Topic: Awards and Honors

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Sun Belt Conference gifts $10K to Appalachian’s Reich College of Education and Watauga County Schools
Dec. 7, 2018
The gift was part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week initiative and funded Appalachian’s First Teach Program.
App State Wins First Sun Belt Title Game
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Dec. 1, 2018
Hosting the first Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, App State won 30-19 against Louisiana to claim its third straight league title and earn an automatic bid to face a Conference USA team in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 15.
Awards for Thomas, Satterfield Headline All-Sun Belt Honors
Nov. 29, 2018
Highlighted by quarterback Zac Thomas being named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, Scott Satterfield being named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and the program's 16 all-conference selections including six All-Sun Belt first-team picks, Appalachian State fared well as the league announced its 2018 awards Thursday.
Appalachian alumna is Honolulu’s first female police chief
Nov. 27, 2018
When Susan Ballard ’79 graduated from Appalachian with a teaching degree, being a police officer wasn’t even on her radar. Now she is the first female police chief of the Honolulu Police Department.
Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces 2017–18 awards for teaching excellence, outstanding service and more
Nov. 20, 2018
Numerous faculty and staff members in Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences were recognized for their teaching, scholarly work and/or outstanding service during the college’s annual awards luncheon in October.
Appalachian student wins prestigious furniture industry award
Nov. 19, 2018
Ryan Decker, a senior industrial design major with a concentration in furniture design, received a Pinnacle Award from the International Society of Furniture Designers for his cabinet design titled “Warden of Wallop Park.”
Appalachian’s Staff Shout Out program announces October drawing winner
Nov. 15, 2018
Staff Shout Out recipient Dr. Julie Keys, a staff psychologist in Appalachian’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center, won a gift from the University Bookstore valued at $25.
ASU Student Receives American Red Cross’ Highest Award
GoBlueRidge.net
Nov. 15, 2018
An Appalachian State University student’s action performing CPR on an unresponsive classmate this February has earned her the American Red Cross’ highest award, the Certificate of Merit. Amanda Buffa, a senior special education major from New Bern, received the award during a ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, in the Plemmons Student Union Solarium on campus.
Appalachian student receives American Red Cross’ highest award
Nov. 13, 2018
For senior Amanda Buffa, her February day of class in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education started out as normal. Then, when one of her classmates collapsed and became unresponsive, her CPR skills were put to the test.
Appalachian honors military service at Veterans Day Ceremony
Nov. 12, 2018
Army Capt. Joseph Callaghan, a training officer and instructor with Appalachian’s Department of Military Science and Leadership (ROTC), thanked all veterans at the annual ceremony held on Appalachian’s campus at the Veterans Memorial
Sport coat design of Appalachian alumni wins Garden and Gun Made in the South Award
Nov. 7, 2018
The winning sport coat designed by Appalachian alumni Bradley Rhyne ’07 and Filipe Ho ’07, college roommates and co-founders of Charlotte-based menswear line OLE MASON JAR, features “trim lines and an emphasis on tradition.”
Carmen Scoggins — a leader in the classroom through Spanish education in Watauga County and at Appalachian
Nov. 5, 2018
Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences has named alumna Carmen Leigh Scoggins ’94 ’98, adjunct instructor of Spanish and foreign language methodology, the winner of its 2017–18 Outstanding Alumni Award.
Appalachian’s Dr. Ellen Cowan awarded 2018 GSA Fellowship
Nov. 2, 2018
The GSA Fellowship recognizes geoscientists who have made extraordinary contributions to the field through their research, teaching, leadership, public outreach and other activities.
Appalachian professor Dominque Hammonds receives 2018 ACES Supervision Award
Nov. 2, 2018
The ACES Supervision Award honors a counseling supervisor or supervision researcher who exemplifies excellence, innovation and impact in clinical supervision.
Appalachian’s Tom McDonnell — Staff Shout Out’s September winner
Oct. 25, 2018
McDonnell, director of IT support services at Appalachian, received a Staff Shout Out for helping to install new technology at the Academy State University Academy at Middle Fork.
Link family of 5 named Appalachian’s 2018 Family of the Year
Oct. 24, 2018
Allie Link, a senior communication, public relations major and one of five members of the Link family, credits her father, Appalachian alumnus Jeff Link ’90, for instilling her family with a love of Appalachian.
App State becomes ranked in AP Top 25 for first time in program history
Winston-Salem Journal
Oct. 22, 2018
Five years ago, Appalachian State was initiating its transition to the FBS level. Now, as of this week, the Mountaineers (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) are among the top teams in Division-I football.
Appalachian student recognized by NISTS as National Transfer Student Ambassador
Oct. 16, 2018
Jevaughney “Jay” Francis, of Raleigh, has been selected as one of four 2019 National Transfer Student Ambassadors for his commitment to helping others transition into the Appalachian Community.

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