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Turner College Alum Bethany Yandell Returns to Higher Education

Turner College alum Bethany Yandell is beginning the new year in a new position, Director of Communications & Marketing for the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee. In doing so, Bethany returns to the institution where from 2014 to 2022 she worked in communications and public relations, most recently with the UT Cancer Center. She joins UT this time from Ackermann Marketing & PR, where she worked as Senior Account Executive. Speaking on this experience, Bethany stated, "I would be remiss to not mention how much my time at Ackermann Marketing & PR has meant to me. The last two and a half years have allowed me to practice strategic communications for brands across the region that positioned me for the next step in my career in ways I couldn't have imagined." Bethany graduated from UT in 2008, earning an undergraduate degree in communications and public relations. In 2010, she joined the Turner College as Recruitment Coordinator, a position she held until mid-2013. During this period Bethany earned an M.S. in organizational leadership from the Turner College. During her studies in the Turner College, she was inducted into both the Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. After departing Columbus, Bethany spent a brief period as the Recruiting and Retention Coordinator for the College of Nursing at Augusta University. Turner Business congratulates Bethany on this latest professional milestone.




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