Grace Myers ’22
Posted on: December 2, 2025
“There were times when I wondered if college was for me”.
A summa cum laude graduate of North Greenville University (NGU) and the 2022 South Carolina Public Relations Student of the Year, Grace Myers has always had a drive to succeed.
But that success did not come easy.
“There were times when I wondered if college was for me,” Myers recalled. “Being an individual with a disability and adapting to life on a college campus, there were so many challenges that came along with that. I knew I had the academic ability. I just didn’t know if it was going to be physically possible.”
Myers did not let her disability get in the way of pursuing a career in communication, choosing to attend NGU as a broadcast media major.
The college transition came with its challenges, but Myers found help.
“The professors at NGU took time to listen to me and encouraged me to stick with it,” Myers said. “They had faith in me and kept me going through that first semester.”
After spending time with her advisor, Myers shifted away from broadcast media and into the communications field.
“From the moment I met Ansley Welchel, she made me feel seen,” she said. “She wanted to get to know me, and she had this contagious energy that I knew I wanted to bring into my career.”
Taking on roles as a student PR coordinator for NGU’s School of Communication, and managing editor for “The Vision Online,” Myers began to carve out her path to her eventual career.
“When things got tough, my parents and professors were always there to help,” she said. “They were supportive every step of the way.”
In 2022, the year of her graduation, Myers was recognized by the South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America as the organization’s Public Relations Student of the Year. She became the first NGU student to receive the honor.
Myers completed internships with the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce and Jeff Dezen Public Relations, eventually landing a full-time role as a social media coordinator with Infinity Marketing.
“Whenever I got turned down, my friends and family would tell me that God has the perfect job for me. You hear that and shrug it off because it can be frustrating. It’s easy to get stuck in that cycle of doubt,” Myers said. “Now that I’ve actually made it through to the other side and can see how much I’m learning at my job and enjoying it, I know that God did have a plan.”
