benoit was recently published in the...

The winners of the Walker College of Business’ 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence. Pictured, from left to right, are Amy Odom ’03, Dr. Rachel Shinnar, Dr. Mary Stolberg ’14, Dr. Peter Groothuis, Dr. Pennie Bagley, Michelle Boisclair and Dr. Dana Clark.

Walker College of Business faculty and staff honored with 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence
Jun 21, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Five faculty and two staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...