Outstanding Alumni Award
Annually, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) presents the Outstanding Alumni Award to a former student who has distinguished themselves through their remarkable contributions to a profession, through their ability to provide leadership, through public service activities, through outstanding creative endeavors, or through other accomplishments.
University Alumni Awards
Annually, the Appalachian State Alumni Association recognizes graduates who have made a lasting impact on society and the university through their outstanding professional, philanthropic, and volunteer accomplishments. The awards are presented at the Alumni Awards Gala in July.
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Alumni News
Former FEMA administrator Brock Long '97 '99 and wife establish emergency management fellowship at App State
Oct 14, 2026
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Homeland Security Today Editorial Board member Brock Long and his wife, Mandi...
Forrest Gilliam ’08 among App State Mountaineers working to rebuild Western NC 2 years after Helene
Oct 2, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina in September 2024, the Appalachian State University Community rallied to suppo...
Influential Women features Tammy Sexton [alumna featured]
Oct 2, 2026
Winston-Salem, North Carolina – For more than four decades, Tammy Sexton has played an important role behind the scenes of scientific discovery, pro...
Boone native records new album inside historic Todd Mercantile [alumni featured]
Sep 22, 2026
Sammy Osmond is a Boone native and purveyor of all things banjo, Appalachian history and pointing people back to their Appalachian roots. He now calls...
How a pandemic-era job search led a local to help build her hometown's communications [alumna featured]
Aug 4, 2026
BOONE — When Laney Wise took a job with the town of Boone, she thought of it as “just a resume builder.” Five years later, she’s helped build ...