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Excellent Advisor ........................... 2

Giving Psychology Away ............... 8

Teacher Training ..................... 10-11

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The Van Wylen Library is named topsamong all college–level libraries.

Please see page 20.

Mary Scheerhorn,assistant professor ofnursing, has received thestatewide “FacultyAdvisor Award” from theMichigan NursingStudent Association(MNSA).

The award was presented during anawards banquet on Saturday, Feb. 7, duringthe MNSA’s 2004 convention, held at theAmway Grand in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The award is presented to a facultyadvisor who has shown distinguishedsupport and service to nursing students.Criteria include providing motivation andgenerating enthusiasm for nursing studentassociation involvement, exhibiting andteaching nursing professionalism, and

encouraging students to continue theireducation and professional involvementafter graduation.

Professor Scheerhorn was nominated bythe Hope Student Nurses’ Association(HSNA).

“She really deserved it,” said seniornursing major Jozette M. Dunlap of WestOlive, Mich., who drafted the nomination.“She’s been a great advocate for us as stu-dents.”

Professor Scheerhorn has been amember of the college’s faculty since 1999.Nursing began at Hope in 1982 as a jointprogram with Calvin College that ranthrough 2003, and with the joint programphasing out Hope began its current, inde-pendent, program in 2001. The Hopeprogram adds 36 sophomores each year,and will graduate its first class this spring.

In addition to her teaching and workwith the student organization, ProfessorScheerhorn is the 2003 faculty counselor forthe college’s chapter of the Sigma Theta

Tau International nursing honorary society.In 2000, she received a Hope CollegeHoward Hughes Medical Institute FacultyDevelopment Grant to develop a newnursing leadership/management course.

Her community involvement includesserving as a sexual assault nurse examinerfor Ottawa County and as an EmergencyDepartment RN with Holland CommunityHospital, where she was on the staff formore than two decades before joining theHope faculty. She spoke about emergencynursing during one of the MNSA conven-tion’s breakout sessions.

Among other activities, she is on theBoard of Directors for Hospice of Holland,and a volunteer with the Victim ServicesUnit of Holland and the Lakeshore SAFEKids Coalition.

Professor Scheerhorn completed adiploma at Bronson Methodist School ofNursing in 1972, a BSN at Grand ValleyState University in 1986 and an MSN atAndrews University in 1993.

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Campus Notes

Quote, unquote is aneclectic sampling of thingssaid at and about HopeCollege.

As every year, Hope marked the nationalMartin Luther King Jr. holiday with a variety ofevents, including a commemorative service andkeynote address. This year’s theme was “ADream Deferred,” and the featured speaker wasthe Rev. Dr. Glen C. Missick, who is executivedirector of the African American Council of theReformed Church in America.

He opened his Jan. 19 talk with examples ofways in which racial injustice persists decadesafter the Civil Rights movement. The followingexcerpts center on his call for Christians to rejectcomplacency for action.

“There are too many Christians who areliving a God–fearing life in terms of personalbehavior but they have no impact on chang-ing the evils of society. Many of ourchurches are no more than sleeping giants.

“It is always amazing to observe howhistory continues to repeat itself. Listen toDr. Martin Luther King many years ago. Inhis Letter from a Birmingham Jail he says, and Iquote, ‘I have traveled the length andbreadth of Alabama, Mississippi and all theother southern states. On swelteringsummer days and crisp autumn mornings Ihave looked at the South’s beautiful church-es with their lofty spires pointingheavenward. I have beheld the impressiveoutlines of her massive religious–educationbuildings. Over and over I have foundmyself asking, “What kind of peopleworship here? Who is their God? Wherewere their voices when the lips of GovernorBarnett dripped with the words of interposi-tion and nullification? Where were theywhen Governor Wallace gave a clarion call

for defiance and hatred? Where were theirvoices of support when bruised and wearyNegro men and women decided to rise fromthe dark dungeons of complacency to thebright hills of creative protest?”’

“I ask the same question in this millenni-um: Where are the people of God wheninjustice, poverty, discrimination and otherevils continue to run rampant in our countryand our world? Where are God’s 21stcentury prophets? Are they hiding likeElijah, when threatened by the prophets ofBaal? Where are those who are to dreamdreams and see visions? Where are thepeople whom Jesus called ‘the light of theworld and the salt of the earth’?

“Someone once asked a question: if weare the light, then why is the world so dark?

“And the question I ask this evening: Ifnot us, then who? If not now, when?...

“I believe, my friends, that what we needtoday is a new reformation. If we are seriousabout letting justice roll down, as Amos putsit, like a river, righteousness like anever–failing stream, we need people whohave been born anew and anointed by thepower of the Holy Spirit to fight the evils ofour day.

“Theology must not only be talked aboutin the ivory towers, but acted upon and livedout on the streets of our nation.

“God is waiting. And the world iswaiting for people who are willing to dreamdreams and to see visions––visions of aworld where people live in love andharmony: red and yellow, black and white,we are all still precious in God’s sight...

“Now despite this despairing report onthe dream that has been deferred, my friendsI still have a dream, that we can rise up andlive out the true meaning of our faith. I stillhave a dream that Blacks and Whites,Hispanics and Asians, Native Americansand others can work together to break downthe walls of racial and ethnic strife.”

HOPE COLLEGEnews from

Volume 35, No. 5 April 2004Published for Alumni, Friends andParents of Hope College by the Office ofPublic and Community Relations.Should you receive more than one copy,please pass it on to someone in yourcommunity. An overlap of Hope Collegeconstituencies makes duplication some-times unavoidable.

Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87

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Contributing Photographers:Kristi Creswell ’04, Lou Schakel ’71

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Notice of NondiscriminationHope College is committed to the concept ofequal rights, equal opportunities and equalprotection under the law. Hope College admitsstudents of any race, color, national and ethnicorigin, sex, creed or disability to all the rights,privileges, programs and activities generallyaccorded or made available to students atHope College, including the administration ofits educational policies, admission policies,and athletic and other school-administeredprograms. With regard to employment, theCollege complies with all legal requirementsprohibiting discrimination in employment.

On the coverThe Van Wylen Library was recently named the best among all college–level libraries inthe United States. David Jensen, director of libraries at Hope, described the honor as theacademic library’s equivalent to the Academy Award, and hence our headline.

At top center is a moment from this year’s student–organized Dance Marathonfund–raiser. In five years, Hope students have raised more than a quarter million dollarsfor DeVos Children’s Hospital through the event.

At top right, senior Jason Mejeur looks to sink two points during Hope’s league-winningseason in men’s basketball.

Nursing’s best advisor

Volume 35, No. 5 April 2004

“Quote, unquote”

Exceptional work with students earnedMary Scheerhorn of the nursing faculty thestatewide “Faculty Advisor Award” fromthe Michigan Nursing Student Association.

ONLINE EDITION: Excerpts from thelatest news from Hope College have beenposted on the college’s Web site for severalyears. Now, the entire issue is there.

The issue can be viewed as a pdf filethrough the college’s Web site, located atwww.hope.edu. It is identical to theprinted version.

Those who can’t or don’t visit Websites needn’t worry: the new online avail-ability doesn’t replace the printed copythat is mailed to alumni, families andfriends of Hope. The electronic versionwill, however, precede its hard–copycounterpart, since the online edition goes“live” within a day or so of publicationbut experience has shown that the mailedcopies can take several days to reach theirdestinations.

GROUNDBREAKING EVENTS:Groundbreaking ceremonies have beenscheduled for two major campus buildings.

A ceremony will be held on Friday,April 23, at 1:30 p.m. for the DeVosFieldhouse, and on Thursday, April 29, at 5p.m. for the Martha Miller Center forGlobal Education.

The DeVos Fieldhouse is being con-structed on Fairbanks Avenue betweenEighth and Ninth streets. The MarthaMiller Center is being constructed onColumbia Avenue between 10th and 11thstreets. They are both scheduled to be com-pleted during the 2005–06 school year.

Both buildings are part of the Legacies: AVision of Hope campaign, and constructionis beginning even as fundraising continues.More about the campaign may be found onpage five.

ACCREDITATION CONTINUES: Thecollege’s accreditation has been continuedby The Higher Learning Commission of theNorth Central Association of Colleges andSchools.

The commission moved in February tocontinue Hope’s accreditation, followingits comprehensive evaluation of the college.

The North Central Association ofColleges and Schools, founded in 1895, is avoluntary membership organization ofelementary, secondary and postsecondaryinstitutions devoted to the improvementof education through evaluation andaccreditation.

The North Central Association throughits commissions provides institutionalaccreditation to educational institutions ina 19–state region, including Michigan. TheHigher Learning Commission accreditspostsecondary institutions, and is locatedat 30 North LaSalle St.; Suite 2400; Chicago,IL 60602; phone 800–621–7440.

Hope first received accreditationthrough the association in 1915, and hasheld it continuously ever since. The col-lege’s last comprehensive evaluation wasduring 1993–94. Hope expects to be evalu-ated again in 2013–14.

Faculty Kudos:

Mihai Craioveanu, professor of musicand chair of the strings area in the depart-ment of music, will perform, by populardemand, for a third consecutive season atCarnegie Hall.

The concert will take place on Sunday,

May 2, in Carnegie Hall’s prestigious WeillRecital Hall series.

“It is indeed an honor and a major artis-tic recognition,” said Dr. Craioveanu, whonoted that he is looking forward to beingback in New York City’s premiere concertvenue and one of the top venues in theworld.

The event will be the culminating pointof a concert tour that also includes appear-ances in the Detroit area, on the Troy PublicLibrary Concert Series on Sunday, April 25;and in Washington, D.C., on the CorcoranGallery of Art Concert Series on Tuesday,May 4.

The piano accompanist for the perfor-mances will be Irina Kats, who is aninternational concert pianist and musicfaculty member at Levine School of Musicin Washington, D.C.

The program will include Sonata in DMajor “Tamburin” by Leclair and Sonatain C minor Op. 45 by Grieg, as well as

popular arias from the famous operasFaust by Gounod, La Traviata by Verdi,Carmen by Bizet, Porgy and Bess byGershwin, and Barber of Seville by Rossiniin arrangements for violin by legendaryviolinist/composers.

Dr. Craioveanu will present a concertpreview for West Michigan on Friday,April 23, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent MemorialChapel, located on College Avenue at 12thStreet. The public is invited to the Hopeconcert, and admission is free.

Donald Cronkite of the biology facultyhas been appointed to a multidisciplinarycommittee formed by the NationalCouncil of Churches to lead the U.S. ecu-menical community’s work over the nexttwo years on issues of human genetictechnology.

The Human Genetics PolicyDevelopment Committee and a complementof seven “Senior Sages” has been charged

with replacing the NCC’s 1986 policy,“Genetic Science for Human Benefit,” with anew policy that will guide the council’s edu-cational outreach and public policy efforts inlight of new and emerging technologies.The committee’s 16 members and the seven“Senior Sages” represent a range of denom-inational, professional, and racial and ethnicbackgrounds.

A specialist in genetics, Dr. Cronkite haslong been active in considering the theolog-ical implications of the field. For severalyears, he was moderator of the ChristianAction Commission of the ReformedChurch in America, the college’s parentdenomination, which considered multipleissues including genetics. Locally, he hasbeen active speaking with church adulteducation classes and other groups con-cerning various aspects of human genetictechnology.

Campus Notes

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March MunificenceAlthough the

basketball season hadended, the Dow Centerhad one more full–courtpress to host.

And everyone finished a winner.The student–organized Dance

Marathon finished its 24–hour, March5–6 run having raised a record$88,284.25 for the Children’s MiracleNetwork, to benefit DeVos Children’sHospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sinceits debut in 2000, Dance Marathon hasraised $266,895.95, more than any otherDance Marathon at a school of Hope’ssize.

More than 500 students––a sixth ofthe student body––participated thisyear, including not only dancers butmoralers and more than six dozen orga-nizers. Multiple student groups areinvolved, and the event is a major focusfor the college’s fraternities and sorori-

ties in particular. To emphasize theevent’s human impact, and in keepingwith its “For the Kids” theme, the orga-nizations are paired throughout the yearwith families that have been helped bythe hospital.

Fundraising began in the fall, withefforts ranging from an art auction to astudent serenading in residence halls forspare change. Highlights during theevent itself included activities rangingfrom a Dutch Dance presentation, to aperformance by Kids Helping Kidsto––especially––the presence of the chil-dren and families.

“I truly feel that Dance Marathon is agreat example of how a small college ina small town can do amazingly hugethings with a little faith, love and ofcourse, hope,” said senior Layne Shoafof Midland, Mich., who was executivedirector of Dance Marathon this year.

“But it is the miracle families that actual-ly teach us the true meaning of hope.The things they go through make the 24hours seem easy. And they always keepsmiling.”

Shoaf has been involved with DanceMarathon during all of her four years atHope, starting as a dancer as a freshmanand then holding a variety of leadershiproles in the years since. She couldn’t notdo it.

“Dance Marathon is an awesome wayto minister to the community and tomake a statement about how peoplereally can make a difference,” she said.“Ever since my freshman year I havebeen hooked––addicted to the smiles onthe kids’ faces, to the hugs from the fam-ilies and to the looks on the faces of theHope students when they realize thatthey have made life better for so manychildren.”

Working “For the Kids,” dedicated Hope students in five years have raised morethan a quarter million dollars for DeVos Children’s Hospital through DanceMarathon––the highest total nationwide for a school of Hope’s size.

(Please see “Campus Notes” on page 18.)

Events

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Spring SemesterApril 22, Thursday––Honors Convocation, Dimnent

Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.April 23, Friday––Spring Festival. Classes dismissed at 1

p.m.April 26–30, Monday–Friday––Semester ExaminationsApril 30, Friday––Residence halls close for those not partic-

ipating in Commencement, 5 p.m.May 1, Saturday––Alumni DayMay 2, Sunday––Baccalaureate and Commencement May 2, Sunday––Residence halls close for graduating

seniors, 7 p.m.

May Term––May 3–28June Term––June 1–25July Term––June 28–July 23Summer Seminars––July 26–30

Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon onSaturdays. Tours and admissions interviews are availableduring the summer as well as the school year.Appointments are recommended.Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective stu-dents, including transfers and high school juniors andseniors. The programs show students and their parents atypical day in the life of a Hope student.Junior Day: Friday, April 16Pre–Professional Day: Wednesday, May 21

For further information about any Admissions Office event, pleasecall (616) 395–7850, or toll free 1–800–968–7850; check on–lineat www.hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope College AdmissionsOffice; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI; 49422–9000.

Student Dance Concert––Monday–Tuesday, April 19–20Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Admission is free.

Aerial Dance Theatre––Friday–Saturday, May 21–22Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior cit-izens and students, and will be available at the door.

Cecchetti International Ballet School Concerts––Saturday,July 24

Knickerbocker Theatre, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.Admission is free.

Senior Show––Through Sunday, May 2Work by graduating Hope seniors.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Combined Choirs and Symphonette––Tuesday, April 20:Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Wind Symphony Concert––Wednesday, April 21: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Faculty Recital––Friday, April 23: Dr. Mihai Craioveanu,violin, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.(The concert will preview Dr. Craioveanu’s performance atCarnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in May. Please see the“Faculty Kudos” story in the “Campus Notes” section on pagethree for more.)Senior Recital––Saturday, April 24: Sara Luneack of Alma,Mich., soprano, Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 4 p.m. Admission is free.Tulip Time Organ Recitals––Wednesday–Saturday, May5–8: a variety of organists, many of them alumni, DimnentMemorial Chapel, every 30 minutes starting at 10 a.m. withthe last recital concluding at 2 p.m. Admission is free,although a freewill offering will be taken.

The Cherry Orchard –– Friday–Saturday, April 16–17;Wednesday–Saturday, April 21–24

DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets for Hope College Theatre productions are $7 for regularadult admission, $5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for seniorcitizens and students. The ticket office is open Monday throughFriday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616)395–7890.

The 33rd season opens on Friday, June 18. The season is stillbeing finalized, and the rights are pending for all the showslisted.

The four mainstage shows on the DeWitt Center maintheatre include:Oliver!, by Lionel BartArms and the Man, by George Bernard Shaw Art, by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher

HamptonG.I. Jive, a musical created by Fred Tessler and Meribeth

Kisner

Plus be sure to look for HSRT’s always popular CabaretShow at the Park Theatre and another play at the intimateSnow Auditorium in Nykerk Hall of Music, as well as twochildren’s shows.

The season runs through Saturday, Aug. 14. Tickets will range inprice from $8 to $26. For additional information, please call thetheatre ticket office at (616) 395–7890 on or after its Thursday,May 27, opening date.

Wednesday, April 21––Quan Barry and Beth AnnFennellyThe reading will be at the Knickerbocker Theatre beginning at 7p.m., with live music by the Hope College Jazz ChamberEnsemble preceding the reading beginning at 6:30 p.m.Admission is free.

Honors Convocation––Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m.Baccalaureate and Commencement––Sunday, May 2Opening Convocation––Sunday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m.

Updates on events, news and athletics at Hope may beobtained 24 hours a day by calling (616) 395–7888.

Regional EventsKalamazoo, Mich.--Tuesday, July 20Grand Rapids, Mich.--Sunday, July 25Detroit, Mich.—Tuesday, July 27

“Summer Send-Off” —Picnics with area Hope alumni,parents, current students and friends to welcome incom-ing freshmen and their families. Locations and times TBA.

Chicago, Ill.--Saturday, July 31, 5:30 p.m.A private showing of the exhibit “Splendors of China'sForbidden City: The Glorious Reign of EmperorQianlong” at the Field Museum.

Alumni Weekend––Friday–Sunday, April 30–May 2Includes reunions for every fifth class, ‘39 through ‘79.

Alumni Travel––Wednesday, May 5–Monday, May 24, orSaturday, May 15–Friday, June 4

Educational trips to northern Tanzania in East Africa, ledby biologist Dr. Harvey Blankespoor. The trips are atcapacity and registration is closed.

Bob DeYoung Hope Classic Golf Outing––Monday, June 21At the Holland Country Club.

For more information concerning the above events, please call theOffice of Alumni and Parent Relations at (616) 395–7250 or theOffice of Public and Community Relations at (616) 395–7860.

More information about all summer camps may be foundonline at: www.hope.edu/campsScience Camps

Stupendous Science (grades K–2)––June 14–18Lego Robotics I (grades 3–5)––June 14–183rd Rock/4th Rock (grades 2–3)––June 14–18Math Pentathlon II (grades 4–5)––June 14–18Math Pentathlon I (grades 2–3)––June 21–25Lego Robotics II (grades 6–8)––June 21–25Crime Scene Investigations (grades 3–6)––June 21–25Mini–Boot Camp (grades K–2)––June 21–25Prehistoric Planet (grades K–2)––June 28–July 2Crime Scene Investigations (grades 3–6)––June 28–July 2Sssuper Dissection (grades 7–9)––June 28–July 2Spine Tingling Science (grades 2–4)––July 12–16XX–treme Science (grades 5–6)––July 12–16Toxic Planet (grades 6–8)––July 12–16Stupendous Science (grades K–2)––July 19–23Space and Rocketry (grades 2–5)––July 19–23ER (grades 6–9)––July 19–23Mini–Boot Camp (grades K–2)––July 26–30Space and Rocketry (grades 2–5)––July 26–30Demented Dissection (grades 6–8)––July 26–30For complete information, including session times, please checkthe science camp Web site at www.hope.edu/academic/chem-istry or call (616) 395–7628.

Soccer CampsDay Camp––two camps: June 14–18, 21–25 (ages six–14)Elite Camp––two camps: July 11–16, 18–23 (ages 11–18)For more information, please call (616) 335–8103 or visit www.hopesoccercamp.com.

Youth Football CampLineman’s Camp, entering grades nine–12: July 25–27Youth Camp, entering grades three–five: July 28–30Youth Camp, entering grades six–eight: July 28–30For more information, please call (616) 395–7690.

Boys Basketball CampsGreat Lakes Team Camp–two camps: June 20-23, 23-26Entering grades four–six: June 28–July 1Entering grades seven–nine: July 5–9Varsity Team Camp: June 18–19Junior Varsity Team Camp: July 5–7For more information, please call (616) 395–7690.

Girls Basketball CampsEntering grades six–eight: July 19–23Entering grades nine–12: July 19–23Body training, entering grades six–12: July 19–23For more information, please call (616) 395–7690.

VolleyballHigh school team camp: July 11-16Entering grades nine-12: July 19-22Entering grades six-eight: Aug. 4-7Hitter/setter, entering grades nine-12: Aug. 4-7For more information, please call (616) 395-7690.

Tennis AcademyNine weekly sessions, beginning June 14 and continuingthrough Aug. 13. Participants may also register for theentire summer.

For more information, please call (616) 395-4965.

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Traditional Events

Visiting Writers Series

Alumni and Friends

Dance

Academic Calendar

Music

Summer Camps

Hope Summer Repertory Theatre

A variety of science and sports camps for kids will beavailable on campus during the summer.

Theatre

To give to highereducation is to thinklong–term.

Sometimes, that perspective marks notonly the reason for a gift to Hope, but theform as well. Such support, typicallyinvolving financial or estate planning, fallsunder the heading of “planned giving,”and it’s a way to help Hope that can alsoyield direct returns for the giver.

Like all gifts to Hope, planned givingmatters. Without the continuing generos-ity of the Hope family, the college couldnot function.

During the current Legacies: A Vision ofHope fundraising campaign, the support isenabling the college to pursue criticallyneeded building projects––like the newscience center and renovation of Peale,and the Martha Miller Center for GlobalCommunication and the DeVosFieldhouse––in addition to building theendowment for ongoing operations andfunds like scholarships.

Running in tandem with such periodiccampaigns is the annual Hope Fund drive.Every year, the Hope Fund underwritesthe college’s day–to–day activity, coveringeverything from student research in thelabs, to musical performances, to athleticteam travel, to keeping chalk in the class-rooms and the lights on.

In addition to the support provided tothe Hope Fund and campaigns likeLegacies are additional gifts to the endow-ment and other major projects.

Planned giving support fits in every-where, since it can be applied to anything.

In some cases, planned gifts provide acombination of tax benefits and regularincome for the donor. For example,through charitable gift annuities, donorstransfer property––cash, stock, etc.––to thecollege. Hope then manages the principal,paying the donor a regular percentage forthe rest of his or her life. When the donordies, the property passes to the college.

The benefits to the donor include anincome tax deduction with the initialtransfer, some tax–free income during thepayout, and no estate tax on the propertyat the end. For Hope, there are two majorbenefits: the opportunity to engage thedonor in a meaningful relationship, andultimate retention of the gift itself.

There are many such ways to give andreceive at the same time. Donors whointend to leave the college their home, forexample, can transfer title while still alive.The giver retains lifetime use of the prop-erty and immediately receives the incometax deduction, which can even be carriedforward for five years.

Through a charitable lead trust, a donortransfers property to the college, whichinvests it and retains most of the income.After a specified term of years, the princi-pal and any earnings above the payoutpercentage go to the donor’s family. It’s away to realize a tax deduction at thebeginning, provide Hope with income fora period of years and still leave somethingto one’s family in the end.

Dick Huff ’52 of Holland, Mich., haspursued a variety of planned givingoptions––gift annuities, deferred paymentgift annuities, pooled income funds. Allprovide him with income, but his motiva-tion is to also and ultimately benefit Hopestudents.

“I’ve always felt that any contributionto the college is an investment in youngpeople––and it returns dividends for along time,” he said. “To me, it’s one of thebest returns on my investments.”

Dr. Norman Rieck ’53 and EllenLidston ’51 Rieck of Holland established acharitable gift annuity in support of thenew science center through the Legaciescampaign. Dr. Rieck is a professor emeri-tus of biology, having taught at Hope from1962 until retiring in 1986.

“We believe in what Hope is doing, cer-tainly in the sciences and in other places inthe college,” Ellen said.

“It was a chance, we thought, to helpout with some of the massive amount of

funding that’s needed,” Norman said.“Since it’s a charitable gift annuity, wealso get a little return on it a couple oftimes a year.”

In the same way, Roger Borr ’58 andRuth VandenBerg ’58 Borr of Hollandhave established a charitable remainderunitrust as a Legacies gift on behalf of theDeVos Fieldhouse. As loyal fans whohave attended many games at the agingCivic Center, and parents of a daughterwho played volleyball and basketball atHope (Carin Borr ’89 VonIns), they appre-ciate the difference the new facility willmake. They’re also looking forward to thenew building not only as a showpiece buta home–court showplace.

“We have such wonderful athleticteams. And there isn’t anywhere to show-case their success. We can’t wait until thenew fieldhouse is open so all of thewinning banners and trophies can be put

on display,” Ruth said.Planned giving needn’t involve annu-

ities and tax considerations or an eye onretirement financing. Hundreds of alumnihave taken the step of placing Hope intheir wills.

As young parents, Becca Dykstra ’91Weller and Chris Weller ’91 saw theimportance of crafting a will. Based ontheir experience as students, includingHope was a natural step.

“We just both knew that Hope wouldbe included in our estate plans,” Beccasaid. “We just never considered it anyother way. Hope has been a great part ofour lives, and still is.”

To honor all who have made plannedgiving a priority, Hope has established theDimnent Society, named for Hope’s fifthpresident.

Hope does, however, have to knowabout the planning for someone to becomea member. The director of planned givingat Hope is John Norden ’71, who is one ofthe college’s regional advancement direc-tors. It will happen, he noted, that Hopewill receive bequests that are completelyunexpected, sometimes even from peoplewhose only connection was through afriend or acquaintance.

He just wishes that the college couldknow in advance.

“It’s wonderful that they thought ofHope College like that. At the same time,though, we never had a chance to say’thanks,’” Norden said. “We never had achance to take that person out to lunch andjust spend a little time together and say,’What you’re doing for Hope College is awonderful thing. We appreciate it. Wewant you to really know that––I speak forall of us at Hope––it means a lot to us.’”

Additional information about plannedgiving is accessible through the college’s Website, www.hope.edu/advancement. Informationmay also be obtained by calling Norden at(616) 395–7779 or e–mailing him atnorden@hope.edu.

Planning works wonders

Like all support of Hope, planned giving makes a major difference in the lives ofstudents. Benefits through Legacies: A Vision of Hope range from the new sciencecenter to the soon–forthcoming DeVos Fieldhouse.

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Legacies: A Vision of Hope

Legacies: A Vision of Hope has fourprimary initiatives: building the newscience center and renovating the PealeScience Center; constructing the DeVosFieldhouse; increasing the endowment;and general campus improvements,including the construction of the MarthaMiller Center for communication,modern and classical languages, interna-tional education and multicultural life.

While the Hope family has respondedgenerously in making gifts to the initia-tives, the need for support continues. Inthe case of the major building projects,given the need for the new facilities thecollege has moved and is moving aheadwith construction even while seeking tocomplete funding for them.

The projected cost for the DeVosFieldhouse project is $22 million, of which$19.4 million has been raised. Aground–breaking ceremony will be held on

Friday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m., in conjunctionwith the annual Spring Festival studentevent. The building is scheduled to beready for the 2005–06 basketball season.

Funding for the Martha Miller Centertotals $4.7 million of the $11.5 millionprojected cost. A ground–breaking cere-mony for the building will be held onThursday, April 29 at 5 p.m. The build-ing is scheduled to open during 2005–06.

Thus far, support for the sciencecenter totals $28.3 million. Total projectcost, including the new building and therenovation of Peale, is $36 million. Thenew building opened in August of 2003,

and the Peale renovation will be com-pleted for the start of the 2004–05 schoolyear.

Strong response from the Hope familyhas yielded $48.7 million for endow-ment, exceeding the goal of $30 million.At the same time, Hope’s endowment–per–student remains extremely lowamong peer institutions, and the diffi-cult economic climate makes buildingthe endowment an even greater prioritythan when the campaign’s goals wereestablished.

Support for other campus projects(such as the renovation of Graves andLubbers halls) totals $3.2 million of the$10.5 million goal.

For more information about Legacies:A Vision of Hope, please visit the collegeonline at www.hope.edu/advance-ment/legacies/, call (616) 395–7775 ore–mail advancement@hope.edu.

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The college’s 139thCommencement will beheld on Sunday, May 2.

The Commencement speaker, chosen bythe graduating class, will the Rev. Dr.Timothy L. Brown ’73 of Holland, Mich., whois the Henry Bast Professor of Preaching atWestern Theological Seminary. TheBaccalaureate sermon will be delivered by theRev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway, who is seniorpastor of the DeWitt Reformed Church on theLower East Side of Manhattan, N.Y.

Commencement will be held on Sunday,May 2, at 3 p.m. at Zeeland Stadium, relocat-ed from the usual Holland MunicipalStadium site because of construction onFairbanks Avenue. Baccalaureate will beheld on Sunday, May 2, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. More than600 seniors will be participating.

Dr. Brown has been a member of the sem-inary’s faculty since 1995. He is also aGeneral Synod Professor of Theology of theReformed Church in America.

He was the Hinga–Boersma Dean of theChapel at Hope during the 2001–02 and2002–03 school years, and had served asinterim dean during the spring of 2001. Hewas on the college’s Board of Trustees from1998 until his appointment to the deanship,and was reappointed to the board in 2003.

He delivered the college’s Baccalaureatesermon in 1992.

From 1983 to 1995, Dr. Brown waspastor of Christ Memorial Church inHolland. He served the First ReformedChurch of South Holland, Ill., from 1980 to1983, and Fellowship Reformed Church inHudsonville, Mich., from 1976 to 1980. Hehas written several articles for The ChurchHerald, The Reformed Review andPerspectives magazine.

Dr. Brown holds an M.Div. and a D.Min.from Western Theological Seminary.

He and his wife, Nancy Johnson ’71Brown, have three children: Sarah E.B.Lefebre, Jon ’99 and Rebekah Brown ’00 Hutt.

Dr. Holloway is in her ninth year atDeWitt Reformed Church. She is the firstfemale and first African American womanpastor in DeWitt's 124-year history.

Her appointments include serving as oneof the vice presidents of the New York CityCouncil of Churches and as an adjunct pro-fessor at New York Theological Seminary.She was appointed a member of the FederalSteering Committee for the African AmericanBurial Ground in New York City, and was aclergy crisis responder for the Office ofEmergency Management of New York Cityfor 9/11 and the Flight 587 disaster.

Dr. Holloway is a past president of theNew York Classis of the Reformed Church inAmerica, and in 1999 became the first

African American woman to preach duringthe RCA's General Synod. She is currently acommittee member of the RCA's MinisterialFormation Coordinating Agency, and wasrecently nominated and installed as chair-person of the African American Council ofthe RCA.

She had also served Mariners' TempleBaptist Church in Chinatown in New Yorkfor seven years, including as acting andassistant pastor.

Dr. Holloway graduated from the College

of New Rochelle. She completed her M.Div.at New York Theological Seminary, and aDoctorate in Urban Ministry degree at NewBrunswick Theological Seminary. She is awidowed mother of four.

Zeeland Stadium is located on RileyStreet at 100th Avenue. In the event of rain,Commencement will be held at ZeelandEast High School, located at Riley Streetand 96th Avenue. Admission toBaccalaureate, and to Commencement ifindoors, is by ticket only.

Rev. Dr. Timothy L. Brown ’73 Rev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway

Hope will present twohonorary degrees during theCommencement ceremonyon Sunday, May 2.

Hope will confer honorary degreesupon J. Kermit Campbell, who recentlyretired as chairperson of the college’s Boardof Trustees, and Danny R. Gaydou, who ischairperson of the Board of the MichiganColleges Foundation and publisher of TheGrand Rapids Press.

Campbell will receive the Doctor ofHumane Letters (L.H.D.), and Gaydou willreceive the Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.).

Campbell, who lives in Traverse City, waschairperson of the college’s Board of Trusteesfrom 1995 until retiring this past summer.He had served on the board since 1983.

He chaired the college’s 1992–93Holland/Zeeland Community Campaign.He and his wife, Sallie, established the“Evelyn Spallinger Campbell ScholarshipFund” at Hope in memory of his mother.

Campbell was group vice president atDow Corning Corporation from 1987 to 1992,responsible for all operations in the UnitedStates. His career at Dow Corning began in1960. He served as manager of new productsresearch; technical director for the Europeanarea; vice president and general manager offluids, resins and process industries business;and vice president for personnel, communi-cations and governmental affairs. He holds25 patents.

From Dow Corning he went on toHerman Miller, where he served as chair-

man and chief executive officer until 1995.He is now retired and managing his owninvestments.

Campbell has consistently been active inhis community and as a volunteer.

Interested in helping young people, he ison the board of the Eagle Village residentialprogram for youth in Hersey, and wasfounding board chair for MichiganCommunities in Schools. He was generalchairman of Midland Junior Achievementand chaired the State Michigan Partners inEducation Task Force.

He has served on the boards or chairedthe boards of organizations including theAmerican Architecture Foundation, MidlandCounty United Way, Midland Symphony,Grand Rapids Opera, the Henry Ford

Museum and the Interlochen State Theatre inTraverse City. He was president of theMidland County Growth Alliance, andco–chaired Michigan First with formerMichigan Governor John Engler.

Active in his church, he is currently chair-man of the consistory of Faith Reformed inTraverse City.

He is a graduate of the University ofKansas. He completed a master’s degree atMassachusetts Institute of Technology,where he was a Sloan Fellow.

Campbell and his wife have two children:Jim, who is a 1985 Hope graduate, and Sherri.

Gaydou has been a member of the Boardof Trustees of the Michigan CollegesFoundation (MCF) since 1994, serving aschair since 2001.

MCF solicits financial support from busi-nesses and corporations on behalf ofindependent higher education in Michigan.Since its beginning in 1949, the foundationhas raised more than $62 million for its 14member colleges, which are private,four–year liberal arts institutions. In additionto Hope, the members are: Adrian, Albion,Alma, Andrews, Aquinas, Calvin, Hillsdale,Kalamazoo, Madonna, Marygrove, Olivet,Siena Heights and Spring Arbor.

Gaydou has been publisher of The GrandRapids Press since 1996. He was publisher ofThe Flint Journal from 1987 through 1995.Previously, he was assistant controller at TheJournal, controller at The Saginaw News andvice president for Booth Newspapers (parentcorporation of The Press, Journal, News andfive other Michigan newspapers).

In addition to chairing the MCF board, heis also chairman of the board of Right PlaceInc. and president of the Inland PressAssociation. He also serves on boards or is atrustee for organizations including SpectrumHealth, the DeVos Children’s HospitalFoundation, Metropolitan YMCA and MeijerGardens.

He is past president of the Gerald R. FordCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America, wasgeneral campaign chairperson of Heart ofWest Michigan United Way in 2001, andduring 2000–01 was a cabinet member andchairperson for the Millennium ParkFundraising Committee of the SecchiaMillennium Commission.

Gaydou is a graduate of the Universityof Michigan, Flint. He and his wife, LouAnn, have three children and three grand-children.

Hope to honor two

Graduation is May 2

J. Kermit Campbell Danny R. Gaydou

The Rev. Trygve D. Johnson hasbeen appointed the Hinga–BoersmaDean of the Chapel.

Rev. Johnson, who is currently completing doctoralstudies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland,served most recently as chaplain at Northwestern Collegein Orange City, Iowa. He will assume his duties at Hopein January of 2005.

“Trygve possesses the full array of skills and gifts thatwe were seeking,” said President James E. Bultman ’63.“He is completing his doctorate in theology and homilet-ics, he has experience as a college chaplain, and he hasprepared himself for spiritual life leadership in theacademy.”

“We believe he possesses the mind of a scholar, theheart of a pastor and the courage of a leader,” PresidentBultman said. “We on the search committee are unani-mous in our belief that we have sought and found theperson of God’s choosing, and that the record of historywill document that the Reverend Trygve Johnson was asuperb choice to lead the spiritual life of the college at thisimportant time in Hope’s history.”

The appointment marks a return to both Holland andHope for Rev. Johnson. He completed his master of divin-ity at Western Theological Seminary in 1999, serving as achaplain intern at Hope from 1996 to 1998 and as a pastoralintern at Third Reformed Church during 1998–99.

He noted that he is looking forward to rejoining thecommunity and working with Hope’s students.

“College is a unique season of growth,” he said. “Forme there is nothing more satisfying than to walk shoul-der–to–shoulder with students as they integrate their faithconvictions into a larger vision for life.”

“To be in a community of learning, where one of thefundamental mandates is to explore the bigquestions––what it means to be human, what is truth, what

is justice––is at the heart of Christian discipleship––wherefaith seeks understanding,” Rev. Johnson said. “It is in thisaction of discernment and integration where lives are puton a trajectory for life. I love being a small part of thatprocess.”

“To be entrusted the honor to proclaim the gospel ofJesus in this unique context and season is more significantthan anything else I can think of doing,” he said. “I can’twait to begin.”

As the dean of the chapel at Hope, Rev. Johnson will

lead the college’s spiritual life program. His responsibili-ties will include administering Hope’s thrice–weekly andSunday evening chapel program, preaching regularly inchapel, speaking and writing, and nurturing relationshipswith the college’s students, faculty and staff. In addition,he will be supervising the campus ministries program’ssix–member professional ministry team.

The deanship was endowed in 1993 by Connie Hinga’49 Boersma of Holland and her husband, the late MaxBoersma ’46. Connie Boersma is the daughter of the lateMilton L. “Bud” Hinga, who was at Hope for 29 years as aprofessor, coach and dean. Max Boersma was a longtimemember of the college’s Board of Trustees.

Rev. Johnson served as chaplain at NorthwesternCollege, which like Hope is affiliated with the ReformedChurch in America (RCA), from 1999 to 2002. His respon-sibilities included organizing and facilitating a dailychapel program; serving as resident preacher; co–supervis-ing the campus ministry staff and programs; providingpastoral care to students, faculty and staff; and serving asa liaison to community pastors and the RCA.

He has been pursuing his doctorate in theology at St.Andrews since 2002.

His professional activities have included membership inthe Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA)of St. Mary’s College at the University of St. Andrews, andappointment in 2002 as a General Synod Chaplain by theRCA. His honors have included a 2002 Calvin WorshipInstitute Fellowship and a 2001 Henry Bast PreachingScholarship.

Rev. Johnson graduated summa cum laude fromNorthwestern College in 1996 with a major in history. AnNAIA Baseball First Team Academic All–American as anundergraduate, he was also an assistant baseball coach atHope in 1996 and at Northwestern from 2000 to 2002.

His wife, Kristen, is a graduate of the University ofVirginia who is also pursuing a doctorate in theology, witha focus on political theory, at the University of St.Andrews, and is also an ITIA member.

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The Rev. Trygve D. Johnson has been appointed theHinga–Boersma Dean of the Chapel. He will begin inJanuary.

Dean of the Chapel named

A community projectgave Hope students achance to serve and learnat the same time.

Some 22 Hope students, many of themsocial work majors, fanned out in teamsthrough the Holland area to help the OttawaArea Housing Coalition count the hiddenhomeless on Thursday, Jan. 29. The projectwas part of a larger state–wide effort todetermine the number of homeless inMichigan.

When she received the request for volun-teers, Professor Melissa Villarreal ’90 quicklypassed the word to two organizations sheadvises: the student social work organiza-tion (SWORG) and the Kappa Delta Chisorority. She wasn’t sure how many to antic-ipate, especially since the project wasscheduled to begin at an ultra–early 5 a.m.

The goal was to find homeless peoplewho were on the streets, meaning that theyweren’t receiving assistance through localagencies. The early–morning beginning wascalculated to better locate them where theywere sleeping.

The student response was nearly over-whelming. The Hope contingent comprisedmore than half the total number of volun-teers. And the Hope students also had asuggestion, given that they didn’t locate thatmany people: start even earlier next year.

“I’m proud of our students,” saidVillarreal, an assistant professor of socialwork. “I’m proud to say I’m a Hope Collegeprofessor and took part in this.”

While the January count ultimatelyyielded a small number of homeless people,the problem isn’t small. In 2003, more than1,600 people were identified as homeless inOttawa County.

Junior Shanna Van Zyl of Grand Island,Neb., who is co–leader of SWORG, foundthat the experience broadened her under-standing of the nature of homelessness. Hergroup found one woman, who was reluctantto talk, sitting in her possessions–laden truckin a parking lot. Later in the day, she spottedthe same vehicle in the city library’s lot, andthen driving around town. Another groupfound a homeless person on his bike with hispossessions.

“It was such an eerie feeling, to know thatI may see homeless people all the time andjust never realize it,” Van Zyl said. “It is

very much a real thing that happens in oursociety––whether we take notice or doany-thing about it.”

Senior Sarah Bolman of Holland partici-pated not only as a social work major butthrough her internship with CommunityAction House.

“By searching for the ’hidden homeless’we are educating ourselves as agencies inways that we can serve the population,” shesaid.

The desire to serve is one reason she’schosen the profession. “We all deserve tohave a quality life because of God’s grace,and through my profession as a socialworker I am able to help people make thosesteps to obtain a life of meaning,” Bolmansaid.

The same desire also motivated seniorNakisha Zwyghuizen of Zeeland, Mich.,whose activities also include an internshiphelping low–income youth find work or trainfor better employment. She sees a commonthread running through both populations.

“I can get pretty excited about the kidsthat I works with and would love to seemore Hope students and Holland communi-ty members continue to get involved in thelives of people in need,” she said. “Hollandhas a large population of people who arestruggling physically, emotionally andfinancially, and are just waiting for people toreach out to them.”

Zwyghuizen feels her field work has beenan important complement to her classroomeducation.

“Through my internship and other vol-unteer experiences I have been able topractice things that I’ve been verbally toldhow to do,” she said. “I’ve come into contactwith many unique people and continue tobuild my knowledge of other cultures andhow they work.”

“I think everyone should be active in avolunteer position of some sort because itallows you a great growing experience,”Zwyghuizen said.

Service and lessons mix“I think everyone shouldbe active in a volunteerposition of some sortbecause it allows you agreat growing experience.”

–– Nakisha Zwyghuizen, senior

Giving psychology awayIt started with the people.

As a young Ph.D. in 1969, psychologistJames Motiff had eight job offers and anenviable challenge: choose. What he’d seenat Hope made the decision for him.

“The now–colleagues that I have weresome of the nicest people and the friendliest,most accepting people I saw on any of myjob interviews,” he said. “That really madea big difference, and I think was the crucialvariable.”

As he now anticipates retirement, henotes that through the past three–and–a–half decades he has only found thatinitial impression reinforced.

“I could not have asked, ever, for agreater group of people,” Dr. Motiff said.“And while some of the people that werehere when I started have of course retired,there are senior members here who I haveknown for, if not 34 years, certainly around25 to 30 years. That’s a very, very rich expe-rience to have had.”

He has been equally impressed by thestudents.

“Students have always been a joy forme,” he said. “I like Hope students. They’rebright, they’re hard–working, they’re nicepeople, they’re caring people.”

Dr. Motiff understands well the differ-ence that a faculty mentor can make in astudent’s life. He was prompted to continuehis interest in psychology by a professorduring his undergraduate days at St.Norbert College in West De Pere, Wis.

His mentor was interested in physiologi-cal psychology, and Dr. Motiff ultimatelypursued his doctorate in the same field atthe University of South Dakota, where healso completed his master’s degree.

His choice of specialization, he feels, isanother decision that has stood the test oftime. He has never ceased to enjoy it.

“That field has been one of the hottestadvancing fields in psychology,” Dr. Motiffsaid. “There have so many new discoveries,new ways of looking at the brain and how itworks––all kinds of imaging techniques thatweren’t available when I first started.”

“When I look through some of the earlytextbooks that I used and I look at some ofthe ones that I’m using now, I’ll bet thefield has changed 75 percent in new infor-mation,” he said. “And that has kept meabsolutely intrigued with physiologicalpsychology.”

Dr. Motiff initiated the college’s program

in physiological psychology, and has taughtat least one section every semester since.

For about a decade, his research programincluded extra duties as a zookeeper.Continuing investigations he started duringgraduate school, he and Hope students con-ducted research with a cadre of monkeys,the creatures housed for a time in VoorheesHall.

In 1972, he began teaching the college’slong–running, off–campus May Termcourse on “helping relationships,” whichprovides an intensive introduction to coun-seling theory and techniques. Originallyheld on Beaver Island, the course has morerecently been set at Camp Miniwanca. Healso developed a half–semester, school–yearversion for students unable to enroll in thesummer.

During the 1970s, his interests within hisspecialization began to shift, and he began tofocus on how health is related to both phys-ical and mental well–being.

“The distinction between mind and bodyis not real. They really are an integratedwhole, and health psych does a really goodjob of helping people to see that,” Dr. Motiffsaid. “How we think and how we feel playsa huge role in both health and illness. That,too, has been a major highlight of my timehere.”

He became one of the first people to prac-tice biofeedback, and in 1985 served aspresident of the Biofeedback Society ofMichigan. His professional involvementshave also included serving on the Board ofDirectors of the Michigan Society forBehavioral Medicine and Biofeedback.

Dr. Motiff has given seminars on stressreduction to numerous community groupsas well as nationwide, and written articleson stress for scholarly journals and thepopular press alike.

Following one presentation, a clinicianfrom Grand Rapids who had been in theaudience approached him about consider-ing the problem of chronic pain from apsychological rather than strictly physicalperspective. His subsequent researchincluded a sabbatical devoted to the topic,and ultimately they established the state’sfirst outpatient program for chronic–painsufferers.

When health psychology became recog-nized by the American PsychologicalAssociation, Dr. Motiff developed a courseat Hope accordingly. He appreciates thatthe course draws students from a varietyof disciplines––kinesiology, psychology,pre–meds and others who plan to work inhealth–related fields.

His service to the department also includ-ed two terms as chair, during which he andhis colleagues revamped the major program.

His honors include a 1983 DistinguishedAchievement Award in Social Service fromSt. Norbert College, a 1978–79 NotableAmericans Award, and 1972 and 1973recognition as an Outstanding Educator ofAmerica.

With his enthusiasm for his colleagues,his students and his discipline running high,Dr. Motiff isn’t retiring because of a sense ofennui. He had set his plans into motionmonths before the beginning of the currentsemester with a sense of expectation: he and

wife Dr. Judy Motiff intended to travel andpursue other interests together in a way thatthe school–year schedule wouldn’t allow.

In that respect, however, life has taken apainful turn. Judy, who had retired in 2000after serving as a member of the college’sFrench faculty since 1969, died on Sunday,Dec. 21, 2003, at age 63.

They hadn’t yet met when they bothcame to Hope to teach––it was coincidencethat they joined the faculty in the same year.They married in 1981.

Even as he mourns Judy’s death, Dr.Motiff focuses on what they had.

“You see how unpredictable life is, andhow everything that happens creates bothchallenge and opportunity,” he said. “It’snot that grieving and sadness are fun, butout of grieving and sadness come goodthings, too––greater insights, greater under-standing, greater appreciation for what thewonderful 22 years with Judy were.”

“I think about how fortunate I was to behere to meet her––and to have a daughter[Kate Vickers ‘93]. You couldn’t want anicer, more wonderful daughter or humanbeing,” Dr. Motiff said.

He noted that he remains ready to retire

and try some new directions as he adjusts toJudy’s loss. He will continue to teach the“helping relationships” May Term––afavorite that he isn’t ready to give up––andalso to continue his two decades as a volun-teer trainer with Hospice.

And he maintains a file into which heplaces new ideas to mix with the plans thatthe couple had made.

“For me, Judy’s spirit is still here, and it’sstill strong inside of me,” Dr. Motiff said.“And I’m going to continue with many ofthe plans that we had. We both were inagreement on what we wanted to do. I stillwant to do a lot of those things.”

“I also want to continue to give psychol-ogy away, which has been one of the themesof my work as a psychologist,” he said. “Ilike to do seminars, and I anticipate doingsome, perhaps even coupled with travel,with groups of people. I will also continuewith my psychotherapy and consultingpractice.”

“And I want to do some other volunteerwork where I can use some of the talentsand knowledge that I have, and help andgive back to the community what I have sorichly benefitted from,” he said.

As he concludes 35 years on the psychology faculty, Dr. James Motiff anticipatesstaying involved in his discipline by sharing insights from his field through seminarsand other activities. Enjoying his work with Hope students, he will also continue toteach the college’s May Term on helping relationships.

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Dr. Motiff understandswell the difference thata faculty mentor canmake in a student’s life.He was prompted tocontinue his interest inpsychology by a professor during hisundergraduate days.

A cause to celebrate

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Winter Sports Roundup

Three conference titleshighlighted a successful wintersports season at Hope College.

For the seventh time in school history, both swimmingand diving teams swept the championships of the MichiganIntercollegiate Athletic Association, while the men’s basket-ball squad claimed a league–record 32nd league crown.

With seven conference championships already won thisschool year, Hope maintained its lead in the Commissioner’sCup standings which is based on the best cumulative per-formance in the 18 MIAA–sponsored sports.

Through the winter season Hope also ranked high in anational ranking compiled by the National Association ofCollegiate Directors of Athletics. Based on competition inNCAA–sponsored post–season championship opportunitiesand finishes, Hope ranked 31st among 246 NCAA DivisionIII colleges.

Hope’s amazing string of successes in men’s basketballunder longtime coach Glenn Van Wieren ’64 continued.Posting a 21–5 record, the Flying Dutchmen won their 15thMIAA crown in 27 seasons under Van Wieren. Two of thevictories were over rival Calvin.

Sophomore Andy Phillips of White Pigeon, Mich.,became the 18th Hope player in school history to be votedthe MIAA’s most valuable player. One of his accomplish-ments during the season was scoring 45 points in a game, themost–ever on the Holland Civic Center floor by a Hopeplayer. He was also voted to the Great Lakes all–region firstteam. Receiving All–MIAA honors were juniors KyleKleersnyder of Alto, Mich., and Travis Spaman of Allegan,Mich.

With four All–America performances, the women’sswimming team finished a top–10 team in NCAA DivisionIII for the 15th time in school history. The success on anational level followed Hope winning its 21st conferencechampionship.

Junior Erika Steele of Portage, Mich., was crowned anNCAA All–American twice, finishing fourth in the 50–yardfreestyle and sixth in the 100–yard freestyle at the nationalmeet. Hope also had two All–America relay performances,claiming fifth in the 400–yard freestyle relay and seventh inthe 200–yard medley relay. Joining Steele on those teamswere sophomore Lisa Ekdom of Holland, Mich., seniorHaley Martin of Battle Creek, Mich., freshman Lisa Smith ofDearborn, Mich., and junior Sarah Smith of Dearborn.

In the conference championships, senior Michelle Smithof Olympia, Wash., capped her collegiate career as afour–time MIAA champion in two events –– the 500 and1,650 freestyle.

Michelle Smith and senior Audrey Arnold of Richmond,

Ind., were each named to the All–MIAA team a fourth con-secutive year. Joining them on the honor squad wereEkdom, sophomore Meagan O’Neil of Troy, Mich., LisaSmith and Erika Steele.

In men’s swimming, the Flying Dutchmen snappedKalamazoo’s string of eight consecutive conference champi-onships by winning their eighth in school history. In 24seasons under coach John Patnott, Hope’sswimming/diving teams (men and women) have beenMIAA champions 27 times, ranking him third all–timeamong MIAA coaches in all sports.

The Flying Dutchmen went on to finish 16th at the NCAADivision III championships. The 400–yard freestyle relayachieved All–America honors by finishing seventh with a

team of sophomore Kurt Blohm of Wilmington, Ohio, juniorJeff Heydlauff of Chelsea, Mich., sophomore David Ornee ofHolland, Mich., and senior Chris Hamstra of Zeeland, Mich.

Six swimmers achieved All–MIAA honors –– Blohm,senior Ross Geurink of Hudsonville, Mich., Hamstra,Heydlauff, senior Ian Kobes of Holland, Mich., and juniorMatt Waterstone of Holland, Mich. Kobes was a four–timeconference champion in the 100–yard and 200–yard back-stroke.

In the pre–season, many perceived this year’s FlyingDutch basketball program as being in a rebuilding mode.That turned out to be the farthest from the truth as theFlying Dutch recorded their sixth consecutive 20–winseason behind a 23–4 record. At one point in the season,the team had extended its regular season winning streak toa school–record 40 consecutive games. In eight seasons,Brian Morehouse ‘91 has guided the Flying Dutch to a178–46 record to rank in the top 10 among NCAA Divisioncoaches.

All–MIAA recognitions gave evidence that Flying Dutchare also viewed as a team for the future as four players –– allunderclassmen –– were honored. First team honoreesincluded sophomore Bria Ebels of Holland, Mich., and juniorAdelynn Vilmann of Houghton, Mich., while named to thesecond team were sophomore Linda Ebels of Falmouth,Mich., and junior Kelly Taylor of Farmington, Mich.

Ice hockey is a club sport at Hope College that continuesto make an impact on a national level. Playing in the nation-al tournament of the American Collegiate HockeyAssociation for a third consecutive year, the FlyingDutchmen finished fifth in the 16–team Division III field.MIAA rival Calvin won the national championship with theKnights’ only loss the entire season coming to Hope.Sophomore Kye Samuelson of Maplewood, Minn., wasnamed to the all–tournament team.Sophomore Andy Phillips was voted the most valuable

player in the Michigan Intercollegiate AthleticAssociation s the Flying Dutchmen captured theleague championship.

FOUR-TIME MIAA CHAMPIONSIan Kobes — Michelle Smith

The department ofeducation approaches itswork with a couple variationson the Golden Rule:

Be the kind of teacher that you would wantto have. Prepare the kind of teacher that youwould want your children to have.

That’s the essence of a philosophy that inOctober earned the program yet another suc-cessful multi–year reaccreditation. It’s also aphilosophy that yielded a multi–author book,published last month, about the Hope experi-ence that other programs can use in their ownwork (please see the sidebar below).

Most important, though, is the way that theapproach plays itself out as the faculty workwith the Hope students who are preparing forcareers shaping other, younger lives.

All of the program’s faculty bring to theirteaching prior work in some aspect of K–12education. Positive experiences there, Dr.Jeanine Dell’Olio believes, led naturally tohelping others prepare to do the same.

“We all had such wonderful careers as class-room teachers,” said Dr. Dell’Olio, an associateprofessor of education. “It’s a wonderful wayto live. It’s not just a profession, it’s a way oflife––I think all of us feel that we teach 24 hoursa day. Or maybe 16, depending on how manyhours we sleep.”

The lessons learned in the K–12 arena enrichthe professors’ teaching in a variety of ways.Associate Professor John Yelding taught all agelevels, and was an elementary and high schoolprincipal for several years before coming toHope. “Those things just give you an incredi-ble base to draw from,” he said.

Currently, Professor Yelding remainsinvolved in public education locally as presi-dent of the West Ottawa School Board, addingstill another perspective to his work in thedepartment.

The faculty also push themselves to stayactive not only as teachers but as learners––aquality they hope, through modeling, toinspire in their students. A decade ago, forexample, Professor Susan Mooy ‘64 Cherupspent a sabbatical leave considering how newtechnologies could be used in the classroom.Her colleagues embraced the idea, and nowinstructional technology is used deliberatelyand throughout the curriculum in a variety ofways.

“Everybody has come on board and com-

mitted themselves to modeling technology forteaching and having students use it for com-pleting assignments or whatever is expected ofthem,” she said.

Students might be expected to develop aPowerPoint presentation, or to create a Webpage. Some might put their teaching portfo-lio––complete with video of themteaching––on CD–Rom for prospectiveemployers to review.

It’s done with good reason. ProfessorCherup noted that, in keeping with state andnational standards, secondary schools areexpected to produce graduates that are techno-logically literate. Accordingly, teachers need tobe prepared to meet the need––and so, there-fore, do the programs preparing them.

“We have to remain current to help our stu-

dents be current, to help them get jobs in thefield,” she said.

Hope’s leadership in the use of instruction-al technology has earned national recognition.In 2001, the college was the only liberal artscollege in the country to receive one of sixawards from the International Society forTechnology Education (ISTE).

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Book shares Hope program’s storyThe department of

education is telling thestory of its journey to helpother programs with theirs.

Several members of the faculty and staffhave contributed to the book Finding OurWay: Teacher Education in the Liberal ArtsSetting, being released this month by PeterLang Publishing Inc. of New York, as part ofthe series “Questions about the Purpose(s) ofColleges and Universities.” The book pro-vides an overview of how the departmentreshaped itself to better respond to contem-porary needs in teacher education, not only tomeet the evolving expectations of govern-mental and accrediting agenciesbut––especially––to serve graduates well.

The book, according to lead editor andauthor Dr. Richard Mezeske ‘69, offersinsights that Hope would have foundhelpful––if only such a volume had existed.“We like to think that other programs that arestruggling with reform can learn from ourstory,” said Dr. Mezeske, who is an associateprofessor of education.

“There’s almost nothing in print abouthow a relatively small program at a liberal

arts college can go about reforming itself, andwhat the results might be,” he said. “I cannotfind any evidence of an entire departmenthaving written a volume like this.”

The project was born of two events that inmost contexts would be considered painful.

The first was the department’s loss of its30–year accreditation in 1990, a result ofchanges in the expectations of the NationalCouncil for Accreditation of TeacherEducation (NCATE). The other was the waythat Dr. Mezeske began to write down theoutline for the book, which he had ponderedfor months: he conked his head on a lowdoorway in the middle of the night in a hotelin England.

Unable to sleep and mind racing, he sub-sequently scribbled on a succession ofbusiness cards, the only writing material athand, a general outline for sharing how thedepartment made the denial an opportunityto strengthen the program––not just for suc-cessful re–accreditation two years later, butwith an emphasis on continual improvement.

The lesson for other programs, he said, isnot in Hope’s specific solutions, but in howthe college went about finding them.

Conversation, Dr. Mezeske said, is key.“First of all, talk to each other, constantly,”

he said. “Learn your entire program––know

what’s there, what’s being taught. Whetheryour discussions end up being serious orfeisty, you still have to have a collegial envi-ronment where you can share those ideas.”

Through such conversation, he said,faculty can begin to work together to deter-mine the approach that will work best fortheir individual program.

“All reform is local,” he said. “There’s nosingle response to reform––there are manyways to reform and to meet the mandates.”

He cited the integration of technology asan example.

“We chose to integrate technology intoevery single course and to rachet up therequirements and make them more sophisti-cated and more demanding as students wentthrough the program,” he said. “That maynot work for another program that’s smalleror larger or different from us in some otherway. They have to find their own way.”

It is also crucial, he said, to realize that theprocess is never done. “Reform and thinkingabout programs is ongoing,” he said.

The book has 12 chapters, drawing on avariety of areas of faculty interest and reflect-ing several significant components of thecollege’s program and the reform. Topicsrange from how the program developed itsframework, to the evolution of assessment, to

the integration of technology, to the effort toattract minorities to teaching, to the impor-tance of field placements.

Associate editor for the volume is BarbaraSkidmore ‘70 Mezeske, who is an associateprofessor of English at Hope and Dr.Mezeske’s wife.

In addition to Dr. Richard Mezeske, thecontributing Hope authors are: Dr. C. BaarsBultman ‘71, associate professor of education;Susan Mooy ‘64 Cherup, professor of educa-tion; Nancy L. Cook, associate professor ofeducation and director of student teaching;Dr. Jeanine Dell’Olio, associate professor ofeducation; Dr. Tony Donk, associate profes-sor of education; Dr. Yooyeun Hwang,associate professor of education; LindaJordan, assistant professor of education;Linda Linklater, formerly director of the VanWylen Library’s Instructional Media Center;Dr. Leslie Wessman, who is the Arnold andEsther Sonneveldt Professor of Educationand chair of the department; Dr. RonaldWolthuis, associate professor emeritus ofeducation; and John Yelding, associate pro-fessor of education.

Dr. Cheryl L. Rosaen, associate professorof teacher education at Michigan StateUniversity, wrote the book’s prologue. Theintroduction and conclusions were con-

Be the kind of teacher that you would want twould want your children to have. Education(above, with students in Hope’s “Instructionamission to train tomorrow’s educators. Hoptheir lessons into practice through a variety

“The field placements startimmediately, right with the firstclass, to give you an idea ofwhether or not this is for you.You’ll have a better idea of thedifferent forms of teaching thatyou can explore. It’s also a veryaffirming experience, providingmotivation to learn with yourclasses and your major.”

— Alicia Abood ’04Lansing, Mich.

Teaching, the hope way

Students in the education program are ulti-mately working toward certification to teach atthe elementary or secondary level.Requirements include a major and a minor inan approved academic field in addition to com-pleting the program itself.

Throughout its curriculum, the departmentemphasizes the students’ development in six

professional abilities: effective communicator,professional collaborator, curriculum develop-er, problem solver, decision maker andscholarly educator. The intention, as Dr.Dell’Olio put it, is to prompt the students tolearn to think like teachers, preparing them forthe lessons they will continue to learn aftergraduation.

The department also stresses application.Students are placed in local classrooms begin-ning with their first course, and it never stops.

“We have field placements in every singlecourse so that students are out in the real worldand seeing how the theory or the strategiesthey are learning in their course work at Hopecomes alive out in the field,” said Dr. LeslieWessman, who is the Arnold and EstherSonneveldt Professor of Education and chair ofthe department.

As a result, the students have had four orfive placements with as many different teach-ers and in a variety of settings well before thetraditional student–teaching semester.

Dr. Dell’Olio noted that she enjoys watchingthe students mature in the discipline as theyprogress through the program and link theirfield experience to their classroom lessonsduring discussions.

“The playing field becomes a little morelevel. Instead of telling them things I have toask them things,” she said. “We interact as col-leagues, and that’s a particular pleasure forme.”

Hope’s department has emphasized fieldplacements for decades and has required themfor all courses since 1994. That used to make

Hope unusual, Dr. Wessmannoted but that’s likely tochange––the benefits are tooclear. “We are very unique, butit’s becoming an expectation forstate and national accreditation,”she said.

The field placements providea major opportunity for thedepartment in pursuing anotherof its goals: increasing its gradu-ates’ experience with diversity.Every student’s placementsinclude a multicultural dimen-sion. Students also have theoption of participating in pro-grams like the department’s May Term at theRosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota,or student teaching in urban settings includingChicago and Philadelphia.

At the same time, the department––like thecollege––seeks to diversify its enrollment aswell. Efforts range from the college–widePhelps Scholars Program, a residencehall–based initiative that focuses on diversityissues, to department–specific Project TEACH(Teachers Entering a Career Through Hope),which each year enrolls three minority stu-dents from the area who wish to becometeachers, having provided them with mentor-ing since they were underclassmen in highschool.

The need, Professor Yelding noted, isn’tspecific to Hope alone. “Locally, statewide,nationally we are just so incredibly short inproducing diverse teachers––and the need hasnever been greater,” he said.

The changes in demographics are apparent,he said, even in the Holland area, where thelocal districts’ minority enrollment ranges from29 to 40 percent. “It’s so obvious as you look atthe schools, locally and nationally,” he said.

Minority teachers, Professor Yelding said,are needed as models, and all teachers––allgraduates, for that matter––need to be pre-pared to serve and work in an increasinglymulticultural world.

Even as he hopes to see the department andcollege bring even more emphasis to the effort,he values that the institution and his colleaguesmake it a priority.

“The beauty of it: we choose to do this.Nobody makes us,” Professor Yelding said.“We accept that as a responsibility in our work.I think we recognize a higher calling on theissue, and I do think we’re committed to it.”

The concept of higher calling is an integralpart of Hope’s identity as a Christian liberalarts college––an identity that makes a differ-ence in the department’s overallapproach.

“Teaching is a calling,” Dr.Dell’Olio said. “We want ourstudents to understand thatteaching is a very spiritual activ-ity, it’s a spiritual endeavor.”

“We address the concept ofstewardship––how do you makethe best use of what you’ve beengiven?,” she said. “It’s a realpleasure to be able to talk aboutteaching in spiritual ways.”

And how students are shapedby their Hope experience, Dr.Dell’Olio noted, has an impacton their teaching implicitly even

if it cannot explicitly. “I’d say most of our stu-dents get positions in public schools, butthey’re still going to be who they are,” she said.

For the past decade, coordinating thedepartment’s effort to seek reaccreditationthrough the National Council for Accreditationof Teacher Education (NCATE) has been aprimary responsibility for Marty Swank, whois also director of the Program for theAcademically Talented at Hope (PATH) forgifted middle school–age students.

NCATE accreditation isn’t required, but itdoes demonstrate that a program meets nation-ally–accepted standards in its work with futureteachers. NCATE accredits more than 562institutions, which produce two–thirds of thenation’s new teacher graduates each year.

In addition to writing the education pro-gram’s institutional reports––documentshundreds of pages long––Swank has beenresponsible for ongoing related data collectionin between reaccreditation cycles, and then formanaging the every–five year site visits byNCATE’s Board of Examiners.

The visit in March of 2003 provided a fittingearly retirement present for Swank (who isconcluding her 16–year career at Hope thisspring), with members of the team describingthe program, she noted, as “exemplary” and“A+.”

The program passed on all of NCATE’sstandards, with the field placement and tech-nology efforts receiving particular praise.

Another aspect of the program singled outduring the site visit reflected that as far as out-comes are concerned, the department is gettingit right.

“The reviewers loved our students,” shesaid. “They felt that our students were veryarticulate about what they had learned andwhy they had learned it, and what they wereable to do in the classroom.”

“What can you say?,” Swank said.

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tributed by Dr. Mary Diez, a professor of edu-cation and graduate dean at Milwaukee’sAlverno College, an early leader in the reformof teacher education.

to have. Prepare the kind of teacher that youn faculty members like Professor Nancy Cookal Design: L.D./E.I.” class) take seriously theirpe students get their own opportunity to putof field placements (see other photos).

“I was proud of the way theEducation Department at Hopeprepared me for teaching in anew state and gave me the toolsnecessary to understand the dif-ferent changes in education thatvary from state to state. It isgood to know that no matterwhere I end up teaching, Hopehas prepared me well.”—Teresa Janik ’02 Boyer

K–12 special education teacherGoodhue Public Schools, Minnesota

“The Hope College EducationDepartment provided me with agreat base of knowledge in edu-cational therapy as well as theopportunity to practice thistheory in a ‘hands on’ classroomsetting. The professors in thedepartment have given me greatone–on–one mentorship bothwhile attending Hope College aswell as after graduation.”

—Brian Field ’996th grade language arts teacherWest Ottawa Schools

Calvin Langejans ’58 has provided alifetime of service in choral and instrumen-tal music inHolland, at Hopeand beyond WestMichigan.

From 1959 to1989, he taught inthe West OttawaPublic Schools,with majorresponsibility fordeveloping thedistrict’s musicdepartment. Hefounded theHolland Chorale in 1960 and conducted thegroup for the next 40 years. He produced“Festival Musicale” and “Tulip TimeSalute” from 1969 to 2000, and was founderas well as artistic director of Holland’sMarch Festival from 1979 to 2000. The fes-tival brought Pulitzer Prize–winningcomposer–conductors as well as manyother artists to Holland from all over theU.S.A. and England.

From 1965 to 1992, he taught at Hopepart–time as an instructor in music educa-tion and percussion.

Langejans has also been involved withnumerous other programs through theyears, and has been a guest conductor andclinician at various choral and instrumentalevents in the U.S. and Canada. He hasserved as choir director at various churchesin the greater Holland area, and was direc-tor of music at Hope Church and ministerof music at Harderwyk Ministries.

Under his direction, the HollandChorale was invited to perform six timesfor conventions of the prestigiousAmerican Choral Directors Association andMusic Educators National Conference. Hismost recent activities include the foundingof the Evergreen Chorale, an auditionedchoral ensemble of 100 voices based atHolland’s “state of the art” senior center,Evergreen Commons.

His several honors and awards includeDistinguished Service Awards from theHolland Area Chamber of Commerce andRotary Club of Holland, theHolland/Zeeland Community Arts Awardand the statewide Maynard Klein Awardpresented by the American ChoralDirectors Association. He was HonoraryGrand Marshall of the Saturday DayParade of Bands during Tulip Time in 1990.

Langejans holds a master’s degree fromthe University of Michigan. He and hiswife, Yvonne, have five children: Tom ’79,Bill ’81, Susan, Mary and Rob.

Dr. Samuel Ndimbo ’69 has dedicatedhis career to serving the needy of Tanzania,in roles including physician and priest.

He was directed to Hope as a proper

place for pre–medical studies by Dr.Claude L. Pickens, an Episcopal missionarywho was married to Elizabeth Zwemer ’21.He attended with support from theEpiscopal Church, determined to ultimate-ly return to serve St. Anne’s Hospital in hishome community.

After completing medical school at theUniversity of Dar Es Salaam, he became thehospital’s medical director in 1976. Theremote, 100–bedhospital serves100,000 people.

Dr. Ndimboretired in 1996 at55––retirement agein Tanzania––butcontinued to servebecause the hospi-tal’s rural locationand minimal payrate made it diffi-cult to draw asuccessor.

He was ordained as an Episcopal priestin 1989, and in 1990 was made canon of theHoly Cross Cathedral. His work on thebehalf of the church has included service asvicar general from 1991 to 1997, and as amember of the diocesan and provincialsynods. He was a member of the WorldCouncil of Churches from 1997 to 1999.

Dr. Ndimbo has also been involved ineducation locally, including as a member ofthe board of St. Paul’s Secondary School forseveral years (serving as chairman in 2002)and as a member of the Puulu PrimarySchool Board.

He and his wife, Inviolatha, have fivesons: Alpha, Patrick, Omega, Paul andBoniventura.

Dr. NormanThompson ’53 hasspent more thanfour decades train-ing futuresurgeons.

From Hope, hewent on to theUniversity ofMichigan MedicalSchool, first for hisown educationand then as amember of thesurgery faculty. He retired in 2002 as chiefof the Endocrine Surgical Division and theHenry King Ransom Professor of Surgeryand then was made an emeritus professor.In celebration of his career, the Universityof Michigan established the Norman W.Thompson Professorship of Surgery.

Dr. Thompson’s publications includethree books, hundreds of articles and bookchapters, and he has made presentations atprofessional conferences around the world.

A member or honorary member ofnumerous professional organizations inthe U.S. and abroad, he co–founded theAmerican and International Associationsof Endocrine Surgeons, serving both aspresident.

The Danish Surgical Society awardedhim a Medal of Honor in 1983, and theUniversity of Linkoping in Sweden pre-sented him with an honorary doctorate in1995. He received honorary fellowshipsfrom the Royal Australasian College ofSurgeons in 2000 and the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in2001, and also in 2001 received aMeritorious Achievement Award from theAmerican Association of EndocrineSurgeons.

Dr. Thompson was a member of theHope College Board of Trustees from 1973to 1988. Active in the life of the college, heand his wife, Marcia Veldman ’56Thompson, have also funded a teachinglaboratory in the new science center andendowed a scholarship.

He and Marcia have four children:Robert Thompson ’79, Karen ’83 Wilson,Susan ’87 Neevel and Jennifer ’89McGuffin.

Eloise Hinkamp ’51 Van Heest and TheRev. Gerard Van Heest ’49, both nowretired, have served the Reformed Churchin America (RCA)and Christian edu-cation in a varietyof ways.

Eloise has coor-dinated programsand publicationsalike focused onChristian educa-tion.

She wrote morethan 25 seminarsfor Christian edu-cators and women,co–designed andled the programs “Women in Leadership”and “Change,” and edited numerous man-uscripts for publications for the RCA andthe Presbyterian Church. She wasChristian education coordinator for theRCA; project director and editor of theRCA’s Identity series, “Heritage andHope”; and associate for administrationand Christian education at Hope Church inHolland.

Eloise has been an officer at all levels ofReformed Church Women, and chaired theRCW 1986 Triennial, held at the CrystalCathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. She wason the RCA Board of North AmericanMissions, the RCA General ProgramCouncil and the RCA Board of TheologicalEducation. For the past 23 years, she hasbeen on the Education and Discipleship

Team of the Synod of the Great Lakes, andshe also chairs the synod’s Senior AdultTeam. She is executive coordinator ofCERCA (Christian Educators, TheReformed Church in America).

Active in the community, she has beenon the Board of Child DevelopmentServices of Ottawa County for the last 20years.

In 1992, she was the first woman––andthe first non–ordained person––to benamed “Educator of the Year” by CERCA.She received a “Life Achievement Award”from the Association of PresbyterianChurch Educators (APCE) in 1996.

Jerry completed his B.D. at WesternTheological Seminary after graduatingfrom Hope. He was subsequently pastor ofthe Palmyra (N.Y.) Reformed Church;founding pastor ofthe LynnwoodReformed Churchin Schenectady,N.Y.; and seniorpastor of theDelmar (N.Y.)Reformed Church.

He wasappointed Hope’schaplain in 1979,serving until retir-ing in 1994. Inaddition to coordi-nating the campusworship program, counseling studentsand working with student organizations,he was involved in multiple serviceefforts, including coordinating the springbreak mission trip program and startingthe college’s chapter of Habitat forHumanity. He is also a past member ofthe college’s Board of Trustees.

Jerry has served the RCA extensively atthe classis, synod and denominationallevel, and is currently secretary and trea-surer of the RCA Classical Board ofBenevolence.

His active community involvement hasranged from serving as a member of theboard of Albany Family and Children’sServices, to being a founding member ofthe Board of Hospice of Holland. In retire-ment he and Eloise have summered inSilver Bay, N.Y., where he teaches aweekly Bible class sponsored by theYMCA Association.

In April of 1993, Jerry received a “1992Campus Compact/ Faculty/ StaffCommunity Service Award” from theMichigan Campus Compact (MCC). Hereceived a Distinguished Service Awardfrom the college in 1994. In 2002, hereceived the Silver Bay Association(YMCA) “Volunteer of the Year” award.

Eloise and Jerry have three children:Timothy ’76, Gregory ’78 and Jocelyn’81.

Alumni News

Association to honor alumni

NFHC April 2004

Calvin Langejans ’58

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The Hope College Alumni Association will present five graduateswith Distinguished Alumni Awards during the college’s Alumni Dayon Saturday, May 1.

Being honored this year are: Calvin Langejans ’58 of Holland, Mich.;Dr. Samuel Ndimbo ’69 of Liuli, Tanzania; Dr. Norman Thompson ’53of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Eloise Hinkamp ’51 Van Heest and the Rev.

Gerard Van Heest ’49 of Holland.The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented by the

Alumni Association Board of Directors in recognition of the awardees’contributions to society and service to Hope. The award, presentedduring the college’s Alumni Banquet, is the highest honor that alumnican receive from the college’s Alumni Association.

Eloise Hinkamp ’51Van Heest

Dr. Samuel Ndimbo ’69

Dr. NormanThompson ’53

Rev. Gerard VanHeest ’49

NFHC April 2004

News and information for class notes, mar-riages, advanced degrees and deaths arecompiled for news from Hope College by KathyMiller.

The “classnotes” are consistently praised asa reader favorite, but they’re only as compre-hensive as the information received. As aresult, alumni are encouraged to provideupdates about themselves. We also appreciateobituary information so that the news can beshared with the Hope family as well.

News should be mailed to: Alumni News;Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.;PO Box 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000. Internetusers may send to: alumni@hope.edu

All submissions received by the PublicRelations Office by Tuesday, March 9, havebeen included in this issue. Because of the leadtime required by this publication’s productionschedule, submissions received after that date(with the exception of obituary notices) havebeen held for the next issue, the deadline forwhich is Tuesday, May 4.

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Mary Jane Vaupell ’39 Vollink is currently aresident at Freedom Village Inn nursing facilityin Holland, Mich.

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Cecil L. Hendrix ’44 of Winona Lake, Minn.,reports that when he and his wife, Lucille, werea young married couple, they brought theirlittle daughter to Holland to Hope; two sonswere born during his college years. He and hiswife have now been married 67 years.Harvey T. Hoekstra ’45 of Escondido, Calif.,has written From Knotted Strings to TalkingBibles, published by William Carey Library.The book, available online, is the account of apioneer missionary family’s years in Africa andbeyond.Pauline Stegenga ’48 Breen and Peter J. Breen’49 of Grandville, Mich., have 23 grandchildren,one of whom is a student at WesternTheological Seminary.Gwendolyn Lemmen ’48 Kraay and Russell J.Kraay ’49 have just moved to the Shell PointRetirement Community in Ft. Myers, Fla.Laverne H. Boss ’49 of Hudsonville, Mich.,reports that he is thankful to be alive.Vergil H. Dykstra ’49 of Fairfax, Va., is listed inWho’s Who in America.Audrey Christy ’49 Heasty of Matthews, N.C.,has just completed a book that should be pub-

lished in the next couple of months.Herbert Schmalzriedt ’49 of Rochester, N.Y.,and his wife will be in Holland, Mich., on a bustour May 4-8 for Tulip Time. He hopes to seethe campus then.Bernice Nichols ’49 Stokes of Canastota, N.Y.,and her husband celebrated their 53rd weddinganniversary in June of 2003. They recently trav-eled to the West and South to visit old friendsand family.Glenn Van Haitsma ’49 of Waukesha, Wis.,taught a Learning in Retirement class on theUnited Nations to a group of 100 in Septemberof 2003. He belongs to and sometimes teachesan emeriti book discussion group of 20 CarrollCollege retirees who meet once a month, and heteaches Sunday School. He and his wife partic-ipate in an intergenerational book discussionclass with high school students at WaukeshaHigh School, and they take part in Elderhostelprograms.Gerald Viening ’49 and Lois Hall ’51 Vieningof Crossville, Tenn., have five grandchildrenand one great-grandchild.

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Lavina “Daisey” Hoogeveen ’52 of Grandville,Mich., traveled to Zambia in mid-January toteach in three prisons, two in Kabwe inFebruary and March, and one in Lusaka inApril. She has been teaching “Long DistanceDads” in a maximum security prison where themen will be released after five years or more.The program is intended to encourage andsupport inmates to re-establish and maintainsound family and community ties as a way toprepare them for successful re-entry into thecommunity. She has also been teaching in awomen’s prison, and teaching aboutHIV/AIDS in public forums and the church.She requests prayers for the safety and health ofall missionaries.David Angus ’54 of Lansing, Mich., is workingwith David Andrews, formerly an archivistwith the Joint Archives of Holland, to publishselected China poems of his father, the late Dr.William R. Angus, missionary to China and ThePhilippines.Helen Howard ’54 Hanson of Chadds Ford,Pa., had a one-person show of her watercolorsat her church in June. During September shehad a one-person show at the Darlington FineArts Center in Boothwyn, Pa.Norman Menning ’54 of Rock Valley, Iowa,retired from parish ministry on June 1, 1991. Heand his wife celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002.Robert J. Prins ’54 of Canon City, Colo., is onthe board of directors for Potomac WorldwideLtd. of Taipei, Taiwan; Nanjing, China; Jakarta,Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Hong

Kong.John H. Roundhouse ’54 of Schoolcraft, Mich.,reports that the KIDS HOPE tutoring programis something that he and his wife enjoy verymuch because they are helping children whoreally need it.Donald A. Baker ’55 of Sioux Falls, S.D., hasrecently had his autobiography, Refired, NotRetired, published by Xulon Press. Informationmay be found online.David L. Boerigter ’59 of Sequim, Wash., hascontinued to work for the Department of Statesince retirement on a “recalled retiree” basis.Stints have included assignments in Cairo,Johannesburg, Milan, Port au Prince,Casablanca, Lagos, Bucharest, and Tirana.Albert Bursma Jr. ’59 of Sudbury, Mass.,received the 2003 Association of AmericanPublishers (AAP) Lifetime Service Award.Joan Heneveld ’59 of Detroit, Mich., retiredfrom teaching and administration in 2002. Sheis doing volunteer work at St. Paul’s EpiscopalCathedral.Janice Miller ’59 Holcomb of Lansing, Mich.,retired in August of 2003 after 44 years as ateacher in the Lansing School District.M. Jacob Kaufman ’59 of Munith, Mich., retiredfrom the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 2002.He continues in ministry as an intentionalinterim pastor specializing in conflicted/trau-matized congregations, currently in the UnitedChurch of Christ. He has an active profession-al and personal involvement in singlesministry.John W. Kraai ’59 of Havana, Fla., reports thathe has eight granddaughters and one grandson.Ronald D. Lokhorst ’59 of Columbus, Ohio,retired from full-time active ministry and wasdeclared pastor emeritus of the ReformedChurch of Willow Grove (Penn.). He is cur-rently serving part-time as pastor of visitationat Mifflin Presbyterian Church in Gahanna,Ohio.Donald W. Scott ’59 of Essex Junction, Vt., isserving on the chapter, vestry and finance com-mittee of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul inBurlington, Vt.Bert Swanson ’59 of Chippewa Falls, Wis.,retired in December after more than 12 years asdirector of development for St. Joseph’sHospital in Chippewa Falls. He will continuewith the hospital in a part-time role as directorof development for its Libertas TreatmentCenter in Green Bay, Wis.Carol Brandt ’59 Yonkers of Newburgh, Ind.,has retired after about 10 years assecretary/financial secretary of First Church,Bedford, Ind., to follow her husband toEvansville, Ind.Russell C. Yonkers ’59 of Newburgh, Ind., hasbecome pastor of Parke Memorial PresbyterianChurch in Evansville, Ind.

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Marjorie Wood ’60 of Pensacola, Fla., volun-teered with ACMNP, A Christian Ministry inthe National Parks, in the winter of 2001-02 andthe summers of 2002 and 2003.Neil R. Atkinson ’64 of Colorado Springs,Colo., has recently authored his first book, TheShrewd Christian. It was published byWaterbrook Press (Division of Random House)and released on Tuesday, Feb. 17.Carol Mogle ’64 Boerhave of Knoxville, Tenn.,reports that her husband died suddenly, withno prior illness, on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003.Sandra Holmen ’64 Harz of Grand Haven,Mich., has been an administrative assistant atRedstone Commercial Investments for twoyears and at Boelkins & Associates for 28 years.She has also been a volunteer with the GrandHaven Coast Guard Festival as a member of theboard for five years, director of the queen’spageant for 10 years, and queen chaperone forfive years.Arlene Beimers ’64 Haverdink and GaryHaverdink ’64 of Port St. Lucie, Fla., returnedto Holland, Mich., this past year to more fullyenjoy their grandchildren. Previously, they had

spent five summers in Ludington, Mich.David Hollenbach ’64 of Oakland, Calif., gavea presentation titled “The Destruction of Planet-Forming Disks Around Young Stars” onTuesday, Nov. 18, at the NASA Ames ResearchCenter in Moffett Field, Calif. During a cere-mony that followed, he was presented with theH. Julian Allen Award (2002), which is given forbest technical paper, and is the longest-standingand one of the most prestigious awards given atAmes.Robert E. Jones ’64 of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.,retired in June of 2003 from HarmanInternational. He is now the president ofHuman Capital Design Inc., and does consult-ing work for Harman and other majorcorporations.Mark A. Suwyn ’64 of Nashville, Tenn., recent-ly moved his corporate headquarters fromPortland, Ore., to Nashville. He has also beenelected to the board of directors of UnocalCorporation.Donald H. Thompson ’64 of Clay, N.Y., reportsthat as sales of his first book, The Golden Age ofOnondaga Lake Resorts, reach 3,000, he hopes topublish an addendum for the next printing. Heplans to continue presentations about thehistory of the resorts to local groups. He willalso continue historical interpretations ofexplorers Henry Hudson and Samuel deChamplain for area fourth grade classes, andhis interpretation of Henry Plant to schools inManatee County (Florida) during the wintermonths.Richard E. Smalley ’65 of Houston, Texas, hasbeen elected a 2003 Fellow in the chemistrysection of the American Association for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS), and washonored in February during the AAAS annualmeeting in Seattle, Wash. He is the Gene andNorman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry,and a professor of physics and astronomy atRice University, as well as a 1996 Nobel Prizewinner in chemistry. Those named Fellowsincluded Dr. Sylvia T. Ceyer ’74 of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (also inthe chemistry section) and Dr. James Gentile ofthe Hope faculty (in the biological sciencessection).Edward Stielstra ’65 of Holland, Mich., suc-cessfully completed the Accredited BuyerRepresentative (ABR) application and has beenawarded the designation. The announcementwas made by Greenridge Realty Inc.Robert T. Joseph ’68 of New Hampton, N.H., isa traveling agency registered nurse withAdvantage Care Professionals, Division ofAmericare Health Services. He has served invarious careers, mostly in public service, first asa firefighter-EMT working on mobile intensivecare units and on rescue units. He went intonursing in 1990, and became an R.N. in 1993.He retired from emergency medical servicesafter 25 years. He is currently involved innursing politics, and enjoys very part-time vol-unteer work on a local tourist railroad in thesummers, assisting with catering and withmedical emergencies that arise. He reports thathe remains single (not by choice), is a careerbachelor, and enjoys his home and hiking inNew Hampshire’s White Mountains.Candace Marr ’69 Gabriel of Chicago, Ill.,retired from her position as director of equalopportunity for the U.S. Railroad RetirementBoard in March of 2003. She reports that she isenjoying retirement.Alan C. Jones ’69 of Burr Ridge, Ill., retired in2002 from principalship to take a teaching posi-tion in graduate school at Saint XavierUniversity, and reports that he loves it.Beppy Albert ’69 Michel of Rancho PalosVerdes, Calif., is a member of Mensa, CaliforniaMarriage and Family Therapy Association., andBiofeedback Society of America. She holds amaster’s degree in marriage and family therapy(please see “Advanced Degrees”).Walter A. Reed III ’69 of Jackson, N.J., has a sonstationed in Iraq with the U.S. Army.Jon Smoker ’69 of Elkhart, Ind., won the AAPFMasters Powerlifting Championship (55-59,181) with a 1273 total, which included an

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Alumni News

Alumni Board of Directors

OfficersJames VanEenenaam ’88, President, Dana Point, Calif.

Beth Snyder ’94, Vice President, Arlington, Va.Marion Hoekstra ’65, Secretary, Laurel, Md.

Board MembersHolly Chapman ’80 Borgman, Scottsdale, Ariz. James Bursma ’87, Stow, Mass.Chad Carlson ’03, Holland, Mich. Nancy Dirkse ’81 DeWitt, Amherst, N.Y.Eva Gaumond ’90, Wellington, Fla. Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, TexasJan Luben ’71 Hoffman, Schenectady, N.Y. Betsy Boersma ’77 Jasperse, Traverse City, Mich.Karen Gonder ’81 Navis, Grandville, Mich. Neil Petty ’57, Honeoye, N.Y.Ben Sanders ’05, Evanston, Ill. Todd Soderquist ’96, Superior Township, Mich.Kristin Tichy ’92, Glenville, Ill. Liz Tyndell ’04, Livonia, Mich.Greg Van Heest ’78, Golden Valley, Minn. Ray Vinstra ’58, Kalamazoo, Mich.

John Witte ’54, Vero Beach, Fla.

LiaisonMary Boelkins ’96 Remenschneider, Director of Alumni Relations

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American record squat, 518.Susan Holmes ’69 Tell of Colorado Springs,Colo., wrote Well-Versed Kids, published byNavpress, a scripture memory program for ele-mentary-aged children.Barbara Timmer ’69 of Santa Monica, Calif., ischief information officer (CIO) for theCalifornia Department of Transportation.Bruce Van Huis ’69 and Janet Cathcart ’70 VanHuis of Fort Wayne, Ind., recently built aplanned retirement home on Gun Lake nearWayland, Mich. Since leaving the Holland,Mich., area in 1989, they have lived in theMinneapolis, Minn., area from 1989 to 1993 andin Fort Wayne since 1993.Peter C. Walther ’69 of Oriskany, N.Y., reportsthat he is engaged in a series of recitals withGene Marie Callahan ’73 Kern.Diana Williams ’69 Weiss of New Hope, Penn.,has been conducting the chorus in her 55-pluscommunity (Village of Buckingham Springs)since January of 2001.

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Lynn Davis ’71 Austin of Orland Park, Ill., pre-sented a reading from her work on Tuesday,Feb. 3, at the college. She writes historicalfiction and is the author of 11 novels, two ofwhich have won the Christy Award for excel-lence in Christian inspirational fiction.Betty Lou Tanis ’71 Cordray of Butler, Pa., hasbeen appointed aide and office manager forCongressman Phil English (R-Pa., 3rd District).She is responsible for constituent problems andmanaging the day-to-day activities in the south-ern part of the district.Terry Gardner ’71 of Hinesville, Ga., is theauthor of the novel John Mark at Sharp’s Corner,being published this month by PublishAmerica. The book centers on the title charac-ter’s visit to a small Texas town and his impacton the lives and hearts of those who live there.One reviewer noted, “It presents some simpletruths in story form in such a way that peoplewho read the story have the opportunity to ’getit’—or not!” Terry is a “life adventurer” whohas training as a counselor, minister, life coachand practitioner of holistic healing. He is thecreator of Thrive Alive, a new technology ofcounseling, therapy and life transformation.He uses Thrive Alive concepts and techniqueswith the soldiers at Fort Stewart; he is active incommunity affairs, and provides Internet andpersonal life coaching and counseling services.John Constant ’72 of Traverse City, Mich., thehead coach of boy’s basketball at Traverse CityCentral High School, recently reached the mile-stone of 300 career wins with a 72 percentwinning mark. He has never had a losingseason and has taken two teams to the Class Aquarterfinals.Dean Ann Barnett ’72 Fowler of Brookfield,Conn., recently earned Board Certification inMedical-Surgical Nursing from the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center. She works atDanbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. Prior toearning a B.S.N. at Western Connecticut StateUniversity, she graduated from Hope with aB.A. in education, and she reports that teachingis still one of the most satisfying parts of her job.Sohnie Luckhardt ’73 was recently chosen asthe 2004 Briar Vista Elementary School Teacherof the Year. Briar Vista is one of the first publicschools in Atlanta, Ga., to offer a Montessoricurriculum.Stuart Ray ’73 of Grand Rapids, Mich., hasopened Re-Deux, a business in Grand Rapidsbegun in April 2003 to sell high-quality discon-tinued, close-out, and returned furniture. Hehas also partnered with several church-basedthrift shops that will take seconds and sell themto support ministry programs. The business isopen to the public three days each month.Denise Parker ’73 Wilbourn of Portsmouth,Va., is a teacher in the Portsmouth PublicSchools.Sylvia T. Ceyer ’74 of Cambridge, Mass., who isthe J.C. Sheehan Professor of Chemistry atMassachusetts Institute of Technology, hasbeen elected chair of the chemistry section ofthe National Academy of Sciences. She has alsobeen elected a 2003 Fellow in the chemistrysection of the American Association for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS), and washonored in February during the AAAS annualmeeting in Seattle, Wash. Those named Fellowsincluded Dr. Richard Smalley ’65 of Rice

University (also in the chemistry section) andDr. James Gentile of the Hope faculty (in thebiological sciences section).Deborah Badeau ’74 Creswell of GrandRapids, Mich., is teaching second and thirdgrades at Huntington Woods ElementarySchool, Wyoming (Mich.) Public Schools. Shepreviously taught elementary music for nineyears.Sue Drenkhahn ’74 of Holland, Mich., reportsthat she loves Hope’s Sunday evening worshipservice, “The Gathering,” and attends as oftenas possible.Martha Blocksma ’74 Elliott of Grand Rapids,Mich., is a resource social worker atMetropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, andshe has been substitute teaching in psychologyand German.Justine Emerson ’74 of Juneau, Alaska, hasbecome the Alaska Army National GuardMedical Command Commander and StateSurgeon.Barbara Basnett ’74 Inman of Holland, Mich.,continues to teach seventh and eighth gradephysical education at Creekside Middle Schoolin Zeeland, Mich.Scott R. Lenheiser ’74 of Farmington Hills,Mich., reports that he is looking for assistancein securing a professional post in a two- or four-year college instructing in commercial lawsubjects, and would welcome any referrals orconnections from classmates or other alumni.Anthony McLean ’74 of Mission, Kan., has beennamed the new marketing director of NexoS.A., one of the world’s largest loudspeakermanufacturers. Based in Paris, France, he isresponsible for international marketing opera-tions. He has more than 30 years of experienceas a media producer, audio system engineerand performance audio mixer. His career as ajournalist includes working as the arts critic(1984-1991) for the Evansville, Ind., Courier, aScripps-Howard newspaper, and serving aseditor-in-chief (1991-2003) of Live Sound!International magazine.Martin J. Stark ’74 of Westford, Mass., reportsthat his daughter Laura is a freshman at Hope. Mary Newhouse ’74 Van Son returned to herformer home in Alexandria, Va., this pastsummer with her family after four years inVienna, Austria, where her husband wasassigned to the United Nations.Lynn Quackenbush ’74 Zick of Jenison, Mich.,reports that she recently completed a year oftreatment for breast cancer, and continuedprayers are appreciated.Pete Hoekstra ’75, U.S. Congressman fromHolland, Mich., spoke at Hope on Friday, Feb.20. The subjects of the student/faculty forumwere the Middle East and domestic policy. Hewas also a featured speaker during the college’sModel United Nations conference for highschool students on Friday, March 5.Scott Field ’76 of Naperville, Ill., was featuredin an article in the Daily Herald (suburbanChicago) on Friday, Jan. 17, about his ministryand Wheatland Salem United MethodistChurch in Naperville. He has ministered therewith his wife since he was sent to close thechurch 24 years ago, and the congregation hasgrown from 52 to nearly 1,400.Thomas Seel ’76 of Floyds Knobs, Ind., pre-sented his book A Theology of Music for WorshipDerived from the Book of Revelation most recentlyin January at a liturgical arts conference inKansas City, Mo. The conference, “Arts in theApocalypse,” was sponsored by Imago Dei.His lecture places music for worship within theGreek tragic drama form of the Book ofRevelation.Geoffrey Stewart ’76 of Big Rapids, Mich., wasinducted into the Michigan High SchoolFootball Coaches Association Hall of Fameduring ceremonies in Ann Arbor, Mich., onSaturday, March 27. He has coached highschool football for 31 years, including 28 yearsas head coach, in the Michigan communities ofBig Rapids, Reed City and Newaygo.Debra Bruininks ’79 Davidson of Vero Beach,Fla., has traveled extensively for the past foursummers with her husband and three boysthroughout Western and Eastern Europe.Experiences have ranged from camping on thefjords of Norway to watching Mt. Etna erupt inSicily.Jeffrey A. De Vree ’79 of Grandville, Mich., hasbeen elected to the Council of the Section ofTaxation of the State Bar of Michigan. Thecouncil is the governing body of the tax section.

Thomas J. Langejans ’79 of West Olive, Mich.,continues to be active as a performingdrummer, working with the Holland Chorale,Covenant Life Church, the Holland SymphonyOrchestra, and other local musicians. He hasalso played drums for two recently releasedCDs by local artist Dale Alan.Freda Teslik ’79 Manzullo of Alexandria, Va.,is a substitute teacher for Trinity ChristianSchool in Fairfax, Va.Kim VanDuyne ’79 Skaff of Flint, Mich., is thedirector of women’s ministries at FirstPresbyterian Church of Flint.John D. Stout ’79 of Los Angeles, Calif., recent-ly purchased a 100-year-old colonial revivalhouse in Hollywood, Calif., for complete reno-vation.John B. Voorhorst ’79 of Ann Arbor, Mich.,recently participated in a manufacturingsummit hosted by Michigan Governor JenniferGranholm. The summit was designed toprovide input on public policy for support ofmanufacturers in Michigan.

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Ron Buikema ’80 of Arlington, Va., has retiredafter 22 years as an intelligence officer in theU.S. Marine Corps. He is now senior vice pres-ident of Intellibridge Corporation inWashington, D.C. The company provides tai-lored information solutions to government andFortune 500 clients. Ron reports that he hasenjoyed the move to the corporate sector, whileremaining engaged with senior U.S. govern-ment officials in his new role.Daven J. Claerbout ’80 of Oostburg, Wis., hasbeen elected president of the Association ofRotational Molders International. He is salesdirector and co-owner of Dutchland PlasticsCorporation in Oostburg.Roger P. Bakale ’81 of Shrewsbury, Mass., waspromoted to executive director, chemistry andpharmaceutical sciences at Sepracor Inc.Laurie Arnold ’82 of Greenwood Village, Colo.,is a senior business systems analyst forPeopleSoft, and has recently relocated to the

Denver area. She is a senior project manager onemployee systems conversion following theacquisition of J.D. Edwards by PeopleSoft inAugust of 2003.Doug Braschler ’82 of Hamilton, Mich., willbecome the principal of Hamilton High Schoolin the 2004-05 academic year. During his 21-year career with the Hamilton CommunitySchools, he has taught mathematics at the highschool, coached football and basketball, servedas athletic director, and served as high schoolassistant principal.Kim Logie ’83 of East Lansing, Mich., wrote anarticle about the World Championship of theStar Trek Customizable Card Game: SecondEdition, held in July of 2003 in Indianapolis,Ind., that was published in Star TrekCommunicator Magazine.Linda Bechtel ’84 and Stephen Schwander ’84have recently moved to the St. Louis, Mo., areawhere he is the manager of recruitment forReuters, a global news and financial informa-tion provider.Lorna Nyenhuis ’84 Cook of Holland, Mich.,has just published her first novel, Departures,through St. Martin’s Press. A second novel willbe published in 2005.Clay Ide ’85 of San Francisco, Calif., is seniorvice president, Pottery Barn Creative of PotteryBarn/Williams-Sonoma Inc. He leads the cre-ative services team, providing creativeleadership on catalog and Internet design,layout, photography, and production forPottery Barn, PB Bed+Bath, Pottery Barn Kids,and PB Teen.Mary Kimbell ’86 of Phoenix, Ariz., is seniorbusiness analyst for Value Options in Phoenix.Robert Wuerfel ’88 of Holland, Mich., wasnamed by Business Direct Weekly as one of 42“Business Leaders Under 40” who are influenc-ing the course of the West Michigan region.The group was honored on Wednesday, March3, during an event at St. Cecilia Music Society indowntown Grand Rapids, Mich. Robert is thefounder/president of Lighthouse Title Inc. ofHolland, which has grown from one locationand three employees to 10 locations and 51employees in approximately three years.

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Karen Betten ’89 of Eau Claire, Wis., leftMuskegon, Mich., last fall to practice familymedicine at Luther-Midelfort Clinic, part of theMayo Health System.Amy Hartwig ’89 Buczkowski of GrandRapids, Mich., is an intake and marketing spe-cialist for Pathfinder Resources in GrandRapids.Elizabeth Bass ’89 Douville of Alpine, Wyo., iscontroller for Sunrise Home Center Inc. inJackson, Wyo., and was married in 2002 (pleasesee “Marriages”). Jack Haan ’89 of Palos Heights, Ill., was recent-ly named a partner in the law firm of Shaheen,Novoselsky in Chicago, Ill. He is a trial attor-ney, practicing primarily commercial litigation.Jack and his wife recently had a son (please see“New Arrivals”), who joins his sisters Elise (ageeight) and Abigail (age five).

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Thomas E. DeWitt ’90 of Holland, Mich., hasbeen awarded the Qualified 401(k)Administrator (QKA) designation from theAmerican Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA).Qualification is based on a series of examina-tions, peer recommendations, and experience inthe retirement services planning field. He isassistant vice president of retirement services atMacatawa Bank.Mpine Qakisa ’90 Makoe moved to the UnitedKingdom with her family to pursue her Ph.D.studies. Previously, she was a communications,journalism lecturer at the University of SouthAfrica..Kara Buhl ’91 Mann of New York, N.Y., is afreelance producer of commercials and musicvideos. She and her husband also recently hada daughter (please see “New Arrivals”).Steven C. Pierce ’91 of Ann Arbor, Mich., hasbegun an investment advisory practice, PierceFinancial LLC, in Ann Arbor. He specializes infinancial planning and works with 401(k)rollovers, investments, IRAs, annuities and lifeinsurance, with securities offered exclusivelythrough Raymond James Financial Services Inc.Stephanie Smith ’92 DeChambeau of St. Louis,Mo., continues to work for the St. LouisSymphony Orchestra as the director of founda-tion and government grants. She and herhusband recently had a daughter (please see“New Arrivals”).Brian Gerhardstein ’92 of Hawthorne, N.J., is adoctor at the JFK Neurological Institute inEdison, N.J.Rasa Hollender ’93 of Dallas, Texas, is a self-employed performer.Jonathan J. Siebers ’93 recently accepted a posi-tion as an associate with the law firm BrandtFisher Alward & Roy in Traverse City, Mich.He specializes in business, banking, and realestate law. He has been living in Traverse Cityfor three years and reports that he loves it.Scott Venema ’93, who is a U.S. Army captain,has been stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, since thebeginning of February, and will remain therefive-six months. He reports that he wears bodyarmor and a Kevlar helmet everywhere, andhas been shot at almost every day.Julie Norman ’94 Dykstra of Kentwood, Mich.,is corporate counsel for Alticor Inc. of Ada,Mich.Douglas Hulett ’94 of Coppell, Texas, isenrolled in a graduate program through theUniversity of Phoenix, studying for a master ofbusiness administration in technology manage-ment. He reports that he enjoys married life(please see “Marriages”).Sangeetha Nesiah ’94 of London, UnitedKingdom, works for Learning for Life, a non-governmental educational organization. She iscurrently working on a project to improve edu-cational facilities for children in Afghanistan.

John Nowak ’94 of Oro Valley, Ariz., an eventdirector for Perimeter Bicycling, recently took anew direction in his career as a contributingwriter for Tail Winds Magazine. He still races hisbicycle competitively. He reports that it is niceto compete at the races and then write aboutthem a few hours later and contribute to themagazine, and that it is great to use his degreein English and his knowledge of cycling.Erin Koster ’94 Ortlund has moved toEdinburgh, Scotland, where her husband isstudying, and she works part-time for the Cityof Edinburgh social work department.Jennifer Noorman ’94 Webb of Beverly Hills,Mich., is a teacher/coach in the Birmingham(Mich.) Public Schools.Kris Evans ’95 of Jamaica Plain, Mass., is assis-tant to the director of the Center for MiddleEastern Studies at Harvard UniversityKaren Poore ’95 of Centerville, Ohio, is a pro-fessional firefighter/paramedic for the Monroe(Ohio) Fire Department. She also works part-time at the Harrison Fire Department on herdays off. She is a member of the FraternalOrder of Leatherheads and the InternationalAssociation of Firefighters local in Monroe. Shereports that she plans to get involved with firesafety and prevention in the schools and to helpwith the training of new recruits at theacademy, and that working at the fire depart-ment is the best job in the world.Susan Adkins-Schroeck ’96 of Whitmore Lake,Mich., is a realtor for Keller Williams inBrighton, Mich. She was married in 2001(please see “Marriages”).Sari Nienhuis ’96 Jones and her husband livein Chicago, Ill., and recently had a daughter(please see “New Arrivals”).Kimberly Cook ’96 Kennedy lives in Kekaha,Hawaii, with her husband and three children.She is a general partner for a planning consult-ing group in Kauai, and she serves on the boardof directors for Ethica, a non-profit organizationdedicated to promoting ethical child adoptionpractices.Kevin G. Kooiker ’96 of Hudsonville, Mich.,and his wife are dentists at Cherry Street HealthServices in Grand Rapids, Mich.Katherine Vlasica ’96 of Astonia, N.Y., is a first-year emergency medicine resident at St.Barnabas Hospital in the South Bronx, NewYork City. She traveled to Guatemala inFebruary as a part of DO Care International fora four-week medical mission to start up healthcare clinics and provide medical care in thecountry’s impoverished regions.Julie Grahmann ’97 Haack of Salem, Wis., is ahigh school German teacher at Wilmot (Wis.)Union High School. She and her husbandrecently had their first child (please see “NewArrivals”).Zachary Hegg ’97 of Alpena, Mich., is anaccount executive for Charter Media.Sara Hewitt ’97 of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is aspecial populations team leader for ArchwaysInc.Josh Ruhrup ’97 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a reg-istered nurse in the surgical intensive care unitof Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.Chad Schuitema ’97 of Lafayette, Ind., is pastorof Community Reformed Church in Lafayette.He and his wife have a son, Elijah.Andrew Cove ’98 of Hastings, Mich., is aninvestment representative for Edward JonesInvestments. He just opened his new office andreports that he is recovering from a recent autoaccident. He and his wife have three sons(please see “New Arrivals”).Amy-Lynn Halverson ’98 of Douglas, Mich., isthe new volunteer and coalition servicesmanager for Lakeshore Habitat for Humanityof Holland, Mich. The newly created positionincludes managing volunteer recruitment,training, and placement. She has worked forthe organization for two years as an AmeriCorp

volunteer.Abby Nienhuis ’98 Huizenga and PJ Huizenga’98 are living in the Lincoln Park area ofChicago, Ill. PJ reports that he is working forHuizenga Capital Management and attendingNorthwestern University’s Kellogg School ofManagement for his MBA, and that Abby’ssecond-grade teaching days are now over(please see “New Arrivals”).Wendy Kooiker ’98 of Hudsonville, Mich.,teaches the learning disabled at Grandville(Mich.) Middle School.Kara McGillicuddy ’98 of Brooklyn, N.Y.,reports that she started a fabulous job inJanuary working for MidAmerica Productions,which produces classical music concerts atCarnegie Hall in New York City.Jennifer Lynn Peuler ’98 of Hudsonville, Mich.,is a quality assurance associate for Pfizer Inc. inHolland, Mich.Andy Ponstein ’98 of Hudsonville, Mich., isracing full-time this season in the NASCARBusch Grand National Series. He is racing theNo. 39 Ford Taurus sponsored by Yahoo!.Andrew P. Wright ’98 of Downers Grove, Ill.,completed a general practice residencyprogram at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis.,in 2003. He will begin an endodontic specialtyM.S.D. program at Case Western ReserveUniversity in July of 2004. He has been active inChristian medical/dental mission trips toorphanages and villages in India, Haiti, andMozambique from 2001 to 2003.Mark D. Hofstee ’99 of Plainwell, Mich., has

joined the law practice of Thomas R. Blaising.His areas of practice include property, environ-mental, construction, and general civil law. Thepractice has been renamed Blaising & HofsteePC.Trystin Kleiman ’99 of Chicago, Ill., is pursuinga doctorate in clinical psychology with a foren-sic concentration at The Chicago School ofProfessional Psychology (please see “AdvancedDegrees”). She is currently completing atherapy practicum at Chicago-Read MentalHealth Center (a state psychiatric hospitalserving the Chicago area). She recently accept-ed a doctoral internship position (beginning inJuly) at Natividad Hospital in Salinas, Calif., acommunity hospital serving all of MontereyCounty.Rebecca (Becky) Schmidt ’99 of Redlands,Calif., has been named the new volleyball coachat Hope. For the past three years she has beenthe volleyball coach at the University ofRedlands (Calif.). She will assume her new roleas a faculty member and coach at Hope in the2004-05 academic year.Andrew Thompson ’99 has accepted a one-yearposition as European technical manager for TheViking Corporation. He will be stationed inLuxembourg until October.

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Opera National Council Auditions for 2004,held on Sunday, March 21, in New York City.Michelle Balcerski ’00 recently moved toChicago, Ill., and is a second grade teacher forthe Chicago Public Schools.Debra Burr ’00 of Grand Haven, Mich., isstudent teaching at both Grand Haven HighSchool and Lakeshore Middle School while fin-ishing up her master’s degree in education withinitial certification at Aquinas College.Sarah Bussing ’00 of Ypsilanti, Mich., is anadjunct English professor at Eastern MichiganUniversity.Amy Champaigne ’00 of Lansing, Mich., is adomestic violence transitional housing coordi-nator for SIREN/Eaton Shelter in Charlotte,Mich.David Fleming ’00 of Holland, Mich., is the JVbaseball coach at Grand Rapids (Mich.)Christian High School.Jonathan Kopchick ’00 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,is a registered nurse at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus.Jessica McCombs ’00 McCarthy lives inHolland, Mich., with her husband and 15-month-old son, Waylin. She is a part-timeinnkeeper-housekeeper at the MaplewoodHotel in Saugatuck, Mich.Lori Simmer ’00 McLaren of Zeeland, Mich., isa buyer for Haworth Inc. of Holland, Mich.Mathieu Nguyen ’00, of Holland, Mich., wasnamed by Business Direct Weekly as one of 42“Business Leaders Under 40” who are influenc-ing the course of the West Michigan region.The group was honored on Wednesday, March3, during an event at St. Cecilia Music Society indowntown Grand Rapids, Mich. Mat is thepresident of Worksighted, an information tech-nology firm he founded in the fall of 2000 as hewas finishing at Hope. The business has sincegrown to three offices in the area. He is also oneof two co-founders of Holland YoungProfessionals (HYP), an organization foundedby Barry Rice ’03 to offer professionals betweenthe ages of 21 and 35 the opportunity to congre-gate and make business and social connectionswith others from all over West Michigan.John Shoemaker ’00 of Rochester, N.Y., is agraduate student in the philosophy departmentat the University of Rochester. He completedhis master’s degree last year (please see“Advanced Degrees”).Tanya Sobeck-Murdock ’00 of Celebration,Fla., works in entertainment for the WaltDisney Co. of Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Paul R. Stern ’00 of Ann Arbor, Mich., willbegin a post doctoral residency in advancededucation for general dentistry at VirginiaCommonwealth University in Richmond, Va.,in July of 2004.Kristin Kooiker ’00 VandenHeuvel ofHudsonville, Mich., is an R.N. at SpectrumHealth-Blodgett in Grand Rapids, Mich.Jody Farrey ’01 of Urbana, Ill., is a physicianassistant, family practice, at Provena UnitedSamaritans Medical Center in Danville, Ill.Angela Lee ’01 Leete of South Lyon, Mich., isworking as a medical social worker II at St.Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., forthree months. She reports that afterward, sheand her husband, Philip Leete ’00, plan tomove to Traverse City, Mich., to check out geri-atric social work and dance opportunities in thearea.Carrie Lowe ’01 is an instructor at the MountainTrail Outdoor School at the Kanuga ConferenceCenter in Hendersonville, N.C.Adam Magers ’01 of Battle Creek, Mich., is afirefighter for the City of Battle Creek.Sara Oostendorp ’01 of Grand Rapids, Mich., isa medical student at the College of HumanMedicine (Michigan State University) in GrandRapids.Rachel Barone ’02 of Davie, Fla., is attendingNova Southeastern University in FortLauderdale, Fla., pursuing a doctorate in psy-chology (Psy.D.) with a concentration in longterm mental illness.Dawn Broekhuis ’02 of Holland, Mich., is apsychometrist at Pine Rest Christian MentalHealth Services in Grand Rapids, Mich.Jennifer Chalifoux ’02 of Chicago, Ill., is directorof antiquities for Harlan J. Berk Ltd. in Chicago.Lindsay King ’02 of Chicago, Ill., is an HRanalyst at Andrew Corporation in Orland Park,Ill.John Milan ’02, a Coast Guard seaman, recent-ly graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard RecruitTraining Center in Cape May, N.J.

Katherine Paarlberg ’02 of Washington, D.C., isan organizer in non-profit activism atSojourners in Washington, D.C.Mari Titcombe ’02 is in her second year as aPeace Corps volunteer in Njombe, Tanzania,East Africa. She continues to teach advancedlevel chemistry and mathematics at a govern-ment school and to work with health educationgroups.Douglas Turk ’02 of Brooklyn, N.Y., has com-pleted his MSW and is working as a foster carecaseworker (please see “Advanced Degree.”).Christopher Working ’02 of Zeeland, Mich.,teaches fourth grade in the West Ottawa PublicSchools in Holland, Mich..Kristi Cummings ’03 of Howard City, Mich., isa first grade teacher with the Morley StanwoodCommunity Schools, in Stanwood, Mich.Susan DeLange ’03 of Oak Park, Ill., was select-ed as one of six student delegates to theNational Board of the Christian MedicalAssociation. Her two-year term entitles her toattend the CMA National Conference twice ayear beginning this June in Texas. In July shewill spend three weeks in San Lucas,Guatemala, as part of a medical team workingin several rural clinics. She attends LoyolaMedical School in Maywood, Ill.Muhammad Karimuddin ’03 of Oak Park, Ill.,is a staff accountant for East Lake Management& Development Corporation in Chicago, Ill.David Laughter ’03 of Holland, Mich., is afitness specialist with Shape Corporation inGrand Haven, Mich.Anne Patterson ’03 of Plymouth, Mich., is arealtor for REMAX 100 in Novi, Mich.Alyson Payne ’03 of Three Oaks, Mich., wasselected as an “Honored Poet” by the PoetryBoard of the Village of Three Oaks onThursday, Jan. 29.Lindsay Pollard-Post ’03 of Holland, Mich., is alegal assistant for the Law Office of John R.Moritz P.C.Barry Rice ’03 of Holland, Mich., is the founderof Holland Young Professionals (HYP), an orga-nization offering the opportunity forprofessionals between the ages of 21 and 35 tocongregate and make business and social con-nections with others from all over WestMichigan. He works in business developmentfor Worksighted LLC, an information technolo-gy firm in Holland. Mat Nguyen ’00 is one oftwo co-founders of HYP.Amy Sato ’03 of Milwaukee, Wis., is a doctoralstudent in clinical psychology at the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Myra J. Stern ’03 of Ann Arbor, Mich., isworking on her master’s degree in education.She is completing coursework to become certi-fied as a special needs teacher in elementaryeducation.Marcus Voss ’03 of Jenison, Mich., is a salesrepresentative for Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

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Elizabeth Bass ’89 and John Douville, Aug.24, 2002, Alpine, Wyo.

Mark Bast ’92 and Kristi Surine, Aug. 2, 2003,in Holland, Mich.

Douglas Hulett ’94 and Jennifer Gabel, Oct.18, 2003, Cancun, Mexico.

Deborah Davis ’95 and John Busemeyer,Sept. 27, 2003, Santa Fe, N.M.

Angela Fagerlin ’95 and Antonius Tsai, Sept.20, 2003, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Susan Adkins ’96 and William Schroeck,Nov, 10, 2001, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Kevin G. Kooiker ’96 and Nicole Hester,May 4, 2001.

Nicole Rauzi ’97 and Tobias Sullivan, Oct. 4,2003, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Michelle Rhoades ’97 and Trent Buist, Dec. 6,2003, Zeeland, Mich.

Phung Q. Lam ’99 and Lynette Meyer, June14, 2003, Hudsonville, Mich.

Krista Meden ’99 and Jason Schrotenboer,Jan. 31, 2004, in Holland, Mich.

Brandon Bauschke ’00 and MicheleDaugherty, Oct. 11, 2003, South Bend, Ind.

Leigh Schmidt ’00 and Travis Ellett, Dec. 19,2003, Denver, Colo.

Brian Kieft ’01 and Kimberly Van DerWende ’01, Sept. 27, 2003, Holland, Mich.

Angela Fritts ’02 and Gareth Beaty, Sept. 21,2003, Grand Ledge, Mich.

Matthew Vanderhyde ’02 and BethNienhuis, Oct. 25, 2003, Holland, Mich.

Rachel Boersma ’03 and Ross Dieleman ’04,Aug. 15. 2003, Holland, Mich.

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Tod Gugino ’85 and Brenda Gugino, Tarynand Tyler, Feb. 20, 2004.

Mark L. DeWitt ’87 and Dawn DeYoung ’92DeWitt, Seanna Lynn, Aug. 19, 2003.

Mark Kuyers ’87 and Rhonda Hesche ’89Kuyers, Jackson David, Feb. 8, 2004.

Stephanie Strand ’88 and David Muyres,Oliver Strand Fuji Muyers, Jan. 30, 2004.

Jennifer Bingham-Maas ’89 and NormanBingham-Maas ’89, Gerritt Lloyd, Feb. 15, 2003.

Gary Corell ’89 and Kathy Corell, AddisonGrace, Jan. 4, 2004.

David Gibson ’89 and Amy Docter ’97Gibson, William Allen and Adam John, Nov.24, 2003.

Jack Haan ’89 and Catherine Haan, MatthewLouis, Sept. 24, 2003.

David Guth ’90 and Julia Guth, William(Will) Christopher, March 2, 2004.

Karen Kooyman ’91 Abraham and RandallAbraham ’91, Ari James, Jan. 29, 2004.

Joe Gerhardstein ’91 and Monica NaukamGerhardstein, Mari Katherine Lea, Jan. 7, 2004.

Robin Gorter ’91 Greene and David Greene,Kristina Ann, July 15, 2003.

Kara Buhl ’91 Mann and Thomas BrowningMann II, Madison Katherine, Nov. 5, 2003.

Mark A. Ritsema ’91 and Christina Ritsema,Ella Marie, Jan. 21, 2004.

Stephanie Smith ’92 DeChambeau and BruceDeChambeau, Emily Renee, Dec. 3, 2003.

Michael Folkerts ’92 and Lydia Folkerts,Nathanael Michael, Jan. 11, 2004.

Veronica Vroon ’92 Bosgraaf and MichaelBosgraaf, Noah Michael, May 16, 2003.

Amy Hilbelink ’93 Droster and DavidDroster, Emma Grace, Feb. 2, 2004.

Bretton Folkert ’93 and Julie Bos ’93 Folkert,Claudia Marie, Feb. 7, 2004.

Brian Walls ’93 and Amy Volkers ’95 Walls,Nicholas Brian, Feb. 26, 2004.

Rennie Brissenden ’94 and Megan Holden’95 Brissenden, Ethan Riley, Feb. 11, 2004.

Rachel Stauffer ’94 Conrad and BrianConrad, William (Will) Lawrence, Nov. 8, 2003.

Sangeetha Nesiah ’94 and BenoitPasquereau, Arundhathi Paula Neshia-Pasquereau, Jan. 10, 2004.

Brigetta Royston ’95 Vlachos and StephaneVlachos, Laurie Marie Nadia, July 6, 2003.

Anna Pomp ’95 Wehrmeyer and MattWehrmeyer, Anika Joy, Aug. 11, 2001, andBrooke Marie, June 17, 2003.

Jason Cox ’96 and Rita Cox, Kylie, Dec. 29,2003.

Micki Frens ’96 Anger and Shawn Anger,Kinsey Elizabeth, Jan. 19, 2004.

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Marriages

New Arrivals

December ’03graduation honors

SUMMA CUM LAUDELaura J. Hahnfeld; Midland, Mich.Laura H. Pearson; Plainwell, Mich.Benjamin J. Schoettle; Zeeland, Mich.Steve M. VanBeek; Hudsonville, Mich.

MAGNA CUM LAUDEEmelie L. Apostle; Muskegon, Mich.Katherine R. Boss; Newaygo, Mich.Rachael E. Bottema; Spring Lake, Mich.Chad R. Carlson; Holland, Mich.Carla J. Carrozziere; Rochester, N.Y.Mary J. Chambers; Holland, Mich.John J. Collins III; Birmingham, Mich.Christen N. Davids; Big Rapids, Mich.Kathryn S. Delozier; Mount Vernon, OhioNicholas A. Denis; St. Clair Shores, Mich.Sally M. Fisher; Kalamazoo, Mich.Valerie A. Hoogsteen; Grand Rapids, Mich.Erin L. Hubbard; Belmont, Mich.Brenton D. Jackson; Grand Haven, Mich.Daniel J. James; Holland, Mich.Patrick M. Kearney; Clinton Township, Mich.Amanda J. Kinney; West Sand Lake, N.Y.Laura J. Litteral; Jackson, Mich.Deonnie G. Moodie; Naperville, Ill.Amanda R. Olson; Oak Park, Ill.Pamela J. Proos; Pickney, Mich.Rachel R. Riemer; Ludington, Mich.Joshua W. Russell; Sarasota, Fla.Kendal Slack; Milford, Mich.Timothy R. Stowe; Valparaiso, Ind.Jaclyn F. Timmer; Jenison, Mich.Nathan D. van Hofwegen; Spencer, IowaLynette A. Wehmer; West Olive, Mich.Ryan Joseph Wert; Ada, Mich.

CUM LAUDEElizabeth D. Bos; Holland, Mich.Ashlea M.A. Call; Midland, Mich.Leslie M. Canfield; Whitehall, Mich.Kelly L. Cleland; Deckerville, Mich.Carleen M. Cook; Walker, Mich.Sarah L. Crisman; Downers Grove, Ill.S. Kate DeBoest; Lemont, Ill.Joshua J. Egedy; Midland Park, N.J.Matthew T. Evearitt; Ada, Mich.Adrienne R. Farrell; Novi, Mich.Gregory A. Field Jr.; Naperville, Ill.Benjamin L. Freeburn; Hartford, Mich.Keith M. Lam; Portage, Mich.Anne M. Mathias; Jackson, Mich.Kristina A. Ridge; Williamsburg, Mich.Erica A. Schneider; Bellaire, Mich.Leslie J. Skaistis; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.Melinda J. Slusher; Grand Rapids, Mich.Amy K. Sporer; Chelsea, Mich.Daniel S. Vagle; Hillsdale, Mich.Michael R. Van Hekken; Holland, Mich.Christian W. VanSlooten; Zeeland, Mich.Cally D. Wiest; Sawyer, Mich.Matthew C. Zwier; Portage, Mich.

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Erik Eldred ’96 and Amanda Fry ’98 Eldred,Evan James, Oct. 3, 2003.

Sari Nienhuis ’96 Jones and Kevin Jones,Maria Elizabeth, Sept. 8, 2003.

Brenda Huff ’96 Sikkema and RobertSikkema ’96, Kaelyn Grace, Oct. 2, 2003.

Patrick Collins ’97 and Susan Looman ’97Collins, Ally Mae, Jan. 19, 2004.

Amy Goorhouse ’97 Hicks and Rob Hicks,Caleb Thomas, Aug. 20, 2003.

Sara Looman ’97 Gortsema and ThomasGortsema ’97, Peter Richard, Feb. 5, 2004.

Julie Grahmann ’97 Haack and Ryan Haack,Samuel Douglas, Jan. 21, 2004.

Matthew Lappenga ’97 and Debra NienhuisLappenga, Grace Elizabeth, Feb. 6, 2004.

Andrew Cove ’98 and Kristen Cove, JackEmerson, May 14, 2002.

Abby Nienhuis ’98 Huizenga and PJHuizenga ’98, Hally Anne, Jan. 3, 2004.

Jennifer Geerdink ’98 Kamper and MarkKamper, Megan JoAnna, Sept. 3, 2003.

Lesley Sheldon ’00 Hassenrik and MatthewHassenrik ’00, Grant Edward, Dec. 23, 2003.

Sarah Kelly ’01 Parker and Daniel J. Parker,Isaac Daniel, April 16, 2003.

Advanced Degrees

Beppy Albers ’69 Michel, M.S. in marriageand family therapy, California StateUniversity–Dominquez Hills, 2001.

Carol Anderson ’79 Fryer, STM (master ofsacred theology) in spiritual direction, TheGeneral Seminary of the Episcopal Church,2001.

Rhonda Hesche ’89 Kuyers, master’s degreein elementary education, Grand Valley StateUniversity, December, 2003.

Jennifer Noorman ’94 Webb, M.A., HoraceH. Rackham School of Graduate Studies,University of Michigan, December, 2003.

Sarah Fine ’96, Ph.D. in Psychology,University of Delaware, Jan. 10, 2004.

Kevin G. Kooiker ’96, D.D.S., University ofMichigan, May, 2000.

Robert Sikkema ’96, M.Ed., Grand ValleyState University.

Andrew P. Wright ’98, D.D.S., University ofMichigan, 2002.

Cory M. Curtis ’99, J.D., University ofDenver College of Law, May, 2003.

Trystin Kleiman ’99, master’s degree in clin-ical psychology, The Chicago School ofProfessional Psychology, December, 2003.

John D. Shoemaker ’00, M.A. in philosophy,Western Michigan University, summer, 2003.

Douglas Turk ’02, master’s degree in socialwork, Columbia University, October, 2003.

Deaths

Betty Bardwell ’52 Anderson of Rochester,N.Y., died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2004. She was 79.

She had worked for many years as an R.N. atPark Avenue Hospital in Rochester.

He husband, Gillette, preceded her in death.Survivors include her children, Susan

(David Ortman) of Midland, Mich., Paul(Patricia) of Rochester, Todd (Mary Jo) ofRochester, and Peter of Springwater, N.Y.; fourgrandchildren; one great–grandson; sister,Doris (Merle) Pierce of Sunnyvale, Calif.,brother, Stanley (Corine) Bardwell ofCharlottesville, Va.; sisters–in–law, AnnHoener of Rahway, N.J., and Judith Schuhmannof Canandaigua, N.Y.; nieces; and nephews.

James R. Bennett ’67 of Hagerstown, Md.,died on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003. He was 57.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, havingserved in Korea and the Vietnam War.

He had been employed by Hiltner’s inFrederick, Md. He was a member of the UnitedPresbyterian Church in Frederick and was avolunteer at the Hagerstown Union RescueMission. He also participated in Sessions by theSea in Ocean City, Md., and in AlcoholicsAnonymous.

He was preceded in death by his parents,Frank and Helen Louise Johnson Bennett.

Survivors include his daughter, Rachel B.Hayes of Chesapeake, Va.; two sons, Samuel E.Bennett of Tulsa, Okla., and Joel H. Bennett ofNew Jersey; his brother, John E. Bennett ofMount Vernon, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and

one aunt.

Gerald C. Boerhave ’63 of Knoxville, Tenn.,died suddenly on Friday, Aug. 30, 2003. Hewas 62.

He was an automotive parts engineer forseveral parts stamping plants, and was mostrecently project manager for Eagle BendManufacturing Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents,George and Hattie Boerhave, and two brothers,Edward and Henry.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, CarolMogle ’64 Boerhave; daughters, Kathy (Dale)VanSpronsen, Gretchen (Jack) Barr, and Becky(Matt) Holmberg, all of Grand Rapids, Mich.;six grandchildren; sister, Marie (Dale) Westra ofSheldon, Iowa; brother, Wesley (Delores)Boerhave of Tucson, Ariz.; brother–in–law, Jim(Nancy Jo) Mogle of Great Falls, Va.; andsister–in–law, Nancy Mogle of Grand Rapids.

John J. Buursma ’47 of St. Joseph, Mich.,died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2004. He was 81.

He was a veteran who served in the U.S.Army during World War II.

He was employed by the St. Joseph PublicSchools for 30 years and retired in 1980. Duringhis career, he taught English, history, and dri-ver’s education, and coached ninth-gradefootball and basketball at St. Joseph HighSchool.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 54years, Evalyn, on Saturday, March 29, 2003; hisparents, John and Wilhemina (VerSchure)Buursma; a brother; and a sister.

Survivors include two sons, Al (Kristi)Buursma of Stevensville, Mich., and John(Kathy) Buursma of St. Joseph; three daughters,Kay Morrow of St. Joseph, Sue (John) Pickar ofDowagiac, Mich., and Pat Burkett and herfiance, Eric Morris, of South Bend, Ind.; 13grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; abrother, Leonard (Sue) Buursma of Holland,Mich.; and a brother-in-law, Ade Van Patten ofHolland.

Peter G. Bylsma ’63 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. He was 62.

He was an attorney and worked at the

Securities and Exchange Commission inWashington, D.C., and at Emerson Electric in St.Louis, Mo. He also obtained CPA certification.In 1977 he and his family returned to GrandRapids, and he purchased the George P. BylsmaInsurance Agency from his father.

He belonged to Central Reformed Church,where he served as a deacon and was a memberof the Ushers Club. As an avid golfer, he was amember of the former Greenridge CountryClub, Egypt Valley Country Club, and theAmerican Seniors Golf Association.

Survivors include his wife, Carol; his chil-dren, Ellen Marie of Grand Rapids and DanielPeter (Karen) of LaGrange, Ill.; his sister, Elena(Dave) VanEenenaam of Watertown, N.Y.; hismother-in-law, Edith Ploeg of Grand Rapids;three nieces; and ten great nephews and nieces.

Joyce Baker ’50 Conklin of Sun City, Fla.,died on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004. She was 75.

Survivors include her husband, Lloyd; chil-dren, Elizabeth (Bill) Barbre and Thomas (Luci)Brieve; three grandchildren; sister, Jane Baker’50 (Henry ’50) Visser of Portage, Mich.; broth-ers, William (Molly Buttles ’52) Baker ofSaugatuck, Mich., and Donald (Wanda) Bakerof Pentwater, Mich.

Mary VanLoo ’28 Davidson of Clearwater,Fla., died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004. She was97.

She retired from the Grand Rapids PublicSchools, where she had taught special educa-tion for 25 years, and later moved to Clearwaterin 1980.

She is survived by her husband of 20 years,Robert A.; and sister, Naomi VanLoo ’32Pennell of Lexington, Mass.

Pauline Hollebrands ’37 Dykstra of GrossePointe, Mich., died on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004.She was 87.

She was born in Waupun, Wis., to the Rev.J.J. and Cornelia Hollebrands.

She was a teacher for many years, first inHudson, Mich., and then in the Detroit (Mich.)Public Schools.

She was an active church leader in the FirstReformed Church of Detroit, and later a long-time member and elder at Grosse PointeMemorial Church. During the 1950s and 1960s,she was deeply involved in a citywide ecu-menical and interracial women’s fellowship,United Church Women, of which she becamepresident.

She was preceded in death by her husbandof 39 years, Richard Dykstra, in 1983, and byone son, Stuart.

Survivors include two sons, Craig (Betsy)and Steven (Linda); seven grandchildren; andthree great-grandchildren.

Word has been received of the death ofMerle A. Eilers ’42 of Honolulu, Hawaii, whodied on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003. He was 84.

He was born in Holland, Mich., and gradu-ated from Holland High School in 1937.

William E. Elzinga ’60 of Columbia, Md.,died on Tuesday, April 2, 2002. He was 64.

He was born in Charlevoix, Mich., to Marvinand Isabel Elzinga.

He earned a Ph.D. in physiology and wasemployed as a health science administrator at theNational Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

He was a member of Covenant PresbyterianChurch in Burtonsville, Md., and enjoyedrunning in marathons, biathlons, and triathlons.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, SandiVander Berg ’63 Elzinga; children, Dianne (Brad)Frazier of Cleveland, Tenn., Jennifer LynnElzinga of Seattle, Wash., Tod (Wendy) Elzingaof Grand Haven, Mich., and Shawn Elzinga ofEastport, Mich.; his mother, Isabel Elzinga ofTraverse City, Mich.; brothers, Jim Elzinga ofPetosky, Mich., Steve (Nancy) Elzinga ofLambertville, Mich., and Terry Elzinga ofJamestown, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.

John E. Golds ’38 of Riverdale, Ill., died onThursday, Oct. 30, 2003. He was 87.

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He was a veteran who served in the U.S.Army for five years.

He worked for CNA in Chicago, Ill.,throughout his career.

His son Warren preceded him in death.Survivors include his wife, Marcella; daugh-

ter, Shirley (Ron) Hinz; sons, Dennis and Perry;and two grandchildren.

Ruth Dame ’41 Hage of Spring Lake, Mich.,died on Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. She was 84.

She had been co-owner of Hage’s ChristianSupplies for the past 45 years.

She was a charter member of Pine GroveReformed Church and a member of UnityReformed Church of Muskegon, Mich., for thepast 11 years. Her church involvement includ-ed women’s ministries, the church library, andservice as a Sunday school teacher.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years,Russell; two daughters, Judith (George) Hage ’68Fusko of Decatur, Mich., and Maryl (David ’72)Hage ’72 Ritsema of Norton Shores, Mich.;sisters, Gertrude Dame ’39 Schrier ofMontgomery, Ala., and Marian (Jack ’50) Dame’47 Hoekstra of Kalamazoo, Mich.; brother, Paul(Marie) Dame ’44 of Largo, Fla.; six grandchil-dren; eight great-grandchildren; and many otherrelatives.

Marguerite Hadden ’42 Hakken of Holland,Mich., died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. She was 83.

She retired from teaching after 21 years withthe Holland and West Ottawa Public Schools.

She was a member of Hope Reformed Churchand had been active in the Holland JuniorWelfare League, Woman’s Literary Club,AAUW, Holland Garden Club, Hope ChurchCircle, the Holland Hospital Children’s Guild,and the West Ottawa and Michigan EducationAssociations. She served on the board of direc-tors for the Holland Camp Fire Girls, was a pastregent in the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, and was a founding member of theHolland Area Historical Advisory Council. Shewas the first woman to serve in the Civilian AirPatrol during World War II.

She was preceded in death by her parents,Mayo A. and Marguerite Leenhouts Hadden,and a brother, Rear Admiral Mayo A. Hadden Jr.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years,William T. Hakken ’42; children, Margo Zeedykof Holland, Merry and Michael Spafford ofLoudon, Tenn., Rev. William and DianneHakken of North Muskegon, Mich., Melissa AnnHakken of Reno, Nev., and Robert and PatHakken of Hamilton, Mich.; sister, MerryHakken ’45 VanOmmen of Hilton Head Island,S.C.; sister-in-law, Mary Jacobs ’41 Hakken ofCarlsbad, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

Frank Heemstra ’48 of Yankton, S.D., died onTuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. He was 80.

He worked for the Naval ResearchLaboratory in Washington, D.C., spending a lotof time at sea conducting underwater researchand instrument testing. He invented the magne-tometer, the principle device used to locate thenuclear submarine Thresher.

In October of 2003 he received theDistinguished Alumni Award for his careerachievements from Northwestern College inOrange City, Iowa.

Survivors include his wife, Marian; threebrothers, John of Yankton, Raymond ofBartlesville, Okla., and Howard of Ames, Iowa;four nieces; and two nephews.

Robert A. Hill ’50 of Manlius, N.Y., died onThursday, Feb. 5, 2004. He was 75.

He joined Carrier Corporation in 1956 andretired as corporate vice president of humanresources for UTC/Carrier in 1985.

He served on the board of directors of theSyracuse Symphony, Cultural ResourcesCouncil, Boys Club, Dunbar Center, PlannedParenthood, and Visiting Nurses, and he volun-teered at the Everson Museum of Art.

He was a member and past warden of St.David’s Episcopal Church. He was also amember of the Century Club of Syracuse and, asan avid golfer, a member of the Onondaga Golfand Country Club.

Survivors include his wife, ElizabethCookman ’51 Hill; three sons, Robert of Muncie,Ind., Steven of Burlington, N.C., and Todd ofManlius; a brother, Craig Hill of N.J.; sevengrandchildren; a niece; and several nephews.

Donald Hoek ’49 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,died on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. He was 80.

He was preceded in death by his sons Ronaldand Kevin.

He was a veteran who served in the Army AirCorps during World War II.

He was an accomplished church organist,and taught elementary music in the GrandRapids Public Schools for more than 30 years.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Hilda;his children, Gloria (John) Rottenberg, Dennis(Barbara) Hoek, Charlene Hoek, Joyce (Michael)Markaity, Robert (Susan) Hoek, and Steven(Doreen) Hoek; 19 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Robinson; brother,Herman (Elaine) Hoek; and several nieces andnephews

Edmund L. Hoener ’52 of Rahway, N.J., diedon Friday, Sept. 12, 2003. He was 72.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army whoworked as a cryptographer in the White HouseSignal Corps.

He had a career in banking that includedworking at the Chase Manhattan Bank, theNational State Bank of Elizabeth, N.J., andfinally Howard Savings Bank of New Jersey,from which he retired in 1990 as vice presidentin charge of commercial lending. He participat-ed in the American Institute of Banking for manyyears, as both an officer and an instructor.

His community service in Rahway includedthe board of adjustment, the YMCA board, andthe board of education. He served his church asa deacon, elder and trustee, and was treasurerand chairman of the finance committee for manyyears.

Survivors include his wife, Ann, three chil-dren, and three grandchildren.

Carol Yonker ’55 Jacobson of Whitehall,Mich., died on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. She was70.

Survivors include her husband, Gerald L.Jacobson ’54; brothers, Nicholas Yonker ’50 ofCorvallis, Ore., and Stanley Yonker ’70 of SpringLake, Mich.; and sister, Joyce Prince ofMuskegon, Mich.

Word has been received of the death ofCarole Fields ’67 Johnson of Indianapolis, Ind.,who died on Sunday, March 28, 2004. Moreinformation will appear in the next issue.

Donna Burggraaff ’63 Millard of Johnstown,N.Y., died on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. She was62.

She served with her husband in the FondaReformed Church in Fonda, N.Y., for 12-and-a-half years, and had been serving with him in theJohnstown Reformed Church for the last 27years. She was very involved in the church choirand the community in which her husbandserved.

Survivors include her husband of 41-and-a-half years, Rev. Jack H. Millard ’61; son, Alan(Patti) of Mayfield, New York; father, Nicholas J.Burggraaff ’31 of Bloomington, Minn.; brother,Wayne (Linda) of Bloomington; and threegrandchildren.

Phyllis Andre ’48 Oegema of Grandville,Mich., died on Monday, March 15, 2004. Shewas 77.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years,Cornelius (Casey) L. Oegema ’51; children, Annand Jim Leyndyke of Otsego, Mich., Gary ’78and Debra Cleason ’78 Oegema of Lawton,Mich., and Linda Oegema ’83 Milanowski andDonald Milanowski of Holland, Mich.; eightgrandchildren, including Rebekah Oegema ’04;sister, Betty Groendyke of Jenison, Mich.;sisters–in–law, Arlene Andre of Jenison,Gertrude VanDerWerf of Grand Rapids, Mich.,Emily Huizingh of Denver, Colo., and GenevaOegema of Muskegon, Mich.; nieces; andnephews.

Eugene Osterhaven ’37 of Holland, Mich.,died on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. He was 88.

He was an ordained minister in the ReformedChurch in America and served as a pastor inNew Jersey. From 1945 to 1952, he was chaplainand professor of Bible at Hope. He then taughtat Western Theological Seminary, where he wasthe Albertus C. Van Raalte Chair of SystematicTheology until retiring in 1986. He also taughtsummers at Winona Lake School of Theologyand the Young Life Institute in Colorado. After

his retirement, he taught at the Presbyterianseminaries in Dubuque, Iowa, and Melbourne,Australia.

He headed an effort initiated by students atHope to assist the Sarospatak ReformedAcademy (Reformed Church of Hungary) fol-lowing World War II. After the collapse ofcommunism, he served as chairman of an inter-denominational committee to win the return ofthe college and seminary at Sarospatak to thechurch.

He received honorary degrees from Hope,Northwestern College, Western Seminary, andthe University of Debrecen in Hungary. He wastwice named an honorary professor of the theo-logical faculty at Sarospatak.

He was the author of several books andnumerous articles, and served as editor ofWestern Seminary’s The Reformed Review. Herepresented the RCA in the RomanCatholic/Presbyterian Consultation after theSecond Vatican Council, and was also active inthe World Alliance of Reformed Churches.

He was actively involved in scouting formore than 50 years, having become an EagleScout at the age of 13. He later served on theboard of the Gerald R. Ford Council of the BoyScouts of America and led wilderness canoetrips for the council.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years,Margaret Nagy ’42 Osterhaven; his children,David and Jean Osterhaven of Holland, Roy ’66and Ellen Osterhaven ’67 Anker of Grand

Rapids, Mich., Calvin ’68 and Robin Osterhavenof Grand Ledge, Mich., and Janice Osterhaven’75 and Berci Benedek of Thousand Oaks, Calif.;seven grandchildren, including Elizabeth Anker’96; sisters, Esther and Arnold Sonnevelt ofGrand Rapids, and Wilma Osterhaven ’51Tangenberg of Tucson, Ariz.; nieces; andnephews.

Samuel G. Posthuma ’49 of Seal Beach, Calif.,died on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. He was 83.He taught two years at Grand Rapids ChristianHigh School, 10 years at Bellflower (Calif.)Christian High School, and 30 years for theNorwalk–La Mirada High School District inNorwalk, Calif.

He taught piano and organ to many youngpeople, and was an organist and organist/choirdirector for 50 years at four churches inCalifornia.

Survivors include his wife, Angela Ruth; chil-dren, Carole Posthuma of Denver, Colo., DavidPosthuma of Lakewood, Calif., and StephenPosthuma of Riverside, Calif.; three sisters; andtwo brothers.

Willard E. Ripley ’34 of Holland, Mich., diedon Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004. He was 92.

He owned and operated a heating andcooling business for many years.

He was a member of First United MethodistChurch and a lifetime member of the Masons.

Survivors include his wife, Ione; children,

Campus Notes

He began teaching genetics in 1972 atthe University of Redlands in California.He has been at Hope, where he teachesintroductory biology and embryology,since 1978. His publications include AProblem–Based Guide to Basic Genetics, cur-rently in its third edition.

The NCC’s policy development com-mittee will address moral and ethicalimplications of the whole range of applica-tions of human genetic technology, alongwith such related issues as equality ofaccess and regulation.

Del Michel, professor emeritus of art,has an exhibition of artwork on display atthe Dennos Museum Center in TraverseCity, Mich.

The exhibition, “Nomadic Images—ThePatina of Time,” which features paintingsand assemblages, opened on Sunday,March 21, and will continue throughSunday, June 20.

“This series of works was inspired by myfascination with imagery from past anddistant cultures as revealed in the fragmentsof architecture and artifacts,” ProfessorMichel noted. “Through travel to ancientmonuments and museums, I came to realizethat my experience with time–worn worksof art was actually heightened by their stateof disrepair––figurative sculpture withlimbs missing, architectural friezes frag-mented by exposure to the elements, wallsof decorative tiles altered with age. A senseof history in these images has becomecentral to my creative response.”

Professor Michel taught at Hope from1964 until retiring in 2003, and has sincerelocated to Suttons Bay near TraverseCity. His work has been exhibited in gal-leries and shows worldwide, and includedin many private, corporate, university andart museum collections.

The Dennos Museum Center islocated at 1701 East Front Street, 1.5miles east of downtown Traverse City atthe entrance of Northwestern Michigan

College. The museum is open Monday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., but isclosed on major holidays. Admission is$4 for adults and $2 for children.

R. Richard Ray has been awarded an“Outstanding Educator Award” from theGreat Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association(GLATA).

The awards are presented to GLATAmembers “who have significantly con-tributed to the education of GLATAmembers through academic presentations,published manuscripts or editorials, edu-cational program development, or othereducational activities.” Dr. Ray washonored on Friday, March 12, during theassociation’s winter meeting, held inChicago, Ill.

Dr. Ray, who is a past president ofGLATA, has been a member of the Hopefaculty since 1982, and has been involvedin the profession of athletic training fornearly a quarter century.

He is a professor of kinesiology, athlet-ic trainer and chairperson of thedepartment at Hope. He coordinated thecollege’s athletic training programthrough the spring of 2001, at which pointhe began coordinating the college’s effortto seek re–accreditation through theHigher Learning Commission of the NorthCentral Association. He became depart-ment chair this past fall.

Under Dr. Ray’s leadership, the col-lege’s athletic training program grew intoa full major that requires its graduates tocomplete 48 credit hours in a variety ofdisciplines and at least 1,500 of clinicalwork under the supervision of a certifiedathletic trainer. Hope is the only privateliberal arts college, and became only thefourth institution of any type, in the stateof Michigan to have its athletic trainingprogram accredited by the Commission onAccreditation of Allied Health EducationPrograms (CAAHEP).

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Lee Ripley and Ellie Congdon of Sayre, Pa.,Lynn Green and Ken Wintermute of Athens,Pa., Stephen and Jacquelyn Ripley ofRockledge, Fla., and John Ripley of Sayre;stepson, Dick and Lori Wagner of West Olive,Mich.; sister-in-law, Iola and Robert Donaldsonof Holland; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grand-children; nieces; and nephews.

Bernard W. Scott ’50 of Hudsonville, Mich.,died on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004. He was 78.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army whoserved during World War II.

He worked as a civil engineer in many loca-tions until his retirement.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lois

DeKleine ’49 Scott; children, Douglas (Mickey)Scott ’73 of St. Paul, Minn., Mary Jo (Thomas ’74)Scott ’75 Dekker of Menomonee Falls, Wis.,Steven (Pamela) Scott ’79 of Newberry, Mich.,and Kathy Scott ’82 of Hudsonville; eight grand-children, including Nicole Dekker ’04 andKatherine Dekker ’05; sisters-in-law, FannyDeKleine ’43 and Jeanella DeKleine ’47 TenHave,both of Jamestown, Mich.; a nephew; and a niece.

Mervyn C. Shay ’51 of Fruitland, Idaho,died on Monday, Feb. 2, 2004. He was 82.

He was a member of the Oregon-IdahoConference of the United Methodist Church,and had served churches there for 30 years. Heretired to Fruitland in 1986.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Buseman’53 Shay; sons, Nathan and Jeremy; daughter,Kathryn; and six grandchildren.

Robert W. Spaulding ’43 of Fresno, Calif.,died on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. He was 82.

He began his medical practice in Fresno, andbecame a board certified urologist in 1957.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, with eightyears of service that included a tour of duty inKorea during the Korean War.

He was a member of the Western Section ofthe American Urological Association, theAmerican College of Surgeons, and the AmericanSociety for Pediatric Urology. He was active oncommittees at local hospitals, and he served as

president of the Community Hospital MedicalStaff and the Medical Society.

Survivors include his wife, June MeeseSpaulding; children, Roderick (Cheryl) Spaulding,Jan (Oscar) Kasparian, and Jill (Brian Sciaroni)Spaulding, all of Fresno; sisters, Jean Zoerheide ofBaltimore, Md., and Betty Jane and Lowell ’49DeWeerd of Tucson, Ariz.; nieces; and nephews.

Minnie H. TeRonde ’49 of Holland, Mich.,died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2004. She was 81.

She had been employed as a social worker atthe Sinai Hospital of Greater Detroit and atLutheran Family Services agency.

Survivors include her brothers and sister,William and Henrietta TeRonde of Wyoming,Mich., Herman and Mildred TeRonde ofLubbock, Texas, and Harriet and Donald Bont ofWyoming; nieces; and nephews.

William Venhuizen ’46 of Holland, Mich.,died on Monday, March 15, 2004. He was 79.

He was a veteran who served in the U.S. ArmyAir Corps, having become a B–29 bomber pilot atage 21.

He had been a car dealer in Holland since1945, most recently at Crown Motors until thetime of his death.

He was a member of Christ Memorial Church,and he was a past president of the HollandChamber of Commerce. He also served onseveral local zoning boards and in the OptimistClub.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Cleo;daughter, Kristi (Tom) Van Howe; twin sons, Billand Bob (Marina); six grandchildren; sevengreat–grandchildren; sister, Doris De Haan ofHudsonville, Mich.; nieces; and nephews.

Allen R. Wolbrink ’54 of Atlanta, Ga., diedon Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003. He was 71.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.He served churches in New Haven, Conn.,

and Atlanta as organist and choir master formany years, before retiring in Atlanta.

He is survived by his brother, James F.Wolbrink ’65 of Atlanta, and sister and brother-in-law, Lois Wolbrink ’66 Huisman and John D.Huisman ’67 of Rapid City, S.D.

Sympathy To

To the family of Francisca Castro ofHolland, Mich., who died on Monday, March15, 2004. She was 74.

She was retired from Creative DiningService at the college, where she had workedfrom 1987 to 1999.

She was a member of St. Francis de SalesCatholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, Emiliano;children, Janie Magallan of Holland, GeorgeCastro of Holland, Maria Pataleon of GrandRapids, Mich., and Emiliano Jr. and EsterCastro of Holland; nine grandchildren; fourgreat–grandchildren; sisters and brother,Felicitas Ortega, Maria de Jesus Trevino, Juanitaand Paul Guerrero, and Mario GuadalupeAraujo, all of Holland.

The family of Partricia A. Mendels of GrandRapids, Mich., who died on Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003, after a battle with breast cancer. She was59.

She was active in the Altar Guild at GraceEpiscopal Church in Grand Rapids.

Her son Kevin is senior technician in the col-lege’s computing and information technologydepartment.

Survivors include her husband, Gary; children,Christopher ’87 and Melinda Fischer ’85 Mendelsof Grand Haven, Mich., Kathryn Mendels ’89Keegin and David Keegin of Holland, Mich.,Kevin and Kimberly Steensma ’93 Mendels ofHolland, and Craig and Anne Mendels of GrandRapids; and eight grandchildren.

To the family of John Vander Burgh ofZeeland, Mich., who died on Wednesday, March31, 2004. He was 87.

A stained glass artist, he and his wife Swanywere long-time supporters of the arts at Hope.Survivors include his children, Cynthia VanderBurgh ’66 Miyamoto, Ruth Vander Burgh ’69 andRolf Vander Burgh ’75.

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Sympathy To

alumni parents friends...serving students

The Klunder Family and Friends

Top Row: Jodi Winkels ’06, Mary Davis ’74 Klunder, Maxine Klunder, Jack Calvin Klunder ’05, Jack Klunder , Jack Douglas Klunder ’74

Bottom Row: Tanner Smith ’02, Kristin Klunder ’04, Bethany Klunder ’06, and Jennifer Klunder ’98 Sweetser

“Hope College is an amazing institution which has not only shapedeach of us individually but has shaped us as a family. Our parents, Rev.Jack and Mary Klunder ’74, had a dream that all four of us could be edu-cated at Hope College. Thanks to the commitment of others who loveHope and support the Hope Fund, that dream is coming true.

We were all able to attend Hope because of the financial supportthat each of us received from various scholarships. We are thankful forthe strong sense of community which we have found at Hope. Each of ushas left or will leave prepared for the world outside, carrying manygreat memories. Thank you and may the Lord bless you as you continueto bless others!”

Jennifer ’98, Kristin ’04, Jack ’05, and Bethany ’06

The Hope Fund is approximately $780,000 from making the 2003-2004 goal of$3,100,000.

Please help us provide a more affordable education for our students by giving online at

The Van Wylen Libraryhas been named thenation’s best.

Reflecting the quality of the academicprogram, the library has been named thenational winner in the college category ofthe 2004 “Excellence in Academic LibrariesAward” presented by the Association ofCollege and Research Libraries (ACRL).

The award, sponsored by ACRL andBlackwell’s Book Services, recognizes stafffor programs that deliver exemplary ser-vices and resources to further theeducational mission of the institution.Criteria include creativity in meeting theneeds of their academic community; leader-ship in creating exemplary programs thatother libraries can emulate; and strong rela-tionships with classroom faculty andstudents.

“Receiving an Excellence in AcademicLibraries Award is a national tribute to alibrary and its staff for the outstanding ser-vices, programs and leadership they provideto their students, administrators, faculty andcommunity,” said Mary Ellen K. Davis,ACRL executive director.

The association honors only one collegelibrary, one community college library andone university library each year.

“In support of Hope College’s commit-ment to excellence in learning and teaching,the Van Wylen Library is dedicated to beinga vibrant center of intellectual and culturallife and playing a significant educationalrole,” said Mary Reichel, chair of the 2004Excellence in Academic Libraries SelectionCommittee. “The library’s fulfillment of thiscommitment is seen in the extensive andinnovative Library Instruction program,excellent collaboration with classroomfaculty, and a staff dedicated to helping stu-

dents become life–long learners. Exemplaryprograms include innovative uses of sabbat-icals for librarians, a dynamic team–basedorganization and thoughtful Web siteusability studies.”

The award includes a plaque and a $3,000gift presented during a ceremony on the firstfloor of the library on Thursday, March 4.The award was presented by TyroneCannon, who is both the ACRL presidentand dean of university libraries at theUniversity of San Francisco.

“I have been so impressed in my shorttime here with the great faculty that youhave, the obvious support of the college, thepresident and the provost, and the fantasticlibrary staff that I’ve had a chance to meetand interact with briefly today,” he said.

The college’s director of libraries, DavidJensen, praised his colleagues for theday–to–day dedication and the college forthe ongoing support that he feels ultimatelyearned the honor.

“It’s the staff who won this,” he said.“We’ve been fortunate to have good peoplewho care about what they’re doing and areinterested in students and seeing that theymake the best possible use of the informa-tion resources that are available to them.”

“At the same time, the library doesn’tdo this by itself––it takes a whole institu-tion,” he said. “Our whole program hereis built on relationships––relationshipswith the faculty, and relationships withthe students.”

Given the college’s emphasis on teachingand scholarship, Jensen said, the libraryfocuses on instruction. By working with thecollege’s freshman–oriented First–YearSeminar and English 113 programs, the staffhelps every new student learn more aboutusing library resources. Work withupper–level courses includes helping facultyfind ways to add technology and informa-

tion literacy instruction. The library alsohouses the college’s technical learningcenter, which provides hands–on instructionavailable to all Hope students in the use ofvarious software packages.

Jensen noted that the staff also seeks tostay responsive to campus needs and prefer-ences. Based on a recent survey of students,for example, the library has been revampingits Web site to make it easier to use.

As director of the college’s English 113program, Barbara Skidmore ’70 Mezeskeworks closely with the library staff. She feelsthe award is well–deserved.

“I think it’s just an absolutely wonderfulrecognition of what a fine job our librarydoes,” said Mezeske, an associate professorof English who also chairs the college’slibrary committee. “It’s an integral part ofour writing program to have close and easyaccess to our librarians. They provide itwillingly and helpfully.”

As a teacher and scholar, she is particu-larly pleased that Hope’s library isoutstanding. “I think the library and thethings that it represents––the quest forknowledge––is at the very heart of the insti-tution,” she said.

The Hope library has 21 full– andpart–time staff, who during the school yearare assisted by approximately 100 part–timestudent employees. The five–story VanWylen Library building, which opened in1988, is named for the college’s ninth presi-dent and his wife, Dr. Gordon J. and Dr.Margaret D. Van Wylen. The main libraryand a branch library in Nykerk Hall ofMusic contain more than 345,000 volumes,as well as materials in other formats, includ-ing microforms, videos, DVDs, CDs, andelectronic books and journals.

This is the fifth year that ACRL has pre-sented the “Excellence in AcademicLibraries Award.” The other two winners

this year are Richland College Library inthe community college category, and theUniversity of Washington in the universi-ty category. The four schools that wonpreviously in the college category are:Wellesley College (2000), Earlham College(2001), Oberlin College (2002) and BaruchCollege (2003).

ACRL is a division of the AmericanLibrary Association, representing 12,000academic and research librarians and inter-ested individuals. ACRL is the onlyindividual membership organization inNorth America that develops programs,products and services to meet the uniqueneeds of academic librarians. Its initiativesenable the higher education community tounderstand the role that academic librariesplay in the teaching, learning and researchenvironments.

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Library named nation’s best

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The Van Wylen Library’s exemplary work in furthering Hope’s educational missionearned the national 2004 “Excellence in Academic Libraries Award” in the collegecategory. Above and below, Priscilla Atkins, librarian with the rank of associateprofessor, helps students learn about using the Internet for research.

A ceremony on campus marked the official presentation of thelibrary’s nationalaward. Pictured are Hope College President James Bultman ’63; David Jensen,director of libraries; and Drs. Margaret and President Emeritus Gordon Van Wylen,in honor of whom the library is named.

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