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Turner College of Business Advisory Council

On December 8, 2022, Turner College Dean Deborah Kidder will be hosting a luncheon for the Turner College Business Advisory Council, a group consisting mainly of private sector supporters of the Turner College who advise the dean on strategy and other related matters. The Advisory Council currently has 12 members, each of whom will get the chance to meet several Turner College faculty at the December luncheon.

Among the members of the Advisory Council is Paul Amos, who joined Aflac as executive vice president of U.S. Operations in 2005 and was named COO and President in 2007. He retired from Aflac in 2017 to become Director of Jordan Blanchard Capital. In 1977, another current Advisory Council member, Wade Burford, started his career at CB&T as a part-time teller. He now works as Market President for Synovus in Phenix City. Philip Tomlinson spent almost 49 years in financial services, retiring as President and CEO of TSYS in 2015. James Yancey began his career in 1959 as a teller for Columbus Bank and Trust Company. He was promoted to President of CB&T in 1983 and Vice Chairman of the Board in 1992. He was elected President and CEO of Synovus in 1998, retiring eight years later, in 2005. Finally, the remaining members of the Turner Business Advisory Council are Jason Alexander, Richard Alexander, William Blanchard, Stephen Butler, Gardiner Garrard, Otis Scarborough, Marvin Starks and Robert Wright.

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