Topic: Alumni

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For autistic students, an opportunity to keep career dreams in-TACT [alumni featured]
Colorado Public Radio News
Feb. 21, 2023
App State alumnus Danny Combs ’03, a senior airman in the United States Air Force Reserve, is the founder of Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) based in Colorado. Combs created this nonprofit organization after his son was diagnosed with autism. In this interview with Colorado Public Radio, Combs explains the importance of the TACT mission to help young adults on the spectrum gain skills and find employment in trade fields such as carpentry, auto-repair, landscaping and more.
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
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
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
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]
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]
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
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 to pay for college and minimize student debt
3 App State alums explain how they graduated debt free
Dec. 19, 2022
In this feature, App State alumni share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Nearly 70% 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
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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru
Dr. Baker Perry leads National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, study abroad program in Andes Mountains
Sep. 16, 2022
National Geographic Explorer and App State geography professor Baker Perry led App State students on their study abroad program in Peru — then spearheaded the effort to install the highest weather station in the Tropical Andes as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition