Inside This Issue
Pull
Spirit
A football
first
Please see
page three.
Please see
page two.
Generational New Students ....... 6-7
German Tour .................................... 8
Russian Fellowship ....................... 12
Congressional Tenure ................... 16
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news from
HOPE COLLEGE
October 1999
Class En Masse
The brand–new Class of ’03 takes a break from New Student Orientation to be
immortalized on film. A record number of first–time students heralded the arrival of Hope’s
138th school year, and helped propel Hope to an overall enrollment record as well.
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Football hosts Queretaro team
The Flying Dutchmen
football team experienced a first this year:
playing an international
opponent.
The team hosted the Wildcats of the
Autonomous University of Queretaro,
Mexico, on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Holland
Municipal Stadium. The game is also
believed to mark the first international
contest for any football team from the
Michigan
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Association.
The game was the latest in several
connections that have formed between the
university and Hope since the two
institutions
established
a
formal
agreement in 1996. Student and faculty
exchanges have been on–going. Earlier
this semester, the gallery featured an
exhibition of abstract paintings by Jordi
Boldo of the university’s faculty.
The city of Holland and the university’s
hometown of Santiago de Queretaro have
maintained a sister–city relationship since
1995.
Hope won the exhibition game 46–7,
but it was the interaction off the field that
proved especially meaningful.
The
Queretaro delegation was in town for
three days, with the players staying with
Hope students on–campus.
“The football game is almost secondary
to
the
cultural
interaction,
the
relationships
between
Hope
and
Queretaro,” said Dr. George Kraft, who is
a member of the Hope coaching staff and
chairs the department of kinesiology. “It’s
our guys together in the dorms.”
“Quote, unquote”
Quote, unquote is an
eclectic sampling of
things said at and about
Hope College.
As Hope began its 138th academic
year, speaker Dr. Charles Green offered
the incoming Class of 2003 some advice:
define educational success as developing the ability to handle a complex
world, and then take steps to achieve it.
“An education is a transformation
from being one kind of person to
another:
The kind of person who
acknowledges complexity but works
through it to reasoned, thoughtful and
principled commitments,” he said. “If
you have been successful in college,
your education will endure because the
habits of mind and heart that you form
here will continue to shape the way you
think for the rest of your life.”
Dr. Green, an associate professor of
psychology and director of the Philip
Phelps Scholars Program, presented the
address “Achieving Success in College:
An Education that Endures” during the
college’s Opening Convocation on
Sunday, Aug. 29.
According to Dr. Green, studies on
student intellectual, social and personal
growth in college consistently emphasize the ability to accept and deal with
complexity.
“Success in college involves acknowledging complexity without surrendering
to it,” he said. “It means working
through confusing issues and deciding
what you think about them.”
“It means taking a thoughtful and
principled stand on the tough questions.
It means being open to changing your
mind in response to evidence and reason
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as well as acknowledging when you just
plain don’t know,” Dr. Green said. “It
also means respecting those who differ
from you, being charitable in your characterization of their viewpoints, and
speaking the truth in love when you disagree.”
Dr. Green presented three research–
based suggestions for students seeking to
develop the ability to handle complexity:
work hard, develop relationships with
others interested in such growth and seek
out diverse experiences.
Consistently, he noted, research
studies reveal that “Quality and quantity of effort are the best predictors of
success in college.” Successful students,
he said, also discuss course material
outside of class with their professors,
and connect with fellow students who
are also interested in maturing and
growing in college.
Finally, he noted, students should
seek new experiences and get to know
people whose backgrounds differ from
their own. “Contrary to the assertions of
some that learning about different perspectives
and
different
cultures
somehow waters down one’s education,
researchers are finding that students
who encounter and learn about diverse
groups of people are more likely to do
well on traditional measures of success
in college,” Dr. Green said.
“When we talk with people whose life
experiences are different from ours—
when we come to understand what life
looks like from a different perspective—
we gain new insights into ourselves and
we learn new ways of thinking about
things,” he said. “That kind of intellectual stretching—of dealing with
complexity and thinking through difficult issues—is what success in college is
all about.”
In what is believed to be the
first international competition
for an MIAA team, Hope
football hosted the Wildcats
of the Autonomous University
of Queretaro in Mexico on
Saturday, Sept. 4, at Holland
Municipal Stadium. At left,
sophomore offensive tackle
Bill Crane of Cedar Springs,
Mich., and defensive end
Manuel Crespo of Queretaro
exchange pre–game
well–wishes on the field.
news from
HOPE COLLEGE
Volume 31, No. 2
October 1999
On the cover
In our main cover photo, the Class of ’03 gathers in the “fishbowl” on the north side of
the DeWitt Center for the first whole–class group photo taken in decades.
At top center is a moment of sophomore intensity from this year’s Pull tug–of–war, held
on Saturday, Oct. 2.
At top right, fullback Edgar Jose Zuniga Mussot of the Queretaro Wildcats shows his
spirit just before the Hope–Queretaro football game on Saturday, Sept. 4.
Volume 31, No. 2
October 1999
Published for Alumni, Friends and
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Editor: Thomas L. Renner ’67
Managing Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87
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Holland Litho Service, Inc.
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of Greenville, Mich.
Contributing Photographer:
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Campus Notes
PRESIDENTIAL LECTURES: In an
on–going commemoration of the first year
in the presidency of Dr. James Bultman ’63,
the Presidential Lecture Series at Hope will
feature a variety of addresses that focus on
the vision of Hope in the coming century.
The series begins on inauguration day
with “A Community of Scholars and
Learners: Marks of Excellence” by Dr.
Richard Mouw, who is president of Fuller
Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif.
(Friday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. in Dimnent
Memorial Chapel). It continues this fall on
Friday, Nov. 10, with “The Path from
Alienation to Reconciliation: Toward a
Community of Hope” by Dr. Lewis
Smedes, professor emeritus of theology
and ethics at Fuller (DeWitt Center main
theatre, 4 p.m.). Those scheduled to speak
during the spring semester are Dr. Yolanda
Moses (Jan. 12), Dr. Martin Marty (Feb. 9)
and Max DePree ’48 (March 29).
(Editor’s Note: Coverage of the Friday, Oct.
22, inauguration of President Bultman will
appear in the December issue of news from
Hope College, as will our traditional coverage
of Homecoming Weekend.)
EXCHANGE RENEWED: Meiji Gakuin
University of Tokyo, Japan, and Hope have
renewed their faculty exchange program
for another five years.
The signing ceremony took place at Hope
on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Participants included
Professor Mikiko Yamazaki, vice president
for international programs and Christian
education at Meiji Gakuin University; Hope
College President Dr. James E. Bultman ’63;
and Dr. Jacob E. Nyenhuis, provost and professor of classics at Hope.
The faculty exchange program began in
1994 to enhance the academic programs on
each campus by drawing upon the special
expertise of the exchange scholars. The
Hope professor spends May in Japan with
Hope International Seminar students and
teaches at Meiji Gakuin University during
the fall semester. The Meiji Gakuin professor teaches at Hope during the fall semester
with the option of remaining on campus
through March.
Hope and Meiji Gakuin University have
maintained a student exchange program for
nearly three decades. In 1965, the two institutions established an exchange program
that brings Japanese students to the Hope
campus. In 1980, the program became a
bilateral exchange, with Hope students traveling to Japan as well.
RCA SURVEY: The Reformed Church in
America––the college’s parent denomination––will experience a flurry of
turn–of–the–millennium surveys, according
to Hope sociologists Dr. Donald Luidens ’69
and Dr. Roger Nemeth.
This fall, questionnaires are being
mailed to all parish clergy and to more than
10,000 lay members of the RCA. The study
is a follow–up to similar surveys conducted
in 1976, 1986 and 1991, and is being carried
out in consultation with the staff of the
Reformed Church’s General Synod
Council.
“We are eager to get another ’snap–shot’
of the members of the Reformed Church,”
Dr. Nemeth said. “Putting these results
together with the earlier studies, we will be
able to better understand the changes which
the RCA has undergone during the final
quarter of the 20th century.”
In January, another questionnaire will be
NFHC October 1999
Pull spirit thrives
The team spirit that
unites and strengthens
the Pull teams each year
often lasts well beyond
the event itself.
It often lasts well beyond college
itself. As the freshmen and sophomores battle each fall, they are always
cheered on by the alumni of earlier
contests, an effect and manifestation of
the contest’s even–year/odd–year
rivalry. A quick visual survey of the
audience this year revealed Pull shirts
from the ’60s through ’00s (and even
beyond––see accompanying photos).
The teams appreciate the interest.
“You’re a part of this,” they tell the
audience––alumni, students, parents
and others alike––at the beginning.
“Show your enthusiasm, because your
energy makes us stronger.” The outdoors tends to absorb sound, but to
stand at the focus of a full–volume Pull
crowd is to be overwhelmed.
The hundreds who attended this
year’s Pull, held on Saturday, Oct. 2,
were part of a hard–fought struggle
that saw both sides gain rope. In the
end, the sophomore Class of ’02
defeated the freshman Class of ’03 by
six feet and one inch. The rope finished the event more than 15 feet
longer than it was in the beginning.
delivered to the minister or consistory of
each RCA congregation. The study, which
will seek information about the practices
and structures of RCA churches, is being
conducted in concert with more than 40
denominations and faith groups from
throughout the United States (and some,
like the Christian Reformed Church, which
have branches in Canada).
For the first time in U.S. history,
researchers from most of the major religious
communities are working together to better
understand the nature and composition of
congregational life in the United States.
Along with the RCA, researchers from
Christian
Reformed,
Presbyterian,
Lutheran, Methodist and Episcopal communions will be joined by Catholic, Jewish,
Muslim, Mormon, Southern Baptist, Bahai’
and other scholars.
STATE SERVICE: Louise Shumaker ’87,
director of disability services, has been reappointed by Governor John Engler to the
Michigan Commission on Disability
Concerns, to a term that will continue into
2002.
She has been a member of the Hope staff
since 1987. The governor named her the
1993 recipient of the Michigan State Victory
Award in 1993. In 1995, she received the
“State Advocate of the Year” award presented by the Statewide Independent Living
Council, the Michigan Commission on
Disability Concerns and the Michigan
Association of Centers for Independent
Living.
The audience is an integral
part of the Pull experience,
and includes many Pull
alumni. Among this year’s
returnees was Doug
Swanson ’94, who was a
puller as a freshman and
sophomore and a coach
as a junior and senior. He
and wife Anne Kalthoff ’94
Swanson brought along
son Gabriel, who came
dressed for future even–
year competition. At left,
the freshman ’03 team
works the rope during this
year’s contest, held on
Saturday, Oct. 2.
She is a past president of the Michigan
Association of Handicapper Higher
Education.
FACULTY KUDOS:
Rodney Boyer of the chemistry faculty
has been appointed to a three–year term on
the Task Force on Educational Resources
for the American Society for Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
The 12–member task force is made up of
biochemists and molecular biologists from
U.S. colleges and universities, and the
pharmaceutical industry. Projects that the
task force will be working on include:
national requirements for undergraduate
biochemistry/molecular biology degrees,
topic content in biochemistry/molecular
biology courses, biochemistry laboratory
design, research poster sessions at national
meetings and summer research projects in
biochemistry for high school teachers.
ASBMB is the nation’s largest organization of biochemists/molecular biologists.
Dr. Boyer is the Drs. Edward A. and
Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry at
Hope, where he has been a member of the
faculty since 1974. He teaches biochemistry
courses.
James Gentile has been reappointed to
the Hazardous Waste Site Review Board
for the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality.
The board reviews hazardous waste site
management facility construction and
determines approval for permits.
Dr. Gentile is the dean for the natural
sciences and the Kenneth G. Herrick
Professor of Biology at Hope. He represents toxicologists on the board.
Peter Gonthier, associate professor of
physics, has received support through a
Cottrell College Science Award from
Research Corporation for his on–going
study of neutron stars with NASA.
He is studying how neutron stars
produce gamma radiation, seeking to find a
model that explains why the stars behave
as they do.
Dr. Gonthier is conducting his research
in collaboration with Dr. Alice K. Harding
at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
near Washington, D.C.
He and Dr.
Harding have worked together since 1992,
and he has been pursuing his current
research project since 1997. He anticipates
that their current project will require at
least another year.
Dave Zwart ’64, associate professor of
education, and wife Karen were honored on
Thursday, July 22, for their volunteerism.
They received the Vera Mulder Award,
given annually to the Holland area’s outstanding volunteer, during a ceremony at
City Hall. Their involvements include the
Villa Aurora emergency shelter (where
they stayed for five weeks when the director became ill with leukemia), helping
coordinate the Holland CROP Walk and
Kids Hope USA.
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Events
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
Oct. 22–24, Friday–Sunday––Homecoming Weekend
Nov. 5–7, Friday–Sunday––Parent’s Weekend
Nov. 25, Thursday––Thanksgiving Recess begins, 8 a.m.
Nov. 29, Monday––Thanksgiving Recess ends, 8 a.m.
Dec. 10, Friday––Last day of classes
Dec. 13–17, Monday–Friday––Semester examinations
Dec. 17, Friday––Residence halls close, 5 p.m.
SAdmissions
Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon on
Saturdays. Tours and admissions interviews are available
during the summer as well as the school year.
Appointments are recommended.
Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective students, including transfers and high school juniors and
seniors. The programs show students and their parents a
typical day in the life of a Hope student. The dates for
1999–2000 are as follows:
Friday, Oct. 29
Friday, Feb. 11
Friday, Nov. 5
Friday, Feb. 25
Friday, Nov. 19
Friday, March 10
Monday, Jan. 17
Junior Days: Friday, March 31; Friday, April 7
Senior Day: Saturday, April 15 (for admitted students)
Pre–Professional Day ’00: Wednesday, May 17 (for juniors)
For further information about any Admissions Office event, please
call (616) 395–7850, or toll free 1–800–968–7850 or write: Hope
College Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland,
MI; 49422–9000.
Music
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Oct. 24: Wichers Auditorium
of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Student Recital––Thursday, Oct. 28: Wichers Auditorium of
Nykerk Hall of Music, 11 a.m. Admission is free.
Junior Recital––Friday, Oct. 29: Joni Norwood of Twin Lake,
Mich., soprano, Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of
Music, 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Cornerstone Chorale and Brass Concert––Tuesday, Nov. 2:
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for regular
adult admission, $8 for senior citizens and $3 for students,
and are available through the college’s department of music.
To order, call (616) 395–7650.
Guest Speaker––Thursday, Nov. 4: Knighten Smit ’89, “Life
at the Met,” Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 11
a.m. Admission is free.
Combined Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Concert––
Friday, Nov. 5: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission
is free.
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Nov. 7: Wichers Auditorium
of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is free.
MasterClass––Friday, Nov. 12: Richard Roberts, violinist,
Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m.
Admission is free.
Guest Speaker––Wednesday, Nov. 17: Kathy Kosins, “Music
Business,” Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3
p.m. Admission is free.
Jazz Ensembles I and II––Wednesday, Nov. 17: with Kathy
Kosins, jazz vocalist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.
Admission is free.
Student Recital––Thursday, Nov. 18: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Jazz Chamber Ensembles Concert––Tuesday, Nov. 23:
Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 7 p.m.
Admission is free.
Christmas Vespers––Saturday–Sunday, Dec. 4–5:
Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The services will be on
Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m.,
4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The public sale of tickets will be held
on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon in the lobby of
the DeWitt Center, located on Columbia Avenue at 12th
Street. Ticket prices TBA. Additional information may be
obtained by calling the college’s Office of Public and
Alumni Relations at (616) 395–7860.
Student Recital––Thursday, Dec. 9: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 11 a.m. Admission is free.
Student Recital––Thursday, Dec. 9: Wichers Auditorium of
Nykerk Hall of Music, 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Madrigal Dinner––Friday–Saturday, Dec. 10–11: Maas
Center, auditorium, 7 p.m. Additional information may be
obtained by calling (616) 395-7650.
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The fourth Alumni Exhibition, featuring 38 works by alumni artists, runs in the gallery of the De Pree Art Center
from Friday, Oct. 22, through Friday, Nov. 19. Pictured is “Fremont Hot” by David Chapple ’91.
Dance
Aerial Dance Theater––Friday–Saturday, Oct. 29–30
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $6 for regular adult admission, and $4 for
senior citizens and students, and will be available at the
door. Admission is free for children under 12.
SVisiting Writers Series
Thursday, Dec. 2:
Janis Arnold and Kim Barnes;
Knickerbocker Theatre, 7 p.m.
Live music by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble will
precede the readings beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information or to be placed on the series’s mailing list,
please call the department of English at (616) 395–7620.
De Pree Gallery
“Alumni Art Exhibition”––Friday, Oct. 22–Friday, Nov. 19
A juried show featuring the work of alumni artists. There
will be an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 22, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Theatre
Electra––Friday–Saturday, Oct. 22–23; Wednesday–
Saturday, Oct. 27–30
By Sophocles
DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission, $5 for Hope
faculty and staff, and $4 for senior citizens and students,
and will be available approximately two weeks before the
production opens. The ticket office is open Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from
noon to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616) 395–7890.
Great Performance Series: Twelfth Night with Acter, actors
from the London stage––Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 4–6
DeWitt Center main theatre, 8 p.m. on Thurs. & Fri., 2 p.m. on Sat.
Tickets for the Great Performance Series are $10.50 for
senior citizens, $12.50 for other adults and $6.50 for students. For more information, call (616) 395–6996.
Maura’s Angel––Friday–Saturday, Dec. 3–4; Wednesday–
Saturday, Dec. 8–11
By Lynne Reid Banks
DeWitt Center main theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission, $5 for Hope
faculty and staff, and $4 for senior citizens and students,
and will be available approximately two weeks before the
production opens. The ticket office is open Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from
noon to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616) 395–7890.
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Updates on events, news and athletics at Hope may be
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Alumni and Friends
Regional Events
West Michigan––Friday–Saturday, Nov. 26–27
The Old Kent Classic men’s basketball tournament at
Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, featuring teams
from Aquinas College, Calvin College, Hope College
and Grand Valley State University.
West Michigan––Saturday, Jan. 15
A gathering in Grand Rapids to watch the
Hope–Calvin men’s basketball game on a big–screen
television. The game starts at 3 p.m.
Presidential Inauguration––Friday–Saturday, Oct. 22–23
Activities in conjunction with the inauguration of Dr.
James E. Bultman ’63 as the 11th president of Hope
College. The inauguration ceremony itself will be held on
Friday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Additional details TBA.
Homecoming––Friday–Sunday, Oct. 22–24
Includes reunions for the Classes of ’84, ’89 and ’94.
Winter Happening––Saturday, Jan. 29
Musical Showcase––Monday, March 6, 8 p.m.
DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Alumni Weekend––Friday–Sunday, May 5–7
Includes reunions for every fifth class from ’35 through ’80.
For additional information concerning alumni events, please call
the Office of Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395–7860.
Traditional Events
Nykerk Cup competition––Saturday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m.
Christmas Vespers––Saturday–Sunday, Dec. 4–5
Honors Convocation––Thursday, April 27, 7 p.m.
Baccalaureate and Commencement––Sunday, May 7
For High School Students:
Science Day––Thursday, Nov. 4
NFHC October 1999
Campus Notes
Enrollment sets records
Hope has enrolled a
record number of
students for the second
consecutive year.
Hope has 2,943 students this fall,
topping the high of 2,920 set in the fall of
1998. It is the fourth time in five years
that enrollment at Hope has topped 2,900
students.
The overall total also includes a
record–setting 755 first–time students.
Hope has enrolled a record number of
first–time students during each of the
past three years, with 746 in the fall of
1998.
“This has been one of the most rewarding conclusions to a recruiting year that
I’ve experienced at Hope,” said Dr. James
Bekkering ’65, who is vice president for
admissions.
The student body is comprised of
1,184 men and 1,759 women from 36
states and territories, as well as from 27
foreign countries.
Students transferring to Hope from
other colleges and universities total 63,
compared with 81 in 1998. There are 100
students enrolled in off–campus programs, compared to 98 last year.
The enrollment by class, with last
year’s class in parentheses, is: freshmen,
779 (771); sophomores, 726 (713); juniors,
638 (601); seniors, 669 (691); and special
students, 131 (144).
The largest representation is from
Michigan with 2,148 students, followed
by: Illinois, 236; Indiana, 84; New York,
58; Ohio, 50; Minnesota, 34; Iowa, 25;
Wisconsin, 24; New Jersey, 23; California,
12; and Pennsylvania, 10.
Foreign countries represented in the
student body include Belgium, Bulgaria,
Canada, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France,
Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea,
Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, Norway,
Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Turkey, the Ukraine, the
United Kingdom and Zambia.
Each year a small army of upperclassmen helps new students move into their
rooms at the beginning of Orientation weekend (one pleased parent this year was
overheard reporting that the family’s fully–loaded vehicle was emptied out in four
minutes flat). They had their work especially cut out for them this year, as Hope
enrolled a record–high 755 first–time students.
Winter Sports
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Men’s and Women’s Swimming
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 19–20.......................at Cornerstone Classic
Tues., Nov. 23.........................CONCORDIA, MI., 7:30 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Nov. 26–27 ...Old Kent Classic at VanAndel Arena
Sat., Dec. 4 ..................................................AQUINAS, 3 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 10–11 .....................................HOPE CLASSIC
Tues.–Wed., Dec. 28–29...........RUSS DEVETTE HOLIDAY
CLASSIC
Tues., Jan. 4..............................................*at Olivet, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 8 .....................................................*ALBION, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 12...................................*at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 15 ...................................................*CALVIN, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 19...............................................*ALMA, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 ..................................................*at Adrian, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 26 ......................................*DEFIANCE, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 29 ....................................................*OLIVET, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 2............................................*at Albion, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 5.........................................*KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 9 ............................................*at Calvin, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 12 ....................................................*at Alma, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 16..........................................*ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 19 ..............................................*at Defiance, 3 p.m.
Wed.–Sat., Feb. 23–26 .............................MIAA Tournament
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 19–20 ...........at Capital, Ohio Tournament
Tues., Nov. 23 ...............................AURORA, ILL., 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 27 ........................NORTHWESTERN, IA., 3 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 30................................at Saint Mary’s, 7:30 p.m.
Fri. & Sat., Dec. 3–4 .................HOPE COLLEGE SUBWAY
SHOOTOUT
Wed., Dec. 8..............................................*at Alma, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 11 ...................................................*OLIVET, 3 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 18.................................................*at Adrian, 3 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 30 ......................................AQUINAS, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 5 ............................................*at Albion, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 8 .................................................*at Defiance, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 12................................*KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 15...................................................*at Calvin, 3 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 ......................................*SAINT MARY’S, 3 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 25 ..........................................*ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 29 ......................................................*ALMA, 3 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 1.............................................*at Olivet, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 5 ....................................................*ALBION, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 9 .......................................*DEFIANCE, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 12..........................................*at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 15 ..........................................*CALVIN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 19............................................ROCHESTER, 3 p.m.
Mon.–Sat., Feb. 21–26 .............................MIAA Tournament
Sat., Nov. 13 .................................................*at Olivet, 1 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 20 ....................................................*ALMA, 1 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 3–4......................at Wheaton, Ill. Invitational
Fri., Dec. 10 ...................................GRAND VALLEY, 5 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 14 ...........................................*at Kalamazoo, 6 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 15 .....WHEATON, KALAMAZOO, LAKE FOREST,
ILL. at Holland Aquatic Center, 12:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 18 .........*SAINT MARY’S (women only), 6 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 21...................................................*at Albion, 6 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 ...................................................*CALVIN, 1 p.m.
Thurs.–Sat., Feb. 10–12 ...........*MIAA Meet at Notre Dame
Fri.–Sat., Feb. 18–19.....Midwest Invitational at Wheaton, Ill.
*MIAA game
Cornerstone Classic – Bethel, Ind., Cornerstone, Hope,
Univ. of Mich.–Dearborn
Old Kent Classic – Aquinas; Calvin; Grand Valley; Hope
Hope Classic – Hope; Huntington, Ind.; St. Xavier, Ill.;
Trinity Christian, Ill.
Russ DeVette Holiday Tournament – Cornerstone; Hope;
Rochester; Tri–State, Ind.
Home games played at Holland Civic Center
Starting times are in the time zone of home team.
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*MIAA game
Capital, Ohio Tournament – TBA
Hope College Subway Shootout – Cornerstone; Hope;
Spring Arbor; Trinity Christian, Ill.
Home games played at the Dow Center on Hope College
campus.
*MIAA dual meet
Home meets are held in Kresge Natatorium of the Dow
Center.
Starting times are in the time zone of the home team.
The official site for Flying Dutch and
Flying Dutchmen athletics
Catch audio coverage of Flying Dutchmen
football via the World Wide Web. The fastest
link is through the Hope College website:
www.hope.edu/pr/athletics
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1999 Generational New Students
’03 tops the charts
FIFTH GENERATION
Robert Bartlett (Mt. Vernon, Ind.)
Mother – Patricia VanWyk ’73 Bartlett
Grandmother – Bertha Vis ’41 VanWyk
Grandfather – Gordon VanWyk ’41
Great–Grandmother – Bertha Van Kolken (Prep ’09) Vis
Great–Grandfather – Jean Vis ’10
Great–Grandmother – Amelia Menning ’17 VanWyk
Great–Great Grandfather – Seine Menning 1893
Matthew Camp (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Ann Hilbelink ’80 Camp
Father – Gary Camp ’78
Grandmother – Irene Heemstra ’49 Camp
Great–Grandmother – Marie Welling ’18 Heemstra
Great–Grandfather – Clarence Heemstra ’19
Great–Great Grandfather – John Heemstra 1895
Ben Fedak (Menands, N.Y.)
Mother – Susan Hermance ’75 Fedak
Father – Alfred Fedak ’75
Grandmother – Alicia Van Zoeren ’51 Hermance
Grandfather – Myron Hermance ’50
Great–Grandmother – Alice Scholten ’25 Van Zoeren
Great–Grandfather – Raymond Van Zoeren ’25
Great–Great Grandfather – Dirk Scholten 1883
FOURTH GENERATION
Rachel Boersma (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Claire Campbell ’75 Boersma
Father – Bill Boersma ’75
Grandmother – Dee Freyling ’51 Campbell Hertel
Grandfather – Gene Campbell ’51
Grandmother – Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma
Grandfather – Max Boersma ’46
Great–Grandfather – Arend Freyling ’30
Dan Bruggers (Lima, Peru)
Father – David Bruggers ’73
Grandmother – Phyllis Voss ’47 Bruggers
Grandfather – Glenn Bruggers ’48
Great–Grandfather – John Bruggers ’15
Emily Colenbrander (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Zuidema ’70 Colenbrander
Father – Dan Colenbrander ’70
Grandmother – Vera Pennings ’45 Colenbrander
Great–Grandfather – Henry Colenbrander ’13
Charlie Kleinheksel (Zeeland, Mich.)
Father – Conrad Kleinheksel ’73
Grandfather – Victor Kleinheksel ’51
Great–Grandmother – Serena Top (Prep ’23) Kleinheksel
Martha Luidens (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Peggy McNamara ’69 Luidens
Father – Donald Luidens ’69
Grandmother – Ruth Stegenga ’42 Luidens
Grandfather – Edwin Luidens ’40
Great–Grandmother – Dureth Bouma ’15 Stegenga
Great–Grandfather – Miner Stegenga ’15
Great–Grandmother – Mae DePree ’12 Luidens
Great–Grandfather – Anthony Luidens ’12
Alister Mulder (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Lois McAlister ’71 Mulder
Father – Andrew Mulder ’70
Grandmother – Nella DeHaan ’33 Mulder
Grandfather – John Mulder ’28
Great–Grandfather – Martin DeHaan ’13
Nadine Vidoni (Litchfield Park, Ariz.)
Mother – Robin Mulder ’77 Vidoni
Grandmother – Nella DeHaan ’33 Mulder
Grandfather – John Mulder ’28
Great–Grandfather – Martin DeHaan ’13
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The Class of ’03 included 105 Generational New Students, the highest total on record (the previous high was 101 in
1987). Pictured from left to right are third, fourth and fifth generation students: Row 1: Chad Carlson, Dan Bouwens,
Charlie Kleinheksel, Luke Rumohr, Sara Haverdink, Rachel Boersma, Emily Colenbrander, Alister Mulder, Jenna Wassink;
Row 2: Megan Timmer, Rachael Bottema, Dan Hendricks, Susan De Lange, Brent Jackson, Josh Ruch, Anna Worbois,
Alyson Brzezinski, Sarah Naoum, Maria Van Wieren, Emily Hayes, Rachel Van Wieren; Row 3: Jane Elizabeth Bast, Josh
Rumpsa, Rob Bartlett, Pete Buis, Ben Fedak, Meghan Boose, Rand Arwady, Martha Luidens, Tim Folkert, Jim Plasman,
Nora Staal, Nikki Dekker.
Jenna Wassink (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Paula Colenbrander ’73 Wassink
Grandmother – Vera Pennings ’45 Colenbrander
Great–Grandfather – Henry Colenbrander ’13
ENERATION
THIRD
GENERATION
Rand Arwady (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Lynn Koop ’69 Arwady
Father – George Arwady ’69
Grandmother – Mary Lou Hemmes ’46 Koop
Grandfather – Harvey Koop ’43
Alyson Brzezinski (Springboro, Ohio)
Mother – Cara Baas ’78 Brzezinski
Grandmother – Jeanette Rylaarsdam ’42 Baas
Grandfather – R. Jack Baas ’42
Peter Buis (Allegan, Mich.)
Father – David Buis ’76
Grandfather – Harry Buis ’49
Chad Carlson (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Dirkse ’77 Carlson
Father – Robert Carlson ’75
Grandmother – Ruth DeGraaf ’50 Dirkse
Grandfather – Lamont Dirkse ’50
Jane Bast (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Betty Jo Viel ’73 Bast
Father – David Bast ’73
Grandfather – Henry Bast ’30
Nicole Dekker (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)
Mother – Mary Scott ’75 Dekker
Father – Tom Dekker ’74
Grandmother – Lois De Kleine ’49 Scott
Grandfather – Bernard Scott ’50
Meghan Boose (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Jerry Boose ’76
Grandmother – Cleo VanderMolen ’48 Ludwick
Susan De Lange (Orland Park, Ill.)
Mother – Mary Ponstein ’71 De Lange
Grandfather – Lambert Ponstein ’48
Brian Bosman (Bedford, Mass.)
Father – Robert Bosman ’67
Grandfather – Elmer Bosman ’39
Timothy Folkert (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Barbara Koop ’74 Folkert
Father – Carl Folkert ’74
Grandmother – Mary Lou Hemmes ’46 Koop
Grandfather – Harvey Koop ’43
Grandmother – Hulda Rigterink ’41 Folkert
Grandfather – Irvin Folkert ’43
Rachael Bottema (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Mother – Beverly Hepler ’71 Bottema
Grandmother – Thelma VanLeeuwen ’48 Bottema
Dan Bouwens (Zeeland, Mich.)
Mother – Marianne Van Heest ’74 Bouwens
Father – Joel Bouwens ’74
Grandfather – Glenn Bouwens ’50
Lindsey Bruischat (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Sandra Goossen ’72 Bruischat
Father – Daryl Bruischat ’71
Grandmother – Norma Vader ’48 Goossen
Sara Haverdink (Hamilton, Mich.)
Mother – Ruth Boeve Haverdink ’91
Father – Cliff Haverdink ’72
Grandmother – Evelyn Kleinheksel (Prep ’33) Haverdink
Emily Hayes (Suffield, Conn.)
Mother – Lois Crounse ’78 Hayes
Father – Paul Hayes ’78
Grandfather – Ernest Crounse ’35
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Dan Hendricks (Novi, Mich.)
Mother – Nancy Pickell ’76 Hendricks
Father – Paul Hendricks ’75
Grandfather – Roger Hendricks ’50
Brent Jackson (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Schiffer Jackson ’88
Father – Lary Jackson ’79
Grandfather – Roderic Jackson ’54
Sarah Naoum (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Maggie Naoum ’74
Grandfather – Abraham Naoum ’33
Jim Plasman (Downers Grove, Ill.)
Mother – Mary Bruins ’78 Plasman
Grandfather – Elton Bruins ’50
Joshua Ruch (Kentwood, Mich.)
Father – Michael Ruch ’75
Grandfather – Richard Ruch ’52
Luke Rumohr (Mason, Mich.)
Mother – Jill Nyboer ’70 Rumohr
Father – Harry Rumohr ’70
Grandfather – Andrew Nyboer ’39
Josh Rumpsa (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Vicki Wiegerink ’74 Rumpsa
Father – Matt Rumpsa ’75
Grandfather – Gerrit Wiegerink ’33
Nora Staal (Israel)
Mother – Ann Voskuil ’74 Staal
Father – Thomas Staal ’74
Grandfather – Harvey Staal ’43
Megan Timmer (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Georgia Gearhart ’70 Timmer
Father – Ben Timmer ’68
Grandmother – Virginia Gearhart ’69
Grandfather – Ezra Gearhart ’52
Grandfather – Ben Timmer ’36
Maria Van Wieren (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Mother – Candy Hines ’71 Van Wieren
Grandmother – Dorothy Kooiker ’44 Van Wieren
Grandfather – Gilbert Van Wieren ’42
Rachel Van Wieren (Grant, Mich.)
Father – Gerald Van Wieren ’71
Grandfather – Louis Van Wieren ’44
Anna Worbois (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Kate tenHaken ’93
Step–Father – Bruce tenHaken ’83
Grandfather – Reuben tenHaken ’37
SECOND GENERATION
Sarah Crisman (Downers Grove, Ill.)
Mother – Terry Chockley ’77 Crisman
Father – Roger Crisman ’73
Alicia Daniel (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Grandmother – Alice Clark ’34 Meyer
Megan Daniels (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Mother – Sheila Norris ’76 Daniels
Father – Greg Daniels ’73
(Christen) Noelle Davids (Big Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Babetta Goeke Davids ’91
Melissa DeBoer (Haslett, Mich.)
Father – Steve DeBoer ’71
Ian DeGraaf (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Norman DeGraaf ’79
Karissa DeYoung (Jenison, Mich.)
Mother – Sheri VandenHeuvel ’72 DeYoung
Father – Lee DeYoung ’71
Corrie Durham (Fremont, Mich.)
Mother – Pat Hahn ’77 Durham
Father – John Durham ’76
Todd Edema (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Sue Bruggink ’73 Edema
Father – Douglas Edema ’73
Isaac Ellis (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Brenna Ellis ’96
Natalie Feenstra (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Grandfather – Karel Feenstra ’31
Necia Flaherty (Holland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Richard Flaherty ’50
Elizabeth Burt (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Mother – Laura Kupfrian ’66 Burt
Father – Chuck Burt ’68
Kyle Frank (St. Joseph, Mich.)
Grandfather – Russell Sybesma ’59
Eric Goltz (Midland, Mich.)
Great–Grandfather – Elmer Den Herder ’30
Jamie Riemersma (Alma, Mich.)
Father – Jeffrey Riemersma ’76
Karly Savara (Rockford, Mich.)
Grandmother – Arloa VanderVelde ’50 Vander Kolk
Daniel Schroyer (Marysville, Mich.)
Mother – Suzanne Elzerman ’71 Schroyer
Dwight J. Slater (Southfield, Mich.)
Mother – Deborah Herzog ’76 Slater
Father – Dwight E. Slater ’76
Laurie Speet (Coopersville, Mich.)
Grandfather – Herman Speet ’51
Robert Spencer (Traverse City, Mich.)
Father – John Spencer ’71
Kristi Spitters (Richland, Mich.)
Father – Gerald Spitters ’74
Harold Steed (New York, N.Y.)
Mother – Nancy Rajsky–Steed ’67
Kara Van Assen (Jenison, Mich.)
Father – Craig Van Assen ’76
Michael Van Beek (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Father – David Van Beek ’68
Abbie Gonzales (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Alfredo Gonzales ’76
Jeff VandenBerg (Olympia, Wash.)
Mother – Sharon Brown ’71 VandenBerg
Father – Robert VandenBerg ’71
Michael Grant (Jenison, Mich.)
Mother – Rita Hayden ’73 Grant
Father – John Grant ’73
Alicia Van Der Meulen (Zeeland, Mich.)
Father – Rick Van Der Meulen ’77
Ian Hesselsweet (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Mother – Ann Rodenhouse ’72 Hesselsweet
Kerstin Vander Ven (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Rita Henrickson ’76 Vander Ven
Father – Gary Vander Ven ’74
Amy Johnson (Sarasota, Fla.)
Father – Mark Johnson ’75
Charlene Kan (Midland, Mich.)
Father – Charles Kan ’72
Michael Kennedy (Prospect Heights, Ill.)
Mother – Joan Klasing ’76 Kennedy
Jennifer Kettler (Pella, Iowa)
Great–Grandfather – Harold Arink ’27
Miranda Lawrence (Sterling, N.Y.)
Mother – Deborah Firmbach ’74 Lawrence
Father – Randall Lawrence ’75
Lindee Claerbout (Oostburg, Wis.)
Father – Daven Claerbout ’80
Craig Lawton (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Barbara Smalling ’73 Lawton
Father – William Lawton ’75
Jennifer Coleman (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Bob Coleman ’77
Emily Louis (Zeeland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Kenneth Louis ’53
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Steven Reynen (Peoria, Ill.)
Mother – Sharon Weaver ’70 Reynen
Father – Paul Reynen ’67
Alyson Sybesma (Holland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Russell Sybesma ’56
Dorothy Howe (Collegeville, Penn.)
Father – H. Clay Howe ’68
Elizabeth Buikema (Muskegon, Mich.)
Father – Robert Buikema ’76
Emily Reeves (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Father – David Reeves ’66
Sarikki Forgwe (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Joy Klaaren ’72 Forgwe
Father – Christopher Forgwe ’70
Tyler Bing (Zeeland, Mich.)
Grandmother – Nancy VanKoevering ’68 Vande Water
Grandfather – Terry Vande Water ’60
Brandon Bosscher (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Gerard Bosscher Jr. ’71
Katherine Ramsey (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Charles Ramsey ’72
Sarah Sturtevant (West Olive, Mich.)
Mother – Deborah Weiss ’75 Sturtevant
Father – Dennis Sturtevant ’75
Anne Hilbrecht (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Vollink ’64 Hilbrecht
Matthew Boes (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Lucinda Gordon ’74 Boes
Kimberly Pett (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Jeffrey Pett ’75
Tracey Forbes (Lone Tree, Iowa)
Grandfather – Gerrit Boogerd ’54
Jennifer Barrett (Findlay, Ohio)
Mother – Christine Lakanen ’73 Barrett
Jessie Blacquiere (Byron Center, Mich.)
Father – Bill Blacquiere ’78
Margaret Marlatt (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Mother – Janet Gabriel ’78 Marlatt
Sarah Van Dyke (Palos Heights, Ill.)
Mother – Jane Engelsman ’69 Van Dyke
Andrew Van Engen (Glendora, Calif.)
Mother – Jean Taylor ’70 Van Engen
Father – Charles Van Engen ’70
Christina Van Regenmorter (West Olive, Mich.)
Grandmother – Elaine Wierda ’37 Van Regenmorter
Kathryn Veldman (Sawyer, Mich.)
Grandfather – George Veldman ’33
Abby Vollmer (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Mother – Kathy VanderMolen ’74 Vollmer
Marcus Voss (Holland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Paul Boerigter ’50
Joel Wernlund (Brown Deer, Wis.)
Mother – Becky Denham ’77 Wernlund
David Williamson (Grayslake, Ill.)
Mother – Ellenore Thompson ’75 Pinkham
Elizabeth Winne (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Father – Jeffery Winne ’73
Matthew Workman (Muskegon, Mich.)
Father – Harold Workman Jr. ’70
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Alumni News
Class Notes
News and information for class notes, marriages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiled
for news from Hope College by Greg Olgers ’87.
News should be mailed to: Alumni News; Hope
College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box
9000; Holland, MI 49422–9000. Internet users may
send to: alumni@hope.edu
All submissions received by the Public Relations
Office by Tuesday, Sept. 14, have been included in
this issue. Because of the lead time required by this
publication’s production schedule, submissions
received after that date (with the exception of obituary notices) have been held for the next issue, the
deadline for which is Tuesday, Nov. 9.
50s
1950s
John Linton ’50 of Holland, Mich., retired in March
of 1999.
Roy Lumsden ’52 of Barrington, Ill., presented a
Distinguished Achievement Award to Robert
“Bud” Prins ’54 on Hope’s behalf in May in conjunction with Bud’s retirement as president of Iowa
Wesleyan College.
Robert “Bud” Prins ’54 of Canon City, Colo., has
retired as president of Iowa Wesleyan College of
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, a position he held for 13 years.
To help mark the occasion, Hope presented him
with a Distinguished Achievement Award in May;
the award was presented on the college’s behalf by
Roy Lumsden ’52.
Robert Winter ’57 of Berea, Ohio, is teaching a
segment of an honors course, “Language, Thought
and Meaning: Seeking the Distinctively Human,”
during
the
current,
fall
semester
at
Baldwin–Wallace College in Berea. His segment
deals with the philosophical/religious issues. He
also writes a monthly column for the Sun
Newspapers, a clutch of local weekly papers in the
Southwest Cuyahoga County (Ohio) area. In addition, he is in his 17th year as rector of St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Berea, and active in a number of
diocesan and local positions (Fire Department chaplain, member of the Curriculum Council for the
local school board, etc.).
James Evenhuis ’58 of Novi, Mich., recently retired
after working with the Detroit Public Library for 38
years. From 1985 to 1998 he served as assistant
director for branch services, supervising 24 libraries
providing neighborhood library service to one
million Detroit residents. He is now studying
archival and records management at Wayne State
University’s Walter Reuther Labor Library, and
working on a volunteer project assembling the
records of the Detroit Public Library from its beginning in 1865 to the present.
Rosemarie Kish ’58 Evenhuis of Novi, Mich., has
left the health care field, where she was director of
the Detroit Easter Seal Society and a vice president
at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
Rosemarie is currently a vice president with Right
Management Consultants, doing interim employment counseling and job placement for executives
who have been “downsized” by major area corporations.
Bob Vander Aarde ’58 of Great Falls, Mont.,
received the “Montana Volunteer of the Year
Award” from the American Red Cross on Saturday,
May 8, 1999. He is pastor of Christ Church on the
Hill, the only congregation of the Reformed Church
in America in Montana.
60s
1960s
Betty Whitaker ’62 Jackson teaches language arts at
Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where her daughter is a senior. She previously
served as a scoring supervisor at NCS in Iowa City
since her family’s move to Iowa three years ago.
Russ Harmsen ’63 of Jenison, Mich., retired from
teaching at Wyoming Park High School after his
35th year, and is now an adjunct mathematics
instructor at Grand Valley State University.
Al Grams ’64 of Dearborn, Mich., is senior pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church in Dearborn, and also ministers to Henry Ford Retirement Village in
Dearborn.
Dave Zwart ’64 and wife Karen of Holland, Mich.,
were honored on Thursday, July 22, for their volunteerism. They received the Vera Mulder Award,
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Tour will feature Germany
The Year 2000 alumni
tour will tell a tale of
change, a millennium’s
worth, as it visits
Switzerland, Germany
and the Netherlands.
The tour, geared towards alumni
and friends of the college, will run
Friday, June 2–Thursday, June 15.
Features will range from the
once–every–decade Passion Play at
Oberammergau, to the Dachau
concentration camp; from the castle at
Heidelberg, to the cathedral at Worms;
from Eisenach, where Martin Luther
wrote “A Mighty Fortress,” to Delft,
home of blue and white pottery.
The trip will include visual
highlights (like a cog–railway ride in
the Alps and a cruise down the Rhine
River) and culinary ones (like a stop in
Gouda of cheese fame), but will also
feature a cultural and historical theme:
the development of Christianity in
Europe during the past 1,000 years.
The tour leaders will be Dr. Sander de
Haan and Georgia de Haan, who will
complement the program with their
knowledge of the topic and familiarity
with the sites.
“Throughout the trip I’ll try to feature
the connections to the history of
Christianity— Protestantism and
Catholicism, and some of the connections
between the two,” said Dr. de Haan, who
is professor of German and Dutch and
chair of the department of modern and
classical languages at Hope.
The Passion Play at Oberammergau,
for example, continues the villagers’
promise in 1634 to celebrate the Passion
of Christ every 10 years after their
prayers to be spared from plague were
answered. The cathedrals in cities like
given annually to the Holland area’s outstanding
volunteer, during a ceremony at City Hall. Their
involvements include the Villa Aurora emergency
shelter (where they stayed for five weeks when the
director became ill with leukemia), helping coordinate the Holland CROP Walk and Kids Hope USA.
Dave is an associate professor of education at Hope.
Peter Steketee ’65 of Manassas, Va., was invested as
judge of the 31st Judicial District of Virginia on
Wednesday, June 30, 1999.
John Ver Meulen Sr. ’65 has been named vice president,
worldwide
sales,
with
Wildfire
Communications Inc. Headquartered in Lexington,
Mass., the company is a pioneer in the field of
virtual–assistant technology.
Don Westerhoff ’65 of Lancaster, Pa., is director of
manufacturing engineering with Modus Media
International.
Al McGeehan ’66 of Holland, Mich., received the
“Friend of History” award from the Holland
Historical Trust on Tuesday, July 28, in recognition
of his service to pursuing Holland’s past.
Marge Jacobs ’67 VanderMeer is a counselor in
Freeport, Ill., with the Family Counseling program
of Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois.
Roger Dietch ’68 of Summit, N.J., is a founding
partner of Regency Capital LLC.
Barbara Hayes ’68 Johnson of Kentwood, Mich., is
theywith
arevisits
so to
enthused
about
the
This year’s Alumni Tour will feature Germany
Switzerland
and the
forthcoming
tour. toLast
Netherlands and a quick stop in Liechtenstein.
In addition
sitestime,
in all they
four
found,of the
participants’
Hope
ties
countries, the trip will survey the development
Christianity
in Europe
during
the past 1,000 years.
provided a strong bond that gave the
group itself a special cohesion.
“In a sense you’re not strangers,”
Worms and Cologne provide enduring
Georgia
de Haan said. “That’s one
physical manifestations of Catholicism’s
thing I found very enjoyable about that
centuries–long dominance. Wartburg
trip.”
and Luther’s birthplace of Eisleben
The spring, 1999, tour featured
provide opportunities to reflect on the
Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Previous
origins and impact of the Protestant
excursions included Great Britain; Italy;
Reformation.
Scandinavia; Costa Rica; Greece and
The tour begins in Switzerland and
Turkey; and Vienna, Austria.
continues
through
Liechtenstein
The tour is being organized by MTA
enroute to the extended stay in
TRAVEL in Holland, Mich., which also
Germany. The trip will conclude in the
coordinated the earlier alumni tours.
Netherlands, with departure from
Additional information concerning the
Amsterdam.
itinerary and tour costs may be obtained
In addition to being familiar with the
by calling 1–800–682–0086.
region, the de Haans are also veterans of
the alumni tour program, having led the
1992 tour of Germany, Austria, Holland,
Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
It’s because of their positive
experience seven years ago, in fact, that
Alumni Board of Directors
Officers
Claire VanderMeulen ’75 Gibbs, President, Melbourne, Fla.
Bruce Brumels ’59, Vice-President, Lake City, Mich.
Michelle Baker ’89 Laverman, Secretary, Phoenix, Ariz.
Board Members
Duke Nguyen Browning ’80, Houston, Texas
Ruth Anne Hascup ’80 Burgener, Flanders, N.J.
Garett Childs ’01, Breckenridge, Mich.
Nancy Dirkse ’81 DeWitt, Cincinnati, Ohio
Vicky TenHaken ’81 Hawken, Grandville, Mich.
John Hensler ’85, Royal Oak, Mich.
Marion Hoekstra ’65, Laurel, Md.
Doris Kellom ’80, Arlington, Mass.
Dan McCue ’99, Henderson, Nev.
Neil Petty ’57, Honeoye, N.Y.
Karen Gralow ’75 Rion, Schenectady, N.Y.
Linda Selander ’64 Schaap, Barrington, Ill.
Jennifer Trask ’00, Elm Hall, Mich.
James Van Eeenenaam ’88, Dana Point, Calif.
Gregory Van Heest ’78, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ray Vinstra ’58, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Martha Corbin ’72 Whiteman, Indianapolis, Ind.
Liaison
Lynne Powe ’86, Alumni Director
Please accept our invitation to visit
the Alumni Office electronically:
www.hope.edu/pr/alumni
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mail room supervisor with Words of Hope in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
70s
1970s
Kira Burdick ’71 Schneider is national sales
manager – branded vend M&M/Mars, Division of
Mars. Inc. in Hackettstown, N.J.
Helen K. Norlin ’71 Smith is in her fifth year of
teaching first grade at the Lajes Air Force Base in the
Azores, Portugal. This is her 24th year teaching
with the Department of Defense Dependents
Schools (DODDS). Previously, she taught for 19
years at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Bermuda,
where she has established her permanent home and
hopes to retire in 2001.
Kathryn Page ’72 Camp of Munster, Ind., is associate general counsel of the National Futures
Association. She has also joined the adjunct faculty
of IIT/Chicago–Kent College of Law to teach an
evening course in the LL.M program.
Craig Schrotenboer ’72 of Zeeland, Mich., is dean
of the Holland campus of Davenport College.
Kathy Kantrow ’73 VanderLaan of Orland Park,
Ill., continues to teach chemistry at Andrew High
School in Tinley Park, Ill., and is also the faculty
sponsor for the school’s chapter of the National
Honor Society. She and husband Burt VanderLaan
’73 also report that son Paul VanderLaan ’00 was
married in Dimnent Memorial Chapel this summer
(please see “Marriages”).
Gary VanderVen ’74 of Cascade Township, Mich.,
is senior manager for worldwide business conduct
and rules with Amway Corp. of Ada, Mich.
Anthony Dekker ’75 of Glendale, Ariz., is associate
director of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center.
Kurt Pugh ’75 of Mishawaka, Ind., is director of
client services with BJ Thompson Associates.
David Young ’75 of Germantown, Tenn., is a staff
hematologist/oncologist at Memphis Cancer
Center.
Nancy Moscetti ’76 Crittenden of Grand Rapids,
Mich., is a writer/communication consultant with
and owner of Crittenden and Associates Inc. Her
children are Dina and Paolo, and her grandchildren
are Briasia, Paolo and Rajaek.
Marilyn Rathbun ’76 Koedyker earned another
bachelor’s degree, in elementary education, in
December of 1996 from Mt. St. Clare College in
Clinton, Iowa, and taught fourth grade there until
moving to Grand Haven, Mich., in June of 1997.
She currently teaches first grade at West Michigan
Academy of Arts and Academics in Ferrysburg,
Mich. She and husband John have four children:
Jason and Joel, who are juniors at Hope, and Jared
and MariJo at home.
Greg Bliss ’77 of Wilmette, Ill., is the president of
The Bliss Training Group, an experiential training
company that teaches high performing team skills
and works with companies such as McDonalds,
United Airlines, AAA and Victoria’s Secret.
Sharon Adcock ’78 of Manhattan Beach, Calif.,
chairs the advertising committee for the
Make–A–Wish Foundation–Los Angeles wine
tasting/auction fundraiser in 2000. The goal is to
raise $250,000.
James Laman ’78 of Holland, Mich., has recently
been named an account executive with the
Muskegon, Mich., office of Management Recruiters
International, where he is specializing in the finance
and accounting fields.
Martha Norden ’78 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a
claims adjuster with Gainey Corporation.
Jeffrey DeVree ’79 of Grandville, Mich., is a
member in the Grand Rapids, Mich., law firm of
Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones PLC, where his practice is devoted primarily to business–related tax and
employee benefits matters.
Jeff Feenstra ’79 and Deb Muir ’80 Feenstra have
been appointed as RCA missionaries in Chiapas,
Mexico. They are coordinators and educators at the
mission center in San Cristobal de Las Casas.
Barbara VanDeVusse ’79 Pauli of Havelock,
N.C., spent the summer managing the Havelock
“16 and Under Girls Fastpitch Softball Team” to
an overall record of 9–4 and a second–place finish
in the Babe Ruth Southeastern Regional
Tournament. Her daughter, Megan, is the catcher
for the team.
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Michael Boonstra ’72 of
New York, N.Y., returned last
year to Sarajevo, Bosnia
and Herzegovina for the
International Theater
Festival (MESS) in October,
and was one of three judges
awarding prizes in the final
televised ceremony.
He saw 24 plays in 10 days from all
over the world (except the United
States). He was made the selector for
American plays to be entered in the festival
this
year
in
October.
Unfortunately, he will not be able to
attend as he is working as production
coordinator on the Adam Sandler film
Little Nicky, which is shooting in New
York from mid–October through the
new year.
While in Sarajevo, Boonstra was
reunited with old friends who spoke at
length of the plight of Nikola Koljevic,
who died on Saturday, Jan. 25, 1997.
Dr. Koljevic was at Hope during
1970–71 as a foreign curriculum consultant for the Great Lakes Colleges
Association (GLCA). He directed the
international program for GLCA students in Sarajevo during 1972–73. He
was at Hope again during 1986–87, as a
visiting professor of comparative literature and a foreign curriculum
consultant on Eastern European
studies.
He became active in politics in 1990,
eventually becoming Bosnian Serb vice
president. He signed the 1995 Dayton
Peace Agreement on behalf of the
Bosnian Serbs. He was replaced as vice
president in September of 1996.
It was reported in the media that Dr.
Koljevic had committed suicide after
the Bosnian war ended. “However,
sources close to him reported to [me]
that in fact he was more likely murdered,” Boonstra wrote.
Boonstra has recently finished
editing a 25–minute video, which he
also produced and directed, of a
one–act play written by Donald Steele
’72 of New York titled Frank’s Free Roll
of Film. Together they will be exploring
venues and festivals to get the piece
seen and perhaps entered into competition. Nancy Sigworth ’74 Swann of
Putnam Valley, N.Y., appeared as one
of the two characters in the short.
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Steve Chappell ’80 of Grand Haven, Mich., is director for corporate gifts/grant writing with WGVU
Public Broadcasting in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Deborah Walker ’80 is a missionary pediatrician
with The Christian and Ministry Alliance. She has
been at Bongolo Evangelical Hospital in Aabon,
Africa since 1988.
Chanda Witt–Gonzalez–Nastasi ’81 is living in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Doug Deuitch ’82 recently completed four months
in Italy and Germany working in support of Air
Force operations over Kosovo. He flew 12 combat
missions on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack
Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft in support of air
strikes. Doug and his family moved to England in
August. It is his third overseas tour with the Air
Force and his second in England.
Pamela Matheson ’82 of Warren, N.J., is acting
associate dean of planning and assessment with the
University of Medicine and Dentistry Work in
Newark, N.J.
David Rhem ’82 of Spring Lake, Mich., has been
elected vice president of the North Ottawa Ethnic
Diversity Alliance, a non–profit organization
working to promote racial unity and harmony in
northern Ottawa County, Mich.
Chuck Winter ’82 of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., spoke
at Hope through the department of chemistry’s
seminar series on Friday, Oct. 8. He is a member of
the chemistry faculty at Wayne State University,
and presented “Adventures with Metal Pyrazolato
Complexes.”
John Christian ’83 of Mundelein, Ill., is regional
vice president, corporate programs with Medline
Industries, a $950 million manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies.
Jane VanderHaar ’83 Van Es and Rowland Van Es
Jr. ’83 have been installed into a specialized ministry of the Reformed Church in America. They are
working with the Anglican Church in Gambia to
establish a theological education program.
Dawn Tetzlaff ’83 Wolfe of Pleasanton, Calif., is a
vice president in sales with Wacoal America Inc.,
working with Donna Karan Intimates and DKNY
Underwear.
Adam Begley ’84 of Traverse City, Mich., is with
Great Lakes Tall Ship Sailing Adventures. He notes
that the company’s tall ship Malabar has been
replaced on Grand Traverse Bay be an even larger
tall ship with a higher passenger capacity. The
114–foot schooner Manitou will continue into the
new millennium with the company’s traditional
offering of tall ship sailing.
Jeffrey Beswick ’84 of Grand Haven, Mich., was
selected in April as one of Grand Haven’s 100
“Stars” for volunteerism. He is the host parent of an
exchange student from Columbia this fall.
Duane Carpenter ’84 of Holland, Mich., is a portfolio manager with Smith & Associates, Investment
Management Services, in Holland.
Lori Geerlings ’84 DeWitt of Grand Haven, Mich.,
is a staff nurse in critical care at Hackley Hospital,
from which she received the “Leadership Award”
in 1998.
Sarah Souter ’84 Ginebaugh is a stay–at–home
mom. She, her husband and two sons live in
Rockford, Mich.
Bonnie Corson ’84 Glasier of Canton, Mich., is an
internal audit manager at Dominos Pizza Inc. in
Ann Arbor, Mich. She manages a staff of six auditors and performs audits of franchise and corporate
stores all over the United States and internationally.
Beth Gunn ’84 of Houston, Texas, is a psychologist
with the Houston Independent School District. She
spearheaded a project teaching positive mental
health skills to elementary school students.
Kimberly Bailey ’84 Hartstein of Clovis, N.M.,
recently completed her teacher certification through
Wayland Baptist University of Plainview, Texas.
Tina deJong ’84 Hoy of Midland, Mich., and
husband John participate in the Big Brothers/Big
Sisters Couples Program. They were matched in
February of 1999 with a little brother.
Susannah Kist ’84 of Palatine, Ill., is a private piano
and voice teacher. She was recently certified in all
levels of Kindermusik.
Lisanne Leech ’84 of Northbrook, Ill., had a chance
to visit Savannah, Ga., and see the memorial to
General Nathaniel Greene, who was a general in the
Revolutionary War and her ancestor as well.
Tom McKenzie ’84 of Big Rapids, Mich., is assistant
principal of Big Rapids High School.
Bruce Mulder ’84 of Evansville, Ind., was ordained
in July of 1999 by the Reformed Church in America
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and has started a one–year CPE chaplain residency
at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
Bethany Cook ’84 Pluymers and David Pluymers
’85 have moved to Madison, Wis., where Bethany is
assistant dean of administration for the University
of Wisconsin Law School and David is a senior
environmental scientist with BT Squared, an environmental consulting firm.
Michael Spitters ’84 is in the first year of a
three–year doctor of ministry degree in preaching
(Association of Chicago Theological Schools).
Gregory Tabor ’84 and Lenora Hayden ’84 Tabor
live in Silver Lake, Ohio, near Akron. Greg joined
Caliber Logistics as senior manager, IT Strategy, in
March of 1997. Caliber Logistics is a division of
FDX Corporation.
David Van Dyke ’84 of Bexley, Ohio, is the pastor
of the Broad Street Presbyterian Church, located in
downtown Columbus, Ohio.
Jeffrey Wing ’84 writes, “I have been enjoying life
in Holland [Mich.], raising my family, and living
each day to the fullest.”
Anne Enderlein ’84 Winn and her husband Lt.
Colonel John Winn are residing in Fayetteville, N.C.
Anne is a full–time mom and military spouse.
Brian Baker ’85 of Wyckoff, N.J., has been certified
by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs, Division of Fire Safety, as a state fire service
instructor. He will be teaching both career and volunteer firefighters techniques in fire attack in
addition to survival methods for the firefighter to
utilize in the hostile environment of a working
structure fire.
Derek Emerson ’85 of Holland, Mich., has been
appointed arts coordinator at Hope. He has been
publicity director for Hope Summer Repertory
Theatre since 1997, and has been a member of the
Hope staff since 1985, serving most recently as
director of housing and judicial affairs. He assumed
his new responsibilities on Monday, Sept. 6.
Nancy Weller ’85 Henshaw of Mendham, N.J., is an
RN–infection control practitioner at St. Barnabas
Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. She and
husband John have two sons: Daniel, age six, and
Timothy, age four.
Tom Bylsma ’86 of Hudsonville, Mich., in July was
promoted to executive director of Freedom Village,
a life–care retirement community in Holland, Mich.
He had most recently served as associate executive
director.
Dan Foster ’86 of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been
named director of Canadian marketing with the
Detroit Regional Economic Partnership.
Gregory Fuchs ’86 of Aurora, Colo., is leadership
and creative camping director for Young Life in
Northern Colorado.
Andrea Mainardi ’86 of Montagnola–Lugano,
Switzerland, writes that his new company SPORTSMAX GmbH., of which he is president, was
founded on June 1, 1999. SPORTSMAX stands for
Global Excellence in Strategic Sports Marketing
Consulting, and wants to position itself as the
McKinsey of Sports Marketing globally. The
company is based in Lugano and has 14 employees,
and works with the top Italian Serie A soccer teams;
the Italian Basketball Federation; ATP tennis tournaments; the Lugano Hockey team (Swiss champion);
the FIS World Cup Finals that will take place in
Bormio in March of 2000; the Benetton Sport System
(Rollerblade, Killer Loop, Nordica, Kasle, Prince);
and the advertising agency Dentsu Inc., through
which SPORTSMAX works with Fortune 500 companies for the development of their marketing
strategies related to the identification of event sponsorships and the implementation strategies.
Kurt Parker ’86 of Hubert, N.C., is vice president,
manufacturing with Tiara Yachts–Swansboro.
David Rowell ’86 is executive director of the
Mahaffey Theater Foundation in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jeanne Schmidt ’86 Snide of Kentwood, Mich., is
working in the Intellectual Property Division in the
Legal Department of Amway Corporation.
Jon Beyer ’87 is pastor of Cross–Winds Community
Church in Canton, Mich.
Kirk Hendershott–Kraetzer ’87 of Jackson, Mich., is
teaching as an assistant professor of humanities at
Olivet College.
Heidi McNutt ’87 Paterson of Rochester, Mich., is a
business support representative with Electronic
Data Systems in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Paulina Ruf–Alvarez ’87 is an assistant professor of
sociology at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University. A
recent doctoral graduate (please see “Advanced
Degrees”), she received the George and Beatrice
Fisher Gerontology Dissertation Prize from
Western Michigan University for the best dissertation on a topic in the field of gerontology. Her
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dissertation was “The Impact of Women’s
Traditional Caregiving Roles on Their Paid Labor
Force Participation Throughout Their Lifecourse.”
Louise Shumaker ’87 of Holland, Mich., has been
reappointed by Governor John Engler to the
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns, to a
term that will continue into 2002. She is director of
disability services at Hope.
Lon McCollum ’88 and family are living in
Thailand northeast of Bangkok. He is teaching
English and psychology for 10th through 12th
graders at Ruamrudee International School.
Amy Trevarrow ’88 Palma of Rochester Hills,
Mich., recently obtained the Professional Human
Resources Certification (PHR). She is part owner of
Trevarrow Inc., which distributes upscale kitchen
appliances throughout six states. She serves as corporate secretary and human resources manager.
William Angus ’89 of Pawcatuck, Conn., is a
research scientist with Pfizer Inc. in Groton, Conn.
Robert Arnoys ’89 of Grandville, Mich., has been
promoted to vice president and head of retail
banking at Byron Center State Bank. He and wife
Dawn have two children: Travis, age three, and
Jacob, age one.
Trisca Rutledge ’89 Beasley of Battle Creek, Mich.,
is a mathematics teacher with the Battle Creek
Public Schools.
Karen Betten ’89 of Arlington, Va., has been
working at an inner–city clinic in Washington, D.C.,
since finishing family practice residency last year.
She recently joined the faculty of the Georgetown
Family Practice Residency Program at Providence
Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Bouwer ’89 has been promoted to regional
vice president–marketing for the Middle
East/South Asia Region of AIG. He is living in Tel
Aviv, Israel.
Tamara VanderArk ’89 Bowser of Niles, Mich., is
head of the grade six–12 mathematics department
of the Berrien Springs Public Schools.
David Conley ’89 and Kristina Pamuk ’89 Conley
live in Norton Shores, Mich. Kristina writes that
she is enjoying being busy with their three children:
Emma, age three; Eric, age two; and Phillip, almost
age one.
Laurie McGeehan ’89 Custer of Zeeland, Mich., is
working part–time at Beechwood Reformed
Church as a director of children’s ministries.
Charyn Sikkenga ’89 Hain of Muskegon, Mich., is
with the firm of Lague, Newman & Irish. She previously practiced law for six years in the Lansing,
Mich., area, and was an assistant general counsel
for Michigan State University.
Hans Hiemstra ’89 and Kristin Ransford ’91
Hiemstra are both working at Jeb Stuart High
School in Falls Church, Va., a school where more
than 100 different native languages are represented.
Hans is teaching government and history in addition to coaching the men’s soccer team. Kristin is a
guidance counselor, and is teaching an outdoor
education class at George Mason University as well.
Kristen Boyd ’89 Hintz of Haslett, Mich., is assistant director with the Placement and Career Center
of the MBA program at Michigan State University.
Amy Holm ’89 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a senior programmer/analyst in merchandising systems at the
corporate headquarters of Borders Group Inc.
Borders Group includes Borders Books & Music
stores and Waldenbooks stores, as well as
Borders.com on the Web.
Joni Beemer ’89 Jolly of Chelsea, Mich., visited
Ireland in September. She and husband Dave have
three children.
Lori Koshork ’89 recently moved to Morris, Minn.,
where she works for the University of Minnesota,
Morris, as a counselor in both the Student
Counseling and Career Services offices.
Christine Stone ’89 Krive of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
is a fourth grade teacher with the Wyoming (Mich.)
Public Schools.
Ariane Marolewski ’89 of Norwood, Mass., has
been promoted to director of biochemistry at
Repligen Corporation.
Laura Nelson ’89 McGath of St. Joseph, Mich., is an
RN in the neonatal ICU at Memorial Hospital of
South Bend.
David Michael ’89 is a captain in the U.S. Marine
Corps and a KC–130 instructor pilot. He has been
selected as a member of the year 2000 Navy Flight
Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels,” and
moved to Pensacola, Fla., in September to join the
team. He will fly the C–130 transport known as
“Fat Albert” to air shows around the country, traveling more than 250 days a year for the next three
years. “Fat Albert” starts the Blue Angels’ portion
of an airshow with a JATO (jet assisted take off)
demonstration followed by a high speed fly–by and
a short field landing demo.
John Mullally ’89 is working in Bahrain as a dentist
with the U.S. Navy. He recently returned from a
three–week safari in South Africa with his family.
Amy Warriner ’89 O’Brien is advertising director
of The Daily News in Greenville, Mich.
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Christine Richard ’89 of DeLand, Fla., is a seventh
grade language arts teacher at DeLand Middle
School. She is pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership/administration at Stetson
University in DeLand.
Monica Bleam ’89 Roney and husband Kevin have
recently relocated back to the Midwest (Cincinnati,
Ohio) from Connecticut. Their second child is due
this month.
Toni Ferdinand ’89 Stanley completed her MD in
1993 and a residency in general surgery in 1998.
She works in a surgical practice in Charlotte, N.C.,
performing general and vascular surgery. She also
participates as a part–time teaching faculty member
for the general surgery residents and works on the
trauma service as well.
Dave Widmer ’89 of Schnecksville, Pa., recently
became pastor of a 300–member church, United
Presbyterian Church, near Allentown, Pa.
Laura Ellen Wingate–Perdue ’89 of Cockeysville,
Md., is a teacher in the Baltimore City Public
Schools, where she is seeking a master teacher
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Ellen Tanis ’90 Awad is director of housing at
Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Verna Bond–Broderick ’90 recently relocated to
Chicago, Ill., after spending five years working in
theatre administration in New York City. As of July
of 1999, she was managing director of Chicago’s
acclaimed About Face Theatre Company.
Wendy Braje ’90 of Plattsburgh, N.Y., is an assistant
professor in the Plattsburgh State University
Psychology Department.
Bret Docter ’90 of Holland, Mich., works in commercial real estate as a partner in Space Source Inc.
Julie Fritz ’90 of Mc Murray, Pa., presented the
address, “A research–based approach to the treatment of low back pain” through the Distinguished
Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College
on Tuesday, Oct. 12. She is an assistant professor in
the Physical Therapy Department of the School of
Health and Rehabilitation Services at the University
of Pittsburgh.
Marian Stryker ’90 Jenkins is an ECM consultant–customer care in the E.Solutions Division of
EDS in Luton, United Kingdom.
Deanna Fordham ’90 Kohl of West Bloomfield,
Mich., reports the birth of her daughter Audrey
Lynne (see “Births”). She writes, “We were exceptionally blessed as my ’water broke’ when I was
four months pregnant and I spent the next 86 days
in a hospital bed on my left side. The day I was
admitted to the hospital I was told that she had less
than a one percent chance of survival and if she did
survive, she would undoubtedly have severe
medical complications. She was born perfectly
healthy.”
Rob Reynolds ’90 of Royerford, Pa., is western division project manager with Pierce Leahy Archives.
Steve Berens ’91 recently moved to Denver, Colo.,
to take a position as manufacturing and production
manager for Medtrac Technologies, a medical electronics device manufacturer.
Nancy Conn ’91 Collins and Christopher Collins
’92 of Fowlerville, Mich., have three sons: Carter,
age five; Connor, age three; and Caden, under one
year. Nancy is a stay–at–home mom, and Chris is a
social studies teacher and boys’ varsity basketball
coach with the Fowlerville Public Schools.
Eric Elliott ’91 is moving to Lithuania to play for
Lietuvos Rytas after playing professional basketball
in Sweden for five seasons. He led Sweden’s Planja
team to the Swedish national championship twice,
and was voted the Swedish league’s most valuable
player once and the guard of the year four other
seasons. This summer he joined Hope basketball
coach Dr. Glenn Van Wieren ’64 in leading
on–campus basketball camps for young players.
Kristin Ransford ’91 Hiemstra and Hans Hiemstra
’89 are both working at Jeb Stuart High School in
Falls Church, Va., a school where more than 100 different native languages are represented. Hans is
teaching government and history in addition to
coaching the men’s soccer team. Kristin is a guidance counselor, and is teaching an outdoor
education class at George Mason University as well.
Matthew Johnson ’91 is a national park ranger.
Kristin Lambrides–Robin ’91 of Durand, Mich.,
opened “Handmade Sounds” in June of 1998, specializing in artistic sign language interpretation.
She has worked with artists such as Celine Dion,
Elton John, Billy Joel, Amy Grant, The Rockettes,
Kenny Rogers and (this fall) Ricky Martin, Barry
Manilow and Carrottop.
Rhonda Mullins ’91 of Holland, Mich., is ASO
employer services coordinator with Priority Health
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Amy Sue Cole ’91 Raab of Hammondsport, N.Y.,
and husband Kelly have a son, Jared.
Mike Stevens ’91 and Dave Engbers ’93, both of
Grand Rapids, Mich., own Canal Street Brewing
Co. Their microbrewery recently expanded into
pop under the Two Bellies sodas label.
Wendy Underhill ’91 of McHenry, Ill., is learning
center director at Deer Path School of the Cary
Public Schools.
Laura Wyss ’91 has work in “Size Matters,” an exhibition presenting hundreds of artists’ work (some
400 original works) using an identical two foot by
two foot format. The exhibition is being presented
by NEO.IMAGES Inc., an online art gallery, and the
gallery of GAle GAtes et. al. Inc. in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jacqui Bost ’92 lives in the Atlanta, Ga., area. She
recently competed in the San Diego Rock ’n Roll
Marathon.
Brian Gerhardstein ’92 started medical school at
Wayne State University this fall.
Brian E. Keas ’92 has joined the Hope faculty as an
assistant professor of biology.
Lisa Moshauer ’92 Montgomery continues to work
at Warren (Mich.) Animal Clinic. She notes that she
has found veterinary work to be very exciting.
J. William Rawlin ’92 has joined the staff at Family
Medical Care in Breckenridge, Mich.
Christy Guth ’92 Ross of Howell, Mich., was
married this summer (please see “Marriages”) and
honeymooned in Hawaii. She notes that as her
husband attends medical school, she has taken a
short–term career detour, stepping away from
full–time performing and teaching dance (she
writes, “there’s this thing called ’benefits’ we seem
to need, and these things called ’school loans’ that
are also accumulating rapidly...”). She continues to
teach and choreograph on a limited basis and takes
class regularly.
Melissa Nitz ’92 Schwartz of Belle Plaine, Minn.,
recently had twins (please see “Births”) and has
taken a one–year leave of absence from her job to be
a full–time mom.
Holly Villepique ’92 in August of 1999 started a
new job at the National Institutes of Health in
Bethesda, Md. She works in the clinical center, primarily with pediatric oncology patients. The unit
also works with some AIDS patients and children
with blood dyscrasias that cause them to be
immunocompromised. In addition, she has
returned to school after taking a year off from her
master’s program at Johns Hopkins University, and
hopes to finish her nurse practitioner program in
December of 2000.
Robert Wertheimer ’92 lives in the Ann
Arbor/Ypsilanti, Mich., area. After five years of
working for Fantasee Lighting (a local lighting
rental house), he started his own lighting design
firm, “Spectacle Lighting Design,” last October.
Though most of his clients are in the automotive
industry, the Detroit Red Wings also use his services for the opening games and play–off seasons.
Garrett Elsinger ’93 of Plantation, Fla., is in his third
year working as a prosecutor in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. He is assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, and his
cases include armed robbery, aggravated battery
and delivery of cocaine, among others.
Kenneth S. Overway ’93 has joined the Hope
faculty as a visiting assistant professor of chemistry.
Sarah Rickert ’93 of Oak Creek, Ill., is a research
technician at Rush–Presbyterian–St. Luke’s Medical
Center in Chicago, Ill.
Scott Runyon ’93 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is an
instructor at the Ann Arbor Institute of Massage
Therapy and works as a massage therapist at the
Hands On Mind and Body Wellness Center in
Brighton, Mich.
L. James A. Schut ’93 of Nashville, Tenn., is a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Crime and
Justice Policy, Vanderbilt University.
Sheila Sherd ’93 of Lawrenceville, Ga., is a senior
buyer with EMS Technologies–Wireless in
Norcross.
Andrew Spencer ’93 moved to Boulder, Colo., in
August. He writes, “Great fun at ’work’ and outdoors. Studying cancer–related cellular signaling
pathways by day. Enjoying the perfect weather and
mountains by night and weekend. Great town and
great people so far.”
J. Peter Stuursma ’93 has joined the Hope faculty
as an athletic recruiter/coach and instructor in
kinesiology.
T. Christeen Bartell ’94 of Manistee, Mich., will be
receiving her permanent teaching certificate in June
of 2000. She is pursuing two degrees: one in
English, and the other in technology.
Laura Gerhardstein ’94 Bishop started her
OB/GYN residency at William Beaumont Hospital
this summer.
Dawn Murdock ’94 Brothers of Traverse City,
Mich., purchased the Grand Traverse Athletic Club
in Traverse City in July of 1999 after managing it for
the past three years.
Debra Remington ’94 Carew is teaching second
grade at her alma mater, Brandywine Public Schools
in Niles, Mich.
Julie Norman ’94 Dykstra of Kentwood, Mich.,
obtained a second law license in July of 1999 and
now may practice law in Michigan and Indiana.
Alicia Mendenhall ’94 Elmore of Kansas City, Mo.,
has accepted a commission in the U.S. Army
Medical Corps, and starts on active duty in the
summer of 2001.
Nancy Feider ’94 of Winston Salem, N.C., is pursuing a master’s at Wake Forest University in Spanish
education. She recently returned from teaching in
Puebla, Mexico, for three years.
Sarah Reedy ’94 Fuhs of Grandville, Mich., has
been promoted to operations assistant at
Rehabilitation Professionals in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Daniel Furman ’94 of Lancaster, Pa., is in the
second of his three years at Lancaster Theological
Seminary. He writes, “I have many new experiences ahead of me, including church placement and
a trip to India.”
Amy Halaby ’94 of Glendale, Colo., is a Pilates
instructor with Pilates Downtown LLC at the
Denver Athletic Club, and a professional dancer
with the Hannahkahn Dance Company.
Cary Harger ’94 of Muskegon, Mich., is a secondary
science teacher, assistant varsity football coach and
middle school track coach with the Oakridge Public
Schools.
Kimberly Huizen ’94 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
teaches seventh and eighth grade mathematics in
Northview Public School. She also coaches swimming at the middle school where she teaches.
Amanda Kitterman ’94 of Saginaw, Mich., has been
teaching at Webber Elementary School for five
years. She is pursuing her master’s and remodeling
her house, and reports keeping busy with school,
Junior League, the union, golfing and biking.
Erin Koster ’94 of Evanston, Ill., is working at
MaineStay Youth and Family Services in Park
Ridge, Ill., as a family therapist, community liaison,
parent educator and intern supervisor.
Suzanne Ronda ’94 Lapolla of Midwest City, Okla.,
is a research assistant with Oklahoma Medical
Research Foundation.
Sheila M. Lindenberg ’94 of Fenton, Mich., was
recently married (please see “Marriages”) and continues to teach geology at Mott Community College
in Flint, Mich.
Shana Ouverson ’94 Moody of Spring Lake, Mich.,
and husband J.T. have a daughter, Reilly Carolina,
who is nearly two years old.
Andrea Mulholland ’94 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a
dentist. She is completing a graduate program in
general dentistry at the University of Michigan, in
addition to having recently graduated from the
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Gudrun Day ’94 Patton of Lansing, Mich., is director of public relations/special events for the
Michigan Works! Association.
Kristen Dalman ’94 Ryan and family live in Essex
Junction, Vt.
Bob Sokorai ’94 of Grandville, Mich., is a financial
advisor for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Holland,
Mich.
Marna Schinkel ’94 Stitt of Buchanan, Mich., is an
EI teacher in Niles, Mich.
Lisa Stover ’94 of Richland, Mich., is the controller
at Aquinas College.
Sarah M. Leighton ’94 Thibault of DeWitt, Mich., is
a forensic scientist, in DNA analysis, with the
Michigan State Police.
Matthew Thompson ’94 began a one–year appointment as the vicar at Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Highland, Ind., on August 1, 1999. Once his vicarage year is completed, he will return to Concordia
Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., for one more year of
classes before he will be ordained as a pastor in the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
Pamela Gunther ’94 Thompson of Clayton, Mo.,
reports being the happy stay–at–home mother of
two boys: Andrew, age three, and infant William
(please see “Births”).
Amy Kalthoff ’94 Tuttle of Kettering, Ohio, works
in OB nursing.
Sharon Rudi ’94 Wayner of Holland, Mich., is a
full–time mom.
Matthew Allen ’95 of Chicago, Ill., spent the last
two years working in the Integrated Marketing
department for Meredith Corporation, a media and
publishing company. With a desire to move
forward, he recently started with Oxygen Media
and Harpo Productions, working for their
Interactive department. He works directly with the
executive director for www.Oprah.com and coordinates activities between the on–line producers for
the website and the executive producers of The
Oprah Winfrey Show. He notes that in his spare time
he enjoys playing cello and guitar in his band,
kicking back with his Atari 2600, getting buff and
petting little kitties.
Wendy Murray ’95 Glasgow of Grand Haven,
Mich., is teaching second grade with the Grand
Haven Area Public Schools.
Shane Goldwood ’95 is a registered nurse with
Plastic Surgery of Kalamazoo, PC.
Krista Ostema ’95 Greendyke of Holland, Mich., is
a new home design consultant and director of
public relations with Bosgraaf Builders.
Laurel Pierce ’95 Hotchkiss of Holland, Mich., has
left Holland Hospital after working as a medical
social worker for two years and is now working
with Black River Public School as a school social
worker, counselor, college counselor and chair of
the health committee. In her free time she enjoys
walking the dog, biking, reading and crafts (espcially stamping cards, scrap books and leading
Stampin’ Up demonstration workshops).
Karen Thomas ’95 Kleinheksel of Kentwood,
Mich., is a high school teacher with the Lowell Area
Schools.
Diana Rios ’95 Mireles has taken a year’s leave of
absence from teaching. She is a program counselor
at the Holland campus of Grand Valley State
University, and is also completing her master’s in
education at GVSU.
Sara K. Murphy ’95 of Chicago, Ill., is AEA stage
manager for “Love, Janis,” with the Royal George
Theater LLC.
Jason Nichols ’95 of Worthington, Ohio, is a doctor
of optometry at The Ohio State University in
Columbus, Ohio.
Ryan Peters ’95 is an intern at Genesys Regional
Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich.
Teresa Reader–Budzynski ’95 of Grand Rapids,
Mich., is a customer relations manager for Toyota.
She and husband Brad have purchased a new
home, and she reports that she is enjoying being a
new mom (please see “Births”).
Barb Nicol ’95 Van Huis and Tim Van Huis ’95
have moved back to Holland, Mich. Barb is a
stay–at–home mom to new son Isaac Timothy
(please see “Births”) and Dana Nicole, age two. Tim
owns and runs an Internet business.
Stacy Werkman ’95 is a special education teacher
for the Lee County School District in North Fort
Myers, Fla.
Camryn Bangert ’96 of Holland, Mich., is a school
psychologist with the Allegan County Intermediate
School District.
Kimberly Benton ’96 recently returned from an
extended visit to Jared Buono ’96 in Ghana, West
You won’t need to get in line to get a
seat at the Holland Civic Center to enjoy
Hope–Calvin basketball this year.
Coming live via satellite will be the Saturday, Jan. 15,
Calvin–at–Hope game (3 p.m. EST).
The Alumni Associations of Hope and Calvin will again be beaming the
live telecast of this classic small–college rivalry across the country.
Last year alumni and friends of the two colleges gathered at more than
20 locations to cheer the orange–and–blue and maroon–and–gold.
If you are interested in hosting a gathering, contact Alumni Director
Lynne Powe ’86 (powe@hope.edu), (616) 395–7860.
Check our website (www.hope.edu/pr/alumni) for locations and
more information.
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Africa. This fall, she is returning to Southern
Connecticut State University in New Haven to complete her master’s in environmental education. She
then plans to move westward to work and play in
the snowy mountains and cold streams.
Julie Parker ’96 Burger of Ypsilanti, Mich., is pursuing a B.S.N. at Wayne State University.
Mary McGinn ’96 Dombrowski and Chris
Dombrowski ’98 live in Missoula, Mont. She is a
first grade teacher and he is a teaching assistant as
he pursues his master of fine arts degree.
Kathleen Corcoran ’96 Filber of Muskegon, Mich.,
is a second grade teacher at St. Michael School.
Carlos Gomez ’96 on July 14, 1999, started working
as a satellite feed coordinator/tape editor for WFTS,
the ABC news affiliate in Tampa, Fla.
Todd Hoyer ’96 of Chicago, Ill., recently celebrated
his three–year anniversary with Cognitive Arts, an
interactive training company which makes
CD–ROM and Web–based multimedia applications. He is a video producer, combining talents in
digital video editing, greenscreen composing, multimedia authoring and Web video streaming. Todd
also does all the video for Jeff @ the House
(www.jath.com), a daily Web broadcast, as well as
being editor and contributor to XXI, a speculative
literature magazine. Also, he is playing in the band
“Biakabatuka” with Matthew Allen ’95 and Ted
Geerdink ’96. Their third album, Why Too Kay?, will
be released in November on 420 Records.
Sarah Van Harken ’96 Lindegren of Alexandria,
Va., is a policy analyst with Science Applications
Information Corporation (SAIC) in Mclean, Va.
Travis Long ’96 of Ypsilanti, Mich., is a product
design engineer for Ford Motor Company.
Stephen Marso ’96 of West Des Moines, Iowa, in
August of 1999 began a two–year judicial clerkship
with the Honorable Harold Vietor, senior judge of
the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Iowa.
Chris Marting ’96 of Glendale, Ariz., is a
second–year med student at AZCOM in the DO
program.
Christine Vande Bunte ’96 Mutch has moved to
the Boston, Mass., area to pursue a master’s degree
at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary. She previously taught at Sylvan Christian School in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Dave Nicholson ’96 of Coldwater, Mich., is an
event manager with General Motors EventWorks.
He had previously worked with EDS in Detroit,
Mich, for one–and–half years.
Shannon Panszi ’96 is attending University of
Michigan Medical School. She has been providing
health care to migrant farm workers, and hopes to
have a residency in obstetrics and gynecology.
James Rairick ’96 recently started a three–year position with University Reformed Church in East
Lansing, Mich., as campus coordinator for evangelism and missions. He recently completed a
one–year campus ministry internship.
Brad Sadler ’96 is in his first year of medical school
at Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago
Medical School in North Chicago, Ill.
Kristen Thomason ’96 was a stage management
intern at The Williamstown (Mass.) Theatre Festival
this summer.
Naomi Tsukamoto ’96 of Somerville, Mass., is pursuing an M.Ed. in creative arts at Lesley College in
Cambridge, Mass.
Jason Upchurch ’96 of Villa Park, Ill., is a copywriter with DS&A Associates and a featured writer
for URChicago magazine.
Andrew P. Van Pernis ’96 has joined the Hope
faculty as a visiting instructor of computer science.
Kristin Vink ’96 of Stow, Ohio, teaches 10th grade
English in the Tallmadge (Ohio) City School
District.
Heather Bair ’97 of East Lansing, Mich., is attending
the Michigan State University College of Veterinary
Medicine. She recently completed her master’s
(please see “Advanced Degrees”) and worked on
parasites of fur seals in the Pribolof Islands.
Lisa Bos ’97 has been promoted to senior legislative
assistant for Congressman Pete Hoekstra ’75 in
Washington, D.C. She is responsible for education,
health care, Social Security and welfare policy
issues as well as special projects.
Stephen Bovenkerk ’97 is a first–year medical
student at the Chicago College of Osteopathic
Medicine in Downers Grove, Ill.
Kristen Wilt ’97 Conner is in her second year of
teaching special education in Ohio. She works
mainly with learning disabled students, all of
whom are in the sixth grade.
Peter DeYoung ’97 of Dearborn Heights, Mich., is
in his third year at Wayne State University School of
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Kelly Gilroy ’97 is completing her master’s degree
in exercise science at Western Michigan University.
She has been working as a graduate assistant for the
WMU Recreation Center, coordinating all of the
aerobics programs. She has also been working
full–time as the fitness and women’s health
program director at the YMCA of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Zachary Hegg ’97 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a graduate assistant at the Center for Teaching and
Learning at Western Michigan University.
Megan Hunter ’97 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a second
grade teacher with the Allegan Public Schools.
Zach Johnson ’97 and Shannon Land ’98 Johnson
left on Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, to serve as volunteer
crew members aboard the Anastasis–Mercy Ships.
Their commitment is currently one year with the
possibility of two. Zach is a full–time photographer in the communications department, and Shannon
is teaching grades three and four. The ship is in
South Africa at the moment and will travel to The
Gambia, West Africa, in January to do a medical
outreach.
Russ Karsten ’97 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is attending the Michigan State Police Trooper Recruit
School. He plans to graduate in early December.
Mami Kato ’97 of Dearborn Heights, Mich., is an
artistic assistant with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra.
Kiersten Krause ’97 left her job on Adult Critical
Care at Spectrum Health–Downtown Campus in
Grand Rapids, Mich., to move to Des Moines, Iowa,
for medical school. She is pursuing her D.O. degree
at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and
Health Sciences–College of Osteopathic Medicine
and Surgery.
Shannon Laursen ’97 of Ypsilanti, Mich., is pursuing a master’s degree in nursing at the University of
Michigan.
Jason Law ’97 is a physical therapist for Northern
Physical Therapy in Grant, Mich.
Mindy Woolard ’97 Law is teaching first grade at
Chandler Woods Elementary. The school is in
Comstock Park, Mich., and is affiliated with
National Heritage Academies.
Peter Liechty ’97 of Clarkston, Mich., is in his clinical years of medical school at St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital in Pontiac, Mich.
Alicia Fortino ’97 Marting of Glendale, Ariz., is
handling development and fund–raising for
Childsplay Theatre Company in Tempe, Ariz.
Dan Oderkirk ’97 works in transportation
sales/logistics at C.H. Robinson Co. in Kentwood,
Mich.
Lori Scoby ’97 of Philadelphia, Pa., is an editor with
Progressive Business Publications.
Rebecca Spencer ’97 of West Lafayette, Ind., is pursuing a doctorate in neuroscience at Purdue
University. She has current and upcoming publications concerning timing and coordination, and will
present again at the Society for Neuroscience conference this fall in Miami. She is also running a
marathon to raise money and awareness for the
Leukemia Society of America.
Aimee Sterk ’97 of Jenison, Mich., is a social worker
with Integrated Health Services – Birchwood Care
Center in Marne, Mich.
Danielle Thorp ’97 of Holland, Mich., is the lead
teacher of four–year–old classroom at the Sunny
Days Learning Center.
Beth Ann Thorrez ’97 is an industral nurse at a local
oil refinery and a pediatrics nurse at a hospital in
the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Victoria Van Wagnen ’97 lives in Seattle, Wash.,
and recently was married and completed her master’s degree (please see “Marriages” and
“Advanced Degrees” respectively).
Ross Vrieze ’97 of McBain, Mich., is in his third year
of teaching, teaching middle school special education at McBain Public. He and his wife (please see
“Marriages”) are active in church youth group and
music ministries.
Alison Jo Beukelman ’98 of Gainesville, Fla., is a
choral conducting graduate assistant at the
University of Florida. She is working with Dr.
James Morrow, former director of choral activities
at Hope.
Tonia Bruins ’98 is a staff athletic trainer at the
University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Catherine “Caddy” Clay ’98 writes, “After working
for a year in Indianapolis as a nurse, I felt my gifts
lay elsewhere. So now instead of administering
shots to patients, I pour shots of coffee for patrons at
J.P.’s espresso shop here in Holland.”
Kristina Eden ’98 of Mancelona, Mich., is a
band/choir director at Concord Academy Antrim.
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Rebecca Gerhardstein ’98 has been awarded the
University Fellowship at Florida State University
for the 1999–2000 school year.
Brian W. Grant ’98 of Pittsburgh, Pa., is pursuing a
master of fine arts degree at Carnegie Mellon
University.
Kelly Bush ’98 Joldersma is teaching junior high
science in Fisher, Ill. She notes that because the district is very small, she is the only junior high science
teacher.
Lisa Jutte ’98 is an assistant athletic trainer/clinical
instructor at King’s College in Wilkes–Barre, Pa.
Nicole McClain ’98 Liechty of Clarkston, Mich., is
attending law school at Wayne State University.
Kim Powell ’98 Mills is attending Christ for the
Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas.
Loreal Parent ’98 is a K–5 Spanish teacher at
Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Grand Rapids,
Mich., also team–teaching with fifth grade students
in reading and mathematics. She writes, “This is
exactly what I’ve been looking for and it’s amazing
that I have landed my ’dream job!’”
Abby Pochert ’98 is enrolled in the master’s social
work program at Michigan State University.
Christopher Potter ’98 of Libertyville, Ill., is a physical therapy student at Finch University/The
Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Ill.
Nicole Rauzi ’98 is enrolled in the graduate
program in architecture at Miami of Ohio.
Kate Reed ’98 of Byron Center, Mich., is a school
social worker with the Allegan (Mich.) Public
Schools.
Karen Salomon ’98 is a chemistry teacher at West
Potomac High School in Alexandria, Va.
David N. Schrier ’98 of Cleveland Heights, Ohio,
on July 27, 1999, completed a cross–country bicycle
trip from San Francisco, Calif., to Portsmouth, N.H.,
riding 3,868 miles in 52 days.
Sufjan Stevens ’98 and Melissa Herwaldt ’99 coordinated “Christ a–go–go: (The Spirit Circus),” a
one–night festival showcasing innovative
Christians in the visual and performing arts that
was held in New York City on Friday, Aug. 20,
1999. They note that the goal of the event was “to
celebrate progressive and sophisticated Christian
art as a wild carnival ride of image, light and
sound.” The event was supported by several
Manhattan churches and national Christian arts
groups, including The Village Church, IAM
(International Arts Movement) and CIVA
(Christians In the Visual Arts.” They are each MFA
writing students at The New School University.
Jeanna Keinath ’98 Weaver is a student at the
University of Toledo College of Law.
Christopher Wells ’98 of Philadelphia, Pa., is studying classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Shannon Werner ’98 of Bloomington, Ind., is pursuing a master’s in counseling at Indiana
University.
Geoff Abbas ’99 was a sound design intern at The
Williamstown (Mass.) Theatre Festival this
summer. In September he began an internship with
The Wooster Group in New York as part of the
GLCA program.
Alexandra Barragan Kelly ’99 is living in
Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland, where she is
attending graduate school.
Erin Barrone ’99 of Gobles, Mich., was named
“2000 Miss Southwest Michigan” during the
Southwest Michigan Scholarship Program 2000 on
Sunday, July 25, 1999.
Amy Bos ’99 is a youth treatment specialist with
Wedgewood Christian Youth and Family Services
in Cutlerville, Mich.
Roxanne Brock ’99 is an RN in the psych/med unit
at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Beth Couvreur ’99 was featured in The Holland
(Mich.) Sentinel this summer for her internships
with the West Michigan Whitecaps and the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Seth Crawley ’99 of State College, Pa., is attending
Penn State in the chemistry doctoral program and
has a teaching assistantship.
Megan Hicks ’99 DeYoung of Dearborn Heights,
Mich., is working at a local credit union and plans
to become involved in regional theatre.
Christopher Dombrowski ’99 has completed a
second season as a flyfishing guide in Twin Bridges,
Mont. He received a full teaching assistantship at
the University of Montana, Missoula, as he pursues
a master of fine arts degree.
Rebecca Edema ’99 teaches in a second and third
grade split classroom at Rockford Christian
Elementary.
Sarah Klaasen ’99 is the first RCA volunteer to
work with the Anglican Church of The Gambia, in
western Africa.
Sarah Kuipers ’99 is teaching English through a
one–year assignment in Slovakia.
Melody Morscheck ’99 is the head athletic trainer
at Northview High School in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tony Norris ’99 is a quality engineer at General
Motors in Lansing, Mich.
Jennifer Passchier ’99 of Littleton, Colo., teaches
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third grade at Deer Creek Elementary in Bailey,
Colo.
Beth Quimby ’99 is pursuing a master’s degree in
piano performance and pedagogy at the Peabody
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Md. She is also
a teacher’s assistant for the keyboard department.
Catherine Stedman ’99 of Mt. Prospect, Ill., is a
buyer with Corpak Medsystems in Wheeling, Ill.
Megan Masta ’99 Stiverson of Mason, Mich., is a
law student at Michigan State University Detroit
College of Law.
Michael Traver ’99 of Port Huron, Mich., is attending medical school at Wayne State University in
Detroit, Mich.
Gwen Veldhof ’99 of Okemos, Mich., has been
accepted into the 2003 entering class at Michigan
State University College of Human Medicine.
Arika Weckwert ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., was
recently married (please see “Marriages”) and is a
pediatric nurse at Spectrum Health.
Misten Weeldreyer ’99 has joined the Hope staff as
resident director in Van Vleck Hall. She is also
attending Western Theological Seminary.
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Marriages
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so please keep it coming. Please note, though, that
we don’t publish engagement announcements––
that’s what this “marriages” section is for! Please
write us after your wedding takes place.
Paul Knoll ’80 and Barbara Jean Evans, July 3,
1999, Berrien Center, Mich.
Constance R. Rietberg ’80 and Louis H.
Guikema, June 18, 1999, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tom McKenzie ’84 and Karen Peterson, June 28,
1999, Bitely, Mich.
Ann Westerbeke ’87 and Michael Kyle, April 24,
1999, Chicago, Ill.
Melissa Fleming ’89 and Scott Ellis, Nov. 21,
1998.
Kirk K. Hilbelink ’89 and Aspen R. Johnston,
July 10, 1999, Pine, Colo.
Amy Hoffs ’89 and Paul E. Hoffman, May 30,
1999, Austin, Texas.
Beth Tellier ’89 and Jonathan Tucker, Aug. 7,
1999, Albany, N.Y.
Anne Wheatley ’89 and David Parker, July 31,
1999.
Wesley Wooley ’89 and Nancy Van Loo, June 26,
1999, Portage, Mich.
Scott Mancinelli ’90 and Susan Vanderbilt ’92,
Sept. 18, 1999, Holland, Mich.
Beth Ross ’90 and Jay Reo, July 24, 1999.
Marian Stryker ’90 and Richard Jenkins, Aug.
22, 1998, Romeo, Mich.
Elizabeth G. Blom ’91 and Lewis B. Harper, June
25, 1999, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ann Marie Bont ’91 and Scott Kline, June 12,
1999, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Matthew R. Johnson ’91 and Jennifer Marie
Hoak, Aug. 7, 1999, Tobermory, Canada.
Eileen Malkewitz ’91 and Paul Kline, Dec. 19,
1998, Ludington, Mich.
Heather Van Diepen ’91 and Tom Kleve, July 10,
1999, Sibley, Iowa.
Jon Gillesby ’92 and Rose Magyar, May 15, 1999,
Dowagiac, Mich.
Christy Guth ’92 and Daniel Ross, Aug. 7, 1999,
Northville, Mich.
Joe Miklosi ’92 and Melanie Whitehead, July 10,
1999, Gordonsville, Va.
Valerie Neff ’92 and Mark Hogan, Sept. 12, 1998,
South Barrington, Ill.
Daniel Van Iwaarden ’92 and Dorothy Micheli,
May 29, 1999, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Kathryn Kerous ’93 and David Voss, July 10,
1999, Oak Brook, Ill.
Scott Runyon ’93 and Kate Duman, April 10,
1999, Howell, Mich.
Edward Cole ’94 and Kristina Michele Hancock,
May 15, 1999, Spring Lake, Mich.
Cassandra Gierlach ’94 and Tim Majer, Sept. 13,
1998.
Anne Hackerd ’94 and John Coppotelli, July 11,
1999.
William L. King III ’94 and Elizabeth M. Nelson
’96, Aug. 8, 1998, Holland, Mich.
Sheila M. Lindenberg ’94 and Joseph T. Swyrtek
III, July 10, 1999, Fenton, Mich.
David Oade ’94 and Andrea Pieters, June 18,
1999, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Debra Remington ’94 and David Carew, July,
1997.
Suzanne Ronda ’94 and Matthew Lapolla, Oct.
10, 1998, Tulsa, Okla.
Megan Arnold ’95 and Chris Ruszkowski, May
1, 1999, Chicago, Ill.
Carrie Borchers ’95 and Christopher Baumann,
Sept. 11, 1999, Holland, Mich.
Blair Farwell ’95 and Nicole Hauck ’97, Aug. 7,
Fellowship funds dream
As a fourth grader, she
promised that one day
she’d stand on Red Square.
While studying in Krasnodar and
teaching in Moscow as a Hope junior, she
did just that.
Now Karen McKeown ‘98 is in Russia
again, this time quite a bit farther east––at
Vladivostok. She is there through one of
only 20 fellowships awarded by the
International Research and Exchange
Board (IREX) for a year of study in the
nation.
The award is under the “Russian–U.S.
Young Leaders for Community Service
Fellowship Program,” which is funded by
the United States Information Agency and
designed to help foster the educational
and social development of the next generation of American and Russian leaders.
The program seeks to promote democracy,
economic prosperity and civil society in
Russia, and to increase understanding of
Russia in the United States.
Fellows attend one year of non–degree
academic study at qualified colleges and
universities, participate in community
service projects and serve in internships.
This year’s program runs through August
of 2000.
The program awarded 20 fellowships
to participants from the U.S., and 54 to
participants from Russia for 1999–2000.
Requirements for U.S. Fellows include
having received a bachelor’s degree by the
time of enrollment and working knowledge of the Russian language.
McKeown is studying at the
Vladivostok State University of Economics
and Services.
McKeown graduated from Hope with
a major in international studies and a
minor in Russian, and a near–minor in
economics. She developed her academic
interest in Russia during her freshman
year, while researching the Peace Corps.
“Russia was getting lots of Peace
Corps volunteers at that time and it
wasn’t as structured as in countries with
longer running Peace Corps programs,”
she said. “With the hope of being
involved in an old–school style Peace
1999.
Heather Haveman ’95 and Dan White, July 3,
1999.
Stephen VanVelzen Kuehn ’95 and Lisa, March
27, 1999.
Michelle Miller ’95 and Jon Kelly, July 17, 1999,
Glen Lake, Mich.
Rachel Moore ’95 and David Arnold, Oct. 17,
1998, Alexandria, Va.
Heather Myers ’95 and Bob Worthington, June
12, 1999, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jason Nichols ’95 and Kelly Kinney, June 19,
1999, Maui, Hawaii.
Jill N. Cornell ’96 and David Ashton.
Joan Hoekstra ’96 and Jeffrey Van Fossan ’96,
Aug. 7, 1999.
Kathleen Corcoran ’96 and Jeremy Filber, July 3,
1999.
Christopher L. Marting ’96 and Alicia M. Fortino
’97, Aug. 14, 1999, Flint, Mich.
Jeremy Monty ’96 and Sara Meengs ’98, July 10,
1999, Muskegon, Mich.
Julie L. Parker ’96 and Adam N. Burger, July
10, 1999.
Marlaina Parsons ’96 and James Rairick ’96, June
5, 1999, Sturgis, Mich.
Joel Plantinga ’96 and Teresa Voortman, July 10,
1999, Chino, Calif.
Brad Sadler ’96 and Laura McCraine ’98, July 24,
1999, Fairfield, Iowa.
Jason Upchurch ’96 and Leilani Howard, July 2,
1999, Montgomery, N.Y.
Sarah Van Harken ’96 and John Lindegren, Aug.
14, 1999, Newark, N.Y.
Tony Wilkerson ’96 and Valorie Vance ’00, July
31, 1999, Holland, Mich.
A grant through the prestigious
“Russian–U.S. Young Leaders for
Community Service Fellowship
Program” is supporting Karen
McKeown ’98 during a year of study
in Vladivostok, Russia.
Corps program, I began looking into
Russia more seriously.”
In the end she didn’t join the Peace
Corps, but her interest in Russia flourished.
As a sophomore, she enrolled in first–
and second–semester Russian classes
taught by Dr. Lee Forester of the Hope
faculty. She studied in Krasnodar during
the fall of 1996, through the program
offered by the Great Lakes Colleges
Association and Associated Colleges of the
Midwest, and subsequently spent four
months teaching English for two different
companies in Moscow.
McKeown’s plans for beyond the
current year are as–yet unwritten. It
would hardly be a surprise, though, if
Russia figured into them somehow––not
only because of her recent experiences, but
because of her past as well.
She’d forgotten it herself, but family
friends with long memories didn’t. As she
was leaving for Krasnodar in 1996, she
noted, “They reminded me of my childhood interest in Russia and how I told
them once, as a fourth grader, that I would
stand on Red Square someday.”
Robert James Andretz ’97 and Jacquelyn Kae
Bullard ’98, Aug. 22, 1998, Saint Johns, Mich.
Peter DeYoung ’97 and Megan Hicks ’99, June
12, 1999, Irvine, Calif.
Jason C. Doublestein ’97 and Stephanie L.
Freriks ’99, June 19, 1999.
Mary McGinn ’97 and Christopher Dombrowski
’99, July 2, 1999, Barrington, Ill.
Gregory J. Paplawsky ’97 and Allyson V.
Pickens ’98, Sept. 4, 1999, Saline, Mich.
Trevor Starnes ’97 and Danielle Imborek, June
26, 1999, Shelby Township, Mich.
Victoria Van Wagnen ’97 and Thomas
Cieciorka, June 26, 1999.
Ross Vrieze ’97 and Wendy Parmenter, July 24,
1999, Lake City, Mich.
Kristen Wilt ’97 and Paul Conner, May 30, 1998.
Kristie Wolven ’97 and Joseph Bird, Aug. 28,
1999, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jonathan Brockmeier ’98 and Rebecca de Velder
’99, Aug. 19, 1999, Holland, Mich.
Joshua Bruwer ’98 and Kristen Hosford ’98, July
10, 1998.
Timothy Franklyn ’98 and Noelle Wood ’98,
Aug. 7, 1999, Holland, Mich.
Jodi Frens ’98 and Douglas Seymour, June 19,
1999, Holland, Mich.
Elisabeth Anne Heneveld ’98 and Jeffrey
Michael Straley, June 26, 1999, Grandville, Mich.
Jeanna Keinath ’98 and Brian Weaver ’98, Aug.
14, 1999, Dublin, Ohio.
Rachael M. Mack ’98 and Jeff Miller, Aug. 7,
1999.
Kim Powell ’98 and Joseph D. Mills, July 24,
1999, Holland, Mich.
Travis Williams ’98 and Stephanie Anne Jones
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Rebecca Edema ’99 and Ben Werdon, Aug. 14,
1999.
Nicole (Nikki) Rodgers ’99 and Dave Theune
’99, July 31, 1999, Spring Lake, Mich.
Andrew Roelofs ’99 and Arika Weckwert ’99,
Aug. 28, 1999.
Kelly Chamberlain ’00 and Paul VanderLaan
’00, July 31, 1999, Holland, Mich.
Births
Births
Steve Chappell ’80 and Deb Chappell, Leah
June, Sept. 1, 1999.
Peter Flinker ’82 and Stephanie Klahr ’82
Flinker, Alexa Schuyler, July 18, 1997.
Jeff Tyler ’82 and Beth Doorn ’84 Tyler, Roberto
Jacob, born May 27, 1999; adopted, July 15, 1999.
Kevin Combest ’83 and Nancy Reece ’84
Combest, Anna Catherine, Aug. 8, 1999.
Kathy Olson ’83 Wennerstrum and Steve
Wennerstrum, Daniel Steven, May 3, 1999.
Brian Baker ’84 and Patricia Baker, Zachary
Gibson, May 19, 1999.
Mary Gaffney ’84 Reohr and Richard Reohr Jr.,
Richard Day (Trey) Reohr III, Aug. 10, 1999.
Gregory Tabor ’84 and Lenora Hayden ’84
Tabor, Owen Gregory, April 20, 1998.
Richard Ver Strate ’84 and Patricia Ver Strate,
Garrett Ver Strate, May 1, 1999.
Ana G. Agurcia ’85 Clare and Stephen E. Clare,
Ryan David, May 5, 1999.
Susan DeVries ’85 MacDonald and Daniel
MacDonald, Luke William, Sept. 7, 1999.
Paul J. Bolt ’86 and Betty Jo Bolt, David Jeffrey,
July 26, 1999.
Gregory Fuchs ’86 and Barb Fuchs, Stian Josiah,
June 17, 1999.
Graduation Honors
This list includes summer graduates and
May graduates whose information wasn’t
available prior to the publication of the
August issue of news from Hope College.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Jill S. Leatherman; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jill M. Pierson; Batavia, Ill.
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Michael J. Beltaire; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jennifer Sue Callendar; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Holly P. Cheff; Holland, Mich.
Frederick S. Hackett; Fowlerville, Mich.
Shannon M. Lewis; Allegan, Mich.
Matthew T. McPherson; Norfolk, Va.
Bretton A. Mulder; Holland, Mich.
Amy E. Rife; Hartland, Mich.
Sarah J. Rutherford; Downers Grove, Ill.
Karin E. Stevens; East Lansing, Mich.
Reina C. Vendramini; Livonia, Mich.
CUM LAUDE
Scott M. Anderson; Holland, Mich.
Marc A. Arnoys; Wyoming, Mich.
Cynthia D. Bannink; Holland, Mich.
Kyle J. Black; DeWitt, Mich.
Robin M. Bolt; Lansing, Mich.
Kristin A. Chatelain; Portage, Mich.
Jill M. Davis; Phoenix, Ariz.
Emily S. Horton; East Grand Rapids, Mich.
Andrea J. Johnson; Frankfort, Mich.
Andrew M. Johnson; Holland, Mich.
Rebecca K. Jones; DeKalb, Ill.
Karri J. Kronemeyer; Orlando, Fla.
Todd W. Lucas; Holland, Mich.
Gretchen E. Schoon; Holland, Mich.
Mark R. Tenhor; Staten Island, N.Y.
Timothy P. TenPas; Grand Haven, Mich.
Amy S. Weis; Bettendorf, Iowa
Aaron J. Wong; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Brian D. Yarch; Alpena, Mich.
Mark A. Youngs; Belding, Mich.
Chris Pinderski ’86 and Carrie Carda, Taylor
Rae Pinderski, July 19, 1999.
Cindy Alkema ’86 Sanford and Steve Sanford,
Ryan Steven, June 15, 1999.
Lisa (“Petey”) Uecker ’86 Pohlad and Greg
Pohlad, Emma Ann, July 13, 1999.
Timothy L. Chase ’87 and Courtnay Chase,
Christopher Stephen, May 7, 1999.
Sandy Judson ’87 Kemink and Mark Kemink,
Molly Alanna, June 8, 1999.
Beth Hall ’87 Palacios and Martin Palacios,
Hannah Gabriela, July 30, 1999.
Amy Sandgren ’87 Plaster and William Bradford
Plaster, Austin Lewis, May 20, 1999.
Sarah Birdsall ’88 Carl and Daniel Carl,
Elizabeth Grace, April 4, 1999.
Karen Meyer ’88 Lohman and Marshall
Lohman, Shaun Vernon, July 2, 1999.
Cheryl Zuidersma ’88 Veldman and Roger
Veldman ’89, Hans Jacob, July 30, 1999.
Thomas Wight ’88 and Julie Wight, adopted
Matthew Thomas, born March 6, 1999.
Michelle Geiger ’89 AcMoody and Andrew
AcMoody, Lydia Mary Ellen, Feb. 19, 1999.
Jane VanderBorgh ’89 Beck and Kevin T. Beck,
Jack Solomon, May 13, 1999.
Tom Becker ’89 and Dora Becker, Rachel Joy,
June 29, 1999.
Kristi VanderKooi ’89 Bramlett and William
Bramlett, Sadie Claire, Sept. 22, 1998.
Nancy Sward ’89 D’Angelo and Scott D’Angelo,
John Francis, Dec. 26, 1998.
Jodi Mannes ’89 Gerrits and Tim Gerrits, Andrea
Caroline, Oct. 7, 1998.
Laura Nelson ’89 McGath and Michael McGath,
Madison Christine, May 6, 1999.
Laura Wingate ’89 Perdue and Terry Perdue,
Rachael Ellen, Feb. 4, 1998.
Jane Glenney ’89 Schenck and Earl Schenck,
Emma, April 28, 1999.
Toni Ferdinand ’89 Stanley and Chuck Stanley,
Charli Layne, July 13, 1999.
Maureen McManus ’89 Teunissen and David
Teunissen, David Maxwell, Jan. 31, 1999.
Brian Andrew ’90 and Jennifer Payette ’92
Andrew, Emma Jane, Aug. 4, 1999.
Scott Cole ’90 and Dawn Burggraaff ’91 Cole,
Elisabeth Anne and Katelyn Rae, July 23, 1999.
Bret Docter ’90 and Erin Docter, Joshua Jordan,
March 25, 1999.
Deanna Fordham ’90 Kohl and Steven Kohl,
Audrey Lynne, Nov. 21, 1998.
Rob Reynolds ’90 and Colleen Reynolds, Hope
Wendy, April 25, 1999.
Jim Bache ’91 and Michelle Meengs ’91 Bache,
Abigail Elizabeth, June 3, 1999.
Nancy Conn ’91 Collins and Christopher Collins
’92, Caden Christopher, July 21, 1999.
Nanci Nastase ’91 Dalton and Patrick Dalton ’91,
Ty Anthony, April 15, 1999.
Lisa Harrison ’91 Price and Fred Price, Chapel
Anderson, June 30, 1999.
Gilda Van Skiver ’91 Sorenson and Kirk
Sorenson, Cole Harris, July 17, 1999.
Tracy Piasecki ’92 Decker and Bruce Decker,
Madeleine Lee, July 12, 1999.
Deborah Fry ’92 Marten and Gregory Marten,
Andrew David, May 17, 1999.
Lisa Moshauer ’92 Montgomery and Dave
Montgomery, Kyle Alan, June 13, 1999.
Melissa Nitz ’92 Schwartz and Terry Schwartz,
Jack Connor and Janie Elise, March 13, 1999.
James B. Oonk Jr. ’93 and Kirsten A. Gibson ’94
Oonk, Emma Mae, July 23, 1999.
James Schut ’93 and Jennie Schut, Emily (“Ellie”)
Brynn, May 25, 1999.
Brandon Converse ’94 and Teresa Converse,
Emily, Nov. 13, 1998.
Jason De Vries ’94 and Kristin De Vries, Anneke
Joy, July 21, 1999.
Sarah Reedy ’94 Fuhs and Reuben Fuhs,
Benjamin Rolf, Oct. 23, 1998.
Nathan Graybill ’94 and Teresa Graybill, Caleb
Shelby, July 27, 1999.
Kelli Bouws ’94 Hoeksema and Matthew
Hoeksema ’94, Riley David, Aug. 4, 1999.
Brigid Malloy ’94 Kloostra and Kraig Kloostra
’94, Kole Joseph, Feb. 25, 1999.
Angela DeGraaf ’94 Lorenz and Clyde Lorenz,
Dylan Clyde, April 1, 1999.
Kristen Dalman ’94 Ryan and Patrick Ryan,
Parker James, May 18, 1999.
Marna Schinkel ’94 Stitt and Rusty Stitt, Wynn
Frances, Jan. 31, 1999.
Sarah M. Leighton ’94 Thibault and Josh
Thibault, Jack, April 14, 1998.
Matthew Thompson ’94 and Pamela Gunther
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’94 Thompson, William, May 14, 1999.
Amy Kalthoff ’94 Tuttle and John Tuttle, Caleb
Joshua, June 14, 1999.
Sharon Rudi ’94 Wayner and Jeff Wayner, Ellie
Joy, July 7, 1999.
Chris Hofland ’95 and Susan Hofland, Logan
Christopher, June 18, 1999.
Emily Butler ’95 Mater and Joseph Mater,
Abigail Joy, March 2, 1999.
Teresa Reader–Budzynski ’95 and Brad
Budzynski, Kira Elizabeth, June 3, 1999.
Barb Nicol ’95 Van Huis and Tim Van Huis ’95,
Isaac Timothy, June 22, 1999.
Emily VanKolken ’96 Bridges and Matthew
Bridges, Allison Josephine, Feb. 3, 1999.
Melissa Deur ’96 Elbert and Ed Elbert, Sadie
Catherine, July 21, 1999.
Beth Mihocko ’96 Grayson and Jeremy Grayson,
Mary Therese, Dec. 29, 1998.
Kristen Wilt ’97 Conner and Paul Conner,
Morgan Ashley, July 16, 1999.
Ray E. Shock III ’99 and Amy Sue West Shock
’00, Ray Eugene, Nov. 30, 1998.
Advanced Degrees
Advanced Degrees
Kathryn Page ’72 Camp, master’s of law (LL.M)
in financial services, IIT/Chicago–Kent College of
Law, May, 1999.
Stephanie Klahr ’82 Flinker, M.Ed., early childhood education, February, 1999.
Lisa Klaasen ’84, M.B.A., Grand Valley State
University, 1998.
Bruce Mulder ’84, M.Div., Western Theological
Seminary, May, 1999.
David Van Dyke ’84, Ph.D., church history,
University of Edinburgh, 1998.
Diana Krahe ’86 Steketee, master of arts in counseling psychology, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Mich., June, 1999.
Paulina Ruf–Alvarez ’87, Ph.D., dissertation in
gerontology, Western Michigan University,
December, 1998.
Lisa Hendrixon ’88, master’s degree in health
care administration, Central Michigan University,
May, 1999.
Hans Hiemstra ’89, master’s in education,
George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., May, 1999.
Laura Wingate ’89 Perdue, master’s, language
arts, Loyola College.
Debbie Renner Smith ’89, master of education in
reading, Western Michigan University, Aug. 2,
1999.
Laura Ellen Wingate–Perdue ’89, master’s
degree, Loyola College, Baltimore, Md.
Steve Berens ’91, master of science in engineering management, University of Michigan,
December, 1998.
Elizabeth Blom ’91 Harper, master’s, education
and administration, University of Phoenix, June,
1999.
Kristin Ransford ’91 Hiemstra, master’s in education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., May,
1999.
Heather Van Diepen ’91 Kleve, master’s in education, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, May,
1999.
Deborah A. Lone ’91, master of science in taxation (M.S.T.), Wayne State University, May, 1999.
Brian Gerhardstein ’92, Ph.D., molecular
biology, Northwestern University, 1999.
Laura Gerhardstein ’94 Bishop, M.D., Wayne
State University, 1999.
Anne Hackerd ’94 Coppotelli, master’s in secondary education, Northern Arizona University,
1999.
Heidi Teichert ’94 Draft, master’s in early childhood education, Western Michigan University,
June, 1999.
Ron Kimmons ’94, MSW, University of
California at Berkeley, May, 1999.
Andrea Mulholland ’94, University of Detroit
Mercy School of Dentistry.
Marybeth Congdon ’95, master’s in social work
in clinical social work, Michigan State University,
May, 1999.
Michelle Miller ’95 Kelly, M.A. in school psychology, Northern Arizona State University, spring,
1999.
Jason Nichols ’95, doctor of optometry, June,
1999.
Ryan Peters ’95, Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine, May, 1999.
Tim Van Huis ’95, doctor of philosophy in computational chemistry, University of Georgia.
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Dawn Campbell ’94 Wedemeyer, master’s in the
art of teaching, Marygrove College, 1999.
Brad Sadler ’96, master’s, basic medical science,
Wayne State University, May, 1999.
Phillip D. Torrence ’96, juris doctor, University
of Utah, May 22, 1999.
Kristin Vink ’96, master of arts in teaching, Kent
State University, 1998.
Heather Bair ’97, master’s in equine parasitology, University of Kentucky, 1999.
Timothy P. Hickey ’97, master’s in
industrial–organizational psychology, California
State University, San Bernardino, June 18, 1999.
Jason Law ’97, master of science, Duke
University, May, 1999.
Aimee Sterk ’97, master’s in social work,
Michigan State University, May, 1999.
Victoria Van Wagnen ’97, M.A., dance movement therapy, Hahemann University, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Dick Zwart ’97, master of science, mechanical
engineering, Purdue University, May, 1999.
Deaths
Deaths
Dale Burns ’60 Brown of Alva, Okla., died on
Friday, Aug. 20, 1999. She was 61.
She was born on Sept. 8, 1937, in Wyckoff, N.J.,
the daughter of Florence May (Douglas) and David
Hall McConnell Burns. She attended school at
Wyckoff, and graduated from Ramsey High School
with the Class of 1955. She majored in English and
minored in German at Hope.
She married Kenneth H. Brown ’60, who survives her, on July 29, 1961. They first lived in New
Brunswick, N.J., and in 1965 moved to Lexington,
Ky., where she began graduate work at the
University of Kentucky.
They moved to Alva in 1973. She completed her
master’s in education, specializing in early childhood education, at Northwestern Oklahoma State
University in 1975.
She operated the Mulberry Bush Preschool and
Daycare Center and taught courses in early childhood education at Northwestern Oklahoma State
University.
She was a member of the Alva First United
Methodist Church, president of the Nescatunga
Arts and Humanities Council, and a member of the
American Association of University Women, the
Runnymede Steering Committee and various other
community and church organizations.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a
daughter, Karin Brown of Watchung, N.J.; three
sons and their families: Kenneth D. and Cheryl
Brown, Kaytlin and K. Joseph; Rick and Lori Brown
and Rafferty; Scott and Tammy Brown and Megan,
all of Alva; a special niece and her family, Judy and
Dick Broomfield, Britni, Brooke and Abbie Dale of
Ringwood, Okla.; a sister and her husband, Alice
and Norman Laird of Wyckoff; three nieces, Sylvia
Taylor, Nancy Turner and Carol Sciotta; and two
nephews, Eivand Boe and Tim Burns; and their
families.
Burrell H. De Young ’46 of Holland, Mich., died
on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. He was 84.
He was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and graduated from Allegan (Mich.) High School. In addition
to Hope, he attended Western Michigan Teachers
College and the University of Michigan.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World
War II.
He taught English in several Holland–area
schools, retiring from the West Ottawa Public
Schools.
He was a member of First Reformed Church,
where he had served as an elder and was a member
of the Fellowship Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife, Arminta; daughter,
Sherren Jones of Okemos, Mich.; four grandchildren; four great–grandchildren; sisters–in–law,
Marjorie and Neil Stearns of Palo, and Tracy Tibbet
of Holland; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Leonard N. Folkert ’33 of Zeeland, Mich., died
on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. He was 84.
He was a member of Bethany Christian
Reformed Church. He had been a farmer in the
Hamilton area for 30 years, and worked for the
Hamilton Farm Bureau.
He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Anna, in 1977.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine; children,
Barbara and Glenn Meyaard of Zeeland, Karen and
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Jerry Assink of Zeeland, and Roland Folkert of
Illinois; stepchildren, Berdena and Darrell Ham of
Wisconsin, Brandt and Carolyn Hofman of Ada,
Mich., Dorinda and Roger Wiersma of Hudsonville,
Mich., Gary and Mary Lou Hofman of Kentwood,
Mich., and Nadene and William Hunt of Wyoming,
Mich.; 21 grandchildren; 23 great–grandchildren;
sisters, Mrs. Gordon (Mae) Veen of Zeeland, and
LaVina and John Kaper of Hamilton; brothers– and
sisters–in–law, John and Connie Vander Molen of
White Pigeon, Mich., Allen and Joyce Vander Molen
of Cutlerville, Mich., Dennis and Elaine Vander
Molen of Byron Center, Mich., Ben and Gertrude
Frens of Holland, Mich., Marvin and Greta Veldhof
of Holland, Mrs. Floyd (Dena) Hemmeke of
Holland, and Clarence and Fannie Veldhof of
Hamilton.
Daniel Fylstra ’43 of Phoenix, Ariz., died on
Monday, Aug. 30, 1999. He was 77.
He was a retired pastor with the Reformed
Church in America. He had served Fairview in
Grand Rapids, Mich.; First in Lansing, Ill.; Bethel in
Bellflower, Calif.; Family of Clairemont in San
Diego, Calif.; and Longview in Phoenix.
Survivors include his wife, Winifred.
Elizabeth M. Hall ’00 of Clarkston, Mich., died
of cancer on Friday, July 30, 1999. She was 21.
She was born on Aug. 1, 1977, in Southfield,
Mich., the daughter of William Hall and his wife
Michelle Heritier, who survive her.
While a student at Hope, she had been actively
involved in planning Disability Awareness Week
activities at the college during the spring of 1997
and the spring of 1998, and had also worked in the
Office of Student Development and at the Student
Union Desk in the DeWitt Center. She most recently had been attending Oakland Community
College.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her
brother, Tyler; grandparents, Frank (Phyllis)
Heritier, and Evelyn Hall; and many aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Karen Elizabeth Hasse ’99 of Three Rivers,
Mich., died on Friday, July 30, 1999. She was 22.
She was apparently electrocuted when she
opened a freezer at the family business, Goldie’s
Snack Bar in Three Rivers. She had worked there
for a number of years.
She was born in Hammond, Ind., on June 10,
1977, the daughter of Mary Frances (Collins) and
James Arthur Hasse. She had lived in Three Rivers
since she was 10 months old, and was a 1995 graduate of Three Rivers High School.
She was a special education major at Hope, with
an emphasis in learning disabilities. She had signed
her first contract to teach, at the Three Rivers
Middle School (sixth–, seventh– and eighth–grade
students with learning disabilities).
She was engaged to be married on Oct. 23, 1999,
to Jason Rapelje of Bay City, Mich.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Three Rivers.
She was preceded in death by her father, James
A. Hasse.
In addition to her fiance, survivors include her
mother, Mary F. Hasse Rosenbecker and her
husband, Frank; two brothers, David (Peggy) Hasse
and Gary (Rhonda) Stahl, both of Three Rivers; two
sisters, Linda (Don) Stover of Three Rivers and
Mary Stahl of Hammond; two nephews, Matt
Stover and Mitchell Stahl; one niece, Amy Stover;
and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Church in Holland.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Robert, in 1988.
Survivors include her children, Barbara Kouw
’66 Forman of Holland, Robert Kouw Jr. ’70 of
Plainwell, Mich., and Holland, Merry and Michael
Muilenberg of West Newton, Mass., and Michael
Kouw of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren; brothers and sister, Andrew Lampen ’37 and Lillian Van
Raalte ’37 Lampen of Holland, Cornelius Lampen
’49 and Marilyn Lampen of Holland, Laverne
Lampen ’56 and Esther Plumert ’56 Lampen of
Allegan, Mich., and Anna Mae and Willard de Vries
of Holland; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Howard Laman ’56 of Ludington, Mich., and
Florida died on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. He was
68.
He was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and graduated from Western Michigan University in addition to
Hope. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the
Korean conflict.
He taught fifth grade at North Holland School
until his retirement in 1989. He formerly attended
Beechwood Reformed Church in Holland, Mich.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; children,
Jeff Laman and Ruth Maharg of State College, Pa.,
Noreen Laman of Boston, Mass., and Carrie and
Paul Kolongowski of Dearborn, Mich.; three grandchildren; a brother, Harvey and Maxine Laman of
Holland; a sister, Beatrice and Lavern Serne of
Holland; a brother–in–law, Max and Lois
Flowerday of Holland; and nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Cornelia Nettinga ’27 Neevel of Holland, Mich.,
died on Friday, Aug. 20, 1999. She was 94.
She was born in Spring Lake, Mich. She came
from a long line of Hope graduates:
her
great–grandfather, Adrian Zwemer, from Hope
Academy; her grandfather, James F. Zwemer, from
Hope in 1870; and her father, Siebe Nettinga, from
Hope in 1900. She was the first recipient of a degree
in music from Hope.
She taught voice and piano at Berea College and
at Richmond State Teacher’s College in Kentucky
prior to her marriage to the Rev. Alvin Neevel ’26.
Together they served congregations in Westerlo,
Clarksville and Williston Park, N.Y., prior to his
becoming field secretary for the Regional Synod of
New York.
She was the first president of the Women’s
Board of Domestic Missions, RCA; treasurer of the
Department of Women’s Work, RCA; and the first
president of the Women’s Auxiliary of Warwick
Conference Center in Warwick, N.Y. She was often
heard as a soprano vocalist at General Synod and in
more than 200 Reformed churches.
She was preceded in death by her husband in
1965, and also by a brother, Paul C. Nettinga ’30.
Survivors include her son, the Rev. James A.
Neevel ’56 and Barbara Jeffrey ’56 Neevel of
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; four grandchildren,
Kathryn Neevel ’82 Brown, Kenneth ’84, John and
Jeffrey ’87; seven great–grandchildren; a brother,
the Rev. Dr. James Z. Nettinga ’34 of Encinitas,
Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
Margaret Grooters ’29 Kloote of Holland, Mich.,
died on Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. She was 94.
She was a member of Third Reformed Church,
and had been a charter member of Hope Reformed
Church in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Her husband, George, preceded her in death in
1991.
Survivors include her children, George E. Jr. and
Elsie Kloote of Holland, Richard J. and Marcia
Kloote of Grand Haven, Mich., and Jerry A. Kloote
of Grand Rapids; six grandchildren; nine
great–grandchildren; a brother, Henry and Eslyn
Grooters of Sanborn, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Joseph
(Marie) De Vries of Sheldon, Iowa; and
sisters–in–law, Mrs. Arie (Ella) Grooters of George,
Iowa, and Mrs. George (Leone) Grooters of North
Dakota.
Sarah Klooster ’29 Olert of Grand Rapids,
Mich., died on Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. She was 91.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1907, in Atwood,
Mich. She was a member of the Delta Phi sorority
at Hope, and did graduate work at the University
of Louisville and the Louisville Theological
Seminary.
She married the Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Olert ’26
on Aug. 21, 1929. He preceded her in death in
1995.
She was a Bible teacher, lecturer and leader in
church women and community organizations
including Church Women United Councils on the
local, state and national levels; a member of the
Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors in several cities as
well as nationally; and an organizer and speaker
for World Day of Prayer and the National Council
of Churches Family Life Committee.
In 1950, she was named the Presbyterian
Mother of the Year of Detroit, Mich. She is listed in
Who’s Who of American Women.
She and her husband served pastorates in
Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Missouri,
Pennsylvania and California. They traveled extensively throughout the world, with some of their
travel commissioned by the Presbyterian Church
for the purpose of world missions and evangelism.
Survivors include her children, Mary ’52
(Joseph) Boyd, Grace Dailey, Sally (John) Zimmer,
Fred Jr. (Carol) Olert and Susan Dowell; nine
grandchildren; and five great–grandchildren.
Marian Lampen ’41 Kouw of Holland, Mich.,
died on Monday, July 26, 1999. She was 80.
She had been a manager of Doody’s Apparel
Shop. She was a member of Third Reformed
Ruth Yzenbaard ’65 Reed of Detroit, Mich., died
on Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999. She was 55.
She was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Nov. 3,
1943, the daughter of John and Sinnie (Sportel)
Word has been received of the death of Sadie
Modders ’25 Holkeboer of McBain, Mich., who
died on Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan J.
Holkeboer of Muskegon, Mich.
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Yzenbaard. She received an M.A. from the
University of Arkansas in 1967, and her Ph.D. in
English from Michigan State University in 1973.
She taught at Wayne State University and
Detroit College of Business before joining General
Motors as a technical writer. She was promoted as
a manager at EDS, but soon left to become manager
of technical writing at Unisys Corporation. In 1993
she accepted the position of associate dean at
Macomb Community College.
She married John R. Reed, who survives her, on
June 30, 1971, in Detroit.
She was a member of the Port Sanilac Historical
Society and a member of the Port Sanilac United
Methodist Church.
She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening.
She and her husband enjoyed foreign travel and
had taken many trips together. They maintained
two homes, one in Detroit and one in Port Sanilac.
In addition to her husband, survivors include
her parents, John and Sinnie Yzenbaard of
Kalamazoo; a sister, Caryl Yzenbaard Hoberg and
her husband Timothy of Batavia, Ohio; a brother,
James Yzenbaard of Moscow; Idaho; a
sister–in–law, Frances L. Reed of Duluth, Minn.;
and four nieces and nephews, John Yzenbaard,
Gretchen Yzenbaard, Matthew Yzenbaard and
Emily Hoberg.
Shirley DeYoung ’70 Robbins of Portage,
Mich., died on Sunday, June 13, 1999. She was 52.
She was born on March 21, 1947, in Kalamazoo,
Mich., the daughter of William and Frances (Case)
DeYoung, who survive her. She was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area.
She was formerly employed at Bill Knapp’s
Restaurant. She was a member of the Kalamazoo
Missionary Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her
former husband, Brian Robbins of Portage; two
daughters, Wendy and Jennie Robbins, both of
Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Nancy (James)
Thompson of Clarksdale, Miss.; a brother, Dick
(Brenda) DeYoung of Kalamazoo; and several
nieces and nephews.
Lynn Frank Saupe ’51 of Kodiak, Alaska, died
of a heart attack while driving on Thursday, March
4, 1999. He was 70.
He was born on Dec. 1, 1928, in Sheldon, Iowa,
the son of Dude and Jean Saupe, and raised on the
family farm. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree
in architectural design from the University of Iowa,
and came to Alaska in 1953 while serving in Air
Force Intelligence.
He subsequently worked throughout Alaska
with the White Alice Communications System.
While stationed in Bethel, Alaska, he met
Gretchen Laturnus, a public health nurse. They
married and moved to Kodiak in 1959. She survives
him.
He worked at the Pillar Mountain White Alice
station from 1959 until 1977. Following his retirement, he was actively involved with Kodiak
Community College as an employee, instructor and
student. He also served on the Kodiak Electric
Association Board of Directors, was a member of
the American Legion and had recently become a
lifetime Elks member.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son
and daughter–in–law, Gregory and Karen and their
children Alyssa Lynn and Nicholas of Bellingham,
Wash.; daughters Jeanne Ann of Kodiak and Susan
of Kenai, Alaska; brothers Owen of Anchorage,
Alaska, and Bernie of Fairbanks, Alaska; and 19
nieces and nephews and their families.
Antoinette “Toni” C. Sikkel ’50 of Lombard,
Ill., died on Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999. She was 76.
Born in Hawthorne, N.J., she moved to Holland,
Mich., at age 12. She graduated from Holland High
School and joined the U.S. Navy as a W.A.V.E. in
1943, training to be an aviation machinist mate.
She entered Hope in 1946 and graduated with a
German major. She graduated from the University
of Michigan with a master’s in languages, and
received her medical record administrator degree in
1961.
She was employed by Holland Hospital,
Hackley Hospital and Loyola University Medical
Center, and retired from West Suburban Hospital in
Oak Park, Ill., in 1981.
Survivors include brothers and sisters, William
and Alma Sikkel of Holland, Peter and Adrianna
Sikkel of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Scottie Van
De Vusse of Holland; and several nieces and
nephews.
Watson “Waddy” Spoelstra ’32 of Largo, Fla.,
died on Tuesday, July 20, 1999. He was 89.
He was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 5,
1910.
He married Jean Murphy of East Lansing, Mich.,
on June 25, 1938. She preceded him in death on Feb.
9, 1998.
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Associated Press and The Detroit News as a sportswriter, covering college football, the Detroit Lions
and the Detroit Tigers.
He also wrote for Sports Illustrated and was
president of Baseball Writers of America. He
retired from the News in 1972, after approximately 30 years.
He founded Baseball Chapel in 1972, upon his
retirement. The organization began with a
request by some major league players for help
finding speakers for their Bible studies. It grew to
include each major league city, and he led the
program for 10 years.
He moved to Florida in 1977, after 25 years as
a Birmingham, Mich., resident.
Survivors include two children, Jon (Lisa)
Spoelstra of Portland, Ore., and Annajean
Kimberly of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; three grandchildren, Monica (Mike) Buckley of Portland, Erik
Spoelstra of Miami, Fla., and I.V. (Susan)
Kimberly of Raleigh, N.C.; and one great–grandchild, Alexander Ethan Kimberly.
Virginia Potter ’44 Stroop of Bitely, Mich.,
died on Wednesday, July 7, 1999. She was 78.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1921. She was the
daughter of Earl and Cora (Dogger) Potter of
Holland, Mich., who preceded her in death.
She had held positions including being a
supervisor with National Air Line in Miami, Fla.
She had served as a volunteer at the American
Mission Hospital in Bahrain during 1983–84.
She was a member of Christ Memorial Church
in Holland.
Survivors include her husband, Rodger Stroop
of Bitely; children, Doyle and Marlene Stroop of
Bitely, Kenton and Jeanne Stroop of North
Muskegon, Mich., Mark and Barbara Stroop of
Corpus Christi, Texas, Marlin and Cindy Stroop
of Baldwin, Mich., Sheldon and Katy Stroop of
Wyoming, Mich., and Glenn and Cathy Stroop of
Holland; nine grandchildren; five great–grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Donald (Lois) Van Lente
and Mrs. Chester (Amy) Kramer of Holland; and
brothers and sisters–in–law, Jack and Katie
Stroop, and Mrs. Keith (Marilyn) Houting of
Holland.
Leonard J. Vanden Bosch ’42 of Zeeland,
Mich., died on Friday, Aug. 13, 1999. He was 80.
He was a veteran, serving in World War II.
He retired from FMB after 36 years of employment. He was a member of Third Christian
Reformed Church, where he served in various
capacities.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Sadie;
children, Lynwood and Mary Vanden Bosch of
Ada, Mich., and Luann and Dave Kempema of
Zeeland; four grandchildren; brothers and sister,
Jeanette and Lou Taylor of Allendale, Mich., John
and Jan Vanden Bosch of Kalamazoo, Mich., and
Jay and Vicky Vanden Bosch of Miami, Fla.; and
brothers– and sisters–in–law, Gradus and Alice
Vollink of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Austin
(Lois) Weaver of Borculo, Mich., and Ken and
Eileen Vollink of Florida.
Patricia Winchester ’62 Vanderbilt of
Holland, Mich., died on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999,
following a battle with cancer. She was 57.
She was born in Cadillac, Mich. She had lived
in the Holland area for more than 30 years.
She taught English and literature at West
Ottawa, Zeeland and, for the last 18 years, at
Hudsonville Junior High School. She was a
member of Christ Memorial Church, where she
taught Sunday school, and served as an elder and
on the education committee.
Survivors include her husband of 37 years,
William R. Vanderbilt ’61; children, Sandra
Vanderbilt ’85 Bajema and Christopher Bajema
’85 of Grandville, Mich., William C. Vanderbilt
’88 and Abigail Van Duyne ’91 Vanderbilt of West
Olive, Mich., and Susan Vanderbilt ’92 and Scott
Mancinelli ’90 of Trabuco Canyon, Calif.; four
grandchildren; her mother, Katherine Winchester
of Holland; brothers and sisters, Charles and Lois
Winchester of Middleville, Jane and Gary Crosby
of Alto, and Mary and Harry Burgess ’72 of
Holland; brother– and sisters–in–law, Thomas
Holton of Cuttlerville, Va., and the Rev. Howard
Vande Guchte of Fond du Lac, Wis., and Mary
and the Rev. Roy Ackerman of Parchment, Mich.;
and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Gertrude (“Trudy”) Vanderhill of Holland,
Mich., died on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999. She
was 80.
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She taught second grade at Lakeview
Elementary School for 18 years. She was a member
of the Hope Academy of Senior Professionals
(HASP) and of Third Reformed Church.
Her husband, Paul, preceded her in death in
1991.
Survivors include her children, Rein and
Margo Vanderhill of Iowa, Coert and Christine
Vanderhill of Holland, Hans Van der Hill of
Chicago, Ill., and Lisa Vander Hill and Steve
Ringelberg of France; seven grandchildren;
sisters, Betty and Ted Rycenga of Spring Lake,
Mich., and Vivian Ploeg of Grand Rapids, Mich.;
and brothers– and sisters–in–law, the Rev.
George and Eleanor Vander Hill, and Alma and
Paul Holkeboer, all of Holland.
Leonard Jay Van Hoven ’39 of White Birch
Village, Breitung Township, Mich., died on
Wednesday, July 14, 1999. He was 82.
He was born on April 16, 1917, in Lansing,
Mich., the son of the late Leonard and Gladys
(Bookwalder) Van Hoven.
He graduated from Zeeland (Mich.) High
School in 1935. He held a master’s from the
University of Nebraska, and an EDs from
Michigan State University.
He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during
World War II.
He spent 30 years as an educator. He taught at
Creston High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., and
was a principal in Montrose, Mich. He was superintendent of schools with the Burr Oak, Harbor
Springs and Breitung Township (Kingsford)
schools in Michigan. He retired in 1978.
He was the first superintendent from
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula elected to the presidency of the Michigan Association of School
Administrators, and was a long–time board
member with that organization. He was an active
past president in the Iron Mountain–Kingsford
Kiwanis Club, and was a member of Trinity
United Methodist Church in Iron Mountain.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary
(Schaap); a son, Jay (Nancy Voight) Van Hoven
’66 of Erie, Mich., who is a retired school superintendent; three daughters, Jill (Sam) Washburn of
Charlevoix, Mich., Jane (Bill) Butsic of
Menomonie, Wis, and Jana (Les) Underwood of
Spread Eagle, Wis.; 11 grandchildren, Janna and
Lydia Van Hoven, Kathy (Ben) Dollard, Kristina
(Ed) Wuepper and Kallie Washburn, Emily and
Van Butsic, and Adam, Haley and Zachary
Underwood; and two great–grandchildren, Erin
and Abie Wuepper.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by two sisters, Jean Davenport and Virginia
Zuiverink.
Nelson P. Van Raalte ’28 of Holland, Mich.,
died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999. He was 93.
He was a graduate of the Holland Public
Schools and Western Theological Seminary, in
addition to Hope. He was ordained by the Classis
of Saratoga in the Reformed Church in America in
1931.
He was pastor of several churches in New
York and Michigan. Following retirement, he and
his wife Mathilda became residents of the
Holland/Zeeland area. She preceded him in
death in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Mae and
Bruce Walker of Holland; six grandchildren; and
19 great–grandchildren.
Word has been received of the death of
Harmon Wierenga ’40 of Boise, Idaho, who died
on Friday, Oct. 1, 1999.
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The family of Nathan Beasley, who died at
age nine on Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, from an
accidental fall from a tree.
Survivors include his mother, Trisca Rutledge
’89 Beasley; a brother, Joshua, age five; and a
sister, Kendra, age four.
The family of Alexandra Bull, Harry Bull and
Madeleine Bull of Hinsdale, Mich., who died in
August of 1999 in a boating accident on Lake
Michigan.
Harry was the husband of Pam Kyros ’83 Bull,
and Alexandra and Madeleine were their two
daughters. Harry, Alexandra and Madeleine
were sailing together when the mishap occurred.
They set sail on Sunday, Aug. 15, and when they
didn’t return as planned on Monday, Aug. 16, a
search was started. Their empty sloop was
located on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and searchers recovered the bodies of Harry and Alexandra from the
lake on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Madeleine
remained missing.
Funeral services for all three were held on
Monday, Aug. 23.
In addition to Pam, the immediate family
includes the couple’s one–year–old son, George.
The family of Eugene A. Ensing of Holland,
Mich., who died on Friday, July 30, 1999.
He was retired from the college’s staff, having
served as a custodian from 1978 to 1992.
He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Joan, and a son, Robert.
Survivors include his wife, Donna; children,
Gary and Colleen Ensing of Lebanon, Ohio;
stepchildren, Gerrit Ritsema of Holland, Wilma
and Jerry Stokes of West Olive, Mich., Sam and
Vicki Ritsema of Kissimmee, Fla., and Robert and
Kerri Ritsema of Hamilton, Mich.; nine grandchildren; mother–in–law, Marie Hoezee of Holland;
brothers and sister, Peter and Alma Kroll of
Zeeland, Mich., Roger and Mary–Ann Ensing of
Zeeland, Ron and Marcia Ensing of Holland, and
Ruth Paggeot of Holland; brothers– and
sister–in–law, Stu and Sher DeWitt of Holland,
Vern and Marvell DeWitt of Cadillac, Mich., Julia
Allen of Douglas, Mich., Ruth Marcoly of
California, Marvin and Frances Jeurink of
Allendale, Mich., Andrew and Esther Feenstra of
Beaverdam, Mich., Melvin and Harriet Feenstra
of Vriesland, Mich., Harvey and Toni Feenstra of
Ohio, Marvin and Joan Feenstra of Arizona,
Phyllis Carson of Byron Center, Mich., and Betty
Ver Hoven of Holland.
The family of Katarina Yamini Gjerapic, who
died on Thursday, July 1, 1999, while being born.
Survivors include her parents, Malia Havlicek
’96 Gjerapic and Gordan Gjerapic of Boulder,
Colo., and Malia’s parents, Mary Dykstra ’63
Havlicek and Stephen Havlicek ’63 of Richardson,
Texas.
The family of Elizabeth (Betty) I. Huizenga of
Westmont, Ill., who died on Wednesday, Aug. 25,
1999. She was 87.
She was an active and long–time supporter of
the college. Along with her son, Peter Huizenga
’60 of Oak Brook, Ill., she made the major endowment gift that led to the creation of the A.C. Van
Raalte Institute in 1994.
In addition to her son Peter and his wife Heidi,
survivors include her son J.C. Huizenga ’73 and
his wife Laura Maatman ’80 Huizenga of Grand
Rapids, Mich.; three daughters, Elizabeth
Buntrock of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Suzanne
Huizenga ’59 Kanis and her husband Herman
Kanis of Holland, Mich., and Ginger Huizenga
’64 Jurries and her husband James Jurries ’63 of
Holland; 13 grandchildren; 11 great–grandchildren; a brother, Howard (Violet) Bovenkerk of
Griffith, Ind.; and a brother–in–law, G. Harry
(Jean) Huizenga of Fort Lauderdale.
The family of John R. May, who died on
Monday, Aug. 9, 1999.
He joined the Hope staff as an assistant librarian in 1958, and was named an associate librarian
and professor in 1959. He was the college’s head
librarian while Van Zoeren Library (today’s Van
Zoeren Hall) was envisioned, built and––on Oct.
8, 1961––dedicated. He resigned from the Hope
staff in 1969.
A
graduate
of
Indiana
University
(Bloomington), he received his master’s degree
from the University of Illinois. He was librarian
for public high schools in Indiana before joining
the Purdue University library staff in West
Lafayette, where he served prior to coming to
Hope.
From 1969 until his retirement in 1981, he was
librarian at Centre College in Danville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his wife Felicia,
his parents, three brothers and a sister.
Survivors include his niece, Holly Hileman of
Durham, N.C.; two nephews, Noel Heinze of
Asheville, N.C., and Jon Fredric West of Yonkers,
N.Y.; and several cousins, grand– and
great–grand nieces and nephews.
The family of Isla Deane Molengraff of
Holland, Mich., who died on Monday, Aug. 9,
1999, at age 77.
She was a retired member of the college’s
maintenance staff. She had been a custodian at
Hope from June of 1974 until January of 1986.
Survivors include her children, Michael
Molengraff of Muskegon, Mich., Jerry and
Beverly Molengraff of Holland, Linda and
Richard Horn of Saugatuck, Mich., Cathy and
Garry Heetderks of Nebraska, Gary and Peggy
Molengraff of Holland, and Beth and Randy Voss
of Holland; 14 grandchildren; one great–grandchild; brothers– and sisters–in–law; and nieces,
nephews and cousins.
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Alumni Profile
History from the front row
B y any standard, it’s
been an interesting seven
years for Peter Hoekstra
’75, whose tenure as U.S.
Representative for
Michigan’s 2nd
Congressional District has
given him not only a
chance to play a role in
history, but a ringside seat
for watching it unfold.
“It’s been a fascinating time to be in
Washington,” he said. “I’ve almost lived
the entire civics book.”
When he took office in 1993, the
Republicans were the minority party in
Congress. In 1995, they became the majority party for the first time in 40 years.
He was serving when subsequent tensions between the president and Congress
led to government shutdowns. And he
was there when Congress adopted the
federal government’s first balanced budget
in 30 years.
In late 1998, he and his congressional
colleagues wrestled with the impeachment
of the president (“that happens once every
couple hundred years...”). This spring, the
four–term House Republican visited with
U.S. peacekeeping forces serving in the
conflict–scarred Balkans.
For his own part, he has progressed
from being a freshman congressman learning how to vote, to chairing the Oversight
and Investigations Subcommittee of the
House
Education
and
Workforce
Committee and serving on the House
Budget Committee. (“My background and
interest were education and labor, and then
budget issues. So I’m exactly where I want
to be,” he noted.)
In fact, there’s been a bit of everything
during his seven years. Well, he notes,
almost everything.
“The only part that I haven’t lived now
is serving in Congress with a president of
my own party,” he said. “[By January of
2001] I’ll have been in Washington for eight
years––all of those eight years except for
the first two weeks with Bill Clinton as
president.”
Although he was one of 110 freshmen
congressmen elected in the fall of 1992,
Hoekstra stood out for the unconventional
nature of his candidacy and the upset
nature of his win.
He was a newcomer to politics, a vice
president of marketing at Herman Miller
Inc. in Zeeland, Mich., who had never held
political office. His opponent in the
primary was 26–year incumbent Guy
Vander Jagt ’53––for whom, ironically,
Hoekstra had interned while participating
in the college’s Washington Honors
Semester as a student.
Hoekstra conducted a quick summer
campaign, most of it while still working
full–time.
He took a “grass roots”
approach, biking throughout the district
(a total of 270 miles) to make himself
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known, and spent less than $60,000 on his
primary bid.
He made many headlines for the way he
won his first term, but he has also won three
since and has earned attention for his work
as well. During 1997 and 1998 his subcommittee conducted a 16–month investigation
of alleged corruption in the Teamsters
Union, which ultimately led to a new, federally–supervised leadership election for
the union. “I’m proud of that accomplishment and have received thanks from union
members across the country,” he wrote in
The Holland Sentinel on July 27.
He also has co–sponsored legislation to
reform Federal Prison Industries (FPI),
which manufactures products ranging from
clothing to office furniture, hoping to assure
that FPI competes fairly with private–sector
businesses in bidding for government contracts. Participants in the press conference
announcing the bi–partisan bill included a
unique collection of supporters––co–sponsors Hoekstra and U.S. Representative
Barney Frank (D–Mass.), and representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
the AFL–CIO.
“So people were kind of looking at this
saying, ‘Barney Frank, Pete Hoekstra, the
Chamber of Commerce and the AFL–CIO.
This is an unusual coalition. Other than
agreeing that the sun is shining today, what
could these four groups possibly have in
common?,’” he said.
“It’s fun to work outside of the normal
paradigm, to form those partnerships and
see if you can get something done,”
Hoekstra said. “I’m hopeful in this case.”
As is inevitable in politics, sometimes
the reaction to his work isn’t upbeat. In
March of 1997, a columnist for The New
York Times took him to task for an inquiry
he had sent to the chair of the National
Endowment for the Arts concerning the
content of some films that the agency had
helped fund. A June, 1997, article in the
Chronicle of Higher Education began, “No
one in Congress has been tougher on the
Education Department than Representative
Peter Hoekstra.”
Subcommittee chairmanships and coalition–building are all part of the
transformation from Washington outsider
to Washington veteran. In between
fact–finding trips to the Balkans and appearances on programs like John McLaughlin’s
One on One, however, Hoekstra tries to stay
connected to his constituency.
One way he does so is by serving as a
“commuter congressman.” He continues
to live, literally, at the office while in
Washington and to commute home on the
weekends. During each of the 40 weeks
annually that he is in Washington, he is
there for two to four nights and home the
rest of the time.
The practice continues his commitment
to remain linked to his district, but also
stems from the family’s decision to stay
rooted. He and wife Diane have three
school–age children: Erin, Allison and
Bryan.
“We wouldn’t even think about moving
to Washington. Our home is in Holland,”
he said.
As U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District, Peter Hoekstra
’75 has had a front–row seat as history has unfolded, in addition to helping shape
history as one of the nation’s law–makers.
His extended time in the area has
included several return visits to his alma
mater, including for teaching a Saturday
morning class in political science and participation in events like the Hope “Veritas
Forum.”
“Hope gave me a good background
and a lot of good skills to do what I have
to do,” he said. “Hope provides a great
education and great values and a great
grounding.”
“It’s a special kind of place, and it’s a
special place in the community,” he said.
He also continues the summer district–wide cycling trips that marked his
candidacy, conducting them now as ways
to explore an issue in–depth. This August,
for example, he travelled his district listening to farmers’ concerns (although heavy
rains limited his opportunity to travel via
pedal power). “It’s just a way to be a little
less serious and to get to people where
they’re living,” he said.
In the same vein, he emphasizes hiring
staffers from West Michigan––including
several Hope alumni through the years––to
help assure that they’ll better understand
the district that they’re serving.
Ultimately, Hoekstra wants his con-
stituents to feel connected to him, and to
what happens in Washington generally.
His hope, he knows, flies against voter
apathy nationally that suggests that even
participation in the 2000 presidential election year will run only 51 to 56 percent.
“I wish people knew how much of an
impact what we do in Washington has on
their lives––has on their jobs and careers,
and their families,” he said.
Hoekstra appreciated the impact in
1992. That’s why he ran in the first place.
And time and experience haven’t
diminished his enthusiasm.
“Herman Miller was a great place to
work. I enjoyed the private sector,” he
said. “But being in Congress is a special
job. There are people that aspire to it from
when they’re kids, or when they’re
teen–agers, and they spend all their lives
trying to get there.”
“Some make it and some don’t,” he said.
“I think they look at me as someone who
rolled over one night in 1992 and said ‘I’m
going to run for Congress and campaign
for five weeks,’ and won.”
“I’d do it again,” he said. “It’s a great
experience. I’ve met great people and I’ve
learned a lot.”
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