The Center for the Future of North Georgia in the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia invites you to celebrate our regional business and community leaders at our 2nd Celebrating Inspirational Leaders event featuring guest speaker 2-time Olympic medalist and US Bobsled Olympic team member Elana Meyers Taylor.

Celebrating Inspirational Leaders

April 2, 2015
11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Forsyth Conference Center
3410 Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Cumming, GA 30040

Elana Meyers-Taylor, 2015 World Champion and two-time women's bobsled Olympic medalist, will serve as the event's keynote speaker. A former college softball player, Meyers-Taylor is the first woman ever to win a World Championship in bobsledding for the United States and one of the first women in the world to lead a mixed-gender bobsled team.

During the event, Jim Mathis, CEO of the North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF), will be honored as the first recipient of the Mike Banks Lifetime Achievement Award, named in memory of UNG development officer and community volunteer Mike Banks. Lynn Jackson, administrator of Northside Hospital-Forsyth, will receive the Inspiration in Business Award, and  Grace Fricks, president and CEO of Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. (ACE), will receive the Inspiration in Community Award.

"It is an honor to recognize these outstanding individuals in our community," said Dr. Donna Mayo, dean of the Mike Cottrell College of Business. "North Georgia is blessed to have such strong leadership in so many industries and organizations. Each of the 2015 recipients are excellent role models. They will inspire our graduates to develop their careers and live in ways to make our regional businesses and communities stronger."

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For more information, Contact Nick Castner at 706-867-2967