Hope College Hope College Digital Commons

News from Hope College Hope College Publications

2011 News from Hope College, Volume 42.4: April, 2011 Hope College

Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/news_from_hope_college Part of the Archival Science Commons

Recommended Citation Hope College, "News from Hope College, Volume 42.4: April, 2011" (2011). News from Hope College. 212. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/news_from_hope_college/212

This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Hope College Publications at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News from Hope College by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. April 2011

ALSO INSIDE: Helping Children in Need • Studying the Stars • Faculty Retirees NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE

Volume 42, No. 4 April 2011

On the Cover The institution-wide commitment to service that received national recognition in January is demonstrated thoroughly during the beach clean-up day on Saturday, Sept. 25, organized by the student Environmental Issues Group. Shown among the many who participated are Dr. Tim Pennings of the mathematics faculty, junior Kylen Blom of Holland, Mich., and even Dr. Pennings’s Welsh corgi, Elvis.

Volume 42, No. 4 April 2011 Published for Alumni, Friends and Parents of Hope College by the Office of Public and Community Relations. Should you receive more than one copy, please pass it on to someone in your community. An overlap of Hope College constituencies makes duplication sometimes unavoidable.

Editor “Quote, unquote” Gregory S. Olgers ’87

Layout and Design uote, unquote is an eclectic God enabled me and continues to enable me to Wesley A. Wooley ’89 sampling of things said at and do all this, traveling and so forth, I do work with Q a lot of organizations, but the traveling primarily Printing about Hope College. to show me that, ‘Carolyn, that’s not the world IPC Print Services of St. Joseph, Mich. that I created.’ Contributing Writers “I believe that we share more than we differ Each year, Hope Greg Chandler, Chris Lewis ’09 on,” she said. “I’ve learned that in my travels.” commemorates the work of Dr. She returned to school to pursue her M.Div. Contributing Photographers Martin Luther King not with a day at Samford University determined to become an Rob Kurtycz, Lynne Powe ‘86, Lou Schakel ’71 but a week, Civil Rights Celebration agent of change. Week, organized in honor of all Hope College Office of Public Relations “I believe like some of my favorite writers, persons and groups who have DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698 like Gandhi and Malachi, who said by one God phone: (616) 395-7860 worked toward the advancement were we all created; that we must learn to work fax: (616) 395-7991 of civil rights and social justice. together. Dr. King said we will one day learn [email protected] This year’s events included a to build the beloved community, that we will keynote address by Carolyn Maull Thomas L. Renner ’67 learn to work together and to serve each other McKinstry, who at age 14 survived Associate Vice President together. And Desmond Tutu, who said there for Public and Community Relations the September 1963, racially motivated bombing is no future without forgiveness [and] with that of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, forgiveness comes healing. Gregory S. Olgers ’87 Ala., a Sunday-morning explosion that killed Director of News Media Services “So I believe like all of these. And of course four of her friends. Speaking during the annual my favorite, Isaiah, in 51, who says one day the Martin Luther King Luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. Lynne M. Powe ’86 lion will lie with the lamb, and both will be full Associate Director of Public and 18, she shared a message of reconciliation. of the knowledge of God. Neither will do harm Community Relations to each other. And that one day we will walk Julie Rawlings ’83 Huisingh McKinstry set her experience and the together.” Public Relations Services Administrator church bombing in a broader context. She Living again in Birmingham, McKinstry is explained that the first bombing in the second vice president and program committee Karen Bos community had happened in 1948, and that chair for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Office Manager 80 of them remain unsolved. She survived a and president of the Board of Directors of News from Hope College is published during second bombing that destroyed a large portion the Sixteenth Street Foundation Inc., whose April, June, August, October, and December by of her home in 1964. She was among thousands mission is the ongoing maintenance of the Hope College, 141 East 12th Street, of students hosed by firemen during marches for historic church building. An active community Holland, Michigan 49423-3698 civil rights. volunteer, she serves on the Scholarship Postmaster: Send address changes to news from Committee for the “Four Girls” administered In the aftermath, McKinstry said, her faith Hope College, Holland, MI 49423-3698 in humanity “was pretty well destroyed. It was by the Birmingham News. And she spends much not in the best of shape.” of her time traveling and talking with young Notice of Nondiscrimination Time, however, changed that. McKinstry people about her experiences of the ’60s, making Hope College is committed to the concept of equal rights, equal opportunities and equal protection under has been around the country and abroad them relevant to today’s environment. the law. Hope College admits students of any race, color, sharing her experiences. She explained that she “My hope is that as I travel around that I’ll national and ethnic origin, sex, creed or disability to all has met numerous others whose goodwill across pick up followers, or people who also believe like the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at Hope College, racial and cultural boundaries have helped her me: that we have more to share than things that including the administration of its educational policies, to see that things can be different. keep us apart, and that if we are going to build a admissions policies, and athletic and other school- “The Lord began to move me to the beloved community, if we are to walk together administered programs. With regard to employment, the College complies with all legal requirements prohibiting ministry of reconciliation,” she said. “I think as lions and lambs, we have to start here.” discrimination in employment.

2 News From Hope College CONTENTS NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE Volume 42, No. 4 April 2011

2 “Quote, unquote” A message of reconciliation.

4 Events Activities forthcoming.

5 Campus Scene News from the halls of Hope. 6 6 Campus Profile Hope honored nationally for service focus.

8 Campus Profile Student-faculty research explores the stars. 8 10 Faculty Profile Retiring faculty have spent decades making a difference.

12 Student Profile Senior Luke Eastburg dedicates himself to helping children in South Africa. 12

14 Alumni Profile Don Battjes ’68 and Matt Vander Borgh ’84 shape Hope’s new art museum. 14 16 Winter Sports Report The season in review. conceptual rendering only 18 Faculty Profile Eva Dean ’83 Folkert learns and teaches during fall semester in Japan.

22 Classnotes News of the alumni family. 16

31 A Closing Look Snowpocalypse Now.

Printed using soy-based inks. 18

April 2011 3 Events

DANCE JACK RIDL VISITING WRITERS SERIES Student Dance Concert— Kevin McFadden and Diana Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12 Joseph, non-fiction and poetry, Dow Center, 8 p.m. Admission Thursday, April 14 is free. The readings will be at the Student Dance Concert— HOPE SUMMER REPERTORY THEATRE Knickerbocker Theatre beginning Monday-Tuesday, April 18-19 at 7 p.m. Live music by the Jazz HSRT is planning an exciting Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m. Chamber Ensemble will precede the 40th season, opening in the ACADEMIC CALENDAR Admission is free. readings beginning at 6:30 p.m. Knickerbocker theatre on Friday, Admission is free. Spring Semester June 17, with the wonderful April 28, Thursday—Honors DE PREE GALLERY musical Children of Eden, followed Convocation, Dimnent by Taking Steps, Return to the Graduating Senior Art Show— Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Forbidden Planet, I Remember Friday, April 8-Sunday, May 8 April 29, Friday—Spring Festival. Mama, Guys On Ice, and two Classes dismissed at 3 p.m. The gallery is open Mondays through children’s shows. May 2-6, Monday-Friday— Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the Semester examinations and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. public on Monday, May 2, and May 6, Friday—Residence halls Admission is free. Please call the will be available at the ticket office close for those not participating gallery at (616) 395-7500 for more in the main lobby of the DeVos in Commencement, 5 p.m. information. Fieldhouse or by calling (616) 395- ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS May 8, Sunday—Baccalaureate and 7890. More information can be Alumni Weekend—Friday- Commencement found online at www.hope.edu/ Saturday, April 29-30 May 9, Monday—Residence halls hsrt. close for graduating seniors, Includes reunions for every fifth noon class from 1961 through 1981, and a 50-Year Circle brunch for May Term—May 9-June 3 MUSIC all classes from 1960 and earlier. June Term—June 6-July 1 Jazz Combos Concert—Monday, Bob DeYoung Hope Classic Golf July Term—July 5-29 April 11: Wichers Auditorium of Outing—Monday, June 13 Nykerk Hall of Music, 7:30 p.m. Ravines Golf Club Admission is free. For more information concerning the ADMISSIONS SPORTS SCHEDULES Vocal Jazz Workshop—Tuesday, above events, please call the Office of Campus Visits: The Admissions Please visit the college online at April 12: Wichers Auditorium of Public and Community Relations at Office is open from 8 a.m. to www.hope.edu/athletics/spring.html Nykerk Hall of Music, 7:30 p.m. (616) 395-7860 or the Office of Alumni 5 p.m. weekdays, and from for schedules for the spring athletic Admission is free. and Parent Relations at (616) 395-7250 September through early June season, including baseball, softball, Jazz Ensembles Concert— or visit the Alumni Association online is also open from 9 a.m. until men’s and women’s golf, men’s and Wednesday, April 13: Dimnent at: www.hope.edu/alumni. noon on Saturdays. Tours and women’s tennis, and men’s and Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. admissions interviews are available women’s track. Copies may be Admission is free. during the summer as well as the obtained by calling (616) 395-7860. “Sundays at 2”—Sunday, April TRADITIONAL EVENTS school year. Appointments are 17: guest duo, Gao Can, violin, Celebration of Undergraduate recommended. and Eunbyol Ko, piano, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 2 p.m. Research and Creative For further information about any Admission is free. Performance—Friday, April 15, Admissions Office event or to arrange Women’s Chamber Choir 2:30-5:30 p.m. a tour, please call (616) 395-7850, Concert—Monday, April 18: St. DeVos Fieldhouse or toll free 1-800-968-7850; check Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Honors Convocation—Thursday, on-line at www.hope.edu/admissions; 195 W. 13th St., at Maple Avenue, April 28, 7 p.m. or write: Hope College Admissions 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Dimnent Memorial Chapel Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Wind Ensemble Concert— Baccalaureate and Holland, MI; 49422-9000. Commencement—Sunday, May 8 SUMMER CAMPS Wednesday, April 20: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Throughout the summer, Hope Admission is free. THEATRE will offer multiple science camps INSTANT INFORMATION Combined Choirs Concert— for children as well as sports Gone Missing—Friday-Saturday, Tuesday, April 26: Dimnent Updates on events, news and camps in boys’ basketball, football, April 15-16; Tuesday-Thursday, Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. athletics at Hope may be obtained girls’ basketball, soccer, tennis April 19-21 Admission is free. online 24 hours a day at www. and volleyball. For complete DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 Tulip Time Organ Recitals— hope.edu/pr/events.html. information, please check www. p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, May hope.edu/camps, or call the 11-14: Dimnent Memorial Tickets for Hope College Theatre following numbers: science camps, TICKET SALES Chapel, starting every half hour productions are $10 for regular (616) 395-7640; boys’ basketball, from 10 a.m. through the final For events with advance ticket sales, admission, $7 for senior citizens, and (616) 403-5291; football, (616) recital concluding at 1:50 p.m. the ticket office in the front lobby $5 for children 18 and under. 403-5092; girls’ basketball, (616) Admission is free, although a of the DeVos Fieldhouse is open 395-7853; soccer, (616) 805-9303; freewill donation is collected. weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tennis, (616) 395-4965; and and can be called at (616) 395-7890. volleyball, (616) 395-7682.

4 News From Hope College Campus Scene

HISTORY SHARED: As times STUDENT PROJECT HONORED: change and technology A project at Hope designed evolves, instruments that to increase awareness of what were once on the cutting athletic trainers do has been edge find themselves in need named the best in Michigan. of a new role. The student-led project Thus it was with the consisted of presentations and college’s magnificent interactive demonstrations during Toepler-Holtz static the men’s basketball game at electricity generator, a the DeVos Fieldhouse on Feb. Dr. Jesus Montaño Rev. Dr. Blaine Newhouse towering glass and wood cabinet capable of 20, 2010, and a video on YouTube. It was creating a charge so strong that it could punch recognized as Michigan’s winner in the 2011 GRADUATION NEWS: The college is anticipating a hole through an inch-thick book on a dry Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Public that a record number of graduating seniors will day. The machine and the college’s records Relations Contest during the group’s annual cross the Commencement stage on Sunday, May 8. don’t indicate its manufacturer, but comparable Winter Symposium in March. The approximately 730 seniors surpass equipment was produced by a variety of firms the previous high of 718 in 2007. The figures More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc at the turn of the 20th century. Campus lore reflect that the Classes of 2007 and 2011 were has it that the instrument was donated in the also the largest incoming classes in the fall of 1950s by a local doctor’s office, where it had 2003 and fall of 2007 respectively. JAPAN CRISIS: With the world increasingly been used to generate X rays and treat baldness. The college’s 146th Commencement will be interconnected, international events have an At Hope, it was used in demonstrations held at 3 p.m. at Holland Municipal Stadium. immediacy unimaginable even a decade ago, of static electricity until superseded by other Baccalaureate will be held at 9:30 a.m. and and the generations-long relationship between equipment capable of doing the job in a 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Hope and Japan have further placed the March more… serene… fashion. In recent decades, it The Commencement speaker will be Dr. 11 earthquake, tsunami and aftermath foremost languished in storage, too large and fragile to Jesus Montaño, associate professor of English in the hearts of many in the Hope community. display without a secure, dedicated space. at Hope. The Baccalaureate sermon will be Hope’s friendships with colleges and And so, this fall the department of physics delivered by the Rev. Dr. Blaine Newhouse ’86, universities in the nation include exchange donated it to the Grand Rapids Public Museum, currently pastor of preaching and leadership with relationships with Ferris University, Meiji where it will take on new life educating future Calvary Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., and Gakuin, Seigakuin University, Technos College generations about the history of health care/life newly appointed executive director, beginning in and Waseda University. Hundreds of Hope sciences in West Michigan. May, of Geneva Camp and Retreat Center. students have visited Japan through the years, In the event of rain, Commencement and hundreds from Japan have visited Hope. Dozens of alumni call Japan home. will be held at the Richard and Helen DeVos SUPPORT IN GRIEF: The college’s basketball Hope has seven students from Japan during Fieldhouse. Admission to Baccalaureate, and to season had just ended, but the DeVos the current school year. In addition, short Commencement if indoors, is by ticket only. Fieldhouse still had a few games to go. days after the earthquake, a professor and four More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc The small community of Fennville south students from Technos participated in their of Holland experienced triumph and deepest previously scheduled two-week visit to Hope. tragedy on Thursday, March 3. The Fennville None of the three Hope students FIRST-OF-A-KIND: High School basketball team, coached by Ryan studying in Japan were in the nation when Theatrical productions Klingler ’01 with spouse Becky Sutton ’02 the earthquake occurred, since their host are always a team Klingler as assistant coach, had just clinched institutions were on a semester break. In effort, but the a perfect 20-0 regular season in a 57-55 keeping with the March 17 travel warning college’s staging of overtime win, and the joyous home crowd was issued by the U.S. Department of State as the Street Scene earlier this celebrating when junior player Wes Leonard— situation in Japan worsened, their spring- year took the idea far who had shot the winning basket—collapsed semester programs were cancelled. beyond the norm. and died, victim of a previously undetected Later in this issue is a story about faculty The November 17-20 production—the first enlarged heart. member Eva Dean ’83 Folkert’s semester at opera ever staged by Hope College Theatre— The devastated 1,400-member Fennville was a major collaboration of the departments community rallied in the aftermath, and the Meiji Gakuin this past fall through the Hope- of theatre and music, with a cast that included team opted to continue in tribute to Leonard Meiji Gakuin faculty exchange program, part not only Hope students but area children and rather than forfeit the playoffs. of a meaningful and treasured tradition that even a dog, with the Symphonette serving as the The story drew national attention, leading will remain strong in the future whatever the orchestra. The elaborate set, a reproduction of a to unprecedented interest in the March 7 Class challenges of the present. New York tenement, reflected the scale, towering C district opener. The 1,000-seat venue which more than two stories tall. was scheduled to host the contest was clearly Street Scene explores a cluster of storylines too small to accommodate all who wished HOPE IN PICTURES: Please visit the college centered on neighbors living in Depression-era to attend, so Hope donated use of the 3,500- online to enjoy extensive photo galleries New York City. Kurt Weill wrote the music, seat fieldhouse and staffing for the event. As organized by topic and with book by Elmer Rice and lyrics by Langston Fennville continued to win, the college’s chronicling a variety of Hughes. The college’s ambitious production support followed for the remaining district events in the life of Hope. was supported through a $4,000 grant from games on March 9 and March 11 (the team’s At right is a moment the Kurt Weill Foundation, which is dedicated season ended with the March 14 regional from this year’s “Images: to promoting understanding of Weill’s life and semifinal game, played as previously scheduled A Reflection of Cultures” works and preserving the legacies of Weill and at Vicksburg High School, which seats about international showcase on his wife Lotte Lenya. the same number). All of the team’s playoff Saturday, Nov. 20. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc games hosted capacity crowds. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/gallery

April 2011 5 Campus News

the foundation invited to apply this year, The Dance Marathon held each March unites 305 registered to receive the application and more than 500 students in raising funds for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The 24 hours that 154 applied. The 115 that were selected the marathon runs in the Dow Center culminate include 66 public institutions and 49 private planning and dedicated effort that begin in the institutions across 34 states. Hope is one of opening weeks of the school year. This year’s 25 baccalaureate colleges selected this year, event, held on Friday-Saturday, March 11-12, Living and one of four institutions from Michigan raised $90,390.69, bringing Dance Marathon’s 12- on the 2010 list, which was announced on year total to more than $920,000 “For the Kids.” Wednesday, Jan. 5. The foundation has named a total of 311 institutions to the classification since the program debuted in 2006. Service and outreach activities originated Character at Hope take place across the nation and Character abroad as well as locally, and include initiatives connected to course-work, coordinated by Hope offices and departments, and initiated by students as volunteer efforts. Among other examples:

• Fourth-semester Spanish students volunteer as ESL teachers working with area adults through a program coordinated with Latin Americans United for Progress, writing he signature Hope focus on putting faith the selection because it affirms the way Hope’s selection to the “2010 Community forms. The many student-led efforts include the essays about their experience to connect and learning into practice by making a that community engagement and service is Engagement Classification” by the Carnegie annual fall Relay for Life on behalf of the American their service to their own learning. T Cancer Society. More than 750 signed up to walk difference in the world has earned national expressed as a core value at Hope. Even though Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reflects the college’s institution-wide emphasis the Dow Center track during the overnight event recognition. educating students “for lives of leadership • The Center for Faithful Leadership, an on service and service-learning, a signature this year (and to enjoy fellowship and activities in academic program, involves students in Hope is one of only 115 colleges and and service in a global society” is part of the characteristic of the college that takes many between), raising more than $35,000. universities across the country named to the college’s mission statement, he noted that it coursework and other activities that have Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of happens through the efforts of hundreds of included providing consulting services for Teaching’s “2010 Community Engagement individuals--students, faculty and members “Through a classification that benefit communities,” said Carnegie President area organizations and teaching leadership Classification” at the beginning of January, of the staff—who choose to come together in acknowledges significant commitment to and Anthony Bryk. “We are very pleased with the principles to high school students. a reflection of the college’s institution-wide multiple ways to make a difference, whether demonstration of community engagement, movement we are seeing in this direction.” emphasis on service and service-learning. tutoring area children, raising funds for the the Foundation encourages colleges and Participation in the classification is • The Children’s After School Achievement Dean of Students Dr. Richard Frost, American Cancer Society or helping provide a universities to become more deeply engaged, elective, based on applications submitted by (CASA) program and TRIO Hope College Individuals and student organizations find who coordinated Hope’s application for the village in Africa with clean water. to improve teaching and learning and to the colleges and universities describing the Upward Bound program work with the area numerous other ways to serve and connect as recognition, said that he especially appreciates “Hope College being the recipient of generate socially responsive knowledge to nature and extent of their engagement with schools in providing tutoring and other well, from mentoring children one-on-one to the Carnegie Community Engagement the community. Of the institutions that activities for elementary-age children and cleaning area beaches. Classification is an authentic reflection of the high school students, with Hope students A variety of the efforts at Hope have college’s commitment to service to others,” Dr. serving as tutors. received recognition through the years. The Frost said. “What’s most heartening college’s “Time to Serve” program—which “It’s a commitment that is reflected strongly • Hundreds of students work together to help involves freshmen in service projects early in in the academic community, the mission of and unique is that the raise funds for the American Cancer Society their first semester to help introduce them to Campus Ministries and the co-curricular energy college’s commitment to through the Relay for Life each fall and for needs and opportunities in the community-- of student organizations,” he said. “What’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital through received a 2001 Distinguished Service Award most heartening and unique is that this does not service to others does not the Dance Marathon each spring. from Keep Michigan Beautiful Inc. The Nkuv, emanate from a place of centrality, but from our emanate from a place of Cameroon, project was named one of four own hearts and Christian convictions that call us • Students travel throughout the country finalists for Michigan’s 2008 Carter Partnership to serve one another.” centrality, but from our and to Central America and the Caribbean Award. This past June, CASA received the The Carnegie Foundation’s listing own hearts and Christian through spring break service and statewide “Outstanding Mentoring Program highlights colleges and universities that immersion trips coordinated by Campus Award” in the 2010 Governor’s Service Award demonstrate excellent community engagement convictions that call us to Ministries and other programs. program. Hope’s chapter of the Mortar Board locally or beyond, showing alignment serve one another.” college honor society consistently receives among mission, culture, leadership, resources • The college’s chapter of Engineers Without multiple “Project Excellence Awards” each year and practices. First offered in 2006, the – Dr. Richard Frost, Borders and faculty and students in the for its service projects, and in July received department of nursing have traveled to the national organization’s highest honor for Some service efforts are as simple as taking rake classification enables the foundation to vice president for student Each year, more than 150 students commit to serving in hand on a Saturday morning and helping the address elements of institutional mission and development and dean of students as tutors with the Children’s After School Achievement Africa multiple times for a project focused exemplifying the society’s ideals of scholarship, residents of the neighborhood around campus distinctiveness not represented in the national (CASA) program, working one-on-one from September on water quality and community health in leadership and service in the most outstanding with their leaves. data on colleges and universities. through April with an elementary-age student. Nkuv, Cameroon. manner.

6 News From Hope College April 2011 7 Campus Profile

“I presented posters at a lot of conferences, “What we want to do is develop some very I gave a talk at the First Fermi Symposium clear analytics for the scientific community to in California, and in the end had a paper use,” Dr. Gonthier said. published on my undergraduate work,” said “There’s a resonance in the scattering Stellar Story, who was the lead author of the article. process, and this resonance has not been “And the experience with the process of doing properly taken into account,” he said. research was tremendously helpful to me as I “Basically, we are trying to improve our started doing graduate school.” understanding of the resonance scattering Through the newest NSF award, Dr. process by developing an accurate, exact Gonthier’s research group has continued, in description of the process.” Research, collaboration with Dr. Harding, to develop Pulsars were discovered in the 1960s, when and refine computer models to reflect the scientists observed radio waves coming from behavior and even predict the characteristics them. The range of electromagnetic radiation, of gamma-ray pulsars, drawing upon the new however, is much broader, covering also Stellar data made available since the 2008 launch of microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. With light, X rays and, at the highest end, gamma Dr. Baring’s team at Rice, they are studying the rays. characteristics of magnetars, a variety of pulsar Dr. Gonthier said that the pulsars that that has an intensely high magnetic field— produce radio waves remain the best known— Learning the highest in the universe, according to Dr. some 1,880 have been recorded—because Learning Gonthier. their emissions are detectable from earth. The The work involves scale that is gamma radiation, in contrast, requires space- eaturing distances so vast and detailed National Science Foundation, a collaborative simultaneously unimaginably enormous and based instruments to discover because earth’s F calculations so precise and complex that grant in conjunction with Rice University. microscopically small. For example, one of the atmosphere blocks it. they each in their way seem to approach the He is engaged by the opportunity to stars being studied in the Hope-Rice project He noted that the highly sensitive Fermi infinite, the astrophysical research conducted address fundamental questions about how is located about 200,000 light years away— telescope has made a significant difference in by Dr. Peter Gonthier of the physics faculty the universe works, but—like his colleagues some one million trillion miles. Conversely, the discovery and study of gamma-ray pulsars. provides a stellar learning opportunity for the throughout the division of the natural and in conducting its investigations the team is Where Fermi’s predecessor had discovered students who work with him. applied sciences at Hope—he is particularly Faculty-student collaborative research at Hope reaches Billman and junior Caitlin Taylor and Dr. Gonthier considering the way that tiny particles called seven to eight gamma-ray pulsars during Dr. Gonthier, in collaboration with Hope driven by providing a chance for students to for the stars, with students actively involved in Dr. review data related to their work developing computer photons, in the form of X-rays emitted from its entire nine-year life, Fermi found about students, has been studying the rotating learn how science works by involving them Peter Gonthier’s ongoing investigation of the rotating models to further aid in understanding how pulsars the hot surface of the stars, and extremely 60 in its first year. At the same time, other stars known as pulsars for nearly 20 years. in the process. Students are regularly co- stars known as pulsars, conducted with colleagues at work. (Photo by Lou Schakel ’71 and composite rapidly moving electrons interact, boosting the instruments are able to detect pulsars of other NASA and other institutions. Above, sophomore Caleb illustration by Wes Wooley ’89.) His research is currently supported by three researchers with him, working on campus photons to even higher energies. radiation types. federal grants—two from NASA, the second of during the school year and summer as well The interaction is called inverse Compton With the college’s leading involvement which he received this summer; and a third, as at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center worked with Dr. Gonthier this past year while Pulsars are extremely dense neutron stars scattering to reflect the relationship as the in the explorations that are resulting, Hope awarded this fall, through the “Research in in Greenbelt, Md.; making presentations at exploring different specializations within which have the mass of one and a half of the particles essentially bounce off from one undergraduates will continue to have a singular Undergraduate Institutions” program of the professional conferences; and even earning co- physics. As she seeks to choose a focus, she has earth’s sun packed within a ball 16 miles in another. In Compton scattering, photons opportunity to reach for the stars for years to author status on publications. found her experiences invaluable, particularly diameter. They rotate rapidly, completing a lose energy that they transfer to the electrons come. The research itself matters as scientific as she looks ahead toward graduate school. revolution in a range between once every 10 with which they connect. In inverse Compton “Fermi has opened up a new and very Students are regularly co- inquiry—hence the multiple competitive “I really like research. I would recommend seconds and a thousand times a second. Highly scattering, the photons instead gain energy exciting field of astrophysics that is fertile federal grants that Dr. Gonthier has received it to everyone who’s a science major,” she said. magnetized, they shoot out a beam of radiation from the electrons. The interactions in the case ground for students to explore,” Dr. Gonthier investigators with Dr. Peter through the years—but it’s the opportunity for “It teaches you a work ethic,” she said. that, given the spinning, makes the star seem of the magnetars, Dr. Gonthier and his fellow said. “And Hope is up there with it, in a sense. “And you’re working with professors, not for to pulse as the beam passes into view. researchers believe, are distinctive. We’re connected.” Gonthier in his federally undergraduate-level students to participate that he feels especially stands out at Hope. professors.” Dr. Gonthier’s newest funding from supported astrophysical “Basically, anybody that wants to do She especially enjoyed the time she spent the NSF, a three-year, $124,103 grant that is research can do research at Hope, and that’s at Goddard, where she met scientists from providing support through August of 2013, Astronomical studies have a long history at Hope. research, working on what makes it unique,” he said. around the world, and had a chance to see how has been awarded collaboratively to Hope For nearly 50 years, from 1894 until 1941, the Sophomore Caleb Billman of New they worked together as well. as well as Goddard and Rice University. The campus during the school Ackerman Hoyt Observatory stood on a hill once Ringgold, Pa., enrolled at Hope interested in “You can hear actual collaboration research leads at both other institutions—Dr. located on the site of today’s DeWitt Center (this year and summer as well as astrophysical research specifically, and joined between them,” she said. “It gives you a better Alice Harding of Goddard and Dr. Matthew view from near Columbia Avenue looks generally Dr. Gonthier’s team as a freshman. He was idea of how the process works.” Baring of Rice University—are each scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space west-southwest. At left is the now-vacated 12th drawn to the college because of the strong Dr. Gonthier’s background is in with whom he and his students have worked Street between Columbia and College; at right in Flight Center in Greenbelt, physics program and emphasis on research, experimental nuclear physics, but he became on other projects. In fact, one of his former the background is former Van Raalte Hall). Even and hasn’t been disappointed. interested in pulsars during a 1991 sabbatical in student researchers, Sarah Story ’07, is now a Md.; making presentations as high-end research on the stars today involves “I introduced myself to Dr. Gonthier Germany. He has pursued a variety of research graduate student in the Physics and Astronomy intensive work at the computer, students can still at professional conferences; towards the end of the fall last year, and he questions related to them in the years since, with Department at Rice working in high-energy get a magnified view of the heavens through the got me involved right away,” Billman said. his current projects—conducted with colleagues astrophysics with Dr. Baring, who she met and even earning co-author Harry F. Frissel Observatory, installed on the roof of “It’s helped me to see some real applications of at NASA and other institutions—focusing on during one of her Hope summers at Goddard. VanderWerf Hall during the 2001-02 school year. status on publications. what I’m learning about in class.” how they work and developing computer models She credits the contacts she made as one of Junior Caitlin Taylor of Kalamazoo, Mich., to further aid in understanding them. many benefits in her research experience.

8 News From Hope College April 2011 9 Faculty Profile

Dr. Richard Mezeske ’69 your whole understanding of what science is all about,” he said. “I could see that there were Role models can have a profound impact, people here that were doing a lot of research guiding life and career choices and outlooks in and doing it very well with undergraduates. ways they likely never imagine. That was a necessary and very attractive thing For Dr. Richard Mezeske ’69, it was his high to me.” school Latin teacher. In the 40 years since, Dr. Mungall has “She was doing creative teaching and involved 102 students in research for more Pillars finding ways to engage students long before than a semester each. Many have co-authored that was the norm,” he said. “She was my role journal articles with him; some have become model and she inspired me. She and I were college instructors and are now inspiring good friends until she died at 97.” students themselves. of He focused on student literacy after In recent years, Dr. Mungall has also graduation from Hope, and taught at multiple advised students interested in dental school or levels before returning as a member of the medical school (for which Hope’s acceptance faculty—first, middle school English; then, rates are among the nation’s best). As with his as a reading consultant for five K-5 buildings; research group, he’s appreciated the chance to and later, helping prisoners learn to read at the encounter students beyond their coursework. former Saugatuck Dunes Correctional Facility. “I get to know students in a much broader HopeHopeDr. Richard Mezeske ’69 Barbara Skidmore ’70 Mezeske He’d had a good experience as a Hope and more in-depth context than through student, making him eager to return when the strictly teaching organic chemistry,” he said. “I opportunity arose. “I wanted to be able to do am genuinely impressed by the things that our the same for Hope students that Hope College students do and their accomplishments.” did for me,” he said. he members of the faculty are not only of devoted service: Dr. C. Baars Bultman Our Way: Reforming Teacher Education in the “I’ve worked with some really outstanding and universities. Leafing through it, her mother Beyond his contributions in the classroom, of Hope; they are Hope, personifying the ’71, professor of education (1987); Barbara Liberal Arts Setting, and in retirement he’ll be and interesting people,” he said. “That’s been a T noticed one town in particular. Dr. Mezeske has made a lasting difference in spirit of the college’s name by dedicating their Skidmore ’70 Mezeske, associate professor working on some projects he simply hasn’t yet lot of fun.” “My mother said, ‘Holland, Michigan. I’ve leading the development of Hope’s relationship present to preparing students to make the most of English (1978); Dr. Richard Mezeske ’69, found the time to complete. With his graduate always wanted to go to the Tulip Festival,’” she with Liverpool Hope University in England. of the future. professor of education and chairperson of the degrees emphasizing history and political Editor’s Note: Biographical sketches of all four said. “That was the hook; that was the thing Expanding college-wide, the connections Four full-time members of the faculty are department (1992); and Dr. William Mungall, science, he has also been teaching in those professors are featured on Hope’s website, as is the that made us notice Hope College.” began with education exchanges that include retiring at the end of the school year after who is the Elmer E. Hartgerink Professor of departments, and he anticipates continuing to December 2010 story about Jon Huisken. After graduating from Hope, Professor student-teaching abroad. “I’m delighted by that touching thousands of lives across decades Chemistry and health professions advisor do so part-time. He noted that doing so will Mezeske taught high school English for seven because I think our students need to have that More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc (1971). Together with Jon Huisken, who is take some of the sting out of what he’ll miss years, which she enjoyed but left when as international perspective, and at Liverpool it’s dean for academic services and registrar and an most in retirement. a new mother she wasn’t able to arrange a a multicultural perspective as well,” he said. adjunct associate professor of English (1969), “I will miss the students,” he said. “It’s suitable job-share. She was hoping to find a way He also co-edited, with wife Barbara Skidmore whose retirement was announced in the the first thing on my mind, which makes it to continue as in education when Hope came ’70 Mezeske, books that share the department’s December issue of News from Hope College, their so alluring that I can come back and work into her life again, with a part-time position story and highlight creative teaching at Hope. time at Hope totals 158 years. with some students. That’s a real treasure, and developing the freshman composition program. He retires proud of a department that always has been.” “Out of the blue, I got the call,” she said. consistently earns highest marks from the state Dr. C. Baars Bultman ’71 “One of my former students at Jenison was a for excellence—and does it with heart. “We Barbara Skidmore ’70 Mezeske Dr. C. Baars Bultman ’71 can relate when Hope student whose work faculty member Dirk have a rigorous program, but we still focus on his students in the department of education There are many ways both colleges Jellema liked. Dirk said, ‘Where’d you learn to the individual student,” he said. “We haven’t explain why they want to become teachers. and students strive to be deliberate in the write?’ and he said, ‘Barb Mezeske.’” become cold and uncaring.” “When you ask my students here ‘Why admissions process. She became full-time a few years later, and choose teaching?,’ the answer is almost And then there’s serendipity. her role expanded to include coordinating Dr. William Mungall universal: they had great teachers,” he said. “It As a Chicagoland high school student, the freshman composition program and Job interviews work both ways. was the same for me. I had good high school Barbara Skidmore ’70 Mezeske brought home teaching literature and other writing courses As a young Ph.D. organic chemist seeking experiences.” a book filled with information about colleges (she has taught more than 3,500 students). his first teaching position, Dr. William Mungall It made a career in teaching a natural Her scholarship has included co-editing two didn’t arrive for his interview certain he’d want choice, and for several years after graduation books with her husband, Dr. Richard Mezeske to teach at Hope, but what he found convinced he even taught in the same Fremont, Mich., ’69 of the education faculty. She has also been him that he ought to give it a try. school system that had been such a positive active in sharing the art of teaching, including Four full-time members of “I was very impressed primarily with the part of his own life. through the Teaching Enhancement Workshop fact that the students were involved in the He had also enjoyed Hope as a student, the faculty are retiring at and by leading Hope’s faculty mentoring interview,” he said. “It seemed like this place and when the opportunity arose to return as a program. the end of the school year was much more student-oriented than I was member of the faculty there was no question Her greatest love, though, remains English used to.” of whether or not he’d take it. “I love being at after touching thousands 113, and she will especially miss working with He especially valued the college’s Hope,” he said. “Because it just is a place full of Hope’s newest students on the writing process. of lives across decades of commitment to involving students in research, good people.” “You engage with students in writing courses in which he knew from his own undergraduate Dr. Bultman’s scholarship has included devoted service. a much more intimate and personal way than days was transformational. Dr. C. Baars Bultman ’71 a variety of articles, reviews and poems, and in courses that are primarily about content,” Dr. William Mungall “It’s the kind of experience that changes a chapter in the departmental book Finding she said.

10 News From Hope College April 2011 11 Student Profile

Due to the facility’s wide ranging needs, as well as the health conditions of the center’s children and Matjele’s lack of resources, Eastburg realized just how blessed he is to have the basic necessities of life – and then some. Although his appreciation for life in Holland increased and his compassion for others improved, he knew his dedication towards service could not possibly end once he left Africa; he would need to assist Matjele and the center’s children in the future. Throughout the last few months, Eastburg and his friend, Genny Hykin, along with his parents, Mark and Susan, have established an advisory board, known as the Itsoseng Project, on behalf of the center. Meanwhile, through his church, Grand Rapids’ Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church, an account has been created By Chris Lewis ’09 for donations towards the center. “We are presently planning several upgrades for the center, including showers and plumbing t times, everyone desires change. For many “Growing up, I was only focused on myself repairs. We are also adding solar panels so A people, the move to another city or and my own interests, whether it was my the children can have hot water,” he said. state, or the acceptance of a new job, provides schoolwork or even relationships,” he said. “I “Ultimately though, we would like to build a a renewed sense of direction and purpose. Yet, generally felt like I was a selfish person and I completely new center for the children.” for some, change must not only directly impact wanted to change that.” Eastburg also still plans to attend medical their own lives, but the lives of others as well. school, starting in fall 2012. Upon graduating He has done so with such devotion that Senior pre-medical student Luke Eastburg hours’ drive from Johannesburg. The children’s from Hope, though, he will likely first spend a Senior Luke Eastburg of Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Chapter of the Association combined his interests in studying abroad and plight so touched his heart that he subsequently Mich., was first interested in studying of Fundraising Professionals awarded him a being of service through a semester in South played a leadership role in developing a charitable year in Africa, including a month at the Itsoseng abroad and volunteering while he was still a “President’s Award” last November. The award Africa. His experience connected him with the effort on the center’s behalf and has found new Center in hopes of continuing to support Matjele, sophomore pre-medical student. recognizes only one West Michigan resident Itsoseng Center for Disabled Children about three focus as he looks ahead. whose giving example helped inspire him. “I have to give a lot of credit to Dr. Beard each year for extraordinary commitment to “Merriam completely embodies a person in the political science department for really community service. Due to his exemplary abroad experience, he volunteered at a hospital some child births, as well as some other by the conditions of both the center and the who has devoted her life to serving others,” challenging me to engage the world in which leadership capabilities while establishing an known as Riversdale, which allowed him to procedures that I would have never been able to children. he said. “She is a real-life example of what I live,” he said. “I had her for African politics ongoing project on behalf of the Itsoseng interact with and help numerous patients. do in the United States.” “Some of the center’s children had previously it means to give of yourself for the common last year, and she is definitely an example of Center, a facility for disabled children in South “My position was very similar to that In February, he was transferred to a South been abused and neglected throughout most of needs of the world.” someone who deeply cares about international Africa, Eastburg was honored for devoting five of a nursing assistant, but with a lot less African volunteer organization called the their lives and it was completely obvious,” he Editor’s Note: Additional information about the issues and is doing something to solve them.” months of his collegiate career towards the goal restrictions,” he said. “On a daily basis, I Dreamcatcher Foundation, which specializes said. “A nine-year-old girl appeared to be four Itsoseng Center and the Itsoseng Project is available Having lived in West Michigan for his entire of ultimately ending world poverty and hunger. provided IVs and blood transfusions to patients; in poverty alleviation and was sponsoring the since she was so underdeveloped. She even had online, as is a link to an August Grand Rapids life, he longed to leave the area for an extended Eastburg’s journey began with research into changed wound dressings; and assisted with Itsoseng Center. Located in Phuthaditjhaba, scars from the time in which rats had literally Press story about Eastburg’s work. time period and to focus his attention on others. the various study-abroad opportunities offered a small town approximately three hours from been eating her alive. I think the children are More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc by Hope, as well as other educational institutions Johannesburg, the center had been in desperate some of the world’s most neglected people.” and service organizations. He ultimately need for some volunteer assistance for a long time, Eastburg’s responsibilities slowly increased discovered a volunteer position at a hospital near “To desire and strive to but, surprisingly, Eastburg was the first volunteer from cleaning floors and feeding children to Cape Town, South Africa, that would allow him be of some service to the and foreigner to ever help the operation’s founder, changing diapers and offering medications. to further his educational pursuits, while working Merriam Matjele, on a regular basis. Since he was one of only two people caring for with medical professionals and helping patients. world, to aim at doing As the mother of a disabled child, Matjele the center’s 25 children at any given time, the He also learned that he could spend additional something which shall really has been determined to care for other disabled work simply never ended. His capabilities for time at the Itsoseng Center after he worked at the children throughout the last two decades. At servanthood were constantly tested. hospital. increase the happiness first, she offered to watch over children while In addition to the perpetual needs of the As months quickly passed and he prepared and welfare and virtue of their parents worked; when more and more children, Eastburg noticed the limited resources for his five-month-long service expedition, he parents soon stopped picking up their children of the facility – resources that most people take anticipated the journey to Africa, as well as mankind – this is a choice from her, she decided to adopt them as her own. for granted each day. the ways in which he would be able to change which is possible for all of Unfortunately, although Matjele’s Currently, the center only has only two others’ lives. us; and surely it is a good community service has been well-recognized toilets and each one must be repaired as they Little did he know, his own life was about throughout the region, she simply does not are not conducive to the needs of disabled to change as well. haven to sail for.” have the money or resources to raise the children. Also, the center does not have any Last January, Eastburg packed his bags and children in a sanitary, well-groomed facility. showers. Consequently, Matjele is forced to – Henry Van Dyke Luke Eastburg at Sentential Peak with friends from Luke Eastburg with Dineo, one of the children at flew to a small town three hours away from Eastburg noticed Matjele’s dire economic clean the children with washcloths as there are South Africa, including at far right Meriam Matjele, the Itsoseng Center. Cape Town. For the first month of his study- situation immediately and was utterly shocked no other options. who founded and runs the Itsoseng Center.

12 News From Hope College April 2011 13 Alumni Profile

Vander Borgh has enjoyed the opportunity administration with 20th Century Fox and to work with Hope and be a part of the Hughes Aircraft. Along the way, he retained his college’s future, all while coming full-circle. interest in puppetry, and in 1988 acquired the “I was there the first year when De Pree Bob Baker Marionettes, the nation’s longest- Building opened,” he said. “It’s nice to be part of the running marionette theatre, refurbishing the second-generation addition to De Pree.” theatre and expanding its manufacturing Donald Battjes notes that while family facility—expanding and developing contracts connections prompted his initial look at Hope, with Disney and Warner Bros. before selling the it’s his own professional experience that has kept company back to its previous owner. him involved. “Hope was a terrific, nurturing, He joined LACMA in 1997. In his 14 years Hope institution which gave me the personal with the organization, the museum engaged on encouragement in the liberal arts,” he said. in major renovations and added two gallery As much as he enjoyed his time on campus, buildings, for a total of eight on its 24-acre he found going abroad no less significant. After campus. “It was the perfect culmination of all his third year, and prepared with French he my skills. It was great, and I loved it,” he said. learned at Hope, Battjes attended the Ecoles des Directly familiar with what it takes to build ExperienceExperience Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau, France to study and run a first-rate art museum and having led architecture and sculpture with Master Class projects involving international teams such as instructors from Europe. Hope’s, Battjes is providing an indispensable Bringing the college’s new Kruizenga Art Museum is bringing his internationally acclaimed expertise The experience was transformational. He service to Hope as a consultant. In turn, he from vision to fruition is a team effort, beginning with back to Hope as designer of the museum. Battjes, and other architecture students were tasked notes that he appreciates the opportunity to the generosity of the building’s donors and drawing newly retired from a career in corporate facilities and heavily on the talents of Matt VanderBorgh ’84 and real estate administration, most recently as chief of with designing a center for puppetry, and the apply a lifetime of experience on behalf of his Donald Battjes ’68, art alumni whose career paths operations and facility planning with the Los Angeles art form captured his imagination. Back at alma mater. have led them to unique roles in shaping the facility. County Museum of Art, is playing a leadership role in Hope, he developed a marionette production Even as they are themselves working Vander Borgh has gone on to a career as an architect guiding the museum’s programmatic needs from the as his senior project, and after graduation he to make the art museum a reality, Vander who has completed projects around the world, and drawing boards to realization. founded Donald Battjes Puppets, presenting Borgh and Battjes both emphasize the vital programs throughout the Midwest. role played by the Kruizengas, whose support His interests in the fine arts and has included not only lead funding for the quipped with their Hope art degrees, they An architect internationally acclaimed for Matt Vander Borgh has more reason than experiences, and it’s important for us to be able architecture combined in 1975, when he was building, but endowments for the exhibition realized their dreams. his work, Vander Borgh is director of C Concept most to love the college’s art program. to work with them,” he said. E hired by the National Endowment for the Arts program and a curator, all of which not only Today, Matt Vander Borgh ’84 of The Design, which has developed projects in 19 Without question, he valued his Hope He correspondingly appreciates the to restore and reactivate the 1900-era Calumet make the museum possible but will enhance Hague, the Netherlands, and Donald Battjes countries on four continents. He has worked experience in general and his art faculty college’s emphasis on preparing graduates to Opera house in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. its role as a teaching resource. ’68 of Los Angeles, Calif., bring their individual closely with Hope in designing a building that mentors in particular. live in a complex, interconnected world. The He subsequently moved to California, Scott Wolterink ’88, vice president for talents and training back to the college, will not only provide a home for the college’s “Academically, it was a great school,” design of the new, 10,000-square-foot art where he first worked in architectural planning college advancement at Hope, noted that the applying career expertise honed through magnificent Permanent Collection but will itself Vander Borgh said. “And it had a great art museum, distinctive from the other buildings with Crocker Bank and subsequently in senior team dynamic embodied by the art museum decades of experience. They are helping make serve as a work of art that will express in form its department—people like Billy Mayer, Bob on campus in its role as a center for reflection positions in corporate facilities and real estate project is an ideal that has sustained the the new Kruizenga Art Museum a place that purpose in function, and will become a hive of Vickers, Del Michel and Jack Wilson.” regarding the works within, bespeaks that college since its beginning, and remains will enable new generations of students to activity that extends itself into the campus and It happens, though, that it’s also why he priority. critical in ensuring a strong and greater Hope achieve their dreams, too. engages students and community alike. met his wife, Me Hyun (Cho ’88). He was in the “Hope is bigger, more global in outlook in the future. Battjes is playing a leadership role in aiding De Pree Art Center working on a project when than provincial, and I think that’s a very “Matt Vander Borgh, Donald Battjes, the college to guide the museum’s programmatic she came into the front entryway to hang a important element of the museum space,” he Matt Vander Borgh ’84 and and Richard and Margaret Kruizenga provide needs from the from the drawing boards to an poster for the college’s International Night. said. “Contemporary museums provide visitors outstanding examples of the crucial difference enduring structure as an outstanding center That same entryway offers an ideal view of an opportunity to think differently about their Donald Battjes ’68 are that the college’s alumni and friends can and for learning— a complex journey given its the space that will soon house the Kruizenga life, to think differently about the way that returning their talents and do make in the life of the college,” Wolterink specialized nature. Recently retired, he is Art Museum. they live, to think about the buildings that said. “They love Hope, and each in their own highly respected in his profession for having Since graduation, Vander Borgh, who they inhabit.” training back to the college, way are helping to build something that will done the same for major corporations, such completed his master’s in architecture He has been particularly guided in his help to shape Hope students for many years as Hughes Aircraft and 20th Century Film at Harvard University, has lived on both approach to the museum’s design by the applying career expertise to come.” Corporation, and for the past 14 years as coasts of the U.S. as well as in Hong Kong, vision of lead donors Richard ’52 and Margaret honed through decades “When we find the right people to help chief of operations and facility planning Korea, Japan and Austria in addition to the Feldman ’52 Kruizenga of Irving, Texas, who Hope pull something together, that’s what we with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Netherlands. “One of the great things about he noted desired “a unique and expressive of experience. They are hope will happen,” he said. “We hope others (LACMA). architecture is that, at least in the design side, building on the campus with the feeling of helping make the new will join them to fully fund this exciting conceptual rendering only Although they attended 16 years apart, you can do it anywhere,” he said. transparency… a fluidity between the building project.” The new Kruizenga Art Museum will enhance the their Hope journeys share some parallels. Each His international experiences have and the campus environment.” Kruizenga Art Museum a role of the college’s Permanent Collection as a came to the college with generational ties, prepared him for—and interested him in— He’s been able to involve other young Editor’s Note: More about the college’s Permanent teaching tool, providing space and resources to Vander Borgh the son of Clarence ’60 and pursuing projects around the world, from Hope professionals in realizing the vision as place that will enable new view and conduct scholarship on works from around Collection and ways that the Kruizenga Art Joann Barton ’58 Vander Borgh, and Battjes the Angola to Thailand, from the Ukraine to the well, at the same time helping them to gain the world and spanning centuries. This conceptual generations of students to Museum will enhance Hope’s academic program son of Donald, Sr. ’46 and Maxine Van Zylen U.S., and he understands the importance of a crucial career experience. Kelsey Browne ’09 rendering of the museum looks northeast from above can be found in the June 2010 issue of News from Kollen Hall. The DeWitt Center is at lower left, the ’44 Battjes. Each also pursued an art major global perspective. “We’re often working with had an internship with C Concept Design in achieve their dreams. Hope College. Martha Miller Center for Global Communication at because of a strong interest in architecture, completely different cultures and completely spring 2010, and Justin Mast ’04 will be an More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc upper left, and the De Pree Art Center at upper right. planning and design. different perspectives, aesthetics and intern with the firm this summer.

14 News From Hope College April 2011 15 Campus Scene Winter Sports Report

Swimming and Diving Both Hope swimming and diving Jennifer teams garnered second place in the MIAA championships under coach John Patnott. Eleven Hope athletes received All-MIAA honors: junior Patrick Frayer of Grand Young Tait Rapids, Mich.; sophomore Josh Grabijas of Howell, Mich.; sophomore Nick Hazekamp of English Faculty Tradition-Tradition- of Janesville, Wis.; freshman Jacob Hunt of Muskegon, Mich.; senior Ashley Jasperse of Grand Rapids, Mich.; sophomore Geoff Ludema of Ada, Mich.; junior Andrew Mourned RichRich Rose of Holland, Mich.; junior Jeff Shade of Davison, Mich.; junior Sarah Sohn of he Hope community has been saddened by the Arlington Heights, Ill.; senior Alicia Tuuk of T untimely death of Dr. Jennifer Young Tait of the Lansing, Ill.; and sophomore Libby Westrate English faculty. SeasonSeason of Grandville, Mich. Dr. Young Tait, who was 35, died on Saturday, March Two Flying Dutch were triple winners 19, after suffering complications from premature childbirth. at the MIAA championships: Libby Westrate Her son, Solomon, was delivered early and has survived. in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events, and An associate professor of English, she was a popular Sarah Sohn in the 500 and 1650 freestyle ope’s tradition-rich basketball program professor who in 2008 received the “Hope Outstanding and 400 individual medley. Sohn’s time in highlighted the winter sports season Professor Educator” (H.O.P.E.) Award from that year’s H the 1650 was a conference record. with record performances, conference graduating class. championships and post-season tournament basketball program. Grant, a freshman, In 15 seasons under coach Morehouse, (see photo above). Hope’s basketball She was no less treasured by her friends and colleagues. appearances. played on the junior varsity team, and the Flying Dutch have posted a record of program has a long history with Special “Jennifer Young was a fine teacher-scholar who The men’s basketball season was Logan, a junior, was a key contributor 375-63. This year’s senior class, led by All- Olympics going back to coach Russ DeVette modeled for students what it meant to find joy inlearning,” launched under first-year coach Matt Neil on the varsity. In fact, Logan was a key American Carrie Snikkers of Jenison, Mich., ’45. This year, involvement with Special said Provost Dr. Richard Ray. “She was a wonderful ’82, who took over the reigns after a long contributor in two of coach Neil’s 22 first- (pictured above to the left), compiled a four- Olympics gained a national emphasis mentor, a valued colleague and a trusted friend. Her tenure as an assistant to now-retired coach year victories. He was the leading scorer in year record of 117-8. through NCAA Division III. loss will be felt far beyond the confines of the English Glenn Van Wieren ’64. The program did his father’s first collegiate victory (23 points Snikkers was joined on the All-MIAA The second occurred just as Hope’s Department. Indeed, the entire Hope College community Dr. Jennifer Young Tait not lose a beat, winning a record 35th against Aquinas, 92-69), and led the team first team by senior Erika Bruinsma of season was ending. The death of a will miss her terribly.” Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAA) in scoring in the MIAA title-clinching game Grand Rapids, Mich. Sophomore Liz Ellis of basketball player at nearby Fennville High A funeral service was held at Grace poetry and was working on a memoir, championship and advancing to the NCAA (17 points against Olivet, 65-60). East Grand Rapids, Mich., was honored as School was devastating to those in that Episcopal Church of Holland on Friday, Visa, My Visa, which told the story of her Division III tournament for a 22nd time. Bowser, who became the 18th Hope the MIAA’s defensive player of the year. small nearby community (see page five). March 25, with the faculty processing courtship and engagement to her Jamaican There were many season highlights. male basketball player to score more than Snikkers was again named a consensus The high school team was coached by together in academic regalia. Members husband, Ralph Tait. Senior Will Bowser of Midland, Mich., 1,200 points, received All-MIAA first team All-American. She became the first Hope Hope basketball alumni Ryan Klinger ’01 of the campus community also assisted Most recently, she was awarded a Hockey (pictured above to the right) scored a and All-Region honors. basketball player (male or female) to and his wife Becky Sutton ’02 Klinger. In with the arrangements and participated GLCA New Directions grant to study For the second straight year and the school-record, home-floor 46 points in an The women’s basketball program receive first-team All-America honors three the aftermath, the college reached out to in the service. Because the college was on the life and work of Bai T. Moore, a third time in school history, the Flying overtime victory over Kalamazoo. continued its string of successes by consecutive years. Fennville by offering DeVos Fieldhouse as a spring break, arrangements at press time contemporary Liberian poet, a project on Dutchmen finished second at the national The Flying Dutchmen defeated rival advancing to the NCAA championships for There were two other very memorable location for the team’s district tournament for opportunities on campus for prayer and which she began working after visiting tournament of the American Collegiate Calvin in two of their three meetings to take a sixth consecutive year after sharing the basketball moments. games. The impact of this tragic death and mutual support were pending. Liberia as part of a teacher-training Hockey Association (ACHA). This year’s a five-win advantage in the storied series. conference (MIAA) championship with rival One didn’t occur on the basketball the community’s reaction to it captured the Dr. Young Tait had been a member initiative. She was a member of RISE nationals were held in Holland, Mich. Two victories were especially Calvin. court, but in Lake Macatawa as coaches attention of a national audience through of the Hope faculty since 2002, and Liberia, an organization committed to Coached by Chris Van Timmeren ’97 meaningful for coach Neil whose sons, The Flying Dutch, under coach Brian Morehouse and Neil took The Plunge into the media. More than 10,000 fans filled had come to the college as a Preparing rebuilding the infrastructure of Liberia (pictured above), the Flying Dutchmen won Logan and Grant, were members of the Morehouse, posted a 27-3 season record. the icy waters to benefit Special Olympics DeVos over the three tournament games. Future Faculty pre-doctoral teaching through education, co-founded by Fatu a school-record 28 games. Named ACHA fellow through a program in which Hope Kamara ’04. All-Americans were junior forward Chris participates with Howard University of An organ donor, she saved or Kunnen of Des Moines, Iowa, and junior Washington, D.C. She taught African- enhanced the lives of more than 50 goalie Dave Nowicki of Littleton, Colo. American literature, women’s studies and people through her gifts. creative-writing courses. In addition to her husband and son, MIAA Commissioner’s Cup In August 2004, she co-delivered the survivors include her mother, a sister and Through the winter sports season, Hope college’s Opening Convocation address two brothers, and in-laws. was in second place in the Commissioner’s with colleague Dr. Stephen Hemenway. The Solomon Arthur Young Tait Fund Cup standings of the MIAA. The MIAA Her activities at Hope had also included has been established on her son’s behalf. award is based on the cumulative serving as an advisor to the Black Student Donations may be made to the fund care performance of each member school in Union student organization and on several of Grace Episcopal Church, 555 Michigan the league’s 18 sports for men and women. campus committees. Ave.; Holland, MI 49423. Sophomores Libby Westrate and Calvin topped the standings after the winter She was a distinguished scholar who Josh Grabijas each competed in three Editor’s Note: Additional materials season, leading Hope 137-129. received numerous grants and awards, freestyle events at the NCAA Division online include reflections from English including a prestigious Andrew J. Mellon III Swimming & Diving Championships. faculty colleague Dr. David Klooster centered Exciting Athletic Moments in Photos fellowship, to pursue her scholarly interests, Westrate’s best finish was in the 50 on their trip to Liberia in 2008 to conduct sprint (20th) and Grabijas’ best was in See photos of several exciting Hope which included early writers of the African a workshop for university professors. the marathon 1,650 (17th). sport moments at: Diaspora, African-American literature, and More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/gallery jazz and hip-hop as literature. She wrote More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc

16 News From Hope College April 20112010 17 Faculty Profile

would go sightseeing. One day, shortly before the end of her tenure, she took a train to visit the northern Japanese city of Nagano, host the 1998 Winter Olympics. And true to her passion for sport, she went to a couple Japanese major league baseball games, a professional soccer game, the world women’s volleyball championships, and a sumo wrestling competition. She became hooked on the latter sport, including one as a “hit” of her stay in her online blog, An American Life in Japan: “Sumo is so unlike anything I see in the U.S. that my intrigue was heightened and sustained the entire time I was here,” Professor Folkert wrote in her blog. “I followed sumo By Greg Chandler news in the Japan Times. I watched as much as I could whenever I found it on TV. I learned rowing up on a farm in upstate New York, education at Hope, asking if she would terms so I could better understand broadcasts G Eva Dean ’83 Folkert never dreamed that be interested in teaching at Meiji Gakuin and stories. I am a huge fan of this huge sport.” she would live overseas, let alone teach at a University in the fall of 2010, she had only one Hope’s ties to Japan date back to the college’s university in Japan. reaction: “Are you kidding me?” earliest days. Through the encouragement of So when Professor Folkert received an Professor Folkert, an assistant professor Reformed Church in America missionaries, e-mail in February of last year from Alfredo of kinesiology and co-director of athletics at Japanese students began coming to Hope in Gonzales, associate provost and dean for Hope, was excited about the possibilities, but the 1870s. In 1879, one-third of the graduating multicultural education and international also initially struggled with fears and questions. class—two of the six members—came from Japan. She did not know a word of Japanese, and she Programs such as Hope’s exchange with was hesitant to leave her husband, Cal ’81, Meiji Gakuin are expected to continue to grow in and two sons, Peter ’12 and Matt ’14, back in importance in the future, as part of the college’s Holland for three-and-a-half months. She had never lived abroad and didn’t speak the Gakuin University in Japan. In fact, she welcomed the mission to educate students to lead lives of “It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime language, but that didn’t stop Eva Dean ’83 Folkert opportunity to gain new perspective on not only her leadership and service in a global society. of the kinesiology faculty from spending the fall scholarly discipline but life in a culture new to her, chances that you have some big reasons to say “Hope College has to continue to look for semester as the college’s exchange professor at Meiji lessons that now inform her teaching at Hope. no to, and many bigger reasons to say yes to,” ways to increase the capacity of students and Professor Folkert said. faculty, to engage the world, not only in Japan, In the end, Professor Folkert said yes. “This experience was so far outside of make it their own course,” Associate Provost They instantly recognized Tiger Woods, LeBron but in China, South Korea, Mexico and so on,” “Not many people are given an anything I’ve ever dreamed of doing. When Gonzales said. James, and tennis stars Venus and Serena Associate Provost Gonzales said. opportunity like this in their lifetime, I think of how everything turned out, it was When students at Meiji Gakuin’s Yokohama Williams. They didn’t recognize Brett Favre. Professor Folkert keeps in touch with and I didn’t want to regret passing up this a mystery whose contents were blessed,” said campus heard about Professor Folkert’s course As the semester progressed, Professor Folkert some of her Japanese students through e-mail. opportunity when my lifetime is over.” Professor Folkert, who has held a variety of on sport in American society, they enrolled in talked about how men and women athletes Looking back, she says her experience “doesn’t It turned out to be an experience that responsibilities, including working in the public droves. Forty-two students signed up. are portrayed differently in American media, make me an expert” on Japan, but more of an Professor Folkert will never forget, providing relations, registrar and athletic ticket offices, Professor Folkert recalls the first day. She which elicited some surprised reactions from her intentional observer. She now can’t imagine her with new ways to see the world and since joining the Hope staff in 1985. She has showed pictures of various American sports students. her life without having gone to Japan. understand her academic discipline that have been part of the kinesiology staff since 1997. icons to see what Japanese students knew. “They believed everything was totally equal “Intellectually, we know that the world is enriched her life and her teaching at Hope. At MGU, Professor Folkert taught a for men and women in sport in the United big and people live in different ways, but we “Teaching at MGU gave me an course on American studies at Meiji Gakuin States,” Professor Folkert said. “While we’re don’t understand it until we are in a new place opportunity to not only value experiences University’s main campus in Tokyo, and a doing a better job with (promoting equal access to live it,” Professor Folkert said. “Our little in an international classroom but also reflect course on sociology of American sport at the “Intellectually, we know to athletics through) Title IX, they aren’t equal provincial minds box us in in more ways than upon and appreciate my American one. university’s Yokohama campus. Along the way, in other ways, especially media. We don’t see we know. Once I lived, worked, ate, slept in a Pedagogically, I have a tendency to assume she connected and made friends, not only with that the world is big and women professional sports get mainstream different country and knew what it was like to that my students might know more, have a fellow Americans who were living in Japan, but attention. You rarely see a woman on the cover buy groceries at a sidewalk vegetable stand from knowledge base greater about some topics than with the Japanese students that she taught. people live in different of Sports Illustrated unless she’s in a bikini.” someone who didn’t speak my language, and I they actually do. In Japan, I could not start Professor Folkert continued a longstanding ways, but we don’t “My Japanese students not only see didn’t speak hers -– until we do those things on with that assumption. In Japan, I started with exchange between Hope and Meiji Gakuin that America as a land of opportunity, but they see an extended basis, we don’t fully get it.” the assumption that my students knew nothing dates back to 1965, when the two institutions understand it until we are America as a land of equal opportunity. This “I learned that it’s people – kind, smart, at all about my subjects -- American history began exchanging students. The colleges have in a new place to live it.” idea of unequal representation threw them for a genuine people – that make places wonderful and sociology of American sports. This caused exchanged faculty members since 1994. bit,” Professor Folkert added. and real, not the other way around. I will miss me to step back and rethink how I approach Participants in the exchange program teach – Eva Dean ‘83 Folkert, When not teaching, Professor Folkert Japan but mostly, I will miss its people.” Sons Matt ’14 and Peter ’12 visited during the teaching in the US. So now I slow down, I a course on American studies, and are given took time to soak up all that she could about college’s fall break, and in addition to seeing the sights Assistant Professor of Kinesiology even participated in Professor Folkert’s American don’t assume, and I give my students a better the flexibility to determine the subject matter. and Co-Director of Athletics Japan. She would go to the local markets to Editor’s Note: For more of Professor Folkert’s story, studies class at Meiji Gakuin University. They are chance for full discovery of the subject matter “Every faculty member has an opportunity to buy fruits and vegetables, she worshipped at go to her story called An American Life in Japan at pictured with the Great Buddha at Kamakura. and even of themselves.” take something about the United States, and a local storefront church, and, of course, she www.evadeanfolkert.wordpress.com.

18 News From Hope College April 2011 19 Alumni News

hen it comes to the economy, everyone has an W opinion. A quick glance at your local paper, a scan of online headlines and even thorough analysis from your favorite weekly will reveal discrepancies. WindowWindow No matter where you look, opinion varies concerning the scale, span and source of our fiscal state of affairs. toto Hope’sHope’s Regardless of the latest numbers and the spin of your news source of choice, one thing is for certain: finding a job has never been an easy task. In the midst of an economic recovery, this is certainly still the case. While organizations like the National Association of Colleges and Employers are HistoryHistory Scott Travis ’06 predicting a better job market this year, with surveyed Director of Alumni and employers saying they will hire 13.5 percent more Parent Relations bachelor’s degree recipients this year than last, many recent college graduates are facing competition from experienced candidates who lost their jobs during the recession. Whether it’s tackling big questions concerning vocation or landing the first job after graduation, we know that the role Hope plays in the lives of both our students and alumni is as important now as it has ever been. In fact, identifying job opportunities for graduates was one of the most important services acknowledged in the 2010 Alumni Attitude Survey. The survey also revealed that many of the services available to students and alumni are not adequately promoted. With this in mind, here are some tips for taking advantage of the career resources available through the Hope College Alumni Association: • Get online and get involved. Check out the event listings at www. hope.edu/alumni for career related events. • Don’t underestimate your network. Search by class or city in the alumni directory or join Hope’s Career Resource Network. • Keep your resume relevant and ready. Hope has partnered with Optimal Resume to offer online resume management for all students and alumni. The event that today’s students know as Spring Festival, an afternoon celebration • Make JobStop a stop for you. From student jobs to internships and that marks the last day of classes, was once May Day, a tradition that included the selection of the May Queen and her court. This shot from 1939, looking entry-level positions, Hope posts job leads at jobstop.hope.edu. south toward Van Vleck Hall in what was then called the “Sunken Gardens,” Experienced positions are coming soon! was donated to the college’s Joint Archives of Holland this fall from the estate • Embrace social media. Connect on our LinkedIn group, which now of the late Robert Wishmeier ’39, whose active interest in photography as a has more than 2,000 members sharing career advice, networking student included not only campus events but shooting activities like Tulip Time tips and job leads. for The Holland Sentinel. His gift of hundreds of prints and negatives, which You can learn more at www.hope.edu/alumni/career. significantly bolsters the college’s and community’s visual record of the period, includes other subjects as well, among them China during his World War II military service, and Hope memorabilia that he had collected through the years.

Alumni Board of Directors Class Notes Officers Bob Bieri ’83, President, Holland, Mich. Table of Contents Lisa Bos ’97, Vice President, Washington, D.C. Kat Nichols ’99 Campbell, Secretary, Greensboro, N.C. 21 Class Notes: 1940s - 1970s Board Members Anita Van Engen ’98 Bateman, San Antonio, Texas Andrea Converse ’12, Lowell, Mich. 22 Class Notes: 1970s David Daubenspeck ’74, Oceanside, Calif. Lori Visscher ’83 Droppers, Maitland, Fla. Brian Gibbs ’84, Bad Homburg, Germany Gene Haulenbeek ’72, Kalamazoo, Mich. Thomas Henderson ’70, Dayton, Ohio Thomas Kyros ’89, Grand Rapids, Mich. 23 Class Notes: 1970s - 1980s Colleen Leikert ’10 Laskowski, Redmond, Wash. Michael McCarthy ’85, Weston, Mass. James McFarlin III ’74, Decatur, Ill. Nancy Clair ’78 Otterstrom, Bethel, Conn. 24 Class Notes: 1980s - 1990s Elias Sanchez ’78, Hinsdale, Ill. Janice Day ’87 Suhajda, Rochester Hills, Mich. Carol Schakel ’68 Troost, Scotia, N.Y. Mark VanGenderen ’90, Weston, Fla. 25 2000s - 2010s Lois Tornga ’56 Veldman, Okemos, Mich. Arlene Arends ’64 Waldorf, Buena Vista, Colo. Colton Wright ’11, Tecumseh, Mich. 26 2010s - Marriages Liaisons Scott Travis ’06, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations 27 New Arrivals, Advanced Beth Timmer ’00 Szczerowksi, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Degrees, Deaths Please accept our invitation to visit the Alumni Office on the internet: www.hope.edu/alumni

20 News From Hope College Class Notes

News and information for class notes, marriages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiled for News from Hope College by Julie Rawlings ’83 Three Alumni to Receive Awards Huisingh. In addition to featuring information provided directly by The college’s Alumni alumni, this section includes news Association will honor three compiled from a variety of public alumni during the annual sources and shared here to enhance Alumni Banquet on Saturday, its service as a way of keeping the April 30. members of the Hope family up to date about each other. The association will present News should be mailed to: Distinguished Alumni Awards Alumni News; Hope College Public to Dr. William Heydorn ’55 Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box of Tiburon, Calif., and Dr. Jon 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000. Soderstrom ’76 of Madison, Internet users may send to alumni@ Conn. The association will hope.edu or submit information via present a Meritorious Service Dr. William Heydorn ’55 Dr. Jon Soderstrom ’76 Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma myHope at www.hope.edu/alumni. Award to Connie Hinga ’49 All submissions received by the Boersma of Holland, Mich. its alumni through notable Yale to achieve the maximum Public Relations Office by Tuesday, The annual Distinguished personal service and long-time benefit for the public and March 1, have been included in Alumni Awards are presented by this issue. Because of the lead involvement with the college. provide a financial return time required by this publication’s the Alumni Association Board The award is presented to both to support the university’s production schedule, submissions of Directors in recognition of alumni and friends of the college. research efforts. received after that date (with the the awardees’ contributions Dr. Heydorn is a physician Boersma grew up at Hope, exception of obituary notices) have across decades or even across a who served in the U.S. Army for where her father, the late been held for the next issue, the career to society and service to nearly 30 years and has stayed Milton L. “Bud” Hinga, was deadline for which is Tuesday, May 3. Hope. The award, inaugurated active in medicine since retiring a member of the teaching, in 1970 and presented during as a colonel in 1989. He is coaching and administrative the college’s Alumni Banquet, is currently a surveyor with the Joint staff for 29 years, and has the highest honor that alumni Commission. stayed involved in the life of 40s can receive from the college’s Dr. Soderstrom is the the college ever since. Alumni Association. Harvey Hoekstra ’45 of Escondido, managing director of the Office Biographical sketches of all Calif., has written a book, Honey, We’re The Meritorious Service of Cooperative Research at Yale three alumni are featured on Going to Africa. The book tells how Award recognizes a person’s University. The office manages the college’s website. God led and blessed him and his wife contributions to Hope and the intellectual assets created at More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc during their 30 years in Sudan and Ethiopia. Accompanied by serveral family members, he went to Ethiopia and Stock Publishers of Eugene, Ore. the M.J. Fox Parkinson’s Research named after her through the Holland in February for the dedication of He also has published a curriculum Foundation. Marylin died in October Zeeland Community Foundation, the first 250 talking Bibles, recorded produced by Congregational Ministries of 2008. honoring her 22 years with the translations of the four Gospels. Publishing of the PC (U.S.A), John Lora VanDuinen ’61 Wood and Zeeland Chamber of Commerce. Olga Kilian ’49 DeKok and Paul Calvin: Founder of the Reformed Harold Wood ’63 of Locust Grove, Beppy Albers ’69 Michel of DeKok ’51 celebrated their 60th Tradition. Following 48 years in Va., report that they are enjoying Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is now a wedding anniversary in December. ministry, he and his wife are now retirement. They will be celebrating licensed marriage family therapist in Vernon Houting ’49 of Holland, formally retired. their 50th wedding anniversary this private practice in Torrance, Calif., Mich., and his wife celebrated their Susan Graves ’59 Van Kuiken of year. Their eight grandchildren (ages specializing in trauma and PTSD. She 60th wedding anniversary in December. San Francisco, Calif., and her business six-16) keep them busy. They are also is a member of The Soldiers Project George Zuidema ’49 of Holland, Sew What were recently featured in an busy with church activities at their and offers free therapy to our veterans Mich., has been honored through the article in Chron Datebook. multi-denominational church. and families when they cannot access painting and installation of a portrait Carl Ver Beek ’59 of Grand Rapids, George Bosworth, Jr. ’66 of their benefits. that is being displayed at the University Mich., who is with Varnum Riddering, Phoeniz, Ariz., retired in October as of Michigan Medical School. The was one of six alumni lawyers who executive director of Urban Land medical school is commissioning participated in the panel presentation Institute. He looks to rebalance with portraits of all of its vice provosts and “Law School and the Practice of Law: family, faith and green development. 70s vice presidents; he was the institution’s The Lawyer’s Perspective” at Hope Richard Koster ’66 of Fort Thomas, first vice provost for medical affairs, on Monday, Feb. 21, as part of the Ky., reports that life is good. He Alice “Peg” Adams ’70 Faulman of serving from 1984 until retiring in 1995. college’s Pre-Law Showcase. bought a small home close to his son Boyne City, Mich., has retired after 15 The portrait was presented by the artist and his family across from Cincinnati. years as the high school mathematics and the medical school’s dean during a He has started his eighth year as editor department head and only high school reception on Tuesday, Nov. 9. of The Universalist Herald, and his first teacher of mathematics at Concord 60s year as coordinator of the Christian Academy Boyne. The public charter Universalist Association. He is looking school ranked in the top nine percent James Evers ’60 of Nanuet, N.Y., and forward to the 45th class reunion. of schools in the State of Michigan 50s his family published a memorial book David VanderWel ’67 of Holland, resulting from student testing data for of selected poems and art by Marylin Mich., will retire from Camp Geneva mathematics and reading. Jack Walchenbach ’57 of Lake Boughton Evers ’60 titled I Am this spring. He has served as executive Wendell Wierenga ’70 of Rancho Stevens, Wash., recently has published Danced In Rhythms Incomprehensible, director for 17 years. Sante Fe, Calif., has been elected to the a book, John Calvin as Biblical which is now available from LuLu. Ann VanDorp ’68 Query of Cytokinetics Inc. Board of Directors. Commentator, published by Wipf com. Proceeds will go to Hospice and Zeeland, Mich., has a scholarship fund He is currently executive vice president

April 20112010 21 and energy to improve the quality of life for others, and demonstrating leadership and initiative in the development of volunteer projects. Richard Lowing ’71 of Glendale, Ariz., retired on Tuesday, Feb. 1, and is spending time with grandchildren. After 30 years of living in Arizona he and his wife will now spend half the year in Montague, Mich., officially becoming snowbirds. Alice Brower ’23 Hoffs of Mary Joling Grooters ’71 Photo Follow-Up: A Kalamazoo, Mich., turned 109 Oosterhouse of Rockford, Mich., has retired from teaching at number of alumnae have on Friday, Feb. 25. She is Hope’s Kentwood Public Schools. She has 10 helped identify the 1960s-era oldest graduate and one of grandchildren. Nykerk Song section pictured the oldest people in the state Ronald Franklyn ’72 of Wayne, in the December issue of News of Michigan. She was, as the N.J., retired after 35 years of ministry from Hope College (“Window accompanying image from the in the Reformed Church in America. to Hope’s History,” page 23). 1923 Milestone notes, president of He served churches in Cleveland, Participants in the event have the Sibylline sorority in the fall of Ohio; Holland, Mich.; and Wayne, noted that the group is the her senior year. She was a charter N.J. He served for 20 years at the sophomore Class of 1967 member of the society, which was Pequannock Reformed Church in during the fall of 1964. Many established by a group of freshman Wayne. The church asked the Classis thanks to those who took the women in the fall of 1919. of Passaic Valley to declare him Minister Emeritus, an action that took time to respond to the story’s A profile of her was featured in place in November. He now works as a request for assistance and put the April 2008 issue of News from stay-at-home dad. a school year and class year to Hope College in conjunction with Susanne Lightner ’74 Smith of the image! her 106th birthday. Holland, Mich., and her husband More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January. Michael Leiter, director of the National Neil Clark ’75 of Marietta, Ga., has Counterterrorism Center. Pete was in of research and development of Ambit He has worked the US Open for more been named director of guidance Congress for 18 years, and was both Biosciences. than 25 years. His duties include all of the year for the State of Georgia the former chairman and ranking Reed Brown ’71 of San Francisco, match scheduling, and updating and by the Georgia School Counselors member of the House Permanent Calif., is retired and reports that he refinement of the chair umpire palm Association. He currently serves Select Committee on Intelligence. The remains deeply grateful to Hope unit. As a result, he has been invited as dean of college counseling and National Intelligence Distinguished College and all it has meant in his life to work in the scheduling office at the guidance at The Walker School. Public Service Medal is the highest for all the years. “May God bless all of Australian Open the last three years. Carol Echenique ’75 Hoekstra of award that can be granted to non- us as we have been blessed.” He is also a full-time supervisor for the Washington, D.C. was promoted to career Federal employees, private Keith Crossland ’71 of Chicago, USTA Pro Circuit events. national director of social services in citizens or others who have performed Ill., was recently awarded the USTA Kenneth Formsma ’71 of Grand the Veterans Department. distinguished service of exceptional Officials Award, the 2010 John Haven, Mich., led the Jingle Bell Pete Hoekstra ’75 of Holland, significance to the intelligence McGovern Award, which is the most Parade on Saturday, Dec. 4. He was Mich., was honored on Thursday, Jan. community. On Monday, Feb. 21, he prestigious official award honoring honored this past May with the local 13, with the National Intelligence spoke about service to country through the umpire or linesman for his work Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Spirit of Distinguished Public Service Medal by this year’s Hope College Student throughout his career as an official. Community Award for devoting time

TheIntentional Rev. Timothy ’84 and Brenda Stewardship Hoffman ’89 Dieffenbach early on made a commitment to include Hope College in their estate plan. In formulating their estate plan, they intentionally reflected upon the values they hold dear, their family, and stewardship. They chose to include Hope not only because of the positive impact the Hope community has on them and their family, but because of Hope’s continued commitment to educate the whole person—academically, spiritually, and co- curricularly—in a Christ-oriented environment. Tim and Brenda believe that planning ahead is important, and they encourage others to do so.

Hope is grateful to the Dieffenbachs and all the 700-plus members of the Dimnent Heritage Society for their generosity in supporting the students and faculty of the college. For more than 30 years, planned gifts from donors such as Tim and Brenda have helped shape the character of Hope College and its community.

For more information contact: Voice: (616)395-7779 John A. Ruiter, J.D. E-Mail: [email protected] Dir. of Planned Giving www.hope.edu/advancement

22 News From Hope College Fulton, Ill. While in Fulton, he also International Airport. name of the DeWitt Center, for served as chaplain of the Fulton Police William Langejans ’81 of Holland, which they provided a leadership Department. Mich., recently volunteered to cook gift in 1968. They are pictured Carol Cook ’77 Wildgen of lunch for about 400 guests that toured below during the building’s Grandville, Mich., has been playing Harbor Country kitchen walk 2010. It the violin with the West Michigan was a fundraiser for a Chicago charity groundbreaking in October of Symphony for many years. Design 4 Dignity. He prepared Cuban that year (from left to right are Sharon Adcock ’78 of Holland, black beans and Cuban marinated Hugh De Pree ’38, chairperson Mich., was reappointed to USA Today’s chicken, and would be happy to share of the Board of Trustees; Dr. “Road Warrior Panel” and was recently the recipes. Calvin VanderWerf ’37, quoted in an article on “How to turn Kathy Breyfogle ’83 Crepas of president of Hope; and Dick and a stressful business trip into a time to Kalamazoo, Mich., participated in her Jack DeWitt). In addition to relax.” In addition, she was recently first ever half-marathon in May 2010 in Jack DeWitt, the college has four elected to the advisory board of Madison, Wis., with sister-in-law Lynn other alumni who are 100 or FlyerTalk. Massey ’90 Breyfogle. They also ran older: Alice Brower ’23 Hoffs Drew Deters ’78 of Zeeland, Mich., the Disney Princess half-marathon in has been named realtor of the year February at Walt Disney World. (109), Julia Van Dam ’30 by the West Michigan Lakeshore Jim Eickhoff ’83 has joined the Finlay (101), Jeane Walvoord Association of Realtors. He is an agent University of Phoenix as senior Jack De Witt ’32 of Zeeland, ’30 (101) and Jean Herman with Five Star Lakeshore. vice president of strategy and Mich., turned 100 on Sunday, Jan. ’33 Hill (100). Glennyce Grindstaff ’79 of implementation. 30. Commemoration of the event Indialantic, Fla., accepted a new call Jeffrey Beswick ’84 of Grand Haven, included an open house at Second to CrossRoads Community Church, Mich., who is with Varnum Riddering, Reformed Church in Zeeland the United Church of Christ in Melbourne, was one of six alumni lawyers who day before and recognition as a Fla., where she will serve as senior participated in the panel presentation centenarian on the Today show pastor. “Law School and the Practice of Law: Isaac Myers ’79 of Indianapolis, The Lawyer’s Perspective” at Hope on on Thursday, Jan. 27. He and Ind., has been appointed president of Monday, Feb. 21, as part of the college’s his brother, Dick, who together St. Francis Medical Group, a group of Pre-Law Showcase. founded and for many years more than 140 physicians practicing in Tina de Jong ’84 Hoy of Midland, owned Big Dutchman of Zeeland, central Indiana. Mich., and her husband were honored are celebrated on campus by the in November with the 2010 Friendship Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Heart of Michigan. She is also Congress Speaker Series, which focused the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 80s a three-year breast cancer survivor. on the theme “Helping Other People America on Jan. 10, 2010. She is the She celebrated 25 years working as a Every Day: Incorporating Service into pastor at the Trinity Lutheran Church Thomas Elhart ’81 of Grand Haven, vision rehabilitation therapist this past Profession.” in Palmer, Alaska. Mich., has been appointed to the Ottawa February. Kathy Karle ’75 Lievense of East Gus Lukow ’76 of Hudsonville, County Board of Commissioners. Jane Abe ’86 of Naperville, Ill., is now Lansing, Mich., is currently serving Mich., was honored with a scholarship Marilyn Johnson ’81 Aardema of the director of membership with the as the director of development and fund for his many years of service and Fairfield, Ohio, has been named chief Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce alumni relations at Michigan State dedication to science excellence. The scientific officer, for the BioReliance in Aurora, Ill. The chamber is located University’s College of Nursing. scholarship will be given to a West Corporation, providing oversight for all in the second largest city in Illinois, and Donna Smith ’75 has been named Ottawa High School graduate. scientific and regulatory aspects for the is one of the largest chambers in the dean of the Comenius Center at James Wildgen ’76 of Grandville, toxicology division. Chicagoland area. Moravian College. Mich., collects and restores pinball Steven Aardema ’81 of Holland, Peter Ferriby ’76 of Hamden, Conn., machines as a hobby. Mich., is the new director of finance has been named the librarian of David Smazik ’77 recently accepted for Mona Shores Public Schools in Al Fedak ’75 and Susan Sacred Heart University’s Ryan-Matura a call to serve as senior pastor of the Muskegon. Hermance ’75 Fedak of Library. Presbyterian Church of Morristown, Suzanne Galer ’81 of Huntsville, Albany, N.Y., composed June Johansen ’76 of Grand Rapids, N.J. Ala., is on the vocal faculty at Oakwood a new tune called “Hope Phillip Sneller ’77 of Sheboygan, Mich., recently retired after teaching University, Alabama A&M University, College.” They debuted it 34 years at Sand Lake Elementary for Wis., retired from the pastoral ministry and Valley Conservatory; is the director at the wedding of their son, TriCounty Schools. in the Reformed Church in America with Bel Canto Studios of North Ben Fedak’03, and Anna Diane Harvey ’76 Krauszer of on Jan. 31, 2011. He served churches Alabama; and is the minister of music at Pillot ’09 on Oct. 23, 2010. Wasilla, Alaska., was ordained in in Fennville, Mich.; Hull, Iowa; and First United Methodist Church of New Rick Van Oss ’75 played Market, Ala. the organ, while Gene Marie Gwen Kitchens ’81 Auwerda of Holland, Mich., in March was named Callahan ’73 was the soloist. Receive the Hope College executive director of Holland’s Tulip Rick and Gene also played Sports Report by e-mail. Time Festival, which is running “a Rejoicing,” which was It’s FREE! Saturday-Saturday, May 7-14, this written by Al for the wedding year. Her background is in human of Rick’s daughter, Kate resources, and she most recently served Van Oss ’05 Welch, several as human resources director at AEES years ago. That was Al’s first Inc. of Mattawan, Mich., after having second-generation wedding. previously been with Johnson Controls He had also played for Rick Catch All the Excitement Inc. for more than 20 years, including and Cheryl Blodgett ’76 three years as human resources director. Van Oss’s wedding in 1976. of Hope Sports by E-mail! Terri Lynn Land ’81 of Byron Center, Mich., who recently concluded service Ben is upholding a Hermance as Michigan’s Secretary of State, was family tradition. This is the recognized for her achievements and fourth generation of couples To subscribe go to courage by the Michigan Women’s meeting and marrying from www.hope.edu/athletics Foundation. She has joined the board Hope College. that governs policy at Gerald R. Ford

April 2011 23 work facilitating weekend retreats for Mich., sales account manager at IT For more than 30 years, John birthmothers with the On Your Feet Resource, was included in the Grand Van Voorhees ’76 and Joan Foundation was featured in an episode Rapids Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Donaldson ’75 of Fennville, of MTV’s documentary series, Teen under Forty Business Leaders” list. Mich., have grown organic Mom last January (wearing her Hope Honorees are nominated on the basis of blueberries at Pleasant Hill Farm, sweatshirt) and will be shown in a leadership, professional achievement, second episode of the upcoming season awards, and community service. She one of the first certified organic four (airdate not yet released). has also been elected vice president blueberry farms in Michigan. Todd Abbott ’92 of Newton, Mass., of the Coopersville Area Chamber of John, who is a third-generation will be blogging and training to run the Commerce. farmer, was the Michigan Boston Marathon on Monday, April Heather Dine ’95 Dibkey of Holland, Delegate to the first meeting that 18, for the Vernon Cancer Center at Mich., has owned Lakeshore Pilates established the Natural organic American Writers Award and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. since 2003. This fall, the studio became standards. He has helped MSU a spot on the Bank Street list Jacqueline Bost ’92 of Marina del Rey, a licensed training center, where she can select staff for the university’s of Best Books 2010, and will Calif., recently accepted the position teach other Pilates teachers. new organic department and be representing the State of of vice president of marketing with Christin Van Wyk ’95 Greiman of is always experimenting and Tennessee at the National Book Lanyon, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Midland, Mich., teaches undergraduate works with MSU on some Festival in Washington, D.C., Texas. courses at Northwood University within Sabrina Haverdink ’92 of Grand the management department. experiments. Pleasant Hill in September. She will also be Rapids, Mich., recently wrote her first Jennifer Nash ’95 Kotchenruther farms was featured this past speaking in May at Spalding book, Faith and the S.T.O.P. Principle, a of Grand Rapids, Mich., performed as summer on PBS’s TV show, Sue University, where she completed Christian devotional. part of a violin duo at the Spring Lake Chef - Get Fresh and will also be her Master of Fine Arts degree. Jamie Lee ’92 Schmidt of Davison, District Library in February. included in an upcoming book, Spalding has chosen her book as Mich., reports the birth of her son Shirley Lopez ’95 of Lansing, Mich., Fresh and Local in Michigan. the “book in common” for the (please see “New Arrivals”), noting is the owner of Freelance Marketing Joan not only works on the writing-for-children majors. She that “it was a difficult road to get to Company, writing for CNN Affiliate farm, but is also an author. also sold an article to A Simple this joyous occasion.” On Aug. 21, Companies and other major companies. Her latest book, On Viney’s Life about the oxen pictured 2008, she and her husband delivered She works from home and also became Mountain, won the friends of with John. their first son, Adam Jr., who survived an Angelic Minister, ordained in 2003. only moments. Throughout the first Christopher Greiman ’96 of pregnancy, Jamie suffered severe Midland, Mich., is an account manager Steve Majerle ’86 of Belmont, preeclampsia and had to deliver at 5 1/2 within the sales department of The Dow Mich., coached his 600th basketball 90s months. Subsequently she has become a Chemical Company. game on Tuesday, Feb. 15. He is 375- dedicated volunteer for the preeclampsia Benjamin Marty ’96 of Maple foundation and devoted stay-at-home 161 in 23 years as the boys coach Lynn Massey ’90 Breyfogle of Grove, Minn., is developing software at mom and wife. at the Cheboygan, Mount Pleasant Riverside, Pa., participated in her first SoftBrands, now an Infor affiliate. Brian Standish ’92 of Johnston, and Rockford schools, and 43-21 in ever half-marathon in May 2010 in Andrew Van Pernis ’96 of Westlake Iowa, was recently promoted to vice the three years as the Rockford girls Madison, Wis., with sister-in-law Kathy Village, Calif., is a software engineer president of global operations for Kemin basketball coach. Breyfogle ‘83 Crepas. They also ran at DreamWorks Animation Studios in Health, an innovative human nutrition Todd Recknagel ’86 of Saline, Mich., the Disney Princess half-marathon in Glendale, Calif. company, most recognized as the world- has been elected to the International February at Walt Disney World. Heidi Giddy-Van Pernis ’97 of wide patent holder for lutein. Franchise Association Board. Elizabeth Byma ’90 of Kentwood, Westlake Village, Calif., will begin Kristen Koole ’92 Zoetewey of Alan Supp ’86 of Rockford, Mich., Mich., received her Ph.D. (please see a master’s program in guidance Grand Rapids, Mich., is a social worker recently became vice president of the “Advanced Degrees”), and is an assistant counseling-college student personnel at with Heartland Hospice. Blandford Nature Center Board of professor in the department of nursing California Lutheran University. Peter Stuursma ’93 of Grand Rapids, Directors, a non-profit organization in at Calvin College. Mich., is the principal at East Grand Grand Rapids. He serves as a senior vice Todd Adams ’91 of Tallahassee, Fla., Rapids Middle School and recently John Grooters ’84 of president and lead member of Trillium was elected chair of the Fermilab Users completed an undefeated (12-0) year Holland, Mich., is the writer, Financial Group, a financial planning executive committee, which represents coaching the East Grand Rapids High director, and co-producer of and wealth advisory team at UBS the 3,000 scientists who use the national School football team. He has won six The Frontier Boys which opened Financial Services Inc. laboratory. Division 3 state titles or 126 wins during Alan Sutton ’88 of Lancaster, Calif., Ben Opipari ’91 of Kensington, in February in theaters around his coaching career. On Tuesday, March was awarded the Air Force Research Md., runs a website called Songwriters Grand Rapids. The film was 1, he spoke about service to community Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate’s, on Process, which features interviews also selected for the Saboath through this year’s Hope College 2010 Technology Transfer Award. More focused on the creative process of Film Festival in Milan, Italy. Student Congress Speaker Series, which importantly, the Upper Stage Engine songwriters, more than 75 since the The movie is based on a book focused on the theme “Helping Other Technology team he manages has site began in June 2010. In the first he wrote with the help of his People Every Day: Incorporating Service won the 2010 E.C. Simpson Award for six months he also highlighted writers into Profession.” son several years ago, and was outstanding accomplishments in rocket in a variety of other genres, and the Jeff Baxter ’94 of Littleton, Colo., has filmed in Charlevoix, Mich. propulsion research. Interviews with Poets section in the written a new book, Together: Adults and He has received more than 62 Joseph Cossey ’89 of Spring Lake, site’s archives includes Hope faculty Teenagers Transforming the Church. national awards for production Mich., was inducted to the Fennville members Jack Ridl (June 18), Rhoda Shonn Colbrunn ’94 of Zeeland, excellence as a writer, High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Janzen (Aug. 20) and Heather Sellers Mich., is the chief technology officer Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. (Oct. 26). As a freelance writer, he also director and producer. Eric and co-founder of Kidtelligent, a Ryan Dodde ’89 of Holland, Mich., contributes to the music sections of Schrotenboer ’01 wrote the specialist in organizational development was featured in an article in The Holland the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun film score, andDwight Beal and training, which launched its first-of- Sentinel, “Surgeon by day, Sculptor by online. ’87 along with John performed its-kind parenting resource. night.” He is a plastic surgeon at Plastic Jennifer Joyce ’91 Pedley of Milford, songs in the film and wrote Cary Harger ’94 of Muskegon, Mich., Surgery Arts of West Michigan and does Mich., recently became a published and recorded a new song for was named varsity head football coach sculptures in his in-home art studio. author. Secrets To Your Successful for Oakridge Public School. He was an the closing anthem of the film. Rhys VanDemark ’89 of Middleville, Domestic Adoption was released on assistant coach at Oakridge for the past John is owner of Grooters Mich., was featured in The Grand Rapids Monday, Nov. 1, by HCI Books, Inc. (the 16 years, serving as the offensive and Productions, Angelhouse Press on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 regarding Chicken Soup publishers). She has been defensive line coach, and as of recently Media, and Extraordinary his 20-year career as a child-life a birthmother in an open adoption, the special teams coordinator. Images.net. specialist. He has been at Helen DeVos as well as a professional in the field Carrie Borchers ’95 of Grandville, Children’s Hospital since 1997. of adoptions, for nearly 20 years. Her

24 News From Hope College Christa Wierks ’97 Murphy of providing no-cost rehabilitation services Holland, Mich., has added a used to wounded veterans at Mary Free Bed. Three generations of the bookstore to the Africa’s Child Family More can be read about the project on extended Nyenhuis family Resale Store which she and her husband the Mary Free Bed website. enjoyed first-hand experience opened in 2009 to help support their with a historic anniversary mission work in Kaloma, Zambia. this past fall. They visited Doug Roberts Jr. ’97 of East Lansing, Greece in conjunction with the Mich., has joined Consumers Energy’s 00s commemoration of the 2,500th state governmental affairs team in anniversary of the run that Lansing. Cory M. Curtis ’00 of Denver, Colo., Adam were among the 7,500 Betsey Van Faasen ’97 Rubel and was recently one of 12 attorneys inspired the modern marathon. Jason Rubel ’97 of Bloomfield Hills, elected nationwide for partnership at Participants in the trip included who ran the 5K and 10K races, Mich., have four daughters, Katie Baker Hostetler. He is a member of the Dr. Jacob E. Nyenhuis, who whereas Budd was among the (seven), Claire (six), Anna (four) and litigation group and concentrates his is professor of classics and 12,500 people who ran in the Molly (two). Betsey works part-time as practice in commercial litigation. He provost emeritus and director Athens Marathon on Sunday, an estate-planning attorney. Jason is the earned his law degree in 2003 from the of the A.C. Van Raalte Institute, Oct. 31, 2010, following the associate principal at Bloomfield Hills University of Denver College of Law, and his wife Leona Nyenhuis route that legend says the Andover High School. where he served as a member of the ’93 of Holland, Mich.; their messenger Pheidippides took to Miska Kuipers ’97 Rynsburger of Denver University Law Review. daughter Kathy Nyenhuis announce the Athenian victory Holland, Mich., has authored It’s Time to Eric Goodman ’00 of Twinsburg, ’80 Kurtze and her husband over the Persians during the Play Outside, a book of 101 detailed ideas Ohio, has been elected partner with Arthur G. Kurtze III ’80 Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. on how a parent can take five minutes Baker & Hostetler LLP. He will be of Carson City, Mich.; their Following the race, Dr. Nyenhuis to set up creative play for children working for the business group in the granddaughter Aubrey Kurtze led a classical tour of Greece outdoors. Cleveland office. Jonathan DeWitte ’98 of Holland, Ed Jewett ’00 is a physical education ’05 Hilton and her husband for the family. The trip also Mich., is chief of staff of Bill Huizenga, teacher at Lockwood Elementary in Adam Hilton ’05 of Holland; was a celebration of the 30th Republican Congressman representing Eaton Rapids. their granddaughter Allison anniversary of the marriage of Michigan’s 2nd District. Chad Kleinheksel ’00 of Hudsonville, Kurtze ’06 Edema and her Kathy and Arthur. The photo Rachel Hillegonds ’99 of Grand Mich., has been elected partner at husband Todd Edema ’03; and shows Kathy, Aubrey and Adam Rapids, Mich., who is with Miller Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP in Grand their grandson Arthur (“Budd”) in front of the Panathenaic Johnson, was one of six alumni Rapids. He will concentrate his practice Kurtze IV. Kathy, Aubrey, and Stadium where the races ended. lawyers who participated in the in intellectual property law, primarily panel presentation “Law School and patent and trademark law. the Practice of Law: The Lawyer’s Jennifer Schwieger ’01 of Brooklyn, Susan DeKam ’02 of Plano, Texas, Howells. The recording was performed Perspective” at Hope on Monday, Feb. N.Y., completed a fellowship in was featured on the Kegg Organ Builders on the organ at Zion Lutheran Church 21, as part of the college’s Pre-Law International Emergency Medicine website. She was a finalist at the 2010 in Wausau, Wis., and should be released Showcase. at Columbia University and is now AGO Young Artists Competition and has in the spring of this year. Jeff Trytko ’99 of Grand Rapids, working in the emergency room in recorded a program of works by Bach, Kara Schwieterman ’02 Haas of Mich., is a project manager at GVSU Brooklyn and with Samaritan’s Purse Vierne, Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Delton, Mich., and her husband headed over a Department of Defense Grant internationally. Buxtehude, Alcock, Durufle and up the great backyard bird count in February with the Binder Park Zoo and the BC Brigham Audubon Society. Kara has been the manager of Michigan State University’s Kellogg Bird Sanctuary since 2009. Raj Malviya ’02 of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is with Miller Johnson, was one of six alumni lawyers who participated in the panel presentation “Law School and the Practice of Law: The Lawyer’s Perspective” at Hope on Monday, Feb. 21, as part of the college’s Pre-Law Showcase. Jason Pratt ’02 of Milwaukee, Wis., received his master’s at Michigan State University, studying microbiology and molecular genetics, in 2005. He is now a yeast and fermentation scientist at MillerCoors in Milwaukee. Jason is also Be HOPE a member of an expert taste panel which samples beer across the nation for its for a New color, texture and taste. Laura Howe ’03 of Ann Arbor, Mich., was accepted to the allergy Generation and immunology fellowship training program at the University of Michigan. Vince Scheffler ’03 of Frisco, Texas, of Students. was recently elected president of the Parker College of Chiropractic Alumni Association. As part of his duties he will serve as a board of trustee member for the college. He is the youngest board Be HOPE for students by investing in the Hope Fund. Support financial aid, classroom member in the history of the school. instruction, student services, technology and more. Jeremy Brieve ’04 of Holland, Mich., Pictured: Larry, jazz musician and future public accountant. who is with Priority Health, was one of six alumni lawyers who participated

April 2011 25 in the panel presentation “Law School Daniel Miller ’05 of Huntertown, Resource Inc., an outreach program and the Practice of Law: The Lawyer’s Ind., is working as an intern with the providing a full spectrum of recovery- Perspective” at Hope on Monday, Feb. NH3 Fuel Association. oriented services to help families 21, as part of the college’s Pre-Law Jessica Robinson ’05 of and individuals with mental illness, Showcase. Westminster, Colo., is an education substance abuse and homelessness Kevney Croucher-Dugan ’04 of and employment counselor with thrive in the community. Douglas, Mich., works for a Chamber Urban Peak in Denver, Colo. Ashleigh Schiffler ’09 of Plymouth, of Commerce-related marketing Stephanie Szydlowski ’05 of Mich., was one of three panelists organization. Grand Rapids, Mich., who is with for this year’s Hope College Student Michael Douma ’04 presented “Dutch Kuiper Orlebeke, was one of six Congress Speaker Series, which focused Americans and the Rise of Heritage alumni lawyers who participated in on the theme “Helping Other People Studies” on Friday, Dec. 3, at Hope. He the panel presentation “Law School Every Day: Incorporating Service into was the visiting research fellow at the A. and the Practice of Law: The Lawyer’s Profession.” Her service field was with C. Van Raalte institute this past summer. Perspective” at Hope on Monday, Feb. the Peace Corps in Guatemala. She is He is a doctoral candidate at Florida 21, as part of the college’s Pre-Law currently director of Boys and Girls on Travis Williams ’98, of State University, where his studies have Showcase. the Run of Greater Detroit, Mich. focused on Dutch-American history. Lori Sullivan ’06 recently received Hamilton, Mich., who is the Heidi Snoap ’04 of Grandville, Mich., a J.D. degree (please see “Advanced executive director of The is currently teaching second grade for Degrees”) and is licensed to practice Outdoor Discovery Center Caledonia Community Schools. law in Virginia. She was sworn 10s and Macatawa Greenway of Ryan Wert ’04 of Lansing, Mich., is in before the Supreme Court in Holland, Mich., was presented a recording engineer and the owner of Richmond on Wednesday, Nov. 3, and Seth Carlson ’10 of Lawton, Mich., the “Best Informal Science Elm Street Recording. is employed with the Department of was one of three panelists for this Teacher of the Year” award by Vance Brown ’05 of Decatur, Ga., Justice in Washington, D.C. year’s Hope College Student Congress the Michigan Science Teachers does subcontract, grant and property Emily Slavicek ’07 Beachy of Speaker Series, which focused on Association on Friday, Feb. management for the Office of the Coldwater, Mich., is the new pastor at the theme “Helping Other People 25, during the group’s 58th Directorate of the Centers for Disease the Girard United Methodist Church. Every Day: Incorporating Service annual conference. He is Control and Prevention of Atlanta, Ga. Erik Jimenez-Fuller ’07 of Kyle, into Profession.” He has been with pictured after the presentation Lacee Carr ’05 is a chiropractic S.D., was hired this past October as AmeriCorps in West Ottawa, Mich. with his wife, Stephanie physician (please see “Advanced the third-fifth-grade mathematics Felipe Matioli ’10 of Kalamazoo, Degrees”) with Dr. Rod McLane in interventionist for Little Wound Mich., is a human resources Jones ’99 Williams. Marysville, Mich. Elementary School. His wife is a fifth- representative with Kellogg Company grade teacher at the school as part of in Battle Creek. requests prayers for Japan, especially the program Teach for America. Rachelle Victory ’10 Nauta for the people in the coastal areas, and Rebeccah Kolak ’07 is serving of Jenison, Mich., is working as a giving to aid. as an environmental educator and registered nurse at Spectrum Health in Sally Vander Ploeg ’10 of AmeriCorps volunteer at the Kennebec Grand Rapids, Mich. Holland, Mich., gave a recital on Estuary Land Trust in Bath, Maine. Chelsey Poindexter ’10 of East Sunday, Jan. 16, at the Holland Area Sarah Mignin ’07 of Chicago, Jordan, Mich., recently was the winner Arts Council. She is preparing for Ill., has recently joined Orbit Media of the Outfit My Classroom sweepstakes her graduate school auditions at the Studios Inc. as a relationship manager. offered through MEEMIC New Teacher Boston Conservatory, Longy School Jennifer Pyle ’07 of Hinsdale, Network. She teaches English, of Music and Westminster Choir Ill., recently won first place in mythology and drama at Harbor College. The recital showcased a Toastmaster’s International humorous Springs High School. She received variety of classical music from a speech competition in the club-, area- $500 worth of desktop accessories and Beethoven sonata, to a Brahms viola and district-level competitions. school supplies for her classroom. sonata, to vocal pieces by Strauss and Lisa Peterson ’08 Adams of Eileen Sanderson ’10 has been Schumann. Portland, Ore., recently accepted an teaching at MeySen Academy in Lucas Wolthuis ’10 of Vicksburg, Jennifer Passchier ’99 of elementary teaching position at Prune Sendai, Japan, where she was when Mich., won first place in the Frostbite Denver, Colo., was highlighted Hill Elementary in Camas, Wash. the March 11 earthquake and tsunami 5K Run on Saturday, Feb. 5. He is in the University of Colorado Aaron Clark ’08 of Holland, struck. In the aftermath, she was able a study-hall teacher and head track Hospital insider newsletter. Mich., is a licensed financial advisor to help with relief efforts set up from coach at Vicksburg High School. She is the principal at Park with Zichterman & Clark Capital the school and plans to remain. She Lane Elementary in Aurora, Management of Raymond James. Christopher Dekker ’08 of Colo. At Park Lane, 88 percent Hudsonville, Mich., performed at the of the 375 students qualify Camaron Voyles ’07 is in First United Methodist Church’s pipe Marriages New Zealand, currently living for free or reduced lunch, and organ festival on Saturday, Nov. 6. in Auckland, on a working English is a second language Daniel Holt ’08 of Chicago, Ill., Judith Wiley ’62 and Rick Storey, for 56 percent of the students. was one of three panelists for this holiday until he starts law April 24, 2010. Under her direction, the year’s Hope College Student Congress school in the fall. He had Joel Lefever ’86 and Janet Blyberg, school has added 2,000 books Speaker Series, which focused on been living in Christchurch Oct. 16, 2010, Alexandria, Va. and distributed many more the theme “Helping Other People for 11 days when the February Daniel Fischer ’96 and Beth to students to start a family Every Day: Incorporating Service into 22 earthquake struck. He Quimby ’99, Aug. 8, 2010, Letchworth literacy program, and she has Profession.” His service field was with was uninjured, but of the State Park. Benjamin Marty ’96 and Amy, started a fitness and nutrition Teach for America in Los Angeles, earthquake and the period Calif. He is currently employed June 5, 2010. program. The hospital has which followed he notes, “It as a systems integration analyst at Jenna Swanezy ’02 and G. Drew partnered with the school to was, needless to say, a very Accenture. Kastran, Aug. 28, 2010. miserable and stressful time.” provide books, turkeys and Mackenzie Snyder ’08 is a certified Eric Barendse ’03 and Eileen The account he wrote at News other food for the holidays, credit union financial counselor. She is Hartigan, Feb. 26, 2011, Waitsfield, Vt. and launched an “adopt-a a specialist in Latino market research from Hope College’s request is Lindsay Hall ’03 and Jaymey family” program with other with Consumer Credit Union. available on the publication’s Hardin, Sept. 18, 2010, Ashland City, events planned for the rest of Crystal Frost ’09 Feyen of web page. Tenn. the year. Bloomington, Minn., is a young- More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Miriam Northcutt ’03 and Ben adult mental health practitioner with Bohmert, August 2009.

26 News From Hope College Carrie Cole ’04 and Paul Rosas, July Louis Myers, Aubry Grace, Nov. 29, 17, 2010, Knoxville, Tenn. 2010. The Hope-Calvin men’s $5,500 for young students and Kevney Croucher-Dugan ’04 and Melissa Neckers ’95 VanderLeek basketball rivalry took on hosting an audience of about and Scott VanderLeek, Thomas Bruce, Erin Baunsgard, Sept. 25, 2010, Bend, a new yet familiar form on 300. Playing from Hope were Ore. Jan. 13, 2011. Saturday, Nov. 13. Alumni Tod Gugino ’85 of Holland, Veronica Farley ’04 and Aaron Amity Weeldreyer ’96 Pothoff and spanning a quarter century of Mich.; Wade Gugino ’92 of Seybert, June 11, 2010. Gregory Pothoff, Kaleb Gregory, Feb. 11, Sara Bolkema ’04 and Aaron Good, 2011. Hope men’s basketball history Holland; Duane Bosma ’96 Dec. 18, 2010, Grand Rapids, Mich. Tammy Bouwens ’97 Ashby and teamed up to face a contingent of Holland; Joel Holstege Christopher Hagen ’04 and Jenna Andy Ashby, Whitney Renee, Dec.15, of alumni of Calvin College at ’98 of Jenison, Mich.; Chris Treumuth ’07, Oct. 23, 2010. 2010. Calvin Christian High School Vander Slice ’99 of Grandville; Sarah Lamer ’05 and Michael Timothy Heneveld ’97 and Stacey for a game to benefit the Josh Canan ’00 of Zeeland, DeVisser, July 16, 2010, Holland, Mich. Baker ’01 Heneveld, Talon John, Feb. 16, Christian Education Tuition Mich.; Mike VanHekken ’03 Sona Smith ’06 and Elisha Hall, 2011. Assistance Fund of Ivanrest of Wyoming, Mich.; Derek Sept. 26, 2010. Lora Clark ’97 Kolean and Mark Christian Reformed Church of VanSolkema ’08 of Byron Kolean, Alexis Grace, Jan 8, 2011. Emily Slavicek ’07 and William Grandville, Mich. The Hope Center, Mich.; and Cody Canan Michael Beachy, Jan. 15, 2011, Girard, Sara Nicles ’97 Wiles and Nathan squad lost 82-76, but the event ’10 of Holland. There’s talk of a Ohio. Wiles, Phoebe Aletha, May 24, 2010. itself was a winner, raising rematch this coming fall. Evelyn Daniel ’08 and Michael Jason Windeler ’97 and Heidee Martin, Aug. 7, 2010, Dearborn, Mich. Kimnic ’98 Windeler, Chaz Michael, Dan Holt ’08 and Julie Hoogerhyde Nov. 1, 2010. ’08, July 3, 2010, Grand Rapids, Mich. Rachel Postmus ’98 Becher and Jim Katie Stephan ’03 Cobb and Roxanne Fishnick ’09 Adkins and Lauren Stacks ’08 and Thomas Becher, Owen James, Oct. 15, 2010. Rodney Cobb ’03, Ellie Paige, Oct. 27, Matthew Adkins, Matthew Xander, Nov. Yamaoka ’08, Sept. 4, 2010. Frances Eilers ’98 and Patrick Eilers, 2010. 27, 2010. Hope Schwartz ’08 and Caleb Andrew Kenneth, Mar. 20, 2010. Kimberly Pett ’03 De Jager and Sparks, Nov. 12, 2010, Memphis, Tenn. Sarah Gorter ’98 and Jim Carlson, Chad De Jager, Kassidy Joy, Dec. 3, Kalee Monhollon ’09 and Clinton Annika Florentina Gorter Carlson and 2010. Wilm ’09, Jan. 8, 2011, Holland, Mich. Julianna Pakalana Gorter Carlson, Oct. Corrie Durham ’03 Hillary and Phil Advanced Degrees Cassie Jo Sneller ’10 and Jonathan 26, 2010. Hillary, Isaac John, Nov. 9, 2010. De Kleine, June 25, 2010, Holland, Mich. Kimberly Powell ’98 Mills and Noel Snyder ’03 and Heidi Dykema Elizabeth Byma ’90, Ph.D. in Joseph Mills, Isabella Grace, Aug. 13, ’04 Snyder, Jude Lewis and Hazel Brynn, nursing, Michigan State University, 2010. Nov. 9, 2010. December 2010. Clinton Moore ’98 and Lara Wagner Kyle Nevenzel ’04 and Amber Gina Switalski ’93 Schinker, New Arrivals ’98 Moore, Maverick Rinehart, Dec. 18, Nevenzel, Kenzie Mae, Feb. 18, 2011 Ph.D. in educational leadership and 2010. Willam Norden ’04 and MaraJoy organizational analysis, Western Thomas Doerr ’76 and Gilda Kristin Nowak ’98 Pecora and Mike Norden, Berend Stanley, Sept. 9, 2010. Michigan University. Rodriguez Doerr, Adrian Jalen, Dec. 1, Pecora, Michael Joseph, July 12, 2010. Anne Slaughter ’04 Stolz and Christin Van Wyk ’95 Greiman, 2010. Dean Thayer ’98 and Katherine Matthew Stolz ’04, Harrison Matthew, Master of Business Administration, Bryan Whitmore ’90 and Heather Berghorst ’00 Thayer, Norah Grace, Jan. Jan. 28, 2011. Northwood University, December VanLangevelde ’94 Whitmore, Joseph 3, 2011. Rebecca Marcus ’05 Brown and 2007. Bryan, Jan. 19, 2011. Jeanna Keinath ’98 Weaver and John Brown, Hannah GraceLin, July 25, Christopher Greiman ’96, Master Mark Bernecker ’91 and Michele Brian Weaver ’98, Madeline Hope, Oct. 6, 2010. of Business Administration, Northwood Nederveld ’92 Bernecker, Danielle 2010. Megan Scholten ’05 Decker and University, December 2010. Annette, July 1, 2010. Jeffrey Kauffman ’00 and Elizabeth Jason Decker, Annalise Leigh, Jan. 28, Jeffrey Kauffman ’00, Master of Jamie Lee ’92 Schmidt and Adam Kauffman ’02, Nora Elizabeth, June 18, 2011. Arts in humanities, Central Michigan Schmidt, Nathaniel Adam, July 29, 2010. Megan Jager ’05 Kelder and Michael University, August 2009. 2010. Sarah Buchinger ’00 Kramer and Kelder, Evan James, Feb 6, 2011. Jennifer Schwieger ’01, Master of Daniel Van Iwaarden ’92 and Jonathan Kramer, Samuel Steven, Dec. Kari Chase ’05 Law and Josh Law, Public Health, Columbia University, Dorothy Van Iwaarden, Daniel Alan, 31, 2010. Grace Madeline Rose, April 14, 2008; May 2010. Feb. 20, 2011. Jessica McCombs ’00 McCarthy and Sydney Faith, Aug. 20, 2009; and Molly Elizabeth Kauffman ’02, Master Kevin Klaasen ’95 and Christie Mark McCarthy, Annalise, Sept. 10, 2010. Hope, Jan. 13, 2011. of Arts in English language and Eding ’98 Klaasen, Camdyn Robert, Feb. Kristin Kooiker ’00 Vanden Heuvel Janelle Swisher ’05 Sievert and Jared literature, Central Michigan University, 7, 2011. and Jon Vanden Heuvel, Madeline Jane, Sievert, Owen Matthew, Jan. 26, 2011. December 2009. Jennifer Schaefer ’95 Myers and Oct. 29, 2010. Lucas Wolfe ’05 and Rachel Kimberly Pett ’03 De Jager, Master Kelli Berggoetz ’01 Hulst and Brad Kuiphof ’05 Wolfe, Elliot John, Jan. 3, of Education, Grand Valley State Hulst, Chloe Addison, Nov. 3, 2010. 2011. University, 2010. Jessica Case ’02 Eisenberg and Adam Joseph Diekevers ’06 and Kristin Sara Bolkema ’04 Good, Master of Eisenberg, Hannah Marlee, Oct. 23, 2010. Rose ’07 Kiekevers, Thomas Edward, Feb. Music in music education, VanderCook Matthew Kalajainen ’02 and Rachel 17, 2011. College of Music, July 2010. Smarszcz ’03 Kalajainen, Evan Matthew, Krista Rottschafer ’06 Heemstra Heidi Snoap ’04, master’s degree Nov. 10, 2010. and Andy Heemstra, Elijah Timothy and in educational leadership, Grand Valley Nicholas A. Reister ’02 and Misten Evelyn Hope, Oct. 5, 2010. State University. Weeldreyer ’99 Reister, Gesche Misten Sona Smith ’06 and Elisha Hall, Lacee Carr ’05, Doctor of Rebecca Weeldreyer Reister, Oct. 17, Ayah Sol Masai Hall, Jan. 8, 2010. Chiropractic, Palmer College of 2010. Robert ’06 Sweas and Krista Sweas, Chiropractic, October 2010. Amy Woolard ’02 Sanchez and Juliana Rose, Jan. 6, 2011. Lori Sullivan ’06, J.D., Columbus Marc Sanchez, Ada Zoe, Nov. 20, 2010. Jeffrey Vandlen ’06 and Kimberly School of Law, November 2010. Katie Baumann ’02 Tidball and Mosley ’06 Vandlen, Caleb Dale, Dec. Stelios Alvarez ’08, Masters A total of 50 seniors Daniel Tidball, Grayden Parker, Dec. 26, 21, 2010. in Business Administration, with Elisabeth Lintemuth ’07 graduated with honors in 2010. an emphasis on international Kevin Wolthuis ’02 and Jennifer Cunningham and William management, Grand Valley State December. Please visit Bodine ’03 Wolthuis, Blaise Michael, Cunningham, Luciana Elisabeth, Feb. 8, University’s Seidman College of the college’s website Dec. 11, 2010. 2011. Business, December 2010. Daniel Wizner ’07 and Elizabeth for the list. David Arnoldink ’03 and Julie Crystal Frost ’09 Feyen, Master of Visser ’03 Arnoldink, Mason John, Jan. Case ’07 Wizner, Isabelle Josephine, Social Work, University of Minnesota, More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/pressreleases 7, 2011. Dec. 4, 2010. August 2010.

April 2011 27 Survivors include her husband, He owned an insurance company Smith) DeJong, Bruce (Tamar Ulrich) Deaths David Bostian; son, Scott (Rita) Bostian; in Holland, and served as the chairman DeJong. James (Dawn Reynolds) DeJong; two grandchildren, Talia and Juniper; for the Ottawa County Republican Party her daughter, Dorothy (Jeff Jarvis) The college is often privileged to receive brother, Gerald (Carol) Miller ’62; and and on the Ottawa County Board of DeJong; her grandchildren, Terah, Hans, additional information in celebration two nieces. Commissioners. S. Ketsa, Leif and Andry DeJong, Noelle of the lives of members of the Hope Survivors include his wife of nearly and Annelise DeJong, and Hunger Irwin L. Brink ’53 of Plymouth, 50 years, Deanna DePree; two daughters, DeJong-Caron. community who have passed away. Mich., died on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Dana DePree Minter and Dori DePree; a Please visit the expanded obituaries we He was 80. son, Hopwood DePree; a granddaughter, Joseph Dolnik ’52 of Kalamazoo, have made available online if you wish He was an accountant for Evans Jetsen Black Minter; two brothers, Mich., died on Wednesday Jan. 19, to read more about those who loss is Products Company and Masco, Inc. Kenneth DePree ’54 and James DePree; 2011. He was 86. noted in this issue. After retiring he drove the Red Bell and a sister, Suzanne DePree. He was employed as a teacher in More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Nursery school bus. Shelby and Kalamazoo schools and later Survivors included his wife of 58 Richard De Vlaming ’67 of as a machine operator for Eaton Corp. Robert Albers ’52 of Holland, years, Shirley Brink; his children, Lynda Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, died on Survivors include his wife, Barbara Mich., died on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. He (Dan) Markiewicz, Russ (Carolyn) Brink, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. He was 68. Dolnik; children, Richard (Dorrie) was 80. Jerry (Tracy) Brink and Katie (Michael) He was a retired insurance broker Dolnik, Ronald (Laura) Dolnik and He was a surgeon in Holland since McCollum; and six grandchildren. who served as president of the Insurance Kathy Dolnik; nine grandchildren; five 1963, and in the late 1970s formed Brokers Association. great-grandchildren; and several nieces Holland Surgical Associates. Luella Brady ’48 Browand of Survivors include his wife, Donelle and nephews. Survivors include his wife of Lansing, Mich., died on Sunday, Feb. 20, Diggle ’67 De Vlaming; a son, Len; 56 years, Rose Tardiff ’53 Albers; his 2011. She was 87. daughter-in-law, Caireen; and two Julia Blough ’64 Dunton of sons, Michael Paul (Kathy) Albers and She was a librarian at the granddaughters. DeMotte, Ind., died on Saturday, Dec. Mark Robert (Kate Brown) Albers; his Kalamazoo Public Library, and also 25, 2010. She was 68. grandchildren, Martha, Mitch and Jillian substituted for the Lansing Public Louise McDowell ’53 DeWitte She taught high school and college- Albers; his sister, Norma Albers ’48 Schools. of Webster, N.Y., died on Friday, Dec. level students. (William) Zonnebelt; and his brothers-in- Survivors included her daughters, 31, 2010. She was 79. Survivors include her sons; James law, Calvin Tardiff and Ray (Gail) Tardiff. Luanne (Ed) Rabideau, Kristine (Dave) She was a school teacher and a Dunton and John (Nedra) Katrine Curtis Holubowicz and Barbara Pasch; son-in- volunteer for the Nature Conservancy’s Dunton; a brother, Michael (Janet MaryJane Dixon ’66 Baxter of law, Tom Pasch; nine grandchildren; Thousand Acre Swamp. Hollander ’63) Blough ’61; and nieces Port Charlotte, Fla., died on Saturday, and four great-grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, and nephews, including David Blough Dec. 25, 2010. She was 66. Roy DeWitte ’53; a son, David (Frances) ’87, Kenneth Blough ’90 and Ruth She was an elementary teacher with Malcolm Brown ’49 of Saratoga DeWitte; daughters, Nancy DeWitte ’82 Blough ’93 Cowles. the New York City Public School System Springs, N.Y., died on Saturday, Nov. 20, (Tom) Condon, Anne (Dan) Shelley; before retiring. 2010. He was 83. grandchildren, Stephanie DeWitte ’09, Shirley Leslie ’49 Dykstra of Survivors include her husband of He retired from Bacon Hill Robert and Mary DeWitte, and Tyler Centreville, Va., died on Friday, Nov. 26, 12 years, Robert Baxter; and nephews, Reformed Church. He served as and Lauren Shelley; brothers, Ralph 2010. She was 86. Kenneth Dixon and Thomas Dixon. director of ministries of the Peniel Bible (Peg) McDowell and James (Shirley) A lifelong artist, she was an Conference. McDowell; and several nieces and accomplished carpenter and worked William S. Bernard ’91 of Royal Survivors include his wife of 55 nephews. scene design with the theatre Oak, Mich., died on Wednesday, Dec. years, Florence Stewart ’52 Brown; department at SUNY Binghamton (now 15, 2010. He was 42. his son, Timothy (Cathy) Brown; Delbert De Young ’52 of Binghamton University). She obtained Survivors include his mother, brother Bruce Brown; two sisters, Edith Friesland, Wis., died on Sunday, Jan. 30, her real estate license in 1980 and Nancy (Terrence) Wright; his brother, McCormick and Margaret Call; and 2011. He was 81. became an agent in Fairfax. Joseph (Kelly) Wright, Terrence (Kim) many nieces and nephews. He founded Cupery & De Young Survivors include her brother, Wright; his sister, Leigh (Sean) Conrad; Storage Corp., Adams Transit Inc. and Craig Leslie ’51; her four children, and several nieces and nephews. Jerry Bulthuis ’40 of Holland, De Young Rentals. Leslie Dykstra ’74 (Robert Schoening), Mich., died on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. He and his first wife Doris, Lynne Perry, Craig (Valerie) Dykstra Nicole Beuschel ’11 of Comstock He was 95. established a scholarship fund at Hope, and Kevin (Katy O’Grady) Dykstra; five Park, Mich., died on Monday, Feb. 21, He was a private practice physician The Delbert ’52 and Doris ’52 De Young grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; 2011 after a 10-year battle with cancer. in Jamestown from 1947 to 1982. Scholarship Fund. and many nieces and nephews, including She was 28. Survivors include his children, Survivors include his wife, Betty De Linda Leslie ’82 and Dwight Leslie ’72. Survivors include her mother, Mary (Neil) Van Regenmorter, Linda Young; his son, Peter De Young ’78 and Patricia Beuschel; and grandmothers, (Tom) Spalman, George (Trudy) Bulthuis James (Holly Anderson ’90) De Young Vergil Dykstra ’49 of Fairfax, Florence Schut and Janice Beuschel. and Ron Byker; 10 grandchildren; 11 ’88; his daughter, Mary De Young ’78; Va., died on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. He great-grandchildren; brothers, Glenn two granddaughters, Tessa and Rebecca was 85. Ann Fikse ’47 Boss of Waupun, (Alida) Bulthuis ’46, and Donald (Elaine) De Young; two stepsons, Douglas His teaching career including Wis., died on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. She Bulthuis ’50; sister-in-law, Genevieve (Deidre) Lloyd and Donald (Sally) Lloyd; positions at the University of Cincinnati, was 84. and Clair DeMull; and many nieces and step-daughter, Lisbeth (David) Deblitz; University of Oregon, the University of She was a school teacher in nephews, including Steven Bulthuis ’90. four step-grandchildren, Douglas (Kiley) Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and Hudsonville and Holland, Mich., and Lloyd, Samuel Lloyd, David (Alexia) SUNY Binghamton. in Waupun, where she ministered to David Clark ’60 of Muskegon, Deblitz, and Emily Deblitz; step-great- Survivors include his four children, unmarried pregnant girls. She served Mich., died on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. He granddaughter, Evelyn; his sister, Leslie Dykstra ’74 (Robert Schoening), on the Board of Trustees for Western was 72. Marlene (James) Smedema; two sisters- Lynne Perry, Craig (Valerie) Dykstra Theological Seminary. He was a teacher and a guidance in-law, Ruth Kroes ’51 De Young Cupery and Kevin (Katy O’Grady) Dykstra; five Survivors include her husband counselor, and also worked as a financial and Kay Adams; and step-sister-in-law, grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; of 61 years, Donald Boss ’50; her son, advisor. Nancy Noordhof. and many nephews and nieces including Richard (Amy) Boss; two daughters, Survivors include his wife, Janice Linda Leslie ’82 and Dwight Leslie ’72. Mary (Calvin) Siegel and Rhoda Northrop Clark; daughter, Kristin Clark Marcine Muilenburg ’53 (Christopher) Kerkes; 10 grandchildren; ’95 (Jeff) Williams; sons, Stephen (Erin) DeJong of Waterville, Minn., died on Harold Franken ’51 of Holland, four great-grandchildren; one sister, Clark, Jeffrey (Samantha) Anhalt ’94, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. She was 82. Mich., died on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Cynthia Fikse ’50 (Michael ’52) Romano; Joel (Krista) Anhalt, and Jonathan (Erin) After several teaching jobs in Iowa He was 82. and two brothers, John (Beverly) Fikse Anhalt; 19 grandchildren; brother, and Michigan, she and her husband He worked for WHTC for 41 years ’55 and Evert (Ardith) Fikse ’60. Charles (Donna) Clark; sisters, Doris Ann moved to Kodaikanal, South India in and was president of the Holland area Clark and Claudia (Larry) Pearson; and 1957 to teach in a boarding school for Reformed Church classis. Virginia Miller ’57 Bostian of former wife, Norma Jean Foster ’70 Clark. missionary children. They retired to Survivors include wife of 55 years, Freeport, Ill., died on Tuesday, Feb. 15, Arizona in 1993. Jean Franken; his children, John (Kim) 2011. She was 75. Thomas DePree ’57 of Holland, Survivors include her husband of Franken ’85 and Steve (Liesje) Franken; She worked in Newell’s production Mich., died on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. 58 years, Keith DeJong ’50; her sister, and six grandchildren, including control for a number of years. He was 75. Lee Roos; her sons, Garry (Suzanne William Franken ’14.

28 News From Hope College Gertrude Bolema ’44 Fuller of Survivors include his children, P. Blaise Levai ’42 of Jacksonville, the most recent No Nonsense Ministry. Naples, Fla., died on Thursday, Oct. 21, Elizabeth Hager ’77 (Mario) Testani, Fla., died on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. He Survivors include his two children, 2010. She was 90. Derrick Hager ’79, Kimberley (Philip) was 91. Mary Jane Muller ‘68 Montgomery and She was the business administrative Libers, Daniel (Kimille) Hager and Brooke He served as a missionary pastor John Jay Muller; grandchildren, John assistant to her husband with several of (Joseph) Filas; a brother, Daniel Hager and professor in India for more than 15 Duitsman and Naomi Chmelik, John his businesses. ’54; and nine grandchildren. years. He worked as managing editor Jay Muller, Jr. and Sarajane Huerbsch; Survivors include her brother, for the American Bible Society, director and great-grandchildren, Collin Correia, David (Patti) Bolema; her sons, Tim ( Audrey Christy ’49 Heasty of of literature for the Methodist Board Peyton Brill, Bronywn Audrey Hall and Susan) Fuller and Steven Fuller; three Bloomington, Ind., died on Thursday, of Missions in New York and pastor of Clara Huerbsch. grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; Aug. 19, 2010. She was 84. churches in New Jersey and Florida. and several nieces and nephews, She and her husband were He received an honorary Doctorate George Nordhouse ’41 of Spring including Theodore (Sally) Bolema ’82 missionaries in Africa for approximately of Humane Letters from Hope College in Lake, Mich., died on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and Sally Bolema ’84 (William ’84) Fisher. 15 years. She returned to Kenya after her 1987. 2011. He was 96. husband’s death and worked in the clinic Survivors include his wife Marian He worked at Nordhouse Equipment Gerard Gnade ’50 of Okemos, they opened until she retired in 1997. Korteling ’47 Levai; his five children, Co. until his retirement. Mich. died on Wednesday, Dec. 29, Survivors include her six children, Lynda, Kathy, Nanci, Bob and Judy; Survivors include his step-daughter, 2010. He was 84. Alfred Heasty, Rita Chee, Dennis Heasty, 10 grandchildren; and three great- Valerie Garrot; and many cousins. He retired from his medical practice Dona Brown, Paul Heasty and adopted grandchildren. in 2003 and was also a chief of staff, son, James Bol Biel; 15 grandchildren; Mary “Betty” Oonk-Wojahn ’90 medical director of Hospice and director and eight great-grandchildren. Robert Looyenga ’61 of Rapid of Holland, Mich., died on Sunday, Dec. of utilization review during his career. City, S.D., died on Thursday, Nov. 11, 26, 2010. She was 82. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Linda Lange ’74 of Huntington 2010. He was 71. She was a telephone operator for Ann; his children, Carol (Lorraine W.Va., died on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. He taught analytical chemistry Michigan Bell for more than 30 years. She Miller) Gnade, Diane Gnade ’77 She was 60. at South Dakota School of Mines and worked as a receptionist at Big Dutchman (Robert) Valentine, Gail (Steven Palmer) Survivors include her brother, Mark Technology for 25 years and was a and was an art assistant at West Ottawa Gnade, Gerard (Kimberly) Gnade, (Karla) Lange ’76. forensic chemist for the Pennington High School for five years. Rena VanRenterghem ’87 (Ron) Azar, County Sheriff’s Office and the Rapid Survivors include her children, and Robert (Cynthia Van Duryne Joanne Hasper ’68 Langeland of City Police Dept. Michael (Barbara) Oonk ’70, Mary Oonk ’90) VanRenterghem ’90; brother, Muskegon, Mich., died on Thursday, Jan. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn ’73 (Michael) Veele, Jack Oonk ’86, Kim Kenneth (the late Mari) Gnade ’56; 20, 2011. She was 64. Fugazzotto ’61 Looyenga; four children, Wojahn, Dan Ross and Carol (Wayne) 18 grandchildren, including William She was an active homemaker and a W. Paul Looyenga, Judith Looyenga, Roberts; 14 grandchildren; 14 great- Valentine ’09; nine great-grandchildren; “second mom” to many of her children’s Mark Looyenga and Suzanne Norton; grandchildren; sister, June McMeeken; and three nieces and their families. friends. nine grandchildren; two sisters Faye and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Survivors include her husband, Rychman and Donna Heckelsmiller; and David Hager ’52 of Warrenville, Charles Langeland ’67; five children, a brother, Lowell Looyenga. Word has been received of the death Ill., died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Carrie (Todd) Carlson, Christie (Patrick) of John Pink ’71 of Royal Oak, Mich., He was 80. Kennedy, Cindy (Tim) Taylor, Charles Julius Lubbers ’40 of Holland, who died on Monday, Jan. 28, 2002. He He was the founder and owner of (girlfriend, Kim Weiland) Langeland, Jr. Mich., died on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. He was 54. D.J. Hager, Inc., a consultant in pension and Cathy (Don) Lake; 11 grandchildren; was 92. and profit-sharing plans. and sister, Barbara (Mark) Sanders. He practiced dentistry in Holland Gerard “Nick” Pool ’56 of until the mid-1980s. Muskegon, Mich., died on Tuesday, Nov. Survivors include his children, 23, 2010. He was 76. Pamela Lubbers, Peg Sarantos, and Jeffrey He earned a master piano (Carol) Lubbers; 11 grandchildren, nine builder certificate in 1961 and worked great-grandchildren; his sister, Mildred throughout West Michigan as a musician (Julius) Tripp; and several nieces and and freelance keyboard technician. He nephews. tuned pianos for some of the music industry’s biggest names, including Duke Rosey Seith ’45 Maatman of Ellington, George Shearing and Victor Holland, Mich., died on Sunday, Feb. 13, Borge. 2011. She was 87. Survivors include his former wife, She was a teacher at the Zeeland and Ellen; a son, Andrew; two daughters, Hamilton high schools for 22 years. Sarah and Ann; four grandchildren; and a Survivors include her husband of brother, Thomas Pool ’64. 64 years, Donald Maatman; children, Stephen (Lynn) Maatman ’73 and Robert Prins ’54 of Canon City, Peggy Maatman (James) Sonke; and four Colo., died on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. He grandchildren. was 78. He spent the last 30 years of Hamilton McCallum ’51 of his career as a higher education Hudsonville, Mich., died on Sunday, Feb. administrator, and was president emeritus 13, 2011. He was 80. of Iowa Wesleyan College. He was the head of industrial Survivors include his wife of engineering at General Motors for 32 60 years, Ruth Prins; children, Linda years. Weber, Douglas (Teri) Prins, Debra Survivors include his children, Betsy (Dean) Heaivilin, Nancy (Paul) Andrews, (Barry) Eisenga, Susan (Gary) Mosher, Eric Prins and Sarah (Jim) Schmid; 10 Cindy (Rick) Mouw and Sarah ( Terry) grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; Prindle; 11 grandchildren, including and sister, Doris Prins ’50 (Paul ’50) Adam Eisenga ’02 and Katherine Eisenga Alderink. ’06; two great-grandchildren; brother, John (Mary Kuit ’50) McCallum ’50; and Barbara Upward ’82 Pyett of many in-laws. Beverly Hills, Mich., died on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 after a six-year battle with John Muller ’42 of Spring Lake, BAC lung cancer. She was 50. Mich., died on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. He She was a certified public was 89. accountant, homemaker, community He served as a pastor for churches in volunteer, gifted home decorator and New York, Canada, Michigan, Florida and gardener. California. He also published five books, Survivors include her children,

April 2011 29 Christopher and Margaret; parents, Jane Spencer ’73 Stegenga of Frieda Grote ’45 Wezeman of Survivors include his wife of 68 Donald (Audrey) Upward; siblings, Jane Forest Acres, S.C., died on Saturday, Dec. Coupeville, Wash., died on Tuesday, Feb. years, Carol Mae (Van Oss) Granberg ’62 (Count) Darling and Geoff Upward; and 4, 2010. She was 59. 8, 2011. She was 87. of Holland; three daughters and their many nieces and nephews. She worked at Richland Memorial She was an accomplished musician husbands, Barbara Granberg ’67 Joldersma Hospital in the neo-natal intensive care and played piano and organ for 60 years. and Dan Joldersma of Holland, Karin Ivan Roggen ’36 of Saginaw, unit. She taught special education and second Granberg-Michaelson ’70 and Wesley Mich., died on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Survivors include her parents, grade, retiring in 1987. Granberg-Michaelson ’67 of Kentwood, He was 96. Robert (Frances Riggs ’56) Spencer ’53; Survivors include her children, Mich., and Linda and Wade Popovich He maintained a general pediatrics and her sons, Robert and Chad Stegenga; Paul (Leah), Tim (Nancy), and Lois (Bill); of Burke, Va.; six grandchildren, Dirk practice in Saginaw until his retirement and seven grandchildren. eight grandchildren; and three great- Joldersma ’95 (spouse Lisa Meengs ’95 in 1985. grandchildren. Joldersma), Kevin Joldersma ’98 (spouse Survivors include his wife of 53 Allyn Stillman ’50 of Lebanon, Kelly Bush ’98 Joldersma), J.K. Granberg- years, Jane Roggen; three sons and two Ohio, died on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. René Willis Jr. ’41, of Holland, Michaelson ’04, Karis Rose Granberg- daughters, Altan (Kathy) Stalker, Betty He was 83. Mich., died on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Michaelson ’10, Sarah Popovich-Judge Ann Stalker, Lynn (Lloyd) Pender, He retired from General Electric He was 91. ’08 (spouse Matthew Popovich-Judge) Michael (Kathie) Stalker and John Company after 35 years of service. He worked in varying positions for and Michael Popovich; seven great- Roggen; his sister, Marion Roggen ’40 Survivors include his wife of 59 Holland Color which changed ownership grandchildren, Oscar, Garett, Anneka, McGilvra; eight grandchildren; and nine years, Marguerite Stillman; sons, Mark to Chematron and eventually BASF. He Henry, Ella, Celia and Natalie Joldersma; great-grandchildren. and Neil (Rita) Stillman; daughter, was instrumental in developing paints his brother- and sister-in-law, Paul and Gloria (Ken) Blankenship; and three for the auto industry before moving into Barbara Van Oss; and seven nieces and Word has been received of the death grandchildren. sales and then overseeing OSHA safety nephews, including Jonathan Van Oss ’85 of Nancy Vanderkolk ’62 Saccani of regulations for the Holland location. (spouse Sarah Smith ’85 Van Oss). He was Tucson, Ariz., who died on Monday, Jan. Glenn Stokdyk ’46 of Fort Worth, Survivors include his wife of 69 preceded in death by his parents, Arthur 17, 2011. She was 71. Texas, died on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. He years, Anita Vogt ’41 Willis; his daughter, and Bergitte (Tonnesen) Larsen Granberg, She taught middle school English, was 86. Pamela (Annie) Olson; son-in-law, Phil and his sister and brother-in-law, Johanna first in New Jersey and later in Colorado. He worked at Bond Radiological Olson; grandchildren, Benjamin (Leslie) and Fred Swanson. Group until he retired. Thomas, Tracy (Taylor) Aalvik, Kathryn Lila Wiersma ’37 Salisbury of Survivors include his children, (Kirk) Koeman; great-grandchildren, Scott The family of Ronald H. Hale of Saint Joseph, Mich., died on Friday, Jan. Dale (Karen) Stokdyk, Lisa Stokdyk, and Randall Thomas, Steven and Allyson Fennville, Mich., who died on Friday, 28, 2011. She was 95. Linda Stokdyk and Mike (Julie) Stokdyk; Hughes, Andrew and Matthew Koeman Dec. 17, 2010. He was 71. She taught elementary school for granddaughter, Kasey Stokdyk; and sister, and Kyla Aalvik; and many nieces and He was employed at Hope College more than 31 years in Garden City, Mich. Shirley Stokdyk. nephews. for 20 years and retired as the director of Survivors include her son, C. “Gib” transportation in 2003. (Karyl) Salisbury III; and a grandson, Ruth Vander May ’42 Van Survivors include his wife of 52 Charles (Jennifer) Salisbury IV. Tatenhove of Holland, Mich., died on years, Judy; children, Lori and Scott Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. She was 89. Sympathy to Bouwman, Rhonda Hale ’84 and Dean Ruth Stryker ’41 Smith of Survivors include her two sons, Marsman ’83, and Ronald and Stacy Hale; Angola, Ind., died on Monday, Oct. 25, Craig Van Tatenhove and Eric Van The family of Kodjopa Attoh of eight grandchildren, Michael (Leanne) 2010. She was 90. Tatenhove; seven grandchildren; five Ithaca, N.Y., who died on Monday, Feb. Bouwman, David Bouwman ’11, Kara ’11, She served as a librarian at Tri- great-grandchildren; two sisters, Shirley 7, 2011. He was 66. Kelly ’13, Kaitlyn and Kristen Marsman, State University and was a volunteer tax Green and Joanne Linck; and sister-in- He was an associate professor of Ron and Brad Hale; and sisters, Lavonne preparer for the IRS. law, Edna VanTatenhove ’47 Haworth. geology at Hope from 1981 to 1993. (Earl) Klyn, and Sharon (Skip) Wilkins. Survivors include her two sons, While at the college, he regularly hosted Q. Douglas (Sherry) Smith and Jeffery Betty Vicha ’61 Van Wyk of Oak the African foreign students enrolled The family of Richard Smith; and several nieces and nephews, Park, Ill., died on Nov. 14, 2010. She was at Hope and at Western Theological Oudersluys of Holland, Mich., who died including David Stryker ’65 and John 71. Seminary. He had also worked at Mekele on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. He was 103. (Mary VanKoevering ’60) Stryker ’60. In 1999, she began her career as a University in Ethiopia, the University He taught at Western Theological certified financial planner until retiring in of Kuwait and the University of Seminary and Hope College until the age Homer Smith ’37 of Fort Myers, 2005. Ghana through a prestigious Fulbright of 82, and gave his last lecture at age 90. Fla., died on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. He Survivors include her son, Mark Fellowship (2002-04) teaching geology. He was the instructor in Greek at Hope was 96. (Linda) Van Wyk; daughter Laura (Bob); Survivors include his wife, Sandra during 1945-46 and 1954-55, and taught He established a scholarship fund at her granddaughter, Lily Lin Van Wyk; Greene; two sons, Kafui and Kwaku religion during 1951-52. Hope presented Hope, The Homer “Duke” ’37 and Louise and her sister and traveling companion, Attoh; 11 brothers and sisters; and several him with an honorary degree in 1945. He Smith Scholarship Fund. Diane Vicha ’56 Ogle. nieces and nephews. was honored by HASP, of which he was Survivors include his step-daughter, a charter member, with its Distinguished Virginia (Daniel) Roscioli; step-son, Peter Gertrude “Trudy” Van Zee ’34 The family of Lars Granberg of Service Award in 1996. He received (Melanie) Rice; and two grandchildren. of Kalamazoo, Mich., died on Sunday, Holland, Mich., who died on Wednesday, the Western Theological Seminary Feb. 6, 2011. She was 98. March 2, 2011. He was 91. Distinguished Alumni Award in 1988. Julia Bernius ’52 Spitzler of She was the senior catalog librarian He retired from Hope in 1984 as the Both a seminary chair and scholarship Murfreesboro, Tenn., died on Friday, Jan. at Western Michigan University from Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of bear his name. 7, 2011. She was 79. 1952 to 1978, retiring as associate Psychology. Through his years at Hope, Survivors include his two sons, She was an English teacher and then professor emerita of university libraries. he was also the founding director of the Richard (Carol) Oudersluys ’61 and was a typographer for The Phipps Press Survivors include many cousins. counseling service from 1960 to 1965, Mark (Donna Droppers ’67) Oudersluys for 15 years. acting vice president for academic affairs ’67; daughter, Judith Brink; eight Survivors include her daughter, Robert Visser ’54 of Sun City during 1965-66, dean for the social grandchildren, including JohnMark Linda (Jimmy) Sadler; two sons, Kenneth West, Ariz., died on Saturday, Nov. 27, sciences from 1975 to 1978, and director Oudersluys ’97; 15 great-grandchildren; (Paula) Spitzler and Michael (Patricia) 2010. He was 78. of interdisciplinary studies—with special and three great-great-grandchildren. Spitzler; granddaughter, Maggie Spitzler; After teaching and coaching for 36 responsibility for the Senior Seminar sister-in-law, Jessica Bernius; three years in the Michigan public schools, he program—from 1978 until he retired. The family of Alma Mae Scarlett nephews, Matthew, Paul and Glenn retired and was active with his church, He left Hope twice for significant of Holland, Mich., who died on Friday, Bernius; and former husband, Henry Arizona schools and with Meals on service to other institutions. From 1954 Dec. 10, 2010. She was 92. Spitzler. Wheels. to 1960, he was dean of students and She worked for Hope College as Survivors include his wife Suzanne associate professor of pastoral counseling manager of the International Education Margaret Friesema ’44 Staver of Swemer ‘54 Visser; his children, in psychology at Fuller Theological Office for more than 25 years, retiring Jackson, Mich., died on Friday, Dec. 18, Jane Visser ’79 (David ’78) Vander Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He was in 1985. 2009. She was 87. Velde, Margaret Visser ’83 (Brian ’82) president of Northwestern College in Survivors include her daughter, Survivors include her daughter, Rideout and David Visser; and eight Orange City, Iowa, from 1966 to 1975. Susan Scarlett-Middleton ’74 (John); Mary Kuhl; and three grandchildren, grandchildren, including Paul Vander Northwestern College presented him brothers, Roland (Nancy) Bartels and Michael, Molly and Peter Kuhl. Velde ’09 and Valerie Rideout ’09. with an honorary degree, an LHD, in Jay (Dottie) Bartels; and several nieces 1975. and nephews.

30 News From Hope College A Closing Look

No Shadows The great “snowpocalypse” of February 1-2 shut down much of the nation, including Hope, with the worst blizzard in more than three decades prompting a rare cancellation for the college. The 12-plus inches of snow that fell in about as many hours didn’t break spirits, however, and even provided occasion for some singular entertainment as students developed sledding runs in the temporary hills that sprouted, made a snow angel or two, and—Feb. 2 was, after all, Groundhog Day— built a snow cave here and there.

April 2011 31