Alumni Update

Alyson Smith with student

PEP Teacher Recognized for Student Engagement
Oct 20, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Alyson Smith '16 '17 on being named Teacher of the Year!Progressive Education Program (PEP) teacher Alyson Smith has been na...

Marsha Justice

Justice Named Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools
Oct 20, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Marsha Justice on being named Principal of the Year! She is a 2007 graduate of the Masters in School Administration program!...

Media Literacy

Panel Discussion on the film Trust Me is Tuesday, October 26
Oct 18, 2021

As part of Media Literacy Week, join experts in media literacy education for a special panel event centered on the documentary film Trust Me, includin...

Linda Coutant

Linda Coutant is Being Mindful
Sep 29, 2021

Dr. Linda Coutant '01 '17 shares her experience with the doctoral program and transforming App State into a mindful campus. Read and listen to her int...

Jessica Stetter and Amaya Wren Pack pick peppers from the vine at Simply Growing Farm.

A new farm brings educational opportunities to the high country
Sep 21, 2021

Jessica Stetter graduated in 2001 with her M.A. in special education.Okra grows as tall as an oak tree on a farm deep in the Triplett Valley of Banner...

Carla May with award

Alumni Update: Carla May ’98
Aug 17, 2021

Carla May (née Sain), originally from Vale, North Carolina, graduated in 1998 with a M.A. in middle grades mathematics education. She completed a B.A...

Jenny Darcy accepts an award from PEO International Chapter president, Jan Noffsinger.

App State alum receives teaching grant
Jul 27, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Jenny Darcy '16 on her $2000 grant through Philanthropic Educational Organization's Program for Continuing Education....

Carl Blankenship/Salisbury Post - Todd Parker in the Salisbury High School gym.

Back in the classroom: Teacher of the year takes unusual journey
Jul 16, 2021

Congratulations to alum Todd Parker '95 on being named Rowan-Salisbury Schools Teacher of the Year!...

Rhododendron Inductees

Six Alumni Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jul 15, 2021

Appalachian State University alumni Jack Hoke ’74 ’82 ’84, Dr. Susan Dianne Little ’71 ’96, and Dr. LaTonya M. Summers ’94 ’96 were indu...

Audra and Chris Loftin own Sweet Grown Alabama Farms in Tanner. Audra Loftin is “Teacher of the Year” at Columbia Elementary School. CONTRIBUTED

As ‘Teacher of the Year,’ Audra Loftin lets students know music is their own
Jun 28, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Audra Loftin '98 on being named Teacher of the Year!...