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Turner College Grads Win 2022 Alumni Recognition Awards

Two Turner College graduates are among the winners of 2022 Alumni Recognition Awards.  Cortney Wilson, a 2012 graduate of the Turner College’s master’s degree program in organizational leadership, won the 2022 Alumni Service Award.  Cortney has been volunteering for Columbus State University since the day she stepped foot on campus.  She recently wrapped up her term as president of the CSU Alumni Association and currently serves as the chair of the CSU Athletics Fund Board.  Cortney is currently the director of the William B. Turner Center for Servant Leadership at CSU, where she holds the Frank D. Brown Distinguished Chair in Servant Leadership.  Cortney is currently working on a doctorate degree in education from the University of Georgia.  Joining Wilson on the list of winners is David Coburn, a 1982 graduate of the Turner College’s bachelor’s degree program in accounting, who won the 2022 Distinguished Alumnus in Military/Public Service Award.  David retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of Major General.  His final assignment in that capacity was as the Commanding General for the U.S. Army Financial Management Command in Indiana.  He is currently the senior vice president of operations at Georgia Military College.  In addition to his 1982 degree from CSU, Coburn also earned an MBA from Syracuse University.  As part of CSU’s Homecoming 2022 Week, the Alumni Recognition Awards Program begins at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 30, 2022, in CSU’s Cunningham Center.  The cost is $5 per person and advanced registration is required. 


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