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The Olice Embry Award

The Turner College’s Olice H. Embry Jr. Award is given annually to a member of the Turner College of Business and Technology who represents the values and spirit of the organization. Embry’s own values and spirit are described by the following text from his memorial.

“To know him was to know the importance of learning as much as you can, stay positive, try hard, be early to an appointment, to laugh, ‘give someone the shirt off your back,’ and lastly to love your families and spend quality time with them.”

Olice Embry, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama, was known throughout his youth “Sonny.” He graduated from Presbyterian College and began his career with South Central Bell. Embry later earned an MBA and a doctorate in management, both from Georgia State University, after which he joined academia. Embry first served on the management faculty at the University of Alabama – Birmingham, and later joined the management faculty at Columbus State University. During his tenure at CSU, Olice served as chair of the management department and later dean of the business school. A former Eagle Scout, Olice loved to spend time with his family – his wife, Carole, and their two children, Alan and Vivian – on Lake Oliver or Lake Martin, and at the Springer Opera House, where he was a cast member in numerous productions. In addition to service on the board of the Springer Opera House, Embry was also a member of the Columbus Rotary Club.

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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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