Peker Wins CSU Faculty Service Award

TSYS School of Computer Science associate professor Yesem Peker was the Turner College’s big winner at the 2018 Faculty & Staff Recognition and Excellence Awards Banquet held in CSU’s Lumpkin Center on May 7, 2018. Peker serves on a number of important committees – nine in total, including the Turner College’s Assurance of Learning Committee. Also nominated for awards at the 2018 event were Alfredo Perez, also an associate professor in TSYS School, who was a finalist for the Faculty Research and Scholarship Award, and Tesa Leonce, an associate professor of economics who was nominated for the Teaching Excellence Award. Also nominated from the Turner College were Kevin Hurt, an associate professor of management and finalist for the Chappell Graduate Award, and Johnny Ho, a professor of management and nominee for the inaugural Teaching Innovation Award. Lastly, TSYS School professor Shamim Kahn was among the nominees for the International Educator of the Year Award.

Among the other Turner College faculty and staff honored at the 2018 banquet were Jennifer Stone, an executive assistant in the Dean’s Office who was nominated for the President’s Staff Excellence Award, Rania Hodhod, an associate professor in the TSYS School who was recognized as a 2017 LEAD Graduate and for a Five Years of Service Award. Turner College associate professor of management Laurence Marsh was also recognized as a 2017 LEAD Graduate, while Hurt, Peker and Turner College Director of Marketing Sean Russell received Five Years of Service Awards. Receiving a Ten Years of Service Award was associate professor marketing Ed O’Donnell, while Neal Rogers, an assistant professor in the TSYS School received a Twenty Years of Service Award. Finally Turner College associate dean Fonda Carter received a Thirty Years of Service Award to loud applause.

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Four Turner College Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Teaching

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Hammer joins Turner College Finance Faculty

The Turner College's Department of Accounting and Finance welcomes Melissa Ingle Hammer , who joins the group as an adjunct faculty in finance. Hammer graduated from the Turner College in 2005, after earning a BBA in finance. She later went on to earn an MBA from Auburn University, a Specialist Certificate in Conduct Risk from the University of Manchester, a Certificate in Team Culture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Certificate in Executive Presence from Cornell University. Hammer is the SVP of Fair Lending Product Management with RiskExec at Asurity. She previously worked as Compliance Manager of Fair Lending at Synovus, a senior regulatory consultant with Wolters Kluwer, and as VP of Compliance at TD. This semester Hammer will be teaching FINC 3135, Financial Institutions and Technologies. Turner Business welcomes Melissa and wishes her a great first semester in the Turner College.

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