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Better learning through levity

Despite the exercise's lighthearted The department of biology nature, it paid to give the phylum-specific did the idea of “making characteristicssome careful advance thought — as both quiz-taker and costume- learning fun” one better by maker. Laughter and learning making it funny as well. "Clearly,if most students got the animal mixed as students right, it must have been a good costume," donned costumes of Students in the new introductory course Dr. Cronkite said. "So both the costumed their own design "BiologicalUnity and Diversity,"developed students and the people observing got when modelling for a in conjunction with the college'son-going points for correct answers." “phylum” quiz during the new introductory curriculum revision, closed their fall While Dr. Cronkite acknowledgedthat course “Biological semester with a "Phylum Masquerade." the approach wasn't every student7 s cup of Unity and Diversity.” tea, the department found that most Working in groups of three, they designed From left to right are costumes that illustratedthe features that responded quite positively. sophomore Angela distinguished one of the phyla or classes "I thought that was fun," said Angela Visser of Holland, studied during the course. They then served Visser, a sophomore from Holland. "Lots of Mich, (lion, phylum chordata);freshman as living models for their classmatesto people did really creative things. It was Louis Williams of Paw observe during the final quiz in the course's interestingto see what everyone else Paw, Mich, (squid, thought of." laboratory section. phylum mollusca); "It isn't often that students laugh Even better, Visser also found the and freshman Carrie uproariously while reviewing the phyla of approach effective. "You actually got to see Lowe of Holland, animals," said Dr. Donald Cronkite, an example," she said. "So it helped you Mich, (spider, phylum arthropoda). professor of biology. relate things better."^

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more customers,"he said. "If you try to Quote, unquote is an help the public, they'll talk about you and eclectic sampling of bring more people to you." The role of ethics is so crucial, he noted,

things said at and about that he feels it ought to be a standard part of On the cover Hope College. a business education. "I think one of the main illustration, presented in the wake of his retirement announcement, tilings that ought to be taught in business Our Sir John Templeton, internationalinvest- school is religionand high ethics," he said. features President John H. Jacobson, with Dimnent Memorial Chapel as back- ment banker and founder of the John The John Templeton Foundation takes ground. The chapel painting was rendered by Karen Michmerhuizen of the Hope Templeton Foundation, spoke during a an active part in recognizing schools con- staff for the Hope in the Future fundraising campaign. Hope-hosted "Business and Industry" cerned with character, naming an "Honor At top right, the president and Kermit Campbell, chair of the Board of Trustees, breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997. He Roll for Character-Building Colleges" announce the president'splans, during a press conference on Thursday,Jan. 22. shared his career and expertise in finance, every two years. Hope has been named to as well as his perspective on spiritual devel- the honor roll seven consecutive times, At top center, a ivar-ravaged building is an unmistakable sign of the struggle in opment and charitableworks. most recently for 1997-98. Bosnia-Herzegovina.For perspective on the nation, please see page eight. He was on campus in conjunction with The foundationis committed to a broad workshops and advisory committee meet- spectrum of activities, including studies, ings that the John Templeton Foundation award programs and publicationsthat Volume 29, No. February 1998 Hope College held at the college's Haworth Conference promote the character development of 4 Published for Alumni, Friends and Office of Public Relations and Learning Center on Monday- young people in secondary schools, col- Wednesday, Oct. 13-15. leges and universities. Parents of Hope College by the Office of DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698 The founder of the Templeton Growth Templeton's charitable works also Public Relations. Should you receive phone: (616) 395-7860 Fund and the Templeton World Fund, he include awarding the Templeton Prize for more than one copy, please pass it on to fax: (616) 395-7991 briefly discussed his philosophyconcerning Progress in Religion, which he created in someone in your community. An overlap [email protected] investments.He cautioned that buying the 1972 to recognize frontierthinking in reli- of Hope College constituencies makes Thomas L. Renner '67 same stocks as everyone else will only yield gion that contributes to humanity's duplication sometimes unavoidable. Director of Public Relations recipients the same results that others are experienc- understanding of God. Past Gregory S. Olgers '87 include Teresa of Calcutta,physicist Editor: L. '67 ing. "In order to get bargains, you have to Mother Thomas Renner Director of Information Services buy when other people are selling," he said. Paul Davies and Campus Crusade Founder Editor: Gregory S. Olgers '87 Managing Lynne M. Poxve '86 "You search for your markets there's Dr. William Bright. when Layout and Design: Alumni Director a point of maximum pessimism." The prize is currently worth more than Holland Litho Service, Inc. Kathy Miller The bulk of his talk, however, empha- $1 million,which he hopes serves to inspire Printing: Nexus Web Printing Services Manager of Public Relations Services sized his concern with ethics, charity and such investigations, much as the Nobel of Greenville, Mich. Karen Bos the spiritual. Prize provides inspirationin science. ContributingWriter: Secretary of Public Relations Office Templeton,who as a youth considered a He noted that $1 billion a day is spent Eva Dean Folkert '83 career as a Christian missionary, was worldwide on scientific research. He Notice of Nondiscrimination Contributing Photographen knighted for his philanthropyin 1987 by aspires to having the world one day place Hope College is committed to the concept of Queen Elizabeth. even one tenth as much value on spiritual Lou Schakel equal rights, equal opportunities and equal He noted, given his dual interests, that research. protection under the law. Hope College admits news from Hope College is published faith and business are not mutually exclu- "I'm trying to persuade people that they students of any race, color, national and ethnic during February,April, June, August, origin,sex, creed or disabilityto all the rights, sive. "My observation in 84 years of life is ought to welcome things of a spiritual October, and December by Hope privileges,programs and activitiesgenerally that the two go together," he said. nature," he said. "I'm ambitious in the long College, 141 East 12th Street, Holland, accorded or made available to studentsat He added that he's generally found that run that the world should spend $100 Hope College, including the administration of Michigan 49423-3698. those who conduct their business affairs million a day to gain additional spiritual its educationalpolicies, admission policies, ethicallyare successful. Correspondingly, information." and athletic and other school-administered Postmaster:Send address changes to he called tithing — of which he's been a Consideringhow much has been accom- programs. With regard to employment, the news from Hope College, Holland, Ml life-longadvocate — "the best single invest- plished technologically through scientific College complieswith all legal requirements 49423-3698 prohibiting discrimination in employment. ment I know." research, he said, "The results will be even "If you try to help the public, you'll have more marvelous."*^

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LIBRARY FETE: The Van Wylen Library is marking its 10th anniversary, and alumni can help. The library officially opened its doors for student use on Thursday, Jan. 14, 1988. Alumna makes Titanic voyage The building was dedicatedon Thursday, April 21, 1988. To help mark the decade of service,the I f parts of the film library is collecting alumni reminiscences of the Van Wylen Library's predecessors Titanic have had a familiar (like Van Zoeren and Graves), as well as look for some Hope thoughts concerning the move into the viewers, it may not only current building prior to its 1988 debut. be because the director’s Alumni interested in contributing their reflections are asked to send them to: celebrated attention to Hope College Van Wylen Library; Attn detail recreated the ship David Jensen; 53 Graves Place; PO Box so convincingly. 9012; Holland, MI 49422-9012. The dead- line is Monday, March 16. It may not only be because leads Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet had NEW DANCE AFFILIATE: The appeared in projectslike Growing Pains, new "InSync Dance Theatre," a tap and Romeo and Juliet, or Sense and Sensibility. It not only be because some in their jazz company affiliatedwith the depart- may orbit had major roles in Twister, Star Trek ment of dance at Hope, presentedits first V, Memphis Belle, or The Young and the full concert on Friday and Saturday,Jan. Restless, among others. 30-31, in the KnickerbockerTheatre. For alumni and Hope theatre fans of The company was established by Terri the late '80s and early '90s, it may also be Forte '91 Filips and Dawn Mdlhargey, because the cast includes a talent from did not know that I was going to have my eye-openingexperience." are of the dance faculty who members and closer to home: Amy Gaipa '92. final audition with him." "They had built the studio specifically serve as "InSync's" artistic directors. Gaipa portrays Trudy Bolt, Winslet's The process did present a couple for this project, and it was an amazing The group features Hope alumni and maid, in the epic drama. Look for her as small-world stories. The film's casting studio,"she said. "[Trudy] is the smallest students as dancers. Professor Filips noted part of Winslet's entourage boarding the director was Mali Finn, wife of former part in the world, and I even have a stunt that growing interest in tap and jazz dance ship, helping Winslet in some cabin theatre faculty member Don Finn. The double." scenes, and meeting a terrifyingend as generally, combined with the quality of the "reader" during her final audition was When not engaged in her theatre the famed ocean liner sinks. current professor John Tammi's brother, dancers available,made forming the group career, Gaipa has stayed busy with a For Gaipa, finding her way to Titanic's Tom. variety of jobs. She's currently working a natural step. "It really seems to be the fabled decks was quite a journey in itself. Gaipa was signed for nine days. She with Mastroianni Associates,which time, and we just have so much talent As a first-year student at New York's did her bit at the Titanic studio in Mexico, represents professionalopera singers and coming in," she said. Circle in the Square theatre school, she and returned to her Brooklyn, N.Y., classical musicians. Filips's According to Professor received an opportunityto audition for home. She was done — she thought. She's enjoyed the variety. In her research, the company is unique among the part. Things went from there, "By the time 1 got home that evening, current position,for example, she might dance groups in the state. "This is the only eventually leading to a "final" tryout. there was a message on my answering well answer the phone and find Luciano professional tap and jazz company in the The bad news? She was given the machine: 'You're coming back,"' she said. Pavarotti on the line. "It's been a state of Michigan,"she said. wrong location — 10 blocks away — for the "I went there maybe four or five different fascinatingjob," she said. "I do a lot of The concerts featured pieces choreo- final test, and then the wrong room. times, from the beginning of Septemberof different things." Finally, she arrived,late and frazzled. graphed by Filips and Mdlhargey, and by 1996 through the end of last February." She also notes that she's found a good "And here stands Jim Cameron, who was The part had grown to include a few preparation in her Hope education, from Sandy Federico '96 of Chicago, 111. the director of the film," she recalled."I more scenes than originallyenvisioned. its liberal arts breadth, to the rigors of the The students in the company are: junior In the end, everythingexcept a small theatre program, to the contacts and Erin Barrone of Gobles, Mich.; sophomore monologue made it into the film. "1 was experiences in the GLCA New York Arts Philip Leete of Virginia Beach, Va.; sopho- really, really thrilled," she said. program. more MaryBeth Marchionda of New It certainlywasn't Gaipa's first role as The utility arises, she's found, in Baltimore, Mich.; and senior Gretchen an actress. A theatre major at Hope, she'd unexpected ways. Her time in the Vienna Wolfanger of Marion, N.Y. The alumni appeared in departmental and Hope program, for example, provided exposure dancers are: Nicole Flinn '97, Kirsten Summer Repertory Theatre productions, to opera that comes in handy in her work Singer '96, Katharine Gaiser '93 Venema including in The Nutcracker: A Play in with Mastroianni Associates. and Heather Blauwkamp '91 Winia. multiple years. Her professional career "1 think it was the best preparation," had included numerous "showcase" Gaipa said. appearancesin New York, a six-month "As far as the liberal arts experience ANGELIC PUBLICATION: Jacqueline tour with the Chamber Repertory Theatre goes, I have used that every single day," Carey of the Hope staff is the author of of Boston, Mass., and a role in the she said. "You cannot beat that." Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend Art, & independent film Closer to the Knives, (Editor'sNote: Gaipa is also pictured in Ed publishedrecently by MetroBooks of New which was shown at the Cannes Film W. Marsh's book James Cameron's Titanic. In York City. Festival. She's also since worked on an other publishing news related to the ocean liner, With 101 color illustrations, the hard- as-yet-untitledWoody Allen film. Daniel Butler 79 of Miramar, Fla., is the author presents a history of angels as bound book Titanic was, however, her first of Unsinkable,a historythat sets the ship's con- depicted in angelic literatureand folk tra- experience with big-budget Hollywood struction in context, covers her voyage and dition, from references to similar beings in movie-making. "It was amazing," she demise, and examines recent effortsto recover ancient Zoroastrianism, to biblical and said. "To move from a no-budget film to artifacts from the wreck. Unsinkable is being apocryphal accounts. Amy Gaipa ’92 a $280 million budget film was an releasedby Stackpole Books in April.) The book organizes angels within three main sections: "The Eternal Realm," "The Material World" "The Infernal and TEAM PLAYERS: They graduated at Services Program, and Dr. John Schloff has Washington Family Medicine. Regions." The narrative complements and the same time, but from arch-rivals Calvin been appointed associate team physician. They began their new duties with the is weaved around the color images, which and Hope. They attended the same med Dr. Hulst graduated from Calvin college's sports medicine program, are the book's emphasis. school, but their residencies took them to College in 1989, and Dr. Schloff from which run in tandem with their on-going Carey is assistantgallery director in the differentparts of the country. Now Hope in 1989. Each holds an M.D. from medical practices, on January 1. They college's De Pree Art Center, and has been a they're each in family practice in Holland, the Wayne State's School of Medicine. succeeded Dr. James Lemire, Hope's member of the Hope staff since 1988. She and working together as team physicians Each spent his residency in family team physician since 1985. Dr. Lemire, originally developed the proposal for the at one of those rival schools. medicine — Dr. Hulst in York', Pa., and Dr. who was also a partner at Lakewood book in the fall of 1996 at the encouragement Dr. Patrick Hulst has been appointed Schloff in Hinsdale, 111. Dr. Hulst is in Family Medicine, has become director of of Laura Wyss '91, who was employed as a Hope's new team physicianand medical practice with Lakewood Family Medicine, the Mayo Clinic Family Practice picture researcher with the publisher. director of the college's Sports Medicine and Dr. Schloffs practice is at South Residency Program in Ocala, Fla. jJt

NFHC February 1998 Academic Calendar Spring Semester '98 March 20, Friday — Spring Recess begins, 8 a.m. talents, March 30, Monday — Spring Recess ends, 8 a.m. Many one stage April 10, Friday— Good Friday. Classes not in session, but not an officialholiday April 23, Thursday — Honors Convocation, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. 10th annual April 24, Friday — Spring Festival; classes dismissed at 1 p.m. April 27-May 1, Monday-Friday— Semester examinations May 1, Friday — Residence halls close for those not Musical participatingin Commencement, 5 p.m. May 2, Saturday — Alumni Day May 3, Sunday — Baccalaureateand Commencement Showcase May 3, Sunday — Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 7 p.m. Monday, Admissions

Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 March 16 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Tours and admissions interviewsare available during the summer as 8 p.m. well as the school year. Appointmentsare recommended. Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective stu- dents, including transfers and high school juniors and seniors. The programs show students and their parents a typical day in DeVos Hall All seats are reserved. Please call the life of a Hope student. The remaining dates for 1997-98 are Grand Rapids, Mich. Friday, Feb. 20, and Friday, March 6. (616) 395-7860 for more information. Junior Days: Friday, Apnl 3; Wednesday, April 8 Senior Day: Saturday, April 18 (for admitted students) Pre-Professional Day: Wednesday, May 6 For further informationabout any Admissions Office event, please call (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800-968-7850 or write: Hope De Free Gallery Dance College Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, "Frances Gillespie"— Monday, Feb. 23-Sunday,March 29 Dance 24 — Thursday-Saturday,March 12-14 MI; 49422-9000. An exhibitionof paintings. DeWitt Center main theatre, 8 p.m. "Senior Show" — Saturday, April 4-Sunday,May 3 Tickets are $5 for general admission, and $4 for senior citi- zens, Hope faculty and staff, and students. Additional Music Works by graduating seniors. information may be obtained by calling (616) 395-7890. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 Orchestra Concerto/Aria Concert — Friday, Feb. 20: Dimnent Contemporary Motions Dance Company — Friday-Saturday, p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free. April 3-4 Admissionis free. Great PerformanceSeries — Saturday, Feb. 21: Sergio & Odair Knickerbocker Theatre,8 p.m. Assad, Latin American guitars for two, Dimnent Memorial Tickets are $5 for general admission, and $4 for senior citi- Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.50 for senior citizens, $12.50 for zens, Hope faculty and staff, and students. other adults and $6.50 for students. For additional informa- Alumni & Friends Spring Student Dance Concert — Monday-Tuesday,April tion, call (616) 395-6996. Regional Events 20-21 Faculty Recital Series — Sunday, Feb. 22: Wichers Auditorium Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m. Grand Rapids, Mich. — Tuesday, Feb. 24 of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is free. Admission is free. Featuring the Grand Rapids Griffins ice hockey team Student Recital — Thursday, Feb. 26: Wichers Auditorium of Aerial Dance Theater— Friday-Saturday, May 22-23 playing the Michigan K-Wings at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Nykerk Hall of Music, 11 a.m. Admission is free. Knickerbocker Theatre,8 p.m. Arena. A pre-game reception,also at the arena, will run Senior Recital — Friday, Feb. 27: Carrie Maines of Wyoming, There will also be a "Family Affair" matinee on Saturday, Mich., clarinetist,Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 6 p.m. from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. May 23, at 2 p.m. Admission for the 8 p.m. concertsis $5 for Admission is free. Kalamazoo, Mich. — Sunday, March 1 regular adult admissionand children over 12, and $4 for Senior Recital — Saturday, Feb. 28: Michael Lemorie of "A Musical Sampler" concert presented by Hope student senior citizens and students. Admission to the matinee is $3 Howell, Mich., percussionist,Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 musicians,and dessert reception, at First Reformed for all adults. Admission is free for all children under 12. p.m. Admission is free. Church at 3 p.m. Student Recital — ^Thursday, March 5: Dimnent Memorial St. Louis, Mo. — Saturday, March 14 Chapel, 11 a.m. Admission is free. Dessert at Schneithorst'sRestaurant, Hofamberg Inn, from Theatre Junior Recital — Friday, March 6: Gwen Veldhof of Zeeland, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring Dale Austin, directorof career Fen — Friday-Saturday,Feb. 20-21; Wednesday-Saturday, Mich., pianist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 6 p.m. Admission services at Hope. Feb. 25-28 is free. Seattle, Wash. — Saturday, March 21 By Caryl Churchill Senior Recital — Saturday, March 7: Miriam Beyer of Holland, A dessert reception at 7 p.m. at the Seattle Yacht Club, Directed by Daina Robins Mich., pianist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Admission Elliott Bay Outstation,followed by a concert by the Hope Old Physical Plant, 8 p.m. is free. College Symphonette during its 1998 Spring Tour. The Three Sisters — Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18; Faculty Recital Series — Sunday, March 8: Wichers Tucson, Ariz. — Sunday, March 22 Friday-Saturday, April 24-25 Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is free. A luncheon. By Anton Chekhov Junior Recital — ^Thursday, March 12: Robin Bolt of Lansing, Portland, Ore. — Friday, March 27 Directed by John Tammi Mich., pianist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 6 p.m. Admission A dessert reception at 7 p.m. at The Old Church down- DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m. is free. town, followed concert the College Tickets for Hope College Theatre productions are $7 for regular adult Great Performance Series — Friday, March 13: Cello, a cello by a by Hope admission, $5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for senior citizens quartet, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.50 Symphonette during its 1998 Spring Tour. and students.The ticket office opens approximatelytwo weeks prior for senior citizens, $12.50 for other adults $6.50 for stu- Rochester Hills, Mich. — Saturday, April 11 and to performances.Its hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m- 5 p.m.; dents. For additionalinformation, call (616) 395-6996. At Meadowbrook Hall. A luncheon at 12:30 p.m. with a Saturday,noon-5 p.m. The office may be called at (616) 395-7890. Faculty Recital — Sunday, March 15: Edward K. Mallett, com- tour of the home and featuring Dr. Harvey and Marlene poser, Knickerbocker Theatre,4 p.m. Admission is free. Blankespoor discussing their year in China. Musical Showcase— Monday, March 16: DeVos Hall, Grand Indianapolis, Ind. — Sunday, May 17 Traditional Events Rapids, Mich., 8 p.m. Tickets are $9. Please call the Office of A 1 p.m. reception followed by a 2 p.m. matinee perfor- Musical Showcase— Monday, March 16, 8 p.m. Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395-7860 for additional mance of Peter Pan starringtwo-time Olympic gymnast DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich. information. Cathy Rigby at Butler University' s Clowes Hall. Honors Convocation — Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m. Student Recital — ^Thursday, March 19: Wichers Auditorium Musical Showcase— Monday, March 16, 8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel of Nykerk Hall of Music, 11 a.m. Admission is free. DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich. Baccalaureate and Commencement— Sunday, May 3 Chapel Choir Spring Concert — Wednesday, April 1: Friday-Sunday, 1-3 Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free. Alumni Weekend — May Combined Senior and Junior Recital — Friday, April 3: senior Includes reunions for every fifth class from '33 through '78. Visiting Writers Series Kara McGillicuddy of Okemos, Mich., and junior Megan For additional information concerningalumni events, please call the Wednesday, March 4: Gish Jen and Lisa Lenzo Hicks of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Wichers Auditorium of Office of Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395-7860. April 1: Shihab with The Nykerk Hall of Music, 8 p.m. Admission is free. Wednesday, Naomi Nye John Shea Trio Jazz Chamber Ensembles Concert — Monday, April 6: All readings begin at 7 p.m. with live music preceding beginningat Knickerbocker Theatre, 7 p.m. Admission is free. Instant Information Wind Ensemble Concert — Tuesday, April 7: with John 6:30 p.m., and are held in the KnickerbockerTheatre. Admission is free. For additionalinformation, please call the department of Weigand, clarinetist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Updates on events, news and athleticsat Hope may be English at (616) 395-7620. Admission is free. obtained 24 hours a day by calling (616) 395-7888.

NFHC February 1998 Events

Chapel Choir Tour Women’s Tennis Directon Dr. Peter Jennihov Head Coach: Karen Page Indoor Season Friday, March 20 — Kinsman Presbyterian Church, Kinsman, Ohio, 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 4 ...... at Aquinas, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22 — National Christian Church, Washington, Fri., March 6 ...... at Oakland University, 6 p.m. D.C., 11 a.m. Fri., March 13 ...... at Northwood University, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22 — United Methodist Church, Forest Sat, March 14 ...... ‘ADRIAN, 1 p.m. Arlington, Va., 7:30 p.m. Indoor matches played at DeWitt Tennis Center on Hope Monday, March 23 — Central PresbyterianChurch, Baltimore, College campus Md., 7:30 p.m. Spring Trip Tuesday, March 24 — First Reformed Church, Old Matches to be determined. Philadelphia,Pa., 7:30 p.m. Matches played in Hilton Head, S.C. Thursday, March 26 — Upper Ridgewood Community Church, Hillcrest, N.J., 7:30 p.m. Regular Season

Wed., April 1 ...... ‘SAINT MARY'S, 3 p.m.

Fri.-Sat.,April 3-4 ...... GLCA at Kalamazoo Symphonette Tour Tues., April 7 ...... ‘at Alma, 3 p.m.

Thurs., April 9 ...... 3 p.m. Director Dr. Robert Ritsema '57 ‘CALVIN, Fri., April 10 ...... at Washington, Mo., 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 19 — Calvary Reformed Church, Orland Park, Sat, April 11 ...... Univ. of Chicago at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

111., 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 15 ...... ‘at Albion, 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 — Hope Regional Event, Seattle Yacht Fri.-Sat.,April 17-18 ...... Midwest Invitational,TBA

Club, Elliott Bay Outstation,7 p.m., dessert reception and Tues., April 21 ...... ‘at Olivet, 3 p.m.

concert. Thurs., April 23 ...... ‘at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 22 — First Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Sat, April 25 ...... ‘DEFIANCE, 1 p.m.

Renton, Wash., 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat, May 1-2 ...... MIAA Tournament at Calvin Monday, March 23 — First PresbyterianChurch, Everett, Wash., Tues.-Mon., May 5-11 ...... NCAA DivisionIII Finals, TBA 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 — Oak Harbor Middle School, Oak Harbor, ‘MIAA Match Wash., 10 a.m. Home matches played at 13th Street and Columbia Ave. Tuesday, March 24 — First Reformed Church, Oak Harbor, All of Hope’s spring sports teams will be conducting Wash., 7 p.m. spring break trips this year, as will the Chapel Choir Thursday, March 26 — First Reformed Church, Lynden, Wash., and Symphonette. Men’s Tennis 7 p.m. Friday, March 27 — Hope Regional Event, The Old Church, Head Coach: Steve Gorno Portland,Ore., 7 p.m., dessert receptionand concert. Indoor Season Women’s Track Wed., Feb. 18 ..GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 3:30 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 28 ...... WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH, 9 a.m. Baseball Head Coach: Donna Eaton Indoor WABASH, IND., 1 p.m. Tues., 10 ...... at Western Michigan, 2 p.m. Head Coach: Stuart Fritz Fri., Feb. 13 ...... at Grand Valley Invitational,5 p.m. March Spring Trip Thurs., March 12 ..GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, 4 p.m.

Note: Many spring trip game times are as-yet undetermined Spring Trip Indoor matches played at DeWitt Tennis Center on Hope Sat., March 21 ...... at Emory Invitational,Ga., 10 a.m. College campus Fri., March 13 ...... at Rose-Hulman, Ind., 3:30 p.m. Sat., March 28. ...atEmory Spring Break Invitational,Ga., 10 a.m. Spring Trip Sat., March 14.. MilwaukeeSchool of Eng. at DePauw, 10:30 p.m. Outdoor Fri., March 20 ...... 111. Wesleyan, 4 p.m. DePauw, 1 p.m. Wed., April 1 ...... ‘ALMA & ‘ADRIAN, 2:30 p.m. Mon., March 23 ...... Middlebury, Vt, noon Sat., March 21 ...... +#Bethel, Minn. Wed., April 8 ...... ‘at Calvin, 2:30 p.m. Tues., March 24 ...... Colby, Maine, noon Mon., March 23 ...... +#Eastem Nazarene, Mass. Sat., April 11 ...... ‘Albion & ‘Defianceat Defiance,12:30 p.m. Wed., March 25 ...... Colby-Sawyer, N.H., noon Tues., March 24 ...... +#Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio Sat., April 18 ...... at Augustana Invitational, 111., 10 a.m. Thurs., March 26 ...... Luther, Iowa, 8 a.m. Wed., March 25 ...... #Colby, Me. Sat., April 25 ...... ‘OLIVET & ‘SAINT MARY'S, 12:30 p.m. Matches played in Hilton Head, S.C. Thurs., March 26 ...... +#Chicago, 111. Fri.-Sat.,May 1-2 ...... ‘MIAA Field Day at Albion Fri., March 27 ...... #Hartwick, N.Y. Regular Season Fri., May 8 ...... at Dr. Keeler Inv. at North Central, noon #Games played in Ft. Myers, Fla. Wed., April 1 ...... ‘at Alma, 3 p.m. Fri., May 15 ...... at North Central Invitational,noon Regular Season Fri.-Sat.,April 3M ...... GLCA Tournamentat Kenyon, Ohio Thurs.-Sat.,May 21-23 ...... NCAA Division III Finals at Macalester, Mon.-Tues., 30-31 ...... 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Tues., April 7 ...... ‘KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m. March ‘CALVIN, Minn. Fri.-Sat, April 3-4 ...... ‘ADRIAN, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Tues., April 14 ...... ‘at Calvin, 3 p.m. 16 ...... ‘at Wed., April 8 ...... AQUINAS, 4 p.m. ‘MIAA Meet Thurs., April Albion, 3 p.m. Sat, 18 ...... 1 Fri.-Sat, April 10-11 ...... ‘at Defiance, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Home meets are held at Ekdal J. Buys Athletic Fields. April ‘DEFIANCE, p.m. Tues., April 14 ...... at Elmhurst, 111., 4 p.m. Tues., April 21 ...... ‘ADRIAN, 3 p.m.

Fri.-Sat.,April 17-18 ...... ‘at Albion, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Wed., April 29 ...... AQUINAS, 4 p.m.

Wed., April 22 ...... CONCORDIA, 4 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,May 1-2 ...... MIAA Tournamentat Kalamazoo

Fri.-Sat.,April 24-25 ...... ‘at Olivet, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Softball Fri.-Sun., May 8-10 ...... NCAA Regional Fri.-Sat.,May 1-2 ...... ‘at Kalamazoo, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Head Coach: Karla Hoesch '73 Wolters Fri.-Wed„ May 15-20. .NCAA Division III Finals, Williams, Mass. Tues., May 5 ...... at Aquinas, 1 p.m. Spring Trip ‘MIAA Match Fri.-Sat.,May 8-9 ...... ‘ALMA, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. Mon., March 23 ...... #Hartwick, N.Y., 12:30 p.m. Home matches played at 13th Street and Columbia Ave. Thurs.-Sun., May 14-17. .NCAA Division III RegionalTournament #Elmhurst, 111., 4 p.m. Thurs.-Tues., May 21-26.. .NCAA Division III Finals at Salem, Va. Tues., March 24 ...... #St. Olaf, Minn., 9 a.m. +Doubleheader #Luther, Iowa, 10:45 a.m.

‘MIAA Tripleheader (one 9-inning game on first day and two Thurs., March 25 ...... #Baldwin Wallace,Ohio, 10:45 a.m. games on second day) #Grinnell, Iowa, 2:15 p.m.

Home games played at Ekdal J. Buys Athletic Fields. Thurs., March 26 ...... #Manchester, Ind., 4 p.m. '‘iigiatimit: #St. Thomas, Minn., 7:30 p.m. #Games played in Ocoee, Fla. Regular Season

Head Coach: Mark Northuis '82 Mon., March 30 ...... +GRAND VALLEY STATE, 3 p.m. Indoor Wed., April 1 ...... +‘SAINT MARY'S, 3 p.m. Sat., April 4 ...... +*DEFIANCE, 1 p.m. Fri., Feb. 13 ...... at Grand Valley Invitational,5 p.m. Wed., April 8 ...... +‘at Alma, 3:30 p.m. Spring Trip Sat., April 11 ...... +‘at Adrian, 1 p.m. Sat., March 21 ...... at Emory Invitational,Ga., 10 a.m. Tues., April 14 ...... +'ALBION, 3:30 p.m. Sat., March 28. ...atEmory Spring Break Invitational,Ga., 10 a.m. LIVE HOPE ATHLETICS BROADCASTS Thurs., April 16 ...... +‘OLIVET, 3:30 p.m. Outdoor Tues., April 21 ...... +‘at Kalamazoo, 3:30 p.m. No matter how far you live from Hope College, you can hear

Wed., April 1 ...... ‘ALMA & ‘ADRIAN, 2:30 p.m. Thurs., April 23 ...... +‘at Calvin, 3:30 p.m. live play-by-play action of Flying Dutchmen men's basket- Wed., April 8 ...... ‘Calvin & Oxford, England at Calvin, 2:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,April 24-25 ...... at Ohio Northern Tournament ball games by calling TEAMLINE. You can hear games Sat., April 11 ...... ‘Albion & ‘Defianceat Defiance,12:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,May 1-2 ...... MIAA Tournament broadcast by WHTC in Holland from any telephone in the Sat., April 18 ...... at Augustana Invitational, 111., 10 a.m. U.S. or Canada, including home, office, car, hotel — even a Fri.-Sun., May 8-10 ..... NCAA DivisionIII Regional Tournament Sat., April 25 ...... ‘OLIVET & ‘SAINT MARY'S, 12:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.,May 14-17. .NCAA DivisionIII Finals at Salem, Va. pay phone. TEAMLINE provides live game broadcasts of Fri.-Sat.,May 1-2 ...... ‘MIAA Field Day at Albion more than 350 college and professional sports teams. Fri., May 8 ...... at Dr. Keeler Inv. at North Central, noon +Doubleheader For more informationabout TEAMLINE, please write the Office Fri., May 15 ...... at North Central Invitational,noon ‘MIAA Doubleheader of Alumni and Public Relations; Hope College; PO Box 9000; Thurs.-Sat.,May 21-23. ..NCAA Division III Finals at Macalester,Minn. Home games played at Ekdal J. Buys Athletic Fields. Holland, MI 49422-9000.

NFHC February 1998 Campus Notes

NSF honors scientists

sciences as well as the Kenneth G. Herrick T he National Science Professor of Biology at Hope. "My greatest Foundation has pride is that we at Hope College were fortunate enough to have them agree to be recognized two faculty faculty members here when they were first members through its recruited by us, and that the promise that “Faculty Early Career we saw in them at the time of hiring is now recognized by the NSF as well." Development (CAREER) Drs. Sanford and Thelen each joined the Program.” Hope faculty in the fall of 1994. Dr. Sanford was previously a post-doctoral The award winners are Dr. Elizabeth fellow at Cornell University,and Dr. Sanford, who is an assistant professor of Thelen was a post-doctoral research fellow chemistry, and Dr. Darryl Thelen, who is at The Institute of Gerontology at the an assistantprofessor of engineering. Each University of Michigan. of the $200,000 awards are providing Both professors are using their awards support for approximatelyfour years. to support individual research projects The CAREER awards are for new being conducted with students at Hope, as faculty members pursuing academic well as for curriculumdevelopment within Darryl Thelen careers involving both research and their departments. education. The NSF's goal is to enhance Dr. Sanford's research is in polymer science education in the United States by chemistry. Polymers include everyday reaction time, on balance recovery supportingthe early development of materials like nylon or polyester, and Dr. levels of its curriculum. abilities. outstanding beginning professorsin the Sanford is exploring the properties of a Dr. Thelen is conducting research in engineering, Through the grant. Dr. Thelen also sciences,mathematics and engineering. specific type of polymer, propellanes, biomechanical examining hopes to help shape the college's "This is a highly competitiveaward, named because of their resemblance to why elderly adults are often incapable of arresting a fall that they would likely have engineering curriculum through increased and the fact that these two faculty members propellers. use of engineering-related computer from Hope College have been affirmed in She also plans to use the grant to create arrested when they were young. His study is testing both elderly software and enhanced emphasis on this way is a testimony to them and also a new general education course at the young and collaborativelearning. One aspect of speaks well of the supportive nature of college that will teach basic chemistry subjects, so that their responses can be collaborative learning involves having the their independent departments and through a study of the materials of compared. The research also involves students break into teams to work on programs and their faculty colleagues everyday life. In addition, she noted that conducting computer simulationsto determine the effect of various physical open-ended problems, much as engineers within those departments,"said Dr. James the department will be expanding its variables, like strength and do in industry, vk M. Gentile, who is dean for the natural instruction in polymer chemistry at all muscle

Psych software selected

tions that attract more than 14,000 entries The eight modules are "How Do PsychQuest: Interactive each year from communications organiza- Athletes Use Perceptual Cues?," "How Do tions in 64 countries. Festivalcompetitions Psychoactive Drugs Work?," "How Do We Exercises for Psychology, a recognize excellencein film and video, Control How Much We Eat?," "Can You new CD-ROM learning aid advertising in all its forms, marketingexcel- Rely on Your Memory?," "Why Do We Feel authored by Dr. Tom Ludwig of lence, health care communications, Depressed?," "How Does Chronic Stress the Hope psychology faculty, television programming and promotion, Affect Us?," "How Do We Pick Our Mates?" and Form Social received the Silver World radio programming and promotion, and "Why Do We interactivemedia. Stereotypes?" Medal in the College Division The InternationalInteractive PsychQuest is designed for introductory of the New York Festivals’ Multimedia Awards were held in psychology students. "It is not a substitute “International Interactive Washington, D.C., at the Academy for for a textbook," Dr. Ludwig said. "It is Multimedia Awards.” Educational Development's National intended to be a supplementallearning aid. Demonstration Laboratoryfor Information Most instructors will use the modules as Technologies.The entries were evaluated self-paced, outside-of-class activities or as It was the second time that Dr. Ludwig has received international recognition for by a panel of judges from the Smithsonian, lab activities." He noted that PsychQuest was also his work on a computer-orientedpsycholo- the Library of Congress and other Washington, D.C., institutions. designed to be expandable, so that new gy supplement.His earlier PsychSim II: PsychQuest contains eight that modules can be added in the future. Interactive Graphics Simulationsfor Psychology modules Dr. Ludwig holds a Ph.D. from won a "Best PsychologySoftware" award in Tom Ludwig focus on psychological topics related to life Washington University, St. Louis, and has the 1990 EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL Higher issues faced by high school and college stu- been a member of the Hope faculty since EducationSoftware Awards competition. dents. The program featuresanimation, still Released in September by Worth Multimedia'sgraphic designers, video spe- photographs and video clips. Students can 1977. His PsychSim software for introductory Publishers Inc., PsychQuestwas developed cialists and programmers created the explore research topics, participatein exper- psychology is now in version 4.0. PsychSim for Worth Publishers by Ehrlich CD-ROM presentation. iments and simulations,quiz themselves on is used at several hundred institutions MultimediaInc. as a team effort. Dr. The New York Festivals,established in content and even link to the World Wide for additional information. nationwide, uk Ludwig authored the exercises, and Ehrlich 1957, organize internationalmedia competi- Web

NFHC February 1998 Campus Notes

A rich legacy

During President Jacobson's decade, Hope has had one Endings always seem to be as national and two state "Professors of the Year," and three much about the past and the students named "British Marshall Scholars."College future as they are about the guides consistentlyrate Hope highly — U.S. Neius and World Report, for example, ranks Hope among the nation's 160 present in which they occur. best liberal arts colleges. Hope is the only private,four-year, liberal arts college So it was with the announcementthat Dr. John H. in the country to have national accreditationin art, dance, Jacobson, president of Hope College, will retire in music and theatre. A report by the National Science mid-1999. Foundation in 1997 placed Hope in the top 25 nationally President Jacobson and Kermit Campbell, chair of the among baccalaureate colleges as a source of Ph.D. recipi- college'sBoard of Trustees, shared the news on Thursday, ents from 1991 to 1995 in the natural, physical and social Jan. 22, in conjunction with the regular January meeting of sciences. the trustees. The college has won the Michigan Intercollegiate President Jacobson noted that it was with regard to the Athletic Associationall-sports championship five times future that he was announcing his plans -18 months in during the past decade. advance — to help provide the college with time to conduct The college's Hope in the Future capital campaign, which a search for his successor, and thereby help ensure as concluded in 1994, raised $58.1 million. Additions to the smooth a transitionas he experienced when he arrived. He campus have included the KnickerbockerTheatre (1988),

became Hope's 10th president on July 1, 1987, the day after Lugers Fieldhouse (1991), DeWitt Tennis Center (1994), Dr. Gordon Van Wylen completed his tenure. President Haworth Conferenceand Learning Center (1997) and Cook Jacobson plans to step down on June 30, 1999. ResidenceHall (1997). "This is an announcement and by no means a farewell," While Hope will be busy seeking his successor during President Jacobson said. "The retirement date is nearly a the next year-and-a-half, President Jacobson plans to place year and a half in the future, and I fully expect my time a major focus on what he sees to be three significant between now and then to be active and productive.The on-going needs: additional endowment funds, expansion announcementtoday gives the college ample time to plan of the college's science facilities and creation of a master and organize an excellentsearch process." Dr. John H. Jacobson plan to determine long-term development goals for the 'Tor the moment, what I want to say is that it has been campus. and continues to be a privilege to serve Hope College as "On the one hand, he has had the wisdom and humility Prior to coming to Hope, President Jacobson was president," he said. "I can imagine nothing that I might to encourage, support and involve others in realizing their provost and vice president for academic affairs at Empire

have been doing between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1999, and the college's potential — I think, for example, of the Hope State College in New York, where he had served since 1972. that would have been as challenging, rewarding and sig- in the Future strategicplanning of the late 1980s and the He had previously been a faculty member in philosophyat nificant as the presidency of Hope College." more recent Visioningprocess, which involved hundreds in Hamilton College in New York and dean of the faculty and In a statement issued in conjunction with the announce- charting the college'sfuture," he said. "At the same time, vice president for academic affairs at Florida Presbyterian ment, Campbell reflected on the contributions President however, he has challenged us to be deliberate about the College (now Eckerd College). Jacobson has made in his decade with the college. college's long-held mission of pursuing academic excel- His wife. Dr. Jeanne Jacobson, is also on the college staff, "As a team builder,John Jacobson would never take the lence and inquiry in the context of the Christian faith. He serving as a senior research fellow with the A.C. Van Raalte credit for himself, but it's no coincidence that his presiden- has helped keep Hope true to its calling and character. Institute for HistoricalStudies and as an adjunct professor cy has been marked by significantgains for Hope College," "He has been a true servant-leader, meeting the needs of education since 1996. They are members of Hope Church he said. "Enrollment has grown to record levels, the and valuing the gifts of those in the Hope community while in Holland. endowment has more than quadrupled and the college has at the same time keeping all of us focused on the larger (Editor'sNote: Above the central portraitof President become even better known nationally for the quality of the picture," Campbell said. "The combination has helped Jacobsonare images of Hope's other leaders. From left to right are education it provides. Hope College to thrive, and will continue to do so well Albertus C. Van Raalte, Hope's founder,and the first nine pres- "Much, of course, has been at work in the successes, but beyond John's presidency and into the next millennium." idents: Philip Phelps Jr.; Charles Scott; G.J. Kollen, Class of I believe that John's approach to working with others and Hope's enrollment in the fall of 1987 was 2,710; this fall 1868; Ame Vennema, Class of 1879; Edward D. Dimnent, Class his appreciationof the character of Hope College have it was 2,911. The college'sendowment was $20 million in of 1896; Wynand Wichers '09; Irwin J. Lubbers '17; Calvin A. played particularlysignificant roles/' Campbell said. 1987, and is currently about $91 million. VanderWerf'37; and Gordon J. Van Wylen.) - - - - "The alumni of College like - Hope would "For [the] entire— period of his tenure as "He set high goals for us when he pro- "While looking at Hope's governing to express their thanks and gratitudeto Dr. president. Dr. Jacobson has worked tirelessly posed, early in his presidency,that we strive system it is easy to lose track of where and John Jacobson and his wife. Dr. Jeanne to build upon Hope's traditions and mission to be and be recognized as a leader not only how Jacobson'sinfluence comes into play.

Jacobson, for promotingthe image of statement. His leadershipsights have always among Christianliberal arts colleges, but also It is easy to assume that his power is all ficti- Hope College as a leading Cluistianliberal been on superior educationalopportunities among the leading liberal arts colleges. tious and his reach extends no further than arts college in the country. within the nurturing context of a Christian Equally important is the kind of community the Queen of England's. It is always easy to "Having been drawn to Hope College by environment. which he has helped to create, a community assume that which is inaccurate. its strong reputation.Dr. John Jacobson 'To be sure, Holland, Michigan, is greatly of faith and learning, which allows free [A listing of Hope milestones during the continued to build on the accomplishments of enhanced due to the presence of Hope expression of opinion,yet promotes respect president'stenure followed.] those who came before him but he College,and Hope College is strengthened and unity of purpose. By inclination and by "Jacobsoncan claim credit for all those also brought his own vision to the college... because of its location in Holland, Michigan... example, John Jacobson promotes the life of improvements...and most students don't even Thank you Dr. Jacobson for paving the way Dr. Jacobson'sefforts have positioned Hope the intellect,nurtures faith and achieves know it. That's just the thing, though. He for the college to be better and strongerwhile College and Holland well as we begin the excellence.Hope College has become a better won't claim credit for it, and that is part of what remaining in essence the same." new millenium." place because of his leadership." makes him unique and worth remembering."

— Jennifer Liggett '80 — Albert McGeehan '66 — Dr. Jacob E. Nyenhuis — Anchor editorial President, Hope College Alumni Association Mayor of Holland Provost and Professor of Classics Wednesday,Jan. 28, 1998

NFHC February 1998 Alumni Profiles By Greg Olgers '87

Europe in transition

With the fall of the Iron Curtain, the lid has been unknown to them. But, whet removed in Central Europe and the Balkans, offering Pandora's Box has been opened countries and peoples freedoms and choices previously perhaps it's both. The expert

Bosnia-Hercegovina: land of contrasts I

In 1976, Robert Donia ’67 completed his VI doctorate in history ri having specialized in an obscure European ethnic sub-group.

Poking fun at his esoteric field, his colleagues at the time gave him a t-shirt printed with the question that everyone seemed to ask when they heard what it was. "Who are the Bosnian Muslims?" it read. ,, The events of this decade have answered «• the question. With the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the subsequent ethnic conflicts A tragic before-and-after shows (from different vantage points) the historic Mostar Bridge (1556) during the first GLCA Tour of in the state of Bosnia-Hercegovina, awareness Yugoslavia in August of 1965, and nearly 30 years later in July of 1995, after being destroyedby shelling on Nov. 9, 1993. The of the Bosnian Croats, Serbs and Muslims has makeshift walkway was constructed after the ceasefirewas declared in February of 1994. become nearly universal. A Dr. Donia finds, however, that ______p have a strong predisposition on the part of a understanding has not. He argues that an expert on the nation and its history. Dr. Perhaps not surprisingly,he’s found that lot of people to try to mend these hostilities." portrayals of the Bosnian groups as Donia served as an expert witness this Bosnian moderates appreciate his book's chronically antagonistic to one another runs summer in the war crimes trial of Croatian perspective,while the extremists do not. Although he shares the hopes of a moderate Bosnians, he sees little reason p: counter to the nation'spast. General Tihomir Blaskic at The Hague in the "In the government-controlledareas, you to believe that peaceful coexistence will "Bosnia has had a state, some form of Netherlands. find that this is the way they would like to prevail, given current conditions.He % administrative entity, that dates back over 800 Dr. Donia's experiencewith Yugoslavia understand their own history. This is their feels that the extremists hold a disproportionate [j years," he said. "It was of course at the fault began during his Hope years. Enrolled in the perception of the war, its causes and what line between the Orthodox and Catholic Vienna program, he subsequentlytraveled to went on before," Dr. Donia said. amount of power — even to being able to ^ manipulate the country7s elections to then- worlds at the time that the medieval Bosnian Yugoslavia for a six-week GLCA seminar "However, in the last 18 months to two own ends, either by rigging the results p, state emerged, and consequently its and a semester in Slovenia. years, there has emerged in government- or their organizations to mobilize (j; population was religiously mixed. It included He later did graduate work at the controlled areas a very harshly nationalist using more Catholics, Orthodox and members of the University of Michigan. He spent 1974-75 in Bosnian Muslim viewpoint which would voters. "I think under these circumstances^ independentBosnian Church. Then, after the Sarajevo under a grant from the Yugoslav reject our multi-ethnic and toleration that any truly fair and free election is not 5, arrival of the Ottomans in the 15th century, government and the Fulbright Commission, themes — and has specificallyattacked the possible.' he said. part of the population converted to Islam." conductingresearch that led to his first book, book," he said. "And at no time in the It matters are to change for the better, he a He reviews the history in 1994's Bosnia and Islam under the Double Eagle: The Muslims of Serbian- and Croatian-controlled areas was said, two things must happen: those who g Hercegovina:A Tradition Betrayed,which he Bosnia and Hercegovina, 1878-1914. Several there much inclinationto accept our book." suffered forced relocationmust be allowed to wrote with Dr. John V.A. Fine Jr. of the monographs and articles have followed Despite his view of the extremists' role in return home, and all war criminalsmust be a University of Michigan faculty. Respectedas since. propagatingthe conflict. Dr. Donia is careful arrested. C Although Dr. Donia has held teaching not to ignore the devastating effects of the "In order to defuse the antagonisms that appointments, he today makes his career war itself, nor the feehngs it engendered. "I are still held by those people who were the (t outside of the academic world, as a branch would not want to dismiss the importance of principal victims, you have to implement p manager in San Diego, Calif., for a national residual resentments and hatreds from the those provisions of Dayton which clearly j financial services firm. His scholarly wartime period, because they've been very guarantee to refugees the right to return to hi activities are now a hobby. powerful on all sides," he said. their homes," he said. "Until that is * "It's, for me, the same as being out on the For example, 'There is a strong sense effectively implemented on a broad scale, 1 K, golf course shooting 18 holes," he said. "I amongst the Muslims that they have been see no hope for a protracted peace in p don't do golf. I do Bosnia." victims who were furthermore abandoned Bosnia." The only era in Bosnian history that by tire internationalcommunity — the West," "And I don't believe that arresting compares with the present day's strife, Dr. Dr. Donia said. "There is very strong feeling Karadzic as an act in and of itself is going to Donia believes, is World War II, when the amongst many Bosnian Serbs that they were bring the wide relief that everybody hopes it Croatians, supported by Nazi Germany, singled out by NATO and the West. And this will," he said. "There has to be a much more exterminated Jews, Gypsies and Serbs. utter mythology that was created by the comprehensive approach to tire apprehension Otherwise, he notes, the groups resolved Bosnian Serb propaganda machine that the of war criminals." their differences with relatively little Serbs were basicallyvictims." Moreover, Dr. Donia believes?,the ability hostility — and, indeed, through peaceful "But, there are also countervailing forces of the world community to respond when coalitionbuilding. which seek to bring people together,to confronted with such criminals'actions us He feels that the 1992-95 Bosnian war and ameliorate these animosities," he said. implications beyond Bosnia alone. .In tu difficulties the since the Dayton peace "You've got to look at the broader scope sense, Bosnia is a test case. ' accords stem from the efforts of extremists of things and say that you've got tens of "The new world order is genuinely at whose aspirations to power run counter to thousands of Serbs who've never left stake here," he said. "If we can't figure ou a the compromise and understandingrequired Sarajevo. You've got tens of thousands of way to get that done, the prospect for pea Dr. Robert Donia ’67 in a multi-ethnic state. Croats who never fled Tuzla," he said. "You internationallyis pretty grim." ut, whether a hope chest or a have witnessed and participated in the challenges and 1 opened remains to be seen — and changes affecting two nations in the region provide a experiences of two alumni who study in contrasts. Bulgaria: democracy ascendant

Two Hope classmates who were In Bulgaria at the right time helped make history.

On assignment with the International Republican Institute (IRI), Scott Carpenter '87 and Phil Tanis '87 helped Bulgaria's pro-democracyparties learn how to campaign and cooperate. The work ultimatelyembroiled the pair in the race for the country's highest

office, and ended in a victory' for Bulgaria's reformists. In the beginning, Carpenter and Tanis noted,;theoutlook was grim. The socialists,heirs to the old communist At left, Phil Tanis ’87 (second from left) meets with Bulgarian politicalleaders to help plan campaign strategy. At right, volunteers party, had the majority in parliament,and were count a few of the thousands of ballots cast during Bulgaria’s first-ever primary election. well-organizedand politically sophisticated. Although the democratic opposition held the presidency,in its fragmentation it was likely to the situation, said, it wasn't Given he presidentialrace. Incumbent Zhelyu Zhelev after the vote. So we didn't know what was •tofa lose the office. surprising that the "post-communists"often announced that he was planning to run going to happen — this whole thing might ities." If the socialistsgained the presidency, they returned to power. again, only to have his former party, the have collapsed." s of could shape the ConstitutionalCourt, since the Carpenter and Tanis arrived in Bulgaria in United Democratic Forces (UDF), announce "Three days later, the political committee on lo presidentappointed its The members. May of 1995, to help the parties develop new that it wouldn't support him. made up of the leaders of the parties which will reform-minded court had stood against the skills for forthcoming local elections. That's where Carpenter and Tanis came in. had supreme control over the primary said, feels sodalists' efforts to re-communize the nation. "Our first job was to help teach grassroots "Scott and I, working in the trenches for 'This vote was valid. This was an act for onate Load it with them/however, and that would organizations how to run local campaign — to the municipal campaign, built up a level of democracy and against the government,and ile lo change. basically select a candidate, select a campaign trust because we worked with everyone," we're happy to support Stoyanov/" he said. their According to Carpenter, Bulgaria's manager, put together a campaign team, take Tanis said. "So they asked us to step in as "And shortly thereafter,Zhelev came out Its or pro-democracygroups weren't unique in their care of strategiesand tactics, fund-raising, mediators — coalition-builders." with a two-line statement saying, basically, T more difficulties. The same sorts of problems had door-to-door campaigning, message "The question then became: how do we accept the results and support Stoyanov.'" ances manifested themselves elsewhere in the former developmentand so on," Tanis said. get the opposition together when you've got Stoyanov went on to defeat the socialist s not Soviet Bloc. The assignment was a good fit. Carpenter Zhelev saying, Tm running again, period,' candidate in the November, 1996, presidential "What they needed to learn was how to had long been interested in helping bring and the UDF saying, 'Go for it, we're ready to election, in April of 1997 the reformists won er.he compete in the marketplace of ideas, especially democratic practicesto post-communist take you down/ and everybody — both a solid majority in parliament, in early who given the lack of resources available to the countries, and had been in Hungary in Zhelev and the UDF, and everybody electionsheld following demonstrations 'edto newly established democratic parties that 1990-91. He'd completed a master's in else — saying, 'This is stupid,"'Tanis said. across the country ("Stoyanov brokered an istbe emerged in the immediate aftermath of 'the economics and European studies at The Carpenter and Tanis first worked at agreement with the socialists,democrats and Changes,'" Carpenter said. Johns Hopkins School of Advanced bringing the party leaders together, and everyone else to hold the elections early as the s that "Most democratic politicians were International Studies, and had worked on helping them to overcome their mistrust of only chance to save the country from e the (understandably) more intent on taking Capitol Hill. one another. Dinner meetings, they found, complete economic meltdown," Tanis said). menl political revenge on the former communists Tanis had a strong personal background worked well. Followingthe primary. Carpenterwent to early than in leading the country in a new direction," in local politics. He'd won a term on Next, the group considered ways to Poland, still working with the IRI; in March, irn to he said. "And those who weren't interested in Holland's City Council as a Hope freshman, choose a candidate that they could all he'll be heading to Turkey. Tanks stayed in at is revenge were interested in developing parties and followed it with two years as mayor support — and settled on running a primary, Bulgaria through December of 1996, and is ale, I based not on ideology, but on their own beginning the fall after graduation. He something new for Bulgaria. Another Hope now engaged in a variety of writing projects :e in personalities." subsequentlyearned a master's in film at the alumnus, political scientist Dr. Dan Stid '87, back in Holland. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, visited to help them develop the process. They watch with interest as the reformist sling but was ready for a new challenge. Projectionsshowed that 200,000 to 300,000 government copes with the many issues that ng to Carpenter had learned about IRI through of Bulgaria's 6.5 million voters might go to remain for Bulgaria. And they lake posit fellow Hopeite Mike Magan '88, who works the polls. In the end, more than 850,000 satisfactionin knowing that they helped the more 1 in IRI's Latin American division. Carpenter, voted, with 60 percent choosing challenger country's politicalopponents resolve their nsioii in turn, told Tanis. Petar Stoyanov. differencesconstructively. The results, after the first months in Carpenter and Tanis had reasoned that "We provided the right idea at the right bilily Bulgaria, were mixed. such high voter turnout would be the key to time, and had the trust and means to make n’hen "In most of the cities, the opposition the primary's success, but would everyone the idea a reality," Carpentersaid. "If we'd s has parties'campaign fell into chaos, and they else accept the results? And what would failed, Bulgaria would not now be moving on that started fighting each other rather than the happen if not? the right track of reform and regeneration." socialists," Tanis said. "So when all was said "Zhelev'scampaign manager, until the He recalled a treasured remark to them ly at and done, the socialists swept 80 percent of day before, was saying that the primary was from President Stoyanov: "You have helped out a the mayor seats and took control of the stupid," Tanis said. "And the pro-Zhelev, us to do what we needed to do," he told p0' councils as well." pro-primary people we had been working them. "We'll now have to make the most of phil Tanis ’87 and Scott Carpenter ’87 Additionally, the friction was affectingthe with had been cut off from him immediately the opportunity you have afforded us." Alumni News

singing, sewing, gardening,travel, reading, and interim pastor for the Lakeland Reformed Church operations and facility planning for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, doing needlepoint for herselfand others. of Vicksburg, Mich. He and wife Alice Thomas Van Dahm '48 of Kenosha, Wis., will Abrahamse'62 Van Doomik make their home in Calif. Class Notes Norma Elizabeth Butterworth-McKittrick'68 soon have two collectionsof Brahms choral pieces, Holland, Mich. Dorothy Skinner '58 Gregg of Fairfield Glade, has authored her first children's book, a retelling News and information for class notes, for recorder ensemble, published by Arcadia Tenn., recently opened the Rainbow Craft Shop, of The Nutcracker,by Norma Elizabeth with marriages, advanced degrees and deaths are Press. Elton Van Pemis '48 of Rockford, Mich., is a which handles unique handmade items created original illustrationsby Anita Bice (Sweetwater compiled for news from Hope College by Greg Press, 1997). Norma assisted with the writing retired senior pastor with the Reformed Church in by local craftspersons. Olgers '87. Richard Kelly '58 of Ballston Spa, N.Y., retired in and researchof several other books, including should be mailed to: America. Before attending Hope, he'd graduated News Alumni News; Plantation the River (The from Rutgers as an industrialengineer, and served 1996 as a colonel in the United States Army Homes of James Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Reserve.He is coordinator of intake services with Universityof North Carolina Press) and Steel Box 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000.Internet users in the U.S. military’ for five-and-a-halfyears, Ships Iron Press). including during World War II. He finished at Northeast Parent and Child Society in and Men (Globe Pequot may send to: [email protected] Schenectady,N.Y. Currently editor-in-chief of Crane Hill All submissions received by the Public Hope in 1948 in preparation for seminary, Calvin Langejans '58 of Holland,Mich., recently Publishers, she previously worked on the Relations Office by Tuesday, Jan. 6, have been subsequently graduating from Western editorial staffs of Southern Living Cooking Theological Seminary. completed two years of service on the Holland and includedin this issue. Because of the lead time Sesquicentennial Commission. Light magazines. required by this publication'sproduction Cheryl Normington'58 of Aurora, Colo., retired Mary Pelon '68 Caldwell of West Jefferson,N.C., schedule,submissions receivedafter that date from the Denver VA Medical Center, Psychology is nearing completion of her master's. She is (with the exception of obituary notices)have been 1950s Service, in July of 1996, after 24 years with the participating in a short-term trip to China in held for the next issue, the deadline for which is Melvin Voss '52 of Belmond, Iowa, retired from organization. November, and plans to return to teaching Tuesday,March 3. full-time by the fall of 1999. the pastoral ministry on Oct. 31, 1997. During his Charles Adan '59 of Albuquerque,N.M., is a clerk '68 of Rapids, Iowa, 42 years of ministry, he served Reformed churches with the United States Postal Service. He has Don Damsteegt Cedar became the owner of a group psychology in Raritan, 111., Knoxville, Iowa, Parkersburg, Iowa, been employed with the Postal Service for 29 1920s and Belmond. He has served on various years. practice. Family Psychology AssociatesPC, in of Classis,Regional 1994. He is a professor of psychology at Mount Mary Geegh '20 of Holland, Mich., was treated to committees Synod and Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. an open house on Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, on the General Synod. He is continuingto serve as the stated clerk and treasurer of the Pleasant Prairie Linda Kloote '68 Dunn of Merion Station, Pa., occasion of her 100th birthday. She had served the 1960s has been appointedpresident and CEO of Reformed Church in America as a missionaryin Classis. Verlaine Siter '53 and husband Carl are Bruce Brink '60 of Marshfield, Wis., has retired Allegheny University Hospitals, City Avenue, India from 1924 to 1962, and The Grand Rapids Press Brown after 25 years as a vascular surgeon. including AlleghenyUniversity Hospital for marked her birthday with a story headlining her doing mission work in Guatemala City. They are is also chair of the of working with the Strategic Alliancefor Latin Francis T. Smith III '60 of Peoria, 111., has been Women. She Department as "Holland's Mother Teresa." Obstetrics Gynecology Allegheny America, which formed in November to foster named a Life Member of the American and at cooperation among missions agencies and Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR). Life University of the Health Sciences. Margaret Lend '68 Graham of Australia writes, churchesin the United States and Latin American members are individuals who have maintained 1930s countriesto finish the task of evangelization. membershipfor 30 years or who have served a "I said this once before but will repeat — any Hope alumni have a place to stay (at home) if They coordinate activity on the field, keep track of term as. the association'spresident. The AAMR is my Maurice Marcus '30 of Sacramento,Calif., retired they visit Perth, progress in the "unreached people groups" an interdisciplinaryassociation of professionals in W.A." on Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, his 90th birthday, after made the field of mental retardation and developmental John Schalk '68 of Virginia Beach, Va., is 63 years in the ministry. He started his career in (UPGs), funnel information to U.S. churches executive director/CEO of the Portsmouth (Va.) New Jersey, and finished it at Fremont which have adopted groups and keep all the disabilities. Wayne Joosse '61 has been installed as pastor of Community Health Center. He has been involved Presbyterian Church in River Park, Calif., where cooperators informed. Schipper '52 is being honored by Central Menominee (Mich.) River Fellowship. in the VirginiaPrimary Care Association;the he had been for 23 years. Ron Jane VandenBerg'62 Poparad and husband John Mayor's Health Advisory Commissionof Alyce Mansen '33 Wolf of Des Moines, Iowa, and College of Pella, Iowa, through the naming of the of Tullahoma,Tenn., were featured in the Portsmouth (serving as the 1997-98 chair); and husband John celebrated their 60th wedding planned "Ron Schipper Fitness Center. He is December,1997, issue of UT Space News, an the Rotary Club of Portsmouth. He has also been anniversaryon Dec. 4, 1997. They have two retired from serving as head football coach at alumni publication of the University of serving as chair of Portsmouth Better Beginnings great-grandchildren. Central, where he began in 1961. Tennessee Space Institute, for their support of the Coalition, a communityorganization working to Arloa Van Peursem '33 Tysse and James Tysse Dolores Crooks '53 Decker and Gerald Decker graduate through the creationof a prevent unwanted teen pregnancy through '34 of Holland, Mich., celebrated their 60th '53 of Worth, 111., report that they're enjoying program student fellowship. They established the abstinence education. wedding anniversary with a dinner with 20, retirement and visitingtheir 10 grandchildren. Carol Cherry '68 Stehouwer of Cookeville, Ind., including children, grandchildren and Richard Hagni '53 of Rolla, Mo., who has chaired "CreationPer SapientaRevelata Fellowship" — a name meaning "creation revealed through is an instructor in the English Department at great-grandchildren,at the college's Haworth the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the wisdom." Tennessee TechnologicalUniversity. Conferenceand Learning Center. University of Missouri-Rollafor the last 14 years, was named Curators' Professorin 1994. He Robert Bredeweg '63 of Midland, Mich., retired James Sutherland '68 of Chattanooga, Term., taught an applied ore microscopy short course in from Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday, Jan. 1, notes that he and wife Judith wdcome guests from the Class of '68. He is completinga dissertationon Brazil in September and October of 1997, and 1998, after 32-and-a-halfyears of service. 1940s gave a paper at the International Carbonatite Dennis DeWitt '63 of Holland, Mich., was the reasons for the underrepresentation of ordained as associate pastor for congregrational Africans in cross-culturalministry. Eloise Boynton '41 Bosch and husband Don are meeting in India in December of 1996. He is life at Community Church of Douglas,Mich., on Jane Taylor-Wydra '68 of Kennebunkport, working on a book chroniclinglife as they editing the Ninth Symposium Volume for the International Associationon the Genesis of Sept. 22, 1996. Maine, is principal of a middle school that has experienced it in Oman in the mid-20th century. Ore David Scott '63 of Ballston Spa, N.Y., retired 720 students in grades six, seven and eight. William Felon '43 of Jacksonville, N.C., reports Deposits. from State Farm InsuranceCompany on July 1, Carol Schakel '68 Troost of Scotia, N.Y., was that he and wife Anne have nine children, plus David Hanson '53 of Chadds Ford, Pa., has 1997, after 33 years in underwriting. selected for Delta Kappa Gamma, the national seven sons- and daughters-in-lawfor a total of 16; retired as professor of psychology emeritusfrom Ken Vinstra '63 and Linda Kloosterhouse '63 education sorority, in 1997. She is an English and 17 grandchildren."All are successful;in good the faculty of James Madison University. Vinstra of Clarkston, Mich., recently celebrated teacher at Galway (N.Y.) Central School. health and return home frequently," he writes. Donald Hillebrands Sr. '53 of Naples, Fla., in the third anniversaryof ownership of the Great Darlene Hansen '68 Yanoff of Hope, N.J., won a Pauline Loew '43 Schutmaat of Columbia recently 1994 and 1995 fulfilleda life-long dream and Northern Bookstoreof Oscoda, Mich. grant to develop Internet oceanography lessons retired after 52 years with the Department of sailed, with a companion, a 27-foot sailboat from Donald Vuurens '63 of Twin Lake, Mich., reports at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in the Missionsof the Presbyterian Church. Her service Holland, Mich., to Auckland, New Zealand. that he will "try" to retire "again" in June of 1998 summer of 1998. She is a fifth grade language included foreign missionary work in Latin William Hoffman '53 of Stewartville,Minn., and after serving churches. arts teacher at the Franklin Township School in America. wife Alberdena celebratedtheir 50th wedding many Thomas Wolterink '63 is a professor at Grand Quakertown, N.J. John Van Lierop '43 of Seattle, Wash., wife Mary anniversaryon June 26, 1997. They have been Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Karon Armstrong '69 of Bloomington,.Minn.,has and son John rented a car and traveled this past living in retirement (he was an RCA pastor) in Linda Munro '65 Cailliez of Farmington,Conn., been appointed manager, international summer throughoutScandinavia. He writes, "We Stewartville since 1990. is manager, human resources development, with regulatory affairs, for 3M with responsibility for were most impressed with the fjords of Norway, Bob Langwig '53 of Louisville, Ky., retired on Barnes Group Inc. of Bristol, Conn. Asia Pacific, Latin and South America, and and the many tunnels and narrow roads." Friday, Jan. 16, after nearly 42 years in ministry. Don Battjes Jr. '68 has been appointed chief of Africa. Persis Parker '44 Van Wyk of Chapel Hill, N.C., For the previous 15 years, he served the has retired from teaching science and mathematics Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundation, the at Chapel Hill High School, and is now a Hospice nation's largest religious foundation, as a senior volunteer. vice-presidentand acting president. He will Alumni Board of Directors Pauline Stegenga '48 Breen of Grand Rapids, continue to serve as a consultant to the Mich., notes that granddaughterRachel, daughter Foundation,which has assets in excess of $1.6 Officers of son David '72, is a Third GenerationStudent at billion and enables the mission and ministryof Jennifer Liggett '80, President, Kalamazoo, Mich. Hope. the Presbyterian Church U.S. A. Claire Vander Meulen '75 Gibbs, Vice President,Melbourne, Fla. Carl Schioeder '53 of Holland,Mich., is chair of Gordon Brewer '48 of Holland, Mich., is working Michael Percy '86, Secretary,Mentor, Ohio on a second book on the history of athleticsat the Strategic Planning Committee of the Holland Hope College (covering 1955-70). Classis of the Reformed Church in America. Board Members Gordon Thomas '53 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has Donald Buteyn '48 of San Marcos, Calif., is interim Janette Vandenberg '79 Aardema, Grand Rapids, Mich. Bruce Brumels '59, McBain, Mich. retired after 38-and-a-halfyears with the pastor at Rancho BernardoPresbyterian Church in Ruth Anne Hascup ’80 Burgener, Flanders,N.J. Bryan Bush '84, Anaheim, Calif. Kalamazoo Public Schools. San Diego, Calif. MarianneDykema '81 Griffin, Fort Worth, Texas Vicky TenHaken '81 Hawken, Baldwinsville,N.Y. Stanley Vander Aarde '53 and wife Agnes Carol Jean Hermance '48 Kennedy and Walt John Hensler '85, Davisburg, Mich. Doris Kellom '80, Arlington,Mass. Darlene De Beer '56 Vander Aarde were Kennedy '49 of Saginaw, Mich., will celebrate 50 Michelle Baker '89 Laverman,Phoenix, Ariz. Karen Gralow '75 Mashuta, Schenectady, N.Y. missionaries with the Reformed Church in years of marriage on Aug. 4, 1998. "And it all Dan McCue '99, Bexley,Ohio Kara McGillicuddy '98, Okemos, Mich. America for 26-and-a-half years, serving in began at Hope in 1945!,"she writes. Megan Mulder '97, Holland, Mich. Linda Selander '64 Schaap, Barrington,111. India — he in medicine, and she in education. Marian TerBorg '48 Toren of Maplewood, Minn., Jane Terpstra '82, Minneapolis, Minn. Richard Webster '84, Sterling, Va. reports that she has enjoyed writing and staging They retired on March 31, 1995, and have moved Martha Corbin '72 Whiteman, Indianapolis,Ind. dramas, pageants, skits and musicals, and writing back to their hometown of Orange City, Iowa. "Mike" Van '57 retired on Oct. poetry and music. She tries to swim half a mile Merwin Doomik Liaison each day, therapy for a back problem stemming 1, 1997, after 37 years as a Reformed Church Lynne Powe '86, Alumni Director from a fall in infancy. Her hobbies include pastor. He is currently serving as a part-time

tm NFHC February 1998 1997 and is currently teaching learning-disabled Interactive,an Internet marketingdivision of The Greg Ver Beek '83 was recently promoted to students in Santa Ana, Calif. 1970s Lunar Group, an advertisingand marketing division vice president,electric commerce, at CCC Jeffrey Gray '74 of Tinton Falls, N.J., reports that agency in Whippnay, N.J. As director. Bob Information Services Inc. in Chicago, Dl. Jack Doorlag '71 of Wyoming, Mich., has become (CCCG) he has been ill with Chronic Fatigue and Immune manages the creation and development of Web an interim pastor for the RegionalSynod of the The company providesconsulting and software DysfunctionSyndrome (CFIDS) since 1987, and sites and online ad campaigns. Bob and classmate Great Lakes. solutions to the automobile and insurance disabled by it since 1991. Gary Rae '78 recently purchased a 1965 Shelby industry. Frances Hooper '71 of Silver Spring, Md., is David A. Jensen '74 and Norah Dee '78 Jensen Mustang, which recently won Best of Show at a car D. Bruce Young '83 has started work as a member manager-member support programs with the live in Olympia, Wash., and have two children, show in Ft. Worth. technical staff-researchscientist at the Rockwell American Public Transit Associationin Hadley, age 17, and Elsa, age 15. Vickie Visscher'78 Olson and husband Kendall Washington,D.C. International Science Center in Thousand Oaks, James McFarlin '74 of Southfield,Mich., is a senior of Gallup, N.M., are adoptingtwin four-year-old Calif., working on infrared imaging materials Raymond Schofield'71 of West Milford, N.J., is editor in the Editorial Services of group C-E boys from Romania. research. the fundraising and events manager for Youth Communications. He was previously a television Mary Bruins '78 Plasman of Downers Grove, HI., Vem Essenberg '84 of Tacoma, Wash., has passed Educationin the Arts in Bergenfield, N.J., which and pop music critic with The Detroit News. during the 1996 Christinas season had several the required examinations and is now a sponsors the world championship Cadets Drum Carol Weurding '74 Moerman and husband major holiday displaysin downtown Chicago board-certified orthopedicspecialist in physical and Bugle Corps. He invitesalumni interested in Murray have been appointed as RCA world office buildings. She designed and constructed the therapy. He is employed in private practice. the activity to call him at (201) 384-8822. mission program associates. They are working displays, and oversaw their installation. Lisanne Leech '84 of Northbrook,01., is Barbara Tintle '72 Schofield of West Milford, N.J., under the auspices of Outreach Canada, an Janet Garabrant '78 Turner of Atlanta, HI., has performing in an annual Renaissance is a resource room teacher at Upper Greenwood ecumenical organizationdedicated to planting been home-educatingher five children for the past concert/ dinner being held this She has Lake School in West Milford. month. new churches in that country. 10 years. recently completed her involvement in several Elaine Nichols '73 Christensenof Palm Bay, Fla., Heidi Schuur '75 Schweighoefer is president of Marcia Vanden Berg '78 of Muskegon, Mich., is a performancesof the Broadway show La Cage Aux notes that her e-mail address is: [email protected] Schweighoeferand Associates of Hudson, Ohio, a member of Muskegon County's "CriticalIncident Folks at a local community theater in the Raymond Gest '73 of Marietta, Ga., has been healthcare consulting firm. Stress Debriefing" Team, and a FOCUS committee northwestsuburbs of Chicago, 111. promoted to senior sales engineer, analyticalx-ray Siderius'76 of Belmont, Mich., is a truck Tom member for Community Mental Health of Randy Warren '84 continues to race as a instruments, for the southeasternUnited States salesman for Freightlinerof Grand Rapids, Mich., Michigan. competitive cyclist, and had 27 top-10 finishesin with Philips ElectronicInstruments. and a scoutmaster for Boy Scouts. James Wilkins Jr. '78 is a consultant (vice 1997. He won two state track championships,a Charles Gossett '73 of Statesboro, Ga., has been Claudia White '77 Collins of Greene, R.I., is in president) with American Supplier Institute of season-longNorthern California road race series, appointed director of the master of public student development and a crisis counselor at Allen Park, Mich. two individual road races and one mountain bike administrationprogram at Georgia Southern Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. David Wissink '78 of Cortland,N.Y., is vice race, and took a national championship medal at University. Dave Smith '77 spent 1997 at the Software president of development and community the masters' track event with a fifth place in the Jeanne Hansen '73 of Madison, Wis., is working in Engineering Institute, Camegie Mellon University, supports with J.M. Murray Center Inc. points race. He also continues to coach and advise her church's mentoringprogram, tutoring a in Pittsburgh, Pa., as a resident affiliate for the Ryan Adolph '79 of Chicago, 111., has been named the Cal Poly Wheelmen.In addition, he is back in six-year-old girl from a broken home. "We are Department of Defense.He contributed to project marketing vice president-Call Center for to subject teaching learning a lot!," she writes. school complete a multiple work significant to acquisition program offices GuaranteeReserve Life Insurance Company credential. Greg Kalmbacher '73, wife Carol, and children and Chief InformationOfficers, particularly the located in Calumet City, 111. Guarantee Reserve is Jennifer De Vries '85 of Lombard, 111., is a Hannah, Gabriel, Kirk and David continue to live Software Acquisition Capability MaturityModel owned by Irish Life Insurance of Dublin, Ireland. producer, working for IBM, on the productionof in Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, working in (SA-CMM) and process improvement Ryan manages a staff of 78, and is responsible for the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. The 1998 Bible translation. frameworks supporting the model. His home telemarketing, customer service and edition recently won PC Magazine's "Editor's Wayne Kramer '73 notes that he maintainstwo remains in the Denver, Colo., area. company-wide telephone systems. Choice" award. addresses, one in New York City and one in Diane Bussema '78 Aardema of Kalamazoo, Thomas Allbaugh '79 of Petersburg, Va., is an Gregory J. Heeres '85, along with his wife, Becki, Lakewood, Colo. Mich., is a second grade teacher in the Portage assistantprofessor at Richard Bland College.He a homemaker, are enjoying raising their daughter, Sally Plagenhoef '73 Morris of Wellington, Fla., (Mich.) Public Schools. and wife Bernadette have two daughters:Rachel, Alexa Morgan (Oct. 29, 1994), and son, Austin has been a high school guidance counselorat James Dykstra '78 of Des Moines, Iowa, is serving age seven, and Carolyn, age five. Gregory (Feb. 13, 1997). By day, Greg presides as WellingtonHigh School since 1995. as president of the Classis of Central Iowa for 1998. Kim Westfall'79 Cayes of Glen Allen, Va., is vice president of The GrotenhuisGroup, a West Virginia Smith '73 of Indianapolis, Ind., He is senior pastor at Bethany Reformed Church in director of communicationswith Schnabel Michigan insurance/risk managementfirm. His graduated from the University of Minnesota on Des Moines. Engineering of Ashland, Va. She will be published specialtyis working with non-profit organizaHons June 17, 1997, with a BA in politicalscience and '78 of Okemos, Mich., is an Todd Harbum in the March/ April issue of the Journal of throughout the United States. His family having been named to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor orthopedic surgeon in sports medicine with Managementin Engineering: "TurbulentTimes worships at First Assembly of God in Wyoming, Society. Lansing Orthopedics PC, and team orthopedic Demand Learning to Learn." Mich. By night, he fulfills his role as husband and Norman Swier '73 in October of 1997 became surgeon for intercollegiateathletics with Alma Sherie Veramay '79 of Albion, Mich., was named father, and volunteersin numerous ministries senior pastor of Fifth Reformed Church in (Mich.) College. In May of 1997, he received a the executive assistant to Peter T. Mitchell, (focusing particularly with urban and Muskegon, Mich., after serving as senior pastor of Fellow Award from the American Osteopathic president of Albion College, on Friday, Dec. 5, youth-relatedprojects in West Michigan). He First Reformed Church in Portage, Mich. Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM) and the 1997. continues to keep his hands on football by Thomas Vis '73 of Reston, Va., recently left the Raymond B. Desy Award for participation and assistantcoaching the varsity team at Ottawa Hills National Academy of Sciences/National Research contribution to the annual Fort Michilimackinac High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. Council after nine years as a PC support and Pageant. David Morren '85 of Grand Rapids, Mich., and computer LAN administratorfor the National Robert Hunt '78 of Norton Shores, Mich., is 1980s wife Laurie have five children:Mandy (10), Jay Academy of Engineering.He is now employed as president and owner of Coastline Appraisal LC in Steven Visscher'80 of Bronxville,N.Y., and wife (seven), Molly (five), and Annie and Emma (each financialmanager for the Department of Internal Muskegon, Mich., a firm which provides appraisal Cathleen were married on May 1, 1992. They have one-and-a-half). Computing at America Online. The department services to banks and other lending institutionsin two children:Cecelia Clare (May 17, 1995) and Scott Mulder '85 of Santa Monica, Calif., is a pilot, supplies and maintains personal computers for all the Muskegon-GrandHaven areas. Nicholas Christian (April 27, 1997). serving as first officeraboard a Boeing 737 with employees nationwide. James Laman '78 was recently appointed Jeff Wetherbee '80 of Grandville, Mich., is a vice United Airlines. Jocelyn Peterson'73 Vitanye of Palo Alto, Calif., president of the Grand Rapids, Mich., Chapter of president with Waters Corp., an industrial and Randy Smith '85 has accepted a position as vice performed the Brahms Requiem as a member of the APICS, the American Productionand Inventory commercial real estate firm. He was featured in president and manager of business banking for Don Haneke Chorale with the San Jose Symphony Control Society. An employee of Herman Miller the Grand Rapids Business Journal on Monday, Dec. Bank One in Peoria, 111. Bank One is the in April of 1997. She is a volunteer at the Mitchell Inc., Jim has been involvedwith APICS for more 1, 1997. eighth-largest financial institutionin the United Park Branch of the Palo Alto Library.A quilt of than 15 years, the past four having been spent on Cari Beckman '82 of Elmhurst, 111., recently States. hers won a first-placeribbon at the Santa Clara the Board of Directors. Jim and wife Mary have became director of employee relations for Peggy Hallacy '86 is director of financialaid at County Fair. daughters, three Amanda, Alexandra and Brookdale Living Communities Inc. The Davenport in Lansing, Mich. Jeff Winne '73 of HighlandsRanch, Colo., recently Anastasia, and reside in the Holland area. In his company, based in Chicago, 111., is a national Diana Krahe '86 Steketee of Byron Center, Mich., assumed a new position as general manager of spare time, Jim is learning the art of automobile developer of seniors' housing properties, is pursuing an M.A. in counseling psychology at Meadows Office Furniture, Haworth Inc.'s largest restoration on the collectionof old Saabs that he presently managing 13 properties in nine states. Western Michigan University. She plans to dealer/distributor. has amassed, and he is active in club activities at Kimberly Seitz '82 was recently named directorof complete the degree in December. Janet Cioffi '73 Workman of Orange, Calif., the local and national level. communicationsand public relations for the James Poit '87 lives with his wife Linda and their earned a credential in special education in June of Bob Namar '78 has launched Lunar Group Hazardous Materials Advisory Council in two children, Adam and Elisabeth,in Rocky I fill, Washington,D.C. She and her son, Matthew, have N.J., where he serves as a Reformed Church relocated to Fairfax,Va. pastor.

Amy J. Glass '83 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is one of 24 Juliet Coscia '88 of Cincinnati,Ohio, is a pediatric mediatorsrecently selected by the Harvard Law neuropsychology fellow with the Children's School to participate in its Advanced Mediation Hospital Medical Center at the Universityof Hope online Program. She is president of MICHIGAN Cincinnati. MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICES, a Linn Gann '88 is an assistantvice president at Old Here are some ways to reach professional corporation which providesneutral Kent Bank in Holland, Mich. In the fall, she visited dispute resolution services,consulting and Bosnia and Croatia to lead business seminarsand —r Hope College through cyberspace. training. She is a lawyer and mediator, workshops. specializing in resolvingcomplex, multi-party Keith Krueger '88 is practicing chiropractic in civil litigation cases. She also serves as a Lancaster, Pa., at Krueger ChiropracticClinic. To send news from Hope College To receive the daily Hope Sports consultant and mediation instructor to lawyers, E-mail him at: [email protected] an alumni news update (or change Report free via Internet: You need judges and other professionals. Marta VanderStarre '88 of Baltimore, Md., is of address, etc.) via Internet: only send your e-mail address to: Michael Blanksma '83 recently was awarded the manager of investor relations at USF&G [email protected] [email protected] designation of CertifiedMarketing Executive Corporation,plus volunteeringas treasurer of through the Universityof Missouri Executive Sierra Club-Maryland Chapter and as an exhibit To put yourself or someone you To reach the Hope College home Education Program and the Credit Union guide at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. page on the World Wide Web: know on the Hope admissions Executive Society. Michael is the marketing Crissa Austin '89 Boyink of Holland, Mich., is a mailing list via Internet, write: directorfor the Central Coast Federal Credit full-time housewife and mother to son Harrison http: / / www.hope.edu/ [email protected] Union ($53 million in assets)in Salinas,Calif. (please see "Births"). Dave Kempker '83 and wife Karen (please see Judy Matthews '89 Grotke and husband Greg Hope's newly redesigned Web site (The office requests the name of the "Marriages") live in Chicago, Dl. He is a software have moved from the mountains of Indian Hills, includes events and alumni news person doing the submitting; the consultant for Atlanta-basedHBO&C. Colo., to the Gulf shores of Texas, and are living in listings, as well as academic and name of the student [if not the same]; Kayleen Slater '83 Merry and Steve Merry '83 live Sugarland, Texas. administrative departmental pages. the student's address, and home in Rapid River, Mich. Kayleen is a stay-at-home Amy Warriner'89 O'Brien is assistantadvertising Like the rest of the site is Web, Hope's school, home phone number, academic mom with twins Matthew and Marielle. Steve is manager at Greenville (Mich.) News Inc., parent ever-growing and ever-evolving. interest and year of graduation.) the regional director for OSF Healthcare Systems company of The Daily News. in Escanaba, Mich. They plan to return to Africa as Todd Schaap '89 of Holland, Mich., is the medical missionaries in one to two years. telecommunicationsand operations manager for the Children's Center of Wayne County. Jennifer Vander Meer '96 of Baldwin,Wis., is a Johnson Controls, ASG Interiors. He and wife registerednurse with Oakwood Hospital in Todd Ter Avest '94 is a youth directorat registered nurse with the Fairview University Heather have one son, Zach, age three. Dearborn, Mich. RidgePoint Community Church in Holland, Mich. Medical Center of Minneapolis, Minn. Sara Wiper '89 Sharp of Granville, Ohio, is on an Mike Nowlin '93 in August led a 15-member Ryan Bennink '95 is in the doctoral program in Amy Vivio '96 will graduate in May with an MLIS extendedleave from her fourth-grade teaching job missions team to the Amazon Basin region of optics at the University of Rochester in New York. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her e-mail to stay home with her one-year-old daughter, Brazil. During the two-week trip, the team Dan Brady '95 has left Washington, D.C., and is address is: [email protected] Madeline Ruth. Sara and her husband, Tom, worked with Project Amazon, a missions living in Durban, South Africa, where he is Corrine Downing '97 is a special education recently moved into the home where Tom grew organizationthat trains Brazilian nationalsto working for the InternationalRepublican Institute teacher with the Mason County (Mich.) Central up. Sara directsplays for the Granville schools. pastor churchesalong the Amazon River and its on local economic developmentissues. The Schools. Craig Stapert '89 of Arlington, Va., is publications tributaries.This was Mike's third opportunityin Institute strives to promote job creationand David Feldmeier '97 of Grandville, Mich., is an manager with the Washington National Cathedral. the past four years to help in ministering to the financialmanagement in developingSouth accountinganalyst with USF Holland in Holland, Dave Widmer '89 of West Chester,Pa., is an Brazilian church, but this trip was unique due to Mich. interim associatepastor in the Presbyterian the team's tasks of presenting youth conferences African communities.His e-mail address is: [email protected] Nicole Flinn '97 is a member of "InSync Dance Church (USA), and is serving The Great Valley and evangelistic dramas. He notes, "We saw a Adam Breit '95 and Carrie O'Dowd '95 Breit are Theatre," a new tap and jazz company affiliated Presbyterian Church just outside of Philadelphia, large number of Braziliansenter into a relationship living at a new address in Byron Center, Mich. with the department of dance at Hope College, Pa. (Valley Forge area). with Jesus, many of them being children. We were which presented its debut concert at Hope on allowed to present our drama and a message Kristin Carlson '95 of Holland, Mich., is assistant Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. wherever we desired to do so, even in the schools. women's basketball coach at Hope College. She is Amanda Flowers '97 of Canal Winchester, Ohio, is Very quickly it became so clear to us that God is a manager of human resourcesactivities with a public relations assistant with the advertising 1990s moving mightily in Brazil." Upon returning to the Shape Corporationin the Grand Haven area, and is pursuingan MBA. agency Pedigo, Passen and Associates. Michelle McGillivray '90 of Chicago, 111., is United States, Mike moved from Cleveland to Angela Fagerlin '95 is working toward a doctoral Alicia Fortino '97 of Flint, Mich., is assistant director of the adult educationprogram at World Columbus, Ohio, to begin a part-time, two-year, degree in experimentalpsychology at Kent State director of marketing with the Flint Cultural Relief, an internationalsocial sendee agency. pastoral training program at the Vineyard University. Center Corporation,a non-profitorganization Mary Michail '90 of Fairfield, Ohio, is a therapist Leadership Institute (Vineyard Christian Rebecca Schuham '95 Johnson is attending representing the Flint Symphony Orchestra, with Down River Guidance Clinic in Southgate, Fellowship, Columbus). He is also working as a physical therapy school at Midwestern University Whiting Auditorium,Sloan Museum, Flint Mich. case manager at North Central Mental Health Institute Arts, Flint Institute Flint near Chicago, 111. of of Music, Kellye Price '90 Wood of Vestaburg,Mich., is Services, where he is serving adolescentsand Michelle Lynn Miller '95 of Flagstaff,Ariz., is a Youth Theatre and Longway Planetarium. principal of Lakeview Elementary with the young adults who are suffering from a variety of graduate student in psychology at Northern Eric Friedman '97 of Haslett, Mich., is a finance Lakeview (Mich.) Community Schools. mental illnesses. His e-mail address is: Arizona State University. assistant with the Michigan Republican State Juli Stoutenborough '91 Apple has started a new [email protected] Kathy Mixer '95 has left Washington,D.C., and is Committee in Lansing, Mich. job after reluming from maternityleave (please Sarah Rickert '93 of Oak Creek, Wis., is a lab living in Durban, South Africa, where she is Chip George '97 and Matt Jung '97 are co-owners see "Births"). She is the trainingand staff technician in the Department of Cell Biology at the studying computer graphics and working at of Comfort Research, a company that developmentdirector for Access Inc. in Fort Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Matthews & Charter, Ogilvy & Mather, an manufactures "Poof' chairs that are similar in Washington,Pa. It's a new position at the agency Sheila Sherd '93 has been living in Georgia, advertising agency. concept to beanbag chairs but filled with foam with which she'd been employed before. outside of Atlanta, since the day after graduation. Rachel Moore '95 has been promoted to a chips, making them bigger, lighter and fluffier. Christa Aronson '91 Christensenof St. Joseph, She is currently a senior buyer for the legislativeanalyst position at MultiState They began manufacturingthe chairs during their Mich., is a social worker with Child and Family fastest-growing antenna telecommunications Associates,a 50-state government relationsfirm in senior year at Hope. Services of Southwest Michigan. company in the country. She notes that she and Amanda Larsen '97 is a teacher of special Terri Forte '91 Filips is a co-founder and her boyfriendof five years were both volunteers Alexandria, Va. She has been with the company for nearly two-and-a-halfyears, and regards this education with the Watervliet (Mich.) Public co-artisticdirector of "InSync Dance Theatre," a during the Olympics in the summer of 1996. as an excellentcareer move. Schools. new tap and jazz company affiliatedwith the Jonathan J. Siebers '93 of Grand Rapids, Mich., department of dance at Hope College,which has joined the law firm of Warner Norcross& Judd Melissa Moore '95 Weening of Durham, N.C., is public relations coordinatorwith the Durham presented its debut concert at Hope on Friday and LLP as an associate. Saturday,Jan. 30-31. She is a member of the Bob Toth '93 of Ypsilanti,Mich., is head athletic Bulls Baseball Club. Meg Abfall '96 was featured in an article in The college'sdance faculty. trainer at Adrian College. He is president of the December '97 Rocket, the official student newspaper of Slippery Kelly Fletcher '91 Flanagan is in Columbus, Ohio, Lenewee Sports Medicine Association, a group of health care professionalsin Lenewee County Rock University, where she has served as an at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary graduation honors assistantathletic trainersince July of 1997. Medicine. interested in fostering dialogue and educationon Anna Barnett '96 of Indianapolis, Ind., is a visitor Kristina Romence '91 relocated to Chicago, 111., in topics related to sports health care. Katharine Gaiser '93 Venema is a member of services representative and historicalinterpreter April of 1997. She works for G.D. Searle & Co. in SUMMA CUM LAUDE with Conner Prairiein Fishers,Ind. Skokie, 111., in administration and finance for the "InSync Dance Theatre,"a new tap and jazz Amy Seibert '96 Bergethon and Bryce Bergethon Rebecca R. Gerhardstein; Beverly Hills, Mich. Global New Business group of ClinicalResearch. company affiliated with the department of dance '96 have recently purchased their first home, in Jason H. Rubel; HuntingtonWoods, Mich. Kevin Rosenau '91 of RochesterHills, Mich., is at Hope College, which presented its debut concert Okemos, Mich. Amy is a graphic designer for the Jodi B. TenHarkel; Jenison, Mich. employed by Electronic Data Systems. at Hope on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. advertising,design Grant Scott '91 of Oxford, Ohio, reports that he Amy Groothuis '93 Westendorp taught for three McNenly Group, an and Carrie L. Waterloo; Ann Arbor, Mich. marketing agency in "Old Town" Lansing, Mich. spent the last year in Albania with Campus years at Barry County Christian School in a Bryce continues to work at Huron Technologies. Crusade for Christ until the country fell into chaos fifth/sixth-gradeclassroom. She is currently MAGNA CUM LAUDE PatriciaBruininks '96 is a first-yearstudent in the (he was evacuatedby the U.S. Marines). He is now pursuing a master's at Western Michigan social psychology doctoral program at the Kathryn M. Baker; West Bloomfield, Mich. working with Campus Crusade for Christ at University. She had an article published in University of Oregon in Eugene. Beau j. Batton; Birmingham,Mich. Miami University of Ohio. Mailbox magazine relating to science fairs, and Mellissa Endsley '96 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has Kristina R. Blauser; Brunswick, Ohio Susan "Sunni" Tenhor '91 teaches third grade in recently received an "Outstanding Religious accepted the position of assistant account Jacqueline A. Chapman; Grand Rapids, Mich. South Jordan, Utah. Her e-mail address is: Leader of Barry County" award from the Hastings, executiveat Sharp Marketing Associates. GretchenM. Conrad; St. Joseph, Mich. T [email protected] Mich., Jaycees. Previously, she was a freelancer for Straight Line Kevin A. Edlefson; St. Joseph, Mich. Heather Blauwkamp '91 Winia is a member of Lynn Block '94 of Lowell, Mich., is a teacher of the "InSync Dance Theatre,"a new tap and jazz emotionally impaired with the Lowell Area Public Relations in Grand Rapids. Nicole K. Flinn; Ionia, Mich. Sandy Federico '96 of Chicago, HI., choreographed company affiliated with the department of dance Schools. Megan R. Hunter; Oak Ridge, Tenn. work for "InSync Dance Theatre," a new tap and at Hope College, which presented its debut concert Erin Koster '94 of Deerfield, 111., is in her second Chikako Katsuyama;Yokohama, Japan jazz company affiliatedwith the department of at Hope on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. year at Trinity International University, pursuing Christine R. LaBelle; Sand Lake, Mich. dance at Hope College.The company presented Christi Caughey '92 Broersma is an English and an M.A. in counselingpsychology. She is also Matthew J. Lappenga;Holland, Mich. its debut concert at Hope on Friday and Saturday, social studies teacher at West Michigan Academy working as a psychiatrictechnician on the Amanda Carolyn Larsen; Holland, Mich. BehavioralMedicine unit at St. Therese Medical Jan. 30-31. of Arts and Academics, a charter school in Grand Amy C. Myers; Troy, Mich. Center in Waukegan, 111., with children, Lisa Ross '96 Feldmeier of Grandville, Mich., is a Haven, Mich. She is in her second year, and this Elayne R. Provost; Allen Park, Mich. is teaching seventh eighth grade adolescents and adults. She can be reached via licensed agent in the group benefits department at year and Laurie S. Rader; Holland, Mich. Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency in English/literature,and geography (first semester) e-mail at: [email protected] Tania J. Sale; Holland, Mich. and American history (second semester). Amy Hoekstra '94 Pietrogallo of Deerfield, 111., is Grand Rapids, Mich. Christopher D. Tharp; Holland, Mich. Kirsten Singer '96 is a of "InSync Faith Michelle Link '92 graduated from Western the academic assistance tutor and sixth grade member Dance Theatre," a new tap and jazz company affiliated Zandra L. Vemer; Worthington,Pa. TheologicalSeminary in May of 1995 with a resource specialist at Avoca West Elementary with the department of dance at Hope College, Jeff Willemstein, Grand Rapids, Mich. master of divinity degree. She then moved to School. which presented its debut concert at Hope on Minneapolis,Minn., where she worked for one Derek Sanders '94 of Farmington Hills, Mich., is year as a chaplain and receivedCPE (Clinical completinghis final year of dental school at the Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. CUM LAUDE University of Detroit Mercy. Micah Sjoblom '96 of Oak Park, 111., is a survey Pastoral Education) certification.She is presently Julie Lynn Anderson;Muskegon, Mich. Kathryn Wildes '94 Sanders of Farmington Hills, specialist for the National Opinion Research living in Secaucus,N.J., and working as clergy KimberlyA. Bohnwagner; Holland. Mich. Center at the University of Chicago. coordinator/chaplainfor Hospice. Mich., is a licensing specialistin foster care with Lindy M. Chelf; Wooster, Ohio Diane Peddie '92 Sinclair of Holland, Mich., is in Scott M. Conway; Kalamazoo.Mich. playground equipment sales with Seavey Kamila S. Datema; Carson City, Mich. Corporation. Tien D. Do; Holland, Mich. Jill Wheeler '92 Scott notes that her recent Catch All The JenniferJ. Dorn; Mason, Mich. wedding (please see "Marriages")included three Hope friends among her bridesmaids:Katy Corrine M. Downing; Ludington, Mich. Stryker '91 Greenbauer, Heather Backer '91 Excitement Rebecca K. Flory; Decatur, Mich. Toppen and Kristin Ransford'91 Hiemstra. Danielle J. Hop; St. Louis Park, Minn. Karla Solano '92 is a purchase clerk with the of Hope Sports Carrie R. Johnson; Holland, Mich. American Embassy in Costa Rica. Megan V. Maddox; Holland, Mich.

Jason Elmore '93 of Matteson,111., is an attorney Joshua A. Meersma; Eaton Rapids, Mich. with the U.S. Army JAG Corps. on the Internet! Fatin Muhawi; Ramallah, Palestine

Shelly Visser '93 Leland of Martinsville,Mich., is Megan E. Mulder; Moline, 111. a case manager at Cumberland Associates, which Receive the daily Hope Sports Report Jeanmarie P. Redente; Ypsilanti,Mich. providescommunity care and elder abuse senior James D. Schreuder; Montague, Mich. by e-mail via the Internet. It’s FREE! programs in several counties, and mental health Michael R. Spradling; Toledo, Ohio counseling in Cumberland County. She does case Mary E. Walter; Ravenna,Mich. management, working with senior citizens, Send us your e-mail address and you’ll Sarah J. Wentzloff; Grand Haven, Mich. helping them in applyingfor homemakerservices, be on the line for the next score! Kristen B. Wilt; Lakewood, Ohio adult day care, peace meals and respite care. She E-mail us at: [email protected] Gayle A. Wirtz; Crown Point, Ind. works in Clark, Coles and Edgar counties. Leesa Miller '93 of Royal Oak, Mich., is a m NFHC February 1998 Joshua McManis '97 graduatedfrom Basic Nov. 29, 1997. Combat Trainingat the U.S. Army Post at Fort Westendorp,Joshua Mark, Oct. 25, 1997. Gretchen Borg '96 and Kevin Harper, Oct. 11 Jackson, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998. He Andrea Samuelson '93 Critchfield and Ryan Marriages 1997. traveled next to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Critchfield,Emma May, July 3, 1997. Jeffrey Comfort '96 and Jennifer Hamilton, Texas, for Advanced IndividualTraining as a Susan Hope Oscar '93 Urias and Manuel Earl Faber '38 and Marjorie Christensen. Aug. 30, 1997, Saline, Mich. medical laboratory specialist. Enrique Urias, Ariana Christine,July 10, 1997. Marie Montanari '79 and Edward Tokonitz, Lisa Ross '96 and David Feldmeier '97, June 21, Beth Merrill '94 Ter Avest and Todd Ter A vest Megan Mulder '97 of Chicago, 111., is a fifth grade Aug. 29, 1992. 1997. '94, Taylor Paula Ann, Dec. 24, 1996. teacher with the Wilmette(111.) Public Schools. '81 John Gaye van den Hombergh and David Voss '96 and Jody Janssen, May 16, 1997, Jen Pihlaja '97 is a legislativeassistant in the L'Heureux,April 12, 1997, Nantucket, Mass. Zeeland, Mich. Washington,D.C., office of US. Rep. Bart Stupak, Dave Kempker '83 and Karen Flanagan, May Matt Lappenga '97 and Debra Nienhuis, June 7, D-Menominee, Mich. She handles defense, foreign 25. 1997. 1997, Zeeland, Mich. affairs, space and science, arts and postal issues. Advanced Degrees Marta Mieras '85 and James Altizer, Dec. 9, Corey O'Brien '97 and Audra Martin '98, Aug. Jessica Parrish '97 of St. Clair Shores, Mich., is 1997, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 16, 1997, Holland, Mich. teaching special education for learning disabled Glenn Looman '68, Ph.D., urban education, Keith Krueger '88 and Sally A. Davis, May 25, Brian Wolthuis '97 and Amy Van Auken '98, and emotionally impaired students in grades ClevelandState University, 1997. Aug. 2, 1997. three, four and five in the Warren Woods School Kim Westfall '79 Cayes, M.A., human resource Julie Maire '88 and William Turner, Oct. 18, Sherri Bamadyn '99 and Alan Hoffman, Sept. 6, Districtin Warren, Mich. She is also co-teaching training and development, summa cum laude, 1997, St. Louis, Mo. 1997, Boyne Falls, Mich. George Washington University,Washington, D.C., science,mathematics and social studies in the fifth Dave Gibson '89 and Amy Docter '97, Dec. 13, grade with her mentor teacher. December, 1997. 1997, South Holland, 111. Kimberly Seitz '82, master's degree in Heather Papanek '97 Rose has been named a Heather Housenga '90 and Jason Walker, July corporate and public communications.University Distinguished Scholar at The John MarshallLaw 26, 1997, Minneapolis, Minn. Births of South Alabama in Mobile, June, 1997. School in Chicago, 111. The award providesfull Mary Michail '90 and Rafik Wahba, July 19, Michael Blanksma '83, designated Certified tuition and a $5,000 stipend. 1997. CathleenWork '73 Draper and Henry Draper, Marketing Executivethrough the Universityof Joel Smith '97 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a project Jennifer Elder '91 and Patrick Moore, June 28, Tameaka Ann, bom June 25, 1990; adopted Sept. manager with O.I.K. Industries in Kalamazoo. Missouri ExecutiveEducation Program and the 1997, Holland, Mich. 15, 1997. Credit Union Executive Society. Leslie Sneller '97 of TraverseCity, Mich., is an Grant Scott '91 and Denise Davis, Jan. 3, 1998. Kristin VanderPloeg '78 Hetzer and Gregory administrative assistant with Freedom Ministries D. Bruce Young '83, Ph.D., electrical and Diane Peddie '92 and Richard Sinclair, Dec. 6, Hetzer, Joseph Henri, Sept. 2, 1997. of America in Traverse City. computer engineering(specializing in advanced 1997. Bob '78 and Trish Namar Namar, Raymond semiconductorlasers). University of California at Beth Ann Thorrez '97 is a pediatricsand obstetrics Jill A. Wheeler '92 and Gary C. Scott, July 5, Justus, Oct. 18, 1997. Santa Barbara, Dec. 15, 1996. nurse at a government hospital in St. Croix, one of 1997, Telluride,Colo. David Jurgensen'79 and Sophia Leongas,Zoe the three U.S. Virgin Islands. James Poit '87, Ph.D., Univerity of St. Andrews Sandra Frieling '93 and Eric Washington,Dec. Dina, Oct. 4, 1997. in Scotland, June, 1997. Andrew Van Eden '97 is a middle school teacher 6. 1997, Chicago, 111. Tresa Harrison '79 Northuis and Tom Northuis Juliet Coscia '88, Ph.D., clinicalpsychology, with the Todd County School Districtin Mission, Timothy Johnston '93 and Wendy Kunzman, '80, Marci Ann, born Feb. 7, 1994; adopted Nov. 18, S.D. Vanderbilt University, December, 1997. July 5, 1997, Narberth, Pa. 1997. Crissa Austin '89 Boyink, bachelor's of musing Ross Vrieze '97 is a special education teacher with ChristopherA. Lepczyk '93 and Jean Fantle, Steven Visscher '80 and Cathleen Visscher, at Grand Valley State University, April, 1996. McBain (Mich.) Middle School. June 21, 1997, Green Bay, Wis. Nicholas Christian,April 27, 1997. Dan Osterbaan '91, MBA, finance. Western Gretchen Conrad '98 is a project manager with Kirsten Sullivan '93 and Paul Billeter, Aug. 16, Garrett TenHave-Chapman '81 and Laurie Michigan University, 1997. MarketingPartners in St. Joseph, Mich. 1997, Marlette, Mich. TenHave-Chapman,Maria Katharine,Sept. 10, '91, master's business Ryan Maas '98 works in quality management with Kevin Rosenau in Laura J. Wilson '93 and Mike Uldrich, Oct. 4, 1997. administration, Oakland University,May, 1997. Jirch Metal Products of Grand Rapids, Mich. 1997. Yolanda J. Tienstra '81 and D. Michael Hoerl, Theresa Malone '93, JD/MSW, Washington Marcia Marie Ziegler '99 has begun first-year Derek Sanders '94 Kathryn Wildes '94, and Maia Serena, bom on Aug. 21, 1996; united with University, May, 1997. studies at The Dickinson School of Law of The May 3, 1997. her adoptive parents in Wuhan, China, on Nov. 25, Todd Ter Avest '94, master of arts in PennsylvaniaState University. Melissa Moore '95 and ChristopherWeening, 1997; arrived in the United States on Dec. 8, 1997. organizationalcommunications. Western Sarah Holbrook '83 and W. Allen Scheuch,R. Michigan University, summer, 1996. Schuyler Holbrook Scheuch, Dec. 19, 1997. Ryan Bennink '95, master's in physics. King's David Ravi Bhaskar '84 and Karen Wuertz '86 College, University of London, May, 1997. Bhaskar, Madeline Claire, Aug. 30, 1997. Angela Fagerlin '95, master of arts in Russell Brown '84 and Jennifer Brown, experimentalpsychology, Kent State University, Why Not Stay At Anastasia Rustad Brown, Oct. 7, 1997. August, 1997. Leslie Coy '84 Gailor and Ed Gailor, Timothy James, July 5, 1997. Michelle Dykstra '85 Grabill and Thomas The Best Location Grabill '88, Mallory Lynn, May 17, 1997. Deaths Susan Beswick '86 Bylsma and Tom Bylsma '86, Logan Daniel, Nov. 13, 1997. Word has been received of the death of Gerrit Allyson Davies '86 Fris and John Fris, Jacob Bevelander'26, who died on Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. In Town? James, Nov. 25, 1997. Additionalinformation will appear in the next Doug Holm '86 and Eva Holm, Anna Theresa, issue of news from Hope College. Aug. 30, 1997. Rachelle Hoffiz '87 Kasten and Steven J. Kasten Florence VanderWoude '43 Blauwkamp of '88, Seth Benjamin, Sept. 27, 1997. Zeeland,Mich., died on Monday, Jan. 12, 1998. Amy Reisterer '87 Preston and Gary Preston, She was 77. Dane Alexander, Nov. 6, 1997. Prior to retirement, she taught at Zeeland David Solak Jr. '87 and Sarah Solak, Benjamin Christian School for 23 years, and served as an Richard, Sept. 19, 1997. officer in the Gideon’sAuxiliary on both the local / Lisa Stevens '88 Bouwkamp and Randy and state level. AV Bouwkamp, Quinn Elisabeth,Nov. 10, 1997. She was a member of North Street Christian mn* ..... mm iiririF! i Ted Custer '88 and Laurie McGeehan '89 Reformed Church and its Dorcas Society. Custer, Toby Alexander,Dec. 4, 1997. A grandson, Gregory Blauwkamp,preceded s» Heather Bolks '88 Evenhouse and Charlie her in death in 1995. Evenhouse,Zachary Jay, Nov. 12, 1997. si iff |i| Survivors include her husband, Gerald; Crissa Austin '89 Boyink and Michael Boyink, children, Ronald and Jean Blauwkamp of Grand Harrison Michael, Jan. 12, 1997. Rapids, Mich., Kenneth and Linda Blauwkamp of Laura Davis '89 Courtright and Jay Courtright Hudsonville,Mich., and Lyndon and Kimberly '90, Mededith Elyse, Sept. 25, 1997. Blauwkamp of Hudsonville;six grandchildren; a Paige Edwards '89 George and Todd George, brother, John and Marge VanderWoudeof Haworth Inn & Conference Center Peyton Ruth, Nov. 21, 1997. Zeeland; a sister, Minnie and Ron Wilson of Mary Meengs '89 Meiste and Jeff Meiste, Kentwood, Mich.; sisters- and brothers-in-law, • 50 beautiful new guest rooms. Kaitlyn Anne, Aug. 28, 1997. Mrs. Andrew (Dorothy)VanderWoude of Sara Wiper '89 Sharp and Tom Sharp, Madeline Providence,R.L, Mrs. Benjamin (Alice) Ruth, Oct. 24, 1996. • Conveniently located in Holland’s charming Blauwkamp, Tony Blauwkamp, Mrs. Simon Kirsten Allen '90 Bartelsand Bart Bartels, Jacob (Grace) Grasman, Adrian and Marie Blauwkamp, downtown shopping district. Thomas, Nov. 25, 1997. Julia and Benjamin Glass, and Junior and Scott Cole '90 and Dawn Burggraaff '91 Cole, Genevieve Blauwkamp, all of Zeeland, Mrs. Ralph • On the campus of Hope College. i Grant Scott, Dec. 8, 1997. (Fannie) Essenburg of Jenison, Mich., Janet and Lora Huizenga '90 Monachino and Ben Carlton Vredevoogdof Hudsonville,Lawrence • Were not far from championship Monachino, Alexa Danielle,July 20, 1997. and Gladys Blauwkamp of Kentwood, and Katharine Payne ’90 Vance and Peter Vance '90, Marjorie and Marvin Vork of Holland, Mich. golf, breathtakingviews of Veronica Lynne, Oct. 27, 1997. Lake Michigan, and many Juli Stoutenborough '91 Apple and Quentin Word has been received of the death of Apple, Lauren Hadley, Sept. 6, 1997. Thomas Boslooper '45, who died on Sunday, Jan. other interesting and historic Ann Beswick '91 Bates and Lonnie Bates, 11, 1998. Additionalinformation will appear in attractions. Colton Liam, Dec. 4, 1997. the next issue of news from Hope College. Dan Osterbaan '91 and Lisa Osterbaan, AlexanderJames, Nov. 17, 1997. Donald G. Brunstetter '49 of Columbia, Md.,

Brian Gerhardstein'92 and Yamine David '93 died on Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997. He was 76. Holland’s New (and only) Downtown Hotel Gerhardstein, Alex, Aug. 19, 1997. He was bom in Pen Argyl, Pa., on Feb. 22, 1921, 225 College Avenue Julie Beemer '92 Hubbert and Ronald Hubbert, the second of five children. He grew up in Anna Caryn, Nov. 4, 1997. Metuchen, N.J., and graduated from high school Local Phone: 616.395.7200 Yalonda Carter '93 Dixon and Eddy Dixon, there in 1939. He attended Rutgers University Emmanuel Dixon, Dec. 10, 1996. Phone: 800.903.9 142 part-time for two years while working. Sheryl Chamberlin '93 Oberhofer and Kevin He entered the U.S. Army Aviation Engineers Oberhofer, Sarah Ellen, Nov. 30, 1997. on Aug. 27, 1942. He served in England,France, Amy Groothuis '93 Westendorp and Cliff Belgium and Germany, building airfieldsfor the

NFHC February 1998 1983. He was also the 1967 Kluyver Memorial 8th Air Force. His outfit was one of the first into and Matthew Elzinga of Seattle, Wash.; brother,Lee World has been received of the death of Don lecturer of the Netherlands Society for Berlin to repair Templehof Airfield for Allied Hower of Holland; and brother- and sister-in-law, Ingham '47, who died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998. Microbiology. planes. Marty and Ruth Elzinga of Zeeland, Mich. Additionalinformation will appear in the next In 1963 and 1973, he served as a visiting After discharge in November of 1945, he issue of news from Hope College. investigator at the NationalInstitute for Medical enrolled at Hope. He met Jean Sibley ('49), who Hope VanLandegend'32 Gaikema of Isabel Everse '25 of Gallup, N.M., Researchin Mill Hill, England. survives him, on the train on the way to school. Muskegon, Mich., died on Monday, Dec. 1, 1997. Kamps died He had been chair of the American Academy They were engaged the next summer and married She was 87. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997. She was 98. of Microbiology,and had served on the board of in 1948 before their senior year. She was born in Holland, Mich. She taught in She was born on May 30, 1899, in South trustees of the Foundation of Microbiology in He was a member of the Knickerbocker Dearborn High School until her retirement. Blendon,Mich. She was the wife of the late Rev. New York City and the Wistar Institute of Fraternity at Hope, and majored in chemistry. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.R. Kamps '22. Philadelphia, Pa. He also served on the board of After Hope, he spent two years in graduate school Everett. In addition to graduating from Hope, she trustees of the American Cancer Society, the at the University of Massachusettsin chemistry. Survivors include a nephew and niece, James attended Valparaiso University. Melvin H. Motolinsky Research Foundation, After several jobs in New England, he began to VanLandegendof Taylor, and Aliys Spilios of She worked as an elementaryschool teacher Middlesex General Hospital(now Robert Wood work for Westinghouse Electric at the Atomic West Newton, Mass. until she married.As Christian Reformed Church Johnson UniversityHospital) and Rutgers Prep, Power Division in Pittsburgh in 1956, moving later missionaries,she and her husband went to China, to the Underseas Division in Annapolis, Md., and Word has been received of the death of but civil unrest there forced their return. all in New Brunswick. Survivorsinclude his wife, Miriam; children, finishing his career at Friendship Airport in 1984. Kenneth Goodwin '66, who died on Monday, They worked as missionaries for the Rehoboth David and Mary Ellen Lampen, Peter and Barbara He served there as a quality control engineer. Sept. 22, 1997. Additional information will appear church from 1928 to 1953. From 1953 to 1963, they Lampen, and Richard and Susan Lampen; six He was an ordained Presbyterian elder, and in the next issue of neivs from Hope College. served the Tohatchi Christian Reformed Church. grandchildren;a brother, A. Edgar and Marie served on the session in three congregations. Survivors include her sons, Roland Kamps, Lampen of Holland; and a sister, Barbara Lampen His hobbies included tennis, bowling, golf and Word has been received of the death of Edwin Jack Kamps and Phil Kamps, all of Gallup, Gordon of Holland. model railroading. Grunst '35, who died on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998. Kamps of Grand Rapids, Mich., Ed Kamps of In addition to his wife, survivors include their Additionalinformation will appear in the next Denver, Colo., and Lloyd Kamps of Sandwich, 111.; Frances Seibert '29 Lowe of Niskayuna, N.Y., three adopted children, Mary Beth of Fern Park, issue of nezvs from Hope College. 16 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. died on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. She was 92. Fla., Jeffrey of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Donald of She was bom in GuilderlandCenter, N.Y., and Odenton, Md.; two brothers; two sisters; and two Kenneth Hesselink'38 of Niles, Mich., died on Word has been received of the death of graduated from Albany High School. grandchildren. Thursday,Dec. 18, 1997, after a lengthy illness. He Clifford Keizer '39, who died on Tuesday,Jan. 20, She was a 50-year resident of Niskayuna, and was 80. 1998. Additionalinformation will appear in the had previously lived in Hagaman, Delmar, Lester M. Douma '49 of Holland, Mich., died He graduatedfrom Western Theological next issue of news from Hope College. Owasco and Inkerkaken. She was a member of on Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, in North Fort Myers, Seminary in 1941. He worked as an assistantfield the Schenectady Women's Club and a Fla. He was 74. secretary and field secretary for extension J. Oliver Lampen '39 of Edison, N.J., died on communicantof the First Reformed Church in He was a 1942 graduate of Holland High ministriesfor the Synod of Michigan of the Tuesday,- Nov. 18, 1997. He was 79. Schenectady. School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reformed Church in America (RCA) from 1964 to Hope presented him with a Distinguished in 1972, and an honorary degree Survivors include her daughter-in-law,Karen AirborneDivision, serving in World War II. 1978, and also served as pastor of the following Alumni Award Kleinmann of Albany; two nephews, David Dence He was a sales representative for RCA churches:Raritan, 111.; Trinity,Inkster, Mich.; (L.H.D.) in 1974. His father,Albert E. Lampen '11, of Westerlo and Merrill Dence of Pennsylvania; Addressograph Multigraph and various Laketon-Bethel, Muskegon, Mich.; and Church of was a member of the college's mathematics and one niece, Wilma Johnsen of Florida. educational supply companies. the Savior, Niles. faculty from 1918 to 1957. She was preceded in death by her husband, He was a member and past officer of the Survivorsinclude his wife, Lenora Banninga He graduated from Holland High School, and Wolverine Bass Master Fishing Club of Grand '42 Hesselink; and four children, Mary Hesselink received his master's and doctoratefrom the Eugene E. Lowe, in 1969. Rapids, Mich. '68 Lemmenes, Rachel Hesselink '77; Paul K. University of Wisconsin. Charles M. McLean '34 of Holland, Mich., Survivors include his wife, Frances; daughter, Hesselink '65; and Mark Hesselink. In 1958, he joined the staff at Rutgers died on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997. He was 85. Tamra Douma; brother, Kenneth Douma of University in New Brunswick,N.J., as a professor He had formerly lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. He Holland; sister-in-law, Mrs. Harold (Bernice) Susan Jane Howell '80 of Butler, N.J., died on of microbiology and director of the Waksman was a member of Christ Memorial Church in Douma of Franklin; and nieces and nephews. Saturday, Oct. 25, 1997. She was 38. Institute of Microbiology,a post he held until Holland. She was diagnosedwith a brain tumor in the fall 1980. He was subsequentlyprofessor emeritus at Survivors include his wife, Sheila; children, Anita Wells '50 Dykstra of Pompton Lakes, of 1997 after undergoinga series of tests because of the Waksman Institute. 1958, director of Laurie and Howard Bustle of Holland, and Philip N.J., died on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997, following some vision problems she had been experiencing. From 1953 to he was S. McLean of Boulder, Colo.; one granddaughter; an extended illness of chronic lung disease.She She underwent surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and biomedical research for the Squibb Institutefor Medical Researchin Brunswick. Earlier,he two stepgrandchildren; and a brother-in-law, R- was 72. died some days later due to complications. New Sheridan and Jacquelyn Treis of Rohnert Park, She completed several years of secretarialwork She held a master'sdegree from Princeton taught at Washington University School of Calif. before joining the Class of '50 at Hope. She Seminary. She was Christian education directorat Medicine in St. Louis and at Western Reserve completed her college at William Paterson College the First CongregationalChurch in Fairfield, N.J. Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio. Ralph L. Muller '27 of Carmel, Ind., died on in Wayne, N.J., from which she received her BA. Survivors include two sisters, Carolyn Weir of In 1952, he receivedthe Eli Lilly Award in Friday, Jan. 2,1998. He was 92. degree in elementaryeducation. Pompton Lakes, N.J., and Jean Gormley of Butler, Bacteriology and Immunology for his work in He had been a longtime Muskegon,Mich., She was a member of the Pompton Reformed N.J.; and a nephew and two nieces, Michael physiologyand medicine.He received the Melvin resident, and had served as assistant Church in Pompton Lakes for her entire life. She Deusinger, Laura Wopp and Kristin Becht. H. Motolinsky Research Foundation Award in superintendentof the Muskegon Public Schools loved the church, and spent many years She was preceded in death by her parents and 1974, and the Rutgers University Board of prior to his retirement. participating in the church religious education a brother. Trustees Award for Excellencein Research in program as teacher, superintendentand member of the education committee. She also loved books and libraries, and served on the Pompton Lakes Municipal Library Committee. She was the wife of George; mother of Thomas Keep in touch through '77 and Jill Loux; grandmother of Jeffrey and Timothy Loux; and mother-in-lawof James Loux.

Patricia Hower '63 Elzinga of Holland, Mich., died on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 57. She was bom in 1940. Her father. Worth ra® HOPE COLLEGE Hower, died two years later. Her mother, Letitia W. Hower, raised Pat and her older brother Lee Does the alumni office have your current name and address? Has there been a recent change in your marital while teaching and completingher college degree. Pat graduated from Holland High School in status? Would you prefer Hope used a differentform of your name (Jane Van Doe vs. Mrs. John Van Doe, for 1958. She married Paul Elzinga '59 in 1960, and instance)? Note the number of spaces per line available. graduated from Hope in 1963 as a science major with minors in English and mathematicsas well as name s- a teaching certificate. She received a master's degree in reading

instruction from Michigan State University.She street I completed a master of religiouseducation in 1987 and a master of divinity in 1992 at Western

city I Theological Seminary. I I I I J She had taught science and remedial reading in the Hamilton (Mich.) Community Schools for six state class of years. As minister of Christian education at Fellowship Reformed Churh in Holland, she e-mail address taught a Bethel Bible program as well as other teacher training classes.While studying at the We want to keep in touch, so please use this form to inform and update us. We look forward to hearing from you. seminary, she served as facilitator of pastoral care and counseling and marriage enrichmentclasses. She was ordained in Fellowship Reformed Notes - -- Church, and became an associate pastor of First Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was - director of the Door of Hope Ministry for sexually abused women, and researchedand developed Cell Based Ministry at Fellowshop Reformed Send to: Alumni News; Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000 Church. Alumni News can also be e-mailed to neivs from Hope College at: [email protected] In addition to her husband, survivors include her children. Josh and Jenine Elzinga of Holland,

NFHC February 1998 He was a member of First Presbyterian Church Newton of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Harold and Richard (Rick) Lee VanderLind 73 of Byron in Muskegon and the Muskegon Torch Club, and Doug (Louise) Mac Gregor of Grand Rapids; a Pat Wills of Marietta, Ga.; brothers-in-lawand Center, Mich., died on Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997. He was also a Rotarian. sister-in-law, Jane Van Dragt of Birmingham, sisters-in-law,Annette and Jack DeWolf of was 46. Survivorsinclude his sons, Robert, Richard, Mich.; and many cousins,nieces and nephe^vs. Websfer, N.Y., and Peter and PatriciaSiderius of He was precededin death by his father, Richard Ronald and Roger; 12 grandchildren;and 13 He was preceded in death by his son, James Homewood, 111.; and 13 nieces and nephews. Marvin VanderLind. great-grandchildren. Richard (Ric); grandson, Derek; and brother, He was the owner of R. VanderLind & Son Inc Harold. Word has been received of the death of Judith He was also a member of Railsidecountry club and John P. Newton '53 of Rockford, Mich., died on Marks '69 Plotter,who died on Friday, Dec. 19, Associated Underground Contractors & Suppliers. Word has been received of the death of Leonard Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, after a lengthy illness. He 1997. Additionalinformation will appear in the Survivors include his wife, Gunna; his was 66. Vogelzang 74, who died on Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998. next issue of news from Hope College. daughters,Sara '98, Betsy '00, Katie and Patti; He was a retired family physician after 35 years Additionalinformation will appear in the next Gunna's son, Enil; his mother, Evelyn (Bernard) issue of lira’s from Hope College. in practice. He was also the director of the family Tom Seiberling '79 of Lancaster, Ohio, died on Adgate; his sisters, Laurie (Bob) Smickley, Suzanne residencyprogram at St. Mary's Hospital. In Tuesday,Aug. 12, 1997. He was 40. (Will) Wilkinson, and Karen (Troy) Sprague;and Word has been received of the death of Olive addition, he was co-founder of the Plainfield He was a member of the popular band his brother,Michael VanderLind. Wishmeier '36 Winter, who died on Sunday, Jan. Medical Center, where he had practiced since 1982, "Heavensworth" that played for numerous Hope and was a major in the United States Air Force 4, 1998. Additional information will appear in the College events as well as in the Holland area. Robert Van Dragt '40 of Grand Rapids, Mich., Reserves. next issue of liras from Hope College. He had been employed in the Human died on Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997, following a battle He served as a member and president of the Resource Department of Goodyear Tire and with emphysema.He was 79. Northview School Board from 1969 to 1981, and Rubber Company since graduating from Hope. He was a graduate of the University of was a member of Oakview Reformed Church. He was a member of Grace United Church of Michigan Dental School. During World War U, he' Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Sympathy to Christ in Lancaster. served as a Naval officer in the Pacific Theatre. Jeannette Newton; his children. Sherry Orellana Survivors include his wife, Julie; daughter, He was a past president of the West Michigan of Rockford, John and Pamela Newton of The family of Harvey O. Davis, who died on Courtney; son, Paul; parents. Bill and Jeanne Dental Society. Knoxville, Tenn., Mary and Mike Sheehan of Thursday,March 13, 1997. Seiberling of Punta Gorda, Ha.; brother. Bill '79, Survivors include his wife, Syd Van Dragt; his Grand Rapids, Mich., and Robert and Roxanne He was an instructor in voice and theory of sister-in-law Laura and nephew Michael sons, Robert B. and his fiancee,Jackie Norton, of music at Hope from 1949 to 1951. He had retired in Newton of Rockford; his grandchildren,Chad, Seiberling of Sarasota, Fla.; sister and Traverse City, Mich., and Thomas A. (Sandy) of 1980 from the facultyof Transylvania University in Casey and Chris Sheehan, Kevin Newton, Aaron brother-in-law.Shelly of and Glenn Hughes Grand Rapids; grandchildren, Aimee of Palo Alto, Lexington, Ky. and Luke Orellana, and Sarah, Ryan, Lauren and Somerset, N.J.; and sister Penny '79 and Calif., Brady and Courtney of Traverse City, and Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Davis, of Taylor Newton; his brothers, William and Helen brother-in-lawSteve Thompson of Comstock Jennifer and Tori of Grand Rapids; his sister, Doris Surrey, BritishColumbia, Canada; a son, Charles Newton of Columbus, Ohio, Charles and Jan Park, Mich. (Don) Forster of Denver, Colo.; a brother-in-law. Davis of Surrey; a daughter, Alicia Anne Bell of Lexington; a brother;and three sisters.

The family of Martha DeWitt of Zeeland, Mich., who died on Wednesday Dec. 17, 1997, at age 85. Survivorsinclude her husband, William G.; children, Julia (who is a member of the college's Board of Trustees) and Jobe Morrison of Dayton, Ohio, Shirley and Ronald De Does of Collinsville, Texas, William Jr. and Mary DeWitt of Holland, Mich., and Raymond and Diane DeWitt of Denver, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers, Peter and Anna Mae Postma of Hudsonville,Mich., and Kenneth and Beverly Postma of Middleville, Mich.; sister,Elizabeth Postma of Grand Rapids, Mich.; sisters- and brothers-in-law,Mrs. Christopher (Helene) Postma, Mrs. Martin (Angeline) Nagelkirk, and Mrs. Harold (Marie) Steketee,all of Holland, Mrs. Franklin (Marguerite)Postma of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Sena and John Vugteveen,and Marvin and Jerene DeWitt, of Zeeland.

The family of Pat G. DeWitt of Holland, Mich.,

who died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at age 53. She had worked at Hope for more than 20 years, beginning with the food sendee in 1977 and since 1989 with the college's Transportation Department. Survivors include her husband.Jack; children. Shelly and Randy Van Loo, and Steven and Jamie DeWitt, all of Holland; mother, Claretta Achterhof of Holland;sisters, Beverly and Jerry Fryling of Grandville, Mich., Karyl and Bert Van Dis, Vicki and Ed Sterken Arnold, and Cris and Glenn Vander Ploeg of Zeeland, Mich.; sister-in-law,Myra and Mike Brunink of Holland; and nieces and nephews.

The family of James Sibbet, who died on Friday, Feb. 17, 1995. Survivorsinclude his wife, Louise Zilverberg '58 Sibbet.

The family of Homer Surbeck of Atherton, Calif., who died on Friday, Sept. 5, 1997. He and wife Margaret, who survives him, supported Hope in a variety of ways, including through the "Margaret and Homer Surbeck Scholarship"fund and the "Van Wylen Scholarshipfor Christian Students," the latter of which they established in the name of former Hope president Dr. Gordon Van Wylen and his wife Dr. Margaret Van Wylen. He also contributed copies of his book. The Success Formula That Really Works, to members of the college'sgraduating classes.

Tire family of Debra J. Voss of Ames, Iowa, who died on Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997, at age 37. Survivors include her husband, Mark, and children, Daniel and Rebecca, both at home; her parents, Tim and Arlene Shoemaker '51 Timmerman of Zeeland, Mich.; parents-in-law, Melvin '52 and Carolyn Voss of Belmond, Iowa; sister, Kathy Timmerman '83 Bohl and husband, Randy, and their daughters, Hannah and Julia, of Zeeland, Mich.; brother-in-law,Brian Voss of Parkersburg,Iowa; grandmother, Janet Bolman of Holland,Mich.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was a graduate of NorthwesternCollege in Orange City, Iowa, and had also attendedHope College Summer School. By Spaulding 1000 Campus Profile (as told to Eva Dean Folkert ’83)

Tennis, basketball, soccer, wallyball, frisbee golf, anyone?

floor hockey equipment to our box in the I t’s dark in here. It’s near future. usually dark inside my box Of course, this all goes to show how ded- icated Dr. Irwin is. We like to refer to her as

in the Hope College Dow "the iiberorganizer."I overheard Dr. George Center. But let me tell you, Kraft, chair of the departmentof kinesiology, say that Dr. Irwin "brings a high level of I light of when see the day, organization and administration to intramu- do I ever have a ball. rals, actually any job she undertakes." On top of all her duties as a teacher, coach (she Actually, I am a ball, a basketball to be assists for women's soccer), and administra- precise. I share this white, wooden, intra- tor, Dr. Irwin has organizedthe Hope IM mural sports equipment box with about 25 program in such a way that it catches the other balls and a various assortment of other spirit of pick-up gamedom — no refereescall athleticstuff — you know, timers, pinnies, IM games — and channels it into structured bats, facemasks, flip scoreboards, stopwatch- league formats. es, shinguards. We like to refer to our box as Teams play five- to six-week round- "every gym rat's treasure trove." Just about robin schedules. Rosters are maintained. any sports equipment you need to play the Attendance is kept. Eligibility and sports- game of your choice can be found in here. manship rules are in place. The top teams And even though we're all very different, we make the playoffs.And if you win the cham- get along just fine inside these small con- pionship, you don't get a useless, fines. You see, we all have the same goal: dust-collectingpiece of hardware. Nope, no

we just want to play. The more than 1,400 trophiesin intramurals. If you win, you get a Hope students who participatein the Hope championshipt-shirt, a highly-coveted piece intramural program count on us. of apparel on campus, mostly because the/ re We didn't used to be so crowded in here, free. And you know how college students though. Once upon a time, just us basket- feel about free stuff. Nevertheless, I once balls, a few footballs,and some softballs heard one IMer encouragingher teammates were stored inside this locker perfumed with during a championship game by shouting, the sweet scent of stale sweat and aging syn- "C'mon you guys, do it for the t-shirt!" thetic leather. But about 10 years ago, when Much of what makes Hope intramurals Dr. Anne Irwin became the directorof intra- so popular is Dr. Irwin's accommodating, murals (IM) — she's also a professor of empathetic scheduling.She'll work a team kinesiology and the women's athletic direc- into a schedule that won't coincide with any tor — more balls and equipment started of the students' evening courses or other showing up. Soccer balls, volleyballs, tennis nightly requirements.She'll take into con- balls, wallyballs,even frisbees.(They're not siderationa student's participationon an official "ball" but we accept them another IM team, in another IM sport and anyway.) This year, racquetballsand Nerf make sure that there are no conflicting

flag footballsgot added to our mix, which games. This is how I once heard her explain meant that the water polo ball got relegated it: "I put myself in their shoes and think, 'If Co-author Spaulding 1000 and intramuralsdirector Dr. Anne Irwin are on-site for a typical night of intramurals basketball action in the Center. More than 1,400 to the bottom of the box along with other I were doing that, how would I like to do it Dow students participate in the popular intramuralprogram each year. past IM equipment like badminton birdies, and what would be fun?' I think of them and the scorepadsfrom the one-day miniature their age and what they're going through.

golf tournaments, and paddles from pickle- Plus, I love to play games myself. And I love well, that's been one of my goals from the While Hope intramurals may have the ball (a hybrid tennis game). But there's no to see other people enjoy playing games. beginning. I thought, Tf I give the students a look and feel of a mini-intercollegiateathlet- hard feelings because we know that that The pursuit, die challenge, the building of bigger variety [of sports to play] and as ic conference,complete with a player's water polo ball just might resurface to the confidence, having fun with friends in an much opportunity as possible to play them handbook and yearly outstanding team and top of the box again someday. You see, we activity-based atmosphere — I just love all in a friendlyand structured program, I want individual awards, it still holds onto the buy into Dr. Irwin's IM philosophy: "Be those things about intramural sports. And to see how long it will take to get half of the pure core of what gets kids to choose up game to try any game." We hear that Dr. as much opportunity as I can give our student body participatingin at least one IM sides and play games in the first place. Joel Irwin is even mulling over the idea of adding student body to experiencethose things. sport — even if it is marbles or jacks.'" Johnson, a senior from Zeeland, Mich., says

All I can say is, thank goodness she didn't the main reason he plays intramurals is to have to add those pseudo-sports(not that just get out and have some fun. Sophomore there wouldn't have been room in our box) Rebecca Thoreson of Maple City, Mich., likes Intramural Offerings because it only took her eight patient years the way intramurals brings her friends to reach her goal. Last year, more than 1,250 together in a safe and fun environment.B.J. Hope students find a myriad of activity-basedopportunities students— most playing in more than one DeVries, a senior from Grand Rapids, Mich., goes so far as to say that his life would be in the intramural program which offers three registration sport — registered on more than 120 teams. (To keep track of the entries, Dr. Irwin boring if he didn't play intramurals! dates per semester for the following sports: recently wrote an impressive computer That's just what Dr. Irwin likes to hear. MEN WOMEN COED program just for intramurals.) She knows that we do more than just make And what names those kids come up sure the games keep rolling along. All of 3-Player Volleyball Softball Soccer with for their teams! Dunlop #4 over there us — we, the equipment inside this Flag Football 6-Player Volleyball Flag Football likes playing tennis for the "Serve-ivors." 1 box — enhance the quality of campus life at Tennis Basketball Tennis hear there is a bowling ball at the Holland Hope by providingactivities that are good Basketball Tennis Basketball Bowling Center who is partial to the "Pin for the body, mind and spirit. We're Wallyball 3-Player Basketball Indoor Soccer Doctors." I'm particularlyfond of "4U2NV" stress-relieversand outlet-providers. Oh 3-Player Basketball Bowling Volleyball just because 1 think it's very clever. As for sure, it may look as though we're just your Racquetball Racquetball Racquetball some of the others, like "Gutcheck," everyday, run-of-the-treadmill sports Volleyball Softball Nerf Indoor Flag Football "Squirrel Chasers," "Looks Like Fred" and equipment,but we know we have a higher Indoor Soccer "Go Chubs," there's no easy telling how the calling,much higher than any of us can Check out the Hope intramural website at: Frisbee Golf kids came up with those crazy names, but it bounce. Ultimate Frisbee www.hope.edu/student/development/intra/ sure sounds as though some creative right But we're all up for the job — just as soon as brain cells were working overtime. someone GETS US OUT OF THIS BOX!

Em NFHC February 1998