College of Business, circa 1980, photo 1

This image shows two men sitting at a table in front of a zoning map in the College of Business at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1980s. The man standing on the left is Mr. Robert H. West, faculty member in the Department of Business Education and Office Administration. Seated on the right is Mr. Gordon Winkler, Mayor of Boone. 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

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Photographs

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Appalachian State University. College of Business

1970-1979

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

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