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Retired Col. Edna W. Cummings ’78, center, is inducted into the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame.

US Army Women’s Foundation honors Edna Cummings — App State alumna and military trailblazer
Mar 24, 2020

Congratulations to RCOE alumna, Edna Cummings! She received her B.S. in social sciences–education with an undergraduate teaching certificate.&n...

Alicia Ray

Alumni Update: Alicia Ray ’06
Mar 19, 2020

Alicia Ray (née Winebarger), originally from Elkin, North Carolina, graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in elementary education. She completed a M.A. in ed...

Holt Menzies with camera

App State alumnus applies critical thinking skills behind the lens
Mar 12, 2020

An appreciation for critical thinking and research skills, both fostered during his time as a psychology major at Appalachian State University, help H...

Hillary Bowlin

Alumni Update: Hillary Bowlin ’14
Mar 3, 2020

Hillary Bowlin, originally from Ashe County, North Carolina, graduated in 2014 with a B.S. in technology education. Currently, she is the Middle Grade...

Kat Varner

Alumni Update: Kathleen Varner ’19
Feb 18, 2020

Kathleen (Kat) Varner, from Denver, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a B.S. in career technical education with a workforce leadership and develo...

Carla Tuttle Herman

Alumni Update: Carla Herman ’93
Jan 21, 2020

Carla Herman (née Tuttle), originally from Hudson, North Carolina, graduated in 1993 with a B.S. in English secondary education. “I love the m...

Teacher with Students

App State named No. 1 nationally for certified teachers
Jan 14, 2020

Appalachian State University has been recognized — for the fourth consecutive year — as a national leader for the number of Reich College of ...

Student at learning event

Around The World in 80 Minutes
Jan 14, 2020

Last semester, Appalachian State University undergraduate students and Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork K-5 students took a trip ar...

Beth Buchholz

Dr. Beth Buchholz Receives Elizabeth G. Sturtevant Exemplary Article Award
Jan 14, 2020

Dr. Beth Buchholz, assistant professor in the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Department of Reading Education and Special Education, received th...

Student and child

App State Child Development Center expands services through federal grant funding
Dec 20, 2019

Completing a higher education degree while parenting involves a multitude of demands that student parents must balance, including finding care for the...