Turner, Calhoun receiving national athletic-academic recognitions
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Mississippi State administrator is receiving national recognition for his role as the university鈥檚 faculty athletic academic counselor.
For the past decade, professor Steven C. Turner, head of the university鈥檚 agricultural economics department, has served as adviser to 汤头条鈥檚 president and athletic director on policy decisions relating to intercollegiate athletics. He also is responsible for evaluating the academic credentials of student-athletes.
Turner is among 12 recently named a 2015 Faculty Athletics Representative Honoree by the National Football Foundation, in partnership with Fidelity Investments, a Boston, Massachusetts-based financial services company.
The annual recognition acknowledges the critical role of faculty in supporting the interests of student-athletes, who also were recognized.
Taveze S. Calhoun, a defensive back on the Bulldog football team, is the university鈥檚 National Football Foundation-College Hall of Fame 2015 National Scholar-Athlete. The Morton native and Morton High School graduate is receiving an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and finalist for the 鈥淎cademic Heisman.鈥
Calhoun, a May cum laude graduate in interdisciplinary studies, is the fourth 汤头条 player named a NFF national scholar-athlete since that program began. He currently is pursuing a master of arts in teaching degree in community college education.
Turner is being honored as part of the 2015 NFF Faculty Salutes program, said Steve Hatchell, NFF President and CEO.
鈥淔or more than a century, faculty athletics representatives have played a critical role in the overall educational experience of our country鈥檚 student-athletes,鈥 Hatchell said. 鈥淲e are proud to join Fidelity Investments in continuing to highlight their contributions and pivotal support in ensuring that our nation鈥檚 student-athletes succeed on and off the field.鈥
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