Topic: Gifts and Grants

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Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
Enzyme research by Dr. Michael Reddish, App State undergrads could lead to improved disease treatments
Feb. 2, 2023
A five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health — the largest NIH grant in App State’s history — is the latest to support enzyme research led by Dr. Michael Reddish that could aid in the development of new and safer therapies, including those for cancer.
App State’s Dr. Sarah Evans receives CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Funding to support ongoing permafrost research, K–12 education collaborations
Jan. 31, 2023
App State’s Dr. Sarah Evans, assistant professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award comes with a federal grant to support Evans’ research and education activities for five consecutive years.
2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
Dec. 19, 2022
With another year in the books, App State has much to celebrate. Take a look back at the university’s accomplishments in 2022, including a return trip to Mount Everest, a three-hour feature on ESPN and the best fundraising year in more than a decade.
‘How I funded my App State education’
App State alums share tips on how to pay for college
Dec. 19, 2022
In this feature, App State alumni share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Two-thirds of App State students receive financial aid during their time in school, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study programs and tuition assistance.
App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
100 students will receive support over the 5-year grant period
Dec. 15, 2022
App State is among five UNC System schools awarded a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant to support underrepresented students in STEM fields through the Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. The program will serve 100 App State students.
App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
Nov. 30, 2022
On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.
Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
App State secures funding for cross-cultural exchange in North Carolina and New Zealand
Nov. 1, 2022
High school students from the North Carolina Cherokee and New Zealand Māori nations will exchange best practices for preserving language and culture during visits funded by a $100,000 grant awarded to App State.
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.
4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
Oct. 24, 2022
Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.
4 App State students named inaugural recipients of new scholarship
Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students with financial need
Oct. 4, 2022
Four App State students have been named the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship established in memory of Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer, longtime friends of the university. This renewable scholarship will cover approximately 75% of the students’ tuition.
Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults
$552,322 awarded to Interprofessional Clinic for falls prevention programs in 7 High Country counties
Oct. 3, 2022
Thanks to more than a half-million dollars in federal funding, App State is partnering with the High Country Area Agency on Aging to safeguard the independence of older adults in North Carolina’s High Country — by expanding and implementing falls prevention programs in the seven-county region.
App State announces 3 new recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
Sep. 1, 2022
App State has awarded the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship to three new Guilford County students for the 2022–23 academic year. The scholarship honors the legacy of the Frank family, longtime friends of the university.
Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers
Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm oversees the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program at App State
July 6, 2022
App State supports new teachers through the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program — offering weekly coaching, professional development and an annual conference.
Freiman family donates more than $2 million to App State
Gifts benefit An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries
July 5, 2022
The Freiman family has donated more than $2 million to App State in support of An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries. The gifts were given in memory of Larry Freiman — who passed away in 2021 — by his wife, Barbara, and their children and grandchildren.
App State alum donates $1.3 million in support of App State Athletics and Walker College of Business
June 22, 2022
Dennis Covington ’92 and his wife, Katherine, have made a $1.3 million gift in support of academic resources and facilities for App State Athletics and the Walker College of Business.
App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million
The organization’s latest donations mark 60-plus years of university and community support
May 19, 2022
To date, App State has received more than $2 million in support from Scottish Rite organizations, which has benefited clinics, scholarships and programs related to communication disorders and reading education.
Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
April 19, 2022
Inspired by his daughter’s positive experience at a speech therapy camp, alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, along with his wife, Thuy Le, donated funding to App State to support a similar program at the university — it will be the first summer camp of its kind in North Carolina.
App State’s online RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
April 14, 2022
Students in 18 Western North Carolina counties and the Qualla Boundary will have new opportunities to receive scholarship support for App State’s online RN to BSN program thanks to a recent $150,000 donation from Dogwood Health Trust.