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Campus Notes Substance with style

he said. “It’s fun, and doing something If actions speak more worthwhile.” loudly than words, “Time For freshman Anne Schmidt of Redford, Mich., the day offered an exten- to Serve” shouts volumes sion of a priority she brought with her. “I about Hope students. was always involved in service back home,” she said. Each year, the program involves some The students work in teams of five-30 500 students in a day of service through- at approximately 40 sites, with projects out the greater Holland area. And not just ranging from groundskeeping at area any day, but the students’ first free day, a churches and the local library, to interact- Saturday, after the start of classes. ing with elderly residents at an area “Time to Serve,” organized by the retirement community, to sorting clothing student development office, is designed and food at local service agencies and for new students. It’s something of an shelters. extension of New Student Orientation, Upperclassmen enjoy the day, too. giving the freshman an additional oppor- “It’s a good thing to do,” said junior tunity to get to know one another as well Rosemary Rexford of Trenton, Mich. “It’s as their new home while helping others. fun. I enjoy meeting new people.” It works. “I like serving,” agreed junior Tyler “My OAs [Orientation Assistants] said Boonstra of Fennville, Mich. “I’m a it was a very rewarding experience, so I member of the service fraternity at Hope. Students help with groundskeeping at a local church during “Time to Serve.” signed up,” said freshman Jacob Lyons of I just like getting involved in this kind of Originally designed for new students, the program also draws a large number of Lake Orion, Mich. “It’s been great so far,” stuff.” upperclassmen who want to make a difference in their community.

“Quote, unquote” news from HOPE COLLEGE Makeover” as “Extreme Mind Makeover,” Volume 37, No. 2 October 2005 Quote, unquote is an encouraging the students to open their minds eclectic sampling of things and learn everything possible, “because you said at and about Hope never know when it’s going to come in On the cover handy.” College. “An Extreme Mind Makeover is not easy,” The main photo on the cover shows international students leaving the Martha Miller she said. “We have to accept the uncomfort- Center for Global Communication en route to the Homecoming Parade. Reality television provided a framework able fact that Ultimate Truth is known only to At top center, sophomores Emily Weingartner of Homewood, Ill., and Nick Witkowski of for the advice shared with the members of the God. We each carry partial truths, perspec- Holland, Mich., are at work during this year’s Pull. new Class of 2009 during the Opening tives on the truth—a few random pieces of Convocation on Sunday, Aug. 28. the jigsaw puzzle. An open mind means giv- At top right are Chip George ’97 and Matt Jung ’97, whose business, Comfort Research, Featured speaker Dr. Deirdre Johnston of ing up the illusion that any one of us holds began at Hope. They are shown with one of their products, the “Foof” chair, in the the communication faculty titled her address the whole truth.” Martha Miller Center. “Global Hope” and invited the students to “Trading Places,” Dr. Johnston said, take the “Global Challenge,” to prepare “requires taking the perspective of another, themselves to live in and help meet the needs and this is key to the Global Challenge.” Volume 37, No. 2 October 2005 Hope College of a complex and interconnected world. “When we trade places, we have to tear Published for Alumni, Friends and Office of Public Relations “But be forewarned. The ’Global down walls,” she said. “We so easily sepa- Parents of Hope College by the Office of DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698 Challenge’ is a difficult path,” said Dr. rate ourselves from others with our neigh- Public and Community Relations. Johnston, an associate professor of communi- borhoods, our standard of living, our nation- phone: (616) 395-7860 Should you receive more than one copy, fax: (616) 395-7991 cation and chairperson of the department. alism. We try to fix our national and global please pass it on to someone in your [email protected] Adopting the titles of reality shows, she con- problems by occasionally throwing food over community. An overlap of Hope College tinued, “There are three ’Global Challenge’ the wall to the people on the other side, all the constituencies makes duplication some- Thomas L. Renner ’67 tasks we must engage: Fear Factor, Extreme while maintaining our separation. While the times unavoidable. Associate Vice President for Public Makeover and Trading Places.” distribution of global resources is important, and Community Relations Before outlining the three elements of the we often overlook the spiritual implications Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87 Gregory S. Olgers ’87 “Global Challenge,” Dr. Johnston asked the of the walls we have built.” Layout and Design: Director of News Media Services students to approach each while heeding the Dr. Johnston challenged the students to Holland Litho Printing Service Lynne M. Powe ’86 advice of James 1:19, which notes that apply all three components. Printing: Associate Director of Public and “Everyone should be quick to listen, and slow “This year, as we dedicate our commit- Community Relations to speak.” News Web Printing Services ment to study global communication in the Kathy Miller Of fear, she said, “our fears often target of Greenville, Mich. Martha Miller Center, as we embark [through Public Relations Services Administrator people who are different from us. And we use the Critical Issues Symposium in September] Contributing Writer: fear to exaggerate these differences.” Further, on an in-depth, campus-wide study of geno- Heather Vander Plaat Karen Bos Office Manager Dr. Johnston noted, “Fear prompts us to flight cide, as we engage diversity at Hope and in Contributing Photographers: or fight—we either tend to deny or avoid our community and in our world, embrace Steven DeJong, Rob Kurtycz, Notice of Nondiscrimination those who scare us, or we project our hate and the fear factor: Learn about what or whom Hope College is committed to the concept of Lynne Powe ’86, Lou Schakel ’71, equal rights, equal opportunities and equal animosity toward those who scare us.” scares you. This year, as you are exposed to Zach Trumble ’09 “Being brave does not mean that you are new concepts and ideas, open your mind to protection under the law. Hope College admits news from Hope College is published students of any race, color, national and ethnic not afraid,” Dr. Johnston added. “Being brave an extreme mind makeover. This year, as origin, sex, creed or disability to all the rights, is centering yourself in the face of fear. This you meet new people—whether in your resi- during February, April, June, August, privileges, programs and activities generally year, be brave. Take the Global Challenge: dence halls, your classes, in books or in October, and December by Hope accorded or made available to students at Learn everything you can about what or films—trade places. Treat each and every College, 141 East 12th Street, Holland, Hope College, including the administration of whom you fear. If you fear Islam, learn about one as a child of God.” Michigan 49423-3698. its educational policies, admission policies, it. If you fear global poverty, learn about it. and athletic and other school-administered “Most of all, have faith,” Dr. Johnston Postmaster: Send address changes to programs. With regard to employment, the If you fear al-Qaida, learn about it. If you fear said. “Changing systems takes time and per- news from Hope College, Holland, MI College complies with all legal requirements Asian bird flu, learn about it.” severance. Have faith that you, too, can 49423-3698 prohibiting discrimination in employment. Dr. Johnston rephrased “Extreme change the world in which you live.”

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Campus Notes

ENROLLMENT RECORD: For the fourth consecutive year, Hope has enrolled a record number of students. The college has enrolled 3,141 students this fall, the second time in as many years that enrollment has topped 3,100. Last year Homecoming ’05 the college enrolled 3,112 students, and Hope has set records for overall enrollment in seven of the past eight years. With 775 first-time students, the new class is the third-largest in the college’s history. The overall student body also includes Hope’s largest two incoming classes—811 in the fall of 2003, and 781 last year. The student body consists of 1,223 men and 1,918 women from 43 states and territo- ries and 32 foreign countries.

GUIDE UPDATE: Hope again appears among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation in the newest edition of the America’s Best Colleges guide published by U.S. News and World Report. The 2006 guide ranks Hope 94th, placing the college in the second tier of the 215 insti- tutions included on the list. Also as in past years, the college is included in the publication’s listing of col- leges and universities that are outstanding for their emphasis on undergraduate research or creative projects. Only 36 insti- tutions are cited. Hope has been included Octavia Reese ’05, reigning Miss Events like the second annual homecoming Tailgate Picnic on Saturday Oct. 15, each year since the category debuted in the Michigan, made the Martha Miller provided an activity that all ages could enjoy. The day’s perfect weather was a Center for Global Communication bonus. 2003 edition. official by cutting the ribbon. In addition, Dr. James Bekkering ’65, who is vice president for admissions, is quoted concerning extracurricular activities in an article that features suggestions for high school students as they apply to college. He recommends quality and impact on others instead of quantity.

KATRINA AID: The campus response to Hurricane Katrina took a variety of forms, but the guiding principle was coordination. With many at Hope interested in helping in the devastating Gulf storm’s aftermath, a collaborative team of student organizations, concerned students, administrators, Campus Ministries staff and others of the Hope community formed “Pulling for Hope” to provide a unified effort for victims of the hurricane—the better to help meet the overwhelming need. The college’s Student Congress led the way. “Hope is a Christian college and should have a role in the relief effort,” Student Congress vice president Brad Matson ’07 of Traverse City, Mich., told the Anchor, Hope’s Dr. Stephen Hemenway offers a response during the dedication Student Congress presents The Phantom of the weekly student newspaper. “Usually when of the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium. Praising Dr. Paul Fried ’46, Opera in keeping with the Homecoming theme something like this happens, there are lots of founder of the Vienna Summer School and architect of the col- “The Music of the Night.” Pictured are senior little efforts put together by various student lege’s program in international education, he said, “May your Lauren Engel and junior Brad Matson, who are groups, which can leave the student body vision, courage, sensitivity, grace and wisdom guide us to bring president and vice president respectively of overwhelmed. Student Congress decided Hope (small and large H) into all the world.” Student Congress. that it would be better to bring all the groups together in one unified effort.” Like the rest of the nation, the Hope com- dents and faculty from institutions in the raise money for the Red Cross; the Opus lit- ball as determined by fans who voted and munity responded by raising funds, storm-ravaged region. Hope has offered erary journal sponsored an “OPUS SOUP” ESPN’s experts. Hope-Calvin ranked essentials and a variety of other goods. tuition and room for up to five qualified stu- arts evening on Wednesday, Sept. 28, to fourth. Initiatives ranged from the “Truck Load of dents, with any tuition collected (or waived raise funds for the Red Cross; and the col- Filming took place last winter, with an Love,” which was a 53-foot semi trailer left if they had already paid their home institu- lege’s Sculpture 2 and 3 students crafted ESPN crew visiting both campuses to on campus to collect all manner of items; to tion) being forwarded to their home “Organomaly,” an early October installation conduct several interviews and then attend- a Sept. 22 blood drive hosted by Alpha Phi institutions in the Gulf. The college is also in the De Pree Art Center’s elevator gallery, ing the Wednesday, Feb. 16, game at the Omega; to a benefit concert by Josh Schicker exploring the possibility of graduate fellows as a response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Holland Civic Center. The Hope-Calvin ’99 in Dimnent Memorial Chapel on or visiting faculty using the college as a building a donation box into the sculpture, a segment is about four minutes long. Saturday, Sept. 24, sponsored by the student research or study station during the semes- disassembled but functional organ. In addition to Hope-Calvin, the rivalries Hope College Concert Series. ter or year. listed were: 10., Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma Campus Ministries arranged for students Individuals and organizations also RIVALRY FEATURED: The Hope- State; 9., Penn vs. Princeton; 8., Illinois vs. to be able to spend the Oct. 8-11 fall recess pursued other ways of providing support. Calvin rivalry in men’s basketball was Missouri; 7., the Big 5 of Philadelphia; 6., assisting in relief operations in the Gulf In addition to the cooperative effort, for highlighted nationwide in the ESPNU Indiana vs. Purdue; 5., Xavier vs. Cincinnati; Coast, following a model akin to the long- example, the Environmental Issues Group, program College Basketball’s Fiercest Rivalries. 3., Louisville vs. Kentucky; 2., Connecticut running and popular spring break mission Indie Music Club and Women’s Issues The one-hour program, broadcast on vs. Tennessee; 1., North Carolina vs. Duke. trip program the office organizes each year. Organization planned a benefit concert held ESPN2 on Tuesday, Sept. 13, featured the The college also opened its doors to stu- earlier, on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 9-10, to nation’s top 10 rivalries in college basket- (See Campus Notes on page 12.)

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Events

Academic Calendar Fall Semester ’05 Nov. 4-6, Friday-Sunday—Parents’ Weekend Nov. 24, Thursday—Thanksgiving Recess begins, 8 a.m. Nov. 28, Monday—Thanksgiving Recess ends, 8 a.m. Dec. 9, Friday—Last day of classes Dec. 12-16, Monday-Friday—Semester examinations Dec. 16, Friday—Residence halls close, 5 p.m.

Admissions Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Tours and admissions interviews are available during the summer as well as the school year. Appointments are recommended. Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective students, including transfers and high school juniors and seniors. The programs show students and their parents a typical day in the life of a Hope student. The days for 2005-06 are: Friday, Oct. 28 Friday, Feb. 3 Friday, Nov. 4 Monday, Feb. 20 Friday, Nov. 18 Friday, March 3 Monday, Jan. 16 Junior Days: Friday, March 31; Friday, April 7; Friday, April 21 An exhibition of paintings of campus by Bruce McCombs of the Hope art faculty will continue through Wednesday, Nov. 23, in the gallery of the De Pree Art Center. Pre-Professional Day: Wednesday, May 24 For further information about any Admissions Office event, please call (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800-968-7850; check De Pree Gallery Alumni, Parents and Friends on-line at www.hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope College Bruce McCombs Sabbatical Show—Through Wednesday, Regional Events Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI; Nov. 23 Grand Rapids, Mich.—Tuesday, Nov. 1 49422-9000. Paintings featuring the Hope campus. A dinner at 6 p.m. at the Railside Golf Club in Byron Juried Student Show—Monday, Dec. 5-Friday, Jan. 20 Center featuring men’s basketball coach Glenn Van Dance Work by Hope students. There will be an opening Wieren ’64 on the upcoming season, the new DeVos reception on Monday, Dec. 5, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fieldhouse and the future of Hope athletics. Student Dance Concert—Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 21-22 The gallery is open Sundays and Mondays from 1 p.m. to 5 Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m. Holland, Mich.—Saturday, Nov. 12 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 A service project organized by young Holland-area Admission is free. a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. alumni, giving back in the spirit of Hope: a Habitat Admission is free. for Humanity build with shifts running from 8 a.m. Music to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble—Friday, Great Performance Series Kalamazoo, Mich.—Friday, Nov. 18 Nov. 4: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission A tour of the exhibit “Chihuly in Kalamazoo” at the Osiris Piano Trio—Wednesday, Nov. 9: Dimnent Kalamazoo Institute of Arts led by Bill Mayer of the is free. Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital Series—Sunday, Nov. 6: Wichers Hope faculty. There will be a reception with light Aquila Theatre Company—Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 31- hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., with the tour at 7:30 p.m. Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is Feb. 1: Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Satellite Basketball Gatherings—Saturday, Jan. 14 free. Hamlet on Jan. 31, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Get-togethers around the country to watch live cov- Orchestra—Friday, Nov. 11: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Mr. Hyde on Feb. 1. 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. erage of the 3 p.m. Hope-Calvin men’s basketball Tickets for Great Performance Series events are $15 for regular La Guitara—Friday, Nov. 11: Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 game at the DeVos Fieldhouse. adult admission, $12 for senior citizens and members of the p.m. Tickets are $10 for regular adult admission, $5 for Parents’ Weekend—Friday-Sunday, Nov. 4-6 Hope faculty and staff, and $5 for children under 18 and Hope senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, and $3 for chil- students. Tickets will be sold at the theatre lobby box office in Winter Happening—Saturday, Feb. 4 dren under 18 and Hope students. Tickets will be sold in the DeWitt Center. The box office is open weekdays from 10 Alumni Weekend—Friday-Sunday, May 5-7 advance at the DeWitt Center box office beginning a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Includes reunions for every fifth class, ’41 through ’81. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The box office will be open week- Alumni Trip—June 4-11 and 11-18 days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) A two-part study tour featuring Vienna in celebration 395-7890. Theatre of the 50th anniversary of the Vienna Summer School Symphonette —Saturday, Nov. 19: Dimnent Memorial The Illusion—Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2, and Thursday- during the first week and the former Yugoslavia during Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Saturday, Dec. 8-10 the second week. Participants can opt to sign on for Women’s Chamber Choir—Monday, Nov. 21: St. Francis By Pierre Corneille either or both of the programs. Dr. Neal Sobania ’68 de Sales Catholic Church, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. DeWitt Center, main theatre will lead the first week, and Dr. Sobania and Dr. Robert Jazz Ensembles Concert—Tuesday, Nov. 22: Dimnent Tickets for Hope College Theatre productions are $7 for regular Donia ’67 will lead the second week. Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. adult admission, $5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for senior Jazzo Combos and Vocalists—Monday, Nov. 28: Wichers For more information concerning the above events, please call the citizens and students, and will be available approximately two Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 7:30 p.m. Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (616) 395-7250 or visit weeks before the production opens. The ticket office is open the Alumni Association Web site at: www.hope.edu/alumni/ Admission is free. weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on perfor- Jazz Combos and Anchor Band—Tuesday, Nov. 29: mance nights, and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Snow Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 7:30 p.m. Traditional Events Admission is free. Christmas Vespers—Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 3-4: Dimnent Visiting Writers Series Nykerk Cup Competition—Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m. Memorial Chapel. The services will be on Saturday, Dec. Monday, Nov. 7—Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize- Christmas Vespers—Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 3-4 3, at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. winning novelist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel Dance Marathon—Friday-Saturday, March 10-11 and 4:30 p.m. The public sale of tickets will take place on Thursday, Dec. 1—Sebastian Matthews and A. Van Baccalaureate and Commencement—Sunday, May 7 Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon in the lobby of the Jordan, poetry and memoir DeWitt Center. Tickets are $7 each, with a limit of four per All of the readings will be at the Knickerbocker Theatre except as person. Instant Information noted above. The readings will begin at 7 p.m., with live music Christmas Madrigal Feast—Friday-Saturday, Dec. 9-10: by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble preceding them Updates on events, news and athletics at Hope may be Maas Center, auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Information concern- beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information obtained 24 hours a day by calling (616) 395-7888. ing tickets may be obtained by calling the department of about the entire season or to be placed on the series’s mailing list, Updated information concerning events is also available music at (616) 395-7650 beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1. please call the department of English at (616) 395-7620. online at www.hope.edu/pr/events.html.

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Pull ’05 Rivalry at the river

The dilemma has faced the Sedjo This year, parent Kay Sedjo of Spring When the Pull is family of Spring, Grove, Ill., for three Grove, Ill., found a novel solution. She involved, having children years. David ’06 and Megan ’07 have both and her husband Glenn of course visited participated in the annual tug-of-war, first both sides of the Black River during the in consecutive years at as a puller and moraler respectively and contest, but she dressed to support both Hope can be a challenge. then as coaches. children as well. She made a t-shirt that combined the trademark Even-Year red and Odd-Year maroon, adding to the front both class years and a slogan: “What’s a mom to do?” She did so with permission. “This summer I was talking to Megan and talked about making a shirt,” she said. “She said, ’You ought to.’” Even after four years as Hope parents they find that the contest remains intense, although it has mellowed for them a little. “At least they’re not pulling against each other like a couple years ago,” Sedjo said. This year’s Pull, held on Saturday, Sept. 24, ran for the maximum three-hour With children coaching on both sides of duration, hard-fought by the freshman the Black River, parent Kay Sedjo Class of 2009 and the sophomore Class of created a shirt that reflected her Sophomores Katie Van Eeuwen of Wyoming, Mich., and Dane Doctor of Petoskey, 2008. Both sides still held the rope, but the divided loyalties. She and her husband Mich., are focused as ’08 begins taking rope en route to its victory in this year’s Pull sophomores won, by 20 feet, one inch. made sure to watch both teams. tug-of-war.

Winter Sports Schedules

OCT06Men’s BasketballMen’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Sat., Nov. 19...... ELMHURST, ILL., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19...... +EDGEWOOD, WIS., 5:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 22 ...... ANDREWS, 8 p.m. Tues., Nov. 22...... +BENEDICTINE, ILL., 6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 25-26...... at Select Bank Classic, Wed., Nov. 30 ...... +*at Saint Mary’s, 7:30 p.m. Van Andel Arena Fri.-Sat., Dec. 2-3 ...... CCIW/MIAA Classic at Calvin Fri.-Sat., Dec. 2-3 ...... CCIW/MIAA CLASSIC Wed., Dec. 7...... +*at Albion, 7:30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 6 ...... at Trinity Christian, Ill., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10...... +*TRI-STATE, 5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 9-10...... HOLLAND SENTINEL Mon. & Wed., Dec. 19-21 ...... at Orlando Magic/RDV COMMUNITY TOURNAMENT Tournament Wed.-Thurs., Dec. 28-29...... RUSS DEVETTE Thurs.-Fri., Dec. 29-30...... Hope/Kalamazoo Classic HOLIDAY CLASSIC at Kalamazoo Wed., Jan. 4 ...... *KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m. Men & Women’s Swimming Tues., Jan. 3 ...... *KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 ...... *at Olivet, 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 29...... *Saint Mary’s, Olivet @ Olivet, 1 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 5...... *at Adrian, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 11 ...... *at Albion, 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 4...... *at Kalamazoo, 5 p.m. Wed., Jan. 11 ...... *OLIVET, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14...... *CALVIN, 3 p.m. Sat., Nov. 5...... at Carthage, Wis., 1 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14...... *at Calvin, 3 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 ...... *ADRIAN, 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19...... *CALVIN, 1 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18...... +*ALMA, 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21...... *at Alma, 3 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 2-3...... at Wheaton, Ill., Invitational Sat., Jan. 21...... *ALBION, 3 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 ...... *at Tri-State, 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 9 ...... GRAND VALLEY, 5 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25...... +*at Tri-State, 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ...... *at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7...... at Oakland, 1 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28...... +*at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m. Wed., Feb. 1 ...... *OLIVET, 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 ...... +**ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN QUAD, 1 p.m. Wed., Feb. 1 ...... *ADRIAN, 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 ...... *ALBION, 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21...... *ALBION, 1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 ...... +ROCHESTER, 5 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8...... *at Calvin, 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28...... *at Alma, 1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 ...... *at Adrian, 3 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 9-11 ...... ++MIAA Championships Wed., Feb. 8...... *at Olivet, 6 p.m. Wed., Feb. 15...... *ALMA, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 9-11...Women’s NCAA Championship Sat., Feb. 11 ...... *CALVIN, 3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18...... *TRI-STATE, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 16-18...... Men’s NCAA Championship Wed., Feb. 15...... *at Alma, 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Feb. 22-25 ...... MIAA Tournament Sat., Feb. 18...... +*SAINT MARY’S, 3 p.m. **Hope; Kalamazoo; Lake Forest, Ill.; Wheaton, Ill. Mon.-Sat., Feb. 20-25 ...... MIAA Tournament *MIAA Game +at Holland Aquatic Center ++at Jenison HS CCIW/MIAA Classic – Calvin; Carthage, Wis.; Hope; *MIAA game (basketball) or dual meet (swimming) Select Bank Classic – Aquinas; Calvin; Cornerstone; Hope Wheaton, Ill. Unless otherwise noted, home swim meets are in Kresge CCIW/MIAA Classic – Calvin; Carthage, Wis.; Hope; Orlando Magic/RDV Tournament – Buffalo State, N.Y.; Wheaton, Ill. Natatorium of the Dow Center and home men’s and women’s basketball games are at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Hope; North Central, Ill.; Pittsburg-Greensburg, Pa. Holland Sentinel Community Tournament – Aquinas; Hope/Kalamazoo Classic – Franklin, Ind.; Hope; Hope; Madonna; Marygrove Starting times are in the time zone of the home team. Kalamaazoo; Wilmington, Ohio Russ DeVette Holiday Classic – Goshen, Ind.; Hope; John All men’s basketball games and all women’s basketball games Carroll, Ohio; Lakeland, Wis. marked with a + will be broadcast by WHTC-AM (1450).

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Homecoming ’05: 1985/1990/1995 Reunions

1985—Row 1: Jennifer DeVries ’85, Martin Wood ’85, Melinda Campbell ’85 Hollands, Ana Agurcia ’85 Clare, Michelle Northuis ’85 Bryson, Anne Rempe ’85, Sheila Teed ’85 Buckleitner, Mike McVickar ’85, Lynette Carter ’85 Cole; Row 2: Susanne Clark ’85, Julie Japinga ’85 VanOordt, Nancy Weller ’85 Henshaw, Holly Nichols ’85, Kathleen Kistler ’85 Arnold, Tim Arnold ’83, Carlotta Ellison ’85, Kathy Hogenboom ’85 Olgers, Greg Olgers ’87; Row 3: Kent Franken ’85, Jana DeGraaf ’85 Cathey, Pat Visser ’85, John Hensler ’85, Christi Bruins ’85 Kern.

1990—Row 1: Kari Schaafsma ’90 Alvaro, Ellen Tanis ’90 Awad, Rajean Wuerfel ’90 Wolters, Melissa Villarreal ’90, Kathy LaCasha ’90 Lind, Erik Sales ’90, Michelle Cook ’90 Wilson, Susan Blume ’90 Deady, Marnie Dolphin ’90 Wittenbach; Row 2: Ken Luther (holding Joy), Kathy Baird ’90 Luther (holding Melody), Suzanne DeKorte ’90 Walters, Claudine Wagenaar ’90 Duncan, John Weeber ’90, Eva Gaumond ’90, Steve Bulthuis ’90, Krystal VanWulfen ’90 Bulthuis, Thomas DeWitt ’90, Holly Anderson ’90 DeYoung, Jim DeYoung ’88; Row 3: John Mitchell ’90, Kris Busman ’90, Steve Kozera ’90, Michael Ray ’90, Mark Van Genderen ’90, Kirsten Allen ’90 Bartels, Melissa TenHave ’90 Loaney, Scott Mancinelli ’90.

Heather Skoien ’95 Graber, Heather Helmus- Nyman ’95, Sarah Harrison ‘95 (holding Lorenzo), Krista Ostema ’95 Greendyke (holding Mackenzie), Joel Keas ’95 (holding Aubrey), Scott Swartz ’95, Andrea Biggio ’95 Swartz (holding Bryson); Row 2: Stephanie Morrow ’95 Cotts, Kathryn Grob ’95 Ruiter, Wendy Straw ’95 VanKampen, Jennnifer Kirk ’95 Miller, Keely VanTil ’95 McClimans, Lisa Eacker ’95 Laninga, Kevin Laninga, Lynette Karboske ’95 Prentice, Jamie Kalmbaugh ’95 Brawner, Lisa Joy Hofman ’95, Jennifer Hogan ’95 Levely, Paulette Greenfield ’95, Vonda Evers ’95, Jodie Crum ’95 McGee; Row 3: Scott Hazard ’97, Lisa Helder ’95 Hazard, Larry Mann ’92, Emily Erickson ’95 Mann, Jenifer Hodge ’95 VanZanten, Brian VanZanten ’95, Cindy Miller ’95, Rhonda Kuiper ’95 Pardue, Brad Knitter ’95, Laurie Ann Almeda ’95 Gibson, Laurie Martin ’95 Hubbert, Angie Fagerlin ’95; Row 4: Eric Foster ’95, Monica Ackerson ’95 Ware, Stephanie Haag ’95 Greenwood, Joanne Van Genderen ’95, Michelle Vince ’95, Laura Tim VanHaitsma, Lisa Anderschaf ’95 Lockman, Jim McCurry (holding Abigail), Brandy Middleton ’95 Todd, Dan Morrison ’95 Meder, Lisa Beernink ’95 Soda, Lockman, Todd Whitwam ’95; Row 5: Adam Breit, Carrie Brady ’95, Kathy Mixer ’95 Brady, Jill Pursifull ’95 Nelson, Heather VanDeHoef ’95 Edwards, Rodney O’Dowd ’95 Breit, Sarah Birch ’95 Krahn, Kirk Krahn ’95, Tom Dawson ’95, Christine Easley ’95 Kaiser, Amy Murray Edwards, Kristin Underhill ’95 VanHaitsma, Amy Vokers ’95 Walls (holding Nick), Amy Antrim ’95 ’95 Harper.

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Homecoming ’05: 2000/Sigma Sigma Reunions

2000—Row 1: Kelly Kasper ’02 Henry, Rob Henry ’00 (holding Zack), Michelle Kramer ’00, Melyssa Lenon ’00, Kathryn Schmidt ’00, Betsy Gibbs ’00, Heather Hoffman ’00 Gordillo (holding Bella), Kristen Vande Wege ’00 Kernstock (holding Natalie), Paul Kernstock ’00, Holly Russcher ’00; Row 2: Amanda Heydon ’00 Gerhardt, Patricia Luhmann ’00, Melissa Zeiger ’00, Michelle Jones ’00, Beverly Katt ’00, Melissa Feenstra ’00 Michmerhuizen, Becky Zwart ’00, Rochelle Marker ’00, Erin Faulk ’00; Row 3: Scott Gerhardt ’00, Todd DeBoer ’00, Jessica Loomis ’00 DeBoer, Jason Divozzo ’99, Adriann Knepshield ’00 Divozzo, Stephan Dettmar ’00, Renee Vande Wege ’00, Aaron Vande Wege ’98, Michael Brinks ’00.

Sigma Sigma Sorority 100th Anniversary Reunion—Row 1: Wendy Ross ’99, Kristine Umlauf ’05, Katie Schonfeld ’06, Jaime Jo Sabol ’06, Julia Miller ’06, Chanel Duval ’06, Jordyn DeVries ’07, Elizabeth Blosh ’07, Summer Pickhover ’07, Kate Stacey ’07, Julie Marie Carrico ’08, Chelsea Stephenson ’08, Kelly Sina ’08, Meggan Delmonico ’08, Christie Carrier ’07, Tarah Kapenga ’08, Sheila Teed ’85 Buckleitner, Robin Wiegerink ’85, Jenny Vander Hart ’87 Foster; Row 2: Lindsay David ’05, Krista Diephuis ’05, Lindsay Townsend ’04, Kylee Tamminga ’06, Emily Mills ’08, Kendall Ramsden ’08, Jess Stokes ’08, Megan Courtney ’07, Katie Taylor ’06, Leah Post ’06, Courtney Saltarski ’06, Molly Caesar ’06, Brittany Berry ’08, Laura Johnson ’07, Laura Rojeski ’07, Katie Winkle ’06, Marti Anderson ’07, Emily Arbut ’05, Anne Rempe ’85, Lynette Carter ’85 Cole, Karen Visscher ’87 Mead; Row 3: Melissa Bailey ’04, Becky Hillegonds ’05, Jessica Thomas ’99 Novak, Pat Kort ’75 Klingenberg, Terry Fuller ’75 Zweering, Sue Broekstra ’71 Hondorp, Gretchen Tellman ’72, Gail Parker ’72 Westerhof, Elsie Parsons ’46 Lamb, Mary Lou Hemmes ’46 Koop, Elaine Bielefeld ’46 Walchenbach, Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma, Marjorie Lucking ’48 French, Elaine Ford ’54 Coffill, Ginger Huizenga ’64 Jurries, Arlene Arends ’64 Waldorf, Mary Finlay ’64 Eckert, Hersilia Alvarez Ruf (advisor emerita), Dee Dee Gunther ’71 Piers, Ali Rizzo ’05, Jane Abe ’86, Kim Ver Sluis ’87 Palmer; Row 4: Lynn Klaasen ’72 Hillegonds, Joan Vander Velde ’73 Kullgren, Connie Vander Velde ’70 Pavletic, Janis Pruiksma ’70 Baker, Joyce Pruiksma ’72 Conley, Joann Ver Beek ’73 Korstange, Karin Granberg-Michaelson ’70, Barbara Dee Folensbee ’43 Timmer, Barbara Timmer ’69, Mary Browning ’69 VandenBerg, Jan Luben ’71 Hoffman, Jayne Geribo ’68 Olsen, Mary Piers ’68 George, Cadie George ’92, Anna Rangel ’93 Clawson, Kate Rogers ’92 Vincent, Karen Heffner ’85 Broekstra, Allyson Davies ’86 Fris, Melinda Simpson ’86 Pettinga; Row 5: Jean Hunt ’81, Sue Miller ’81 Den Herder, Jane DeYoung ’81 Slette, Nancy Ten Have ’81 Bekius, Barb Tacoma ’81 DePree, Phyllis Van Tubergen ’81 Nykamp, Roxanne Vanderveer ’74, Ginny Reed ’74 Kruisenga, Betsy Wackernagel ’74 Bach, Sue Poppink ’75, Shannon Ruckert ’96 Goodman, Teresa Cupp ’97 Doehring, Alicia Fortino ’97 Marting, Kim Eckert ’97, Stefany Nicodemus ’97, Gina Switalski ’93 Schinker, Karen Thompson ’83 Wilson, Cindy Paff Pope ’83, Lisa Civilette ’83 Hilbert, Wendy Faber ’85 Rebhan, Barbara Riekse ’85 Schau, Paula Gikas ’86 Nagelvoort, Linda Arnoldink ’84 Santoro; Row 6: Tiffany Lange ’96 Stanley, Nicole Buikema ’96 Havenaar, Shawn Erskine ’90 Landstra, Amy DeVries ’90 Ritsema, Laura Magan ’90 Vander Molen, Cindy Arnold ’75 Pocock, Jan Koop ’75 Brondyke, Shari Boven ’75 Carter, Terry Graham ’77, Kelly Coleman ’78 Ramsden, Sandy Kelley ’79 Wcislo, Cathy Cox ’94 Jackson, Jan De Weert ’78 Zessin, Deborah Van Hoeven ’79 Droppers, Ilene Crysler ’76 Bosscher, Barbara Koop ’74 Folkert, Prudence Selover ’86 Kurtz, Shana de Avila ’99 Ver Helst, Charlotte van Coevorden ’02; Row 7: Jodi Barstow ’96 Scavo, Jenn Holwerda ’96 Hopkins, Cheri Kolk ’95 Quillan, Laura Gibson ’00 Coughlin, Christine Orejuela ’00, Heidi Lienesch ’00 Kooistra, Chanda Wenger ’00 Slenk, Deborah DeFrancesco ’91 Lone, Holly Anderson ’90 DeYoung, Becky Brookstra ’79 French, Gretchen Coffill Narvarte ’79, Kim Hinze ’97 Wiersema, Mican Botke ’97 DeBoer, Andrea Korstange ’02, Mandy Morrison ’01 Miller, Amy VanderMeer ’01, Kati Hoffman ’00 Whitmyer, Libby Folkert ’00; Row 8: Danielle Hays ’96 Fink, Jen Thomas ’96 Lane, Krista Meden ’99 Schrotenboer, Beth Artman ’00, Rachel Padilla ’00, Julie Beglin ’00 Reifschneider, Nicole Travis ’00 Prins, Genanne Hays ’98, Rebecka Cook ’98 Neff, Kelcee Koestner ’98 MacDonell, Andrea Rossi ’98 Knapp, Olivia Welch ’97 Dacre, Megan Thompson ’97 Moran, Valerie LaSorsa ’97 Cerny, Sara Nicles ’97 Wiles, Amy Hindener ’97 Feltus, Bettye Ann Daniels ’02 Kittle, Katie Alverson ’01 Abitz, Cara Klapp ’02 Montgomery.

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Generational New Students Family tradition

SIXTH GENERATION Valerie Rideout (Fishers, Ind.) Mother - Margaret Visser ’83 Rideout Father - Brian Rideout ’82 Grandmother - Suzanne Zwemer ’54 Visser Grandfather - Robert Visser ’54 Great-Grandfather - Raymund Zwemer ’23 Great-Grandfather - Arthur Visser ’14 Great-Great Grandfather - Samuel Zwemer 1887 Great-Great-Great Grandfather - Adrian Zwemer (Prep 1857)

Paul VanderVelde (Lawrence, Kan.) Mother - Jane Visser ’79 VanderVelde Father - David VanderVelde ’78 Grandmother - Suzanne Zwemer ’54 Visser Grandfather - Robert Visser ’54 Grandfather - Gerald VanderVelde ’55 Great-Grandfather - Raymund Zwemer ’23 Great-Grandfather - Arthur Visser ’14 Great-Great Grandfather - Samuel Zwemer 1887 Great-Great-Great Grandfather - Adrian Zwemer (Prep 1857)

Fifth GenerationFIFTH GENERATION A record-number 112 new students have direct ancestral Hope ties. Pictured are third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-Generational New Students. From left to right are: Row 1: David Hunyadi, Megan Probst, Brent Boersma, Chelsea Schrotenboer, Katie Stuit, Matthew Griffin (Fort Worth, Texas) Sarah Sligh, Ellen Molenaar, Katrina Buys, Hillary Delhagen; Row 2: Daniel J. Callam, Ben Oegema, John Schaftenaar, Kelly Mother - Marianne Dykema ’81 Griffin Post, Lauren Reus, Peter Holzinger, Hilary Holbrook, Erin Webster, Isaac Bush, Julia Rottschafer, Ben Van Arendonk, Laura Father - Timothy Griffin ’80 Smallegan; Row 3: Karen Luidens, John Bruggers, Valerie Rideout, Paul VanderVelde, Mark Slotman, Brian Straw, Tom Grandmother - Mary Jane Adams ’56 Plasman, Benjamin Bach, Matt Griffin, Amy Smith, Rebekah VanDop. Dykema Grandfather - Alan Dykema ’55 Great-Grandfather - Henry Wiersma ’25 Grandmother - Ruth Stegenga ’42 Luidens THIRD GENERATION Great-Grandmother - Edna Reeverts ’25 Great-Great Grandfather - Frederick Grandfather - Edwin Luidens ’40 Adams Wiersma 1899 Great-Grandmother - Elizabeth Renskers Benjamin Bach (Missoula, Mont.) Great-Great Grandfather - Andrew ’20 Koeppe Mother - Betsy Wackernagel ’74 Bach Reeverts 1892 FOURTH GENERATION Great-Grandfather - Edwin Koeppe ’14 Father - Paul Bach ’74 Great-Grandmother - Dureth Bouma ’15 Great-Grandfather - Anthony Droppers ’15 Lauren Reus (Olympia, Wash.) Brent Boersma (Holland, Mich.) Stegenga Mother - Sheryl Visscher ’78 Reus Mother - Claire Campbell ’75 Boersma Great-Grandfather - Miner Stegenga ’15 Isaac Bush (Muskegon, Mich.) Grandmother - Mary Zweizig ’52 Visscher Father - Bill Boersma ’75 Great-Grandmother - Mae DePree ’12 Mother - Miriam Baar ’77 Bush Grandfather - Harrison Visscher ’51 Grandmother - Dolores Freyling ’51 Luidens Grandfather - James Baar ’42 Great-Grandfather - William Reus ’18 Campbell Hertel Great-Grandfather - Anthony Luidens ’12 Great-Great Grandfather - Leonard Reus Grandfather - Gene Campbell ’51 Katrina Buys (Clarksville, Mich.) (Prep 1882) Grandmother - Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma Ellen Molenaar (Portage, Mich.) Grandmother - Kay Rynbrand ’57 Buys Grandfather - Max Boersma ’46 Mother - Susan Kuipers ’81 Molenaar Hartzler Brian Straw (Arlington, Va.) Great-Grandfather - Arend Freyling ’30 Father - Daniel Molenaar ’81 Grandfather - James Buys ’57 Mother - Margret Kleis ’72 Straw Grandfather - Robert Kuipers ’50 Great-Grandmother - Frieda Boone ’29 Buys Father - Roger Straw ’73 John Bruggers (Lima, Peru) Grandfather - Harold Molenaar ’56 Great-Grandfather - Adrian Buys ’27 Grandmother - Margret Van Raalte ’36 Kleis Father - David Bruggers ’73 Great-Grandmother - Viola Mulder (Prep Grandfather - Guy Kleis ’35 Grandmother - Phyllis Voss ’47 Bruggers 1924-26) Kuipers Daniel Callam (Holland, Mich.) Great-Grandfather - Dirk (Dick) B.K. Van Grandfather - Glenn Bruggers ’48 Mother - Susan Kerle ’74 Callam Raalte Jr. (Prep 1906-10) Great-Grandfather - John Bruggers ’15 Kelly Post (Hudsonville, Mich.) Father - Gordon Callam ’75 Great-Great Grandfather - Dirk B.K. Van Mother - Nancy Campbell ’78 Post Grandmother - Helen Wilhelm ’45 Kerle Raalte Sr. 1867 Hilary Holbrook (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) Father - Robert Post ’77 Grandfather - Arthur Kerle ’46 Mother - Cathleen Bast ’82 Holbrook Grandmother - Dolores Freyling ’51 Charles VanderBroek (Holland, Mich.) Father - Taylor Holbrook ’80 Campbell Hertel Hillary Delhagen (Pultneyville, N.Y.) Mother - Laura Tebben ’74 VanderBroek Grandmother - Janet Wessels ’59 Bast Grandfather - Gene Campbell ’51 Mother - Donna Baird ’79 Delhagen Father - Charles VanderBroek ’73 Grandfather - Robert Bast ’58 Great-Grandfather - Arend Freyling ’30 Father - Harold Delhagen ’79 Grandmother - Frances Hillebrands ’45 Grandmother - Anna Herder ’52 Holbrook Grandmother - Christine Cloetingh ’56 VanderBroek Great-Grandfather - Henry Bast ’30 Katherine Stuit (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Baird Kain Grandfather - John VanderBroek ’44 Mother - Mary Berends ’73 Stuit Grandfather - Donald Baird ’55 Great-Grandmother - Gertrude Keppel ’17 David Hunyadi (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Father - Thomas Stuit ’73 VanderBroek Mother - Jane Colenbrander ’71 Hunyadi Great-Grandfather - John Stuit (Prep 1914) Peter Holzinger (Racine, Wis.) Great-Grandfather - John VanderBroek ’17 Father - Dennis Hunyadi ’71 Great-Great Grandfather - Otto Stuit (Prep Mother - Robin Bakker ’83 Holzinger Great-Great Grandmother - Anna Helena Grandfather - Harold Colenbrander ’41 1879) Father - Robert Holzinger ’83 Van Raalte (Prep 1881-82) Keppel Great-Grandfather - Henry Colenbrander ’13 Grandfather - Ronald Bakker ’58 Paxton Wiers (Zeeland, Mich.) Rebekah Van Dop (Gahanna, Ohio) Karen Luidens (Altamont, N.Y.) Mother - Lois Maassen ’78 Sarah Lokers (Hamilton, Mich.) Mother - Susan Weener ’81 Van Dop Mother - Mary Koeppe ’75 Luidens Father - Christopher Wiers ’81 Mother - Susan Overway ’82 Lokers Father - Stephen Van Dop ’79 Father - Robert Luidens ’75 Grandmother - Edith Herlein ’47 Maassen Father - Scott Lokers ’81 Grandmother - Jean Wiersma ’49 Weener Grandmother - Norma Lemmer ’44 Koeppe Grandfather - Pierce Maassen ’50 Grandfather - Raymond Lokers ’40 Grandfather - Jay Weener ’49 Grandfather - Roger Koeppe ’44 Great-Grandfather - Herman Maassen ’16

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Molly Nyboer (Nunica, Mich.) Victoria Baar (Holland, Mich.) Perry Greene IV (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) Matthew Richardson (Niles, Mich.) Mother - Cynthia Hartman ’74 Nyboer Grandfather - James W. Baar ’42 Mother - Ardis Kelsey ’82 Greene Mother - Arlene Stehlik ’69 Richardson Father - Andrew Nyboer ’74 Father - Perry Greene III ’81 Grandfather - Andrew Nyboer ’39 Marissa Barkema (Holland, Mich.) Garrett Russ (Lansing, Mich.) Grandmother - Ellen Kooiker ’44 Barkema Vanessa Gugino (Holland, Mich.) Mother - Ronda Granger ’81 Russ Banjamin Oegema (Lawton, Mich.) Grandfather - Robert H. Barkema ’47 Mother - Lori Hofman ’86 Gugino Mother - Debra Cleason ’78 Oegema Father - P. Scott Gugino ’86 Robert Schellenberg III (Jenison, Mich.) Father - Gary Oegema ’78 Rachel Bazydlo (Chelsea, Mich.) Father - Robert Schellenberg Jr. ’73 Grandfather - Donald Cleason ’56 Mother - Molly Gates ’73 Bazydlo Amanda Gurtler (Schererville, Ind.) Grandmother - Phyllis Andre ’48 Oegema Father - Greg Gurtler ’78 Donald Jay Scholten (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Grandfather - Cornelius Oegema ’51 Meghan Beachum (Lowell, Mich.) Father - Donald J. Scholten Father - Perry Beachum ’78 Stacey Harburn (Okemos, Mich.) Thomas Plasman (Downers Grove, Ill.) Mother - Shirley Bolhouse ’79 Harburn Karena Schroeder (Byron Center, Mich.) Mother - Mary Bruins ’78 Plasman Chelsea Bossenbroek (Byron Center, Mich.) Father - Todd Harburn ’78 Mother - Christina Schroeder ’02 Grandfather - Elton Bruins ’50 Grandmother - Sarella VanOss ’42 Bossenbroek Kathryn Harper (Holland, Mich.) Christopher Sikkema (Rochester, Minn.) Megan Probst (Lawton, Mich.) Grandmother - Marjorie VanRy ’55 Kleis Grandfather - Ronald Sikkema ’60 Mother - Laura Earle ’79 Probst Chloe Bossenbroek (Byron Center, Mich.) Grandmother - Ethel Groeneveld ’55 Earle Grandmother - Sarella VanOss ’42 Allison Hawkins (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) Kelsey Silver (Holland, Mich.) Bossenbroek Grandfather - Calvin Vander Werf ’37 Mother - Bonnie Silver ’91 Julia Rottschafer (Holland, Mich.) Grandmother - Marjorie Vyverberg ’39 Kevin Browder (Beverly, Mass.) Jonathan Hertel (Fennville, Mich.) Christopher Tronrud (Greenwood Village, Rottschafer Mother - Sue Wiseman ’83 Browder Grandmother - Theresa (Hertel) Prins ’68 Colo.) Grandfather - William Rottschafer ’23 Mother - Debra Umbach ’82 Tronrud Great-Grandfather - William Rottschafer ’05 Emily Budge (Portage, Mich.) Kathryn Josephson (Ada, Mich.) Mother - Joyce Drolen ’72 Budge Mother - Kimberly Kuiper ’82 Josephson Zachary Trumble (Jenison, Mich.) John Schaftenaar (Holland, Mich.) Mother - Heidi Booher ’85 Trumble Mother - Elizabeth Dinger ’79 Schaftenaar Bart Bultman (Hamilton, Mich.) Sarah Kibbey (Maple City, Mich.) Father - Kenneth Trumble ’87 Father - Steven Schaftenaar ’78 Mother - Judy Dunlap ’78 Bultman Father - Robert Kibbey ’74 Grandmother - Elsa DeWitt ’50 Dinger Father - Tom Bultman ’78 Kyle Tuinstra (Rockford, Mich.) Grandfather - John Dinger ’50 Mari Jo Koedyker (Grand Haven, Mich.) Father - Jack Tuinstra ’80 Jordan Cooper (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Marilyn Rathbun ’76 Koedyker Chelsea Schrotenboer (Zeeland, Mich.) Father - Robert Cooper ’72 Allison Van Beek (Libertyville, Ill.) Mother - Sharon Meengs ’74 Schrotenboer Katherine Kruyf (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Father - Drake Van Beek ’71 Father - Craig Schrotenboer ’72 Mitchell Currie (Fort Collins, Colo.) Father - Gerald Kruyf ’56 Grandfather - Lorenzo Meengs ’33 Father - Lee Currie ’75 Melissa VanDahm (Schaumburg, Ill.) Grandmother - Margaret Alber ’54 Sarah Sligh (Holland, Mich.) VanDahm Mother - Dorothy Smith ’85 Sligh Grandfather - Howard VanDahm ’52 Father - Thomas Sligh ’83 A record number of Generational New Students Grandmother - Dolores Schaefer Smith ’71 Matthew Vande Guchte (Hamilton, Mich.) Grandmother - Marilyn Barkel ’52 Sligh are among the new Class of 2009, continuing Father - James Vande Guchte ’83 Grandfather - Charles Sligh ’51 family traditions that run from two decades to Emily VanderMeer (Holland, Mich.) Mark Slotman (Cedar Grove, Wis.) more than a century-and-a-half. Father - James VanderMeer ’76 Mother - Barbara Pell ’80 Slotman Father - Earl Slotman ’77 Kylee VanOostendorp (Zeeland, Mich.) Grandmother - Sarah Troost ’59 Pell Father - D. Scott VanOostendorp ’75 Gretchen Davis (Eaton Rapids, Mich.) Sarah Kuna (West Chicago, Ill.) Laura Smallegan (Zeeland, Mich.) Great-Grandfather - Egbert “Bert” Father - Gregory Kuna ’74 Laura Van Tassell (Spencer, Iowa) Father - Steven Smallegan ’80 VanArk ’21 Mother - Wendy Greenwood ’77 Van Tassell Grandfather - Ronald Bakker ’58 Elise LaRoche (Hudsonville, Mich.) Father - Thomas Van Tassell ’77 Jon Dean (Grand Haven, Mich.) Mother - Ann Pitsch ’87 LaRoche Amy Smith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Grandfather - Duane Hop ’57 Jonathan Van Wyngarden (Holland, Mich.) Mother - Linda Flanagan ’82 Smith Miriah Lawrence (Sterling, N.Y.) Father - Robert Van Wyngarden ’80 Father - Albert Smith ’82 Cameron De Haan (Cadillac, Mich.) Mother - Deborah Firmbach ’74 Lawrence Great-Grandfather - Frederick Dunnewold ’28 Father - Loren De Haan ’71 Father - Randall Lawrence ’75 Sarah VanZanten (Hudsonville, Mich.) Grandmother - Ruthann Topp ’54 Ben Van Arendonk (Bigfork, Mont.) Tyler Depke (Grayslake, Ill.) Daniel Leppink (Ada, Mich.) VanZanten Mother - Lori Anne Wolf ’80 Van Arendonk Father - Robert W. Depke II ’76 Grandfather - Richard Leppink ’53 Father - John Van Arendonk ’80 Katherine Visscher (Holland, Mich.) Grandfather - Gerald Van Arendonk ’50 David Dethmers (Effingham, Ill.) Christopher Lewis (Troy, Mich.) Grandmother - Della Overway ’28 Visscher Mother - Judy Kaiser ’75 Dethmers Mother - Jill Morrone ’75 Lewis Matthew VanderVelde (Grandville, Mich.) Father - Daniel Dethmers ’74 Verena Walter (Neustadt, Germany) Mother - Kerry VanKeulen ’79 VanderVelde Sonya Masghati (Naperville, Ill.) Mother - Ingrid Heyden-Walter ’78 Grandfather - James VanKeulen ’51 Carleen Dykstra (Hudsonville, Mich.) Mother - Barbel Thoens ’75 Masghati Father - Brian D. Dykstra ’83 Father - Mahmood Masghati ’76 Jason Wickstra (St. Louis, Mo.) Erin Webster (West Olive, Mich.) Father - Gregg Wickstra ’73 Mother - Deborah Welsch ’77 Webster Adam Eidson (Grand Haven, Mich.) Carl Morrison (Pickford, Mich.) Grandmother - Francis Koeman ’46 Webster Mother - Robin Pfeiffer ’84 Eidson Mother - Sarah Lehmann ’78 Morrison Katherine Wilbur (Muskegon, Mich.) Mother - Jean Voss ’86 Wilbur Katie Wieringa (Zeeland, Mich.) Gray Emerson (Holland, Mich.) Kendra Neil (Holland, Mich.) Father - Wesley Wilbur ’82 Father - John Wieringa ’85 Mother - Mary Ann Permesang ’85 Mother - Kimberly Driesenga ’83 Neil Grandfather - Gardner Wieringa ’51 Father - Derek Emerson ’85 Father - Matt Neil ’82 Joseph Woldring (Hamilton, Mich.) Mother - Linda Bisel ’85 Woldring Heather Esfandiari (Rochester, N.Y.) Rachel Oosting (Alma, Mich.) SECOND GENERATION Mother - Sue North ’84 Esfandiari Grandfather - Chester Oosting ’32 Marisa Wortley (Haslett, Mich.) Sara Aardema (Portage, Mich.) Mother - Mary Grant ’78 Wortley Mother - Diane Bussema ’78 Aardema Yuliya Ganenko (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) Adam Plaunt (South Lyon, Mich.) Father - Bill Aardema ’79 Step-Father - Harvey Koedyker ’82 Mother - Marianne Rice ’80 Plaunt Andrew Zendler (Flint, Mich.) Father - Robert Zendler ’79 Jack Abe (Naperville, Ill.) Tracy Garcia (Holland, Mich.) Rebecca Pommerening (Zeeland, Mich.) Father - John Abe ’79 Father - Robert Garcia ’79 Grandmother - Elsie Piersma ’43 Weeber (Editor’s Note: For a story about two pairs Amy Andrusiak (Middleville, Mich.) Joseph Gibbs (Zeeland, Mich.) Jesse Reimink (Hudsonville, Mich.) of new students with extremely early Hope Father - Michael Andrusiak ’83 Father - Kenneth Gibbs ’82 Father - Ronald Reimink ’80 ties, please see page 12.)

NFHC October 2005 9 Campus Profile A new cornerstone for the future

instructional approaches and technology in Reflecting on the center’s physical and Well before students mind—would be enough to recommend the technological characteristics, he noted that received their mid-term building. the building’s appealing nature can play “I’m delighted for the facilities and the its own role in realizing the vision it grades, the Martha Miller potential,” said Dr. Kelly Osborne, associate expresses, providing an occasion to reach Center for Global professor of classics. “It’s all new and we’re those who might initially be drawn to the Communication was still getting used to it, but to my way of space itself. thinking it’s very easy to get used to it.” “They may come for the medium, but earning high marks at “I think everybody is agreed that we just don’t let them leave without understanding Hope. are enjoying this, and thanks to the adminis- the message,” he said. “You see, the tration especially for making this work,” he message of the Martha Miller Center, this “It’s beautiful,” said freshman Jillian said. place, this special place, will be as trans- Greshel of Trenton, Mich., as classes began The recording and editing space for the forming as the rise of nation-states and will meeting in the building in September. department of communication provides a have a greater impact on every individual Classmate Ailie Weaver of Grand Ledge, particularly dramatic example of how the than the Industrial Revolution.” Mich., agreed. “I wish all my classes were building is making a difference to Hope pro- He encouraged those learning in the here,” she said. grams. From studio and editing space building to do so mindful of the faith tradi- The building houses the departments of carved out of two converted classrooms on tion from which the college itself grew. communication and modern and classical the second floor of Lubbers Hall, the “It’s important for each of you to under- languages, and the offices of international program now has a purpose-built recording stand no matter what and be grounded in education and multicultural life, as well as studio and four editing suites in which stu- knowing the wind beneath your wings,” he the college’s new leadership program, estab- dents can work privately, as well as access to said. “That wind has endured for over two lished this summer, and the Anchor and a classroom with additional computers that thousand years, that we are the light of the WTHS. The programs began moving into can be used for editing. The disassemble- world. Let your light so shine that men and the building in August, with classes phasing able studio news desk of the past is gone, women can see your good works and glorify in through Wednesday, Sept. 14, as final replaced by a professional-quality desk your Father, which is in heaven.” touches, primarily technological features, donated by a Lansing television station. The building is named for the late Martha were completed. “It’s really great. I like how in the Martha Muller ’24 Miller, who died on May 16, 1999, The building totals 49,000 square feet, Miller Center all the media rooms are actu- at age 96. In the weeks before her death, she and was built for $12 million. In addition to ally made for this specifically,” said Peter had been making arrangements with her office space for its programs and the two Cote, a sophomore from Holland, Mich. “I family to make a major gift to the college, student media organizations, the center con- especially like the new studio—much more with her children following through on her tains seven classrooms, an 84-seat spacious compared to Lubbers. We’ve got a wishes after she had passed away. auditorium, a language laboratory, a com- lot more to work with.” During the dedication ceremony Friday puter laboratory, two seminar rooms (one “In addition to great new facilities, we afternoon, Jack Miller ’54 of Grand Haven, The dedication ceremony was set in the midst of two days’ worth of activities scheduled to celebrate the new Martha Miller Center for for high-tech classes), a television studio, have all new equipment,” he said. Mich., reflected on his mother’s leadership Global Communication, which has been designed to emphasize preparing students to live and serve in an interconnected world. Above, Although the specifics vary, the story is gift and the building that resulted. multiple editing suites, speech workrooms, Jack Miller ’54 offers a response on behalf of the family of Martha Muller ’24 Miller, for whom the building is named. lounges for international education and much the same for all four departments and “Martha Miller was not a vain person. In multicultural life, and a library for interna- programs. Even more significant, though, is fact, putting her name on a building was not tional education. Particularly prized are the the way that they have been brought togeth- “It is the threshold of a new beginning that is being ostentatious,” said Dr. Isolde Anderson, “Yes, globalization is a reality, even a recognition that she would have found two rooms in the building’s rotunda—high- er, in a mix that is intended to allow them to larger, we hope, for the office. We see it as a assistant professor of communication. “It is though most students view it as a cliché,” necessary,” he said. “However, now that I ceilinged spaces dominated by large do more than they could alone—and with a unique opportunity to be here.” functional and aesthetically pleasing—just a Brady said. “It’s transforming life faster than see this wonderful new structure and see the windows, each set aside for students multicultural and international focus that Where before international education positive environment to work in.” broadband.” potential it brings to Hope College and the looking for a place to study, gather with will ultimately better prepare students for was located in one of the college’s cottages— Awad agreed. “Other people in other “It’s going to require men and women, many generations of students to come, I am friends or just hang out for a while. their post-Hope lives. a space that was valued for its homelike buildings are saying, ‘You have set a high students, faculty and administrators who confident my mother would have been The addition of space alone—space, “We really enjoy it here,” said Habeeb character, but which was admittedly isolat- standard,’” he said. “So I feel kind of privi- have a vision of not only the way the world proud that it bears her name.” moreover, designed with contemporary Awad, international student advisor at Hope. ed—the program is now integrated literally leged to be in this building.” is but the way the world can be,” he said. “I’m excited about the possibilities for the into the broader academic program. The A two-day celebration on Friday- future of this building and the learning that same is true for multicultural life, which has Saturday, Oct. 14-15, during Homecoming will occur here,” he said. “For years to moved from the student development office Weekend, provided the college community come, students will be telling their peers block in the DeWitt Center. with an opportunity to welcome the build- they have class at the Martha Miller Center. “There is a common belief that ‘it is not ing formally to the campus fold. In addition And like other important names that grace what people say, but what people do that to dedication ceremonies for the building as this campus—the Van Wylen Library, the counts.’ The Martha Miller Center is a testa- a whole and for the Fried-Hemenway Peale Science Center and the soon-to-be- ment of words put into action. It is a Auditorium, the activities included two completed DeVos Fieldhouse, as well as reflection of Hope’s commitment to diversity keynote addresses and multiple departmen- countless others—they will not know who and multiculturalism,” said Vanessa Greene, tal presentations by alumni from the ’60s Martha Miller was, but they will know that director of multicultural life at Hope. “This through the ’00s. she did care enough about this college, its is a state-of-the-art facility. But it is not just Floyd Brady ’68 of Chicago, Ill., opened students, faculty and staff to leave a legacy a building—it is an opportunity. The inte- the activities Friday morning with the that will stand for many years to come.” gration of multiple departments under one keynote address “The Wind Beneath Your roof working together to prepare future Wings—Buckle Up.” (Editor’s Note: Additional coverage related to college graduates to understand, appreciate The building’s importance, he said, stems the opening of the Martha Miller Center for and contribute to the interconnected world from the vision that it expresses and the dif- Global Communication can be found throughout in which they live is exciting.” ference that its emphasis will make. this issue. There are more photos on page three, The building is also beautifully realized. “What visions do is allow you to become the story of a history of international education The distinctive rotunda is capped by a the person that you want to become,” Brady at Hope written in conjunction with the dedica- copper roof. Nooks in the hallways have said. “I’m convinced that those who worked tion is on page 12, a listing of the alumni who been designed to feature artwork with an to make the Martha Miller Center what it is participated in the presentations is on page 14 international theme. Mosaic tiles and wood were visionaries. They had a vision of what and an additional view of the rotunda accompa- Above are three glimpses into the new building. At top, computer technology assists paneling give the building a touch of added Hope College is and what it could become.” nies the alumni profile on page 20. A story about Professor Andy Nakajima as he teaches a course in Japanese. At center is one of the A stylized compass rose on the floor of the Martha Miller Center’s main lobby points elegance—but not too much. The increasing interconnectedness of the In a spacious corner office on the build- Scott Carpenter ’87, who delivered the celebra- new editing suites that provide high-end tools while enabling students to work without toward the four cardinal directions and also seems to suggest directions that visitors “It is lovely, and the expression that I have world, he said, makes the understanding that ing’s main floor, members of the Anchor tion’s second keynote address, will be featured in being distracted by others. At bottom, students take advantage of the rotunda to do a can travel through the building. heard often is that it is high-quality without the building is designed to foster essential. staff prepare an edition of the weekly. the December issue.) little studying.

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Campus Notes Family trees with deep Hope roots

Students’ family ties to Hope often go way back, sometimes to even before the college itself began. This year, they did so in common twice.

Two fifth-generation students are descended from Albertus C. Van Raalte, who was a crucial player in the founding of both Holland and Hope, having led the Dutch immigrants who settled the West Michigan community. Another two—both sixth-generation students—are descendents of Adrian Zwemer, an 1857 graduate of the Prep School that preceded Hope, which enrolled its first freshman class in 1862. Brian Straw of Arlington, Va., and Charles VanderBroek of Holland are both Van Raalte descendents. Albertus C. Van Raalte, their great-great-great grandfather, The generational ties shared by some of this year’s new students Holland and Hope. In the photo at right are Paul Vander Velde and is their earliest family tie—Straw is go way back—back, even, before there was a Hope College. Brian Valerie Rideout, cousins whose eldest Hope relative graduated in descended from Van Raalte’s son Dirk, who Straw and Charles VanderBroek, in the photo at left, are both 1857 from the Prep School that preceded the college. Hope was a member of Hope’s Class of 1867, and descended from Albertus C. Van Raalte, crucial in the founding of enrolled its first freshmen in 1862 and was chartered in 1866. VanderBroek is descended from Van Raalte’s daughter Anna, who attended the Valerie Rideout of Fishers, Ind., and known for his pioneering mission work college. Speak with the students them- Prep School in the 1880s. Although genera- Paul VanderVelde of Lawrence, Kan., are among Muslims in the Middle East. selves, however, and it is clear that they tions separate them as blood relations, they cousins, grandchildren of Robert Visser ’54 Rideout, Straw, VanderBroek and have made their Hope choice for reasons knew of their ancestral connection prior to and Suzanne Zwemer ’54 Visser. Their VanderVelde are among a record-number all their own. coming to Hope because Van Raalte rela- eldest Hope relative graduated from the 112 Generational New Students this year. “I visited because both my parents tives have traced the family tree. Prep School even before Hope’s oldest The number of generational students at came here,” Straw said. “But when I came “We had a couple family reunions where building, Van Vleck Hall, was built. Hope is consistently high, which to a I really liked the place. Everyone was I met third cousins and fourth cousins that I Adrian Zwemer’s son—their great-great certain extent reflects the good experience really friendly. It seemed right when I didn’t even know existed,” Straw said. grandfather, Samuel Zwemer 1887—is that the previous generations had at the visited.”

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PUBLICATION HONORED: A publi- biochemical databases, chromatography, Book tells history cation featuring the college’s science center electrophoresis, spectroscopy, measure- has been recognized for excellence. ments of ligand-binding interactions, and town for the dedication of Windmill A special section prepared by The recombinant DNA procedures such as The dedication of Island, which includes DeZwaan, one of Holland Sentinel with the assistance of the molecular cloning and polymerase chain Hope’s newest building the last genuine Dutch windmills the college’s office of public and community reaction. It is expected that students will has also prompted a look Netherlands allowed exported. relations won a first-place award from the use the book as a supplement and guide to The 75-page, illustrated book begins its Inland Press Association, which consists of their laboratory procedures. back at a venerable Hope examination of international awareness at hundreds of newspapers, in the special The book has a dedicated Web site, with tradition. Hope with the Class of 1879, which sections category for education-related information for biochemistry instructors on included among its six members two stu- publications by newspapers with a circula- how to design and teach a biochemistry/ In conjunction with dedication of the dents from Japan, Kumaji Kimura and tion of 25,000 and under. molecular biology lab. The highlight of the Martha Miller Center for Global Motoichiro Oghimi. The narrative runs The section was prepared in conjunc- Web site is a listing of over 250 experimen- Communication, the college has published through five major sections: “Japan: A tra- tion with the dedication of the building in tal projects in all areas of biochemistry and October of 2004. The Sentinel produced a appropriate for use at the undergraduate a concise history of international education dition of exchange”; “Vienna Summer similar section for the dedication of the level. The list of experiments on the Web site at Hope, Stepping Stones in International School”; “The GLCA: A stepping stone for Martha Miller Center for Global will be updated on a periodic basis. Education, An Historical Narrative: 1879- ‘non-Western programs”; “The Communication earlier this month, and is Dr. Boyer is also the author of the lab 2005. The book also marks the 40th International Student Experience”; and also preparing another that will mark the manual, Modern Experimental Biochemistry anniversary of the creation of the college’s “Expansion and Internationalization.” opening of the DeVos Fieldhouse later (third edition, 2000, Benjamin Cummings), Office of International Education. It was Ruberg, who is an international studies this semester. and the textbook for one-semester bio- written by senior Lynnae Ruberg of and Spanish major, worked on the book chemistry, “Concepts in Biochemistry” Brighton, Mich., with Dr. Neal Sobania ’68, with Dr. Sobania as a summer research Faculty Kudos: (third edition, 2006, John Wiley & Sons) who for many years was director of inter- project. Having spent five months last year and serves as an associate editor for the national education and professor of history in Valparaiso, Chile, she knows from her Rodney Boyer, who is the Drs. Edward journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Hope and this fall became executive own experience the benefits of internation- and Elizabeth Hofma Professor Emeritus of Education. He is a member of the American director of the Wang Center for al experience, especially as she has found Chemistry, is author of a new textbook pub- Society for Biochemistry and Molecular International Education at Pacific Lutheran herself shaped. lished by Benjamin Cummings Publishing. Biology (ASBMB) and its Education and University in Tacoma, Wash. “I think the most meaningful lessons I The new book, Biochemistry Laboratory: Professional Development Committee that The office was established by President learned while studying in Chile are those Modern Theory and Techniques, is designed recently designed the model undergradu- Calvin VanderWerf ’37 in April of 1965 that taught me about myself,” she said. for use in undergraduate biochemistry ate biochemistry degree recommended by with Dr. Paul G. Fried ’46 as its first direc- “Living in another culture brings into teaching and research laboratories. The the ASBMB. book focuses on detailed descriptions of Dr. Boyer retired from teaching and tor. President VanderWerf announced it sharp relief the strongest (and weakest!) modern techniques in experimental bio- research at Hope in 2000 and resides in during a visit to Holland and Hope by parts of your personality, plus it teaches chemistry and discusses the theory behind Bozeman, Mont., where he continues you a lot about your culture, your abilities, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, important techniques. The extensive range to write and consult in biochemical noting that Hope was opening the office in your perceptions of the world, your of techniques includes computer Internet education. the prince’s honor. The prince was in values—the growth is incredible.”

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Alumni News

as an auditor for the United States Agency for Club. survive fibroblastic osteosarcoma of the femur International Development. Thomas Pelon ’68 of Hart, Mich., retired on bone, and that they are now more than halfway Class Notes John D. VerMeulen ’65 has joined Huron Friday, July 1, 2005, after 11 years as superinten- through the grueling, year-long chemo treatment Consulting Group as a managing director in the dent of schools for the Oceana ISD in Hart. His and surgery. News and information for class notes, mar- company’s strategic sourcing practice specializing 37-year career in public education as a teacher, Pete Hoekstra ’75, who is a member of the U.S. riages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiled in telecommunications. He is based in the compa- coach and administrator also included 11 com- House of Representatives, spoke at Hope on for news from Hope College by Kathy Miller. ny’s Chicago office. bined years as a K-12 superintendent of schools in Tuesday, Sept. 20, discussing “Congress and the News should be mailed to: Alumni News; Dean L. Overman ’65 of Washington, D.C., was both Eau Claire and Farwell, Mich. Constitution.” The college scheduled his address Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO quoted in an article titled “Math, naturally” in the William Currie ’69 of Grand Rapids, Mich., was in conjunction with a federal mandate that Box 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000. Internet users Thursday, Aug. 11, issue of the Washington Times. featured in an article about Universal Forest requires that every school and college that receives may send to: [email protected] He contributed information about the Fibonacci Products in the Monday, July 18, edition of the federal money must teach about the Constitution All submissions received by the Public numerical sequence being a mathematical code in Grand Rapids Business Journal on the occasion of the in conjunction with national “Constitution Day Relations Office by Tuesday, Sept. 27, have been nature. company’s 50th anniversary. He joined the and Citizenship Day.” included in this issue. Because of the lead time John VerSteeg ’65 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has company in 1971 and became CEO in 1989. Bob Luidens ’75 of Altamont, N.Y., was featured required by this publication’s production sched- retired from the First Community Federal Credit Gary Gauger ’69 of South Lyon, Mich., has joined in the Saturday, July 30, religion section of the ule, submissions received after that date (with the Union in Kalamazoo after 30 years as president. Oliver/Hatcher Construction of Wixom, Mich., as Times Union. He has been pastor of Altamont exception of obituary notices) have been held for Under his leadership, the credit union grew from a senior manager of business development. His Reformed Church for 21 years. the next issue, the deadline for which is Tuesday, $5 million operation with five employees to a $280 responsibilities include negotiating new contracts, Leslie Cameron ’76 Curry of Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 8. million operation with 118 employees and seven cultivating and developing new business opportu- was honored with the “Unsung Hero” award from offices in the Kalamazoo area. He and his wife nities, and marketing construction services. the State Bar of Michigan at its annual meeting in plan on doing some traveling and going down Susan Jones ’69 Smith of Bradford, Mass., is a East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday, Sept. 22. She 50s south for the winter months. financial aid counselor at Northern Essex has worked with Legal Aid of Western Michigan, 1950s Rich Koster ’66 is serving as the interim minister Community College in Haverhill, Mass. a non-profit agency, since 1980. As litigation direc- Lavina “Daisy” Hoogeveen ’52 of Grandville, of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Rosalie Hudnut ’69 Wright lives in Las Vegas, tor, she divides her time between supervising Mich., celebrated her 75th birthday with an old- Winterset, Iowa, where, he reports, Bridges of Nev. She has two adult children. other lawyers in the 17-county program and fashioned hymn sing at her home church, Eighth Madison County and Cold Turkey were filmed. arguing her own cases. Reformed of Wyoming, Mich., on Sunday, Oct. 23. Roger Kroodsma ’66 of Thorn Hill, Tenn., compet- Daniel Blauw ’77 of Grand Rapids, Mich., devotes During the celebration, a mission offering was ed in the outdoor pentathlon (long jump, javelin 70s 1970s about 90 percent of his law practice to issues con- taken for Bibles and hymnbooks for Zambia, and throw, 200-m dash, discus throw and 1500-m run) cerning people with disabilities, primarily setting cake and ice cream were served afterward. at the USA Track and Field National Masters Robert D. Warner ’70 reports that after three and up special needs trusts and arranging for services MaryAlice Ferguson ’57 Ritsema of Saugatuck, Championships in Decatur, Ill., in August of 2004. one-half years of unemployed job-hunting, he has when a family member has life-long disabilities. Mich., was honored at a celebration on Monday, His age-standardized score of 4021 was the highest obtained a teaching job with Mountainair Public His essay advocating for services for people with Aug. 29, on the occasion of her retirement as direc- in the world in the year 2004 for all masters men Schools in Mountainair, N.M., as a media special- disabilities was published in the Grand Rapids Press tor of parks and recreation in Park Township competitors (ages 30 and up) and essentially ist/English teacher. He also reports that he never on Sunday, July 17. (Mich.), where she served for 19 years and, before equaled the U.S. national record for the age group gave up hope. Sharon Adcock ’78 of Manhattan Beach, Calif., that, volunteered for 10 years. She will remain of 60 to 64 years (4020 set in 1981). George D. Bishop ’71 of Singapore was appointed was quoted in a New York Times article on airline involved with the Tot Time pre-school program J. Stephen Larkin ’67 of Alexandria, Va., has been the first department head for the department of lounges. that she created. elected to serve on the executive committee of the psychology at the National University of Marky Klapthor ’78 Trinkle has been named David G. Cassie ’58 of Medford, N.J., retired on American Society of Association Executives, Singapore on Friday, July 1. Previously the psy- director of training and development for NetBank Friday, Sept. 30, after seven years as the executive where he will help shape the agenda and direction chology major, first offered in 1986, was housed in Inc., a financial services holding company head- of the Presbytery of West Jersey. In retirement he of the 85-year-old society. He is president of The the department of social work and psychology. quartered in Alpharetta, Ga. She and her husband and his wife will continue to perfect their Spanish Aluminum Association, a trade association in He began working at the university in 1991 and live in Marietta, Ga. language skills in Seville, Spain. Upon returning, Arlington, Va. was promoted to professor in January of 2003. they plan to be useful to the Church in some form Judith Tanis ’67 Parr of Holland, Mich., taught Doris Smith ’72 DeLuca of Birmingham, Ala., is of World Wide Mission volunteer service. English courses to faculty, graduate students and currently employed as an executive assistant to the 80s Paul Elzinga ’59 of Holland, Mich., was elected undergraduates for a semester at Fujian COO of Collateral Companies of Birmingham. 1980s P.E., chairman, a corporate officer of Elzinga Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, Janet Wickens-DeYoung ’72 of Holland, Mich., Ronni Nivala ’80 of Milwaukee, Wis., was elected Volkers Inc., by the board of directors of the China. She and her husband also visited Guilin, has been named executive director of the to the national board of directors of the American company. Xiamen, Wuyi, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Community Foundation of the Holland-Zeeland Association of University Women (AAUW) in Beijing. Area. Until she assumes her duties on Thursday, June of 2005. The 124-year-old organization with Barbara Alhart ’67 Simon of Vestal, N.Y., is a Dec. 1, she will continue in her current job as exec- more than 100,000 members spearheads work in 60s 1960s licensed clinical social worker at the Broome utive director of Good Samaritan Ministries in educational equity, particularly for women and County Community Mental Health Clinic/ Holland. girls. Thomas Flickema ’60 of Spearfish, S.D., plans to Upstate Medical Center in Binghamton, N.Y. Phyllis Kallemyn ’74 McConkie of Sylvania, Anne Sentiff ’80 of Casselberry, Fla., was named retire as president of Black Hills State University Ruth Ziemann ’67 Sweetser of Lombard, Ill., was Ohio, was named chief financial officer for Dana teacher of the week (Seminole County) by the on July 1, 2006. elected national president of the American Commercial Credit Corporation, a wholly owned Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, Sept. 11. She has Terry VandeWater ’60 of Zeeland, Mich., retired Association of University Women (AAUW) subsidiary of Dana Corporation. taught for 25 years, the last eight at All Souls from Herman Miller Inc. in 1995 after 25 years in during the organization’s biennial convention in Donald P. Troast ’74 recently returned from a six- Catholic School in Sanford, Fla., and was nominat- employee communications. Prior to that he taught Washington, D.C., in June. She had served on the month deployment to the Persian Gulf on the USS ed for the honor by a student. English for nine years. After retirement, he con- national board of directors since 2003 and as the Harry S. Truman (CVN75) and has settled in Ford’s Marilyn Aardema ’81 of Fairfield, Ohio, delivered sulted and wrote for organizations’ employee Illinois president from 1995 to 1998, during which Colony in Williamsburg, Va. the first Gentile Interdisciplinary Lectureship at communications. He also taught freshman time she was a key to the establishment of its Barb Small ’75 Akan of Montgomery, Ill., is a Hope on Friday, Oct. 14, in conjunction with the English at Hope for two years and has been a fre- Gender Equity Fund (GEF). She currently serves human resource specialist in hiring for Dominick’s college’s Homecoming Weekend. The Lectureship quent presenter in the Hope Academy of Senior on the GEF board of directors and is a frequent Finer Foods grocery stores. She reports that her was established in 2005 by faculty colleagues, Professionals. He has written two books on par- speaker on educational/gender equity. Her biggest challenge is helping her 19-year-old son former students and friends of Dr. James Gentile. ticipative management. He recently completed a service also extends to the Illinois State Board of Civil War novel, A Bend in the River, about a Education and the Commission on the Status of company of Dutch volunteers who played a key Women in Illinois. She is currently the director of Alumni Board of Directors role in a significant battle in south-central professional learning and business relations at the Kentucky on the Fourth of July, 1863. The book Graduate College of the Illinois Institute of Officers also looks at the moral predicament of Christians Technology. Beth Snyder ’94, President, Arlington, Va. being asked to kill in the name of the Lord. He Nancy J. Aumann ’68 of Walworth, N.Y., became Karen Gonder ’81 Navis, Vice President, Grandville, Mich. and his wife, Nancy Van Koevering Kuyers associate provost for academic affairs at the State VandeWater ’68, have three children, seven University of New York College at Cortland in John Witte ’54, Secretary, Vero Beach, Fla. grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. August. She coordinates and supports curricular Board Members David E. White ’60 of Arlington, Va., was programs and addresses curricular issues. She Nancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman, Scotch Plains, N.J. Bob Bieri ’83, Holland, Mich. awarded The Distinguished Service Cross of the was most recently on the history faculty at Jason Cash ’07, Brighton, Mich. David Daubenspeck ’74, Vista, Calif. Estonian Defence Forces in April as a token of grat- Lebanon Valley College, where she had also Eva Gaumond ’90, Coral Springs, Fla. Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, Texas itude for his contribution to the re-establishment served as director of graduate studies and contin- Gene Haulenbeek ’72, Kalamazoo, Mich. Jan Luben ’71 Hoffman, Schenectady, N.Y. and development of the chaplain service in the uing education for two years in 2003-04. Estonian Defence Force. The award was present- Graydon Blank ’68 of Indian River, Mich., retired Betsy Boersma ’77 Jasperse, Traverse City, Mich. Carol Rylance ’60 MacGregor, Norcross, Ga. ed at the time of his retirement as the executive on Thursday, June 30, as superintendent of the Kat Nichols ’99, Minneapolis, Minn. Allison Pawlowksi ’06, Pinckney, Mich. director of the Military Chaplains Association. Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, Ben Sanders ’05, Evanston, Ill. Scott Schaaf ’88, Seattle, Wash. Marshall Elzinga ’61 of Holland, Mich., was where he had served for 15 years. Todd Soderquist ’96, Canton, Mich. Kristin Tichy ’92, Glenville, Ill. elected treasurer, a corporate officer of Elzinga William Boersma ’68 of Sturgis, Mich., was fea- Sara Van Anrooy ’82, Castle Rock, Colo. Mark VanGenderen ’90, Cedarburg, Wis. Volkers Inc., by the board of directors of the tured in the Sturgis Journal Online on Wednesday, Liaison company. Aug. 24, following his announcement that he was Mary Boelkins ’96 Remenschneider, Director of Alumni Relations William Kuyper ’61 of New York City is assistant stepping after serving six years as president and principal hornist with the New York CEO of the Sturgis Area Community Foundation. Philharmonic. While on tour in July, he met audi- During his tenure, the foundation grew from 50 Please accept our invitation to visit ence member and former President Gerald Ford at funds with $5-$8 million to 103 funds with money the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado. in excess of $10 million. He has volunteered exten- the Alumni Office on the internet: Paul Armstrong ’62 of the Philippines retired from sively at his church and for Sturgis community www.hope.edu/alumni the Foreign Service in 2001, but returned to work organizations, including 28 years with the Rotary

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Dr. Gentile joined the Hope faculty in 1976 and annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. Center. unemployed for one year, he enjoys his new job served as dean for the natural sciences from 1988 Kathy Kaehler-Koch ’85 of Hidden Hills, Calif., is Lissa Nienhuis ’91 Gilmore of Holland, Mich., very much. to 2005, when he became president of Research a contributor to “Basic Training,” a weekly column was director of the Holland Open tennis tourna- J. Dirk VerMeulen ’91 has joined Huron Corporation, a private foundation in Tucson, in the Monday edition of the Daily News of Los ment for the fifth time last summer. The Consulting Group as a managing director in the Ariz., that supports basic research in the physical Angeles in which she and another personal trainer tournament, held during the first week of July, company’s strategic sourcing practice specializing sciences. Marilyn, who began her active research offer tips and answer readers’ questions. attracts 250 youth from as far away as Colorado. in telecommunications. He is based in the compa- career in Dr. Gentile’s lab at Hope, is a principal Jane Abe ’86 of Naperville, Ill., has been honored Scott Kaukonen ’91 of Columbia, Mo., returned to ny’s Chicago office. scientist in the Human Safety Department at as the top producer in the American Chamber of his hometown, Colon, Mich., last summer to Julie M. Barrett ’92 of West Bloomfield, Mich., has Proctor & Gamble, and presented “Future Commerce Executives (ACCE) “Circle of promote his award-winning collection of short joined McGraw Wentworth as an account director. Challenges in Science: The Need for Champions” 2004-05 national sales contest. She fiction, Ordination. In conjunction with the town’s She is responsible for assisting clients with strate- Interdisciplinary Teams.” placed first in her category, nearly $100,000 ahead annual Independence Day celebration, he read gic planning of their group benefits plans, Paul Bosch ’81 of Phoenix, Ariz., was featured in a of her closest competitor, with 435 membership from and signed copies of his work at the Colon facilitating the management and stewardship of Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, article in The Arizona sales valued at $170,010, and was recognized at the Township Library on Monday, July 4. plan offerings, and evaluating plan alternatives. Republic. Under the headline “Pickle packer found ACCE national convention in Saint Louis, Mo., in Kristin Ransford ’91 Hiemstra of Chapel Hill, Previously she had been an employee benefit con- his own sweet gherkin,” the article told how he August. She is vice president of the Naperville N.C., is a guidance counselor at Chapel Hill High sultant with Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin. met his wife of 20 years while working for the Area Chamber of Commerce. School. Colly Carlson ’92 of Hamilton, Mich., has been summer at the Heinz pickle factory in Holland, Kent Coy ’86 of Roanoke, Va., has been named Bill Teichert ’91 of Kalamazoo, Mich., recently hired as an assistant coach for Hope’s women’s Mich. They have two children, Liam (age 14) and manager of customer service & master scheduling joined the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as a contract- basketball team. Graham (age 9). Paul teaches at South Mountain for the General Electric facility in Salem, Va. ed research librarian. He reports that after being Michelle Dziurgot ’92 of Rochester Hills, Mich., High School in Phoenix. Marcia Sayer ’87 Davis of Holland, Mich., has Katherine Hildebrand ’81 Fuhrman of Aurora, taken a new position at Herman Miller Inc. as a Ill., received the Ruth C. Dissinger Memorial senior writer in the marketing communications Award for an administrative support staff department. member at North Central College. The cash award Dave Dykema ’87 of Oregon, Ohio, and his wife was given in recognition of the positive influence and daughter Madison (age three) welcomed the of her contribution to the admissions office, where birth of twins on Thursday, June 2 (please see Alumni enhance she is the receptionist and visit coordinator. “New Arrivals”). He reports that sadly, Lily Douglas Deuitch ’82 of Orcutt, Calif., took passed away 13 days later from Trisomy 18, a rare command of the Air Force 18 Intelligence genetic disorder. Squadron in 2004. The unit has almost 170 per- Shelly Stariha ’88 Brower of Spring Lake, Mich., dedication days sonnel located in four smaller organizations in recently completed Grand Valley State California, England, South Korea, and Ohio. He is University’s graduate teacher certification a lieutenant colonel. program and has been hired at Mona Shores William DeWitt ’82 and Lori Geerlings ’84 Middle School in Muskegon, Mich., to teach The participation of DeWitt of Grand Haven, Mich., have founded a seventh and eighth grade social studies. She con- several alumni enlivened non-profit organization, Casa de Esperanza tinues to be heavily involved in Boy and Cub Ministries Inc., established for the purpose of sup- Scouting with her husband and their three sons, the college’s dedication porting youth leaving orphanages in the country ages 19, nine and seven. celebration for the of Honduras. The organization also runs a Kevin Cowell ’88 of Coldwater, Mich., is a family portable dental/medical clinic and offers construc- physician with Cowell Family Medicine P.C. Martha Miller Center for tion services for schools, churches and homes. Todd Korell ’88 of Bloomingdale, Ill., is a pro- Global Communication. They have been involved in ministry to Honduras grammer at Healthcare Financial Resources Inc. since 1999 and report that they have seen the Marta VanderStarre ’88 of Clemson, S.C., is pur- impact of providing educational opportunities to suing a Master of Arts degree in professional The alumni involvement was appro- young people. Short-term mission teams travel communication at Clemson University. priate on multiple levels. Their career and with them three to four times a year. Brian M. Breen ’89 of Lansing, Mich., has been life experiences fit with the building’s John J. Fanthorpe ’83 of Jenison, Mich., is a multi- promoted to sales manager-grocery division at departmental and programmatic focus line insurance agent at John Fanthorpe Farm Canada Dry of Lansing, a specialty beverage dis- (the center houses the departments of Bureau Insurance Agency. tributor founded in 1933. He was featured in the communication and modern and classical Todd Geerlings ’82 of Caledonia, Mich., has June 29, 2005, Lansing State Journal “Faves” languages, and the offices of international begun to officiate Big Ten Conference football. His column, a weekly feature in which Lansing area education and multicultural life). By initial game was between Northern Illinois residents talk about the things they love and sharing insights gained since graduation, University and the University of Michigan at couldn’t live without. Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3. He is also Jennifer Thompson ’89 McGuffin lives in Gilbert, they helped enrich the education of director of special services for the Kentwood Ariz., with her husband and three children. When current students of the alma mater that had (Mich.) schools. her daughter, Katrina Hope (age five), learned of previously prepared them. And, not coin- Lisa Civilette ’83 Hilbert of Petaluma, Calif., is the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, she created cidentally, the celebration’s Oct. 14-15 run Multiple alumni participated in the teaching physical education at Grant School after an original framed work of art in Crayola, auc- took place during Homecoming college’s two-day dedication cele- having three children and spending 15 years in the tioned it on E-Bay, and donated proceeds from the Weekend, a time by definition designed bration for the new Martha Miller computer industry. She recently completed a half- auction to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief. to bring former students back to Hope. Center for Global Communication. ironman triathlon in Guernville, Calif. Deb Renner ’89 Smith of South Haven, Mich., had The celebration featured two keynote Floyd Brady ’68 opened the activities Ted Kuik ’83 of Wyoming, Mich., has released a her work as a guest author in True Stories From addresses. Floyd Brady ’68 of Chicago, with the keynote address “The Wind CD titled Can These Bones Live: An Instrumental Four Blocks Classrooms quoted in an article titled Beneath Your Wings—Buckle Up.” Interpretation of Ezekiel 37. “Struggling Readers” in the September 2005 issue Ill., who is the president and chief execu- Mitchell S. Chinn ’84 of Wilmington, Del., is a of The Reading Teacher. She is a self-employed con- tive officer of the Dr. H.B. Brady senior chemist at DuPont Titanium Technologies. sultant in Four Blocks, a method that employs four Foundation, presented “The Wind Regional Office of the World Health He and his wife, Christine Peterson ’84 Chinn, approaches daily to teaching children to read. Beneath Your Wings—Buckle Up.” Scott Organization; Kimberly Droscha ’02 of have two children, Ryan (age nine) and Megan Don Timlowski ’89 of Holland, Mich., has joined Carpenter ’87 of Alexandria, Va., who is Mason, Mich., a teacher who is recently (age six). The Bank of Holland as vice president and mort- deputy assistant secretary for Near returned from two years in Hungary; and Joel Redeker ’84 of Hartland, Wis., became presi- gage loan officer in the Holland office. Eastern Affairs MEPI (Middle East Major Jonathan Etterbeek ’86 of Katy, dent of First Business Leasing, an equipment leasing firm in Brookfield, Wis., in July. Partnership Initiative) with the U.S. State Texas, who is a chaplain with the U.S. Carol Smith ’84 Sasaki, temporarily of 90s Department, presented “There and Back Army. Abdelwahab also delivered the Countryside, Ill., reports that she is enjoying an 1990s Again: Globalization and the Strange college’s annual A.J. Muste Memorial extended visit to the States after spending more Carl Lawrence Aronson ’90 of Grand Blanc, Mich., Career of a Hope Grad.” Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 13, presenting than 20 years as a missionary in Japan. She plans was the 2005 recipient of the Outstanding New Each of the four programs also spon- “Palestine, Polio, and Peace.” to return to her work early next year. Researcher Award at Kettering University (for- sored conversations featuring panels of Participating in the multicultural life Anne Bakker ’85 of Holland, Mich., has been merly GMI Engineering and Management alumni or students. panel were Floyd Brady ’68; Octavia named to the newly-created position of DeVos Institute) for his work in the area of polymer Participating in the communication Reese ’05 of Detroit, Mich., who in June Fieldhouse event manager and manager of the chemistry. His undergraduate chemistry research panel were Craig Piersma ’87 of Grand was elected Miss Michigan; and five stu- Hope ticket box office. She began her duties on lab focuses on the synthesis, characterization and Monday, Aug. 8, as she was completing her molecular modeling of novel macromolecular Rapids, Mich., who is director of corpo- dents: Garran Johnson, a sophomore from responsibilities as ticket manager for the Hope architectures and surfaces for electronic, adhesion rate communications for Gentex Lansing, Mich.; August Miller, a junior Summer Repertory Theatre. and biomedical applications. He is an associate Corporation; Rick Pluta ’85 of Lansing, from Southfield, Mich.; Vanessa Phan, a Ingrid Dykeman ’85 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has professor of chemistry. Mich., who is Michigan Public Radio’s sophomore from Wyoming, Mich.; recently been accepted as a doctoral candidate for Joy Derwenskus ’90 completed a fellowship in managing editor and state capitol bureau Gerardo Ruffino, a sophomore from music education at Boston University. She holds a multiple sclerosis at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New chief; and Sara Steele ’03 of Washington, Holland, Mich.; and Sona Smith, a senior Master of Music Education degree from the York City and moved to Chicago, Ill., in August to D.C., Web site coordinator for the White from Chicago, Ill. University of Michigan and has been an orchestra work as assistant professor in the neurology House Office of Media Affairs. Also Participating in the modern and classi- teacher in the Michigan public schools for 18 years. department at Northwestern University as an MS She has been an official string judge for MSBOA specialist. through communication, Dr. Betsy cal languages panel were Droscha; Brian for more than 10 years and has played profession- Diane Tague ’90 Peterson of Columbus, Ohio, is Wackernagel ’74 Bach of Missoula, Mont., Gibbs ’84 of Bad Homburg, Germany, al cello in numerous orchestras and trios vice president of the Bexley City School District professor of communication studies at the who is lead director (partner) responsible throughout west Michigan. In 2005 she was one of Board of Education. She and her husband have University of Montana-Missoula, led a for activities in Germany with PRTM the recipients of the Who’s Who Among American two children, Keri (age 10) and Courtney (age discussion about graduate school. Management Consultants; Craig Stapert Teachers Recognition Award (music). nine). Participating in the international edu- ’89 of Silver Spring, Md., who is publica- Michael Johnson ’85 of East Lansing, Mich., is fin- Kelly Rowland-Czajka ’90 of Ypsilanti, Mich., is cation panel were Jalaa Abdelwahab ’97 tions manager at Washington National ishing his Ph.D. in organizational behavior at teaching Advanced Placement European history of Cairo, Egypt, a technical officer with Cathedral; and Dr. Dwight TenHuisen ’88 Michigan State University. He recently won the and modern western civilization at Huron High best paper award for the Organizational Behavior School in Ann Arbor, Mich. the Polio Eradication Program of the Polio of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is a member Division of the Academy of Management and pre- Wendy Evers ’91 French of Muskegon, Mich., is a Unit of the Eastern Mediterranean of the Spanish faculty at Calvin College. sented the paper in August at the academy’s physician-oncologist at Hackley Hospital Cancer

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opened her new construction dental office in Julie Norman ’94 Dykstra of Grand Rapids, Mich., mance and art as a means of female collective Harbour View Family Medicine in North Shelby Township, Mich., in March. She sees is corporate legal counsel for Alticor Inc. resistance in Latin American literature. She is Muskegon, Mich., as a family medicine physician patients of all ages and performs all aspects of Cary Harger ’94 of Muskegon, Mich., and his wife teaching Spanish at Bosque School, a private in September. general dentistry. Hers was the first office in have two children, Cole (age four) and Alivia (age preparatory middle and upper school dedicated to Rebecca Gerhardstein ’98 of Macomb, Mich., Macomb County to offer Zoom2 — the light-acti- two and one-half). including art and outdoor education in every earned a Ph.D. (please see “Advanced Degrees”) vated whitening system seen on the television Douglas Hulett ’94 of Wilmington, N.C., is a classroom. She reports that she enjoys rambling in and is now completing a two-year post-doctoral show “Extreme Makeover.” Her patients are able systems analyst for General Electric in their Global the mountains with her dog Moses and frolicking clinical research fellowship at Children’s Hospital to make appointments online. Nuclear Fuels division. throughout New Mexico with her partner, Ed of Michigan. The laboratory in which she is Jamie Fischer ’92 of Grand Rapids, Mich., contin- Jay A. Mulder ’94 of Montague, Mich., is a fitness Kuyper ’92. working is examining the efficacy of different ues to teach in the Grand Rapids Public Schools and wellness instructor at Holton (Mich.) High Debbie Campbell ’96 Van Aman of Baltimore, treatments (medication and cognitive behavioral and will be involved in the opening of the new School. He is also head varsity wrestling coach Md., is a stay-at-home mom. She and her husband therapy) for obsessive compulsive disorder and Alger Middle School in 2006-07. She will be teach- and assistant football coach at Montague High have one child, Charlie. major depression in children and adolescents. ing special education. She recently obtained School. Kori Foster ’96 Van Ittersum of Spring Lake, Steve Hairston ’98 reports that he has moved back another teaching endorsement, English as a Gudrun Day ’94 Patton of Howell, Mich., Mich., practices medicine with her mother, also a to Lansing, Mich., to live with his mom and save second language (ESL), and a master’s degree assumed her duties as Main Street manager for the physician, at Fruitport Family Medicine in money, and that he is enjoying time with her and (please see “Advanced Degrees”). city of Howell on Monday, Sept. 19. Her role is to Fruitport, Mich. The two were featured in an eating her home cooking. Amy Alverson ’92 Hodgson and Cal Hodgson ’92 organize and build the Main Street program with article in the Tuesday, June 28, Muskegon Chronicle. Abby Nienhuis ’98 Huizenga and P.J. Huizenga live in Fowlerville, Mich., with their three children, a strategic marketing campaign for downtown Kelly Dermody ’96 Ybema of Kalamazoo, Mich., ’98 live in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Andrew (age seven), Caleb (age four) and Samuel merchants and development of volunteer completed a neuromuscular fellowship at Wake David Muma ’98 of Zeeland, Mich., received the (please see “New Arrivals”). Amy has accepted a resources. She was previously marketing director Forest University, Baptist Medical Center in North A.A. Vezzani Memorial Award for 2005 from the position as assistant principal at Highlander Way for the Michigan Works! Association. Carolina, and is a neurologist at Bronson Michigan Driver & Traffic Safety Education Middle School in Brighton, Mich. She previously Christine Cox ’94 Wynne of Washington, D.C., is Methodist Hospital. Association in recognition of his outstanding con- taught science for 13 years in the Fowlerville a practicing physician assistant in downtown D.C. Jen Zeerip ’96 of Deerfield, Ill., is attending Trinity tributions to driver education. He is the owner of School District. Cal is pastor of Heritage United She recently switched specialties from general Evangelical Divinity School, pursuing either a Century Driving School. Brethren Church in Dansville, Mich. Heritage surgery to internal medicine. She and her Master of Divinity degree or a Master of Arts in Sufjan Stevens ’98 of Brooklyn, N.Y., was com- began as a church plant in 2003 and recently husband continue to work with Operation Smile Religion degree. missioned to write a song about the ivory-billed became an official United Brethren church. and on various political campaigns. Amer S. Madi ’97 of Ramallah, West Bank, woodpecker known as the “lord god” or “great Ed Kuyper ’92 of Albuquerque, N.M., has been a Kari Essex ’95 Berge of Whitehall, Mich., has Palestine, is managing partner with Al-Sahel god” bird, once thought to be extinct. His song yield engineer at Intel for the past six years, and joined Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as an associ- Company for Institutional Development and “The Lord God Bird” can be downloaded from the was recently promoted to a group leader position. ate. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Communications, a private consulting firm spe- NPR Web site. He has also released the CD Make He reports that the highlights of his job are the fact corporate and business law, as well as litigation, cializing in the fields of development, policy, and Some Illinoise, the second in his goal to record a that he can ride his bike to work, solve puzzles, real estate, healthcare and labor issues, in the project management. concept record about each of the 50 states. The and wear shorts and flip-flops everyday. He also firm’s Muskegon, Mich., office. Maria Pilar Moreno ’97 of Chicago, Ill., has been first was Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake reports that in his spare time he rambles in the Adam Breit ’95 of Byron Center, Mich., began a working as an elementary school teacher for the State. mountains with his dog Moses and frolics new job in July as a sales representative with Smith Chicago Public Schools for the past four years. Timothy Alles ’99 and his wife live in Grand throughout New Mexico with Shelli Rottschafer & Nephew. He sells orthopaedic/trauma prod- Elizabeth Owens ’97 of Lorton, Va., earned a law Rapids, Mich. He is in corporate banking and ’96. ucts in the Grand Rapids/Holland markets. degree (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is finance with National City. Robert S. Vance ’92 of Grand Haven, Mich., has Kris Evans ’95 of Jamaica Plain, Mass., is coordi- employed as an attorney for the international law Michelle Parkhurst ’99 Beesley of Grand Rapids, been appointed vice president of Asian business nator of events, information systems and firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. Mich., provides special education support to ele- development for Gentex Corporation of Zeeland, publications for Harvard University, Center for Joseph D. Reid III ’97 of East Lansing, Mich., has mentary students in the Grand Rapids area. She Mich. Previously he was employed for 10 years at Middle Eastern Studies. been promoted to director of bank development and her husband have two daughters, Michaela Johnson Controls Inc. Lisa Hofman ’95 of Holland, Mich., was coordina- for Capitol Bancorp. He is responsible for all bank Rose (age three) and Caroline Elizabeth (age one). Annica Euvrard ’92 Waalkes is currently tor of the fifth annual Tulipanes Latino Art & Film development activities for the corporation, includ- Anna Burns ’99 of Memphis, Tenn., is an interna- deployed to Iraq as medical support for Operation Festival in Holland, which offered activities on ing serving as liaison between the banks in tional meeting coordinator with Medtronic Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne Division Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 1-4. She continues to development and the national and state regulato- Sofamor Danek. Sustainment Brigade. Her husband, Phil Waalkes teach English at Holland High School. ry agencies that review and approve bank Krista Brewer ’99 Capps of Ithaca, N.Y., is pursu- ’92, reports that he expects her to return in the Michelle Ortell ’95 Horton of Fremont, Mich., applications. He is also responsible for all legal ing a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology at summer of 2006 and that she would love to hear reports that she enjoys her job-share in the and regulatory aspects required during the orga- Cornell University. from home. Please call the alumni office at (616) Newaygo Public Schools, teaching kindergarten- nization of a de novo bank as well as those required Diana Chamot ’99 of San Diego, Calif., is an 395-7250 or e-mail [email protected] for contact ers music, physical education and computers two during the acquisition of an existing bank. account coordinator with Quality Assurance information. and one-half days a week. She hopes to complete Jennifer Petscher ’97 Roney of Madison, Ind., is a International. Cody Inglis ’93 of Traverse City, Mich., has been a master’s degree in school counseling through physician specializing in OB/GYN at King’s Anna Demshuk ’99 of Westland, Mich., is a athletic director of Suttons Bay Public Schools for Western Michigan University. She spends the rest Daughters’ Hospital & Health Services. quality of life specialist (social work and activity more than seven years. During the last five years, of her time with her daughter, Sierra Grace (age Lori Scoby ’97 of Columbus, Ohio, recently consultant) in the field of long-term care with all 18 varsity teams – nine boys and nine girls – two), and her husband of nine years, and also became senior foundations director at the Nexcare Health Systems. have won titles. Last year the outstanding accom- training for triathlons or other road races and American Heart Association. plishments of the varsity teams earned the district working with Young Life. Kremena Todorova ’97 of Lexington, Ky., is an Two members of the Class of 1999 are furthering the Traverse City Record Eagle School of the Year Eric Nicholie ’95 of Missouri City, Texas, is princi- assistant professor of English at Transylvania their professional baseball umpiring careers. DJ recognition. pal of the new Hutchinson Elementary School in University. Reyburn ’99 was the third base umpire during the Scott Runyon ’93 of Brighton, Mich., reports that it the Lamar Consolidated Independent School Kent Wattleworth ’97 of Royal Oak, Mich., is choir Futures game held as part of the Major League is difficult to do anything but stare in amazement District. director at Chippewa Valley High School in Allstar game in Detroit. Reyburn and Dave Uyl at his little baby girl (please see “New Arrivals”). Rob Royer ’95 of Jacksonville, Texas, is a science Clinton Township, Mich. ’99 are crew chiefs in the Double A Eastern But he also runs a massage therapy business, teacher and coach at Frankston High school in Valerie Webb ’97 of Riverdale, Md., is a litigation League. Dave was the home plate umpire during Healing Hands, in Brighton and freelances for the Frankston, Texas. associate at Arent Fox PLLC in Washington, D.C. the Eastern League’s Allstar game. “Special Sections” of the Livingston County Daily Scott M. Secory ’95 of Denver, Colo.,was recently Kristina Bakker ’98 of Bozeman, Mont., is an area Press & Argus. He serves as a deacon in his church named director of sales/business development for director for Young Life. Jannah H. Thompson ’99 of Kenmore, N.Y., and reports that he was humbled and honored to High Country Club, a destination club offering James Becher ’98 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is prin- began a residency in urology at the University of co-officiate at the wedding of two friends in July. membership packages for access to luxury proper- cipal consultant with NuSoft Solutions. Buffalo in July. Elizabeth Haag ’93 Schroeder of Evanston, Ill., is a ties located throughout the Rocky Mountains and Casey Carney ’98 of Louisville, Colo., earned a Alicia Tomicich-Wiley ’99 of Saint Charles, Mo., special education teacher at Evanston Township in various metropolitan, beach, and international Ph.D. (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and has is a Spanish teacher for Northwest School District High School. destinations. His primary responsibilities are man- accepted a post-doctoral research position with the – Northwest High School of House Springs, Mo. L. James Schut ’93 of Franklin, Tenn., is a research aging sales, marketing campaigns and site visits, University of Colorado Department of Chemical Zachary Young ’99 of Dunlap, Ill., recently com- associate at Vanderbilt University. He and his and involvement in various Metro Denver organi- and Biological Engineering. pleted medical school, and he and his wife (please wife have four daughters: Rachel (age nine), Ellie zations. Chris DeBoer ’98 and Kara VanderLugt ’98 see “Marriages”) bought a house. He began a res- (age six), Maggie (age four) and Brennyn (please Benjamin L. West ’95 of Taipei City, Taiwan ROC, DeBoer have moved to Kalamazoo, Mich., to live idency in internal medicine at the University of see “New Arrivals”). is sales manager for Crown Van Lines. in the DeBoer family farmhouse. Their previous Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, Ill., in July. Carol Krafve ’93 Thola of Lake City, Mich., has Carrie Blanchard ’96 Farnum of Holland, Mich., is home was a 100-year-old farmhouse which they been named the K-12 curriculum director for Lake an account executive with Priority Health. had finished fixing up just in time to start working City Area Schools. Amy R. Grasman ’96 of Pueblo, Colo., is an attor- on their new home, which they hope to have 00s Angelique Finch ’94 Biehl of Coloma, Mich., ney with the Colorado State Public Defender. rehabbed when it becomes a centennial farm. 00s accepted her second science award for 2005. On Jennifer Parks ’96 of Holland, Mich., is a family Chris reports that he is excited to have a new job at Banu Demiralp ’00 of New York City is a law Wednesday, Oct. 7, she received the Outstanding practice physician with the Family Health Center Eaton Corp. working on hybrid trucks. student at New York Law School. Biology Teacher Award for Michigan from the Saranac, a service of Ionia County Memorial Jennifer Smith ’98 DeBoer of Lynchburg, Va., is David M. Fleming ’00 of Hudsonville, Mich., has National Association of Biology Teachers at a Hospital. coordinator of academic support at Liberty been promoted to chief operating officer of national conference in Milwaukee, Wis. She was Shelli Rottschafer ’96 of Albuquerque, N.M., has University School of Law. Achievement Resources LLC, a performance thrilled to have Dr. Donald Cronkite as one of her completed her doctorate (please see “Advanced Noelle Wood ’98 Franklyn of Whitehall, Mich., improvement company that helps build business- supporters during the awards luncheon. Degrees”). Her dissertation focuses on perfor- completed her residency in August and joined es through development in sales, strategic

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planning, marketing and customer service. He as a ministry assistant at Hope Reformed Church onship since he began competing in triathlon races Ellen Vigants ’04 of Portage, Mich., earned a mas- has also been actively involved in the Wyoming- in Kalamazoo. at age 12. ter’s degree through an MSW advanced standing Kentwood Chamber of Commerce and was Mieke Dykman ’02 Blackwell of Wilmore, Ky., is Katie Nienhuis ’03 of Holland, Mich., is coaching program (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is a recently named chair of its monthly networking a child and parent advocate for A Helping Hand, the Black River School’s high school girls basket- families first worker at Bethany Christian Services event. Last spring he coached the Grand Rapids a Christian international adoption agency. She ball team for a second year. of Southwest Michigan. She also worked part- Christian JV baseball team to an 18-4 record and a reports that it has been a delight to be part of the Katie Sherron ’03 earned a master’s degree time at the Southwest Michigan Children’s share of the City League title. staff at a Christian organization that is doing so (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is working Trauma Assessment Center last summer. Heather Coverdale ’00 Haley recently moved to much to change the lives of children around the toward a Ph.D. Sarah Wilkinson ’04 competed in the “Melissa Toronto, Ont., where she is a medical writer. world. Sara Steele ’03 of Arlington, Va., is the White Mitchell First-Year Moot Court Competition” at When she was married last year (please see Keith Cravotta ’02 is a third grade teacher in the House office of media affairs Web site coordina- the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Out of 109 “Marriages”), Akua Ofori-Mensa ’00 and DeWitt Public Schools. tor. She coordinates communication from the teams with a total of 218 individuals, she was Michelle Miller ’00 were among the attendants. Treasure Givan ’02 of Seattle, Wash., began pur- White House press office and posts it on the Web, named third best individual advocate. Brad Irving ’00 and Elizabeth Barton ’02 Irving suing a Master of Library and Information Science including communication from President Bush, Lauren Bransen ’05 of Park Ridge, Ill., is compet- have moved from Phoenix, Ariz., to Hudsonville, degree full-time at the University of Washington special event photos, speeches, videos and more. ing in “The Amazing Race 8,” which premiered on Mich. Brad is an OB/GYN resident at this fall. Myra J. Stern ’03 of Big Rapids, Mich., recently Tuesday, Sept. 27. She and three family members, Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jenna Anderson ’02 Hess of Carpinteria, Calif., is became a fifth grade special education teacher at including her sister Lindsay Bransen ’07, are par- and Elizabeth is a pharmacist at Meijer Pharmacy a mental health clinician for Devereux in Santa Reed City (Mich.) Middle School. She is currently ticipating in the reality television show. in Grandville, Mich. Barbara, Calif. writing her master’s thesis at Ferris State Lauren Caluory ’05 of Traverse City, Mich., was Curtis Kesler ’00 of Midland, Mich., is an interna- Julie Hofman ’02 Karsten of Kentwood, Mich., is University. recently hired full-time as a marketing associate tional relocation partner in global relocation an elementary school counselor at Pullman Heather Swope ’03 of Ann Arbor, Mich., began for Britten Banners and Event Solutions. She has services in human resources at The Dow Chemical Elementary School in the Bloomingdale (Mich.) pursuing a Master of Social Work degree full-time also been promoted to head server at Freshwater Company. School District. at the University of Michigan in September. Lodge restaurant. Christopher Mahlmann ’00 of Norton Shores, Laurie Karsten ’02 of Royal Oak, Mich., is Alicia Abood ’04 of Englewood, Colo., has begun Peter Derby ’05 of Cadillac, Mich., won the 10K Mich., is working as auditorium manager at the working as a physical therapist at the Detroit her second year of teaching English at Highlands race in the 33rd Annual Cadillac Festival of Races Mona Shores Auditorium. Institute for Children, a pediatric outpatient clinic. Ranch High School. on Monday, Sept. 5, finishing in 32 minutes, 46 Janelle Thompson ’00 Mahlmann of Norton Patrick Kinne ’02 of Syracuse, N.Y., is teacher and Audrey Arnold ’04 of Kentwood, Mich., is an seconds. Shores, Mich., is program officer at the Arts department chair of foreign languages at Bishop underwriter for small business at 5/3rd Bank, Dawn Flandermeyer ’05 of Arlington, Va., is pur- Council of Greater Grand Rapids. Grimes Junior/Senior High School in East West Michigan. suing an M.D. degree at the George Washington Lori Jackson ’00 Prysock of Kodiak, Alaska, is a Syracuse, N.Y. Chad M. Booker ’04 of Kings Bay, Ga., is Master University School of Medicine and Health Sciences teacher in the Kodiak Christian Schools. Lana Krolikowski ’02 of Ann Arbor, Mich., at Arms, U.S. Navy. in Washington, D.C. Joanne Randinitis ’00 of Salt Lake City, Utah, has earned an advanced degree specializing in Eric John Branch ’04 of Castle Rock, Colo., is Kari Foust ’05 of Holland, Mich., is staff writer for been elected to the office of liaison for the Utah human-computer interaction (please see working on his master’s degree at Denver Group Tour Magazine of Shoreline Creations. chapter of the American Association of Zoo “Advanced Degrees”) and is now a knowledge Seminary. He reports that he is also pastoring a Timothy Fry ’05 of Alexandria, Va., is a staff assis- Keepers (AAZK). management specialist with Comcast Cable. church in Colorado Springs called The Refuse of tant at the National Rural Health Association. Paul Stern ’00 of Grand Rapids, Mich., recently Anne Busse ’02 Manees of Tualatin, Ore., is pur- the World, a church plant out of Scum of the Earth Jennifer Hostetler ’05 of Zanesville, Ohio, left at completed a post-doctoral residency in advanced suing a doctorate in clinical psychology at George Church. He is training for the Boston Marathon the end of August on a year-long mission trip to education for general dentistry at Virginia Fox University. and has just completed his sixth marathon. Uganda through “Serving and Learning Commonwealth University. He has accepted an Christopher L. Meyer ’02 of Holland, Mich., is Andrea Cleary ’04 recently relocated from Together,” a program sponsored by the Mennonite associate’s position at Glenn Valley Dentistry in orchestra and band director at Macatawa Bay Chicago, Ill., to Denver, Colo., via Montrose, Colo. Central Committee. She will teach English at the Caledonia, Mich. Middle School (West Ottawa Public Schools). He She is looking for a job in publishing or writing. Mabale Secondary School. Laurel Morse ’01 Botting of Vernon, Conn., is an has also been managing the Holland Area Youth Jill DeVries ’04 of Madison, Wis., is alumni and Loren M. Kronemeyer ’05 of Chicago, Ill., is an eighth grade English teacher at Illing Middle Orchestra since the 2004-05 season, and he main- foundations administrator for InterVarsity associate with KPMG LLP in Chicago. School in Manchester, Conn. tains a private cello studio in Holland. Christian Fellowship. Jill Davis ’05 Lauka of Ypsilanti, Mich., is pursu- Megan Brax ’01 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has Matt Parker ‘02 of Ann Arbor, Mich., continues to Mary Essenburg ’04 of Holbrook, Ariz., is a fourth ing a graduate degree at the University of joined The Image Group as project manager, pursue his goal to become the first man to cross through sixth grade special education teacher Michigan’s School of Social Work. focusing mainly on healthcare and healthy living the American Discovery Trail on horseback. He with the Holbrook Unified School District. Meredith Mick ’05 of Roscommon, Mich., has organizations. partnered with the American Discovery Trail Heather Hahn ’04 recently completed a year in been selected to go into the Peace Corps in Latin Jessica S. Davis ’01 recently moved to Ottawa, Ill., Society to pioneer the trail and map it for future France, teaching English at a French middle and America. where she accepted a job as a special education horse riders. In late August, he was on his third high school and traveling. She began a new job in Scott Murdoch ’05 has been accepted into the teacher for fifth and sixth grade. horse and 6,800 miles into the trip, during which environmental education at the Cincinnati (Ohio) economics Ph.D. program at West Virginia Andrea Douglass ’01 of Columbus, Ohio, has he has crossed deserts, ridden through snow- Nature Center this fall. University. worked at Nationwide Insurance for three years, storms, and suffered a broken back. By Sept. 19, Molly M. Halvey ’04 began training with Youth Elizabeth I. Murphy ’05 of Horton, Mich., is a case and became a statistical senior analyst in July. She he had reached Parkersburg, W.Va. With a Mission (YWAM) at the Perth, Australia, manager/support coordinator with Recovery works on the hedge team in the department of Andrea Philipps ’02 Poppleton of Holland, Mich., base this month. She is enrolled in the Technology LLC of Hillsdale, Mich. asset and liability management. She reports that it is a seminary graduate (please see “Advanced Discipleship Training School, which runs through Emily Rupchock ’05 Schildhouse of Waterford, is great to use her calculus and statistics every day. Degrees”) and is searching for an RCA church to March of 2006, and will include a two-month out- Mich., is a photographer with Lifetouch She is active at the King Avenue United Methodist serve together with her husband, who is also a reach phase to a yet-to-be-determined location. Photography of Detroit, Mich. Church, singing in the choir and a women’s seminary graduate. Jill VanDeWater ’04 Isola and Andrew C. Isola quartet, playing the bassoon, and serving on the Natalia Vander Hoek ’02 Powers of Dearborn, IV ’05 live in Midland, Mich., where she is director administrative council. She is also the leader of a Mich., graduated from seminary (please see of young adults and youth ministries at Memorial Girl Scout Troop of high school juniors. “Advanced Degrees”) and is serving at Harvest Presbyterian Church. Graduation Honors Nathan Hart ’01 of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a minister at International Worship Center in Dearborn as dis- Joy Hofmeyer ’04 Koopmans of Iowa City, Iowa, Brookville Reformed Church in Brookville, N.Y., cipleship pastor and with the church’s outreach, is a medical student at the University of Iowa. This list includes summer graduates while leading a burgeoning young adult ministry “Ishmael’s Blessing,” as missionary educator. Kelly Kraft ’04 of Meadville, Pa., has been hired as and May graduates whose informa- in New York City. William M. Powers ’02 of Dearborn, Mich., grad- assistant softball coach at Allegheny College. Michelle Lubbers ’01 of Minneapolis, Minn., is an uated from seminary (please see “Advanced Kimberly Lauver ’04 of Chicago, Ill., is an admis- tion wasn’t available prior to the executive secretary at ITT Technical Institute in Degrees”) and is serving at Harvest International sions assistant at the Northwestern University publication of the August issue. Eden Prairie, Minn. Worship Center in Dearborn as associate pastor Kellogg School of Management. Jennifer Mark ’01 worked as a camp nurse in and with the church’s outreach, “Ishmael’s Andrew Lick ’04 is pursuing an M.A. in fine and Summa Cum Laude Pagosa Springs, Colo., last summer, and began Blessing,” as missionary educator. decorative art at Sotheby’s Art Institute London Anna J. Cook; Holland, Mich. working as a travel nurse on the West Coast this Elizabeth Seramur ’02 of Buffalo, N.Y., is a free- and will be living in London, England, for a couple Pamela L. Van Dort; Midland, Mich. fall. lance photo researcher. of years. Anne Vanderwel ’01 Mackay of Arlington, Mass., Amy Bultmanis ’03 of Holland, Mich., has become Sara Luneack ’04 of Alma, Mich., opened the St. is a reading specialist at Buckingham, Browne, the first coach of the new Zeeland West High Charles (Mich.) Music in the Park concert series on Magna Cum Laude and Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass. School girls varsity basketball team. For the past Sunday evening, July 10. Jennifer F. Beers; Williamston, Mich. Drew Mackay ’01 of Arlington, Mass., is a fourth two years she has coached girls junior varsity bas- Brian Murphy ’04 of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a gradu- Ashley M. Galat; Haslett, Mich. grade teacher at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, ketball, first at Zeeland High School in 2003 and ate assistant in the Department of Neuroscience at Sarah E. Gardner; New Castle, Pa. Mass. then at Zeeland West in 2004. the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Mimoza Grajqevci; Prishtina, Kosova William Murdoch ’01 of Detroit, Mich., is serving Matt Evearitt ’03 of Brooklyn N.Y., is an art Mike Ryckman ’04 of Tucson, Ariz., is a first-year Clarissa S. Gregory; Portage, Wis. his residency in family medicine at Bon Secours teacher in the Bronx for the New York City Board graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in polit- Loren M. Kronemeyer; Grand Rapids, Mich. Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Mich. of Education. ical science at the University of Arizona. Abbie J. Matthews; Fort Wayne, Ind. Maryjane Murphy ’01 of Bloomington, Ind., is a Abbie Gonzales ’03 of Farmington Hills, Mich., is Kristine Schantz ’04 is serving as a Peace Corps Julie A. Ouvrard; Clisson, France therapist working with foster care children at the working as a clinical social worker at Providence volunteer with the Small Enterprise Development Megan J. Praamsma; Holland, Mich. Debra Corn Agency. Hospital in Southfield, Mich. Program in Burkina Faso, Africa. Jodi L. VanDyke; Grand Rapids, Mich. Kristin A. Nelson ’01 of Grandville, Mich., is a Kyle Hackney ’03 of Okemos, Mich., recently Susana Rodriguez-Snyder ’04 of El Paso, Texas, is French teacher at Forest Hills Central High School earned a master’s degree (please see “Advanced sixth grade choir and elementary music teacher in Katherine R. VanOss; Zeeland, Mich. in Grand Rapids, Mich. Degrees”) and has accepted a graduate teaching the Socorro Independent School District of El Paso. Audrey K. Young; Kansas City, Mo. Benjamin Tennant ’01 and Simone Schartow ’01 assistantship and entry in the Ph.D. program for Jill Kalajainen ’04 Smith of DeWitt, Mich., is a Tennant moved to Austin, Texas, one year ago exercise physiology at Michigan State University. public accountant with Ernst & Young LLP in Cum Laude with their two boys, Cadence (age three) and Eli Emily Tennant ’03 Lynema of Raleigh, N.C., is a Grand Rapids, Mich. Michael D. Chovaz; North Muskegon, Mich. (age 18 months), to start the Northeast Austin libraries fellow at North Carolina State University. Heidi Snoap ’04 of Grandville, Mich., is in her Martha A. DeWitt; Zeeland, Mich. Vineyard Church, where they are both pastors. Laura Meisch ’03 of Fort Wayne, Ind., is a school second year teaching first grade and coaching the Katherine E. Grambau; Kalamazoo, Mich. Benjamin is also a Spanish teacher at Hendrickson psychology intern at the Adams-Wells Special varsity cheer team in Caledonia, Mich. Amanda R. Klepper; Traverse City, Mich. High School in Pflugerville, Texas. They report Services Cooperative in Bluffton, Ind., which Jesse Snyder ’04 of El Paso, Texas, is a K-8 Jeffrey R. Kurtze; Elkhart, Ind. that they enjoy the weather, the great Austin live serves six school corporations in two counties. Japanese teacher at the Alicia R. Chacon Kelsey L. Lillmars; Danville, Pa. music scene, and skeet shooting, among other Following the internship, she will earn an educa- International School in the Ysleta Independent Jason A. Musthaler; Lapeer, Mich. things. tional specialist degree from Ball State University. School District of El Paso. Daniel J. Olson; Mason, Mich. Amy E. Avery ’02 of Kalamazoo, Mich., graduat- Andrew Mullenix ’03 of Seattle, Wash., qualified Jaclyn Timmer ’04 of Chicago, Ill., is a hall director ed from seminary school (please see “Advanced to compete in the Ironman Triathlon World at Loyola University Chicago. Emily J. Schwartz; Commerce, Mich. Degrees”) and began studying for a Master of Championship on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, in McKenna Troyan ’04 of Bryan, Ohio, is a high Gerald W. VanderWal; Wyoming, Mich. Social Work degree at Western Michigan Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He reports that it has been school social studies teacher and varsity volleyball Audrey T. Waples; Traverse City, Mich. University this fall. She is also working part-time a (nearly) lifelong goal to compete in this champi- coach in the Bryan City Schools.

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Kody L. Taylor ’05 of Chicago, Ill., is a major retail Holland, Mich. ’92, Samuel Edward, March 18, 2004. Scott Wozniak, Abigail Madelyn, June 18, 2005. accounts sales assistant with the Chicago Sun Geri Klug ’02 and Andrew Calvetti, Aug. 20, Rick Kasten ’92 and Kim Kasten, Grace Teresa Janik ’02 Boyer and Josh Boyer, Jack Times. 2005, Ann Arbor, Mich. Corinne, July 30, 2005. Thomas, Aug. 15, 2005. Jennifer Loughan ’02 and Brent Morrow, Aug. Jamie Crooks ’93 Bosch and Gregory Bosch, Patrick Kinne ’02 and Sarah Kinne, Hannah 6, 2005, Lansing, Mich. William Gregory, March 29, 2005. Eloise, June 21, 2005. Monica Armstrong ’03 and Rustin Phillips, David Grieve ’93 and Brecken Groendyke ’94 Sarah Hooker ’02 Shannon and Daniel Marriages Marriages June 18, 2003, Milford, Mich. Grieve, Blake Alexander and Brock Michael, Aug. Shannon, Eion Patrick, June 29, 2005. Katherine T. Crawford ’03 and Jeff Webster, 4, 2005. Eric J. Branch ’04 and Jennifer Branch, Isabelle We welcome your news. In fact, we like printing July 23, 2005, Rochester Hills, Mich. Kim Steensma ’93 Mendels and Kevin Hope, Aug. 12, 2005. it, so please keep it coming. Please note, though, Scott Lynema ’03 and Emily Tennant ’03, July 3, Mendels, Lilly Patricia, Aug. 25, 2005. that we don’t publish engagement announce- 2005, Grand Rapids, Mich. Scott Runyon ’93 and Donna Keir-Runyon, ments—that’s what this “marriages” section is for! Luke Rumohr ’03 and Lindsay Brown ’05, June Qwynn Marie Czarniak Runyon, May 19, 2005. Please write us after your wedding takes place. 11, 2005, Holland, Mich. L. James Schut ’93 and Jennifer Schut, Brennyn AdvancedAdvanced Degrees Degrees Pamela Balmer ’04 and Eric Dunckel, June 18, Grace, July 10, 2005. Ted A. Benjamin ’86 and Carolyn, May 6, 2005, 2005, Williamston, Mich. Rachel Stauffer ’94 Conrad and Brian Conrad, Robert Bates ’70, Master of Medical Sanibel Island, Fla. Rachel Burton ’04 and Neal VanderZwaag, Andrew James, Aug. 5, 2005. 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Jill Kalajainen ’04 and Chris Smith, Aug. 13, Wessman, Katherine Linnea, July 16, 2005. University, April 30, 2005. Tom Dawson ’95 and Rebecca Blom ’99, July 9, 2005, DeWitt, Mich. Tylina Salisbury ’94 Zimmerman and Stephen Kelly K. Hiatt ’93, M.D., Indiana University 2005. Jennifer Paulus ’04 and Benjamin Semeyn, July Zimmerman, Chloe Eileen, Dec. 3, 2004. School of Medicine, May 8, 2005. Rob Royer ’95 and Jennifer Baugh, Sept. 3, 9, 2005, Midland, Mich. Adam Breit ’95 and Carrie O’Dowd Breit, Cary Harger ’94, master’s degree in education 2005, Chicago, Ill. Susana Rodriguez ’04 and Jesse Snyder ’04, Brady Edward, Feb. 19, 2005. with a biology emphasis, Grand Valley State Carrie Blanchard ’96 and Todd Farnum, Oct. 1, July 1, 2005, Chicago, Ill. Blair Farwell ’95 and Nicole Hauck ’97 Farwell, University, summer 2005. 2004, Saugatuck, Mich. Nancy Smit ’04 and Nicholas VanDerHeide ’04, Leslie Grace, June 6, 2005. Douglas Hulett ’94, MBA in technology man- Amy Vivio ’96 and Patrick Buzby, Aug. 20, April 15, 2005, Martin, Mich. Laurel Pierce ’95 Hotchkiss and Jim Hotchkiss, agement, University of Phoenix, August 2005. 2005, Elgin, Ill. Amy Vanderhyde ’04 and Brian Worrel ’04, Daniel Pierce, Aug. 27, 2005. Jay A. Mulder ’94, master’s degree in educa- Mimi Do ’97 and Philip J. Gaffney, Aug. 19, May 14, 2005, Grand Rapids, Mich. Garret J. Mulder ’95 and Rebecca Mulder, tional leadership, Western Michigan University, 2005, Philadelphia, Pa. Kristen Daniels ’05 and Michael Williams Jr., Aidan Jonathan, Aug. 5, 2005. 2000. Katherine Kruse ’97 and Mike Mitchem, May July 2, 2005, Greenville, Mich. Laura Hendrix ’95 VanderBeek and Scott Kim Eckert ’96, Master of Science in Education 29, 2005, Portland, Ore. Jill Davis ’05 and David Lauka, June 25, 2005, VanderBeek ’96, Mara Jeanne, Feb. 16, 2005. degree, Northwestern University School of Amer S. Madi ’97 and Safa, Oct. 3, 2002, Wyoming, Mich. Peter Beckman ’96 and Jennifer Gray Beckman, Education and Social Policy, August 2005. Ramallah, Palestine. Kortney DeVito ’05 and Nick Marlatt, July 9, Saskia Phillips Beckman, June 20, 2005. Shelli Rottschafer ’96, Ph.D., University of New Elizabeth Owens ’97 and Todd Bille, Sept. 24, 2005, Williamston, Mich. Erik Eldred ’96 and Mandy Fry ’98 Eldred, Mexico. 2005. Timothy Fry ’05 and Gretchen Schmidt ’05, July Zachary Benjamin, Sept. 6, 2005. Jennifer Alexander ’97 Francis, Psy.S. in Catherine A. Clay ’98 and George Nkonge, 23, 2005, Grand Rapids, Mich. Carrie Blanchard ’96 Farnum and Todd humanistic and clinical psychology and educa- May, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya. Emily Rupchock ’05 and RJ Schildhouse, June Farnum, Thomas Anderson, June 12, 2005. tion, Center for Humanistic Studies, July 2005. Michelle Taylor ’98 and Paul Barkman, May 18, 2005, South Bend, Ind. Jennifer Holwerda ’96 Hopkins and Timothy Katherine Kruse ’97 Mitchem, J.D., Lewis & 20, 2005, Chicago, Ill. Hopkins, Elizabeth Joelle, Aug. 28, 2005. Clark Law School, spring 2004. Kyle Black ’99 and Hulda Grin, Nov. 20, 2004, Anne Lucas ’96 and Eric Palmer, Ella Sophia, Maria Pilar Moreno ’97, master’s degree in Grand Rapids, Mich. May 16, 2005. education, Northern Illinois University. Amy Rife ’99 and Alan Weissenbacher, May New ArrivalsNew Arrivals Colleen Ortwine-Boes ’96 and Matthew Elizabeth Owens ’97, J.D., summa cum laude, 28, 2005, Wilmore, Ky. Ortwine-Boes, Isaak Paul, March 14, 2005. George Mason University School of Law, May 21, Daniel Taylor ’99 and Jennifer Bogner, Aug. 27, Gary van der Wege ’77 and Ting van der Amy Moeckel ’96 Peterson and David M. 2005. 2005, Holland, Mich. Wege, Arje Maarten, July 27, 2005. Peterson II, Daniel “Graham,” Dec. 13, 2004. Lori Scoby ’97, M.S. in marketing and commu- Jannah H. Thompson ’99 and Rob Harmon, Kelly Kane ’85 Bowman and Mark Bowman, Cammie Bangert ’96 Swiatlowski and Jeremy nications, Franklin University, Aug. 14, 2005. May 29, 2004, Marysville, Mich. Connor James, July 19, 2005. Swiatlowski, Keller Boyd, Feb. 7, 2005. Kent Wattleworth ’97, Master of Music degree Bryan VanHaitsma ’99 and Erika Nelson, June Ana Agurcia ’85 Clare and Stephen Clare, Jeremy Van Ek ’96 and Kathy Breclaw ’96 Van in conducting, Oakland University, 2002. 11, 2005, Ludington, Mich. Cristina Joann, Aug. 27, 2003. Ek, Charles Walter, Feb. 21, 2005. Casey Carney ’98, Ph.D. in chemical engineer- Zachary Young ’99 and Misty Good, Dec. 4, Michael Rees ’85 and Stacey Williams ’89 Rees, Amy Goorhouse ’97 Hicks and Rob Hicks, ing, University of Colorado, Boulder. 2004, Las Vegas, Nev. William Michael, Feb. 16, 2005. Wyatt Robert, June 24, 2005. Rebecca Gerhardstein ’98, Ph.D. in clinical psy- Heather Coverdale ’00 and Jeff Haley, Oct. 2, Heidi Bussies ’86 Mann and Andrew Mann, Jennifer Petscher ’97 Roney and Jason Roney, chology, Florida State University, August 2005. 2004, St. Paul, Minn. Sarah Caroline, June 19, 2005. William (Liam) Keal, Jan. 31, 2005. P.J. Huizenga ’98, MBA with a focus in finance Seth Gardner ’00 and Cherilyn L., June 25, Dave Dykema ’87 and Caris Dykema, Logan Kent Wattleworth ’97 and Merrie Sigro and management, Northwestern University J.L. 2005, Battle Creek, Mich. Joseph and Lily Anne, June 2, 2005. Wattleworth, Rachel Elizabeth, July 8, 2005. Kellogg School of Management. Lori Jackson ’00 and Stephen Prysock, June 25, Amy Hendrickson ’87 Habben and James Becher ’98 and Rachel Postmus ’98 Karen Salomon ’98, M.S. in biodefense, George 2005, Sunfield, Mich. Christopher Habben ’88, Clayton Rockwell, July Becher, Nadia Christine, Sept. 3, 2005. Mason University, May 2005. Christopher Mahlmann ’00 and Janelle 22, 2005. Lyndsey McDonald ’98 Dykstra and Tim Kristin Zimdahl ’98, master’s degree in transla- Thompson ’00, Oct. 2, 2004, Marysville, Mich. Larry J. Wagenaar ’87 and Deborah B. Dykstra ’98, Acacia Janae, Dec. 29, 2004. tion, University of Innsbruck, Austria, July 2005. Bob Rutherford ’00 and Jennifer Johnson, July Wagenaar, Andrew Nikita, born April 19, 2004, Abby Nienhuis ’98 Huizenga and P.J. Michelle Parkhurst ’99 Beesley, master’s degree 9, 2005, Lombard, Ill. adopted June 21, 2005, in Arkhanglsk, Russia. Huizenga ’98, Hope Elizabeth. in curriculum and instruction, University of Kyle M. Bloemers ’01 and Kimberly Carter, Anne Wheatley Parker ’89 and David Parker, Heather Maas ’98 Roden and Scott Roden, Phoenix, May 2005. June 26, 2005, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Jolie Elizabeth, July 2, 2005. Benjamin Wayne, Aug. 16, 2005. Christopher Madden ’99, Master of Social Nathan Hart ’01 and Nancy, March 12, 2005, Kelly DeLong ’90 Carlisle and Thom Carlisle Jodi Frens ’98 Seymour and Doug Seymour, Work degree, Western Michigan University, June Manhattan, N.Y. ’90, Josie Elizabeth, May 30, 2005. Cooper Dean, July 17, 2005. 2005. Evan Irish ’01 and Emi Teshima ’01, July 16, Dan Goeman ’90 and Kelly Goeman, Conner Zackery Vanden Berg ’98 and Lisa Rottman Amy Rife ’99 Weissenbacher, M.Div. and M.A. 2005, Grand Rapids, Mich. Daniel, July 27, 2005. Vanden Berg, Ella Dawn, Dec. 5, 2004. in biblical studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, Katie Lenz ’01 and Greg Piccolo ’01, June 11, Karen Johns ’90 Sharp and Kyle Sharp, Evan Kristy Deer ’99 Becker and Matthew Becker, May 2005. 2005, Estes Park, Colo. Charles, April 16, 2005. Keegan Wilson, Aug. 9, 2005. Sean Bateman ’01, Master in the Art of Avonlea Sarver ’01 and John Krueger, May 23, Douglas Damstra ’91 and Amy Damstra, Alicia Tomicich-Wiley ’99 and Glenn Wiley, Teaching degree, Marygrove College, August 2003, Holland, Mich. Abram Jacobus, May 3, 2005. Ian Connor, Sept. 16, 2005. 2005. Jenna Anderson ’02 and Trevor Hess, Aug. 13, Heidi Kuhman ’91 Gergely and Tim Gergely Kate MacDoniels ’00 Caldwell and Dan Nathan Hart ’01, M.Div., Princeton Theological 2005, Santa Barbara, Calif. ’91, Elizabeth Mary, Dec. 3, 2004. Caldwell ’01, Owen Glen, July 7, 2005. Seminary, spring of 2004. Anne Busse ’02 and Kevin Manees, Dec. 18, Sharon Savellano ’91 Sikkenga and Jeffrey Curtis Kesler ’00 and Gretchen Lemmen ’00 Anne Vanderwel ’01 Mackay, M.A. in lan- 2005, Niles, Mich. Sikkenga, Rhys Jeffrey, July 1, 2005. Kessler, Noah Garrett, June 30, 2005. guage and literacy, Roosevelt University, May Mindy Chamberlain ’02 and Ron Denning, Mary Postmus ’91 Van Skiver and Bill Van Tracy Cornell ’00 Nykamp and Marc Nykamp, 2005. Aug. 7, 2004, Saugatuck, Mich. Skiver, Cassidy Joy, Jan. 4, 2005. Reese Lauren, Aug. 22, 2005. William Murdoch ’01, M.D., Wayne State Paul Jackson ’02 and Mary MacLean, June 18, Christopher Cole ’92 and Brittany Cole, Jack ReBecca Renner ’01 Anderson and Andrew University School of Medicine, June 7, 2005. 2005, Melbourne, Fla. Christopher, March 23, 2005. Anderson, Andrew Thomas, Sept. 6, 2005. Maryjane Murphy ’01, master’s degree in social Sara Johnson ’02 and Keith Hogan, July 2, 2005, Amy Alverson ’92 Hodgson and Cal Hodgson (Andrea) Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 Wozniak and work, Indiana University, May 2005. Parents in Prayer Parents and families are invited to include the Hope College community in their personal prayers. Subscribe, and you will receive prayer requests via email through the Campus Ministries office. Please send your name and email address to [email protected]. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)

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Jeremy Vanden Berg ’01, M.D., Wayne State Edward Damson ’34 of Holland, Mich., died on laws, Kenny and Arloa Koning, Marlene Koning, Constance Scholten ’45 (LaVerne) Bawinkel of University School of Medicine, June 7, 2005. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005. He was 95. and Marcia and Melvin Greving, all of Holland, Holland, Mich., Walter ’50 (Joyce) Scholten of (Andrea) Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 Wozniak, He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served and George and Leona Nykamp of Pana, Ill.; and Beloit, Wis., and S. Thom Scholten ’54 of Hudson Master of Arts in biblical interpretation, Regent during World War II. several nieces, nephews and cousins. Falls, N.Y.; and numerous nieces and nephews. University, May 2005. He taught history and government at Holland Amy E. Avery ’02, Master of Divinity degree, High School from 1935 to 1976, and coached foot- Jeanette Nienhuis ’32 Punt of Jacksonville, Word has been received of the death of Sharon Western Theological Seminary. ball, basketball, track and cross country. He was Fla., died on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005. She was 96. Cook ’62 Robbins of Greenville, Del., who died on Elizabeth Barton ’02 Irving, Pharm.D., also an instructor for the American Red Cross. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Friday, May 14, 2004. More information will Midwestern University College of Pharmacy- He was a member of First United Methodist Rev. Martin Punt, in 1989. appear in the next issue. Glendale, June 2005. Church of Holland, a past commander of Survivors include her son, Roger (Carol) Punt Marta Bultman ’02, Ed.S. degree, Loyola American Legion Post 188, and a life member of of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla; five grandchildren; 10 Marilyn Lam ’58 Rynbrandt of Grand Rapids, University of Chicago, May 2005. Post 6. great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grand- Mich., died on Wednesday, July 20, 2005. She was Laurie Karsten ’02, Master of Science in He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred child. 68. Physical Therapy degree, Grand Valley State Klow ’33 Damson, in 2001. She and her husband had served congregations University, April 2005. Survivors include his children, Karen (Jim) Jane Grundman ’48 Pyle of Menomonee Falls, of the Reformed Church in America for 40 years Lana Krolikowski ’02, Master of Science in Trenholm of Roy, Utah, Robert (Carol) Damson of Wis., died on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. She was 80. throughout the United States, including Chino Information degree, University of Michigan, April Lakeside, Mont., and Mary (Dave) Kimmel of She was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy Valley in California; Gibbsville of Gibbsville, Wis.; 2005. Powell Butte, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great- during World War II, the Navy Reserves, and the First of Grand Haven, Mich.; Bethany of Redlands, Anne Busse ’02 Manees, M.A. in clinical psy- grandchildren; sister-in-law Dorothy Meade U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Calif.; First of Sioux Center, Iowa; and First of chology, George Fox University. Damson of Hastings; and nieces, nephews and Following her marriage, she was a homemaker South Holland, Ill. Briony Peters ’02, Master of Divinity degree, cousins. and community volunteer. She served the Red Survivors include her sons, Kevin (Melinda) summa cum laude, Duke Divinity School, May 2005. Cross in the areas of water safety, first aid and dis- Rynbrandt of Grand Rapids and John (Malinda) Andrea Philipps ’02 Poppleton, Master of Word has been received of the death of Helen aster control, and she served with the National Red Rynbrandt of Wheaton, Ill.; seven grandchildren; Divinity degree, Western Theological Seminary, Fairbanks ’41 Danielson of Zeeland, Mich., who Cross disaster team, responding to the needs of one brother, Donald ’66 (Jean) Lam; sisters, Karen May 2005. died on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005. More information victims of floods, tornados and hurricanes. (Bruce ’68) Ming and Judith (James) Ludens; and Natalia Vander Hoek ’02 Powers, Master of will appear in the next issue. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts. Divinity degree, concentration in discipleship and Jack; her son, David; and sisters, Marjorie and Christian formation, Church of God Theological Fanny De Klein ’43 of Jamestown, Mich., died Patricia. Wayne Saxsma ’63 of Lowell, Mich., died on Seminary (Cleveland, Tenn.), June 4, 2005. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. She was 84. Wednesday, July 20, 2005. He was 63. William M. Powers ’02, Master of Divinity She had taught elementary school in Donald E. Rinkus ’49 of Grandville, Mich., Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Lynne degree, concentration in biblical studies, Church of Jamestown for 34 years, and she was a member of died on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005. He was 78. Mulliken ’63 Saxsma; two daughters and their fam- God Theological Seminary (Cleveland, Tenn.), Jamestown Reformed Church. He was a teacher of biology, chemistry and ilies, Laura Saxsma ’88 (Jeff) Easton of Chesterfield, June 4, 2005. Survivors include her sisters, Jeanella De Kleine Advanced Placement chemistry, teaching three Va., and Christine (Troy) Tomasek of Hemlock, Kara Pranger ’02, Master of Arts degree in clin- ’47 Ten Have of Jamestown and Lois De Kleine ’49 years in Bangor, Mich., and 37 years at Grandville Mich.; five grandchildren; his parents, Richard ical and humanistic psychology, Center for Scott of Hudsonville, Mich.; and nieces and High School, where he was also a varsity football and Mildred Saxsma; a brother, Russell (Sandy) Humanistic Studies, July 2005. nephews. coach for 18 years. In addition, he spent two years Saxsma of Gilman, Ill., and several aunts, uncles, Julia Eagan ’03, Master of Social Work degree, in Mexico City, Mexico, teaching at the American cousins, nephews and nieces. Columbia University, May 2005. Jeanne Toussaint ’50 deVries of Plymouth, School. Abbie Gonzales ’03, master’s degree in social Mich., died on Sunday, July 24, 2005. She was 81. He was a member of the First Reformed James E. Slager ’42 of Edwardsburg, Mich., work, University of Michigan, December 2004. She had taught kindergarten and first grade in Church of Grandville for 50 years and served on died on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005. He was 85. Kyle Hackney ’03, Master of Education degree the Maplewood School District. Then she served the consistory for 18 years. His interests included He worked at Dow Chemical Company and in kinesiology, Wayne State University, August with her husband, the Rev. Abraham deVries ’50, bird watching, gardening, golf, travel and books. then at Bayer Corporation in Elkhart, Ind., for 34 2005. in Reformed and Presbyterian congregations in He was preceded in death by a grandchild, years as a research chemist. In retirement, he Katie Sherron ’03, Ph.D. in economics, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Robert B. Newell, in June of 2005, and by his sister worked as a consultant chemist. University of Florida. Michigan and Ohio, where she enjoyed organizing and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Harold He was an active member of Edwardsburg William J. Weiss ’03, master’s degree in geo- and leading Bible and prayer groups. Oostendorp. Presbyterian Church, serving as treasurer and science, Texas A & M University. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Frances elder. He was a former member of the Ellen Vigants ’04, master’s degree in social Laura Jeanne. Scholten ’52 Rinkus; his children, Frances Rinkus Edwardsburg Village Council and the Lions Club. work, Western Michigan University, April 23, Survivors, in addition to her husband, include ’72 (Laurence) Newell of Mexico City, Donald L. He volunteered for the Edwardsburg Public 2005. her son, James, and three grandsons. ’74 (Jayne) Rinkus of Grandville, and RobinElaine Schools as an announcer for sporting events. Rinkus ’75 (Gil) Baker of Spring Hill, Fla.; four He was preceded in death by a son, David. Zoe Gideon ’58 Forsleff of Roscommon, Mich., grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; in-laws Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Janet; died on Monday, July 4, 2005. She was 68. Deaths Deaths She was a nurse and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. She and her husband owned the Treva Reed Music Jeanette Rylaarsdam ’42 Baas of Grand Rapids, store in Kalamazoo, Mich. Mich., died on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005. She had been a violinist in the Battle Creek She was born and raised in Chandler, Minn. (Mich.) Symphony and the Kalamazoo Civic She was a veteran who served as a lieutenant in Auditorium pit orchestra, and a business manager the U.S. Navy WAVES from 1942 to 1946. and a board member for the Kalamazoo Children’s She taught English for 15 years, was an active Chorus. She had also volunteered at Mercy member of Hope and Central Reformed Churches, Hospital in Grayling, Mich. and served the Reformed Church in America in Survivors include her husband of 45 years, many capacities. Gary Forsleff; two sons, Andrew (Erika) Forsleff Survivors include her husband, R. Jack Baas and Matthew (Marcella) Forsleff; two daughters, ’42; her children, Marc (Belen) Baas of Arlington, Amie (Edward) Masselink and Amanda (Stephen) Va., Myra Baas ’71 (Ron) Smith of Reston, Va., Curt Krusoe; and 13 grandchildren. ’76 (Debbie) Baas of Saugatuck, Mich., and Cara Baas ’78 (Rick) Brzezinski of Springboro, Ohio; Word has been received of the death of Paul W. nine grandchildren, including Alyson Brzezinski Holleman ’38 of Holland, Mich., who died on ’03; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005. More information will nephews and cousins. appear in the next issue.

Word has been received of the death of Ada Ellerbrook ’48 Klein of Portland, Ore., Margaret deBay ’48 Blayzor of Magalia, Calif., died on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. She was 92. who died on Monday, June 13, 2005. More infor- She had been a first grade teacher in New mation will appear in the next issue. Jersey and Michigan prior to moving to Portland in 1987. Joan Vander Werf ’30 Brieve of Holland, She was preceded in death by her first Mich., died on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005. She was husband, Carl Zickler, about 1945; her second 96. husband, Harold Klein, in 1985; and her daughters, She taught in Evart, Mich., and Holland before Marjorie Chase in 1987 and Mary Work in 1994. she became a counselor at E.E. Fell Junior High Survivors include her step-daughter, Donna School in Holland. Schneider; a step-son, Keith Klein; her brother, She was a member of First Reformed Church, Lester Ellerbrook ’32; 11 grandchildren; and two where she had also been a Sunday School teacher. great-grandchildren. She was a sister of the late Calvin Vander Werf ’37, who served as president of Hope from 1963 to William C. McVea ’50 of Douglas, Mich., died 1970. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. He was 77. She was preceded in death by her husband, He had worked for many years in his family’s Frank, in 1958. grocery store and in the office of the Holland Survivors include her step-daughter, Myra Furnace Co., and he was the owner and operator of (Tom) Fead of Denver, Colo.; her step-son-in-law, McVea Real Estate in Douglas. Lloyd Conklin of Sun City Center, Fla.; five grand- He attended All Saints’ Episcopal Church, and children, including Daniel Fead ’86 of Denver and was a life member of the Dutcher Masonic Lodge Timothy ’90 (Lee Ann) Fead of Castle Rock, Colo.; of Douglas and a member of the Saugatuck School her sister, Anne Vander Werf ’28 Wabeke of Board. Holland; and several nieces and nephews. Survivors include his wife, Patricin Koning McVea; his children, William (Barbara) McVea of Word has been received of the death of Douglas, Mark McVea of Saugatuck, Mich., and William J. Brown ’49 of Neptune, N.J., on Sunday, Kathy (Kipp) Hofmeyer of Holland, Mich.; six July 3, 2005. He was 77. grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and in-

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two daughters, Rona (Robert) Tanger of Elkhart John M. Vander Salm ’34 of Richland, Mich., worked for the Lakeshore Public Schools as the Onekama, Mich., and Judi (Thomas Essenburg) of and Jane (Michael) Higley of Edwardsburg; one died on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005. He was 92. director of special programs. Grand Rapids, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great- son, Terry L. ’64 (Diane) Slager of Allentown, Pa.; He had served as owner and president at He loved music, sports, and spending time on grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Peter (Augusta) eight grandchildren, including Nicholas ’97 Vander Salm’s Flower Shop and Garden Center and around Lake Michigan. Meurer of Holland and Mrs. Lawrence (Pauline) (Rebecca) Slager of Omaha, Neb.; and 10 great- since 1934. He was preceded in death by a son, Isaac. Lanting of Grandville, Mich.; in-laws, Lenore grandchildren. He was a charter member of the Gull Lake Survivors include his wife, Melissa Bennink ’93 Garvelink of Grand Haven, Mich., Mrs. Walter Area Community Church and a member of the Vander Zyden; his children, Lauren and Henry; (Dorothy) Boehmer of Zeeland, Mich., and Evon Milton C. Spaan ’36 of Grand Rapids, Mich., Rotary Club and the Gull Lake Country Club. He his parents, Richard and Barbara Vander Zyden of and Robert Pluister of Boyne City, Mich. died on Monday, June 27, 2005. He was 90. enjoyed golfing, skiing, boating, traveling and Grand Rapids, Mich.; his sisters, Marianne (Bill) He was a cost accountant and served as trea- music. Miller of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Susan (Tom) Luella Nykerk ’38 Van Lente of Holland, surer of the City of Wyoming (Mich.) before He was preceded in death by his first wife, Schemper of Oak Park, Ill.; his brother, Richard Mich., died on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. She was 89. becoming an English teacher and tennis coach at Frances, in 1995; a grandson, Matthew Vander (Debra) Vander Zyden of East Grand Rapids, She worked for many years at DeVries and Central High School until his retirement. Salm; and a brother, William Vander Salm. Mich.; his mother-in-law, Betty Bennink of Doornbos Draperies. He was a long-time member of Hope Survivors include his wife, Nancy Enzian- Holland, Mich.; his father-in-law, Richard She was a member of Beechwood Reformed Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, where he Hamblin; his sons, Thomas (Adelaide) Vander Bennink ’65 of New Brunswick, N.J.; and numer- Church, where she was active in the women’s served on the consistory and taught Sunday Salm of Salem, Mass., and John (Cathryn) Vander ous nieces and nephews. guild, Sunday school program and Mission School. He enjoyed tennis, golf, fishing, racquet- Salm of Richland; three grandchildren; and a Society. ball, reading, gardening, wood-working and sister, Evelyn Schrier of Kalamazoo, Mich. John Van Eerden ’39 of Holland, Mich., died She was preceded in death by her husband, fashioning stained-glass creations. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005. He was 90. John (Jerry) Van Lente in 1998. He was preceded in death by his first wife, John W. Vander Zyden ’92 of St. Joseph, Mich., He had retired from BASF following 35 years Survivors include her children, Jon “Jack” Evelyn, and his sister, Eleanor Spaan ’41 Cossar. died suddenly on Sunday, July 24, 2005, at his of employment. (Linda) Van Lente of Holland and Loren (Barbara) Survivors include his wife of 48 years, family’s cottage in Montague, Mich. He was 35. He was a member of Third Reformed Church, Van Lente of Watervliet, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; Gertrude; his children, David ’58 (Mary) Spaan of He had been a para-educator for the Saline where he had served as an elder and a deacon. He eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Harry Grass Lake, Mich., Marcia Spaan ’63 (Lance ’62) (Mich.) Public Schools while earning a teaching had served on the Holland City Council for 17 Nykerk of Holland; in-laws, Doris Nykerk of Evert of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren, certificate and master’s degree at the University of years, and with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary for Holland, Ralph (Alice) Van Lente of Muskegon, including Lance ’91 (Rochelle Anderson ’92) Evert Michigan. In 1998 he began teaching special edu- 30 years. Mich., Lloyd (Marian) Van Lente of Grand Rapids, of Sterling Heights, Mich., and Jason ’93 (Kinga) cation at the E.P. Clarke Elementary School in St. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Marie Mich., Lois Van Lente of Holland, Mary Louise Evert of Jacksonville, Fla.; and five great-grand- Joseph. From 2001 to 2002 he was assistant princi- Dalman ’37 Van Eerden; his children, Sharon Bos Van Lente of Casnovia, Mich., and Carol Van children. pal of North Lincoln School. Since 2003 he had of Holland, David (Jeanne) Van Eerden of Lente of Holland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Foster M. Van Vliet Sr. ’36 of Williamston, Mich., died on Thursday, July 21, 2005. He was 90. He had been a school teacher for 40 years. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Harriet; his children, Foster (Judy) Van Vliet Jr., Delbert (Laura) Van Vliet, David Van Vliet, and Janice Van Vliet; grandchildren; step-grandchildren; great- grandchildren; step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Ted (Pearl) Van Vliet of Chicago, Ill.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harold (Elma Jane) Vander Zwaag of Olive Center, Mich.; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ruth Quant ’48 Vis of Branchport, N.Y., died on Friday, Aug. 19, 2005. She was 82. She was a retired grade school teacher, and had also taught music. She was a member of the Pulteney Presbyterian Church, and formerly the choir leader. She was also a member of the Penn Yan Choir. Survivors include her husband, Eugene A. Vis ’48; a son, Thomas R. Vis ’73 of Reston, Va.; daugh- ters, Barbara Vis ’76 (Galen) Stanley of Columbia, Md., and Virginia Vis of Arlington, Va.; and three grandchildren.

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The family of Marie Tubergon Kruithof of Grand Rapids, Mich., who died on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005. She was 97. She was a retired teacher who most recently taught English and American literature at Holland (Mich.) Christian High School. She was preceded in death in 1990 by her husband, Rev. Dr. Bastian Kruithof, who served many churches in the RCA and taught at Hope from 1944 to 1947 and from 1957 to 1972. Her son, Rev. Frederick R. “Fritz” Kruithof ’61 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a retired RCA pastor and honorary member of the college’s board of trustees who served on the board from 1991 to 2003. Survivors in addition to her son include his wife, Sharon, and three grandchildren, Kirk Kruithof of South Haven, Mich.; Brad Kruithof ’92 of Burbank, Calif.; and Ryan (Pam) Kruithof of Scotts, Mich.

The family of Swany Vander Burgh of Zeeland, Mich., who died on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. She was 89. She was a member of First Christian Reformed Church of Zeeland. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, on Wednesday, March 31, 2004. His work in stained glass was featured in the De Pree Art Gallery from Aug. 22 through Sept. 19. Survivors include her children, Rolf Vander Burgh ’75 of Holland, Mich., Cynthia Vander Burgh ’66 (Richard) Miyamoto of Indianapolis, Ind., and Ruth Vander Burgh ’69 of Gold Beach, Ore.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Kramer of Zeeland; a brother, Jan Sloot of The Hague, the Netherlands; in-laws, 616-395-7775 www.hope.edu/hopefund Henrique (Marta) Vander Burgh of Baarn, the Netherlands, and Mrs. J.C. Bannink of The Hague; and many nieces and nephews.

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Alumni Profile By Heather Vander Plaat Broken beanbag sparks venture

“Foof”—it’s not exactly Year Awards for the West Michigan area. Additionally, Comfort Research has been a word that fits into a featured in magazines such as Business Week typical vocabulary. and Entrepreneur. This story of success is due, no doubt, to But for Matt Jung ’97 and Daniel “Chip” the hard work and determination of George George ’97, “Foof” is on the lips of everyone and Jung, who are now both 30 years old. at their Grand Rapids furniture company, But they’ll say there were many other Comfort Research. That’s because sales of factors that played a part in their story, their signature piece, the Foof Chair, have especially when they think back to the propelled Comfort Research to success in beginning of their business venture, and recent years, and there are no signs that this even earlier. growth will slow anytime soon. “I planned on owning my own business Jung and George’s Foof Chair is an since I was 12,” said Jung, who earned a updated version of the beanbag chairs double major in accounting and business made popular in the 1960s, only with a administration at Hope. “Everyone in my twist. While the men were still juniors at family has been in their own businesses at Hope, they had an old beanbag chair that some point in their lives, and I just couldn’t kept leaking pellets. Instead of throwing it imagine doing it any other way.” away, they looked for a way to repair it. George, who studied geology and busi- “We decided to rip up some old couch ness administration, was also open to the cushions and fill the bag with that instead,” idea. His father, a business owner, had George said. “People liked it, and we always told his son that there were many thought, ‘Hey, we should try to make good reasons to start a company. these.’” So after the friends revived their old That’s exactly what they did. Today, all beanbag chair in their junior year, they of Comfort Research’s Foof products are decided to pursue the possibility of turning filled with urethane foam, a material much their idea into a full-fledged business. At more comfortable and durable than the first, the young entrepreneurs tried to sew pellets used in old-style beanbags. A quick the chair covers themselves, visiting fabric glance through the company’s catalog stores to buy fabric remnants, zippers, and reveals that almost any color, shape, and Velcro. They also enlisted the help of size of Foof product is available—including George’s mom, Mary Piers ’68 George of fruit-shaped chairs, pet beds, club chairs, Holland. ottomans, and pillows. “It took two hours for me to sew one cover, and I know how to sew,” she recalled. “And I said, ‘Guys, this is not a job In the classroom, George you can do yourselves.’” An idea born of an old bean bag chair in need of a refill during their Hope days has and Jung felt challenged The two students agreed, and decided to led to a full-time business with sales nationwide for Matt Jung ’97 and Chip George ’97. Appropriately, their “Foof” chairs can even be found on campus, most contract their sewing to a local company to work hard and aim for prominently on the second floor of the Martha Miller Center’s rotunda. that could make the covers for much less excellence. They both than anticipated. They started buying fabric enjoyed the small class remnants from local furniture manufactur- George and Jung’s venture. “You have to area. Comfort Research now employs 30 ers Herman Miller and Haworth, and to give them credit for having the fortitude to people full time, and up to 50 more short- sizes and the interest that speed up production of the chairs, they pur- do that, rather than taking the so-called term workers leading up to the Christmas their professors and chased a 16-horsepower chipper to shred normal way of going to work for someone season. The business has showrooms in Las the foam. else.” Vegas, Nev., and High Point, N.C., and may advisors showed in their By the time their senior year began, Friends of George and Jung also played open a distribution center on the West personal and academic George and Jung were selling their chairs at a major role in the business start-up, from Coast to better serve their clients on that growth. schools like Michigan State, Purdue, chipping foam to selling the Foof chairs at side of the country. Northwestern, and, of course, Hope colleges and universities during the busy Jung, who heads finance and operations, College. At Christmas, they opened a tem- times at the beginning of the school year. said his favorite part of the business is the “Every time we go to a trade show, porary retail store in Holland’s outlet mall “I remember when we got our first big continual growth and change. For instance, we’re one of the more unique companies and nearly sold out of their products. order from Meijer,” said George. “We gath- Comfort Research recently started manu- there,” said George, who travels to eight or Through those early days, their college ered six or seven friends and all worked facturing products for several stores, and is more shows each year to market their prod- friends, professors, and parents were a together for 27 hours straight to chip the also looking into buying other companies. ucts. “Even if we don’t have a place in their great source of encouragement. foam and fill the bags.” “What we were doing two years ago is stores, [retailers] at least stop by and try out “People were a sounding board for us, For her part, Mary George wasn’t sure at not what we’re doing today—from a pro- our products and say, ‘Wow! This is so asking us, ‘Have you thought about this, or the time how far the business endeavor duction standpoint, from a product comfortable; I can’t believe it!’ We get that have you thought about that?’” recalled would take her son and Jung. But she did standpoint, to the way that we’re looking to kind of reaction a lot.” George. “If it weren’t for Hope College, know that Hope College was a good place grow our business,” Jung said. But many retailers have found a place in there are some people that wouldn’t have for their entrepreneurial spirit to take root. Both men agree that the biggest chal- their stores for Comfort Research’s prod- taken an interest in us and what we were “Nobody laughed at the idea,” she said lenge in their business is to constantly ucts. Currently, the company sells doing.” of the Foof chair. “Being at a liberal arts respond to the needs and desires of people wholesale to more than 300 retailers around In the classroom, George and Jung felt college, they weren’t locked into one thing. who buy their products. the country, including department store challenged to work hard and aim for excel- I think at a small liberal arts college like “You have to stay ahead of the game or giants like JCPenney, Kohl’s, and Sears. lence. They both enjoyed the small class Hope, there’s more interest in individual someone will take your place,” said George. They also sell to smaller, specialty stores, as sizes and the interest that their professors people and individual projects.” “You’re allowed a couple of ‘losers’ as long well as to catalogs and websites. and advisors showed in their personal and Today, nearly 10 years after reworking as they’re with a lot of ‘winners.’” Sales of Comfort Research products academic growth. One such professor was that first old beanbag chair, George and Hope College students, faculty, staff, have grown by leaps and bounds with each William Japinga, who taught business and Jung are excited about what’s ahead for and visitors can test out Comfort Research’s passing year, and this accomplishment is marketing classes at Hope for 22 years Comfort Research. One year ago, they products by visiting the second floor not going unnoticed. George and Jung were before retiring in 2001. moved their business into a 55,000-square- rotunda in the new Martha Miller Center among 11 entrepreneurs recognized during “They were young, and they wanted to foot facility in Grand Rapids, which houses for Global Communication, where several the 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the do something themselves,” Japinga said of their offices and a large manufacturing large Foof chairs are part of the décor.

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