2017-18
External Grants
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | SPONSOR | PROJECT TITLE | AMOUNT |
| Andrea Anderson | FCS | The Children's Council of Watauga County | Lucy Brock CDLP Collaborative with Watauga County Schools | $77,420.00 |
| Dianne Barber | CI | North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) | ABSPD/NCCCS Registration Contract | $407,295.00 |
| Hunter Boylan | LES/NCDE | Columbus State University | Providing Professional Development Services to Columbia State University | $29,186.49 |
| Karen Caldwell | HPC | DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) | $417,472.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Blue Ridge Partnership for Children | Parent Education | $4,752.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Vaya Health | Vaya Health | $10,947.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Valle Country Fair | Parent to Parent | $4,000.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Supporting Families with Children who have Special Needs | $12,725.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | The High Country Charitable Foundation, Inc. | Parent to Parent: Request for Avery County | $4,000.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | United Way of High Country | Parent-to-Parent FSN Program Support | $1,191.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Blue Ridge Partnership for Children | Support to Families who have Children with Special Needs | $20,320.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | United Way of High Country | Parent-to-Parent FSN Program Support | $2,415.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | The Health Foundation, Inc. | Spooky Duke | $10,000.00 |
| David Koppenhaver | RESE | UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine | Understanding Thinking and Learning Among Students with Significant Disabilities | $34,243.00 |
| Bill Peacock | RCOE | WAMY Community Action, Inc. | R.C.O.E. Early Core Field Experience - Avery Co. | $5,000.00 |
Awards
| NAME | AWARD | AGENCY | DEPARTMENT | YEAR |
| *NEW* Chrystal Dean | Outstanding Administrator Award | RCOE | CI | 2018 |
| Justin Garwood | Division of Research Early Career Publication Award | Council for Exceptional Children | RESE | 2018 |
| Justin Garwood | Outstanding Early Career Award in Teacher Preparation | NC Teacher Education Division | RESE | 2018 |
| *NEW* Lisa Gross | Outstanding Service Award | RCOE | CI | 2018 |
| *NEW* Melissa Isaacs | Outstanding Staff Award | RCOE | James Center | 2018 |
| *NEW* Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School | Community of Practice Award | RCOE | FCS | 2018 |
| *NEW* Greg McClure | Outstanding Mentoring Award | RCOE | CI | 2018 |
| *NEW* Hannah Reeder | Outstanding Adjunct or Instructor/Clinical Faculty Award | RCOE | CI | 2018 |
| *NEW* Gayle Turner | Outstanding Professor (RCOE) | Student Government Association Faculty/Staff Appreciation Awards | LES | 2017-18 |
| *NEW* Rachel Wilson | Outstanding Teaching Award | RCOE | CI | 2018 |
2016-17
External Grants
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | SPONSOR | PROJECT TITLE | AMOUNT |
| Karen Broome | RCOE | U.S. Department of Ed | ProLEAs 17-18 (Exceptional Children Regional Consultant) | $237,579.00 |
| Dianne Barber | CI | North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) | ABSPD/NCCCS Registration Contract | $83,095.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | UNC-CH School of Social Work | State Appropriations FSN 2016-2017 | $2,788.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church | Sydney Powell Fund for Infants and Children who are Medically Fragile | $1,500.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | The Health Foundation, Inc. | Spooky Duke | $9,000.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | Smoky Mountain Center for Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services | Smoky Mountain | $10,947.00 |
| Kaaren Hayes | RESE | The High Country Charitable Foundation, Inc. | Request for Avery County | $3,000.00 |
| Vachel Miller | LES | USAID Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) | Kurdistan Leadership Training Project | $18,573.00 |
| Andrea Watson Anderson | Lucy Brock | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Adult Care Food Program | Lucy Brock Child Development Food Program | $9,911.74 |
| Andrea Watson Anderson | Lucy Brock | NCDHHS Division of Child Development | Lucy Brock CDLP Collaborative with Watauga County Schools | $84,980.00 |
| Christina Marie Rosen | HPC | DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Interns Providing Behavioral Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Transitional Age Youth in Rural Appalachian Communities | $285,560.00 |
Awards
| NAME | AWARD | AGENCY | DEPARTMENT | YEAR |
| Eric Groce | Outstanding Teaching Award | RCOE | CI | 2017 |
| Jeff Goodman | Outstanding Professor (RCOE) | Faculty/Staff Appreciation Awards | CI | 2016-17 |
| Leslie Bradbury | Appalachian State University Campus Teaching Excellence Award | Appalachian State University | CI | 2017 |
| Lisa Poling | Outstanding Service Award | RCOE | CI | 2017 |
| Tracy Smith | Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching | UNC Board of Governors | CI | 2017 |
| Dominique Hammonds | Creativity and Innovations in Counseling Award | North Carolina Counseling Association | HPC | 2017 |
| Brandy Bryson | Outstanding Scholarship/Creative Achievement Award | RCOE | LES | 2017 |
| Hunter Boylan | Conference Appreciation Award (for service in planning and participating) | National Association for Developmental Education's (NADE) | LES | 2017 |
| Paul Wallace | Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program (AISP) | Appalachian State University (Chancellor's Office) | LES | 2017 |
| Aftynne Cheek | Award for Innovative Use of Technology in a Thesis/Master's Production or Dissertation | UNCG Graduate School | RESE | 2016 |
| Brooke Hardin | Graduate Student Service Award | Cratis D. Williams Graduate School (Appalachian) | RESE | 2016-17 |
| Brooke Hardin | Outstanding Adjunct or Instructor/Clinical Faculty Award | RCOE | RESE | 2017 |
| Brooke Hardin | Ronald and Kathie Zigli Research Award | Cratis D. Williams Graduate School (Appalachian) | RESE | 2016-17 |
| Cate Smith | Research Article of the Year | Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Technology and Media Division (TAM) | RESE | 2017 |
| Darrell Morris | Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award | Cratis D. Williams Graduate School (Appalachian) | RESE | 2016-17 |
| Dave Koppenhaver | 100 Scholars Research Award | Cratis D. Williams Graduate School (Appalachian) | RESE | 2016-17 |
| Dave Koppenhaver | Outstanding Mentoring Award | RCOE | RESE | 2017 |
| Anna Ward | Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program (AISP) | Appalachian State University (Chancellor's Office) | SDAP | 2017 |