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Topic: Alumni

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  • Appalachian State University alumnus touts power of relationships as incoming head of Thurgood Marshall College Fund
    Appalachian State University alumnus touts power of relationships as incoming head of Thurgood Marshall College Fund
    Dec. 15, 2017

    Appalachian alumnus Dr. Harry Lee Williams touts the power of relationships as incoming head of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

  • He’s back! Armanti Edwards ’09 receives his due in Canadian Football League
    He’s back! Armanti Edwards ’09 receives his due in Canadian Football League
    Dec. 14, 2017

    Mountaineer football icon Armanti Edwards ’09 helps the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts win the 2017 Grey Cup.

  • Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper
    Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper
    Dec. 13, 2017

    Wayne Sumner ’75, president of Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) and alumnus of Appalachian State University, was bestowed the highly prestigious and honorable Order of the Long Leaf Pine award by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec. 4, 2017, at JSA’s annual Christmas party.

  • Hayes School of Music alumni ensemble members nominated for 4 Grammys
    Hayes School of Music alumni ensemble members nominated for 4 Grammys
    Dec. 12, 2017

    Jay Coble ’81 (trumpet), Jack Wilkins ’82 (tenor saxophone) and Matt Vance ’91 (baritone saxophone) are members of Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge, an 18-piece jazz ensemble nominated for four Grammys in the Jazz and Composing/Arranging categories.

  • Larry Richard Clark ’62 receives Historian of the Year Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians
    Larry Richard Clark ’62 receives Historian of the Year Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians
    Dec. 4, 2017

    The award is given to those who have made outstanding contributions to the preservation of local, regional and statewide history. Clark was specifically recognized for his decades of teaching, as well as his writing, which explores North Carolina’s prehistoric Native Americans and its earliest colonial era, when Spanish soldiers marched across the Carolinas.

  • Assistant principal named best in state
    Assistant principal named best in state
    Gaston Gazette
    Nov. 30, 2017

    An advocate for students who are at-risk or have disabilities, she’s now among the state’s top school administrators. Bessemer City High’s Meghan LeFevers has been named the 2018 North Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year by the North Carolina Principals & Assistant Principals’ Association, or NCPAPA.

  • Ex Panther Armanti Edwards hits it big as Canada’s version of a Super Bowl champ
    Ex Panther Armanti Edwards hits it big as Canada’s version of a Super Bowl champ
    Charlotte Observer
    Nov. 27, 2017

    Armanti Edwards led Appalachian State to two national titles, as well as the biggest upset in school history with a 34-32 win over Michigan in 2007. But this past weekend, the former Carolina Panther achieved a bigger career milestone in Canada, when he helped the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts beat the Calgary Stampeders for the Grey Cup. That’s Canada’s version of the Super Bowl.

  • Alumna Profile: Sarah Tucker ’17
    Alumna Profile: Sarah Tucker ’17
    Nov. 22, 2017

    Having received her family and consumer sciences degree at Appalachian, Sarah Tucker now pursues her passion as a teacher, making a difference in her students’ lives every day.

  • Alumna Profile: Gabby Khoury ’17
    Alumna Profile: Gabby Khoury ’17
    Nov. 21, 2017

    Marketing major Khoury has been accepted into the sales associate program at Cisco, learning the company’s latest technology advancements and the most effective ways to sell them to customers.

  • Feeling Blue: Former Rider navigating Trestman’s offence
    Feeling Blue: Former Rider navigating Trestman’s offence
    Canadian Football League
    Nov. 15, 2017

    As the Toronto Argonauts get set to host Saskatchewan in this Sunday’s CFL Eastern Final, Armanti Edwards looms as an important factor, even if he is still zipping a little under the radar of many. Edwards was a superb college quarterback who made a name for himself while he was setting new standards at Appalachian State.

  • Ricks did not make big donation to be in spotlight
    Ricks did not make big donation to be in spotlight
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 10, 2017

    Mark Ricks does not seek the spotlight. Ricks, who donated a $10 million gift to his alma mater Appalachian State on Nov. 9 at the Holmes Center, would rather just stay in the background instead of be the center of attention.

  • Appalachian alumnus Mark Ricks ’89 commits $10 million to support Mountaineer Athletics
    Appalachian alumnus Mark Ricks ’89 commits $10 million to support Mountaineer Athletics
    Nov. 9, 2017

    At a ceremony in Holmes Convocation Center, Appalachian State University announced a commitment of $10 million to support the university’s A Mountaineer Impact initiative. Chancellor Sheri Everts and Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced the commitment from Mark Ricks, a 1989 alumnus of the university. The commitment represents the university's largest outright gift to date.

  • Alumna Profile: Belinda Marino ’10 ’13
    Alumna Profile: Belinda Marino ’10 ’13
    Nov. 7, 2017

    Belinda Marino ’10 was named Wilkes County’s 2016-17 Teacher of the Year. When asked what she loves best about her career, Marino said that if she had to pick one, it would be the relationships she gets to build with students.

  • Appalachian recognizes Summeys as Family of the Year
    Appalachian recognizes Summeys as Family of the Year
    Nov. 3, 2017

    The Summey family’s dedication to Appalachian, and each other, was recognized by the Office of Parent and Family Services when they received the inaugural Family of the Year Award at the Family Recognition Breakfast on Oct. 21. The new award recognizes the important role students’ families play in their college success and is open to all Appalachian students.

  • Appalachian Alumni Association 2017 award winners
    Appalachian Alumni Association 2017 award winners
    Oct. 30, 2017

    Three socially conscious, entrepreneurial alumni are honored by the Appalachian Alumni Association.

  • Dr. Harry Williams Named President & CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund
    Dr. Harry Williams Named President & CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund
    Delaware State University
    Oct. 23, 2017

    The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community, awarded Dr. Harry Lee Williams '86 '88 '95 its Educational Leadership Award and announced him as the new TMCF President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Williams will end his distinguished tenure as president of Delaware State University.

  • Asheville artist Bryan Koontz: Creating a sense of place
    Asheville artist Bryan Koontz: Creating a sense of place
    Asheville Citizen-Times
    Oct. 13, 2017

    Koontz first picked up a paintbrush when he was about 8, under the guidance of his grandmother, who was a primitive painter. He went on to feed his creative spirit at Appalachian State University, where he earned a degree in commercial design.

  • Appalachian’s Homecoming 2017 photo gallery
    Appalachian’s Homecoming 2017 photo gallery
    Oct. 9, 2017

    The Black and Gold gathered this past weekend, welcomed by a hint of autumn color and spectacular weather, to celebrate Appalachian State University’s Homecoming 2017.

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