Topic: Awards and Honors

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May 2016 Commencement Photos
May 19, 2016
A total of 3,088 undergraduate students and 329 graduate students received degrees during Appalachian State University’s May 2016 Commencement. Chancellor Sheri N. Everts told them, “Thank you for being part of our Appalachian community. Please know you will always be a part of this great university, as you are our most enduring legacy.”
Appalachian educators receive awards for work in University College, General Education
May 16, 2016
Seven Appalachian State University faculty and staff members were honored for their dedication to the betterment of Appalachian’s general education program at the annual University College/General Education awards ceremony.
Ready to lead: Appalachian students commissioned as military officers
May 13, 2016
Thirteen cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants at a ceremony held May 13 on campus. The students are members of Appalachian State University’s Mountaineer Battalion, the Department of Military Science and Leadership’s ROTC program.
Sixty-one undergraduates participate in National Conference on Undergraduate Research
May 9, 2016
Sixty-one Appalachian State University undergraduates representing 25 different academic departments presented their research at the 30th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research at UNC Asheville, April 7-9.
Students share the stage with dozens of statewide theatres in collaborative “Shakespeare Marathon: 38 Plays in Five Days”
May 3, 2016
Twenty current students and recent graduates of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University participated in two different productions performed as part of the “Shakespeare Marathon: 38 Plays in Five Days” at the North Carolina Museum of History.
Tau Sigma National Transfer Student Honor Society inducts record 128 students
April 25, 2016
Appalachian State University’s chapter of Tau Sigma National Transfer Student Honor Society recently inducted the largest group of students since its formation in 2010.
Professor emerita Patricia D. Beaver receives WNCHA award for outstanding achievement
April 22, 2016
Appalachian State University professor emerita Patricia D. Beaver has received the 2016 Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) award for outstanding achievement.
Dr. Timothy J. Smith elected to the UNC Press Board of Governors
April 19, 2016
As an elected member, Smith will be reviewing and voting on approval of monographs, series, and other publishing projects of the Press; consulting with and advising the Director of the Press on matters of financial and publishing policy and strategy; and serving as needed on ad hoc or standing committees.
CIDA reaffirms Interior Design program accreditation
April 19, 2016
The Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), a non-profit organization that accredits post-secondary design programs in the United States and Canada, has reaffirmed accreditation of the Appalachian State University interior design program in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
Appalachian senior wins jazz competition at Texas State Trombone Symposium
March 21, 2016
A two-day trip to the Texas State Trombone Symposium and four hours of practice a day paid off for Appalachian State University senior Grant Smith.
Lisa A. Runner receives Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
March 18, 2016
Lisa Adkins Runner, an associate professor in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University, has received the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Students honored at ITEEA annual conference in Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2016
Three students from Appalachian State University were honored recently at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) annual conference held in Washington, D.C.
Appalachian Young People’s Theatre receives national award
March 14, 2016
The Boone-based Appalachian Young People’s Theatre (AYPT) received the 2016 Sara Spencer Child Drama Award at the 67th annual Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Convention.
Original works by Appalachian students selected for Dance Association Conference
March 4, 2016
Choreographic work by two students in the Department of Theatre and Dance has been selected for adjudication during the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference.
Team from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business wins regional research challenge
March 3, 2016
For the fifth year running, a team of students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the regional CFA Institute Research Challenge, sponsored by N.C. CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts).
Grimmer named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalist
Feb. 29, 2016
Miranda Grimmer, a graduate student at Appalachian State University, has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalist for the 2016-17 academic year.
Bathanti named the Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence
Feb. 19, 2016
Joseph Bathanti has been named the Charles George VA Medical Center (VAMC) Writer-in-Residence in an innovative program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in Asheville.
Phillip Riggs ’88 receives 2016 GRAMMY Music Educator Award
Feb. 15, 2016
Appalachian graduates achieve incredible accomplishments! Phillip Riggs ’88 received this year’s GRAMMY Music Educator Award for “significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education.”