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Topic: Scholarships

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  • Meet App State’s 2021–22 Chancellor’s Scholars
    Meet App State’s 2021–22 Chancellor’s Scholars
    Nov. 12, 2021

    Get to know the 10 first-year students who were awarded App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship in 2021–22.

  • App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
    App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Four first-year students have been awarded full in-state tuition to App State through the university’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a merit-based scholarship designed to support students from underrepresented populations.

  • 8 aspiring health care professionals named App State Beaver Scholars for 2021–22
    8 aspiring health care professionals named App State Beaver Scholars for 2021–22
    Nov. 10, 2021

    App State named eight Beaver College of Health Sciences students as Beaver Scholars for the 2021–22 academic year. The scholarship — established in 2019 by App State alumnus Don Beaver ’62 ’64 and his wife, Vickie Beaver, the couple for whom the college is named — provides support to North Carolina students with a commitment to health care careers.

  • 10 students commit to advancing diversity at App State as 2021–22 Diversity Scholarship recipients
    10 students commit to advancing diversity at App State as 2021–22 Diversity Scholarship recipients
    Nov. 8, 2021

    The 10 first-year students accepted into App State’s Diversity Scholars Program were recognized for their demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement and willingness to create positive change, along with a commitment to the principles of diversity.

  • New Appalachian scholarships will benefit 12 Guilford County students annually
    New Appalachian scholarships will benefit 12 Guilford County students annually
    WFDD
    Nov. 1, 2021

    Triad radio station WFDD shares news about the Frank Scholars Program at App State, funded by the late Hughlene Bostian Frank '68 and William "Bill" Frank.

  • Thousands return to Boone for App State Homecoming 2021
    Thousands return to Boone for App State Homecoming 2021
    Nov. 1, 2021

    For Mountaineer alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends, App State Homecoming 2021 represented not only an annual return to Boone, but also a return to traditional in-person gatherings and activities.

  • Frank Scholars Program will support 12 full-time App State students each year
    Frank Scholars Program will support 12 full-time App State students each year
    Oct. 25, 2021

    Twelve full-time App State students from North Carolina’s Piedmont region are beneficiaries of the Frank Scholars Program, funded by the late Hughlene Bostian Frank ’68 and William “Bill” Frank — longtime friends and supporters of App State.

  • New name for App State’s Founders Hall honors benefactor who was born there
    New name for App State’s Founders Hall honors benefactor who was born there
    Oct. 7, 2021

    App State’s Founders Hall has a new name: Watson-Brumit Hall. The building was dedicated on Sept. 18, in honor of Janice Watson Brumit ’75 — a distinguished alumna and benefactor who was born in the building when it was Watauga County Hospital.

  • App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
    App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
    Sep. 13, 2021

    As a senior at App State, Carter Blue ’20 delved into intimate partner violence in her senior thesis. Now this honors graduate applies her B.S. in sociology-social inequities to advocate for domestic violence survivors at OASIS in Watauga and Avery counties.

  • App State’s Nataly Jimenez: A scholar and an advocate
    App State’s Nataly Jimenez: A scholar and an advocate
    Sep. 2, 2021

    First-generation student and Wilson Scholar Nataly Jimenez, a senior majoring in sociology-criminology, deviance and law, aspires to become an immigration lawyer — a goal inspired by watching her own immigrant family encounter hardships.

  • App State–Wilkes Community College agreement eases access and offers savings for nursing students
    App State–Wilkes Community College agreement eases access and offers savings for nursing students
    June 28, 2021

    3+1 agreement lets students with an associate degree in nursing from Wilkes Community College obtain a Bachelor of Science in nursing from App State through a one-year, online program.

  • 11 App State students awarded MAKO Medical Scholarships for spring 2021
    11 App State students awarded MAKO Medical Scholarships for spring 2021
    May 14, 2021

    Raleigh-based MAKO Medical Laboratories has funded scholarships for 11 App State undergraduate students in spring 2021. The awardees include five student-athletes and three student veterans.

  • 2 App State seniors awarded Gilman Scholarships to study or intern abroad in 2021
    2 App State seniors awarded Gilman Scholarships to study or intern abroad in 2021
    March 8, 2021

    App State seniors Chris Zaman, of Cary, and Myia Spivey of Rocky Mount, have each received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad — virtually or in person — in 2021. Spivey is planning to intern in Singapore this summer, and Zaman is slated to study abroad in Japan this fall.

  • App State senior awarded spring 2021 Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship for creative writing
    App State senior awarded spring 2021 Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship for creative writing
    Jan. 15, 2021

    App State’s Zöe Benfield, a senior English–creative writing major, is the spring 2021 recipient of the Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship, which recognizes performance in creative writing for a majoring student, as well as active, positive citizenship in all courses, including those in creative writing.

  • Magical moments in hospitality brought Hedrick to App State
    Magical moments in hospitality brought Hedrick to App State
    Jan. 11, 2021

    Disney magic inspired Sam Hedrick to transfer to App State, where she is majoring in hospitality and tourism management and building skills and experience for her future career.

  • App State alumnus and former NFL head coach Steve Wilks creates Post-Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
    App State alumnus and former NFL head coach Steve Wilks creates Post-Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
    Jan. 6, 2021

    App State alumnus and former NFL head coach Steve Wilks ’92 and his wife have made a gift to the university’s Keep Climbing initiative that includes establishing the Steve and Marcia Wilks Post-Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship. The yearly scholarship will support one student-athlete from an underrepresented population who is pursuing a graduate degree at App State.

  • One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
    One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
    Dec. 21, 2020

    Revisit key moments, from a landmark fall enrollment of more than 20,000 students to a public health campaign to help slow the spread of COVID-19, that show App State resilience during a year of historic challenges.

  • Rising above adversity: A Mountaineer’s road to success
    Rising above adversity: A Mountaineer’s road to success
    Nov. 11, 2020

    Mentors have helped App State student Zoe Huffines overcome personal challenges and tragedy to succeed as a Mountaineer.

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