ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elana Meyers-Taylor, two-time Olympic medalist, will deliver the keynote address at DeVry University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, July 20 at 1 p.m. More than 500 graduates will be conferred at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, where Meyers-Taylor will speak to the importance of perseverance and determination.
Meyers-Taylor earned a silver medal in the two-woman bobsled at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and a bronze in the same event at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Douglasville, Georgia, native is currently training with Team USA’s women’s rugby team in preparation for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Aside from being an Olympic athlete, Meyers-Taylor is also a dedicated student. She holds a master’s degree in sports management and a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, both from George Washington University, and is currently pursuing her MBA in finance at DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management.
"It is fitting to have Georgia's own Olympian Elana Meyers-Taylor share in this joyous occasion as our honored keynote speaker," says Chris Chavez, president of DeVry University’s Atlanta Metro. "Her extraordinary achievements exemplify the effort and perseverance to succeed that we hold in high esteem."
When Meyers-Taylor is not training or studying, she actively supports the Women’s Sports Foundation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, international humanitarian organization Right to Play and Classroom Champions, an organization that teaches students Olympic values. She is also an athletic director on the U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton Federation Board of Directors and recently married fellow bobsledder Nic Taylor.
DeVry University is an official education provider of the United States Olympic Committee. With more than 100 student athletes currently enrolled, DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management provide higher-education opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and training hopefuls.
For more information:
DeVry University
Donna Shaults
dshaults@devry.edu
630-353-9013
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Emily Kellam
emily.kellam@mslgroup.com
312-861-5262
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