Five Turner College Students Take Home 2024 Student Leadership & Organization Awards

Several Turner College students took home awards at the 2024 Student Leadership & Organization Awards Ceremony. More than 65 student organizations and their leaders were honored for their dedication and service to the CSU and local community at the recent event hosted by CSU's Office of Student Life & Development. Three CSU students were honored in the Individual Achievement. Among them was Tyler Brown, who took home the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. Brown is a senior from Atlanta, Georgia, majoring in cybersecurity. In addition to dedicating time to his graduate studies, he serves Greek Life, Collegiate 100 and the Student Government Association as a member and through key leadership roles. Next, winning one of the individual awards in the Registered Student Organizations category was Bryan Lucas, who won the Student Activities Council Committee Member of the Year Award. Bryan was recognized for his dedication and commitment to the program through volunteerism and for professionally representing the organization. He is a freshman from Dalton, Georgia, majoring in management. A section of awards recognized contributions to Greek Life at CSU. Winning a 2024 Living Your Values Award was Makynleigh Roberson. Makynleigh is a member of Delta Zeta Sorority and the chapter’s vice president of membership. She is a senior from Columbus, Georgia, majoring in general business. Tyler Brown also won the Fraternity Member of the Year Award. He was commended for being a model for Greek Life leadership on campus as a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Winning the Outstanding Fraternity New Member Award was Tyler Thomas. Tyler is a senior cybersecurity major from Fairburn, Georgia, and a member of the Theta Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. This award is presented to a fraternity member who has gone above and beyond the expectations of Greek Life and those of his chapter. Lastly, Student Life & Development also recognized the leaders of its student boards, including the Cougar Kickoff Committee, Cougarthon Committee, Diversity Peer Educators, eSports, Homecoming Committee, ROAR Orientation Team, Student Activities Council and Campus Recreation students. The TSYS School dominated this section of awards, as Chrystal Phillips won the Leadership in Facility Management Award. Chrystal is a junior from Willowbrook, California, majoring in the computer science cybersecurity track. Joining Chrystal on stage was Rodrick Fowler, who won the Leadership in Customer Service Award. Rodrick is a senior computer science major from Albany, Georgia.

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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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