Topic: Alumni

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Appalachian State University alumna and social entrepreneur Sarah Freed honored by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Second Annual Influential Leaders Challenge recognizes 30 change makers and business pioneers driving positive change in the communities they serve
Nov. 28, 2016
‘Art of the Book’ exhibition presented in Looking Glass Gallery through Nov. 11
Nov. 7, 2016
The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “Art of the Book,” a student and alumni juried exhibition through Nov. 11.
Appalachian Alumni Association Award Winners 2016
Susan M. Branch ’99, James M. Deal ’71, E. Hayes Smith ’82 and D. Kenan Smith ’84
Oct. 28, 2016
The Appalachian Alumni Association honors two attorneys and two businessmen whose lives are interwoven with the university’s history and accomplishments.
Outstanding Service Award 2016: D. Kenan Smith ’84 and E. Hayes Smith ’82
Oct. 28, 2016
The Outstanding Service Award recognizes individuals for their exceptional service to the university.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2016: James M. Deal Jr. ’71
Oct. 28, 2016
The Distinguished Alumni Award honors graduates who have attained extraordinary career distinction and success, and demonstrated exceptional and sustained leadership in the community.
Young Alumni Award 2016: Susan M. Branch ’99
Oct. 28, 2016
The Young Alumni Award honors individuals under age 40 for their exceptional service to the university and career accomplishments.
Appalachian welcomes alumni, celebrates students during Homecoming 2016
Senior Pooja Adial of Four Oaks named ‘Top of the Rock’ student
Oct. 25, 2016
During Appalachian State University’s 2016 Homecoming celebration, alumni and families joined students, faculty and staff for a weeklong celebration. Pooja Adial, a senior cellular/molecular biology major, was named the inaugural “Top of the Rock” recipient.
Appalachian alumni from Boone, Salisbury and Charlotte honored Oct. 21
Oct. 21, 2016
Susan M. Branch ’99 of Charlotte was awarded the university’s Young Alumni Award; the Outstanding Service Award was presented to D. Kenan Smith ’84 and E. Hayes Smith ’82 of Salisbury; and James M. Deal Jr. ’71 of Boone was granted the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Appalachian State University to celebrate homecoming week Oct. 17-22
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University will welcome alumni and friends to join in a week of homecoming festivities.
Coopers, Maness receive Honorary Alumni Awards at Appalachian State University
Oct. 11, 2016
Appalachian State University presented the Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumni Award to Faye and John Cooper of Valle Crucis and The Honorable Roy James Maness of Troy during a Sept. 30 celebration at the university’s Appalachian House.
What previous Chancellor’s Scholars are doing now
Oct. 10, 2016
Here is a look at where recent graduates of Appalachian State University’s Chancellor’s Scholarship have headed after graduation.
Charlotte skyline a steady beacon for Carolina Panthers coach Wilks ’92
Oct. 6, 2016
From Mountaineer football to the Carolina Panthers, Steve Wilks ’92 steps from center field to the sidelines as defensive backs coach in the NFL.
Susan M. Branch ’99
Distinguished Young Alumna
Oct. 6, 2016
According to Branch, a successful attorney who serves on the university’s Board of Trustees, “I took advantage of everything Appalachian had to offer.”
Educators inducted into Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Oct. 4, 2016
The inductees were Dr. Kim Blackburn-Morrison ’93 ’10, Bob M. Mauldin ’61 and Dawn B. Wooten ’89.
Connell sets her eye on Beaver College of Health Sciences master’s program
Aug. 26, 2016
In May, Leah Connell ’16 accepted her diploma, a bachelor’s degree in communications sciences and disorders from the Beaver College of Health Sciences. She said her experience at the university exceeded expectations.
Oncology nurse Sheets ’14 returns to serve Boone
Running her own show
Aug. 25, 2016
ACCESS alumna Hannah Sheets Adams ’14 joins Watauga Medical Center’s radiation oncology department. “Giving my patients my all is a big deal to me.”
Alumnus Profile: Joshua Whitehead ’17
Aug. 5, 2016
As a student, Whitehead won Appalachian’s Truman Capote Literary Trust Award in Creative Writing. Now, he’s in the Master of Fine Arts program at McNeese State University.
Appalachian alumna named N.C. French Teacher of the Year
July 14, 2016
Laura Parker, a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State University’s Master of Arts program in romance languages, was recently named the North Carolina French Teacher of the Year by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (NC-AATF). Parker teaches French at Burns High School in Lawndale.