During the homecoming football game on October 7, 2017, AppState Athletics recognized the university’s scholar athletes with an on-field ceremony and presentation of a Scholar Athlete Ring. The students had earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better while playing a varsity sport. The Beaver College of Health Sciences had 17 students recognized: Exercise Science Majors - Ashley Bassett-Smith (Women’s Basketball), Joi Jones (Women’s Basketball), Mykel Golden (Football), Jaclyn Nieradka (Women’s Soccer), Ellsworth Parham (Men’s Track & Field), Elizabeth Simmons (Women’s Track & Field), Natalie Kile (Women’s Track & Field), Health Promotion Majors - Hannah Craver (Women’s Golf), Jane Cline (Women’s Soccer), Phenix Durham (Women’s Soccer), Aubrey Fletcher (Women’s Soccer), Thomas Layne (Men’s Track & Field), Catherine Crawford (Women’s Track & Field), Recreation Management Majors - Katrina Stammen (Women’s Volleyball), Marcus Johnson (Men’s Wrestling), Communication Sciences and Disorders Major - Taylor Drummonds (Women’s Track & Field) and Nutrition Major - Audrey Florence (Women’s Track & Field). Congratulations to you all!
Health Promotion for Faculty and Staff hosted another successful Health Fair October 27, 2017, in the Plemmons Student Union. Over 400 employees and 20 vendors attended the “Think Your Health is a Game? THINK AGAIN!” themed event. The annual employee health fair, sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services, a division of the Beaver College of Health Sciences, promotes health awareness and disease prevention, and increases awareness of local, state and national health services and resources for Appalachian State University employees by providing health screenings, educational information, and related activities.
Dr. Stephanie Devane-Johhnson (pictured on right with Dr. Carolyn Huffman, Assistant Professor in Dept. of Nursing at Appalachian) from Duke University School of Nursing was the keynote speaker for the fall meeting of the local chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing held at Appalachian. Devane-Johnson shared her research on breastfeeding practices within the African American community and resulting health disparities. In addition to Devane-Johnson presenting her research, the Department of Nursing senior BSN students participated in a poster session presenting their Evidence Based Practice Projects.