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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

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Welcome Back to Walker Reception
Dec 7, 2015

The Welcome Back to Walker Reception is scheduled for January 11, 2016. Welcome back to campus! Business students and prospective business...

ASU Club Expo
Dec 7, 2015

The ASU Club Expo is scheduled for January 19, 2016. Club Expo is a campus tradition where student organizations, ASU departments, and local...

COB Club Expo
Dec 7, 2015

The COB Club Expo is scheduled for January 26, 2016. The Walker College of Business is home to about two dozen ...

Yadkin Bank COB Honors Convocation
Dec 7, 2015

The Yadkin Bank COB Honors Convocation is scheduled for April 22, 2016. Business students with the highest GPAs and top students...

Sywassink Day of Excellence Dinner
Dec 7, 2015

The Sywassink Day of Excellence Dinner is scheduled for May 5, 2016. The G.A. Sywassink Day of Excellence recognizes outstanding...

Lane Memorial Scholarship
Dec 7, 2015

Andrew Lane will not be forgotten. That is the vow to which his friends committed when they began a grass roots effort to establish a scholarship...

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Help Honor Mr. Thompson
Dec 4, 2015

A Message from Dr. Delbert Goff
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Walker College Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

In 1983, Dr. Ken Peacock began his career at Appalachian State University by teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting and...

Five business professors receive Dean's Club funding supplements for new research endeavors
Dec 4, 2015

Five Walker College of Business professors have received funding supplements for their new research endeavors.

Todd Cherry...

Walker College Duane D. Daggett Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

April 1, 2008 marked the inauguration of a new professorship in the Walker College of Business – the first established by a Walker College...