Awards & Honors

Ariel Green, winner of the 2018-19 Frances Holland Black scholarship

Ariel Green, winner of the 2018-19 Frances Holland Black scholarship
May 3, 2018

Ariel Green, a senior from Durham, N.C. who is majoring in Studio Art at Appalachian State University, has been named the winner of the 2018-19 Frances Holland Black scholarship.

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Sierra Cullars (on the right) was named the 2018-19 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing and Leah Wingenroth (on the left)  was this year’s runner-up in the competition.

Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing Award Winners 2018-19
May 1, 2018

The Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing is an annual award for college juniors or seniors enrolled full-time at Appalachian State University majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing....

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Fire Extinguishing and Reconnaissance Bot - FERB (state science fair winner)  FERB was designed and built by two of our students to be capable of being thrown into a burning building and be able to move around no matter how it landed, and it worked for the most part! Regardless of its orientation, it was able to move around somewhat reliably, though certain orientations were definitely preferable. They also built and programmed a hose attachment that could be used to direct the water stream in multiple dire

Summer Ventures: a state-funded program for academically talented N.C. students interested in STEM
Apr 30, 2018

Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics is a no-cost, state-funded program for academically talented North Carolina students who aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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Sope Kahn, winner of the 2017-18 Frances Holland Black scholarship

Sope Kahn, winner of the 2017-18 Frances Holland Black scholarship
Apr 24, 2018

Sope Kahn, winner of the 2017-18 Frances Holland Black scholarship

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Appalachian State University junior Logan Cleary, an English major, will travel to Hikone, Japan, this summer to study abroad through the Critical Language Scholarship Japanese Program.

Appalachian junior awarded Critical Language Scholarship
Apr 23, 2018

Appalachian State University junior Logan Cleary, an English major, will travel to Hikone, Japan, this summer to study abroad through the Critical Language Scholarship Japanese Program.

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Graduate School Faculty and Student Awards in the College of Arts and Sciences

Graduate School Faculty and Student Awards in CAS
Apr 17, 2018

Graduate School Faculty and Student Awards in the College

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Joseph J. Gonzalez 2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching

Joseph J. Gonzalez Receives a UNC Board of Governors 2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching
Apr 16, 2018

Teaching is about learning—both for the students and for me. When I teach, I learn as much as my students; I just learn different things.

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2017 Appalachian Innovation Scholars

A year of progress for 2017 Appalachian Innovation Scholars
Apr 12, 2018

While five Appalachian State University faculty members were recently announced as recipients of the 2018 Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program (AISP) awards, last year’s recipients continue making progress

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Appalachian’s 2018 Innovation Scholars: back row, left to right: Nicholas Shaw, Tammy Kowalczyk and Beth Davison; front row, left to right: Richard Christiana and Kevin Gamble. Photo by Marie Freeman

Chancellor’s Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program announces 2018 winners
Apr 3, 2018

For the second year in a row, Chancellor Sheri Everts’ Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program awards five Appalachian faculty members up to $10,000 each for their innovative proposals.

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Dr. Lauren Woods Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

American Chemical Society Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award
Mar 22, 2018

Dr. Lauren Gray Woods is a volunteer advisor for the Appalachian State University Appalachian Chemical Society, founded in 1977.

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