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Finance, Banking & Insurance Charlotte Alumni Event- CANCELLED
Jan 28, 2020

Sign up for the March 26 Alumni Event in Charlotte hosted by the Finance, Banking and Insurance Advisory Board.This event will be held at Dimensional ...

Economic forecast: 2020 will continue upswing in economy trends
Jan 23, 2020

BLOWING ROCK — The nation is in its 11th year of economic expansion and there is “not a recession in sight,” according to local economist Harry ...

Alex Holcomb

Publication
Jan 15, 2020

Alex Holcomb, Assistant Professor in Finance, Banking & Insurance, published a paper in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (JE...

Appalachian State University wins state CFA Institute Research Challenge
Aug 2, 2019

Appalachian State University's Broyhill Fellows have won the local competition of the CFA Institute Research Challenge and now advance to the Americas...

Rumbi Masamvu

Alumni Spotlight: Rumbi Masamvu
Jul 21, 2019

Senior Risk Manager, Country and Credit Risk Management at AXA XL - Hartford, CTRisk Management and Insurance, Appalachian State Class of ...

Ndjo Shosola

Alumni Spotlight: Ndjo Shosola
Jul 21, 2019

Ndjo Shosola '13 RMIMiddle Market Accounts Executive at Travelers Insurance (Charlotte, NC)Ndjo Shosola learned about the opportunities within the ris...

Alumni Spotlight: Carla Matheus
Jul 21, 2019

Carla Matheus '18 RMI, FINOcean Marine Underwriter at Travelers Insurance (Alpharetta, Georgia)Carla Matheus was a focused finance major when she foun...

Josh Ammons

Alumni Spotlight: Josh Ammons
Jul 20, 2019

Josh Ammons '07 MKTExecutive Vice President, Property Broker at AmWINS Group - Charlotte, NCJosh Ammons was an upperclassman attending Appalachian Sta...

Cameron Annas

Alumni Spotlight: Cameron Annas
Jul 20, 2019

Cameron Annas '13 RMI, FINVice President & National Practice Leader, Adventure & Entertainment at Granite Insurance (Granite Falls, NC)Cameron...

Shelby Weatherman

Alumni spotlight: Shelby Weatherman
Jul 20, 2019

Shelby Weatherman '18 RMISenior Associate, Underwriting Risk Management at SCOR (Charlotte, NC)Up until early in her sophomore year at Appalachia...