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Topic: Alumni

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  • From waste to wear: App State alumna develops sustainable pigments for fashion, printing industries
    From waste to wear: App State alumna develops sustainable pigments for fashion, printing industries

    Jane Palmer's LA-based company produces black pigments made from wood waste

    March 24, 2023

    App State alumna Jane Palmer ’98 started her Nature Coatings business in 2017 to transform wood waste into high-performing black pigments. The company provides an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum-based carbon blacks.

  • Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    March 8, 2023

    This Women’s History Month, learn more about a few of the App State administrators, alumni, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors who are leading the way and inspiring others, as well as university events and initiatives focused on women’s history.

  • App State alum Meredith Lindsey Draughn ’15 is 2023 National School Counselor of the Year
    App State alum Meredith Lindsey Draughn ’15 is 2023 National School Counselor of the Year
    Feb. 6, 2023

    Appalachian State University alumna Meredith Lindsey Draughn ’15 is the 2023 National School Counselor of the Year — giving her the opportunity to spotlight the school counseling profession and the school counselors who support K–12 students every day.

  • ‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
    ‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
    Feb. 3, 2023

    App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 has an award-winning career in risk management and insurance — and three children who are Mountaineers.

  • Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Feb. 1, 2023

    This Black History Month, learn more about a few of the Black leaders, alumni, students, staff and campus visitors who enrich the App State Experience every day of the year, as well as university events, initiatives and research endeavors focused on Black history.

  • App State tops National Board Certified Teachers list for 7th consecutive year
    App State tops National Board Certified Teachers list for 7th consecutive year
    Jan. 30, 2023

    For the seventh consecutive year, App State leads the nation for its number of alumni who are National Board Certified Teachers, with 2,269 alumni having earned the national credential to date.

  • UNA’s Dr. Ken Kitts Included on AL.com’s Final Listing of Top 22 for 2022 [alumni featured]
    UNA’s Dr. Ken Kitts Included on AL.com’s Final Listing of Top 22 for 2022 [alumni featured]
    University of North Alabama
    Dec. 31, 2022

    University of North Alabama president and App State alumnus Ken Kitts ’85 ’87, was among 22 people to be honored on AL.com’s list of Alabamians who made the state a better place in 2022. Kitts was the only higher education leader to be recognized.

  • Caldwell UNC Health Care bids a fond farewell to marketing director [alumni featured]
    Caldwell UNC Health Care bids a fond farewell to marketing director [alumni featured]
    Yahoo! News
    Dec. 23, 2022

    Upon reflection on his career, alumnus Rocky Brooks '12, who recently retired as director of marketing and public relations at Caldwell UNC Health Care following years in radio, noted that his decision to go back to college at age 50 and finish a degree in electronic media and broadcasting at App State "changed my life entirely and opened the door to many opportunities."

  • App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
    App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
    Dec. 19, 2022

    Appalachian State University conferred degrees to almost 1,500 students during the 2022 Fall Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

  • ‘How I funded my App State education’
    ‘How I funded my App State education’

    App State students, alum share their tips on how to pay for college

    Dec. 19, 2022

    In this feature, App State students and an alumna share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Two-thirds of App State students receive financial aid during their time in school, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study programs and tuition assistance.

  • App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    Dec. 13, 2022

    App State faculty and students are collaborating with the Junaluska Heritage Association on the Junaluska Community Archaeology Project to help document and preserve the material heritage of one of the oldest African American communities in Western North Carolina. Work has included the excavation of historic sites and the placement of stones over previously unmarked graves.

  • Don Phipps of Caldwell County is the 2023 Superintendent of the Year [alumni featured]
    Don Phipps of Caldwell County is the 2023 Superintendent of the Year [alumni featured]
    EducationNC
    Nov. 16, 2022

    Don Phipps, superintendent of Caldwell County Schools, was named the 2023 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. Phipps graduated from App State with a master’s degree in school psychology in 1992, and a doctorate in educational leadership in 1997.

  • Homecoming hindsight — a look back at App State in 1972 and 2002
    Homecoming hindsight — a look back at App State in 1972 and 2002

    Students, alumni celebrate Homecoming 2022 with week of festivities

    Nov. 10, 2022

    App State celebrated Homecoming week with festivities for students, alumni and community members, and the classes of 1972 and 2002 were invited back to campus for special recognition. Step back in time to see what life on campus was like 50 and 20 years ago.

  • App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    Nov. 10, 2022

    App State recognizes the 2022–23 recipients of the Fleming Scholarship, which is named in honor of Dr. Willie C. Fleming — a leader in diversity and inclusion at App State for nearly four decades.

  • Cabarrus County Schools names Tonya Williams as Principal of the Year
    Cabarrus County Schools names Tonya Williams as Principal of the Year
    WBTV
    Oct. 26, 2022

    Tonya Williams, a 1993 graduate of App State's communication sciences and disorders program, was selected as the 2022-2023 principal of the year for Cabarrus County Schools. Williams is the principal of Concord Middle School.

  • App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    Oct. 24, 2022

    A recently published study co-authored by App State scientists details coal ash deposits in the sediment of five North Carolina lakes located near coal-fired power plants. The study appeared online Oct. 3 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

  • App State marks best fundraising year in more than a decade, most cash gifts in university history
    App State marks best fundraising year in more than a decade, most cash gifts in university history
    Sep. 30, 2022

    Appalachian State University has marked its best fundraising year in more than a decade. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the university raised more than $36 million, including $31 million in cash gifts — the largest cash fundraising year in university history.

  • App State celebrates Founders Day with ‘Year of the Woman’ theme
    App State celebrates Founders Day with ‘Year of the Woman’ theme

    Statue of D.D. Dougherty dedicated at Founders Plaza

    Sep. 30, 2022

    App State celebrated its fifth annual Founders Day on Sept. 6 in honor of the first day of classes held at Watauga Academy in 1899. Events included a poster exhibition, panel discussion, statue dedication, ceremony and cemetery tour.

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