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Asheville City Schools names 2025 beginning teacher of the year Oct 28, 2025

Asheville City Schools is proud to announce that Lyndsi Devito, a 5th Grade Teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, has been selected as the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year for

Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

New Leadership for Enrollment, Veterans and Student Support Oct 21, 2025

Scarlet Edwards has been named the new associate vice president for Enrollment Services, which oversees Admissions and Outreach, Financial Aid, Registration and Records and Educational Pathways... Alumni Update, In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Teacher of the Week: Katie Pennington Mayo Oct 21, 2025

Katie teaches second grade at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Katie began her teaching career in 2021 after she graduated from Appalachian State University... Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

School counselors discuss the importance of youth mental health, provide tips for parents Sep 12, 2023

Meredith Draughn, 2023 School Counselor of the Year, and Brian Coleman, 2019 School Counselor of the Year and Board Chair, Illinois School... Alumni Update, In the Media

Richmond County Schools honors Ismael Gomez as Assistant Principal of the Year Sep 12, 2023

Richmond County Schools takes immense pride in recognizing Ismael Gomez as the Assistant Principal of the Year.

Alumni Update, In the Media

Concord High School teacher selected to join deep ocean exploration aboard Nautilus Sep 12, 2023

Tori Hunt, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and science teacher at Concord High School, has been selected as a 2023 Science... In the Media, Alumni Update

Mary Moretz and Dean Spooner at the Alumni Gala

App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments Jul 26, 2023

6 alumni awardees from university’s colleges also recognized

At Appalachian, Alumni Update, History Education
Rebecca Burry and Kimberly Nava Eggett
Rhododendron Recipients

Alumni Hardy ’98, Wilson ’68, and Witcher ’74 ’87 Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society Jun 13, 2023

Appalachian State University alumni Nakia Hardy ’98, Tommy Wilson ’68, and William “Bill” Witcher ’74 ’87 were

Alumni Update, Features, Music Education, Chemistry Education
Tori Hunt

Alumni Update: Tori Hunt ’21 Jun 8, 2023

Tori Hunt, originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, and a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, graduated with her Bachelor of Science in... Features, Chemistry Education, James Center for Student Success and Advising, Alumni Update

Amy Walker receives award

Alumni Update: Amy Walker ’90 ’00 Jun 7, 2023

Amy Walker, originally from West Jefferson, North Carolina, graduated with her B.S. in business education in 1990 and her M.A.

Features, Alumni Update, Career and Technical Education, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development, Media, Technology and Learning Design

Gaston County Schools honors top educators and employees Jun 6, 2023

Four employees received the most prestigious awards presented by Gaston County Schools during the 2023 Evening of Excellence ceremony, which... Alumni Update, In the Media, Middle Grades Education

Rowan-Salisbury Schools announces Angela Ramey as a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow May 22, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education alumna Angela Ramey '08!

In the Media, Alumni Update, Elementary Education