Radford University

Economic and Cultural Impact of AASIS Scholars
As Adults in Their Appalachian Communities

Our central goal for the 2009 ATP was to find out what sort of work the former AASIS Scholars are doing, where they are doing it, what the economic impact of their education has been for them, and what contributions they are making to help sustain the communities they live in. To accomplish this goal, we asked RU student teams to make contacts in the communities of our current AASIS schools to search out AASIS Scholars for surveys and interviews. The student researchers then synthesized the information they collected for the overall region where we've worked.

Student Participants: Caldwell, Cynthia Coughlin, Kelsey Lewis, Matt Prater, Jacob Spraker

Faculty: Grace Toney Edwards
Guests: Paul Coughlin, John C. Nemeth

Contact Information:
Grace Toney Edwards, Ph.D. and JoAnn Asbury, M.A.
Radford University
Appalachian Regional Studies Center
Box 7014
Radford, VA 24142
Telephone: 540-831-5366
Email: gedwards@radford.edu

Final Report