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A large group of SHRM members in Boone and a SHRM logo

App State SHRM student chapter earns national recognition
Jul 23, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student chapter has received a 2025–26 Outstanding Chapter Award, a national honor recognizing excellence in chapter...

App State’s Division of Academic Affairs recognized Dr. Dave McEvoy, chair of the Department of Economics, left, and Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas, chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, as the recipients of this year’s Departmental Leadership Awards. McEvoy and Salinas received their awards on July 16, during the university’s Chancellor’s Chair Summer Institute, which was held on the Boone campus.

App State Departmental Leadership Awards: McEvoy, Salinas honored for impact on academic community
Jul 20, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University faculty Dr. Dave McEvoy and Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas have been honored as the recipients of this year’s Departmental Leadership Awards, recognized...

App State’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the university’s 2026 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 11 on the Boone campus. Pictured with App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, from left to right, are Young Alumni Award recipient Kendall Lamm ’14, Honorary Alumni Award recipient Shawn Poole, Outstanding Service Award recipient Donna Fiori ’80 and Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dr. M. Lee Barnes ’90.

4 App State alumni honored for exemplary leadership, service and achievements
Jul 16, 2026

9 alumni awardees from App State’s colleges also recognized

By Brian Miller and Courtney Roberts

AMA to participate in the American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference

AMA to participate in the American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference
Mar 9, 2016

Students from Appalachian State University's American Marketing Association (AMA) will participate in the AMA International Collegiate...

 Bowden Investment Group advances to finals in UGA Pitch Competition

Bowden Investment Group advances to finals in UGA Pitch Competition
Mar 9, 2016

Three Walker College of Business students have earned a top spot in the University of Georgia (UGA) Stock Pitch Competition...

Students experience the rich and raw side of Costa Rica’s coffee industry and reassess value of people, planet and profit
Mar 4, 2016

Over winter break, Dr. Ken Corley, professor in the Walker College of Business, along with local resident and java entrepreneur Don "Bald Guy"...

Dean's Update - March 7
Mar 3, 2016

This edition of the Walker College of Business Dean's Update is one in a series...

Finance team wins regional research challenge

Finance team wins regional research challenge
Mar 3, 2016

ASU NEWS—For the fifth year running, a team of students...

Appalachian State RMI Students & Faculty Attend 2016 IIANC InsurExpo

Appalachian State RMI students and faculty attend 2016 IIANC InsurExpo
Mar 3, 2016

Six Appalachian State University Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) majors, plus Brantley Risk & Insurance Center...

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From custom suits to fish farms in Haiti, entrepreneurship exploding at Appalachian
Mar 3, 2016

More than 120 entrepreneurial projects are in the works by Appalachian State University students this school year, continuing a tradition of small...
Team from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business wins regional research challenge

Team from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business wins regional research challenge
Mar 3, 2016

For the fifth year running, a team of students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the regional CFA Institute...

Students, faculty members to make a splash for community on April 25

Students, faculty members to make a splash for community on April 25
Mar 1, 2016

The Walker College of Business aims to develop business students to positively impact the local community. The Walker Fellows,...