Awards & Honors

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AppTV show “Religion in Life” receives second RCC Wilbur Award
Mar 31, 2021

The AppTV show, “Religion in Life,” hosted by Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt, professor of philosophy and religion and interim director of Appalachian Stu...

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Sociology Senior Isi Patterson Receives NCSA Himes Undergraduate Paper Award
Mar 26, 2021

The Department of Sociology is proud to announce that Isi Patterson received the Himes Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper Award for 202...

Dr. Cameron Lippard, professor and chair in the Department of Sociology and recipient of the Southern Sociological Society's (SSS) Martin L. Levin Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Cameron Lippard Receives the Martin L. Levin Distinguished Service Award from the Southern Sociological Society
Mar 25, 2021

Dr. Cameron Lippard is the 2021 recipient of the Southern Sociological Society's (SSS) Martin L. Levin Distinguished Service Award. As noted...

Dr. Katherine Ledford

Dr. Katherine Ledford recognized with 2020 Clark Medallion Book Award
Mar 25, 2021

Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor in the University’s Appalachian studies program, received the 2020 Clark Medallion Book Award for her book titled&n...

Lucian Murray, a PandA member, leads a physics demonstration with liquid nitrogen at a Buildfest event. Photo submitted.

Physics and Astronomy Student Club Nationally Recognized
Mar 22, 2021

The Physics and Astronomy Club (PandA), a Society of Physics Students Chapter at Appalachian State University, has received two national awards this a...

Taylor Young a first-year Watauga Residential College student from Raleigh majoring in music therapy. Photo by Joey Rosado.

Freshman receives recognition in annual North Carolina Writers' Network Competition
Mar 11, 2021

Taylor Young, a freshman Watauga Residential College (WRC) student from Raleigh, was recently informed that her short fiction piece, titled “Remembr...

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Truman Capote Scholarship: Call for Submissions
Mar 2, 2021

Appalachian State University’s spring 2021-22 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship in Creative Writing competition is accepting submissions in a...

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Announcing Fall 2020 SAFE and Helton Award Recipients
Mar 1, 2021

The College of Arts and Sciences Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund provides resources that can be used to transform the undergraduate an...

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App State Faculty and Alumni Appointed to NCCTM Positions
Feb 24, 2021

Faculty members, Dr. Katie Mawhinney, Dr. Erica Slate Young and alumni Emily Bryant Hare, Stephanie Buckner Hill and Charlcy Carpenter of the Departme...

Dr. Sandie Gravett, professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University. Gravett was honored with the 2020 Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) during App State’s virtual Spring 2021 Faculty and Staff Meeting. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Sandie Gravett named winner of 2020 Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award
Feb 22, 2021

Dr. Sandie Gravett, professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University, has receive...