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DR. JOHN J. DONOHO
Former Dean of Students and faculty member Dr.
John J. Donoho passed away Oct. 22, 2015. John
and his wife, Dr. Lora Donoho, served respectively as
Dean of Students and Director of Athletics at Mount
Vernon Nazarene College, now University, from 1975
to their joint retirement in 1990.
John and Lora arrived at MVNU in 1975, where he
became Dean of Students and professor of Psychology
until his retirement in 1990. John received an honorary
Doctor of Letters degree in 1990 from MVNU. The
Donoho Recreation Center on the MVNU campus is
named in their honor.
EDITH FOSTER
Longtime MVNU contributor and
supporter Mrs. Edith Foster passed
away Aug. 16, 2015. Foster and her
late husband, Dale, were instrumental
to the initial fundraising of Mount
Vernon Nazarene College.
Together, the Fosters created an athletic
endowment scholarship for baseball,
golf, men's and women's basketball,
and women's volleyball. Foster Hall
has been named in their honor for their
contributions to Ariel Arena. Both Dale
and Edith Foster were named honorary
alumni for their contributions and
dedication to the University.
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passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14,
2016, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Novice
served as assistant to the president to
five Mount Vernon Nazarene University
presidents from 1972-1991. Novice
was instrumental in starting the MVNU
Women's Auxiliary with Evelyn Prince in
the early 1980s. Novice received
Honorary Alumna status at MVNU in
1981, retired in 1991, and was awarded
the Honorary Doctorate of Letters from
MVNU in 1996.
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