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FEBRUARY 1992 PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, HOPE COLLEGE, HOLLAND, 49423

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Hope has $25,336,185, or 51

launched a major percent of the goal, had

campaign designed to assure been raised.

the college’s position as one of America’s leading The campaign has four primary

Christian liberal arts colleges. components: enhancing the academic program,

The $50 million Hope in the Future capital improving student financial aid, strengthening

campaign is the largest single fund-raising effort Christian life and witness, and selectively

in the college’s 125-year history. As of the improving facilities.

campaign’s public unveiling on Friday, Jan. 24, For more about Hope in the Future, see pages seven through 10. A HOPE COLLEGE CAMPUS NOTES Volume 23, No . 4 February 1992 counseling and lecturingto Hope classes. Published for Alumni, Friends and HASP is housed in the Sligh Center on

Parents of Hope College by the Office of 1 1 th Street, near the DePree Art Center, and Public Relations. Should you receive may be called at (616) 394-7919. more than one copy, please pass it on to someone in your community. An overlap ADVISING AWARD: American College of Hope College constituenciesmakes Testing (ACT) and the National Academic duplication sometimes unavoidable. Advising Association (NACADA) have recognized Hope College with a Certificate Editor: Thomas L. Renner '67 of Merit for innovative and exemplary Managing Editor: Gregory S. Olgers '87 practices in the academic advising of ContributingWriters: Eva Dean Folkert students. '83, Larry J. Wagenaar '87 Hope was one of only two liberal arts Layout: Holland Litho Service,Inc. colleges in the country so honored in 1991. ContributingPhotographers: James The Selection Committee for the award Doslie, Lou Schakel judged proposals for their innovative quality, creativity, currency, impact and news from Hope College is published transferability.Hope’s proposal stressed the during February, April, June, August, Alex Haley (center),author of Roots, spoke at Hope on Thursday,Jan. 30. Haley was college’s strong institutional involvementin October, and December by Hope College, brought to campus through the efforts of Student Congress.Also pictured are President and commitment to academic advising. 137 East 12th Street, Holland, Michigan John H. Jacobson (left) and Brad Votava '92 of Sylvania, Ohio, comptrollerof Student The college was awarded a recognition 49423-3698. Congress. Additional coverage of the visit will appear in the April issue. plaque at the 1991 NACADA Annual Postmaster: Send address changes to news Conference in Louisville,Ky. Maura from Hope College , Holland, MI 49423- HASP UPDATE: The Hope Academy of projects. Currently, members meet monthly Reynolds,director of academic advising, 3698 Senior Professionals (HASP) continues to to discuss Soviet and East European affairs, accepted the plaque on behalf of Hope. grow in popularity among and can attend multi-session courses on Each student at the college has a faculty Hope College Office of Public Relations retirees. topics like “Islam and Its Impact on the member as an academic advisor. Faculty DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698. Established in May of 1988, by the end of World Scene,” “Biography — The Auto advisors assist in the transition to college, Thomas L. Renner ’67, Director that year HASP had 65 members. The Barons” and “The Boundariesof Freedom.” help evaluate and develop career and Mary Lammers ’60 Kempker, Associate group’s membership has since grown to 134. HASP also hosts social events, such as personal goals, and provide course selection Director Some of the retirees are Hope alumni; special trips to museums, theatre presenta- counseling. Gregory S. Olgers ’87, Assistant Director some are from the faculty and staff; some are tions and concerts. Members are also made Other members of the Hope community Janet Mielke ’84 Pinkham, Assistant from the general community. All are aware of events at the college,and may secure strengthen the advising system by creating Director interestedin what HASP has to offer. library and campus parking privileges. an environmenton campus which supports Barbara Schipper, Office Manager HASP-sponsoredactivities include In addition, HASP organizes service pro- and encourageseducational and personal Diana Fowler, Receptionist- Scheduler on-going discussion groups, a variety of jects, such as preceptor programs for Hope’s growth. The advising process has been Karen Bos, Secretary mini-coursesand social events, and service pre-medicaland pre-dental students,career enhanced by a variety of publications for

Notice of Nondiscrimination should I do?’ I was so disgusted, I was so is the scope of our own perspective. Hope College is committed to the concept disappointed at one point that I went back “We can do anything we want to do, if of equal rights, equal opportunitiesand to my college journalism professor. The we apply ourselves to it, and dare to equal protectionunder the law. Hope only reason I took journalism was because dream. I’m doing things now that I enjoy, College admits students of any race, color, it was part of the major. If you wanted to but I’m still dreaming about other things I nationaland ethnic origin, sex, creed or graduate, you had to take the course. want to do. handicap to all the rights, privileges, “I was so depressed. It was like, ‘Well, “I challenge each of you to maintain a programs and activities generally accorded my dad worked on a line for years, and dream, no matter how strange,or exotic or or made availableto students at Hope made a good living and supported us. farfetched or overblown it might seem. College, including the administrationof its Quote, unquote is an eclecticsampling Maybe that’s as far as I’m supposed to go. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you educational policies, admission policies, of things being said at and about Hope Maybe what all of this is telling me is that lose, but you always have to try.” scholarshipand loan programs, and College. I’m aspiring too high.’ athletic and other school-administered “I talked to my professor— even took — Jim McFarlin ’74 of Detroit,Mich., programs. With regard to employment, “What’s most important to me to talk him out to dinner — and asked him if he a columnist for the “Detroit News,” the all College complies with legal I all; if I covering televisionand radio. about today is the fact that I am doing thought had any talent at was just He was requirements prohibitingdiscrimination in addressing a luncheon of the something in my life right now that I never barking up the wrong tree. He said, ‘You Grand employment. Rapids AdClub, held at the thought I would do. have talent. The only reason I gave you Amway Grand Plaza for students of the “Let me tell you a little bit about my “Ds” while you were in class was because On the cover School, with the background. If you know Spring Lake, you never showed up.’ Kensington which The college's symbol, the anchor, is is in partnership. you know it’s very small, and it’s very “But he encouraged me to at least apply AdClub taken from a statement by Hope's founder, Originally from Spring Lake, Mich., white. At the time of my growing up, I for a job here in Grand Rapids, even the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte. In was the ‘racial problem’ in my town. though the paper in my hometown, McFarlin majored in communication at referringto the Pioneer School, the “I thought, growing up and being circulation2,000, turned me down. Hope. He was a reporter with “The is Grand Rapids Press” from 1974-79, college’s predecessor, he said, "This surroundedby some really honest, and “A lady was quittingthe moment I came and my Anchor of Hope for this people in hard-working and good-heartedpeople, in. She was actually going out the door as worked briefly for the “Flint Journal” before joining the “Detroit the future." that that was the sphere that I was going to I was coming in. It was kind of like the News.” More than 125 years after the college be in. For me, ‘moving out’ would be like editor went, ‘The next guy who comes in Helping young people realize the importance of pursuing their dreams is a was chartered, Van Raalte' s vision going to Grand Haven: ‘If I could just go here, I don’t care how bad he is, we’re long-timeinterest. In 1986 he told endures — as does the need to sustain it. from Spring Lake to Grand Haven, that hiring him.’ The college'snew Hope in the Future would be so cool.’ “And that started a long career for me, “Muskegon Chronicle” reporter Susan K. capital campaign will help meet that need. “And things happen. Things change in and one I’m very happy with. I’ve had T rentier, “I speak to young people about I careers and I tell them to bet a The cover illustration features the your life, and you go through experiences experiences never dreamed I’d have. good educationand to be as well-roundedas anchor on the lawn of Graves Hall, with and you go to college. Since I’ve been covering televisionthe last possible. You only get one shot at life Voorhees Hall standing in the background. “I had a wonderful education at Hope, seven years I’ve had a chance to hang out and you have to make things happen for Artist Karen Michmerhuizen,secretary in and I branched out to do other things. I’d with Will Smith — the ‘Fresh Prince,’ not the Kennedy.. .I’ve laid around Arsenio yourself.” the department of religion, rendered the never wanted to do what I am doing now. Hall’s dressing room and tried to steal his work, one of several water colors she I wanted to be a TV star, a movie star. I crafted for the campaign viewbook and wanted to be a disc jockey. But it didn’t shoes. I can honestly count among my friends people like Seger...and video. work out. now Bob Jason Priestlyof 90210. In keeping with the campaign's “The moral I have for me is that you “These are things that a little kid from significance, future issues of news from have to keep your options open. Spring Lake shouldn’t aspire to — that’s Hope College will also examine ways that “While I was pounding doors in Grand what you think. But what I’m here to tell the Hope in the Future campaign will Rapids, and having radio stationsslam doors in face, I saying you is the only thing that limits any of us affect the life of the college. my was ‘What

TWO NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 advisors,advisees and parents. Hoss and Little Joe. FACULTY HONORS: Hope honored During the 1991 conference, ACT and It seems that Hoss suffers amnesia faculty members for service,academic NACADA presented 12 Advisor Awards, following an accident in the episode titled achievementand professional involvement 53 Advisor Certificateof Merit Awards, six The Dark Gate, and is temporarily adopted during the college’s annual recognition Outstanding Program Awards and 17 by an elderly Dutch couple. Complicating luncheon on Monday, Jan. 6. Program Certificate of Merit Awards. The situation is that the the husband and wife Dr. Irwin J. Brink ’52, professor of Hope in the Future other private liberal arts college recognized are planning to move to a Dutch community chemistry and chairperson of the for its program was BloomfieldCollege of back in the Midwest, and wish to take Hoss department, was recognized for 35 years of Bloomfield, N.J., which received an with them. service. CAMPAIGN Outstanding Program Award. They think it would be a good place for Faculty members recognized for 30 WATCH

him — especially since the community’s years of service were Dr. Arthur H. Jentz RAISED TO DATE S25.3 million HISTORY PRESENTATION: Marc founder, the Rev. Van Raalte, is even Jr. ’56 (philosophy), Joyce M. Morrison Baer, associate professor of history, and starting a new college... (music) and Dr. Hubert P. Weller Richard Lumsden, a Hope junior and (Spanish). Recognized for 25 years of history major from Barrington, 111., STAFF RETIREE: Ruth Dyke, a service were Dr. George C. Kraft (physical presented a paper at the Bi-Annual member of the college’s Health Clinic staff education), Dr. David G. Myers Convention of Phi Alpha Theta, the history for more than 22 years, finished her time at (psychology), Dr. Robert A. Ritsema ’57

honorary society, in Chicago, 111., on the college in December, during the final (music), Dr. J. Cotter Tharin (geology), Sunday, Dec. 29. week of the fall semester. Dr. Richard A. Vandervelde Titled “Aesthetics, Political Violence, “I don’t know what I’ll do without her,” (mathematics). Dr. Paul Van Faasen ’56 and Modem British Politics,” the paper was said Sharon Blanksma, directorof health (biology) and Dr. James D. van Putten ’55 based on research the two carried out last services at Hope. “She’s been a very loyal (physics). summer through a cooperative person that’s dways there when she’s been Recognized for 20 years of service were faculty/studentresearch grant from the needed. She’s been very caring and very Dr. Wayne G. Boulton (religion). Dr. Jane college. The meeting was held in concerned, and a real asset to the staff in R. Dickie (psychology), Dr. Stephen I. conjunction with the annual conference of our work with the students.” Hemenway (English), Dr. Carol the American HistoricalAssociation. Dyke, a registerednurse, joined the Hope Juth-Gavasso (library), Dr. Joseph W. staff in September of 1969. She was one of MacDoniels (communication)and Richard HOSS CARTWRIGHT, CLASS OF three part-time clinic assistants working L. Smith (theatre). 1870?: Syndicated remns of the television with Blanksma and the Health Clinic’s Also honored were Hope authors and series Bonanza have prompted some receptionist/secretary. editors, officers of professional interestinginput from Hope alumni. She earned her R.N. from Butterworth organizations,those with accomplishment Fans of the long-runningwestern may Hospital in Grand Rapids. Before coming in their profession,those serving on the remember the members of Cartwright clan to Hope she had worked at Holland City college’s Teaching Enhancement Work- and their ranch, the Ponderosa. Among Hospital, with the Holland Board of shop Committee, and the recipientsof the show’s regular characters were Ben, Education, and at Riverside Community fellowships, grants, awards and other the father, and his three sons: Adam, Hospital in Riverside, Calif. honors. Faculty Kudos

John Cox, professor of English and William Mayer, associate professor of art Teachers of directorof IDS, has been appointed and chairperson of the department, won the Mathematics humanities editor of the Christian Scholars $500 Outdoor Sculpture Award of the (MCTM) for his $24 million Review. Business Consortium for Arts, Southfield, years of dedication Jim Gentile, Mich. He is preparing for two exhibits: one and service to the dean for the natural at the Forum Gallery in Minneapolis, Mirin., mathematics $22 million sciences and the in April-May; the other at the Battle Creek education of

Kenneth G. Herrick (Mich.) Art Center in May-June. students. $20 million Professor of Nancy Nicodemus, professor of English, The award was Biology, traveled has a review of The Dramatic Landscape of establishedby the $18 million to Cairo, Egypt, Steinbeck’s Short Stories, by John H. MCTM’s executive on Thursday, Jan. Timmerman,in the summer issue of board to recognize

1 6, to present his Christianityand Literature. Professor Frank C. Sherburne Jr. its veteran teachers $16 million research at the Nicodemus, formerly Professor Taylor, and administrators “First International married Paul Nicodemus on Oct. 26. of Pre-K through $14 million | Conferenceon Robert Palma’s “What God Has Joined college mathematics.Approximately 180 of Environmental Together”is in the fall, 1991, issue of the given in 1991, with Jim Gentile awards were $12 million Mutagenesisin Faculty Dialogue. It deals with the concept certificates of recognition presented at the Human Populations of the union of polarities as an underlying MCTM Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, at Risk.” principlein the creation and in human Mich., on Oct. 24. $10 million The conference was designed to bring knowledge. Neal Sobania, leading scientists from the international Dr. Palma is professor of religionat Hope. director of interna- $8 million community together to discuss the current George Ralph, professor of theatre and tional education and state of knowledge about environmental, chairperson of the department, has received associate professor biological,genetic and reproductive extensive recognition for his writing. of history, has been $6 million monitoring studies on human populations at He had a haibun, “California Coast” elected to positions risk for genetic diseases,including cancer. A Briefly,”accepted for publication in an with two different $4 million special interest was given to human upcoming issue of Modern Haiku. His organizations populations at risk of exposure to different five-poem tanka sequence “Winter, related to $2 million environmental contaminants — chemical, Suddenly...” was published in the Autumn J international physical or biologicalagents. issue of Mirrors 4:4. | education and The conference was organized by the In addition,Mirrors has named him a 12 studies. members of the Faculty of Medicine of Ain winner in its 1991 InternationalTanka Neal Sobania ’68 Dr- Sobania was Hope in the Future Shams University and is sponsored, in part, Awards contest. His was one of 31 selected re-elected to the is a $50 million fund-raising by UNESCO, USAID, the Deutsche from 516 entries submitted from 10 Board of Directors Gesellschaft Fuer Technische countries. Dr. Ralph’s tanka and the other 30 of the Council on InternationalEducational effort that has four primary Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and the winning entries will be published by AHA Exchange (CIEE) during the council’s annual components: enhancing the Egyptian Academy of Science. Books under the title Tanka Splendor this conference in Boulder, Colo.,. in November. academic program, improving Dr. Gentile was invited to make a major month. In addition,he was appointed secretary of the presentationon his work involving the Dr. Ralph has seven haiku in Four Board. student financial aid, associationbetween parasiteinfection and Seasons: Haiku AnthologyClassified by He has also been elected to a three-year strengtheningChristian life cancer induction in humans. Season Words in English and Japanese, term as chair of the General Conference by and witness, and selectively In addition,he was the chairperson of a published in Japan, and two of his haiku the representativesof the colleges and improving facilities. panel discussion at the conclusion of the appeared in the North Carolina Haiku universitiesaffiliated with the Institutes of conference. The panel’s focus was to Society's 1991 Halloween Chapbook. European Studies (IES) and Asian Studies summarize the conference’s results and to Frank C. Sherburne jr., associate (IAS). The election took place during the Watch the giving grow! make projectionsfor future research in this professor of mathematicsat Hope, was Institutes' annual conference in Chicago, 111., area of study. recognized by the Michigan Council of in November. NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 THREE EVENTS

ACADEMIC CALENDAR (1991-92)

Spring Semester Feb. 7, Friday — Winter Recess begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 12, Wednesday — Winter Recess ends at 8 a.m. March 12, Thursday — Spring Recess begins at 6 p.m. March 23, Monday — Spring Recess ends at 8 a.m. May 2, Saturday — Alumni Day May 3, Sunday — Baccalaureateand Commencement

ADMISSIONS

Visitation Days For prospective Hope students, including transfers,high school juniors and seniors. Visitations are intended to show students and their parents a typical day in the life of a Hope student. There will be ample opportunities to meet students, faculty and staff. Contact Peggy Hallacy

’86 for details. Friday, Feb. 14. 1992 Friday, March 27, 1992 Friday. Feb. 28. 1992 /Chicago/Detroit Area Bus Trips — Feb. 13-14 An opportunity for high school juniors to visit the Hope campus and experiencecollege life. The $50 cost The college will present the Fourth Annual Musical Showcase at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Monday, includes round-trip transportation,housing with a current March 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $9 each, and may be purchased through the Office of Public Relations.Please call (616) Hope student, meals, activitypass and entertainment. 394-7860 for additional information. New York Plane Trip — Feb. 13-14 KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE The planes are scheduled to leave from Albany and THEATRE Rochester. Students attend classes and academic The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht, Downtown Holland at 86 East Eighth Street seminars, and stay with current Hope students. The $210 The Knickerbocker Theatre, open through Feb. 14-22 Monday fee covers transportation,food, lodging and entertainment. Eleemosynaryby Lee Blessing, April 9-18 Saturday, features a variety of art, foreign and classic Holland Area Program — March 17 films, and a number of live events. Tickets for The Caucasian Chalk Circle and This special program is geared particularlyfor Holland Admission to the theatre'sfilms costs $4 for adults and $3 Eleemosynary cost $4 for senior citizens,$5 for other area students who have applied for admission at Hope. for senior citizensand Hope College students. For more adults and $3 for students.

The program will give students an opportunity to learn information on programs and films at the Knickerbocker, Please call the theatre ticket office between 10 a.m. and 5 more about “the college in their own back yard.” p.m. at (616) 394-7890 two weeks prior to each play's Junior Day — Friday, April 24 opening for ticket reservations. The office is closed Sundays. Pre-Medicineand Pre-Engineering Day — Friday, WINTER HAPPENING May 8 THE ARTS Saturday, Feb. 22 Explorientation ’92 — July 13-18 9 a.m. — Registration Please see page 14. A “mini-college”experience for students who will be 10 a.m. — Seminars juniors and seniors in high school in the fall of ’92. “In Pursuit of Happiness”— Dr. David Myers For further information about any Admissions Office ALUMNI AND FRIENDS “The King of Instruments; event, please call (616) 394-7850 or write: Office of The Instrumentof Kings” — Dr. Lewis Regional Events Huw Admissions,Hope College, Holland, Mich. 49423. “The Russians Came" by Dr. Sander and Clearwater/Tampa,Fla. — Monday, Feb. 24 — DeHaan Lunch with President John H. Jacobson and Robert Soviet students 11 a.m. — “Snails, Streams, Swamps and Scourges” CHAPEL CHOIR TOUR DeYoung ’56, vice president for college advancement, Dr. Harvey Blankespoor, 1991 national “Professor of at Days Inn on Rocky Point Island. Sunday, March 1 the Year” Sarasota,Fla. — Tuesday. Feb. 25 First Reformed Church; Fremont, Mich. (Pre-Tour) Lunch with President Jacobson and Robert DeYoung 12:30 p.m. — Luncheon Thursday, March 12 Maas Center auditorium, featuring a brass quintet ’56 at the Sara Bay Country Club. First Reformed Church; South Holland, 111. 3 p.m. — MIAA Men’s Basketball Lansing, Mich. — Tuesday, Feb. 25 Friday, March 13 Versus in the Holland Civic Center. Half- Dessert buffet reception at the Kellogg Center (MSU Brunswick Reformed Church; Brunswick, Ohio time will feature special activities involving the audience. campus) with Dr. Harvey Blankespoor, 1991 national Saturday, March 14 Professorof the Year and the Frederich Garrett and Admission to all Winter Happening events is free except for Brighton Reformed Church; Rochester, N.Y. Helen Floor Dekker Professor of Biology at Hope. the luncheon, which costs $6.50, and the basketball game. Sunday, March 15 Punta Gorda, Fla. — Wednesday,Feb. 26 Tickets for the game cost $3 for adults and $1 for students. First Church in Albany; Albany, N.Y. Lunch with President Jacobson and Robert DeYoung For additional information, contact the Office of Public Monday, March 16 ’56 at the Holiday Inn. Relations at (616) 394-7860. Wellesley Hills UCC; Wellesley Hills, Mass. Naples, Fla. — Thursday, Feb. 27 DE PREE GALLERY Wednesday, March 18 Lunch with President Jacobson and Robert DeYoung The First Reformed Church; Fishkill, N.Y. ’56 at Countryside Country Club. Dark Decor — Through March 6 Thursday, March 19 Grand Rapids, Mich. — Monday, March 9 An investigation of the continuing evolution of the use of Griggstown Reformed Church; Princeton, N.J. Musical Showcase at DeVos Hall. pattern as a means of communicating provocative Friday, March 20 Rochester, N.Y.— Saturday, March 14 philosophical, social and political issues. The Presbyterian Church; Sewickley, Pa. Chapel Choir performance and reception at Brighton Recent Accessions — March 16-30 Saturday, March 21 Reformed Church. Recent additions to the college’s permanent collection. Memorial Presbyterian Church; Midland, Mich. Albany, N.Y. — Sunday, March 15 Senior Art Show — April 5-May 3 Sunday, March 22 Chapel Choir performance and reception at First The work of graduating seniors. Midland Reformed Church; Midland, Mich. Church. Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 Sunday, March 29 Wellesley (Boston), Mass.— Monday, March 16 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, Home Concert; Dimnent Memorial Chapel (Post-Tour) Chapel Choir performance and reception at Wellesley 1-10 p.m. Admission is free. Sunday, April 5 Hills United Church of Christ. 1st CongregationalChurch; Manistee,Mich. (Post-Tour) WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR HOPE Midland, Mich. — Saturday, March 21 Sunday, April 12 Chapel Choir performance and reception at Memorial Kalamazoo Chapter — Saturday, March 7 First Christian Reformed Church; Grosse Pointe Park, Presbyterian Church. Style Show at Jacobsons. Contact Jenni Liggett at Mich. (Post-Tour) (616) 343-6464. Musical Showcase — Monday, March 9 Grand Rapids Chapter — Thursday, March 26 INSTANT INFORMATION At DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids, Mich. Spring Fashion Show. Contact Betty Beemer at Alumni Day — Saturday, May 2 (616) 538-8927. Hope Sports Hotline — (616) 394-7888 Annual Golf Outing — Monday, July 13 Village Square — Wednesday, June 24 ActivitiesInformation — (616) 394—7863 NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 POOR c^k Hope College: The Fir st 125 Years

Experience of Hope women reflected society’s shifting expectations

Veldman ’24 made this remark in 1950: “those by Larry J. Wagenaar ’87 who knew her well will never forget her. Intensely interested in the creative talents of This story is part of an on-going series young people, she was imbued with a desire to appearing in celebration of the college's 125th counsel and encourage her students to become anniversary. men and women of character and accomplish- ment. Her keen enjoyment of the best in music, drama and books was contagious, and a rare /j arch is Women’s History Month talent in play directing stimulated and challenged i. X nationwide.The contributions of those studying under her.” women in the history of Hope College have Other faculty names you might remember are been significantand their roles have mirrored Laura Alice Boyd, Professor of German

developments in the nation at large, from being (1921-55),Metta J. Ross, Instructor in English discouragedto pursue higher educationto and History (1926-41),and Jantina W. sharing in the same opportunities available to Holleman, Professor of Piano and Music Theory male students. (1946-87). Each of these women and many more It was in 1878, slightlymore than 10 years have made a lasting impact on the life and history after most of the first eight male graduates left of Hope.

Hope to become ministers, that Dr. Philip After World War II an interestingflip-flop Phelps persuaded the Board of Trustees to from the few women enrolled before 1900 admit the college’s first female students— his occurred.The war drained more men than own daughter and one of her friends. Four women for military service and the number of years later Frances Phelps Otte and Sarah female students far outstripped the number of Alcott became the college’s first female male students on campus. Following the conflict, graduates. and to this day, Hope has maintained similar For most of the rest of the century, only a numbers of men and women as part of the handful of women received their sheepskin student body. after four years of study. Their names include Except for the First female students who lived some of the most prominent families in at home, women were required to live on Holland and Hope community history,and campus — first in Voorhees and later in dorms these women went on to make their mark. like Durfee (now a male dorm). As" was true in They included Emma Kollen and Cornelia private colleges across the country, until the Cappon, Fannie Steffens and Julia Van Raalte. 1970s rules for women were more strict than Some of the early female graduates had to those for the male students. Many female endure some interestingtreatment in a time Hope’s first female graduates. Pictured from left to right are: upper row, graduates have told me stories of curfews, when higher education was seen nationwide as Sarah G. Alcott 1882 Whitenack,Frances T. Phelps 1882 Otte; lower row, closing hours and receiving a “campus,” a form a male domain. When Frances Phelps Lizzie Phelps 1885 and Mary E. Alcott 1885 Diekema. Photograph courtesy of discipline that severely restricteda student’s graduatedfrom the preparatory department her of the Hope College Collection of the Joint Archives of Holland. activities. male classmates could sit on the platform but In the “Rules Governing Women’s Residence Phelps and Alcott were assigned chairs in the Halls,” in place in the 1940s and ’50s, one can front row. find that freshman women were required to be in Julia Van Raalte ’95 Riemold noted in the Hope reflected the national experience and bed with lights out one hour after closing time October, 1950, issue of the Alumni Magazine, Monday through Thursday, all female students in a number of cases, such as admitting “it was my fate (or fortune) to be the lone had to sign in and out in the evening, and closing woman in the class not only, but the lone women in 1878, was on the leading hours — when students had to be in — were 1 0 woman in the college department for four p.m. for freshmen and sophomores, 10:15 p.m. years. [The] Preparatory School never swelled edge of other, similar colleges. for juniors and 10:30 p.m. for seniors. the number to more than twenty. Daily all During the 1960s, the dual rules for men and girls assembled in an English [department] women were slowly merged into one student basement room in Van Vleck to attend chapel in South America. code. The Archives has documents which

in the one-time gymnasium. Once a week we trudged In higher education Grace Durrin ’21 served on the demonstratethe evolution — at one interim point it was across campus to the inviting home of Mrs. Gilmore, our faculty of Bowling Green University as an English permissible for women to wear bermudas and slacks, but Lady Matron, who sought to quicken us to gracious living professor, Martha Barkema became Professor of Voice at only after 5 p.m.! and higher thinking.” Baylor University, and Eva Van Schaak ’29 taught The changing role of women both as part of the student Reflecting the mood of the time Riemold went on, biology at in Massachusetts. body and as members of the faculty and staff have re- “During my college course, [the] Sorosis Society was As the college entered the 1930s the field of medicine flected the changes in the society at large. With suffrage, inaugurated. But a girl’s society with evening meetings was beginning to open up. Of the six women profiled in the emergence of politicalrights, and an increasing was too great a departure for a country-sidelass to win 1950 who entered the medical field, all but one graduated number of fields opening to women came a larger number parental consent to membership. So there is nothing to between 1929-34. These graduates included Bemadine of women to Hope to pursue higher education. remember.” Siebers-De Valois ’30, Head of the Ear, Nose Throat As the country emerged from World War II and more The turn of the century, while the suffrage movement Department at Vellore Medical College and Hospital; women could be found in the workplace,it led to an was taking shape, brought a significantincrease in the Vivian Behrmann ’34, who was serving as a Research even larger number of fields being open to women and number of women admitted to Hope. A total of eight Physiologist at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit; and nearly equal numbers of men and women attended Hope. women graduatedfrom Hope between 1878 and 1900, but Eva Tysse ’29 McGilvray, who served in a variety of Finally the movement for equal rights and opportunities by the time Winifred Durfee came to take the position of hospitals and teaching positions before serving in the brought changes in career goals and student rules on the Dean of Women in 1909 there were 32 women among the mission field in India. campus.

1 15 students. At each juncture, as women across the U.S. moved past It could be easy, from the perspective of the 1990s, to As the century progressedmore of these graduates were out-moded ideas and worked toward equality of look harshly on these developments. But it is much more going on to noted careers in higher educationand opportunity, the Hope community reflected these helpful to place them in a wider context and see how Hope missions, two of the growing number of fields open to changes — in some cases taking leading steps. reflected the national experienceand in a number of cases, women at that time. Not all remarkable women often associated with Hope such as admitting women in 1878, was on the leading edge The Alumni Magazine dedicated six pages to women in are graduates; many were (and are) part of the faculty or of other, similar colleges. various mission fields in the October 1950 issue. These staff. Winifred Durfee was one of them, serving as Dean Larry J. Wagenaar '87 is archivist of the Joint Archives included N. Elizabeth Zwemer ’21 Pickens in China, of Women from 1909 until her retirement in 1936. of Holland, which cares for the Hope College archival Esther De Weerd '28 in India, and Martha Vanderberg ’32 Many students rememberedDurfee’s talents. Pearl collection. NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 FIVE Olympic dreams

why not? by Eva Dean Folkert ’83 Why not indeed! She was good enough to be invited to join the team.

“When I made the team, I was excited but I hildhood dreams are fragile and was thinking,T can’t do this. I’ve got a revered things. Tucked away and career. Now what do I do?’ confesses Knoll, held safely in memory, those dreams who is single. symbolize the aspirationsof youth and the Initially,she took a leave of absence from fantasy of adulthood. Only a fortunatefew her job to train with the team. But after have an opportunity to make their dreams finding that arrangementwas too hard on the come true. company and herself, Knoll went cold turkey Rob Peel ’87 and DeeAnn Knoll '88 are last June, moved out of her apartment with part of that rare class who are turning their two-months still left on her lease, put her childhood dreams into adulthood reality. furnitureinto storage, packed up the car and Both Peel and Knoll are 1992 Olympic moved permanently to the hopefuls, each in a different sport, each with a Olympic Training Center in Colorado different dream. Both were superior athletes Springs. while at Hope and both still carry that label. “Many times I’ve said to myself, T can’t The odds of their reaching top-flight believe I’m doing this.’ But this is a new internationalcompetition seem great but challenge and I like that. I also feel God has when dreams are put to the test, the desire to put things in place for me to be here,” says make them come true can be great enough to Knoll. silence the oddsmakers. It has not been easy, though. Knoll has

“This is a chance at a dream,” says Knoll, struggled a bit with learning the new sport

“and I’m just glad to have a chance.” and dealing with the ultra-intense competition “I remember watching the Olympics when and a myriad of administrativepolicies that I was younger and thinking how great it must are very much a part of international be but never thinking it could possibly happen competition. to me,” says Peel. “But now. . . ” “I was used to walking out on to a court But now both are one step from and knowing I was going to be able to play Barcelona’s door. Their routes to Spain, well. I was also used to the Christian though, are quite different.Knoll is training environmentat Hope and the laid-back for a team sport; Peel’s is individual. Knoll is recreationleague in Chicago. But I’ve officially employed by a divisionof the decided I’m going to stick with this and keep United States Olympic Committee;Peel holds going as long as God wants me to play.” a full-timejob while he trains. Knoll recently Knoll is living on her savings and the $200 “fell” into her sport; Peel has been with his a month she makes from the U.S. Team for more than 10 years. Amazingly,these Handball Federation. (She also gets room and two excellentathletes didn’t even know each board from the Federation.) Some support other while students at Hope. from friends and family, as well as a little • • • financial aid from the Olympic Committee, For a shot at Olympic glory, Knoll found helps her pay off her student and car loans. the one sport that combines the specialized “Team handball is not exactly a visible sport, DeeAnn Knoll '88 and Robert Peel '87 are stand-out Hope athleteswho are pursuing a chance to participatein the Olympics Knoll in team handball, and Peel in talents that she used in three sports tOv’yin 1 2 so we’re not raking in the bucks, but I’m 1992 — swimming. letters,four all-MIAA selections, and one doing well enough to keep my head above league MVP award while at Hope. Employ- water.” fast he could still go. remember my approach then and it was all ing her jumping ability from volleyball, her This June, Knoll must “try out” again at the negative pressure. Now I’m just trying to see quickness and ball-handling from basket-ball, Olympic Trials to make the travelingteam to Most recently, Peel placed fifth at the U.S. Open meet in Minneapolis, clocking 22.98 in how fast I can go. I’m very confident,not and her arm strengthfrom softball, Knoll Barcelona. Though she is a member of the the 50-meter freestyle, the sixth fastest time necessarilythat I'll make the Olympic team earned a positionon the national women’s squad, she is not guaranteed a spot at the by an American in that event this year. but that I’ll go my best time. If I do that, I’ll team handball squad last spring. Olympics. She is competing with 23 women Superstar and 1988 Olympian Matt Biondi be happy.” Team handball is a fast-paced European for a chance at one of 16 openings.And to finished two places behind Peel in seventh. A stock broker for Raffensperger, Hughes sport. “The best way I can describe it,” says her disadvantage, Knoll is nursing a knee “I took all that time off because the most & Co. in Holland, Peel, a bachelor “with no Knoll, “is that it is like water polo without the injury that kept her from travelingwith the enjoyable thing about swimming for me was social life,” covers all his training expenses. water.” On an indoor court, six court players team to Europe for a second time. being a part of a team,” says Peel. “The only His travelingexpenses, however, are paid by and a goalie dribble and pass, but can hold no “Many people just see the glory part of the reason I went back was because a co-worker his sponsor, The Associated Group, the parent longer than three seconds, a palmable soccer Olympics,”she says, “but you have to be talked me into taking a swim fitness class at company of Raffensperger. ball with the intentionof scoring a goal in a really good and make sacrifices to get there.” the YMCA in Grand Haven. At the Olympic Trials in March in six-foot by nine-foot net. The players must Knoll is learning how to do both. 1 “Now, all of the sudden I’m swimming as Indianapolis,only the two top swimmers from stay behind a six-meter arc in front of the • • • fast as I thought I could go while at Hope but each event make the U.S. team. In 1988, Peel goal when attempting to score. Flashback August, 1988: Peel finishes 27th never did,” admits Peel. “I’m putting knew he was a long shot; in 1992, he has Knoll’s arrival on the nationalteam out of 83 swimmers in the 50-meter freestyle together the things I’ve always needed. And upgraded his chances to “dark horse” status. handball squad was a bit of an accident. And at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in for my event, those things are strengthand “Right now, it’s not a matter of physical volleyballwas the vehicle that drove her there. Austin, Texas. He had qualifiedfor the trials power.” ability but mental toughness that separatesme An advertisement calling for athletes to a year earlier after graduating from Hope. The 50-meter freestyle is an all-out from the big boys.” come to open volleyballtry-outs for the 1991 Flashback March, 1989; Peel has not put sprintingevent in which Peel bursts off the All this comes from a man who never Pan-Am Games caught Knoll’s eye in the one toe in a pool since the Olympic Trials. blocks and maintains the explosion for the intended to be a swimmer. Only because he fall of 1990. The MI A A MVP in volleyball Flashback August, 1989: Peel is still not length of the pool, taking only two breaths the got cut from the varsity basketballteam as a her senior year. Knoll had remained active in swimming. entire way. His training regimen now junior in high school did Peel turn to the pool an “A” level league in Chicago after Flashback August, 1990: Ditto, includes more weight lifting and fewer hours instead. graduation. (She was a systems support Flashback March, 1991: Peel returns to in the pool. Currently, Peel swims with the “Back then, I thought basketballwas it for consultant for Hewitt and Associates in competition at a Masters Regional swim meet Hope team, and coach John Patnott feels his me. I was devastated when I got cut. As it Lincolnshire,111.) With some encouragement in Grand Rapids, Mich. With only a couple former pupil has a chance at becoming one of turns out, it’s the greatest thing that ever from friends and former Hope coach Donna months of training, he sets a state record for the top eight swimmers in the country. happened to me.” Eaton, Knoll decided, “Why not? I’ve got the 25-29 age group with a 21 .4 time in the “The way I look at it, I’m 26, and I almost The greatest thing that could happen to nothing to lose.” 50-yard freestyle. feel as though I have an obligationto do this. both Knoll and Peel would be to need to book At those try-outs with 1 30 other hopefuls, Since then. Peel has continued to make I know that sounds weird, but I’ve gotten to a flight on Iberian Airlinesthis summer. Knoll got cut the first day. (The national Masters state and nationalrecords fall and, in the point where I feel I have a lot more Either way, though, the memories they’re team was not taking anyone under 6-foot tall; doing so, has qualifiedfor the Olympic Trials improvement in me. Time is short. In terms making now are surely of the someday- she is only five-foot-eleven.) But the again. A 10-time All-America,1987 league of sacrifice, I don’t feel this is much of one. ril-tell-my-grandchildren variety. nationalteam handball squad was doing some MVP and Division III nationalchampion in “In 1988, 1 knew the Olympic Trials would And in telling those stories, Rob Peel and recruitingthere and invited some of the the 50-yard freestyle while at Hope, Peel has be my last meet. I thought I had to have the DeeAnn Knoll might possibly perpetuate athletes who had been cut from volleyball gotten back in the pool with a vengeance. race of my life and it didn’t happen. I those childhood dreams, to give their sport a shot. Again, Knoll said And he says his only intentionwas to see how

SIX NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 Hope in the Future

to build an endowment to help the college stay up to date in laboratory equipment. Our faculty have done yeoman Presidential perspective service in obtaining grants to buy specificpieces of equipment, but the college needs to provide, in a regular way, for the periodic replacement of equipment. Hope family helped set goals for vital new campaign

What will strengtheningthe college’s Christian life and news from Hope College asked President John H. Jacobson to share his thoughts concerning witness entail? Hope in the Future and the profound impact the capital campaign will have on Hope College. One major dimension is adding a Dean of the Chapel who will strengthen the Chapel program. Providing access for our students to outstanding Christian speakers of national stature improvement to our facilities is what makes possible the is part of it. Other dimensionsinclude providing support for improvement in program that we are now seeking to fund. our faculty and students to pursue scholarly interests which unite faith and learning,and enhanced opportunitiesfor Why $50 million? students in significantchurch and community service. Several lines of thought converge on the setting of the $50 million goal. The strategic plan set directionsfor academic Why the emphasis on strengtheningstudent financial program improvement,student financialaid, the aid? enhancement of the Christian life of the campus, and While Hope has kept tuition and fees below those of facilities improvements that will require a sum of that comparable colleges,our financialaid funds are also less magnitude to carry out. Other colleges with whom we than those of comparable colleges. There is danger that, compare ourselves, and with whom, in a sense, we compete, unless we can improve our financialaid resources, many have recently conducted successful major fund drives with students who would be right for Hope, and for whom Hope goals of $50 million. These include , would be right, will be prevented from attending. and Ohio . Finally, We need to improve our financialaid resources for the professional counsel whose help we have sought has sake of students of all kinds and backgrounds.Two special informed us that given the attitudes and means of Hope’s categories of concern are Reformed Church young people constituencies,the goal of $50 million is achievable. and young people who are members of American minorities. Adequate financialaid will help the college to continue to You mentioned building endowment to support the attract Reformed Church young people, who have been so campaign’s foci, and that most of the funds raised will In 1989 and 1990, the college conducted the in the important to the college in the past. It will also help the Hope build endowment. What is endowment? Future strategic planning process. Certainlythe fact that college to make attendance possible for members of Endowment is like the money a family puts in the bank to American minorities,including those who are members of the campaign shares the name is significant. What role help defray major expenditures and to guard against financial did the strategic plan play in the the Reformed Church. developing campaign’s reverses. It provides an element of predictabilityin the goals? finances of a family — or of a college. An endowment is The goals of the campaign came from the directionsset by What will the facilities improvementsmean to Hope?

the strategic plan. The purpose of the campaign is to enable This is an important aspect of the campaign, though it is

Hope to continue to do well and to build upon its strong far less prominent that it was in the last campaign. Some foundation. The strategic plan identifiedspecific goals for facilities improvement is always necessary. Purposes Hope in the 1990s. The campaign will give Hope the means include the improvement of the Kletz and the Buys Athletics to achieve those goals. Field (already concluded), improvement to the Chapel and a new instructionfacility for the Department of Modem and Why was the strategic plan undertaken? Classical Languages. Hope has been a strong institution for many years. The strategic plan aimed at identifyingareas in which Hope’s How strong has support for the campaign’s goals been strengths could best be developedover the next few years. so far? The strategic planning process involved all of Hope’s The reaction among our constituencieshas been extremely constituencies in the task of setting directionsfor the future. positive. Over half of the goal has already been received in

It also gave me, as a fairly new president in 1989, a way of gifts and pledges— even before the campaign has been setting the goals of my administration through dialogue with announced publicly. Enhancing our academic program, the college’s constituencies. It assured that the directionsfor improvingfinancial aid, developing the Christian life and the college in the 1990s would be widely understood and wimess of the campus and selectivelyimproving facilities are supported by our constituencies. Hope in the Future, the goals that our constituentsunderstand and strongly support. strategic plan, provides a rational and well-understoodbase for the goals of Hope in the Future, the campaign. What do you hope the constituencywill remember about Hope in the Future? invested and the proceeds of the investment are used to fund now Hope in the Future, the campaign, will help 1 hope Hope in the Future will be remembered as having And specificaspects of the college’s program. realize the future envisionedin the strategic plan? had a substantialimpact on life at the college — from helping Hope For example, the library endowment we are seeking will Yes. The major goals of the campaign are enhancingthe more students realize the dream of pursuing a Hope help to fund acquisitionsof books and periodicalsand some academic program, improving student financialaid, education, to enhancing the value of the academic program library services. Endowed professorships are used to attract strengthening the college’s Christian life and witness, and to providing an even more meaningfulChristian experience. and hold outstanding faculty in critical areas of the academic I believe the campaign’s effects in these areas will be selectivelyimproving our physical facilities. The strategic program. Endowed scholarship funds are used to provide plan identifieda variety of ways in which these overall goals significant, and all who help make possible their realization needed assistance to deserving students year after year. would be pursued. The campaign will supply the financial should be quite proud. ^ Endowment is used to support ongoing needs rather than one means to undertake the specificimprovements recommended time needs. in the strategic plan. The decade of the 1980s was a period of outstanding We’ve mentioned the campaign’s four major development of our campus facilitiesand the major thrust of commitments — enhancing the academic program; the last campaign, which concludedfive years ago, was strengtheningChristian life and witness; strengthening building construction. The major emphasis of the current student financial aid; and improving campus facilities. campaign is upon endowment to assure high program quality. Perhaps we can examine each a bit more closely. What will enhancing the academic program involve? Why those areas in particular? Enhancingthe academic program happens in many ways. Colleges, like other institutions, have differentneeds at The addition of endowed professorshipsis one. Thus far in the differenttimes in their historical development. Having come campaign four such professorshipshave been pledged, of to the end of an era of rapid and dramatic facilities which two have been designated,and more are expected. have the opportunity to concentrate improvement,we now These professorshipsenable the college to attract outstanding our effort on new priorities, the priorities identifiedin the faculty to areas of current academic need, or possibly to retain strategic plan. To illustrate,the centerpiece of the last outstanding faculty we already have who are being recruited campaign was the construction of the magnificent new Van elsewhere. Over time endowed professorshipscan have a Library. element of the current is to Wylen An campaign major, positive impact on the quality and morale of the faculty. build a library endowment that will upgrade the strength of 1 have already mentioned the impact of the endowment on our library collectionand library services. The earlier the collectionand services in the library. We are also seeking

NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 SEVEN Hope in the Future Co-chairs share belief in value of Hope experience

T^hey’d never say it themselves,but ask others to family — we’re probably typical Hope loyalists.” X describe Max Boersma '46 and Phil Miller '65, “It’s just fun to be here,” Boersma said. “It’s fun to and you're likely to encounter words like be associated in whatever way.” “hard-working” and “dedicated.” And the campaign’s co-chairshave been associated Prompt Boersma and Miller to describe why they are with Hope in just about every way. involved in the life of Hope College, and you’re likely Both are Hope alumni; both married Hope alumni; to hear “fun” and “worthwhile.” both have children that attended or are attending The truth found in both lines of questioningis that Hope. They are each currently members and officers of Hope in the Future’s national co-chairsare the college’s Board of Trustees. Miller’s wife Nancy is hard-working and dedicated, all the more so on Hope’s dean for the social sciences at Hope, while Boersma’s behalf because what they do is done as a labor of love. wife Connie is the daughter of the late Milton L. Hinga,

“I have come to value Hope as something that is who served Hope as dean of students, coach and irreplaceable, and as a result something that needs to be teacher from 1931-60. In addition. Miller’s mother is a nurtured, grown and protected, all at the same Hope alumna: Martha Muller ’24 Miller. time — because if it were ever to disappear, it couldn’t Boersma, who lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., is be replaced,” Miller said. executivevice president with Mazda Great Lakes, and “I find myself seeking in business associates people has been with the company for 31 years. He holds Phil Miller '65 (left) and Max Boersma '46, national bachelor’s and master’s of business administration who have ethics and values, and that’s what I find that co-chairsof Hope in the Future, have many Hope Hope offers that is so unique,” he said. “The college degrees from the Universityof Michigan. connections.Both are Hope alumni; both married Hope not only offers academic excellenceand motivated He has been a member of the college’s Board of alumni; both have children that attended or are

Trustees for 1 0 years, serving as secretary for the young people, but helps instill a sense of right and attending Hope; both are currently officers of the wrong — and I find that most people without that sense duration, is past president of the college’s Alumni college's Board of Trustees. They also believefirmly in AssociationBoard of Directors and has been an active of right and wrong eventually fail.” what Hope has to offer. “The college’s size and academic program, its supporter of Hope in general — including as co-chair of commitment to the whole Division III idea in sports, the very successful Campaign for Hope capital ’75, Elizabeth’77 Jasperse and Paul ’82. The and of course its Christian orientation all become even campaign. are also interested in young people in more importantto me as the years go by,” Boersma He and his wife, Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma, have Boersmas general Max spent nine years on the Grand Rapids said. “Hope has done so many good things for my three children, all of whom attended Hope: William — School Board, and together they have served as foster parents through the juvenile court system and initiated a Big Brother program in Grand Rapids. They are long-time, and active, members of Central Reformed Church in Grand Rapids. Boersma is retiring in March, shortly after which he si Hope in the Future Goals and Connie will move to Holland, providing an opportunityfor him to become involved in Hope in yet another way. He intends to enroll in courses at both the college and Western Theological Seminary, pursuing Enhancing the Academic Program $22,750,000 his interestin subjects ranging from theology, to for Chairs Senior Faculty history, to music to literature. Faculty Development Chairs Appropriately,their new home will be on 24th Street, Distinguished Professorships less than a mile from campus. “I always said I’d like to retire halfway between the football field and the Academic Equipment library — and that’s not too far off that," he said. Student-Faculty Research Miller, who lives in Holland, is executivevice Faculty Development Funds president of Howard Miller Clock Company of Library Endowment Zeeland, Mich. Howard Miller is the world’s largest manufacturer of grandfather clocks and the only Social Science Research Center full-line clock maker in the United States. He notes that he literally grew up in the business, Strengthening Christian Life and Witness $ 3,250,000 beginning at age 10 when he started caring for the company’s lawn. Until he completed his education, Chair for the Dean of the Chapel when he joined the company full-time, he worked in The Chaplain’s Office the firm’s factory every night after school and during The Institute for Christian Scholarship the summers, working in every department,such as machining, cabinet assembly, finishing and clock assembly. Financial $16,000,000 Strengthening Student Aid Like Boersma, he holds an M.B.A. from the Endowed Scholarship Funds, Need-based and Merit-based . RCA Endowed Scholarship Fund A member of the college’s Board of Trustees for three years. Miller is currently the Board’s vice chairperson.He is also on the Board of Directors of Improving Campus Facilities $8,000,000 Bethany Christian Services, the largest adoption agency Language Arts Facility in the United States. In addition, he is a past president and board member of the National Associationof Athletic/Intramural Facilities HousewaresManufacturers of Chicago, 111. Dimnent Chapel Renovations He and his wife, Nancy Sonneveldt ’62 Miller, have DeWitt Theatre Renovations three children:Christopher, Derek (a Hope freshman) Peale Science Center Renovations and Melinda. Active supporters of the college and active members of Christ Memorial Church in Holland, $50,000,000 of which Phil is past vice president, they also help TOTAL GOAL coordinate Christmas gifts for 350 foster children and orphans under the care of Bethany Christian Services. Jt

NEWS FROM HOP^COL EIGHT Hope in the Future Campaign an opportunity to “shape leaders”

A s far as Max DePree '48 is con- already exceed more than half of the $50 other dimensions. Jr\. cemed, Hope in the Future is the million goal. Accordingly, the campaign has an right campaign, at the right time for the right One reason DePree feels the campaign has endowment focus — endowmentfor reasons. received the acceptance it’s enjoyed is that scholarships,for an institute for Christian

And DePree, chairperson of the college’s its goals are derived from the con-clusions scholarship,for faculty chairs, and the Carl

Board of Trustees, is confident the campaign of the Hope in the Future strategic planning Frost Center for Social Science Research will succeed — because it’s too important to process of 1989 and 1990. and the library, among other needs.

fail. “I feel very good about that,” he said. Conventionalwisdom holds that the

“Christian,liberal education is essential, “The process brought together a wide variety public can more readily accept a plea for

and its survival depends upon people giving of people, not only geographically, but also “bricks and mortar” than for endowment, but sacrificially to support it,” DePree said. from the perspectives of gender and age, as DePree believes the Hope constituency will “Tuition alone doesn’t come anywhere near well as both alumni and others interestedin understand the profound importance of

to covering its cost.” the college.” building the college’s endowment base. “Without this campaign, Hope would find “And 1 think they did an absolutely “Increased endowment will help Hope it much more difficult to compete in what is outstanding job of analyzing the situation and continue to be, and continue to develop as, becoming an increasingly competitive world coming up with projectionsfor the future and the outstanding, Christian liberal arts college of higher education,” he said. “We wouldn’t a strategythat makes a lot of sense,” DePree that it is,” DePree said. “It will do so, be able to attract the faculty that we need. said. “I think the fund drive is based on a moreover,while allowing qualifiedstudents Max DePree '48, chairpersonof the We wouldn’t be able to compete for the very legitimatestrategic study.” of many economic backgroundsto afford college’s Board of Trustees. students that we need. And we wouldn’t be One conclusion reached by the planners Hope — either through the scholarship that the college’s physical facilities assistance it will provide or by enabling the able to keep up with the changes that are was need Christian faith,” he said. “It is absolutely taking place.” not be the current drive’s primary concern. college to keep its tuition as low as essentialthat we foster the sense that we Fortunately,all signs thus far are good. The planners did conclude that there are possible.” must all be wise stewards of the world in DePree has been impressedwith the positive improvements and additions to be made, but “And I think as we look at the challenges which we live, and that we each have an response the campaign has received— from noted that the success of the college’s our society faces, it becomes obvious that obligation to use our gifts well.” the reception of its aims, to the involvement previous two campaigns in particularhad so there is a desperate need for what Hope “We have an opportunity through this of the hundreds of volunteers working on its well fostered the campus’ development that offers — not only for quality academic campaign to shape the leaders who will shape behalf, to the financialcontributions that Hope in the Future's emphasis should be on instruction, but for a grounding in the the world of tomorrow,”DePree said. ^ Campaign has endowment focus Hope campaigns make major impact

JJope in the Future emphasizes adding M. A. endowment, which will be invested. Dr. Gordon J. Van Wylen was The proceeds of the investment will provide inaugurated as college president shortly on-going support for the needs addressed by before the public announcement of the the campaign. Build Hope campaign. That made the The campaign will provide $22,750,000 timing of the next (and most recent) for enhancing the academic program. campaign especially appropriate, since he

Components include endowed chairs for closed his 1 5-year presidency with the senior faculty members, faculty development conclusionof the Campaign for Hope in chairs, distinguished professorships, 1987. academic equipment,support for student Launched in January of 1985, the $26 faculty research, faculty development funds, million campaign brought the college the library endowment and support for the Frost Van Wylen Library, the Maas Center for Social Science Research. Conference Center and the Admissions The college’s financialaid program will House. The Campaign for Hope also receive $16 million through Hope in the provided additional endowment for Future. Several need-based and merit- student financial aid, operation of the based scholarships will be created, including new library, and the purchase and many through a $5 million fund designed maintenance of up-to-date instructional specificallyfor students from the RCA. equipment.

Christian life and witness at Hope will be Ekdal Buys ’37 of Holland, Mich., has supported by $3,250,000.Emphases include played a leadership role in each of the endowing a chair for a new Dean of the campaigns, and was chairperson of the The college's successful capita! campaigns have played a major role in shaping the Chapel, supporting the programs of the college’s Board of Trustees from October Chaplain’s Office and developing an college, both physically and academically.Ekdal Buys '37, who has played a of 1961 through October of 1966. He is Institute for Christian Scholarship. leadership role in each, stands in the lobby of Graves Hall with the honor roll of currently an honorary trustee and a donors who contributed to Looking with Hope, which was launched in 1959. The remaining$8 million will be devoted Ahead member of the Hope in the Future to the campus’ physical plant. A new Steering Committee.

language arts facility is planned, as are ope in the Future follows a series for the campus’ growth through 1976. The campaigns’ impact on the campus renovations of the college’s athletic and of successful capital campaigns The Master Plan, initiated under itself would be obvious to someone able intramural facilities,Dimnent Memorial that have contributed significantlyto the President Calvin A. VanderWerf'37, to go back in time and experienceHope Chapel, the DeWitt Center theatre and the quality of Hope College. realized the construction of the DeWitt before each occurred. In addition, Peale Science Center. Looking Ahead with Hope, formally Student and Cultural Center, and the start however. Buys values benefits that are Students are already benefittingfrom the launched late in 1959 with a $3 million of funding for the Peale Science Center, not as apparent — such as the new campaign. Renovationsof the college’s goal under President Irwin J. Lubbers the Wynand Wichers Addition to Nykerk relationshipsthat have been built through track and field facilities,including the ’17, raised funds for the construction of Hall of Music and two residence halls. the years. He has also been touched by construction of the new Lugers Fieldhouse, Van Zoeren Library, VanderWerfHall, Build Hope, which, went public in the selflessnesswith which others have named for donors James and Leona Lugers, the Nykerk Hall of Music and several October of 1972, was an $8.85 million become involved. and the addition of a second soccer field, residence halls. The campaign’s other campaign that helped bring the college “I think that the process of

were completed in the fall of 1991. foci included additional endowment for the Peale Science Center and the Dow involvement has been one of the great The college has also already received 36 faculty salaries. Center, and enabled Hope to transform things in the campaigns,” he said. “We t endowed scholarships. In addition,two Not a capital campaign in the same Lubbers Hall from a science building to a used to call on alumni, then we started to center for the and social endowed faculty chairs, which the college is sense as its colleagues, the Centennial humanities call on parents of students and friends of in the process of filling, have been Decade Master Plan, introduced in sciences. Also among the goals was the college, and it’s developed into a designated: the "Robert W. Haack Chair of conjunctionwith the college’s 100th obtaining endowment for scholarships, loyalty of people that we never really Economics” and the “Elmer E. Hartgerink birthday in 1966, developed an outline faculty development and faculty salaries. saw before." ^ Endowed Professorship in Chemistry.” Jr

JL-EGE, FEBRUARY 1992 NINE Hope in the Future

Campaign Co-Chairs The Steering Committee

Nearly 750 volunteers nationwide will be of Trustees Fund, Leadership Gifts, involved in meeting Hope in the Future’s $50 Holland/ZeelandArea, National Alumni, million goal. All will be coordinated through the National Parents and Friends, National Church,

Campaign’s Steering Committee, which is Faculty and Staff, and National Corporate and comprised of the chairpersons of the campaign’s Foundations. Several regional committees will Max Boersma Philip Miller eight major committees and divisions: the Board complete the volunteer network. Co-Chairs

Board of Trustees Fund Leadership Gifts

Peter Peter Huizenga Max DePree John Schrier Theresa Staal Cook Tri-Chairs - Co-Chairs -

Joel Bouwens Kris DePree Richard Cantos Marianne Hageman

John Hanson Jerrald Redeker Fred Vandenberg Rachel VanderWerf

Divisional Chairs

Gary DeWitt Larry Mulder Fred Vandenberg Gretchen Vandenberg Dave Cole and Carol Cole - Co-Chairs - — Co-Chairs - - Co-Chairs - Holland / Zeeland Area National Alumni National Parents and Friends

Beth Marcus Roger Vander Kolk Phyllis Hooyman William Reynolds Richard Kruizenga - Co-Chairs - Co-Chairs - Chair - National Church- Hope College Faculty- and Staff National Corporate and Foundations

TEN NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBROARY 1992 ALUMNI NEWS

Hall, one of the Midwest’s finest 30s by Janet Mielke ’84 Pinkham auditoriums, the concert highlights the class notes Bernadine Siebers ’30 DeValoisis enjoying talent of more than 200 students. A News and information for class notes, marriages, retirementin Colorado Springs,Colo., at the review of last year’s performance births, advanceddegrees and deaths are compiled for Viewpointe retirementcommunity. She has been ith the snow having formed a describedthe quality and diversity of the news from Hope College by Greg Olgers '87. elected to a second term as a member of the T sparkling white blanket, the ensembles and music as “astonishing.” All submissions received by the Public Relations Residents' Council, and continues to beactive in the Office by Monday, Jan. 13, have been included in seniors'group and women's ministry at Springs campus seems even more beautiful than The Hope College Chapel Choir begins this issue. Because of the lead time required by this Community Church (RCA).

before. There is a sense of enchantment its annual spring tour on March 1 2 and publication'sproduction schedule, submissions Carl Postma ’30 of Sanborn, Iowa, has been as one strolls the campus at night. 13, with stops in suburban Chicago and received after that date (with the exception of teaching the same Sunday School class for 30 years. Passing Dimnent Chapel, the brightly lit Cleveland,followed by performances in obituary notices), have been held for the next issue, During the summer of 1991 he attended the 40th the deadline for which is Monday, March 2. wedding anniversary of H. Sidney Heersma ’30. bell tower cross shines through the New York State, New Jersey and Evelyn Wierda ’33 Monroe in November resigned thickly falling snow flakes. It is as if the Pennsylvania. 20s as Pittsford (Mich.) township treasurer after serving is arrayed in preparation for stop the Choir’s tour is campus our Every on Chapel for 30-and-one-halfyears. She is a member of the annual Winter Happening celebration. special,but their Sunday, March 15, event Alonzo Wierenga ’26 of South Haven, Mich., has Republican State Committee from the Michigan writtenOur Heritage of Hope, a historyof Hope This year’s Winter Happening will is unique. The performance marks the Second District. Reformed Church in South Haven. He notes that take place on Saturday, Feb. 22. Always beginningof a year-long celebration copies are availableat the church office: 1 365 a highlight of the winter njonths, the honoring the nation’s second-oldestRCA Monroe Blvd.; South Haven, MI 49090 60th Reunion event features a full day of entertainment church. 1992 is the 350th anniversary of Class of 1932 and education. First Church of Albany, N.Y., and if you Alumni Weekend Among the scheduled activitiesare live in the Albany area this is a 65th Reunion May 1-3 seminars by faculty members on celebratory event you will not want to Class of 1927 everythingfrom pipe organ music, to miss. Alumni Weekend “who is happy and why,” to a panel A rich sampling of composers and May 1-3 Annette Witanek '33 White of South Hadley, presentation hosted in part by our visiting styles promises a choir program to Mass., is busy showing slides (travelogs), of which she has 8,000. in schools,churches and clubs. She Soviet students. A special Juncheon with remember. For the complete tour Hartger Winter ’27 of Allegan, Mich., and his wife has been in 55 countries,from Asia, Europe, South the brass quintet will be held in music by schedule please consult page four of this Katherine celebratedtheir 65th wedding anniversary America and Africa,including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the Maas Center auditorium. Capping issue. on Dec. 6, 1991. Siberia, Mongolia and South Africa. Mary Crouch ’27 Zwemer recentlymoved from off the day is the final basketball game of I hope you are planning now to attend Jim Zwemer ’33 of Punta Gorda, Fla., had a slight Augusta, Maine, to “a very nice retirementhome: stroke in August, but reports that he is doing fine. the regular MIAA season, which pits the one of the biggest alumni events of the The Highlands of Topsham, Me., just outside George Douma ’36 is serving as winter pastor at the Flying Dutchmen against the Olivet year: Alumni Weekend 1992, May 1-3, Brunswick, the home of .” Palmetto Palms Trailer Court in Fort Myers, Fla. Comets. Don’t miss your opportunityto when 11 classes from 1927-1977 will be return to college for a day! celebrating their reunion anniversaries. Many of you who live outside the West The planning committees are already Michigan area will also be able to attend hard at work to ensure that this will be President Bring Hope into your home Hope events. Jacobson and the best reunion ever. Vice President Bob DeYoung ’56 will be hosting luncheons in Florida the last week of February. Feb. 24 will find them alumni alert in Tampa, followed by Sarasota on Feb.

25, Punta Gorda on Feb. 26 and Naples If you have not already received it, a on Feb. 27. Share in all the latest Hope preliminarymailing should be arriving in

news and enjoy the warm fellowship of your mailbox shortly. It will fill you in other Hopeites. on all the special activitiesbeing On Feb. 25, mid-Michiganalumni, organized for this memorable weekend.

parents and friends will gather in East There is still time for you to join in the Lansing at the Kellogg Center for a fun and provide your input. If you would reception with the 1991 National like to be a part of your class reunion Professor of the Year — Hope’s own committee, we would welcome your biology professor, Harvey Blankespoor. talents. Please contact me or your class Dr. Blankespoor will present an encore representative. of the slide presentation he made at the Reunions for the classes of 1982 and Smithsonian Institutionupon receipt of 1987 are scheduled for Homecoming his award. Join us for this fascinating Weekend, October 16-18, 1992. chronicle of his unique research. Planning committees are now forming. March ushers in a host of musical Please contact the Alumni Office for events designed to lift your spirits with more information. melodious harmonies. Musical I am excited about the many upcoming Showcase, a special concert performed gatherings and treasure the opportunities by the choirs, orchestra, jazz and wind to celebrate our mutual Hope bond. As ensembles, and soloistsof the music the scheduled activitiessuggest, there department,will take place on March 9. truly is something for everyone to enjoy. Held in Grand Rapids, Mich.’s DeVos I hope you will reserve these dates to enjoy rich Hope fellowshipand look Through stunning, full-color photography, forward to seeing you at one or more of ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hope College: Then and Now provides a glimpse into a the events. Should you have questionsor Officers would like additional information year in the life of Hope, from campus scenes and the first Jeffrey Cordes '80, President,Dallas, Texas regardingany of the events, please days of classes, to traditions like Christmas Vespers and John Abe '79, Vice President,Naperville, 111. contact me at the Alumni Office (616) graduation. The contemporary images are complemented Thelma Leenhouts '66, Secretary.Washington, D.C. 394-7860. Board Members by black and white photographs from the Joint Archives Another reunion reminder: Camp William Aardema '79, Parchment, Mich. of Holland that survey the college’s first 125 years. John Broadbcnt '79, Livonia,Mich. Geneva and Conference Center will be Cal Bruins '61, Phoenix, Ariz. hosting their first alumni reunion on July Stanley C. Busman '73, Minneapolis, Minn. 11-12, 1992. Anyone who has worked Now, this popular, limited edition book is available through Garrett E. DeGraff '71, Averill Park, N.Y. or volunteeredin summer ministry at the Hope-GenevaBookstore for $39.95 + $3.50 for shipping Sue Bruggink '73 Edema, Grand Rapids, Mich. Camp Geneva is invited to attend. Camp (for books shipped within Michigan, please add $1.60 sales tax). Marianne Hageman '58. De Pere, Wis. Geneva requests that you send your Betty Whitaker '62 Jackson, West Melbourne, Fla. MasterCard or Visa orders may be phoned to (616) 394-7833 name, address and year(s) of ministry as Janet Lawrence'80, Albany, N.Y. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. JenniferPayette '92, Flint, Mich. soon as possible. Additionalinformation a to: Chris Turtcstra '93, Upper Saddle River, N.J. will be mailed to your home. Mail orders should include check or money order and be addressed Kay Moores '76 Walker, Traverse City. Mich. Hope Book Offer, Hope-Geneva Bookstore Anne Walvoord '73 VanderByl, Williamson. N.Y. P.O. Box 9000, Holland. MI 49422-9000 David Veldink '91, Jenison,Mich. UcLmjzt All orders are shipped within 48 hours of receipt. A. Jeffery Winne '73, McMurray, Pa.

NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBROARY 1992 ELEVEN III. She is still a member of the KishwaukeeSymphony assess needs in the Caribbean. 50s 55th Reunion Orchestra,playing cello. Charles Van Engen ’70 of Glendora, Calif., has Abraham DeVries ’50 retired from the ministryat the written God’s Missionary People: Rethinking the Class of 1937 Purpose of the Local Church, published by the Baker end of December of 1 99 1 . He was most recentlythe Alumni Weekend pastor of RiversideCommunity ReformedChurch in 30th Reunion Book House Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. The book's purpose is to excite missionaries,mission May 1-3 Cleveland, Ohio. Class of 1962 Max Frego ’50 is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of executives,church planters, pastorsand leaders Alumni Weekend Saginaw, Mich., and is currentlypastor of St. Paul the concerning their strategic role in buildingmissionary J. Spencer Hulse ’37 of Palm Harbor, Fla., noies that Apostle Parish in Ithaca. Mich., and St. Martin De May 1-3 congregationsin the world. Van Engen is assistant professorof the theology of mission at Fuller he is 78. Porres Church in Perrinton, Mich. From September Dorothy Parker ’37 Luyendyk of Muskegon,Mich., through December he spent a three-month sabbaticalin Theological Seminary. Robert Serum ’63 is dean of the External Plan of Myra Baas ’71 Smith is director of financial aid at is a retired teachercurrently working for Love Inc. She Rome, Italy, where he attended the Institute for the in Northampton, Mass. is also interested in Habitat for Humanity, and is a Continuing TheologicalEducation of Priests with 39 Study at Northwood Institute in Midland, Mich., and member of First Congregational Church. other priests from the United States.A major highlight was recentlynamed to the newly-created positionof Peter Veltman ’38 was included in an article in the for the priests was the Mass they celebratedwith Pope dean of graduate studies.He has also been elected as an officer of the collegeby the board of trustees. Wheaton Daily Journal that discussed the Wheaton John Paul II on the first day of October in his private 20th Reunion Don Thompson ’64 of Clay, N.Y.. is the (111.) Public Library. He had been with the municipal chapel in the Vatican and the opportunityto meet him Class of 1972 treasurer/secretaryof the New York Conference on library board from 1955-70, includingas chairperson personallyin a private audience. Each priest was given Alumni Weekend from 1967-70. a rosary as a gift from the Pope. Asian Studies, and will attend the nationalconference May 1-3 Laurence Masse ’50 of Barrington Hills, 111., was in Washington. D.C., in April. 40s recently electedchairperson of Ward Howell Carol Roberts ’66 Thompson of Clay, N.Y., is on International, one of the oldest and largest executive sabbaticalfrom North Syracuse Schools this semester Clarke Borgeson’72 has formed a new business, Donald De Kraker ’40 has been living in Saugatuck, search firms in the world, with 40 offices in 28 to earn an M.A. degree as a reading specialist. Huron Technologies, locatedin Ypsilanti, Mich. The Mich., since 1983, since his retirementfrom Chicago countries. Jay Van Hoven ’66 is superintendentof the Mendon in St. company specializesin release agents for the molding Tube and Iron Co. after 30 years of service.He enjoys Bernie Smink ’50 of Bradenton, Fla., hit his first hole Community Schools Joseph County. Mich. of plastics. bowling, golfingand gardening. in one on May 6, 1991 — at Peridia Golf and Country Margaret Bossenbroek’72 Taylor of Kentwood, Chester Postma ’40 recently completed serving for Club (hole #17; 143 yards). Mich., was transferred in September of 1991 from eight years as interim pastor at Cypress Garden Donald Lenderink ’51, pastor at Brooklyn Reformed 25th Reunion being supervisorof Bissell Inc's West Coast Ministriesin Winter Haven. Fla. Church in Cleveland, Ohio, is a new board member on Class of 1967 distribution facility back to corporateheadquarters as Kathryn Douma '41 DePue of Grand Ledge, Mich., the Coalitionfor Appalachian Ministry (CAM) Board. Alumni Weekend special markets coordinator. has had the Kay DePue Scholarship,a state scholarship May 1-3 David Boersma ’73 in January visited the United Arab for Latin students, establishedin her name by the Emirates and Bahrain to gain informationabout the Michigan Junior ClassicalLeague. She is presently 40th Reunion region following the Gulf War. A professorin Pacific state chairperson,emerita. Class of 1952 Ruth Ziemann ’67 Sweetser of Lombard,111., has University’sPeace and ConflictStudies Program, he

Alumni Weekend been included in Who's Who in the Midwest, made the trip as one of 20 Joseph J. Malone Faculty 50th Reunion May 1-3 announcedthis month. Fellows from six states. The delegatesmet with Caryl Yzenbaard ’67 has had ResidentialReal Estate governmentrepresentatives, private sector leaders and Class of 1942 Transactions published by Clark Boardman,Callajhan fellow educators in the UAE and Bahrain, which were allies during the Gulf War. to leant more about Alumni Weekend O. Betty Cross ’52 of Gaylord, Mich., is a lay reader (1991). Arab

Harold Lay ’68 on Aug. 1 1. 1991, was installed as May 1-3 and cup bearer with St. Andrew'sEpiscopal Church. history, culture and politics. pastor of First Reformed Church of Saddle Brook. N.J. Brad Williams’73 had an exhibitionin the Krasl Art Doris DeYoung ’52 is serving on the executive committee of Words of Hope. Nelson Murphy ’68. manager of informationsystems Center in St. Joseph. Mich., from late November in the RCA's New York office for the past nine years, through early January. The exhibitionwas titled "The Blaise Leva! ’42 recentlyreturned to the United States Lavina Hoogeveen ’52 is teaching overseas at the from India, where he spent 15 years teaching in various Hanau Argonner School. Classmates Elaine Bolthouse resigned effective Dec. 31 to accept a similar position Stages of Invention: Puppets, Masks and Theatre Arts with the National Council of Churches. of Brad Williams.” collegesand seminaries. Currently a psychotherapistin '52, JoAnn VanderWerp '52 Dobben and Carol Crist Poll ’74 has been selectedfor inclusionin the family psychiatry,he has just had a novel. Search for ’52 Fern visited her for one month in June and July of Kathy 1991-92 edition of Who's Who of American Business Freedom, published by Creative Publications. 1991 , and togetherthey toured Belgium, The 70s Leaders. She is currentlya store manager for the J.C. Judson Van Wyk ’43 on Jan. 1 became Kenan Netherlands.Germany and Ausnia. Bradsell '70, ministerfor education,is Penney Co. in Rochester, Professorof PediatricsEmeritus at the Universityof Lucille Rowell ’53 McGahney of Leavenworth. Ken RCA one N.Y. of three people on an ecumenical team which is Dale Rice ’74 of Fairfax, Va., has recently been named North Carolina,where he has been on the faculty since Wash., is enrolledin a nursing program, and plans to developing a 40-minute video resourceon a Reformed an associateof Engineering-Science Inc., an 1955. On Jan. 1 he began a seven month term as graduate in June of 1993. She writes, “I'm excited that understandingof the sacraments of baptism and the international environmental consultingfirm. He is the visiting professorand consultantin endocrinology at while others are retiring I finally will have a good Lord’s Table. The project is scheduled for completion manager of the Fairfax Operations Hazardous and the Universityof New South Wales in Sydney, career after raising my four children." the fall Industrial Waste Department. Australia, accompaniedby his wife. Persis Parker '43 Rod Wissink ’54 is presidentof the Grand Rapids by of 1992. Mark Nieuwsma '70 is the new pastor at Second in CharleneBos ’75 Alexanderand husband Dave are Van Wyk. When his time in Sydney is done, he will Chapter of the Michigan Head Injury Alliance. In Haven, His last charge was in missionariesunder the Church in America. return to Chapel Hill as co-investigatorof his research October he was presented with an award for his efforts Grand Mich. Reformed Parkersburg,Iowa. Gordon Callam ’75 has been admitted as a partner in grant on peptide growth factors.The grant has been in the field of public awareness, education and Christine Hansen ’70 Sackett of Rochester Hills. the Holland, Mich., office of De Boer, Baumann continuouslyfunded by the NIH for 36 years. preventionof head injury. & Del Vander Haar ’44 and Trudy Maassen ’47 Maurice Witteveen’55 of St. Johns, Mich., has retired Mich., is an itinerant preacher/beggarfor Food for the Company, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. He has been a member of the firm’s Vander Haar will be with Yokohama Union Church in from the Michigan Department of Transportationafter Poor Inc. She recentlymade a pilgrimage to Jamaica to

Japan until July 1, 1992. In the spring of 1991, an a 32-year career with MOOT. He was most recently article they wrote on the ministry of the church was chief maintenance engineer for MOOT, overseeing a

published inthe Japan ChristianQuarterly, which is the staff of 1,000 employees throughout Michigan. to leading English quarterlyrelating to the life and issues Glen DePree ’56 of Zeeland, Mich., recentlyclosed the Reunions are times remember that special day, of the United Church of Christ in Japan. family business.Quality Home Furnishings,and Wilbur Brandli ’46 made a nostalgicvisit to the island retired. The company was started in the early 1900s by and many other days at Hope, and to meet of Gulangyu, Xiamen, South China, from Oct. 27 to his grandfatherand a partner. Nov. 9 of 1991 . He was stationedthere in 1949-50 as Richard E. Ten Haken ’56 of Pittsford, N.Y., has old friends and make new ones. a missionary under the RCA Board of Missions. While been reappointedto the Retirement Board of the New there he did some investigatingin regard to RCA York State Teachers’ Retirement System. His new ownership of properties.He is pastor emeritus of the three-yearterm runs until June of 1994. First PresbyterianChurch in White Pigeon, Mich. Thomas TenHoeve ’56 has been awarded the Eisenhower Peace Medal of Sister Cities International for his services to the organization.He was 45th Reunion instrumentalin the establishmentof the Des Plaines (111.) Sister Cities chapter and in solidifying the Class of 1947 relationship between Des Plainesand its sister city, Alumni Weekend Cremona,Italy. He is the presidentof Oakton May 1-3 Community College in Des Plaines.

Robert Danhof ’47 of East Lansing, Mich., in 35th Reunion February is retiring as a Judge of the Michigan Court of Class of 1957 Appeals, following 23 years on the court. Dale Drew ’47 of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., urologist, Alumni Weekend has assumed a two-year positionas chief of staff at St. May 1-3 Joseph Mercy Hospital of Pontiac,Mich., where he has been in practice since 1956. Carol Jean Hermance ’48 Kennedy retired from the Richard Brown ’59 is assistant dean of the Graduate Saginaw (Mich.) Public Schools in June of 1991 after School of Management at Kent State University.The

teaching kindergartenfor 28 years. She is active in Graduate School has responsibility for the PhD, MBA theatre.She and her husband, Walter Kennedy ’49, and Executive MBA programs, several other master's also retired, have been married for 43 years and have programs and executiveeducation. He was previously four children. chairpersonof the Department of Accounting, where he Henry “Bud” Shaw ’49 on Oct. 27, 1991, received the is a full professor. Reunions are also times to express your Marine Corps Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Russell Yonkers ’59 of Bedford, Ind., is moderator of Service Award for his achievements as historian, chief Ohio Valley Presbyteryof the PresbyterianChurch. commitment to Hope College through historian and senior editor during more than 40 years of a special reunion gift to the Alumni Fund... service to the Marine Corps and the History and 60s Museums Division,and for his “heartfelt personal a gift to keep Hope’s future bright. commitment to the researchand writingof Marine Barbara Monroe ’60 Page is teaching chemistry and

Corps history.”General Carl E. Mundy Jr., advanced placement chemistry at West Valley High Be a part of your reunion, and join your classmates commandant of the Marine Corps, presented the award School in Fairbanks,Alaska. during the Foundation's annual awards dinner in Diane Sluyter ’60 Wells is in her third year as travel in supporting Hope’s Alumni Fund. Quantico, Va. coordinatorwith Royal Travel and Tours of Sycamore.

TWELVE NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 professionalstaff for nine years. Deborah Joy Kalkwarf ’77 Fergusonis a Kenneth have moved to Heidelberg,Germany. Julie Maire ’88 has taken a position in St. Louis. Mo., Donald Troast ’75 is a lieutenantin the United States programmer-analyst at Provident National Bank, and is Lydia Straw ’83 Dice has taken a new position with to begin and be the director of a brand new community Navy Chaplain Corps, serving as chaplain aboard the presentlyattending St. Peter's Lutheran Church in the Business DevelopmentDi\ ision of SteelcaseInc. in center. amphibious assault ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7), North Wales. Pa. Grand Rapids. Mich. Sharron Stephens '88 of Sefton AssociatesInc. has homeported in San Diego. Calif. Jan Buelow ’77 Ibbotson of Downers Grove. III., as an Tim Laman ’83 is picturedon page 103 of the been promoted to account executiveat the firm's Grand Joni Stevens '75 Wagenmakeris teaching part-time independent skin care/beautyconsultant with Mary Kay December.1991, issue of Na liana I Geographic, in a Rapids. Mich., office.Her account responsibilities for Muskegon (Mich.) Public Schools,giving piano Cosmetics has promoted herself into mid-management story titled."Rain Forest Canopy: The High Frontier." include Dow Plastics, a businessgroup of The Dow lessons and directing children’schoirs at First and has earned a brand new 1991 burgundy Pontiac He is shown using a bow to shoot a fishing line over the Chemical Company: Sealed Power ReformedChurch in Muskegon,as well as continuing Grand Am. with tax, title, license and insurancepaid. branch of a tree in Borneo, prior to using the line to Technologies/FiltranDivision: and Essex Specialty as organistat the church. Steve Williams ’77 is servingas presidentof the South haul a climbing rope over the branch. Products Inc. Eugene Sutton '76. preaching professorat New Indianapolis(Ind.) Kiwanis Club for the 1991-92 year. Carolyn Parsons ’83 Mendrek is a social worker II Joan Van Noord '88 is employedwith the Jenison Brunswick Seminary, presented the annual Martin James Dykstra '78 is pastor of Bethany Reformed with the Department of Human Resources in (Mich.) Public Schools as a special education teacher at Luther King Jr. lecture at Western Seminary on Church in Des Moines. Iowa. Huntsville.Ala.She is with Child ProtectiveServices, Bursley Elementary School. Tuesday, Jan. 21. His topic was "Black Todd Harburn ’78 of Owosso. Mich., recentlybecame Crisis Investigations, and is responsiblefor Raymond Woo "88 of Royal Oak, Mich., is completing Preaching/White Preaching: Are the Distinctions board cenifiedin orthopedicsurgery. He is also investigatingrepons of child abuse and neglect, and his senior year at Wayne State Universityof Medicine, Helpful?" certified in sports medicine, and continues to serve as a child sexual abuse. and plans to start residency in orthopaedicsurgery in David Whitehouse’76 has accepted the positionof team physicianfor intercollegiate John Beery '84 is trust officer for the Second National July. organistand choirmasterof St. Mary's Episcopal athletics. He is in a group onhopedic practice. Bank of Saginaw's Trust and Investments Department. Debbie Broadfield '89 has been living in Japan, Church in Park Ridge. III. Mid-MichiganOrthopedics, in Owosso. Randy Dice ’84 is studying to become a certified working with Young Life and teachingconversational Doug Knapman ’78 is business manager for gemologist,and along with his family has purchased English,for almost a year-and-a-half. ProfessionalBilling Systems in Michigan City. Ind. Herkner Jewelers in Grand Rapids. Mich. David Michael ’89. a second lieutenant, has graduated 15th Reunion Brian Stauffer ’78 on Nov. 3. 1991, won the National Alan Noerenberg ’84 was involved in an automobile from The Basic School of the U.S. Marine Corps. ChampionshipBiathlon in Santa Fe. N.M.. in his age accidentin early December.1991. He suffered Class of 1977 During the course at Marine Corps Combat group. He was 14th overall.On Nov. 30, he was third Alumni Weekend paralysis and will requireextended physicaltherapy. DevelopmentCommand in Quantico. Va.. in the world biathlonin Palm Springs.Calif. Notes of encouragement and news from his Hope newly-commissionedofficers are prepared for 1-3 May Keith Cahoon ’79. a vocal music teacherin Plainwell, friends would be greatly appreciated.Correspondence assignment to the Fleet Marine force. Mich., co-founded in 1989 and continuesas the should be mailed to: 920 N. Loomis Street: Naperville. Jim Michos '89. manager of the Cottage Inn restaurant musical director of the PlainwellCommunity Players. IL 60563. in Ann Arbor. Mich., taught chefs in the cafeteria of the He was recently a recipient of the firstannual Merit Chris Peterson '84 has recentlymoved to Logan, Utah, Motsumoto Dental School in Motsumoto, Japan, to Award for teacherexcellence presented by the and is account manager for SADI Advertisingand make his restaurant’s popular Greek meatballs. He December ’91 PlainwellSchool District. Keith also served as one of Design. spent a month in Motsumoto at the school owner's the judges for this year's Nykerk Cup competition. Mark Slid ’84 completed his family practice intern- request, sharing the methods for preparingCottage graduation honors Patricia Pulver ’79 is a physicianassistant in two ship in June of 1991 and is working on the family Inn's main dishes, garlic bread and award-winning emergencydepartments in the Albany, N.Y., area. She practice staff of Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. pizza. SUMMA CUM LAUDE went on a medical mission to San Fernando, Mexico, Randy Warren ’84 is attendingCalifornia Polytechnic with the ChristianMedical and Dental Society in State Universityin San Luis Obispo, pursuing a 90s Sabina M. DeWitt, Zeelapd, Mich. November of 1991. master'sdegree in education with an emphasis in Lissa A. Nienhuis, Holland, Mich. counseling and guidance. Dave Byrne ’90 has been admitted to Universityof Brenda Schout, Holland, Mich. 80s Susan Bosch-Veld ’86 of Holland, Mich., is a social Michigan Law School. studies teacherat West Ottawa Middle School. Steven Ullenius ’90 of Champaign.111., is attending Bonnie Silver, Holland, Mich. Sharon Felton '80 Gambino teachesa fifth and sixth Elizabeth Braham ’86 of Hinsdale.III., in October of Universityof IllinoisCollege of Medicine. Kristi L. Waterloo, Ann Arbor, Mich. grade Sunday School class at the Gardiner (N.Y.) 1991 received the Midwest Regional Emmy Award for Kristina Wallace ’90 lives in Madrid, Spain, where she ReformedChurch. She also assists with the children a special television project. works on the Iberia and Lladro accounts at Tapsa/NW MAGNA CUM LAUDE and worship program there, and has been elected to Jane Ekleberry’86 Pontious is a branch manager for Ayer, one of the world's most successfulpublicity Gwynne J. Brandt, Midland, Mich. serve as co-presidentof the newly-formedRCW ComericaBank in Grand Rapids, where she has been agencies. She is looking forward to enjoying the chapter at the church. working for five years. Olympic Games in Barcelona and the World Expo in CatherineJ. Carlson,Rockford, Mich. Patrica Walker ’80 Stokes is editor of Farmlife Jack Veld ’86 is with West Michigan Office Interiors Seville in 1992. Amy S. Cole, Bellaire, Mich. Magazineat Eastern Milk Producers in Syracuse,N.Y. in Holland. Mich.

Sarah B. Genzink, Zeeland. Mich. Gary Van Dyke '80 of Pompano Beach. Fla., is Doug Williams ’86 of Glendale.Calif., is a senior Laura E. Greij, Holland. Mich. teaching and coaching in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. orthodonticresident at the Universityof Southern THEY’RE HERE: Terri Land '81 is presidentof the Byron Township California. Brian D. Morehouse, Fremont, Mich. (Mich.) Histroical Society,and was recentlyfeatured in Sarah VanWingen’86 Williams of Glendale, Calif., is The 1991 Milestone Yearbooksarrived on Tuesday, Heather S. Van Diepen, Sibley, Iowa the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press for her and the teaching fifth grade in the Los Angeles Unified School Jan. 7, and the Alumni Office had them in the mail

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CUM LAUDE township hall. Jon Beyer ’87 was ordained on Nov. 3, 1991, at Third $33 (and your name and address)to the Alumni Judith D. Brewer, Holland, Mich. Betty Buikema '82 Birner was granted a National ReformedChurch in Kalamazoo,Mich. Office. Rosa M. Embil, Holland. Mich. Science Foundation (NSF) fellowshipto attend a Lancelot Bourne ’87 is teaching in Tamsui, Taiwan, two-week Workshop on Prosody and Discourse,held in “...and I love it.” he writes. He also enjoys learning Eric D. Good, Waterford, Mich. Santa Cruz. Calif., in conjunction with the Linguistic more about Taiwanese culture. Joel Kooienga '91 is a mortgage banker for Stratford Kristen N. Lambrides. Bryn Pa. Mawr, Society of America’s biennialLinguistic Institute. The Suzanne Mitchell ’87 is an export servicesassociate Funding Inc. in Southfield,Mich. Joan K. McConnell. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. workshopwas held on the campus of the Universityof with the PillsburyCompany in Minneapolis. Minn. Eric Lindstrom ’91 has been working at Deloitt and Touche in Ann Arbor. Mich., since August. 1991. Chad M. Reuschel, Hamilton, Mich. California. Santa Cruz (UCSC) during the weeks of Jennifer Phelps ’87 is the transfer counselor in the June 24 and July 1. studentsupport servicesat Grand Rapids (Mich.) Timothy V. Kuzma, Holland, Mich. Theodore Bolema ’82 of Alexandria.Va., is with the Community College, and has been named to a Terri L. Veen. Holland, Mich. U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division,Office of three-yearterm on the Board of Directorsof Habitat for marriages Jeanne L. Wesseling, Holland, Mich. Transportation,Energy and Agriculture. Humanity. Richard Schlott Jr. ’82 of Chicago. 111., has opened Seth Kaplan ’88 is currentlyreading for his master’s in Robert Amoys '89 and Dawn Krannitz,Aug. 17, Lisa B. Wise, Grapevine, Texas Boston Cabot, an executive search firm that specializes Irish studies at Catholic Universityof America in 1991, Muskegon,Mich. Dawn M. Zandbergen, Hudsonville,Mich. in MIS/EDP recruiting for the Chicagoland market. Washington. D.C. In January he left for Ireland for an Steve Bennett and Anne Power '80, Nov. 23, 1991, Susan Wiseman ’83 Browder and her husband internship. Wheaton.111. William Brust and Katharine Dyer '73, July 21. 1990. Thomas Bryant and Susan Kempker '87. May 4, 1991, Holland. Mich. David Byrne ’90 and Rhonda Boelkins '90. Aug. 24. 1991. Grand Haven, Mich. Paul Bright '90 and Lauri Fens, Aug. 10. 1991, HOPE COLLEGE Holland, Mich. Philip Chen and Janet Lootens '81, Sept. 21, 1991. Royal Oak, Mich. Howard P. Cohen and Sigrid V. Heuser '88, Sept. 28. 1991, Rockville.Md. ChristopherCurtis and Dawn Talbot '88, Aug. 17. 1991, Saline. Mich Michael Doyle and Kristin Tiejema '91. Aug. 17, 1991, Remus, Mich. William Frye and Lisa McCorvie. Dec 27. 1991. Williamston, Mich. Daniel Heidenga and Melissa McEvers '88, Sept. 7, 1991, Grayling. Mich. Eric Lindstrom '91 and Nancy Harrell'88, June 22, 1991. Robert Mannes and Kristen Yeomans '89. Oct. 5. 1991. Holland. Mich. Nels Michelson and Crystal Van Anrooy '35. Oct. 3. 1991. Palm Beach Gardens. Fla. Joseph Pontious and Jane Ekleberry '86. Sept. 7. 1991. Vinne Prochilo and Melissa Nastase '88. July 13. 1991, Holland, Mich. Douglas Santucci and ElizabethHoffman '90, July Saturday, February 22, 1 992 20. 1991, Wheaton,Md. Shaffer '82 and Laura Ackley. Sept. 14. • “In Pursuit of Happiness” • “The King of Instruments: The Instrument of Kings” • “The Russians Came” Timothy 1991. Sharon. Pa. • “Snails, Streams, Swamps and Scourges" • Basketball against Olivet College Steven Ullenius '90 and Lisa Linning. July 27. 1991 See the on for details. schedule page four John VanDenBeldtand Jean Cook '90, Dec. 7. 1991.

NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 THIRTEEN He was bom in Coopersville,Mich. He served in the died on Saturday,Dec. 21, 1991, at Flower Memorial . John Vega and Yolanda De Leon '88, June 29, 1991, Brian ’78 and Shelley Driesenga '79 Stauffer, Amy U.S. Army, and taught in the CoopersvillePublic Hospitalin Sylvania,Ohio. She was 39. Jenison,Mich. Jean, Dec. 14, 1991. Schools for more than 36 years. She was bom on Nov. 25, 1952, to Wendell Goetz David Veldink '91 and Mary VanZoeren '91, Aug. 3, Gordon Jay and Sue Herman ’85 Toering, Stephanie Following his retirementin 1988, he was a volunteer and Alice Phillips Goetz of Riga. In additionto her 1991. Lynn, Aug. 29, 1991. teacher at Southern Normal School in Brewton, Ala., degree from Hope, she held a master’sdegree in clinical Stephen Zylman '88 and Tracy Allen, Aug. 17, 1991, Mark and Anita Gunneman ’86 Tuneff, Daniel Mark, for almost three years. He was also a former organistat social work from the Universityof Michigan. Holland, Mich. Sept. 16, 1991. She celebratedher Christian faith throughout her life Bryon '84 and Mary Vanallsburg '85 Vande Wege, CoopersvilleReformed Church and later at Maplewood and dedicatedher professionallife to the nurturing and Caleb Joseph, Nov. 27, 1991. ReformedChurch in Holland, where he was a member. healingof troubledchildren and families. She was the A1 '79 and Diane Watson, BenjaminAlfred, Sept. Surviving are his wife. Pokey; children, Philip and births founder and past director of AWARE Inc., a shelter for 11, 1991. Mary Busman of Alpharetta,Ga., Dr. Paul and Denise Busman of Coopersville,Kurtis and Cindy Busman of victimsof domestic violence.Most recently, she worked Dave and Charlene Bos '75 Alexander, Grant Noel ’78 and Sue VanSkiver ’79 Wing, Marlaina Charlevoix, Mich., Kent and Jill Busman of Scotia, as a social worker for special education in Jackson Public ChristianBos Alexander, Sept. 15, 1991. Elizabeth,May 10, 1991. N.Y.; 10 grandchildren;three brothers, James and Earl Schools. She also worked as a family therapist for Alan and Mary Homa '87 Anderson, Michael Dale '82 and Dawn Tetzlaff'83 Wolfe, Justin Dean CatholicSocial Services, and in private practice. and Kyle William, 5, 1991. Busman of Coopersville,and the Rev. John Busman of Joseph, Dec. 7, 1991. March Lakewood,Colo.; four sisters,Irene Walt, Ruth Post She was a member of First United Methodist Church Roger and Carol Morse '75 Argetsinger,Timothy and Ruby Alberda, all of Coopersville,and Francis in Jackson. Leigh, Aug. 29, 1991. Hoving of Allendale,Mich.; one sister-in-law,Thelma She is survived by her husband, William Mark and Colleen Vander Hill ’83 Bankert, Rebecca advanced degrees Busman of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and several nieces and Beiswenger, of Jackson; her parents, Wendell and Alice Charlone, June 16, 1991. nephews. Goetz of Riga; sisters Kendra and Kristenof Riga; Mike '84 and Cheryl Barbati ’84 Bast, Ellen Marie, Andrew Bimer '80, master of science in computer brotherLauren, of the DominicanRepublic; science, the Graduate School of the Illinois Institute of Oct. 15, 1991. Cornelius Dykhuizen ’25 of Memphis,Tenn., died grandparentsWarren and Zelma Phillips of Blissfield; Thomas and Nancy Roberts ’80 Bryer, Sydney Alice, Technology, May, 1991. and her mother-in-law, Helen Beiswenger, of Jackson. Rhonda Boelkins ’90 Byrne, master’s of social work. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 1991, in a Memphis hospital.He Nov. 7, 1991. was 88. She was preceded in death by her grandmother. Ester Arthur ’83 and Mary Buys, Andrew Clark, Nov. 5, Universityof Michigan. Bom in Carmel, Iowa, the son of the late Rev. Harm Phillips, and grandparentsCharles and ElfriedaGoetz. 1991. Kelly Paris ’83 Hunter, Ph.D.. clinical psychology, and HenriettaDykhuizen, he was a 1931 graduate of Michael '88 and Wendy Derrick,Jordan Michael, Northern Illinois University,Dec., 1991. Word has been received of the deaths of Gordon JenniferCarr ’85 LeMieux,master’s degree, Western Theological Seminary. Nov. 6, 1991. He served as a missionary to Japan for the Reformed Groenewoud ’38 and Lois Dykhuis ’40 Groenewoud Randy '84 and Lydia Straw '83 Dice, Justin Randall, management,Aquinas College, Aug., 1991. Church in America from 1925-28. of Dunnellon, Fla., both whom died on Tuesday, Jan 28, July?, 1991. Nancy Harrell’88 Lindstrom, master’s in school He married Bernice Peck of Schuylerville,N.Y., in 1992, in Tampa, Fla. Karl '82 and Lori Visscher ’83 Droppers, Nina Jane, counseling K-12 and a limited license in psychology. Additionalinformation will appear in the April, Western Michigan University,Dec., 1991. 1933. She preceded him in death in 1961. Nov. 20, 1991. He and his wife served Reformed churches in 1992, issue of news from Hope College. Rob and Lesley Kamps '77 Geiger, KristenJoy, Jan. Julie Maire ’88, master's degree, adult and Schoharie and Canajoharie,N.Y., also Annville,Ky. 27, 1991. continuingeducation, Michigan State University. He was field secretary, and in 1943 presidentof, the Peter Hamelink ’19 of Holland, Mich., died on Ray and Ann Boluyt '80 Hackney, Katie Marie, Ellen Heath ’70 Read, M.S., educational Thursday, Jan. 9, 1992, in an area nursing home. He administration,College of St. Rose, Albany, N.Y. Particular Synod of Albany, retiring in 1972. April 26, 1991. Surviving are his wife, Lillian; his children, Mrs. was 96. F. Scott ’83 and Carolyn Ridder ’84 Hofftnan, Karen Okker ’79 Siebenthal,M.B.A., Western Bom in Holland, he was a 1914 graduate of Holland Michigan University,Dec., 1989. Jack (Ann) Pitcherof Cordova, Term., Mrs. John Catherine Fay, April 13, 1991. (Elaine)Klaasen of Mt. Prospect,111., and Neil High School. Mark ’83 and Ruth VanSlooten’80 Howard, Kaleigh Lisa Jurries ’86 Waldorf, master's of arts in British Dykhuizenof Westchester,Ohio; several grandchildren; A U.S. Army veteran,he served in World War I, and Christine,Dec. 6, 1991. Literature, C.W. Post a brother, the Rev. Arnold Dykhuizenof Holland; and a moved to Lansing, Mich., where he was employedby David ’78 and Jayne Blemly ’79 Huyser, Kathryn Sandy Kelley ’79 Wcislo, master'sof education, Reo Motors Inc. for more than 40 years. Universityof Illinois,Aug., 1991. sister,Minnie Bell of Oneonta, N.Y. Jayne, July 20. 1991. During World War II, he served trucks built by Reo Todd ’83 and Nancy Scholten ’82 Kamstra, Jacob Francis Folkert ’37 of Holland, Mich., died on Motors and supplied parts to the troops. He was a life Adrian, Aug. 9, 1991. Monday, Dec. 23, 1991, in Holland Community member of Lansing Lodge No. 33, Free and Accepted Michael and Linda Gnade '84 Katz, Melanie Rose, deaths Hospital. He was 77. Masons. Oct. 20, 1991. He was bom in Overisel. He taught English and He was preceded in death by his firstwife, Rena Carl and Dawn Newhouse ’86 Kutsche. Elyse Renee, Dorothy VanderKolk ’26 Andrews of Grand mathematics in the Marne and Middlevilleschool Byron Hamelink, in 1960; his second wife. Hazel Kuhl Haven, Mich., died on Saturday,Jan. 1 1, 1992. Aug. 2, 1991. She districts,and retired from the Hamilton Community Den Uyl Hamelink, in 1981; and a son, Richard Tom ’79 and Judy Dombos-Langejans,Haley Rose, was 90. Schools in 1977. Hamelink. Aug. 20, 1991. She was bom in Vriesland,Mich., on Sept. 28, 1901, He was a past member of the Hamilton Lions Club. Surviving are his children, Fred and Shirley Porter of Jon and Sandy Meeter ’77 Martin, Colleen and in additionto Hope attendedthe Universityof A member of Hamilton Reformed Church, he served on Holland, William and Betty Hamelinkof Bloomington, Fitzgerald, Jan. 7, 1991. Michigan. On July 6, 1948, she married Millard W. its consistoryand as a Sunday school teacher. Minn., and Dona Hamelinkof Davison; his John and Wendy Martin-Vamer’78, Hannah Martin Andrews, who preceded her in death in June of 1965. step-children.Dean and VirginiaDen Uyl of Until her retirementin 1963, she taught in the He was preceded in death by a daughter,Ardith Varner, Sept. 18, 1991. Hook, in June of 1991. Macatawa,Don and Rosemary Den Uyl of Greer, S.C., Rocco '80 and Tracy Van Mouwerik '80 Muskegon (Mich.) Public School system. She was a Surviving are his wife, Della; his children, Vivian and Dan Den Uyl of Auburn, Ind.; 18 grandchildren;14 Massimiano, Adam Joseph, Nov. 30, 1991. member of Fruitport Congregational United Church of and Russell Dubbink of Hamilton, Lynn and Charlotte great-grandchildren:nieces and nephews. Scon and Patti Bolman '82 McCormick, Alexander Christ. Survivors include a son, Willis of Folkertof Lansing, Dale and Sharon Folkertof Grand Jack, Dec. 3, 1991. Andrews Rapids, Mark and Mary Folkertof Overisel;a Serena Harriet Top (Prep ’23) Kleinheksel of Joel '84 and Joreen Domkowski ’85 Redeker, Muskegon;a daughter,Mary Henry of Augusta, Ga.; Holland, Mich., died on Dec. 9, 1991. SOn_in-law, Steven Hook of Holland; 1 1 grandchildren; Monday, She Jonathan Hale, Dec. 20, 1991. five grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren;and one one great-grandchild;a brother, Myron Folkert of was 86. Jeff '78 and Beth Siderius, Christopher Edward, Oct. brother, the Rev. Justin VanderKolkof PleasantHill, Holland; sisters,Ethel Haan, Marie Grit, Catherine She was bom in Overisel.Mich., the daughter of the 2, 1991. Tenn. Kuite, Agnes Darbee and Hazel Jalving, all of Holland; late Henry and Gertie Top. She attended Overisel Bryan and Karen Okker ’79 Siebenthal,Nathan Schools and Hope PrepartorySchool, and receiveda Jacob Busman ’SO of Holland, Mich., died on uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins. Russell Stephen, Oct. 19, 1991. teaching degree from Allegan County (Mich.) Normal Steve ’80 and Brenda Smallegan, Hannah Marie, Sunday, Dec. 29, 1991, at his home following a lengthy Wanda Goetz-Beiswenger’74 of Jackson, Mich- School. June 6, 1991. illness. He was 64. Events (continued from page four)

two weeks prior to the performancesat the DeWitt Center Senior Recital — Friday, April 3: Holli Holstrom, violinist; THE ARTS Emily Baker, pianist, Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. ticket office, (616) 394-7890. Guest Recital— Sunday, April 5: Martin Jean, organist, Senior Recital— Friday, Feb. 14: Katherine Grace, soprano, Faculty Recital Series— Sunday, March 8: Knickerbocker Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Theatre, 4 p.m. Junior Recital — Tuesday, April 7: Greg Pratt, clarinetist, Alumni Recital — Saturday, Feb. 15: Rob Hodson ‘88 and Musical Showcase — Monday, March 9: DeVos Hall in Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Carrie Terpstra ‘88, duo-pianists, Wichers Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Mich. Please see page four and call (616) College for information. Collegium Musicum and Chorus 8 p.m. 394-7860 Concert — Thursday,April 9: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Faculty Recital— Sunday, Feb. 16: Thom Working, French Great Performance Series — Tuesday, March 10: Dawn Kotoski, soprano, Evergreen 8 p.m. Tickets cost 8 p.m. horn, Wichers Auditorium,4 p.m. Commons, Chamber Winds-StudentEnsembles Concert — Friday, Guest Recital— Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mary Preston, organist, $10 for senior citizens, $12.50 for other adults and $6 for students,and information concerningsale datesmay be April 10: Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Great Performance Series — Saturday, April 1 1 : Faculty/Alumni Recital — Friday, Feb. 21: Robert Kraft obtained by calling (616) 394-6996. Turtle Island String Quartet, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, and Arlene Arends ‘64 Walters, duo-pianists, Wichers Sophomore Recital— Wednesday, March 11: Erin Van Houzen, trumpeter, Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for senior citizens, $12.50 for Auditorium,8 p.m. other adults and $6 for students,and information Junior/SeniorRecital — Saturday, Feb. 22: Michelle Wind Ensemble Concert— Friday, March 27: Dimnent concerning sale dates may be obtained by calling Goodman, oboists;Debra Caljouw, soprano, Wichers Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Senior Recital— Saturday, March 28: Jeffrey Christensen, (616) 394-6996. Auditorium,8 p.m. Faculty Recital Series — Sunday, April 12: Knickerbocker Faculty Recital Series— Sunday, Feb. 23: Knickerbocker trumpeter, Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Chapel Choir Concert— Sunday, March 29: Dimnent Theatre, 4 p.m. Theatre, 4 p.m. Wind Ensemble Concert — Tuesday, April 14: Dimnent Artist Piano Series— Saturday, Feb. 29: Valery Bukrinski, Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Senior Recital— Monday, March 30: Kristen Koole, flutist; Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for Jeffrey horn, Orchestra Concert — Tuesday, April 21: featuring student senior citizensand $5 for other adults. Admission is free Vanden Bosch, French Wichers Auditorium, winners of the Concerto/ Aria Competition, Dimnent with a valid Hope College identification. 8 p.m. Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Junior Recital — Wednesday, March 4: Greg Laman, Faculty Recital — Tuesday, March 31: Joan Conway, pianist; Russell Floyd, clarinetist; Laura Floyd, soprano, Student Recital — Thursday,April 23: Dimnent Memorial trumpeter, Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Chapel, 7 p.m. Orchestra Concert — ^Thursday, March 5: Dimnent Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Studio Opera — Friday-Saturday, April 24-25: scenes from Junior Recital — Wednesday, April 1 : Cynthia Kortman, Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. various operas, Wichers Auditorium,8 p.m. Dance 18— Thursday-Saturday,March 5-7: DeWitt Center pianist, Dimnent Memorial, 8 p.m. Student Recital Thursday,April 2: Wichers Auditorium, Senior Recital — Sunday, April 26: Juliet Hasley, pianist, main theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $4 for senior citizens, $5 — Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 4 p.m. for other adults and $3 for students,and will be available 7 p.m.

NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 FOURTEEN She taught school in the Albers School in Overisel Korstange of Saxton's River. Vt„ Sally and Jeff Voss of districts from 1949-69. She and her husband moved to miner in West Virginia, later moving to New York City, for six years. In 1928 she married Julius Kleinheksel San Angelo. Texas; three granddaughters;a sister-in- Tampa. Fla., in 1978. where he went into the grocery business. and at that time moved to Holland, where her husband law, Gertrude Douwstra of Holland; and a niece. Surviving are her husband, the Rev. William G. Following her graduationfrom Hope, she attended was associatedwith Dykstra Funeral Homes. Maat '21 of Tampa; two sons. David '55 of Douglas. ColumbiaPresbyterian Nursing School, from which she She was a member of the First ReformedChurch, the Harriet Helen Dykema ’42 Laackman of Zeeland. Alaska, and Howard of Saranac Lake. N.Y.; two graduated in 1935, and studiedadvanced psychiatryat Adult Sunday School Class and the Mission Aid Mich., died on Saturday,Nov. 23, 1991, at her home. daughters,Phyllis Maat '56 Klarup of Mitchell.S.D.. the Institute of Living in Hanord, Conn.

Society,and a former member of the FriendshipClub. She was 7 1 . and Lois Schier of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; Her work experience included being a first aid nurse Surviving are her husband. Julius; her children, Victor She was bom in Raymond, Minn., on Aug. 25, 1920, and five great-grandchildren. at Yellowstone Park, supervisorwith the Institute of and Dorothy Kleinheksel,Carrow and Eleanor to Alice and Herman Dykema. She attended Muskegon Living in Hanford. Conn., and supervisorof the Shock Kleinheksel,and Randall and Sheryl Kleinheksel,all of High School, Hope and the Butterworth Hospital Bernice Zonnebelt"37 Merkle of Holland. Mich., Therapy Department of the Neurological Institute of School of Nursing in Grand Rapids, Holland; six grandchildren;1 1 great-grandchildren;a Mich. died on Sunday, Dec. 29. 1991. in Holland Community New York City. sister-in-law,Mrs. Gordon (Sadie) Top of Zeeland, She served as a firstlieutenant in the U.S. Army in Hospital. She was 77. She had served on a number of boards in Greenwich, Mich.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. the 228th Station Hospital in Sherborne. England, from She was a graduate of Holland High School in includingfor the Y.W.C.A.. the Woman's Club, the 1943-45.She worked for more than 28 years as a additionto Hope. She served in the WAVES during Community Chest and Council, and the Church Council William Klerekoper’26 of Redford, Mich., died on registerednurse at Zeeland Community Hospital before World War II, and taught elementary school in the of Second Congregational Church. She was also a Wednesday,Nov. 27, 1991. He was 87. her retirement. Dearborn, Mich., area for 36 years. GreenwichHospital Volunteer for many years. Bom in Amsterdam,the Netherlands,the son of She was a member of the Faith ReformedChurch in Surviving are her sisters,Leonora Zonnebelt, Her husband was Harrison Smith, an engineer. He Moses and Jane (Nooitgedaacht)Klerekoper, he came Zeeland and the AmericanLegion Auxiliary. She was Gertrude Zonnebelt and June Zonnebelt, all of Holland; died in the 1950s.

to the United States at age nine months. He was also a volunteerfor Meals on Wheels and other and a sister-in-law,Ruth Zonnebelt of Albion, Mich. Actively involved in the life of Hope College,she preceded in death by a brother, Fred. community organizations. served on the college'sBoard of Trustees from A graduate of Hope and ,he She is survived by her husband, Harvey Laackman; Vida Stone (Prep ’13) Sines of West Olive, Mich., 1963-75. She also establishedthe Lynn Szabo Smith worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. for 17 years. her sons, Blair and Bonnie Laackman of East Grand died on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1991. in Cameron Park, Calif. Scholarshipfor deserving students, with preferenceto He resignedin 1944 to enter the ministryand serve Rapids, Mich., and Dale and NatalieLaackman of She was 96. studentsmajoring in nursing. Presbyterianchurches in Detroit, Mich.; Buffalo,N.Y.; Illinois;four grandchildren;her sisters,Florence and Raised in the West Olive area, she attended Ferris She was an avid traveler. Her other interests ranged and Rochester,N.Y. He retired in 1969 and moved to Elmer Morgan of New York, and Matjorie and Robert Institute and Hope, teachingschool in Blendon from art, to music, to museums, to baseballto bowling. Holland, Mich., then to Lakeland, Fla., and Redford. Visser of Holland; and her brother, Allan and Mary Township. Surviving are his wife, Helene E. Post; children Jane Dykema of Spring Lake, Mich. She married Raymond Sines on June 7, 1916, and Doreen Adolphs '68 Stuart of Zionsville. Ind.. died Marcia Orr of La Mirada, Calif., William P. Klerekoper moved to Lombard.111., where she residedfor 52 years. on Sunday, Dec. 1. 1991, at her home following a of Saginaw, Mich., and Tod Klerekoper of Hillman, Josephine Lippenga ’29 Lenters of Deerfield,111., She returnedto the Holland, Mich., area in 1968. two-year illness. She was 45. Mich.; eight grandchildren;and five great died on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1991. An artist,she was a member of the Women's Club She was bom on May 8. 1946, in Petoskey, Mich., grandchildren. and Republican's Club, and was Grand Lecturerof the the daughter of Doran and Lillian (Leismer) Adolphs. Ruth VanderLinden ’29 Maat of Tampa, Fla., died Eastern Star. She grew up in Petoskey and attended Petoskey Fruena Douwstra ’37 Korstangeof Holland, on Friday, Jan. 10, 1992. She was 83. She was preceded in death by her husband, schools,graduating from Petoskey High School in Mich., died on Friday, Jan. 10, 1992. She was 77. She was bom on March 16, 1908, to Henry and Raymond, in 1982, and a son, Frederick,in 1990. 1964. In additionto her bachelor'sdegree in She graduated from Hope with a degree in music. Sarah VanderLindenin Coopersville,Mich. She Surviving are her children, Louis N. and Lois Sines mathematics from Hope, she held a master's degree She taught at Holland Public Schools for five years, and graduated from CoopersvilleHigh School in 1925, and of Belknap, 111., Wanda and Kenneth Hepler of from Butler Universityof Indianapolis,Ind. in 1942 she married Gordon Korstange, moving to after her time at Hope did additionalstudies at College Cameron Park, and Patricia and Ronald Burke of Blue She taught in ZionsvilleMiddle School from Bellevue,where she was a piano teacher in the school of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., in the 1940s. Eye, Mo.; 17 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren; 1973-83. She taught mathematics and was a volunteer system there. She taught junior high school English and historyin one great-great-grandchild;and a sister-in-law,Mrs. counselor at the Crisis Pregnancy Center in She was a member and organist at the Bellevue Coldwater, Mich., during 1929-30. She married the Theron (Christine) Stone of West Olive. Indianapolis. Methodist Church for 25 years. She and her husband Rev. William G. Maat '27 on June 19, 1930, and served On March 26, 1983, she married C. Michael Stuart retired to the Holland area, where she was a member of with her husband in Reformedchurches in the Albany Ilona (Lynn) Szabo ’32 Smith of Greenwich, in Indianapolis. Hope Church. area; Nassau, Beme, Schenectady, DeFreestvilleand Conn., died on Thursday, Dec. 26, 1991. She was 81. She was a member of the Second Reformed She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983, Hagaman. She was bom on March 10, 1910, and was raised in PresbyterianChurch; a member of ZionsvilleWelcome and a brother, Howard Douwstra, in 1984. She was an elementary school teacherin the East New York. Her parentswere emigres from Hungary Wagon and was a skier with the IndianapolisSki Club. Surviving are her children, Gordon and Jeanne Greenbush, Amsterdam and Hagaman, N.Y., school who met in the United States.Her father had been a She enjoyed square dancing and skiing. Survivors includeher husband; one son, Sean Stuart, and one daughter,Megan Stuart, both at home; her parents, Doran and Lillian Adolphs of Petoskey; one brother, Randy Adolphs of Mount Horeb, Wis.; and one sister,Betty Griffingof Sterling, Va.

Gladys Van Anrooy ’29, formerly of Holland, Mich., died on Wednesday,Nov. 20, 1991, in Hollywood, Fla., following a long illness. She was 84, She was bom on July 12, 1907, in Grand Rapids, Mich. A graduate of Holland High School, she attended Hope and graduated from Western Michigan University. ) She taught school in Michigan, Arizona and Florida.

She was a life member of Third Reformed Church. Surviving are two sisters,Viola Van Anrooy of Holland, and Crystal Michelsen of North Palm Beach. Fla.; and two brothers, Oscar Van Anrooy of Zeeland, Mich., and Nevin Van Anrooy of Grand Rapids.

Word has been received of the death of Elizabeth Martin ’28 Van Raalte of Montague, Mich., who died on Monday, Jan. 20, 1992. Additional informationwill appear in the April, 1992, issue of news from Hope College.

Chester Wing '38 died on Sunday, Oct. 27. 1991. He was 76. He served the following RCA churches: New Salem, Voorheesville,N.Y.; Johnstown, N.Y.; Neighborhood, RidgefieldPark, N.J.; Second, Hudson City, Jersey City, N.J.; and Mamakating.Wurtsboro, N.Y.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and by three children — Mary Nagase, David Noll and JeffreyNoll.

Stephen Wise ’49 of Whitehall,Mich., died on Wednesday,Dec. 18, 1991. He was 69. Bom on Jan. 1, 1922, in Dunbar, Pa., he had lived in

the White Lake area since 1955. On Oct. 1 1, 1945, in

(Left to right:) Tom J asperse, Betty Boersma Jasperse (’ 77 Class Rep), Bill and Claire Campbell Boersma Paris, France, he married the former Barbara Leighton and had been a registered nurse at Hackley Hospital. ('75 Class Reps), Max Boersma '46 (Hope in the Future co-chair), Connie Hinga '49 Boersma (Former Class He was a communicantmember of Lebanon Lutheran Rep.), Paul Boersma '82 and Melody Meyer Boersma ('83 Class Rep). Church and served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War O. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; four daughters, Linda (Al) LaRue of Illinois.Nancy (Gary) Oliver of Indiana.Denise (Bruce) Atchison of Colorado and They give their time and resources because they believe in Elizabeth(Donald) Rutherford of Grand Rapids. Mich.; eightgrandchildren;one sister,Mary Ainsley of Hope College: its mission, its educational opportunities Pennsylvania;and three brothers, George Wise of Indiana,Frank Wise of Pennsylania and Thomas Wise and, most important, its students. of Virginia.

Please join the Boersmas in supporting Hope College. sympathy to

The family of Benjamin Jones of Two Rivers,Wis., Please give to the Alumni Fund today. who died on Sunday, Jan. 5. 1992. Survivors includehis wife, Alice VanHattem ’28 Jones.

NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 FIFTEEN Hope senior wins Marshall Scholarship

won campus awards for his work in by Greg Olgers ’87 philosophy and his writing, and has also received off-campus recognition for his writing — including publication of three TT ope College senior Mike Theune poems in an upcoming issue of The XX of Spring Lake, Mich., has WittenbergReview. received a prestigious British Marshall And although he declines to reveal his Scholarships presented nationwide, the college grade point average, he admits he second year in a row a Hope student has has been named to the Dean’s List been granted one of the throughouthis time at Hope. highly-competitiveawards. He has also earned respect from his Heidi Hudson-Mairet ’91 received a instractorsfor the aplomb and good nature British Marshall Scholarship last year. with which he handles all with which he is Theune’ s honor also follows 1987 graduate involved. Dan Stid’s receipt of a similarly- “I think Mike is especially enthusiastic prestigious Rhodes Scholarship only five as a scholar and an intellectual, and that his years before. enthusiasm is contagiousamong others,”

“Mike Theune is certainly an said Dr. Arthur H. Jentz Jr. ’56, professor outstanding student,” said Hope College of philosophy and chairperson of the President John H. Jacobson. “He has been department. “He’s an exceedingly an excellent student in an academic sense, friendly, outgoing person — a lively wit and and also very active in the life of the a fine person to talk with. He’s also a real college during his time here.” leader among the students, and excellent “It is a great honor and a very substantial company for both other students and recognition of merit to receive a British members of the faculty.” Marshall Scholarship,” Dr. Jacobson said. “In one conversationwe can be talking “It is also wonderful for Hope College, about Martin Buber, the Detroit Pistons, too, that for a second consecutive year one William Stafford, what he’s going to get of our students has received this his brothers for Christmas, tell two jokes recognition.” and get back to Martin Buber — somehow The British Marshall Scholarship — in the end,” said Jack Ridl, professor of program was established by the British English. government in 1953 as a way of “He has this ability to settle in and recognizing the United States’ role in hunker down with any kind of experience,” Europe’s recovery following World War Professor Ridl said. “He can get all A’s, II. Designed for citizensof the United and the next thing you know he’s out on States who are graduates of U.S. colleges his roller blades or something. It’s this and universities,British Marshall wonderful,down-to-earth quality, with a Scholarships may be used at any British fellow who’s certainly brilliant.” Mike Theune '92 of Spring Lake, Mich., will use his British Marshall Scholarshipto university,and are of two-year duration. “He is one of the most engaging people study at Oxford University, where he will pursue his interestin philosophy. The scholarships were awarded to only that I’ve met,” said Dr. William Cohen, 40 American undergraduatesthis year. professor of history,who helped guide that intrigue him. and helped get me to the interview,” he Hudson-Mairet, last year’s Marshall Theune while applying for the scholarship. Where the search ultimately will lead said. “But I think when I went to the Scholar, was a Hope special education “He manages to make you feel as if you him he cannot say, but he hopes someday interview they were hoping to answer, ‘Do major who is currently studying special are talking with a fellow faculty to guide future students in their own quests we have somebody that cares — that’s educationand internationalspecial member — and not only a fellow faculty for understanding. concerned with issues they raise and educationat the University of Manchester member, but a faculty member within your “For me, what I’m doing is personally struggles to search out possibilities?”’ in England. The college’s previous own realm, he is so well read.” important.And I have a sense that perhaps “And I think that Hope is a promoter of Marshall Scholar was Lynne Vande Bunte His selection ended a process of several what I come across, what I discover, might that — of not only the intellect, but the ’64, a philosophy major now residing in months that involved his nomination by be importantto others also, and in that case emotional and spiritual qualitieswhich are San Jose, Calif. the Hope College faculty,the submission I’d simply like to share that,” Theune said. vital parts of being human,” he said. “I “I think that’s where my interestin couldn’t have done better if I had gone teaching comes in — it’s just a desire to anyplace else.” Theune learned he had received the “I think Hope is a promoter of. ..the emotional share and communicate ideas.” When asked to identify the sort of scholarship in the midst of the fall and spiritual qualities which are vital parts of institutionat which he someday would like semester’s exam week — not exactly the to see himself, he is quick to respond that best time to leam one’s academic dreams being human. I couldn’t have done belter he would most like to return to a small, have come true. After the initial wave of if I had gone anyplace else.” liberal arts college like Hope. elation had passed, however, and he “My professors have provided more than rededicated himself to the exams and ’92 — Mike Theune the facts they have taught me and the papers yet due, he devoted some thought to fragments of information I’ve picked up,” the route that had led to the scholarship. he said. “They’ve also given me a sense of He is careful to note he feels the credit is their lives, of their outlooks, that they are not his alone. Theune, the son of the Rev. Peter ’65 of an essay and recommendations, reviews human beings who care about what’s “One of my reflectionson this is that I and Judy Theune of Spring Lake, is at the regional and national level, and an happening in the student.” think this award is not only to me but also majoring in English and philosophy and interview in Chicago, 111. Scholars were “They’ve provided guidance in not only to Hope College, and to specific people minoring in writing. He will be studying selected on the basis of their intellect and my intellectualgrowth but my emotional who have given me opportunities to use philosophy at Oxford University. character as evidenced both by their and spiritual growth as well,” he said. my abilities and to challenge me at the Beyond his course work, Thefine’s scholastic attainments and by their other “And truth to tell, I think I’ve needed that same time,” he said. “It reflects the work activities have ranged from editing the activities and achievements. emotional and spiritual growth — because of numerous people — of family, friends, college’s literary magazine for two years, Theune’s interest in English and sometimes that intellectualstuff can get faculty and staff. This is a tribute to them to being a disc jockey on the college radio philosophy reflects a broader personal very weighty, and it’s important to as well.” station, to winning MIAA honors as a desire to examine, and identify whether or remember those other aspects of life.” But he also can’t resist a bit of wit. letter-winning member of the college’s not it is possible to objectively consider, Theune also feels that atmosphere of “One of the nice things about this track team. He has been a teacher’s the systems by which individuals and caring helped make him a viable candidate scholarship,” he said, “is that now when assistantfor both writing and religion cultures guide their lives. At Oxford, he for the British Marshall Scholarship. people ask me, ‘Well, what are you going classes, has assisted professors preparing hopes to work with members of the “They knew about my grades and to be doing after Hope?,’ I finally have an courses in both modem fiction and writing, philosophy faculty who have been activities — that came through on paper, answer.” ^ and tutors modem philosophy. He has investigating some of the same questions NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1992 SIXTEEN