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Topic: Alumni

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  • App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    Sep. 21, 2023

    App State celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy. Events included the Founders Day ceremony and a poster exhibit and lecture on this year’s theme of innovation, resilience and sustainability.

  • App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
    App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
    Aug. 24, 2023

    This fall, App State will retire number 14, worn by Armanti Edwards — a record-breaking quarterback who played for the App State Mountaineers from 2006 to 2009. The retirement ceremony will be held at halftime of the App State–Georgia Southern home game on Nov. 25.

  • Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
    Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
    July 20, 2023

    App State’s Team Sunergy has left its mark on the solar vehicle racing world. More importantly, the team members learned valuable skills that have led them to career success. Five Team Sunergy alumni share what they are doing now.

  • App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
    App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments

    6 alumni awardees from university’s colleges also recognized

    July 20, 2023

    App State honored three university alumni at its 2023 Alumni Awards Gala on July 15. C. Philip Byers received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Brian “Scotty” McCullough received the Outstanding Service Award and Stacy Roberson Reedy received the Young Alumni Award.

  • App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    June 20, 2023

    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub has new resources to address food insecurity within the Boone campus community thanks to a $50,000 donation from Harris Teeter — marking the largest corporate gift in the food hub’s history.

  • Surry County principal named Principal of the Year in North Carolina [alumni featured]
    Surry County principal named Principal of the Year in North Carolina [alumni featured]
    Winston-Salem Journal
    May 19, 2023

    App State alumna Donna L. Bledsoe ’04 ’08 was named the 2023 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year. Bledsoe has been the principal of Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Surry County since 2016. She was chosen among eight regional principals of the year and the charter school principal of the year.

  • Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
    Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
    May 16, 2023

    Appalachian State University conferred degrees to over 3,600 students during its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies, held May 12 and 13 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

  • Dave by the Bell: What’s next, graduate?
    Dave by the Bell: What’s next, graduate?
    May 11, 2023

    In this podcast episode, University Communications’ Dave Blanks roams App State’s Boone campus in search of soon-to-be graduates. Listen along as he asks them about their plans for the future and what App State degree they’re taking with them.

  • App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year
    App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year

    Funds to support more than 200 university programs

    May 4, 2023

    App State’s 10th annual iBackAPP giving celebration raised a record amount of funds — nearly $1.75 million — to support more than 200 university programs. Donors from across the country gave gifts, with 42 states and 16 alumni chapters represented during the event.

  • App State alumnus Jamie Harris, CFO of RXO, gives 64th Boyles Lecture at Schaefer Center
    App State alumnus Jamie Harris, CFO of RXO, gives 64th Boyles Lecture at Schaefer Center
    May 1, 2023

    Jamie Harris ’84, chief financial officer of RXO, delivered the 64th Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture at App State’s Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on April 20. His lecture was titled “Lessons in Leadership: Baseball to Business.”

  • Beaver Scholars program propels App State grad’s health care career close to home
    Beaver Scholars program propels App State grad’s health care career close to home
    April 21, 2023

    App State’s Beaver Scholars program helped pave the way for alumna Alexis “Lexie” Farr to give back to her hometown community through her job at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton. The scholarship program supports North Carolina students with a commitment to health care careers.

  • App State small business centers assist 1,000 clients with $65M in capital formation
    App State small business centers assist 1,000 clients with $65M in capital formation

    Small Business and Technology Development Center serves 14 counties with offices in Boone and Hickory

    April 11, 2023

    The App State-affiliated Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is a valued asset in the economic development infrastructure of North Carolina, serving as an advisory resource for growing and developing businesses. Learn more about two Hickory area small businesses that have worked with SBTDC to pursue their business goals.

  • 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.

  • 6 App State students earn Beaver Scholarship for 2022–23
    6 App State students earn Beaver Scholarship for 2022–23

    The scholars, all from NC, are committed to improving health care — in the High Country and beyond

    March 10, 2023

    For the 2022–23 academic year, App State has awarded its Beaver Scholarship to six North Carolina students who are committed to improving health care in the region — and beyond. They are among 38 students who have received the scholarship since its establishment in 2019.

  • 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.

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