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Hope College Non-Profit 141 E. 12th St. Organization Holland,Ml 49423 U.S. Postage PAID ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Hope College Forty Years of the Vienna Summer School

The 1950s The 1970s Walking amid the rubble as Vienna strug- Relishing the Palais Kinsky balls and snowy gled to come alive after World War II. weekends in the Rax Alps. The 1960s The 1980s Experiencing romantic transatlantic voyages, Seeing stunning art exhibitions amid visiting the Berlin Wall, and escaping terrorist scares and Chernobyl fallout. Russian tanks in Prague. The 1990s Experiencing the exhilaration of Eastern European liberation and enduring four-dollarcups of coffee.

Relive the Memories

Vienna Summer School graduates,Hope alumni and Prague (June 7-16, 1996) and a grand week in Vienna (June In 1996, Austria celebrates its friends will be led by Dr. Paul Fried, founder of the Vienna 16-23) culminating with a palatial ball. A colorful brochure is available through the Office of 1000th birthday and the Hope College Summer School; Dr. Neal Sobania, director of international education; and Dr. Stephen Hemenway, current director of InternationalEducation, Hope College, PO Box 9000, Vienna its 40th HoUand, MI 49422-9000.Telephone: 616-395-7605;Fax: School marks the Vienna Summer School. anniversary with a gala reunion. Pre-Viennatour in the areas of Nuremberg, Dresden and 616-395-7937.

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crushed, and I believe that every now and HC^PE COLLEGE Quote, unquote is an then the steamroller still comes and crushes Volume 26, No. 6 August 1995 eclectic sampling of me over and over. And the reason is to learn that God is in control, and my life is to be things said at and about lived more like him." Published for Alumni, Friends and Hope College Hope College. — Excerpts from Dave Dravecky's chapel Parents of Hope College by the Office of Office of Public Relations talk given on Monday, March 13, 1995 in Public Relations. Should you receive DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698. Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Dravecky, a "You see, we often think that God is only more than one copy, please pass it on to Thomas L. Renner '67 former San Francisco pitcher, gained nation- in the good stuff. He's up there blessing us someone in your community. An overlap Director of Public Relations al recognition for returningto baseball in with all the wonderful things that are hap- of Hope College constituencies makes Gregory S. Olgers '87 1989 after having a cancerous tumor removed pening in our lives. And then when we go duplication sometimes unavoidable. Director of Information Sendees from his pitching arm. His dramatic come- through the struggles, when we hit the Lyme M. Poxue '86 back was cut short when cancer returned and valley, we wonder where he's at. look at We Editor: Thomas L. Renner '67 Alumni Director his left arm was amputated. Dravecky is the God and we think, why have you left me, Managing Editon Gregory S. Olgers '87 author of Comeback and When You Can't Kathy Miller why do I feel all alone. And the reality is he's Layout and Design: Come Back, written with his wife, Jan. Manager of Public Relations Sendees right there in the middle of it with us. And Holland Litho Service, Inc. Karen Bos part of the problem I believe,because I did Printing: Nexus Web Printing Services Secretary of Public Relations Office this, is that we scream and shout so much in On the cover of Greenville, Mich. the valley we can't even begin to hear his Contributing Photographer: Notice of Nondiscrimination voice. We can't even begin to sense his pres- It has been years since the chimes have rung Lou Schakel Hope College is conunittedto the concept of from Dimnent Memorial Chapel. An effort is ence. It is so difficult for us because we are ContributingWriters: equal rights, equal opportunities and equal underway to have the bells ring again. If you protection under the law. Hope College admits busy making too much noise. If there is any- Eva Dean Folkert '83, Shannon Niven '96, are wondering about the musical score on the students of any race, color, national and ethnic thing I have learned through my struggles it Brent VanderKolk’97 is this: That we need to realize there is a place bottom of page, it's the final line of the Alma origin,sex, creed or handicap to all the rights, privileges,programs and activitiesgenerally we have to pull away in order to get close to Mater Hymn, composed by the late Robert W. news from Hope College is published Cavanaugh, professor of music and director of during February,April, June, August, accorded or made available to students at God. . . So the question is. Who is in control? the Chapel Choir from 1940 to 1976 — "Spera Hope College, including the administration of God. Who am I? A child of God. My point is October, and December by Hope in Deo. Hope! our Varsity." College, 141 East 12th Street, Holland, its educationalpolicies, admission policies, that this faith that is talked about in this place Michigan 49423-3698. scholarship and loan programs, and athletic is a simple faith. You put your trust in Jesus The photos at the top of the page feature new and other school-administered programs.With Christ, and he'll give you the strength to football coach Dean Kreps, who'll feature his Postmaster:Send address changes to regard to employment, the College complies

endure. . . There's a wonderful quote by Alan Flying Dutchmen in six home games this fall nexus from Hope College, Holland, MI with all legal requirements prohibiting Redpath that says this: 'When God wants to and senior josh Levy, who is one of tivo stu- 49423-3698 discrimination in employment. do an impossible thing, he takes an impossi- dents featured on page nine. ble man and he crushes him.' I have been Campus Notes

PLEDGING STUDY: A study of student extracurricular programs at Hope College by the college's Campus Life Board (CLB) has led to an in-depth look at the ini- tiation process of Greek organizations after a joyful noise concerns were brought to the attentionof the Make college regarding pledging activities. In response to these concerns, the CLB College, and we ought to have our own set has undertaken a fact-findingstudy which Visitors to the main of chimes.' It adds to the campus up to this time has included approximately tower of Dimnent Memorial mystique." 100 confidentialinterviews of actives, Chapel — and there must The original chimes were built by J.C. pledges, depledged individuals,Greek advi- have been quite a few Deagan Inc. of Chicago, 111., and were sors, alumni and others. A report on the dedicated on June 17, 1929. The company through the decades, if the findings will be distributed when the new built about 500 sets of the college's variety school year begins. Based on the findings, graffiti on the walls is any of chime, known as a tubular bell carillon, recommendations for change will be devel- indication — will find its between 1916 and 1957. oped. upper reaches occupied not The systems today are quite rare. In "The Campus Life Board recognizes that addition, many of those that do still exist by bells of the traditional fraternities and sororitieshave long been a no longer function because they often part of the life of the college, and the board variety, but by racks of failed to receive regular maintenance. sees how Greek life contributes to the build- cylindrical chimes. The college's chimes were donated in ing of lifelong friendships," said Professor memory of Ida Sears McLean by her Jim Allis, chair of the CLB. For some 50 years or so, those chimes husband, Charles Myron, and their four "The CLB also beheves that fraternities have been mute, silenced by a combination sons, Sears R., C. James, E. Paul and and sororities make positivecontributions to of the expense of their upkeep and Harold P. McLean. Charles Myron the overall life of the college as well as to the complaints from neighbors (whose houses McLean, as vice president of the coUege's life of the wider community. The CLB at the time were right. across the street, and Board of Trustees, had also laid the wishes to respect the freedom of Greek orga- had rather a better seat than desired for the chapel's cornerstone on Oct. 12, 1927. nizations to conduct their activities within 8 a.m. knell). Period newspaperaccounts place the the context of the mission of the college. It has thus been easy, for campus original cost of the chimes at $10,000 to However, the CLB also recognizes that denizens of recent generations, to regard $12,000 (quite a bit in 1927 dollars. The certain kinds of behavior exhibited during the tower as an aesthetic rather than entire chapel cost $400,000). They were An effort is underway to get the Dimnent pledging activities are incompatible with the functional feature of the Hope College praised for their beauty and versatility. Chapel chimes in working order again. Except for a brief interludethis spring, the goals of the college, and it is these problems landscape — an impressivebut silent "No city in Michigan outside of Detroit the to address." tower has been silent for decades. which CLB wishes sentinel, anchoringthe most obvious has a set that will equal these," The Holland Allis said the central aim of this effort is physical manifestation of Hope's character City Neivs announced in a page one story to work toward creating a campus environ- as a Christian liberal arts college. It has on Oct. 13, 1927. "The chimes can be through the demonstratoror the original ment in which each member of the college been easy to forget that the tower soars played from an organ key board or can be chimes has yet to be determined, although community is treated with dignity and only because of the chimes within, since mechanicallyset to chime the hour, the there are high hopes for the latter. worth. "Fraternitiesand sororitieshave an their installation required that it be made half and the quarter hour. They can also be He also notes that he found the importantrole to play in realizing this aim, 20 feet taller than originallyintended. regulated to chime both day and night, or campus's response to April's experiment and our hope is that the CLB and Greek It has been easy to forget.. .but it wasn’t the night chimes can be eliminated." encouraging. organizations can work together to make the for two weeks in April. For the first time in At the time of their dedication— which "I have yet to talk to somebody who goal of dignity and worth more of a reality." decades, the chapel tower spoke. they shared with the Skinner organ — the doesn't like the chimes," he said. "I'm Professor Allis said the CLB has sought to A demonstratorset of electronicMaas 20-tone chimes were even used to perform really happy with this." obtain input from all segments of the Rowe "Carillons,"amplified with a several tunes. "It's kind of my goal to come back for campus community in order to assure as loudspeaker, sounded every hour from 9 Cook took his interestin restoring the my last year and have the bells ringing — or objective and fair a look at these issues as a.m. to 9 p.m. The set was installed chimes to Gerald Rademaker of the at least to have major work done," Cook possible.He welcomes further comments following an inquiry by Ryan Cook, a physical plant staff, and the two began said. and suggestionsfrom parents and alumni Hope senior from Grand Rapids, who had investigatingthe possibility.An estimate (NOTE: news from Hope College would about fraternity and sororitypledging. enjoyed the many church bells he'd heard provided a couple of years earlier put the appreciate any informationreaders might have

while on the college'sLondon May Term cost at less than $20,000. The demonstration about the original chimes' demise. If you know NAME CHANGE: The department of in 1994 and wondered if Hope's chapel period also enabled the college community something of the exact year, or anything else physical education has changed its name to had the same potential. to hear Maas Rowe's new system. that seems relevant, please write: Hope College the department of kinesiology. "This was kind of my project Cook is now busy pursuing ways to Public Relations; Attn Chapel Chime Story; The change was made because the new throughout the year. I love the sound of raise the funds to give the chapel its voice 241 East 12th Street; PO Box 9000; Holland, term better reflects the department'sthree chimes," he said. "I thought, 'This is Hope back permanently.Whether it will be Ml 49422-9000.) major concentrations of professional prepa- ration, which focus on the movements of the human body: physical education, athletic trainingand exercise science. alumni donors, 7,551 in 1994-95 compared to have today, which has been recognizedas during the society' s annual awards banquet The college has offered a major and 8,034 the previous year. Hope alumni par- one of the finest. We wish him the best with on Thursday,June 1. minor in physical education since 1967. ticipation(39% of the alumni body) this new challenge." The awards recognizeexceptional and Hope offers an expanded course sequence continues to rank with the best among unique contributions to the Michigan clinical experience leading to and National national liberal arts colleges. TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Roberta AthleticTrainers Society or to the profession Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) certi- Kraft, adjunct assistantprofessor of music, of athletic trainingin the state of Michigan. fication in athletictraining. The exercise NEW CHALLENGES: John has been named 'Teacher of the Year" by Dr. Ray has directed Hope College's science program is for students who want to Nordstrom, director of development, has the Holland (Mich.) Piano Teachers Forum. sports medicine program since 1982 and is a apply the content and principles learned in left the college to join the staff of Western The Forum names a teacher occasionally recognized leader in the field of athletic biology, chemistry and physics classes to the Theological Seminary where he'll direct a as part of a program designed by the training. movements of the human body in exercise capital fund raising campaign. Michigan Music Teachers Associationto settings. Nordstrom joined the Hope staff in 1975 honor outstanding teachers. WORK WALK: A new program at and was named director of development in Professor Kraft has taught at Hope since Hope helps make it easier for Hope and RECORD GIVING: Hope alumni 1982. In 1994 he was presented the 1975. In addition, she maintainsa private Creative Dining Service employees who have a set a standard of excellence by new "Benjamin Franklin Award for a Fund teaching studio, is an organist at Christ would like to live near campus to turn the contributing a record $1,193,479 to the 1994- Raising Executive" from the West Michigan Memorial Church and is also an active per- dream into reality. 95 Alumni Fund which concluded June 30. Chapter of the National Society of Fund former. Through the initiative,titled the "Walk to The overall Annual Fund which repre- Raising Executives. Work Program," the college is helping its sents gifts from all the constituents of the "John has been a significantpart of Hope DISTINGUISHED:Dr. Richard Ray, employees interested in purchasinga home college (alumni, parents, friends, churches, College advancement,"said Robert N. head athletic trainer and associateprofessor near Hope to do so, including by helping businesses and foundations) also estab- DeYoung '56, vice president for college of kinesiology,received the Michigan guaranteefinancing, grants for renovations, lished a new record of $2,316,293, advancement. "He played a major role in Athletic • Trainers Society's first There was a ‘decline in the number of helping us develop the organizationwe "Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award" (See “Campus Notes” on page six)

NFHC August 1995 Events

Academic Calendar

Fall Semester (1995) Aug. 25, Friday— Residence halls open for new students, Arts on stage 10 a.m. Aug. 25-Aug. 28, Friday-Monday— New Student Orientation The Great Performance Series enters its second Aug. 27, Sunday — Convocation for new students and quarter century with a season that promises the same parents,2 p.m. outstanding professional quality for which the series Aug. 28, Monday— Residence halls open for returning its first students, 10 a.m. became known during 25 years. Aug. 28, Monday — Late registration, 3-5 p.m., Maas Center The Leipzig Chamber Orchestra auditorium Feld Ballets/NY Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26 Tuesday, Feb. 6 Aug. 29, Tuesday — Classes begin, 8 a.m. DeWitt Center main theatre,8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Sept. 4, Monday — Labor Day, classes in session Ha, pianist Oct. 6, Friday — Fall Recess begins, 6 p.m. Lydian String Quartet Seung-Un Saturday, March 2 Oct. 11, Wednesday — Fall Recess ends, 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Nov. 3-5, Friday-Sunday — Parents'Weekend Nov. 23, Thursday — ThanksgivingRecess begins, 8 a.m. Charles Stier, clarinet soloist Marcus Roberts, jazz pianist Nov. 27, Monday — ThanksgivingRecess ends, 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Saturday, April 13 Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Dec. 8, Friday — Last day of classes Dec. 11-15, Monday-Friday— Semester examinations The Plymouth Trio Dec. 15, Friday — Residence halls close, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m.

Season tickets are $40 for senior citizens, $50 for other adults, Admissions $20 for students and $100 for families. Ticketsfor individual performances are $10 for senior citizens, $12.50 for other adults and $6 for students. Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m. to Visa and Mastercardare accepted. 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Tours and admissions interviewsare available. For additional information, please write "Great PerformanceSeries; Hope Feld Ballets/NY opens season Appointments are recommended. College; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000" or call (616) 395-6996. Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective stu- dents, includingtransfers and high school juniors and seniors. The programs show students and their parents a typical day in the life of a Hope student. This year’s dates Dance Visiting Writers Series are as follows: Joint Concert Aerial Dance & Wellspring Collective— Lee Smith, Novelist, and Michael Chitwood, Poet — Friday, Oct. Friday, Feb. 16 20 Saturday, Oct. 14: Knickerbocker, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21: Knickerbocker,7 p.m. Live music Friday, Nov. 3 Friday, March 1 Student Choreographed Dance Concert — Wednesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. Friday, March 29 17 Dec. 6: Knickerbocker,7 p.m. Maxine Kumin, Fiction Writer/Poet— Wednesday, Nov. 1: Friday, Dec. 1 Friday, April 19 Knickerbocker, 7 p.m. Live music beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 Quincy Troupe with The John Shea Trio — Thursday, Dec. 7: RCA/FootballYouth Day: Saturday, Sept. 9 Music Knickerbocker, 7 p.m. Live music beginning at 6:30 p.m. For further informationabout any Admissions Office event, please ScholarshipRecipient Concert — Thursday, Sept. 14: call (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800-968-7850 or write: Hope Wichers, 5 p.m. Alumni & Friends College Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, Laura Floyd, soprano, with Joan Conway, pianist — Friday, Ml; 49422-9000. Sept. 15: Wichers, 8 p.m. Community Day — ^Saturday, Sept. 9 Student Recital — Thursday, Oct. 12: Dimnent Memorial Homecoming — Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15 Chapel, 11 a.m. A complete schedule of events is on page 16. Knickerbocker Theatre Michigan Music Teachers'Association State Convention Sigma Sigma '90th Anniversary — Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15 Concert, featuring Hope College Music Faculty — A Homecoming celebration. Holland at 86 East Eighth Street Downtown Sunday, Oct. 15: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Run-Bike-Swim-Walk — Saturday, Oct. 14 The Knickerbocker Theatre, open Monday through Jazz Ensemble Concert — ^Thursday,Oct. 19: Maas Aud., 8 p.m. Parents' Weekend — Friday-Sunday, Nov. 3-5 Saturday, featuresa variety of art, foreign and classic films, Faculty Chamber Recital — Sunday, Oct. 22: Wichers Winter Happening — Saturday, Feb. 3 and a number of live events. Auditorium,4 p.m. Musical Showcase — Monday, March 4 Admission to the theatre'sfilms costs $4.50 for adults and $3.50 for West Michigan Horn Choir — Sunday, Oct. 29: Dimnent Alumni Weekend — Friday-Sunday, May 3-5 senior citizens and Hope College students. For more informationon Chapel, 4 p.m. For additional informationconcerning alumni events, please call the programs and films at the Knickerbocker, please call (616) 395-4950. Music Department Student Recital — Thursday, Nov. 2: Office of Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395-7860. Wichers, 11 a.m. Symphony Band & Orchestra Concert — Friday, Nov. 3: Traditional Events Theatre Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Jazz Quartet with Stamm Western Michigan Marvin — 98th annual Pull tug-of-war — Saturday, Sept. 23 Guest Artist Jean Bahles' Heart In a Box— Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 5: Clinic-SnowAuditorium, 2 p.m.; Nykerk Cup Competition — Saturday, Nov. 4 Saturday, Sept. 14-16: DeWitt-Studio Theatre, 8 p.m. Concert- Wichers Auditorium, 7 p.m. Christmas Vespers — Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3 Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Faculty Chamber Recital — Sunday, Nov. 5: Wichers — Honors Convocation — Thursday,April 25, 8 p.m. 3-4, Auditorium, 4 p.m. Nov. 8-11 Baccalaureate and Commencement — Sunday, May 5 The Nutcracker: A Play, by David Hammond — Dec. 1-23 Alumni Concert Series, Kathryn Grace, lyric soprano — Endgame, by Samuel Beckett — Feb. 22-24, March 1-2 Thursday, Nov. 9: Wichers Auditorium, 11 a.m. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen — April 18-20, 26-27 Senior Recital, Karen Sepura, cellist— Friday, Nov. 10: Instant Information Wichers Auditorium, 8 p.m. Except for The Nutcracker: A Play, tickets are $7 for regular adult Hope Sports Hotline — (616) 395-7888 Artist Piano Series, Guest Artist Morton Estrin, pianist — admission,$5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for studentsand ActivitiesInformation — (616) 395-7863 Saturday, Nov. 11: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. senior citizens. Tickets for The Nutcracker:A Play are $12 for Student Recital— Thursday, Nov. 16: Dimnent Memorial regular adult admission,$10 for senior citizens,and $7 for children Chapel, 11 a.m. and students (group rates available). Additionalinformation may be Alumni Concert Series, Martha Hart, Mezzo-soprano — obtainedby calling the theatre ticket office at (616) 395-7890 tzuo Friday, Nov. 17: Wichers Auditorium, 8 p.m. Ms. Hart weeks before shows open (earlier for The Nutcracker: A Play). will host a master class on Saturday, Nov. 18, Wichers Auditorium, 10 a.m. Faculty Chamber Recital — Sunday, Nov. 19: Wichers DePree Gallery Auditorium, 4 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Concert — Thursday, Nov. 30: Maas, 8 p.m. A retrospectiveof Del Michel's work — Aug. 18-Sept. 22 LIVE Christmas Vespers — Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3: HOPE ATHLETICS BROADCASTS Anne Frank in the World: Choices Project— in cooperation Ticket other Dimnent Memorial Chapel. and information No matter how far you live from Hope College/you can hear live with the Holland Museum, Sept. 29-Oct. 30 to be announced. play-by-playaction of Flying Dutchman football games by calling Juried Student Show — Dec. 1-15 Orchestra's21st Annual Mid-day Christmas Concert— TEAMLlNE. You can hear games broadcastby WHTC in Holland The gallery's summer hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 Friday, Dec. 8: DeWitt-Kletz, 11:30 a.m. from any telephonein the U.S. or Canada, includinghome, office, car, hotel — even a pay phone. Hope College is pleased to join p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tentative acade- Christmas Madrigal Dinner— Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8- TEAMLINE, which provideslive game broadcasts of more than 350 mic year hours are: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 9: Ticket and other informationto be announced. college and professional sports teams. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-10 p.m. Musical Showcase — Monday, March 4: DeVos Hall, Grand For information about TEAMLlNE, write the Office of Public and Alumni Rapids. Tickets other information to be Relations;Hope College;PO Box 9000; Holland, Ml 49422-9000. Admission is free. and announced.

NFHC August 1995 Campus Notes

New Trustees named

I here have been three appointments and six reappointmentsto the Hope College Board of Trustees.

Newly chosen to serve on the board are Beverly J. Kelly of Midland, Mich.; Stuart P. Ray 73 of Ada, Mich.; and Tom W. Thomas of Kalamazoo, Mich. Those reappointed to the board were J. Kermit Campbell of Holland, Mich., who was also elected the board's chair; Gary De Witt of Holland, Mich.; the Rev. Frederick Kruithof '61 of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Dr. Donald Mulder '48 of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Yoshie Ogawa '58 of Washington,D.C.; John Schrier '55 of Muskegon, Mich. In addition, three members retired from the board: Max De Pree '48 of Holland, Mich.; and presently is on the local United Way (Restaurant Services Institute), a network of business. Involved in cement and concrete Betty of Bronxville, N.Y.; Ann Duval and Board. She is also a member of the Delta like-minded operators who managed to cut products, the company has ready mix and Glen A. Terbeek '64 of Winnetka, 111. Sigma Theta Sorority. costs by 20 percent while institutingpro- concrete products plants in western Kelly is a CertifiedChristian Educator in She and her husband, Burnett, have four active environmentalpolicies regarding rain Michigan and is also an owner of a company the Christian PCUSA and has worked in children: Burnett Jf., Scott, Heather and forest beef and Styrofoam packaging.He that manufactures ready mix trucks. education at Memorial Presbyterian Church Jonathan. currentlysits on the RSI board, which He is a past member of the Kalamazoo in since 1985, including as director Midland Ray operates 35 Burger King restaurantsin representsBurger King franchisesthroughout ChristianSchools Board of Education, a local since 1987. West Michigan, a franchise spanning four the country. board member with Comerica bank, and on Her professionalexperience also includes counties with 2,000 employees. His franchise Locally active in a variety of high profile the board of directorsof Advance Mixer Inc. serving as a teacher with the Fairfax County, received national honors from the Public issues, he sits on boards for the Urban League, He is a past chair of the Michigan Concrete Va. Public Schools,Detroit Public Schools and RelationsSociety of America (PRSA) for a free the Public Education Fund, Junior Association,and a past director of the Midland Public Schools. day care program and regional honors for Achievement and the Chamber of Commerce. Kalamazoo United Way. She has been involved with the League of sensitivityto neighborhood concerns when He and his wife, Anne Bregman 73 Ray, He is a member of Hope Reformed Church Women Voters since 1981, serving as both construction of a new restaurant threatened have three children: Jonathan, Alison '98 and in Kalamazoo,where he is currentlyan elder. editor, observer,and chairperson,and served affordablehousing. Kristen. He and his wife, Phyllis VanLandegent the Literacy Council on Midland County His interest in innovation caused him to Thomas is president and chief executive '66 Thomas, have three children: Adrienne Board, 1992-94. She chaired the Midland buck traditional purchasing arrangements officer of ConsumersConcrete Corporation '89 Heidema, Alicia '91 and Angela '93 Youth Symphony Band from 1978 to 1980, and led to the establishment of RSI in Kalamazoo, a third-generation family Vreeman.

Events

FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S SOCCER

Saturday, Sept. 9 ...... + ILL., 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 ...... at Calvin ChristianTournament WHEATON, Friday, Sept. 1 ...... AQUINAS, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 ...... IND., 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 ...... ST. MARY'S, IND., 4 p.m. DEPAUW, Saturday, Sept. 2 ...... WHEATON, ILL, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 23 ...... at Ind., 1:30 Fri.-Sat., Sept. 15-16 ...... GLCA at Wooster, Ohio Saturday, Wabash, p.m. CDT Fri.-Sat.,Sept. 8-9 ...... at Wooster, Ohio Tournament Sept. 30 ...... ILL., 1:30 Tuesday, Sept. 19 ...... ‘at Albion, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, AURORA, p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 ...... at Univ. of Chicago, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 ...... ‘at Kalamazoo,6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 ...... *at Adrian, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 ...... ’at Calvin, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 ...... 2 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,Sept. 22-23 ...... at John Carroll Inv., 4 p.m. ++‘ALBION, Tuesday, Sept. 19 ...... ’ADRIAN, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 ...... ‘ALMA, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 ...... ‘at Alma 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 ...... ’at Albion, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 ...... ‘CALVIN, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 ...... ‘KALAMAZOO, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 ...... ’at Alma, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 ...... tt+‘OLIVET, 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 ...... ‘at Olivet, noon Saturday, Sept. 30 ...... ’KALAMAZOO, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 ...... ‘ADRIAN, 6:30 p.m. ‘MIAA Game Tuesday, Oct. 3 ...... ’at Olivet, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 ...... at Manchester, Ind. Tournament,10 a.m. tCommunity Day t+Homecoming tttParents Day Wednesday, Oct. 11 ...... ’CALVIN, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 ...... 6:30 p.m. ‘KALAMAZOO, Friday, Oct. 13 ...... Home games played at Holland Municipal Stadium ’at Adrian, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 ...... ‘ALBION, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 ...... ‘ALBION, 4 p.m. Hear Hope football on WHTC-AM (1450) and WFUR-FM (102.9) Wednesday, Oct. 18 ...... ‘at Calvin, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 ...... ’ALMA, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 ...... ‘at Alma, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25...... ’at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 ...... ‘OLIVET, 6:30 p.m. MEN'S GOLF Saturday, Oct. 28 ...... ’OLIVET, 1:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,Oct. 27-28 ...... Inv. at Calvin Midwest Tuesday, Oct. 31 ...... at St. Mary's, Ind., 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14...... *at Albion, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 ...... ‘at Adrian, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 ‘MIAA Game ...... *at Olivet, 1 p.m. ‘MIAA Match Saturday, Sept. 23 ..... Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields ...... *at Alma, 1 p.m. Home matches played at Dow Center Thursday, Sept. 28 ...... ‘HOPE, 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 ...... ‘at Calvin, 12:30 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER Monday, Oct. 9 ...... ’at Adrian, noon CROSS COUNTRY Fri.-Sat., Sept. 1-2 ...... at Ohio Wesleyan Tournament Monday, Oct. 16 ...... ‘at Kalamazoo,1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 ...... TRINITY CHRISTIAN, ILL., 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 ...... HOPE INVITATIONAL,4 p.m. ‘MIAA Tournament Friday, Sept. 8 ...... WOOSTER, OHIO, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 ...... GCLA at Kenyon, Ohio, 11 a.m. 23 ...... Home tournament played at Winding Creek Golf Course Saturday Sept. 9 ...... WHEATON, ILL., 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. HOST MIAA JAMBOREE, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 ...... at Aquinas, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 ...... at Univ. of Wis.-Oshkosh Inv., noon Friday, Oct. 6 ...... at Southwestern Michigan JC, 5 p.m. WOMEN'S GOLF Saturday, Sept. 16 ...... ‘CALVIN, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 ...... ‘at Adrian, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 ...... at Univ. of Wis.-LaCrosse Inv., noon

Friday, Sept. 8 ...... ’at Olivet, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 ...... ‘ALBION, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 ...... MIAA Jamboree at Calvin, 1 1 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 ...... ’at Alma, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 ...... ‘ALMA, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 ...... MIAA Finals at Albion, 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 ...... ’at Calvin, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 ...... ‘at Kalamazoo,1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 ...... NCAA Regionals at Alma, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 ..... at Ferris State, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 ...... ‘OLIVET, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 ...... NCAA Nationals at LaCrosse, Wis., noon Tuesday, Sept. 26 ...... ’at Albion, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 ...... ‘at Calvin, 4 p.m. Home meets run at Beechwood by the Bay

Monday, Oct. 2 ...... ’at Adrian, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 ...... ‘ADRIAN, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 ...... at Aquinas, TBA Tuesday, Oct. 17 ...... ‘at Albion, 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9 ...... ’at Kalamazoo,1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 ...... ‘at Alma, noon Saturday, Oct. 14 ...... ’HOPE, noon Wednesday, Oct. 25 ...... ’KALAMAZOO, 4 p.m. Instant Information ‘MIAA Tournament Saturday, Oct. 28 ...... ’at Olivet, 1:30 p.m. Hope Sports Hotline — (616) 395-7888 Home tournamentsplayed at Winding Creek Golf Course ’MIAA Game MIAA Sports Results— (616) 637-8249 Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields NFHC August 1995 Campus Notes

Freshman enrollment soars

The college's academic year will open formally on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m. in last class to graduate before Dimnent Memorial Chapel with a convocationaddress by Dr. James Gentile, the millenium, the new new who is the dean for the natural sciences and Class of ’99 at Hope College the Kenneth G. Herrick Professor of Biology. has already earned at least The public is invited, and admissionis free. Residencehalls for Hope's new students it’s one other distinction: the will open on Friday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. first to cause the college to Orientation events will begin that evening create a waiting list. and will continue through Monday, Aug. 28. Returning students are not to arrive on With the recently-graduated Class of '95 campus before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. Holland Envisions Area Center having been the smallest of the four at the Classes will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at college, and the demand on the college's 8 a.m. Officials of several governmental units in the Holland area have recommended the resourcesduring 1995-96 expected to be A campus much changed will greet the construction of a multi-purposefacility that would include an arena to replace the correspondingly high, Hope set an college’s students when they arrive. Holland Civic Center, a performingarts center and an ice arena. admissions target of 635 students. By 5 p.m. The most visible alteration is in the block The proposed $29 million facility, unveiled in late July, would be constructed Streets, on May 1 — the deadline for being assured of a bordered by Ninth and 10th and approximately three blocks east of the Hope College campus at Eighth Street and place in the class — 680 had paid their deposits. College and Columbia Avenues. Hope Fairbanks Avenue. — - - — — ™ "We were surprised, relocated or demolished 16 homes in the Before construction of the HoUand Area Center can begin, a bond issue election of „ pleasantly surprised, block so that constructioncould begin on the property owners living in the Joint Authority area will be required. If everything jjfip’ since it has never Haworth ConferenceCenter and Cook proceeds on course, construction could begin in 1997. ML. v happened before that the Residence Hall — work that will continue into Population growth in the Holland area has brought a need for these facilities, target has been met, 1997. according to officials.The Holland Civic Center, opened in 1955, has served as the site of much less exceeded,by Most of the homes will serve as student many Hope College activitiesover the years, includingbasketball games and the ‘ May 1," said President housing, and have been relocatedto 13th, 14th traditionalNykerk Cup competition. The Civic Center seats approximately2,550 people Dr. John H. Jacobson. and 15th streets. Tire Keppel House, which while the proposed arena would serve 4,000 to 4,500. The proposed performing arts Ilk ti IIImI "This is clear evidence will continue to house the campus ministries center would seat up to 1,200 people. staff, has been moved east seven lots toward Dr. James Gentile that HoPe is ^ctive ^ prospective students,and Gilmore Hall on 10th Street. professional involvements include having it is becoming even more attractive." Other work on campus during the summer and participating in conferences related to his The enrollment projections have had the included improving the drainage on the research interests,he has been playing a served a three-yearterm as a consultant to the college working to accommodatea student western football practicefield at the Ekdal J. leadership role in "Project Kaleidoscope," a science advisory board (SAB) of the U.S. body some 45 individuals larger than Buys AthleticFields; extensive cosmetic work Washington,D.C.-based initiative focusing on EnvironmentalProtection Agency. Illinois University anticipated (Hope is honoring its promise to (painting and new carpet) at Centennial Park identifying and promoting effectivemodels In April, the State those who submitted their deposits by the Apartments; a new boiler for the main heating for undergraduatemathematics and science Alumni Association presented him with one deadline).Additional faculty have been plant; and repair of the Peale Science Center" s education. of three "Alumni Achievement Awards" in hired. Housing solutionshave included air conditioning. He is a member of the State of Michigan's recognitionof his accomplishments and leasing the Netherlands Hotel at Ninth Street Opening convocation speaker Gentile has Site Review Board, which reviews proposals contributions to the university, located in Normal, 111. Gentile received his master's in and River Avenue, and relocating10th been a member of the Hope faculty since 1976, for waste management facility construction, Street's Van Drezer Cottage (which was and dean since 1988. He is a specialist on and of the 16-member board of managing biology from the university in 1970, and his originally to have been one of the houses environmentalcarcinogenesis and new . editors of Mutation Research, the leading doctorate in genetics in 1974. His demolished, rather than salvaged, because of genetic technologies. international journal on mutagenesis, undergraduate degree is from St. Mary's the Haworth Center project). In addition to having articles published chromosome breakage and related topics. His College.

Campus Notes

(Continued from page three.) stock to pass into the hands of absentee $1 .28 million in independent higher educa- and Andy Lorenz of South Haven, Mich. landlords," he said. "This process has been tion through the Michigan Colleges Earlier during the school year, the team of and assistance with the home-buying speeded up by the fact that in recent decades Foundation since 1972," said Paul Krueger, Levy and Lorenz had placed 35th in the 55th annual William Lowell Putnam process. Hope College has not had enough housing Martzowka,who is chair of the MCF as MathematicalCompetition. "Quite a number of people who work at on campus for its students, so students have well as vice presidentand CFO of Hope College would like to live close to gone into the surrounding neighborhoods Comerica Bank. "We are certainly thank- FINANCIAL TESTIMONY: Phyllis their work, and in the very attractive center and rented these homes. ful to Skillman for its leadershipamong Kleder '73 Hooyman, director of financial city of Holland, and so the college has been "And so there has been a tendency for Michigan's philanthropiccommunity in aid, testified in D.C., very pleased to receive a gift which will some of the homes in the area around the providing financialassistance to the state's Washington, on Tuesday, 23, before the U.S. enable us to help members of the college college to receive hard use and not to be small, liberal arts institutions.Over 30,000 May House Committee on Economic and Educational community purchase and upgrade homes especiallywell cared for," Dr. Jacobson said. students will benefit directly from their Opportunity concerning the Federal near campus," said Hope College President "However, many of these homes are quite generous investment." new Direct Student Loan Program. Dr. John H. Jacobson. capable of being excellent single family input concerning The program's target area includes 13th dwellings once again if they receive some MATHEMATICS VICTORY: Hope Hooyman provided the success of the through 15th Streets between River and repairs and tender loving care." students have won the Lower Michigan program. She was invited to testify RepresentativePeter College Avenues, 15th Street between Mathematics Competition for two consecu- by Hoekstra '75, Michigan's 2nd CoOege and Columbia Avenues, and 12th FOUNDATION GRANT: The tive years. of CongressionalDistrict, who is a member of through 15th Streets between Lincoln and Michigan Colleges Foundation (MCF), a A total of 13 teams, including four from the committee. Fairbanks Avenues. nonprofit organization which partners the Hope, participated in the competitionthis Through the Federal Direct Student The college's goal, according to Dr. financialresources of the private sector with year, which was held at Calvin College on Loan Program, the federal government pro- Jacobson, is to help enhance the neighbor- 14 liberal arts colleges in Michigan,includ- Saturday,April 22. The teams, each com- vides loans directly to students through hood around campus. In particular, he ing Hope College, has been awarded a grant prised of three students, were presented schools rather than through private noted, Hope hopes to reverse a trend of of $90,000 from the Detroit-based Skillman with 10 mathematics problems to solve in a lenders, as in the Federal Family Education having properties in the area acquired by Foundation. total of three hours, with the scoring based Loan Program (FFELP). Hope was one of absentee landlords. The award will provide operating upon their success. only 104 postsecondaryschools nationwide "As the years pass and residents of the support to MCF's member colleges and The members of the winning Hope team chosen to participatein the program, which area get older — many pass on or move universities. were seniors John Krueger of Hamilton, debuted with the 1994-95 school year. away — there is some tendency for housing "The Skillman Foundation has invested Mich., Joshua Levy of Grandville, Mich.,

NFHC August 1995 Hope People By Eva Dean Folkert ’83

The students' friend

"I see this office as the front door to flashback smile crosses his face. "That in any sense of what a registrardid; I didn't I he number of times a Hope's academic administration,"says itself is unique experience for a kid. I have any sense of what a registrar did," student has sat in his Huisken. "This is the place that ought to probably learned more growing up Huisken confides. "If you were to hire articulatethe academic program, the in I've in office, recounting his or working the store than learned a someone like that today, you'd say, 'What curriculum, the regulations, the lot of other places. It's what you call on earth is going on here? There's no job her difficulties or accom- requirements, all that stuff so that the transferrableknowledge; how to deal with description. There's just a bunch of stuff to plishments during the faculty can be free to do what they're here people; how to keep customers happy. It's do.' What I was allowed to do was to do — to teach. probably had more influence on me than a develop a Registrar’s Office in the way I course of a school year, "I have always felt that someone needed lot of things." wanted it to go."

probably outnumber the to be an advocate for students. I've always With a population of 1,000, Edgerton is Where it went, where Huisken took it times he has puffed the worked hard to do that. I guess over the Garrison Keillor'stype of town — the type was to oversee every academic service years I've been called a bureaucratic crap- where the sign for the boys' basketball imaginable— student records, transcripts, tobacco in his briar pipe. cutter. I despise bureaucracy every time I state championship remains in place after registration,attrition rates, and enrollment come up against it. I hate it. . . I know I'm 30 years, where a crime is chronicled for a counts, classroom scheduling, the The foot traffic from the threshold of his in the middle of it but I want to make it decade, and where kids change into their Academic Support Center, the Advising door to the front of his desk has a worn transparent. We (the administration) have bathing suits behind a broad oak tree Office, the FOCUS and SOAR programs for steady, dull pattern in the carpet. But the to go through all the bureaucratic stuff, but down by the river. For Huisken, it was a freshmen with academic challenges, and number of times he can remember a students shouldn'thave to go through all charmed childhood growing up in this the hiring of note-takers and readers for student stepping foot into his office to the mess." And so Huisken's office tries to charming little town that gave him a students with physical disabilities, to name simply introducehimself equals only the make things run more smoothly so perspective on life that is not only the biggies. But it is the little things he number of times he has seriouslytried does — the counseling and advising, the giving up that root pipe: just once. help with VISAs, even followingthrough In the fall of 1980, a bold, ambitious on finding a working vacuum for a tidy freshman, after quizzing his friends in student — that have earned him the classes of the upper about who were some euphemistictitle of the "Pope of Hope." most influentialpeople on Hope's campus, "Students perceive that if they have a the was told almost unanimously that problem, it's probably going to be resolved person to know was Registrar Jon J. here," he explains. "And because it gets Huisken. So, then-18-year-old Larry solved, it's perceivedthat I have some sort Wagenaar '87, now the college's archivist, of mysterious, miraculous power." determinedlywent to the Registrar's Which could also explain why Office, located on the second floor of Huisken's computer terminal during Lubbers Hall since the Great Van Raalte registration weeks is the one surrounded Hall Fire had destroyed administrative by a plethora of undergrads waiting to offices the spring before. In honesty, the seek his class-scheduling,requirement- young frosh extended his hand to the fulfilling wisdom. senior administrator and after introducing "Jon never ceases to amaze me in the himself, exclaimed, "People tell me I patience he has with students," says Gloria should get to know you." Shay, associate registrar, who has worked And so it is then that any student, with on Huisken'sstaff since 1985. "Even when any question, with almost any intention the lines waiting to see him are long, he can stop by to see Dean Jon J. Huisken, maintains a cheerful,relaxed attitude. except now his office can be found on the He's efficient but not at the expense of first floor of the DeWitt Center and his title personal interchange with each individual. was elevated in 1989 to better define all the And his tolerance of occasional responsibilityhe had gained over the years irresponsibilityand other youthful as the overseer of Hope's academic exuberances is a model for the rest of the services. Make an appointment or wait office." patiently in the cigar box-sized waiting Several examples bear out Shay's area outside his office. He will see you, Jon J. Huisken, dean for academic services and registrar, (center) is known campus- observation. A clay jar inscribedwith talk to you, advise you, comfort you, wide as the students’advocate. Pictured with “their friend in the administration”are, "Ashes of Problem Students" rests on his discipline you, but most likely, enlighten foregroundand then clockwise: Dan Acker, Jennifer Weaver, Amy Moeckel, Matt window sill and playfully warns anyone you with one of his many earthy, Steensma, Nik Chmiel, Larry Mann, Gina Smies and Katie Bawinkel. contemplating a "youthful exuberance." homespun anecdotes or clear-cut, (No one has dared open the cork top to see common-sense insights phrased in what if it's filled.) has been called "his colorful,Midwestern students can be free to do what they're at wholesome but rare. Fishing taught him But several files filled with thank you language." Hope to do — to learn. patience; running a family business taught notes and letters, Christmas and birthday And know this. He rarely forgets the Huisken'sdesire to get clutter out of the him diligence; and a Christian faith taught cards, all kept over the years, describe name of a student and never of one who way for the end-user can probably be him sensitivity, humility, and a respect for Huisken's impact best. Each expresses has ever sat, nervouslyor comfortably, in a traced back to his years as a clerk in his others that is paramount in his dealings gratitude and appreciationfor some past blue swivel chair next to his desk. father's general merchandise store in with students and colleagues, family and deed or favor done. One even arrived friends. recently with three Macanudo cigars. ("I Though he wanted to be a college tell the students in my Business Writing professorof philosophy after graduating class that if they're from Minnesota, that's “ I see this office as the front door to Hope’s from Calvin College in 1965, Huisken made worth 10 points; if they know where Lake academic administration.” a commitment and sacrifice to teach in Wobegone is, that's worth 20 points; and if Christian schools for in California, they know what a Macanudo is, then, well, — Jon J. Huisken foregoing graduate school to fulfilla sense they're doing very well.") of calling. When the opening came at Hope But one particular Christmas card best in 1969, it looked to be an ideal way to get signifies the attitudeof that many students, "Jon understands the vision of Hope Edgerton, Minn. — or "Minnebucket," a back to the collegiatesetting. For two short past or present, have toward their dealings College, and he shows that vision in a term he often playfully uses when months Huisken held the title of assistant with Huisken. Thomas Thomas '73 wrote: relational sense with students," explains referring to his home state and the "land of registrar.After that, well, he was given full "I still have very good memories of you Wagenaar. "It's all because he makes 10,000 lakes." reign, and it was his decision which way to and Hope College. I hope you have not himself very accessible. His office is one of "We had almost everything — from steer the horse. forgotten me. Merry Christmas." the most student-friendly on campus." overalls to flour," Huisken recalls as a "When I came here, there really wasn't He remembers. uA

NFHC August 1995 Campus Notes By Greg Olgers '87

College by the numbers

A Hope survey helps freshmen know what to expect

depend on what they're after. There are, each day, he noted, is high relatively. Dr. Green feels that the data, particularly iince it was gathered in November, gives a What’s it like to attend however, two things to keep in mind when "The amount of time our students spent 'ood indication of how quickly the average Hope College? considering the survey. studying is dramaticallyhigher than the First, the survey presents averages; estimates that students give when they've feshman finds ways to get involved. In addition to informal gatherings with With New Student Orientationonly a individuals vary. A freshman determined to been surveyed at state universities," he said. "The fact that the average student is putting xiends, and organized activitieslike the handful of days away (it begins August 26), study more, work more and socialize less in that time really speaks well to the 'Jykerk Cup competition or a dance more than a few of the 700 students about to can do so. much ethic of our students." iponsored by the Social Activities attend Hope for the first time have probably Second, the freshman findings are relative work Although the analysis of the survey's data Committee, there are a variety of other considered some form of the question. to Hope's other classes.Spending "less time opportunitiesto become involved at Hope The college has, too. To help provide an studying" than the sophomores,juniors and hasn't yet gone this far, there's a sense on — >uch as through intercollegiateathletics, or answer, the Office of Student Development seniors, for example, does not mean spending campus that the nature of academic work as students progress their die programs of the campus ministriesstaff. commissioned a survey that examined how "little time studying." changes through college careers, completing their "core" The college is deliberateabout the variety, students spend their time. According to the survey, during each md goes so far to label such activities "co "This is just the very first step in weekday freshman women spent eight courses and finding and becoming more rurricular," rather than "extra-curricular,"to developing a data base to understand our hours, and freshman men spent 8.8 hours, on involved in a major. emphasize Hope's hope to provide meaningful students more completely," said Dr. Richard academics during the week, including both As far as employment goes, the freshmen averaged about minutes during educationalexperiences not only in academics, Frost, dean of students. attending class and studying. 36 the a bit more, the a out in other areas of students' lives as well. "The first year is a lot of trying to sort out: With a "full load" consisting of 16 credit weekdays — women men Wendy Murray, a 1995 graduate from trying to figure out the academic language, hours — usually 16 hours in class each week, bit less. The seniors were only slightly higher Spring Lake, Mich., appreciated the many figuring out the way in which professors opportunitiesto participatein such activities. teach, and dealing with having less structure "That's one of the things that I liked about and disciplinethan there is at high school — “The amount of time our students spent Hope," she said. "It's really easy to get and also trying to figure out who you are," he involved." said. is studying dramatically higher than the While taking two majors, music and news from Hope College shared some initial psychology, she also participated in varsity findings from the November, 1993, study, estimates that students give when they’ve tennis, the Union of Catholic Students, the which was conducted by the college'sCarl Delta Omicron music and Psi Chi psychology Frost Center for Social Science Research, in been surveyed at state universities.” honoraries, and musical organizations February. In the half year since, however, the including the College Chorus, Jazz Band and center has had a chance to work with its data at about 45 minutes a day. The sophomore Symphony Band. a bit more, discovering differencesin the way or an average of 3.2 hours per day — the and junior averages were higher, with the "It's just a lot of time management," that members of each of Hope's four classes average freshman woman was still spending about one hour, Murray said. "I just thought it was such a keep occupied, also looking at the differences 4.8 hours studying outside of class each sophomore women working beneficial experience to get involved with as between genders. Coupled with insights weekday; the average freshman man 5.6 45 minutes each day. The averages for all much as possible." from students themselves, the information hours. The women also averaged 4.2 hours four classes were lower on the weekends. Freshman men and women both had the Jeff Brown, a senior from Jenison, Mich., helps paint a picture of college life for Hope of study on each weekend day; the men 3.8. noted that he's found himself giving more students soon-to-be. Juniors,according to the study, spent the highest weekday averages for time spent on time to other activities during his time at Freshmen, it turns out, on a typical most time on academics — the women at 9.8 "social activities"— including going to a movie, or a party or just getting together with Hope, resisting the temptation to spend too weekday generally spend less time studying, hours per weekday; the men at 9.7. friends. The spent about one-and- much on his two majors— exercise physiology less time employed and more time socializing The survey compared the amount of time women and studio art. than sophomores,juniors and seniors. that the college's classes spent on three-quarter hours so engaged, the men about two hours and 10 minutes. The other In the end, the right personal balance is According to the survey, Hope students also academics,but it's also helpful to consider three classes each averaged about an hour- what each of the college's students needs to manage to get eight hours of sleep each night the numbers in a larger context, according find, and those who discover that they don't during the week, and seven hours and 18 to Dr. Charles Green, who is director of the and-a-quarter. The freshman class also averaged the fit the average profile can take comfort in minutes on the weekends, with little Carl Frost Center for Social Science highest activities knowing that they're not alone. differencebetween class years. Research and an associateprofessor of on weekday campus (formally-organized events) — around The opportunity to make the most of the For those about to come to Hope, whether psychology and the project's faculty Hope 100 minutes during each five-day work week. HnrtP pvnpripnrp iq fhprp or not that is good news or bad news will coordinator.Even the low of eight hours

8 NFHC August 1995 Hope People

Searching for a Medical Career By Shannon Niven ’96

Jill Gronowski has spent her students. share of time working under the "I think research is a meaningful experience because it helps promote thinking about problems — analytical yellow lights of Dr. James M. thinking," she said. Gentile’s genetic toxicology Gronowski has also learned to have an open mind about the results of experiments when they are different from what laboratory. was expected. Research "makes you do a lot of creative thinking," she said.

She began a quest to isolate and identify a compound She also found that it is very important to collaboratewith that can damage DNA "instructions" for cell growth early other scientists when working on research projects. in her college career — as a first-semestersophomore. All of this learning contributes to what the director of She has continuedto work on the project since then. By Hope's summer research program. Dr. David Netzly, calls "a the time she graduates, she will have earned three credits for good work ethic." Students who have done research in the her research. sciences at Hope may do better in medical school because Although Gronowski has not yet completed the project they exhibit self-disciplineand self-motivation, Netzly, that Gentile told her would only last a semester, she has associateprofessor of biology, said.

picked up something else along the way — a medical school Gronowski is still trying to identify the promutagen she is advantage. studying. (A promutagenhas the potential to become a Gronowski, a member of Alpha EpsUon Delta (a pre-med mutagen, causing changes in DNA.) honor society) who found time to participate in Hope's Because the compound she studies is similar to those Nykerk competition each year, decided that she wanted to found in some pesticides,her research has implications for become a doctor in seventh grade. She was inspired by her the world outside of the laboratory. best friend's cousin, a freshman at the University of Michigan Theoretically,when a plant enzyme is added to such a studying medicine. compound, it could become mutagenic, and if passed A biology and chemistry double major who graduates this through plant systems into the food chain of animals or May, Gronowski has applied to medical schools at the human beings, the compound could become dangerous to University of Chicago and Wayne State University. human cells. She hopes to become a doctor who works with people — Gronowski'spatience in the laboratory is matched by her possibly in primary care, internal medicine or family practice, patience in the mail room, where word from the University of yet she is not sure what area of medicine she would like to Chicago and Wayne State University medical schools could Jill Gronowski ’95 found gaining practical experience pursue. come any day. in the laboratory an important part of her Her research experience at Hope College may be just what Meanwhile, she recommends research at Hope College to undergraduate education. she needs to give her that extra edge over the next applicant. other students.

If a medical school has to choose between two candidates "I think it'll help you no matter if you go into teaching or with the same grades from equivalent schools, the same biology professor. if you go into graduate school, or if you go on to medicine experiencein a doctor's office and the same scores on The chance to do research was important, Gronowski because although what you're doing for your actual project entrance exams, it will choose the student with independent explains,because it is much harder to get a research position might mean nothing to you later in life, you learn a lot of research experience, said Dr. ChristopherBarney, a Hope at universities,where most positions are filled by graduate good skills," she said, uk

One of my best teachers, a professor says by Brent Vander Kolk ’97

student using MAPLE, a computer algebra In addition to prestigious accolades, the Community College at the age of 13; then at At an age when some system," said Tanis. "In fact, he taught me summer program at Hope provided Levy ages 14-15 he was taking two or three college students are just a lot. He was my best MAPLE teacher." with a pleasant situationand some perspec- classes at GRCC during the school year in For the first few weeks of last summer. tive on his future. addition to classes at Grandville High will entering college, he Dr. Tanis was off-campus and left Levy to "I was working mostly with people in School. be leaving. Josh Levy will work on his own. This is where his work math, working more with people in my Then he moved on to Hope College. be 19 when he graduates ethic and endurance shined through. field," said Levy. "It's a bit of a change from Hope's excellence in the sciences drew "Josh far exceeded what I expected," said running into people and telling them you're him to its campus; now it's almost time to next spring. Tanis. "It really demonstrated his ability to a math major, and having them say 'Oh, I'm send him on his way. work independently." sorry.' What is his future? Hope College and Levy have one very The work Levy did in those first few "I think the summer program gives you Levy says he is uncertain, but he knows important thing in common — excellence in weeks turned out to be very valuable.Dr. more of a sense of whether or not you it will include graduate school. the sciences. That is the main reason he is Tanis went on to present some of that work would like to do whatever you're working "What do you have planned for the studying at Hope today. at the Fourth International Conference on on as a profession," he said. future?" That's a tough question — especial- "I would say it is easily the best school in Teaching Statistics in Morocco. Levy's success story started long before ly for an 18-year-old. the area for science,"said Levy. Levy also got the chance to present some he reached the campus of Hope College. He applied to Hope at age 16 and began of his own work over the summer. At the His first chapters were written by his attending when he was 17 years old. Now Mathematical Association of America and mother, who home-schooled him for much The stories on this page originally he is a junior with a double major in math American Mathematical Society national of his academic life. appeared this spring in The and physics. The main focus of his atten- conference in Minneapolis, Minn., Levy "This was a fun and enjoyable time, and OccasionalPaper, a publication tion, though, is math. delivereda presentation on a probability I miss it," said Levy's mother, Theresa Levy, "If I were only taking math, I don't think problem he had been working on. about the early days of teaching her son at written and designed by students in I would ever get tired of it," Levy said. The highlight of the trip was not the pre- home. "He was a very curious, alert and the Print Media 11 course taught by Hope professor Elliot Tanis took advan- sentation,though. interested child." Dr. Dennis Renner, associate tage of this endurance when he chose Levy, "I got more out of listening to other His enthusiasm and his mother's own professor of communication. a student in his "Statistics and Probability" people," Levy said. Other people included curriculum, with no set hours and no real This edition, titled The Natural class, to work with him on a statistical other students from around the country days off, helped Levy become a Merit Sciences Today, was produced as package over the summer — a package that plus occasional encounters with some very scholar at age 14. He had been doing calcu- an application of now includes Levy's name in the preface to well-known mathematicians. lus by the age of seven. knowledge about its manual. "It was a nice way to top things off for During home schooling in the summer. newspaper feature zuriting. "1 chose him because he was my best the end of the summer," he said. Levy took a class at Grand Rapids

NFHC August 1995 Alumni News

Ruth Kleinheksel'66 Stanley of Rising Fawn, Ga., Elaine Scholten '45 Stephan recentlyheld a and husband John continueto travel around the "mini-reunion"in Newville, Pa. for her uncle, 1960s globe about 10 months of the year helping Walter de Velder '29, and a neighbor,Herman Class Notes Christian radio stations.They have thus far visited Harms '29. These classmates and fraternitybroth- Rich Taubald '61 of Morris Plains, N.J., has been appointed director Academically 49 countries. News and informationfor class notes, mar- ers had not seen each other since they graduated of the Gifted /Talented Youth Programs at Montclair Eugene Roberts '67 was elected president of the riages, advanced degrees and deaths are from Hope 66 years ago. They were joined by State University. He has completed more than 25 Regional Synod of the Mid-Atlantics, Reformed compiled for neivs from Hope College by Greg their spouses, Harriet Boot '34 de Velder and years as a teacher and administrator, and in his Church in America,for 1995-96. He is the pastor of Olgers '87. Marie Kleis '32 Harms, and Dirck de Velder '65. the Harlingen Reformed Church in Belle Mead, News should be mailed to: Alumni News; James Cook '48 has retired after 32 years of new capacity is responsible for the weekend and summer enrichmentprograms for more than 1,000 N.J. Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO sendee at Western TheologicalSeminary, where gifted youngstersplus a series of annual confer- Nancy Aumann '68 has been appointed dean of Box 9000; Holland,Ml 49422-9000.Internet users he was professor of New Testament. He will con- ences for teachers and parents of gifted children. arts and sciences at State University of New York may send to: tinue to teach in retirement as adjunct professor at College at Cortland, an appointment effectiveJuly [email protected] the seminary. David Maris '62 of Plainview, N.Y., is pastor of 1. She has been a member of the Cortland staff All submissionsreceived by the Public Herman Ridder '49 and Lenora DeBoer '69 Plainview Reformed Church Church on Long Island. The Regional Synod of York recently since 1990, and had been interim dean of arts and Relations Office by Tuesday, July 11, have been Ridder of Holland,Mich., serve as a pastor team New appointed him one of three area synod ministers, sciences since October. included in this issue. Because of the lead time at the Lost Tree Village Chapel in North Palm to serve the classes of Nassau-Suffolkand Queens. Frank Lundell '68 of Muskegon, Mich., was named requiredby this publication’s production sched- Beach, Fla., from November to May. Edward S. Small '62 has published the book. Direct 1995 Administratorof the Year by the Michigan ule, submissionsreceived after that date (with the Theory: ExperimentalFilm/Video as Major Genre Alliance for Arts Educationfor his valuable contri- exception of obituarynotices) have been held for (Southern IllinoisUniversity Press). From the bution to arts education, and was recognizedon the next issue, the deadlinefor which is Tuesday, 1950s European avant-garde to the American under- May 12 in Kalamazoo, Mich., at the 1995 Michigan Sept. 26. ground, the book explores, exposes and entertains Youth Arts Festival. He has been the principal in Selected entries from the ‘50s through '90s sections Margaret Wollfensperger '50 Kleis of Holland, Reeths-Puffer's McMillan Elementaryfor 10 years, come from the June, 1995, edition of the Hope Mich., has retired after eight years as a member of his experimental film and video theory as he atempted to bring this often overlookedand mis- and with the district for a total of 26 years. Geology Newsletterand a recent publicationof the the staff in the officesof Congressmen Fred Upton understood genre into the limelight. Edward is John E. Schalk '68 of Virginia Beach, Va., is execu- Departmentof Kinesiology (wonder which department and (following redistricting)Peter Hoekstra. professor of theater and film at the University of tive director of the Portsmouth (Va.) Community kinesiologyis? See "Campus Notes" on page three for Milton Ten Have '50 of Zephyrhills, Fla., serves Health Center, which started seeing patients in an explanation). Several departments publish such as a part-time assistantpastor with Trinity United Kansas. He is a film theoristwith a specialization in semiotics and a prize-winningfilm/video artist May. He was previouslywith Eastern Virginia newsletters;to allow a zvider audience to enjoy their MethodistChurch. specializingin experimentalproduction. Medical School, and had also been a volunteer on alumni sections, news from Hope College will con- Richard Hagni '53 of Rolla, Mo., is chair of Joan TenCate '63 Bonnette of Kalamazoo, Mich., the center'sboard ofidirectors. tinue to glean them for information. geology and geophysics at the University of Missouri-Rolla and Curators'Professor of has completed a master of fine arts degree in paint- Darlene Hansen '68 Yanoff, a third and fourth grade teacher at Northwest Christian School in Geology. ing (see "Advanced Degrees") and is concentrating Hampton, N.J., was presenteda GeraldineDodge Jack Lamb '54 of Holland, Mich., participated in on her professional activities as an exhibiting artist Foundation Earth Watch Award. The grant 1920s the National Senior Olympics in San Antonio, and art advocate. Jan Nienhuis '63 of Holland, Mich., has been enabled her to take part in an expeditionto the Walter de Velder '29 and Herman Harms '29, fra- Texas, placing third in the pole vault in the age 60- Amazon jungle of Peru in a day and night search ternity brothers while at Hope, hadn’t seen each 64 division, clearing eight feet, eight inches. elected to the board of Resthaven Patrons Inc. of Holland. He is presidentand chief executive for Amazon Katydids.She plans to share the data other since their graduation until May when Elaine Tom Carey '56 has retired as dean of the Holland, officer of FMB-FirstMichigan Bank, and also vice she collects with her students and the school com- Scholten'45 Stephan arrangeda mini- reunion at Mich., campus of Davenport College. Tom also president of the Zeeland (Mich.) Community munity. Darlene for years has participated in her home in Newville, Pa. Elaine is Walter's niece continueshis lifelong interestin sports, his latest Foundationand a director of the Zeeland advanced environmentalgraduate studies and has and Herman is Elaine's neighbor. achievement being in the Senior Olympics late in involvedher students with hands-on experiences. May at San Antonio, Texas where he took seventh Community Hospital board. Darlene lives in Hope, N.J. nationally in the high jump. David Hollenbach '64 of Oakland, Calif., has Charles Bibart '69 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has been Gerald (Jerry) Kruyf '56 of Grand Rapids, Mich, received a 1995 Honor Award, a "Exceptional appointed vice president and general manager for 1930s has been appointed development director of ScientificAchievement Medal," from NASA, "for pioneeringresearch that has revolutionized our chemical operations of The Upjohn Company. He Evelyn Wierda '33 Monroe of Pittsford,Mich., in ChristianSchools International.Jerry's varied understanding of the physics and chemistry of has been with Upjohn since 1977, most recently as May flew to Spokane,Wash., to attend the gradua- activitiesinclude singing in the Grand Rapids vice president for preclinicaland pharmaceutical tion of granddaughter Mary Page from Choir of Men and Boys with his son, Zachary. interstellargas and dust, providingcritical infor- mation the formation of stars planets." development. Whitworth College with a B.A. in religion. This summer the choir will be the guest Cathedral on and Lenora DeBoer '69 Ridder and Herman Ridder '49 Gerrit "Curly" Wiegerink '33 and wife Marjorie Choir at the Cathedralof St. Albans, England. NASA Honor Awards are presentedto carefully selected individualsand groups of individuals, of Holland, Mich., serve as a pastor team at the Lost of Grand Haven, Mich., celebratedtheir 60th Thomas TenHoeve '56, retiring president of both government and non-govemment, who have Tree Village Chapel in North Palm Beach, Fla., wedding anniversaryon July 19, 1995. Both are Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, 111., distinguished themselvesby making outstanding from November to May. still active in the Reformed Church in America was recently awarded an honorary doctorateof contributions toward the mission. is and senior citizensprograms. Their three children education degree by Northwestern College of NASA He with the Research Center. are Hope graduates — Paul '58, Dr. Ronald '61 and Orange City, Iowa in recognition of 37 years of Ames Carla Reidsma '65 Masselink of Holland, Mich., is Vicki '74 Lu Rumpsa — as are three of their grand- distinguished service in higher education, the last 1970s a certified financialplanner with the Holland office children:Robin '85, Steve '91 and Ronald (Rick) 25 as a college president. While president the past of J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons Inc. She has been Ernest Otto '70 of Denver, Colo., continueswith '92. They report that they are enjoying all of their 11 years at the large Chicago north surburban sales and marketingat Otto Brothers' Brewing Co., 12 grandchildrenand eight great-grandchildren. community college, Oakton won several presti- named to the President's Club of the American branching out into Colorado, New Mexico and Lois VanderMeulen '36 Ellert of Boulder, Colo., gious teaching- leading awards as well as national Funds Group, one of the organization's highest honors for financialplanners and stockbrokers. Minnesota. was one of two recipients of the "Someone to businessoperations and budgeting recognitions. Stand By You" award presented by the Rocky During his career his diverse leadershiproles Mountain Chapter of the Alzheimer'sAssociation included chairing the American Council on

on June 28, 1995, in celebration of its 15th anniver- International Education. The honorary doctorate sary. The award honored her for being involved was granted to him when he gave the commence-

with the chapter since its beginning — she was one ment address at Northwestern College, where he of its founding members. served as a faculty member, academic dean and acting president between 1958-70.Dr. TenHoeve Tell us all and his wife, Suzanne Underwood '57 TenHoeve, Your Hope friends and the college want to hear from you. 1940s recently moved to Holland, Mich, where they will spend their retirement years. If there's an event in your life you feel is newsworthy, please John H. Muller '42 of Grand Rapids was honored Robert Quisenberry '57 has retired as superinten- let us know. In the interest of timeliness, please try to notify for 50 years of fulltime ordained ministry and the dent of the ChurchillCounty School District in us within six months of whenever the event took place. completion of a three-yearcontract with the Fallon, Nev., and moved to Hamilton, Ohio. It is Bethel Reformed Church of Brantford, Ontario. his second retirement — he retired five years ago Class Notes: We will print only your Births: Please tell us your name, your On June 1, 1995, he began an interim ministry at after 14 years as superintendentof schools in first name, last name and class year for the class year, your spouse's name, whether or the Calvary Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Hamilton,Ohio. sake of consistency in our publication. If not your spouse is a Hope graduate (and if Mich. you are a married alumna, please tell us so the year), and your child's name and your maiden name and married name both. birthdate. If you go by a different name, such as a Advanced Degrees: Please tell us your Alumni Board of Directors middle name or nickname, we will print it name, your class year, the name of your instead of your first name if you prefer. We cannot print informationabout your spouse degree, the name of the university,and the Officers month and year your degree was awarded. if he or she is not a Hope graduate. Janet Lawrence '80, President,Schenectady, N.Y. JenniferLiggett '80, Vice President,Kalamazoo, Mich. MARRIAGES: We cannot publish a mar- informationyou have con- Bryan Bush '84, Secretary,Anaheim, Calif. DEATHS: Any riage announcementuntil after the wedding cerning another's death will be appreciated. Board Members has taken place, so please write us after you If possible, please send us a dated copy of are married. Tell us your name, your class the local newspaper's obituary notice. John Broadbent '79, Livonia,Mich. Janette Vandenberg'79 Aardema,Grand Rapids, Mich. year, your spouse's name, whether or not Claire Vander Meulen '75 Gibbs, Melbourne, Fla. Ken Dulow '64, Ocean, N.J. your spouse is a Hope graduate, the date of SYMPATHY To: Informationabout the Vicky TenHaken '81 Hawken, Baldwinsville,N.Y. Marianne Dykema '81 Griffin, Fort Worth, Texas your marriage, and the city and state in death of a loved one in your immediate Michelle Baker '89 Laverman, Phoenix, Ariz. Doris Kellom '80, Arlington,Mass. which your wedding took place. family will be published upon your request. Valerie Pacheco '96, Holland, Mich. Michael Percy '86, Mentor, Ohio Jane Terpstra '82, Minneapolis, Minn. Linda Selander '64 Schaap, Barrington,111. Please send your informationto: Alumni News; Hope College Public and Alumni Relations; Andrew Van Eden '97, Holland, Mich. Kay Moores '76 Walker, Traverse City, Mich. 141 E. 12th St.; P.O. Box 9000; Holland,MI 49422-9000. Internet users may send to: Martha Corbin '72 Whiteman,Indianapolis, Ind. Richard Webster '84, Sterling, Va. [email protected] Michael Yantis '95, Portage,Mich.

ED NFHC August 1995 John Boonstra '71 of Seattle,Wash., is beginning Donald Steele '72 of New York City had his play Vicorp/Village Inn. researchproject with the Daelim Company in his sixth year executive minister the as of 'Princess Di’s Secret Love Nest' selected for the Robert E. Van Voorst '74 of Williamsport, Pa., was Yochon, Korea. In July he received his master of Washington Association of Churches. Samuel French One Act Play Festivalin New York. awarded the 1994-95 Faculty Teaching Award by chemical engineering degree from Oklahoma State Nate Fuller '71 of Sandusky, Ohio, is a geologist. In the three-person cast were Hope alumni Nancy Lycoming College for faculty members who have University. He has finished the field work on his part of the Sigworth'74 Swann and Vicki Weidman. been on the faculty less than seven years. He is an Hendrik Dejong '76 of Macatawa, Mich., is the program,and now has data to work up. USGS Marvin Younger '72 of Holland,Mich, spent the assistant professor of religion,having joined the sales manager at Eldean Shipyard. Linda Provo '71 Fulton of Kingwood, Texas, has summer in Southeast Asia, something he has done Lycoming faculty in 1989. Mary Hill '76 of Boulder, Colo., writes and sup- been putting the finishing touches on an organ each of the past 15 years. Marvin teaches fifth Lynn Quackenbush '74 Zick of Jenison, Mich., ports software used to analyze ground-waterflow recital. She hoped to attend the HistoricalSociety grade in the Holland public schools district. recently left Avon Products after 12 years to be systems. Convention in Ann Arbor, Mich., in August. David Beattie '73 of Glen Ridge, N.J., markets com- home with her newly adopted daughter, Jessica John Klanke '76 of Granger, Ind., is directorof geo- Paul Hilbelink'71 of Pleasanton, Calif., manages a municationsfor clients like AT&T, Nestle, Dun and Hope. She is currently teaching music privately in sciences at Advanced Pollution TechnologiesLtd., small group of geologists and engineers at Davy Bradstreet, Associated Press and First Fidelity her home studio. which specializesin soil and ground-waterinvesti- International,which is involvedin environmental Bancorporation. Bradley Broekstra'75 of New Orleans, La., is a gations and remediations at industrialsites. remediation of large sites throughoutthe U.S. Phyllis Kleder '73 Hooyman of Holland,Mich., petroleumgeologist the Louisiana Land and Kathy Kolenko '76 Balkema of Holland,Mich., Ross Mack '71 of Valparaiso, Ind., designs and director of financial aid at Hope, testified in Exploration Co. travels nationwidetraining personnel how to use manufacturesfire fighting equipment as an Washington,D.C., on Tuesday,May 23, before the Joan Donaldson '75 and John Van Voorhees '76 of the "ECG management system." She's also a engineer with Task Force Tips. also does He U.S. House Committee on Economic and Fennville, Mich., are active in organic blueberry private consultant for Hewlett Packard. custom design and machining of small numbers Educational Opportunity concerning the new farming.She is homeschooling their sons, ages 12 Janet Loveless '76 Lewis and family have moved of mechanical parts in his component at-home Federal Direct Student Loan Program. She provid- and 10; he continueswith training and working from southern Texas to East Grand Rapids, Mich. business. ed input concerningthe success of the program. their oxen. James Sloan '76 is a faculty research assistantat Lynette Jones '71 Onken and husband Mark are She was invited to testify by Representative Peter Charles Dunning '75 of Madison, Wis., is with the Penn State. assigned to Papua New Guinea as literacyspecial- Hoekstra '75, of Michigan's 2nd Congressional Water Resources Division of the USGS. His current Barbara Vis '76 Stanley of Laurel, Md., is a full- ists with Wycliffe Bible Translators. They hope to District, who is a member of the committee. priority is providing technical review for time mother of three. be there by Februaryof 1996. Stuart Ray '73 of Ada, Mich, is one of the founders Wisconsin DNR on a proposed sulfide mine in Robert Wood '76 of Houston, Texas, is a technical Rodney Schipper '71 of Kanab, Utah, is a resource of the new West Michigan Academy for northern Wisconsin. sales representativeof EM Science’s DTECH prod- protectionspecialist for the of Bureau Land Hospitality Services, the first industry-sponsored George Kniowski '75 of Holland, Mich., is vice ucts — immuno assay environmental on-site test Management.His responsibilitiesinclude admin- trade academy in Michigan. The academy, sched- presidentof sales at WaterjetechologiesInc. in kits for field screening of priority organic pollu- istration of federal mining laws, surface protection uled to open in September,will attract high school Ferrysburg,Mich. He is also on the Board of tants. and reclamation of lands disturbed by mining, and age students interested in a career in the hospitali- Directors and a member of the Kalamazoo, Michael Bayus '77 of Sarasota, Ha., on March 1 making mineral potential determinationsfor land ty industry. Ray owns 35 Burger King restaurants Muskegon Local Engineering Society. became the music director at St. Andrew's use planning. in West Michigan. He is also a new member of the Rosemary "Rosie" Nadolsky '75 of Chicago,111., Episcopal Church in Spring Hill. Cal '71 is a senior geologist with VanHolland Hope College Board of Trustees. and her husband are in the process of adoptinga Dawn Erickson '77 Brown of Bartleville, Ok. is the COGEMA Mining Inc., supervising development Jocelyn Peterson'73 Vitanye of Palo Alto, Calif., baby from China, and hope to have her by owner of Quail Ridge Pottery,a growing function- activities at an in-site uranium mine in the Powder works with the USGS. The agency is refocusing to Christmas. al pottery studio. River Basin, Wyo. develop more cooperative opportunities with other Matt Rumpsa '75 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is senior Jere Cadoret '77 of Richmond Heights, Mo., is a Jon Dykstra '72 of Aurora, Colo., is director of federal agencies, and she is one of the people des- manager of distributorrelations at Amway cartographer with Defense Mapping Agency. He product marketingwith Space Imaging Inc., a spin- ignated to assist in the effort. Corporationin Ada, Mich. He's also an elder at also has his own part-time business selling miner- off of Lockheed and E- Systems. Bob Zilinski '73 of Houston, Texas, is an interna- ThornappleCommunity Covenant Church, a als and fossils. Victor Folkert '72 of Belmond, Iowa, is the pastor tional geologist with Unionjexas Petroleum. member of the high school Booster Club and David (Duff) DeZwaan '77 of Grand Rapids, of the Immanuel Reformed Church of Belmond. Randall Braaksma '74 has been appointedmarket- involved in youth sports. Mich., was promoted on Feb. 1, 1995, to terminal He wrote the July, 1995, devotionsfor Words of ing project manager with First Michigan Bank Laurie Shiflett '75 McNamara of MissouriCity, manager with Roadway Express Inc. in Grand Hope, a daily devotional guide published quarterly Corporation,Holland. He was previouslychief Texas, is a self- employed petroleumconsultant. Rapids. in Grand Rapids, Mich. representativefor Hough International Inc. in Greg Slenk '75 of Holland, Mich., and his brother Robert Drake '77 of North Canton, Ohio, is editor- Chris Hahn '72 of Incline Village,Nev., works for Beijing, China, where he coordinated sales, market- are partners in three retail lumber stores. m-chief of Rock Products magazine, reporting on Market BroadcastingCorp. in softwaredevelop- ing and installationservices. Nick Ver Hey '75 is a senior geologistwith new technology,methods and issues involving ment for financialmarkets. Thor Cutler '74 of Seattle, Wash., is with the Collarini Eng. Inc., which evaluates properties for non-metallic minerals in mining (primarily con- John Heinsius'72 of Tulsa, Okla., is vice president U.S.E.P.A.His responsibilitiesinclude identifying sale or purchase, provides third-party independent struction aggregates). of Latex PetroleumCorp., a small public oil and gas and removing groundwater contaminationsources reserve evaluations and does field studies. Kathy Babinski '77 Knapman of Edwardsburg, productioncompany. He manages exploration, plus pumping, capturing and treating contaminat- Sven Anderson '76 of Linden, Mich., teaches envi- Mich., is a self- employed homemaker. She also production and property acquisitions, and is ed groundwater. ronmental chemistry and ecology to 10th-12th volunteers as Official Church Secretary for Church projectmanager for the North African and Russian Michael Milanowski '74, who goes by the stage grade students at the Goodrich Public Schools. of the Savior, Niles, in addition to serving as trea- ventures. name. Max Milo, is a member of the Hope Summer Gail DeBoer '76 Barton is executive administrator surer and deacon. Janice Moore '72 Ouelette of Milford, Mich., is Repertory Theatre company, performingin three of with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society.Her Carolyn Walbum '77 Metzler continues to discern administrative director at Coaching for Service- the productions.He has been a repertory theatre duties include managing the Tucson Gem and vocation with husband Eric and two kids in Alan D. Barnes, MSW, CSW, skiUed in corporate performersince his student days. Max also "plays" Mineral Show. Enfield,Maine. She turns 40 this year, and fills the and organization enhancement,group and individ- Santa Claus in downtown Holland each December Ronald E. Brown '76 of Bartlesville,Ok., a senior days with work as a chaplain, spinner and weaver, ual counseling. She handles the bookkeeping and and enjoys giving inpromptu puppet shows at his research engineer with Phillips Petroleum coordinator for Hospice and bread baker. She is clerical end of the business. cottage near the Holland state park. Company, recently received an award for having working also on a book, and invitespeople passing Doris Smith '72 of Roswell, Ga., is an administra- Jim Minzey '74 of Divide, Colo., is quality assur- obtained 25 U.S. patents for the company. He through central Maine to stop in for a visit. tive assistantfor NorthsideHospital in Atlanta, Ga. ance director of a 33-store region with worked for a month this summer on a joint Richard Nolen-Hoeksema '77 of Menlo Park, Calif., consults clientsin the oil and gas industry, and is also a consulting geophysicist to the Seismic Topography Project at Stanford University.

Donald Penniman '77 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a senior geologist with BLDI, involved in client contact, explaining geology to lawyers, field work From the entire Hope College Family: and report writing. Carl Schaftenaar'77 of Parker, Colo., is a geo- physicist with Foreland Corp., which does oil exploration and development in Nevada. Thank you to the 1994-95 Class Representatives Elizabeth Cadmus '77 Voorhees of Eugene, Ore., works for the Neonatal group, negotiating the insurance contracts for the doctors. and all the other volunteers who helped to make Robert Will '77 of Houston, Texas, is the deputy area manager for acquisitionwith Western this year's Alumni Fund campaign a SUCCESS! GeophysicalCo. In general he's been in marine acquisitionand related research and technology. Ellen Ziegler '77 of Reston, Va., is research manager for the Department of Defense Radiation ExperimentsCommand Center with SAIC. Delbert Vender Hear '44 Mary Fryling '62 White Bill and Debbie Grimm Anderson '80 Douglas Bums '78 of Albany, N.Y., is a hydrologist Rosey Seith '45 Meatman John and Judy DeRyke Dunn '63 Steve and Jeri Wissink Sayer '81 with the USGS in Troy, N.Y. He is also working on Marian Mastenbroek '46 Smith Albert Osman '64 Kathy Lawrence '82 his doctorateat the SUNY College of EnvironmentalSciences and Forestry in Syracuse, Trudy Maassen '47 Vender Haar Marti Lootens '65 Sligh Janet Arneson '83 Scott N.Y. Marcia DeYoung '48 Stegenga Martha Campbell '66 Costos Joel Redeker '84 David Crisman '78 of Minneapolis,Minn., is an Dorothy Davis '49 Reiser! Barbara Granberg '67 Joldersma environmentalprofessional at H.B. Fuller Co. He is D. Mark Hoffman '85 responsible for two corporate programs reducing Gordon Beld '50 Janice Kemink '68 Hornack Todd and Paula Wyn Recknagel '86 waste from Fuller operations and investigation/ Warren Burgess '51 Christine March '69 Kazen remediationof any subsurfacecontamination at Mark and Sally Rutgers Fikse '87 William and Marjorie Mulder Bocks '52 Al and Connie Aldrich Qualman '70 their manufacturinglocations. Janilyn Brouwer '88 Carol Donohue '78 Gephart of Holland, Mich., is a Jack Hascup '53 Jon and Pamela Bedard VanderPloeg '71 Rhonda Hesche '89 Kuyers professional triathlete.She serves on the U.S. Prof. Richard and Elaine Ford Coffill '54 William and Kathryn Roman Nicholson '72 Tri Board of Directors- -previously as president Kristin Balogh '90 Michael Lucille Tysse '55 Hoeksema Bruce Smith '73 and currently as vice president. From mid August James and Karin Marsilje Monnett '91 to mid November she and husband Greg Gephart Mary Jane Adams '56 Dykema Robert and Marcia Beugel Wolff '74 '78 live in New Hampshire, where she coaches a Jennifer Payette '92 Andrew Marlin VanderWilt'57 William and Claire Campbell Boersma '75 high school cross country team. Gary Dalman '58 Keith and Becky Norden Derrick '76 Julie Artinian '93 Greg Gephart '78 of Holland, Mich., took a house- buildingcourse at the Shelter Institute in Bath, Donald Scott '59 Steven Williams '77 Barb Woodruff '94 Maine, and is currentlybuilding a house in Sue Edwards '60 Paarlberg Mark and Katie Bosch Baeverstad '78 Mike Yantis '95 Hamilton, Mich., to sell. While in New Ronald and Margery Kempers Wiegerink '61 Kurt and Deb Van Hoeven Droppers '79 Hampshire(see Carol's entry preceding)he also works with a friend who has an environmental consulting business. Joseph G. Lyons '84 of Elmhurst, 111. has joined the John Kullman '78 of Plano, Texas, sells and super- Mona Shores and Fruitport school districts. Brian Baker '84 is employed as master carpenter law firm of Querrey & Harrow as an associatecon- vises the installationof epoxy floor coatings and Suzanne Galer '81 of New York, N.Y. Jias received and productionflyman for the Broadway produc- centrating his practice in insurance defense overlaymentsfor STONHARD. He's also a geo- the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from SUNY tion of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where he is litigation.He previously was a teacher in political logical consultant specializing in troubleshooting Stony Brook and is now employed through the responsible for the technicaloperation of the show. science and international relations at New Trier problem wells for oil, water, gas, waste and envi- Reformed Church in America at Bethany Memorial He recently returned from Los Angeles, where he High School. He is licensed to practice law in ronmental industries. Reformed Church in New York City working as supervisedthe three-monthinstallation of scenery Illinoisand Michigan, and is a member of the Andrew Loree '78 of Spring Lake, Mich., is at the both a musician and in Christian education. for the first national company of the same produc- American Bar Association. Grand Haven (Mich.) Tribune, where his responsibil- Suzanne is also continuing a performingcareer as tion. By the end of the year he will be involved in Jana Borgerson '84 McGuire of Snohomish, Wis., ities have expanded to include all color an opera singer. opening additional companies of the same produc- has a permanent, two-hour-a-dayteaching job. separations. He took first place in the AP Susanne Hagan '81 raises ostriches on a ranch in tion in Melbourne, Cologne, Toronto, Vienna, Anne Parikh '84 is an analyst in finance at Herman NewsphotoContest in the Sports and Color cate- Aubrey, Texas, with her boyfriend. She supple- Tokyo, Osaka and the United States tour (which Miller Inc. She lives in Saugatuck,Mich., where gories,and another first in Feature in the Michigan ments her income singing country and western originates in Minneapolis, Minn.). she plans to build a home on several acres near Press Association contest. music in local bars. David Ravi Bhaskar '84 is a board certified obste- trician/gynecologist practicing at the Beloit (Wis.) Lake Michigan. She is busy planning a trip to George Moger '78 of Fort Gratiot, Mich, has been Stephen LeFevre '81 of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a India. named varsitybasketball coach at Port Huron High senior hydrogeologist with Environmental Clinic. His wife, Karen Wuertz '86 Bhaskar, prac- Jon Peterson'84 is an assistantprofessor of envi- School. George has coached basketball for 13 years. Hydrogeology Corp. tices opthalmology at the same clinic. Victoria Brunn '84 of Fullerton, Calif., in January ronmentalscience at Hope College. Charles Otto '78 of Wilson, Wyo., is William Lydens '81 of Singaporeis trading options Michael Spitters '84 of Lansing, Mich., is the senior president/brewmasterof Otto Brothers' Brewing and futures on Japanese financialinstruments with took a new position as directorof child life services minister of First Christian Church, Lansing. Co., managing the brewery productionand retail the NATIONS-CRT ASIA INC. at Cedars-SinaiMedical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Mark Stid '84 and wife Karen Foulds are joining sales. Yolanda Tienstra '81 served on the facultyof a con- South Washington Family Medicine in Holland, Scott Rice-Snow '78 of Muncie, Ind., is a member ference titled "From Silence to Voice: Women, Rebecca Reid '84 Demberger is vice president of Mich., this fall as two new family practitioners. of the geology faculty at Ball State University. He Girls and Self-Esteem," presented by the Women's operations. Western Michigan group of Manpower Scott VanArendonk '84 is the new minister of the is presently working on a video productionproject Guild at the Marshfield(Wis.) Clinic. Tire work- Inc. She overseesthe operations of the Holland, New Era (Mich.) Reformed Church. He previously related to river channel patterns. shop in which she was a presenter was called Zeeland, Allegan, Jenison, Grand Haven, served as associatepastor at Reformed Sharon Thomas '78 Schlemmer of Novi, Mich., "CommunityResponse to Violence Against Muskegon and Ludington offices. She has been Hope Church in Grand Rapids, Mich, and was a member traveled in April of 1995 to Madeira,Portugal, to Women." She addressed her role as an assistant with Manpower Inc. for 11 years. of the chaplain's staff at Hope College. learn advanced Madeira embroidery. She took district attorney in domesticabuse cases. Mary Dykstra '84 of Grand Rapids, Mich., contin- Rick Ver Strate '84 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is an lessons at the Imperial factory,and was one out of Jaci VanHeest '81 is an exercise physiologist at the ues working in her family's business. environmental geologist with Superior four whose needlework passed the standards at the United States Olympic Training Center in Jeanne Redinger '84 Fries of Fremont, Mich., and EnvironmentalCorp. He manages projectsinvolv- Embroidery Instituteof Madeira. Colorado Springs. husband Bill continue to manage Advanced ing leaking undergroundstorage tanks, writes Douglas J. VanDenBerg '78 of Kalamazoo, Mich., Susan Boundy-Sanders '82 of Tempe, Ariz., con- Survey and Map, their own professional survey- reports and proposals, corresponds with clients has been named associate registrar at Western tinues to conduct research for her doctorate while or's business. and the Michigan Department of Natural Michigan University. He previously served as reg- also busy as a mother. William Kordenbrock '84 of Okemos, Mich., grad- Resources, and oversees drillingactivities. istrar at Danvenport College. Doug also serves as Daniel Brandsma '82 of Colorado Springs, Colo., is uated ninth in his class at the Thomas Cooley Law Glenn Weisiger '84 leases shopping centers with organist and pianistat Second Reformed Church in a software engineer with Telos Consulting. School (see "Advanced Degrees"), and also Hampshire ManagementCo. in Morristown,N.J. Kalamazoo. He is a member of the Michigan and Heidi Burke '82 Foster of McGregor, Texas, is a receivedthe American JurisprudenceAward in Wendy Wigger '84 is director for the Center of American Associations of Collegiate Registrarsand mother of three in addition to managing the finan- both Law Office Management and Lawyering Health at Holland (Mich.) Community Admissions Officers, the Rotary Club of cial/bookkeepingaspects of the family Before Trial. He is a legislativespecialist for Good Kalamazoo and the Plaza Arts Circle. In 1994, he geotechnical engineeringfirm, Tejas Soils Michigan State Senator R. Robert Geake, and is also Hospital. Ken DeMino '85 of Douglasville, Ga., is pursuing was named "Executive of the Year" by the EngineeringCo. in Waco, Texas. an adjunct professor of law at the Thomas Cooley a doctoratein physics at Georgia Tech. He is Kalamazoo chapter of ProfessionalSecretaries Jon Veldman '82 is manufacturing engineering Law School. approximatelymid-way through his dissertation International. manager for Delphi Chassis Division of General Susan Welker '84 Kummer and husband Robert Marianne Walck '78 of Albuquerque,N.M., Motors in Brazil. He, wife Lynn Bufe '82 Veldman, are on furloughthrough June of 1996 in El verson. material and expects to be finished at the end of manages 10 geophysicistsin the Geophysics and Kalli and Monica moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pa., from missionaryservice in Italy. 1996. Peter '85 of Cary, N.C., has been with the Department of Sandra NationalLabs. Her duties this month for three years. He notes that visitors David Lammers '84 of Englewood, Colo., teaches Doom North Carolina HazardousWaste Section since include both administrativework and technical are welcome. science, math and social studies at Flood Middle 1989, currently supervises the section's guidance on some projects,luring and program- Carl Young '82 of Carlsbad,N.M., is employed School. He also operates a landscaping and sprin- and kler installation business the Ground Water Unit of four hydrogeologists. matic decisions,and so forth. with INTERA, coordinating aquifer testing at the system during Melanie Waite '85 Mitchell, a lieutenant in the G. Van Ness Burbach '79 of Jamestown, N.C., is a Waste IsolationPilot Project. summer. licensed professional geologist,a project manager James Boullosa'83 of Holland, Mich., operates an for a small environmentalconsulting firm special- 80-ton brake press at Hart & Cooley. He is also a izing in environmentalgeophysics. union steward and active in a quality standards

Carl Daudt '79 of Woodridge, 111., teaches an intro- team. ductory earth science class at Trinity Christian. He Scott Broekstra'83 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is an recently held a post doc positionat Argonne environmental attorney with Dykema Gossett, Not all great National Lab which ended in July. practicing in all areas of environmentallaw. Leah Sunderlin '79 Haugneland of Lake Charles, Susan Wiseman '83 Browder is the personnel La., was elected a delegate to the Louisiana assistantat the Civilian Personnel Directorate. She Republican convention which was held in Baton won an honorable mention from USAREUR for Christmas gifts Rouge on Jan. 6-7, 1995. one of her photos, which has gone forward to the Sherie Veramay '79 is leaving Thomas M. Cooley Department of the Army level contest. Law School where she has served as Director of Brian Bussa '83 of Livonia, Mich., is a facility envi- Career and Student Services to serve as Director of ronmental control engineerwith Ford Motor Co., come from Career Development at Albion College. overseeing Superfundprojects and negotiating with state and federal regulatory agencies. Thomas Conroy '83 of Spring Lake, Mich., is 1980s involved with two businesses: (1) Great Lakes the North Pole. Metrology,where he distributeshi- accuracymea- Janis Lundeen '80 De Vree of Grandville, Mich., surement inspection equipment primarily for the has been elected to a four-year term on the board of auto industry, and (2) Measure Inc., a lab with In- education of the Grandville public schools system. accuracy measurement inspection equipment She recently received an award of merit from the where he does contract inspection work, inspects Michigan Association of School Boards. parts to CAD files, does reverse engineering, and Gary Foote '80 of San Francisco, Calif., is a senior so forth. geologist with Geomatrix Consultants Inc. Saeid Hamedanchi '83 is enrolledin the Ph.D. Cynthia Fowler '80 of Shawnee, Kan., is working program in executive management at Claremont in the childcare field and is a certifiednurse aide Graduate School in Claremont, Calif. In May, working in the home health area. She eventually Saeid received the master of science degree with wants to receive a second degree as an R.N. distinction in business administrationfrom the Timothy Griffin '80 of Fort Worth, Texas, has been University of SouthernCalifornia. appointed chair of the Ethics Committee at Cook- Max Hui '83 of Troy, Mich., left his job as a chemist Ft. Worth Children's Medical Center. and owns and runs Delicafe in Sterling Heights, Dan Hafley '80 of Lake Oswego, Ore., is a project Mich. He plans to build up the business so that he HOPE-GENEVA manager for Oregon’s Department of can start a chemical and resin company of his own. EnvironmentalQuality. His work involves volun- Paul Massoth '83 of Plainwell, Mich., supervises a BOOKSTORE tary cleanup and overseeing cleanup of hazardous group of people conductingenvironmental 1995-96 GIFT CATALOG substance sites. cleanups with the Michigan DNR, working with

David Heusinkveld '80 of Elkhart, ir.d., is pastor at the private sector, elected officialsand consul- Holdeman Mennonite Church in Wakarusa, Ind. tantsto help make Michigan cleaner. Greg Holcombe '80 of Holland, Mich., contin- David Myaard '83 and his wife, Birgit, started a ues to work with former Hope president Dr. new assignmentat the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Write for a copy of Gordon Van Wylen to identify and develop the Pakistan in July. They had been in Washington, best ideas for future downtown Holland pro- D.C. the past year after serving three years in our 1995 gift flyer. jects and activities. Munich, Germany. Jay Peters '80 of Holland,Mich., is with Smith & Heidi Kapischke '83 Olson of Grayslake, 111., is a Associates, providing investment management ser- regional sales manager for STORA, a paper mill. Send requests to: vices for company profit sharing plans, pension Stephen Pinkham '83 of Holland, Mich., has plans, foundations and individuals. The company accepted the position of internationalsales admin- Catalog Offer istrator with ODL Inc. in Zeeland, Mich. is located in the old "fire house" on Eighth Street in Hope-Geneva Bookstore downtown Holland. Kenneth Schreuder '83 of Lander, Wyo., is with Deborah Walker '80, who is a missionary doctor in the Wyoming Dept. /Solid & HazardousWaste PO Box 9000 Gabon, was board certified in pediatricsin October Division. Holland MI 49422-9000 of 1994. James Aardema '84 of Tampa, Fla., is an environ- MichelleCarlson '81 Fletcher of Muskegon, Mich., mental consultant/equipmentdistributor for 03

is a substituteteacher for 11 differentschools in the Engineering. ED NFHC August 1995 U.S. Navy, recently returned to Norfolk, Va., after a into the world on May 13, 1995. Guard, and is an instructorat the officer candidate statements. six-month overseas deployment aboard the aircraft Terrie VanBelois '86 of Pinebluff, McCrimmon school in Yorktown, Va. Kira Wilkins '89 James of Ann Arbor, Mich., has carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. N.C. worked this summer in the physics project at Wendy Hunt '87 Schregardusof Holland, Mich., is been pursuing an MS. in natural resources (envi- Rex Romano '85 of Dallas, Texas, is self-employed Sandhills Community College. a stay-at-home mom for two daughters, ages four ronmental education) at the University of with PRO-SEAL restorationof wood fences,decks, Gwen Miller '86 of Lynwood, Wash, is working as and one. Michigan, as well as working for the Huron Valley patios and so forth — anything wood, outside and second assistantcamera for the feature "Candor." Charles Alex '88 works at an AnnunciationHouse Girl Scout Council, organizingmathematics and untreated. She just finished productionas set dresser for the of Hospitality for refugees in El Paso, Texas, on the science events and publishing newsletters. She's Steve Zeldenrust'85 is doing his residency at the film noir feature "Expert Witness." Earlier this U.S.-Mexicoborder, as a social worker, activities also writing curricula for a new environmentaled Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. year she was second assistantcamera for a comedy director and legal advisor. center. Jane Abe '86 of Naperville,111. received the "Equal Impact." Tim deForest '88 teaches adapted physical educa- Joel Tanis '89 of Holland,Mich., has finished a Naperville Junior Chamber of Commerce "Jaycee Stacy Minger '86 is the pastor of the Wayland tion for disabledstudents in the West Ottawa series of illustrationsfor a children's Bible for of the Year" award for outstanding dedication and (Mich.) United MethodistChurch. (Mich.) Public School system. Zondervan Publishing Co. leadership for the 1994-95 year. She has also been Holly Rabbai '86 of Denver, Colo., is in lighting Brent Kreider '88 of Charlottesville,Va., is an assis- Amy Van Kolken '89 recently relocated to elected internal vice presidentfor the 1995-96 specificationsales with Lightolier Colorado. She tant professor of economics at the University of Kentwood, Mich., from East Lansing, Mich. Naperville Jaycee year. guides architects or home owners through the Virginia. Paul A. Webster '89 of Kentwood, Mich., has Karen Wuertz '86 Bhaskar is a practicing opthal- process of selecting lighting which meets local Keith Krueger '88 has moved to Lancaster, Pa. He joined Compliance Systems, Inc. in marketing mologist at the Beloit (Wis.) Clinic. Her husband, building codes and contributes to the function of has practiced chiropracticmedicine since 1992. credit union financialforms. David Ravi Bhaskar '84, is a board certifiedobste- the building space and the tasks that occur there. Phred Mackraz '88 and Marta Lampe '89 Mackraz Marcie Peplinski'89 Weeber and Steve Weeber trician/gynecologistpracticing at the same clinic. Todd '86 and Paula Wyn '86 Recknagelof have moved from Chicago, 111., to Saugatuck, Mich. '90 have moved to Reston, Va., where Steve is a Steve Cramer '86 of Fargo, N.D., is a captain in the Holland, Mich, were honored by Blimpie Phred is an attorney at Plunkett and Cooney in security engineer for intemetMCI. U.S. Recruiting visiting high Army Command, International, Inc. as one of 20 national award Grand Rapids, Mich. Marta is in product market- Chris Wunderlich '89 of Hamilton, N.Y., is a schools in the North Dakota and Minnesota area. winners for outstandingsales during 1994. Todd ing at Haworth. hydrogeologist for Huntingdon (Consulting Judd Efinger '86 of Carlsbad, Calif., is manager of and Paula own LakeshoreBlimpie, a franchise con- Amy Affleck '88 Meyer of Beaver, Pa., received the Engineers/Environmental Scientists). Involve- Infiltrator Systems Inc., which provides an innova- sisting of three Blimpies in Holland. In November, 1995 Intro Journals Award for her poem "Gaspe ments include petroleum site contaminationand tive alternativeto storm and waste management. 1994 they were selected the national franchise of Homestead." The national award is sponsored by remediation design and construction. Susan Herwig '86 of Cardiff,Calif., is a high school the month out of 1,000 outlets nationwide. the Associated Writing Programs based at George teacher. Randall Schregardus'86 of Holland, Mich., is chair Mason University in Fairfax,Va. Abraham Kist-Okazaki'86 and wife Sayuri, both of the science department at Holland's West Yolanda DeLeon '88 Vega of Holland,Mich., is pastors,are beginningservice as Reformed Church Middle School. He teaches eighth grade earth assistant directorwith Hope College Upward 1990s in America missionaries this month. He will begin science. Bound. Previously directorof multi- culturallife at Joel '90 and Janine Post '90 Anderle will be languagestudies in Tokyo in September. Paul A. Deck '87 of Blacksburg, Va., is assistant the college, she assumed her new duties on moving to the Hyde Park area of Chicago, 111. this Beth Weisiger '86 Lomnitzer and her husband, professorof chemistry at VirginiaPolytechnic Wednesday, June 7. fall. Joel will be attending the Universityof Bruce, of Schroon Lake, N.Y., are in the second year University and State University. Kevin Carey '89 of Muskegon, Mich., is a project Chicago Divinity School pursuing the master of of operation of a laundromat they purchased in John Eckert '87 is with the Atlantic Undersea Test geologist/managerfor Westshore Engineering and divinity degree. Janine receivedthe master of 1994. In May they moved into a newly finished and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) in Andros Island, SurveyingInc. science in nursing degree from Grand Valley State apartment above the laundromat. Beth reports, Bahamas. AUTEC conductsproficiency testingon David Dryer '89 of Wheaton, 111., is a CPA for Universityin May. A son, Micah Brian Post "there'sa beautiful view of the north end of lake." underwater weapon and detection systems. Capin and Crouse and Co., focusing on auditing Anderle, was bom Feb. 11, 1994. The Lomnitzerswelcomed newborn Kristen Beth David Hartt '87 is a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast clients' accounting records and preparing financial Barry Fuller '90 and ChristineModey '90 have moved to New York, N.Y. Barry is doing a resi- dency in ophthalmology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Bryan Hauger '90 holds a post-doctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, Calif.

PatriciaHiestand '90 of Aiken, S.C., is an associate scientist in the Analytical Laboratories Department May 1995 graduation honors of the Westinghouse Savannah River Co. (Departmentof Energy nuclear site). Her position involves the maintenanceof the Lab Information Management System (LIMS) which tracks all the SUMMA CUM LAUDE Stephanie S. Morrow, Granville, Ohio Mamie L. Ivan, Midland, Mich. samples analyzedin the lab. Wendy L. Murray, Spring Like, Mich. MichelleA. Johnson, Watervliet, N.Y. John Mitchell '90 has recently returned from a six- Renny Abraham, Waterford,Mich. Margaret Padnos, Holland, Mich. Jennifer C. Jung, Sturgis, Mich. month assignment in the MediterranenSea with Ryan S. Bennink, Holt, Mich. Colleen D. Parrett, Columbus, Ohio Kristine A. Kaczander, Troy, Mich. the U.S. Marine Corps. He was also recently pro- Jennifer N. Chilcoat, Worthington, Ohio Mary L. Pikey, Grand Rapids, Mich. Lisa M. Kamphuis, Jenison, Mich. moted to the rank of captain and is stationed at Michelle Cole, Holland, Mich. Mary A. Pilon, Durand, Mich. Joel W. Keas, Grand Rapids, Mich. Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. J. Dawson, Hastings,Mich. Thomas Stephanie T. Pratt, South Haven, Mich. Jennifer L. Kirk, Delton, Mich. Andrea Schmitz '90 is the aerobics director and a Kathleen E. Gingras,Muskegon, Mich. BrandiceJ. Russell, Cape Girardeau,Mo. Kevin R. Klaasen,Holland, Mich. personal trainerfor Q. The Sports Club in Tempe, Stephanie L. Haag, Morrison, 111. Jeffrey S. Schurman, Holland, Mich. Kathryn A. Kolean, Zeeland, Mich. Arizona. During a typical week she oversees 85 Lisa R. Helder, Hopkins, Mich. Aditi Sharangpani, Holland, Mich. Katina N. Konkol, Frankfort, 111. aerobics classes taught by 45 instructors. Jenifer K. Hodge, TraverseCity, Mich. Alesha C. Shook, Midland, Mich. Cheryl A. Kreinbring,Kalamazoo, Mich. Scott Skipworth '90 of New York City is an archi- Lisa J. Hofman, Holland, Mich. Tonya R. Smith, Shipshewana, Ind. Cara J. Langeland, Holland, Mich. tect with Gwathmey Siegel Architects. He is Ventzislav O. Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria Melissa A. Stephenson, Portage, Mich. David J. LaPointe,Lathrup Village, Mich. working on a project for actor Dustin Hoffman and Jason L. Kooyer, Holland, Mich. Wendy L. Straw, Stanton, N.J. Jennifer L. Larson, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. a project for Sony Music Entertainment.Scott has Mark D. Kuiper, Lansing,Mich. Kent R. Taylor, Grand Rapids, Mich. Tonya E. Mann, Marshall,Mich. lived and worked in New York City since August Derek J. Miller, Holland, Mich. Stephen J. Vandenberg, Wyckoff, N.J. Lori A. Marcussen, Dyer, Ind. of 1994. Shannon K. Moses, Mt. Prospect, III. Joy R. Van Noord, Hudsonville,Mich. Season S. Michalowski, Orland Park, 111. George Stamas '90 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a Timothy Van Huis, Holland, Mich. Jill K. VanVossen, LaGrange, 111. Amy K. Miller, Holland, Mich. teacher and footballcoach at the Parchment Public Jeffery J. Vedders, Fremont, Mich. Johnny Molina, South Gate, Calif. Schools. He and wife Laurie Heystek '92 Stamas Amy M. White, Farmington, N.Y. Craig L. Monette, Muskegon,Mich. named their daughterHope (see births) in honor of MAGNA CUM LAUDE Tuwanda C. Williamson,Bolingbrook, 111. Laura E. Morrison, Grand Rapids, Mich. the college.

Lisa R. Zoetewey, Holland, Mich. Marina Moschos, Dallas, Texas Matt Stuk '90 of Muskegon, Mich., is a hydrogeol- Joshua E. Blunt, Holland, Mich. Heather L. Zoutendam,Battle Creek, Mich. Sara K. Murphy, Bear Lake, Mich. ogist with RMT in Ann Arbor, Mich. He does Keri Boeve, Holland, Mich. Melanie S. Myers, South Bend, Ind. soil/groundwater sampling, well installation, Thomas E. Boeve, Grand Haven, Mich. Melissa L. Neckers,Grand Rapids, Mich. reports,contracts and so forth. Richard K. Brodhagen, Maple City, Mich. CUM LAUDE Krista J. Ostema-Greendyke, Orland Park, 111. Kurt Van Appledom '90 of Holland, Mich., works Scott D. Burgess, Jenison, Mich. James D. Osterhouse,Kalamazoo, Mich. for Dell Engineeringand does hydrogeological Emily J. Butler, Nashville, Mich. Lisa M. Anderschat,Cincinnati, Ohio CarrilynF. Pavwoski, Des Plaines, 111. studies of contaminatedsites, installs wells, collects Mary L. Cranmer, Spring Lake, Mich. Amy L. Antrim, Clarendon Hills, 111. Ryan A. Peters, Spring Lake, Mich. soil and groundwater samples, conductsslug and Scott D. Crawford, Gladwin, Mich. Brenda L. Benedict, Midland, Mich. Jane L. Pitcher, Grand Haven, Mich. pump tests, and writes reports. Channa L. DeKam, Tinley Park, 111. Dorothy R. Boillot,Saugatuck, Mich. Sarah L. Porath, Livonia, Mich. Timothy Verhey '90 of Decatur, Ga., is a doctoral Kathleen M. Dominiak, Whiting, Ind. Jonathan R. Book, Grand Rapids, Mich. Jill L. Pursifull,Traverse City, Mich. student at Emory University, pursuinga degree in Emily E. Erickson, Des Plaines, 111. Jodi A. Braxmaier,Grand Haven, Mich. Amy D. Rossio, Wilmette,111. theologicalethics. David J. Evenhuis, Novi, Mich. Brian P. Calandra,Somerville, N.J. Kgothatso M. Semela, East Lansing,Mich. Rajean Wuerfel '90 Welters of Holland, Mich., Jacqueline Fisher, Muskegon,Mich. Dana N. Caranci,Berrien Springs, Mich. Bart D. Shrode, Midland, Mich. received the Peggy Ruth Teusink Award for James W. Forsyth, West Branch, Mich. Melany B. Coopmans, Holland, Mich. Gwen M. Snyder, Westerville, Ohio "maximum contribution" to the Special Education Linda M. Frederick, Shepherd, Mich. Teresa M. Deer, Cadillac, Mich. Mary E. Sullivan, Des Plaines, 111. Ministries program. She teaches first grade for Michael J. Frederick, Welch, Minn. David E. DenHaan, Indianapolis, Ind. Kristen L. Swope, Portage, Mich. Holland Public Schools, and has just completed her Richard A. Frontjes, Essexville, Mich. Wendy L. Evert, Grandville, Mich. Karen A. Thomas, Munster, Ind. fifth year. She is pursuing a master'sdegree Gregory G. Green, Muskegon,Mich. Amy M. Ferris, Dowling, Mich. Todd D. VanderVeen, Muskegon,Mich. through Western Michigan University. Jill M. Gronowski, Brighton, Mich. Amy C. Fox, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. David L. Van Farowe, Hamilton, Mich. Bryan Allen '91 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a hydro- Gregg M. Gruizenga, Ada, Mich. Kristin L. Freye, Muskegon,Mich. Chrisje M. VanLonkhuyzen,Alma, Mich. geologist with C.C. Johnson and Malhotra P.C., Ryan E. Harmsen, Hamilton, Mich. Brandon H. Froysland,Kentwood, Mich. Jill E. VanSingel,Holland, Mich. conducting remedial investigations at Michigan Renee M. Harris, Plainwell, Mich. Melissa M. Gillett, South Haven, Mich. Keely S. VanTil, Grand Rapids, Mich. Act 307 sites and U.S. EPA Superfund sites. Brook L. Hilleary, North Muskegon,Mich. Paulette N. Greenfield, Redlands, Calif. Susan R. Veldhof,Holland, Mich. Michelle Meengs '91 Bache of Indianapolis, Ind., Patricia A. Hoff, Minnetonka, Minn. Kata C. Gurski, Novi, Mich. Stacy L. Weiden, Fremont, Mich. has accepted a residencyposition at Methodist Dirk B. Joldersma,Hillsdale, Mich. Sarah M. Harrison,Auburn, Mich. Hospitalat Indiana. She will be specializing in Jonathan B. Larson, Ann Arbor, Mich. Kurds J. Haverdink, Holland, Mich. emergency medicine. Laurie A. Martin, WappingersFalls, N.Y. Heather L. Helmus, Holland, Mich. Deborah Hoffman '91 has moved from Pasadena, Lisa A. Meengs, Petoskey,Mich. Laura M. Hendrix, Holland, Mich. NOTE: Includes only graduates who met Calif.,where she completed an M.A. at Fuller Julie M. Meyer, Bloomington, Minn. Jennifer S. Hogan, Caro, Midi. their graduation requirementsprior to Theological Seminary (see "Advanced Degrees") to MichelleL. Miller, Traverse City, Mich. Megan E. Holden, Kingwood, Texas Commencement Day. A listingof the July Norfolk, Neb. She is serving a 12-month internship Diana Mireles, Holland, Mich. Stephen J. Hope, Plainwell, Mich. graduates will appear in the next issue of in clinical psychology at the Norfolk Regional Kathryn A. Mixer, Muskegon,Mich. Craig E. Ikens, Rogers City, Mich. neiris from Hope College Center. In June of 1996 she will return to Fuller for her doctorate in clinical psychology. Xandrea Oxender '91 Kirtley in July began a com- NFHC August 1995 CD bined internal medicine/pediatricsresidency at Society. William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. James Goodstal '93 of Holland,Mich., is a staff Brendon Kronewetter '91 has been named the geologist with Lakeshore Environmental Inc. in varsity soccer coach at Olentangy High School in Grand Haven, Mich. He does on- site identification Powell, Ohio. of soils and aquifer characteristics;designs and Frances banning '91 has been promoted to oversees installationof recoverywells; does pilot No Gift Too Small manager of operations at New Equipment Leasing tests of water and vapor recovery systems; devel- Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich. ops hygrogeologicaland geologicalmaps; and For most college graduates, two Brenda Lopez '91 Martinez of Holland, Mich., developshygrogeological reports. things are almost certain:an impending teaches fourth grade at JeffersonElementary Kevin Himebaugh '93 in June began law school at job search and the obligation of paying School. This summer she was director of the Wayne State University. summer Children's After School Achievement Juliana Margaret Lament '93 is in Hungary, off student loans. Yet, even with so (CASA) program at Hope College. working at an internationalEnglish-speaking many financial questions on the Catherine Jo Notestine '91 of Chicago, 111., is kindergarten that she helped establishin August of horizon, it's encouragingto note that a working as a productionassistant for Publications 1993. She had come to Hungary some two- and-a- good percentage of Hope's young alums Internationalin Lincolnwood,111. half years ago on a Hope study abroad program are finding a place in their budgets for a with CIEE. Kristen Roeters '91 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has gift to the Alumni Fund. returned from a year in Albania as a medical mis- Chris Lepczyk '93 of Madison, Wis., is pursuinga Shannon Rapa' 94 found room in hers sionary and is currently assisting the director of master's in wildlifeecology, hoping to finish in the after being contacted last fall through European programs for Bethany Christian Sendees. summer of 1996. the phonathon. An opportunity to take Dave Slates '91 of Niles, Mich., is an assistantfoot- Ericka Lyszak '93 has received a master's degree in advantage of the monthly payment plan ball coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, medical sciences for completing an extra year of Midi. He is also pursuing his master's degree in coursework in human disease at Harvard Medical allowed Shannon to make a pledge intercollegiateathletic administrationat Wayne School. She now returns full-timeto her doctoral larger than she might have through a State. studies, involving biochemicalcharacterizations of one-time gift. Greta Kennedy '91 Standish of Ada, Mich., is a diptheria and anthrax toxins in the Department of "I enjoyed Hope a lot," says Shannon, Motiff as superior mentors in the psy- Microbiologyat Harvard Medical School. training and development specialistat Foremost. "and when I was called, I felt I should be chology department. Kevin Mackey '93 of Femdale, Mich., is beginning Diane Van Noord '91 of Holland, Mich., has had able to give something back. I had a Now employed in the family business, two paintings accepted into juried competitions. research for his doctorate, focusing on the crustal great time with great people so it just Rapa Electric,she thoroughly agrees with One work was shown in the Society of Watercolor structure and seismicity of eastern Siberia. seemed natural to make a pledge." the adage "every little bit helps" when it Artists' 14th National Exhibitionin May, and Holly Moore '93 McKee has joined the Hope A psychology major from Allegan, comes to Hope's Alumni Fund. another work was accepted into the Arizona College staff as residence director for Dykstra Hall. Mich., went to because "Any gift you can give is substan- Watercolor Association's juried spring show in Scott Mellema '93 portrayed Sparky, first baritone, Shannon Hope tial," she says. "If thought that Sedona. in the May production of Forever Plaid by she thought a smaller school would everyone their gift wasn't enough, well, then there Dave Veldink '91 and wife Mary Van Zoeren '91 Community Circle Theatre in Grand Rapids, Mich. allow her to get to know her professors Veldink have transferred back to West Michigan. In June he directed the children's production. The better. She was right, of course, citing would never be enough. But any gift is Dave is in procurement at Gordon Food 'Service. Revenge of the Space Pandas, at the Magic Circle professors Pat Roehling and James going to make a difference." Mary Van Zoeren '91 Veldink is lining up a teach- Theatre, also in Grand Rapids. In 1994 he toured ing position in the Grand Rapids, Mich., area, and four months in the United States and Canada as the is completinga master's in pre-primaryeducation genie in the American Family Theatre production '74 Zick and John Zick, at ClevelandState University. of Aladdin. resources assistant at Winston & Strawn, a large Lynn Quackenbush JessicaHope, adopted, bom March 14, 1995. Jeff Christensen'92 is attending graduate school at Kimberly Steensma '93 Mendels is an admissions law firm in downtown Chicago,111. The firm has CarnegieMellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. and marketing directorfor Health Care and other offices in Washington,D.C., New York, Paris, Barbara Vis '76 Stanley and Galen Stanley, Lynda Hakken '92 of Holland, Mich, is the accom- Retirement Corporation at Crestview Manor in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. Rebecca Jeanne, April 20, 1994. panist for the Holland Chorale and staff Grand Rapids, Mich. Dawn Overbeek '95 has accepted a teaching posi- Tom Kasten '80 and Elaine Yoshonis'83 Kasten, accompanist for Hope College. She was recently Deborah Stone '93 of Metairie, La., takes a full load tion with the Mona Shores public schools district in Natalie Grace, Jan. 2, 1995. featuredin the Grand Rapids Press. Lynda also of classes at the University of New Orleans and also Muskegon, Mich. Lois Tamminga '81 Lydens and William Lydens, Philip, November, 1994. gives private lessons at her home, works for Grand T.A.'s for the historical geology undergraduate Mike Yared '95 has accepted a positionwith Andrew Daniel '82 Brandsma, Rapids voice teacher Stan Kolk, and plays at Grace labs. Foremost Insurance Company in Grand Rapids as Brandsma and Ruth Episcopal Church. She was recently awarded the Scott Venema '93 of Portage, Mich., is a substance an inside insurance agent who writes policies. Elizabeth,April, 1995. Claryce Rozeboom Memorial Scholarshipto con- abuse prevention specialist with the Allegan Tim Kasten '82 and MargaretKasten, Zelie Ann, tinue her studies with Huw Lewis, professor of Substance Abuse Agency Inc. He teaches a student Oct. 22, 1994. Frea Westerveld '82 Mars and Michael Mars, music at Hope. assistance program called PALs in Allegan County Beatrice Catarina Noelle Mars, April 6, 1995. Lori A. Johnson '92 of Kentwood, Mich., Iras been Public Schools, facilitates a substance-free lifestyle Marriages Robert Molenhouse '82 and Pamela '83 promoted to "Junior Copywriter" at J.W. Messner curriculum for high-risk youth at the Juvenile Court Bouma Inc.,an advertising agency in Grand Rapids, Mich. Youth Home, serves as coordinator for the Allegan Stanley Busman '73 and Ruth Obersaat, Dec. 31, Molenhouse, Katherine Ranae, Jan. 21, 1995. Her several accounts include Chevrolet County Youth Tobacco PreventionCoalition and 1994. Sheryl Oomkes '82 Zandstra and Gary Associations and Daanes Food Markets. chairs the Tobacco Free Michigan Youth Committee Scott Snow ’78 and Jennifer Rice, June 25, 1994. Zandstra, Hannah Joy, April 13, 1995. Stephen '83 Janet Mielke '84 Katie Kowalczyk '92 is the new head girls basket- in Lansing, Mich. He is also pursuinghis master's Brian Baker '84 and PatriciaBagli, May 22, 1994, Pinkham and ball coach at Hastings (Mich.) High School. She degree in public administration with an emphasis in Franklin Lakes, N.J. Pinkham, Alyssa Jayne, May 16, 1995. '84 '86 spent the last year as Hastings's varsity assistant, in health care at Western Michigan University. Jim Behrenwald '85 and Wendy Madejczyk, David Ravi Bhaskar and Karen Wuertz addition to having done other coaching. Todd White '93 of Alpena, Mich., has been working June 6, 1995, Key West, Ha. Bhaskar, Mark Benjamin, Dec. 9, 1994. Joann Schma '92 Miller of Three Oaks, Mich., is for a software company in Grandville, Mich., since Mark Kuhlmann '88 and Mary Allen, May 6, Joni Vander Zouwen '84 DeNeef and John the directorof the Activities Department at graduating. He is also a regional Internet trainerfor 1995. DeNeef '88, Nicole Sue, Jan. 14, 1995. Riveridge Manor Nursing Home in Niles, Mich. the Northland Library Cooperative. David Kingma '89 and Lisa Lynn Naber '93, Becca Reid '84 Demberger and Rick Demberger Michelle Imhoff '92 Mitchellis beginning work Amy Brown '94 of Northbrook, 111., is pursuing May 27, 1995, Holland, Mich. '84, Richelle Lynn, June 12, 1995. on a masters program in student affairs adminis- a master'sin math with a secondary education Timothy Verhey '90 and Kathryn Beach, July 8, Linda Gnade ’84 Katz and Michael Katz, tration at Michigan State University.She is also certificate. 1995, Richmond, Va. Samuel Kenneth, June 6, 1995. serving as a resident advisor as part of an assistant- Anna-Lisa Cox '94 of Holland, Mich., had her Rajean Wuerfel '90 and Timothy Wolters, April Michael Spitters '84 and Danielle Spitters, Kate ship program. research essay "A Pocket of Freedom" published in 2. 1994, Holland, Mich. Elaine, May 11, 1995. Courtney Mys '92 of Rockford, Mich., has one year the spring edition of the Michigan Historical Review. James W. Bache '91 and Michelle R. Meengs ’91, Mark Slid '84 and Karen Foulds, Jacob Thomas- left before receiving her master's of divinity. She will be leaving to study social anthropologyat Oct. 1, 1994, Charlevoix, Mich. Scott, March 2, 1995. Tim Schaaf '92 accepteda call to be the pastor at the University of Cambridge, England, in JeffreyChristensen '91 and Michelle Sturdevant, Steve Zeldenrust '85 and Debra Peterson '86 Zeldenrust, Eric Scott, 16, 1995. Trinity Reformed Church in Munster, Ind. He September. March 18, 1995, Holland, Mich. May Allyson Davies '86 Fris and John Fris, Elizabeth started on June 18 and was ordainedon July 9. Eric Geyer '94 is a graduate student at Oregon State Jeanine Sammels '92 and Dennis Behrendt, Oct. Ann Davies, April 24, 1995. Karla Solano '92 of Alajuela,Costa Rica, is working University. 8. 1994, Redford, Mich. '86 for a soapmaker company, Punto Rojo S.S. and is Robert Kress '94 is a sales executive,specializing in Jennifer Buell '92 and J. Douglas Mahnken, Mary Cooley Fulton and Lyle Fulton, Peter Morgan, April 23, 1995. taking classes to become a bilingual executive sec- personal computer networks, with Corporate April 29, 1995. retary at the Centro Cultural Costabricunse Computer in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sarah Roi Hackert '92 and Douglas Holmes, Beth Weisiger '86 Lomnitzer and Bruce Morteamericano. Sheila Lindenberg'94 of Duluth, Minn., has May 6, 1995, Ludington,Mich. Lomnitzer, Kirsten Beth, May 13, 1995. Laurie Heystek '92 Stamas of Kalamazoo, Mich., is started work on her thesis and hopes to receive her Greg Eding '93 and Erica Hansen '93, Dec. 23, Kathy Gloeckler '86 Neumann and Eric S. Kaitlin Anne, 22, 1995. a charge nurse at Bronson Memorial Hospitalin master's in archaeological geology. 1994, Holland, Mich. Neumann, May Kalamazoo. She and husband George Stamas '90 Matt Okma '94 of Holland, Mich., has been substi- Michael Leland '93 and Michelle Visser '93, May Darlene Hiemstra ’86 Shotmeyer and Charles Shotmeyer,Jenna Elise, March 25, 1995. named their daughterHope (see births) in honor of tute teaching at the middle school and high school 6. 1995, Kalamazoo, Mich. Timothy Lee Chase '87 and Courtney Foster the college. level for several school districts. He also tutors, Melinda Marko '93 and Marc Draper, June 17, Chase, Nicholas Foster,Jan. 25, 1995. Stacey Swanson '92 is going to the Czech Republic supervisesand plans activitiesfor the Fennville 1995. Rachelle Hoffiz '87 for a year to teach English after a six-week training Area Youth Services center. Kimberly Steensma '93 and Kevin Mendels, Kasten and Steven Kasten '88, Matthew John, Jan. 16, 1995. program in Los Angeles, Calif., that began in July. Michael Slager '94 of Gaylord, Mich., is a multiline May 20, 1995, Grand Rapids, Mich. She is doing so through Educational Services claims representative for Westfield Companies. He Todd White '93 and Shelly Woolman '94, June Jeanne Harris '87 Page and Rick Page, Abigail International,a Christian organization. assesses damages, liability and values for auto, 24. 1995, Louise, April 11, 1995. Holly Ann Villepique'92 of Baltimore, Md. has homeowners, commercial,liability, worker'scom- Kristin Lynn Vonk '94 and Fredrick William Peter Yoshonish '87 and Jayne Yoshonish, Jonah been acceptedinto the Johns Hopkins University pensation and life policies. Vance '94, June 17, 1995, Battle Creek, Mich. Perren, Dec. 29, 1994. deForest '88 Buttrey '89 School of Nursing. In September she will enter the Tiffany Steffen '94 is Still teachingGerman at Michelle Windecker '94 and Tim Irwin, July 8, Tim and Susan BSN to MSN program option with a major in Crystal Lake (111.) High School. 1995, South Haven, Mich. deForest, Michael Davis, May 8, 1995. advanced practice nursing and a pediatric nurse Kristin Vonk '94 Vance and FredrickVance '94 John Trout '95 and Dawn Overbeek '95, June 3, Carolyn Rink '88 Van Wieren and Chris Van practitionerfocus. were married in June and are now living in Skokie, 1995, Grand Rapids, Mich. Wieren '87, Ty Christopher, Jan. 25, 1995. Laura Davis '89 Courtright and Jay Courtright Thomas Werkman '92 of Holland, Mich., has been 111. Fred is enrolled in the Ph.D. program in chem- Joelle Rossback '95 and Matthew Dahl '91, July '90, Trent Zachary, Jan. 23, 1995. promoted to credit officer at Grand Haven (Mich.) istry at Northwestern University and Kristin will 3. 1995, Maui, Hawaii. Bank. start her masters work in counselingat Trinity Keith Granger ’89 and Lisa Reenders '89 Nathan Brown '93 has been doing graduatework Evangelical Divinity School in August. Granger, JessicaBrinkley, May 26, 1995. Emily Burris '89 Hartnett and Chris Hartnett, at Wright State University. Shelly Woolman '94 White of Alpena, Mich., Melinda Marko '93 Draper of Twin Lake, Mich., is teaches at Alpena Public High School. Births Rachel Christine,June 5, 1995. Laura Karasiewicz '89 Keith and Greg Keith '89, a commercial credit analyst with First of America. Mark Whittaker. '94 is curator of the Cheboygan Jean Feit '93 of Chicago, 111., is the Education (Mich.) County Museum, which opened in 1972. Michael K. Cooper '74 and Therese Karam Jenna Nicole, July 2, 1995. Department secretary at the Chicago Historical Channa De Kam ;93 of Tinley Park, 111., is a human Cooper, Stephen Luke, May 21, 1995. Eric Shotwell '89 and Denise Koning '90 EQ NFHC August 1995 ShotweU,Abigail Karelyn, May 8, 1995. Mairyln Kobus of Beverly, Mass.; brother John '75 the high school until her retirement to Arizona. She was a teacher most of her life, having taught Amy DeVries '90 Ritsema and Timothy Ritsema and Paula Kobus of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters- in- Survivors include Helen Van Dyke '58 Chadsey religionfor weekday schools of religionin A Ibany, '90, Leah Rae, May 1, 1995. law, Sandy and Due Dinh and Be and Carl and Phillip Chadsey of Portland, Ore.; Judy Van N.Y., history and French in Lowell, Mich., and George Stamas '90 and Laurie Heystek '92 Odegaard, all from San Jose, Calif.;and aunts, Dyke of Bisbee, Ariz.; Jeff and Heidi Van Dyke of kindergarten in Bay City, Mich. Stamas, Hope Alexandra, Oct. 28, 1994. uncles,nieces, nephews and cousins. Portland, Ore.; and six grandchildren. She was a member of the American Association Lisa Nordlund '91 Knapp and Joe Knapp, Troy Funeral service were held at Half Moon Bay, of University Women in Augusta,Maine and Bay Steven, July 10, 1995. Calif. Many Sandoval'75 was also in attendance. GertrudePieters '21 Visscher of St. Paul, Minn., City, Mich., the nationaland Maine Retired Teachers Greta Kennedy '91 Standish and Brian Standish died on Monday, May 22, 1995, at the St. Anthony Association, a member of the Cecilia Club of '92, Margaret(Maggie) Louise, March 11, 1995. Virginia Bilkert '47 Koop of Lodi, Wise., died on Park Home in St Paul. She was 96. Augusta, and a member of the South Parish Juliana Margaret Lamont '93 and Szentgyorgyi Thursday, July 13, 1995 after a lengthy battle against She was bom in Japan, where her parents were Congregational Church. Andras, Emese Rozsa, Jan. 16, 1995. cancer. She was 69. missionaries. She graduated from high school in She is survived by a son, Frederick Zwemer of She was bom on Oct. 16, 1925 in Busrah, Iraq, the Holland, Mich. Troy, Mich.; a daughter, Marian Ouelletteof daughter of missionaries, Henry '14 and Anna She was the widow of Maurice Visscher, who Augusta,Maine; one brother. Dr. James Crouch of (Monteith) Bilkert. precededher in death in 1983. LaMesa, Calif.; one sister, Margaret McClintockof Advanced Degrees She was employed for many years at the Before she was married, she taught English in Slingerlands,N.Y.; seven grandchildren, including University Hospital in Madison,Wise., most recent- Japan for two years. She and her husband then Charles Zwemer '87, and several nieces, nephews Because of space limitations,Advanced Degrees is ly as a clinic information receptionist. moved to England, where he did postdoctorate and cousins. not included in this issue. They will appear in the Her husband, Howard '49, preceded her in death work. He taught in Tennessee and at the University October issue. in 1992, as did her son, Tom, in 1973. of Illinois before they moved to Minneapolis (where Word has been received of the death of James. Surviving are children,Victoria and Craig Koop- he chaired the Physiology Departmentat the H. Zwemer '33 on Saturday,July 22, 1995, at Smith of Lodi, Wise., Douglas Koop of Lodi, Wise., University of Minnesota) in 1936. Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda, and Michael Koop and Heather Esser of St. Paul, In 1938, she and others founded the Prospect Fla. Additionalinformation will appear in the Deaths Minn.; three grandchildren; Lissa Koop, and Susan Park Co-op, a food co-op. October issue. and JenniferSmith; a sister,Margaret '41 and Richard She and her husband often worked together on Jeanette "Nettie"Kruiswyk '53 Campbell of Lemmer of Kalamazoo, Mich, and a twin sister, issues and programs. Both were involvedin the Portage, Mich, died Thursday, July 6, 1995. She was Barbara '47 and Donald Mulder '48 of Pacific state's early anti-Vietnam War movement. She was Sympathy to 63. Palisades, Calif; a brother, Monteith and Virginia also a local leader in the Womens International She taught school in the Portage, Michiganpublic Bilkert of North Canton, Ohio; a stepbrotherand step- League for Peace and Freedom. The family of Louise J. Kinney of Holland, school system. She was a member of the Second sister,Dr. Timothy '49 and Eliza Harrison of Lebanon, She, her husband and a small group of doctors Mich., who died on Tuesday, May 16, 1995. She was in Midi., Reformed Church Kalamazoo, where she Pa., and Dee and Marvin Harrison of Horida; broth- startedwhat is now known as Group Health Inc., an 81. taught Sunday School and junior worship. ers and sisters-in-law,Gayle and Clare Pott, Ruth early health maintenance-type organization,in 1957. Her son, the late Allan C. Kinney '68, is remem- She was preceded in death by her parents, Koop '49 and Jack Yeomans, and Erwin '56 and Doris She was on Group Health's board for many years. bered at the college through a Memorial Award in Elburtus and Johanna Kruiswyk, and a brother, Koop, all of Holland, Mich., and Paul and Judy Koop She was active in the Prospect Park neighbor- his name. The award is presented to the outstand- Elburtus Kruiswyk, Jr. of Okemos, Mich.; and three grandchildren. hood, and often helped immigrants who moved ing graduatingsenior majoring in economics or Survivorsinclude her husband. Dr. Hugh M. there. She moved to St. Paul in 1986. business administration, selected on the basis of Campbell '51; a daughter, Jo Lynn '83 and John '81 Esther Glemm '31 Lake of Three Oaks, Mich., Survivors include two daughters, Jantje Visscher scholarship,contribution to campus life and Webster of Racine, Wise.; two grandchildren; a sister, died on Thursday, June 1, 1995, in Mercy Memorial of St. Paul and Barbara Visscher Kahn of Los promise of an outstanding career. Viola and Harold Dalman of Holland, Mich.; and a Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mich., as a result of an Angeles, Calif.; and two sons, William,of Los She was preceded in death by her husband, niece and several nephews. automobile accident. She was 84. Alamos, N.M., and Pieter, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Norman, in 1994, and by two sons, Norman and She was bom on May 7, 1911, in Zeeland, Mich., Allan. Nicholas Cupeiy '32 of River Hills, Wis., died in the daughterof Edwin and GertrudeGlerum. She Theodore Vredeveld '49 of Hemet, Calif, died Survivorsinclude her daughter-in-law, Mary January of 1995 of complicationsof Parkinson's taught school in Three Oaks from 1931 to 1974, and Monday, May 8, 1995. Further informatiuonwill Dykstra Kinney; one granddaughter;two great- disease. He was 84. was a substituteteacher in River Valley Schools from appear in the October issue. grandcluldren; brothers,Wilber Jacques of Bay City, He was bom in Randolph. He held a master's 1974 until 1983. Midi., and Allan Jacques of Rochester, Mich.; sisters, degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She married Louis E. Lake in Zeeland on June 24, Mary Isabelle Crouch '27 Zwemer, of Augusta, Marie Wilkinson of Lansing, Mich., and Marjorie He began a career in education as a teacher in 1939. They owned and operatedthe former Like Maine, died at the Kennebec Long Term Care, on Olson of Bay City; and nieces, nephews and cousins. 1932. He was a principal in Rib Lake and superin- Funeral Home in Three Oaks until its sale in 1953. Tuesday, May 30, 1995. She was 90. tendent in the Medford and Shawano School She was a member of First Reformed Church in She was bom in Dexter, Mich., on May 26, 1905, The family of Ruth Tien of Holland, Mich., who Districts, and in 1955 helped organize Nicolet High Three Oaks. the daughter of Harry Ensign and Mary Jane (Pierce) died on Friday, May 12, 1995, at age 94. School in Glendale. He was Nicolefs superinten- She was preceded in death by her husband on Crouch. She was preceded in death by her husband, Survivorsindude John Tien '52 and Yvonne dent until his retirement in 1975. May 6, 1983, and by a son, Charles E., on Jan. 1, 1974. Adrian F. Zwemer '26, in 1963. DeLoof '52 Tien of Grandville, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Gwen; four children; Survivorsinclude her sister, Lois Glerum '41 Peter, of Madison, Ann Carlson of River Hills, Alofs of Zeeland. William of Genesee Depot and Jane Osiecki of Lake Leelanau, Mich.; and a sister. Clifford E. Paine Jr. '49 of Holland, Mich., died on Tuesday,May 23, 1995 at his home in Freedom Alice Nyboer (Prep '16) Halverson of Waxhaw, Village. He was 71. N.C., died on Tuesday,July 25, 1995, in Waxhaw. His father was the late Clifford E. Paine Sr. TO, She was 97. who was a nationally recognizedbridge designer Born in the Netherlands,she moved to the and one of the chief designers of the Golden Gate Holland, Mich., area when she was three. Bridge in San Francisco,Calif.

She attended the Holland Christian Schools and Bom in Chicago, 111., he moved to the Fennville, Hope Prep School. She taught in the Holland Mich., area in 1940, coming from LaGrange,111. He Christian grade schools and later attendedMoody had resided at Freedom Village since 1991. Bible Institute. Following graduation she served as a A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in World missionary for the South America Mission. War II. He was editor and publisher of the Fennville She was a lifelongmember of Fourth Reformed Herald,retiring in 1978. Church. He was a member of the Allegan County Vo-Tec She was preceded in death by her husband,Emil, Council, the Fennville Board of Education for 19 in 1983. years, the Allegan County Tourist and Recreation Survivors include a daughter, Junia and Stanley Council, the Fennville Area Chamber of Commerce Schauer of Columbia, South America;three grand- and the Fennville Public School Educational sons; brothers. Dr. Jan Nyboer of Grosse Pointe, Foundation,and director of the Fennville Goose Mich., Dr. Andrew Nyboer of Rockford,111., and Festival. Dr. Robert Nyboer of Fullerton, Calif.; sisters, Survivors include his wife, Donita; a daughter, Henrietta Klungle, Wilma Hilbink and Lois Judy and David Noonan of Lowell, Mich.; four Klaasen, all of Holland, and Ruth Omans of La grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Crosse, Wis.; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Beryl He was preceded in death by a son, JeffreyPaine, Danielson of Lehigh Acres, Ha. in 1975.

K. Don "Hooger" Hoogerhyde '61 of Holland, Barbara L. DeVries '68 Shackford of Mich., died on Sunday, May 28, 1995. He was 61. Greensboro,N.C., died on Thursday,July 6, 1995. He was a graduate of Holland High School. He She was 48. formerly played in the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Bom in Grandville, Mich., she grew up in the Symphony, and had been a member of Alcoholics Reformed Church and in recent years had related to Anonymousfor the past 15 years. the Edmond Christian Center of Edmond, Okla. in He was preceded in death by his father, Russ, its founding and by regular communication. In and mother and stepfather, Frieda and Ralph addition to her skilled homemaking, Barbara had Richman. served through the years as her husband'ssecretary Survivors include his children, Lynn and Nate and more recently had been secretary for Appraisal Reed, Amy and Jeff Ostrander, and Beth and Jesse Services in Greensboro. Lopez, all of Holland; eight grandchildren; and his She is survived by her husband, J. Hilliard sister, Donna Schrammel of Pomfret Center, Conn. Shackford; sons, Sean and Chad; mother, Mrs. Anne Noorman of Grandville, Mich.; sister, Pat Christian James J. Kobus '76 of San Jose, Calif, died on of TraverseCity, Mich.; brother, Sid DeVries of Thureday, June 15, 1995 at Stanford University Grandville, Mich.; and a number of aunts, uncles, Hospital of heart failure.He was 40. and cousins. He was a buyer for Custom Chrome, Inc., a sup- plier of after- market parts for Harley Davidson. Dorothy Haan '30 Van Dyke of Apache Junction,

Survivorsinclude his wife. Van Lee; parents Ariz., died on Saturday, June 17, 1995. She was 85. Wilhelm and Johanna Kobus of Hendersonville, She was bom in Holland, Mich. She moved to N.C.; parents-in-law, Buu and Sau Le of San Jose, Hudsonville, Mich, to become a teacher,where she Calif.;sisters, Harriest and Edward Seuglig of married Raymond Van Dyke. She sang in a Sparta, N.J. and Sandra and Robert Smedberg of women's chorus in the Reformed Church. She Brick Township, N.J.; twin brother, Anton and taught in various schools and was a bookkeeperfor Homecoming '95 • October 13-15

IT'S TIME... TO RETURN TO HOPE!

FRIDAY, 13 and five-mile cycle, both beginning at 10 a.m. Please call OCTOBER the Dow Center at (616) 395-7690 for more information. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Art Exhibition featuring "Anne Frank and Morning Alumni Tennis Invitational — A singles (men the World: Choices Project/'DePree Art Center Gallery. and women) tournament for those who belong to a class 4 p.m. Department of Chemistry Seminar — Dr. James W. from 1980-95, DeWitt Tennis Center. Participation fee is Serum '65, General Manager of Bioscience Products for $10 per person which includes a post-toumament buffet. Hewlett-Packard Company. Room B50, Peale Science Advanced registration required. For additional Center. information contact the office of Public and Alumni 5-6:30 p.m. The Department of Chemistry hosts a Relations, (616) 395-7860. reception and sponsors a student research poster session 9:15-10 a.m. Registration for Reunion Brunches, DeWitt on the second floor of Peale Science Center. The reception Cultural Center Lobby. will be held in Room 220. 10 a.m. Reunion Brunches for Classes '80, '85, and '90, 7 p.m. Student ActivitiesCommittee (SAC) is holding its advanced registrationrequired. second annual Hoedown at Teusink's Pony Farm, 1468 W. 10 a.m. Celebrationof the 1950s Athletics, recognizing 32nd Street. Activities will include hayrides, country line Coaches Gordon Brewer, Russ DeVette, A1 Vanderbush, dancing, food and fun. Admission is free and alumni are John Vissef, and Ken Weller, as well as former players. invited to attend. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Art Exhibition featuring "Anne Frank and 7 p.m. Alumni Tennis Invitational — A mixed doubles the World: Choices Project,"DePree Art Center Gallery. tournament for those who belong to a class year prior to 10:30-11:45 a.m. Alumni Chapel Choir Rehearsal, Dimnent 1980, DeWitt Tennis Center. Participation fee is $10 per Memorial Chapel. person which includes a post-tournamentbuffet. 11 a.m. H-Club Luncheon Registration and Reception, Advanced registration required. For additional Maas Center. information contact the office of Public and Alumni 11 a.m. Alumni men's soccer game. Buys Athletic Field. Relations, (616) 395-7860. 11:30 a.m. H-Club Luncheon, honoring the 1939 women's tennis team, the 1979 football team, the 1979 men's cross Class of 1980 — 15-Year Class Reunion Party. Advanced country team, the 1980 women's tennis team, and the Hope registrationrequired. for Humanity award recipient,Robert DeYoung '56, Maas Class of 1985 — 10-Year Class Reunion Party. Advanced Auditorium, Maas Center. Advanced registrationrequired. registrationrequired. Noon Women's Golf hosts MIAA Tournamentat Winding Class of 1990 — 5-Year Class Reunion Party. Advanced Creek Golf Course. registrationrequired. Noon Sorority Luncheons and Fraternity Open Houses 1 p.m. Volleyball hosts Albion College, Dow Center. 2 p.m. Football hosts Albion College, Holland Municipal 14 1 p.m. Homecoming parade leaves from Campus. SATURDAY, OCTOBER Stadium. Morning 18th Annual Run-Bike-Swim-Walk. The event 1:30 p.m. Pre-game show featuring Grand Rapids Half-time activities will include music by the Grand will include a physical enhancementprogram fair in the Christian High School Marching Band, Holland Rapids Christian High School Marching Band, Dow Health and Physical Education Center gymnasium Municipal Stadium. introduction of the Homecoming Court, and crowning of from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; a two-mile prediction walk and 1:30 p.m. Men's Soccer hosts Adrian College, Buys the king and queen. 5K run, both beginning at 9 a.m.; and a half-mile swim Athletic Field. 5:30 p.m. Alumnae vs. Alumnae Basketball Game, Dow Center. All alumnae basketball players are invited back to play. For more information contact Tod Gugino at the college,(616) 395-7640. 8 p.m. Joint Concert Aerial Dance & Wellspring Collective, Knickerbocker Theatre. Admission is $5 for adults and children 12 and over. Senior Citizens, $4, and children under 12, free. 8:30 p.m. Student Activities Committee (SAC) is hosting comedian Mark Britton, Kletz. Admission is free and alumni are invited to attend.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 10 a.m. Alumni Chapel Choir Rehearsal, Dimnent Memorial Chapel. 11 a.m. Homecoming Worship Service featuring the Chapel Choir and Alumni Chapel Choir, Dimnent Memorial Chapel. 1-10 p.m. Art Exhibition featuring "Anne Frank and the World: Choices Project,"DePree Art Center Gallery. 8 p.m. Michigan Music Teachers' Association State Convention Concert, featuring Hope College music

faculty,Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Admission is free.

Additional information concerning Homecoming activities may be obtained by calling the Office of Public and Alumni Relations, (616) 395-7860.

Sigma Sigma 90th Anniversary Celebration Details will be mailed this fall. Additional information may be obtained by calling Ellie Winter Bolline 'S3 at the college, (616) 395-7777.

EH NFHC August 1995