BOONE, N.C. — Recent App State graduates and alums of the Mountaineers' track & field program, Mariah Atwater and Jada Branch, have been selected as the 2023-24 recipients of the Steve and Marcia Wilks Diversity and Inclusion Postgraduate Scholarships.
Atwater is pursuing a master's degree in business administration and Branch is in a graduate program for public health nutrition at App State this academic year.
The scholarship, which was established in 2021 by former App State football standout and longtime college and NFL coach Steve Wilks and his wife, is awarded annually to a qualified former Mountaineer student-athlete from an underrepresented population who is pursuing a graduate degree at Appalachian State University.