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App State Chancellor Heather Norris, third from right, and App State Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Neva J. Specht, third from left, with the 2026 Ronny L. Brooks Leadership Award recipients at App State’s 2026 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 28 on the Boone campus. Pictured with Norris and Specht, from left to right, are App State seniors Courtney Castellow and Daye Talley, Rhonda Bullock, daughter of Ronny L. Brooks, and her husband, John Bullock, and App State senior David Itson. Photo

29 Mountaineers honored with 2026 App State Awards of Distinction

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University honored 29 students, faculty and staff during its fourth annual Awards of Distinction ceremony,...

Dr. Matt Estep

App State professor brings ramp research to BRAHM [faculty featured]

BLOWING ROCK — An Appalachian State University professor is using DNA science to protect ramps and help the Cherokee keep a centuries-old tradition ...

Taylor Dills, Liz Kunkel, and Ralph Lentz II

Former students turned professors: App State alums reflect on their return to the High Country [faculty featured]

During fall break of 1999, Ralph Lentz was a new professor at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. One Saturday night, he received a ca...

Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt

From seminary to studio: How losing his faith led an App State professor to a decade of exploring everyone else's [faculty featured]

BOONE — For more than 70 years, the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has prepared devoted believers for a life of ministry. It took Conrad ...

A headshot of Tammy Taylor.

Tammy Taylor recognized for 30 years of service to Appalachian Senior Programs

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is recognizing Tammy Taylor, director of the Foster Grandparent Program, as she marks 30 years of service...