Press Release

For Immediate Release---Contact: Vilis Ozols (303) 526-2400, vilis@ozols.com                

Ozols elected to Athletic Hall Of Fame

GOLDEN, Colorado, USA. October 3, 2001 --  The University Of Guelph in Canada named Denver businessman Vilis Ozols to the Athletic Hall Of Fame this homecoming weekend.  Ozols was a standout volleyball athlete for the University who represented Canada on their national team, played Pro Beach Volleyball in Colorado, and was a two-time Colorado State Champion.

Dick Freeman, the Athletic Director for the University cited Ozols’ achievements as “Extraordinary. Vilis was a four time conference All-Star and the leading vote-getter (Most Valuable Player) in the entire conference for three straight years.”

The University Of Guelph is located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, just outside of Toronto.  It is Canada’s leading agricultural and veterinary university. (www.uoguelph.ca)

The University listed the following athletic achievements on the Hall of Fame plaque:

Denver author and motivational speaker, Vilis Ozols, is the founder and president of the Ozols Business Group, which provides motivational speaking, leadership training and management consulting nationally and internationally. He is the author of the books Motivational Leaders and GRAND-Stories.  He was recently named President of the Colorado Speakers Association and was honored as the CSA Member-of-the-Year in 2000. Ozols has also earned the National Speakers Association’s Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the highest earned designation awarded by the National Speakers Association, held by only 393 professional speakers in the world. Ozols went on to earn an MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver.

 Background information:   

The Ozols Business Group:                  www.ozols.com
The University of Guelph:                   www.uoguelph.ca

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