Beckie Spears named 2024 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year
May 28, 2024
Congratulations to Appalachian State University alumna, Beckie Spears '15 on being named the 2024 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Yea...
Over 4,000 App State grads set to innovate, embrace new challenges and better their communities
May 17, 2024
Thousands of graduates, each with their own unique stories, crossed the stage at Appalachian State University’s Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies ...
Wooten named teacher of the year
Apr 25, 2024
Wilkes Central High School social studies teacher Breanna Wooten was recognized as the Wilkes County Schools’ 2024-25 teacher of the year Tuesday ni...
App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among nation's ‘best’ for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report
Feb 23, 2024
Appalachian State University has strengthened its standing among the nation’s best schools for online education, according to U.S. News & World ...
Spears is regional principal of the year
Jan 24, 2024
Beckie Spears, in her fourth year as principal at Wilkesboro Elementary School, was recently named the Wells Fargo Northwest Region Principal of the Y...
Dr. Julie Hasson Publishes Second Book
Jun 26, 2023
Dr. Julie Hasson, assistant professor and school administration program director in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, has authored...
App State honors 14 students, faculty and staff at inaugural Awards of Distinction ceremony
May 24, 2023
Congratulations to RCOE faculty - Dave Koppenhaver, Bill Gummerson, and Matthew Thomas-Reid - and RCOE middle grades alum, Christian Martin '23!Appala...
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...
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, 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...