Topic: Awards and Honors

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Dr. Beverly Moser receives Honorary Life Member Award from Foreign Language Association of NC
Nov. 18, 2019
The award recognizes Moser, a professor of German and TESL/applied linguistics, for her years of service to foreign language education in North Carolina and the Appalachian region. Moser has taught at Appalachian more than 20 years.
Appalachian interior design students’ concept ‘pops up’ at The Container Store
Nov. 15, 2019
The Container Store chose the pop-up shop design of Appalachian interior design majors Jake Still and Grace McCormick, which packages key essentials for college students to organize their living spaces, as the winner of the 2019 PAVE GlobalShop Design Challenge.
App State poet Dr. Kathryn Kirkpatrick wins 2019 Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry
Nov. 12, 2019
Kirkpatrick received the Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry for her newest poetry collection — “The Fisher Queen.” She is a two-time winner of the award, having first won the award in 2004 for her collection “Beyond Reason.”
App State presents inaugural awards for excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity
Nov. 11, 2019
Appalachian honored Dr. Ellen Cowan and Dr. Baker Perry with the inaugural Chancellor’s and Provost’s Awards, respectively, during the university’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event. They were recognized for superior achievement in their fields and sustained productivity.
App State’s William ‘Larry’ Bridges ’75 honored with College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award
Nov. 11, 2019
Bridges has served as a visiting faculty lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Computer Science since 2016, teaching cybersecurity fundamentals. He brings over 39 years of information technology leadership to his teaching at Appalachian.
John Wolcott wins October drawing of Staff Shout Out program at App State
Nov. 11, 2019
Wolcott, who has been a member of Appalachian’s Campus Dining team since 2013, is one of 800-plus Appalachian staff members who have been recognized with a Shout Out since January.
College of Arts and Sciences at App State recognizes 13 faculty and staff with excellence awards
Nov. 11, 2019
With its 2018–19 awards, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized members of its faculty and staff for their teaching excellence, outstanding service, scholarly work and engagement efforts.
App State faculty earn record number of Fulbright awards for university
Nov. 1, 2019
Six nations are represented by Appalachian’s record number of Fulbright awards, which are designed to enhance global relations and problem-solving.
App State’s Dr. Paul Wallace engages in cross-cultural Fulbright collaboration in Russia to prepare international leaders
Nov. 1, 2019
Appalachian professor and 2019–20 Fulbright awardee Dr. Paul Wallace is spending the 2019–20 academic year teaching at NovSU in Russia and refining the curriculum for a new App State Online graduate certificate in international leadership.
2019–20 Fulbright awardee Dr. Richard Gray to ‘unite the sky’ through astronomical partnership with South Africa’s UFS
Nov. 1, 2019
During the 2019–20 academic year, Appalachian astronomy professor Dr. Richard Gray will teach and perform research at the University of the Free State in South Africa as part of his Fulbright award.
Creative writing professor Mark Powell awarded Fulbright for teaching and research in Romania
Nov. 1, 2019
Powell, professor of creative writing at Appalachian, will teach a course on contemporary U.S. literature at Ovidius University of Constanta, in Romania, during spring 2020, as well as conduct research for his seventh novel.
Fulbright awardee Dr. Christina Verano Sornito-Carter to conduct heritage conservation and disaster management research in the Philippines
Nov. 1, 2019
Appalachian’s Sornito-Carter, an assistant professor of anthropology, will travel to the University of the Philippines Visayas in August 2020 to complete Fulbright research on heritage conservation and disaster management in relation to climate change in the Philippines.
Fulbright Scholar Dr. David Williams to study biopharmaceutical ecosystems in Austria
Nov. 1, 2019
Through the Fulbright Scholar Program, Williams, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management, will teach and perform research at Management Center Innsbruck in Austria in spring 2020.
2019 Green E Awards honor ‘sustainable business champions’ at App State
Oct. 31, 2019
Dr. Joseph Cazier and Dr. Todd Cherry were recognized with this year’s Green E Awards, conferred by the Walker College of Business. The awards honor individuals in the college for their outstanding accomplishments in the area of sustainable business.
Sarah Caudill interns with U.S. Department of State’s Mandela Washington Fellowship
Oct. 29, 2019
The opportunity allowed her to test her sociological skills, gain more insight into national issues and expand social networks, Caudill said.
App State’s Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald named among 2020 Association for Women in Mathematics Fellows
Oct. 22, 2019
Greenwald, professor of mathematics at Appalachian, was selected for the newest class of AWM Fellows for her efforts to spark interest in mathematics for young individuals, especially girls; her contributions to advancing women in mathematics; and her mentorship of students.
Staff Shout Out September drawing winner Lance Schoychid goes ‘above and beyond’
Oct. 21, 2019
Lance Schoychid, IT business continuity analyst in Appalachian’s Information Technology Services and two-time Staff Shout Out recipient, said he is honored to work in the ITS department and to be recognized through the university’s Staff Shout Out program.
App State recognizes Alumni Awards winners
Oct. 18, 2019
Appalachian has recognized three graduates as winners of its annual Alumni Awards. Avery B. Hall Sr. ’93 and Ronald “Steve” Norwood ’80 each received a 2019 Outstanding Service Award, and Jonathan Kappler ’05 received the 2019 Young Alumni Award.