BOONE—The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian State University has a new tractor thanks to a generous donation from Boone Kubota and support from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. [more]

BOONE—John L. and Marjorie Idol of Hillsborough and Watauga County have established the Arthel “Doc” Watson Scholarship Endowment for Traditional Mountain Music at Appalachian State University.

Proceeds from the endowment will fund a scholarship to be awarded annually to a full-time student at Appalachian who is studying or displays talent in traditional mountain music. The first scholarship will be awarded in 2009. [more]

BOONE—John Foster West joined the faculty at Appalachian State University in 1968 to establish the university’s creative writing program. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University student Hugh Owings won first place for his chair design titled “One Man’s Treasure” in the Fifth Annual Berkline BenchCraft LLC Chair Design Competition sponsored by the university’s Department of Technology. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University has received $120,000 to help improve energy efficiency on campus.

The grant was awarded by N.C. Gov. Mike Easley through the state’s Energy Efficiency Fund and is part of more than $5 million awarded to state agencies, universities and community colleges. [more]

BOONE—The Furniture Foundation of High Point has provided $24,000 to Appalachian State University to fund eight $3,000 scholarships in the Department of Technology. [more]

BOONE—An annotated bibliography of the Rhinehart collection has been published by Appalachian State University’s Belk Library and Information Commons. [more]