Meet the Patterson Scholars 2024-2025
Jan 21, 2025
The Patterson Family Foundation funds the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who are studying educ...
App State celebrates alumni excellence — 3 Mountaineers honored at 2024 Alumni Awards Gala
Jul 22, 2024
Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association honored three Mountaineers at the 2024 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 13 in the Gran...
Kale Barnes ’23 Named Finalist for NCACTE’s Student Teacher of the Year
Oct 10, 2023
Music education alum Kale Barnes ’23 was named one of the top five finalists for the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (N...
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 inducted into the Rhododend...
Kale Barnes Recognized as the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 17, 2023
Kale Barnes was named the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year for the 2022-2023 academic year in a video message. Barnes, origina...
Eleven Finalists Named for the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 8, 2023
Eleven student teachers have been named finalists for Appalachian State University’s Student Teacher of the Year Award. They are Kale Barnes, Erin B...
Burke County band director wins prestigious regional award
Mar 9, 2023
Congratulations to music education alum Chad Higdon '96!Patton High School Band Director Chad Higdon has received the Award of Excellence by the North...
Music Education Major Malcolm Vaughn and App Educators Club Connect with International Classroom
Jan 12, 2022
Malcolm Vaughn, a sophomore music education major from Apex, North Carolina, first met Pamela Londono Bonilla and her students through his CI 3531 cou...
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!...
Young voices harmonize amid COVID-19 during grant-supported Appalachian Youth Chorale
Jun 21, 2021
Congratulations to education alumni and students Brandon Winbush ’17, Kaitlyn Moore ’20, Miranda Tedder '21, and Malcolm Vaughn on their collabora...