Hope College Hope College Digital Commons
News from Hope College Hope College Publications
2009 News from Hope College, Volume 40.5: June, 2009 Hope College
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/news_from_hope_college Part of the Archival Science Commons
Recommended Citation Hope College, "News from Hope College, Volume 40.5: June, 2009" (2009). News from Hope College. 203. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/news_from_hope_college/203
This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Hope College Publications at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News from Hope College by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. June 2009
ALSO INSIDE: Graduation Haiku • Phelps Scholars Celebrated • All-Sports Champs NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE
Volume 40, No. 5 June 2009
On the Cover Each year Hope hosts multiple dance concerts, the largest of which involves the entire department and features students performing works choreographed by members of the faculty and visiting artists. Pictured in the cover photo by Erik Alberg ’90 is “ephemeral episodes” by visiting artist Anne-Rene Petrarca during Dance 35. The dancers include Kristen Bollinger, Chelsea Harkelroad, Katy Horton, Jeanne Oxendine, Betsy Schaefer and Katelin Takemua.
Volume 40, No. 5 June 2009 Published for Alumni, Friends and Parents of Hope College by the Office of Public and Community Relations. Should you receive more than one copy, please pass it on to someone in your community. An overlap of Hope College constituencies makes duplication sometimes unavoidable.
“Quote, unquote” Editor Gregory S. Olgers ’87
uote, unquote is an eclectic • We believe in the talent, passion, and potential Layout and Design Qsampling of things said at and of our students, who inspire us with their Wesley A. Wooley ’89 commitment and ability, intelligence and about Hope College. Printing industry. Working with our students gives us IPC Print Services of St. Joseph, Mich. hope for the present and the future. To help wrap up the school • We believe in the excellence of our academic Contributing Writers year’s issue-by-issue overview of the program. For nearly 150 years, Hope has offered Greg Chandler Heather Vander Plaat college’s academic divisions, News an outstanding liberal arts education. The faculty from Hope College asked Provost is devoted to developing the reading, writing, Contributing Photographers Dr. James Boelkins ’66 to reflect speaking and critical-thinking skills which will Erik Alberg ’90, Rob Kurtycz, David Moore ’10, on academics as a whole and the enable Hope graduates to succeed in any field and Carl Morrison ’09, Lou Schakel ’71 adapt to a changing economy. emphasis on learning in a larger, Hope College Office of Public Relations holistic sense that distinguishes the • We believe in our faculty, teachers-scholars DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698 Hope experience. The year’s previous who are experts in their fields. We hire faculty phone: (616) 395-7860 issues are available online at www. who are passionate about students, teaching, fax: (616) 395-7991 [email protected] hope.edu/pr/nfhc or through the scholarship and our mission--men and women Office of Public and Community Relations. who collaborate with students on research, Thomas L. Renner ’67 creative performance and service-learning Associate Vice President For the last few years we’ve been using the projects. for Public and Community Relations • We believe in the value of our co-curricular metaphor of growing world citizens and world Gregory S. Olgers ’87 Christians in the soil of Hope. Beginning with the programs. Our ever-changing society and Director of News Media Services August 2008 issue of News from Hope College, we economy demand that students have a number have had the opportunity to read about and better of essential experiences beyond the classroom to Lynne M. Powe ’86 Associate Director of Public and learn about other cultures, leadership and service. understand the richness of the soil of Hope. Community Relations Through the issues we can see how the • We believe in the competence of our soil has been enriched through active learning administration and staff. People at every Kathy Miller opportunities, the social sciences, the humanities, level of Hope College are committed to serving Public Relations Services Administrator students well, stewarding resources, and the natural and applied sciences, and, now, the Karen Bos arts. Each issue provides stories of students and providing a safe and vibrant environment. Office Manager faculty and how they both contribute to and • We believe in our distinctive approach to thrive in the soil of Hope. Each story brings learning and scholarship which brings rigorous news from Hope College is published during to life our mission to educate students for lives education together with the exploration of belief April, June, August, October, and December by Hope College, 141 East 12th Street, and values. At Hope the historic Christian faith of leadership and service in a global society Holland, Michigan 49423-3698 through academic and co-curricular programs of shapes and informs our quest for learning, living and serving. All students leave Hope only after Postmaster: Send address changes to news from recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the Hope College, Holland, MI 49423-3698 context of the historic Christian faith. reflecting on their essential life and world views. Recently, my colleague Dr. Jeff Tyler ’82, Notice of Nondiscrimination Hope College is committed to the concept of equal professor of religion, shared reflections on our I hope that as you read these issues of News from rights, equal opportunities and equal protection under name and ethos that make Hope what it is Hope College you’ve seen these six characteristics in the law. Hope College admits students of any race, color, action; these are the reasons we believe passionately national and ethnic origin, sex, creed or disability to all today — a place that gives a vision for vocation the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally and hope for the future. With his permission in Hope. Yes, Hope College is the whole package— accorded or made available to students at Hope College, learning, faith and life. Yes, Hope College offers a including the administration of its educational policies, and minor editing, I am sharing the following admissions policies, and athletic and other school- reasons that make for a rich soil and a vibrant and rich soil that produces world citizens and world administered programs. With regard to employment, the enduring Hope College. Christians who bring hope to the world! College complies with all legal requirements prohibiting discrimination in employment.
2 News From Hope College CONTENTS NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE Volume 40, No. 5 June 2009
2 “Quote, unquote” The academic program in overview.
4 Events Activities forthcoming.
5 Campus Scene Highlights from the halls of Hope. 6
6 Learning Experience Perspective on the Arts.
10 Faculty/Staff Profile Richard Piippo and Brad Richmond shepherd storied ensembles. 10 12 Alumni Profile Reagan Chesnut ’08 builds on a dream.
14 Graduation ’09 Prelude to the future. 12
16 Spring Sports Report Commissioner’s Cup honors cap a strong year. 14 18 Campus Profile Phelps Scholars live the world.
22 Classnotes News of the alumni family.
31 A Closing Look 16 A landmark anniversary.
18
June 2009 3 Events
ADMISSIONS TRADITIONAL EVENTS Campus Visits: The Admissions Opening Convocation—Sunday, Office is open from 8 a.m. to Aug. 30 5 p.m. weekdays, and from Richard and Helen DeVos September through early June Fieldhouse, 2 p.m. is also open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Tours and admissions interviews ACADEMIC CALENDAR ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS are available during the July Term—June 29-July 24 summer as well as the school Bob DeYoung Hope Classic Golf Summer Seminars—July 27-31 year. Appointments are Outing—Monday, June 15 recommended. At the Macatawa Legends Golf Fall Semester Club. Aug. 28, Friday—Residence halls For further information about any Fraternity Reunions open for new students, 10 a.m. Admissions Office event, please call Knickerbocker 100-Year Aug. 28-31, Friday-Monday—New (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800- —Friday-Sunday, Sept. 18-20 Student Orientation 968-7850; check on-line at www. Fraternal Society 175-Year Aug. 30, Sunday—Residence halls hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope —Friday-Sunday, Oct. 9-10 open for returning students, College Admissions Office; 69 E. Please see the story on page 22 Pull Tug-of-War—Saturday, Oct. 3 noon 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI; for more information about both Critical Issues Symposium— Aug. 30, Sunday—Convocation for 49422-9000. reunions. Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 6-7 new students and parents, 2 p.m. Homecoming Weekend—Friday- Topic: “At Water’s Edge: Sept. 1, Tuesday—Classes begin, 8 Sunday, Oct. 9-11 Complacency, Thirst, Action” a.m. Includes reunions for every Nykerk Cup Competition— Sept. 7, Monday—Labor Day, fifth class, ’89 through ’04. Saturday, Nov. 7 classes in session Educational Tour—Thursday, Christmas Vespers—Saturday- Oct. 6-7, Tuesday-Wednesday— Oct. 29-Tuesday, Nov. 10 Sunday, Dec. 5-6 Critical Issues Symposium Hosted by Alfredo Gonzales, Dimnent Memorial Chapel Oct. 10, Saturday—Homecoming associate provost and Celebration of Undergraduate Oct. 16, Friday—Fall Recess begins, dean for multicultural and Research and Creative 6 p.m. international education, the Performance—Friday, April 9 Oct. 21, Wednesday—Fall Recess tour will include stops in Peru, DeVos Fieldhouse ends, 8 a.m. HOPE SUMMER REPERTORY THEATRE Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Honors Convocation—Thursday, Nov. 6-8, Friday-Sunday—Parents’ HSRT is planning an exciting Parents’ Weekend –Friday- April 29, 7 p.m. Weekend 38th season, opening in the Sunday, Nov. 6-8 Dimnent Memorial Chapel Nov. 26, Thursday—Thanksgiving DeWitt theatre on Friday, June Winter Happening—Saturday, Recess begins, 8 a.m. 19, with Room Service, followed Jan. 23 Nov. 30, Monday—Thanksgiving by Suds: The Rocking 60’s Musical Includes multiple seminars and Baccalaureate and Recess ends, 8 a.m. Soap Opera, The Cmplt Wrks of home winter sports action. Commencement—Sunday, May 9 Dec. 11, Friday—Last day of classes Wm Shkspr Abrdgd, Little Women Alumni Weekend—Friday- Dec. 14-18, Monday-Friday— (the musical), Dogpark: The Sunday, May 7-9. Semester examinations Musical and two children’s shows, Includes reunions for every Dec. 18, Friday—Residence halls Click, Clack, Moo and Charlotte’s fifth class, ’45 through ’85. close, 5 p.m. Web. For more information concerning the More information can be found above events, please call the Office online at www.hope.edu/hsrt. SUMMER CAMPS of Public and Community Relations Tickets are available at the ticket Throughout the summer, Hope at (616) 395-7860 or the Office office in the main lobby of the will offer multiple science camps of Alumni and Parent Relations at DeVos Fieldhouse or by calling for children as well as sports (616) 395-7250 or visit the Alumni (616) 395-7890. camps in soccer, football, boys’ Association Web site at: www.hope. basketball, girls’ basketball, edu/alumni/. volleyball and tennis. For TICKET SALES complete information, please DANCE For events with advance ticket check www.hope.edu/camps, or INSTANT INFORMATION Cecchetti International Ballet sales, the ticket office in the front call (616) 395-8103 concerning School Concerts—Saturday, July 25 lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse is Updates on events, news and the soccer camps, (616) 395-4965 Knickerbocker Theatre, open weekdays from 10 a.m. to athletics at Hope may be obtained concerning the Tennis Academy 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) online 24 hours a day at www. or (616) 395-7070 concerning the Admission is free. 395-7890. hope.edu/pr/events.html. other sports camps.
4 News From Hope College Campus Scene
OUTSTANDING PROF: Dr. John GOLDWATER HONORS: Four Hope science NOAA SCHOLAR: Junior Megan Haserodt of Krupczak of the engineering faculty students have received national recognition North Olmsted, Ohio, has received a highly was presented the 45th “Hope from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and competitive, two-year Ernest F. Hollings Outstanding Professor Educator” Excellence in Education Foundation. Undergraduate Scholarship from the National (H.O.P.E.) Award by the graduating Seniors Mark Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Class of 2009 during Commencement Lunderberg of NOAA presented the awards to approximately on Sunday, May 3. Grandville, Mich., 100 undergraduates to further academic studies The award, first given in 1965, is and Blair Williams related to NOAA science, research, technology, presented by the graduating class to of Fenton, Mich., policy, management and education activities. the professor who they feel epitomizes each received Haserodt is double-majoring in geology and the best qualities of the Hope College Goldwater chemistry with a minor in environmental educator. Scholarships for science, and as a career is interested in Dr. Krupczak has been a member of the 2009-10, out of only 278 awarded nationwide. hydrogeology or some sort of water quality work. faculty since 1994 and has been actively Seniors Joel Blok of Schoolcraft, Mich., and Paul The awards total up to $29,050, and include involved in enhancing technological literacy Frybarger of Muskegon, Mich., each received academic assistance for full-time study during among non-science students throughout his honorable mention, out of only 175 students to the recipients’ junior and senior years and a time at the college. He developed and teaches be accorded the recognition. (Pictured left-to- paid, 10-week internship position during the “Science and Technology of Everyday Life,” right are Williams, Lunderberg, Frybarger and summer of 2010 at a NOAA facility. in which more than 1,500 non-engineering Blok, with Dr. Moses Lee, dean for the natural More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc students have enrolled since it debuted in 1995. and applied sciences and professor of chemistry, More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc at center.) The scholarships—up to $7,500 per COMPUTER SERVICE: Dr. Herbert Dershem, year for one or two years, depending on the who played a leadership role in developing EXEMPLARY DIVERSITY PROGRAM: recipient’s year in school—were awarded to the department of computer science, is being The Phelps Scholars Program has undergraduate sophomores and juniors. The recognized through a lasting tribute with a fitting been recognized by the Association of Goldwater Scholars were selected on the focus: a student research fund in his name. American Colleges and Universities basis of academic merit from a field of 1,097 Alumni and faculty colleagues announced as an exemplary diversity program in mathematics, science and engineering students the “Herb Dershem Summer higher education. nominated by the faculties of colleges and Research Fund” on Saturday, Hope is one of 32 institutions universities nationwide. April 18, during a reception featured in the AAC&U publication More More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc scheduled in celebration of Reasons for Hope: Diversity Matters in the department’s 35-year Higher Education. anniversary. Once fully The Phelps Scholars Program—an academic/ PSYCHOLOGY AWARDS: Hope students have endowed, the fund will residential program for students interested earned three national and regional awards for provide support for a student in race and culture—is celebrating its 10th excellence in research from Psi Chi, the National to conduct research full-time anniversary. More Reasons for Hope features Honor Society in Psychology. during the summers, joining students who are the program for its ability to create a holistic Krista Mehari ’09 supported through other external and internal educational experience through collaboration Grand Rapids, Mich., is sources. between student affairs and academic affairs. receiving one of only four Dr. Dershem (pictured with colleagues A feature about the Phelps Scholars Program undergraduate research Dr. Ryan McFall ’93 and Dr. Mike Jipping) is a is on pages 18-19. awards being presented professor of computer science and director of institutional research. He has taught at Hope More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc nationwide by Psi Chi during the national convention of since 1969. the American Psychological Fundraising is ongoing. Those interested JAPANESE BOOKS: Hope is one of a select Association in Toronto, in providing support may obtain additional number of institutions in the United States Canada, in August. Nova Hinman ’09 of information by contacting the office of college chosen by the Nippon Foundation of Tokyo, Portage, Mich., and Ross Knoll ’09 of Grand advancement at (616) 395-7775. Japan, to receive a collection of books intended Haven, Mich., each received Regional Research More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc to serve as useful guides for those who want to Awards during the April 30-May 2 annual understand present-day Japan. meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Through the program, “100 Books for Association in Chicago, Ill. HOPE IN PICTURES: Please visit the college Understanding Contemporary Japan,” the Several Hope students have received national online to enjoy extensive photo galleries foundation is providing English-language books Psi Chi recognition for research through the organized by topic and that consider Japan from the perspective of years, most recently in 2006, and this was the chronicling a variety of topics including foreign policy, business and 10th consecutive year that Hope students won events in the life of Hope. management, society and culture, films and regional awards. Hinman, Knoll and Mehari all Pictured is a moment from animation, classic and contemporary literature, received regional recognition in 2008. this year’s “Spring Fling,” and history. The foundation is making the Mehari is pictured above. Hinman and the student celebration- collections available to a total of 300 selected Knoll were featured on the cover of the October picnic (and shopping key libraries, universities and other institutions issue of News from Hope College with Dr. cart race) marking the in the U.S., planning to expand the initiative to Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, associate professor conclusion of spring other nations and regions in future years. of psychology. semester classes with a Friday-afternoon respite before the following week’s final exams. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/gallery
June 2009 5 Campus Profile
Throughout the college’s arts programs, students work—sometimes with faculty collaborators, sometimes independently—to bring their vision from concept to reality. Here, juniors Gabriel Rubio of Holland, Mich., and Quinn McIlhargy of Grand Rapids, Mich., examine student ceramics in the kiln in the De Pree Art Center.
idway through the spring semester, the arts schedule shows M more than a thousand words could ever say. The De Pree Art Center is showing “The Printed Image,” curated by students working with Dr. Anne Heath and exhibiting materials collected by the late Dr. Richard Wunder and made available to the college by Dr. Maurice Kawashima. The Knickerbocker Theatre is hosting the department of dance’s major annual concert, Dance 35. In Dimnent Memorial Chapel, the Orchestra and Symphonette are performing. And in the DeWitt Center, theatre is staging Big Love, a modern take on Aeschylus’s The Danaids. All on the same day. Throughout the school year, there are seldom more than a few days when there isn’t at least one arts event taking place at the college. The volume works because the arts are not only at Hope, but of Hope. Yes, the events involve a core group of students who are majoring in the arts, but that nucleus is complemented by hundreds of others college-wide for whom participation is a serious avocation even as they study with other careers in mind. Crucially, Hope presents students with the opportunity because creating and enjoying art matters. “I think that the arts are really important to society,” said Dr. William Reynolds, dean for the arts and humanities and professor of English. “Celebrating the creative process through art, dance, music and theatre is essential to the richness and fullness of every human spirit.” “They play an essential role in a liberal arts college, and we’re very fortunate to have four arts departments and a creative writing section of the English department that operate at such a high level—and at such a high level that we forget that it is a high level compared to other institutions,” he said.
Larry Figueroa ’11 Karie Luidens ’09 Holland, Mich. Altamont, N.Y. Music Art “Spending time with the music faculty has been “Before my studies at Hope, art, to one of the most astounding experiences of my life. me, was just about developing the The music faculty at Hope, apart from possessing technical skill to produce an appealing complete mastery over their art, are exceptional image. Over the past few years that’s instructors of the instrument or discipline. Spending changed. I’ve come to approach my time with them is like standing underneath a own artistic endeavors deliberately, waterfall of knowledge and passion. They’ve all conscious of both my historical taken the time to help me make steps toward my context and my own identity.” personal musical growth.”
6 News From Hope College June 2009 7 Among other signs of distinction: “I think there are a lot of good life lessons • Hope is the only private, four-year liberal Matt Oosterhouse ’09 to be learned in the workshop, apart from Amy Weber ’09 arts college in the United States with national what you might learn about your story or your Holland, Mich. Hoffman Estates, Ill. accreditation in art, dance, music and theatre. poem,” said Carla Vissers ’88, who coordinates Creative Writing Art History • Members of the art faculty regularly have the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series and is an “I found all of the opportunities work featured in juried exhibitions as well as “I have found the workshops to be very helpful and adjunct assistant professor of English. “If solo exhibitions and included in permanent I feel that the discussion with fellow students in you’re open to it, you can learn a lot about that I have been afforded by the collections; and last summer, students Nik workshops is stimulating in both helping me develop being a generous spirit, about being a good department of art as noteworthy, Burkhart ’09 and Emilie Puttrich ’09 were new ways of thinking about my writing pieces and listener, about humility, and about kindness such as curating the Lyman among only a handful of artists chosen to have clarifying what the common reader might think and gentleness, and above all about honesty, Jellema show. Students are work featured in an international exhibition because the workshop only works when people in regard to a particular piece. Equally as helpful able to walk away from the in Berlin on the basis of their participation in are being honest.” department with experience the New York Center for Art & Media Studies and a core strength of the writing program are my semester. professors’ reflections and the responses that they “In a Global Society” already in the field in which they • In 2008, senior Michael Kaffka ’08 had an have made on my pieces.” All of the arts programs are deliberate in would like to work.” original work selected for performance during reflecting the diversity of human experience the Gala Concert of the regional American through their activities on campus and in College Dance Festival Association; emerita encouraging students to look beyond campus professor Maxine DeBruyn is president of the Michigan Solo Competition sponsored by the state, and some music students teach lessons to enhance their understanding of the world music schedules guests artists representing a “Historic Christian Faith” National Dance Education Organization; and Michigan String Teachers Association. gratis simply to help area children—but the and, ultimately, to enhance themselves range of traditions—including from Ireland, In some cases, the arts’ linkage to the Hope has the only K-12 dance major and minor • Theatre’s original production of Rose programs work with the idea that learning as artists as well as members of the global Japan and Trinidad this past year. college’s faith tradition is expressed directly. certification from Michigan’s Department of and the Rime was one of only three full-length about and doing art teaches lessons that prepare community. “The music students get to intersect and It’s made manifest through events like the long- Education. college- or university-staged plays invited students to make a difference in the world. Students can pursue internships in any interact a great deal with other cultures through running Christmas Vespers, presented by the • Nine Hope student poets have been to be presented during the 2008 Kennedy “Theatre itself is in many ways a service. It of the arts through programs in Chicago, Ill.; the common language of music,” said Dr. Brian department of music, and through organizations chosen from among writers nationwide to be Center American College Theater Festival is here to serve its audience, to give something New York City; and Philadelphia, Pa. Students Coyle, professor of music and chairperson of like the student-run Sacred Dance group, which included in the forthcoming anthology 25 in Washington, D.C.; and Hope Summer to its audience,” said Dr. Daina Robins, have studied art history in France, dance in the department. participates in the college’s Chapel services. Under 25 edited by Naomi Shihab Nye; the Repertory Theatre is so highly regarded that it professor of theatre and chairperson of the France and Mexico, music in England and In the same way, the Jack Ridl Visiting More deeply, however, the connection is Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series is acclaimed draws theatre professionals and student interns department. “A part of theatre’s service to its France, and theatre in England and Ireland— Writers Series presents a diversity of voices made through the issues that the faculty and nationwide; and creative writing students learn from throughout the U.S. community is that it can raise questions that and the list goes on. across each program year, and the department students in the arts explore, and how they from faculty who are highly regarded authors are worthy of the community’s attention and “The dance world is global,” Professor of art emphasizes a range of traditions in explore them. and scholars, like Dr. Heather Sellers, past Accolades reflect that the college’s arts give those questions a form.” Graham said. “If you don’t think in those the exhibitions in the gallery. Recent shows “All theatre is spiritual in that it’s basically winner of a National Endowment for the Arts programs not only compare favorably but lead “Contributing, investing in something terms, if you don’t operate in those terms and have highlighted political unrest in the examining what it is to be alive—what it means grant. on a larger stage, but they’re not really the goal bigger than yourself can, I think, lead students function well, you’re going to have problems.” Congo, Native American regalia, and the to be in relationship to other people,” Dr. • The Symphonette was one of only four toward which the programs are working. They to a better understanding of service in many Accordingly, no less emphasis is placed industrialization of China. Robins said. “It explores the meaning of life orchestras invited to perform during the 2007 are, instead, reflections of the way that Hope areas in their lives,” she said. on bringing the nation and the world to “Every one of our exhibitions fits into a and beyond as humans seek answers.” National Conference of the American String faculty in the arts pursue the deeper purpose of Students in the arts conduct research Hope. The department of dance, for example, package that looks at the broad spectrum of “When a student makes a decision to be Teachers Association; voice students regularly transforming students’ lives. with faculty mentors. They engage in original regularly brings guest faculty and artists to human experience,” said Professor Steven an artist, they can choose the direction that win awards during the state and regional projects of their own as well—Amy Weber campus, like Hiroko Maeda and Dancers Nelson, associate professor of art and they want to take, and if they have social issues National Association of Teachers of Singing “Lives of Leadership and Service” ’09, for example, curated the exhibition “The of Japan this fall. In addition to taking chairperson of the department. “We look at or issues of faith that they want to address, auditions—with multiple first-place awards this Students in the arts may serve in a direct Tangible Intangibles: Lyman Jellema and the advantage of the range of programs offered by the whole structure of the gallery program as they can approach them through their art,” year; and violinist Alexandru Hamzea ’09 won way—for example, the student-run Strike Time Face, Figure and Form,” and students in all of the Great Performance Series, like the Cuban a way to challenge our students with global Professor Nelson said. First Prize in the Senior Division in the 2008 Dance Company visits schools throughout the the departments have a chance to create and Chuchito Valdes Quartet, the department of issues.” “I really admire students who are willing present their own work. in their writing to grapple honestly with their “They really start from scratch,” said Linda questions, maybe even their doubts, about their Graham, professor of dance and chairperson of faith and spirituality, and who they are and Laura Van Tassell ’09 the department, of the department’s students, Sarah Williams ’09 who they want to become,” Professor Vissers Spencer, Iowa who present multiple concerts of student- Indianapolis, Ind. said. Theatre choreographed work each year. “We start with Dance The explorations can happen because faith a blank canvas and we put into that empty “I found the acting classes that “The dance department offers so many incredible is part of the institutional mix. Discussions room, empty space, human bodies, and then regarding faith aren’t discouraged, they aren’t I took to be interesting and opportunities to its students. At any given time, there we interpret that space.” even merely tolerated. They’re encouraged, beneficial to my acting career. are performance opportunities from clubs, companies, “We create truly independent, risk-taking, and even expected. That acting career was short lived creative thinkers,” she said. “We foster the the semi-annual Student Choreographed Dance “We can approach pieces from many in college, though, because the development of imagination, the ability to Concerts, and the Faculty Dance Concert. With all of perspectives—technical, spiritual, human. theatre department also, and think both knowledgeably and instinctively at their dual-major programs, they make it possible to Often times at many places one of those is left more importantly, opened my the same time.” pursue interests outside of dance; for example, I’m out for whatever reason,” Dr. Coyle said. “We The way the work is done also teaches eyes to the other areas of theatre graduating in four years with two majors and two can talk about the spiritual. We can talk about lessons. Students in the writing program, for the technical. We can talk about the human. production that exist.” minors having studied abroad.” example, critique each other’s work in a spirit I think that’s what’s really special about this of collaboration rather than competition. place.”
8 News From Hope College June 2009 9 Faculty Profile
connect with other students from around of the two ensembles, there are educational campus. opportunities – both formal and informal – for “Socially, it opens it up, but I also think students who participate. Ten of the Chapel there are different kinds of intelligence that Choir members selected their trip as the basis can contribute to the musical arts, and I think for their Senior Seminar, which involves it’s to our advantage to have different-thinking extensive reading, guest speakers and a paper people and styles of minds in a group like based on their experiences and how it has Chapel Choir,” he said. shaped their lives, Dr. Richmond said. When Professor Piippo talks to potential But even within learning pieces of music, students about coming to Hope, he not only there are opportunities for instruction. highlights the opportunities in the music “We can dig way back and get involved, program, but also the ability to balance that and even do a medieval studies course, in with other academic pursuits, something that the middle of a French (song) from the 13th can be more easily accomplished in a liberal century…and we can move all the way to the arts setting. present and do pieces that might have been “You can come here and be a chemistry set to poetry based on the Holocaust,” Dr. major and you can work in one of the finest Richmond said. science departments in the world – it’s right “From a liberal arts perspective, we get to do here,” Professor Piippo said. “Then if you wish it all.” to take cello or violin or viola or clarinet, you’re Both directors say they plan to continue to also able to do that.” bolster the professionalism of both ensembles, “It’s a wonderful place to be involved in the and they hope to continue touring as well. “It’s a By Greg Chandler arts, because even if you’re not a musician or a very positive experience,” Professor Piippo said. music major, you can get involved.” enerations of Hope students have shared of providing Hope students, music majors as Chapel Choir is the oldest of Hope’s musical their musical talents with audiences well as those from other academic disciplines, G ensembles, having formed in 1929, long before around the world through their participation in opportunities to share their love of music As directors of the Chapel Choir and Symphonette the college had a major in music. the Chapel Choir and Symphonette. – whether it’s part of the annual Christmas respectively, Brad Richmond and Richard Piippo “There’s a long choral tradition here. Chapel Choir and Symphonette are the Vespers at Dimnent Memorial Chapel, or an shepherd ensembles with a rich history at the college. I suspect if you go back 40-50 years, the college’s two touring ensembles, each with overseas tour, such as one the Chapel Choir vast majority of singers were not seeking a its own rich history and its own unique story recently completed to South Africa. The Chapel Choir tour, which ran May professional music degree,” Dr. Richmond said. 9-19, provided the choir with an opportunity “I’m always amazed at the audience emotional chord for him and members of the The choir began touring annually in 1953. to sing in a variety of venues – ranging from response and the kind of audiences we get,” ensemble, when they performed at a rest home Members must audition before being selected performing at Stellenbosch University in Professor Piippo said. “We don’t charge in Germany. to join. Often, students who join Chapel Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s top anything, and yet we have large crowds. To me, “We played for them, and I must tell you, Choir have started out singing with one of universities, to singing informally for children that is amazing.” there were tears in the audience, and it had the other college singing groups, such as the dealing with AIDS at a small clinic. Professor Piippo, who joined the Hope a powerful impact on the students,” said College Chorus, a non-audition ensemble, Dr. “It’s like no tour that any ensemble, or any faculty in 1999, recalled one story from the Professor Piippo, who has been an adjunct Richmond said. group from Hope, has ever done,” said Dr. Brad Symphonette’s 2007 tour that struck an cellist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The Symphonette, meanwhile, got its start Richmond, professor of music and director “That’s a very important connection for me.” in 1953. Members of the group are selected of choral activities at Hope, who has directed “To them, they knew about music, they from the 80-member college symphony wanted us to talk, they wanted me to talk orchestra. Over the years, the 32-member Chapel Choir for the past 11 years. “We have, While music majors at of course, groups that have gone on mission about pieces, so they could understand what Symphonette has toured across the United trips … but to integrate the kind of things Hope make up the majority we were playing,” Professor Piippo added. States from coast-to-coast, and has also performed in Canada, the British Isles, Australia we’re doing into a choir concert tour is really of members of both Chapel While music majors at Hope make up the terrific.” majority of members of both Chapel Choir and and New Zealand. The South Africa tour marked the Chapel Choir and Symphonette, Symphonette, it is by no means a requirement In 2007, the Symphonette was one of Choir’s first tour to Africa. The choir has toured it is by no means a to be part of the ensembles. In fact, both only four orchestras from around the country Europe seven times, most recently in 2005, and directors agree that having students from other selected to perform at the National Conference has also toured extensively in the United States requirement to be part of academic backgrounds adds to the intellectual of the American String Teachers Association, and Canada. the ensembles. In fact, depth of the ensembles. selected from more than 100 orchestras that Richard Piippo, director of orchestral “Chapel Choir reflects the liberal arts had applied. activities and associate professor of cello/ both directors agree that ethos of Hope, as well as anything at Hope,” Both Chapel Choir and Symphonette chamber music at Hope, knows well the value having students from other Dr. Richmond said. “It is comprised of music have made numerous television and radio of having students go on tours. He took the majors, as well as chemists, philosophers, appearances, including on the nationally- Symphonette on its last international tour in academic backgrounds religious studies majors, historians and televised Hour of Power, from the Crystal The college’s Musical Showcase is a fast-paced 2007, visiting Germany, Austria, and the Czech everything (else) under the sun.” Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., which Tradition and present come together each adds to the intellectual concert featuring the entire department of music Dr. Richmond adds that opening up Chapel was founded by Hope graduate Dr. Robert Homecoming as Chapel Choir alumni perform Republic, and earlier this year took the group in a single evening at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids. depth of the ensembles. Schuller ’47. during the weekend’s Sunday worship service. on a spring break tour, performing at venues in Choir to students who don’t major in music Richard Piippo offers credit during this year’s Brad Richmond works with the group in 2006. Illinois and Wisconsin. provides opportunities for music majors to In addition to the performance aspect installment, the 21st.
10 News From Hope College June 2009 11 Alumni Profile
As a student, she took advantage of every been teaching at Trinity. In fact, she led a opportunity to nurture her interest in Irish playwriting course Chesnut took that included theatre, discovering in Hope a community that a trip to London to see the premiere of her helped her personalize her education around play The Cordelia Dream. her passion. As Chesnut looks to the future, she hopes to “Being able to steer everything I did toward teach playwriting herself after earning her Ph.D. Irish drama has prepared me very well for grad For now, though, she’s focused on completing school, because it made me very strong in a her master’s degree. Recently, she submitted for particular area,” she said. “The faculty strongly assessment a full-length play titled Kyrie, which encourage students to strike out and find their tells the story of a couple hashing out their own paths and help to cultivate students’ relational problems while caught in an ice storm interests in whatever ways they can.” in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. During her junior year, Chesnut “Although I’m happy where I am, I’ve really collaborated with theatre professor John K.V. missed Michigan and Hope and my mentors Tammi on an independent study course about there,” Chesnut admits, “and that’s manifested Irish drama. The same year, she joined his itself very strongly in my creative work.” May Term in Ireland, touring the country As she continues to meld her art and and learning about Irish culture. Later interests, Chesnut demonstrates the same By Heather Vander Plaat that summer, she took a course at Queen’s focus and vision that marked and shaped her University in Belfast on Northern Ireland’s time at Hope. Professor Tammi, in turn, is history, politics and culture. pleased that the opportunities available at hen Reagan Chesnut ’08 entered Hope, Upon returning to Hope to begin her senior Hope helped prepare her for the journey. W she had a specific goal in mind: to year, Chesnut undertook a major project: co- “I’ve never had a student who worked so meld her passions for theatre and Ireland into directing with Tammi a main-stage production closely with us go on to continue pursuing a vocational path. of By the Bog of Cats, a play by Irish playwright her interests the way Reagan has,” said For years, her father had fostered in her Marina Carr. Chesnut had read the script two Professor Tammi. “As a Hope student, she was a love for theatre and music. Not only had years earlier on the recommendation of theatre always serious and grounded and took a lot she watched him perform in a barbershop professor Dr. Daina Robins, who knew of of initiative, and, because of our liberal arts singing group, she’d accompanied him to her fascination with Irish drama. Captivated approach, we were in a position to encourage numerous plays and musicals. Also close to by the play, Chesnut proposed to Professor her in her goals.” the family’s heart was their Irish heritage. Tammi that he direct the play at Hope that fall. So when Chesnut was working in New York He agreed on the condition she be assistant City the summer after her first year of college, director. Only a few weeks into preparations, she jumped at a chance to see a Broadway though, he promoted her to co-director. production of The Pillowman, a Tony award- At Hope, Reagan Chesnut ’08 found the opportunity to pursue her passions for theatre and Ireland, “I couldn’t have done the production developing a specialization that has led naturally to graduate studies at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. winning play by Irish playwright Martin without Reagan,” said Professor Tammi. (Photo by Carl Morrison ’09) McDonagh. The performance turned out to “She was the one who initiated it, so she had be a departure from the lighthearted theatre “[The Pillowman] was a very dark piece, extreme violence – but when you start looking accepted into Trinity’s Ph.D. program and ownership simply because of that. She was to which she’d been accustomed, and it also extremely well-written and well-acted,” said at how extreme the violence was in Ireland’s plans to research the effect violence on stage also very good about making it a cooperative altered her fanciful view of Ireland as simply a Chesnut. “After I saw it, I left the theatre and history, you realize that some of it is essential has on audiences. venture and communicating that idea to country of green valleys and leprechauns. walked around Times Square for a while not on stage,” Chesnut explained. All in all, Chesnut is exactly where everyone, especially to the younger actors who knowing what to say or do because it had such Beginning next year, Chesnut will take her she wants to be – and she asserts her Hope hadn’t been part of a project like it before.” an impact on me. I just thought, ‘That’s what I studies another step further – she was recently education played a pivotal role in preparing While Chesnut had worked previously as need to do – create a play like that.’” her for the path she’s taken since graduation. a stage manager and completed an internship Since then, Chesnut has made “When I think about the knowledge I gained with the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, considerable progress toward realizing her “When I think about the in classes and the great drama faculty who gave being a co-director carried with it more dream. Shortly after graduating from Hope me gems of wisdom from their own careers, I privilege and responsibility. last year with a degree in theatre, she began knowledge I gained in can’t imagine how my life would have been “Although I went to the same meetings a one-year master’s program in theatre and classes and the great drama different had I not gone to Hope,” she said. “I and rehearsals as a stage manager would, as co- performance at Trinity College in Dublin, definitely wouldn’t be specializing in what I am.” director I could chime in and give my opinions Ireland. She plans to complete her degree faculty who gave me gems Chesnut transferred to Hope after about how we should do certain things,” she in October. Her study has focused on the of wisdom from their own spending her freshman year studying music explained. “Collaborating with faculty on a interplay between violence and comedy in careers, I can’t imagine at a college in Pennsylvania. Having grown peer level and having them regard my artistic Irish drama. Interestingly, she has examined up near Grand Rapids, she was familiar with opinions was amazing – it really prepares you closely the works of McDonagh, whose recent how my life would have Hope and had travelled to Holland several for the real world.” segue from stage to film has drawn much times during her first year of college to watch Chesnut spent her last semester taking As a Hope student, Reagan Chesnut ’08 had the been different had I not opportunity to co-direct the college’s production attention, particularly for his second film, the her best friend, a Hope student, perform in classes on Irish history and drama at Trinity gone to Hope.” of By the Bog of Cats by playwright Marina Carr, Reagan Chesnut ’08 is onstage as a student as Oscar-nominated In Bruges. college plays. Impressed by the quality of the College, where she is currently pursuing her pictured at right. This year Carr has been among Lady Olivia in Hope College Theatre’s production “It’s easy to dismiss violence in drama as – Reagan Chesnut ‘08 productions, Chesnut decided Hope was the master’s. One highlight of the past year is her instructors during her graduate work at Trinity of The School for Scandal in February 2007. gratuitous – and the drama I’m studying has ideal place for her. that Carr, who wrote By the Bog of Cats, has College.
12 News From Hope College June 2009 13 Graduation ’09
Haiku best years of my life defining, spirit filling for prepared to move on
who left his privileged existence to become a LivingLiving missionary. “Each one of these incandescent careers was sparked and moved by devotion to Jesus More than 700 graduating seniors haring their own words in the form of Christ in response to His love,” Dr. Brownson participated in the ceremony, the college’s S haiku, Ellen Tanis ’90 Awad encouraged said. “And what moves me about it as I read 144th. The class consisted of students from the members of the Class of 2009 to approach of them and think of them is not only the throughout the United States as well as their futures with a sense of joy and confident self giving, but also the joyful abandon that Ethiopia, France, Kenya, Nigeria, Palestine, in their growth as undergraduates. there was in doing it—and the love. What a Peru, Romania, the Ukraine and the United “As you look ahead, think about how you powerful love!” Arab Emirates. will choose to be in each moment,” she said. Dr. Brownson noted that the graduates Awad explained that she had initially “You have the ability to choose how you will had also seen examples of commitment to started writing haiku—three-line poems with a greet each day and each person or situation Christ and service demonstrated during their 5-7-5 syllable pattern—as a way of refocusing you encounter.” Hope experience by the faculty and staff as her frustration when raking leaves that had Awad, who is director of student life and well as by their fellow students. He asked blown into her treeless yard. associate director of the Center for Faithful them to live in the same spirit of aiming for “As I raked and festered with frustration Leadership at Hope, presented “Haiku of the the best. that day, I was struck by the words of the Day: 2009 Hope College Commencement “Let the love of Jesus Christ draw you to a 118th Psalm: ‘This is the day that the Lord has Address” on Sunday, May 3, at Holland life of self-giving service to others and to Him,” made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it,’” she Municipal Stadium. he said. “Live near to Him in prayer and in said. the Scriptures. Seek out a fellowship of caring “So, as I raked, I composed a poem about Joy at achieving a milestone. More than 700 graduating seniors took part in the college’s Baccalaureate hearts where you can be accountable. Pray for the leaves. Choosing to refocus my mind and Commencement on Sunday, May 2. the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. Trust alleviated my anger toward the multitude of in Jesus Christ to live out in you His life of self- rogue leaves in my yard, and that day started giving love.” a new hobby for me of composing haiku to articulate your philosophy of life in your core of who she is. Her decisions came from convictions when faced with adversity. It is poetry,” Awad said. “It has become a way for Senior Sem.” her heart—her authentic self,” she said. through living an authentic life—in each and [NOTE: Both the Baccalaureate sermon and me to change my perspective on a situation “Your journey here at Hope has “She was courageous,” Awad said. “Her every moment—that you will be able to keep the Commencement address are available in as well as to celebrate loved ones on special transformed and defined you,” she said. “You courageousness allowed her passion and hope alive.” their entirety online.] occasions. To rejoice and be glad in each have become the person you are today as a choices to guide her in a life that is deeply The graduation activities began in the More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc moment God gives us.” result. You are a young adult prepared for the rooted, not superficial. She let her center speak morning with Baccalaureate in Dimnent It was in the spirit of celebration that next part of your journey.” through a life deeply rooted in faith, calling, Memorial Chapel, during which Dr. William she drew upon reflections from the seniors Awad’s third and final haiku derived from leadership and service.” Brownson, president emeritus of Words of in composing two of three haiku for the words of priest, theologian and author Awad called upon all of the graduates Hope, delivered the sermon “Aiming for the ceremony. “transforming journey/ Henri Nouwen in Bread for the Journey: “let to reflect the same values whatever the the Best.” He built his message around II challenging, full of learning/ exponential your center speak/courageous, deeply rooted/ circumstance, even in times of frustration. Corinthians 5:6-15, which discusses aiming to growth,” she recited, followed by, “best years keeping hope alive.” “It seems to me that ‘raking leaves’ is really please Christ in keeping with the selfless love of my life/defining, spirit filling/prepared to She recalled a Hope senior at her church what makes up about 90 percent of life,” she that Christ demonstrated through dying on move on.” being recognized for serving and working said. “And, each day, you have the choice to the cross. In analyzing the brief phrases, she cited a with middle school youth during the past four rejoice in the day the Lord has made while He recommended that instead of seeking variety of the experiences that had shaped the years. “While at Hope, she had let the choices you rake through the paperwork on your worldly goals, such as wealth, fame or success, graduates’ lives—academic work, co-curricular she made in life represent her center or the desk, clean up the muckiness of a strained the graduates follow the example of those who activities, service to others and participation in relationship, or bring order to the chaos of instead chose to live committed to their faith. campus spiritual life—and how together they your wind-blown schedule.” He cited people like William Wilberforce, the comprised an education completed. transforming journey “Here’s what I want you to remember: British Parliamentarian who fought against “You are not the same kid you were at Play rake leaves with authenticity,” Awad said. the slave trade; Eric Liddell, the Olympic Fair. You have mastered the scramble system,” “Authenticity grows out of all that you are. champion portrayed in Chariots of Fire who set Prior to Commencement, speaker Ellen Tanis ’90 challenging, full of learning Awad had asked the members of the graduating As generations before them, the members of Awad said. “Your first college roommate may It is living into your faith daily, not just for aside fame to serve in China as a missionary; the Class of 2009 and their families gathered in class to share their thoughts concerning their now be one of your closest friends. You have an hour on Sundays. It is through being a Mother Teresa, who worked with the poor in Dimnent Memorial Chapel for Baccalaureate. Dr. exponential growth Hope experience as she crafted her address. From William Brownson, president emeritus of Words moved from figuring out what liberal arts reliable friend each day, not just when it fits Calcutta; and William Borden, a 1909 Yale their words she crafted haiku that embodied her of Hope, delivered the sermon. means in your First-Year Seminar to being able in your schedule. It is through acting on your graduate, heir to the Borden Company fortune message to them.
14 News From Hope College June 2009 15 Spring Sports Roundup Athletes Shine in Stellar Season
istory has shown that it takes a collection undefeated conference season, head coach hitter thrown by sophomore Derek Fairchild of H of individual and team accomplishments Karen Page had to leave the team to undergo Saline, Mich. The 8-0 gem against Albion was to build Hope’s successful intercollegiate emergency surgery in her ongoing struggle the sixth in school history. program, and the 2009 spring sports season was against cancer. The team rallied behind The club men’s lacrosse team qualified for a perfect example of just that. assistant coach Dwayne “Tiger” Teusink ’58 the Collegiate Conference Lacrosse Association Honors at the conference and national and in support of Coach Page to win the MIAA tournament for the first time, advancing to the level this past spring provided the capstone for tournament and earn a berth in the NCAA semi-finals. Sophomores Eric Weber of Ann Hope athletes to maintain the college’s long Championships where they advanced to the Arbor, Mich., and Duncan Wierengo of East established tradition of excellence. second round. Coach Page was able to join the Grand Rapids, Mich., were named MCLA All- Sprinter Nora Kuiper sped to a national championship New Digs for Soccer It was highlighted by Hope winning team at the national tournament. Americans. Weber led the nation in scoring in the 100-meter dash, a first in Hope women’s track the Commissioner’s Cup of the Michigan Hope crowned its first national champion with 77 goals in 12 games. and field. ope soccer players will soon be playing in both the men’s and women’s soccer teams, Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for in women’s track and field. Senior Nora The accomplishments of the spring went H a new state-of-the-art facility. and an opportunity to engage the community a ninth consecutive year and the 31st time in Kuiper of Parchment, Mich., won the gold beyond scores and statistics. The men’s tennis Construction of the Van Andel Soccer and energize its youth,” Carol Van Andel said. coach Kevin Cole to ask if she could borrow school history, a conference record. A year ago medal in the 100-meter dash at the Division III team was honored nationally in April for its Stadium is underway as the college continues The stadium will be located on the championships. A Phi Beta Kappa chemistry sportsmanship in a 5-4 dual match loss by the a javelin. Coach Cole “discovered” a very Hope shared the Commissioner’s Cup with rival a program of upgrading its intercollegiate college’s existing soccer fields. It will include major, she came back just an hour later to take Intercollegiate Tennis Association. John Pelton talented athlete who joined the team and by Calvin, but that clearly wasn’t the case this year facilities. stadium-style and bleacher seats for 1,400 the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. received the MIAA’s Stowe Sportsmanship season’s end had broken the Hope javelin as the Flying Dutchmen and Flying Dutch each A lead gift of $3 million from the David fans, locker rooms for Hope’s teams and other finished atop their respective MIAA All-Sports Nora Kuiper was one of four senior spring Award and the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership and mark, won an MIAA gold medal and recorded & Carol Van Andel Foundation has made the amenities such as a press box, training room, standings. sports athletes to receive most valuable player Sportsmanship Award for the Central Region. one of the best throws in Division III. Her project possible. A groundbreaking ceremony concession stand and terrace areas for picnics The list of accomplishments is innumerable. awards from the MIAA. She was joined by Sometimes success comes from unexpected storybook season had an unusual ending. was held Friday, May 1, and a dedication is and tailgating. The playing surface will be an The Flying Dutch won the MIAA women’s tennis standout Samantha (Sammy) Stille of places, especially when recruiting student- Leonie could not compete at nationals because scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17, when both artificial turf and the stadium will have lights tennis championship for the first time in a Holland, Mich., and John Pelton of Rock Hill, athletes to a Division III (non-scholarship) she needed to return home before the NCAA Hope soccer teams have home games. to allow for night games. decade, but it was the story behind the victories S.C., and softball first baseman Kelli Duimstra college like Hope. Hope’s coaches work championships. One can only imagine what David Van Andel is a 1983 Hope graduate Van Andel Stadium will complement the that should be told. Midway through an of Hudsonville, Mich. tirelessly recruiting student-athletes to develop might have happened to further cap an Stille was a four-year All-MIAA honoree their programs. The story of Leonie Grosse, outstanding year. and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. college’s nearby Wolters softball and Boeve while Pelton, an All-American, became the an international student from Everswinkel, More details about spring sports Carol Girod Van Andel is a 1981 Hope graduate. baseball stadiums and DeVos Fieldhouse, which first MIAA player from a school other than Germany, is outside the recruiting norm. accomplishments may be obtained at the Hope “As Hope alumni and the proud parents of have all been constructed in recent years. Kalamazoo College to win back-to-back most During the school year she contacted track athletics Web site, www.hope.edu/athletics. two Flying Dutchmen, Carol and I are honored “Hope is committed to excellence in valuable player awards. He was undefeated to be involved in a project that will enhance programs and facilities that enable faculty, against conference opponents in both 2008 the school’s athletic program and provide staff and students to perform at the highest and 2009, another first for a Hope tennis our community with one of the finest soccer levels,” said President James E. Bultman ’63. player. This spring he put together a string of stadiums in the country,” David Van Andel “We are grateful to the Van Andels and for 20 consecutive victories before bowing in the said. others whose gifts are enabling the college round of 16 at the NCAA championships. “Our gift is a tribute to the tireless to construct quality academic and athletic The Flying Dutch set a season record for dedication of players, coaches and staff, a facilities that will serve generations of students home runs (30), including 11 in a doubleheader recognition of the impressive records set by to come.” against Albion. Kelli Duimstra set Hope (10) and MIAA (7) homerun records en route to being named a first-team Division III All-American. John Donkersloot (pictured on page three), a multi-talented sophomore from Zeeland, Mich., won the bronze medal in the high jump at the NCAA track and field championships. A chemistry major, Donkersloot is also an accomplished pianist who was featured at the college’s Musical Showcase concert and was chosen to attend a master class with an internationally acclaimed pianist. The baseball team finished the season Seniors John Pelton and Kelli Duimstra strong to gain a .500 record (20-20). At one distinguished themselves as MIAA MVPs and point the team was seven games below the Four-time all-leaguer and MVP Samantha Stille Division III All-Americans. .500 mark. A season highlight was the no- keyed an MIAA championship tennis season.
16 News From Hope College June 2009 17 Campus Profile
themselves and their family, to be happy,” she said. “I started learning this during the Phelps Scholars Program when I was able to live with people of various backgrounds, and I continued to learn it when I moved to Vanuatu.” “Cultural differences are a vehicle for valuable and interesting friendships and a rich, informed worldview,” Skoug said. “I have found them at times to be a challenge but never a barrier.” As they complete their freshman year and move from Scott Hall to other residences on campus and become active leaders in a variety of organizations, the students who have participated in the Phelps Scholars Program continue to embody, and serve as informal ambassadors for, the program’s message. The Phelps Scholars Program, however, is also working to connect with the larger Hope community in other ways. or 10 years, the Phelps Scholars Program Green, professor of psychology, who has “Over the last 10 years, we have developed F has been helping prepare students to directed the program since it began in 1999. a rich array of opportunities for students who better bring hope to the world by bringing the “The underlying purpose of the program is to are interested in pursuing issues pertaining to world to Hope. give people the opportunity to get to know a race and culture,” Dr. Green said. “Part of what The freshman-year program emphasizes wide variety of folks, to work on developing we’re trying to do is take what we have to offer preparing students to understand and relationships and to explore cultural diversity and cooperate with other offices on campus.” thrive in the diverse, interconnected world in a supportive environment.” In March, working in cooperation with in which they will find themselves after The program is named for the Rev. Philip the department of economics, management Recognized recently as an exemplary program by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Phelps Phelps, the college’s first president, who made graduation. It takes a holistic approach, with Scholars Program takes a holistic approach in linking academics and residence life for first-year students interested and accounting, the program hosted a panel the students—60 to 70 annually—not only international outreach an institutional priority in in studying issues related to diversity. Although across its first decade the program has earned praise from students on cultural competence in the workplace that studying about diversity-related issues but the college’s earliest years. This fall, the Phelps on many counts, one stands foremost among the others: the enduring, strong network of friendships that they form featured representatives from Fifth Third Bank. continuing the discussions on their own while Scholars Program was recognized nationally as participants. Pictured this spring from left to right above are Diane Hawke, Rebekah Chew, Esther Moon, Mikella In April, the program and the department of Bryant and Joshua Williams. At lower left last year are Derek Terrell and Anabay Mamo. living in community in a single residence hall. as an exemplary program by the Association psychology co-sponsored the address “Identity- “Numerous research studies show that of American Colleges and Universities, which safe environments: How positive environments college students with diversity-related profiled it in the bookMore Reasons for Hope: fall First-Year Seminar “Creating Community the opportunity to participate in campus She stayed involved this past year as a resident can unlock latent ability” by Dr. Steve Spencer experiences do better academically and achieve Diversity Matters in Higher Education. Together” and bi-monthly meetings on a discussion related to diversity. She has assistant, a role in which she will continue ’88, professor of psychology at the University greater personal development than students Living together in Scott Hall, the Phelps range of topics related to diversity. They also appreciated the Phelps Scholars Program for next year, working with new groups of of Waterloo. without those experiences,” said Dr. Chuck Scholars all attend one of three sections of the attend field trips to destinations like Detroit’s helping her adjust to her new environment students as they experience the program. She Dr. Spencer’s address was a particularly Holocaust Memorial or Chicago’s World Music while providing a venue for the exploration is also proud to highlight the program when appropriate anniversary highlight. As a member Festival, and additional events like dinners and she sought. working with prospective students on behalf of of the Hope psychology faculty from 1997 to ice cream socials. “The program was incredibly helpful,” she admissions. 1999, he had originally proposed the Phelps The planned activities provide structure said. “Coming here was a really big culture “I like to host prospective students. I feel Scholars Program based on his previous work and concrete lessons, but Dr. Green noted that shock, and it was very far from home.” like the Phelps Scholars Program is one of while a graduate student at the University it’s the interaction and fellowship that are at “Whenever I had a problem, it gave me the best places I can show,” she said. “When of Michigan, during which he studied the the heart of the experience. an outlet with other students that would they come to this building and meet other university’s “Twenty-first Century” program, “What the students tell us is that they listen to me, number one; would respect my participants in the Phelps Scholars Program which also brings together minority and majority found the classes valuable, that they had opinions; and would help me,” Olamijulo said. who are having a positive experience, it shows students in a supportive residential situation. fun on the trips, that they sensed a great “I feel like there’s definitely an open-minded them the best things about Hope.” “The Phelps Scholars Program is near deal of support from faculty and staff, but atmosphere that’s created here—very friendly.” The program’s impact continues beyond and dear to my heart,” Dr. Spencer said as he far and away what they say is that the most Hope as well. Jennica Skoug ’06 has recently addressed a standing-room-only audience in meaningful to them is developing a strong completed two years as a mathematics teacher VanderWerf 104. “I think it’s a credit to Hope network of friendships with people from a “I like to host prospective in Vanuatu, an island nation in the Southwest that they put the work into it. Certainly it’s wide variety of backgrounds,” he said. Pacific, through the Peace Corps. She credits the a credit to Chuck and the other people that Coming to school in West Michigan students. I feel like the Phelps Scholars Program with helping prepare work on it that they have put together such a represented a major change for junior Grace Phelps Scholars Program her to work with people from other cultures. successful program.” Olamijulo of Brooklyn, N.Y. Her family is one of the best places “Although values, beliefs and customs vary background is Jamaican and Nigerian, and with different cultures, I think that overall, most (Editor’s Note: For more about the program’s she attended a predominantly Asian high I can show.” people want the same fundamental things: to recognition in More Reasons for Hope, please school. She enrolled at Hope drawn to the – Grace Olamijulo ‘11 have a home to belong to, to be loved and visit the college online.) new experience of attending a Midwestern of Brooklyn, N.Y. accepted, to have enough food and clean water, college that reflected another tradition and to have the opportunity to create a good life for More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
18 News From Hope College June 2009 19 Alumni News
TransformingTransforming HopeHope
heir days at Hope ranged across five T decades, their paths were varied, but within the experiences of the graduates honored at this year’s Alumni Banquet lay a singular emphasis on communicating ideas and ideals. Jeff Bates ’98 of Ann Arbor, Mich., was honored with a Young Alumni Award for his ground-breaking work in the area of online news and open-source content. Milton Nieuwsma ’63 of Holland, Mich., received a Distinguished Alumni Award for his award- winning publications and documentaries on the Holocaust. Dr. Gerald Sittser ’72 was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni The media in which they work vary, but this year’s three alumni award recipients share a common focus Award as a talented teacher, gifted writer and in communicating ideas and ideals. From left to right are Dr. Gerald Sittser ’72, Jeff Bates ’98 and Milton inspirational speaker. Nieuwsma ’63. A capacity audience of more than 300 filled the main ballroom of the college’s a person living in the 21st century and living didn’t—and as a message in opposition to Haworth Inn and Conference Center for the a life that makes a difference in the lives of the hatred and indifference that prompt Saturday, May 2, banquet. As he reflected on others.” inhumanity to others. not only the achievements and contributions Bates is a co-founder of the online news “Whatever our religion or ethnic of the three honorees but also on the impact and discussion site “Slashdot.org”—a model for background, we need to be vigilant against of the alumni gathered to celebrate them, today’s Web log—and currently serves as vice racism or prejudice whatever form it takes,” President James Bultman ’63 noted that he president of platform with SourceForge Inc., Nieuwsma said. wished the assembly could have included of which Slashdot is now a subsidiary. He and “Let’s remember we all belong to the same hundreds more. Rob Malda ’98 created Slashdot while students human family. We’re all God’s children,” he at Hope, subsequently running the site with said. “If we remembered that, we’d all be better “My regret is that every Hope friends including Kurt DeMaagd ’99, Nate off.” Oostendorp ’05 and Tim Vroom ’01. Dr. Sittser is a member of the theology Hope student isn’t here to He noted that while he doesn’t typically faculty at Whitworth University in Spokane, see what it means to live use the particulars of his majors in history and where he has won multiple awards for teaching. biology, he finds his education invaluable. He is also the award-winning author of seven a life well—lives that our “What I learned while I was here at Hope and books, including A Grace Disguised: How the recipients are living, and what I use every day while I’m working is the Soul Grows through Loss, informed by his own ability to think about things,” he said. experience of enduring the death of his wife lives that so many of you Citing the lessons taught by professors like Lynda Dethmers ’71 Sittser, daughter Diana in this room have lived Drs. Marc Baer, Earl Curry and Larry Penrose Jane and mother Grace in a 1991 automobile of the history faculty, Bates said, “What they accident caused by a drunk driver. throughout your lifetime.” taught me is the ability to think analytically, He focused not on loss, but on gratitude— to think critically, and to actually put together for the opportunity that he has had to observe – President James Bultman ’63 cogent and cohesive arguments for the idea that and mentor students at a decisive time in their you’re trying to express.” lives; to share in the lives of his three children, “My regret is that every Hope student Nieuwsma is the author of Kinderlager now grown; and to hear through his work from isn’t here to see what it means to live a life (reissued as Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the others, confused and broken at having endured well—lives that our recipients are living, and Shoah), an acclaimed account of three young their own loss, of how the Gospel of Jesus lives that so many of you in this room have concentration-camp survivors, and wrote and Christ transformed them for the better. lived throughout your lifetime,” he said. “It’s co-produced a PBS documentary based on the “I really consider myself nothing more so important for the future of our country that book that won honors including a Michigan than a witness to the redemptive work of God young people at the college age would see role Emmy. He noted that he was moved to share in the world,” Dr. Sittser said. “Jesus Christ models like yourselves, that they would in fact the story not only for the three who survived, wore a crown of thorns so all of us here can look around and observe what it means to be but for the 1.5 million Jewish children who wear a crown of honor.”
20 News From Hope College Alumni News
he arts enrich our lives. Most of us dabble T in artistic expression. We make music, art, poetry, and motion through our hobbies and WindowWindow pastimes. We spend our spare time at concerts, performances, plays, or exhibits to experience the to Hope’s talents of others. For others, the arts are a way to Hope’s of life. They are a vocation, a calling, an innate need to create that directs the path taken in life. The wonderful thing about a liberal arts education is that it supports both types of History individuals. What makes Hope unique is the History breadth of the opportunities and applications in the arts that are available to students. Students Mary Boelkins ‘96 don’t have to major in music, theatre, dance or Remenschneider art to have meaningful experiences in groups and Alumni Director classes, and those who do choose to major in the arts have four outstanding accredited areas in which to study. Throughout the course of the year, Hope takes many opportunities to showcase students’ and the faculty’s artistic talents. Hope also hosts a variety of guest artists in concerts and readings that are open to the public. These events often engage members of the Holland community as much as the Hope community and serve as a wonderful outreach tool to involve many people in the life of the college. My Hope experience was greatly enhanced by my participation in the department of music. As many of you may know by now, I sang in choirs during all four of my years at Hope. I also enrolled in private voice lessons and piano lessons. Two of my roommates majored in the arts—one in dance and one in theatre. I watched as they completed their requirements and balanced the demands of academic rigor and This May the Chapel Choir added a new first to its rich history as a touring creative performance. Our lives are still enriched and guided by the ensemble, a visit to South Africa. The photo above shows an earlier milestone, lessons learned in the classroom and in the performance halls. the choir’s first-ever tour overseas, to Europe in the summer of 1967, with Dr. Robert Cavanaugh directing the choir in rehearsal while en route aboard the Much like experiential learning and research, the arts pervade a Italian liner M.S. Aurelia. The performance itinerary included sites in Belgium, Hope education. They enrich students’ experiences in and out of the the Netherlands, West Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia and Austria. The classroom and encourage them into a lifetime of appreciation for the tour concluded with a performance in Vienna in conjunction with the beginning music, theatre, dance and art. of that year’s Vienna Summer School.
Alumni Board of Directors Class Notes Officers Mark VanGenderen ’90, President, Cedarburg, Wis. Table of Contents Bob Bieri ’83, Vice President, Holland, Mich. Kat Nichols ’99 Campbell, Secretary, Minneapolis, Minn. 22 Class Notes: 1940s - 1960s Board Members Nancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman, Scotch Plains, N.J. Anita Van Engen ’98 Bateman, Austin, Texas 23 Class Notes: 1960s Lisa Bos ’97, Washington, D.C. David Daubenspeck ’74, Oceanside, Calif. Lori Visscher ’83 Droppers, Maitland, Fla. Gene Haulenbeek ’72, Kalamazoo, Mich. 24 Class Notes: 1970s - 1980s Thomas Henderson ’70, Dayton, Ohio Betsy Boersma ’77 Jasperse, Traverse City, Mich. Brett Kingma ’09, Grand Rapids, Mich. Colleen Leikert ’10, Ludington, Mich. 25 Class Notes: 1990s - 2000s Carol Rylance ’60 MacGregor, Norcross, Ga. Michael McCarthy ’85, Weston, Mass. James McFarlin III ’74, Ferndale, Mich. Karen Gonder ’81 Navis, Grandville, Mich. 26 Class Notes: Class of 2009 Sarah Oosterink ’08, Jenison, Mich. Elias Sanchez ’78, Hinsdale, Ill. Carol Schakel ’68 Troost, Scotia, N.Y. Lois Tornga ’56 Veldman, Okemos, Mich. 28 Marriages, New Arrivals Arlene Arends ’64 Waldorf, Buena Vista, Colo. Liaison 29 Advanced Degrees, Deaths Mary Boelkins ’96 Remenschneider, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations 30 Sympathy to Please accept our invitation to visit the Alumni Office on the internet: www.hope.edu/alumni
June 2009 21 Class Notes
News and information for class notes, marriages, advanced degrees and 50s deaths are compiled for News from Hope College by Kathy Miller. In addition to Gertrude Wierenga ’51 featuring information provided directly VanderPloeg and her husband have by alumni, this section includes news six grown children and live in Sheldon, compiled from a variety of public Iowa. She is retired. sources and shared here to enhance Lavina Hoogeveen ’49 of Grandville, its service as a way of keeping the Mich., recently returned from Trinidad, members of the Hope family up to date where she spent three months in the about each other. Reform Presbyterian Primary School as News should be mailed to: a teacher aide or substitute, depending Alumni News; Hope College Public on the absence of a teacher. There were Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box 9000; 160 Presbyterian, Muslim, and Hindu Holland, MI 49422-9000. Internet students. users may send to [email protected] or David Angus ’54 of Lansing, Mich., submit information via myHope at www. has retired from the editorship of The hope.edu/alumni. SASA News, after developing it into an All submissions received by the online publication. The newsletter serves Public Relations Office by Tuesday, May alumni of the Shanghai American School 5, have been included in this issue. in the U.S. and around the world. Catch up with this year’s nine reunion classes (1944 through 1984) Because of the lead time required by Robert “Bud” Prins ’54 of Canon through the special gallery of reunion group photos taken on Saturday, this publication’s production schedule, City, Colo., was appointed to the board May 2. More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc submissions received after that date of the Hillsdale Group, which invests (with the exception of obituary notices) in emerging markets in Asia, and was have been held for the next issue, the attending a meeting in Hong Kong at the Robert W. Saunders ’59 and his just adopted two children from Ukraine, deadline for which is Tuesday, July 7. time of his reunion in May. wife retired and moved to Green Bay, a girl (age 10) and a boy (age eight). Nevin Webster ’54 of Lincoln Park, Wis. Bob keeps busy with a new light Terril Zylman ’59 headlined with the Mich., biked throughout the U.S. and industrial park he developed in 2004, Evergreen Chorale during the Holland Canada between 2001 and 2007. He had their home on Green Bay, their cottage (Mich.) Tulip Time Festival this year. He 40s back surgery in February of this year as a in northern Wisconsin, and fishing and has recorded two CDs and is currently followup to a May 2007 accident during hunting at a lodge they just built in the working on a third one. Alice Laughlin ’46 Veldhuis and the last leg of the planned 52,000-mile Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jerome Veldhuis ’49 of Atlanta, Ga., ride. Despite the mishap, Nevin and Dot Russell Sybesma ’59 and his wife are great-grandparents of four whose report that the mission was well worth it, celebrated 60 years of marriage on April father (their grandson) is serving in the and they learned again the importance of 19. 60s U.S. Army in Iraq. being obedient to God. Carol Brandt ’59 Yonkers and Rodger Decker ’49 of Laurinburg, Kenneth Roberts ’59 of Holland, Russell Yonkers ’59 are proud to George Boerigter ’61 of Hudsonville, N.C., traveled to Ireland in May. Mich., is retired from the pharmaceutical report that their son and daughter- Mich., owner of SoundOff Signal, was George Zuidema ’49 of Holland, (Parke-Davis after 17 years) and in-law have presented them with named Michigan’s exporter of the Mich., recieved the Distinguished orthopedic (Depuy Co. after 18 years) 11 grandchildren and three great- year by the Grand Rapids Press. He Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins industries, and Roberts Consulting Inc. grandchildren, and their daughter, Lynn was also selected U.S. Small Business University in 2008. (president). Yonkers ’85 Boyer, and her husband have Administration’s “Michigan Small Business Exporter of the Year” for 2009. SoundOff Signal manufactures emergency and commercial vehicle safety products. It has 90 employees and Knicks and Fraters to hold reunions annual sales of $20 million. Frances Almack ’64 Backofen of The Knickerbocker fraternity already received a direct mailing New Windsor, N.Y., retired and has a and Fraternal Society will both about the reunion). new career. She is fundraising chair be holding major anniversary Highlights of the reunion for the Orange County Classic Choral reunions in the fall. for the Fraternal Society— Society, with which both she and and The Knickerbocker fraternity established at Union College in her husband sing. She will also play with will be celebrating its 100th the 1830s and brought to Hope the symphonic band at the graduation ceremonies for SUNY Orange grads. anniversary on Friday-Sunday, by President Philip Phelps—will Leanne Ridderhoff ’64 Crabbe of Sept. 18-20. The Fraternal Society include an OKE golf outing Orland Park, Ill., reports that retirement will be celebrating its 175th gathering on Sunday. Additional on Friday followed by the has provided opportunities to travel: anniversary with activities during information may be obtained by infamous Frater “Lit” meeting. last year, Japan; this year, Majorca; and Homecoming Weekend, Friday- contacting Scott Mancinelli ’90 The weekend festivities will be next year, France. She and her husband Sunday Oct. 9-11. ([email protected]) or capped with a dinner/dance at winter in Florida, where they drive the Highlights of the John Foster ’74 (jgfoster@ameritech. the Frederick Meijer Gardens Jungle Cruise boat at the Magic Kingdom Knickerbocker reunion will net). The fraternity is also seeking and Sculpture Park on Saturday once a week. Robert Jackson ’64 of Port Richey, include an evening mixer at to fill in its records concerning evening. Frater alumni in need Fla., retired from his position as Holland’s Boatwerks restaurant former actives, and would of further information regarding coordinator/chaplain of Hernando-Pasco on Friday, a brunch on campus appreciate help from those with the O.K.E.175 Celebration may Hospice. on Saturday, a golf outing and information on alumni whose KHN contact Frater Don Mitchell ’63 John Koelbel ’64 and Norie home Hope football on Saturday, affiliation might be missing from at (616) 676-1078 or by sending VandenBerg ’64 Koelbel purchased a a reunion party at The Park the college’s records (including any an e-mail to damitch63@ home south of Guadalajara, Mexico, in Theatre on Saturday, and a beach Knicks reading this who haven’t comcast.net. the small town San Antonio Tlayacapan. They will live there part of the year until
22 News From Hope College they sell their Arizona home, at which relocated to the town of East Sandwich, directorship of Off-Campus Programs at point they will become full-time residents Mass., on Cape Cod, where she is Calvin College, a position she held since Lillian Bertalan ’73 of of Mexico. an active participant in the music 2001. Ellen began her career at Calvin in Schenectady, N.Y., Leslie Betty Slot ’64 Korbecki of Muskegon, department of her new church. She the French Department, where she taught Carry ’73 Kruegel of Mich., was named “Docent of the Year” serves on the music committee, plays from 1971 to 1987. In 1988 she and her Oradell, N.J., Ellen Swain for 2008 at the Muskegon Museum of handbells and sings in the choir. She husband went to work for the Christian Art. She will serve as chair person of the also chairs a new outreach music Reformed World Relief Committee ’73 Roberts of Rochester, docent group through May 2010. ministry, developing a group of volunteer (CRWRC) in Mali (West Africa). After N.Y., Claudia Tebben ’73 Mark Lewis ’64 of Orange, Conn., “troubadours” who visit shut-ins on they returned to Grand Rapids in 1991, Sterne of Ellicott City, Md., celebrated his 40th year working with request. She reports that she is always Ellen continued with CRWRC until Anne Walvoord ’73 Vander the New Haven Register as the sports copy happy to welcome visitors to the Cape. 1998, when she began working in the Byl of Williamson, N.Y., editor. John Elliott ’65 of Greenville Off-Campus Programs Office. During her and Rebecca Eisenbise ’74 Janice Schulz ’64 Melichar-Utter Community Reformed Church in tenure as director, Calvin College received Hostetler of Elizabethtown, of Stormville, N.Y., retired in 2000 after Scarsdale, N.Y., retired on Saturday, May the Simon Award for internationalization 33 years of teaching with the Carmel 31, 2008, after 38 years in the ministry, of its campus (2007), and placed first Pa., met as cluster mates at Central School District. She spent several having spent 26 years at Greenville in the 2008 ranking of baccalaureate Dykstra Hall in September of years working with a colleague to co- Church. institutions for the number of students 1969 and still get together author Brain-Friendly Study Strategies: James Serum ’65 of West Chester, studying abroad. yearly for a reunion. Over the How Teachers Can Help Students Learn, Pa., was elected chairman of the visiting Janice Drolen ’69 of Portage, Mich., years they have travelled alone published by Corwin Press in 2008. committee on advanced technology, attended her Hope class reunion May 2-3, or with husbands and children. Audrey Prins ’64 Rasmussen the advisory board for the National the same weekend that her niece, Emily The last weekend in April—40 of Alexandria, Va., practices Institute of Standards and Technology Budge ’09, graduated. Jan represented telecommunications law in Washington, (formed NBS). He notes that his first Bethany Reformed Church of Kalamazoo, years later—they gathered in D.C., with the law firm of Hall, Estill, undergraduate research project with Dr. Mich., as an elder and a delegate to Ithaca, N.Y. Gable, Golden and Nelson P.C. Irwin Brink ’52, Hope professor emeritus the RCA’s General Synod in June on Don Thompson ’64 and Carol of chemistry, was funded by the NBS. Hope’s campus. She continues to teach Roberts ’66 Thompson of Bomoseen, Jim retired from Hewlett Packard in 1999 retirement learning classes through Shirley Nevins ’69 of Grand Rapids, Vt., co-authored Seeking the Northwest and is now president of Scitek Ventures, Kellogg Community College, and she Mich., is enjoying retirement from Passage, the Explorations and Discoveries a consulting firm he founded. He is in recently edited a high school economics teaching at Kenowa Hills Elementary of Champlain and Hudson, published the process of retiring again but plans to textbook written by a former colleague at School in Grand Rapids. She travels and last August by Purple Mountain Press. remain active in science and technology Hastings (Mich.) High School, where Jan keeps as busy as she can with friends and The biographical account of the two development and science education. taught English for 32 years. family. explorers’ lives as first-person historical Jack Buteyn ’66 is the new RCA Martin Howell ’69 of Yakima, Wash., Rohn Ritzema ’69 of Elk Grove, accomplishments is intended for interim co-chaplain at the Protestant is a senior consultant at the accounting Calif., has been the Northern California students in grades four-seven. Don also Church in Muscat, Oman. He had been firm of LeMaster and Daniels. He helps Regional Director for the Association of portrays the two explorers as first-person serving at the Reformed Church in Plano, people find solutions they might not Christian Schools for 19 years. historical interpretations for schools and Texas, where he began his ministry in otherwise think of in creating strategic Jane Breckenridge ’69 Ritzema civic groups. This spring and summer 1978. The church honored him with plans and mission statements, as well as of Elk Grove, Calif., continues to be a he’s doing numerous presentations in a special luncheon in the John Buteyn dealing with unhappy employees. homemaker, gym enthusiast and prayer connection with the Quadricentennial Fellowship Hall in November. Timothy Mayer ’69 of West counselor. celebration of their explorations in Al McGeehan ’66 of Holland, Mich., Bloomfield, Mich., completed the Martha (Marti) Terpstra ’69 of both New York State and Vermont. He was named “Distinguished Eagle Scout,” curriculum at the Las Vegas Institute for Kalamazoo, Mich., is a member of also has completed a new book, Lake the highest honor the Boy Scouts of Advanced Dental Studies and attained the local advisory council for RSVP, a Bomoseen, The Story of Vermont’s Largest America can bestow on an Eagle Scout, Fellow Status in 2008. program of Senior Services Inc. that Little Known Lake, soon to be released by at a ceremony on Tuesday, March 31, in Marilyn Yzenbaard ’69 Meeusen places seniors interested in volunteering The History Press, about the history of Grand Rapids, Mich. He was 15 years old is still teaching eighth-grade language with organizations that could use their Lake Bomoseen, where the Thompsons when he received his Eagle Scout badge. arts in Grand Haven, Mich. She and help. Marti also volunteers for the state spend half the year. Ellen Borger ’66 Monsma of her husband are active in First Reformed Department of Human Services and Carolyn Church ’64 Turkstra Grand Rapids, Mich., retired from the Church and Habitat for Humanity. mentors a fourth-grade student at a local
Giving thanks for Hope Donald ’59 and Constance Kregar ’61 Scott, of Burlington, Vt., have been strong and consistent supporters of Hope College and are enjoying 47 years of marriage. While at Hope, Don and Connie attended Beechwood Reformed Church and were welcomed by Rev. Van Pernis and his wife, Bea. In recognition of the positive impact both Hope and the Rev. and Mrs. Van Pernis continue to have on them, Don and Connie established the Rev. Elton ’48 & Beatrice Soodsma ’51 Van Pernis Endowed Scholarship Fund. The Scotts have also taken advantage of the benefits of the recently renewed IRA charitable rollover, which allows individuals 70½ and older to donate up to $100,000 from their IRAs to charities tax-free. Hope thanks the Scotts and all the 680-plus members of the Dimnent Heritage Society for their generosity in supporting the college through planned gifts. For more than 30 years, planned gifts from donors such as Don and Connie have helped shape the character of Hope College and its community. Please let us help you create your Hope legacy.
For more information contact: DIMNENT John A. Ruiter, J.D. - Dir. of Planned Giving Voice: (616)395-7779 141 East 12th Street E-Mail: [email protected] H O P E COLLEGE Holland, MI 49423 www.hope.edu/advancement
June 2009 23 elementary school. now a commissioned preaching elder in opportunities for women. Thomas Working ’69 conducts the Rochester Classis of the RCA. J. Matthew Soeter ’81 of My American the Holland American Legion Band, Barbara Basnett ’74 Inman of School is now doing ministry, bringing which travels to Europe this month to Holland, Mich., is happily retired after international students to the U.S., participate in the 65th anniversary of a 30-year P.E. teaching/coaching career, finding homestays, setting up programs D-Day in Normandy, and also to do two and enjoying a still-busy, but slower- for high schools, and running English concerts in the Netherlands. paced life. camps for internationals. Jack Klunder ’74 and Mary Davis Scott Broekstra ’83 of Grand ’74 Klunder of Caledonia, Mich., have Rapids, Mich., was featured in four children, all Hope graduates who Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel also married Hope graduates, and they Edition magazine for attaining a 70s John Ratmeyer ’83 of have two grandchildren and one on the high degree of peer recognition and Gallup, N.M., recently Roger Jones ’72 retired from the Xerox way. professional achievement in the area Corporation in 2006. He and his wife, Patricia VanderWerf ’75 Johannsen received the FBI Director’s of environmental law. The special Norine Everson ’71 Jones, moved back to of Germantown, Md., earned a master’s Community Leadership award edition featured securities litigation and Holland, Mich., to be closer to children degree (please see “Advanced Degrees”) for his work in educating environmental attorneys from across the and grandchildren. and is professor and program coordinator about and preventing child United States. David Beattie ’73 of Holland, Mich., of graphic design and illustration at abuse. He is deputy chief of David Van Dyke ’84 of St. Paul, is executive director of the Reciprocal Montgomery College in Rockville, Md. pediatrics at Gallup (N.M.) Minn., is serving as pastor of The House Language Partnership, a nonprofit She teaches courses in Adobe Photoshop, of Hope Presbyterian Church. He is Indian Medical Center organization that partners a native Illustrator, and digital illustration. She also the co-moderator of the Covenant and founder of the Child English speaker with a native Spanish is a member of the Illustrators Club Network of Presbyterians and serves on speaker so each can learn the other’s of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Protective Team, a group of the Board of Trustees of McCormick language and culture. Virginia, and participates regularly in law-enforcement officers and Theological Seminary in Chicago. Bradford Lyons ’73 of Troy, Mich., is their exhibitions. She is also a member social workers who coordinate Dave Dykema ’87 of Oregon, Ohio, the underwriting vice president of First of the Potomac Pedalers Touring Club efforts to ensure justice published his first thriller,Stalker , to Mercury Financial’s new underwriting and commutes to work by bicycle -- 20 for abused children. John Amazon’s Kindle electronic reading unit that focuses on hospitality risks and miles round trip. regularly communicates with device. It peaked at ninth on the horror indoor recreational facilities. He was Beverly Kinoshita ’76 Patton was departments to follow up on bestseller list. His second book, Wrong most recently senior vice president of recently named executive director Number, will become available for the the status of cases involving underwriting for North Pointe Holdings of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras, a Kindle this month. Corp. new position designed to facilitate the abused children, frequently Amy Ellis ’87 joined Rosetta Resources, David Daubenspeck ’74 of Oceanside, transition from a public-school-based children whose injuries he an energy company in Houston Calif., will soon have both of his sons youth orchestra to a privately-funded treats, to keep the cases in the Texas, to start and manage the records serving in the military. youth philharmonic. forefront of officials. management program. She previously Lois Walvoord ’74 Fiegl of Marion, Mark Bombara ’77 of Hudsonville, worked at the El Paso Corporation N.Y., retired from teaching vocal music Mich., was chosen honorary “Counselor as a principal record analyst. Her at Williamson Senior High School. She is of the Year” by Grand Valley State the rules packages. The article about the responsibilities include the set up of the University (GVSU). He is a Holland role David played was number two of the department and responsibility for the (Mich.) Hospital behavioral health top 13 stories covered by Patent Docs in company archives. In March she passed therapist, providing counseling for 2008. He is vice president of intellectual her six-part certification exam and she is students at the GVSU Holland campus. property for Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. now a Certified Records Manager (CRM). David Teater ’77 of Spring Sandra Busman ’79 Cott of There are currently 980 CRMs worldwide. Lake, Mich., is senior director of Ferrysburg, Mich., has graduated her Gayle Bond ’87 Kuipers of Holland, Transportation Strategic Initiatives for two oldest children from homeschool Mich., won the Tulip Time Run 8K the National Safety Council (NSC). He education and is still teaching David women’s division on Saturday, May 3. will lead the NSC’s advocacy initiatives (ninth grade). She is active in church David Kuiper ’88 of Zeeland, Mich., to reduce deaths and injuries associated and recently traveled to Washington, has again been named one of the with teen driving and distracted driving. D.C., and the Carribbean. Top 200 loan officers in the country In January, the NSC became the first Tim Lont ’79 of Holland, Mich., is according to an annual ranking by organization to call for a nationwide returning to coach the Holland Christian ban on all forms of cell phone use while High School football team on an interim Cynthia Van Duyne ’90 Jill Morrone ’75 Lewis, driving. Since his 12-year-old son Joe basis. Van Renterghem of East Diana Pierson ’74, Jan died in a crash five years ago, when the Isaac Jordan Myers II ’79 of Indianapolis, Ind., is the new vice Grand Rapids, Mich., and Koopman ’74, and Gayle Teater car was struck at an intersection president of clinical and business her friend with whom she Spangler ’74 Flanigan by a young woman who ran a red light while talking on a cell phone, David has integration by Wishard Health Services. launched Plumstone LLC., are pictured with a cutout of made it his life’s work to advocate for He previously served as president of were awarded the Small Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dynamic Business and Medical Systems the need to stop cell phone use while Business Association of dressed in Dutch attire during Health Services and chief operating driving. Michigan 2009 “Innovation the college’s Alumni Weekend George Moger ’78 of Fort Gratiot, officer of DBMS Inc. Award” on Thursday, April in May. They have maintained Mich., has been coaching for 27 years. Patricia Pulver ’79 of Glenmont, N.Y., 30. Their company markets the tradition of bringing the He is currently the Port Huron (Mich.) received a Certificate of Advanced Study SunStick, a plastic flower cutout along on gatherings boys’ basketball coach and girls’ cross from the College of St. Rose in May 2008. She was a long-term substitute science with a chemically reactive out of a sense of fun, after country and track and field coach. teacher at Albany Academy this spring. sticker that registers sunlight deciding several years ago that David Boundy ’79 of Chestnut Hill, Mass., was recognized in Patent Docs duration so gardeners know their Durfee Hall housemother, for the significant role he played in where to plant particular Charlotte Wierenger, would forcing the United States Patent and plants outdoors, and SunStick have suggested a chaperone Trademark Office (USPTO) to postpone 80s Home to register light for them--someone refined and the implementation of four major rules intensity for indoor plants. dignified. Their adventures packages: claims and continuations, Janet Lootens ’81 Chen of Ann They have also developed with the cutout, who always IDS, Markush, and appeal rules. He is Arbor, Mich., was elected for a second year as president of Chapter CH, P.E.O. two additional products, one wears pearls, have included a credited with regularly reminding (and Sisterhood, Ann Arbor. P.E.O., a to test the pH of soil and casino in Traverse City, Mich.; encouraging patent practitioners and applicants to remind) the OMB that the philanthropic educational organization another to aid in the growing canoeing on the Au Sable River; patent office was not playing by the rules with chapters throughout the U.S. of cold-sensitive flora. and Motown Week in Detroit. in trying to secure approval for each of and Canada, promotes educational
24 News From Hope College support to a consortium of professional Eric Kivisto ’92 of Raleigh, organizations dedicated to reducing Beth Snyder ’94 of Arlington, N.C., is one of only 25 long- the morbidity and mortality of cancer Va., returned to Holland in April term care (LTC) professionals through education and quality care. to help Hope REACH area high selected to participate in David Purnell ’91 of Zeeland, Mich., school students. She is U.S. has launched DP Creative Audio, a the sixth-annual “Future field public affairs advisor with business with the goal of creating ExxonMobil, and was in town Leaders of Long-Term Care in innovative music for various types America” program sponsored of media, such as film, television, to present a $4,000 award to by the American Health Care advertising and video games. The West Ottawa Public Schools to Association (AHCA)/National company has created music for Web support the participation of two Center for Assisted Living sites such as the American Idol Live students in the college’s Project (second from left) are Randall (NCAL) in Washington, D.C. Tour site, Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts, Kellogg’s REACH (Research Experience Schipper, president of the West The program recognizes Raisin Bran Crunch, and Kimberly- Across Cultures at Hope) this Ottawa Board of Education; Matt Clark’s SpaSensials products. Other professionals who have summer. The REACH program VanZanten, representing J&H projects have included scoring films for is a six-week immersion for high Oil, a local Mobil-branded fuels exhibited leadership Compass Film Academy, composing characteristics at the state music for product marketing videos, and school students and teachers marketing distributor; William level and prepares them to recording a series of songs that support engaging in challenging and Bloemendaal, a West Ottawa serve in future leadership the curriculum for Small Talk, World relevant research projects with Board of Education Trustee; positions within AHCA/ Language for Kids. David continues Hope’s science, engineering Mark DeWitt ’87, director of NCAL. Eric is the director of to run Lakeshore Guitar, teaching and mathematics faculty, corporate and foundation policy development at the approximately 50 students a week, and with an emphasis on students relations at Hope; and Dr. he provides freelance performances North Carolina Health Care who come from backgrounds Patricia Koeze, superintendent for events such as weddings, corporate Facilities Association. underrepresented in STEM of West Ottawa Public Schools. functions and private parties. Jessie Frederick ’92 King of St. Paul, careers. Pictured with Beth More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc Minn., recently found an old cassette Mortgage Originator magazine. He is a tape that contained the 1992 Pull Team mortgage planner with First Place Bank Justin M. Crawford ’97 of Portage, Project: Getting There,” produced by song. She is having a friend download in Holland, Mich. Mich., is a principal with the law firm HMS Media for public television. it to a disc and to MP3 format and will Miller Canfield. Andrea Douglass ’01 Shaeffer of provide a copy to anyone interested. Anne Horton ’97 of Evanston, Ill., Columbus, Ohio, works in the office of Please contact her through myHope on received more than $1,000 in grant investments at Nationwide Insurance 90s the Hope College Web site. She would money this school year from Donors as a financial analyst on the market also appreciate learning who created/ Choose to create an eighth-grade science risk team. She earned a Certificate in performed the song. Ken Blough ’90 of Mendon, Mich., classroom at a high-poverty school in Quantitative Finance from the Wilmott Duane Bosma ’96 of Holland, Mich., was honored by the Vicksburg (Mich.) Chicago. program. continues to play for the Holland (Mich.) Rotary Club with the Paul Harris Fellow Simone Scher ’98 McAdam of Argyll, Eric Shaeffer ’01 of Columbus, Ohio, Blast, an International Basketball League award in recognition of outstanding U.K., was chosen as one of the four published research in professional franchise, while adding the duties of achievement and contribution to the finalists for Scottish Education Awards, journals, such as Psychological Science, head coach this season. club and the community. Ken is vice Teacher of the Year. and was recognized with awards for Jonathan Chen ’96 is pursuing a president of Portage Commerce Bank. excellence in teaching while completing Ph.D. in electronic arts at Rensselaer He and his wife, Sharon Lutz ’91 Blough, his Ph.D. (please see “Advanced Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He have four daughters. Degrees”). He is pursuing a career in expects to graduate in 2011. Kevin Hart ’90 of Kalamazoo, Mich., 00s academics as a social psychologist. Laurel Pierce ’96 Hotchkiss of was installed as pastor of Second Doug Gle ’96 and Mike Gle ’02, both Holland, Mich., is a part-time medical Reformed Church in Kalamazoo on Miguel Cruz ’00 of Grand Haven, of Traverse City, Mich., coach baseball social worker with Resthaven At Home, Sunday, Nov. 2. He previously served Mich., was installed as pastor of Haven together at Traverse City Central High providing social work services to elderly eight years at Three Bridges Reformed Shores Community Church in West School. clients in their homes. She is also busy Church in New Jersey. Olive, Mich., on Sunday, Jan. 18. Rachael Pridgeon ’02 Peckham of Dutch Dancing and coordinating the Mark Morrow ’90 started a film Wario Hussein ’00 recently wrote an Athens, Ohio, earned a Ph.D. (please see Tulip Time parade for her children’s company, House of Rock, three years autobiography, Cracks in the Crescent, “Advanced Degrees”) and has accepted a school. ago. He is the executive producer, about his upbringing as a Muslim, tenure-track position in creative writing Nicole Rottenberg ’97 Beurkens screen writer, and assistant director of a conversion to Christianity and ensuing at Marshall University in Huntington, of Byron Center, Mich., is founder and documentary, Astronaut Down. persecution. It is available at Hope- W.Va. director of Horizons Developmental Wendy Evers ’91 French, a medical Geneva Bookstore. Josh Baumbach ’03 of Dorr, Mich., Remediation Center in Caledonia, Mich. oncologist with Battle Creek (Mich.) Kate Mulder ’00 has joined West Coast is the new varsity football coach at She and her colleagues specialize in Health System, has been appointed a Eye Care in Holland, Mich. She is a Wyoming Park High School. diagnosis and treatment of autism and cancer liaison for the system’s cancer doctor of optometry. Courtney Elaine Brewster ’04 other neurodevelopmental disorders. programs. She provides leadership and Bryan Volk ’00 of Bronx, N.Y., has recently earned a master’s degree (please been promoted to offensive coordinator see “Advanced Degrees”) and will be a at Fordham University. hall director at Iowa State University in Brian Bollone ’93 of and has shared his curriculum Matthew Goupell ’01 is in a post- the Department of Residence. Caledonia, Mich., a science with schools nationwide. In doctorate program at the University Jonathan Cain ’04 of Des Plaines, Ill., teacher at Northview High addition to teaching science, of Wisconsin - Madison, where he is was the race director of the inaugural School, was profiled in the he teaches driver’s training to studying hearing in people with cochlear Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha, Wis., Sunday, March 8, edition of the hearing-impaired students. He implants. on Saturday, May 2. The race included a Jodi Kurtze ’01 began working as marathon and half-marathon, and sold Grand Rapids Press. He teaches has also coached swimming and assistant director of development out at 2,000 participants. been an advisor to classes and the science of solving crimes in for Roosevelt University’s Chicago Michael Douma ’04 is the recipient a class called “criminalistics.” school clubs. In 2007, Brian (Ill.) College of Performing Arts last of a Fulbright Grant to the Netherlands Brian developed the curriculum taught in England for a semester November. She received a 2006- for the 2009-10 year. The grant will and was the first to teach as part of the Fulbright Teacher 2007 Emmy Award in the category of facilitate his research for his dissertation the subject in high school in Exchange program. He and Outstanding Achievement for Individual on Dutch-American history. Michael is Michigan, beginning a year his wife have three children: Excellence On Camera/Performer for a Ph.D. candidate in history at Florida before CSI premiered on TV. He Quincy (age 12), Bridget (age the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project’s work State University. in the multiple-Emmy-Award-winning Lesli Fisher ’05 graduated from presents at national conventions nine) and Maizie (age one). documentary “Jump Rhythm Jazz pharmacy school (please see “Advanced
June 2009 25 “Steps In A New Direction” program summer day camp and studying for the Jodi McFarland ’97 has and drumming for the Armenta Studio. CPA examination. She has a position been named community editor She is also a guest artist and musician with Plante & Moran in Auburn Hills, by the Saginaw News as the for At-Neemrah Dance Company. Mich., as a staff accountant. Michael Clery ’09, a December newspaper begins a transition graduate, is working as the vision to a new model of distributing program coordinator for the Henry Ford news in the coming months, Hospital School-Based and Community printing three days a week. Health Program. In the fall he will Her new role combines the attend the University of Michigan duties of her former position Medical School. as the metropolitan editor Tyler Cortright ’09 will study in Billy Norden ’04 of within the newsroom with a an online graduate school program Wyckoff, N.J., has linked the more interactive role in the for Sports management through the 1992 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 University of California - Pennsylvania, community. Jodi will oversee motorcycle he purchased this and also doing an internship with the all journalism at the paper, Green Bay Packers. year with a ministry goal. He where she began as a reporter Class of 2009 Daniel Cox ’09 went to Australia with a and 10 other men at Wyckoff in 1997. She and her husband, friend for six to 12 months to work and Reformed Church, where Billy Eric Friedman ’97, have three Matthew Anderson ’09 is working in backpack around the east coast from the is associate pastor of youth children. sales for Biewer Lumber. Gold Coast down to Sydney. Then he is and young families, started a Matthew Baker ’09 will study fiction going to graduate school to study sports Saturday riding group. in Vanderbilt University’s creative administration/management. Degrees”) and will be completing writing MFA program. Kariayne Cozzie ’09 will be interning her residency in pharmacy at Kaiser Justin Barigian ’09 will be attending at Walt Disney World resort Orlando, Rachel Driscoll ’09 will study for a Foundation Hospital in Woodland the Culinary Institute of America in St. Fla. Ph.D. in chemistry at Michigan State Hills, Calif. University. Helena, Calif., to work on a Bachelor’s of Gretchen Davis ’09 will pursue a Adam Hilton ’05 of Holland, Mich., Professional Studies in Culinary Arts. He master’s degree in social work at the Derek Duncan ’09 is taking a year earned a “Top Chef” award at the 2009 will finish the degree at the Hyde Park, University of Denver. off to work as a naturalist at a Christian Culinary Cabaret, a fundraising event education center on Barrier Island N.Y., campus. Ryan Davis ’09 has a summer for the Community Health Center. He Ashley Barbieri ’09 backpacked internship in biomedical research at Van in South Carolina. It is a year-long is a chef at Via Maria. through Europe with four Hope friends Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Mich. position teaching school children about Matthew Adkins ’06 returned to for a month and will work this summer This fall he will study ecology for a environmental science. He has deferred Holland, Mich., in February after at a school for individuals with special semester in Australia through the School attending Aberdeen University to study working in Washington, D.C., since needs. She will complete her special for International Training (SIT). for an MSc in renewable energy futures graduating, first as a White House until the following year. education student teaching placement Julia Defoe ’09 will begin studying at employee and then as associate in the fall. the University of the Pacific McGeorge Erika English ’09 will be teaching director of public liaison at the Gulf Jonathan Barrus ’09 was accepted School of Law in Sacramento, Calif., this elementary school. She looks forward Coast Rebuilding Office. He has since into the University of Michigan School fall. to achieving her professional certificate managed a successful campaign for a in education and also attaining a of Dentistry. He then applied and was Christopher Dekker ’09 is the full- local township trustee and is currently admitted as the sole candidate from time organist/choir director at Second Master of Arts in biblical studies. a staff member of Bill Huizenga’s the incoming class to the D.D.S./Ph.D. Congregational Church of Grand Rapids, Sarah Fetter ’09 will be teaching upcoming campaign for the 2nd Oral Health Sciences program, an eight- Mich., and is studying for a Master of fourth- through sixth-grade special Congressional District in Michigan. year, fully-funded award with a stipend. Music at Central Michigan University. education at Washington Intermediate Elise Edwards ’06, an office School in Pekin Ill. He hopes to one day be a professor of Tyler Depke ’09 will be traveling management specialist (OMS) with dentistry and concurrently run a private throughout South America this fall to Anna Finger ’09 will be teaching the U.S. State Department, returned practice. further his Spanish skills. Next spring he elementary school in Charlotte, N.C., to Hope and presented the address Jennifer Bockstege ’09 will attend will begin pursuing a master’s degree in for the next two years through the “Life After Hope” on Monday, April 6, DePaul University in Chicago, Ill., this geology at Texas A&M University. Teach for America program. through the college’s French studies will attend the fall, working toward a master’s degree in Lindsey Dickerman ’09 is working as Erin Fortner ’09 Colloquium. She began training to viola performance. an RN on Holland Hospital’s telemetry/ University of Iowa College of Law. be an OMS in March 2007, and in Brent Boersma ’09 is moving to intensive care unit. Stephanie Fowler ’09 will be April 2007 left for her first overseas attending Dallas (Texas) Theological Chicago, Ill., where he has a summer Jacob Dickinson ’09 will begin assignment as office manager for the internship in sales. studying for a Ph.D. in chemical Seminary next fall. Regional Security Office at the U.S. Lisa Borton ’09 will pursue an MFA in engineering at the University of Crystal Frost ’09 is a Licensed Social Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. After theatre arts at the University of Iowa. Michigan. Worker (LSW) at Alliance Healthcare completing a two-year tour of duty, in Eagan, Minn., working as supervisor Sarah Brower ’09 will study for a Matthew Diepenhorst ’09 is going she was reassigned as the OMS in the doctorate in clinical psychology at to further his education in Brussels, for personal care attendants and Political Section at the U.S. Embassy Roosevelt University. Belgium. homemakers. She is going to attend the in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of University of Minnesota as a full-time Jeremiah Budd ’09 plans to attend the Abigail Drake ’09 works at Consumers Congo). Michigan State Police academy in hopes Credit Union in Kalamazoo, Mich. advanced-standing student and will Christopher Meeusen ’06 is in of becoming a Michigan State Trooper. graduate in 2010 with an MSW. Her his third year of medical school at Isaac Bush ’09 is moving to New York long-term goal is to be a therapist in Michigan State University. City to pursue a career and calling as an Steve Haulenbeek ’02 won a residential facility for adolescents/ Briana Galbreath ’07 of Chester, Pa., actor. juveniles with substance abuse/mental is completing her master’s degree in two of four awards, “best in Timothy Carter ’09 is going to Kenya health diagnoses. human sexuality education at Widener show” and the “green design for five months beginning in July as an Yuliya Ganenko ’09 is going to University. award,” at the Modern Design international field intern for Samaritan’s St. John’s University graduate school Clinton Jepkema ’08 and Laura Function competition on Purse. He will be working to provide in Rome, Italy, to pursue a master’s Scherer ’08 Jepkema live in physical and spiritual relief for victims Thursday, April 30, when the in government and politics with Danville, Ky. Clinton is a mathematics of poverty through various engineering- 15 finalists exhibited at the a concentration in international teacher at Lincoln County High School related projects. North Ave. Design Within relations. (Stanford, Ky.). Laura is an activities Hilary Cason ’09 will be teaching high Reach showroom in Chicago, Stephanie Giegler ’09 is pursuing coordinator at Christian Care Center school Spanish in Chicago, Ill. At the Ill. His winning submission, a master’s degree in social work at the (Lancaster, Ky.). start of her second year of teaching, she University of Michigan. Anna Jonkman ’08 is back home the lighting piece “The will begin a master’s degree in special Kolleen Gierum ’09 is working for in Grand Rapids, Mich., and teaching Dubbot Modular,” can be seen education. Allstate Insurance in Holland, Mich. dance for the Grand Rapids Ballet’s on his Web site. Jaclynn Cherry ’09 is working at a Lauren Graham ’09 is going to
26 News From Hope College work in the Ann Arbor, Mich., office of fall to study for an MA in contemporary University. Plante Moran. design. Ricky Kelley ’09 will be student Danelle Graves ’09 will be studying at Michael Headley ’09 is working for teaching at West Ottawa High School the Michigan State University College of the State of Michigan’s Department during the 2009 fall semester. Osteopathic Medicine. of Information Technology and also Ryan Kelly ’09 is moving to Grand Holly Greving ’09 plans to attend applying to Norwich University’s Rapids and working for Beene Garter, a Arcadia University in Delaware to pursue master’s program in military history. public accounting firm. This summer he a career as a physician assistant. Nova Hinman ’09 is pursuing a Ph.D. will be studying and sitting for the CPA Alex Griffith ’09 will pursue an M.D. in clinical psychology at Bowling Green examination. at Loyola University Stritch School of State University. Brett Kingma ’09 will be attending the Medicine in Chicago, Ill. Michael Hobson ’09 will pursue a University of Maryland Dental School. Allyson Grinage ’09 plans to study for Master of Music in jazz performance at Russ Knoll ’09 will attend Northern a D.M.D. at Tufts University School of the University of South Florida. Illinois University to begin a Ph.D. Dental Medicine. Hilary Holbrook ’09 will be program in clinical psychology. Ashley Gruenberg ’09 will begin volunteering for a year at Gabriel Suzanna Knowles ’09 is moving to graduate school at Michigan State House, a home for kids with severe Denver, Colo., to work as a swim school University this summer, taking part disabilities in Maneadero, Mexico. instructor for a year, and then going to in their post-BA program to become a Krista Homakie ’09 is moving to San graduate school to study occupational teacher with the intention of obtaining a Diego, Calif., to pursue a career in TV therapy in 2010. Ph.D. in mathematics education. and film production. Sarah Koon ’09 will be teaching fifth Phillip Guajardo ’09 plans to attend Abigail Hoppen ’09 is working as a grade at the American Academy of the Medical College of Wisconsin in communications specialist in the public Casablanca in Casablanca, Morocco. University of Michigan in the one-year, Milwaukee to pursue an M.D. relations office at Amway Corporate in Andrew Kortesoja ’09 is attending advanced-standing social work master’s Ruth Hagan ’09 is moving to Denver, Ada, Mich. the Grand Valley State University Police program. Colo., with friends and applying for Brittney Jatzo ’09 will be attending Academy this summer. After graduation Emily McConnelly ’09 will be nursing positions. Case Western Reserve University, in August, he will pursue a career as a law attending the College of Veterinary Troy Harrison ’09 is working for BDO studying for a master’s degree in social enforcement officer. Medicine at Michigan State University. Seidman in Boston, Mass. work. Don Kring ’09 will be working for Erin McGreal-Miller ’09 graduated in Jonathan Hatfield ’09 is working Lauren Johnson ’09 will be working Deloitte in Grand Rapids, Mich., in the December and began working for Gift as an analyst for JP Morgan Wealth for the “Hoekstra for Governor” audit department. of Life Michigan in January as a hospital Management in Detroit, Mich. campaign. Amy Kunzi ’09 is a registered nurse in development associate. Allison Hawkins ’09 will attend the Deanna Kalafut ’09 will study the Emergency Department at Zeeland Brian McLellan ’09 will be studying Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London this chemistry in graduate school at Purdue (Mich.) Community Hospital. at the Indiana University School of Elise LaRoche ’09 will be attending Dentistry in Indianapolis, Ind. Wayne State University School of Mandy McNeil ’09 is going to pursue Life Nik Burkhart Medicine in the fall. a Master of Divinity and Master of the Class of 2009 Christina Larson ’09 in January Arts in youth ministry at Princeton will begin studying at the University Theological Seminary. Changing… “Having the opportunity of Illinois graduate entry to nursing Andrew Mead ’09 will pursue a Master to exhibit my artwork in program. of Divinity at Western Theological the Senior Art Show with Brad Lininger ’09 is an electrical Seminary. engineer at Byce & Associates in peers whom I respect and Jon Moerdyk ’09 will be attending the Kalamazoo, Mich. University of Texas at Austin to pursue whose work I admire was Anne Lockwood ’09 will begin a Ph.D. in chemistry with the goal of one of the highlights of the 10-month social work advanced teaching at a university or college. my Hope experience. The placement program at Loyola University Ellen Molenaar ’09 will attend relationships I have formed in July, working toward a master’s degree Midwestern University and study in the during my time at Hope and with a specialization in mental health. Doctor of Physical Therapy program. the sense of community Sarah Lokers ’09 will be attending Kalee Monhollon ’09 will attend I have encountered have Wayne State University Law School. massage therapy school and later pursue been life changing. Karie Luidens ’09 will be working a master’s degree. in Grand Rapids as a French customer Katherine Morgan ’09 will attend the “My Hope experience would service representative for Priceline’s University of North Florida School of not have been possible North American headquarters. Nursing. without the scholarships I Stephanie Machiela ’09, a December Joy Oosterbaan Morin ’09 will pursue received and I am grateful graduate, is an RN on a progressive/ a master’s degree in piano pedagogy at for the extended Hope neuroscience floor at Blodgett Hospital Central Michigan University. community whose support in East Grand Rapids, Mich. Paul Morin ’09 will study for a helps provide the funding Shauna Markby ’09 will be attending master’s degree in English with a focus for these scholarships.” Western Michigan University for an on literature at Central Michigan M.A. in counseling education -- K-12 University. Nearly 30% of Hope Fund school counseling. Laura Morningstar ’09 is a student contributions directly support Melissa Marshall ’09 will begin nurse extern in Indianapolis, Ind., this student financial aid. Your gift studying in the School of Information at summer. She will return to Hope to by June 30 will help ensure the the University of Michigan in the fall. finish her nursing degree this fall. Hope experience is available to Jeff Mastin ’09 has an internship with Sarah Multer ’09 will begin studying students like Nik. his church, Without Walls Vineyard, in the physician assistant program helping organize a summer day at Western Michigan University in Nik is shown with an untitled work The Hope Fund…alumni, camp program for youth in the area, September. created with Emilie Puttrich ’09 for parents, and friends supporting continuing to do some teaching for the Kendra Neil ’09 will be teaching this spring’s Senior Show. every student, every day. high school-college group, and looking kindergarten in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for ways to encourage cross-cultural at a bilingual school for two years, missions values in the various ministries working with a Christian organization at the church. He is is also doing some called International Schools and sharing Hope College – College Advancement alternative energy research to find the the Word of the Lord. 141 East 12th Street | Holland, MI 49423 best ways to grow algae to burn as fuel. Laura Nettleton ’09 will attend the www.hope.edu/hopefund Marjorie McBride ’09 will begin University of Texas in Austin to pursue a graduate school in September at the master’s degree in advertising.
June 2009 27 Hope Schwartz ’09 was accepted in Holland, Mich., this summer at the blessing to take place this month in into the Memphis Teacher Residency Hope Summer Repertory Theatre ticket Ireland. and began a master’s program in urban office. In August, she will move to Grant M. Heller ’02 and Sylvia education through Union University this Philadelphia, Pa., where she has a job Malcore, Jan. 2, 2009, Royal Oak, Mich. month. in the development and fundraising Kathryn McNeely ’02 and David Emily Seib ’09 will begin working as department with the Walnut Street Myrdahl, April 4, 2009, Western Springs, an accountant at Plante & Moran in St. Theatre, the oldest theatre in the nation. Ill. Joseph, Mich., this August. Steve Van Wyck ’09 is working at the John Boote ’05 and Christine Katie Shannon ’09 will be working at Dale House Project in Colorado. Jochim, Aug. 16, 2008, Clinton, N.Y. Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Sarah Vernon ’09 is going to graduate Rachel Canfield ’05 and Robert Renee Shea ’09 will attend Adler school to study for an MA at the Dody ’06, Oct. 18, 2008, Grand Haven, Kelli Olender ’09 will work for a public School of Professional Psychology in University of Chicago in the fall. Mich. accounting firm, Rehmann Robson, in Chicago, Ill., to obtain a master’s degree Andrea Wagner ’09 will attend Katherine L. Helmer ’05 and Jared Grand Rapids, Mich. in family and marriage counseling. Michigan State University as a graduate M. Trust, Feb. 20, 2009, Bloomfield Hills, Lucas Osterbur ’09 will study Laura Shears ’09 will be enrolling in assistant in the Kinesiology Department, Mich. for a Ph.D. in materials science and the master’s degree program in higher working as an athletic trainer with the Andrea Kaffka ’05 and Robert Scott engineering at the University of Illinois. education administration at North men’s and women’s track teams as well ’05, Jan. 31, 2009, Naperville, Ill. Mark Panaggio ’09 will pursue a Carolina State University. as teaching CPR and first aid. Mari Stuppy ’05 and Mike Ph.D. in applied mathematics within the Christopher Sikkema ’09 will begin Christine Washington ’09 is Billingsley ’06, Oct. 25, 2008. Department of Engineering Science and study in a master’s degree program in backpacking through Europe and will Rachel Canfield ’05 and Robert Applied Mathematics at Northwestern public policy at Georgetown University begin study at Loyola University Chicago Dody ’06, Oct. 18, 2008, Grand Haven, University. in August. School of Law in August. Mich. Jonathan Parrish ’09 will attend the Erica Simpson ’09 is a member Ailie Weaver ’09 will begin working in Taryn Drost ’06 and Mark Yager, University of Wisconsin in Madison to of AmeriCorps, serving at Volunteer early September in East Lansing, Mich., June 24, 2006, Charlevoix, Mich. pursue a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Muskegon with the Youth Volunteer with Abraham & Gaffney, P.C. Sarah Gallivan ’07 and Stith Keiser Christine Pattison ’09 will begin Corps. She creates service opportunities Samantha Webbert ’09 will leave for ’07, June 14, 2008, Lakewood, Colo. studying in the Doctor of Physical for youth, ages 12 to 18, to better the New Zealand this fall to work and travel Adam Scott Rignalda ’07 and Therapy program at George Washington community of Muskegon. for a year. Megan Elise Werley ’07, Dec. 27, 2008, University in the fall. Laura Smallegan ’09 will be spending Ashley Westcott ’09 is taking a year Zeeland, Mich. Lani Pickard ’09 will be doing the next two years teaching middle off to travel and work and will begin P.A. Shayna Drost ’08 and Timothy an English teaching assistantship in school mathematics at an American school next spring. Partridge ’08, Oct. 4, 2008, Charlevoix, Colombia on a Fulbright grant for the school in Casablanca, Morocco. Zach White ’09 will begin study at Mich. next academic year. Brandon Smith ’09 has been working the Michigan State University College of Clinton Jepkema ’08 and Laura Megan Pitzer ’09 will be pursuing with Heritage Homes as a care provider Osteopathic Medicine. Scherer ’08, Dec. 27, 2008. a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at for people with autism. This fall he will Katie Wieringa ’09 is moving to Brandon James Smith ’09 and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. enter Western Theological Seminary to Nashville, Tenn., to be a nurse at Monroe Stephanie Allyson McDonald, Dec. 20, Justine Post ’09 moved to British pursue a Master of Divinity, with plans Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, part of 2008. Columbia to work for a wilderness to attend Fuller Theological Seminary in Vanderbilt Medical Center. Nathan Zeluff ’08 and Ronna camp, leading sea-kayaking trips for the fall of 2010. Theresa Wigton ’09 plans to attend Warner ’09, Aug. 2, 2008. high school kids. In September she will Molly Smith ’09 is going to spend one Wheaton College Graduate School in the move to southern Oregon to work for a year in Malaysia working as an English fall to pursue a master’s degree in clinical church, starting a youth program and teaching assistant through the Fulbright psychology participating in the local community. program. Sarah Williams ’09 will be in Nantes, New Arrivals Alexander Quick ’09 will attend Mackenzie Snyder ’09 began working France, next year with a French teaching Wycliffe College at the University of for Consumers Credit Union in April as assistantship sponsored by the French Shelley Defreese ’84 Votto and Ron Toronto to study for an M.Div. and Latino market research specialist. Ministry of Education and the Cultural Votto, Christian Tanner, May 30, 2007. discern the possibility of ordination Nicole Stegenga ’09 will begin medical Services. John L. Buchanan ’86 and Leslie A. within the Anglican Church. school at Midwestern University in the Morgan Willming ’09 will be Harlan ’86, Henry Beckett Harlan and Jacquelyn Randolet ’09 will begin fall. studying environmental toxicology in Mabel Vivian Harlan, Nov. 18, 2008. studying for a Ph.D. in behavioral Daniel Sultz ’09 will become an Army graduate school at Texas Tech University. Claudine Wagenaar ’90 Duncan ecology (animal behavior) at Purdue officer and ship off to Fort Benning for Clint Wilm ’09 will pursue a master’s and Ted Duncan, Vivienne “Vivi” Rose, University in August. Basic Training and Officer Candidate degree at Grand Valley State University. April 2, 2009. Jesse Reimink ’09 plays for the School. Yvette Wissner ’09 is an RN in the Sandra Kubala ’90 Rotondaro and Holland (Mich.) Blast, an International Erin Sundberg ’09 will study for a Emergency Care Center at Covenant Aaron Rotondaro, Claire Leigh, Jan. 23, Basketball League franchise. master’s degree in social work at the Hospital in Saginaw Mich. 2009. Lauren Reus ’09 will move to University of Michigan. Alex Wotal ’09 is doing chemistry- Mark Bernecker ’91 and Michele Nashville, Tenn., to attend Vanderbilt Allison Templeton ’09 will be related research this summer at the Nederveld ’92 Bernecker, Greta Valerie, University’s Owen Graduate School teaching English in Montpellier, France. University of Rochester (N.Y.), where he Jan. 27, 2009. of Management and pursue an M.B.A. Rachele Thomas ’09 will study in will begin a Ph.D. program in chemistry Kevin Rosenau ’91 and Kimberly with concentrations in corporate the educational leadership master’s in September. He plans to eventually Rosenau, Kory Scott, April 16, 2009. finance and strategy. degree program at Grand Valley State teach and do research at a four-year Randy Baron ’92 and Katie Kolean Allison Rivers ’09 will be an assistant University. college or university. ’95 Baron, Antonela Faith, born Sept. to John Henry, an international Dirk VanBruggen ’09 will study at Ronna Warner Zeluff ’09 will be 10, 2001, in Albania, and adopted sculptor based in Chattanooga, Tenn., Notre Dame University for a Ph.D. in working at Pine Rest Christian Mental December 2008. where she is moving with Kelly Ellis computer science. Health and going back to graduate Raymond Touw ’93 and Shannon ’09. Chelsea Vandlen ’09 will begin school for a Master of Social Work after MacLaren ’93 Touw, Benjamin David, Lindsay Roberts ’09 graduated last studying for a Master of Industrial and taking a little over a year off. Aug. 15, 2007, and Jenoah Grace, Nov. December and moved to New York City, Labor Relations at Cornell University 25, 2008. where she is working and pursuing a this fall. Bill A. Boerman ’94 and Liz career in dance and musical theater. Paul Van Kempen ’09 is going to Boerman, Philippa Ruth, May 1, 2009. Katie Ross ’09 will begin work next attend Princeton Theological Seminary. Marriages Edward Cole ’94 and Kristina Cole, year toward a Master of Music degree Rachel VanKempen ’09 plans Ashley Lauren, March 10, 2009. in vocal performance at Michigan State graduate study in the molecular David Daubenspeck ’74 and Kathy Cynthia Keip ’94 Vedders and University. biosciences interdisciplinary program at Garceau, Dec. 27, 2007. Jeffery Vedders ’95, Evan James, May 1, Samantha Schrauben ’09 began Montana State University. Her goal is to Rochelle Marker ’00 and Gerald 2009. studying in the doctorate program in be involved in environmental chemistry Haug, March 5, 2009, Lansing, Mich. Mark Campbell ’94 and Kristen physical therapy at Central Michigan research. Scott Rumpsa ’01 and Claire Walsh, Sytsma ’95 Campbell, Andrew Erik, Aug. University in May. Laura Van Tassell ’09 is working Jan. 2, 2009, with a second wedding 27, 2008.
28 News From Hope College Megan Carpenter ’95 and Matt Carrie LaBarge ’98 Kuipers and David Stielstra ’00 and Lynae leadership, Florida Gulf Coast Bejin, Matthew Christopher Byron James Kuipers, Greyson James, March Stielstra, Lillian Joy, Feb. 26, 2009. University, December 2008. Bejin, Jan. 13, 2009. 31, 2009. Sean Bateman ’01 and Amy Courtney Elaine Brewster ’04, Mark Westerbeke ’95 and Tonya Janette (Molly) Griebe ’99 Avery Kazmarski ’02 Bateman, London Syracuse University, Master of Science Westerbeke, Mia Jane, April 30, 2009. and Jeromy Avery, Lydia Jane, Feb. 13, Edward, Feb. 28, 2009. from the Cultural Foundations of Heather Haveman ’95 White and 2009. Melissa Sloothaak ’01 Brouwer Education graduate degree program, Daniel White, Gibson Daniel, March 9, Gwen Veldhof ’99 Brandt and and Robert Brouwer, Easton Jay, May 4, May 9, 2009. 2009. Robert Brandt ’99, Samantha Jean, April 2009. David Bellows ’05, master’s degree Lisa Schrock ’96 Castle and John 5, 2009. Joel Davelaar ’01 and Allison in organ performance and literature, Castle, Jill Kristine, Feb. 10, 2009. Brian Field ’99 and Kirsten Morian Davelaar, Anna Lynn, March 4, 2009. Eastman School of Music at the Erin Alexander ’96 Dewey and ’00 Field, Addley Elise, April 27, 2009. Jimmy Lamb ’01 and Kelli Lamb, University of Rochester, May 2008. Daniel Dewey, Ireland Elysse, April 7, Caroline A. Enos ’99 June and Matt Oliver James, Hudson James and Lesli Fisher ’05, Doctor of 2009. June, Noah Matthew, Dec. 19, 2008. Beckett James, March 24, 2009. Pharmacy, University of Michigan. Micah Sjoblom ’96 and Ann Burke, Matthew Putnam ’99 and Kelly Elissa Wickmann ’00 Lappenga Katherine Gignac ’05, master’s Aidan Burke Sjoblom, Feb. 22, 2009. Klein ’00 Putnam, Gibson Allen, Dec. and Dan Lappenga ’01, Ian John, April degree in educational administration Annie Lull ’97 Arendsen and Ron 13, 2008. 23, 2009. and leadership, University of Illinois at Arendsen, Brenden Stephen, Feb. 26, Christina Kaminskas ’99 Schlaps Colin Mulder ’01 and Bethany Urbana-Champaign, May 2009. 2009. and Christopher Schlaps, Greta Mulder, Johanna Mathilda, March 11, Kyle Barnes ’06, Master of Rebecca Olds ’97 Edmonds and Ian Elizabeth, Dec. 2, 2008. 2009. Science in health and exercise science, Edmonds, Samuel Ernest, Jan. 9, 2009. Melanie DeFeyter ’99 Weaver and Brian Porter ’01 and Jennifer Colorado State University, May 2009. Kristina Blauser ’97 Henry and Michael Weaver, Carrie Ann, March 25, Raupp ’02 Porter, Joseph Graham, April Matt Goetz ’06, Master of Science Kurtis Henry, Jace Eli, April 30, 2009. 2009. 18, 2009. in Engineering degree in chemical Matthew Hierholzer ’97 and Renee Thomas Bouwens ’00 and Teresa Laurie Formsma ’02 Adams and engineering, University of Michigan, Hierholzer, Carter Matthew, April 4, Sneller ’02 Bouwens, Lydia Hope, March Jason Adams, Noah Paul, April 2, 2009. December 2008. 2009. 30, 2009. Jeff Anderson ’02 and Jennifer Sarah Reese ’06, Doctorate of Kevin Nash ’97 and Amy Nash, Jason Divozzo ’99 and Adriann Anderson, Eric Henry, Feb. 28, 2009. Physical Therapy, Grand Valley State Logan Edward, March 24, 2009. Knepshield ’00 Divozzo, Miles James, Mark Foreman ’02 and Tara University, April 25, 2009. Miska Kuipers ’97 Rynsburger March 29, 2009. Oosting ’02 Foreman, Ezra Alexander, Kim Mosley ’06 Vandlen, Master and Thaddeus Rynsburger, Cameron Lesley Sheldon ’00 Hassenrik March 12, 2009. of Science in Industrial Engineering, Matthew, March 3, 2009. and Matthew Hassenrik ’00, Charlotte Joel Schick ’02 and Taya Drost ’04 The Ohio State University, March 2009. Corrine Downing ’97 Timmer and (Charley) Grace, March 20, 2009. Schick, Carson Allen, Feb. 22, 2009. Leslie Tableman ’07, Master of Mark Timmer, Lillian Jean, Aug. 22, Janet Librizzi ’00 Kucek and Robert Carmen Randel ’02 Weigel and Public Administration, University of 2008. Kucek, Allison Therese, Feb. 19, 2009. Craig Weigel, Colton Reid, March 23, Oregon, March 21, 2009. Gretchen Conrad ’98 Albertson Russell Metcalf ’99 and Maryellen 2009. and Justin Albertson ’98, Milena Elise, Ward ’00 Metcalf, Miriam Elizabeth, Jennifer Folkert ’02 Yoder and Dec. 11, 2008. Feb. 15, 2009. Jerry Yoder, Andrew Jonathan, April Joel Johnson ’98 and Anna Naber Daniel Renner ‘00 and Julie 24, 2009. Deaths ’00 Johnson, Leah Joy, March 8, 2009. Renner, Zoey Moret, May 7, 2009. Derek Torno ’03 and Michelle Torno, Zachary Alan, March 1, 2009. The college is often privileged Christopher Marlink ’04 and to receive additional information in Rebekah Marlink, Crew Gabriel, April celebration of the lives of members 8, 2009. of the Hope community who Taryn Drost ’06 Yager and Mark have passed away. Please visit the Yager, Bryce Jaxon, April 23, 2009. expanded obituaries we have made available online if you wish to read more about those whose loss is noted in this issue. Advanced Degrees More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
Patricia Vander Werf ’75 Sondra Decker ’60 Beede of Johannsen, Master of Fine Arts in Amherst, N.H., died on Sunday, April 12, illustration, Marywood University, May 2009. She was 70. 2008. She was a teacher for many years, Nancy Scholten ’82 Kamstra, having taught at Cambridge (N.Y.) master’s degree in secondary education, Central School and the Milford (Mass.) Grand Valley State University, April Middle School until her retirement in 2008. 1995. For the past 14 years, she and her Chris Wells ’98, Master of Labor husband owned and operated Tricorn and Human Resources, The Ohio State Antiques and Estate Sales Inc. University, March 2009. Survivors include her husband, Emily S. Horton ’99, Ph.D. in Alan Beede ’61; a daughter, Susan Beede contemporary English literature, ’88 (John Scott ’87) Carpenter; a son, University of Nottingham (England), John (Kathleen) Beede; a sister, Sharon April 2009. Decker ’65 Kammeraad; a brother, Kurt Caroline A. Enos ’99 June, MBA Decker, and four grandchildren. in accounting, Davenport University, December 2008. Laverne C. “Curly” Dalman Jodi Kurtze ’01, Master of ’28 of Holland, Mich., died on Friday, Nonprofit Administration, North Park May 8, 2009. He was 103. University, May 9, 2009. He first worked for Bush & Lane Eric Shaeffer ’01, Ph.D. in social Piano Co. of Holland. Then he was psychology, The Ohio State University, assistant receiver of a failed bank in March 22, 2009. Muskegon. Later he was one of three Rachael Pridgeon ’02 Peckham, individuals who reorganized People’s Ph.D. in English, Ohio University, State Bank of Holland. He led the bank’s spring 2009. subsequent consolidation with Old Kent Carmen Randel ’02 Weigel, Bank of Grand Rapids, Mich., retiring as master’s degree in educational president in 1974.
June 2009 29 He was preceded in death by He served as a teacher, coach her husbands, Robert Morrow and due to return to teaching in Mona his wife, Grace Dalman in 1979; and and athletic director at Kelloggsville Kenneth Wade; and her siblings, Shores this fall. He was also a certified his siblings, Ruth Dalman ’30 Roos, High School from 1958 to 1967. Then Nancy Heaton and Cameron Kellogg. wilderness safety instructor and spent Eleanor Dalman ’42 Vanderhill, Howard he joined the administrative staff at Survivors include her the last two summers as a mountain Dalman ’32, Andrew Dalman ’34, Robert Kentwood Public Schools and served children, Ellen (Billy) Robinson bike instructor in Telluride, Colo. Dalman, and George Dalman ’47. as principal of Valleywood Middle and Eric (Cathy) Morrow, and six Survivors include his parents, Survivors include his son, Ronald School and assistant principal for grandchildren. Dan and Sherry White; his brother, (Jessie) Dalman, and daughter, Mary personnel, retiring as superintendent Paul White (Paul Ku); and his sisters, Ellen Ouellette; five grandchildren; 12 of schools in 1990. He also served as Kathaleen Van Leeuwen ’38 Amy (Steve) VerMerris, Diane (Dave) great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, interim superintendent of schools for Nelson of Zeeland, Mich., died on Lamphear, and Julie White ’00. George Vanderhill ’42; and sister-in-law, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools during the Tuesday, March 31, 2009. She was 92. Barbara Dalman. 1991-92 school year. She was employed as a Donald P. Wierenga ’53 of Survivors include his wife of 51 bookkeeper by the Ottawa Oil Co. for Saugatuck, Mich., died on Monday, David A. DeVries ’53 of years, Betty Burnett ’57 Jeltes; two many years. April 20, 2009. He was 78. Frankfort, Mich., died on Monday, Jan. children, David (Erin) Jeltes and Kathy She was preceded in death by her He was a veteran who served in 19, 2009. He was 76. (David) Jordan; five grandchildren; husband, Alvin Nelson, in 1982, and the U.S. armed forces. Survivors include his brother, two great-grandsons; a sister, Marcia by a brother, Clayton Van Leeuwen. He taught at Fairview School John C. ’57 (Virginia Vanderborgh ’58) (Roccy) DeFrancesco; and a brother, Survivors include a daughter, and at Harrison Park High School. He DeVries. Thomas ’73 (Jane Weller ’74) Jeltes. Carol (Michael) Prince; sons, Carl and held several administrative positions Jackie Hallett and Ernie and Margaret in the Grand Rapids Public Schools, Larry J. DeVries ’66 of Alto, Barbara L. Lampen ’38 of (Krause) Nelson; six grandchildren; and later in the Jenison school Mich., died on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Holland, Mich., died on Sunday, April and seven great-grandchildren. system, where he retired as principal He was 64. 12, 2009. She was 93. of Sandy Hill Elementary School in He was one of the founders of She taught English and history Carol Myers ’59 Rupright 1987. Centennial Securities and owner of the at Holland High School for 33 years, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died on Friday, Survivors include his wife of 56 Tack Room Western Store. retiring in 1976. April 3, 2009. She was 72. years, Virginia Wierenga, and three He was preceded in death by his She was preceded in death by her She taught elementary school daughters, including Susan Wierenga- son, Scott DeVries, and his parents, Ted brother, J. Oliver Lampen ’39. for a few years and worked at Pyle ’82 (Steven Pyle). and Iris DeVries. Survivors include her brother, A. Belmont Stores and Insurance Risk & Survivors include his wife, Edgar ’50 (Marlene) Lampen. Management. She was also a nanny Carolyn DeVries; his children, Stephen for four years and worked at Lutheran (Ronda) DeVries, Brenda (Mark) Robert F. Longstreet ’43 Hospital Childcare. Plants, and Kimberly DeVries (David of Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Survivors include four children, Sympathy to Rademacher); and four grandchildren. Saturday, March 28, 2009. He was 88. Greg Rupright, Lisa (John) Chomer, He was a veteran who served in Chris (Adrienne) Rupright and The family of Lawrence Barbara Baker ’52 DeYoung World War II as a naval aviator, first Kim (Todd) Martin; and eight “Larry” LaFever of Holland, Mich., of Livermore, Colo., died on Friday, on the Lexington and then on the grandchildren. who died on Friday, April 24, 2009. March 27, 2009, after a 20-year on and Yorktown II. He served in the U.S. He was 79. off struggle with cancer. She was 78. Naval Reserve until 1959, when he Paul R. Troost ’57 of Byron He was a veteran who served in She was a homemaker and retired with the rank of lieutenant Township, Mich., died on Monday, the U.S. Air Force during the Korean mother. commander. March 23, 2009. He was 73. conflict. She was preceded in death by an He retired from Parke Davis in He was a teacher at Byron Center He owned and operated infant son. 1983. Public Schools and Kelloggsville restaurants in Albuquerque, N.M., Survivors include her husband He was preceded in death by his Public Schools before retiring in 1991. and Ouray, Colo., before moving to of 53 years, Maynard (Mike) DeYoung wife, Norma Rutgers ’43 Longstreet, He was preceded in death by his Holland and working at Hope until he ’46; a son, Douglas (Wendy) DeYoung; and a son, John Scott Longstreet. brother, Donald Troost ’67. retired from the physical plant staff. daughters, Debbie (Barry) Denison, Survivors include his children, Survivors include his wife, W. He was preceded in death by his Sarah (Ron) Stoehr, and Cheryl Susan (Michael) Manuel, Marc (Jane) Jean Troost; three sons, Michael wife, Rethea LaFever, and son, Paul DeYoung; eight grandchildren; and her Longstreet, and R. Kim Longstreet; Troost, Paul M. (Patricia) Troost, and LaFever. brother James A. ’57 (Liz VanderJagt and five grandchildren. James ’86 (Kimberly) Troost; and eight Survivors include his sister, Sarah ’59) Baker. grandchildren. (James) Corwin. Herman E. Luben ’38 Mary Hoffmyer ’59 Grier of Loudonville, N.Y., died on Helen Boone ’35 Van Zanden The family of James Lamb of Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. He was of Holland, Mich., died on Saturday, of Pottstown, Pa., who died on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was 91. March 21, 2009. She was 96. Wednesday, March 4, 2009. 71. He was a minister in the She worked for many years at Du Survivors include his wife, Nancy She had been a social worker at Reformed Church in America (RCA), Mez Clothing Store. Hanna ‘71 Lamb. Bethany Christian Services, Project serving in Alberta, Canada; Baldwin, She was preceded in death by her Rehab, and Domestic Crisis Center. N.Y.; Roxbury, N.Y.; Utica, N.Y.; St. husband, Theodore Van Zanden ’36. The family of Arnold N. She was preceded in death by her Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Lucerne, Survivors include her children, Sonneveldt of Grand Rapids, Mich., sister, Helen Hoffmyer ’64 Fonger. Switzerland; and Athens, Greece. Theodore Jr. “Ted” (Carol) Van who died on Monday, May 4, 2009. Survivors include three children, He served the RCA as an executive Zanden, Mary Ellen (Richard) Bard; He was 92. Amy (Todd) Cunningham, Matthew responsible for church growth and five grandchildren, including Theodor He was a longtime owner and (Sonya) Grier, and Molly (Tom) evangelism, and was instrumental in ’93 (Leanne) Van Zanden; and four president of Buttercup Bakeries and Cooper; and seven grandchildren. establishing the Fowler Camp and great-grandchildren. Arnie’s Bakery and Restaurants. Retreat Center. Survivors include his wife of Michael J. Hooker ’77 of He was preceded in death by his Daniel J. White ’96 of Grand 71 years, Esther Sonneveldt; four Suffolk, Va., died on Saturday, Jan. 3, wife, Janice McCrea Luben. Haven, Mich., died following a car children, Nancy Sonneveldt ’62 (Philip 2009. He was 55. Survivors include two daughters accident on Saturday, April 11, 2009. ’65) Miller, Robert Sonneveldt, Susan He had been a chaplain with the and one son, Jan Luben ’71 (Craig) He was 36. Sonneveldt ’67 (Bruce ’65) Neckers, Reformed Church in America. Hoffman, Deborah (Bruce) Farnham, He taught in the Mona Shores and Cindy Sonneveldt ’70 (Robert) Survivors include his wife, Penny and Dyk Luben (Diana Antonacci); (Mich.) school system, spending the Fedewa; nine grandchildren, including Hooker. and two grandsons. last nine years at Campbell School, Matthew ’93 (Erin) Neckers, Shalom with previous experience at both Sonneveldt ’93 (Bill) Jaconette, Derek John S. Jeltes ’58 of Norma Kellogg ’47 Morrow- Ross Park and Mona Shores Middle ’95 (Sunmee Jo) Miller, Melissa ’95 Hudsonville, Mich., died on Tuesday, Wade of Saugatuck, Mich., died on School. At the time of the accident, (Scott) VanderLeek, and Mindy Miller March 31, 2009, after a struggle with Thursday, May 7, 2009. She was 84. he was teaching in California while ’05 (Chris Cochran ’95); and 10 great- cancer. He was 72. She was preceded in death by pursuing a master’s degree, and was grandchildren.
30 News From Hope College A Closing Look
Seasons in Parallel
As the members of the Class of 2009 march to Baccalaureate, the green emerging on the stately maples that flank Dimnent Memorial Chapel echoes the tableau unfolding beneath. From the essential, rejuvenating slumber of winter, nature awakens on this first Sunday in May and makes ready to greet the world. So, too, do the graduates come forth—not from slumber, but from the essential, invigorating work of learning, made ready to greet the world, and themselves to serve as agents of transformation.
AprilJune 200720092008 31 Hope College Non-Profit 141 E. 12th St. Organization Holland, MI 49423 U.S. Postage PAID CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Hope College