Reich College of Education

New scholarship for prospective teachers available at Appalachian

A new scholarship for prospective teachers is available from Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education. Similar to the highly competitive N.C. Teaching Fellows Scholarship, the Bob and Thelma Alexander Scholarship is a four-year, $20,000 scholarship that will be awarded to five outstanding high school seniors who have demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and a desire to teach. [read more]

Annual Scholarship Reception April 20, 2012

On April 20, 2012, Reich College of Education held its annual scholarship reception, recognizing undergraduate student scholarship recipients and the donors who funded them. One-hundred sixty-one graduate and undergraduate students total received $245,000 in scholarship aid during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Adams family established this scholarship in 2005 in honor of Mrs. Daisy Austin Adams, a native of Watauga County and educator for over thirty years. The Daisy Austin Adams Scholarship is awarded to graduates of Watauga High School who are currently enrolled full-time in elementary education within the Reich College of Education. Pictured left to right are this year's recipients with Mrs. Adams; Aleena Boone and Meagan Brown.

2012 Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournament, September 27, 2012

The Reich College of Education Advancement Board will host its 7th Annual Swing for Scholarships Golf Benefit to support scholarships for teacher education majors at Appalachian State University. The tournament will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Bermuda Run Country Club in Winston Salem, NC. Your generous support of this event has allowed the Reich College of Education to award more than 25 scholarships since the tournament's inception, allowing our future educators to realize their dreams of making a difference in the world. For more information on how to support Appalachian's future teachers through our golf benefit email golfbenefit@appstate.edu or visit the Swing for Scholarships page.

The 2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients originate from counties across North Carolina, demonstrating Appalachian's service to training future teachers throughout the state. Each student was awarded a $1,000 merit-based scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Opportunities for Giving

You can give on an annual basis, make a pledge, create an endowed scholarship and much more!

There are many ways you can enhance the capacity of the Reich College of Education to provide high-quality programs and services to prepare students to enter the field of education. You can give on a recurring basis, make a pledge, create an endowed scholarship or help fund a current one.

• Create a Scholarship
• Fund a Program
• Planned Giving
• Matching Gifts

Ways of Giving

Give online at www.givenow.appstate.edu/rcoe

By mail: Send your check payable to the Appalachian State University Foundation, or a written pledge, to Andrea C. Gimlin. Please note the intended use of the funds on your check or in your written pledge.

For details about giving and/or involvement with the Reich College of Education, please contact:

Andrea C. Gimlin
gimlinac@appstate.edu
Phone: (828) 262-2804
Fax: (828) 262-2128
University Advancement
B.B. Dougherty Admin. Bldg.
Appalachian State University
PO Box 32007
Boone, NC 28608