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For the Love of Reading
Educating future teachers at MVNU since 1982, Greer has modeled a love of reading, children's books and adolescent literature to thousands of students. She reads aloud prior to each class; assists students in developing their own literature collections; graciously lends books from her personal library; and instills a great appreciation for authors, illustrators, and poets.

The literature collection will be housed in a newly created space in the lower level of MVNU's Thorne Library. Surrounded with comfortable seating, beautiful rugs, hand-crafted wooden book shelves and a fireplace, it will be a place of beauty, comfort and convenience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and community friends. Visitors can browse, select and discuss the more than 1,000 books in the collection.

Initial funding for this project originated with a Mark of Mount Vernon Internal Grant Opportunity from MVNU's President's Advisory Council. Over the past six months, MVNU alumni, current students, fellow faculty and staff, and community friends have enthusiastically supported the project by purchasing the books for the collection, personally chosen from a list created by Greer.

Notes, photos and memories poured in from those who have been inspired by Miss Marilyn as a student or faculty member. These have been collected and contained in a special scrapbook to be presented to Greer at the reception in November.

About Marilyn Greer
Greer holds a bachelor's degree from Ashland University and a master's from The Ohio State University. She served as an elementary school teacher with Mount Vernon City Schools from 1963-82. Since then, she has been an associate professor of education at MVNU, and served as coordinator of student teaching from 1995-98. Greer has been named to Who's Who Among American Teachers and received the Celebrate Literacy Honor Award from the International Reading Association.

Celebrate Miss Marilyn - Get Involved!
We encourage you to get involved in this project!

• Visit the Cougar Corner Bookstore online at http://bookstore.mvnu.edu to view the list of books available for purchase for the collection.
• Make a donation for the purchase of books (checks payable to MVNU, mark "Greer Collection" on the memo line) and mail to Caroline Maurer, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.
• Interested individuals may also attend the Education Homecoming Reception for the debut of the collection. Call Caroline Maurer for details at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3431.
• Special notes or memories may also be sent to Caroline Maurer (by Oct. 15) for Miss Marilyn's scrapbook.

About MVNU
Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. U.S. News & World Report ranks MVNU in the top 50 Best in the Midwest (Bachelor's-Comprehensive) institutions for the fourth year in a row. With a 400-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and eight additional satellite Adult and Graduate Studies locations throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,670 students from 27 states and six countries/U.S. territories.