Turner College’s Student Business Pitch Competition Seeking Judges

Turner College professor Kirk Heriot recently announced that he is seeking judges for the 2023 Student Business Pitch Competition (formerly the Business Plan Competition). Judging for the 2023 competition will commence on or around April 17, 2023, and will consist of three rounds of evaluation that require 10.5 to 11.5 hours over a period of two weeks. Each pitch will consist of fewer than 1,000 words in addressing six key areas. Judges will evaluate each pitch using a rubric. Round 1 will be aimed at screening pitches in an effort to eliminate the weakest among the submissions. This round will take four to five hours over two days. During Round 2, judges will review remaining pitches and select the finals from among them. This round will consume about five hours over seven days. Lastly, Round 3 will require about 1.5 hours on May 1, 2023, as the finalists will compete. This round requires that the finalists make a business pitch to the panel of judges, to conclude with a Q&A session for the judges to ask questions. This will take place in the Synovus Center Theater on CSU’s main campus. “Serving as a judge is a great way to fulfill our mission and contribute to the success of our students,” Heriot, holder of the Crowley Chair in Entrepreneurship, explained. “We are especially in need of judges to help us screen the pitches and to select the finalists,” he added. Past winners of the competition have gone on to successful ventures, with one even appearing on the popular television series, Shark Tank, and securing financial support from the celebrity sharks.

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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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