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Kathy Pou, center, earned her BSBA degree in economics from App State's Walker College of Business in 1979. In 2025, she was named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business. She stands with her husband, Bill, and Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy.

Kathy Pou ’79 honored as 2025 Walker College Alumna
Jul 17, 2025

Kathryn 'Kathy' Oszmianski Pou ’79 ECO has been named alumna of the year for the Walker College of Business by Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association.

The App State Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the university’s 2025 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 12 on the Boone campus. Pictured with App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, from left to right, are Outstanding Service Award recipient Phillip Ostwalt ’83, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Retired U.S. Army Col. Edna Cummings ’78 and Young Alumni Award recipient Bryson Stewart ’09.

4 Mountaineers honored with App State Alumni Awards
Jul 17, 2025

Phil Ostwalt '83 holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Bryson Stewart '09 holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Davis, second from right, receives the Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award

Alumnus receives lifetime achievement award for industry impact
Jul 16, 2025

Appalachian State University alumnus Freddie Davis ’84 has earned the 2025 Alvin W. Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award by the...

Top sustainable business practices posters selected
Dec 6, 2016

Four student teams have been selected as best research project winners via faculty vote following a poster session on sustainable...

Dan Hsu, Appalachian State University

Management professor's research on entrepreneurship to be published in Organizational Research Methods
Dec 5, 2016

Research on entrepreneurship research methods from Walker College of Business Management Professor Dan Hsu has been accepted for...

Appalachian included in Sierra magazine’s 2016 list of greenest colleges and universities
Nov 30, 2016

BOONE—Sierra magazine has released its 2016 list of “Cool Schools” and once again Appalachian State University is included among the nation’s 201...

Mapquest Co-Founder Chris Heivly delivered the keynote address to 350 during annual Carole McLeod Entrepreneur Summit

Mapquest Co-Founder Chris Heivly delivered the keynote address to 350 during annual Carole McLeod Entrepreneur Summit
Nov 28, 2016

Mapquest co-founder Chris Heivly spoke to a crowd of 350 students and community members during the 13th annual Carole...

Student research on sustainable business topics available for viewing Nov. 28-29

Student research on sustainable business topics available for viewing Nov. 28-29
Nov 28, 2016

Eleven posters displaying student research on sustainable business topics are available for viewing now through 3:00 p.m...

Clockwise from top: Walker Fellows President Kyle Harrison cuts the ribbon on the space; members of the Walker Fellows in the space; Walker College Dean Norris dedicates the Walker Fellows Room

Space named to honor Walker Fellows student organization
Nov 23, 2016

A space in Peacock Hall, the business building at Appalachian State University, has been named to honor the work the Walker Fellows...

2009 alumna Sarah Freed, center, was honored for her exceptional positive international impact during the 2016 Walker College International Awards Celebration

Thirteen honored during Walker College International Awards Ceremony
Nov 23, 2016

The Walker College of Business hosted its annual International Awards Celebration on Friday, November 11, 2016. The event took...