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App State students compete in Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge finals in Las Vegas

App State students compete in Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge finals in Las Vegas
Dec 1, 2024

Appalachian State University students Rachel Hamlin and Ashley Meacham will compete in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challen...

Accounting students attend BAP conference, Buie earns first place in Project Run With It
Sep 24, 2024

Members of Appalachian State University’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), an international honor society for students and professionals i...

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Summer 2024 alumni newsletter released
Aug 13, 2024

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University has released its Summer 2024 alumni newsletter. The newsletter includes a ...

Chuck Gallagher

Every choice has a consequence: Chuck Gallagher to speak Feb. 15
Jan 29, 2024

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University will host Chuck Gallagher '79, business ethics expert and author, for a free talk on...

Accounting club earns 'superior' status from international organization, Beta Alpha Psi
Nov 2, 2023

Appalachian State University's Epsilon Kappa chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) has achieved Superior status for the past academic year, markin...

App State Accounting Film Festival aims to inspire prospective students to pick accounting as a college major

App State Accounting Film Festival aims to inspire prospective students to pick accounting as a college major
Jul 17, 2023

On April 28, 2023, more than 100 students and professors attended a film festival at Appalachian State University that featured original, student-prod...

Alumni Spotlight: David Henderson

Alumni Spotlight: David Henderson
Jul 17, 2023

David Henderson graduated with his BS in Accounting in 1995. David is a partner with FORVIS, currently serving as the Managing Partner in their F...

Student Spotlight: Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead

Student Spotlight: Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead
Jul 17, 2023

Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead returned to App full time a few years ago to complete her accounting degree after working and owning one of Boone's favorit...

Ten earn scholarship from IMA to obtain 'gold standard' expertise
May 8, 2023

Ten accounting students at Appalachian State University have earned scholarship awards from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) to...

RRI Seed Grant recipients share research outcomes

RRI Seed Grant recipients share research outcomes
Jan 15, 2023

A project from Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, a professor of accounting in the Walker College of Business, is among those to receive Seed Grants to su...