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Gotschall and Baker honored with Excellence in the Call award

The honor recognizes outstanding service, innovation, collegiality, peer leadership, and going beyond the call of duty.

April 9, 2026

Graduation ceremony with three smiling individuals, one holding a diploma, celebrating achievement.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Faculty and staff at Mount Vernon Nazarene University gathered Wednesday morning in Thorne Performance Hall of the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Fine Arts Center to honor their colleagues at the Excellence in the Call awards reception. Jennifer Gotschall, Counselor, MVNU Student Development; and David Baker, Director of the Center for Innovative Education, were celebrated for their dedication to MVNU’s mission.

The quarterly award includes recognition at the employee reception, a certificate, and $500. Developed and sponsored by faculty and staff donors, this honor recognizes outstanding service, innovation, collegiality, peer leadership, and going beyond the call of duty as recognized and nominated from their peers and chosen by the Excellence in the Call Award Committee.

Pictured, from left, are MVNU President Dr. Carson Castleman; Gotschall; and Rev. Dave Mills, Vice President of Spiritual Life and Church Relations. Baker was not available for the photograph.

For more on positions available at MVNU, visit mvnu.edu/jobs.

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