FEATURED Mountain City Elementary names Teachers of the Year
Jan 16, 2024
Mountain City Elementary is pleased to announce its “Teachers of the Year” for the school year, 2024-2025. Representing grades PreK-4th is M...
Burke County professor wins awards for class project, history education
Jan 16, 2024
Dr. Leslie McKesson, Morganton resident and adjunct instructor at Appalachian State University, was honored with two awards from the North Carolina So...
Distinguished Faculty Award in Research: Dr. Dawn Rowe
Jan 16, 2024
Since arriving at East Tennessee State University in 2019, Dr. Dawn Rowe has garnered almost $15 million in grant funding. Over her career, fellow sch...
Governor Cooper Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Members of Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic and Latino Affairs
Nov 10, 2023
Congratulations to alum Dr. JuanEs Ramirez ’13 ’19 on being appointed to the Advisory Council!...
Alumna Elizabeth Dancy Named Wilkes County Schools 2023-2024 Beginning Teacher of the Year
Nov 2, 2023
Congratulations to App State alumni on being named Beginning Teacher of the Year finalists for Wilkes County Schools: Kinsey Crabb '21, Elizabeth Danc...
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 Counselors ...
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. In various capacities, Gomez has demon...
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 Communicatio...
App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
Jul 26, 2023
6 alumni awardees from university’s colleges also recognizedThree Appalachian State University graduates were honored by the university’s Alu...
Alumni Update: Dr. Rebecca Burry ’14 ’22 and Dr. Kimberly Nava Eggett ’12 ’22
Jun 26, 2023
In the spring semester of 2022, Dr. Rebecca Burry and Dr. Kimberly Nava Eggett became the first doctoral candidates to complete a co-dissertation enti...