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Teachers of the Year

Gaston County Schools names top teacher, principal of the year
Jun 7, 2021

Congratulations to alumni Tyler West '11, Brett Buchanan '06, and Maddison Szucs '17!Gaston County Schools’ top teacher, principal and four other sc...

RCOE Faculty and Staff Award Recipients

2021 Reich College of Education Award Recipients Named
Jun 3, 2021

Nine faculty and staff members of Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE), along with the Literacy-Cast faculty, were recen...

Lakin Stanfield

Lakin Stanfield Awarded Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
Jun 3, 2021

Elementary education major Lakin Stanfield has been awarded the Marilyn F. Grinwis Gray Scholarship from the North Carolina Delta Kappa Gamma Educatio...

Master Your Future
May 25, 2021

Alumna Heather Brandon ' 20 shares her experience with the MA in educational media program.After four exhaustive years of splitting my time betwe...

Interim Superintendent Brian Schultz, along with Odell Elementary Principal Dr. Sandy Ward, Interim Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Dr. Kecia Coln and Assistant Superintendent Of Facilities and Auxiliary Services John Legrand, surprised Ms. Berry in her classroom this morning. (Source: Cabarrus County Schools)

Ashtyn Berry named Cabarrus County Schools Teacher of the Year
May 25, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Ashtyn Berry '13! She is currently enrolled in the MA in Curriculum Specialist program.Ashtyn Berry, a third grade teacher a...

Audrey Jones accepts her award from Superintendent Scott Elliott and Parkway Principal Patty Buckner.  Photo submitted

Audrey Jones named Rookie Teacher of the Year
May 25, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Audrey Jones '20! Audrey Jones, a seventh grade science and social studies teacher at Parkway School, has been named Wa...

Ann Morris receives recognition, celebration, and balloons to celebrate being named Burke County Public School’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.  Photo submission, Jonelle Bobak

Top of the Class Oak Hill Elementary’s Ann Morris named Teacher of the Year
May 25, 2021

Congratulations to alumna, Ann Morris! She completed her M.A. in reading education at App State! Ann Morris, a reading specialist at Oak Hill Ele...

Students share their COVID-19 experience through a display on Sanford Mall. Small pieces of cloth voice student reflections. Photo Submission, Jesse Barber

“Dear COVID” project helps community voice pandemic thoughts
May 25, 2021

App State students, faculty and community members can anticipate seeing fabric displaying experiences throughout the pandemic on Sanford Mall in the n...

Appalachian State University is among more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium to foster greater diversity and inclusion within their campus and local communities. Dr. Louis B. Gallien Jr., professor in the university’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Honors College, will serve as project coordinator. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State joins Universities Studying Slavery consortium, continues its work to foster diversity and inclusion
May 25, 2021

Appalachian State University is among more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world that have joined the Universities Studyin...

Barbara Howard as mace bearer at the commencement ceremony

App State celebrates more than 3,600 Class of 2021 graduates
May 18, 2021

Appalachian State University’s black and gold pride was on full display during its Spring 2021 Commencement. For the first time since December 2019,...