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Members of App State’s Rho Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma with App State alumnus Todd Campbell ’87, president and CEO of Builders Insurance Group, center, in App State’s Holmes Convocation Center on March 21, 2025, after his Boyles Lecture titled “Risk and Reward: The Transformative Power of YES in Business and Life.” Under Campbell’s leadership, Builders Insurance Group has made a $500,000 commitment to App State’s Walker College of Business, to support the modernization of the college’s Brantley Risk and Ins

Builders Insurance Group commits $500K to modernize App State Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Oct 8, 2026

The center’s new location will foster stronger connections among students and industry partners

Dr. Rogelio Garcia Contreras speaks at App State's Global Good Conference. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Global Good Conference brings business leaders and students together to explore sustainability
Oct 7, 2026

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on Appalachian State University’s Boone Campus on Sept. 25 for the Walker College of Business'...

from left are Jon Bleakley, Dennis Guignet, Jesse Pipes, Meredith Pipes, Shirley Morris and Ayla Solomon, who were all recognized as Global Good awardees in 2026

Walker College honors Global Good, Triple E award recipients
Oct 7, 2026

The Walker College of Business recognized six faculty, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability and global engagement during the Sept. 25 Global Good Conference.

Approximately 400 business students graduated from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business on Saturday, May 14

Approximately 400 business students graduated from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business on Saturday, May 14
Jun 14, 2016

Approximately 400 business students graduated from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business on Saturday, May 14.

Student athletes receive top honors for academic performance

Student athletes receive top honors for academic performance
Jun 10, 2016

Forty-four of the 222 students named to Appalachian State University's...

Economics professors to present research at 22nd annual European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists conference

Economics professors to present research at 22nd annual European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists conference
Jun 9, 2016

Walker College of Business economics professors David McEvoy and Ash Morgan will present research at the...

Interim department chairs named in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business

Interim department chairs named in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
Jun 7, 2016

Dinesh Davé, Mike Dotson, and Delbert Goff have been appointed to leadership positions in Appalachian State...

Appalachian sustainable business experts address Asheville Accounting and Management Conference attendees

Appalachian sustainable business experts address Asheville Accounting and Management Conference attendees
Jun 1, 2016

Walker College Professor of Accounting Tammy Kowalczyk and Professor of Management Jim Westerman recently...

Professor of finance publishes research on stock returns

Professor of finance publishes research on stock returns
Jun 1, 2016

Research by Walker College of Business Professor of Finance Jeff Hobbs has been accepted by the Review of Quantitative...

Ninety-two percent of Walker College graduates are employed or continuing education six months after commencement

Ninety-two percent of Walker College graduates are employed or continuing education six months after commencement
May 26, 2016

Ninety-two percent of Walker College of Business Class of 2015 graduates have successfully reached their first destination,...

Alumnus and restauranter of Fud at Salud reflects on entrepreneurship at Appalachian

Alumnus and restauranter of Fud at Salud reflects on entrepreneurship at Appalachian
May 23, 2016

Jeff McElwee '09 owns and operates FūD at Salud, the culinary counterpart to the successful ...