BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the following awards recognizing faculty and staff members for outstanding service, teaching, or scholarly work:
To nominate an outstanding faculty or staff member for an award, submit the nomination form by Friday, August 28, 2026. Award nominees and recipients will be recognized at the CAS Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
To learn more about the awards and view the previous recipients, visit cas.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/awards.
Related: Announcing the 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Award Recipients
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About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers, and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical, and natural sciences. CAS aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions, and locations. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating, and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. More than 6,800 student majors are enrolled in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing App State’s general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more about CAS
By Lauren Gibbs
August 10, 2026
BOONE, N.C.