Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The lC assic, 1980-1989 The lC assic Fall 1983 The lC assic, Fall 1983 Public Relations Northwestern College - Orange City Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/classic1980 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The lC assic at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The lC assic, 1980-1989 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Classic Northwestern College Fall,1983 ----. Agnes Steunenberg, Alumni Secretary, Retires (see story inside) Northwestern College EDITORIAL The Classic We want to congratulate Don Vol. 55, No.3, Fall, 1983 Vander Stoep on his recent appoint- CLASSIC STAFF ment as Director of Development. Editor - Bill Lovelady Don will continue to act as Director Photos - Katy Hansen of Alumni Relations as he seeks News· Agnes Steunenberg someone to fill that position. In making the announcement of CLASSIC ADVISORY BOARD the appointment, President Radandt said: Mary Lynn Bogaard '71; Mabel Mantel '63; Marilyn Van Engelenhoven '65 Don will be responsible for all the fundraising programs of the ALUMNI BOARD college and will, as head of the development office, serve on the Jean Anderson '65; Sharon Baker '81; Mary administrative council. I am Bezuyen '64; Marvin Boelman '65; Mary Lynn grateful to Robert Wallinga, who Bogaard '71; David Bomgaars '77; Gary Bomgaars '68; Mary Lou Bomgaars '69; Dale has served as vice-president for Boone '61; Joanne Ebbers '73; Betty Ferrell development for several years '63; Leland Foreman '65; Douglas Groen '62; and under whose leadership the Sue Korver '73; Leon Koster '64; Barbara Lub- college successfully completed bers '70; Bill Moore '71; Kevin Muur '79; Phase I of the Call to Commit- Perry Raak '70; Patricia Reynen '68; Douglas ment. We are especially de- Ritsema '75; Carol Schemper '69; Paul lighted to have his services in Schneider '65; Ronald Schneider '69; Robert Schwander '68; Daniel Smith '68; Andrea Van the future as he continues on the Beek '74; William Van Dyke '66; Marilyn Van development staff in the impor- Engelenhoven '65; Joyce Van Gorp '55; Bar- tant area of major gifts. bara Van Roekel '68; Douglas Zylstra '64; As we go to press, plans are being Douglas Van Berkum '62 (ex-officio) completed for the launching of Phase II of the Call to Commitment. Northwestern College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, national origin or disability. We shall cover the launching event Grievances should be addressed to The Affirmative in our next issue. Action officer at the college, or to The Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. TOURS Schedule for '83-84 Academic Year CHORAL READERS Dr. Keith Allen, Director CONCERT BAND Dr. Ronald Toering, Director Saturday, November 26, 1983 Monroe, SO (Sandham Mem.) Sunday, March 18, 1984 Glass & Garden Community Church, Sunday, November 27,1983 AM Dell Rapids, SD (Reformed) Scottsdale, AZ PM Mitchell, SD (First Ref.) Monday, March 19, 1984 Desert Haven Community Church, Tempe, AZ Tuesday, March 20, 1984 Church on the Hill, Norco, CA • • • Wednesday, March 21, 1984 Lake Hills Community Church, Laguna Hills, CA Thursday, March 22, 1984 Bethany Reformed Church, Redlands, CA Friday, March 23, 1984 Bethel Reformed Church, Bellflower, CA Sunday, March 25, 1984 Crystal Cathedral, A CAPPELLA CHOIR Kim Utke Schouten, Director Garden Grove, CA Monday, January 9,1984 Morningside Reformed Church, Sioux City, IA Tuesday, January 10, 1984 First Reformed Church, Pella,IA Wednesday, January 11, 1984Crossroads Community Church, • • • Lenexa, KS (tentative) Thursday, January 12, 1984 Our Lord's Community Church, Oklahoma City, OK The Choral Readers will present concerts in Eastern Iowa and Sunday, January 15, 1984 Reformed Church of Plano, Western Illinois, March 17-25, 1984. (Watch for further announce- Plano, TX 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. ment.) Agnes Steunenberg has retired as Alumni Secretary, although she is still working part- time at the College. The CLASSIC interviewed Agnes recently; here are some of the things she told us. I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We turned down then I write to another church in the moved to Orange City in 1958. My husband, Henri, same area. I know many ministers by name, but the was a professor at the college; he taught religion time has come that I don't know them all personal- and sociology. He was the first person who taught ly. If they are alumni, I write to them first, because sociology when they began the Sociology Depart· I know that then we have an "in." A minister in ment. When we came to Orange City my son, John, Dallas called me recently and said, "I remember was in grade school, my daughter, Ruth, was in that name from way back. Are you the same Northwestern College, and my other daughter, Steunenberg who used to be in New York when I Phyllis, was at Hope College. I began to work at used to live there?" So, you see we had something Northwestern in 1963, the year my husband died. I to talk about, and he accepted the request to have began doing secretarial work for Rev. Van the choir come there for two services on a Sunday Engelenhoven; he was the alumni director. I stayed morning. with the Development Office working for Fred I have been in charge of bulk mailings for quite Brouwer. I worked with Bob Reynen for a while, some time. That is another thing that I have been then I took over the work of Mabel Mantel, who doing on a part-time basis. When a big mailing had been doing public relations work and news comes we usually get the work-study students releases. I asked Dr. Stegenga whether, if they ever together, and I supervise it. If they can't get it fin- divided the news release work and the alumni ished, then I finish it up and see that it gets work, I could have the alumni work to do. He mailed. I've been doing that for a long time. granted my request, so I was doing mostly aiumni Another thing that I've been doing for many years work after 1969. is take care of the N-Club mailing. It used to be I have learned a lot in the time that I have been that Norm Bastemeyer would call me from his of- here. I had some advantages; we had to keep a file fice and say he needed some addresses. Well, of ministers and, since my husband had been a finally, he caught on to the fact that maybe if he minister, I was always on top of that. The alumni had the mailing done here we would have all the work just sort of grew. To get all the information I addresses! So I've been doing that mailing for use the local newspapers and word of mouth; other several years now, and when the receipts come in I alumni and people who are working on campus teil record them and send them all back to Norm. me about things and I write and ask alumni for ln- Another thing that I used to do was send out mail- formation. Just in the past years, if they want ings for the Women's Auxiliary. I don't do that something in the CLASSIC concerning themselves anymore. I used to help the awards committee pick they will write a note to the Alumni Office. the alumnus of the year, arranging for the lunch- Sometimes professors want to know where their eon and all the details that go along with that. students are, and they ask me, so I've tried to keep I have enjoyed all the things I've done; some I not only a general file but a cross-file and class file like a little better than others. It just seems that I with that information. can't cut the knot I I will always have ties with At the time of my retirement, I really did not Northwestern, because my husband attended the want to stop work altogether, so I asked if I could Academy and all my children went to the college. stay around if I was needed. I am working on an (The CLASSIC asked Agnes how she met her hus- hourly basis. I feel that there are a lot of things in band) the Alumni Office that I could tell another person I was going to a little church in Grand Rapids. that I feel are rather important. I like working with Henri's father was the pastor of my church. Henri alumni, and whenever I meet people who have came home periodically from college. I played in a gone to Northwestern I say, "Hey, you are an alum- little orchestra in the church, and he directed it nus! Where are you? Are you still living at such because he was musical. We got to see each and such a place? What are you doing?" I try to other, and that is how the relationship started. He make the Alumni News section of the CLASSIC as became the first pastor of Trinity Church. He had interesting as possible, and have enough notes so gone to the Academy while his father was pastor people think that it's worthwhile to look. here. Then he went on to Hope College and Cen- Another thing that I've done is to plan tours for tral, and to Western Seminary. the Choral Readers and the A cappella Choir for My children, John, and Ruth, are four-year the past several years.