Mark August 15th on your calendar to join us at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory for an Appalachian picnic and Hickory Crawdads game. Tickets are $14 and include dinner, the game and post-game fireworks.
Bus transportation from campus will be vailable courtesy of Staff Council, stay tuned for more information on how to reserve.
Purchase tickets online here.
There are pictures online from last year’s event on the Catawba Valley Chapter website.
Graham Bunn ’03 made it past the first cut on ABC’s The Bachelorette
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Photos from last week’s Chancellor’s reception in Winston-Salem have now been added (click here to view). Thank you to to Troy Tuttle ’07 for the great images from a great reception.
Also, if you had your portrait taken with the National Championship trophies, be sure to check out your portrait here (click on the thumbnail to see and copy your image).
Monday, May 19, 2008
Appalachian students who were participating in a 3-week trip to China to study religions, history and culture, were not harmed during the historic 7.9-magnitude earthquake that is responsible for the deaths of 19,500+. The Winston-Salem Journal includes accounts from group leaders:
“We all rushed outside, and for approximately two minutes, we stood in the courtyard as the temple swayed, the paving stones shook under our feet, birds flew in crazed circles, a background noise of rumbling unlike anything I have experienced in my life, roof tiles fell from the roofs of buildings around us, and we all stood in awe of an amazing moment,” group leader Robert “Bob” White wrote in an electronic message.
The earthquake death toll stood at more than 19,500 yesterday and is expected to climb as searchers dig through the rubble.
None of the 11 people from ASU was injured.
“When quiet finally arrived, we were all in awe at what just happened, and relieved to be all in one place, safe and unharmed,” White wrote.
Communications with the group have been sketchy, but parents have been notified their children are safe. White, who is executive director of ASU’s Office of International Education and Development, and Shawn Arthur, a philosophy professor, are leading the group. University officials cannot release the names of the nine students without their permission.
From GoBlueRidge.net:
Two leading library magazines have recognized Appalachian State University’s Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons for its green architecture.
The April edition of American Libraries included the Library among 27 facilities spotlighted in its “2008 Library Design Showcase.” The libraries featured were said to “demonstrate a commitment to making a beautiful space that serves both the community and the planet.”
Prior to American Libraries, Belk Library was included in last December’s issue of Library Journal which highlighted 21 academic buildings at 168 public library projects in an article titled “Going, Going, Green.”
The University released a statement Friday expressing its pride at both honors.
Belk Library and Information Commons opened in summer 2005. It has 221,000 square feet, making it about 50 percent larger than the 1960s structure it replaced.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Enjoy our online photo album of Spring Graduation 2008. Thanks to Marie Freeman ’85 for these great pictures!
We look forward to a great turn-out tonight for the Winston-Salem Chancellor’s Reception at Forsyth Country Club. If you have not done so yet, RSVP to this event by calling toll-free (866)756-ALUM.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Join fellow Mountaineers in the Moore County area on Saturday, May 31st from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Downtown Southern Pines park. Enjoy an old-fashioned picnic with Appalachian friends. Bring your own basket, blanket, and food and plan on having a great time.
RSVP to Francy Thompson at mooreappalachian@earthlink.net
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Alumni Office is now taking online orders for our new line of travel accessories. Among the new pieces are a deluxe garment bag, two new purses, a great rolling duffel bag, and a great everyday black tote. All items are embroidered with the “block A” alumni logo. Click here for more information…
Check out who is a candidate for the upcoming season of The Bachelorette.
Graham Bunn ’03, former Mountaineer guard.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Dan Eudy ’74 has joined RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. as Senior Vice President of the Glencoe Group. Mr. Eudy recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Risk Insurers. He has a BSBA in business and economics from Appalachian.
Paul Mance ’70, head wrestling coach at Appalachian, will be inducted into the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for his lifetime service to the wrestling. Mance will be permanently recognized at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Scarlet Monroe Pettit ’97 and Tom Pettit are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, William Monroe. He was born on April 14, 2008 in Atlanta, GA, Northside Hospital, and weighed 9 lb., 15 oz.. Parents are doing fine and grandparents are thrilled to have a new grandchild to spoil.
Sonja Fischer McKay ’00 has been selected by the Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development at North Carolina State University as a Class of 2010 Kenan Fellow. She will engage in a two-year fellowship sponsored by MeadWestvaco to develop innovative curricula for use in North Carolina classrooms while working with mentor William Beck from MeadWestvaco.
Gretchen Woodall Krueger ’99, ’00 was named North Carolina High School Counselor of the Year and was honored in Washington, DC as one of the ten finalists for National School Counselor of the Year. Gretchen is a counselor at Greenhope High School in Wake County.
You can read more Class Notes - and submit your own with photos - in the Gold Book.
