Turner College Activities Update

Columbus State University recently received confirmation that it has been re-designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). As Patrick Aiken, Director of the Turner College’s TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, explained to Turner Business, “So much vision and tireless effort goes into this type of prestigious award. There is no way to recognize everyone who played roles in this designation, but special recognition has to go to . . . [TSYS School] . . . . Shamim Khan, and . . . Graduate Programs Coordinator, Yesem Kurt Peker for managing the application process that allowed us to earn this designation.

Atlanta Braves Senior Coordinator for Event Services, Jamiya Brinson, will be visiting the Turner College on Thursday, February 23, at 12:30 pm. Brinson will be speaking in the Synovus Center Theater on professional research, customer service and event management, all topics relevant to courses taught by Becca Jones, assistant professor of marketing in the Turner College, who invited Brinson to address students. Brinson earned a B.S. in exercise science in 2015 and an M.S. in sport and fitness management in 2018, both from Georgia State University. She is on track to earn an MBA from the University of Georgia later this year. She is an experienced events professional with a demonstrated history of working in the sport management industry.

CSU recently hosted the Scholastic Gaming and ESports Conference at the Cunningham Center. Thanks are due to Rodrigo Obando, a computer science faculty member in the TSYS School, and to Turner College students, Michael Grantham and Mary Alderman, for assisting with the event. Grantham thanked CSU for giving him the chance to talk about his experience at SGEC 2023, noting to Turner Business, “I can’t wait to see what’s next for our gaming community here at CSU.”

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Four Turner College Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Teaching

CSU Head Women's Soccer Coach Jay Entlich recently released a list of CSU faculty who have been chosen by a player as a member of the CSU faculty who has impacted the player in a positive way along their journey at CSU. Four Turner College faculty were included on the list, along with the player who nominated each. Management professor Phil Bryant was named by Sophia Leal , a freshman midfielder from Oxford, Georgia. Sophia attended Eastside High School and was a two-time all-region selection during her high school career. Through the first 10 games of 2024, she has scored one goal and recorded three assists. Next, management professor John Finley was named by Lizz Forshaw , a graduate student forward from Stockton, England. Lizz, who attended IMG Academy in south Florida, has scored four goals and recorded four assists this season. During her senior year in 2023, she scored three goals and recorded two assists. As a junior in 2022, Lizz scored three goals ...

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International ...

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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