College of Business, event, 1975, photo 6

This image shows five attendees of an event for the College of Business at Appalachian State University (1967-current) held in the Red Carpet Inn in Boone, NC, in 1975. Chancellor Herbert Walter Wey (1969-1979), seen second from the left, was presented with a cashier's check from the Bank of North Carolina for five thousand dollars for Appalachian State's College of Business. The College of Business was established in 1970-71 with four distinct departments, including accounting, business administration, business, economic and occupational education, and economics. It occupied Smith-Wright Hall, built 1940, from 1970 to 1976, when John A. Walker Hall, built 1975, was opened. The college was dedicated to John A. Walker, founder of Lowe's Companies, in 1976.

Business Education

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 9, College of Business F1, C14.2.2.3.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1975

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Appalachian State University. College of Business

Wey, Herbert Walter, 1914-1999

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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