Alumni

Dr. Sarah Evans, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

Dr. Sarah Evans, collaborators to share research during NSF "Live from the Arctic" webinar
May 9, 2023

"Live from the Arctic: The Frozen Tundra" featuring Dr. Sarah EvansTuesday, May 30, 2023, at 1 p.m. ESTZoom link available upon registration here.BOON...

Travis Tabor ‘16

Travis Tabor ‘16 pursues M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine
Apr 13, 2023

Honors College alumnus Travis Tabor is now a fifth year M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. ...

A student in black and gold App State winter gear smiles for a photo in front of the Rankin Science South building.

Support the App State College of Arts and Sciences during iBackApp
Apr 5, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's 10th Annual iBackAPP giving celebration begins Wednesday, April 5, and ends Thursday, April 6, at midni...

Carmen Scoggins '94 '98, adjunct Spanish and foreign language methodology instructor in the Appalachian State University Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) and Spanish teacher at Watauga High School, is the recipient of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)'s 2023 Founders Award.

Language, Literatures and Cultures' Carmen Scoggins '94 '98 receives language teaching award
Mar 29, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Carmen Scoggins '94 '98, adjunct Spanish and foreign language methodology instructor in the Appalachian State University Department of...

Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics, as well as poetry and reviews of books, films, and recordings dealing with the region of the Appalachian mountains.

Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia
Mar 9, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review marks its 50th anniversary this academic yea...

The Harris family celebrates their Mountaineer legacy: Two members are App State alumni and two are current students at App State. Pictured in front is Tony Harris II, a first-year student at App State with a major in risk management and insurance. Behind Harris, pictured from left to right, are his sisters Lundyn Harris ’16, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from App State, and Joy Harris, a student at North Carolina A&T University; his mother, Melissa Harris; his sister Jaeda Harris, an App Stat

‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
Feb 6, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The Harris household in Charlotte wears a lot of black and gold. Tony Harris Sr. ’92 and his daughter Lundyn Harris ’16 are alumni...

Dr. Bruce Dick, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of English

New English Diversity Endowed Scholarship: A Conversation with Bruce Dick
Jan 31, 2023

The idea for an English Department inclusivity scholarship at Appalachian State was originated by Dr. Bruce Dick during a meeting of the Anti-Racism W...

Rebecca-Eli Long ‘16 ‘20

Rebecca-Eli Long ‘16 ‘20 awarded prestigious Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
Jan 18, 2023

Honors College alum Rebecca-Eli Long ‘16 ‘20 has been awarded the prestigious Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for their research at Purdu...

Dr. Peaches Hash '12 '20

Dr. Peaches Hash '12 '20 receives Aportfolio Excellence in Teaching Award
Nov 17, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to Dr. Peaches Hash '12 '20, lecturer in the Department of English, on receiving the 2021-22 Aportfolio Excellence in ...

Dr. Brooke Christian '05

Dr. Brooke Christian '05 receives Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Nov 14, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to Dr. Brooke Christian '05, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, on receivin...