Dr. Tommy E. Turner
Board Member
DR. TURNER IS A NATIVE OF PISGAH IN JACKSON COUNTY AND A GRADUATE OF PISGAH HIGH SCHOOL. HE BEGAN HIS ACADEMIC JOURNEY AT NORTH FLORIDA JUNIOR COLLEGE ON A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO SAMFORD UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE EARNED A DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS. HIS PASSION FOR EDUCATION LED HIM TO PURSUE MULTIPLE ADVANCED DEGREES, INCLUDING MASTER'S DEGREES FROM SAMFORD UNIVERSITY AND NEW ORLEANS SEMINARY. HE LATER COMPLETED A PH.D. IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUNITY COUNSELING, AND STATISTICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
DR. TURNER'S CAREER IN EDUCATION SPANS VARIOUS LEVELS, FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO HIGHER EDUCATION. HE BEGAN BY TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN WEST BIRMINGHAM BEFORE EXPANDING HIS IMPACT AS AN EDUCATOR AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHERE HE TAUGHT BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. HIS LEADERSHIP EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, SERVING FIVE YEARS ON THE PELL CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING THREE AS CHAIRMAN.
WITH A DUAL CALLING IN EDUCATION AND MINISTRY, DR. TURNER SPENT THIRTY YEARS AS BOTH A BI-VOCATIONAL AND FULL-TIME PASTOR. HE LATER DEDICATED TWO DECADES TO JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, CULMINATING IN HIS ROLE AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.
NOW RESIDING IN BOAZ WITH HIS WIFE, LINDA, DR. TURNER REMAINS ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND IS A MEMBER OF THE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN ALBERTVILLE. HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE CONTINUES TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THOSE HE HAS MENTORED AND TAUGHT.
DR. TURNER'S CAREER IN EDUCATION SPANS VARIOUS LEVELS, FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO HIGHER EDUCATION. HE BEGAN BY TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN WEST BIRMINGHAM BEFORE EXPANDING HIS IMPACT AS AN EDUCATOR AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHERE HE TAUGHT BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. HIS LEADERSHIP EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, SERVING FIVE YEARS ON THE PELL CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING THREE AS CHAIRMAN.
WITH A DUAL CALLING IN EDUCATION AND MINISTRY, DR. TURNER SPENT THIRTY YEARS AS BOTH A BI-VOCATIONAL AND FULL-TIME PASTOR. HE LATER DEDICATED TWO DECADES TO JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, CULMINATING IN HIS ROLE AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.
NOW RESIDING IN BOAZ WITH HIS WIFE, LINDA, DR. TURNER REMAINS ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND IS A MEMBER OF THE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN ALBERTVILLE. HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE CONTINUES TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THOSE HE HAS MENTORED AND TAUGHT.