Alumni

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Wine and Fine Dining for Emerging Professionals program returns for second year
Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Eleven students from Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recently participated in the second annual Wine...

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From Asheville to Greensboro: Statesville cryptid gave frights across state from 1890-1900s [student featured]
Nov 4, 2026

Georgiana Simon, 21, is a history student at Appalachian State University. Simon works as an intern at the Statesville Historical Collection. "What in...

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Chemistry faculty, students co-author publication in Journal of Molecular Structure
Nov 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members and student researchers from Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences have co-...

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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...

App State alumnus Forrest Gilliam ’08, GROW NC legislative director, second from right in foreground, addresses community members in downtown Marshall following Hurricane Helene. Photo courtesy of GROW NC

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...

Tammy Sexton

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...

Sammy Osmond and the No-Hellers. From left: Chase Arden, Jackson Lewis, Sammy Osmond, Natalia Catalan, Ben Gertner, Grayson McGuire, and Trevor McKenzie

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...

Laney Wise meets with department heads and residents to secure funding where it is needed most. Photo by Lorelei Roberts

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 ...

A headshot of College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) Academic Advisor and Student Records Coordinator Kaela Bray ’20 ’24. Bray is wearing glasses and a black shirt with a tan blazer. The background is bright blue.

Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 joins College Advising and Support Services Hub
Jul 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 has joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) as an Academic Advisor an...

Dr. Donna Lillian (left) and Maxine Cooper McCall ’60 ’65 (right)

4 App State alumni honored for exemplary leadership, service and achievements
Jul 15, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the 2026 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 11 in the G...