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2015 new Honors students

New Honors Vanguard are Knighted
Sep 4, 2015

Thursday, September 4, 2015 new Honors students invited to be a part of the Honors Vanguard were knighted. Members of the Honors Vanguard are the most...

Kimberly Bowman snorkeling

Kimberly Bowman Explores The Flora and Fauna of Australasia
Aug 24, 2015

This summer, Kimberly Bowman  participated in the Summer I faculty-led course traveling to study “Flora and Fauna of Australasia.” On this tr...

Rising Sophomore Honors students Shaina Katz and Cassandra Silverman

Honors Student Travel to Israel with Birthright Program
Aug 24, 2015

Rising Sophomore Honors students Shaina Katz and Cassandra Silverman were selected to participate in the Taglit-Birthright Israel Program this summer....

Porta Nigra in Trier Germany

Kevin Goslin Stumbles upon UNESCO site in Trier, Germany
Aug 24, 2015

Kevin Goslen spent this past spring semester in Trier, Germany. During the semester his adventures included stumbling upon a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...

Rising junior business management major McCarthy (Mac) Shelton

Mac Shelton: Connecting Honors with ROTC
Aug 20, 2015

Rising junior business management major McCarthy (Mac) Shelton balances Honors with ROTC Appalachian program. Both of these require unique and excepti...

Merrick Marquie

Merrick Marquie Wins W.H. Plemmons Medallion
Aug 20, 2015

On March 27th, the Board of Trustees awarded the W.H. Plemmons Medallion to Honors graduating senior, Merrick Marquie, a W. H. Plemmons Fellow and tri...

Lauren Anderson

Lauren Andersen Awarded NASA’s North Carolina Space Grant
Aug 20, 2015

Honors student Lauren Andersen (shown here) applied for NASA’s North Carolina Space Grant Undergraduate Research Scholarship and was awarded the sch...

Three Honors College Graduates Pursue Teaching
Aug 20, 2015

Three of the most recent Honors College graduates will be joining the ranks of educators having completed degrees in education. Devon Patton (photo le...

Honors Alum Eric Vickers Wins Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
Aug 20, 2015

, won the national Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge April 26-28.  The final presentation rounds were held in conjunction with the RIMS 2015...

Amber Daniel

Honors Sophomore and Varsity Shot Put Thrower: Amber Daniel
Aug 20, 2015

Sophomore Amber Daniel balances Honors with Varsity track and field. As she explains, balancing both "is definitely difficult, but manageable esp...