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Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager

Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager
Oct 12, 2026

Appalachian State University alumnus Zachary Lovette '23 was recently named Wilkes County manager. Lovette is a finance and banking...

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'...

Emily Haas receiving Brooks award

Walker College students receives Ronny L. Brooks Award for Outstanding Leadership
May 6, 2015

Junior Management and Entrepreneurship major Emily Haas and Marketing and Entrepreneurship major Hope Canipe have received 2015 Ronny L...

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Appalachian RMI students take top spot in Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
Apr 27, 2015

Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) majors from Appalachian State University have won the national Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. The...

2015 Global Opportunities Conference explored the role of business in building a better world
Apr 23, 2015

The 2015 Global Opportunities Conference: Business for a Better World took place on Friday, April 10 at 9 am in the Plemmons Student Union.  The...

A Snapshot of COB Study-Abroad Trips 2015
Apr 23, 2015

In summer 2015, COB is offering trips with more varieties on locations and topics.  COB students will have the opportunities to visit Cambodia,...

Senior Kristen Love shares her experiences at FHV Vorarlberg.
Apr 23, 2015

This past fall, Kristen Love studied in Dornbirn, Austria. Kristen is a General Management major.

 

Brantley Risk & Insurance Center Associate Director Greg Langdon, left, presented IIANC CEO Aubie Knight, second from left, and members of the IIANC Board of Directors Scott Evans, Jeff Haney, Bill Vogedes, Jim Mozingo and past Chairman Bobby Salmon

Brantley Risk & Insurance Center recognizes IIANC as founding strategic partner
Apr 20, 2015

The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) was recently named a founding strategic partner by Appalachian State University's...