Topic: Gifts and Grants

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App State receives first major private donation for Wey Hall renovation project
Funds will support space upgrades, establishment of Cathy P. Walling Student Art Gallery
Aug. 2, 2024
App State has received a $300,000 commitment for the renovation of Wey Hall from Luke Walling, founder of Temprano Techvestors. The gift will provide funding for the establishment of the Cathy P. Walling Student Art Gallery — named in memory of his mother — and for upgrades to labs and studio spaces.
App State awarded nearly $2.2 million to support growth of its nursing programs
UNC System awards $29 million in grants to expand nursing education
July 22, 2024
App State will receive nearly $2.2 million over two years to expand its nursing degree programs, part of a groundbreaking statewide effort to address the nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. The funding is part of $29 million in grants awarded by the UNC System.
Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities
Collaboration between the rural-serving institutions focuses on teaching and research, encourages cultural exchanges
May 13, 2024
App State’s partnership with the University for Development Studies in Ghana continues to connect underserved students and communities in the Appalachian and Northern Ghana regions. The partnership focuses on teaching and research collaborations and encourages cultural exchanges.
App State, Blue Cross NC partner to expand outreach programs for aging adults
April 16, 2024
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has donated $320,000 in support of App State’s Aging Well program, which equips adults to successfully navigate the aging process through educational programming, health screenings and other resources.
App State’s 11th annual iBackAPP Day raises more than $1.8 million in support of students, faculty and staff
Funds raised break previous iBackAPP record, supporting more than 200 university programs
March 27, 2024
App State’s 11th annual iBackAPP Day raised more than $1.8 million, breaking previous iBackAPP records, with gifts from more than 2,300 donors and contributions made to every major area at the university.
Appalachian Today: Episode 4
March 4, 2024
On this episode of Appalachian Today, University Communications’ Dave Blanks provides a quick rundown of some of the latest news stories available at today.appstate.edu. Story topics include: the Feb. 22 topping out ceremony for App State’s Holmes Convocation Center Parking Deck; App State’s recognition of “Best Master’s in Data Science Programs for 2024,” with Fortune magazine ranking App State No. 11 in the nation for its M.S. in applied data analytics program; App State’s second annual Mobilize the Mountains Day of Service on Feb. 24, during which dozens of student and faculty volunteers contributed over 111 hours of community service; a $100,000 donation to App State from the Mebane Foundation to fund the expansion of reading assistance services for K–3 students in Watauga and Catawba counties; App State professor Joseph Bathanti’s induction into the N.C. Literary Hall of Fame; and Keith Werner’s appointment as App State chief information officer, effective March 18.

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App State partners with Mebane Charitable Foundation to improve literacy in the High Country and Catawba Valley
Feb. 21, 2024
The Mebane Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to App State to expand reading assistance services for K–3 students in Watauga and Catawba counties.
$1 million grant funds App State’s Public Health AmeriCorps program
The App State team is working to enhance rural public health preparedness, mental health resources in Western North Carolina
Jan. 31, 2024
App State received a three-year, $1 million grant to implement a Public Health AmeriCorps program. Faculty, alumni and students are leading the program to enhance public health preparedness and mental health resources in 25 rural Western North Carolina counties.
Alumnus Ron Woods donates scholarships to support 5 students at App State Hickory campus
Dec. 22, 2023
App State alumnus and Hickory native Ron Woods has donated five scholarships to support students at the App State Hickory campus. The students, selected for their academic achievements, were recognized during halftime of App State’s inaugural Hickory Hoops Classic game on Dec. 21.
Reflections on App State’s 124th year of continued innovation and excellence
Dec. 22, 2023
In its 124th year, App State reaffirmed its status as an innovator and leader in higher education, setting historic university milestones — from opening the App State Hickory campus to beginning Phase 1 construction of the Innovation District. Revisit some of App State’s defining moments of 2023.
Appalachian Today: Episode 3
Dec. 20, 2023
On this episode of Appalachian Today, University Communications’ Dave Blanks provides a quick rundown of some of the latest news stories available at today.appstate.edu. Story topics include: App State’s economic impacts on the regional and state economies during the 2021–22 fiscal year; the blooming of App State’s rare corpse flower, Mongo — its first bloom in over a decade; a $531,902 National Science Foundation grant supporting a three-year App State study on aerosols and their effects on Earth’s climate; the newest student recipient of the Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship; App State’s recognition by Military Times as a 2023 “Best for Vets” school; and a significant gift donated by alumnus and Board of Trustees Vice Chair Robert Thomas “Tommy” Sofield Jr. ’76 and his family in support of App State Athletics facilities enhancements.

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App State faculty awarded $531,902 National Science Foundation grant to study aerosols’ effects on the climate
Dec. 7, 2023
Supported by a $531,902 grant from the National Science Foundation, a team of App State researchers in the Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) program will conduct a three-year study on aerosols and how they affect Earth's climate.
App State’s rare corpse flower, Mongo, blooms in Biology Greenhouse
Nov. 30, 2023
App State’s rare corpse flower, Mongo, bloomed on Nov. 24, marking the plant’s first bloom since it arrived in Boone more than a decade ago. The public was invited to the Department of Biology Greenhouse to witness the bloom firsthand.
App State announces newest recipient of the Heltzer Endowed Scholarship
Nov. 20, 2023
App State has announced the newest recipient of the Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship — established in 2021 to provide assistance to students with financial need.
App State announces newest recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
Nov. 20, 2023
Three first-year students at App State are the newest recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship. The scholarship, established by The Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, is awarded to graduates of Guilford County high schools.
App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke breaks fundraising record, scares up $31,600 to support regional children with special needs
Nov. 15, 2023
App State’s 13th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest, held on the Boone campus, raised over $30,000 — an event record — to support the work of App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country, which assists High Country families who have children with special needs.
Tommy Sofield and Family Donate Significant Gift to Support App State Athletics
Nov. 8, 2023
Robert Thomas "Tommy" Sofield Jr. '76, his wife, Debbie, and the Sofield family have donated a significant gift to Appalachian State University in support of athletics facilities enhancements, including a new multipurpose indoor practice facility.
Appalachian Today: Episode 1
Oct. 2, 2023
On this episode of the Appalachian Today podcast, University Communications’ Dave Blanks provides a quick rundown of some of the latest news stories available at today.appstate.edu — App State’s official news and events website. Story topics include: a National Council on Aging grant awarded to App State’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services to improve flu and COVID-19 vaccine rates among older adults across Western N.C.; the 10 first-year students named recipients of the 2023–24 Chancellor’s Scholarship; the sixth academy class of App State’s Police Officer Development Program; the five-year anniversary of App State’s mobile earth and environmental science lab, known as the Geobago; and national publications' recognition of App State as a “best” and “top” school for 2023–24.

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