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ALSO INSIDE: Dance Marathon • Winter Sports in Review • Faculty Retirees NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE

Volume 41, No. 4 April 2010

On the Cover This issue is focusing on interesting, ground-breaking ways that academics at Hope break out of the traditional mould to make learning lively, engaging and most of all meaningful. On the cover, sophomore Ann Georges of Ramsey, Minn., participates last year in a biology class that involves freshmen in original research from day one. She is among the students interviewed for the pages eight-nine story about the course. The series itself begins on page six.

Volume 41, No. 4 April 2010 Published for Alumni, Friends and Parents of Hope College by the Office of Public and Community Relations. Should you “Quote, unquote” receive more than one copy, please pass it on to someone in your community. An overlap of Hope College constituencies uote, unquote is an eclectic are not always citing the Bible. But, they take makes duplication sometimes unavoidable. seriously the notion that Christian communities sampling of things said at and Editor Q themselves ought to take these questions Gregory S. Olgers ’87 about Hope College. seriously. “And I think that’s one of the things that Layout and Design Wesley A. Wooley ’89 The Pew College Society Program we really need to stress, that these are serious at Hope exists to encourage students to questions that their communities ought to take Printing pursue careers in college and university seriously, and that they ought to reflect upon. IPC Print Services of St. Joseph, Mich. “That’s what Christian colleges essentially teaching as Christian service. The Contributing Writers are also saying to the wider Christian society sponsors an annual all- Greg Chandler, Nicole Brace ’07 campus lecture, and this year featured community: there are important issues out “Are Christian Colleges Good for there, and people in the Christian community— Contributing Photographers Rob Kurtycz, Lou Schakel ’71 Christians?” by Dr. James Kennedy whether they’ve been to college or not—need of the University of Amsterdam on to reflect upon these issues more seriously Hope College Office of Public Relations Thursday, Feb. 4. A former member than they have. And that the Christian college DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698 of the Hope history faculty and former becomes a place where that can be done… phone: (616) 395-7860 “Are then, to summarize, Christian colleges fax: (616) 395-7991 research fellow with the college’s A.C. [email protected] Van Raalte Institute, Dr. Kennedy posited that good for Christians? The answer is: of course. Christian colleges play a crucial role by linking Because, in the first place, it is vitally important Thomas L. Renner ’67 faith and understanding in fostering intellectual that there be places for Christians to find the Associate Vice President for Public and Community Relations maturity in addressing the world’s needs. kind of intellectual maturity that is so essential for the Christian church but also for society. Gregory S. Olgers ’87 “It is especially important, this drive to engage Director of News Media Services “Christian colleges are necessary to instill and reflect on certain issues, and also to strive for a kind of a moral and spiritual seriousness a kind of self-discipline, it is especially important Lynne M. Powe ’86 Associate Director of Public and that raises questions for our time. This is an in this time where visceral, impulsive responses Community Relations essential task. And this is made possible by a in politics, in society, everywhere, dominate, and kind of drive that Christians have to honor God not least in Christian circles themselves. It also Kathy Miller Public Relations Services Administrator and to seek on the basis of that to grapple with is extremely important that this take place at a these questions. time when people think that every conviction Karen Bos “So Christian colleges become the venue, is mere opinion, and that Christians themselves Office Manager they become the place where these questions tend to think about their faith as something that news from Hope College is published during can be sustained and discussed over time. more or less is their personal thing and cannot April, June, August, October, and December by “It seems to me that it’s very, very be challenged and is just something that they Hope College, 141 East 12th Street, important that this, then, be done. personally have and they can’t really seriously Holland, Michigan 49423-3698 “Christian intellectual community is interact with others about it… Postmaster: Send address changes to news from essentially defined by a broad set of questions “But the value of Christian colleges, the Hope College, Holland, MI 49423-3698 and concerns. Of course, these are limited in vitality of intellectual community, is not their view. They will reflect our time and our something to be taken for granted. It’s not Notice of Nondiscrimination place. They will not result in ‘the’ Christian there just because there are Christian colleges. It Hope College is committed to the concept of equal rights, equal opportunities and equal protection under answer to anything, but will make clear various requires revitalization, it requires recommitment, the law. Hope College admits students of any race, color, possibilities for interpretation, for response, and it requires the active engagement of students and national and ethnic origin, sex, creed or disability to all will essentially in that sense lead to a deeper of teachers. And this is something that always, the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally reflection. then, has to prove itself again and again. accorded or made available to students at Hope College, including the administration of its educational policies, “The questions that are raised here are “But of course there are resources for making admissions policies, and athletic and other school- not unintelligible to people who stand in a that happen. The Pew is one way of doing that, administered programs. With regard to employment, the different place in the Christian faith. They are but of course you have each other here at Hope College complies with all legal requirements prohibiting discrimination in employment. not overtly theological in that respect. They College.”

2 News From Hope College CONTENTS NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE Volume 41, No. 4 April 2010

2 “Quote, unquote” The role of the Christian college.

4 Events Activities forthcoming.

5 Campus Scene News from the halls of Hope. 6 6 Campus Profile The Civil War comes alive online.

8 Campus Profile Freshman biology students engage in groundbreaking research. 10 8 10 Campus Profile Spanish students change lives as ESL tutors.

12 Faculty Profile Linda Graham leads acclaimed dance program.

15 Campus Profile A Marathon effort “For the Kids.” 12 16 Winter Sports Report The season in review.

18 Faculty Profile Four careers in retrospect. 15 25 Classnotes News of the alumni family.

31 A Closing Look With a sense of well-being.

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DANCE DE PREE GALLERY TRADITIONAL EVENTS Student Dance Concerts— Senior Show—Friday, April Celebration of Undergraduate Monday-Tuesday, April 19-20 9-Sunday, May 9 Research and Creative Dow Center, dance studio, Featuring work by graduating Performance—Friday, April 9 8 p.m. Admission is free. studio art majors. There will be an DeVos Fieldhouse Student Dance Concerts— opening reception on Friday, April Honors Convocation—Thursday, Monday-Tuesday, April 26-27 9, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 29, 7 p.m. The gallery is open Mondays through Dimnent Memorial Chapel ACADEMIC CALENDAR Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission is free. Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Baccalaureate and Spring Semester Cecchetti International Ballet and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Commencement—Sunday, May 9 April 29, Thursday—Honors School Concerts—Saturday, July Admission is free. Please call (616) Please see page five for more Convocation, Dimnent information. 24 395-7500 for more information. Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Opening Convocation—Sunday, Knickerbocker Theatre, May 1, Saturday—Alumni Day Aug. 29, 2 p.m. time TBA May 3-7, Monday-Friday— Dimnent Memorial Chapel Admission is free. Semester examinations May 7, Friday—Residence halls close for those not participating in Commencement, 5 p.m. May 9, Sunday—Baccalaureate and Commencement May 10, Monday—Residence halls SPORTS SCHEDULES close for graduating seniors, HOPE SUMMER REPERTORY THEATRE Please visit the college online at noon HSRT is planning an exciting 39th www.hope.edu/athletics/spring. May Term—May 10-June 4 season, opening in the DeWitt html for schedules for the spring SUMMER CAMPS June Term—June 7-July 2 theatre on Friday, June 18, with athletic season, including baseball, July Term—July 6-30 Throughout the summer, Hope the beloved musical Into the Woods, softball, men’s and women’s golf, Summer Seminars—Aug. 2-6 will offer multiple science camps followed by I Do! I Do, An Italian men’s and women’s tennis, and for children as well as sports Fall Semester Straw Hat, The Last Night of the men’s and women’s track. Copies camps in soccer, football, boys’ Aug. 27, Friday—Residence halls Ballyhoo, A Year with Frog and Toad, may be obtained by calling (616) basketball, girls’ basketball, open for new students, 10 a.m. and two children’s shows, Richard 395-7860. volleyball and tennis. For Aug. 27-30, Friday-Monday—New Scarry’s Busytown and Katie complete information, please Student Orientation Couric’s A Brand New Kid. More ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS check www.hope.edu/camps, or Aug. 29, Sunday—Residence halls information can be found online Alumni Weekend—Friday- call (616) 395-8103 for the soccer open for returning students, at www.hope.edu/hsrt. Tickets go Sunday, April 30-May 2. camps, (616) 395-4965 for the noon on sale to the public on Monday, Includes reunions for every Tennis Academy, (616) 395-7070 Aug. 29, Sunday—Convocation May 3, and will be available at the fifth class from 1960 through for the other sports camps or (616) for new students and parents, ticket office in the main lobby of 1980, and a 50-Year Circle 395-7640 for the science camps. 2 p.m. the DeVos Fieldhouse or by calling brunch for all classes from Aug. 31, Tuesday—Classes begin, (616) 395-7890. 8 a.m. 1959 and earlier. Educational Tour: Italy, Greece THEATRE MUSIC and Turkey—June 13-25 The Pinter Project—Friday- ADMISSIONS Women’s Chamber Choir— Hosted by Dr. Donald Luidens Saturday, April 23-24; Wednesday- Campus Visits: The Admissions Saturday, April 28-May 1 Monday, April 19: St. Francis de ’69 and Dr. Roger Nemeth, Office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. DeWitt Center, studio theatre, Sales Catholic Church, corner of professors of sociology. weekdays, and from September 8 p.m. 13th Street and Maple Avenue (Optional second leg through through early June is also open in Holland, Mich., 7:30 p.m. July 1 will include more time Tickets for Hope College Theatre from 9 a.m. until noon on Admission is free. in Italy.) productions are $7 for regular Saturdays. Tours and admissions Combined Choirs and Wind For more information concerning the admission and $4 for senior citizens interviews are available during the Ensemble Concert—Wednesday, above events, please call the Office and students, and are available at summer as well as the school year. April 28: Dimnent Memorial of Alumni and Parent Relations at the ticket office in the front lobby of Appointments are recommended. Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is (616) 395-7250 or visit the Alumni the DeVos Fieldhouse. Pre-Professional Day: free. Association Web site at: www.hope. Wednesday, May 19 Tulip Time Organ Recitals— edu/alumni. TICKET SALES For further information about any Wednesday-Saturday, May 5-8: Admissions Office event, please call Dimnent Memorial Chapel, For events with advance ticket INSTANT INFORMATION (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800- starting every half hour from sales, the ticket office in thefront 968-7850; check on-line at www.hope. 10 a.m. through the final Updates on events, news and lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse is edu/admissions; or write: Hope College recital concluding at 1:50 p.m. athletics at Hope may be obtained open weekdays from 10 a.m. to Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Admission is free, although a online 24 hours a day at www. 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) Box 9000; Holland, MI; 49422-9000 freewill donation is collected. hope.edu/pr/events.html. 395-7890.

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TENNIS FIRST: The WINNING BLEND: MILESTONE MILESTONE: The 2009 Milestone DeWitt Tennis Center has “Fingerprint” designed by yearbook has been honored by Walsworth been named the national senior Sarah Carr of Novi, Publishing Company with induction into the 2010 “Public Facility of the Mich., has won a place on company’s Gallery of Excellence. Year” by the Professional the menu of Lemonjello’s Walsworth selects only a small percentage Tennis Registry (PTR). Coffee in Holland, Mich., of the yearbooks that it publishes for the The PTR presented through May. designation. The honorees are chosen as the award on Sunday, The 40 students in the extraordinary examples of all of the parts of Feb. 14, during its 2010 fall “Design I” art class were a yearbook working in harmony, combining PTR International Tennis Symposium being challenged to develop a new drink for the a great theme with great design, and adding held Friday-Thursday, Feb. 12-18, at the PTR downtown shop. Lemonjello’s owner Matt compelling coverage and photography Headquarters on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Scott ’00 selected Carr’s entry from among 13 throughout the book for a winning combination The six-court center, which opened in finalists in December. that tells the story of the year for each student. August 1994, was honored for the array and The course’s instructor, Stephanie Gallery of Excellence yearbooks are used by quality of programs that it offers to its members Milanowski, assistant professor of art the publisher’s nationwide sales force as well- as well as the Holland tennis community. and design, arranged with Scott to have crafted examples, loaned to schools across the “Our club is known as a place that has Lemonjello’s add one of the beverages to the country to serve as idea generators, and displayed excellent teaching, and we develop a lot of menu as a way of adding a concrete application at regional, state and national conventions outstanding players, particularly in our Junior to the start-to-finish design assignment. and workshops. Spreads from many of the program,” said Jorge Capestany, who has The students’ steps along the way started honorees are also used as example illustrations in managed the DeWitt Tennis Center since the with visiting the shop and continued with Walsworth’s educational materials. fall of 2003. developing not only a beverage but also a logo, More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Founded in 1976, the PTR is the largest promotional poster, recipe card and other global organization of tennis-teaching support materials. professionals, with more than 14,000 members Featuring a fingerprint logo in keeping with GRADUATION UPDATE: in 122 countries. its name, Carr’s drink includes fair trade coffee; Baccalaureate and More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc a combination of white chocolate, double Commencement are chocolate and dark chocolate syrup; and mint scheduled for Sunday, syrup. Scott noted that Carr’s theme and its May 9. graphic design were particularly effective and More than 650 HOLLAND ACCLAIMED: meshed well with the character of Lemonjello’s. graduating seniors will The college’s hometown More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc be joining in this year’s graduation exercises, has placed second in the the college’s 145th. nation, and first east of Commencement will be held at 3 p.m. at the Mississippi, for overall MENTORING HONOR: Holland Municipal Stadium. Baccalaureate well-being in a report Derek Bradley, a junior will be held earlier in the day, at 9:30 a.m. and released recently by Gallup from Roscommon, 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. and Healthways. Mich., received the The Commencement speaker will be Rob The 2009 “Gallup-Healthways Well Being January “Senator’s Pocock ’77, who is an adjunct assistant professor Index” (WBI) ranks Holland-Grand Haven Award for Men in of communication at Hope and associate vice behind only Boulder, Colo., out of some 185 Mentoring” presented president of communications at Priority Health. cities nationwide. The index, released on by State Senator Wayne The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Monday, Feb. 15, is an average of six categories: Kuipers (R-Holland). the Rev. Kate Davelaar ’00, who is a chaplain on life evaluation, emotional health, physical Bradley is a volunteer coach with the “Total the campus ministries staff at Hope. health, healthy behavior, work environment Trek Quest” program coordinated by Pathways, In the event of rain, Commencement and basic access to necessities. MI. will be held at the Richard and Helen DeVos The recognition even earned Holland the Total Trek Quest is a 10-week highly Fieldhouse. Admission to Baccalaureate, and to closing segment on ABC World News with Diane interactive program designed exclusively for Commencement if indoors, is by ticket only. Sawyer on Wednesday, Feb. 17. boys in third, fourth and fifth grades that More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc It’s the second year that Gallup-Healthways provides opportunities to explore and develop has compiled the index. Holland-Grand Haven their individuality and strengths, through also did well in 2008, ranking third nationally. running and other activities to promote goal- HOPE IN PICTURES: Please In descending order, the top-10 cities setting and social development. visit the college online in the index are: Boulder, Colo.; Holland- Bradley has been a volunteer coach with to enjoy extensive photo Grand Haven; Honolulu, Hawaii; Provo-Orem, the program for the past two years. He is the galleries organized by topic Utah; Santa Rosa-Petaluma, Calif.; Santa only volunteer coach currently mentoring two and chronicling a variety of Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, Calif.; San Jose- teams. events in the life of Hope. Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.; Washington- The award marked the second time in sixth Pictured is a moment from Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.; months that a Hope student was honored. this year’s Musical Showcase Ogden-Clearfield, Utah; and Oxnard-Thousand Junior Aaron Lawrence of Grand Rapids, Mich., concert, presented on Monday, March 1, at Oaks-Ventura, Calif. received the award in August. DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids, Mich. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/gallery

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simulation and the source material, relating the rhetoric and attitudes they encounter to present-day disagreements. “It’s really, really applicable,” said junior Anna Bouma-Prediger of Holland, Mich. “It fits really well with the class—what we read about and how we apply it to current conflicts.” The Valley Sim experience doesn’t end with Hope. The University of Virginia’s Virginia Center for Digital History has been sharing the simulation with dozens of secondary teachers through training sessions to prepare them to use it in their classrooms. The leader of those sessions, Andy Mink, who is director of educational outreach with the center and was named the 2003 Experimental Education Educator of the Year, appreciates the way that Valley Sim brings the archive to life and extends its reach. “Tools like Chris’s give, particularly, younger students a By Greg Olgers ’87 way to make sense of it all,” he said. It’s perspective that he sees endorsed t’s early afternoon, and the computer laboratory unable to talk across the divide created by deep by the teachers who, when there are more I on the second floor of the Martha Miller differences of opinion. Today’s headlines report The department of communication’s course in conflict resolution uses 21st century technology in bringing the demands on classroom time than ever, are Center for Global Communication is filled with that the situation has turned much, much 19th century to life to help students make sense of their times. Through the Valley Sim, students learn about choosing to add Valley Sim to their curriculum. the Civil War and then engage in its issues through online discussion with each other while portraying real-life students spending time online. worse, with armed men having seized a federal “That’s actually the evidence—that they’re members of two communities that were on opposite sides. Junior Anna Bouma-Prediger of Holland, Mich., Through the Internet, the world is at their building in the hope of drawing attention to interacted as Alansa Rounds, a young New Yorker who had relocated to Virginia and sided with her new home. trying it out in their classroom,” he said. fingertips, and it’s a simple matter to call up their cause. (The background illustration, a work by Edward Beyer in the 1858 Album of Virginia: Illustrations of the Old Dawn Garvey, a teacher at Corporate the day’s newspaper. To some, they’re heroes; to others, Dominion, shows Stribling Springs in Augusta County, and is courtesy of the Valley of the Shadow archive.) Learning Middle School in Virginia Beach, is It’s not an easy read. The country has been criminals. Everyone has an opinion, and soon using the simulation this spring. becoming increasingly polarized, seemingly cyberspace is alive with the students sending “Valley Sim allows my students to not messages back and forth as they react to what information but of producing and interacting The Virginia Center for Digital History The students choose one of the characters only look at events, opinions, people, and they’ve just read. with others about it—a progression that he dubs at the University of Virginia provided the and then role-play that person’s perspective relationships that occurred during the Civil It’s October 1859, and John Brown is in “Web 2.0,” as opposed to the earlier “Web. 1.0” ideal resource: the award-winning Valley of the of the day’s news—say, the Emancipation War from a new perspective, but it also Harpers Ferry, Va. days of read-only. Shadow digital archive, which contains more Proclamation—through online discussion allows them to react,” she said. “The primary The students are enrolled in a class using “’Web 2.0’ essentially gives users more than 100,000 digitized photographs, diaries, with classmates doing the same. They don’t resources available and the capability of Valley Valley Sim, an interactive, online textbook opportunities to interact with material—to letters, maps, census records and newspaper reveal who they’re portraying, to deepen the Sim are phenomenal. Each student will also be developed by Dr. Christian Spielvogel, associate create content, to share content, and to post articles from the two counties. immersion by keeping everyone’s focus on the secure in the knowledge that no one that he professor of communication. Valley Sim casts in blogs and chat rooms,” he said. “It provides Dr. Spielvogel used the materials to develop characters and not the players. communicates with, except the teacher, will students in the roles of real-life residents more opportunities for students to become online newspapers for each community, with Senior Taylor Fox of Clayton, Calif., has know his true identity. This allows students of two Civil War-era communities of the engaged.” each issue carrying the timeline forward four participated in the simulation twice: during a to push the envelope without fear of peer Shenandoah Valley: Augusta County, Va., and to six months, beginning with Brown’s 1859 pilot session in 2009 and more recently this repercussion.” Franklin County, Pa. Just 200 miles apart, the raid and through the end of the war. Each semester in Dr. Spielvogel’s “Communication Dr. Spielvogel has also made the Valley Sim two counties ultimately found themselves on includes links to photos and other materials and Conflict” class. The first time, he played a platform available for others around the U.S. to opposite sides of the destructive conflict. from the archives, some about the period’s Union soldier; the second, a Confederate. use in crafting simulations of their own. Crime The goal, Dr. Spielvogel noted, is to bring major events but others to convey a sense of “I wanted to see both sides of the coin,” Scene: Edinburgh will take students through the war and its issues alive for the students. the times themselves (like a letter to the editor he noted. a 19th-century murder investigation, The “The Valley Sim strives to not only provide complaining about spitting tobacco on the He was struck particularly by the tone and United Nations Responds to Genocide will have an accurate history of the war but create a church floor), as well as original articles to help content of the letters and diaries of his second students portray leaders of the international space whereby students can dramatically put things into context. “character,” Brigadier General William Baylor, community, and Happy Homes—being co- understand the motivations and sacrifices of Crucially, he also used the archive’s detailed in light of those of his first. developed by Dr. Isolde Anderson of the Hope former soldiers, newspaper editors, pastors, biographies and first-person accounts to create “It’s interesting to read those and find out communication faculty—will have students farmers, politicians, homemakers, nurses and 25 “characters” for the simulation—actual that he was the same as the guy I played in the model positive communication message lawyers,” he said. residents from the two communities. People like north,” Fox said. “And that was that he did not strategies in everyday family-life situations. Multiple experiences and goals blended well for Dr. Spielvogel began developing Valley Sim Jed Hotchkiss, the schoolteacher who became want this war, either.” It’s a list that’s growing, and Dr. Spielvogel is Dr. Christian Spielvogel, developer of Valley during a 2007-08 sabbatical at the University of Stonewall Jackson’s topographical engineer; or Dr. Spielvogel’s interest in engaging pleased to see others take his model in new Sim, his hope to more effectively utilize the Virginia, supported by grants from the National Alansa Rounds, who had moved to Virginia from students with the Civil War stems from his directions. Internet as a teaching tool meeting his interest Endowment for the Humanities and the Virginia the north and grew to support the southern scholarly focus on conflict resolution and “I’ve created something that I’m proud of, in the Civil War and his scholarly focus on Endowment for the Humanities. He was seeking cause--in opposition to her parents; or Rachel political communication. Outside of character, but I believe that other teachers and students communication in conflict. Other scholars across Cormany, a young mother in Franklin County the students in “Communication and Conflict” the nation are now adapting the platform for to more fully realize the educational potential can make it better and do things with it that I themed projects of their own. of the Internet as not only a way of obtaining whose husband was a Union cavalryman. reflect together on their experience in the never dreamed of,” he said.

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Mich., who was also in last year’s class, finished the first semester with a bonus: it was her phage that was chosen for sequencing and spring-semester annotation. Like Georges, she was a teaching assistant for this year’s class and is also already involved in a faculty research group, working with Dr. Best. “I think the phage course encouraged all of us to think independently,” she said. “We were able to see the Scientific Method in practice and it was exciting to feel like we were contributing to actual scientific knowledge. The research emphasis also forced us to problem solve and modify experiments when things didn’t always work out. I think the phage course gave many of us confidence in our own judgment, which is important in n a deceptively unassuming computer It’s not an exercise. It’s not simply further research opportunities.” I laboratory tucked away in a quiet corner repeating something that someone else has Dr. Stukey is integrating the phage of the Schaap Science Center, a class of Hope already done. The results matter, it’s ground- research into his own research program, and freshmen is conducting original research that breaking and it’s learning what science truly also anticipates seeing it find its way into not too many years ago would have been the is: the process of discovery. upper-level classes at the college. The research purview of an advanced graduate program. That last quality is why Hope established could also make a difference far beyond Hope. Grouped in teams of five, the 20 biology the year-long class in the fall of 2008 through As the results from all the participating schools students are working on sections of the genome a major, multi-year award from the Howard are compiled, the information could ultimately of two bacteriophages, viruses that infect Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Hope help other researchers anywhere in the bacteria. They are annotating the phages’ was one of only 12 colleges and universities world with projects of their own, including, DNA, identifying elements of the genome and nationwide to be chosen to participate in From day one, incoming freshmen in the college’s year-long HHMI-funded “Phage Genomics Research potentially, those seeking to develop cures attaching biological information to the elements. the first year of HHMI’s “Phage Genomics Initiative” class experience Hope’s nationally recognized emphasis on teaching students by involving them in for diseases like leprosy or tuberculosis. At the end of the semester the information will Research Initiative,” through which the course original research. They identify and investigate a previously unknown bacteriophage, ultimately contributing “One of the reasons to look at the phage go into an international database upon which was developed. Another 12 were added this to a database used by scientists worldwide. Pictured earlier this year is Elizabeth Gerometta of Chesteron, Ind. of mycobacteria is so that you understand how scientists around the world are able to draw as past fall, and an additional dozen will begin the mycobacteria, themselves, are working,” they conduct research of their own. participating next year. The year-long laboratory course has from Dr. Stukey’s vegetable compost pile at and procedures, it’s just seeing what research Dr. Best said. “And mycobacteria cause major been designed to provide beginning college home, and the two phages being studied this is like,” said freshman Howie Dobbs of diseases worldwide.” students with a true research experience that year were found in soil samples collected on Warrenville, Ill. “It’s not just one straight That it is even possible for beginning teaches them how to approach open-ended the Hope campus. road—it’s lots of bumps along the way.” undergraduates to be involved in cutting-edge scientific problems creatively and hopefully Each student begins the school year Dobbs hasn’t found that at all discouraging genetic research reflects the dramatic pace will solidify their interest in a career in science. with isolating a phage of his or her own, and —in fact, he’s planning to conduct research at at which technology is changing. The first It was a natural fit for Hope, where students spends the fall semester conducting a variety Hope full-time this summer. Sophomore Anne complete genome of an organism was have engaged in research collaboratively with of analyses of it, much of it through traditional Georges of Ramsey, Minn., who was among produced in 1995. While he was in graduate faculty for decades and research experience bench-work. Based on the testing, the phage last year’s students, and this year is helping the school in the 1980s, Dr. Stukey spent a year had already been integrated into upper-level that seems most promising is sent to a national new group as a teaching assistant, has found sequencing just one gene of less than 3,000 classes. genome sequencing center to prepare phage herself similarly motivated. genomic base pairs. Now, an entire genome “Hope has a strong history of DNA libraries and sequence the DNA over the “That’s what research is, you hit unknowns of more than 100 genes and 75,000 base pairs incorporating undergraduate students into semester break. The results form the basis of all the time,” she said. “To me it’s a big puzzle.” can be sequenced in less than one month. active research programs of individual faculty the spring semester, as the students team up She’s conducting research with Dr. Leah Based on that rate of change, today’s members, and we’ve been using open research to complete the painstaking, essential work of Chase this semester, and plans to continue full- students will similarly find the particulars of questions in our advanced coursework in annotation. time in the summer. Last summer she became science much changed a dozen years hence. recent years,” said biologist Dr. Aaron Best, The students appreciate the experience. involved in a research team near home, at the The goal for their Hope mentors, then, is not who is team-teaching the course with Dr. “On top of learning the different processes University of Minnesota. only to train them in the current state of the Joseph Stukey. “This new initiative enables “There was a clear benefit from having art, which is indeed essential in the short- us to create a dedicated research experience the experiences in that class when I got into term, but to prepare them—even in year one— in the context of first-year coursework that is research last summer,” she said. “Knowing I for whatever lies ahead. modeled on work we have done in advanced was going into it didn’t scare me as much.” “The rate of technological improvement is courses.” Also this summer, Georges traveled to amazing,” Dr. Best said. “It’s certainly driving While the students in the spring are HHMI’s Janelia Farm facility in Chevy Chase, the way science is done. It’s altered the way doing most of their work at the computer, Md., to represent Hope at a conference that biology is done forever.” “Education has to keep up with that while Faculty and students find the answers together in the year-long phage genome course. The process is, in the process began—-rather literally—in a featuring each of the schools that participated fact, one of the most important lessons, not only preparing students for future learning at the college but much more down-to-earth way, with students during 2008-09. “Drs. Best and Stukey gave me also equipping students to handle the changes equipping them with experience in working with others in handling the sorts of open-ended questions isolating phages from soil samples they a chance to prepare the presentation. It was a and challenges that they will encounter,” he that they will face throughout careers in the sciences. Pictured during the course’s debut year last year are collected from the field. The phage that last great experience,” she said. said. “I think that this program positions Hope Angelica Willis of Lansing, Mich., and Courtney Long of Canton, Mich., with biologist Dr. Joseph Stukey. year’s class annotated, for example, was taken Sophomore Caitlin Peirce of Portage, well in both respects.”

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she said. “It’s awesome that I have a paid position, but I would still be involved even if I wasn’t getting paid.” “Being able to speak Spanish at least six hours a week has definitely increased my Spanish-speaking abilities,” she said. “I also see some of the students around town and am able to speak Spanish to them then, too,” She has especially valued the connections that she has formed with members of the community. “It has been great being able to see their progress and form relationships with people that I wouldn’t have met otherwise,” she said. Senior Jay VandenBrink, also of Holland, also began with the program as a Spanish IV student and is now back as one of the volunteer panish students at Hope are helping example, Leroy Hernandez, project coordinator classroom leaders. S transform lives. with LAUP, recalls one community member “I want to be a teacher, so I thought it’d be As a complement to their time in class, the whose job was on the line: learn English, or be good practice,” he said. dozens of students enrolled in Spanish IV each out of work. Senior Emily Sicard of South Haven, Mich., semester serve as tutors with the English as a The Hope students’ commitment is was in Spanish IV before the program became Second Language (ESL) program coordinated technically one evening per week, but in the integrated into the course, but she was quick to by Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP), end that mattered far less than the outcome. become involved as an instructor after returning a community organization based in Hope’s “One of the students took extra time to to campus following a semester in Queretaro, hometown of Holland, Mich. Along with other practice with the ESL student and to speed up Mexico, with a deeper understanding of what Hope students involved with the program the process,” Hernandez said. it’s like to be less than familiar with the local simply because they value what it does, they LAUP has coordinated ESL classes for Hope students are making a lasting difference in the lives of Holland-area community members by serving as language—and what a difference others can tutors and instructors in the English as a Second Language program coordinated by Latin Americans United work with émigrés to the area, most of whom several years, and Hope students have been make. for Progress. Students in the college’s Spanish IV class spend one evening each week tutoring, their work on are older than the students, who are seeking to involved as volunteers for much of that time, behalf of others also enriching their own understanding of the language and cultures of those they are helping. “A large part of my motivation for getting learn or improve their English. many through their participation in the Phelps involved came from the fantastic experience The stakes can be high—and the Hope Scholars Program. The relationship became I had in Mexico studying Spanish,” she said. students take their role seriously as a result. For more formal, however, a few years ago, when Dr. Daniel Woolsey of the Spanish faculty saw the classes are from Spanish-speaking countries, are not only helpful but essential, since the “When I first arrived in Queretaro, I realized how in the program a way for his department’s but most are, with the majority from Mexico. program literally could not exist without them. little Spanish I really knew, despite four years students to learn more while also making a Each evening features an hour of “It’s been a perfect union as far as we’re of study in high school and a semester at Hope. difference in others’ lives. instruction and an hour of dialogue, with the concerned,” Hernandez said. “We’re glad it’s Though this was overwhelming at first, the “As soon as I found out about it and students and community members working there, and we’re very thankful because without encouragement of my host family and professors what they were doing, I thought, ‘This is neat through lesson packets together, using Spanish Hope College we couldn’t do it.” kept me from feeling completely lost. In getting and would be a great opportunity,’” said and English in combination. Many of the Dr. Woolsey connects the tutoring back to involved with LAUP, I hoped to be able to Dr. Woolsey, an assistant professor of Spanish. community members attend all three nights. his Spanish IV classes by having the students similarly encourage others here in Holland.” “One approach that we’ve taken in our Community member Jose Arredondo, write about their experience; for example, She also appreciated what she learned in fourth-semester Spanish course is to make it who moved to the area from Mexico, has reporting shortly after starting on the story giving back. more of an introduction to Spanish culture,” appreciated not only the progress that he’s of a community member they met through “It gave me a greater respect for he said. “We thought it’d be nice if they had made in learning English, but the students he’s the program, and reflecting at the end of immigrants—moving to a new country is authentic encounters with members of our had a chance to meet. the semester on how they felt about their such a leap into the unknown, especially community. It’s something that we can’t “I’ve been coming for a couple years,” participation. when language barriers make communication provide in the classroom.” Arredondo said. “They’re awesome people to be “Some of the instructors find out that they difficult,” she said. “Despite this, my students In addition to the time that they spend around.” want to be teachers or serve the community in were always optimistic. They had ambitious in Spanish IV itself, every student in the class The Hope students, Hernandez noted, this way,” Dr. Woolsey said. goals, which they knew learning English would signs on as a tutor for one of the three nights Junior Zoe Lalo of Holland, Mich., became help them to achieve. Their setting aside two each week that LAUP offers its ESL program. involved with the program through Spanish hours three nights a week to dedicate to their Hope contributes the space for the sessions, IV as a freshman, and appreciated it so much learning reveals great self-motivation.” which are held at the Martha Miller Center for that she has stayed involved. She is now the And along the way, she found a new Global Communication. site coordinator for the entire program, making direction. Typically, three ESL classes meet each certain that everything runs smoothly during “As a Spanish and English literature major, I evening, for beginning, intermediate and the three nightly sessions. was initially planning further study in literature, advanced English-speakers. The Spanish IV Because of her additional level of but my experience with LAUP’s ESL program students work with the community members responsibility she is now paid for her part-time changed my mind,” she said. “I appreciate individually, while other students, volunteering work with the program, but that’s not why she the way in which teaching ESL is a tangible independently, serve as classroom instructors/ does it. interaction between language and the world leaders. Not all of the community members in “I absolutely love the LAUP ESL program,” and want to pursue that further.”

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directs. The company specializes in introducing elementary-age students of diverse backgrounds to dance through an interactive production that teaches elements of time, energy and space, as well as various forms of dance. Other companies affiliated with Hope’s dance program include not only dANCEpROjECt, which specializes in contemporary dance, but IDT (formerly InSync Dance Theatre), which specializes in tap and jazz; as well as a sacred dance group that performs in local churches. Students can also perform in various student choreographed and performed concerts through the academic year, as well as audition and perform in the annual faculty choreographed concert each spring. Another unique aspect of Hope’s program is that it gives students an ability to pursue a second major in a variety of disciplines, By Greg Chandler including engineering, English, history and psychology. For example, students who complete a dual major in dance and psychology rofessor Linda Graham has a simple Graham, who chairs a dance department that can go on to work as a dance therapist. P philosophy that has driven her teaching of has grown to include 120 majors and minors “You don’t have to be a great dancer dance at Hope for more than 25 years. and more than 420 students overall who take technically to be a great dance therapist,” “I feel the world is a better place when classes each semester through the program. Professor Graham said. more people experience dance,” said Professor Hope’s dance program is one of only a Sarah Williams, for example, finished her handful at liberal arts colleges in the nation career at Hope with majors in dance and French, fully accredited by the National Association of and minors in accounting and management. Schools of Dance. The program is also unique Professor Graham has also played an active in requiring its students to take courses in four role in bringing in nationally-renowned guest major forms of dance: ballet, modern, tap and artists from around the world to teach intensive jazz. courses in specific disciplines. Last May, during “It has opportunities that large schools the college’s May Term, the program brought in envy, such as the (opportunity to pursue) Dance students applaud Linda Graham for her dedication and skill as a teacher, the lessons they receive in a lineup of top ballet performers that included their art enhanced by her commitment to them as individuals and her emphasis on helping them succeed not dual majors, the (various) companies, off- Trinette Singleton, the first dancer ever to be only in the program but after graduation. Here she is working with the improvisation class. campus programs, and we have the Christian featured on the cover of Time Magazine, and atmosphere,” Professor Graham said. “If John Gardner and Amanda McKerrow – former someone is looking for that combination, we In 2000, she won the statewide Maggie program Come On Over!, filmed at Hope. English as a language assistant at a school in principals with American Ballet Theatre. are a great fit for them.” Allesee New Choreography Award from the Beyond her achievement as a dance artist, Laval, France while she continues to study “They come in with a very current She says that the college’s dance program Michigan Dance Council for her work “Red however, she earns praise from her students for ballet, calls Professor Graham “an ideal mentor.” knowledge, and they bring that to our offers students the ability to grow not only Wolf,” choreographed for Aerial Dance Theatre her dedication and skill as a teacher. “Whenever I had a question or was students,” Professor Graham said. as dancers, but also from an intellectual and (now known as dANCEpROjECt), which she had Lindsay Roberts ’08, who is now pursuing worried about something, she was there for This spring, Hope will offer a May Term spiritual perspective. co-founded in 1986. Her work locally has also a career in dance in New York City, recalls one me,” Williams said. “She’s kind, always has an intensive course in jazz studies, supported by “We all feel, without a doubt, that when included choreographing the opening season of of her first classes at Hope – a jazz class that interesting story to share, and most importantly, the Dorothy Wiley DeLong Endowment for people study dance, they not only gain the Emmy Award-winning children’s television Professor Graham taught. genuinely cares about the success of the dance Dance. technical understanding, but the creative side, “I was simultaneously terrified, nervous, department students.” While Hope offers a great deal of the risk-taking, the problem-solving aspect, and excited, but after that class I knew that Hope’s dance program dates back to 1965, opportunity for students interested in careers in the ability to work with an ensemble, as well I was in the right place,” said Roberts, who when Maxine DeBruyn started the program dance, as well as incorporating dance into other as physical expertise comes out,” Professor graduated with a degree in dance performance with a single course. By 1974, Hope established pursuits, Professor Graham says the success Graham said. and choreography. a dance department, and a dance major was of the college’s program comes down to the Professor Graham came to Hope in 1983 Roberts went on to add that Professor created in 1984. Professor Graham says she owes quality of its people. after performing professionally with both Graham helped her develop discipline and a great deal of the program’s success to Professor “(Students) don’t enroll in a program, they regional and New York-based companies. A determination, along with honing in on her DeBruyn’s early efforts and continued nurturing. enroll in people. I believe that’s why students graduate of the National Academy of Dance, technique, and is grateful for her development. “She laid the foundation of who and what come (to Hope).” she completed her Master of Fine Arts degree “There’s so much more to being a dancer we are, and what we do here at Hope,” she said. She’s not thinking of herself when she in choreography and performance at the than triple pirouettes, and Linda helped us One of the advantages Hope dance students makes that statement—she’s thinking of her University of Illinois, where she had also earned all to see and develop what we needed to be have is the opportunity to be part of affiliate colleagues, whose skill as dance professionals Linda Graham’s work as an educator is informed her undergraduate degree in acting. She has set successful in both the dance world and the real companies that provides an outlet for students and teachers, and commitment to students, by her experiences as a dancer and award-winning works nationally and internationally on major world,” she said. to perform, including Strike Time Dance shine forth in everything they do. But it applies choreographer. dance companies such as the Joffrey Ballet. Sarah Williams ’09, who now teaches Company, which Professor Graham currently to Linda Graham equally well.

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JOSHUA BANNER, KIRK BRUMELS ’88, who is an associate DR. KIM HAWTREY, who is minister of professor of kinesiology, athletic trainer and professor of music and art on the director of the athletic training program, is economics, is the campus ministries co-author of the fourth edition of Developing author of Affordable staff, is among the Clinical Proficiency in Athletic Training: A Housing Finance, authors who wrote Modular Approach, published by Human published by Palgrave chapters for the book Kinetics. Macmillan. The For the Beauty of the Dr. Brumels book, written for a Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts, published is co-author wide audience, outlines the nature of “housing by Baker Books. of the book stress” and explains why capital markets need The book calls for the development of a with Dr. to be an essential part of the housing solution. robust, dynamic and substantive vision for Kenneth L. Considering the issue in the U.S., United the place of the arts and artists in churches, Knight, who Kingdom and Australia, it examines the shape seeking to move the church’s understanding is a professor of the challenge, explores new banking ideas of the role of the arts beyond fad, afterthought of athletic and concludes with directions for future or irrelevance to its potential as an integral, training at Brigham Young University. Dr. policy. meaningful part of worship and faith Knight was the sole author of the previous With housing finance having played a development. three editions of the book, published as major role in triggering the global recession, Banner wrote the chapter “The Practitioner: Assessing Clinical Proficiencies in Athletic he believes that major changes are needed Nurturing Artists in the Local Church,” which Training in 1990, 1998 and 2001 respectively. to avoid similar crises in the future, with reflects his work in a church as a pastor to Dr. Brumels became involved with the project affordable financing for home-buyers a crucial artists while at a church in Oklahoma City prior after using the textbooks for several years. part of the mix. to joining the Hope staff in 2006. He draws More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc “The short-term cyclical downturn has upon his experience growing up on a farm to been arrested, but the real issues are long-term make the work of nurturing the arts accessible and structural,” he said. “It’s clear that if we to the local church pastor. He calls for pastors don’t find more sustainable ways of supplying to show sincere curiosity and interest in sharing DR. FRED L. JOHNSON III, associate professor housing and financing housing, we could have the artist’s world as a route to effectively of history, is co-author of a biography of Tupac a repeat of the crisis.” encourage and promote the artists who are in Shakur that considers the rap musician, his art, More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc their faith communities. and life within the context of the era in which More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc he lived. Dr. Johnson and Tayannah Lee McQuillar, JACK RIDL, professor author of When Rap Music Had a Conscience, emeritus of English, DR. TERESA have co-written Tupac Shakur: The Life and has had his poetry HEINZ HOUSEL, Times of an American Icon, published by Da collection Losing assistant professor Capo Press. Season named of communication, The book follows Shakur from his birth the 2009 “Sports has edited a book in New York City in 1971 and examines his Education Book designed to help family’s close ties to the Black Panthers of the of the Year” by college and university 1960s, his childhood spent in poverty, and the Institute for International Sport at the educators better his rise to fame. It also examines the many University of Rhode Island. understand and meet the needs of students controversies surrounding his life and finally The institute created the annual award who are the first generation in their family to addresses the rapper’s 1996 assassination at to recognize exceptional sport-themed books pursue higher education and often face unique age 25 by an that contribute to the education of youth additional challenges as a result. unknown and adults, and to the American sports Dr. Heinz Housel, who is an assistant gunman in culture. Dan Doyle, founder and executive professor of communication, and Dr. Vickie Las Vegas, director of the Institute for International Harvey, associate professor of communication Nev., at the Sport, said, “Jack Ridl’s collection of poems in studies at California State University- height of his Losing Season is quite likely the finest single Stanislaus, are the editors of The Invisibility fame. collection of sports poetry ever written. It Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to is a privilege to recognize this extraordinary First-Generation College Students, published by Throughout the biography, the narrative work, for it perfectly fulfills our objective of BrownWalker Press. examines Shakur’s rise and impact as a honoring a book that has a profound impact “This book responds to an increasing major cultural figure. Dr. Johnson noted on sport as a vehicle to educate.” student population that is all too often that Shakur’s outlook and his art were Published by CavanKerry Press, Losing underserved and unrecognized,” Drs. Heinz affected by the increasing hopelessness and Season follows a fictional, small-town high Housel and Harvey note in the opening chapter. worsening conditions in America’s inner school team and its community in an “First-generation students (or FGS, whose cities during the latter decades of the 20th experience lived out annually for decades parents do not have a bachelor’s or an associate century. The combination of those conditions across the country. Capturing the perspective degree) are enrolling at American colleges shaped Shakur’s personal and professional of a mix of participants—coach, players, and universities at steadily increasing rates. development as someone who was concerned family, fans—and chronicling highs and lows According to a 2007 study by the University with the plight of the urban poor, even as he along the way, the individual poems together of California-Los Angeles’s Higher Education also made headlines for getting into trouble create a composite view of a year of hope and Research Institute, nearly one in six freshmen at with the law. defeat both on and off the basketball court. American four-year institutions are FGS.” More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc

14 News From Hope College Campus Profile ThreeThree CheersCheers undreds of students, thousands H of hours, a single purpose: making a difference in the lives of children. Students across campus—some working individually, others through groups ranging from Student Congress to women’s lacrosse to the fraternities and sororities—pour themselves into each year’s Dance Marathon, the preparations for each year’s installment of the 24-hour event beginning not too long after its predecessor has concluded. All the effort is “For the Kids,” raising funds on behalf of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. This year’s installment, held on Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, raised $50,312.23, bringing the event’s 11-year total to more than $830,000.

April 2010 15 Winter Sports Report Cause For Celebration

he winter sports season had a championship flavor T as Hope College intercollegiate teams excelled on several fronts. MIAA conference championships were won in women’s basketball and men’s swimming and diving. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams advanced to the NCAA Division III championships for a fifth consecutive year. During the course of the regular season the Flying Dutchmen defeated rival Calvin in three of four meetings, including the conference tournament Juniors Carrie Snikkers and Peter Bunn (pictured above) played key roles for their teams. championship game. The Flying Dutch, ranked nationally Snikkers was voted a consensus All-American and honored as the national player of the throughout the season, swept rival Calvin in three year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Bunn garnered All-MIAA and all- meetings and moved through the NCAA tournament region honors. before bowing in the national championship game to Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the NCAA championships there was a buzz throughout Division III about Hope’s fans whose numbers swelled as the tournament continued on. While the national championship game was played 255 miles from Holland in Bloomington, Ill., there was talk of Hope’s “home court” advantage with an estimated 1,000 Hope fans had a lot to cheer about as Hope’s orange-and-blue bedecked fans in the stands. basketball teams combined to win 53 of 63 games The Flying Dutchmen enjoyed their fifth straight 20- during the season. They cheered senior Philana win season (21-8) and the 18th in 33 seasons under coach Greene (pictured right) who ended an outstanding Glenn Van Wieren ’64. The Flying Dutch won more than career in which the Flying Dutch posted a 114- 30 games (32-2) for the fourth time in school history. 9 record. The daughters of women’s basketball coach Brian Morehouse ’91, Emma and Megan, The conference championship in men’s swimming joined dad in cutting the nets while celebrating a and diving was the 12th in school history. Coach John NCAA tournament victory. Patnott has now guided Hope swimming/diving teams to 31 MIAA championships (men and women) in 30 For a gallery of images from Hope’s successful seasons. He ranks second all-time among MIAA coaches in basketball seasons, please visit the athletics championships won. Web site: www.hope.edu/athletics Highlights of the winter sports season can be found at: www.hope.edu/athletics

Senior Phil Heyboer achieved All-America For the second time this decade, the Hope club hockey team honors at the finished second at the national tournament of the American NCAA Division III Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). The Flying Dutchmen, Swimming and Diving coached by Chris Van Timmeren ’97, were the regular season championships with champions of the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference. a sixth place finish in Players like goalkeeper Sean LaDouce (pictured) were the 400-yard individual instrumental in garnering a school-record 25 victories. medley. He also received Coach Van Timmeren, who has guided Hope’s hockey program honorable mention All- since its founding a decade ago, has been invited to coach a America recognition in team of USA all-stars selected from ACHA teams in Europe the 200-yard individual later this year. medley and 200-yard backstroke and ended an For more about the ice hockey team’s success, please visit outstanding career with www.hope.edu/ice three school records.

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school students, and by working with high Union, and three years teaching and school teachers to enhance science education at conducting research in Cameroon. the secondary level. Known for his imaginative The experiences combined to convince her approach, he has received multiple awards that she wanted to teach someplace where she from professional associations for excellence could blend her faith and academic training in in teaching—as well as, significantly, the Hope making a difference. She found it at Hope. Outstanding Professor Educator Award from “When I lived in Cameroon, I realized that Hope students. I wanted to be in a place where I could think He has played a leadership role in the as an economist and as a Christian together,” intellectual life of the college more generally Dr. Klay said. “For me, Hope has been a great as well. Among other activities, in 1985 he led place to do that.” the drive to establish the A.J. Muste Memorial “Our department is conscientious about Lecture Series, named for peace activist and our research and our teaching being connected alumnus A.J. Muste ’05. to Christian principles and Christian life, but we don’t do it with a heavy hand,” she said. Dr. Robin Klay’s global perspective Dr. Klay’s focus has been reflected in developed early. As she grew up in Yakima, her scholarly publications, in her classroom Wash., her parents insisted that she learn teaching and also in her own emphasis on Spanish as the hemisphere’s other major service. For several years she led students to language and even had her spend a year in the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, for internship Mexico in high school. placements that partnered them with local In college she took economics because communities to learn about and help meet a she thought it was a necessary part of a good variety of its needs. education, but she quickly discovered that the They followed varied paths to Hope, and each has made a distinctive professor of biology (1978); Dr. Robin Klay, professor of economics discipline enabled her to explore the issues The first time thatKarla Hoesch ’73 Wolters She enrolled in the fall of 1969 as a pioneer, journey since arriving. Across their combined 94 years at the college, and management (1979); and Karla Hoesch ’73 Wolters, professor related to developing nations and poverty in decided to become a part of the Hope family— not just at Hope, but nationally, her interest as however, this year’s four retiring professors—Dr. James Boelkins of kinesiology (1987), shown left-to-right—have traveled in common which she had become increasingly interested. as a young student seeking a small, Christian a woman in athletics and coaching unusual in ’66, provost and professor of biology (2002); Dr. Donald Cronkite, cause in shaping Hope students and the college for the better. (“I also made myself take Beginning school—it wasn’t because of the weather. its day and preceding Title IX by years. Acting,” she noted. “To this day, I believe it “The day I visited Hope was the ugliest Hope offers shining examples of how things was one of the most important courses I took. I summer day in the world,” she said. “But what have changed. A recent women’s basketball ho could know that the decision to place where I really wanted to be.” have advised several students to do the same.”) I felt was the warmth of the Hope people. game drew some 3,000 fans. The softball W enroll as a Hope freshman in 1962 He identifies his most important She later spent a summer working with When you feel the warmth of the people you stadium—named for Professor Wolters and her would ultimately lead Dr. James Boelkins ’66 contributions as the recruitment of more than Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers just know when it’s right.” husband Tom ’73—is one of the best in Division back 40 years later as chief academic officer? 80 outstanding faculty, supporting the excellent III. And for the students in her “History of “I never set out to be a provost. Who does?” teaching and scholarship by faculty, supporting Women’s Sports” class, the way things once he said. “I felt very much called to the different the mission of Hope, participating in the design were is as foreign as the far side of the moon. positions that I had, and doors opened for me.” of new and renovated academic facilities, and “They are amazed that there were times Equipped with his Hope biology degree, he the restoration of the Skinner organ in Dimnent when it wasn’t cool to be a woman athlete,” completed graduate work in pharmacology, and Memorial Chapel. He has also emphasized she said. joined the faculty of the University of North building even closer ties between the academic, It is a change that she has helped foster. Dakota School of Medicine, where he later campus ministries and student life programs to In addition to teaching, Professor Wolters chaired and developed the new department create a more holistic experience for students. has coached softball, volleyball, field hockey of pharmacology. His senior administrative and women’s tennis during her time at Hope. roles also included serving as vice president for Dr. Donald Cronkite didn’t know much Her career collegiate coaching record over 31 academic affairs and provost at Geneva College about Hope when he applied for a teaching seasons, which includes 13 years at Calvin and as vice provost of Grand Valley State position, but what he found when he visited before she returned to Hope in 1987, was 664- University’s Pew Campus in Grand Rapids. just felt right. 380 through the end of 2009. He wasn’t looking, but he knew that he “I had a wonderful time here at the She made a unique addition to the had to take the opportunity seriously when interview,” he remembered. “Most people like campus’s athletic life when she introduced the Hope invited him to apply for the provost’s each other. That was something that I could coeducational sport of korfball through a class position in 2002. see when I came here.” she taught. She went on to serve as an assistant “It was a sense of calling that God He was also impressed with the students, coach on the U.S. team that competed in the opened this door for me and just put me in a who were clearly engaged by their studies. “As 2007 World Championships in the Czech wonderful academic environment, and also I met with one group, they were excited to talk Republic; nine of the 11 players were Hope where I could use a lot of the skills that I had together about birds they had seen just since graduates or students. learned in my administrative career,” he said. they had last seen each other,” he said. “I really believed in the value of Christian In the 31 years since, Dr. Cronkite has EDITOR’S NOTE: Detailed biographical higher education—that the mission of being dedicated himself to fostering that sort of sketches of all four professors are featured on Hope’s an exceptional liberal arts college but still enthusiasm, as a research mentor and in the Web site. rooted in the historic Christian faith was a classroom at Hope, through programs for area More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc

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veryone learns differently. Some E of us are visual learners, while others respond best to auditory or musical Window teaching. Many of us prefer using logic, Window while still others learn best using their hands. For some, the classroom is the toto Hope’sHope’s ideal environment for brain-building, while others “experience” opportunities outside of the classroom that are essential components of their education. At Hope, opportunities for all kinds of History Scott Travis ’06 History learning abound. This edition of News from Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Hope College includes many examples of Hope’s distinctive liberal arts curriculum. My personal example comes from a semester of experiential education at the Philadelphia Center. In theory, experiential education is the process through which a learner proactively constructs meaning, knowledge, skills and value from direct personal experience. To me, experiential education is simply learning by doing. At the Philadelphia Center, I learned by finding my own housing, by defining my goals, and by interning with the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team. I am not the only one to benefit from experiences that complement knowledge learned in the classroom at Hope. I enjoy listening to alumni talk about semesters at the stock exchange in London, in the galleries of Vienna and interning in Chicago, and as well as learning by doing right here in Michigan. I am also energized daily by working with alumni who continue to grow and learn in their own communities and in the Hope community. Through experiences like Alumni College sessions at Alumni Weekend, International Travel, Critical Issues Symposiums, and speaking engagements in the classroom, alumni are active as part Innovation is a constant where teaching at Hope is concerned, as faculty lead of the Hope community, continually learning by doing as they build the way in exploring how most effectively to blend technology, methodology, upon their Hope education for the rest of their lives. experience and information in educating students. It’s a constant practice and a longstanding one, as demonstrated by this image published on the cover of the April 1963 Hope College Alumni Magazine. The caption: “TV in the Classroom: Students observe the structure of a cell by TV monitor as Mr. In the photo above, Scott takes center court during his internship with the William Oosterink, instructor in biology, adjusts the microscope attachment Philadelphia 76ers while participating in the Philadelphia Center program under the camera. Hope College is one of the first colleges in the country to in spring 2005. use this electronic microscopic device in the classroom.”

Alumni Board of Directors Class Notes Officers Mark VanGenderen ’90, President, Cedarburg, Wis. Table of Contents Bob Bieri ’83, Vice President, Holland, Mich. Kat Nichols ’99 Campbell, Secretary, Greensboro, N.C. 21 Class Notes: 1940s - 1960s Board Members Nancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman, Scotch Plains, N.J. Anita Van Engen ’98 Bateman, San Antonio, Texas 22 Class Notes: 1960s - 1970s Lisa Bos ’97, Washington, D.C. David Daubenspeck ’74, Oceanside, Calif. Lori Visscher ’83 Droppers, Maitland, Fla. Brian Gibbs ’84, Bad Homburg, Germany 23 Class Notes: 1970s - 1990s Gene Haulenbeek ’72, Kalamazoo, Mich. Thomas Henderson ’70, Dayton, Ohio Brett Kingma ’09, Grand Rapids, Mich. Colleen Leikert ’10, Ludington, Mich. Carol Rylance ’60 MacGregor, Norcross, Ga. Michael McCarthy ’85, Weston, Mass. 25 Class Notes: 1990s - 2000s James McFarlin III ’74, Ferndale, Mich. Elias Sanchez ’78, Hinsdale, Ill. Janice Day ’87 Suhajda, Rochester Hills, Mich. Carol Schakel ’68 Troost, Scotia, N.Y. 26 Marriages, New Arrivals Lois Tornga ’56 Veldman, Okemos, Mich. Arlene Arends ’64 Waldorf, Buena Vista, Colo. Colton Wright ’11, Tecumseh, Mich. 28 Advanced Degrees, Deaths Liaisons Scott Travis ’06, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Beth Timmer ’00 Szczerowksi, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Please accept our invitation to visit the Alumni Office on the internet: www.hope.edu/alumni

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News and information for class notes, marriages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiled for News from Hope Window College by Kathy Miller. In addition to Three to Receive DAA featuring information provided directly by alumni, this section includes news The Alumni Association will to Hope’s compiled from a variety of public present Distinguished Alumni sources and shared here to enhance its service as a way of keeping the members Awards to three alumni during of the Hope family up to date about the annual Alumni Banquet on each other. Saturday, May 1. News should be mailed to: Alumni The association will be History News; Hope College Public Relations; honoring the Rev. Dr. Carol 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, Bechtel ’81 of Holland; Dr. MI 49422-9000. Internet users may Robert Donia ’67 of La Jolla, send to [email protected] or submit information via myHope at www.hope. Calif.; and Dean Overman ’65 edu/alumni. of Washington, D.C. Carol Bechtel ’81 Robert Donia ’67 Dean Overman ’65 All submissions received by the The annual Distinguished Public Relations Office by Tuesday, Alumni Awards are presented by moderator of the General Synod in the history and culture of the March 2, have been included in this the Alumni Association Board Council of the Reformed Church former Yugoslavia to units of issue. Because of the lead time required of Directors in recognition of in America (RCA), and was the U.S. military prior to their by this publication’s production the awardees’ contributions president and vice president of deployment as peacekeepers to schedule, submissions received after that the General Synod during 2008- the region. date (with the exception of obituary across decades or even across a notices) have been held for the next career to society and service to 09 and 2007-08 respectively. Overman is being honored issue, the deadline for which is Tuesday, Hope. The award, inaugurated Dr. Donia is being honored for his distinguished career as May. 4. in 1970 and presented during for decades of engagement a lawyer, public servant and the college’s Alumni Banquet, is as a scholar and human scholar. He is retired from serving the highest honor that alumni rights advocate with Bosnia as a senior partner with Winston 20s can receive from the college’s and Herzegovina. He has & Strawn, and was partner-in- worked as a consultant for charge of the firm’s Washington, Alice Brower ’23 Hoffs of Kalamazoo, Alumni Association. Mich., celebrated her 108th birthday on Dr. Bechtel is being honored various international and U.S. D.C., office for many years. He is Thursday, Feb. 25. She is Hope’s oldest for her scholarship and her government agencies with currently chairman of The Arbella living alum. extensive service on behalf of the programs and interests in the Company Ltd. Reformed Church in America. former Yugoslavia; has provided Biographical sketches of all She has been a professor of testimony as an expert historical three alumni are featured on the 40s Old Testament at Western witness in multiple trials at the college’s Web site. War Crimes Tribunal in The Robert Schuller ’47 of Orange, Theological Seminary since 1994. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Calif., spoke during the chapel service She is also currently serving as Hague; and has provided training at Hope on Friday, March 12. He is the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries in Garden Grove, Calif. Fred VandenBosch ’50 and his wife son, John ’83 (Liliana) Ratmeyer, and Dale Heeres ’60 of Muskegon, Mich., of Holland, Mich., celebrated 50 years of daughters, including six grandchildren, retired from his Norton Family Practice marriage on Thursday, Nov. 5. at Yosemite National Park for a five-day of Mercy Health Partners, but continues 50s L. James Harvey ’52 recently celebration. to provide physician services for DeBoer published his 10th Christian book, Nursing Home. One of his daughters Paul Lupkes ’50 of Rapid City, S.D., Run Thru the Tape, which deals with has taken over his family practice. was honored at a farewell recognition Christian retirement in the 21st 60s Peter Huizenga ’60 of Oak Brook, Ill., social on Thursday, Oct. 22, upon his century. It is available at major online will have served on the Hope College retirement from the Veteran’s Affairs bookstores. George Bitner ’60 of Spring Lake, Board of Trustees for 28 consecutive Black Hills Health Care Center, where Norman Gysbers ’54 of Columbia, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan years when he completes his latest term he had served in chaplain services since Mo., has been honored by a graduate High School Coaches Association Hall of service on Wednesday, June 30. He 1991. His wife, Gladys Buurma ’56 scholarship fund set up in his name by of Fame last year while in his 44th year had also previously served two years Lupkes, was also recongnized for her colleagues and former students. Norm as golf coach at Spring Lake. Previous on the Alumni Association board of service to veterans and staff. is the Curators’ Professor of Educational, honors include being named the 2006 directors. Herb Maatman ’50 and his wife of School and Counseling Psychology at “Regional Golf Coach of the Year” by Douglas C. Neckers ’60 of Perrysburg, Holland, Mich., celebrated 60 years of the University of Missouri. the National High School Coaches Ohio, was named the first Henry marriage in December. Warren Kane ’57 was named “Man Association and induction into the T. King, Jr. Fellow at the Robert H. M. Samuel Noordhoff ’50 and of the Year” by the Inter-Service Club Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Jackson Center of Jamestown, N.Y. Lucille Brunsting ’49 Noordhoff Council of Arlington, Va. He was Hall of Fame in 1996. This award acknowledges Doug’s many of Naples, Fla., recently returned from nominated by the Kiwanis Club, in John Bryson ’60 of Spring Lake, Mich., accomplishments, including holding the Philippines and Taiwan, where they which he has held leadership positions. is doing interim work as organist at nearly 50 U.S. patents and publishing celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Other organizations he has served several area churches. He and his wife, 10 books and more than 400 scientific Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation. include the Arlington Food Assistance Claire Trembath ’62 Bryson, have papers in professional journals. The foundation supports educational Center and Arlington Forest United 10 grandchildren. Ty Rupp ’60 of Rossford, Ohio, was programs and treatment in craniofacial Methodist Church. Evalyn Hughes Carter ’60 of inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame centers in Asia for children with clefts. Una Hunt ’59 Ratmeyer and her Arlington, Va., is retired. She uses her at Wauseon (Ohio) High School, where Sam is a visiting professor of plastic husband of Bayonne, N.J., celebrated Hope music training in three choral he lettered in football, basketball and surgery training programs for the their 50th wedding anniversary on groups, ranging from International baseball. The ceremony took place American Society of Plastic Surgeons for Saturday, Dec. 19. Last July they Sweet Adelines to a classical concert on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the school’s 2009-10. gathered with the families of their group. gymnasium.

April 2010 21 Kathryn Kurth ’60 Scudder of that serves the poor, since he retired as Robert Faulman ’70 of Boyne Dearborn, Mich., is retired and doing senior minister at First Reformed Church City, Mich., honorably retired as a Ronald Deenik ’73 of volunteer work. of Schenectady in 2006. Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor in Holland, Mich., was awarded Marie Geerlings Blauwkamp Kenneth Bruggers ’68 and his wife, June 2006. the Academy of General ’62 and her husband of Zeeland, of Dallas, Texas, have adopted Gabrielle Mary Luckey ’70 of Oakland, Calif., Dentistry (AGD) Fellowship Mich., celebrated their 65th wedding Elizabeth. She was born in Guatemala retired in July after 27 years as a Award during the group’s anniversary with an open house on on March 27, 2007, and baptized on professor of chemistry and biochemistry Monday, Dec. 28. May 30, 2009, and is now a citizen of at San Francisco State University. She 2009 convocation in January. Gerald Hagans ’65 of Muskegon, the U.S. is working on updating her book, The award is presented Mich., recently began rural ministry at Pamela Reynolds ’68 VanderWeele Membrane Structural Biology, published to dentists who seek to Sitka United Methodist Church (UMC). retired in January from the Wallingford in 2008 and used in university courses provide high quality care by He previously served First Baptist (Conn.) Family YMCA, where she had throughout North America and Europe. remaining current in their Church (American Baptist) of Muskegon been aquatic director for the past six Susan Pikaart ’70 Malone of profession. Ron completed as interim pastor for one and one-half years. Prior to that she worked at the Murfreesboro, Tenn., retired as an 500 hours of continuing years following his retirement from 15 Chambersburg (Pa.) YMCA. In March early intervention service coordinator years of inner-city ministry at Temple she left to serve for 27 months in the for the state in 2007. She and her dental education, passed a UMC in Muskegon Heights. Peace Corps, volunteering as a “Youth as husband plan to move to Grand Rapids, comprehensive written exam, Paul K. Hesselink ’65 of Promise” advisor, working with literacy Mich., to be near family, including one and fulfilled three years of Chattanooga, Tenn., retired last spring projects in rural schools. granddaughter. continuing membership as professor of English and chair of the George Arwady ’69 is publisher of Boyd Rasmussen ’70 is in his second with the AGD. He has also department at Covenant College. He The Republican, an Advance Publications year of retirement in Gainesville, Fla. achieved Diplomat status with and his wife celebrated by spending daily newspaper of Springfield, Mass. Arlene DenHaan ’70 Spalt of North the AGD. July, August and September in England, Elaine Carlin ’69 Teall of Holland, Haledon, N.J., is retiring this year after Ireland, France and Austria. He now Mich., was recently recognized as an 30 years of teaching. She has two teaches part time. “Educator of the Year” finalist by the grandchildren. the entire corporation. Howard now Mary Ellen Bridger ’65 Miner Michigan Middle School Educators’ Stanley Sterk ’70 of Jenison, Mich., runs his own consulting firm, Human and Tim Miner ’65 of Grand Rapids, Association. She has been teaching for reports that Sterk & Company PC will be Resources Dimensions. Margaret teaches Mich., volunteered for the National Park 40 years. She teaches at the junior high 25 years old on May 1. special-needs children and was named Service at Dinosaur National Monument school in the Coopersville (Mich.) Public Bill Van Faasen ’70 of Manchester, teacher of the year at Spanish Fort last fall and for the Theodore Roosevelt Schools. Mass., is fully retired from Blue Cross/ Middle School in 2009. Medora Foundation in North Dakota last Rick Veenstra ’69 of Spring Lake, Blue Shield of Massachusetts. He serves Sheila Schuller ’73 Coleman of summer. Mich., became the regional executive/ on the corporate boards of Liberty Orange, Calif., led a presentation at Judy Werkman ’65 of Holland, Mich., church revitalization consultant for the Mutual, NSTAR, and IMS Health. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture is retired. Reformed Church in America’s Synod of Kathleen DeWitt ’70 Veenstra of Park in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday, Ellen Hollinger ’65 Wombwell of the Great Lakes in June. Spring Lake, Mich., retired last June from March 12, aimed specifically at clergy Valparaiso, Ind., retired from 32 years of teaching in the Reeths-Puffer Public members and their families. The event teaching science, most recently in the Schools. was sponsored by the Leader Renewal Valparaiso Community Schools. 70s Robert Eckrich ’71 of Germantown, Institute of Holland, Mich., and Al McGeehan ’66 was honored by the Md., retired from the U.S. Army Reserve intended to help participants learn how Hope College Alumni Association with a Tom Bos ’70 of Holland, Mich., will in October. He was also promoted to prioritize the competitive demands Meritorious Service Award on Saturday, retire at the end of June after 25 years to senior implementation and on their time. Sheila is director of Dec. 12, for his long-time leadership as executive director of the Holland support services specialist for Content ministry and mission at the Crystal role in strengthening and celebrating Aquatic Center and its predecessor, the Management Corporation. Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. the relationship between Hope and the Holland Community Swimming Pool. Lorenzo Howard ’72 and Margaret Mary VanderHooning ’74 Holland community. Al served the city He previously taught middle-school and King ’74 Howard moved to Fairhope, Rottschafer is owner and director as mayor from 1993 to 2009 and as city high-school science in Holland for 14 Ala., following his retirement from a of the Critter Barn in Zeeland, Mich., councilman from 1977 to 1993. years, and had coached Holland High career with BASF. He began working at which was recently the scene of some Robert White ’66 of Schenectady, School boys’ swimming from 1970 to the company as a lab technician while filming for HoneyCreek Pictures’ feature N.Y., has been the interfaith chaplain 1994 and the girls’ swimming team for studying at Hope, and retired as head filmThe Bunny Lady. Two of Mary’s of Bethesda House, an interfaith agency years. of human resources development for mini Lop rabbits have a role in the film

Providing a Unique Opportunity Christine Peacock ’70 and Clayton Powers of Aurora, Colo., understand the importance of helping make a Hope College education affordable. Christine lost her father due to an accident and was raised by her widowed mother. This inspired Christine to establish the Clayton & Christine ’70 Powers Scholarship Fund which provides support for students from single-parent families caused by the death of a parent. Further, Christine and Clayton have made provision in their estate plan to add to their scholarship upon their death. Hope thanks Christine and Clayton and all the 700-plus members of the Dimnent Heritage Society for their generosity in supporting the students and faculty of the college. For more than 30 years, planned gifts from donors such as Christine and Clayton have helped shape the character of Hope College and its community.

For more information contact: DIMNENT John A. Ruiter, J.D. - Dir. of Planned Giving Voice: (616)395-7779 141 East 12th Street E-Mail: [email protected] H O P E COLLEGE Holland, MI 49423 www.hope.edu/plannedgiving

22 News From Hope College starring Florence Henderson and set to Jerry Root ’75 concluded his 33-year where he is sales manager, non-profit be released around Christmastime. The teaching career with the Holland Public solutions. Critter Barn began as a family hobby Schools and currently works part time with John E. North ’86 of Wakefield, R.I., farm in 1984 and now offers hands-on Hope’s office of admissions and volunteers recently returned to the East Coast, educational classes, tours and programs with the campus ministries staff. He also where his career in the arts began. He is to as many as 25,000 children annually. does Young Life at Holland High School assistant director for dance at The Hartt Steve Vander Broek ’74 of Holland, and coaches middle-school basketball. Community Division of the University of Mich., is in his 32nd year of teaching. Nancy Thompson ’75 Smith of Palm Hartford. He has worked in performance, He works in the Fennville Public Schools. Springs, Calif., is studying at the University choreography and arts administration Arlene Dekker ’75 Akker teaches at of Southern California for an Ed.D. degree since he graduated from Hope. Muskegon (Mich.) High School, now an in K-12 leadership in urban settings. Paul Ritsema ’86 of Leesburg, Va., International Baccalaureate (IB) School. Marie French ’75 Vander Broek of The sixth graders at the completed his first (and likely last, She is in her first year of teaching IB Holland, Mich., is self-employed. She Kenmore School in Baldwin he reports) Ironman Triathlon on History of Europe. The IB curriculum is helps school employees and others Park, Calif., have a distinct Saturday, Nov. 7. He swam 2.4 miles in a rigorous college preparatory course of understand their pension plans and plan Hope College look thanks to the ocean at Wilmington, N.C., rode a study. for their financial futures. their teacher, Susan Van 112-mile bike course, and finished with David Cluley ’75 of Grand Rapids, Richard Van Oss ’75 of Zeeland, Kley ’83. College awareness a 26.2-mile run through downtown Mich., is president of the Michigan Mich., is in his 35th year of teaching Wilmington. Crossing the finish line and readiness is a high priority Association of Health Underwriters, the in the Ravenna (Mich.) Public Schools, after a little more than 14 hours, he was state chapter of the National Association and in his 25th year as organist/music at the school. Each classroom greeted by his wife, Krista Buikema of Health Underwriters, a professional director at First Reformed Church in teacher selects a college that ’85 Ritsema, daughter, Hannah association of health insurance agents and Holland, Mich. has meaning for them and, (age 17), and son, Nate (age 16). Paul insurance carrier representatives dedicated Janice Bares ’75 White of Spring instead of room numbers, the continues as assistant general counsel for to protecting the consumer’s future. Lake, Mich., is an elementary music class is called by the college’s Volkswagen and Audi. Virginia De Haan ’75 of Grand specialist with grades K-four, and an name. This year the parent Larry Wagenaar ’87 of Ada, Mich., Rapids, Mich., fostered a potential service elementary string specialist for grades boosters purchased shirts for has added the role of publisher for dog with the PAWS organization last fall. four and five in the Grand Haven (Mich.) Michigan History magazine, the largest the students who would be She works part time as a caregiver for a Area Public Schools. circulating state history magazine in the 30-year-old autistic woman living in the Mary Staal ’77 Bajwa received her RN in the Hope Class of 2020. country. Formerly published by the State community. in August. She and her husband recently Students start each day with of Michigan, the magazine was moved Joan Donaldson ’75 of Fennville, moved back to Brooklyn Park, Minn. the whole school cheering in October to the Historical Society of Mich., had her new novel, On Viney’s Lee Bechtel ’77 of Silver Spring, Md., “We’re Kenmore School, hear Michigan, where Larry has served as Mountain, released by Holiday House was elected to his second term on the our sound. We all know we’re executive director since 2001. last fall. board of directors of the American college bound. We’re Kenmore David Kuiper ’88 of Zeeland, Mich., Charles Dunning ’75 has accepted League of Lobbyists, the professional School and we’re here to say, spent three days in Atlanta, Ga., in a two-year appointment through the association for federal lobbyists and January, at “Mortgage Revolution,” where we’re all going to college USGS International Program to work for governmental affairs professionals. He he spoke and participated in an event the Water Resources Programme of the also chairs the health issues committee someday.” The kids in Sue’s to help raise money for charity. He is a International Atomic Energy Agency of of the league. He is president of Bechtel class also have a Hope cheer mortgage planner with First Place Bank in the United Nations, and will live and & Associates, a Washington, D.C., based that they do at special events. Holland, Mich. “Mortgage Revolution” work in Vienna, Austria. lobbying and consulting firm specializing is a grass-roots organization made up of Karen Johnson-Weiner ’75 of in health care policy and federal real estate loan originators who want Canton, N.Y., is professor of linguistic legislation. Lee and his wife completed Molders during the association’s annual to instill the highest order of ethics and anthropology and chair of the two century road bike rides last fall. meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, in transparency into their industry. anthropology department of SUNY They spend free time in Southern Minneapolis, Minn. Jana Reister ’88 is minister of word Potsdam. Her book, New York Amish: Maryland and Boca Raton, Fla. Doug Ruch ’81 of Zeeland, Mich., and sacrament at Knox Presbyterian Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire Kim Spalsbury ’77 of Grand Ledge, presented a lecture at Hope on Monday, Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. State, from Cornell University Press will Mich., coached his last meet for the Nov. 23, sponsored by the Baker David Cooper ’89 and his wife of be available this month. Grand Ledge High School boys’ cross Scholars. He runs Fleetwood Group in Windsor, Colo., recently returned from Ginny Agre ’75 Kiser of Greensboro, country team during the state finals on Holland, Mich. Ethiopia with a new addition to their N.C., has stepped down after almost 20 Saturday, Nov. 7. He and more than 200 David Rhem ’82 of Spring Lake, Mich., family, Samuel Tewdros, a two-and-a- years of directing children’s choirs. others celebrated his retirement from is an attorney with Varnum LLP. He half-year-old who was in an orphanage Sue Poppink ’75 of Lansing, Mich., coaching on Saturday, Dec. 5. During was honored for the third year in a row in Addis Ababa. earned tenure at Western Michigan his 30 years of coaching boys and girls by being included in the 2010 edition Sandra Hansen ’89 of Holland, University in the department of cross country, he lead 33 teams to the of Best Lawyers in America. The selection Mich., traveled to India last fall for two educational leadership in June 2008. state finals, 30 of which were top-five process for this honor is based upon a exhibitions of her paintings, one at the finishers. The cross country and track nationally-conducted peer-review survey American Center, an arm of the U.S. teams he coached in the Michigan process of more that 25,000 lawyers in Embassy in New Delhi, and the other at America. Terri Lynn Land ’81 of school districts of DeWitt, Fowler and Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. Thomas VanMouwerik ’82 of Bonita, Byron Center, Mich., and Grand Ledge recorded 18 regional titles. She also did some traveling, conducted Debra Lupkes ’78 Eisenbeisz received Calif., is owner and president of Bill painting workshops for children, and Carrie Borchers ’95 of the “Art Educator of the Year Award” Hay International, a third-party logistics participated in a by-invitation art camp Grandville, Mich., were during the South Dakota Art Educators company specializing in the movement for professional painters. named among the “50 Association convention at the Oacoma of freight between the United States and Tom Kyros ’89 of Grand Rapids, Mich., Most Influential Women (S.D.) Community Center. Mexico. spoke at the Thursday, Dec. 3, meeting of in Western Michigan” by Dave Hoos ’79 of High Bridge, N.J., Dean McKenzie ’83 of Barkhamsted, The Western Michigan Planned Giving Conn., is chief medical officer at the Grand Rapids Business obtained his Lifetime Certification Group, held at Calvin College in Grand Providence Behavioral Health Hospital Rapids. The topic of the meeting was Journal, and recognized at an as a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) from the Institute for Supply in Holyoke, Mass. He acts as liaison the new Michigan Trust Code and new awards ceremony on Tuesday, Management. The C.P.M. designation between administration and members insights on the Federal Estate Tax System. March 2, at the JW Marriott indicates the time and effort spent of the medical staff to support patient Tom is a partner with Varnum Riddering in Grand Rapids. Terri is to achieve a professional standard of care services, while focusing on Schmidt and Howlett LLP. the Secretary of State for the excellence. quality of care, patient satisfaction, State of Michigan. Carrie is risk management and patient safety. He most recently worked for a state- the sales account manager at 90s 80s contracted regional behavioral health IT Resource, an information authority in Arizona. Steve Bulthuis ’90 of Holland, technology provider in Daven Claerbout ’80 of Oostburg, Greg Heeres ’85 of Grandville, Mich., Mich., is now executive director of the Coopersville, Mich. Wis., was elected to his second term as was appointed a shareholder at Berends Macatawa Area Coordinating Council, president of the Association of Rotational Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency Inc., where he has worked for the past 15

April 2010 23 years, most recently as transportation Assembly to study “short-term and long- director and assistant director. term strategies to address issues within Andrew Van Eden ’97 Karin Wiechmann ’90 transferred adult care homes that provide residence has been employed for six in October to the Office of Command to persons who are frail and elderly years by the Tsleil-Waututh Counsel at the Naval Air Warfare and to persons suffering from mental Nation (Nation in Canada Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at illness.” is same as Tribe in the U.S.), Lakehurst, N.J., where she is a civilian Scott Runyon ’93 of Howell, Mich., located in North Vancouver, attorney practicing in government reports that, after more than 20 years procurement law, labor law and EEO of hearing God’s call on his life toward B.C., Canada. The Nation law. full-time ministry, he began the Master was a full partner to the Karen Looman ’91 of Cincinnati, of Divinity program last summer at the 2010 Winter Olympic and Ohio, passed the Forensics Pathology Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Paralympic Games, along with board examinations and is now board- Detroit, Mich. He expects to graduate three other nations, forming certified in forensics. She is deputy in about five years and move into the Four Host First Nations coroner in the Hamilton County (Ohio) pastoral ministry. He is also part of a Society. This is the first time coroner’s office. team of people bringing NetShui LLC Veronica Vroon ’92 Bosgraaf of to life. The new business integrates indigenous people have been Holland, Mich., runs the Pure Bar personal and professional growth with included as full partners in company, manufacturer and distributor business networking, establishing an Olympic Games. In July the 100 percent organic fruit and nut groups of diverse business people who Andrew was seconded from bars she developed originally in her own meet weekly for inspiring conversation, his position as Justice and kichen. The bars are now sold in retail engaging activities, relationship building Community Development outlets nationwide, throughout Mexico, and referral passing. Coordinator to Senior and in parts of Canada. Bob Toth ’93 recently earned a Wade Gugino ’92 of Holland, Mich., master’s degree (please see “Advanced Project Manager for Olympic planning (including a Torch did four section illustrations for the Degrees”) and is a physician assistant Initiatives. He oversaw a management book Innovate the Pixar within the University of Utah team of people organizing Relay event) to coordinating Way, co-authored by West Olive, Mich., Orthopeadics Department and with the Nations’ involvement in Nation members into various residents Bill Capodagli and Lynn ARUP Laboratories. the Games – from product placements in Olympic venues Jackson, and recently published by Daniel Miller ’94 of Chicago, Ill., development to event and performances. McGraw-Hill. had his art work exhibited in “Altered Eric Kivisto ’92 is director of policy Landscapes” in the Robert F. DeCaprio development for the North Carolina Art Gallery in the Fine and Performing Health Care Facilities Association. He Arts Center at Moraine Valley South Carolina (MUSC) in May 2009. of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee has been invited to participate in a task Community College from Tuesday, He is employed at Compass Carolina on Immigration. Jessica assists the force with the North Carolina Institute Jan. 19, through Thursday, Feb. 11. Health Care as a staff psychiatrist in senator with his comprehensive of Medicine (NCIOM). The task force is Daniel is a sculptor who integrates adult and addiction psychiatry. immigration reform legislation and directed by the North Carolina General robotics, video, ecology and electronic Chris Caldwell ’98 of Grand Rapids, other immigration matters. media into his artwork. He is also an Mich., spoke at the Thursday, Dec. Vilasack Phothisan ’98 and his adjunct assistant professor in the art and 3, meeting of The Western Michigan extended family celebrated 30 years technology department at the School of Planned Giving Group, held at Calvin of living in the United States on Dec. the Art Institute of Chicago. College in Grand Rapids. The topic 31, 2009. The occasion was marked Jay Mulder ’94 of Montague, Mich., is of the meeting was the new Michigan by a dinner including music and the athletic director, fitness and wellness Trust Code and new insights on the speeches in English and Laotian. The instructor, head football coach, and Federal Estate Tax System. Chris is nine members of Vilasack’s immediate head track coach at Nellie B. Chisholm a partner with Varnum Riddering family emigrated from Laos and (NBC) Middle School in the Montague Schmidt and Howlett LLP. He works settled in Grand Haven, Mich., with Area Public Schools. He is also the head with clients in all areas related to estate sponsorship and assistance from varsity wrestling coach for Montague planning, preparing estate plans with Calvin Christian Reformed Church High School. an emphasis on probate avoidance, tax in Muskegon, Mich. Vilasack and his planning and cottage law. wife, Phonethiphavanh Connie It actually makes for a nice Jennifer Ramthun ’94 Mulder of Montague, Mich., teaches language Amanda (Mandy) Fry ’98 Eldred Ratdavong ’01 Phothisan, live in aphorism: Hope can be found arts and is head of the language arts is the new sales coordinator for the Zeeland, Mich. everywhere, if only one looks department at Holton (Mich.) High Kalamazoo County (Mich.) Expo Center Sufjan Stevens ’98 of Brooklyn, for it. John Saurer ’89 of School. & Fairground. N.Y., has released another CD, Enjoy Northfield, Minn., found it Ted Dozeman ’95 of Holland, Mich., Brandon Graham ’98 of Hudsonville, Your Rabbit, described by his recording riding the rails. He writes, joined RE/MAX Lakeshore, a Holland- Mich., recently completed a Ph.D. company, Asthmatic Kitty Records, as “Did Hope order a set of area real estate company. He formerly (please see “Advanced Degrees”). His an album of programmatic songs for the dissertation was “Middle School Parent animals of the Chinese Zodiac. wind turbines? I teach in the worked with Coldwell Banker. Lisa Bos ’97 is an account director and Teacher Perceptions of Parental Andrew Van Pernis ’96 works at Art Department at St. Olaf in the Washington, D.C., office of the Involvement.” He is principal at Dreamworks movie studios in Glendale, College in Minnesota, where Russ Reid company. She is working Jenison (Mich.) Junior High School Calif. He is a software engineer in we recently installed a wind with nonprofits seeking federal and also active with the Michigan the animation department, currently turbine that provides 1/3 of appropriations and on various policy Association for Secondary School working on projects such as Shrek 4 and our campus electrical power. initiatives. Lisa was previously a vice Principals. He and his wife, Jane How to Train Your Dragon. He and his This trainload of wind turbine president at Cassidy & Associates. Roeters ’98 Graham, have three wife, Heidi Giddy-Van Pernis ’98, children: Jonah (age seven), Avery (age live outside Los Angeles. tower parts passed by my Jason Bucata ’97 is an Oracle developer for Williams Companies in six) and Morgan (age four). Travis Williams ’98 of Hamilton, home this morning, finished in Tulsa, Okla. Kara McGillicuddy ’98 was recently Mich., was honored by the National Hope colors.” [Editor’s Note: Jonathan Fly ’97 of Long Beach, promoted to associate director of Association for Interpretation with has there been an unexpected Calif., is a partner in the law firm of international alumni relations at its “Master Interpretive Manager appearance of Hope or the Allmeroth, Garner and Fly. He practices Columbia University. She is responsible Award.” Travis is executive director Orange and Blue in your life? criminal defense in Long Beach and for the organization, development and of the Outdoor Discovery Center and Maybe even a chance meeting Southern California. management of alumni groups and Macatawa Greenway Partnership. The programs in Europe, the Middle East, National Association for Interpretation with a fellow alum in a distant Russell Karsten ’97 was transfered in June to the Michigan State Police South America and Canada. is dedicated to advancing the profession corner of the world? Please Sterling Heights Crime Lab to train as a Jessica Owens ’98 of Washington, of heritage interpretation, and send us a note at alumni@ firearms and toolmarks examiner. D.C., is a Congressional Fellow to individual members include those who hope.edu. We’d love to know.] C. Jonathan Bosman ’98 completed the office of U.S. Senator Charles E. work at parks, museums, nature centers, his residency at Medical University of Schumer in his capacity as chairman zoos, and historical and cultural sites.

24 News From Hope College Erin Kurek-Blucher ’99 earned documentary films as well as television Board Certification in Internal Medicine shows, marketing campaigns, and from the American Board of Internal other multimedia sources. He has also Medicine. She is working as a hospitalist recorded six of his own piano CDs and New Assistant Director for Intermountain Healthcare in Salt has won seven Telly awards and four Lake City, Utah. Communicator awards for his film Beth Timmer ’00 scores. Szczerowski has joined the Kyle VanderWall ’01 coaches Hope staff as assistant director 00s the boys’ varsity basketball team at of alumni and parent relations. Grandville (Mich.) High School. She is responsible for a number Meredith Arwady ’00 of Chatham, Charles Cihak IV ’02 joined Radium of the events, activities and N.J., presented a song recital through Photo in Muskegon, Mich., after he services at the college for Fontana Chamber Arts at Western graduated from Hope. He works with Michigan University’s Dalton Hall his father and sister in the family- alumni and parents and on Friday, Jan. 22. This season she owned-and-operated business, founded families of students, and works has performed at the San Francisco by his great-grandfather in downtown with the program’s director on Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in Muskegon 100 years ago. a variety of other aspects of the New York City, and she will sing at Aaron DeVos ’02 of Grand Rapids, program. Oper Frankfurt in May. She has also Mich., recently completed training and Szczerowski brings performed on the concert stage with passed the qualifying examination to extensive experience in event the Boston Symphony Orchestra and become a Certified Financial Planner the Washington National Symphony, (CFP). planning, marketing and Beth Timmer ’00 Szczerowski and at the Vienna Konzerthaus. James R. Hull ’02 recently community relations to her Eric Goodman ’00 of Twinsburg, completed a Ph.D. (please see work at the college. Most Museum’s marketing and Ohio, was elected to the partnership “Advanced Degrees”) and works with recently, she served as the membership manager. of the national law firm of Baker & the Environmental Change Initiative Grand Rapids Children’s More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Hostetler LLP. He is a member of the and the Population Studies and firm’s business group and concentrates Training Center at Brown University in his practice in bankruptcy, Providence, R.I. restructuring and creditors’ rights. Marcos Machado ’02 of Swartz Lindee Claerbout ’03 Salazar of voted Class 4A “Coach of the Year,” Beverly Katt ’00 is an adjunct Creek, Mich., joined the medical staff Belgium, Wis., conducted a customer and also “Colorado Coach of the Year” professor of English at Lincoln at Genesys Regional Medical Center as service workshop for all members at from a field that comprises all five of University in Jefferson City, Mo. a family practice physician. the annual meeting of the Association the state’s athletic classes (1A through Hussein Wario ’00 of Lansing, Ill., Chris Winkler ’02, his wife and of Rotational Molders in Minneapolis, 5A). spoke at Hope on Monday, Nov. 23, their son, Judah (age one), were in Minn., on Monday, Sept. 28. Jacob Nyboer ’04 works at the about the issues of poverty, hunger the U.S. from Dec. 14 through Jan. Christina VanRegenmorter ’03 YMCA in Houston, Texas. and his life growing up in Kenya. 13. During that time they represented of Nashville, Tenn., was promoted Anne Stevens ’04 entered a Amnesty International and Acting on Wycliffe Bible Translators at Urbana to communications and policy postgraduate program in January to AIDS sponsored the event. Hussein Missions Conference in St. Louis, Mo., coordinator of Centerstone Research obtain a Master of Arts in migration is the author of Cracks in the Crescent, spent time with family and friends, Institute. She is responsible for federal studies at the Brussels School of an autobiographical account of and shared with churches about their policy analysis and advocacy. The International Studies, offered through growing up Muslim and converting to mission in Jos, Nigeria. research institute partners in more the University of Kent, England. Christianity. Chad Wisser ’02 is a hedge fund than 50 clinical studies and grants Daniel Miller ’05 is studying in the Eric Schrotenboer ’01 of Panama manager at Chad Edward Capital LLC. with Cornerstone of America, the Master of Business Administration City Beach, Fla., composed the score He manages the Finem Respice Fund largest community mental health program at the University of Saint for a video that won a 2010 Gold L.P., a global macro fund launched provider in the country. Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. This ADDY Award from the American on Monday, Feb. 1. Chad resides in Jeremy Von Eitzen ’03 of Vicksburg, course of study will enhance his Advertising Federation West Michigan Cambridge, Mass., and New York City. Mich., coaches the West Ottawa entrepreneurial endeavors in in the “Elements of Advertising-Music Jenna Wassink ’03 Deenik of Ada, High School varsity hockey team. He renewable ammonia, a potential Only” category. He composed the Mich., completed the educational previously coached the Kalamazoo agricultural fertilizer and premier music for a Compassion International requirements for Associateship in (Mich.) Blades boys’ hockey team for energy carrier. video, produced by Sound Post the Society of Actuaries. She works three years. Nathan van Hofwegen ’04 recently Recording Studios. Eric creates at Jackson National Life Insurance Sarah Scholten ’04 Gritter of earned a degree in dentistry (please see original music for feature, short, and Company in Lansing, Mich., where she Philadelphia, Pa., is in her second year “Advanced Degrees”) and practices at is a manager in the actuarial financial of a residency in emergency medicine. Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. reporting area. Meridith De Avila ’04 Khan is He and his wife, Laura Chucta ’04 Andrew Mullenix ’03 of Seattle, director of marketing at the Academy van Hofwegen, and children live in Wash., was featured in an article in of Fine Arts, an arts non-profit in Albuquerque, N.M. the January/February 2010 issue of historic downtown Lynchburg, Va. Gabriel Kalmbacher ’06 returned Inside Triathlon. He qualified again The academy offers performances, to Holland, Mich., from Uganda in for the October Ironman World galleries, education and community November with new sons Micah Championship in Kona, Hawaii, after outreach programs, and is also Joel (age three) and Judah Benjamin placing first among amateurs at the renovating a 1905 historic theatre (age two). He was welcomed home Ironman Coeur d’Alene. He typically adjacent to the complex. In by his wife, Anna Marshall ’07 trains 20 to 30 hours a week for an November, Meridith was named Kalmbacher, who returned a Ironman race, and gets one or two managing editor of Lynchburg Arts month earlier. Adoption will occur in chances to race each year. He is a shift magazine (formerly ArtsLynchburg), a Ottawa County this spring. Gabriel is Lunga Sinuka ’95 of administrator at the Seattle Children’s quarterly publication serving Central pursuing a Master of Science degree at Minneapolis, Minn., returned Hospital. He credits his wife, Virginia. She also owns and operates Grand Valley State University. to campus on Wednesday, Chandra Leben ’03 Mullenix, with MDK Studio, a photography boutique, Dana Moes ’06 is a kindergarten Nov. 18, and presented a one- supporting his training and helping with her husband, and was recently teacher in Steger, Ill. man performance of The Cool him maintain balance in his life. the official photographer for the Ryan Weaver ’06 of Nashville, Train, his memoir of growing Amy Ford ’03 Pugh of Kirkwood, inaugural Thomas Jefferson Wine Tenn., is lead programmer with IO up in South Africa during the Mo., earned a Ph.D. (please see Festival at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Studios LLC. “Advanced Degrees”), completed her Forest vacation home. Victoria Blanton ’07 of Las Vegas, Apartheid era, prior to his fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Steve Lepper ’04 of Boulder, Colo., Nev., is deputy finance director of the immigration to the United St. Louis, Mo., in August, obtained coached the Niwot (Colo.) High School Sue Lowden for U.S. Senate campaign. States in 1992. her license in September, and now boy’s soccer team to the state’s Class Lowden is running against current More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc works at Cardinal Glennon Children’s 4A championship last fall, his second Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Hospital in St. Louis. season of coaching the team. He was the 2010 elections.

April 2010 25 Anna Marshall ’07 Kalmbacher Laura Morningstar ’09 of Fishers, Katie Torgerson ’02 and Garrett Andrew Liang ’07 and Justine returned to Holland, Mich., from Ind., passed her nursing board exams in Turner, Aug. 22, 2009, Mackinac Island, Yedinak ’07, May 16, 2009. Uganda in October after caring for February and is now a Registered Nurse Mich. Andy Prout ’07 and Emilie new sons Micah Joel (age three) and and working in Indianapolis, Ind. Amy Woolard ’02 and Marc Vanderslice ’07, Dec. 27, 2009, Berkley, Judah Benjamin (age two) there for Brieann Bryant ’09 Richardson of Sanchez Diaz-Pinto, Nov. 28, 2009, Mich. two months. Her husband, Gabriel Holland, Mich., is a high-school special- Barcelona, Spain. Dustin Ruch ’07 and Jessica Kalmbacher ’06, brought both boys education teacher in the Kelloggsville Tiffany Andre ’03 and Jeremy Williams, Nov. 28, 2009, Holland, Mich. home in November. Adoption will Public Schools. Brieve ’04, Oct. 17, 2009, Holland, Aaron Clark ’08 and Hannah occur in Ottawa County this spring. Matt Richardson ’09 of Holland, Mich. Hackett ’09, Sept. 19, 2009, Holland, Anna is an RN at Hospice of Holland Mich., is a behavior specialist for an Meredith Bulkeley ’03 and Mich. and at Zeeland Community Hospital. elementary school in the Kelloggsville Benjamin Messina, Sept. 26, 2009, Matthew Wixson ’08 and Sarah Debby Li ’07 of Singapore is a Public Schools. Seattle, Wash. Lokers ’09, July 31, 2009, Overisel, media specialist working in Singapore Amy Ford ’03 and Kevin Pugh, Sept. Mich. Government’s Ministry of Community 13, 2008, Innsbrook, Mo. Brent Boersma ’09 and Caitlin Development, Youth and Sports, Marcus Voss ’03 and Shelley King, Lamade ’09, June 27, 2009, Holland, helping to communicate policy, social Marriages Nov. 7, 2009, Hudsonville, Mich. Mich. issues and campaigns to citizens through Jacob Nyboer ’04 and Ellen Brieann Bryant ’09 and Matt online media. Lynn Brouwers ’74 and Mark Upfal, Elizabeth Kizer, Sept. 6, 2008, Houston, Richardson ’09, June 19, 2009, Amanda Danielson ’07 McElroy is a Nov. 27, 2009, Detroit, Mich. Texas. Holland, Mich. preschool teacher in Oklahoma. Thomas Doerr ’76 and Gilda Scott Parrott ’05 and Stephanie Crystal Frost ’09 and John Mark Bethany Klunder ’06 Nyboer Lucretia Rodriguez, Sept. 10, 2009, Beerens, Aug. 8, 2009, Holland, Mich. Feyen, Aug. 29, 2009, in Eagan, Minn. and Granger Nyboer ’07 live in Belmopan, Belize. Dustin Fiddler ’06 and Holly Matt Clark ’10 and Rachel Richter Soldotna, Alaska. Granger teaches Kim Benton ’96 and Jeremy Fox, Nestle ’07, Aug. 15, 2009, Charlevoix, ’10, Jan. 2, 2010, Holland, Mich. special education at Kenai High School. Oct. 10, 2009, Hartford, Conn. Mich. Bethany, who is studying for a master’s Anne Horton ’97 and Josh Vura- Rachel Holmes ’06 and Steve degree in special education, is student Weis, Nov. 21, 2009, Evanston, Ill. Fahrenbach, Oct. 10, 2009, Lake Villa, teaching this spring. Kristin Kelley ’98 and William Ill. New Arrivals Nicole Prince ’07 moved to Sumner, Oct. 18, 2009, Chicago, Ill. Lauren March ’06 and Austin Philadelphia, Pa., and is the catalog Rachel Kemink ’99 and Aryn Goofman, July 4, 2009, Lafayette, Ind. Jeffrey Corney ’87 and Sarah project coordinator for “Anthropologie” Johnson, Oct. 3, 2009, Holland, Mich. James Post ’06 and Christina Corney, Adelyn, Feb. 19, 2009. at Urban Outfitters inc. Rachel Kuipers ’01 and John Farnell, May 23, 2009. Jodi Sundquist ’89 Niemann and Scott Teusink ’07 recently began Compton, Sept. 5, 2009, Denver, Colo. Allison Adams ’07 and Brent Frazey, Kurt Niemann, Thea Elise, July 16, working as a CPA at H&S Companies in Joshua Sturtevant ’01 and Belinda Aug. 1, 2009, Arizona. 2009. Fremont, Mich. Lopez, March 27, 2010, Punta Cana, Christine Corbin ’07 and Lawrence Yvette VanRiper ’90 and Anthony Eric Adamczyk ’08 of Clark Lake, Domincan Republic. Overway, Oct. 17, 2009, Holland, Mich. Mavrinac, Rand Alexander Mavrinac, Mich., flew to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Andrew Mezeske ’02 and Lindsay Amanda Danielson ’07 and Jordan Sept. 20, 2009. with two friends in November to begin Close ’04, Sept. 19, 2009, Holland, McElroy, Aug. 14, 2009, Grand Rapids, Ron Wiegerink ’92 and Jodi an eight-month sailing trip around the Mich. Mich. Hoekstra ’96 Wiegerink, Shuler Caribbean aboard their 34-foor boat, Melisssa Oudshoorn ’02 and Craig Erik Fuller ’07 and Maria Jimenez, Thomas, July 14, 2009. Three Degrees. Mulder, April 25, 2009, Holland, Mich. Dec. 19, 2009, Claremont, Calif. John Stack III ’93 and Katherine Amanda Cooper ’08 of West Islip, Laura Smith ’02 and Ryan Whitney Haumiller ’07 and Brian Rabe ’02 Stack, Duncan Robert, Nov. 6, N.Y., was awarded an Academic Thormann, Sept. 26, 2009. Miller ’07, Sept. 5, 2009, Naperville, Ill. 2009. Medicine Scholarship at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she is a second-year student. The program is designed to prepare outstanding medical students to pursue careers in academic medicine, research “Dr. Housel has challenged and clinical practice in an academic health-care setting. She will receive me to broaden my education a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine, master’s in neuromusculoskeletal and thinking processes. sciences, and Academic Medicine Certificate upon completion of her scholarship. When I interned in Student Anna Jonkman ’08 is a member of Michigan National Guard’s 1073rd Development, the staff Maintenance Company. In December she was deployed with her unit to Iraq for one year. The 1073rd is performing encouraged me and helped convoy security and aiding troops who are done with their tour of duty as they me improve my skills. Hope head back to the U.S. Johnny Ganta ’09 of Astoria, N.Y., is offers many opportunities to working for Howard Stern’s on-demand network in New York City. He started working for Howard TV in September as explore what I am interested a quality control coordinator. Ryan Johnson ’09, a graduate student in. It is rewarding for me to Tiffany Phan – Class of ’11 at Iowa State University, presented How Communication Major, Management Minor to Save 199 People - Two Examples of put what I learn into action.” Phelps Scholar, Sigma Sigma, Resident Assistant, International Creative Problem Solving at a mathematics Relations, Social Activities Committee, WTHS Radio, the Anchor, colloquium at Hope on Friday, Nov. 20. Nykerk Song, Orientation Assistant, CFL Mentor Program Courtney Knox ’09 of Salem, Va., is an eighth-grade special education teacher in the Roanoke (Va.) City Public Hope Fund contributions directly enhance student instruction Schools. She also coached the seventh- and student services. Your gift will help ensure that students and eighth-grade girls’ basketball team like Tiffany have access to an exceptional education, including at her middle school this winter. unique service-learning opportunities.

26 News From Hope College Jennifer Hand ’93 Walter and Daniel Walter, Rory Bartell, Sept. 20, 2009. Brian Watkins ’93 and Marc Elmore, Young Alumni to Be Honored Noah David, Nov. 2, 2009. Middle East and North Africa Anissa Mihalek ’94 Huffman and The Alumni Association Craig Huffman, Megan Jane, Oct. 16, will present Young Alumni Region. 2009. Awards to two alumni during John Conlon is being honored Jay Mulder ’94 and Jennifer the annual Alumni Banquet on for his recognized excellence as Ramthun ’94 Mulder, Molly Irene, Saturday, May 1. a high school soccer coach. He March 16, 2009. The association will is the varsity soccer coach for Kevin Scott ’94 and Lindsay Wood be honoring Jalaa’ both the boys’ and girls’ teams Scott, Austin Michael, March 19, 2009. at East Kentwood High School in Matthew Thompson ’94 and Pamela Abdelwahab ’97 of New Gunther ’94 Thompson, Elizabeth Ida, York City, and John Conlon Jalaa’ Abdelwahab ’97 John Conlon ’97 addition to teaching fifth grade Jan. 14, 2010. ’97 of Byron Center, Mich. at Endeavor Elementary and Christopher Brandt ’95 and Laura The Young Alumni Award starting innovative service serving as director of coaching Lange ’97 Brandt, Isaac Carl, Nov. 11, was established to honor the projects, research, businesses or and player development at the 2009. talents and contributions other original enterprises. Kentwood Soccer Club. He is Dirk Joldersma ’95 and Lisa Meengs that young alumni have Jalaa’ Abdelwahab is being currently serving a two-year term ’95 Joldersma, Celia Estelle, Aug. 28, as president of the Michigan 2008, and Natalie Olivia, Dec. 21, 2009. made to their professions, recognized for his dedicated Julie Wright ’96 Anderson and their communities and to service in public health, with High School Soccer Coaches Aron Anderson, Zachary James, Aug. the college, and was first a particular emphasis to global Association. He has received 12, 2009. presented in 2007. Criteria polio eradication. He has been multiple major awards through Brian Capps ’96 and Nyasha Spears, include having been a member working with the Centers for the years, including the 2007 Freya Ann Capps Jan. 8, 2010. of the Alumni Association Disease Control and Prevention “National High School Soccer Christine VandeBunte ’96 Mutch for 15 or fewer years; (CDC) since 2000. He is currently Coach of the Year” Award from and Greg Mutch, Gabriel James, April the National Soccer Coaches 30, 2009. notable prominence through seconded to the United Nations Allison Gerds ’97 Jones and G. professional endeavor, Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Association of America and Christopher Jones, Ella Grace, April 2, research, volunteerism, and/ Headquarters in New York as a Adidas. 2009. or involvement with the local Health Specialist focusing on Biographical sketches of Colleen Antvelink ’97 Leonard and or global community or the polio and overall immunizations both alumni are featured on the Matt Leonard, Rhys Robert, Jan. 8, 2010. college; and demonstrating in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, college’s Web site. Craig Phillips ’97 and Kristin significant initiative by the Horn of Africa, and the More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Schneider ’02 Phillips, Elizabeth Audrey, Jan. 24, 2010. Timothy Su ’97 and Ann Su, Emma Gretchen Madden, Garrett Christopher, Jared Redell ’01 and Kristen Redell, 9, 2006, and Benjamin Reeves, May 7, Yi-Shyun, Nov. 28, 2009. June 17, 2009. Trey Andrew, Dec. 4, 2009. 2009. Amy Hyatt ’97 Surface and William Teresa Musselman ’99 Nelson and Deanna Lebar ’01 Reeves and Casey Elisabeth Sawchuk ’03 Avery and Surface, Lily Beth, Oct. 24, 2009. Chris Nelson, Berkley Olivia and Gavin Reeves, Aaron David, Sept. 12, 2009. Joe Avery ’03, Amelia Grace, Dec. 17, Derk Zwart ’97 and Cindra Zwart, Brock, Oct. 15, 2009. Katie Jen ’01 Terpstra and Matt 2009. Ermithe, Jan. 1, 2001, and Destinee, David Uyl ’99 and Kristin Uyl, Eli Terpstra, Madelyn Mae, Nov. 17, 2009. Curt Copeland ’03 and Kelly Taylor Aug. 14, 2005. Both girls were adopted David, Nov. 6, 2009. Kristin Kooyer ’01 VanDyke and ’05 Copeland, Kenlee Jo, Nov. 19, 2009. on Jan. 22, 2010. Mark Bray ’00 and Rebecca Bray, Paul VanDyke, Everett Allan, Nov. 16, Kimberly Lauver ’04 Fletcher and Kristin Zimdahl ’98 Brunschmid Ethan William, Nov. 21, 2009. 2009. Mark Fletcher, William Lauver, Sept. 28, and Josef Brunschmid, Xaver Josef, Nov. Elizabeth Artman ’00 DeBoer and Scott Vroegindewey ’01 and Sarah 2009. 1, 2009. Daniel DeBoer, Amelia Joy, Nov. 24, Smith ’02 Vroegindewey, Brady Douglas, Sarah Phillips ’03 Garnham and Robert DeVries ’98 and Andrea Hays 2009. Dec. 11, 2009. Sean Garnham ’03, Sophie Susan, Oct. ’00 DeVries, Logan Christopher, July 2, Brian Dryfhout ’00 and Becca Mieke Dykman ’02 Blackwell and 18, 2009. 2009. Dryfhout, Carson Brian, Nov. 24, 2009. Cory Blackwell, Eliana Elizabeth, Jan. 25, Lynette Wehmer ’03 Heinz and Jill Harkins ’98 Goodman and Eric Shonda Perdue ’00 Evans and Tim 2010. Torey Heinz, Eason Nehemiah, Feb. 3, Goodman ’00, Noah Eric, Aug. 16, 2009. Evans, Ella Jane, Oct. 15, 2009. Beth Evans ’02 Corsello and Kevin 2010. Martha Langmuir ’98 and Martha Amanda Heydon ’00 Gerhardt and Corsello, Aurelia Mae, April 21, 2009. Jennifer Coleman ’03 Hendricks and Alexander, Rebekah Doak Alexander Scott Gerhardt ’00, Ethan Martin, June Lori Geuder ’02 DeVisser and Scott Brian Hendricks, Natalie K, Feb. 8, 2010. Langmuir, Aug. 14, 2010. 12, 2009. DeVisser, Isaac Allan, Jan. 19, 2010. Charles Kleinheksel ’03 and Abby Ryan Ondersma ’98 and Kari Melissa Feenstra ’00 Michmerhuizen Ross Poll ’02 and Kara VanAssen ’03 Timmer ’04 Kleinheksel, Ellie Marie, Feb. Ondersma, Paige Noelle, Dec. 16, 2009. and Jesse Michmerhuizen, Sophie Poll, Emmalyn Marie, Feb. 10, 2010. 3, 2010. Vilasack Phothisan ’98 and Katherine, Nov. 7, 2009. Derek Pomp ’02 and Rebecca Pomp, Daniel Kloosterman ’03 and Kari Phonethiphavanh (Connie) Ratdavong Laurel Monette ’00 and Alejandro Selah Joelle, Feb. 18, 2010. Weaver ’03 Kloosterman, Owen Daniel, ’01 Phothisan, Khloe Manichan, Feb. 8, Alfaro, Amalia Lynn Alfaro Monette, Amanda Ausen ’02 Root and Derek Sept. 2, 2009. 2010. Jan. 14, 2010. Root ’02, Landon John, Feb. 12, 2010. Jonathan Ornee ’03 and Necia Kimberly Kuite ’98 VanderZwaag Eric Nichols ’00 and Kylee Nichols Jennifer Chalifoux ’02 Saban and Flaherty ’03 Ornee, Asher Phoenix, Jan. and Kelly VanderZwaag, Brinsley Faye, ’01, Amelia Anne, August 7, 2009. Pablo Saban, Oscar Joseph, Dec. 3, 2009. 9, 2010. Dec. 2, 2009. Katie Keyes ’00 VanDyke and Mike Jeff Shand-Lubbers ’02 and Renee Monica Armstrong ’03 Phillips and Jared Vickers ’98 and Betsy Vickers, VanDyke, Megan Christine, Aug. 11, Shand-Lubbers, Noah James Shand- Rustin Phillips, Grayson Douglas, Oct. Derek R, Nov. 8, 2009. 2009. Lubbers, Nov. 14, 2009. 29, 2009. Sarah Kay ’99 Byham and Jonathan Jennifer McKenna ’01 Charette and Sarita Hoekzema ’ 02 Shetenhelm Kelly Parker ’03 Slagh and Ryan Byham, Samuel Henry, June 21, 2009. Michael Charette, Gabriella Marie, May and Joseph Shetenhelm, Anne Marie, Slagh, Taylor Leigh, Feb. 17, 2010. Henry Chen ’99 and Julie Chen, 25, 2009. Dec. 28, 2009. Steve Uyl ’03 and Payshence Uyl, Acacia Marie, Dec. 7, 2009. Josh Danek ’01 and Carrie Williams Erich Shoemaker ’02 and Sara Maile Logan Daniel, Dec. 21, 2009. Bethany Wezeman ’99 Kraseman ’03 Danek, Alyssa Yvonne, July 30, 2009. ’02 Shoemaker, Oliver Lewis, Jan. 5, John Vinke ’03 and Shereen Vinke, and Stephen Kraseman ’99, Elise Andrew Mackay ’01 and Anne 2010. Alida Gayle, Jan. 25, 2010. Margaret, Oct. 6, 2009. Vanderwel ’01 Mackay, Jasper David, Laura Poppema ’02 Thompson and Jeff Eldersveld ’04 and Lacey Erin Kurek-Blucher ’99 and Jorden Dec. 12, 2009. Travis Thompson, Kelsey Sue, Nov. 19, Wicksall ’04 Eldersveld, Lana Rae, July Blucher, Noah Michael Blucher, Oct. 19, Elizabeth Hofstra ’01 Miedema and 2009. 21, 2009 2009. Eric Miedema, Alaina Jeanne, May 13, Emily Reeves ’02 Van Faasen and Emily Wagg ’04 Frey and Stephen Christopher Madden ’99 and 2009. Joe Van Faasen, David Graham, Nov. Frey ’05, Caitlin Kelly, Nov. 15, 2009.

April 2010 27 Lindsay Bosak ’04 Hoyt and Douglas music education, University of Florida, Ruth Brouwer ’51 Boersma of ’88 Douma (William) Fay, David Hoyt, Jillian Beatrice, Aug. 18, 2009. Dec. 18, 2009. Holland, Mich., died on Thursday, Dec. ’91 (Suzanne Stoll ’92) Douma, and Ann Myers ’04 Kamps and Daniel Lora VanUffelen ’02, Ph.D. 10, 2009. She was 80. Jason ’01 (Angela) Douma; 11 great- Kamps, Davanie Elizabeth, July 17, 2009. in oceanography from the Scripps Survivors include her children, grandchildren; and her brother, Eugene Meridith De Avila ’04 Khan and Institution of Oceanography, University Linda Gazan, Gary (Jan) Gazan, Vis ’48. Adeel Khan, Sofia Grace, Dec. 31, 2008. of California, San Diego, August 2009. Mark (Sue) Gazan, and Jim Gazan; B.J. Maas ’04 and Jillian Pettijohn Meredith Bulkeley ’03, Master of step-children, William ’68 (Cheryl) Max J.V. Frego ’50 of Grand ’05 Maas, Easton John, Feb. 1, 2010. Arts in counseling psychology, Mars Hill Boersma, Tom (Kitty) Boersma, and Haven, Mich., died on Friday, Jan. 29, Amy Vanderhyde ’04 Worrel and Graduate School. Ruth Morreale; her sisters, Edith 2010. He was 81. Brian Worrel ’04, Carolyn Rae, Jan. 30, Thomas DeMeulenaere ’03, MBA in (Henry) DeWitt, Marian (Norm) Survivors include his siblings, 2010. information management. Vruggink, and Florence (Dale) Schreur; Don (Arlene) Frego, Patricia (Jack) Cristi DeGraff ’05 Boersma and John Bryant Loomis ’03, Ph.D., 11 grandchildren; and four great- Shinabarger, Beverly Harper (Julius Boersma Jr. ’05, Ty Alan, Feb. 22, 2010. University of Colorado-Boulder, grandchildren. Essenburg), and Phyllis Tomlinson. Jim Librizzi ’05 and Julia Jones ’06 December 2009. Librizzi, Carolyn Mae, July 17, 2009. Laurie McNamara ’03, Ph.D. in Duke Nguyen Browning ’80 of Curtis D. Haaksma ’64 of Spring Michelle Knapman ’05 Quigley and biochemistry, Northwestern University, Katy, Texas, died on Wednesday, Sept. Lake, Mich., died on Monday, Dec. 14, Nathanial Quigley, Danius, Dec. 4, 2009. June 2009. 23, 2009. He was 55. 2009. He was 70. Emily Rupchock ’05 Schildhouse Amy Ford ’03 Pugh, master’s Survivors include his wife of 26 Survivors include his wife of 46 and Richard Schildhouse ’05, Phoebe degree in psychology, 2005, PsyD, years, Kerrin Wilson ’80 Browning; three years, Helen; a daughter, Amy (Gary) Rose Aug. 5, 2009. 2009, both from Indiana University of children, Amy N. Browning, Laura N. Smithson; two sons, Curt A. (Ann) Elizabeth Murphy ’05 Scott and Pennsylvania. Browning and Michelle N. Browning; his Haaksma and Tim ’98 (Danielle) James Scott, Parker James, Dec. 8, 2009. Tyler Danek ’05, J.D., Thomas M. mother, Bao Nguyen; and his siblings, Haaksma; five grandchildren; and one Michael Tacchella ’05 and Katie Cooley Law School, Jan. 23, 2010. To & Kim Chi Nguyen, Rang Nguyen, sister, Barbara (James) Hoekzema. McKee ’06 Tacchella, Jacob Michael, Jan. Nathan van Hofwegen ’04, D.D.S., Lua Nguyen, Danh Nguyen, Thom 19, 2010. University of Iowa Dental School, May Nguyen, Doi Nguyen, and To Van Kieu. Cecil L. Hendrix ’44 of Winona Scott Travis ’06 and Ashley Travis, 2009. Lake, Ind., died on Thursday, Dec. 31, Amelia Jane, Dec. 17, 2009. James Grandstaff ’06, master’s William L. Carlough ’52 of 2009. He was 90. Elisa Ortega ’07 Salazar and Hector degree in public policy administration Dannville, Pa., died on Thursday, Jan. Survivors include four children, Salazar-Contreras, Seth Layden, Nov. 13, with a specialization in local 14, 2010. He was 78. Cecille (Alan) Huff, Dennis (Jill) 2009. government management, University of Survivors include his wife, Carol Hendrix, Linda (Charles) Nightengale, Mallory Waanders ’09 Vander Kooi Missouri-St. Louis. Stephens; his children, Leslie Carlough, and Jeffry (Mochel) Hendrix; one and Kevin Vander Kooi, Hudson Tay, Dustin Ruch ’07, MBA, University of Martha Carlough, and Rebecca Robbins daughter-in-law, Nancy; one brother, Nov. 6, 2009. Notre Dame, May 2009. Crider; six grandchildren; and his sister, Warren (Anna Jean) Hendrix; one sister, Emily VanWieren ’08, Master of Doris Lambert. Marilyn (Bob) Wells; 13 grandchildren; Science in Occupational Therapy, Grand 20 great-grandchildren; and two great- Valley State University, December 2009. Carol Matheis ’57 Cassidy of great-grandchildren. Advanced Degrees Reagan Chesnut ’09, M.Phil. Merrick, N.Y., died on Monday, Nov. 10, in theatre and performance, Trinity 2008. She was 73. Nancy Herlein ’63 of Muskegon, Barbara Watt ’74 Jorck, Master College, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. Survivors include her husband, Mich., died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. of Arts in theatre and drama (history, James Cassidy, and two children, James She was 67. theory, literature), Indiana University - (Jaime) and Mary Jane. Survivors include her daughter, Bloomington, May 2009. Mary Herlein; her brother, Merlin Robert Bretton Folkert ’93, J.D., magna cum Deaths Paul L. Cook ’50 of Albion, Mich., (Virginia) Herlein; and her sister, Doris laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, died on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. He was Herlein. Jan. 23, 2010. The college is often privileged 84. Bob Toth ’93, master’s degree in to receive additional information in Survivors include his wife of 58 Joan Roos ‘60 Hielkema of physician assistant studies, University of celebration of the lives of members years, Alice Gravenhorst ’51 Cook; four Remsen, Iowa, died on Friday, Oct. 23, Utah, August 2009. of the Hope community who have daughters; 10 grandchildren; and one 2009. She was 71. Jason Bucata ’97, master’s degree in passed away. Please visit the expanded brother. Survivors include her husband of management with a concentration in obituaries we have made available more than 49 years, Arthur G. Hielkema non-profit management, Oral Roberts online if you wish to read more about John DeHaan ’49 of Holland, ’57; two sons, Stephen (Susan) Hielkema University, August 2009. those whose loss is noted in this issue. Mich., died on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. and Timothy Hielkema; one daughter, Gretchen Rumohr ’97 Voskuil, More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc He was 84. Sarah (Brian) Wiese; five grandchildren; Ph.D. in English, Western Michigan Survivors include his wife of 59 a brother, Robert ’52 (Marie) Roos; and a University, December 2009. Howard B. Ausema ’58 of years, Marguerite “Peggy” Prins ’49 sister, Louise (Richard) Hermenet. Brandon Graham ’98, master’s Homewood, Ill., died on Friday, Jan. 22, DeHaan; his children, Ginny DeHaan degree in athletic administration, 2010. He was 73. ’75 (David Kempston ’74), John David Western Michigan University, 2003; Survivors include his wife, Tekla ’79 (Pat) DeHaan, Tricia (Ed) Parsekian, Ph.D. in educational leadership, Western “Thea” Ausema; his children, David Margie DeHaan, and Peter ’87 (Melissa) Michigan University, 2009. (Ruth) Ausema and Susan (Steven) DeHaan; 14 grandchildren, including Timothy Alles ’99, J.D., cum laude, Van Poolen; five grandchildren; and Jonathan A. DeHaan ’07; and seven Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Jan. 23, his sisters, Connie (John) Janke, Ruth great-grandchildren. 2010. Ausema ’61 (Terry) Hofmeyer, and Joyce Erin Barrone ’99, J.D., Thomas M. (Don) Greenfield. William G. DeWeerd ’67 of Cooley Law School, Jan. 23, 2010. Jenison, Mich., died on Thursday, Nov. Andy Fate ’99, MBA, Cornerstone. Dirk C. Bloemendaal Sr. ’52 of 12, 2009. He was 64. Beverly Katt ’00, master’s degree in Holland, Mich., died on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Survivors include his wife of 37 English language and literature, Central 2009. He was 79. years, Carol (Olson) DeWeerd; two Michigan University, December 2009. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn daughters, Cristin (Kirt) Zuiderveen and Grant Heller ’02, Master of Science “Keri” DeBoer Bloemendaal; five Amy (Jason) McGovern; two grandsons; in experimental psychology, University children, Dirk ’76 (Jill) Bloemendaal and his sister, Sharon (Ron) Goodyke. A total of 40 seniors of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, August 2009; Jr., Kim (Mike) Wiersema, Amy Master of Arts in clinical psychology, Bloemendaal ’82 (Stan) Besser, Betsy Florence Vis ’36 Douma of graduated with honors University of Detroit Mercy, August (Shahrouz) Zayanderoudi, and Matt Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Sunday, in December. Please visit 2009. Bloemendaal; a step-daughter, Mimi Nov. 22, 2009. She was 95. James R. Hull ’02, Ph.D. in (Dave) DeJonge; 11 grandchildren; Survivors include her daughter, the college’s Web site sociology, University of North Carolina two step-grandchildren; two great- Carol Douma ’63 (John) Catoe; her for the list. at Chapel Hill, December 2009. grandchildren; and five brothers and daughter-in-law, Karen Douma; four More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/pressreleases Paul Jackson ’02, Master of Music in sisters. grandchildren, including Pamela

28 News From Hope College Richard C. “Dick” Johnson ’49 of Bonita Springs, Fla., died on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. He was 83. Survivors include his wife of Hope Mourns Two Students 23 years, Carol Johnson; children, in death by her maternal Katherine Johnson, Elizabeth The Hope family is Tepikian, Richard Johnson, Barbara mourning the deaths of junior grandparents, Jim and Betty Johnson, George DuBois, and Janet Emma Biagioni of St. Charles, Moram. Calderaro; 13 grandchildren; five Ill., and sophomore David Otai, 23, had not yet declared great-grandchildren; a sister, Diane Otai, of Kenya, who died in an a major but was interested in Johnson ’57; and a brother, Lew airplane crash on Sunday, Jan. international studies and Spanish. Johnson. 17, 2010. Originally from Uganda, he was interested in returning to Africa June Meeusen ’50 Kapenga of Otai, a licensed pilot, was Zeeland, Mich., died on Wednesday, flying the rented single-engine Emma Biagioni David Otai to serve as a missionary pilot, Jan. 6, 2010. She was 81. Cessna when it crashed south and had more than 250 hours She is survived by her children, of Holland shortly after taking Marathon fundraiser held on behalf of flight time and a commercial Jane (Fred) Kramer, Mark (Pam) off from Tulip City Airport. of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital; pilot’s license. His activities on Kapenga, Dawn (John) Lievense, Dean The Federal Aviation Authority performing in “Images: A Reflection campus had included co-hosting (Jan) Kapenga, and Tom Kapenga; 14 and National Transportation of Cultures”; Student Congress; and performing in “Images: A grandchildren, including Benjamin the Justice League; Amnesty Reflection of Cultures 2009” on Kapenga ’00, Rachel Kapenga ’06 Safety Board are investigating (Keith ’03) Lam, and Tarah Kapenga the probable cause of the crash, International; Hope Independents; Saturday, Nov. 21, serving as ’08; 24 great-grandchildren; and her with authorities estimating that the Hip Hop Club; and the Sailing captain of his intramural soccer sisters, Elaine Meeusen ’47 (Bruce) the process could take a year. Club. She spent the spring 2009 team and assisting with youth DePree and Nancy Meeusen ’70 A preliminary report indicated semester studying in Japan. soccer camps taught at Hope, and (Robert ’75) McNiven. that foggy conditions may have Survivors include her parents, Dance Marathon. played a role in the accident. Peter and Beverly Biagioni of St. Survivors include his parents, Susannah J. Kist ’84 of Charles; a sister, Lizzie, who is Peter Otai Obarute and Caroline Palatine, Ill., died on Friday, Dec. 4, Biagioni, 20, was majoring 2009. She was 47. in political science and minoring a freshman at Hope; a brother, Obarute Otai; a brother, Peter Survivors include her parents, in Asian studies. Her activities James; her paternal grandparents, Apepe Obarute; a sister, Sandra Susan Crysdale Kist, and Roger and on campus had included serving Guiseppe and Valerie Biagioni Obarute; a cousin with whom he Denise Kist; her grandmother, Susan on the editorial staff of the of Essex, England; and a great- had grown up, Modesta Hussein; Crysdale; her siblings and their Anchor student newspaper; grandmother, Irene Stevens of and two uncles, Andrew Rukidi families, Abraham ’86 (Sayuri) Kist- the student-organized Dance Essex, England. She was preceded and John Kabagonza. Okazaki, Isaac ’88 (Tamara) Kist, Sarah Beth Kist, and Jacob (Beth) Kist.

Owen J. Koeppe ’49 of Jack Mellema ’52 of Ocala, Fla., Helena I. Post ’70 of Grand Word has been received of the Columbia, Mo., died on Wednesday, died on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. He Rapids, Mich., died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, death of Catherine Voris ’39 Shaw Jan. 27, 2010. He was 83. was 79. 2009. She was 84. of South Setauket, N.Y., who died on Survivors include his wife of Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Survivors include her husband, Thursday, April 30, 2009. She was 92. almost 60 years, JoAnn Moessner ’49 Mellema; his ex-wife, Faye; and a son, Stuart Post; her daughter, Kathryn Koeppe; his children, John ’75 (Mary Thomas (Linda) Mellema. Rosenthal; her sons, Steven Post and Cornelia Lievense ’38 Svoboda Kolean ’77) Koeppe, Robert (Karen) James Post; and one grandson. of Beaverton, Ore., died on Friday, Jan. Koeppe, and Barbara Koeppe ’80 (Jim) Raymond J. Mulder (Hope 1, 2010. She was 93. Higdon; four grandchildren; his sister, Prep) of St. Louis, Mich., died on L. Dyke Rottschafer ‘60 of Survivors include her daughter, Ruth Koeppe ’52 (James A. ’51) De Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. He was 82. Larkspur, Colo., died on Sunday, Aug. 9, Sue Svoboda; three sons, Rex Svoboda, Young; and his sisters-in-law, Norma Survivors include his wife of 54 2009. He was 71. John Svoboda, and Jim Svoboda; and Lemmer ’44 Koeppe, Barbara Moessner years, Joan Mulder; two sons, Paul Survivors include his wife, Marilyn five grandchildren. ’53 and Kathryn Moessner. (Melanie) Mulder and James Mulder; a Rottschafer; his children John (Bernie) daughter, Carol Mulder; his brothers, Earl Rottschafer, Jared (Dale) Rottschafer, Ruth Lam ’61 Ter Beek of Alma Cook ’33 Kuiper of (Josephine) Mulder and Arthur (Esther) Meredith (Eric) Schupp, and Michael Holland, Mich., died on Monday, Holland, Mich., died on Thursday, Mulder; and two sisters, Kay Mulder and Merrell; and six grandchildren. March 1, 2010. She was 70. Dec. 31, 2009. She was 98. Dorothy (Lester) Roark. Survivors include her husband Survivors include her children LeRoy A. Sandee ’47 of Waupun, of 43 years, Bruce Ter Beek ’64; two Mary Kuiper ’63 (Dennis J. ’63) Gerard E. Mull ’50 of Wis., died on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. daughters Ann (Rusty) Brand and Sara DeWitt, Ruth (Terry) Husted, and Lawrenceville, Ga., died on Saturday, He was 89. Jo TerBeek ’95; two grandchildren; two Paul Kuiper (Louise Kreun); 14 Dec. 9, 2009. He was 80. Survivors include his wife of 65 brothers, Roger (Gloria) Lam and Jerry grandchildren, including Marsha Survivors include his wife, Joan; years, Elvira Sandee; one daughter, Lam; her sister, Judith (Noel) Daniels; Elzinga ’85 (Jeffrey) Myaard, Mark L. his daughter, Lynn Mull Long; and his Judy (Nick) Kuzulka; three sons, Robert and her father-in-law, Raymond Ter ’87 (Dawn De Young ’92) DeWitt, and brother Charles Mull. (Sherry) Sandee, Timothy (Marjorie) Beek. James D. ’88 (Kathryn Chandler ’87) Sandee, and Mark (Debbie) Sandee; DeWitt; and 26 great-grandchildren, Juella Freye (Prep ‘33) Peeks of nine grandchildren; seven great- Leonard Topp ’63 of Zeeland, including Sarah M. Ashcroft ’11. East Saugatuck, Mich., died on Sunday, grandchildren; one sister, Delores Mich., died on Wednesday, Feb. 3, Jan. 10, 2010. She was 94. Bruggink; one brother, Wayne (Carol) 2010. He was 83. Norma Becksfort ’42 Lemmen Survivors include her children, Sandee; and two foster children, Jeffrey Survivors include his wife, Alida of Lansing, Mich., died on Monday, Carol Gunneman and Roger (Patti) Loney and Pam (Dave) Stevens. Hibma ’49 Topp; his children, Beth Jan. 18, 2010. She was 89. Peeks; five grandchildren, including Topp, Stephanie (Robert) Kazma, Survivors include her husband, Anita Gunneman ’86 (Mark) Tuneff Leonard “Nick” Schregardus Calvin (Lori) Topp, James (Michelle) Irving Lemmen; their children, and Jennifer Peeks ’02; five great- ’49 of Muskegon, Mich., died on Topp, and Kerwin (Melissa) Topp; 11 Raymond (Ann) Lemmen, Mary (John) grandchildren; and her brother, Vernon Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. He was 87. grandchildren; and a sister, Alida De Duff, and Ruth (David) Brouwer; her (Florence) Freye. Survivors include his wife of Bondt. brother, Robert Becksfort ’50; nine 59 years, Shirley Schregardus; three grandchildren, including Gretchen Word has been received of the daughters, Kathy (Russ) Smiley, Karen Gretchen Yonkman ’54 Lemmen ’00 (Curtis ’00) Kesler and death of Jane Benedict ’70 Perrin of (Stephen) Bruining, and Barbara (Jeff) Vandenberg of Grand Rapids, Mich., Kurt ’02 (Brooke Vivian ’02) Lemmen; Parrish, Fla., who died on Sunday, Jan. Griffith; seven grandchildren; one great- died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. She was and 12 great-grandchildren. 24, 2010. She was 61. grandson; and his sister, Lucille Doorn. 76.

April 2010 29 Survivors include her daughters, great-granddaughter; his brother, Earl Theology, and the Leonard and television production for more than Jan Vandenberg ’79 (Robert) Aardema ’60 (Arlene) Welling; and his sister, Marjorie Maas Endowed Chaplaincy. 20 years. The Theodore L. Nielsen and Wendy (Ken) Yerkes; four Arlene (Marvin) Vanden Bosch. Together with their sons Thomas Award in Communication is presented grandchildren, including Christina ’78 and Steven ’81, they donated annually to the student who represents Aardema ’13; and her brothers, Meredith “Will” Williams ’50 the college’s Maas Center, which the best television news practice and Fred ’52 (Jewel) Yonkman and John of Phoenix, Ariz., died on Wednesday, was dedicated in 1986. Leonard and judgment. (Tommy) Yonkman. Oct. 28, 2009. He was 83. Marjorie established the Kelder-Maas Survivors include his wife, Joyce Survivors include his daughters, Scholarship in honor of their parents, Nielsen, who worked in Hope’s Van Jane Vandervelde-Stoltz ’74 of Linda (Mark) Jena, Sue (James) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelder and Mr. Wylen Library from 1977 until her Holland, Mich., died on Friday, Nov. Obertin, and Jane (Del) Smith; and Mrs. Lambert Maas. They also retirement in 2003; his daughter, 13, 2009. She was 57. his sons, Larry Williams, Michael provided major support for the Richard Elizabeth (James) DeWilde; his Survivors include her husband, (Claudia) Williams, and James (Beth) and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse and the son, Dale (Janice) Nielsen; one Donald E. Stoltz ’57, and her brother, Williams; seven grandchildren; and his A. Paul Schaap Science Center. granddaughter; his sister, Jean William (Anne) Vandervelde. sister, Marguerite (William) Hatfield. The college awarded Leonard and Lehman; and his brother, Glenn Marjorie Maas honorary degrees in (Margaret) Nielsen. Arlene (Arkie) Wieten ’49 Van William Robert Wishmeier 2001. Raalte of Holland, Mich., died on ’39 of Columbus, N.C., died on In addition to his wife, The family of Karen (Snuttjer) Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. She was 82. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. He was 92. survivors include his children and Schakel of Holland, Mich., who died Survivors include her husband Survivors include his daughter, grandchildren, Thomas and Cecilia on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. She was of 61 years, Carl Van Raalte ’50; Nancy Wishmeier. (Steven, Trevor, and Cara), Steve and 67. her children, Christine Van Raalte Lisa (Ray, Jorie, Sally, Isaac, Simeon, She was office manager and (Jeffrey Smith), Carl Van Raalte, and Kenneth G. Woltman ’58 Ezra, and Truman); brothers, Mart editorial assistant at Hope’s Van Jon (Samantha) Van Raalte; and four of Benton Harbor, Mich., died on (Mag), Larry (Elsie), Bill (Mary Lou); Raalte Institute. She was editor and grandchildren. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. He was 73. sisters-in-law, Doris (Bill) Osterink, co-author with Dr. Elton Bruins ’50 of Survivors include his children, Carol Cox, Betty ( Terry) Beemer; and Albertus and Christina: The Van Raalte Eugene E. van Tamelen ’47 Jane (Mark) McDaniels, Tom (Jackie) nieces, nephews, and their families. Family, Home and Roots. of Los Altos Hills, Calif., died on Woltman, and Chuck Woltman; four Survivors include her husband Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. He was 84. grandchildren; and his sister Karen The family of Ted Nielsen, who of 45 years, Peter Schakel, who is The Survivors in addition to his wife, Woltman ’63 (John) Caldwell. died on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. He was Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor Mary, include three children, Jane van 75. of English at Hope; her daughter, Tamelen, Carey Haughy, and Peter van Richard J. Wyma ’58 of He was a member of the faculty of Jennifer Schakel ’89 (Timothy Tamelen; and five grandchildren. Zeeland, Mich., died on Monday, Jan. the Department of Communication at ’86) Hoffman; her son, Jonathan 11, 2010. He was 73. Hope from 1975 until his retirement in Schakel ’94 (Megan Sharp); four Margaret Laman ’39 Vegter of Survivors include his wife of 46 2000 as the Guy Vander Jagt Professor grandchildren; her mother, Grace Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Sunday, years, Janice Wyma; his children, Emeritus of Communication. He Snuttjer; her sisters, Lavina Block, Lois Nov. 8, 2009. She was 91. Bruce (Cheryl) Wyma, Keith (Tanya) developed the classroom program of (Bruce) Lombard, and Mary (Fred) Survivors include her husband Wyma, and Jonathan Wyma; six cable broadcasting that gave Hope Schaa; and her brother, David (Kathi) of 68 years, Alvin Vegter ’39; her grandchildren; and his brother, David students on-the-air experience in Snuttjer. children, Albert (Jeanne) Vegter and Wyma ’62. Gretchen Bush; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a brother and sister, David Laman ’36 and Pearl Laman ’42 Eadie. Sympathy to

Evelyn Wezeman ’47 Watters The family of Lamidi Olonade of Sacramento, Calif., died on Fakeye, who died in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. She was 97. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. Survivors include two sons, He was an internationally Charlie Watters and John Watters. renowned wood sculptor descended from five generations of woodcarvers, Earl Weener ’49 of Holland, and trained in the traditional Yoruba Mich., died on Thursday, Dec. 17, system of apprenticeship. He had 2009. He was 86. made numerous visits to Hope Survivors include his wife of through the years, most recently for a 65 years, Marcia Weener; his sons, demonstration and talk in conjunction Earl (Linda) Weener, Ron (Barbara) with Homecoming Weekend on Wayner, Alan (Persis Faasen) Weener, Saturday, Oct. 10. He was an artist- and Carl (Cherrie) Weener; his in-residence at the college in the fall daughters, Janice Weener (Craig) of 1996, during which the gallery Poole and Mary Weener (Tom) Meek; of the De Pree Art Center featured a 13 grandchildren; and 14 great- retrospective exhibition of his work. grandchildren. In February 1997 he presented the college with the four door panels Marion Hanna ’49 Weinmann that are featured outside the Fried- of Bakersfield, Calif., died on Monday, Hemenway Auditorium on the main Nov. 16, 2009. She was 81. floor of the Martha Miller Center for Survivors include her three sons, Global Communication. Cregg (Cheryl), Jon (Suzi), and Charles (Jayne); eight grandchildren; and four The family of Leonard Maas of great-grandchildren. Holland, Mich., who died on Friday, March 5, 2010. LaVerne “Pete” Welling ’46 of He was actively involved with Holland, Mich., died on Sunday, Jan. Hope College for many years, 24, 2010. He was 86. including as a member of the Board of Survivors include his wife of 59 Trustees from 1979 to 1993. He and years, Doris Welling; his children, his wife, Marjorie, who survives him, Debbie (Michael) Janicik, Tom (Mary) established two endowed positions at Welling, and Penny Sue (Scott) Hope: the Leonard and Marjorie Maas Faustyn; seven grandchildren; one Endowed Professorship in Reformed

30 News From Hope College A Closing Look

Hope in Context

In the landscape of higher education, Hope College is literally ideally situated. The college’s hometown of Holland, Mich., features a vibrant downtown adjacent to campus that nearly serves as a student center all on its own; a community that enthusiastically supports and participates in the life of the college; and small-town friendliness within a region rich with opportunities for recreation and engagement. Small wonder, given how much the locale has to offer, that a recent Gallup-Healthways survey ranked Holland second in the U.S.—and number one east of the Mississippi—for overall well-being.

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memories at Hope 1960 • 1965 • 1970 • 1975 • 1980 WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS CelebratingClass Reunions foR HoPE CoLLEGE ALUMNI WEEKEND

Friday, April 30 - Sunday, May 2 1956 The Class of 1960 enrolls at Hope and the Hope College Vienna Summer School program is Reunion Celebrations created in Vienna, Austria Members of the Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980 will be celebrating at events on Friday night and Saturday morning. 1961 The Class of 1965 enrolls at Hope and Van Zoeren Hall is opened Fifty Year Circle Events A special brunch will be held for graduates from 1959 and earlier, followed by a ceremony 1966 The Class of 1970 enrolls and Hope celebrates welcoming the Class of 1960 into the circle. its centennial during Homecoming along with the first Community Day

Alumni College Learn from Hope’s best and brightest at sessions about Graves Hall, sustainability, and 1971 The Class of 1975 enrolls at Hope and 100 years of science at Hope. the DeWitt Student and Cultural Center is opened

Worship Services Join current students and alumni at Friday 1976 The Class of 1980 enrolls at morning’s chapel service and The Gathering Hope worship service on Sunday night.

Annual Alumni Banquet A Hope tradition continues on Saturday evening with the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards and Young Alumni Awards.

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