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App State senior Tucker Terrell, a geology-environmental geology major from Burlington, explains how he used ground-penetrating radar to locate unmarked burials of enslaved people at Fort Defiance, located near Lenoir in Caldwell County. The work helped confirm ancestral stories and the role of enslaved people in the fort’s history. Terrell is one of three undergraduate students who were honored with awards for their research at the university’s 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endea

Geology major Tucker Terrell receives award at Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors
May 8, 2025

Tucker Terrell, of Burlington, a senior geology-environmental geology major, used ground-penetrating radar to establish the location of burials... student honors, student research

Skye-Anne Tschoepe receives Sigma Xi award to study Greenway water quality
Jan 13, 2021

Sophomore GES major Skye-Anne Tschoepe won an award from Sigma Xi, a scientific honor society, to advance her thesis work studying the impact of... student honors, student research

Gaines in goal. Photo by Tim Cowie/App State Athletics

Alum Rachel Gaines ('19) named NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Jul 31, 2020

Department alumna Rachel Gaines ('19) has been having a great summer in terms of being recognized for her achievements as a student athlete!

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Gaines in uniform. Photo courtesy of Appalachian State University.

Alum Rachel Gaines ('19) named Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America
Jul 9, 2020

Rachel Gaines ('19; Environmental Science) was honored for her achievements in academics and athletics by being... student honors

Ciara Sailar Awarded AEG Carolinas Scholarship
Jun 11, 2020

Congratulations to Geology major Ciara Sailar for being this year’s recipient of “The Carolinas Scholarship” through the Associa

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The GES Class of 2020 Graduates!
May 17, 2020

 They may not have had the traditional graduation celebrations other classes had, but they definitely went out with a bang and with quite a s

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2020-21 GES Award Winners Announced
Apr 17, 2020

2020-2021 GES Student Award Winners Announced student honors
Klyce speaks with fellow GES major Neeshell Bradley-Lewis at OSR poster day

Annie Klyce shows opportunities available to GES majors
Aug 13, 2019

Appalachian Today profiled Annie Klyce, a 2019 Geological and Environmental Sciences (... student honors

Emily presenting her research

Senior Emily Fedders wins student research award at international conference
Jan 29, 2019

Emily Fedders, a senior Geology major with a Quantitative Geoscience concentration, won an... student honors, student research