Appalachian State University

Infobox University


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name = Appalachian State University
motto = "Esse quam videri" (Latin)
mottoeng = To be, rather than to seem
established = 1899
type = Public Regional University
endowment = US $62.2 million [http://www.nacubo.org/Images/All%20Institutions%20Listed%20by%20FY%202007%20Market%20Value%20of%20Endowment%20Assets_2007%20NES.pdf Institutions Listed by FY 2007 All Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2007 Market Value of Endowment Assets with Percent Change Between 2006 and 2007 Endowment Assets] . "National Association of College and University Business Officers", 2008. Retrieved on 4-18-2008.]
chancellor = Kenneth E. Peacock
city = Boone
state = North Carolina
country = United States
students = 15,871 cite web|url=http://irap.appstate.edu/factbook/index.php?module=pagesmith&id=71|title=Appalachian Fast Facts|date=2008|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13]
undergrad = 13,997
postgrad = 1,874
faculty = 1,108 cite web|url=http://www1.appstate.edu/dept/irp/FB/07-08/FI/f1faculty_quick_facts.pdf|title=Faculty and Staff Fast Facts|date=2007|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13]
staff = 1,610
alumni = 90,000+
campus = Rural, convert|1300|acre|km2|, including a convert|410|acre|km2|adj=on| main campus cite web|url=http://www.web.appstate.edu/about/|title=About the University|date=2008|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13]
mascot = Yosef
free_label = Athletics
free = NCAA Division I 20 varsity sports
nickname = Mountaineers
colors = Black and Gold color box|#000000 color box|#ffcf00
affiliations = University of North Carolina
Southern Conference
website= [http://www.appstate.edu/ www.appstate.edu]

Appalachian State University is a comprehensive (Master's L), [http://www1.appstate.edu/dept/irp/FB/06-07/GI/G1UniversityProfile.pdf Profile of the University] ., 2007. Retrieved on 12-23-2007.] public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian (IPAEng|ˌæpəˈlætʃənThe pronunciation of Appalachian in a Southern U.S. dialect is provided. For further information on pronunciation, please view the Appalachian Mountains article.] ) State, referred to as App State, ASU, or App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern Master's Universities since the U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges Guide" began publication in 1986. [cite web|url=http://www.news.appstate.edu/2007/08/17/best-universities/|title=Appalachian remains one of region’s best universities according to U.S. News & World Report|date=2007|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a "College of the Year".cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/2001/coy/master.html|title=Colleges of the Year Masters College: Appalachian State|date=2001|work=Time|accessdate=2007-06-06]

History

Appalachian State University began in 1899 when a group of citizens in Watauga County, under the leadership of Blanford B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin D. Dougherty, began a movement to educate teachers in Northwest North Carolina.cite web|url=http://www.registrar.appstate.edu/catalogs/07_08_undergrad/1_theuniversity.pdf|title=Appalachian State University: A History of Service to Students|date=2008|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] Land was donated by Daniel B. Dougherty, father of the leaders in the enterprise, and by J. F. Hardin. On this site a wood frame building, costing $1,000, was erected by contributions from citizens of the town and county.cite web|url=http://www.library.appstate.edu/archives/firsthundredyears.html|title=Appalachian State University: The First 100 Years|date=1998|author=Ruth Douglas Currie, Ph.D.|publisher=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] In the fall of 1899, the Dougherty brothers, acting as co-principals, began the school which was named Watauga Academy. The first year saw 53 students enrolled in three grades.

In 1903, after interest in the school had spread to adjoining counties, D. D. Doughterty was convinced the state would fund institutions established to train teachers. He traveled to the state capital, Raleigh, after drafting a bill. W. C. Newland of Caldwell County introduced the bill in the North Carolina Legislature to make this a state school, with an appropriation for maintenance and for building. Captain E. F. Lovill of Watauga County, R. B. White of Franklin County, Clyde Hoey of Cleveland County and E. J. Justice of McDowell County spoke in favor of the measure. On March 9th, 1903, the bill became law, and the Appalachian Training School for Teachers was established. The school opened on October 5th, 1903 with $2,000 from the state and 325 students.

For twenty-two years there was a period of steady growth, academic development, and valuable service to the State. In 1925, the legislature changed the name to the Appalachian State Normal School and appropriated additional funding for maintenance and permanent improvement. Four years later, in 1929, the school became a four-year degree granting institution and was renamed Appalachian State Teachers College. Over 1,300 students were enrolled in degree programs offered for primary grades education, physical education, math, English, science, and history.

Appalachian attained national standards by becoming accredited by the American Association for Teacher Education in 1939, andthe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1942. In 1948 a Graduate School was formed. Dr. Dougherty retired in 1955, after 56 years of serving the school. J. D. Rankin became interim president until Dr. William H. Plemmons was installed. Plemmons lead from 1955 to 1969, and his administration oversaw the addition of new buildings as campus expanded and enrollment growth to nearly 5,000 students.

Appalachian was transformed from a single-purpose teacher’s college into a multipurpose regional university and Appalachian StateTeacher’s College became Appalachian State University in 1967. Growth continued in the 1970s to around 9,500 students and 550 faculty. Afterward, three degree granting undergraduate colleges were created: Arts and Sciences, Fine and Applied Arts, and Education. Dr. Herbert Wey succeeded Plemmons as president in 1969 and was named chancellor in 1971. In 1972 Appalachian State became part of the University of North Carolina system.

Campus

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian State University has one of the highest elevations of any university in the United States east of the Mississippi River, at convert|3333|ft|m|. The university's main campus is in downtown Boone, a town that supports a population of 13,328, [cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=boone&_state=04000US37&_county=boone&_cityTown=boone&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|title=Population Finder:Boone|date=2006|work=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-07-13] compared to a total ASU enrollment of 15,871 students. The campus encompasses convert|1300|acre|km2|, including a main campus of convert|410|acre|km2| with 21 residence halls, four dining facilities, 19 academic buildings, and 11 recreation/athletic facilities.

The center of campus is considered to be Sanford Mall, an open grassy quad between the student union, dining halls, and library. Along with Sanford Hall, located on the mall's edge, it is named for Terry Sanford, a former governor of the state. Rivers Street, a thoroughfare for town and university traffic, essentially divides the campus into east and west sections with underground tunnels and a pedestrian bridge connecting the two halves. The eastern half includes Sanford Mall, Plemmons Student Union, and Belk Library, along with two communities of residence halls, Eastridge and Pinnacle. The campus on the west side has Trivette Dining Hall, the Quinn Recreation Center, Kidd Brewer Stadium, and Stadium Heights and Yosef Hollow, the two remaining residence hall communities. At the north end of campus, Bodenheimer Drive crosses over Rivers Street and leads to Appalachian Heights (an apartment-style residence hall open only to upperclassmen), Mountaineer Apartments (housing for non-traditional students), the Chancellor's House, The Living Learning Center, the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center, and Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. The George M. Holmes Convocation Center, located at the south end of Rivers Street is the gateway and entrance to campus.

The [http://www.turchincenter.org/ Turchin Center for the Visual Arts] , located on the edge of main campus, is the university's visual art center. The Turchin Center is the largest visual arts center in northwestern North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. [cite web|url=http://www.turchincenter.org/about.php4|title=About Us|date=2004-2008|work=Turchin Center for the Visual Arts|accessdate=2008-07-13] It displays rotating exhibits indoors and outdoors, some exhibits being culturally specific to the Appalachians, and offers community outreach programs through art courses. Farthing Auditorium, a 1,734 seat performance venue, hosts artists from around the world.

Administration

The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors plans and develops the coordinated system of higher education with thestate. They establish university policy but delegate daily operation of Appalachian State to a chancellor. [cite web|url=http://www.web.appstate.edu/about/administration.html|title=Administration|date=2008|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] The chancellor likewise delegates some duties to the provost, several vice-chancellors, and other administrative offices. These administrative offices are advised by several university committees on the needs of campus constituents, as represented by a Faculty Senate, Staff Council and Student Government Association.

Presidents

* Dr. B.B. Dougherty (1899–1955)
* Dr. J.D. Rankin (1955, Interim)
* Dr. William H. Plemmons (1955–1969)
* Dr. Herbert Wey (1969–1971)

Chancellors

*Dr. Herbert Wey (1971–1979)
* Dr. Cratis Williams (1975, Acting) [cite book
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* Dr. John E. Thomas (1979–1993)
* Dr. Francis T. Borkowski (1993–2003)
* Provost Harvey Durham (2003–2004, Interim) [cite web|title=ASU Chancellor to Take Medical Leave of Absence|url=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/pres/news/releases/pr2003/pr20020515.htm|accessdate=2006-12-02]
* Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock (2004–present)

Academics

Rankings and recognition

*Recognized by TIME Magazine as a "College of the Year" in 2001.
*Featured in The Princeton Review's 2008 edition of "America's Best Value Colleges". [http://www.admissions.appstate.edu/accolades.html Rankings and Recognition] ., 2007.]
*Ranked 5th overall among regional public comprehensive universities in the South and 10th overall among public and private universities in the South in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008".
*Ranked 21st in Consumers Digest magazine's 2007 edition of "Top 50 Best Values for Public Colleges and Universities".
*Ranked 27st in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's 2008 edition of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges".

Library

In 2005, the [http://www.library.appstate.edu/about/index.html Carol Grotnes Belk Library & Information Commons] opened in a new convert|165000|sqft|m2| five story building. Belk Library holds over 871,000 bound books and periodicals, 1.5 million microforms, 24,000 sound recordings, and 14,000 videos. [cite web|url=http://www.library.appstate.edu/admin/factsheet.html|title=Library Fact Sheet|date=2006-2007|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] The Library holds varying collections, including the [http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/index.html W.L Eury Appalachian Collection] for regional studies and the [http://www.library.appstate.edu/stockcar/index.html Stock Car Racing Collection] . Besides serving university patrons, the library also serves as a public library for the local community, although circulation is available only to registered patrons.

Colleges

The university comprises five colleges and schools and one graduate school that offer 99 undergraduate and 68 graduate courses of study. [cite web|url=http://factbook.appstate.edu/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=71&MMN_position=74:74|title=Appalachian Fast Facts|date=2007|work=Appalachian State University|accessdate=2008-07-13] The average GPA for incoming freshman in 2007 was 3.68 and the average SAT score was 1124. The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program (SD) is an interdisciplinary course of study unique to Appalachian State.
* [http://www.cas.appstate.edu/ College of Arts and Sciences]
* [http://www.faa.appstate.edu/ College of Fine and Applied Arts]
*Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music
* [http://www.ced.appstate.edu/ Reich College of Education]
* [http://www.business.appstate.edu/ Walker College of Business]
* [http://www.graduate.appstate.edu/ Cratis D. Williams Graduate School]

Publications

The university publishes or holds copyrights to several periodicals, including:
*"Appalachian Business Review", Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Walker College of Business
*" [http://www.appjournal.appstate.edu Appalachian Journal] ", Center for Appalachian Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
*" [http://www.appalachiantoday.appstate.edu Appalachian Today] ", University magazine
*" [http://www.coldmountain.appstate.edu Cold Mountain Review] ", Department of English
*"The International Comet Quarterly", Department of Physics and Astronomy (ceded to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1990)
*" [http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/jde.htm Journal of Developmental Education] ", Center for Developmental Education, Reich College of Education
*"Journal of Health Care Marketing", Center for Management Development, Walker College of Business
*" [http://www.theapp.appstate.edu "The Appalachian"] ", Student NewspaperThe University's faculty contribute to a variety of peer reviewed journals as listed by the [http://library.appstate.edu Belk Library's] [http://facultypublications.appstate.edu faculty publications database] , and members of its Department of Physics and Astronomy serve as editors for the nationally distinguished journal " [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt The Physics Teacher] ".

Centers and institutes

The university houses several academic centers and institutes related to its mission. These include:
* [http://www.adultbasic.appstate.edu/ Adult Basic Skills Professional Development Project]
* [http://www.energy.appstate.edu/ Appalachian Energy Center] - Includes the following:
** [http://www.biodiesel.appstate.edu/ Collaborative Biodiesel Project]
** [http://www.rei.appstate.edu/ Renewable Energy Initiative]
** [http://www.wind.appstate.edu/ Small Wind R&D Site]
* [http://www.familyinnovations.org/index.html Appalachian Family Innovations] - Committed to the development, implementation, and refinement of leading edge helping programs for troubled youth and their families
* [http://www.ardi.appstate.edu Appalachian Regional Development Institute] - Outreach and economic development for the Appalachians
* [http://www.appstudies.appstate.edu Center for Appalachian Studies] - Includes the Appalachian Collection held by Belk Library, the [http://www.museum.appstate.edu Appalachian Cultural Museum] , and publishing editor of the "Appalachian Journal"
* [http://www.entrepreneurship.appstate.edu Center for Entrepreneurship]
* [http://www.holocaust.appstate.edu Center for Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies]
*Center for Management Development
* [http://www.ihhs.appstate.edu Institute for Health and Human Services]
* [http://www.msec.appstate.edu/ Math and Science Education Center]
* [http://www.ncde.appstate.edu National Center for Developmental Education] and the Kellogg Institute

tudent life

Students at ASU enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. The mountains offer snowboarding, skiing, tubing, rock climbing, hiking, rafting, camping, and fishing on and around the Blue Ridge Parkway.ASU also supports many clubs and organizations such as Greek organizations, academic and diversity clubs, and sports clubs. ACT office supports community service in the area.

ASU also offers off campus courses [http://www.ext-dl.appstate.edu] to students living off the mountain. Students work in cohorts and create family-like relationships. Off campus programs offer students the ability to maintain family and careers while working towards a degree.

Beginning in the Fall of 2008, new distance-education, full-time undergraduate programs will be available in Advertising, Criminal justice, Management, and Psychology.

Appalachian State University has rising Theatre and Dance Department. The theatre aspect of the department offers opportunities to get involved in multiple areas of theatre including: performance, technical, and general. The website is located on ASU's main web page to find the link to find out more information on the Bachelor degrees offered at the campus..

Greek life

Greek life on Appalachian State University's campus is made up of 17 fraternities and 10 sororities. There are several events that the Greeks hold each year. Lots of these raise money for the surrounding community. Such events include lip sync which takes place during the Spring Greek Week and raises money for the red cross. Greek community service events are held by each fraternity and sorority on campus. Individual sororities and fraternities all have major philanthropies that hold certain events each year to raise money for the specific cause. Each organization strives to better the community and also form strong bonds with their members. Sorororites and fraternities mix with each other at social functions and also encourage a strong panhellenic unity. Not only do fraternities and sororities mix at social functions, but also mix to do service events like roadside clean-up. Sororities on campus include Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi [http://appstateadpi.com/?page_id=32] , Delta Zeta, Phi Mu and Chi Omega. Alpha Omicron Pi will be colonizing a new chapter at App State in fall 2008. Fraternities on campus include: Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Chi [http://www1.appstate.edu/~deltachi/History.html] , Delta Tau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Theta Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Lamda Chi Alpha and Alpha Sigma Phi.

Athletics

Appalachian's sports teams are nicknamed the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Southern Conference. Appalachian fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. [cite web|title=Varsity Sports
author=Appalachian Sports University|access date=2008-10-08|url=http://www.appstate.edu/top/athletics/varsity.php] The Mountaineer football team competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA).

Kidd Brewer Stadium is the 20,150 seat home of Appalachian football. Affectionately nicknamed "The Rock", the stadium is located at an elevation of convert|3333|ft|m|0.

The Holmes Center is the home court for Appalachian's basketball teams. The convert|200840|sqft|m2|0|sing=on arena, with seating for 8,325, is also the home for volleyball and indoor track and field.

University Recreation (UREC) also offers 19 club sports that compete with other regional institutions on a non-varsity level. They are: lacrosse (men's and women's), rugby (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), ultimate frisbee (men's and women's), volleyball (men's and women's), climbing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, ice hockey, skiing, racquetball, snowboarding, swimming, and triathlon.

Football

Appalachian won three consecutive Division I FCS (I-AA) national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007, over the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Delaware, respectively. The Mountaineers are the first FCS team to win three straight national championships since the playoffs began in 1978. They are also the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946. [cite news|title=Thrice is Nice: Apps Rout Delaware For Third-Straight National Title |author=Appalachian Sports Information|publisher=GoASU|date=2007-12-15|url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104458&SPID=12811&DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=1545029]

In a milestone for ASU athletics, the Appalachian State football team played their season opener at the fifth-ranked University of Michigan in front of the largest crowd to ever witness an ASU football game on September 1, 2007. Appalachian State beat Michigan 34-32 and became the first Division I FCS (I-AA) football team to defeat a Division I FBS (I-A) team ranked in the AP poll. [cite news|title=Blocked field goal secures Appalachian State's upset of Michigan |author=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date=2007-09-01|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272440130&confId=null]

Events and news

[http://www.appsummer.org/ An Appalachian Summer Festival] , hosted by the university, has been named one of the "Top 20 Events in the Southeast" by the [http://escapetothesoutheast.com/ Southeast Tourism Society] for more than a decade.

In 2004, a committee for the Appalachian Family Caravan tour created a promotional video titled "Hot Hot Hot," shown throughout the area by Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock. The video became an inadvertent internet phenomenon and was featured on VH1’s "Web Junk 20" program in early 2006. [http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2679633?htv=12] The video was never intended to promote Appalachian State to anyone but the Family Caravan, much less as a recruiting tool for prospective students. [http://www.theapp.appstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=734&Itemid=0] The video is no longer used by the university, due to student and alumni protests.

In 2001, MTV's program "Road Rules" visited ASU to produce an episode called "Campus Crawl", aired on-campus during an annual, winter student swimming event called the "Polar Plunge". The show's participants also crossed a high-wire strung between Coltrane and Gardner Halls.

On July 2, 2008 The Appalachian State Football team received an ESPY nomination for the biggest upset in their 34-32 win over the Michigan Wolverines on September 1, 2007

Notable alumni

* Jennifer E. Alley – Former North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball head coach [ [http://www.alumni.appstate.edu/awards/daa_alltime.html Distinguished Alumni Award] ]
* Don Beaver – Healthcare Mogul, owner of the Charlotte Knights, New Orleans Zephyrs, Hickory Crawdads, and partial owner and member of the board of directors for the Pittsburg Pirates [ [http://www.charlotteknights.com/staff/beaver.htm Meet the Knights Front Office] ]
* Eric Church – Country music singer [cite web|url=http://www.ericchurch.com/?content=about|title=About Eric Church|date=2008|work=Eric Church|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Dexter Coakley – NFL Dallas Cowboys & St. Louis Rams (Linebacker)
* Howard Coble – Longtime Republican 6th District US Congressman from Greensboro, NC
* Stephen J. Dubner – Writer, co-author of "Freakonomics" [cite web|url=http://www.stephenjdubner.com/bio.html|title=Stephen J. Dubner Biography|work=Stephen J. Dubner|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Charles Frazier – Novelist, author of "Cold Mountain"
* Alvin Gentry – NBA Phoenix Suns assistant coach, former head coach of the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers
* Franklin Graham – Evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
* Dino Hackett – NFL Kansas City Chiefs (Linebacker)
* Mary Jayne Harrelson – Track athlete, two-time NCAA Outdoors 1500 m Champion [cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2004/Harrelson_MaryJayne.asp|title=Mary Jayne Harrelson|date=2004-04-21|work=USA Track & Field|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Byron Hill – Country and pop music songwriter
* Jason Hunter – NFL Green Bay Packers (Defensive End)
* Glenn McCoy – Executive Director, San Francisco Ballet and former Advertising Manager, Metropolitan Opera [cite web|url=http://www.sfballet.org/about/executivedirector.asp|title=About: Executive Director|date=2008|work=San Francisco Ballet|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Melissa Morrison-Howard – Two-time Olympic hurdler bronze medalist (2000 & 2004)
* Dexter Jackson – NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Wide Receiver)
* Corey Lynch – NFL Cincinnati Bengals (Safety), son-in-law of Franklin Graham
* Marques Murrell – NFL New York Jets (Linebacker)
* Ron Prince – Head football coach at Kansas State University
* Douglas Sarine – Co-creator of Ask a Ninja
* John Settle – NFL Atlanta Falcons (Running Back)
* Mary Ellen Snodgrass – Author and two-time New York Public Library award winner
* Chris Swecker – Head of Corporate Security for Bank of America and former Assistant Director, FBI [cite web|url=http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=topstories.db&command=viewone&id=4196&op=t|title=Bank of America Hires FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker to Head Corporate Security |date=2006-05-02|work=Carolina News Wire|accessdate=2008-07-13]
*Coaker Triplett - Two-sport star and baseball team captain, MLB outfielder for the Cubs, Cardinals and Phillies from 1938-45, player-manager for Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, and member of the Appalachian State Athletic Hall of Fame since 1976
* Gary Wheeler – Film director and producer [cite web|url=http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2007/0730web/boonedirector.php|title=Boone director debuts newest film, ‘The List’|date=2007-07-30|author=Scott Nicholson|publisher=The Watauga Democrat|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Daniel Wilcox – NFL Baltimore Ravens (Tight End)
* J. Bradley Wilson – Chairman, University of North Carolina Board of Governors [cite web|url=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/apps/directory/bog_profiles.php?rowstart=40|title=Board of Governors Bios and Photos|date=2006|work=The University of North Carolina|accessdate=2008-07-13]
* Gene Wooten – Nashville Dobro player and session musician [cite web|url=http://www.well.com/~wellvis/wooten.html|title=Gene Wooten|work=Brad's Page of Steel|accessdate=2008-07-13]

References

External links

* [http://www.appstate.edu Appalachian State University official website]
* [http://www.goasu.com Appalachian State Mountaineers official website]