{"id":709,"date":"2026-03-17T13:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-success\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:38:52","slug":"2024-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-success\/2024-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The following individuals were honored as 2024 Student Success Champions at our Spring 2024 ceremony:\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Mindy Backus &#8211; Faculty member, College of Education and Professional Development<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chuck G. Bailey &#8211; Faculty member, W. 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