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Turner named Business Leader of Year
Chamber salutes OTC vice president who wears many hats
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Ogeechee Technical College President Lori Durden, left, and Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Brandy Taylor, right, are giddy as OTC Vice President for College Advancement Barry Turner, center, is congratulated by Darin Van Tassell after being named Business Leader of the Year during the 95th Statesboro Bulloch Chamber of Commerce annual meeting & awards luncheon at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Thursday.
Vice president for college advancement at Ogeechee Technical College, partner with his wife in a local bakery-restaurant and still active in his original field, funeral services, Barry Turner also chairs the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau board. Thursday, the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce named him 2016 Business Leader of the Year. Seated at a luncheon table in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center ballroom, Turner had surprise on his face as the 2015 honoree, Doug Lambert, recited a description that could apply to only one person.
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