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Newsletter for the
Appalachian Alumni
Leadership Committee 
Volume I , No. 7 - August 4, 2006
A report to the members of the Appalachian ALC. To unsubscribe click here. 

Hello from beautiful Boone!

All of us at Appalachian are busily preparing for another exciting Fall semester with all of the expectations that accompany the start to another academic year. Your ALC Team has also experienced a bit of excitement since we last met.

Former ALC Team leaders Shawn Miller, Jill Sparks and Geoff Graham have moved on to other positions outside the University. Fortunately, we've added some familiar folks to many on the ALC to help fill in the ranks of the coordinating team.

Vivien McMahon '82 now leads the development efforts for the College of Arts & Sciences. Dolly (Bandura) Farrell '06, Reich College of Education Development Officer, officially joins our ALC team. Peter Vandenberg '90 has joined as DO for the Walker College of Business and Greg Langdon '88 has taken over the DO position within the College of Fine & Applied Arts. We look forward to working with the ALC members in our new positions.

In this August 2006 ALC e-newsletter you will find:

  • ALC New Members & Fall Meeting Update
  • Campus Notes
  • Upcoming Events/Activities

Special welcomes goes to our newest ALC class members!

Keith Barber '90
Patrick Cobb '86
Carleen Talty Dender '96
Meg Dutnell '89
Dwayne Elliott '98
Aaron Greene '94
David Hall '01
Nakia Hardy '98
Bennie Harris '87
Anastasia Judge '96
Brandon Kepley '00
Brandi Lightner '01
Patrick Morgan '01
Jason Potter '00
Ronald Seils '94
Jill Sparks '91
Dale Tweedy '89

Thanks so much for welcoming us "newcomers" to your ALC Team and thanks so much for the above new members for joining us on the ALC.

Your ALC Team

(Vivien, Greg, Rob, Peter and Dolly)

Fall Meetings

Fall ALC Meeting September 15-16

Make your plans now to attend the Fall 2006 ALC meeting September 15-16 in Boone. The meeting will start Friday at 3:45 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn and last through supper, ending by 7:30 p.m. Our day Saturday begins at 8:30 a.m. in the McKinney Alumni Center and will finish by 11:15 a.m. There will be plenty of time for tailgating before the ASU home football game (3:30 p.m. kickoff).

ALC Tailgate - September 16

New this fall will be an ALC tailgate tent located near the KidZone in front of Newland Hall. Before heading to the stadium stop by the ALC tent (even if you cannot make the Fall meeting) and drop off your business card for a chance to win an autographed ASU football. Look for us under the ALC banner and Black & Gold tent.

ALC Golf Shirts

Due to the popularity of ALC shirts at the Spring meeting, we now have on-hand both men's and women's style of shirts. The men's shirts are short sleeve and the women's shirts are ¾ sleeve length. Order yours today online for pick up at the Fall meeting. We will also have them available for purchase at the Fall meeting.
You can find the order form here.

Campus News

Campus Construction Campus construction continues as Whitener Hall and Broome-Kirk Gymnasium have given way to a new parking structure and new Cafeteria projects, respectively. The parking deck should be open for use this fall, while the new Cafeteria building project should take a bit longer for completion.
You can find more information on the parking deck project here.
You can see photos from the site of Broome-Kirk here.

New Reich College of Education Building Project
Appalachian's Reich College of Education secured planning money for new Education building project. The Alumni blog carried some neat photos of the current Edwin Duncan Hall when it was built in the mid-1960s.

Academic Appointments Jesse Lutabingwa has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs.

Jane Helm is retiring as Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs. Greg Lovins named Interim.

Cindy Wallace named Vice Chancellor for Student Development.

Visit Appalachian Public Affairs for more news from campus.
Upcoming Alumni Events

Fall Appalachian Golf Outings

Keep your eye on the ball and join us on the links for many golf outings planned for fall. The Alumni Affairs website has all of the details.

NC State Tailgate

Join Triangle area Mountaineers for the Appalachian pre-game tailgate party prior to the ASU vs. NC State football game September 2 in Raleigh. Alumni Affairs has all the details online.
A Big Thank You
Thanks for all you do for Appalachian. Please let us know your thoughts on this newsletter and we hope to hear from you all soon!