TSYS School’s Abid has Sights Set High

Turner Business recent had the opportunity to chat with Riduan Abid, an associate professor of computer science in the Turner College’s TSYS School of Computer Science. A Fulbright Research Scholar, Abid joined the TSYS School faculty in January of 2022 from a faculty position at Alakhawayn University in Morocco. In announcing his arrival at that time, Turner Business noted that he earned a doctorate in computer science from Auburn University, after which he served on the faculties at Purdue University and the University of Houston. During our recent chat, we mentioned to Abid that he was closing in on 1,000 Google Scholar citations, and we asked what he thought about that fact. His reply was straightforward and bold, “I’m looking forward to closing the 1,000 citations milestone this year, and increasing the pace after joining CSU.” This is the type of answer that the TSYS School’s stakeholders – current students, alumni, private sector supporters, etc. – should be excited to hear because it indicates that the future of the organization is bright, and investments in it will be worthwhile. The first part of Abid’s statement also rings true, as a recent check of his Google Scholar citations count reveals that he currently sits at 855 total citations, with 37 of these arriving during the first 2.5 months of 2023. Needing only 145 more citations, and having garnered 194 during 2022, he’s on pace hit the milestone before year’s end. Although it is Abid’s prior research that will carry him over the milestone, we also asked him what he is currently working on in terms of research. He indicated that he is working on projects related to Cloud computing, which is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. Abid also stated that he has other projects in the works related to data analytics, which involves the extraction of information from raw data using specialized computer systems. Stay tuned to Turner Business for updates on the research being done by Abid and other faculty in the Turner College.

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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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