Mountaineers know that App State is a place like no other.
From the mountains to the valley, our university offers high-quality education experiences, boasts championship-winning athletic teams and provides countless opportunities to engage deeply with a community of Mountaineers.
Each year on iBackAPP day — the universityβs largest giving celebration of the year — Mountaineers come together, united by their shared App State Experiences and their passion for helping future generations.
So on Wednesday, March 6, we hope you will show your APPreciation for the university that has given so much to so many.
Donation Challenge
$3,000 if 30 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Challenge
$1,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Joanna Faith Williams & C. Philip Byers
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Hayes Circle
Offered by Dan Millice
Donation Challenge
$30,000 if 100 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Walker College Dean's Club
Offered by Jeff and Liz Mick
Donation Challenge
$30,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Vet Tech Current Fund
Offered by Jeff and Liz Mick
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 50 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Beaver College of Health Sciences Dean's Fund for Excellence
Offered by Lynn Lewis
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 15 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Walker College Building Initiative Fund
Offered by Bob Hatley '72
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 50 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Walker College Dean's Club
Offered by Preston Powell '01
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 250 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Appalachian Fund
Offered by Lynn Lewis
Donation Challenge
$21,000 if 25 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Beaver College of Health Sciences Dean's Fund for Excellence
Offered by NC Scottish Rite
Donation Challenge
$15,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For RCOE Dean's Unrestricted Fund
Offered by NC Scottish Rite
Donation Challenge
$12,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For AppState Men's Golf
Offered by Jeff and Liz Mick
Donation Challenge
$12,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For AppState Women's Golf
Offered by Jeff and Liz Mick
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Watauga Residential College
Offered by Ron Russell '88 and Tommy Sweat
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Friends of the Library
Offered by Suzanne Wise '81
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women of Walker Current Operating Fund
Offered by Robin '81 and Mark Wyatt
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 15 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Computer Science Alumni Scholarship
Offered by Tommy Guy '07
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Daye Light Fund
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Challenge
$7,715 if 40 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Friends of the Library
Offered by Scott Oxford '80 and Julia Courtney
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 15 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Continuing the Mission Fund
Offered by Mark '83 and Mimi Ross
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Stephen Wilson Stafford Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Offered by Dwayne Stafford '99
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Dr. F. Ray Derrick Biology Scholarship
Offered by Dr. Janet E. Hohn '63
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For RCOE Dean's Unrestricted Fund
Offered by Jenny Hix '74
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Offered by Nancy & Doug Brittelle
Donation Challenge
$4,100 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Appalachian Fund
Offered by Vice Chancellor for Advancement, Jane Barghothi '96 and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement, Will Sears '94
Donation Challenge
$4,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Hayes Circle
Offered by The Hayes School of Music Advisory Board
Donation Challenge
$4,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Hayes Circle
Offered by Clif β70 & Diane Robinson
Donation Challenge
$3,000 if 25 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For AppState Volleyball
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Challenge
$3,000 if 30 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Friends of the Library
Offered by MaryCraven '77 and Dennis Poteat
Donation Challenge
$3,000 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For International Education and Development
Offered by June Rostan '70
Donation Challenge
$3,000 if 15 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For International Education and Development
Offered by April Williams '01
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For Friends of the Library
Offered by Faye Chadwell '84
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Teach from the Heart Scholarship
Offered by Elizabeth '80 and John '76 Bumgarner
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For College of Fine and Applied Arts Dean's Circle of Excellence Fund
Offered by Dean Shannon Campbell
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 20 donors give in the next 8 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Student and Faculty Excellence Annual Fund
Offered by Forrest Gilliam '08
A big round of APP-lause for the more than 2,000 Mountaineers who helped us meet our goal for #iBackAPP 2024!
iBackAPP ends in just two hours and the celebrations are still going strong! Have you made your gift yet?
242 days ago by Megan BruffyβNeerly there! Our App State Community is opening doors for future Mountaineers on #iBackAPP Day!
Itβs a black and gold good time as Mountaineers show their pride and support their passion on #iBackAPP Day!
242 days ago by Courtney RobertsWith fours hours left of #iBackAPP day, there's still time to be a part of the celebration! Make a gift to support an area you're passionate about, and don't forget to share what makes your App State Experience one-of-a-kind!
242 days ago by Courtney RobertsHalfway there! Momentum is building as Mountaineers from βneer and far come together to show their APP-reciation on #iBackAPP Day.
242 days ago by Courtney RobertsiBackAPP events are going strong! Where will you celebrate iBackAPP? Check out our events calendar to find the perfect spot.
We love to hear from the App State Community why they back App. Everyone has a distinct App State story. What's yours? Tell us on social media using #iBackAPP!
242 days ago by Megan BruffyLet's get Mountaineers from every state to support iBackAPP!
Across our campuses and the country, join in the iBackAPP fun at one of our events. Visit our events page to find the nearest celebration!
App State alumni are representing their companies at today's Internship and Job Fair at Holmes Convocation Center! Vice Chancellor of University Advancement Jane Barghothi stopped by to visit with them and share iBackAPP goodies.
APP-tastic! We are 25% of the way to our goal. Thank you to all of the Mountaineers who are joining us for #iBackAPP 2024.
Teams across campus are showing their black and gold spirit in celebration of iBackAPP day!
App State's SGA President JP Neri said he backs App because he loves this school and its people. Let us know why you back App using #iBackAPP!
243 days ago by Megan Bruffy