Awards & Honors

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 CollegeAppalachian State University is always proud to recognize the outstanding work of its faculty...

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....

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 Pr...

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...

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. Since 2016, the Appal...

Shannon Wells, Global studies major, Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies from Wilmington, North Carolina

Shannon Wells, Global studies major earns Critical Language Scholarship
Mar 16, 2018

Wells, a Wilmington native and global studies major at Appalachian, was recently awarded a Critical Language Scholarshipto continue her study of ...

 Alumni Awards

2018 University Alumni Awards: Nominations Open
Feb 19, 2018

Honoring the Best of Appalachian: Each year the Appalachian Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni and friends for their service to the univ...

Open Nominations for General Education Faculty Awards 2018

Open Nominations for General Education Faculty Awards 2018
Jan 17, 2018

The General Education Office is now accepting nominations for the following awards:Faculty Award for Excellence in General Education Teaching (NTT): T...

Cpl. Matt Taylor was recently picked by the command staff at the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office to receive the “2017 Employee of the Year” award.

Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office names Alum 2017 Employee of the Year
Dec 21, 2017

Cpl. Matt Taylor was recently picked by the command staff at the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office to receive the “2017 Employee of the Year” awa...

3 Appalachian State University students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad

3 Appalachian State University students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad
Dec 13, 2017

Roser, a junior political science major from Mount Holly, North Carolina, will study in Morocco; sophomore community and regional planning major Reed-...