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Giving Societies
The giving societies at Mount Vernon Nazarene University honor and reflect the tradition of alumni, friends, and organizations that generously provide private support continuing to confirm the institutional mission. The legacy of giving began almost 50 years ago when the rolling farmland was purchased for the purpose of expanding Church of the Nazarene institutions of higher education. Equipping graduates for a lifetime of meaningful service in their families, churches, and communities remains an important distinctive in the Church of the Nazarene.
Many have faithfully supported MVNU through gifts of cash, real estate, gifts-in-kind, matching gifts, securities and with planned gifts through wills, trusts, or other estate planning. With gratitude the institution recognizes donors in annual giving and lifetime giving societies.
Honors those individuals who have given gifts of $1,000 or more during the calendar year or the calendar year before.
- A+ Autobrokers Inc
- Charlene ('77) Aldridge
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Ariel Foundation
- Russ ('88) and Cindy ('88) Bailey
- Mark and Audrey Ballenger
- Daniel ('96) and Christy ('96) Barnett
- Ralph and Juanita Billow
- Ronald (’70) and Margaret (’70) Billow
- Michael ('95) and Carrie ('98) Black
- Brandon (’11) Blackford
- Daryl Blank
- Todd and Dawn Boehm
- Donald Boehm
- Leonard and Betty Boesger
- John (’79) and Jane (’77) Bowman
- Robert Bowman
- Wendell and Tammi Brown
- James and Maureen Buchwald
- Bill and Carol Buckley
- Clair ('72) and Pamela ('72) Budd
- Sherrie Burkhart
- Mark and Norma Burton
- Scott (’01) and Lindsay (’02) Castle
- Carson and Angela (’00) Castleman
- Paul Castleman
- CES Credit Union
- Mike ('82) and Janis ('83) Cheek
- Church of the Nazarene Foundation
- Cincinnati Springdale Church of the Nazarene
- Bryan (’82) and Tracie (’83) Clay
- B. Barnett and Mary Cochran
- Cosby Heating and Air Conditioning
- Covenant Christian Church of God
- Elizabeth Cox
- Michael and Susan Cullado
- William ('96) and Christine Culler
- Joseph and Jenifer Curran
- Kimberly (’85) and Michael Daniels
- Michael ('99) Daniels
- Tom ('86) and Tressa Daley
- Randall (’70) and Bonnie (’70) Davey
- Ronald and Kathryn Davidson
- Pamela (’87) Deeter
- JoNell (’77) Delaney
- Joyce ('76) and Manuel Diesman
- Sharon and Patrick† Dodds
- Lora (H) Donoho
- Alex (’92) and Kimberly Doverspike
- Dumbaugh Insurance Agency
- Amy ('00) and David ('99) Dubusky
- East Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
- Eastern Kentucky District Church of the Nazarene
- Jesse ('14) and Elizabeth ('12) Ebert
- Tamara (’70) Edwards
- Tony and Brenita Nicholas Edwards
- Wayne and Ellen Elswick
- Kent ('87) and Kelly ('87) Estep
- Maya ('10) and Gerson Estrada
- LeBron (H) and Anne ('06*) Fairbanks
- Stephen ('98) Fairbanks
- Fred and Karen Fullerton
- Chet (H) and Wanda Foraker
- William ('92) and Jennifer Forney
- Eric and Kimberly (’78) Forseth
- Foster’s Pharmacy
- Ked ('99) and Michelle ('93) Frank
- Benjamin Franklin
- Fredericktown Chevrolet
- Dennis (’72) and Gloria (’71) George
- Rodney ('70) Gillman
- Curtis ('88) and Deanna ('89) Gingrich
- Kurt and Nanette Goodenberger
- GR Smith Hardware
- Bruce ('71) and Roberta ('71) Granger
- Gene ('70) and Ronoyce ('70) Grate
- Scott (‘77) and Cynthia (‘78) Gray
- Kathy ('89) and Steve Greenich
- Marilyn (H) Greer
- Growth Experiences Inc
- Hanford Gunnerson
- Happy Bean LLC
- Kevin ('81) and Teresa ('81) Hansher
- John and Kaye Harbal
- Rick ('70) and Brenda Hershberger
- Hillside Veterinary Clinic
- Floyd ('70) and Arlene ('70) Hoffman
- Randy ('70) and Susan ('71) Holmes
- Kevin (‘87) Hughes
- Beverly ('70) and Wayne ('70) Humble
- Ron and Brenda Hyson
- Kyle and Debbie Jackson
- Jill and Thomas Johnson
- Rick (‘76) and Victoria Johnson
- Ruthie Johnson
- Don ('98) and Heather Keener
- Ronald ('72) and Karen Keiser
- John ('93) and Amy ('95) Keyser
- Jeffrey ('00) and Debra ('00) Kichline
- KJ Hoops LLC
- Richard Kleshinksi
- Denny ('82) and Teri ('72) Knechtly
- Knox Community Hospital
- Knox County Foundation
- Knox County Treasurer
- Brad ('94) and Melissa ('93) Kochis
- Kokosing Construction
- Amy and James Kovach
- Charles Kucheravy
- Geoffrey (’82) and Ramona (’82) Kunselman
- Mark ('83) and Ruth ('83) Lail
- Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene
- Daniel (‘86) Landon
- Bret ('95) and Beth Layton
- Liberty Mutual
- David and Joan Logan
- Bob ('74) and Carolyn Mahaffey
- Robert ('01) and Amy ('01) Mahaffey
- Jeffrey ('83) and Mary Mallory
- Philip ('79) and Cathy Manson
- Roger and Sherri Mapel
- Larry ('91) and Beth ('91) Martin
- Deborah Massa
- Isabelle Matsumoto
- Charles McCall
- James ('95) McCament
- David (’80) and Annette (’80) Merki
- Steve (’77) Mershon and Candi Moore
- Thomas and Beverly Messenger
- David Miller
- Dwayne ('97) and Bethany ('96) Mills
- Jodi ('90) Mills
- Steve ('00) Minford
- Modern Builders Inc.
- Mohican Sports Medicine
- John (’17) Mohnasky
- Andy and Paula Monnin
- Jeremy ('98) and Paula Moorman
- Larry (’70) and Pamela (’70) Morgan
- Sarah and Shae Mowry
- Claude Nicholas
- Jonathan ('98) and Rachel ('01) Nicholas
- Craig and June Niland
- John and Tonya Noonan
- North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
- Northwestern Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
- Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
- Jen and Marc Odenweller
- Gregory (’93) and Holli (’93) Palmer
- Park National Bank
- James Perry
- Erik ('99) Peterson
- Ron and Mary Phillips
- Edward and Janet Phillips
- Keven and Kristine Phillips
- Robert Priddy
- Pizza Dock
- Pond Tire Inc.
- Mark and Kristin Raikes
- Mark and Denise Ramser
- Kaye (‘86) and Daniel Ranke
- Revere Roofing Company
- Douglas (’99) Rex
- Sandy (’77) Richardson
- Kathryn ('03) Rider
- Marcy ('91) and Joe Rinehart
- Blair and Cynthia Rorabaugh
- Kim and Pamela (‘87) Rose
- Clarence (’00) and Ann Runion
- Kelly ('02) Rush
- Marilyn Salsbury
- Stephen ('78) and Michelle ('78) Sargent
- Fran ('00) Saunders
- Matthew (’06) Saylor
- Jonathan ('95) and Julee ('96) Scarfpin
- John Seavolt
- Leslie and Michael Seibert
- Michael ('05) Sellers
- Carlos M. and Jeanne Serrao
- Mary and Edward Shafer
- Lynn and Richard ('08) Shoemaker
- Si Digman LLC
- Victoria (’18) Sintz
- Cynthia ('74) and Gregory Sizemore
- Nathaniel and Erin Sizemore
- Lee (’81) and Brenda (’83) Skidmore
- Lynda ('06) and George Small
- Doug and Jody Smith
- James ('72) and Terri ('73) Smith
- James (’99) and Kelly (’99) Smith
- Kenneth (’70) and Brenda Smith
- Sojourners Counseling Services LLC
- South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
- Southwestern Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
- South Charleston First Church of the Nazarene
- Henry and Sharon Spaulding
- James and Wanda† Staley
- State of Ohio
- Christopher and Angela Stetler
- Shahne and Melissa Stone
- Harold and Linda Street
- Richard and Marcine Sutherland
- Matthew Sutter
- Austin ('03) and Carla ('04) Swallow
- Sandra Swift
- John and Elizabeth Taylor
- TC Energy Foundation
- TC Food Inc./Wendy’s
- Dawn Tharp
- Terry and Trudy Tharp
- Anthony and Michelle Thomas
- Steve and Janet Thompson
- Randie ('20) and Shirley ('20) Timpe
- Michael and Diane Traugh
- Jerry ('89) and Lisa ('88) Trotti
- United Way of Knox County
- Vicki (’70) Trowbridge
- Juan and Ines Vazquez
- Robb and Kalyn Vogelmann
- Wabash College
- Matthew Waligora
- Stephen and Thais Ward
- Michael ('82) and Roxane ('20) Wehner
- Carrie ('06) and Rodney ('11) Weikel
- West Virginia North District Church of the Nazarene
- West Virginia South District Church of the Nazarene
- Andrew Westmoreland
- Howard and Pauline Whiston
- Aaron ('05) Williams
- Vickie and Tim Williams
- David and Joy Wilson
- Robert ('72) and Patricia ('73) Wilson
- Jeffrey (’01) and Joy Wine
- Marne Wittung-Baker
- Women's Auxiliary Main Chapter
- Gordon and Frances Yance
- Dave ('83) and Rhonda ('85) Yommer
- Helen Zelkowitz
Honors those individuals who have generously made a future commitment to MVNU through a bequest or other planned gift.
- Benjamin† Adams
- Anonymous (16)
- Harlan S.† and Marie† Ault
- Raymon† Baker
- Ronald (‘70) and Margaret (‘70) Billow
- Robert† and Darlene† Blessing
- Rick and Cathi Bock
- Leonard E. and Betty J. Boesger
- Ashley ('21) Brown
- Jacob ('08) and Rachel ('08) Bush
- Terry ('78) and Karen (Meece) ('74) Bush
- Jason and Tina Caddy
- Susanne Cartwright
- William† and Betty† Crump
- Jean† Davis
- The Doenges Family Trust
- E. LeBron (H) and Anne ('06*) Fairbanks
- Angie ('95) (Staker) Ferrell
- Raymond ('89) Gallatin
- Larry† Gardner
- Ruth† Gilley
- Steve and Kathy ('89) Greenich
- Ted† and Leila† Grote
- Guy† and Dorothy† Hamlin
- Rev. Michael (‘72) and Rebecca (‘72) Hancock
- Floyd (‘70) T. Hoffman and Arlene (‘70) (Blair) Hoffman
- Harvey† and Lorena† Hookway
- Patricia† Hutchens
- John and Paula Hyland
- Harold† and Roberta† Johnson
- John† and Mary† Kelley
- Leonard† Kessler
- Dottie† (H) Linson
- Gale ('74) Nolan Lober
- Timothy and Cathy Long
- Elmer† McGraw
- Steven (‘77) and Candi Mershon
- Norman† and Beatrice† Meyer
- Albert† and Pauline† Miller
- Della† Moles
- Phil and June Petrie
- Mary† Rank
- Troy and Michelle Regula
- Marvin† and Marilyn† Salsbury
- John† and Mary Jo† Shrimplin
- Hon. L. ('96*) Thomas† Skidmore and Lois J.† Skidmore
- Robert† and Dorothy† Styers
- Chuck ('86) and Jill ('86) Stroud
- William† (‘95*) Stroud
- Grayden and Nancy† Tschantz
- Duane† and Nyla† Veale
- Paul† and Dolly Wickline
(H) indicates honorary alumni
(*) indicates honorary degree
(†) indicates deceased