The CSU Foundation Board of Trustees recently welcomed eight new trustees, along with a new executive director for the CSU Foundation Properties. The board is comprised of community leaders who advocate for and support the mission of CSU. Among the new members is Jason C. “Jay” Alexander, the current CEO and president of Alexander Electric Company, based in Columbus. He graduated from CSU’s Turner College of Business in 2001 and has since earnestly supported CSU. Alexander is a Shannon Society member in recognition of creating endowments that enhance and support excellence at CSU. Alexander established the Jay and Kellie Alexander Scholarship Endowment to support undergraduate students in the Turner College of Business. Joining Alexander is W. Allen Pettis, the executive vice president and chief customer officer at TSYS Issuer Solutions, a Global Payments company. He graduated from the Turner College of Business in 1992, has donated at the Tower Society level for 22 years and has also been a consistent supporter of the Honors College. Also new to the Board is Pam Siddall, the co-president at Advance Local, a national media group operating leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities. Siddall graduated from the Turner College of Business in 1991 and is a former Foundation trustee. She has donated annually for 17 years, supporting various projects on campus. Siddall was awarded the Alumni Association’s most prestigious award, the Thomas Y. Whitley Award, in 2014. The new trustees will serve through 2024.
The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s
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