[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 146 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN CELEBRATION OF DR. TIMOTHY S. MESCON, PRESIDENT OF COLUMBUS STATE 
                               UNIVERSITY

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 3, 2014

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to extend my 
personal congratulations to Dr. Timothy S. Mescon, the fourth president 
of Columbus State University, who will be leaving Columbus State to 
work at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 
International as the senior vice president and chief officer for 
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, he 
will be honored by the community for his career and many achievements 
at Columbus State University.
  Dr. Mescon, along with his wife Lauren and four children William, 
Preston, Abbie, and David, have lived a fulfilling life supporting the 
mission of excellence at Columbus State.
  Before arriving at Columbus State in August 2008, Dr. Mescon was Dean 
of the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State 
University in Atlanta for 18 years, holding the Tony and Jack Dinos 
Eminent Scholar Chair of Entrepreneurship. He is a Ph.D. recipient from 
the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, and also has 
received an MBA from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of 
Business and a B.A. from Tulane University. Dr. Mescon also served on 
the faculties of the University of Miami and Arizona State University. 
He was founding Dean of the Frank Perdue School of Business at 
Salisbury University in Maryland and serves on the Advisory Board of 
the Kingston University (U.K.) School of Business and Law. 
Additionally, Dr. Mescon has served as a visiting fellow at The Hebrew 
University of Jerusalem.
  Under his six years of leadership, Columbus State University has 
grown in prestige and stature. It launched its first doctoral program 
and an array of graduate programs, including the nation's first program 
in Servant Leadership. The university restructuring under his tenure 
created Columbus State's Honors College and Graduate School, College of 
Letters and Sciences, College of the Arts Turner College of Business, 
and College of Education and Health Professions. Additionally, the 
School of Nursing added graduate programs and changed its accreditation 
to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the chemistry 
program received national accreditation from the American Chemical 
Society, and in 2014 CSU was named winner of the Senator Paul Simon 
Prize for outstanding international education programs.
  Columbus State has established extensive partnerships with Ft. 
Benning, the Maneuver Center of Excellence, and has been recognized as 
both a Yellow Ribbon and a Military Friendly School. It added 20 club 
sports, five NCAA Intercollegiate sports, and built the nation's top 
Student Recreation Center. Lastly, under his leadership, the 2011 NCAA 
National Rifle Championship was hosted by Columbus State University and 
the Army Marksmanship Unit based at Ft. Benning.
  For the first time ever, Columbus State was named by U.S. News and 
World Report as one of the top 50 Comprehensive Public Universities in 
the South for 2013 and 2014. Additionally, Columbus State's online 
graduate programs in business and education were named among the top 35 
in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for 2013.
  Dr. Mescon is the author of more than 200 articles and case studies, 
and has co-authored four books and an audio book series covering topics 
ranging from entrepreneurship to management, development to business 
success.
  Locally, Dr. Mescon has given much to our community. As a trustee of 
the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, the Southern 
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 
and the Chattahoochee Council with the Boy Scouts of America, Dr. 
Mescon's philanthropic presence will be sorely missed in the greater 
Columbus area. He also serves as an ally in the Circles in Columbus 
anti-poverty program, Chair for the annual campaign for the United Way 
of the Chattahoochee Valley, and a member of the Fort Benning Futures 
Partnership Board.
  Of course, Dr. Mescon's service has not gone unnoticed. Georgia Trend 
Magazine named Dr. Mescon one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians in 
2012, 2013, and 2014. Nationally, the White House has named him a 
winner of the President's Volunteer Service Award from the President's 
Council on Service and Civic Participation and he has received the 
national Award of Excellence from the U.S. Small Business 
Administration.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in congratulating 
Dr. Timothy S. Mescon for six outstanding years as President at 
Columbus State University. He has truly implemented an outstanding 
vision for Columbus State University and brought leadership to our 
community. I am profoundly grateful for his outstanding stewardship and 
dedication and wish him well in all his future endeavors.

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