Topic: Scholarships

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Double Wood Farm scholarships recognize App State students for academic excellence, service to the community
Nov. 14, 2019
Double Wood Farm, owned by Appalachian Board of Trustees Secretary Mark E. Ricks ’89, donates two scholarships to Appalachian to recognize students for academic excellence and service to the community. The scholarships were awarded during the Oct. 31 football game.
Appalachian graduate’s research advances the understanding of earthquakes
Nov. 1, 2019
App State grad Jake Dorsett’s undergraduate research on the San Andreas Fault in California may alter predictions about the next Los Angeles area earthquake.
Student leader Logan DiFranco gains more confidence after Chicago internship
Oct. 18, 2019
The highly competitive paid internship at Spark Foundry advertising agency has made Logan DiFranco more self-assured and excited about her prospects after graduation, she said.
App State’s Bryan Hill demonstrates the impact of a STEM scholarship
Sep. 26, 2019
Through academics and extracurriculars, Appalachian sophomore Bryan Hill demonstrates the impact of the Appalachian High Achievers in STEM scholarship program, which offers seminars, research projects, mentoring and workshops, among other benefits.
App State names 20 inaugural Beaver Scholars committed to improving regional health care
Sep. 12, 2019
The Beaver Scholars program, established by Don Beaver ’62 ’64 and his wife, Vickie Beaver, supports North Carolina students who demonstrate a strong commitment to improving health care in Appalachia.
And . . . action! Video director gained professional work experience as a student at Appalachian
Aug. 22, 2019
Maleek Loyd ’18 began his professional career while still a student at Appalachian, directing and editing productions for real-world projects.
4 App State undergrads receive Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in 2019–20
Aug. 13, 2019
Using their Gilman awards, Appalachian undergraduate students Raine Lo, Javon Nathaniel, Kevin Garcia Bautista and Sara Sallam will study abroad during the 2019–20 academic year, traveling to such countries as Germany, England, Japan and Belgium.
App State alumna’s mantra for students: ‘Make your story — don’t let it make you’
Aug. 2, 2019
Martin, a 2018 graduate of Appalachian’s B.S. in English, secondary education program, said she became an educator “to change the lives of those who have odds stacked against them.”
10 aspiring leaders accepted into App State’s Diversity Scholars Program
July 24, 2019
The Diversity Scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement, a willingness to create positive change and a commitment to the principles of diversity.
App State names 10 Plemmons Leadership Scholarship recipients
July 24, 2019
As Plemmons Leadership Scholars, these 10 incoming first-year students will participate in a four-year program at Appalachian designed to create successful leaders.
App State names 4 recipients of Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
July 24, 2019
Four incoming first-year students with the desire to promote cultural diversity have been awarded full tuition through Appalachian’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship.
10 first-year students receive Chancellor’s Scholarship at App State
July 24, 2019
The Chancellor’s Scholarship is a four-year program of rigorous study that covers full institutional costs.
App State’s Kara Snow excels in internship at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
July 16, 2019
Applied physics major Kara Snow excels in North Carolina Space Grant internship at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and intends to dedicate her life to astrophysics research.
APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
July 11, 2019
Plummer, who works as a part-time APDP cadet on campus, balances her academic and athletic career as a graduate student in Appalachian’s MPA program.
App State’s Jordan Moore pursues dream of global anesthesiology career
July 9, 2019
Chemistry major Jordan Moore aspires to take her talents abroad — providing medical care in developing nations.
App State's Boren Scholar could ultimately bolster US security
July 3, 2019
Through her Boren Scholarship, Hannah Godfrey, a senior psychology major from Cary, will travel to Indonesia during the 2019–20 academic year to study Bahasa.
New languages, new stories — Appalachian student combines her passion for travel and literature
July 1, 2019
Appalachian’s Emily Sedlacek ’19 finds new ways to express herself — and view the world.
App State senior and former market analyst awarded NC Space Grant
June 26, 2019
Jordan Greene, a former marketing analyst from Boone, returned to college to pursue a mathematics degree. While at Appalachian, he has earned a North Carolina Space Grant Scholarship to study scientific data.