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Hope's Next Eta, John Jacobson appointed 10th president

After a lengthy ovation upon his introduc- X ohn H. Jacobson, Jn, a college adminis- tion, Jacobson told the convocation audience . I trator from New York who has 20 that he and his wife “have never done years of experiencein higher education anything with greater enthusiasm.You will leadership,will become the 10th president of appreciate that for us this an awesome Hope College on July 1. occasion and the first thought must be to give The appointment of Dr. Jacobson as the thanks to God for the gracious care He has next chief executive officer of Hope College shown in guiding us in His service.” was announced by the college’s Board of “In our pluralistic society and our pluralis- Trustees on Friday, Jan. 30 during their tic system of higher education, there is a great winter meeting. An all-college convocation need and honorable place for such institutions was held in Dimnent Memorial Chapel to as Hope,” he later said. “The greatest introduce the president-electand his wife, strength that Hope College has is its commu- Jeanne, to members of the Hope and Holland nity of people that has gathered to its vision communities. An afternoon reception also of academic excellence in the context of the gave faculty, staff, and students the opportu- Christian faith and in the covenant of a nity to meet the Jacobsons personally. Christian community.” Jacobson, presently the provost 'and vice Later, at a press conferenceheld for the president for academic affairs at Empire State local media, Jacobson expressed that he College, State University of New York thought the greatest challenge faced by the (SUNY) in Saratoga Springs, will succeed president of any college is to identify, Gordon J . Van Wylen who will retire June 30 articulate and communicate a shared sense of after serving, as president since 1972. the mission of the institution. Empire State College is a college of arts Dr. Van Wylen also participated in the and sciences in the SUNY system. Founded convocationand pledged his support to the in 1971, Empire State is an innovator in its new president, offering to help make the approach to higher education. Since its five-month transitionperiod a smooth founding,it has established an international interim. While sincerely acknowledging his reputation by developing college oppor- encouragement to Jacobson, Hope’s ninth tunities for students not served by traditional presidentjokingly added that, “Over the next higher educationprograms. Most of the five months, I will handle all of our successes school’s 6,000 students are working adults and the nice things very effectivelyand defer who are enabled to pursue college study by all the problems to July 1.” the flexible scheduling the college offers at Max DePree, member of the Board and 43 locations across New York State. chairman of the PresidentialSearch Commit- At Empire State, Jacobson has been tee, also affirmed Van Wylen’s support but, responsible for the college’s academic noting, it should also come from a broader program and the coordination of planning and .scope. day-to-day operations. “This college family — now in this “John joined us almost at the beginning,” special, fragile, almost melancholy time — Empire State College President James W. needs to confront anew its responsibility. We Hall said. “He did an extraordinary job are saying confidently and jubilantly,‘Dr. building a faculty and doing all the things Jacobson we’d like you to be our president.’ that it takes to form a college. His work at But we have to say more than that. Just as Empire State College and the State University be does to us, we need to make promises to of New York is widely respected and admired. him. Just as he does to us, we need to make All of us are thrilled about his new appoint- commitments to him. Just as he does for us, ment. But he’s not an easy kind of person to we need to fulfillhis expectations. A covenant replace. He’s been my absolute right-hand needs to be forged. The responsibilityfor man.” Dr. John Jacobson, the 10th president of Hope College, stands beside the portraitof the honoring that covenant lays with each of us. Jacobson. 53, joined the Empire State Rev. Albertus Van Raalte, the founder of the college. “Opportunities and responsibilitiesgo faculty in 1972 as dean of the college’scenter hand-in-hand.Neither lies isolated on the in Rochester, N. Y. He became vice president degrees in philosophy from Yale University. Church,” said Victor W. Eimicke, chairman shoulders of just one person . This college can for academic affairs in 1974 and provost in He is an active member of Christ Commu- of the Hope College Board ofTrustees. “His never be something that we personally and 1980. On two occasionshe served as the nity Reformed Church in Clifton Park, N.Y. beliefs in fosteringthe benefits of a Christian, communally are unwilling to be. The qualities acting president of Empire State for a year. where he and his wife reside. He currently liberal arts education as an active process of of Dr. Jacobson’s leadership are rooted in our Prior to joining Empire State, Jacobson serves as vice president of the congregationlearning will enhance the recognized support.” was a faculty member in philosophy at and chair ofthe finance committee.Jacobson academic excellence of Hope College. The The selectionof Jacobson culminated over Hamilton (N.Y.) College and dean of the also formerly served as a member of the Board ofTrustees is confident-that he will a year’s worth of work by the Presidential faculty and vice president for academic Board of TheologicalEducation of the continue to lead Hope College from strength Search Committee appointedto recommend affairs at Florida Presbyterian College (now Reformed Church in America. to strength.” a candidateto the college’s Board of Eckerd College). “John Jacobson’s commitment to the At the all-collegeconvocation, Dr. Eimicke introduced Jacobson as "measuring Trustees. ^ Jacobson received a bachelor's degree with mission of Hope College is clearly evident up exceedingly well” to the qualificationsset high honors in philosophy from Swarthmore from his impressive academic credentialsand (Penn.) College and master’s and doctoral strong connectionswith the Reformed forth by the Presidential Search Committee. Expectations An interview with President-elect John Jacobson

There is no doubt that, historically, strong leadership from inspired presidents has been the key to college success and change. But there is also no doubt that, historically, the role of a college president has not subscribed to a constant definition.Different socio- economic periods in this country have created new circumstances during which different college presidents governed their institutions.

For the Rev. Philip Phelps, the first president of Hope College, his responsibilitieswere primarily directed toward nurturing a college in its infancy. Hope College was then containedin one building — Van Vleck Hall. And as Van Vieck containeda little bit of everything — classrooms, library, offices, students, faculty — President Phelps, too, had

to be a 1 ittle bit of everything — teacher,librarian , administrator.He set the pace for an institutionwhich would be many different things to many different people.

Six presidents and 80 years later. Dr. Irwin Lubbers was Hope’s chief executive during the overcrowded period that followed World War II. As soldiers returned from the War, they also returned to college. Lubbers was given the task to build more college facilities and much of the campus that is Hope College today was his responsibility. And so, what should president-electJohn Jacobson expect his presidencyto be like?

No one can predict history before it happens, but speculation is almost imminent.At the time news from Hope College talked with Dr. Jacobson,he had only been introduced to the college five hours earlier, so desires to hear of exact blue-printed plans for the college would have been a bit presumptuous. But, nonetheless, the president-elect,who has been called a very warm and sensitive man with a cool, calm exteriorby John Hollenbach,executive secretary for the Presidential Search Committee, did have some thoughts about his expectations and the excellence of Hope College.

Q. What qualities does it take to be a recognized. And it’s incumbent upon colleges

college president these days? and universitiesto give undergraduates some A. A college president today has to be a advice about how to apply for jobs and what team player and a team builder. You take for kinds of jobs they might look for. I understand example, The Campaign for Hope and other that Hope does this well.

efforts for academic excellence put forth by But, I do believe that a liberal arts prepa-

the College. These have been very successful ration is, in fact, an excellent preparation for

endeavors. Now, Dr. Van Wylen certainlyhad many, many jobs and careers. With a little a major share in these endeavors, but it wasn't imaginationand hard work, liberal arts done by him just going out and knocking on graduateswill be able to find challenging doors alone either. He has a good team of positions and succeed. A liberal arts educa- faculty and staff put together.It’s not like the tion properly presentedis very useful. Q. How would you continue to enhance in consultationand dialogue with people | i Lone Ranger riding into town and managing who the Christian mission of the college? are here and other constituencies who may to do it all on his own. Instead, there has Q. What are your views on the stated A. In a very broad way, it seems to me that not be here like Board members and alumni. been a lot of teamwork here. So, one of is mission Hope College which “to offer Hope College as a Christian institutionhas To that end, I would look toward beginning i necessaryskill for a college president with recognized excellence, academic always been willing to reach out and be open a very concentrated and indepth kind of involves team building. programs in liberal arts, in the setting of to the world. It has its own institutional strategicplanning process rather soon. Out J Q. How, then, would you rate yourself on a residential, undergraduate, co-educa- integrity, its own Christian commitment. of that I would hope that a very clear j those qualities? tional college, and in the context of the There has been a history of Hope people perception of mission, goals, and other | Christian faith?” A. One of the reasons I was confident to going out and doing all kinds of interesting objectives would form. 3 I think that this has been a topic that has become a candidatefor this position and A. and constructive things in this country and I do have some guesses about where Hope A been dealt with very well in a number of overseas. confident to accept when offered the presi- . would be in five to 10 years. I would think dency was that over the last 20 years, I’ve important college documents, especially one The Reformed Church, generally, is a that it is not particularlydesirable for this had quite a bit of experience.I’ve actually called “What We Owe Our Institutional group of people that live in the midst of the institutionto either increase or decrease in i. Heirs” by Gordon Van Wylen which he wrote world and participatesin other institutions encountered many of the different kinds of of size. It seems to me that the present size of ! after meeting and talking with several faculty situationsthat have been in an administrator’s society. It seems to me that Hope College this institutionis a good one. Hope has '< world. I’ve had a lot of experience, then, in and staff members. I believe that there is a has that character, too. The people here are attracted a good student body, and I know forming teams and supporting teamwork. very important place for an excellent liberal people who think of themselves as living in that some people are concerned with expand- ^ arts college like Hope with a strong and These, 1 believe, are the strengths that I have the midst of total society while at the same ing the enrollmentfrom beyond the state of and have developed over the years. consciouslystated commitment to pursue time they have their own religious commit- Michigan. The college could recapture its liberal arts excellence in the context of the ments. And I would not like to offer any traditional clientele from New York and New are a graduate of a liberal arts Q. You Christian faith. No doubt, exactly how this characterization whatsoever about other Jersey which has decreased in the last college and have also worked at liberal arts is played out in different locations depends Christian institutions, but it seems to me that generation in response to changes in state schools. What do you see as the future of upon local traditionsin history. there is a very open kind of atmosphere here. financial aid packages. the undergraduate, Christian, liberal arts It is possible and highly desirable,in fact, I would only continue to encourage that. college? for an institutionwith a strong commitment «! A. Frankly, it is a good future. In recent to the Christian faith to seek academic Q. What, then, would be the major goals years, there has been a tendency to think that excellence, and I do not mean a kind of elitist you would try to achieve? in order to get a good job one has to study position by that. I’m talking about a program, Q. Where would you like to see Hope A. Many people are concerned here to some professional subject. So, some people a very well managed and high-level program, College in five to 10 years? extend the fame and reputation of the college. say that the liberal arts is not a suitable for a great range of academic talent. Cer- Let say, first of all, that I believe A. me As I said this morning at the convocation, I undergraduatecurriculum from that tainly, providingthe necessarystimulation very strongly in the importance of a certain believe Hope College already enjoys a good standpoint. That’s simply not true. I think for the most talented students has a high kind of leadership style, a leadership style reputation and is very well known. But it that it’s very importantfor liberal arts priority, but we must also recognize the fact that places great emphasis upon dialogue could and should be better known across the colleges to pay attentionto the fact that their that there are many people with the ability with all of the significantconstituencies of country. This is something we can work students are going to have to have careers, who can benefit from a college education and the institution. And so, the plans I would toward. are going to want careers. That has to be should have the chance to do so. hope to evolve for the college would be done Hope College is basicallyvery solid in all Hope's Next Era NEWS FROM HOPE 1 ^ news from dUlHOPE COLLEGE FEBRUARY 1987 @ PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, HOPE COLLEGE, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN The Rhodes taken: Stid wins scholarship

by Marji Lindner ’87

XT igh roads or low roads may have gotten iXDan Stid to Scotland, but it’s the Rhodes Scholarship that is going to get him to Oxford University in England. The Hope College senior was awarded an undergraduate’s most prestigiousand glitter- ing scholarship on Saturday,December 6 after a rigorous applicationprocess. Only 32 undergraduatestudents at American colleges and universitiesare designated Rhodes scholars each year, and Stid was the only Michigan student chosen from a Michigan college. (Stid’s fellow Great Lakes district recipients include two students from Yale and one from Stanford.) He is also the first Hope student to receive the honor in more than 70 years. (Previous

winners from Hope were Milton J. Hoffman in 1909 and Hessel Yntema in 1912.) In 1903, the will of Cecil B. Rhodes provided for the overseas scholarships. The British statesman designated part of his estate to the scholarship program named in his honor because of his dream of “bettering the lot of mankind through the diffusion of leaders motivated to serve their contem- poraries.” Rhodes constructed the novel TOP SCHOLAR: Last December, Dan Stid, foreground, became the first Hope College student in 70 years to be awarded the scheme of bringing able students together at reputable Rhodes Scholarship,the nation's most prestigious honor for an undergraduate.A history and politicalscience double major, the senior student-standout is flanked by faculty mentors. Dr. James Zoetewey, chairperson of the political science department, Oxford for a time to be trained in the contemplativelife of the mind: and Dr. Larry Penrose, chairpersonof the history department. In 1986, the Rhodes Committee decided rez to George Will,” said Sobania. And, of course, there was football. that Stid was a scholar of the highest qualifi- “It was helpful that the work ethic I Dr. G. Larry Penrose, professor of history Anyone familiarwith Hope College football cation to be brought to Oxford, chosen from received there stayed with me,” he said. “It’s knows the contributions this four-year 1,143 applicants. This August, the Mason, something I’m thankful for.” and chairperson of the department, described letterwinner,1986 tri-captain, andall-MIAA Mich, native will join 179 other Rhodes But Mason isn’t the only place abuzz with Stid as “a brilliant student whose historical essays have been of accuracy with a defensive tackle made to the Flying Dutch- scholars at the well-known English institution rejoicing over Stid’s honor. The Hope models men team. Football remained very important where he will study politics, philosophy, and community is equally thrilled with the young consistency that bespeaks of maturity and to Stid, even after a knee injury that required economics for at least two years, with a man’s achievement.President Gordon J. Van self-knowledgethat would alone set him surgery sidelined him midway through last possibility for a third. The Rhodes scholarship Wylen called it one of the most exciting apart from his peers, were he not so remark- year’s season. provides for all educational costs of study at events to happen in his 15 years at Hope, ably gifted in other ways.” “Dan was an outstanding team member,” one of Oxford’s 35 colleges,as well as travel “I couldn’t even sleep that first night,” Stid’s scholastic and extracurricular said head coach Ray Smith. “Even after his expenses to and from England. An annual laughed Van Wylen. “To be selected as a activities at Hope have been so extensive that injury, he hardly ever missed a practiceand $3,000 stipend is also awarded to the scholars. Rhodes scholar is one of the highest academic attaininghis 3 . 9 grade point average should never a game. The team looked to him as a A history and political science major who and personal honors an undergraduate alone be worthy of recognition. But he has great leader.” tri-captained Hope’s football team last fall, student can receive. We are proud of Dan, also served as president ofthe History Club; The dimension of athleticaptitude is just Stid intends to attend law school after his not only for his academics achievements , but was selected as the history department s most one requirementthe Rhodes demands for two to three years at Oxford with the hopes also for what he is as a person. Dan is a outstanding student his freshman and sopho- well-roundness and promise. Rhodes judges of entering politicsin the future. young man of exceptional character, with a more years; was designatedas the political are looking for more than highbrow book- The son of Peter and Sarah Stid, the Hope quiet strength and a strong personal faith. He science department’smost outstanding worms. They select applicants on the basis student-standout was one of two Michigan truly cares about others.” student his junior year; has served as a of “literaryand scholastic ability, truthful- college students among the regional finalists. Dr. Neal Sobania, director of internationalresearch assistantto both departments;is a ness, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy (The other was from Michigan State Univer- and protection of the weak, kindliness, sity.) Two of the twelve Michigan finalists Other Rhodes Memories unselfishness, fellowship, exhibition of were Hope students.The other Hope nominee “The road to the Rhodes” ...... P^Se 3 moral force of character, instincts to lead and was senior chemistry major Timothy Chase take an interest in one’s contemporaries, and of Howard City, Mich. “Quote, unquote” ...... PaSe 3 . dedication to physical vigor as shown by All reports from his hometown say that the tutor at Hope’s Academic Support Center; fondness foi~and success in sports.” small central Michigan community, and education and associate professor of history , and during the spring semester of his junior Even with such seemingly immortal especially relatives,are naturally thrilled. served as Stid’s advisor throughout the year, he worked as an intern in the qualitiesfulfilled, Stid still has one more The only one who didn’t seem surprised was application process. Washington office of Michigan Congressman conditional requirementahead — he has to Stid’s grandmother. “What the Rhodes gives recognition to is Robert Davis and as a research assistant in be accepted at one of the 35 Oxford colleges. “She was the one who first suggestedI Dan’s acceptanceof the intellectualchal- the U.S. Navy Museum. Throughout his But, when one is a Rhodes Scholar, apply. She’s always been my biggest fan,” lenges set out by the Hope faculty, both in Hope career, Stid has also contributed to that last step to England is merely a said Stid who grew up on a family farm where and out of the classroom,to his research college publications and has been active in formality. his grandfather and father were bom. It’s a abilities, and to his wide reading from Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. setting that Stid felt led to some of his success. authors such as Aristotleto Lincoln, Gutier- A» HOPE1 COLLEGE CAMPUS NOTES Volume 18, No. 4 February 1987

Published for Alumni, Friends and Parents of Hope College by the Office of Public Relations. Should you receive more than one THE CLASS OF 1991: The Hope these challenges with the love of a neighbor Hope, engage nine nationally prominent

copy, please pass it on to someone in your College admissions office reports a substan- and the wisdom of a good steward. experts in brief discussions of research topics community. An overlap of Hope College tial increase in the number of applicants for such as intelligence,sexuality, and sleep and constituenciesmake duplicationsometimes next fall’s freshman class. As of January 3 1 , TOP TEXT: dreams. unavoidable. 1,021 applications had been received, Psychology, a new Another Psychology supplement is Editor: Thomas L. Renner '67 compared to 842 at this time last year and introductory text PsychSim, a software package containing 12 891 two years ago. Associate Editor: Eva Dean '83 Folkert written by professor interactiveprograms written by Dr. Thomas The 1984-85 freshman class was the Contributing Writers: Marji Lindner Dr. David Myers, is Ludwig, associate professor of psychology. largest in Hope’s history with 720 enrolled. already America’s ’87, Eileen Beyer ’70 Ludwig’s PsychSim was designed to enhance CHRISTIAN CONCEPT: The best-sellingnew Layout: Holland Litho Service, Inc. student learning by simulating psychological William B. Eerdman Publishing psychology text in Contributing Photographers: Louis processes and demonstratingclassic experi- Company of Grand more than a decade, Schakel (Special Section, pg. I) ments. The program topics represent the main Rapids, Mich, has announced Worth areas of psychology covered in the introduc- Photo Staff: Jeff Barnum '88, Ken announced the Publishers of New York, N.Y. tory text. Most of the programs make Whitcomb '85, Beth Kochin '88 release of a new Foreign translationsare currently under- extensive use of detailedgraphics to illustrate Official publication news from Hope College book by Dr. Robin way for the year-old book. psychological processes unfolding over time USPS 785-720 is publishedduring February, Klay, associate Although the text was developedwith the in a way not possible with text book illustra- April, June, August, October and December professor of assistance of more than 100 academic • tions. by Hope College, 137 East 12th Street, economics, entitled consultants and a dozen editors, Myers, the Holland, Michigan 49423-3698. Counting the Cost: John Dirk Werkman professor of psychology, Alfred Knopf/ Second class postage paid at Holland, RESEARCH BOOK: The Economics of dedicatedthe book to his Hope College has Michigan 49423 and additional officesof entry. Random House publishedResearch Christian Stewardship. colleagues, whom he says provided the most Methods in Psychology, Postmaster:Send address changes to news In 1 98 1 , Klay was a co-author of Inflation, insightful suggestions. co-authoredby Dr. from Hope College, Holland,MI 49423-3698. Poortalk,and The Gospel with three other “The book exports to a wider audience, John Shaughnessy, Hope College Office of Public Relations, members of the Hope faculty, Drs. Thomas not just my values and ideas, but those of associate professor DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698. Ludewig, David Myers, and Merold Westp- the entire Hope psychology department,” of psychology at Thomas L. Renner '67, Director hal. Her public talks about that book and Myers said. Hope, and Dr. Eva Dean '83 Folkert, AssistantDirector Mary Lammers Kempker '60, Associate about relationships between economics and Worth Publishers has also recently released Eugene Zechmeister Director the Christian faith served as a genesis to “Conversationswith David Myers,” a series of Loyola University David Van Dyke '84, AssistantDirector Counting the Cost. A book about Christian of video interviews with leading psycholo- in Chicago. The text Esther Cleason, Office Manager choices, Klay’s new book illustrates alterna- gists and Myers. These taped conversations, has already been Barbara Hoesman, Receptionist- Scheduler tive responsesto today’s social-economic produced by Dr. Ted Nielsen, the Guy adopted at over 100 Donna Schultz,Secretary issues and discerns what it means to meet VanderJagt professor of communication at colleges and universitiesin the nation. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION:

Hope College is committed to the concept of equal rights, equal opportunitiesand equal Oxford University in England. (Answer: for his contributions to comparative law. protection under the law. Hope College False. Rhodes scholars do study at And, of course, there is Dan Slid ’87. admits students of any race, color, national Oxford, but they don’t take classes or 6. are forever. Yes, this is a and ethnic origin, sex, creed or handicap to Diamonds all the rights, privileges, programs and attend lectures. Rhodes scholars create real question. (Answer: True. In 1870, activities generallyaccorded or made their own course of independentstudy, Cecil Rhodes traveled to South Africa available to studentsat Hope College, meeting with an advisor on a formal basis looking to improve his health. He found including the administration of its educational only once a week. They don’t even take diamonds. By 1888, he controlled the policies, admissions policies, scholarship tests, but they are given the ultimate famous Kimberely mines which have and loan programs, and athletic and other Quote, Unquote is an eclectivesampl- challengeat the end of their two- or yielded over three tons of diamonds. school-administeredprograms. With regard ing of things being said at or about Hope . three-year terms with six-hour final While Rhodes frequently irritated his to employment,the College complies with exams. You’re right; that was a trick Oxford professors by passing out handfuls all legal requirementsprohibiting discrimina- There’s been a lot of talk on campus question.) of uncut diamonds during lectures,his tion in employment. lately about the Rhodes Scholarship. 4. The qualifications for a Rhodes diamond fortune has allowed over 4,000 Everyone is buzzing about the crowning scholar, as listed on page one, are so students from America and other former About the author of a new Hope Rhodes scholar. god-like that they could never be fulfilled British colonies to study at Oxford. Those Dr. Allen Verhey, the But ask somebody just what the Rhodes by a mere mortal. (Answer: False. Along gems may have changed the world author of our opinion is, and you get an answer like “that thing with Hope’s own Dan Slid, who is very forever.) piece about medical Dan Slid won.” (Which is probably what mortal , (rumor has it that he was actually 7. Cecil Rhodes was a good student ethics on page 13, prompted your question in the first place seen at the dance to raise money for the who encouraged others to be like him. has been a member and is not all that helpful.) Michael PetrovichMemorial Scholar- (Answer: False. Rhodes was an average of the Hope faculty But don’t fear, this installment of ship), Supreme Court Justice Byron R. student, outstanding only in his discon- since 1 975. A profes- “Quote, Unquote” will allow you to test White, Senators Bill Bradley and Richard tinuity.It took Rhodes eight years and sor of religion, Ver- your knowledge on Hope’s very own Lugar, former CIA director Stansfield five returns from South Africa to eam his hey is the co-editor “Rhodes Test.” Ready? Turner, former Secretary of State Dean degree from Oxford.) of the recently-re- Please answer true or false to the Rusk, Walt Disney Co. president Frank So how’d you do? One or two correct? leased text, On following statements. Wells, PulitzerPrize winner Robert Penn The next time someone mentions the Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectivesin 1. Being a Rhodes scholar is a BIG Warren and singer-actor Kris Kristoffer- Rhodes, you’d better say “isn’t that great” Medical Ethics (Eerdmans, 1986), a collec- deal. (Answer: True. Being a Rhodes son were all Rhodes scholars.) and try to change the subject. tion of essays by leading Christian theolo- scholar is one of the biggest deals for an 5 . It seems like only students from Y ale Three to five? Pretty good. gians. He has researched and published undergraduate.Last year, there were and Harvard are selected as Rhodes Six or Seven? Consider applying for the numerous works on New Testament ethics, 1,143 applicants competing for only 32 scholars. (Answer: False. Hope has had Rhodes yourself. medical ethics, and ethics of the Heidelberg awards. But this isjust a practice question. three Rhodes scholars. Milton J. Hoffman - Marji Lindner Catechism. The author of two other books, You knew that.) ’09 was the first. He later became a The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New 2. Rhodes scholars are invited to take professor of church history at New Testament (Eerdmans, 1984 ) and Living the classes in Rhodesia.(Answer: False. But, Brunswick TheologicalSeminary, presi- Heidelberg: The Heidelberg Catechismand the name similarity is not as far-fetched dent of Central College in Pella, Iowa, the Moral Life (ChristianReformed Publish- as you may be thinking since the founder and president of the RCA Synod. Hessel ing House, 1986), Verhey is also an ordained of the Rhodes scholarship, Cecil J. Yntema ’12 was Hope’s second Rhodes Christian Reformed minister. He is a Rhodes, was also the founder of scholar and later taught at the University graduate of Calvin College and Calvin Rhodesia.) of Michigan, Columbia, John Hopkins, Seminary and received his Ph.D. from Yale 3. Rhodes scholars take classes at and Yale, and was known internationally University.

TWO NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 A three-year project for the co-authors, the of the International Commissionfor Protec- book provides students with up-to-date tion Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens (ICPEMC). ICPEMC is based The road to the Rhodes explanations of how psychologists pose questions, execute studies,analyze data, and in the Netherlandsand is concerned with timidating, intellectuallychallenging f miles and hours were comparable and interprettheir findings. Shaughnessy and global aspects of the effect of mutagens and Xumts of measure, then Rhodes Scholar and whom the candidates didn’t particu- Zechmeister emphasize the problem-solving carcinogens in the environment.The specific Dan Slid could have walked the distance larly know well or have any classes with. nature of research. They also teach students task group Gentile has been assigned to will to England in the same amount of time it “A lot of people became involved in how to think critically about everyday issues, prepare an overview on the genetic and took him to win the honor. preparing and helping these students from evaluating television commercials to carcinogenic effects of certain antiparasitic Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but through the six-month process,” said discerning the effectiveness of education drugs in humans. applying for the Rhodes was no overnight Sobania. “Professors read essays and programs. Gentile was also invited to present a series operation; it was a series of strict deadlines wrote recommendations. of lectures at the First Congress of the over many months for an essay, applica- “Then there were nominating letters Mexican Associationon Mutagenesis, MATH WORK: tion and letters of recommendation. And, written by the Provost and President. Carcinogenesis and Teratogenesis in Mexico Harcourt,Brace, when these interestedthe Rhodes commit- And, in the end, after Shannon MacBride City. and Jovanovich of tee, the process then became a series of (Sobania’s secretary) had typed every- In both cases, the Hope biology professor San Diego, Calif, intense interviews. thing and made six copies, we mailed the was one of three individualsfrom the United has announced the packages with a very great sigh.” States invited to participatein these interna- publication of Col- With 12 other candidates from Michi- tional events. lege Algebra by gan, Slid and Chase began the semi-final John Van Iwaarden,- stage of the Rhodes road — the first professor of KENNEDY half-hour interview in Ann Arbor, Mich. mathematics and MEDAL: John “We were under a lot of pressure," Slid chairperson of the department. Tammi, director of. recalled. “All the candidates had to wait

As part of the publisher’sCollege Outline theatre productions in this 1 2-foot by 20-foot room together. Series, College Algebra takes the student and an associate I waited in that room for aobut five hours.” through very elementary explanations to professor in the “I was the last one called in to be more difficult problems. The College Outline department,has interviewed, so all day I watched the Oxford emblem Series, of which there are currently 32 books, been honored with a comradery develop as we waited,” he

was designed as a tool for students to sharpen prestigious John F. The road to the Rhodes started last April continued. “Sometimes we engaged in their problem-solvingskills. Kennedy Center forStid.Neal Sobania, director of interna- some very interestingdiscussions, and Each chapter covers a unit of material, Medallion for his long-time, outstanding tional education and overseer of the Rhodes other times we just had to be crazy and whose fundamental principles are broken contributions to college theatre and the application process, directed the eventual sang songs like kids. At one point, I just down into outline form for easy reference, American Colleges Theatre Festival (ACTF). winner, two other Rhodes applicants and looked around at everybody and started the book’s preface says. This outline text is Only one Medallion is awarded to Region one Marshall scholar hopeful through thinking that everyone was so sharp that heavily interspersedwith work-out examples Ill-East (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio) of the several months of application preparation, the interviewers must just end up flipping so the student can immediatelysee how each ACTF, and it is presented annually to the planning, and persistence. a coin.” idea is applied in problem form. Most person who has made extraordinary contribu- “I started by asking each interested Lady luck had nothing to do with importantly, though, says Van Iwaarden, tions to the teaching and productionOf applicant to write their personal essay determiningwho would represent Michi- “the book gives the student plenty of prob- college theatre. over the summer, so they could get started gan from the region (which also includes lems to practice on.” In ACTF’s 19-year history,Hope College on thinking about this project right away,” Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and has been a member of the theatre organization said Sobania, emphasizingthe benefitsof Kentucky). When the interviews were FEATHERED for 17 years. During that time, Tammi was an early start. “The essay is not to be finished, it was announced that Slid and PAGES: A new a member of the Executive Board for eight good-citizen-oriented. The students are a student from Michigan State would be national-circulation, years, the regional chairman for two years, supposed to tell the committee about who traveling to Chicago the followingweek full-colormagazine and on the National Committeetwo years. they are, why they want to study in for another day of interviews .... and for bird enthusiasts As a member of the Region Ill-East, the most England, what their intellectualdevelop- waiting.

has been launched active and largest ACTF region in the ment has been. And they have to make it “Each time, I have to say, I was under the editorship country, Hope has sent four plays to the exciting enough that the committee will surprised when they called my name at of Dr. Eldon Greij, regional competitionand one plhy. Tea and want to meet the applicant in person. the end,” confessed Slid. “I was so

the Edward and Sympathy in 1 983, to the national festival at “I did no hand-holdingfor these mentally drained that I didn’t feel confi-

Elizabeth Hofma the Kennedy Center. students, either. I mean, I know the dent; I didn’t feel like I had done well. professor of biology. The size and activityof the Michigan, English educational system,” continued The committee drew their ideas from my Entitled Birder's Indiana, and Ohio region has much to do Sobania, who received his Ph.D. from the essay and asked me questions about my World, the inaugural January/Februaryissue, with Tammi ’s work while the regional University of London, “and independent beliefs on abortion, the farm crisis, the featuring an evening grosbeak on its cover, chairperson from 1983-85. During his term thinking is the name of the game there. continuity in the writings of Aristotle, was mailed to the magazine’s 13,736 sub- in office, the Hope theatre professor involved So you can’t push or prod people in this Burke and Lincoln, and on binary nuclear scribers throughoutthe United States and more colleges and organizations in ACTF process. You can only prepare them.” weapons. They push you to a point where Canada. than any other chairperson before him. Slid pored over his essay for six drafts you have to say, ‘I don’t know. ’ But you Birder’s World is designed for casual and numerous consultations with history can only say T don’t know’ to the factual birdwatchers as well as serious birders,says and English professors. Five months later, questions, not to questions that ask you Greij, the magazine’seditor and publisher. in early October, he finished his eventu- to defend your beliefs. Letters “It struck me that this, at times, was Contents are 100 percent bird-related, ally-successful 1 ,000-word product. featuring articles from expert bird writers and "Bravo to Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis on his “In my essay, I wrote that I was a becoming a psychologicalgame. I an abundance of color pictures from award- article, “Does careerismthreaten the liberal Christian, a conservative, and a patriot,” remember once a bead of sweat was winning photographers. arts?” (October, 1986 issue) The liberal arts said Slid. “I think there was some concern falling over my glasses, and I had to think Each issue — there are six a year — will educationembraces and fosters the reality that those ideas were merely the indoctri- of a way to gracefully wipe it from my include articles that broaden knowledge of that we come to one another in our differ- nations of a small town-small school brow without being too obvious .... bird biology and behavior, provide updates ences. And, it is in the tension of these environment. But I felt I could defend The interviews were basicallyuncomfort- on endangered species and programs to dialogues that real growth takes place. those beliefs.” able and intimidating.” protect them, as well as contain how-to tips Unlike the purely utilitarian education, the Senior Tim Chase, another Rhodes It would seem hard to intimidate a on attracting,feeding, and photographing liberal arts education is a timeless education applicant, also intrigued the committee 6-foot-4, 230-pound football player, but birds. that will never become outdated or obsolete . with his essay about his chemistry Slid stood his ground. In Chicago, the In addition, there will be articles about "Both Barbara (an ’85 psychology/chemis- research with fish oil for cardiac helath Rhodes destination was reached. End of artists who feature birds in their work, a try major attending medical school) and 1 (an and why he would postpone medical the line: Next stop — Oxford. '85 religionmajor attending seminary) have Having once said that he thought his calendar listing bird-relatedart shows in the school to be a Rhodes scholar. Together , U.S., reviews on bird books, and a photo found our liberal arts degrees to be invalu- the two football co-captains were invited chances of becoming a Rhodes Scholar gallery section. able . Because of the well-roundedcurriculum to start the interviewing obstacle course seemed “zero to none,” Slid is still we experienced at Hope . we have found that on Saturday,Nov. 29. absorbingthe reality of it all. INTERNATIONAL APPOINT- we can easily enter into dialogue with people Sobania went to work again, this time “There was only one phase of the MENTS: Two prestigious appointments from vastly different disciplines,both in our preparing his Michigan finalists for the Rhodes process that we couldn’t prepare were awarded to Dr. James Gentile, the casual and professional encounters. rigorous interviews they would attend. Dan for,” said Sobania, “and that was Kenneth G. Herrick associate professor of His plan: mock interviews with six faculty receiving it."^ Richard Den Uyl Jr. ’85 biology and chairperson of the department. members who could be imposing, in- Gentile was appointedto the Task Group Chicago, 111. THREE NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 EVENTS

ACADEMIC CALENDAR Theatre Spring Semester Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead — Feb. 20, Thursday, 5 Critical Issues March — Symposium 21, 25-28. (classes not in session) The play, Hamlet, as seen from the bewildered standpoint Thursday, March 19 — Spring recess begins, 6 p.m. of Rosencrantz and Guildensternby Tom Stoppard; Sunday, 29 Residence hall open; March — Noon DeWitt Theatre, 8 p.m. Monday, March 30 Spring recess ends, 8 a.m. — DANCE XIII — March 12-14. Friday, May 1 — May Day; Classes dismissed at 12:30p.m. A diverse student and professional performanceof jazz, Mon.-Fri.,May 4-8 Semester examinations — tap, and modem dance; DeWitt Theatre, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 10 — Baccalaureate and Commencement; The Maids — April 24, 25, 29-May 2. Residence halls close at 7 p.m. A fantasy game of servilityand revolt by Jean Genet; TRADITIONAL EVENTS DeWitt Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets to Hope College theatre productionscan be Critical Issues Symposium — Thursday, March 5 obtained by calling 616-392-1449 or seeing the Hope A day-long, intensive study with guest lecturers speaking College ticket office two weeks prior to the performance. about South Africa. Adults, $5; senior citizens,$4, students, $2. Danforth Lecture — Tuesday, Feb. 24; Winants Auditorium in Graves Hall, 3:30 and 8 p.m. Dr. Lewis B. Smedes, professor of theology and ethics ALUMNI AND FRIENDS at Fuller Theological Seminary, will address contempo- Hope College Chapel Choir rary ethical issues from a Christian perspective. and Symphonette Concerts Grand Rapids — DeVos Hall, Tuesday, April 7; 8 p.m. ADMISSIONS Holland — Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Saturday, April 25; 8 p.m. For details about any admissions event, contact the Village Square — Friday, June 26 Admissions Office, Hope College, Holland, Mich., Regional Events 49423, or call 616-392-5111, ext. 2200. Detroit Sunday, April 12; Grosse Point Yacht Club Visitation Days — Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, April 29; The Capitol For prospective Hope students, including transfers, high Laura Whyte will portray Emily Dickinson in “The Belle Philadelphia Saturday,May 2; Quaker Meeting school juniors and seniors. VisitationsDays are intended — of Amhurst, ” the fifth production of the Great Perfor- House to show students and their parents a typical day in the mance Series, on Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17-18 life of a Hope student. Ample opportunities to meet in the DeWitt Center Main Theatre. In this one-woman students, faculty, and staff. performance, writtenbyWilliam Luce, Whyte strikingly Friday, March 13 COLLOQUIA captures the private life, thoughts, and dreams of Friday, April 10 Arts and Humanities Colloquia Dickinson, one of America’s best known but least Holland Area Program — Thursday, April 9 Trial by Theatre: American Yankees at G.B. Shaw's understoodpoets. 1986 marked the 100th anniversary of This special program is geared particularlyfor Holland Court by Dr. Stephen Hemenway, professor of English: Dickinson'sdeath. area students who have applied for admission to Hope. Tuesday, Feb. 24; Otte Room in Phelps Hall, 6:45 p.m. The program will give students the opportunity to learn So What's the Story Here? — Narrative in Old Testament more about “the college in their own backyard.” 17-18: The Belle of Amhurst; DeWitt Main Theatre, 8 p.m. Theology by Barry Bandstra, assistant professorof religion: Pre-Medicine and Pre-Engineering Day — Thursday , Guest Recital — Thursday, April 2: Rebecca Taylor, Tuesday, March 17; Lubbers Hall 101, 3:15 p.m. May 14 soprano; Wichers Auditorium, 8 p.m. Special activitiesfor high school juniors interested in Master Class — Friday, April 3: Rebecca Taylor, becoming medical doctors or engineers. soprano; Wichers Auditorium, 10 a.m. Explorientation ’87 — July 12-18 and July 26-Aug. 1 Senior Recital — Saturday,April 4: Lynette Tuggy, A “mini-college”experience for students who will be pianist;Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. juniors and seniors in high school for the fall of 1987. Faculty Chamber Music Concert — Sunday , April 5 : Wichers Auditorium, 4 p.m. THE ARTS Collegium Musicum Concert — Tuesday, April 7: Music Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. Faculty Chamber Music Concert — Sunday, Feb. 22; Hope College Wind Ensemble Concert — Thursday, Wichers Auditorium, 4 p.m. April 9: Featuring Charles Aschbrenner,pianist, playing Junior Recital — Thursday, Feb. 26; Robert Hodson, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; Dimnent Chapel ,8 p.m. pianist;Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. *Young Artists Series — Friday, April 10: Michael Jazz Night — Monday, March 2; Hope College Jazz Gailit, organist; Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m.

Ensemble and Aquinas College Jazz Ensemble; Maas Senior Recital — Saturday, April 1 1 : Kristin Williams, Auditorium, 8 p.m. oboist; Wichers Auditorium, 8 p.m: Student Recital — Tuesday, March 3; Dimnent Chapel, Hope College Jazz Ensemble Concert — Monday,

1 1 a.m. April 13: DeWitt Kletz, 8 p.m.

Hope College Orchestra Concert — Friday , March 6: *Great Performance Series — Thursday, April 16: Featuring John Gilbert, violinist; Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. John Browning, pianist:Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m.

Faculty Chamber Music Concert — Sunday, March 8: Senior Recital —Friday , April 1 7: Lori Canfield , cellist; Wichers Auditorium, 4 p.m. Wichers Auditorium, 8 p.m. *Young Artists Series — Tuesday, March 10: Daniel *GREAT PERFORMANCE AND YOUNG ARTIST

McKelway, clarinetist; Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. SERIES: call 6 1 6-394-6996 or contact the Hope College Junior Recital — Wednesday, March 1 TTimJarzem- Public Relations Office for tickets. bowski, pianist;Dimnent Chapel, 5:30 p.m. Great Performance Series — adults, $7; senior March Festival — Friday, March 13: Festival Recital; citizens, $6; students, S3. Western Seminary Commons, 4 p.m. Young Artists Series — adults, $5; senior citizens, $4; Senior Recital — Saturday, March 14; Kyria Boundy, students, $2. pianist and Lynn Curley, composer;Dimnent Chapel, 8 p.m. Faculty Recital — Sunday, March 15: Robert DePree Gallery Exhibits Thompson, trumpeterand Thom Gouwens, organist; Over 45 contemporary Japanese prints from the collec- Dimnent Chapel, 4 p.m. Myers Collectionof Contemporary Japanese Prints tion of Steve and Izumi Myers of Pontiac , Mich, will Student Recital — Monday, March 16: Wichers — Feb. 21 - March 29. fill the DePree Center Art Gallery from Feb. 21 to March Auditorium, 7 p.m. Graduating Senior Show — April 4-May 5. 29. A variety of mediums , from photo silkscreens to etch- Junior Recital — Tuesday, March 17: Carrie Terpstra, Gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 ings to lithographs to wood-cuts,will display the unique- pianist;Dimnent Chapel, 5:30 p.m. p.m., Sunday 1 to9p.m. Gallery talks can be scheduled ness of this show. This lithograph, by Wako Shuji, is *Great Performance Series — Tues. & Wed., March by calling 616-392-5111, ext. 3170. entitled “Labyrinthand Origami Bird.”

FOUR NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Musical groups to travel on European tours

/‘’or the third time in the history of the r Hope College Chapel Choir and Sym- phonette, the two musical groups will be travelingto Europe to perform concert tours. The Symphonette, conducted by Dr.

Robert Ritsema, made its first two European tours in 1976 and 1982 while the Chapel Choir, directed by Prof. Roger Rietberg, toured Europe in 1967 and 1979.

SYMPHONETTE: Left to right, First row: senior Philip Gerrish of Mason, Mich., junior Carrie Terpstra of Holland, Mich., sophomore Monica Bleam of Adrian, Mich., sophomore Melodie Cook of Holland, Mich., sophomore Briggite Biondo of Royal Oak, Mich., senior Lisa Simone of River Dr. Robert Ritsema prof_ Roger Rietberg Forest, III., junior Kathryn Miller of Manchester, Mich., senior Lori Canfield of Midland, Mich.

Second row: sophomore Mitchell Wood of Penfield, N.Y., sophomore Jennifer Schakel of Holland, Mich., freshman Verna Bond- This year’s overseas tour will replace the

Broderick of Ann Arbor, Mich . , 1986 grad Heidi Bussies of Holland, Mich . , junior Michele Navarre of Milford, Mich . , senior Ann two groups’ annual spring concert trip which Westerbeke of Stevensville,Mich., senior Kristen Williams of Farmington Hills, Mich., sophomore Christine Stone of Muskegon, is usually made to different parts of this Mich., sophomore Gayle Veldboom of South Holland, III., 1986 grad Daniel Stegink of Holland, Mich., freshman Stephanie Brooks country. Last year, for example, the Sym- of Three Rivers, Mich., freshman Laura Christensenof Midland, Mich., freshman Kathryn Boonstra of Holland, Mich. phonette traveled to the South, and the Chapel Choir.sang in the East. Third row: senior Kristen Vanderbilt of E. Williamson,N.Y., sophomore Amy Holm of Waterford, Mich., freshman Christine Modey Leaving May 11, the two groups will fly of Lower Burrell, Penn., freshman Carl Aronson of E. Grand Rapids, Mich., freshman Stacey Jekel of Grand Rapids, Mich., into Amsterdam,the Netherlands.From sophomoreToddSchaapof Holland, Mich.,freshmanKellyStratilof Muskegon, Mich., sophomore Ray Ritsema of Holland, Mich. there, though, there will be a parting of ways Missing from photo: sophomore Cynthia Lapp of Hillsdale, Mich. as the Chapel Choir begins its tour on the main continent in a double-deckerbus while the Symphonette will travel to London to start their tour. Eventually, the two musical groups will play and sing in six different countries — Germany, England, Switzerland, Luxem- bourg, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands.

They will regroup, though, at the end of their respective tours in Rotterdam, the Nether- lands for a joint, May 24th concert. The 64-member Chapel Choir will be

giving six concerts plus participatingin two Sunday church services while in Europe. The Symphonette, consisting of 30 members, will give five concerts and will also be involved in two Sunday church services. Since the majority of the expenses are being paid by the students, the groups are planning some campus fund-raising events including a talent night. Benefit concerts have also been arranged by the music department and the alumni office! The two groups will perform joint CHAPEL CHOIR: Left to right, concerts on 'Riesday, April 7 in DeVos Hall First row: sophomore Michelle Houvener of Kalamazoo, Mich., junior Cindy Tusch of Grandville, Mich., junior Sarah Rynbrandt of in Grand Rapids, Mich, and on Saturday, Holland, Mich., sophomore Angie Carey of Indianapolis, Ind., junior Jennifer Parks of Westbrook, Maine, senior Terri Henry of April 25 in Dimnent Memorial Chapel on Woodbury, Minn., senior Pam Ourada of Western Springs, III., senior Lyn Curley of Wayland, Mass., sophomore Jill Bernson of St.

the college campus. Both performances Joseph, Mich . , junior Kim Walker of Grand Blanc, Mich . , sophomore Tammi Tiggleman of Grand Rapids , Mich . , sophomore Karen will begin at 8 p.m. Veramay of Albion, Mich., sophomore Mary Alice Smith of Midland, Mich., junior Jodi Noorman of Grandville, Mich. year, these of students will "This groups Secondrow: senior Betsy Buurma of Somerville, N.J., sophomore Laura Johnson of Wheaton, III., senior Lynnette Tuggy of Wheaton, be experiencing and exposed to things older III., sophomore Kristi Kollmeyer of East Lansing, Mich., junior Laurel Housenga of Holland, Mich., junior Brenda Snyder of than they’ve ever seen before,” said Rietberg. Vicksburg, Mich . , freshman Elizabeth Cochrane of Lake Bluff, III. , junior Becky Thompson of Livonia, Mich . , sophomore Jill Rainford “Since they won’t be singing or playing of Farmington,Mich., junior Kim Platte of Lansing, Mich., senior Jeanne Harris of Western Springs, III., senior Jennifer Phelps of every day, they will be taking in such cultural Okemos, Mish., junior Wendy DeForest of Schenectady,N.Y., sophomore Amy Martin of East Lansing, Mich., sophomore Kristi events as visiting the HeidelbergCastle, Vander Kooi of Riverview, Mich., junior Tammy Terpstra of Mears, Mich., junior Heather Northuis of Wyoming, Mich. Westminster Abbey, and most particularly, Third row: junior Randy Johnson of Grand Rapids, Mich., junior Mike Derrick of McBain, Mich., junior Ed Sherman of Byron we are looking forward to hearing "Even- Center, Mich., junior Mike Magan of Phoenix, Md., senior Bill Shell ofYpsilanti, Mich., senior Jim Bursma of Sudbury’, Mass., song" being performed at Kings College in

senior Scott Voet of Grandville, Mich . , junior Paul Harper of Zanesville, Ohio, senior Ed Oset of East Detroit, Mich. , junior DeWayne Cambridge, England .... And of course, Weaver of Kenton, Ohio, senior David Hartt of Old Saybrook, Conn., sophomore Chris Norton of Grand Rapids, Mich., sophomore there’s the added delight of interactingwith Jonathan Tagg of Pittsburgh, Pa., junior Tom Hoolihan of White Bear Lake; Minn., senior Matt Ten Huisen of Clymer, N.Y. people from differentcultures." "About this time of year, the comradery Fourth row: sophomore David Widmer of Bernardsville, N.J., sophomore Tom Bouwer ofE. Grand Rapids, Mich., junior Tom Grabill within the groups really starts to build as you of Wyoming, Mich., junior Mark Bradley of Wyandotte, Mich., sophomore Eric Dykeman of Latham, N .Y, junior Tim Elzinga of Traverse City’, Mich., sophomore Steve Zylman of Holland, Mich., senior Jeff Neevel ofWappingers Falls, N.Y, sophomore David see them work toward a team effort," added Bright of Mich., junior Vince of Mich., junior of Jenison, senior Folkert Ritsema. "But this year, you can feel a little South Haven, Boraas Holland, Kevin Cole Mich., Tom of more excitement over these trips to Europe." Zeeland, Mich., junior Ron Boardway ofWilliamston,Mich., senior Kevin Shoemakerof Kennvood, Mich. NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 _FIVE Hope hand-aid helps the homeless $30 million

XT' redd ie and Joyce Crenshaw had wanted Hope students have a tradition of working Destruction for production. Feels good. a house of their for quite awhile. F own with Habitat for Humanity. Each year, “Some nights were definitely BenGay $28 million Their family of six lived in a matchboxish during winter break, students of all majors nights,” said Minger, an elementary educa- apartment barely big for Kalamazoo enough and interestshave traveled to different tion major, who spent a day digging holes in three, and it was time for the cramped feeling national locations to become short-term the basement floor for ceiling supports and they’d known for five years to go. But, as missionaries on differentprojects. Two years then filling the holes with mixed 80-pound a always, their savings weren’t enough. ago, MOCP sponsored the rehabilitationof bags of cement. “Actually, I didn’t feel tired Finally, benefited by the support of the a Chicago Habitat project, and four years until I stopped moving.” Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, the ago, working in the land of Habitat’s “I just love people, and I love helping Crenshaws have found their spacious haven origination,students also helped construct a people,” affirmed Lowery, who learned > 4 ' >*** — a two-story house that has fallen on hard home in Americus, Georgia. carpentry during the week. “That’s what has < \ r . ^ times and will need overhauling repairs. It is For the three Hope women who went a motivated me to be a nursing major. I’m not a dream house now, but eventually it will be. relativelyshort distance to the mission field interested in missions and had been looking But to wrecked-home dream-home conver- in Kalamazoo, this was to be a winter break for an opportunity to do a work project. This sion is no small task. That’s where Habitat like they’ve never experienced before. They was perfect.” and its volunteers come in, though. And that found a week’s worth of physically demand- The annual Christmas Tree Fund, a is how three Hope juniors learned the true ing pounding, pulling, and pushing walls collection of donations from Hope students, spirit of lending a helping hand. apart, floors up, and ceilings down. Saying faculty and staff which is given as a yuletide At Kalamazoo’s first Habitat project of the this inner-city a home needed complete gift to a deserving cause, totaled over $ 1 ,000

new year, Shelley Mowery of Midland , Mich . , facelift was somewhat of an understatement. last year for materials needed at the Cathy Minger of Mendon, Mich., and Deb “It’s not surprising that I’ve never done Kalamazoo Habitat for Humanity project. of Hastings, arrived in the Lowell Mich, anything like this before,” said Mowery, a Reformed and other churches in the area also southwest Michigan town to begin improving nursing major, whose grubby hands illus- sent volunteers and money to the work site. the run-down house. The three volunteers trated the demands of home repairs. “I’ve The three juniors were housed at the home $24 million devoted a week of their in-between-semesters dm never tom walls down before. Actually, of the Rev. Donald DeYoung ’52 of Twin break to the yearly mission work that is spon- that’s kind of fun. Steve (Seriesi, the layman Lakes Reformed Church. DeYoung is a sored by Hope’s Ministry of Christ’sPeople, for Kalamazoo’s Habitat for Humanity) just member of the organization’s board of Student Church and Chaplain Gerard Van Heest. gave us a crowbar and we started going at it.” directors. $22 million “There were some nights we’d be so dirty, we weren’t sure the DeYoungs would want us in their house,” said Lowery. “I wouldn’t j&_ $20 million have let me in my own house,” added Minger. The Hope students’ mission experience became far more than hard, physical labor, though. Almost every day they were educated $18 million in the ways Kalamazoo’s poor live and how people are helping make a difference in their lives. One day they ate in the northside’s Soup Kitchen, a lunching drop-in center, & $16 million housed in a church, for the city’s homeless. Later in the week, they spoke with the neighborhood’schurch pastor, the Rev. c4s% Guyron Philbert, about the rehabilitation $14 million efforts in Kalamazoo. They also met with members of the city’s Deacon’s Conference Center, an area outreach to the city’s poor million community. $12 Even though the Crenshaws and Hope students were strangers before the project, the week’s work was finished as neighbor $10 million helped neighbor, something akin to the days of old-fashionedbarn-raisings. Eventually the Crenshawswill repay Habitat, a nation-

wide non-profit organization , for the amount $8 million

it took to purchase the home and the materials

that improved it — all on a no-interestloan. The labor, naturally, was free of charge. million “Sometimes you get down and it seems $6

like you’ve got it really bad,” said a reflective Minger. “But no matter how bad you think you have it, there is always someone out million there who is worse off than you.” $4 Memories of the plaster that sprinkled their hair and the floating insulation from the ripped-out walls that tickled their noses will $2 million not fade soon. The trio is very anxious to see how the project they helped start will be completed. Since it takes an average of three-to-four-monthsto finish a Habitat home, Mowery, Lowell, and Minger, plus Campaign Goal: $26 million several other recruits, will return to the Hope Raised to date: $28.8 million IF / HAD A HAMMER: Hope junior Cathy Minger takes a break from pounding nails Kalamazoo project on Saturdays and during into some soon-to-be bathroom shelves at a Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity the four-day winter break in February. project . Minger and two other H ope students— Shelley Mowery and Deb Lowell — spent “Going down there to do the work really a week of their in-between-semestersbreak working alongside the eventual homeowners, gave us more of a sense of accomplishment

the Crenshaws, as volunteersfor the annual Ministry of Christ's People mission . Habitat than just sending money,” reasoned Mowery. for Humanity is a nationwide non-profit organizationwhich builds new homes or “Instead, you knew what was being done, refurbishes old ones for needy families who, in return, help build their own home and how the money was being spent, because you

repay the organizationwith a no-interest loan. All labor is donated time and energy, were the one using it with your own two RESOURCES FOR THE CHALLENGE OF TOMORROW naturally. hands. SIX NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Third in a series Natural Sciences

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Each issue of news from Hope College have been accepted to medical school at a BIOLOGY during this academic year has provided an still-impressive87 percent rate since 1984; Faculty: Eleven full-time members; nine with Ph.D.s Number of majors in 1985-86: 117 up-to-date and personal look at one of the one-hundred percent of those students Some signs of excellence:According to a Franklin and to dental since four academic divisions at the college. This applying school 1984 have Marshall College study, the Hope biology department issue focuses on the natural sciences. been accepted. ranks 13th of 847 four-year, private, and primarily undergraduateinstitutions in the nation whose graduates The following was taken from an interview Brink also sees some other strengths went on to receive Ph.D.s from 1920-1980; Currently, growing within this division. with Dr. Irwin Brink, dean of the natural biology faculty hold a total of 1 1 researchgrants, totaling sciences. “Our research emphasis has been broaden- in excess of $500,000 this year, from a variety of outside ing over the years, involving more faculty agencies; At the last three national meetings ofTri-Beta, the undergraduate honorary society for biology majors, and students,” he states. “There has also been r Two years ago, a report, researched by four Hope studentswon the Frank G . Brooks Award for 1 Oberlin College of Ohio, stated that the an increase in the emphasis of internships, excellence in research,the highest prize given to particularlyin computer science, engineer- undergraduate student researchers. future of science in America rests heavily CHEMISTRY ing, upon the vitality of a relatively small number and biology.We have very good relation- Faculty: Eight full-time and one pan-time members; nine of the nation’sleading undergraduate colleges ships with a number of industriesin the area with Ph.D.s Number of majors in 1985-86: 92 — Hope College being one of the 50. who are happy to have our students apply for Some signs of excellence:According to a Franklin and While that official revelation may only be interships .... Most noticeable, however Marshall College study, the Hope chemistry department two-years-old, it’s a philosophyand mission has been the large increase in the number of ranks second of 847 four-year, private,and primarily undergraduateinstitutions in the nation whose graduates that the Hope natural science departments have outstanding women students in the sciences went on to receivePh.D.s from 1920-1980;The chemistry in recent years.” been working toward for a number of decades. department is accreditedby the American Chemical Strong commitmentsto teaching and _ ____ Other changes have created challenges in Society; In 1985-86, six grants, totaling $130,000, were _ awarded to the department by outside agencies to fund research has been Hope’s way of gaining Dr Irwin Brink '52 was named dean of the the natural sciences challenges that Hope researchprojects and purchase instrumentation. prominence as one of the nation’s premiere natural sciences in 1982. A professorof and Brink have no controI l COMPUTER SCIENCE undergraduateschools for science study chemistry, Brink has been a member of the “There has been a nationwide phenomenon Faculty: Four full-time members; two with Ph.D.s Number of majors in 1985-86: 56 because of the accessibilityand quality of Hope faculty since of a shortage of '" the 1957. student? Some signs of excellence:A microcomputerlaboratory sciences,” says Brink of this recent change. faculty and facilities. The “learning through and UNIX minicomputer system is utilized for departmen- a misunderstanding of what science really is,” “And, there has also been a critical shortage tal is of research” program makes it possible for Hope instructionand research;Hope one only two collegesin the Great Lakes Colleges Association(GLCA) students to gain valuable experiencein the Brink continues. “Science is a very human of good science faculty with Ph.D.s, particu- to have a separate computer sciencedepartment; A major endeavor requiring intuition and creativity larly and minorities, who will teach laboratory that will enhance their classroom as women for secondary education certification is availablein exercises and, later, their opportunities in well as rigorous involvement of the intellect. at colleges and universities.So, our chal- computer science. GEOLOGY graduate school. Although we work hard at teaching students lenges are to attract and retain good faculty Faculty: Three full-timemembers/three with Ph.D.s members and students. Undergraduate research is accessible to a certain techniques that are needed to master Number of majors in 1985-86: 10 recruiting faculty small percentage of students at large univer- science,much of what we want our studentsto “When new members, we Some signs of excellence:Off-campus courses in the Virgin Islands and the Colorado Rockies give students sities but, at Hope, a large proportion of learn are attitudes and insights that engage the do our best to provide start-up funds which will opportunitiesfor worldly geographic study; Since 1982, make it possiblefor them to start their research science majors engage in it. Over the past full range of the human mind.” the geology department has received$56,000 for research three years, 141 students have conducted Although Hope has gained a reputation for program as early as possible, rather than bide and instrumentationfrom outside agencies;a special heating-coolingmicroscope stage is used in the study of full-timeresearch in the summer alone. That excellence in its science major programs, their time until research grant propsals are fluid inclusionsin rocks. figure easily doubles when the number of students majoring in departmentsoutside of approved by outside funding agencies. MATHEMATICS students who conduct research during the the natural sciences division have not been Brink says to help solve some of the Faculty: Seven full-time and one part-timemembers; student shortage problem, he’s seen an five with Ph.D.s academic year is added. neglected. Number of majors in 1985-86: 64 illustrate,Brink points to an unusual increase in the number of natural science And, as a result of the collaborative To Some signs of excellence:Special emphasis has been given faculty-studentresearch effort, an impressive sequence of four science courses (biology, faculty members who have become involved to the use of the computer as a teachingtool in math classes; Two members of the mathematics faculty, John 54 scientificpapers, co-authoredby Hope chemistry, geology and physics) taught by in student recruiting. Van Iwaarden and Elliot Tanis, have published major for “Another challenge arises from the fact that faculty and students, were publishedin science faculty elementary education textbookson differential equations and statistics, scientific journals from 1980 to 1984. majors. Each course has a laboratoryexperience science increasingly depends on sophisticated respectively; The national average of graduatingclasses earning math majors is 1.4%. The Hope College average So, at Hope, faculty and students not only associatedwith it, and each student who takes expensive instruments for its practice . Thus , has been approximatelyeight percent for the past 10 years. it is becoming increasingly difficult to find read and talk about science, they do it. Most this sequence earns 10 credit hours of science NURSING faculty members agree that research and credit toward graduation and certification. the resources to keep our faculty and students Faculty: Seventeen full-time and one part-time members. Number of majors in 1985-86: 118 (40 from Hope) teaching compliment one another; since, in Some natural science faculty have also long at the forefrontof science. Our faculty invest Some signs of excellence:The Hope-Calvin nursing been involved in teaching senior seminar a great amount of time and effort in writing a sense, research is practicing what is taught program is accreditedby the National League for research and equipment grant proposals. and vice versa. courses in which the ways that science and Nursing; Ninety-seven percent of the students from the have been successful in this first two graduating classespassed their licensing Yet, while the natural science faculty is technology affect how humans live and think They remarkably examinations; Special working relationshipswith are explored. Included in these courses are the endeavor and as a result we have been able committed to giving students hands-on, Butterworth and Holland Hospitalsoffer excellent to a high quality experimental, technical experience,they’re also equally study of how the Christian faith and natural maintain clinical education center. science program at Hope. The committed to the liberal arts. science interact with one another. commitment PHYSICS Faculty: Seven full-time and three part-timemembers; of top administration to the “1 define the liberal arts as exploring The institutionalyardsticks that measure Hope’s supply would eight with Ph.D.s resources to maintain science instrumentation what it means to be human," says Dr. Irwin Hope’s excellence in science educationare Number of majors in 1985-86: 26 Some signs of excellence:In 1986, four physics faculty Brink, dean of the natural sciences. “Our numerous: Since the 1983-84 academic has also been essential to our success.” members received National Science Foundation grams to the liberal arts needs to years, Hope has received over two million “These examples are indicative of our commitment be totaling $151,000, more than any other undergraduate faculty’s and administration’scommitment to stated, because there is an erroneous tendency dollars from outside agencies toward the department in the nation; In the last five years, over 80%

our students,” “It’s not of Hope physics graduateswent on to grad school . This for people to think of the liberal arts and the funding of instruments and research at the Brink concludes. compares to an average of just under 60% in 60 research sciences as somehow distinctly different.But -college; students with at least a 3.4 grade something that is unique to our division, active physics departments at private, four-year schools; because all of Hope’s faculty cares about our the sciences really are a part of the liberal arts.’ point average have been accepted to medical The total number of Hope physics graduatesis more than students and strives to provide them with the any other four-year school in Michigan with the exception “1 think one of the reasons there is a tendency school at a 95 percent rate over the past three very best education.”*^ of the Universityof Michigan. to separate the sciencesfrom the liberal arts is years; students with a grade point under 3 .4 NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 SEVEN Seven labs and classroom

students study, for example, at Hope,” states David Baergen, nutrition (by taking care of their a senior computer science major own rat for a week, testing them from Chicago, 111. “Everything with the likes of 7-Up meals), else I’ve had was geared toward muscle function (by experiment- learning a language, which is ing with the muscles of a brain- obviously necessary. But this dead frog), glucose tolerance (by course is geared more toward

gulping a sympy concoction, then systems analysis rather than pricking their finger once every programming. Those things are thirty minutes for three hours to important, but learning the measure blood sugar content), human element is also important. ” and biofeedback(by taking a lie And how exactly does Stegink detector test). achieve all these examples of Bamey proudly says, “Many human know-how? He starts with physiology courses don’t have a mythical marina whose com- labs, so our students get a better puter system could either use lab experience than do most med some improvement or replace- school students.” ment. Throughout the course of • • • the semester, the students receive 4 4TX ey, people, listen to this letters from Bob Hayes, the vice 1 M quote which actually president (actuallyStegink), who

came out the mouth of a higher-up tells the computer analysts the at NASA,” Gordon Stegink tells needs within his company. Of his “Business InformationSys- course, the students must respond tems” computer science class. to the letters, thus sharpening by Eva D. Folkert piece of organization ever created. So, it’s no small task to “This is one of the best examples their writing skills. Dr. NedRouze, assistant professor of physics, will communicate the how-it-all- of double speak you’ll ever see in And, they must interview three On the surface, classroomand works wisdom of such functions your life. “members” of the company to world, half simulatedsituation laboratory situationscan seem to as blood pressure, heart rate, “It goes like this: ‘The normal find the inside scoop on the for these students,” Stegink says. be fairly basic. The professor body temperature,metabolism, process during the countdown is business’ computer needs. “They’re obviously not talking to teaches, the students listen, and muscle reflex, and the nervous that the countdown proceeds, Stegink employs fellow faculty ‘real’ employees but they are the subject is the common ground system. But Barney explicates the assuming we are in a go posture, members to role-play dreamed-up learning to deal with different in between. But the process of tough topic with a simplified and at various points during the characters like Frank Slater, the types of people .... Don’t get transferring a professor’s tell-all ease to the one-day-to-be countdown we tag up the opera- beat-around-the-bushmanager of me wrong. We’re concerned and thoughts into the students' nurses, doctors, physical thera- tional loops and face to face in maintenance (theatre professor deal with the technical side of understandingis not basic. In the pists, and athletictrainers in his the firing room to ascertain the Michael Grindstaff); the intro- systems analysis. After all, this is natural sciences, the hallmark class. And while many “Human facts that project elements that are verted store clerk Angela Her- an upper level class. But I guess is “students learn motto science Physiology” students admit that monitoring the data and that are nadenez (Jackie Heisler, director I’m ultimately trying to stress that science.” so, by doing And “this is the toughest course I’ve understandingthe situationas we of the academic support center); there are other equally important teaching science at Hope involves ever taken at Hope,” most will proceed are still in the go direc- and the domineering,independent things to leam.” more than just a classroom also exclaim in the same breathe tion.’ manager of accounting Susan • • • setting. that it’s been one of the most “Can you believe one man said Martin who “could do without In this section of our series on enjoyable, too. all that .... in one sentence? A computers anyway” (psychology ©efficients,linear equations, the academic divisions, a class- “I really like to hear that,” says 65-word sentence!” Stegink says, professor Jane Dickie). Sifting dependent variables, con- room or laboratory from each Barney. “When they say it was arms flailing to accentuate his through the informationgathered volution to the functions, S- natural science department will tough, but they liked it because point. from these totally different curves, graphs, charts, equations, be featured, highlighting different they learned a lot, then that’s He’s flabbergasted by this personality types, Stegink ’s and many decimal- pointed effectivestyles of teaching and meaningful to me. It’s easy to display of hideous claptrap, and computer analysts propose what numbers. some subjects within the division. hate a hard class or love an easy he wants his students to be, too. would be the best computer In John Van Iwaarden’s • • • class, but to still like a tough In an American society bent on system for the marina in their “Differential Equations”class, et this. In your aching, class, well, that makes me proud informationprocessing and final project. these terms “add up” to a more awful, ugly times of cold of this class and our students.” automated simplicity,(remember “It really becomes a half real simplified term, for all things in aimflu suffering this winter Barney is a thorough, non-stop when Time magazine made the

season , just try to remember that fact dispenser in class. With computer their Machine of the

a fever is actually good for you. hardly a hesitationin his lectures, Year in 1982!) Stegink always It’s true. Here’s how Dr. Chris his speech flows with a politi- emphasizes that there are often Barney, associate professor of cian’s intensity and fluidity.No other importantthings to leam biology, explainedit to his monotone here. Yet, like a along with being a good computer “Human Physiology” class. politician’sspeech, there is not scientist. Students must be good “Fever is a response the body much discussion in class, but communicators, too. And so, to provides to fight disease,” the mostly a digestion of facts. When some degree, he “de-techs” them. physiology specialistsaid. “It a student does pipe in with a “I contend that, in most cases, appears to act to decrease the question, it gives the other they can always get the ‘techy’ growth of bacteria and increase speed-writers time to shake off (technical)part by looking things the body’s normal defense the stiffness in their pencil hand. up in a manual or just by asking,” mechanisms. So fever, particu- Heads bob back and forth from says the professor who hopes for larly if below 102°, does not blackboard-to-booklike a tennis teaching his students greater appear harmful to an otherwise spectator would watch a volley communicative effectiveness. healthy individual; it may even from baseiine-to-baseline. “I’m concerned that people take help fight infection.” In lab, though, the atmosphere their communication skills Wouldn’t it figure. Just when is much more casual and laid- seriously. I want my students to you think you’re sick with fever, back. So casual, in fact, that the realize that they’re always going burning up from a paradoxical students talk and relate with to have to deal with people, not cold sweat, that mysterious, Bamey as though he was their big just their machine, and when you miraculous contraption of a brother. (Although they still deal with people, different human body is actually helping address him with a respectable people, you can’t look those you out. Dr. Bamey.) problems up in a manual.” The human body is, without a Using the lab book their ‘This is the most unusual doubt, the most complicated professor wrote, “Human Phys” computer course I’ve ever taken EIGHT NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 ms in the natural sciences

differentialequation can deter- Aldrich and three other Hope mine the rate of change in students — senior John Eckert of population growth; in a chemical Benton Harbor, Mich, and reaction; in blood sugar content sophomores Steve Gortsema of

during a glucose infusion;and in Jenison, Mich, and Rob Hamelink a predator-prey ecological sys- of Grandville, Mich. — are tem. working with Rouze on atomic

And therein lies the beef of Van physics projects;more particu- Iwaarden’s book — showing larly in the study of electron students how there are numerical transfercollisions with a helium applicationsto many problems in target in the hopes of determining

life. The students in his class are exactly how hydrogen atoms, of scientifically-minded — math, various sub-levels of energy, are chemistry, and physics majors. In formed. Simply, it’s atom-smash-

fact, “DifferentialEquations” is a ing. requirementfor these young These experiments,then, scientists.Eventually, some of warrant the foursome’s study of the jobs they’ll take will involve minuscule protons and electrons a differentialequation that could with unprecedenteddetail. In lead to the solution of some fact, the only other school doing problems in society. such minute research is North “I love the freedom of teaching, Carolina State. in helping students become good “We do this highly detailed scientists,” continues Van Iwaar- research because we think we den, an energetic lecturer who understandwhat happens in this tries to the ultimate degree to simple collision,but then again, ’j/cj, with senior David Aldrich (right). make his students understand the we’re not sure. These kinds of

a math class must have a calcu- how’s and why’s. “I believe I collisionshappen all the time in Dr. Mike Silver, assistant professor of chemistry , with sophomore Jim lated summation. Quite frankly, have more influence in the the solar atmosphere, so it’s Martin (foreground).

Van Iwaarden cleverly refers to it scientific world as a teacher than important to understand them for

as “number-crunching.” as a scientist in the private sector that reason. But it’s even more But before these highly-techni- In a class more euphemistically because of the number of people important for understanding cal, multi-gadgetedpieces of T f Dr. Mike Silver, a top-notch physics apparatus were used, known as “Diffy Q,” those I have an impact on who will then collisions in general," Rouze ^chemist and devoted Star numbers crunch for a very good go out and be the scientistsin adds with lucid enthusiasm for his Rouze and crew needed to piece Trekkie, has his way, technology S® reason. Van Iwaarden’s specialty industry or wherever. Being a field of study. them together. Through grants for the 23rd century could be the is applied math, making a diffe- part of educationis helping “This research is also revolutio- from National Science Found- culminatingin his chemistry rential equation relate to the students grow in logic and skill to nary because to find how hydro- ation and Research Corporation, laboratory soon. plus what calls “real” world, helping his students be effective in those positions. gen atoms are formed will mean Rouze “pragmatic Donned in supposedly white to always see the practical use. And that’s truly satisfying.” applying the results to see how scrounging”from other institu- lab coats with the emblem of the tions for unwanted equipment, “I want students to see that the For Van Iwaarden, number- other types of atoms are formed,” U . S . S . Enterprise tagged onto the the physics handyman built his things we are doing, albeit crunching is a beautiful“sound. ” says Aldrich, a Ypsilanti, Mich, pen pockets, Silver and seven native. own laboratory. (Hope’s other students — Jim Martin, Erlund abstract at the time, can relate • • • accelerator,the 2.5 million volt later in a realistic way,” says the While the research is called Larson, Paul Van Dort, Lori Van de Graaff accelerator, uses charismatic professor in his .Tor senior David Aldrich, basic, it is by no means simple. Pederson, Dan O’Neill, Ray too much energy for Rouze ’s radio-voice that rivals even Paul r conducting basic physics The atomic experimentsinvolve Zhang, and John Lakanen — experimentalneeds. His low- Harvey. “I want them to see research with Dr. Ned Rouze is the use of a low-energy proton have been conducting research to energy accelerator will give his where this all leads. We’re not “knowing there’s always some- accelerator, a collision chamber, find an alternativesource of crude experimentsall the jolt they’ll just doing math for its beauty. thng new happening, something and a spectrometerused to oil — a hot world topic. Of all measure the light polarization need — 25,000 volts.) They’re doing this math so that in new to investigate.We’re not things, though, Silver and his emitted during the experiments. “Besides the obvious benefits five to 10 years, when they’re on reinventing the wheel.” crew are looking for ways to turn of having hands-on experiences carbon dioxide — of which there the job or in the laboratory using in research at Hope, these students is an abundance in the atmosphere differential equations, the course are even getting the chance to — into something useful. Since w work they learned will come back build the experiment’sequip- carbon is found both in oil and to them and be helpful.” ment,” states Rouze who has been the air, converting carbon dioxide But just what is a differential at Hope since 1985. “There are into fuel could also mean finding equation? The scientific definition certain skills a good physicist an alternativesource of the sounds, of course, technical. It is must have, and one of the most element to put into fertilizers and an equation which involves an important skills is knowing how plastics“once the earth’s oil unknown function and derivatives to put things together. supply runs out — no matter if in the function. In plain talk, it’s

“So, this also makes students that’s 1 0 or 200 years from now," tells you how fast there is a rate really ready for research when says Silver. of change in a certain situation. they get to graduate school,” But, alas, there’s a catch. It’s Driving a car is a good example continues Rouze, a strong be- not so easy to turn carbon dioxide of a differentalequation. The liever in the attributesof under- into somethinguseful. Since C02 speed you are going is the rate of graduate research. “Their is an inert gas, it won’t latch onto change in the distance to your graduate work will be more another molecule easily to create destination. Acceleration and interestingbecause they’ll be the reaction which would equate velocity are the derivatives. So, ready to take on more responsibil- fuel. So, Silver and his students basically,every time you climb ity since they are already accli- are devising an organometallic behind the wheel, you are doing mated to the research environ- catalystthat will. So far, they’ve a “diffy q.” ment.” designed a portion of a catalyst In fact, in almost everything ^ "Doing research at Hope is that will attach itself to C02, but you encounter a differential particularlyenjoyable,” adds only one-third of the research road equation can be applied, says Van Aldrich, “because I get the has been finished. Not only must Iwaarden. And his book, Ordi- opportunity to assist in the the catalytic molecule attach to the nary DifferentialEquations with challenge of getting things to carbon, but it also must make a Numerical Techniques,which is work out right and come together useful by-product, then let go. — naturallyused in “Diffy Q,” gives in the lab.” Continued on page 10 examples and exercises of how a NINE NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Labs and classrooms continued Continuedfrom page 9 ‘There is no guaranteethat or in industry. Although, we do lecture about the procedure they what we’re doing will be success- have to meet certain deadlines, will be practicing. They must know ful,” says the mustachioedSilver we still are able to work at our that their reasons for performing a

in a slightlydistinguishable own pace and get the work done procedure isn’t just because the

Brooklyn accent. “But that’s part when we can.” doctor ordered it. It’s also a nurse’s of the beauty of this research. The free-spiritedhumor and responsibilityto know the doctor’s We’re not doing make-shift comradery that exists in the lab reasons for ordering a certain

research here. We’re not just has much to do with Silver’s own treatment.If anything goes wrong, doing an experiment for the sake easy-going philosophy. After all, they are going to need to know how

of using the lab. We’re doing it was the chemistryprof who to follow up and remain aware over frontline research, research that is attached the Star Trek patches to time.” brand-new. And that’s exciting the lab coats. “There is a certain amount of because the students, and I, can Beam them up, Scotty. Worp idealism in theory classes,” the take pride and a personal owner- speed. nursing professor explains. “You ship in a field that we understand • • • teach the students in an ideal better than anyone else at the time. TJ aby Dan isn’t any ordinary setting, the ideal practice area.

‘To students, chemistrybe- £> child , probably because he’s But that’s not what they’re going comes alive through research like not real, but his heart is in the to find when they get done. I this,” he continues. “It’s not just right place. always try to make sure they have another exercise in a book but real Baby Dan is a medical dummy enough reality with materials so honest-to-goodnesshands-on used in Lynn Fagerman’s they have a good idea of what science . And that’ s why Hope has psychomotor skill laboratory in medical life will be like when more chemistry majors than the Hope-Calvin nursing pro- they begin a career.” schools 10 times our size. The gram, a lab where Fagerman, an In the same way, Fagerman research tradition, the one-on-one instructorof nursing and specialist relates realistic situations in her student-professor interaction,has in pediatrics,teaches her students classroom. Earlier,in “Concepts been here for a long time. So, certain clinicalprocedures of of Nursing,” the pragmatic students come and ask me if they anatomical relevance. instructor taught her class about can do research. I don’t have to The lab is part of the nursing drug side effects, particularly Lynn Fagerman, instructor of nursing, with Jane Wilkinson(left). bang drums to get them into majors’ credit toward clinical when patients have an allergic the lab.” work, which must total 16 hours reaction. There are times, Fager- debated geological topic — problems are the result of poverty, Although it is Silver who a week on top of nursing theory man says, when a nurse’s duties environmentalethics. ours are the result of affluence.” invents the ideas for experimenta- courses and other electives.This also include “translator.” “Prior to the middle 1960s, no Alas! Another geological-re- tion, his students are not just is also the students’ orientationto “Often, if there is an allergic one really thought about environ- lated tremor — the problems technicians filling out his orders an acute care setting before they reaction, the patient or the mental ethics,” emphasizes created by an overpopulated

either. The team effort demands begin real clinical,hospital patient’srelative won’t exactly Tharin to his class. “I think it world. that student-chemists think rounds later in the semester. remember what medication he is would be fair to say that we stole, Before Christ’s birth and until independentlyand, eventually, Fagerman and her colleagues on,” she illustrates to her class. raped, and pillaged the land around the 18th century, popula- Silver says, “they can even start teach all these skills during the “You’ll hear things like, ‘Well, anyway we wanted. But, finally, tion growth advanced at a reason-

out thinking me. I see them come two-week lab orientation with a it’s a pink tablet, or maybe it’s there was an awakening, and able .05 percent each year. in as unsophisticated chemists repetitiousformat — a medical white. I’m not sure. Anyway, he’s society became more conscious Ultimately, it would have taken

and then, watch them grow in type of show-and-tell as each taking it for this and that.’ and understood that nature has a 1 ,400 years for the population to quantum leaps.” student gets a chance to explain “You’re going to get responses right to exist, too.” double at that rate. But, today, “Research is relaxing for me,” the procedure to a constant like that,” she continues. “And This was merely warm-up for population grows at a rate of 1.7

says junior Lori Pederson of audience. what are you going to do with Tharin’s students because a pencil percent a year. Now, that might

Rockford, Mich., who has been “This is practice and theory,” says them? It’s your job to find out race was about to ensue. not sound like very much, but conducting research in Silver’s Fagerman in her soft yet still what the medicine is or at least “But don’t think that our when considering1.7 percent of lab since she was a sophomore. authoritative voice. “We don’t teach tell the circumstancesto the problems have been solved. Far 4 billion people, growth like that “We conduct research they way it skills independently of theory. Prior attending physician.” from it,” he continues, an eyeb- each year means doubling the would be done at a grad school to each lab the students hear a In class too, Fagerman makes a row slightly raised a finger earth’s population in 40 years. At point of building on the previous pointing. “Everyone has certain the same time, the harvesting of knowledge the studentshave learned aesthetic values. I mean, what’s natural resources is up by four — be it nursing or otherwise. more beautiful to people, man- percent each year. Both rates must “I know the courses that groves (tropicaltrees) or the slow down, since, contrary to they’ve had prior to entering the seawall that replaces them. What cornucopian optimism, the nursing program — the biology, about a swamp versus con- world’s resources are not infinite. chemistry, sociology. They were dominiums. Which do you think Tharin’s reasons for accentuat- very rigorous and those professors is more beautiful? The swamp? ing such revelations to this had the same high expectations But, do you think developers give “Environmental Geology” class

for those students as I do. So, I one bloody hoot about the ecolog- are essentially motivational. try to build on that knowledge ical system that exists in a “I really believe that we’ve not

because I don’t want them to think swamp? Basically, a swamp will done a good job with the environ-

that it was a waste of time. I want always lose to money, to profit.” ment, especially since we have them to know that there is a reason Stand back, Don Hodel. the scientificand technological why a baccalaureate nursing Tharin, the pioneer of Hope’s ability. In this course, I want to degree is better.” geology department,is simply make these kids understandthat “To me,” she concludes, trying to make sure that his their decisions will be very “teachingis like using building students grasp the simple reality important and why they should go blocks. Eventually, the skills and that earth is our only suitable forward with concern and intelli-

theory the students learn become habitat, and so accordingly, we gence. I want them to see that, as

a steady pyramid called nursing.” should take care of it. Land use sure as shootin’, they can make • • • decisions are cumulative and an impact. I want them to get generally forever. angry and think about what’s TAr. Cotter Tharin’s “Environ- “But don’t think for a minute happening to their world. I know 1 J mental Geology” class that environmentalproblems are most of these students aren’t concentrates on more than just the the sole possessions of Western geology majors, and some aren’t guts of earthly anatomy — industrialized nations, though,” even science majors. But that minerals, properties of rocks, says the fired-up professor. “Oh, doesn’t mean that they still can’t their strength, permeabilityand no! The problems are equally be sensitive to the problems the sort. They also study the severe in underdevelopednations. they’ll have to live with for the Cotter Tharin, of Dr. professor geology social significance of a hotly But there is one difference.Their next 50 years.” Jfi. TEN NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Biomedical ethics A theological perspective on medical care

he does not cooperate, to take advantage of

by Dr. Allen Verhey his relative powerlessnessin order to achieve the good of life to override the patient’s Taker Rauschenbusch is one of my freedom. \\ heroes of faith, one in that “cloud of But God’s free and sovereign cause witnesses” that surrounds us and encourages includes human freedom. The gospel is a us to think and live with integrity before God. gospel of freedom. “For freedom did Christ Rauschenbusch spent many years of his life set us free,” as Paul says (Gal. 5:1). God’s in a small Baptist church on the edge of Hell’s grace does not destroy freedom; it establishes Kitchen in New York City just before the it. The traces of this intentionmay be found turn of the century. There he witnessed in God’s creating persons with understanding economic exploitationof the poor immigrants and will, addressing them as responsible and the tragic consequences of human creatures with his commands, and judging injustice. them for their sin. Sin itself paradoxically His intelligentand passionate response leaves traces of God’s intention, for in sins made him the real founder of the social we assert our freedom even in actions which gospel in this country and its most articulate deny the source and destiny of human spokesman to this day. Bioethics was not his freedom. concern , but he did write a prayer for doctors The physician, then, who construes her and nurses and included it in his little book role as a calling will respect the freedom of

Prayers for the Social Awakening. This is persons. This does not mean the physician Rauschenbusch’s prayer: must honor a refusal of treatment simply We praise thee, O God, for our friends because it is expressed. “Autonomy” — or the doctors and nurses, who seek the the arbitrary freedom to will what one will healing of our bodies. We bless thee for — is not a sufficientbasis for demanding their gentleness and patience, for their assent to a patient’s refusal of treatment (if knowledge and skill. We remember the only because the very arbitarinessof au- hours of our suffering when they brought have come new problems — and new causes the saving Christ,” and not has “hirelings.” tonomy makes it possible that the decision relief, and the days of our fear and for new prayers. The Protestant notion of a “calling” is used might be different tomorrow). anguish at the bedside of our dear ones The powers are medical powers — but the to assert that vocations besides religious It is integrity we must respect,the faithful- when they came as ministers of God to problems are inevitablemoral problems.The vocations can honor God and serve his cause. ness to one’s own identity and character,the save the life thou hadst given. “white light of science” has provided us And medicine, by God’s grace, can be such exercise of freedom to create one unified life We rejoice in the tireless daring with powers, but science does not and cannot tell a “calling.” within one’s choices — not some neutral and which some are now tracking the great us how to use them . It does not tell us what What that means more concretely, of arbitrary autonomy. We must honor choices slayers of mankind by the white light of ends to seek with the powers it gives us or course, depends on a reading of God’s cause constrainted by the integrityof patients. science .... how loose them without violatingthe human in the world, the cause which medicine, too, The dying patient who would serve the Strengthenin their whole professions material on which they work. can serve. Protestants typically read God’s cause of God, who would construe even his

the consciousness that their calling is holy The new powers have raised new moral cause first in the gospel, in the proclamation dying as a “calling,”will be content neither and that they, too, are disciples of the problems,but any attempt to deal with them that Jesus of Nazareth has been raised from with assertionsof patient autonomy nor with saving Christ. May they never through the soon confronts some very old questions, the dead. There the final triumph of God’s the passivityof the so-called“sick role.” One pressure of need or ambition surrender fundamentalquestions about the goods to be cause is disclosed and established.The cause who acknowledges Jesus as Lord can hardly the sense of a divine mission and become sought and done, about the justice of certain itself, of course, is as old as light and has claim to be autonomous, at least in the sense hirelings who serve only for money. ways of seeking them, and about what human left its tracings both in creation and in the law. of being “a law to oneself.” The Christian’s Though they deal with the frail body of beings and human communities are meant to If God raised Jesus from the dead in comfort is that he is not his own. And one man, may they have an abiding sense of be and to become. Because Christians have triumph over death and evil, then God’s who acknowledges Jesus as Lord will hardly the eternal value of the life residing in it, some perspective on these fundamental cause includes human life and its flourishing. suppose that sufferingand dying relieve one that by the call of faith and hope they may questions, it should be possible also to The signs of this purpose are, first, an empty from responsibilityfor one’s own conduct summon to their aid the mysterious spirit develop a Christian perspective on some of tomb, but also a commandment and a and character. The Christian patient may

of man and the powers of His all -pervad- the novel questions posed by advance in rainbow. seize his own dying as an exceptional ing life. AMEN. medicine. In what follows I propose to take The physician who owns her role as a opportunity to give his Christian integrity its Since Rauschenbusch penned that prayer, Rauschenbusch’sprayer as a kind of text and “calling,”then will serve life and its flourish- definitive and final form. of course, some things have changed. The to ask what light it sheds on one (but only ing. She will never m/end death. She will use The patient’s obligation under Christ’s “white light of science” has indeed tracked one) of the new powers, the power over the her knowledge and her skills to serve that lordship is not simply to survive. The law of some of “the great slayers of mankind.” God his being is not his own survival . How could does answer prayers, after all. Developments it be when the Lord of his being is one who It is integrity we must respect, in medical research and technology have walked steadilyand courageouslyto a cross? the to identity given human persons powers they never had faithfulness one's own and character, His obligation is rather to help, to care, to before, powers Rauschenbusch never the exercise of freedom to create one unified life restore, to reconcile,“to overcome evil with dreamed of. within one's choices - not some neutral good ," to “glorifyGod in your body” (I Cor. Vaccinationsand injections of what once 6:20). Of course, he is not to welcome death, and arbitraryautonomy. were called “miracle drugs,” respiratorsand not to practicehospitality towards it, but he artificial kidneys and now artificial hearts need not stand in dread of it either. He is have given us a remarkablecontrol over the ending of life (and that too briefly!). cause of God. But she will also realize that called to live his life, even the dying of it, endings of life. The pill and other birth Treatment decisions near the end of life the victory over death is finally a divine victory in ways that serve God and help the victims control devices; in vitro fertilization and sometimes involve a confrontation of physi- and an eschatologicalvictory , that God is the of this sad world’s evil, including those — other techniques to conquer infertility; cian and patient. A good deal of the literature faithful savior — and not either her or her and especially those — to be grieved or abortion; and neonatal intensivecare technol- in bioethics resolves this confrontation by a technology . She will not deny either the limits conscience-stricken at his death. The Christ-

ogy all provide an extraordinary control over simple appeal to the principle of autonomy, of her art or the truth of the continuing power ian patient may, then refuse scarce medical the beginnings of life. Indeed, we are even to the respect due the freedom of the patient of death and pain. She will not deny this truth treatment that another may live. He may assuming control over the “quality” of the to will what he will. The doctor is “a either to herself or to her patients. refuse medical treatment which bears no of enabling to life that is beginning. The abilities to identify hireling,”contracted to do the bidding of the The physician who understands her role as promise him be anything carriers of certain genetic diseases and to one who pays. a “calling," as service first of all to God s besides a continual burden on his family and diagnose certain genetic defects in the fetus Let’s begin with the physician’s role: The cause, will be tempted — let’s be honest — on their (and society’s) resources. He may to be a “crusader.” passion for refuse medical treatments which render his provide an astonishing control over our central petition of Rauschenbusch ’ s prayer is Her God’s genetic legacy. We may indeed “rejoice” as that physicians will understandtheir role as cause of human life and its flourishing can last days or years less promisingto the tasks of reconciliation forgiveness and Rauschenbusch did in his prayer — but we a “calling,” that they will understandthem- blind her to the injusticeof certain means. and joy also worry a little,for with the new powers selves as servants of God, as “disciples of She can be tempted to dominate him when Continued on page 15 NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 ELEVEN ALUMNI NEWS

Harriet Muyskens ’47 Maassen is administratorfor has been involved in several volunteer projects— the alumni alert class notes the Crystal Cathedral Leadership Training Center in development of hospice in the Rockingham area, writing Garden Grove, Calif. informative articles for The Daily News- Record about News and information for class notes, marriages, George Toren ’48 was elected to serve as presidentof child care and mental health, and helping diagnosed by David Van Dyke births, advanceddegrees, and deaths are compiledfor the St. Paul Area Council of Churchesfor 1987 in cancer patients. She is a retired teacher. news from Hope College by Eva D. Folkert of the Office Minnesota. Lucille Van Heest ’55 Schroeder was accepted as a of Public Relations.The deadline for the next issue is Lois Van Wyk ’48 Wildman teaches kindergarten in clinical member of the American Association of 1987 will be a busy year, and we are March 9. an Academics Plus School and has completedwork at Marriage and Family Therapy. already off and running. Winter Happening Northern Illinois University toward certification as a Sammie Pas ’56 Birdsallis a parent advocate working on Saturday,Feb. 7 was a tremendous Hi’s teacher of gifted children. with people who have childrenwith learningdisabilities Glenn VanHaitsma ’49 has accepted a one-year in the Grand Haven, Mich. area. success, with more people attending than Martha Ossewaarde ’16 Schwind celebrated her 91st appointment as visitngprofessor of English at Ut- Dwight Riemersma ’56 and his father, Ben Riemersma ever before. My thanks to faculty members, birthday last June. sunomiyaUniversity in Japan from Sept. 1987 to Aug. ’25 are the only father-sonduo in Hope’s history to be Allen Verhey, Robert Cline, Herb Martin, 1988. He is taking a one-year leave of absence from four-year letter winners and captains on Flying 20 ’s Del Michel, Sander DeHaan, Art Jentz, Carroll College where he is also an English professor. Dutchmen basketballteams. Donald Cronkite, John Wilson, Richard Vera Keppel ’21 Kennedy has been taking pictures of Walter Kennedy ’49 retired from Central Junior High Julia Herrick ’56 White has published a ehapbook of newborn babies at West Suburban Hospital in Illinois in Saginaw, Mich, after 33 years. Walter taught English poetry entitled. Friends from the Other Side. (State Brockmeier, and George and Roberta for 28 years. and history and was the basketballand football coach Street Press Chapbooks) Kraft, and all alumni, parents and friends Herman Coburn ’23 has moved to a retirement home for 23 years. Fred Birdsall ’57 is the treasurerand controllerat who attended and made the day a success. in Tucson, Ariz. Ruth Jorgensen ’49 Wierenga was elected to a Comfort Control Supply Co. Inc. in Muskegon, Mich. The Alumni Siam! Ben Riemersma ’25 and his son, Dwight Riemersma three-yearterm as presidentof the Synodical of the Eleanor DeVries ’57 Lewis is the districtmanager for ’56 are the only father-sonduo in Hope’s history to be Covenantfor the PresbyterianChurch in an area Waterford Crystal,Inc. in northernIllinois and southern Dunk contest at four-yearletterwinners and captainson Flying Dutchmen covering the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky. Wisconsin. She is also a deacon at First Presbyterian halftime of our Feb.l basketballteams. She is also servingas the representativeof the Presbyte- Church in Glen Ellyn, 111.

7 basketball game Henry Bovenkerk ’27 retiredfrom the ministry after rian Women on the General Assembly’s- Publications Julie Smith ’58 Carey is a senior at Western Theological featured Dan Gus- 56 years of service. Task-Force. Seminaryin Holland, Mich. tad ’85, Todd Alice VanHatten ’28 Jones and her husband, Benjamin, James Hilmert ’58 has been promoted to vice president are still wintering in their Roatan Island, Honduras and general manager of marine systems operations at Gugino ’85, Duane | home, where, they say, "despite scary media reports, Magnavox ElectronicsSystems Corp. in Fort Wayne, Paul Alderink ’50 has been associatecoordinator Carpenter ’84 and all is peaceful and enjoyable." named Ind. of Jackson County Ministriesin Annville, Kentucky. Kirby Thomas ’79 Lynn Van’t Hof ’58 Rutter conducts reading strategy Paul was the pastor for First ReformedChurch of Platte, who electrifiedthe 30 's seminars for teachers. S.D. FranklinMcCarthy ’59 has been elected presidentof crowd of onlookers. I The Morehouse Music Fund has been establishedby Harvey Calsbeek ’50 has completed20 years of the board of directors of Braddock General Hospitalin Charlotte Morehouse ’31 Duesing,and her husband, The winner was Dan ministryto the AmericanIndian ReformedChurches of Pittsburgh,Penn. in honorof her father, the Rev. Harry Crum Morehouse. Macy, Neb.; Dulce, N.M.; and Mescalero, N.M. Gustad, and he He Shirley Volkema ’59 Richardson was elected to the Interestedfamily and friends may send gifts to the also spent 12 years at three other churches in South received a brand Farmington(Mich.) City Council for a three-yearterm college in care of Harold J. Ritsema. All gifts will be Dakota and Minnesota. new pair of size 13 and is the first woman to ever serve on the council. used to build this endowed fund. Robert ’50 is on the staff of the Western DeYoung James Stout ’59 is a registeredbroker with A.G. Converse hightops. Kenneth Karsten ’35 is working in real estate in the Michigan UniversityGraduate School in the department Edwards and Sons in Midland, Mich. Next year this Spring Hill, Hemando County area of Florida during of educational leadership. jamming contest 1987. Shirley Hill ’50 is retiring after 35 years as a teacher 60 's Wilhelm Haysom ’36 has been appointed the stated and librarian in the Grand Rapids school system. will be even bigger supply ministerto the Krumville and Lyonsville(N.Y.) Richard Welch ’50 retired from Dearborn (Mich.) High Evert Fikse ’60 presentlyhas three sons attendingHope. and better. ^ for 1 987 . Reformed Church School and Henry Ford Community College as a John Kleinheksel ’60 is on staff in the pastoralcare With the selection v s John Vander Meulen ’36 recentlypublished his Bible chemistry professor.The senior science award at department at Willow Creek Community Church in study book. Lectionary Notes. (Fairway Press) of the new president, New Dearborn High has been renamed the Richard F. Welch South Barrington, 111. Alumni Director George Ziegler ’38 writes that after 14 years of Science Award. we have been plan- Sharon Van’tkerHof ’60 Kleinheksel is the director David Van Dyke retirementhe is still active as a church treasurerand Donald Hazekamp ’51 is the 1987 presidentof the of the Food Pantry,an outreach ministryof the Willow ning a series of a travel dressed the part to elder, member of the town zoning board, MichiganCouncil of Teachers of Mathematics. Creek Community Church in South Barrington, 111. regional events chairmanfor Sussex County Retired Educators Pauline Hendrieth’51 Williams is the presidentof the be host of the Alumni George Boerigter ’61 was recently electedto the Board around the country Association, and the chairmanof N.J.R.E.A.— Board of Trustees for Southern Normal High School in of Directorsof Two Rivers Hospital in Manitonoi, Wise, Slam Dunk Contest. to provide you with electionscommittee. Brewton,Ala. Pauline is a 1947 graduate of the and the Board of Directorsof the Architectural RCA-affiliated school. Woodwork Institute. an opportunity to meet and talk with him. Eleanor Zoellner ’51 has received a certificate of merit Win Burggraaff’61 is presently serving as president This will most likely be a series of dinners. 40 ’s from the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge, Penn, of the Midwest Association of Latin American Studies The schedule will be publishedin the next Gerard Koster ’40 is an interim minister at Athenia for a fund-raisingproject at Pima School entitled “A for 1986-87. Win is a professor of history at the news from Hope. Reformed Church in Clifton,N.J. Mile of Pennies for the Statue of Liberty." University of Missouri-Columbia. Chester Postma ’40 is the calling pastor for Beechwdod Barbara Bruins ’52 Henninges is the directorof My thanks to Jenny Liggett ’80 and Kurt PriscillaEstell ’61 received her 15-year volunteer Reformed Church in Holland, Mich. children’smusic at RiversideChurch in New York City . service pin last September from the Red Cross. Droppers ’79 for helping organize a truly Harmon ’40 and Ann VanEck ’48 Wierenga have She is also the administrativeassistant for the Commis- Bill Roelofs ’61 is presidentof the Sioux Center (Iowa) successful post-basketballgame reception in retired in Boise, Idaho “within a few blocks of five of sion of Faith and Order of NCCCUSA. Community School Board. Kalamazoo on Feb. 14. It was a great game their grandchildren which is great fun.” Robert Henninges ’52 is the state coordinator of Lois Bonnema ’61 Schwartz started a costume rental Gordon Van Wyk ’41 is a visiting professorof Christian chaplaincy services for prisons and institutions for the and a great turnout. It’s nice to walk into an business in Ithaca, N.Y. and also manages a puppet missions at the University of Dubuque Theological State of New Jersey. company. away game and see more spectators on the Seminary in Iowa on a one-year appointment. Lavina Hoogeveen ’52 has spent 28 years as an overseas Carolyn Ringenoldus’62 Condren is the office visitorsside than on the homeside! Blaise Levai ’42 retired as the organizing pastor of the missionary — 10 in the Middle East, 13 in the Orient, managerofP&MCedar Products,Inc. in Pioneer,Calif. We have three more alumni events planned Community Reformed Church in Florida. and 5 in Germany. Norman Dykstra ’62 is the directorof consumer in some areas that alums should take note of. John Maassen ’42 is the minister for "keenagers" at Phyliss VanderSchaaf ’53 Good gave a gift to The products licensing.forWarner-Lambert Co. in White There will be a spring meeting in the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. Netherlands Museum of Holland, Mich, in memory of Plains, N.J. He also made his fourth visit to Moscow- Bernice Oatmen ’42 Schrotenboeris working two 1953 Hope graduates— Miriam Gemmill Van Eyl last year on licensingwork. Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 28. pan-time for the Reformed Ecumenical Synod. She has and Lois Kleis Laumbach. An antique white collar, David Wyma ’62 has moved from Taichungto Taipei This will be held at The Capitol. Keith representedthe Synod over the last few years in Cuba, crocheted with over 80 12-point stars, is framed on a in Taiwan to begin a new phase of mission service for Brinks ’80 has helped put together a dinner Egypt, Indonesia, and the Pope's Day of Prayer for blue wedgewood backgroundin the museum. the RCA. David will work at the Mackay Memorial Peace in Assisi, Italy. in Philadelphia on Saturday,May 2 at the Harold Van Zoeren ’53 has taken a new position as Hospital and the PresbyterianChurch of Taiwan as a Eugene TenBrink '42 will retire this year from church senior software developmentengineer at Rational of Quaker Meeting House. This will be a fun specialassistant/consultant to the hospitalsuperinten- work in West Virginiaand join the staff of the Episcopal Mountain View, Calif. Rational is a builder of a dent. He will be involved in some of the educational event for all Hopeites in the Philadelphia Church Missionary Society to train young missionaries computer-aided software engineering systems for the programsfor the staff and work in the pastoralcare area. Mary Damstra Schroeder ’68 has for overseas work. developmentof large-scaleprograms using the ADA department. arranged for the Detroit alumni group to have George Lumsden ’44 recently published his new book. programming language. Dennis DeWitt ’63 is teaching a night course for the Building a Winning Sales Force. (Dannell Corp.) a buffet dinner at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Robert Bolema ’54 recentlyretired from the Muskegon Hope College education department on the exceptional Jean Mason ’45 Debbink is a hospice volunteerin Ann (Mich.) public schools after 30 years of teaching.He is Club on Sunday, April 12, with special child. Dennis has worked for the past 14 years as a Arbor, Mich. now working part-timeon the staff of Eighth Reformed school social worker in the Ottawa Area Intermediate guest. President Gordon J. Van Wylen. Paul Fried '46 is visiting Hope alumni in Singapore, Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. school district in Holland.

Special thanks also goes to Brian Schip- Thailand, and Hong Kong this month and next. William Forth ’54 is president of the North Syracuse Mary Kuipers ’63 DeWitt is a kindergartenteacher at per ’83 for his help in arranging the first ever Calvin Malefyt ’46 is the president of the Carolina (N.Y.) Chamber of Commerce. Van Raalte School in Holland, Mich. Meadows Retirement Community. He also served as a Norman Gysbers ’54 has recentlypublished his book, Hope College event in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. Rod MacRae ’63 worked in Singapore this past summer pastor in Warsaw, Poland last summer. Career Counseling (Prentice-Hall).A professor at the for Nynex International,conducting a feasibility study 16. We are very excited about startingup Shirley Otteman ’46 Outhouse has retired from Universityof Missouri , he will be attendinga conference for the Singapore TelephoneCo. this new region. (Especially if we can be teachingEnglish at Union Spring (N. Y. ) Central School . of the “InternationalComparative Study of the Work Carl Nykamp ’63 is currently serving as a bishop in there in February) Robert Danhof ’47 was reelectedto his fourth term as Socializationof Youth." The meeting is being held at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in Classes 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, a judge on the MichiganCourt of Appeals. Robert has the Universityof Sheffieldin England and will involve the Idaho Falls, Ida. area. been on the Court since Jan. 1969, and since 1976, he representativesfrom ten countries. Donald Vuurens ’63 has been appointed secretaryof 1962, 1967 and 1972, 1 hope you’re getting has been the chief judge. Helen Howard ’54 Hanson was named Volunteer of the board of Cass County (Mich.) Helping Hands, an ready for a great reunion weekend May 8-10. Marian Korteling'47 Levai is the directorof a new the Year from the VirginiaMental Health Association. agency of ministry to the poor and needy. Look for more informationin the mail. Children's Unit in Jacksonville,Fla. Marian is a child Helen has been a long-time board member of the Paul Teusink ’64 is the associatedirector of adult psychiatrist. Harrisburg-RockinghamMental Health Association and service and program directorof the evaluation unit at TWELVE NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Four Winds Hospital, a privatepsychiatric hospital in Molly Gates '73 Bazydlo is certified by NAACOG in Jane Wolboldt ’77 Hendricks is a contractadminis- firm in Grand Rapids, Mich. Katonah, N.Y. neo-natal intensivecare nursing and is the perinatal trator for Wright Patterson Air Force Base Contracting Marybeth Van Pemis ’78 Parker is the manager of Don Thompson ’64 attended a five-week National outreach coordinator for the University of Michigan Center in Dayton, Ohio. the interior design department for Bastian Blessing in Endowment of the Humanities Social Studies Cur- Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Douglas Irons ’77 is currentlyfinishing his first Grand Haven, Mich. riculum Developmentfor Latin American Studies last Kristi Buekema ’73 won best of show in the Lakeland semester at Cornell University’sJohnson Graduate Correction:Brian Stauffer ’78 competed in the U.S.

summer at SUNY of Cortland, N.Y. (Mich.) Painters'Spring Art competition last year and Schools of Management in Ithaca, N.Y. He is a TriathlonSeries Championshipin Hilton Head, S .C. in

Barry Werkman ’64 is a new member of the Holland had a one-woman exhibit at the Grand Haven Commu- candidate for an M.B.A degree in accounting in May, September, 1 986. Over 220,000 tried to qualify for this

(Mich.) Community HospitalBoard of Directors.Barry nity Center Gallery in December. 1988. championship, but only 1 ,500 were selected to compete.

is the business manager and controllerfor Hope. Marcia Larson ’73 Claxton works for Cheshire, a George Johnson ’77 is the directorof pediatric Brian placed 232nd overall, 55th in his age group, and Harvard Van Belois '65 is the chairman of the dental Xerox divisionthat makes mailing equipmentand infections diseasesat Nassau County Medical Center in first in his age group for competitors from Michigan. department and directorof oral and maxillofacial supplies,as a professionalmarket manager.Formerly, East Meadows, N.Y. George recentlycompleted a He has won outright triathlons in Holland and Muskegon residency trainingat Bcthesda (Md.) Naval Hospital. Marcia spent five years in sales and marketing for Xerox pediatrics infectious diseasesfellowship at the University (Mich.) and was fifth in the Great Lakes Triathlon Barbara Kouw ’66 Forman has recently been admitted Computer Services. of Minnesota. Championships. to practiceof law in Michiganand is a member of the Ann Deckard ’73 Hiskes and Richard Hiskes '73 are Arthur Kerle '77 recently performed as a flutistin the Jill Wright '78 is a copy directorfor Scott & Miller State Bar of Michigan. teaching at the University of Connecticut in Storrs and Handel Jubilee in a Grayling, Mich, concert. He is a Group, a advertisingagency in Saginaw,Mich, as a William Petz ’66 is the acting assistant vice chancellor have recentlypublished a book entitled Science dentist in the area. copy director. for enrollment servicesat the University of North Technologyand Policy Decisions. (WestviewPress) William Melville ’77 is a manager of labelingfor Nanette Bian ’79 is the vice presidentof Borden Carolina at Asheville. He recentlyattended a national Wayne Kramer ’73 is the senior vice president at William M. Rorer, Inc. in AbingtonWoods, Penn. Internationalof Washington,D.C., an investment convention of the National Association of Academic Denver (Colo.) National Bank. He teachespart-time at Timothy Northrop ’77 is teaching fifth grade at St. banking firm that primarily deals with Europe and the Advisors. Regis College. Mary’s School in Bronson, Mich. Middle East. Carol Roberts ’66 Thompson teaches fifth grade and Louise Pfeifer '73 Pisano has gone into businesswith Ralph Schubert’77 was promoted to program evaluator Kim Westfall ’79 Cayes left her job as manager of is an elder at Pitcher Hill Community Church in Clay, a partner,and they manufacture specialtyrubber for the Illinois Departmentof Public Health’s Infant staffing administrationfor Computer Horizon Corp. 's N.Y. grinding wheels in Niagara Falls, N.Y. . Mortality Reduction Initiative. Mid-Atlantic region to open her own business. Career Marcia Heyns ’67 Bowers has achieved membership Joanne Monroe '73 Shaw has transferred to Goodyear's John Sloan ’77 is a counselor for the Bangor, Mich, Services in Boonton,N.J. in the National Academy of CertifiedSocial Workers. Research Division after a three-yearassignment as a tire school system. He also teaches geography and psychol- Leah Sunderlin’79 Haugneland is working on a She has been a private practicetherapist for five years designer/engineer.In her new capacity as a senior ogy and serves as the assistant coach for the varsity bioinformationproject of the Molecular Biology Group in St. Joseph, Mich. research chemist, she is working with the latest football team. of the Amoco Research Center in Naperville,111. Jay Heilman '67 has recentlybeen appointed the developmentsin reinforcement science. Earl Slotman ’77 is the minister of congregationallife Matthew McNally ’79 is currentlywith the Third Dental assistant directorof Northeast MichiganCommunity Bruce Smith ’73 was recentlypromoted to directorof and outreach at the Community Reformed Church of Battalionof the Third Fleet Support and Supply Group Mental Services in Alpena, Mich. marketing at Anderson Instrument Co. in Fultonvillc, Clearwater, Fla. in Okinawa, Japan, doing dentistryfor Marines.

Leslie Brueggemyer ’67 Murphy works for Muldoon, N.Y. He is responsiblefor sales, advertising,product Lew TenHave ’77 is the manager of new ventures for Sheryl Radike ’79 is a marketing program director for

Murphy, & Faucetti of Washington, D.C. , concentrating developmentand market research. MarathonOil Co. in South America and East Africa. AmericanCollegiate Marketing in East Lansing, Mich. on thrift institution securityofferings. Vicki Meshkin ’73 TenHaken has been named the Deborah Ellison ’77 Tylenda is a dealer credit and John Broadbent ’79 is a systems engineer for EDS John Tanis ’67 is currentlyon leave from Western directorof product marketing for Herman Miller. Inc. collectionrepresentative for the parts and services Detroit,Mich. Michigan Universityworking in Berlin, East Germany. in Zeeland, Mich. divisionof Ford Motor Co. in Detroit,Mich. Sandy Cott '79 has been appointed to the Board of He is conducting atomic physics research at the Karla Hoesch ’73 Welters was voted the NCAA Rick VanDerMeulen’77 is the materialscontrol Directors of Tri-City MinistriesCounseling Center in Hahn-MeitnerInstitute there. Division III volleyballCoach of the Year after guiding supervisor for S-2 Yachts of Holland, Mich. Grand Haven, Mich. She is also active as a board Charles Walvoord ’67 is the chief of ophthalmology the Calvin College women's team to second place in the Wendy Greenwood’77 Van Tassell is the managing member with the ChristianWomen's Club of Grand at Lexington County Hospital in West Columbia,S.C.- nationaltournament this fall. directorof Commonwealth Theatre, an Equity-waiver Haven. Bruce Formsma ’68 was a trumpet soloist for the Garry Kempker ’74 has been promotedto assistant theatre company housed in First Congregational Church Norman Donkersloot ’79 has been appointed business Zeeland (Mich.) Civic Chorus' performance of Handel’s vice presidentof the MichiganTrust Division of of Los Angeles. manager at Western Theological Seminaryin Holland, “Messiah." Comerica Bank in Kalamazoo, Mich. Garry has also Tom Van Tassell ’77 is a licensed minister at First Mich. Barbara Fugazzotto ’68 displayedher works of art in been elected presidentof the Kalamazoo Downtown Congregational Church of Los Angeles and is enrolled Scott Kiel ’79 is the supervisorof order creditingfor an exhibit at the C. CorcoranGallery in Muskegon, Kiwanis Club and was appointed chairmanof the part-timeat Fuller Theological Seminary. Herman Miller Inc. in Wyoming, Mich. Mich. promotional divisionof the United States Tennis Conley Zomermaand ’77 is enrolled in the Ph.D. Lawrence McIntosh ’79 was elected a vice president Mary Hesselink ’68 Lemmenes has a fellowship to Association National Boys ChampionshipTournament program in religionand society at Drew University in account director at Foote, Cone & Belding Advertising. study philosophy toward a Ph D. at the University of which is held every year in Kalamazoo. Madison,N.J. Karen Okker ’79 is a biomedical technologistfor the Californiaat Irvine. Lucie Beagle ’74 Kramer is the minister of Christian Brian Bradley ’78 is completing his residency in Midwest Oncology Center Laboratory at Borgess Glenn Pontier ’68 is the editor of the River Reporter nurture and pastoralcare at Faith Community Church pediatricsat Boston Children’s Hospital. He will start Medical Center in Kalamazoo,Mich. in the Upper Delaware Valley. Glenn was recently in Littleton, Colo. a fellowshipin neonatology in July, 1987 with Harvard Raymond VandeGiessen '79 is the vice presidentof featured in Editor and Publisher magazine. Nick Lam ’74 has been the acting personnel/purchasing Medical School. The Classis of Montgomery. Ray is pastor of The St. Mike Ebbers ’69 is an instructorfor IBM in Dallas, directprfortheCityofPortage, Mich, for the past nine Scott Bradley '78 is teaching instrumentalmusic in John's Reformed Church in St. Johnsville,N.Y. Tex., teaching customer classes. months. Onaga, Kan. and is playing for the Topeka Symphony James Gunther ’69 was promoted to senior field Timothy Van Dam ’74 is a visiting assistant professor and Capitol Brass Quintet. operations manager for AllstateInsurance Co. in for the Graduate School of Interior Design at Pratt Stephen Eliason ’78 is a cellist with the L’Orchestre 80 's Northbrook, III. Institute. He also recentlyformed his own interior design National de Lyon. He is the only Americanmember of Norman Mol ’69 has become the pastor of St. Thomas office in New York City. the prestigiousFrench orchestra which recently made Susan Sharp ’80 Anker has recentlyaccepeted a Episcopal Church in Lyndhurst, N.J. Dale Brokaw ’75 is a teacher in the Fremont (Mich.) an American tour. Steve has been performing with the position as a school social worker with Farmington school system. orchestra for the last five years. (Mich.) public schools.

Harvey Burkhour ’75 is the western area office Bruce Herman '78 is a supervisorin Ford Motor Credit David Boundy ’80 is a computerdesigner in Apollo 70’s supervisor for the MichiganProtection and Advocacy Company's treasurer'soffice. Computer Corp.'s advancedtechnology program in Robert Block ’70 has been appointed principalat Service in Grand Rapids, Mich. Robert Namar ’78 is an account executive and public Chelmsford,Mass. Jefferson Middle School in the Desert Sands school Dora Adam '75 Cullen is a teacher for a part-time relationswriter for Krampf Communications,Inc. in Due Nguyen Browning ’80 is working for a law firm system of Indio, Calif. mixed category specialeducation program for fourth Somerset, N.J. in Houston, Tex. where he does general practicewith Jeanne DeVette ’70 teaches French at Muskegon through sixth grades in the BristolTownship (Penn.) Jeffrey Parker ’78 is the owner of his own architectural an emphasisin business litigation. (Mich.) High School. school district. Thomas Henderson ’70 has been elected to a member- Bruce Jackson ’75 has been named presidentof the ship in the American Rheumatism Association. Western MichiganCash Management Association. Mary Luckey ’70 is an associate professorof chemistry Bruce is the manager of cash and invoicingfor Haworth, at San Francisco State University. Inc. in Holland, Mich. Bob Peterson’70 is flying a L- 101 1 aircraft for Jill Cronk '75 Lasky is the associatedirector of the internationalflights out of Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) of the Marshall Anstandig’71 was elected as co-chairperson Research Foundation at SUNY, Albany, N.Y. of the Employment Law Committeeto the Arizona State Linda Guth '75 Trout and her husband. Bob, are Bar Association. expecting the arrival of their adopted son, Eric Tae Bonne Brooks '71 Garbrechtisthe 1986-87 president Woon Trout, bom May 27, 1986 in Seoul, Korea. of the Junior League in Battle Creek, Mich. Janet Wertz '76 Gunnis was promoted to assistant Jerry Gibbs ’71 has recentlyjoined the law firm of manager of direct marketing operations for Citicorp

Riegler, Linck, & Gibbs of Muskegon, Mich, after . 10 Diners Club in Chicago, 111. years with the Prosecutor'sOffice in Muskegon. Selwyn Harlow ’76 is a financialanalyst for General William O’Conner ’71 was awarded an all-expense Electricin Paramus,N.J. paid trip to Maui for his achievements as the western Larry Koops ’76 has been appointed vice presidentat New York manager of Caremark - Home Health Care Old Kent Bank of Grand Rapids, Mich. Larry will Remember Hope When of America. manage the newly-created consumer credit area of the Richard Shuren '71 is a senior toxicologistfor The bank. Squibb Institute for Medical Research in New Terri Smith ’76 Larnard is a PT receptionistfor Planning Your Estate Brunswick,N.J. Hanover Hill Health Care Center in Manchester, N.H. Liz Collins ’76 is an account executive for We can help you find out more about the advantages of planning your estate. Bernice Renner '71 Van Dort is the education TanKoos Creative FinancialPlanning Corp. in New Haven, Conn. commission chairperson for Concord (Calif.) United Please send me in confidence and without obligation: Craig Van Tuinen ’76 is on a National Institute of Methodist Church. Hold to Write a Will That Works -40 Answers to Questions Often Asked About Wills Mental Health Fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the Mark Van Dort '71 is a group leader in agricultural Information about establishingan Endowed Scholarship Fund Universityof Washington. He completed his psychiatry chemical researchfor Dow Chemical in Pittsburg, Calif. New 1986 Tax Law -This special brochure outlines the new law in simple English. residency at Tufts University of Boston in June. William Hill-Alto '72 is the co-pastor,along with his It explains the continuing tax benefitsfor outrightand deferred charitablegifts. Mark Bombara ’77 was promoted to team coordinator wife, L' Anni Hill-Alto, of Second Union Church of San at South Kent Mental Health Center in Grand Rapids, Juan, Puerto Rico. Their international,interdenomina- Mich. Name _ tional, English-speaking congregation has recently Mary Pyle '77 Bombara leads weekly women’s for a dollar _ broken ground new half-million sanctuary. meetings at MaranathaMinistries in Grandville, Mich. Address ______William Nicholson '72 is the new zone manager for the Diane Eldridge'77 is an accounting supervisor at __ City, State, Zip Telephone( ) Oldsmobile division of General Motors in Kansas City, Coherent, Inc. , a world leader in laser development and _- Write or call today: Ks. manufacturing in Palo Alto, Calif. - Gayle Puite ’72 Rissi and her family will be moving Rob Gunther ’77 was promotedto assistant national John H. Greller, Directorof Planned Giving, Hope College, Holland, MI 49423, to Austriawhere Gayle's husband, Paul, is helping start sales manager for Dart Container Sales in Coral Springs, (616) 392-5111, ext. 2040 a new General Motors plant in Vienna. Fla. NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 THIRTEEN Kerrin Wilson ’80 Ngnyen Browning is leaching a master’s degree in choral conducting. Kathy VanGiessen ’85 Scholten works for Kent Client 25, 1986, Holland, Mich. bilingial first grade in Houston, Tex., having recently Tom Bamborough '83 was promoted to commercial Services as a home support aide for developmentally DouglasStaley '75 and Margie Woltz, May 17, 1986, received state certification. loan officer at Michigan National Bank in Grand Rapids, disabled children and their families. Kingston, N.Y. Lena Daniels ’80 is singing for the outreach program Mich. David Van Gorder ’85 is in his final yearof graduate James Stout '59 and Nancy Anderson, May 3, 1986, of The National Portrait Gallery, a branch of the Tim Custer ’83 is the minister of congregational life, school in mechanical engineeringat Western Michigan Midland,Mich. Smithsonian Institute. She performs the works of education, and outreach at BayshoreGardens (Fla.) University.He was recentlyinitiated inTau Beta Kappa, David Stumpfig '85 and Lynn St. Clair ’85, Sept. 6, Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, and Hammersteinfor various Reformed Church. an engineering honor society. 1986, Saline, Mich. senior citizen centers in the Washington,D.C. area. Judith DeWeerd ’83 is pursuing a master of business Mary VanAUsburg ’85 VandeWegewas promoted to William Thomas '86 and JenniferDavis '86, July 26, Taylor Holbrook '80 is the pastor of the Middlebush administrationdegree at the Universityof Colorado-De- office supervisorin the department of internal medicine 1986, Traverse City, Mich.

(N.J.) ReformedChurch and a member of the volunteer nver. at the University of MichiganMedical Center in Ann Douglas Torp and Susan Klein '77, Oct. 18, 1986, fire department. Sherrie Huizenga ’83 teaches fourth and fifth grade at Arbor, Mich. South Haven, Mich. Mark Howard ’80 is studying for a master'sdegree in OakridgePublic Schools in Muskegon, Mich. The 1986 Milestones are here and have been mailed Marvin Way '87 and Ellen Witteveen '86, Sept. 6, internationalpolicy studiesat the Monterey (Calif.) Rich Kennedy ’83 is a management trainee with the to those who placed an order. If you ordered the 1986, St. Johns, Mich. Institute of InternationalStudies. monorail system at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. yearbook and haven’t received your copy, please Michael Wilson and Karen Thompson '83, Aug. 16, Mary Hector '80 Orange is a teacher and program He is also a disc jockey for WSSP-FM in Orlando. contact the Hope College Office of Public Relations, 1986, Ann Arbor, Mich. director of The Learning Ship Preschool in Sioux Center, Cheryl Keil '83 Krehbielteaches fifth grade for the (616) 392- 5111, ext. 2030. Jerry Ziehnski and Barbara Schang ’80, Oct. 11, Iowa. New York City public schools. 1986, Northampton,Mass. Marlys Hiemstra ’86 Beal is a psychiatricnurse at Deb Bussema ’80 Pierson teaches in a middle school Mark Laman ’83 works for the Philadelphia (Penn.) _ Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, 111. resource room in Cadillac,Mich. office of Washington National Insurance as a group Coreen Bellows ’86 teaches adult education math and Thomas Pierson ’80 teaches third grade at Kenwood representative. births science and is a substitute teacherin Eaton Rapids, Mich. Elementary School in Cadillac,Mich. Last summer, he Susan Kuyers ’83 Ledvina works for Mifax, Inc. of Donna deForest'86 is working towward a master’s ran in the Boston Marathon and recentlybecame Crystal Lake, 111. as a sales representative. L. and Mary Kraybill ’71 Allen, Molly Elizabeth, degree in education at Harvard Graduate School. She securities-Iicensedfor First American National Sec- Brian Mork ’83 is now licensed as an advancedclass Nov. 15, 1986, New Bedford, Mass. plans on travelingto Hong Kong to teach English this urities. amateur radio operator and a privatepilot. Bill and Leanne Hayes '83 Beckman, Andrew year. Jonathan Rietberg’80 is a marketing representative, Michele Serrette ’83 is a computer-aided design (CAD) William, March 5, 1986, Holland, Mich. Lisa DeVries '86 is a junior high English and French for Contract Resource Group, an independent manufac- engineer at Analog Devices Semiconductorin Boston, Stephen '78 and Kathleen Bishop, ChristopherDavid, teacheratSeminole PresbyterianSchool in Tampa, Fla. turers representativeorganization for the contract Mass. Dec. 6, 1986, Chesaning, Mich. Rob Huisingh ’86 is currentlytraveling throughout furnitureindustry in Dallas, Tex. Jill Seyfred ’83 has been promoted to assistant director Jeffrey ’78 and Paula Houghton '78 Boes, Nathan Europe. He plans to travel and work there for several Grant, Nov. 13, 1986, Hudsonville, Mich. Barbara Schang ’80 Ziehnski is a social worker in the of the Kentucky Council on Child Abuse, a statewide months. obstetricsand gynecologyclinic of Baystate Medical organization based in Lexington, Ky. Mark 'll and Mary Pyle 'll Bombara, Peter Mark, Mark Scholten’86 is a youth worker for Bethany Center. Barb works with pregnant teens and medically Cynthia Socall ’83 is a corporatebanking analyst trainee June 10, 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. ChristianServices at the Holt Home in Holland, Mich. high risk pregnancies. at Norwest Bank in Minneapolis, Minn. Jim and Mavis Van Oostenburg'76 Bottenhom, Jennifer Davis ’86 Thomas works for First Michigan Earl Beam ’81 is the new coordinator of Health Kevin Tavernier ’83 is a production supervisor with David Joseph, Sept. 9, 1986, Suttons Bay, Mich. Bank in Holland, Mich. Brian '78 and Rosalie Bradley, Noah Benjamin, Dec. Enhancementand Sports Medicine at Muskegon (Mich.) Peterson Spring Corp. in Three Rivers, Mich. Jill Wenzlaff ’86 is a legal assistant for Dow, Lohnes General Hospital. Ellen Winter '83 is a personal banking officer for Old 3, 1986, Waban, Mass. & Albertson in Washington,D.C. SuAnn Lenters '81 Bruggink is a teacher/directorof Kent Bank of Kalamazoo, Mich. Bradley '75 and Corinne Broekstra, Chelsea Marie, TreehousePreschool in Byron Center, Mich. Jim Zandee ’83 is a certified public accountant and July 1. 1986, New Orleans, La. Mark 'll and Lydia Huttar '76 Brown, Jacob Correction:Nancy Dirske ’81 DeWitt is a law counselor works in the financedepartment at Alexander Hamilton marriages to the James M. Stephens National Labor Relations Life Insurance Co. in FarmingtonHills, Mich. William, Jan. 20, 1986, Holland, Mich. Board in Washington,D.C. Tom Baughman ’84 is the managerof the Saline,Mich, CliffordAmels '79 and Lynda Lang, Oct. 25, 1986, Kenneth and Susan Wiseman ’83 Browder, Kevin John Frazza ’81 is a mortgagebanker for Boston office of the investment firm of Edward D. Jones and Co. Wyckoff, N.J. Lee, Nov. 10, 1986. Junction City, Kan.

(Mass.) Five Cents Savings Bank. Brian Berkey ’84 works as a new product cost analyst Henry Bazydlo and Molly Gates '73 , Sept .6,1 986, Bill and Janet Brock '78 Currie, Diana Elizabeth, Suzanne Galer ’81 received a full fellowship and with Rex Roto Corp. in Fowlerville,Mich. Southgate, Mich. Oct. 21, 1986, Signal Hill, Calif. assistantshipto Indiana Universityin Bloomington. She Karen Kossen ’84 Custer is a law student at Stetson Dayna Beal '85 and Maryls Hiemstra'86, Aug. 16, Tom '78 and Judy Dunlap '78 Bultman,Bart, Dec. is pursuing a doctorate of music in vocal performance University School of Law in St. Petersburg, Fla. 1986, Fremont,Mich. 12, 1986, Austin, Tex. and opera. Richard Dernberger ’84 won a speech contest, Alan Besselsen '77 and Karen Rissclada, Nov. 8, Gordon '75 and Susan Kerle '74 Callam, Daniel Richard Lupkes ’81 is a corporatebanking officer for sponsored by the Institute of Financial Education in 1986, Holland, Mich. James. Oct. 19, 1986, Holland, Mich. Old Kent Bank of Brighton, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich, and has advanced to the state finals. John Broadbent '79 and Janet Budde, Oct. 11, 1986, William and Kim Westfall '79 Cayes, Christopher Tim Poel ’81 is a purchasing agent at Herman Miller, Caryn Kunkle '84 is a business manager for Bruischat Midland,Mich. Theodore,June 21, 986, Boonton,N.J. Inc. in Zeeland, Mich. Environmental, Inc. of Holland, Mich. Dale Brokaw '75 and Hitomi Yano, May 25, 1986, Robertus and ElizabethLatimer '81 Christiaans,Cora Ross Thornburg ’81 is teaching physics for a year at Amy Jo DeWinter ’84 is a National Science Foundation Japan. Latimer, Dec. 13, 1986, Holland, Mich. Vassal College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Fellow, studying syntheticchemistry at Northwestern Douglas Congdon '80 and Margaret Bartolotta, June Greg and Linda Baker '80 Condal. Steven Eric, May

Jane Decker ’81 Tuls works as the wellness program University in Evanston, 111. 16, 1986, Lincoln Park, Mich. 19, 1986, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. Loren '71 and Brenda DeHaan, Cameron Thomas, coordinator for Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Keith Nalley ’84 is in his final year of dental school at Randall Coffill '80 and Valerie Cand, Oct. 4, 1986, Mich. the University of Michigan. Port Jervis,N.Y. Aug. 16, 1986, Cadillac, Mich. Douglas ’82 and Barbara Deuitch, Alexander Terri Turpin ’81 is a writer/producerfor WDIV-TV in Joel Redeker ’84 is a business analyst for Associates Kenneth DeMino '85 and Mary Van Iwaarden'86, Detroit,Mich. Commercial Corp. in Salt Lake City, Ut. Sept. 20 ,1986, Holland, Mich. Douglas, Sept. 22, 1986, England. Larry '78 and Bonnie Ferguson'79 Evans, Ryan John Weiss ’81 works for WBDC Architects,Planners Shris Stagg ’84 is a systems analyst programmer for Micahel Eidem and Cindy Petroelje'79. Oct. 1 1, and Engineers of Wyoming, Mich, as the manager of Dean Witter Reynoldsin the corporate finance 1986, Minneapolis, Minn. David, Aug. 29, 1986, Suwanee, Ga. public sector projects. department headquartered in New York City. Michael Ely '85 and Rebecca Shanks '86, Nov. 9, Rob 'll and Leigh Gunther, Theodore Robert, July Gaye van den Hombergh ’81 is the manager of trade Duane Vanden Brink ’84 has been promoted to senior 1986, Hillsdale,Mich. 13, 1986, Coral Springs, Fla. Larry '74 and Nancy Hagberg, ElizabethIlene, May promotions for Kraft, Inc. in Glenview,111. assistant scientist at Parke-Davis Co. of Holland, Mich, John Fanthorpe '84 and Mary Wikstrom '86, May Theodore Bolema ’82 is an assistant professor of in their research and developmentdivision. 11, 1986, Urbana, III. 5, 1986, Tucson, Ariz. Norman '74 and Gracia David Michael , April economicsat Albion College in Michigan. Dean Welsch ’84 is in his third year of graduate school John Ferriby and Barbara Terpstra '85, Sept. 20, Hamm, Douglas Deuitcb ’82 entered the Air Force Officer at the University of Minnesota, working on his Ph.D. 1986, Frankenmuth,Mich. 27, 1986, Rhinebeck,N.Y. Greg '73 and Carol Kalmbacher,Kirk Daniel, Nov. Training School which will lead to a commissioningas in biochemistry. Floyd Fonte and Barbara Mulder '80, Sept. 13, 1986, a second lieutenant. Debra Wettack ’84 Welsch teaches swimming at a Grand Haven, Mich. 14, 1986, Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Peter ’82 and StephanieKlahr ’82 Flinker are head junior high school in Minneapolis, Minn, and coaches Anthony Fox and Janice Fraaza '75, June 28, 1986, Gig '64 and Marilyn Korver, Kevin Todd, Oct. 31, residentsfor Mt. Holyoke College in Hadley, Mass. a U.S.S. swim team. Grand Rapids, Mich. 1986, Livermore, Calif. Michael and Renata Smart '80 Krish, Nathaniel Chris Green ’82 is a computer programmer/analyst for Dayna Beal ’85 is an assistant purchaser in the Geoffrey Gilman and Rebecca Badman '77, May 17, Michael, Nov. 30, 1986, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Michigan Bell. management understudy program of McMaster-Kar 1986, Owasco, N.Y. Jerry ’56 and Susan Kruyf, Katherine Jane. Dec. 6. Cathleen Bast ’82 Holbrook is pursuing a master's Corp. in Elmhurst, 111. Correction:Allan Grant and Lana Bian '82, May 3 1 . degree in English from Rutgers University. Barbara Schori ’85 DenUyl is attendingNorthwestern 1986, Bangor, Mich. 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. Walter and Arline Scheffel'7 1 Maeser, Nadine Alisa. Douglas Klein ’82 graduated from the Basic School of Medical School in Chicago. Thomas Huff and Sharon Smith ’84, Nov. 1, 1986, Dec. 5, 1986, Cherry Hill, N.J. the U.S. Marines in Quantico, Va. Melinda Campbell ’85 is a social worker at Sojourner's, Midland,Mich. Charles and Margaret Patterson'll Marra, Nicholas Peter Koeppe '82 is working on a doctoral degree at a transitional living center for individualswith traumatic Jeffrey Johnson and Danette Matteson '84, Aug. 30, the MagnetisTechnology Center in the department of brain injuries. 1986, Holland, Mich. John, Sept. 6, 1986, Waldwick, N.J. Robert and Beth Bischoff '80 Marrie, Kaitlyn Nicole, electrical and computer engineering at Camegie Mellon Richard DenUyl ’85 is attendingMcCormick Theolog- Kevin Keech ’83 and Nannette Schuitema, Sept. 20, University in Pittsburgh,Penn. ical Seminary in Chicago. 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 12, 1986, Swampscott,Mass. Keith and LynnCuti '78 Mast, Stephanie Lynn, Aug. Jeff Krehbiel’82 is the pastor of the Good Shepherd- Ingrid Dykeman ’85 is attending the University of Brett King ’85 and Lynette Zahm ’86, Dec. 28, 1985, Faith PresbyterianChurch in Manhatten,N.Y. Michigan,working toward a master's degree in music Berrien Springs, Mich. 20, 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. Phillip and Janet Seaman '78 McDonald, Ryan Paul Lange ’82 is practicingdentistry in Utica, N.Y. education. Todd Krause and Margie Koster ’84, Oct. 17, 1986, Phillip, Aug. 21, 1985, Toledo, Ohio. Sharon McKee ’82 is an airman first class in the U .S . Sheila Teed ’85 is an accountant for Spartan Stores, a Grand Rapids, Mich. Air Force stationedin Wright-Patterson, Ohio and is a food market chain in Grand Rapids, Mich. Michael Krish and Renata Smart '80, May 24, 1986, Douglas and Deborah Northrop ’72 Mepham, Andrew Douglas, Sept. 20, 1986, Hastings, Mich. member of the U .S . Air Force Band of Flight , play ing Barbara Terpstra ’85 Ferriby is an analyst with EDS Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Bob ’82 and Pam Bouma "83 Molenhouse,John Robert, the piccolo. of General Motors in Troy, Mich. Mark Laman '83 and Sandra Wissink '85, Aug. 23, June 29, 1986, St. Joseph, Mich. Greg Stewart ’82 is a naval architect with Nelson/Marel Wendy Reynolds ’85 Green is the cateringdirector for 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. Richard and Sarah '78 Morrison, Carl Yacht Design, Inc. of San Diego, Calif, designing sail Mercy College. Steven Lankford and Laura Nicholson ’84, Sept. 20, Lehmann is a Frederick, Sept. 9, 1986, Pickford, Mich. boats. Jen Heitman ’85 pursuing master of public policy 1986, Niles, Mich. at last Douglas ’74 and Shahla Petemran, Shadi Renee, May John Vassallo ’82 is a producer/directorfor the New degree the University of Michigan.She spent Stephen LaRue '83 and Lori Flock '84, Oct. 24, 1986, England Sports Network in Boston, Mass. summer in Washington, D.C. as an intern for the Food Kalamazoo, Mich. 31, 1986, St. Louis, Mo. Norene Walters '82 taught organ and music theory Research and Action Center. Jen is also a representative Chris Liggett ’74 and Anne Shoup, Nov. 28, 1986, Thomas and Arlene Stehlik'69 Richardson, Matthew on the Michigan Student Assembly and is involved with Anthony, Nov. 15, 1986, Niles, Mich. during the 1 986 fall semester at Hope College in place Kalamazoo, Mich. of Prof. Roger Davis who was on sabbatical. the Women's Issues Committee. Timothy Lundgren'85 andTessie McLaughlin,June Kenneth '75 and Debra VanSweden'll Schmidt, Lisa Hendershott’85 teaches seventh and eighth grade Laura Elizabeth,April 22, 1986, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Peter White ’82 is the western sales manager for 21, 1986. English and currentconcepts at Western Middle School Ralph 'll and Sandy Schubert, Timothy Paul, Aug. Respironics, Inc. in Choicago,111. Matt Miller and Barbara Krom '84, Sept. 26, 1986. in Parma, Mich. 22, Steven ’79 and Linette Scott, Elizabeth David Wierda ’82 is serving with the Christian Kevin Piszcek and Leesa Schilleman, July 26, 1986. 1986 Sandra Wissink ’85 Laman works as a writer for Reformed World Relief committeeas a community Tim Poel '81 and Vickie Zandbergen, Sept. 26, 1986. .Marie, April 12, 1986, Cedar City, Utah. Threshold Productions in Marlton, N.J. TimRemyandHeatherUecker'83, Aug. 16, 1986, Earl '77 and Barbara Pell '80 Slotman, Mark Andrew. developer in West Africa. Stephen Pelham ’85 is an ensign in the U.S. Navy and Holland, Nov. 24, 1986, Clearwater, Fla. Julie Aardema ’83 is the assistant branch officer at the recently completed the Basic Surface Warfare Officer’s Mich.

Paul Rogers '82 and Lorrie Sanderson, June 2 1 , 1986, Jon '69 and Carol Smoker, Rachael Auastasia,Sept. Allegan (Mich), office of First of America Bank. Course in San Diego, Calif. 30, 1986, Elkhart, Ind. David Baar ’83 is working as a choral assistant at Kevin Spotts ’85 teaches at Hesperia (Mich.) High Cadillac, Mich. Bowling Green State University of Ohio while earning School. Mark Scholten '86 and Kathy Van Giessen '85, Oct. Tom and Shirley Olsen 'll Stark, Eric Peter, May FOURTEEN NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 24, 1986, St. John, Ind. Joyce Chandler’ 84 Zandee, masterof sciencedegree serve on the national board of World Missions and was Before his recent retirement,he was employed as a active in missionary conference and interdenominational computerprogrammer for the city of Chicago. Tom and Sue Ahlgrim '78 Stoddard, David W. , Nov. in bibstatistics. University of Michigan, Aug. 1986. 18, 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. World Day of Prayer activities. Surviving are two sisters, a niece, and two nephews. James ’80 and Patricia Walker '80 Stokes, Jessica Surviving are herhusband, a son, four grandchildren, Shirley Willbrandt ’49 Stewart died Saturday , Aug . Mandeville, Nov. 2, 1986, Syracuse, N.Y. deaths and a sister. 30, 1986" in Gary, Ind. and LizCollins '76TanKoos,Sarah Blanchard, July Craig Cerasano '68 recentlydied in Chicago, 111. Florence Olert ’40 died Friday, Oct. 3, 1986 in She was a teacherfor Wolfe Lake (Mich.) School for 1, 1986, Hamden, Conn. He was a Marine Corps veteran and owned Technical Holland, Mich. many years, retiring in 1958. Olert, taught at Elementary Surviving are her husband, Richard ’58; three sons; William and Judith Mine ’7 1 Strom, Michael William, Products for Surgery, Inc., a computer company. who Washington School March 30, 1986, Chandler, Ariz. Surviving are two sons, a brother,and two sisters. in Holland for 32 years, earned a master of education two daughters; nine grandchildren;a sister; and four 3, degree from MichiganState University. brothers. Paul ’78 and Susan Timmer, Caroline Ann , Nov. 20, Gary DeWitt '34 died Wednesday,Dec. 1986 in 1986, Paris, France. Memphis, Tenn. Surviving are a brother, a niece, and two nephews. Henry Van Dyke ’17 died Monday, Oct. 13 in Grand Keith '82 and Caroline Soeter ’82 von Glahn, Carrie He pastoredReformed Churches in New Era, Detroit, John Post’19diedMonday,Sept. 15, 1986 in Chevy Rapids, Mich.

Catherine, Aug. 5, 1986, Middletown,N.Y. Grand Rapids, and Muskegon, Mich.; Chicago, III.; Chase, Md. A graduate of Western Theological Seminary in 1 920, Richard and ConstanceDykstra ’77 Van Swol, Paterson, N.J.; and Clearwater, Fla. Bernard Rowan ’49 died Sept. 13, 1986 in Livonia, he served churches in Beverly, Mich.; Marion, N.Y.;

Kathleen Grace, Oct. 9, 1986, Chicago, III. Surviving are his wife, Betty, and three sons. Mich. and Fourth ReformedChurch in Holland, Mich, for 27 Ron ’82 and Carlie Visscher,David Alexander, Nov. Correction:Clarence DeGraaf, a former English James Richards’81 died Sunday, Jan. 25 in a fatal years, from 1928-1955. received an honorary doctor of divinity 8, 1986, Chicago, 111. professor who died Friday, Oct. 17, 1986 in Hudson- crash-landingaboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz. Van Dyke degree from in 1960 for his servicesto the Dan and Joni Stevens' 75 Wagenmaker, Sara Kate, ville, Mich , is survived by his wife, Joanne; a daughter; A Navy lieutenant.Richards, the plane's navigator, Hope Oct. 2, 1986, Muskegon, Mich: a son; three step-daughters;three step-sons;27 was lost with three other officers and an enlistedman Reformed Church in America.He was the pastor jet emeritus of Fourth Reformed Church. Leonard and Sandra Kelley '79 Wcislo, Catherine, grandchildren; 1 1 great-grandchildren;two sisters; and when their Sky warrior plunged off the ship and into Surviving are his wife, Sarah; a son; a daughter;three Nov. 21, 1986, Hickory Hills, 111. two brothers. the Mediterranean after several aborted attempts. grandchildren;and a great-grandchild. Gregg ’73 and Linda Wickstra, Jason Walker, April Contributionsmay be given to a memorial fund named Richards had been in the Navy since December 1 982 7, 1986, Baldwin, Mo. in his honor at Hope College. and was stationedin Rota, Spain for two years. He was Cynthia Melpolder’23 Van Lente died Friday, Oct. Michael '79 and Sandra Winchester, Jodi Lyn, Aug. Ann Geerlings ’58 Fleischer died Friday, Oct. 31, promotedto lieutenantlast August and had been 3, 1986 in Holland, Mich. 29, 1986, Grand Rapids, Mich. 1986. assigned to the Nimitz for less than a month. Marinus Van Putten ’17 died Thursday, Nov. 6, Frank and Janice Wortelboer ’73 Wierenga,Marcia Surviving is her husband, Joel. He was a Cosmopolitanat Hope and played on the 1986 in Minneapolis, Minn. Lynn, Oct. 15, 1986, Holland, Mich. William Fougere ’84 died Monday, Nov. 17, 1986 lacrosseclub. Van Putten, a native of Holland, Mich., began his career as an educator in Hancock, Minn in 1917. He Donald '78 and Judith White, Leah Nicole, Sept. 7, in Holland, Mich. Lois Keppel ’32 Samuelson died Wednesday,Nov. A native of Port-au-Prince,Haiti, he had been was principalof schools in Mason, Mich.; Red Wing 1986, Inwood, Iowa. 19, 1986 in Grand Traverse, Mich. and Aurora, Minn. , before becomingsuperintendent of David '78 and JenniferParker '79 Wissink, Christine employed by Reliable Cycle of Holland, and also She was a long-timeleader in the Michigan Women’s worked for American Aerosols. Eveleth, Minn, schools in 1947, retiring in 1961. Leigh, Feb. 21, 1986, Ithaca,N.Y. Republican party and worked in the early campaigns of He was the first presidentof the Minnesota Associa- Surviving are his parents, William and Mary Fougere; former MichiganGovernor William Milliken and tion of SecondarySchool Principals,past presidentof a sister; and several uncles and aunts. Senator Robert Griffin. She retired in 1976after 15 years Contributions may be given to the memorialfund the Minnesota State High School Baseball League, and advanced degrees as a business teacher at Kalkaska High School where a past presidentof the MinnesotaBoard of Control. establishedin his memory at Hope College. she received statewide recognitionas outstanding Surviving are his wife, Blenda; two sons; four Rod Beckerink '82, masterof arts degree in history, Leroy Hand ’23 died Sunday, Nov. 23, 1986 in sponsor of the Kalkaska chapter. Future Business Rochester, N.Y. grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. University of Toledo, Aug. 1986. Leaders of America. He served on the Board of ChristianWorld Missions Willard Westveer ’36 died Saturday, Oct. 18, 1986 Melinda Campbell'85, master of social work degree, She was also active in the Traverse City City Chamber of the Reformed Church'in America from 1955-1961. in Sun City, Ariz. University of Michigan, Dec. 1986. of Commerce, presidentof the Traverse City Musicale, He attended the University of Michigangraduate Barbara Allaire '67 Draft, bachelor of sciencedegree Derwin Huenink '26 died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1 986 in owner-directorof SamuelsonChildren’s Drama School , in nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Monroe, Wise. school and was a chemist for Dow Chemical Co . for 36 a delegateto the White House Commission on Women He had served as the superintendentof schools in years, retiring in 1979. Medical College of Virginia,Dec. 1986. and an alternate delegate to the 1952 GOP National Monroe from 1956-70. He was also a school adminis- Surviving are his wife, June; two daughters;a son; Peter Ferriby '76, masterof sciencedegree in library Convention. trator in Campbellsport and Chetek, Wise. seven grandchildren;and a sister. science. School of Library Science at Columbia Huenink Surviving are her husband, Clarence; a daughter; a earned a master’s degree from the University of University,Jan. 1987. granddaughter; and two sisters. Suzanne Galer '81, master of music degree in opera Wisconsinin 1937. James Schrotenboer’41 died Wednesday,Nov. 12

Surviving are his wife, Cynthia; three daughters; 1 1 and voice, SUNY at Stony Brook, May 1986. in Holland, Mich. Charles Gossett ’73, Ph.D. in political science, grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren. Stanford University,Jan. 1986. George Killey ’29 died Sept. 14, 1986. Kelly Griffin ’85, masterof sciencedegree in library Kristen Koss ’88 died Friday, Jan. 2, 1986 in A theological goods. It is here — if not before — science, Kent State University,Dec. 1986. Indianapolis,Ind. following an extended illness. that the procedural solution is typically Peggy Hart '78, master of science degree in library A junior art major at Hope, Koss was the daughter applied. Perhaps there is no way-to science, Wayne State University,June 1986. of K. William Koss and Joan Nelson of Muncie, Ind. perspective on avoid such a procedural solution, and Christine Ventre ’79 Hartman,masters of manage- A graduate of Northside High School in Muncie, she ment degree, Aquinas College, Jan. 1986. was a member of the art honor society in high school medical care if it comes to that as a last resort, then and received best of show honors at the Indiana Robert Hoeksema '54, Ph.D. of ministryin marriage continued from page 1 1 let the patient’sdecision be “trump.” University High School Art Competition in 1982. and family. Eastern BaptistTheological Seminary, Only let neither physician nor patient Philadelphia,Penn., May 1986. Surviving are her mother and stepfather. Dr. and Mrs, with family, friends, and enemies. He rush to such a confrontation of power, David Huyser '78, master of restorativedentistry Harold Nelson of Muncie; her fahter and stepmother. degree. University of Michigan,Dec. 1985. Dr. and Mrs. K. William Koss ofMuncie; two sisters; may choose treatments which mitigate a confrontation in which one ends up Peter Koeppe '82, master of science degree. a brother;and three grandparents. suffering and pain even while they risk powerful and the other powerless. For University of Cincinnati,May 1986. Memorials may be given to the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic death. Because Jesus has been raised, the gospel says something about Peter Kraak '50, doctor of ministrydegree, Southern at Riley Hospital, 702 Barnhill,Indianapolis, Ind., he may never simply choose death, but power, too, “Whoever would be great Baptist Theological Seminary,Dec. 1986. 46223, or to the art department at Hope College. because the one raised among you must be your servant, and Paul Lange ’82, D.D.S., University of Michigan James MacKechnie ’46 died Sunday, Jan.- 4 in who was walked Dental School, May 1986. Holland, Mich, following a short illness. among us caring and helping, teaching whoever would be first among you Alan Murray '81, master of sciencedegree in design, He served with the Army in Korea during World War and demonstratingthe love of God and must be the slave of all.” (Mk. 10:44). Pratt Institute, N.Y., 1986. II. After 30 years of service,he retired from Lithibar Brooklyn June neighbor, and was crucified, the To trust the gospel is not to be disposed Deb Bussema '80 Pierson, master of arts degree in Matik, Inc. of Holland. Christian patient may weigh other to exercise your power over another or reading, MichiganState University,June 1986. Surviving are his wife, Elaine;a daughter, three sons, to assert your rights in order to render Thomas Pierson '80, masterof arts degree in reading, a brother and two sisters. goods against the good of his own MichiganState University,June 1986, Raymond McGilvra ’31 died Monday, July 14, 1986 survival and may discern that he has the other powerless in the confronta- Zaide Pixley '69, Ph.D. in musicology, University in Prescott,Ariz. duties that override the good of his own tion, but rather to reason together, to of Michigan, June 1986. He earned a medical degree from Northwestern survival. talk and pray together, and to discern Elizabeth Robinson '50, master of science degree in University as the valedictorianof his class. During The confrontation of physician and the will of God in the context of the library science, Indiana University,May 1986. World War II, he served as Naval doctor. Ronald Schut '81, M.D., University of Minnesota, A general practitionerand surgeon, he practiced patient has not been, resolved by this community of faith and of the common June 1985. medicine in Phoenix, Ariz. until his retirementin 1970. Protestant perspective. The calling of life. Michael Skelton '78, master of recreationdegree. He was also included in Who's Who in Diagnosticians. a physician to serve God’s cause and A Christian perspective will not Central MichiganUniversity, Dec. 1986. Surviving are a son, daughter-in-law,and two the calling of a patient to live his life, always tell us exactly what to do or to Earl Slotman '77, masterof divinity degree, Western grandchildren. leave undone, it will not always Theological Seminary, May 1986. Willard Meengs ’33 died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1986 in even the dying of it, to God’s glory, Greg Stewart '82, bachelor of science degree in naval Phoenix, Ariz. do not necessarily lead to the same provide “the right answer to the novel architectureand marine engineering. University of He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy from conclusionabout appropriate medical questions posed by the new powers of Michigan. 1944-46 and pastored churches in Marion, N.Y.; care. It is, I think, another mark of the medicine. It will not always enable

Daniel Swarvar '82, D.D.S., Marguette University Kalamazoo,Mich . ; El Monte, Calif. , and Sedona, Ariz . “not yet” character of our existence that physician and patient to agree. But it Dental School, May 1986. Surviving are his wife, Mable, and a daughter. will to talk together, to Ross Thornburg '81, Ph.D. in theoretical particle Gerard Pool ’29 died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1987 in Lincoln goods, real goods, come into conflict, enable them physics. University of Notre Dame, Aug. 1986. Park, N.J. real conflict.Some conflicts are respect each other, and even perhaps David Van Eenenaam '83, master of science degree He held master’s of divinitydegrees from Princeton inevitable because of the pluralityof to instructone another concerning the in physiology. University of Minnesota, June 1985. University and Union Theological Seminary. He goods involved in the human flourish- shape of Christian integrity in their Adelaide Whitehouse'75, master of science degree pastored two churches during his career — Union City respective and different callings. in exceptionaleducation with a major in sign language Reformed Church for 26 years and Lincoln Park ing God intends. Our problem is less If interpreting, Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee,Aug. Reformed Church for 1 1 years. that we are ignorant of God’s intentions we nurture such conversation, we 1986. Surviving are two sons, Nick Pool of Muskegon and and more that part of what we know to may yet learn to use and to limit these Noel Wing '78 , master of music degree. Crane School Thomas Pool of Evanston, 111, and six grandchildren. be God’s intentionconflicts in this sad powers in ways that honor the Christian of Music at the State University of New York at Mamie Scholten ’22 Muyskens died Friday, Nov. world with other to vision of what human beings and Potsdam,Aug. 1986. 28, 1986 in Holland, Mich. goods we know be Michael Wojda '78, master of arts degree in She was a teacherin the public high schools of In wood part of God’s intention. human communities are meant to be

secondary school administration.Central Michigan and Hawarden, Iowa. I do not claim the moral competence and to become, even to honor the one University. She married George Muyskens in 1930, and they to be able to resolve such dilemmas; whom “by the call of faith and hope” Helene Bosch '6 1 Zwyghuizen, master of arts degree served Reformed churches in Iowa, Wisconsin, and they are, after all, real conflicts of real we still summon to our aid/v^ in reading. Western Michigan University,Aug. 1986. Illinois.She was elected by the RCA General Synod to

. MEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 FIFTEEN any tangible benefit to their recipients? Kemink believes even minimal hearing is

life-enhancing.First, it increases confidence, so outings in a busy city, for instance, are less frightening. He points to a 28-year-old new mother for whom the ability to hear her baby’s crying has made a major difference, and to two recent patients,teen-aged girls,

who found it unquestionably significant that

they were finally able to hear their idol , rock singer Madonna. Second, the device is improving patients’ ability to lip-read.

Like nearly all scientists, Kemink and his colleagues have found research dollars ever more scarce in recent years due to general cutbacks and the rise of interest in research for life-threateningdiseases such as AIDS and cancer. But Kemink is happy in his work, in part chosen for personal reasons (several relatives have hearing problems), but mostly because of the way opportunities unfolded as he studied medicine at the University of Michigan and California State University- Fullerton. He joined the U-M faculty in 1981, and just recently was offered the department directorship. He’s young for such a senior post, he admits, but he likes working at the level of competency required.

Dr. John Kemink '71 (left) holds the coil from a cochlear prothesis that is implantedin the inner ear of nerve-deaf people . Kemink “Ear surgery is very technically demand- was the first surgeon in Michigan to perform the implant. Josef Miller (right),head of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, and ing,” he says. “Everything you do is under the U-M team studying cochlear devices, looks on. a microscope, and you can have five-hour operations that require constant fine maneuv-

ering. It’s extremely delicatework, and I like The sensory sensation of hearing . . . again that and what it requires of me.” He also enjoys, usually at least, the variety to another coil — was attached outside the formats to determine how many and which of tasks he faces: a combinationof adminis- by Eileen Beyer ’70 ear. The signal processor took on the roll of are necessaryto inform and yet not confuse tration, patient care and education at various the cochlear hair cells, converting sound the brain. levels — from hundreds of med students A pin drops, a tree falls, and this is how waves into electricalimpulses. An external Another question is whether computers packed in a lecture hall, to the intimacy of a _/^we hear it: component, the processortransmitted the could interact individually with patients to fellow learning surgery at his side. The sound waves float into the ear canal impulses through the skin to the implanted give the information their human brains need Although his days are long, separating him to “hear.” research is trying to deter- too often from the considerable attraction of where they bounce up against the ear drum . electrode. Other The gentle impact causes the drum to vibrate. And it worked. Kemink’s first implant mine if it makes any difference where the his 8-month old daughter,so far young Dr.

There’s concentration now as the waves pass patient,a 44-year old woman who had been signal is sent within the cochlea. Kemink is wearing the yoke and banner of authority responsibilitywell. through the bony passage of the middle ear deaf for five years , was able to hear environ- So far, the best results are with patients and believes in the to the small opening that gives entrance to mental sounds — a horn, a bell. But that who have lost their hearing because of injury He thoroughly importance that house of mysteries, the inner ear. The most precious of sounds, another person’s or disease. Patients who were bom deaf have of his work with cochlear implants, despite fluid within the cochlea, an exquisitely words, was post-surgicallyperceived as only no framework of recollectionto use in sorting the fact that it has been received with some delicate shell-shaped organ, picks up the scrambled noise; individual words were out the jumble of sounds. controversyamong members of the deaf community who view it as an attack on their vibration.This agitationtickles some 40,000 indistinguishable. Kemink is excited about future research hair cells that line the cochlea, causing them Since then the single internal electrode of with implants in bom-deaf infants. Results value as non-hearinghuman beings. As the play-tumed-movie “Childrenof a Lesser to release chemicals.Then there is the the early model has been replaced by could be impressiveand far-reaching, culmination: the auditory nerve leading to the 22-channels,allowing several patients to because young brains are more adaptable God” has brought to public consciousness, brain activates. understand some speech. than adults’, and because there is some there is a strong civil-rights sentiment abrew “I heard a pin drop,” we casually say, “Some patients are now able to talk with speculation that the absence of sound-wave within today’s deaf community. Kemink feels it’s often never confusing it with a forest’sfall. someone they know about fairly simple or signals causes underdevelopment in the misguided. deaf Perceivedby most of us as a smooth predictable topics — what you’d expect at nervous system. If this is so and can be “Obviously, people have emotions and an ability to get on in the world, and continuum, hearing is actually a complicated the beginning of a telephoneconversation, corrected via implants at a young age, the these aren’t always recognized.But not to chain, and the cochlear hair cells are the for instance. They still can’t distinguish potential of cochlear devices would expand sensitive links, says John Kemink ’71, words in random or complicated conversa- considerably. hear is a major handicap in a world in which M.D., assistantprofessor of surgery and tions — such as talking to a stranger about The U-M team has goals of 10-15 implants most people do hear.” Computers, for instance, have afforded head of otorhinolaryngology(ear, nose and philosophy,”Kemink details. per year. Approximately 500 have been done deaf people access to many professions. The throat medicine)at the University of Michi- projected trend toward voice-activated gan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. It’s these computers, however, could mean another hairs that cause sound waves to become Kemink believes that as implant research and development translatedinto nerve impulses, the only thing division between hearers and non-hearers, continue, the procedure will provide the brain can translate. since deaf people often don’t speak. For the past two years, Kemink has been new understandingof the entire process Kemink likes to quote Helen Keller, the doing revolutionary cochlear implant surgery of hearing and new hope for people who now know American blind-and-deaf author/lecturer, who said not being able to see separates a that has restored some hearing to nerve-deaf only the sound of silence. person from the world of things; not being people. He believes that as implant research and development continue, the procedure able to hear separates a person from the world of people. will provide new understandingof the entire The signal processorhas also been im- throughout the U . S . There are approximately believes that’s an unfortunate process of hearing and new hope for people proved. It’s now an internal rather than two million Americans with profound Kemink — who now know only the sound of silence. external device, positioned under the skin nerve-deafnessand another 17 million with and conquerable — obstacle. Since Kemink performed the first implant and held in place on the skull by magnetism. severely handicapped hearing, according to in Michigan two years ago, extensive Kemink says the design of this processoris university data. improvements have already been made. The one of the main areas of cochlear-implant Cochlear implants are regarded as the most Eileen Beyer ' 70 is the former editor of news

first implant consisted of a coil connectedto research. His colleagues — representing a importantmedical breakthroughin the field from Hope College. She operates her own a single electrode placed in the inner ear to wide range of disciplines including of communication disorders. Kemink and his writing and editing business in Holland, stimulate the auditory nerve. After surgery, biochemists, electrical engineers, histologists colleagues describe present devices as still Mich, and is acting editor of employee the external portion of the device — a and anatomists — are experimenting with crude and experimentalcompared to what’s publications at Steelcase, Inc., in Grand microphone and signal processorconnected breaking up speech into its various tonal ahead. But do the implants of today provide Rapids, Mich. SIXTEEN NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 "Next Era

The followingis Dr. Jacobson’s vision for The global confrontation between the Hope College as stated in his college United States and the Soviet Union will no

convocation address. doubt continue to destabilizethe world . This I would like to give you some sense of my continuedconfrontation with the endless

thinking about the future of the environment perils it produces will pose serious problems within which Hope will fulfill its mission, on the consciencefor Christians and will What is our world like and what will it be divide Christians, like in the near future? This kind of world requires of Hope In brief, in this country, education, College two apparently opposite responses, especially higher education, will continue to On the one hand, it requires a reaching out be seen as essential to a satisfying life. At to learn about the world and to ease the

the same time, there are powerful social world’s suffering.But, on the other hand, it forces impeding education in America. These requires a growing together to affirm that include: an increase in the proportion of vital center of faith and commitmentupon children who live in poverty; an increase in which any effective mission must rest, the proportion ofchildren, who often in spite On the one hand, the college must reach^ of their parents’ best intentions,suffer from out to serve young people, some of whom inferior child care and neglect;an increasing have been neglected and undereducated, number of single parent households;a some of whom may have scant knowledge weakeningoffamily derived expectations in of Jesus Christ and scant experience of a all areas, but especiallyeducation; a declining loving family. The college must reach out to number of able and dedicated school appropriate the best scholarship and the best teachers. professional practice that is available.As it

/ don’t see this as an institution engaged in fostering conventionalsenses of elitism. / see Hope College as being an institution that welcomes people from all classes, races, and religions.

The average age of the American popula- has often in the past, it must send its students tion will increase; cultural and ethnic diver- and graduates out into the most remote sity within the population will increase; the comers ofthe world to learn and to serve, to economic interdependenceof America with be teachers, peacemakers, and witnesses to the rest of the world will become more and the gospel of Jesus Christ, more pronounced;the noble ideals of family But, on the other hand, the college must loyalty and nurturance are challenged by the continue to be centered in Christ, in whom

respects.I think, also, that it is necessary to comparable institutions. Yet, we can try and media with their depiction of life in the fast all things hold together. To derive its motive

always care about improving the salariesof keep it low enough so it doesn’t prevent many track; there is increasing poverty and despair force not from the world but from Christ, to

faculty and staff while still trying to keep the students from coming. I don’t see this as an of the poorest among us; there is a spread of derive its values not from the media but from tuition as low as possible at the same time. institution engaged in fosteringconventional a gospel of self-fulfillmentwhich sees Scripture, to model its character not on

But, unfortunately, you cannot always senses of elitism. I see Hope College as being permanent ties with others as impediments self-fulfillmentbut on love, prevent some increase. Of course, at this an institution that welcomes people from all to the free development of an evermore Thank you. We’re delighted to be here, point, Hope’s tuition is lower than other classes, races, and religions. perfect self.

The first Lady and family

T eanne Jacobson says her favorite place to Reading Council and a board member of the Corporation. _l be is in a library, and from her scholarly Principals’Center ofthe Capital District. She Jean Jacobson, 28, is a graduate of interests, it’s easy to see why. is also active in the Reformed Church, Cazenovia (N.Y.) College and the State Mrs. Jacobson (who pronounces her first serving as an elder for her home church, University at Brockport. She is the recreation name, Jan) received a bachelor’s degree in Christ Community Reformed. director for AIM, Alternatives in Mankind, English literature from Swarthmore College The editor of a monthly magazine on the a Saratoga Springs organization providing

in Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in reading education of gifted children, her editing skills home-style residences for formerly in- education from the State University College go beyond this scholarly magazine. In her stitutionalizedpersons. She is also a trainer

of Brockport,N.Y. and a doctorate in valuable spare time, Mrs. Jacobson is also a of harness racing horses. educational psychology from the State consulting editor for the Drood Review of Jenni Jacobson Huang, 25, is also a University of New York (SUNY) in Albany. Mystery, a review magazine of mystery graduate of Swarthmore and is a Ph.D.

Currently, Dr. Jacobson is the principalof literature which is edited by her son-in-law, candidate in virology at Harvard-University. general studies of the Hebrew Academy of Jim Huang. She is the associate editor of the Drood the Capital District and an adjunct professor The Jacobsons have four grown children, Review. She is married to Jim Huang, who

in the graduate programs of SUNY at Albany all residing in the East. besides serving as editor of the magazine , is and the College of St. Rose. John Jacobson, 30. is the director of steel the manager of a Boston computer software “You can see I bring a good ecumenical service for Chase Econometrics in Bala company.

background to Hope,” she jokes. Cy n wy d , Penn . A Swarthmore graduate and James Jacobson, 23, is a part-time student "All the children have been very supportive

Mrs. Jacobson’s specialty is in education an executive M . B . A. degree candidate at the at Boston University.Interested in communi- of John’s decision to come to Hope,” says of gifted children,and she also has a strong Wharton School of the University of Pennsyl- cation studies, he is currently working for Mrs. Jacobson. “We will miss the closeness interest in curriculum development.She has vania, he is married to Gail Grubelich Serendipity, a restaurant in Faneuil Hall in very much. But we’ll just have to work with been a past president of the Albany City Area Jacobson, an executive with Scott Paper Boston. holiday management.’’^

LLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987 Hope's Next Era 'ilope's Next Era How to select a college president

ences; from the administration,John Greller, 1986, the committee advertised in magazines mittee brought the Board ofTrusteesup to

by Eva D. Folkert directorof planned giving; from the alumni , and newspapers and circulatedthe announce- date on the process. Not a regular meeting Elmer Hartgerink’39 of South Haven, ment to foundations, Reformed Church period for the Board, 20 members, more than Mich.; and from the student body, Mark leaders, GLCA colleges, and alumni in half, returned to campus to hear about the O ince Hope College was chartered in McDowell ’88 of Clayton, Mich., president higher education, asking for their input for search progress. Satisfied that things were 1866, the United States has had 23 of Student Congress. nomination.(In fact, Jacobson’s nomination going well, they were ready to hear the presidents (counting Grover Cleveland An executive secretary was also appointed, came from the Pastor of his home church.) committee’s recommendation at their January twice) as compared to the college’sappoint- although this person was not a committee More than 75 persons came to the attention meeting on the 29th. ment of 10 presidents. We’ve grown accus- member. Professor-emeritus of English John of the committee and were invited to declare Step 6: Send up white smoke tomed to many fickle political faces and the ,Hollenbachtook care of all the logistical their interest. Then, of the more than 40 On January 27 and 28, the Presidential hyperbolic campaigning glitz that accom- work for the committee. declared candidates, the committee narrowed Search Committeemet behind closed doors panies a national election before we go to the the field to eight candidates after Aug. 1. to recommend the 10th president of Hope polls every fouryears. What we are not used Step 2: Set some standards College to the Board. Reviewing all materials to is the relatively quiet task of finding a new After organizingthe pattern of the search Step 4: Serious paperwork submitted to them from faculty, students,and college president since they have remained and preparinga description of the position The committee carefully examined and administration, the committee came to the at the college an average of 13.4 years. with background materials for Board action, evaluated all eight curriculum vitae according Jacobson conclusionafter a day-and-a-half So, just what were the steps that led to the the committee made an analysis of key tasks to the qualifications set up in categories on of consultation. appointment of Dr. John Jacobson? Here’s facing the college over the next decade . The a worksheet. From eight, the final field was The campus community was impressed by how the Board of Trustees made their followingqualifications for the presidency narrowed to three candidates: Jacobson; each candidate, Hollenbach said. The final decision: then emerged: strong academic credentials, Larry Braskamp, associate chancellor for decision was very difficult. including an earned doctorate; a distinguished academic affairs at the University of Illinois; "We had three worthy people who sought Step 1: Pick a team record of achievement, preferably in higher and Dennis Voskuil, associate professor of to serve Hope College,”added DePree. At their October meeting in 1985, the education; commitment to the Lordship of religion at Hope. “Through the entire process, though, we Board ofTrustees officially began the process Jesus Christ; commitment to undergraduate Each candidate was brought to the campus always tried to share our progress and involve of finding a successor for Dr. Gordon Van liberal arts educationin a Christian context; (except for Voskuil who was already here) people in the search and hear their opinions Wylen by appointing a Presidential Search demonstrated administrative ability, prefera- for an extensive day-and-a-half long inter- while still preserving some confidentiality,” Committee. Given the responsibilityof bly in high education; ability to relate to the view process in November 1986. The three the executivesecretary said. recommendingcandidates to the Board, the college’s diverse constituencies, including met separately with panels from four seg- nine-member committee included members ments of the Hope community: a the Reformed Church in America; financial 16-member Step 7: Go tell it to the Board, Part II of the from its various Hope community insights; and leadership abilities to articulate faculty group, a seven-membertrustee Coming to their decision on Jan. 28, the immediate segments. From the Board of and implement effectivelythe mission of the group, a 13-member student group, and a committee made their recommendation to the Trustees came: chairman of the committee. college. nine-member administrative group. Board on the 29th. The Jacobson decision Max DePree ’48 of Zeeland, Mich. , the Rev. Each representative meeting with the was solidified by the Board’s agreement,and Jay Weener ’49 of Grand Rapids, Mich. , and Step 3: Let the nation know candidates was asked to write their personal Hope College had found her next president. Doris Adams ’52 DeYoung of Friesland, After stating the key concerns for presiden- perceptions and judgments. Greller also went Wise.; from the faculty,Jane Harrington tial qualifications,the committee solicited to interview two of the candidates on their Step 8: The final score Bach ’58, associate professor of English, suggestions and nominationsfrom leaders in home campuses. In all, the Presidential Search Committee James Gentile, the Kenneth Herrick associate higher education, business, the church, and met 17 times over 15 months to perform the professor of biology, and Dr. Nancy Son- other professional areas. Setting the deadline Step 5: Go tell it to the Board considerable task of helping select the 10th neveldt ’62 Miller, dean of the social sci- date for application submission at Aug. 1, On Dec. 5, the Presidential Search Com- president of Hope College.

Hope’s presidents - A legacy of leaders

The Rev. Philip Phelps, Jr. The Rev. Charles Scoil Dr. Genii J . Kollen The Rev. Ame Vermema Dr. Edward D. Dimnent 1866-/878 1878-1893 1893-1911 1911-1918 1918-1931

Dr. Wynand Wichers Dr. Irwin J. Lubbers Dr. Calvin A. VanderWerf Dr. Gordon J. Van Wylen Dr. John H. Jacobson, Jr. 1931-1945 1945-1963 1963-1970 1972-1987 1987-

Hope's Next Era NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 1987