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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...

Inside an Appalachian Internship
Oct 21, 2019

Many of the Walker College of Business students participate in internships during their time at Appalachian State University. Internships are an...

In Pictures: Walker Business Connections

In Pictures: Walker Business Connections
Oct 21, 2019

A student and employer connect during the Oct. 10 Walker Business Connections event in the Holmes Convocation Center on Appalachian State...

Mary Ann Hofmann, Appalachian State University's Department of Accounting
Ronald “Steve” Norwood ’80, founder and CEO of Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems Inc. in Raleigh. He was recognized with a 2019 Outstanding Service Award, conferred by the Appalachian Alumni Association, during the university’s 2019 homecoming weekend.

MBA Alumni Highlight: Sarah Lowe
Oct 18, 2019

Sarah Lowe ‘11 is a Lead Consultant at Cerner Corporation, a Healthcare Information Technology company...

Pictured are Beroth Oil President (ret.) Winfield Beroth '65, second from left, and Walker College of Business Dean Heather Norris, far right. An early shot-gun start was cause for coffee for golfers and student volunteers, alike.

In Pictures: Appalachian State University Scholarship Golf Classic
Oct 17, 2019

Appalachian State University Scholarship Golf Classic, also known as the...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Helene Bergeman
Oct 16, 2019

Helene Bergeman ’11 is a Strategic IT Project Manager for Siemens Energy, Inc., in global ERP systems within...

Research posters to be presented Oct. 24

Research posters to be presented Oct. 24
Oct 15, 2019

Sixteen faculty research projects and three faculty-led student research projects will be presented at the 2019 Walker College of Business Dean's...

Dr. Leigh Dunston, executive-in-residence in Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, left, is the recipient of the 2019 Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Dr. Laura Ammon, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion and president of Appalachian’s AAUP chapter, right, presented Dunston with the award.
A conceptual rendering imagines the view of a daylighted Boone Creek, green space in the current Peacock parking lot and a mixed-use parking deck adjoining Peacock Hall and Howard St.

ASU, Boone, conservancy discuss Boone Creek daylighting proposal
Oct 10, 2019

Visions of daylighting Boone Creek along Rivers Street are progressing into plans, and Appalachian State University, town of Boone and New River...