Alumni Update

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 chem...

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. in educational media in...

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 honors ou...

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

Congratulations to elementary education alumna Angela Ramey '08! The Rowan-Salisbury School System (RSS) has announced that Angela Ramey, a teacher at...

Donna Bledsoe named NC Principal of the Year

Surry County School Leader Named 2023 NC Wells Fargo Principal of the Year
May 19, 2023

Congratulations to alumna, Donna Bledsoe '04 '08!Donna L. Bledsoe, principal of Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Surry County, was named the...

Algie Gatewood

ACC president Dr. Algie Gatewood to retire
May 18, 2023

Dr. Algie Gatewood is ending his 10-year run as president of Alamance Community College on June 30.Gatewood holds a doctorate in adult and community c...

Leslie Alexander

Alumna Dr. Leslie Alexander ’11 ’18 Named New Watauga County Schools Superintendent
May 16, 2023

The Watauga County Board of Education named Appalachian State University alumna Dr. Leslie Alexander ’11 ’18 as the new superintendent of Watauga ...

Dr. Jeff Cox

Dr. Jeff Cox, Wilkes Community College president, named new leader of North Carolina Community College System
May 2, 2023

Congratulations to English secondary education and school administration alum, Dr. Cox '92 '98!Dr. Jeff Cox, president of Wilkes Community College, wa...

Baylee Hale

PFE's Baylee Hale named county's Teacher of the Year
Apr 25, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education and Spanish alumna Baylee Hale '14 on being named the Transylvania County Schools' Teacher of the Year!...

Photos from the science lesson

Teaming Up for Lessons Under the Sea
Apr 25, 2023

“I love when I can bring in App State folks for my students to learn from,” said alumna Amy Atkins ’16, a middle grades science teacher at Hardi...