MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—Dr. Colby B. Jubenville, professor of sport management at Middle Tennessee State University, was selected by the Nashville Business Journal for its second annual Forty Under 40 special section spotlighting top Nashville-area business leaders under the age of 40 who excel in their industries and show dynamic leadership.

Winners were chosen from a pool of more than 300 names and more than 450 nominations.

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The following list was provided by Dr. Ben Goss, an Assiociate Professor of Sport Management at  Missouri State University who recently challenged graduates to tell him what it takes to "win" in the sport industry .  

20 Secrets to a Successful Career

1. Volunteer for additional assignments that provide visibility to leaders other than your supervisor

2. Dress for the level you want to be, not for the level you currently are

3. Take on difficult assignments - high risk, high reward

4. Establish a mentor 2 levels above you outside your chain of command

5. Be consistent

University of Southern Mississippi, College of Health Alumni Spotlight

The University of Southern Mississippi College of Health recognized Dr. Colby Jubenville with its Alumni Spotlight focusing on extraordinary work done in the field with an emphasis on leadership. Dr. Jubenville received his Ph.D. in Health in Human Performance from Southern Miss in 1999 and his Masters in Coaching and Sport Administration in 1995.

Under the leadership of Jubenville, the sport management program at Middle Tennessee State University has graduated over 120 students. Jubenville was recently selected by the Nashville Business Journal as part of its second class of Forty Under 40 spotlighting top Nashville-area business leaders who excel in their industries and show dynamic leadership.

Jubenville attended Southern Miss after receiving a B.A. from Millsaps College where he lettered in the sport of football, and was selected as Defensive Lineman of the Year at the conclusion of his senior season. While attending Southern Miss, Jubenville initiated the football program at Belhaven College.

He is a life member of the Southern Miss Alumni Association as well as an Eagle Club member. Jubenville continues to stay connected to Southern Miss. academically by working with several graduates who studied under him at MTSU while pursuing Master's and Doctoral degrees.

"I believe that leadership begins with finding your unique voice so that you can share a story around a set of core values giving others the confidence they need to find their unique voice," said Jubenville. "At Southern Miss, I was given an opportunity to be part of a group of people who helped me find my voice through education and experiences. Those experiences continue to have a positive impact on me today."

Graduate, former tennis player puts his roots down in Murfreesboro as director of Ticket Operations

By Casey Brown/The Sidelines

Marco Born came to Middle Tennessee to play tennis, and by any measure that objective was a success.

As it turns out, however, the university had much more in store for him than groundstrokes and volleys. Born won a national championship as a Blue Raider; and, arguably of more importance, he found a career, a wife and a place to call home in Murfreesboro.

The road to MT wasn't direct for Born. From his home in Hannover in 2002, he put out feelers to head across the Atlantic, and eventually ended up at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.

"I wrote an e-mail to all the tennis coaches in Division I back to see if they were interested in me coming over," Born said. "I had to come in the spring for eligibility because I was out of school for a while, and that's a pretty bad semester [to jump into] tennis."