Walker College of Business

BSBA, Marketing, CIS

Denver, Colorado

My favorite Walker College memory is… 
My favorite Walker College memory is travelling to Brazil to study business, society, and sustainability with Dr. Meznar. It opened my eyes on how cultural norms and a country's geography can change the business landscape dramatically from what we are used to.

BSBA, Health Care Management

Executive Director of the OrthoCarolina Research Institute

My favorite Walker College memory is… 
I remember dreading one of the required business law classes. Ironically, that class turned out to be my favorite class in the entire program. My professor was a dynamic speaker with lots of real world examples. I looked forward to each class and was sad when it was over. I still use a few of his examples regularly as I am mentoring new staff.

BSBA, Accounting

MBA

MSA

CFO, Appalachian State University’s Office of Academic Affairs

Boone, NC 

My favorite Walker College memory is… 

BSBA, Management

Norway

My favorite Walker College memory is... 
spending time with my advisor going over all the different options I had! I know that might sound strange, but thinking about sitting in Ms. Church-Pipes office and seeing all the great opportunities I could choose from makes me incredibly grateful for how much she cared for her students and how many doors the Walker College of Business could open for me!

Alex Angeli '16, '17

BSBA, Management/Marketing

MBA

Ashburn, Virginia

My favorite Walker College memory is...
My year in the MBA program. I returned to the mountains and did the full time one year program. I had never slept less, worked more, made less, been more in debt; yet been happier in my life. You leave Boone and realize just how special our mountains are, our community, and our university.

• Accounting alumnus and Business Advisory Council Member Emeritus James “Jamie” E. Harris ’84 was appointed to App State's Board of Trustees. Previous appointments include computer information systems and management alumnus James M.

Princeton Review

The Princeton Review named App State’s Walker College of Business in its “The Best Business Schools 2021” list, which recognizes a total of 244 national colleges and universities for having the best on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree programs. 

• In 2013, the Walker College became a founding member of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium.
• In 2016, the Walker College of Business would name a recently renovated Graduate Programs and Research Suite in Peacock Hall in honor of alumnus and supporter Dr. Lee Barnes.

• A Peacock Hall modernization project saw the addition of the Broyhill Commons, a networking space on the second floor of Peacock Hall that provides students a place to study, work on group projects, share ideas, build relationships and network with industry representatives and faculty. The modernization project was possible through fundraising efforts, including a Broyhill Family Foundation lead gift. The modernization also improved second floor spaces: the Blue Ridge Energy Boardroom, the George and Ann Beasley Classroom, and the Yadkin Bank Classroom.

• The Appalachian State University Scholarship Golf Classic, also known as the Beroth Golf Tournament, was first held. The tournament, coordinated by alumnus and Business Advisory Council member emeritus Winfield Beroth raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for business students between 1993 and 2019.
• The first annual Lewis L. Mack Alumni Day was held in 1999.