Turner Business

Yi Zhou has joined the Turner College’s TSYS School as an assistant professor of computer science.  Zhou comes to CSU from Auburn University, where he recently completed his doctoral studies in computer science.  Zhou’s work on the energy efficiency of database operations on multicore servers is published in a 2015 issue of Future Generation Computer Systems , while his research on task assignments in high performance computing clusters appears in a 2017 issue of Concurrency Computation: Practice and Experience .  Additionally, his work on archival systems is published in a 2017 issue of IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems .

Turner College of Business students did their part in helping the Columbus State University men’s tennis team capture the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championship.  That team, which defeated Barry University in the title match held in Surprise, Arizona, has four members who are pursuing studies in the Turner College.  These are Arnold Kokulewski , a marketing major from Zielona Gorá, Poland, K.P. Pannu , a general business major from Wellington, New Zealand, Alvaro Regalado , a general business major from Alicante, Spain, and Jorge Vargas , an accounting major from Naples, Florida.  Vargas and Kokulewski teamed to provide CSU with a doubles win, and one point, while Regalado partnered with Zach Whaanga to capture another point in doubles.  Pannu, Regalado and Kokulewski each won their singles match to round out CSU’s 5-4 win over Barry in the title contest.   Congratulations to these talented student-athletes.

The Turner College of Business’ 2018 Business Plan Competition was, according to Crowley Professor of Management Kirk Heriot , a resounding success, drawing submissions from 31 individuals and teams, all vying for the $6,000 in total cash prizes.  Capturing third place in the 2018 Competition was Nathan Carr for his concept known as Sonic Air Flow.  Carr’s concept, which earned him a cash prize of $1,000, uses turbine-powered fans that can be used to regulate the heat in buildings that have large open spaces.  Taking second place, and $2,000, was Victor Feliciano, whose concept is known as Vicinity Tours.  Feliciano’s business provides tours of Columbus to out-of-town visitors, and is, according to Heriot, “already earning revenue.”  Finally, the top prize in the competition, and a cash gift of $3,000, went to Kimberly Presley for a concept known as Alternative Clay Targets.  Presley’s company will produce biodegradable, and even edible, targets for skeet ...

TSYS School of Computer Science associate professor Yesem Peker was the Turner College’s big winner at the 2018 Faculty & Staff Recognition and Excellence Awards Banquet held in CSU’s Lumpkin Center on May 7, 2018.   Peker serves on a number of important committees – nine in total, including the Turner College’s Assurance of Learning Committee.   Also nominated for awards at the 2018 event were Alfredo Perez , also an associate professor in TSYS School, who was a finalist for the Faculty Research and Scholarship Award, and Tesa Leonce , an associate professor of economics who was nominated for the Teaching Excellence Award.   Also nominated from the Turner College were Kevin Hurt , an associate professor of management and finalist for the Chappell Graduate Award, and Johnny Ho , a professor of management and nominee for the inaugural Teaching Innovation Award.   Lastly, TSYS School professor Shamim Kahn was among the nominees for the International Educator of t...

The Turner College of Business held its first-ever Honors Convocation on April 27, 2018.   Associate professor of marketing, Ed O’Donnell , served as the Master of Ceremony, and departmental awards were presented by department chairs John Finley , Uma Sridharan and Wayne Summers .   Fifteen students took home various departmental awards in accounting, computer science, finance, information systems, management and marketing.   Turner College Associate Dean Fonda Carter presented the 2018 Beta Gamma Sigma honorees.   This year, 38 Turner College undergraduate students and eight graduate students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma. Turner College Dean Linda Hadley concluded the ceremonies by presenting various awards to faculty and staff.   Associate professor of economics, Tesa Leonce , received the Outstanding Teaching Award, while Shamim Kahn , professor of computer science, won the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award.   The Spirit Award was presented t...

Turner College associate professor of finance Brett Cotten was recognized among five finalists for Columbus State University Educator of the Year during the Scholastic Honors Convocation in April of 2018.   Cotten teaches courses in investments, corporate finance, international finance, and security analysis.   He is also the faculty advisor for CSU’s chapter of the Financial Management Association and, in this role, has led student trips to the University of Dayton’s RISE Conference and Quinnipiac University’s FAME Forum.   He has also served as the advisor for two student teams participating in the CFA Institute’s Equity Research Challenge.   Professor Cotten’s research has appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting , Financial Services Review , and the Journal of Applied Research in Finance and Accounting .   Turner College associate professor of marketing Ed O’Donnell , the 2017 Educator of the Year Award winner, presented the 2018 Award.

Turner College of Business economics professor, Frank Mixon , has been appointed to the scientific committee of the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice .   “ JPFPC is widely considered to rank second among academic journals in the sub-field of public choice economics,” said Mixon. “This is a nice validation of the research program that I have developed over the years.”   In addition to being appointed to the scientific committee, Mixon’s article, co-authored with Shaw Bridges of Gettysburg College, was published in the April 2018 issue of JPFPC .   Titled “The Lighthouse in Economics: Colonial America’s Experience,” the article analyzes New England lighthouses and their funding sources.   The JPFPC , which has been in print for about 35 years, is edited by Emma Galli of the University of Rome in Italy and published by Bristol University Press in the United Kingdom.