Appalachian State University Announces the Dedication of Katherine Harper Hall

Katherine Harper has won several awards, including the Governor’s Award for Workforce Development in 1995. She was the Mecklenburg County finance chair for Governor Jim Hunt during his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1984. She was appointed to the N.C. Banking Commission from 1982-1985, served on the N.C. Advisory Board for Workforce Development from 1990-1992 and the N.C. Small Business Council from 1993-1997. In 1995, she was appointed to the U.S. Export Council of North Carolina by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.