Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the first American ice dancing pair to win the World Championship, will speak at Salem State University's Speaker Series in September. As the only American duo to achieve this honor, they will discuss the value of higher education and hard work. Though successful athletes, Davis and White maintain their identities as college students at the University of Michigan, making them relatable speakers for Salem State students. The event will be held on September 12, 2011 at 7pm in the O'Keefe Center.

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World Medalists to Join Salem State University Speaker Series
The only American ice dancing pair in history to win the World Championships will
speak on the value of higher education
SALEM, Mass. – August 15, 2011 – Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the only World Champion pair of American
ice dancers, will participate in the Salem State University Speaker Series this fall.
The duo, who are both enrolled full-time at the University of Michigan, plan to discuss the value of a
higher education and hard work. Davis and White, who have been skating together since 1997, became the
first American team ever to win the World Championship ice dancing competition this year, and were named
USA Today’s “Champions of the Week” this past May.
“This year we wanted to get speakers that the students could relate to on multiple levels,” said Jim
Glynn, Director of Marketing and Media Relations at Salem State.
Sport and Movement Science Department Chair Steven Dion agrees. “We like that they’re successful
athletes while still maintaining the down-to-Earth personalities of college students,” said Dion. “It makes
them much more relatable.”
The event will be held in the O’Keefe Center on September 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be
purchased online at www.salemstate.edu/6081.php or by contacting Lisa McFadden, Associate Director of
Development at 978-542-7554.
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