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page three.
Research Heritage .......................... 5
Homecoming Moments .............. 8-9
Generational New Students ... 10-11
Three-Star Rank ............................ 13
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news from
HOPE COLLEGE
October 2001
Instead of sleeping in, some 300 Hope
students stepped up and spent Saturday,
Sept. 1, helping others.
The students, mostly members of the
newly–arrived Class of 2005, volunteered
at 24 sites in the Holland area through the
second annual “Time to Serve” program,
part of New Student Orientation.
While “Time to Serve” is intended to
help foster a spirit of giving within
members of Hope’s newest class, it also
reflects a quality well established, as Hope
students give of themselves in countless
ways. Some 300 participate in spring break
service–mission trips each year. Hundreds
volunteer with programs such as Habitat
for Humanity, CASA (Children’s After
School Achievement) and Partners in
Promise. Following the September 11
attacks, students flocked to a blood drive
already running that day and subsequently
organized a variety of relief efforts.
Please see page 20 for more on “Time to Serve.”
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Campus Notes
High enrollment continues
A record number of
first–time students has
helped boost overall
enrollment at Hope to
the second highest total
in the college’s history.
Hope has enrolled 2,999 students this
fall, including 763 students attending
college for the first time. Hope set its
previous enrollment record, 3,015 students, in the fall of 2000, the only time
overall enrollment at the college has ever
topped 3,000. The previous high for
first–time students was 755, set in the fall
of 1999.
The student body is comprised of 1,190
men and 1,809 women from 42 states and
36 foreign countries.
Students transferring to Hope from
other colleges and universities total 57,
compared with 73 in 2000. There are 98
students in off–campus programs, compared to 107 last year.
The enrollment by class, with last year’s
class in parentheses, is: freshmen, 801
(778); sophomores, 718 (744); juniors, 687
(652); seniors, 692 (719); and special students, 101 (122).
The largest representation is from
Michigan with 2,298 students, followed by
Illinois, 248; Indiana, 97; New York, 57;
Ohio, 55; Wisconsin, 31; Minnesota, 27;
Iowa, 25; New Jersey, 17; Pennsylvania,
16; and California, Colorado and Florida
with 10 each.
Foreign countries represented in the
student body include: Albania, Argentina,
Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Burma,
Cambodia, Canada, China, the Dominican
Republic, Ethiopia, Germany, Hong Kong,
India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Korea, Kosovo, Liberia, Mexico, Nepal,
Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Ukraine, United
Kingdom and Vietnam.
“Quote, unquote”
Quote, unquote is an
eclectic sampling of
things said at and about
Hope College.
Some 1,200 crowded into Dimnent
Memorial Chapel to attend the college’s
Opening Convocation on Sunday, Aug. 26.
The speaker was Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, dean of
the Graduate School and graduate professor in
the School of Communication at Howard
University in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Taylor, who received an honorary degree
from Hope during the convocation, presented
“Looking Back as We Plan Ahead: Preserving
Legacies as We Prepare for a New Century and
a New America” during the convocation. Here
are excerpts from his discussion of truth and its
importance in higher education.
“Virtually every one of our close to 4,000
colleges and universities in this great land
espouses in its motto, or its mission statement, or its marketing materials something
related to truth––the search for truth, the
dissemination of truth, the espousal of
truth, and so on. This quest for truth is truly
a defining aspect of the academy. In many
ways, the quest for truth is––or perhaps
should be––a core value of all colleges and
universities for, after all, it provides the
very basis for our existence.
“We are, of course, always challenged by
such questions as ‘What is truth?,’ and
‘Whose truth is true?,’ and ‘How does one
know truth when one sees it or hears it?’
Truth is not a static concept. It is a dynamic
concept. It often changes from generation
to generation, from culture to culture and
often from person to person. Just imagine,
for example, what was taught in this college’s science departments in 1861 as truth
in comparison to what is taught today.
Advances in molecular and cell science, for
example, have made it possible for us to
have a much more in–depth perception of
truth with respect to the genetic make–up
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of humankind than could ever been imagined in 1861 or even a few years ago.
“Or, imagine how persons from one
culture in comparison to persons from
another culture might perceive ‘truth’
around the exact same set of circumstances
or events... I doubt, for example, that our
Native American brothers and sisters see
‘Westward Expansion’ as a glorious
chapter in American History, no more than
the sons and daughters of my ancestors,
African Americans, have a romantic view
of the 19th century American South as
depicted by many Southern historians and
writers at an earlier time.
“In short, we know that ultimate truth is
the truth only known by God and that we,
as His children, only have benefit of a
portion of that truth as revealed to us
within the context of the age and the place
we have the privilege of existing on His
earth. As I often tell my students, most
truth that most of us know is at best the perception of truth viewed a prism of culture...
“You and I must work together to build
a domestic and a global society in which all
people can tell—and write—their stories––
their perceptions of truth––from their perspectives. Only in this way, can they ‘win’
too: that is have their ideas and ultimately
their cultures valued. Hope College, like all
colleges, must be the type of learning community which provides the freedom and
the encouragement for all of its citizens to
tell their stories (their perceptions of truth)
in a way that reflects their views of truth
based upon their perspectives as a male, or
a female, or white person, or a person of
color, or a person of a particular age or one
from a particular station in life.
“Thus, the individual truths that
you––and I––know are, at best, truths
spelled with small ‘t’s.’ If each one of us is
to learn Truth from the perspectives of us
all, we must learn the truths as perceived
by others (little ‘t’s’). The collectivity of
‘truths’ from all of humankind brings us
closer
to
understanding
complete
‘TRUTH’—humankind’s ultimate goal.”
President James Bultman ‘63 talks with students during an Orientation reception in
August. A record number of new students has helped propel overall enrollment to
the second–highest in Hope history.
news from
HOPE COLLEGE
Volume 33, No. 2
October 2001
On the cover
In our main photo, freshman Katie Kresnak of Petoskey, Mich., pulls weeds at Holland
Township’s Dunton Park through the “Time to Serve” volunteer program. Please see
page 20 for more.
At top center, sophomore moraller Emily Blake of Grand Haven, Mich., guides puller
Todd Neckers of Grand Rapids, Mich., during the Pull tug–of–war. The ’04 pits all
sported U.S. flags as a sign of national unity. Please see page six for more on the Pull.
At top right, the campus community gathers in the Pine Grove at 11 a.m. on September
11 to pray and reflect in the wake of the morning’s devastating events.
Volume 33, No. 2
October 2001
Published for Alumni, Friends and
Parents of Hope College by the Office of
Public Relations. Should you receive
more than one copy, please pass it on to
someone in your community. An overlap
of Hope College constituencies makes
duplication sometimes unavoidable.
Editor: Thomas L. Renner ’67
Managing Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87
Layout and Design:
Holland Litho Service, Inc.
Printing: News Web Printing Services
of Greenville, Mich.
Contributing Photographers:
Steven DeJong, Lou Schakel ’71
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Notice of Nondiscrimination
Hope College is committed to the concept of
equal rights, equal opportunities and equal
protection under the law. Hope College admits
students of any race, color, national and ethnic
origin, sex, creed or disability to all the rights,
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prohibiting discrimination in employment.
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Campus Notes
RANKING REPORT: Once again,
Hope has fared well in recent college
guides.
Hope is ranked in the top half of the
218 “Best Liberal Arts Colleges–Bachelor’s
(Nationally)” in America’s Best Colleges
2002, published by U.S. News & World
Report. Hope is in the second of the category’s four tiers.
The Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog
2002 rates Hope a “Hidden Treasure,”
noting, “The best schools aren’t necessarily the most famous ones. Guidance
counselors recommend these ‘hidden treasures’––terrific schools that deserve more
national recognition.”
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2002 sums up
the college with, “This liberal arts college
aims to provide its 2,900 students a solid
education and a deeper understanding of
their purpose in life,” and notes that while
the college’s Dutch heritage is strong, it’s
not a background that students need to
share to appreciate what Hope has to
offer.
MEDICAL PIONEER: Dr. Christiaan
Barnard, the South African surgeon who
performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, died on Sunday, Sept. 2, at
age 78.
He had received an honorary degree
from Hope, a Sc.D., on Nov. 23, 1968, at
which time he also delivered an address in
Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
SCIENCE MENTION: The college’s
biology program is discussed in the Aug.
31, 2001, edition of Science magazine.
The publication features an article
titled “Reintroducing the Intro Course,”
which examines efforts to improve introductory courses in a variety of disciplines
in the sciences.
Hope’s department of biology is spotlighted in a side–bar that examines the
challenge biology programs face in balancing the drive to present facts with the
drive to be more hands–on or
principle–oriented in such courses. Hope,
the article notes, compromised by retaining its traditional course while creating a
new concept–oriented course, using
support from the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute (HHMI) in Chevy
Chase, Md.
DEDICATED ANNIVERSARY: A
tree dedication near Van Zoeren Hall
helped mark the 50th anniversary of the
Michigan Colleges Foundation (MCF).
The college dedicated the red maple on
Monday, Aug. 27, to help recognize its
long–standing relationship with MCF.
Founded in 1949, MCF solicits financial
support from businesses and corporations
on behalf of independent higher education
in Michigan, and has 14 member colleges,
all of which are private, four–year liberal
arts colleges. Hope has been a member of
MCF since 1959.
FACULTY KUDOS:
Mihai Craioveanu, violinist and professor of music, has been invited to
perform his official New York concert
debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall
on the prestigious MidAmerica Concert
NFHC October 2001
Attacks touch Hope family
David Pruim ’70 among nation’s missing
In the aftermath of the
devastating attacks of 11
September, the members
of the Hope campus
family came together to
shed tears, share prayers,
and travel in community
the uncertainty that
followed.
Reeling from the morning’s shocking
images and reports, some 900 students,
faculty and staff filled the Pine Grove
within two hours of the attack for a
prayer vigil (an Associated Press photo
of the event was distributed nationally
and appeared in numerous publications, including People magazine). As
the day unfolded, Dr. David Schock and
his Media Production students brought
the Holland community live coverage––word from Holland Mayor Al
McGeehan ’66, notice of local cancellations, insights from members of the
faculty––on the local cable access
station for seven hours. Members of the
faculty and staff were available for students who needed to talk. A blood drive
already scheduled on campus for the
day brought twice the expected number
of donations as Hope and Holland
sought ways to help those in need.
In the weeks that have followed,
student organizations have sponsored
relief drives. Departments and campus
groups have scheduled an array of
opportunities to reflect and discuss.
David Pruim ’70 as a Hope senior
Series.
The concert will be performed on
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at 8 p.m., and will
feature works by Franck, Ravel, Ernst and
Enescu.
Locally, he performed the world pre-
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, the already–scheduled inaugural “Christmas vesper”
service became an opportunity for members of the Hope and Holland communities
to gather and reflect following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor earlier that
day. Sixty years later, the long–running Hope–Holland Community Day played a
similar role. Rather than cancel the Saturday, Sept. 15, event, the city and college
opted instead to use it as an opportunity to bring people together in the wake of
the horror of Tuesday, Sept. 11. Among those who offered reflections during the
commemoration were U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra ’75 (foreground). From
left to right behind the Congressman are Matt Neil ’82 of the Hope faculty, Holland
Mayor Al McGeehan ’66 and Hope President Dr. James Bultman ’63.
And, like the rest of the country, the
campus has waited and watched,
seeking word of loved ones, glued to
the news.
Reports have arrived of alumni who
had been on–site and whose experiences were every bit as harrowing as
similar stories chronicled nationwide.
The media has told of some of the
escapes: Gary Kirchner ’77 is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy
Reserve who has been on active duty
since May. His office was on the side of
the Pentagon that was hit––and he
would have been there if he hadn’t been
on a coffee break when the plane struck.
Lieutenant General Thomas J. Plewes
’62, whose office is in the Pentagon, was
also unhurt in the attack.
Brian
McNamara ’97 wasn’t at his office in the
World Trade Center when the attack
happened because he was out with a
cold that morning.
Word has also come that a Hope
alum was among the slain: David
Pruim ’70 of Upper Montclair, N.J., who
worked on the 103rd floor of the south
miere of a concerto for violin and orchestra titled “Velocirapsody,” written for him
by composer Ray Shattenkirk. The performance was on Saturday, Oct. 6, with the
Holland Symphony Orchestra in Dimnent
Memorial Chapel.
tower of the World Trade Center. He
was senior vice president of risk services for Aon Corp., the world’s
second–largest insurance company.
He majored in political science at
Hope, where he was also a member of
the Emersonian Fraternity and a resident assistant, and lettered in football
for three years, starting at offensive
guard as a senior. Hope friends celebrated his life during the college’s
“Quarterback Club” luncheon on
Monday, Sept. 17. College roommate
Jonathan Osborn ’70, now an adjunct
associate professor of sociology and
social work at Hope, remembered him
especially for his “passion.”
Pruim’s family includes his wife
Kate Small ’72 Pruim and their
10–year–old daughter, Carrington; his
stepmother, Louise Pruim of Norton
Shores, Mich.; and three brothers,
Charles Pruim ’76 of Hudsonville,
Mich., Jack Pruim of South Point, Ohio,
and Robert Pruim ’72 of Greenwood,
Ind. The family held a service on
Saturday, Oct. 6.
In addition, he will also be performing
“Velocirapsody,” as well as “Tzigane” by
Ravel, with the West Shore Symphony
Orchestra in Muskegon, Mich., on its
Friday–Saturday, Nov. 9–10, symphonic
series.
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Events
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
Nov. 22, Thursday––Thanksgiving Recess begins, 8 a.m.
Nov. 26, Monday––Thanksgiving Recess ends, 8 a.m.
Dec. 7, Friday––Last day of classes
Dec. 10–14, Monday–Friday––Semester examinations
Dec. 14, Friday––Residence halls close, 5 p.m.
Spring Semester ’02
Jan. 6, Sunday––Residence halls open, noon
Jan. 7, Monday––Registration for new students, Maas
Center auditorium, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Jan. 8, Tuesday––Classes begin, 8 a.m.
Feb. 8, Friday––Winter Recess begins, 6 p.m.
Feb. 13, Wednesday––Winter Recess ends, 8 a.m.
March 15, Friday––Spring Recess begins, 8 a.m.
March 25, Monday––Spring Recess ends, 8 a.m.
March 29, Friday––Good Friday. Classes not in session, but
not an official holiday
April 25, Thursday––Honors Convocation, Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.
April 26, Friday––Spring Festival; classes dismissed at 1 p.m.
April 29–May 3, Monday–Friday––Semester Examinations
May 3, Friday––Residence halls close for those not participating in Commencement, 5 p.m.
May 4, Saturday––Alumni Day
May 5, Sunday––Baccalaureate and Commencement; residence halls close for graduating seniors, 7 p.m.
Admissions
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.
Friday, Nov. 2
Friday, Feb. 1
Friday, Nov. 16
Friday, Feb. 15
Monday, Jan. 21
Friday, March 1
Junior Days: Friday, April 5; Friday, April 19
Senior Day: Saturday, April 13 (for admitted students)
Pre–Professional Day: Wednesday, May 22
For further information about any Admissions Office event, please
call (616) 395–7850, or toll free 1–800–968–7850; check on–line at
www.hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope College Admissions
Office; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI; 49422–9000.
Music
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Nov. 4: Wichers
Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is
free.
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Nov. 18: Wichers
Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is
free.
Women’s Chorus Concert––Monday, Nov. 19: Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Jazz Combos––Tuesday, Nov. 20: Wichers Auditorium
of Nykerk Hall of Music, 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Jazz Ensembles––Thursday, Nov. 29: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Christmas Vespers––Saturday–Sunday, Dec. 1–2:
Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The services will be on
Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2
p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The public sale of tickets will
be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon in the
lobby of the DeWitt Center, located on Columbia Avenue
at 12th Street. Tickets are $5. Additional information may
be obtained by calling the college’s Office of Public and
Alumni Relations at (616) 395-7860.
Orchestra Kletz Christmas Concert––Friday, Dec. 7:
DeWitt Center Kletz, noon. Admission is free.
Christmas Madrigal Dinner––Friday–Saturday, Dec. 7–8,
Maas Center auditorium, 7 p.m. Please call the department of music at (616) 395-7650 for ticket information.
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A moment from Christmas Vespers ’00. This year’s program will be presented on Saturday, Sunday, Dec. 1–2.
The public sale of tickets will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, beginning at 9 a.m.
Dance
Student–Choreographed Dance Concert––Monday–
Tuesday, Nov. 19–20
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
Admission is free.
De Pree Gallery
Gabra Sellase: Ethiopian Icon Painter––Through
Friday, Nov. 16
Juried Student Show––Friday, Nov. 30–Friday, Dec. 14
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.
Great Performance Series
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center––Friday,
Nov. 9: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m.
Michael Brecker Quartet––Tuesday, Nov. 27: jazz,
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m.
Tickets for Great Performance Series events are $14 for regular
adult admission, $12 for senior citizens and members of the
Hope faculty and staff, and $5 for children under 18 and Hope
students. Season subscriptions are avaialble for $55 for adults,
$45 for senior citizens, $20 for Hope students and $115 for
families. Additional information may be obtained by calling
(616) 396–6996.
Hope College Theatre
The Inspector General––Friday–Saturday, Nov. 16–17;
Wednesday–Saturday, Nov. 28–Dec. 1
DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets for Hope College Theatre productions 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.
Instant Information
Updates on events, news and athletics at Hope may be
obtained 24 hours a day by calling (616) 395–7888.
Alumni and Friends
Regional Event
New York City—Sunday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.
Professor Jack Ridl wll read from his prize-winning
poetry collection, Against Elegies, at The Center for
Book Arts, 28 West 27th St. Please contact regional
advancement director Sherie Veramay ’79 at (616) 3957774 or Alumni Board representative Eva Gaumond
’90 at (908) 218-7861 for more information.
Winter Happening––Saturday, Feb. 2
Alumni Weekend––Friday–Sunday, May 3–5
Includes reunions for every fifth class from ’37 through ’82.
For additional information concerning alumni events, please call
the Office of Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395–7860.
Visiting Writers Series
Thursday, Nov. 15––Richard Jones and Lan Samantha Chang
The reading will be at the Knickerbocker Theatre beginning at 7
p.m. Live music by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble will
precede the reading at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Knickerbocker Theatre
Downtown Holland at 86 East Eighth Street
The Road Home––Friday–Thursday, Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 7
p.m. and 9 p.m.
Divided We Fall––Friday, Nov. 2; Monday–Thursday,
Nov. 5–8, 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
The Gleaners and I––Friday, Nov. 9; Monday–Friday,
Nov. 12–16, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Songcatcher––Friday–Thursday, Nov. 23–29, 7 p.m. and
9:15 p.m.
The Knickerbocker is closed on Sundays. Tickets are $5 for
regular adult admission and $4 for senior citizens and students.
For more information, please call (616) 395–7403.
Traditional Events
Nykerk Cup competition––Saturday, Nov. 3
Christmas Vespers––Saturday–Sunday, Dec. 1–2
Musical Showcase––Monday, March 4, 8 p.m.
DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Honors Convocation––Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Baccalaureate and Commencement––Sunday, May 5
NFHC October 2001
Legacies: A Vision of Hope
Campaign will preserve research tradition
The benefits are so
clear, there’s no doubt what
needs to happen next.
More––and soon.
That’s where the Legacies: A Vision of
Hope campaign comes in.
It is a universal given in the sciences at
Hope that students are best served by
research–based instruction. That is, they
not only learn about science, they do it.
“I think undergraduate research has
been shown to be vital for students at
helping them understand the complexities
of the physical and natural world,” said Dr.
James M. Gentile, who is dean for the
natural sciences and the Kenneth G. Herrick
Professor of Biology at Hope. “It takes what
they have been exposed to in lectures and
takes what they have experienced in controlled teaching laboratories, and applies
that to some real problems in an area of
study in which they’re interested.”
“But even more than that, I think what it
does is allow a faculty member and student
to play different roles with one another,” he
said. “The faculty member isn’t standing
up expounding on her knowledge. The
student isn’t sitting down being a sponge
absorbing all of this. But rather, they’re
partners in a dynamic learning process
where neither of them knows the answer
and they have to work together to develop
the approach to gather the information and
then to interpret it to ultimately find that
answer.”
The approach has been emphasized at
Hope for decades, especially intensely since
the 1960s. Correspondingly, Hope faculty
have been significant contributors to scientific knowledge, by measures such as
publication, and Hope graduates have been
well prepared for science–related careers.
For example, according to a study of 914
institutions released by Franklin and
Marshall College, Hope ranked in the top
four percent in the nation in producing
future Ph.D. holders in the sciences between
1920 and 1990. A report from the National
Science Foundation placed Hope in the top
25 nationally among baccalaureate colleges
as a source of future Ph.D. recipients in the
natural, physical and social sciences, and
engineering between 1991 and 1995.
Accordingly, the college has built a
national reputation for excellence in science
instruction.
Project Kaleidoscope of
Washington, D.C., recognized Hope’s
program in the sciences and mathematics as
a “Program That Works”––a model for
other institutions to consider. In 1998, Hope
was one of only 10 liberal arts institutions
nationwide recognized by the NSF with an
“Award for the Integration of Research and
Education” for innovation and excellence in
science instruction.
There is an old adage, however, to the
effect that if one is not moving ahead, one is
falling behind, and that is a very real
concern at Hope. Peale Science Center,
home to several departments, is some three
decades old. The building, according to Dr.
Gentile, has worn out physically as well as
pedagogically.
He believes that the new science building
and the Peale renovation sought through
Legacies: A Vision of Hope are crucial if Hope
is to remain at the forefront.
“Peale Science design–wise was years
ahead of its time,” he said. “Other designs
have caught up. Other buildings have better
engines. The newer buildings are better
buildings because they’ve incorporated the
concepts and designs that were initiated in
Peale into a modern infrastructure.”
“The new science complex is going to
take it one step farther, and I think quite
honestly will leapfrog us once again into the
leadership role,” Dr. Gentile said.
The degree of emphasis varies, but commitment to research–based learning at
Hope runs back about a century.
Biologist Dr. Samuel O. Mast designed
his department’s space in Van Raalte Hall,
dedicated in 1903, with faculty research in
mind. In a presentation before the joint
session of the Biological section of the
Michigan School Masters’ Club and the
Michigan Academy of Sciences at Ann
Arbor, he noted, “We have planned a
private laboratory, 9x12 feet––rather small,
but better than none... Every instructor
Research and learning have been linked for nearly a century at Hope. (Photo from
the Hope College Collection of the Joint Archives of Holland)
NFHC October 2001
An architect’s rendering of a chemistry lab in the new science building. Such
spaces are being designed with not only current needs but also future directions in
mind, and should serve well in helping preserve Hope’s strong tradition of active,
research–based learning in the sciences.
should do some special work.”
In his A Brief History of Science at Hope
College, Dr. Irwin Brink ’52, professor emeritus of chemistry, wrote, “A legitimate claim
can be made on Professor Mast’s behalf to
the effect that he was Hope’s first teacher
scholar scientist, a bona fide research scientist who drew students into his research.”
Dr. Mast’s talents weren’t limited to
forward–thinking science instruction.
While on the Hope faculty from 1899 to
1908, he also taught physical education and
designed Voorhees Hall.
Dr. Gerrit Van Zyl ’18, who taught chemistry from 1923 to 1964, is widely recognized
for developing research–based learning at
Hope in its modern sense, having involved
many students in his active research
program. His research focus was complemented by particular excellence in the
classroom by colleague Dr. J. Harvey
Kleinheksel ’22, who taught at Hope from
1928 to 1965.
The research–based approach became
more broadly institutionalized during the
1963–70 presidency of Dr. Calvin
VanderWerf ’37, who was a chemist. “And
I think President Gordon Van Wylen,
President John Jacobson and President
Bultman have all been strongly committed
to not only sustaining this environment but
building it even further,” Dr. Gentile said.
Beyond the fact that Peale is well worn,
and beyond the fact that the student body
has grown by some 50 percent since Peale
was built, new approaches to science in
general are driving the new building,
according to Dr. Gentile.
His perspective is echoed in the book
Academic Excellence: The role of research in the
physical sciences at undergraduate institutions,
edited by former Hope chemist Dr. Michael
P. Doyle, now vice president of Research
Corporation. The book includes chapters by
Dr. Douglas C. Neckers ’60, who emphasized research–learning while teaching
chemistry at Hope from 1964 to 1971. Dr.
Neckers, who is director of the Center for
Photochemical Sciences at Bowling Green
State University, noted, “My prediction is
that the undergraduate institution that takes
unusual but creative real–world steps in
developing cross–disciplinary, team–based
research activities will take one giant leap
over the competition in developing the
undergraduate research paradigms of the
21st century.”
Biochemistry, nuclear physics––the
boundaries between disciplines have blurred
in the past 30 years. Biology, chemistry, the
geological sciences and psychology will all
remain in the new complex. They will be
joined by nursing, and physics and engineering won’t be far away––just over in
neighboring VanderWerf Hall.
According to Dr. Gentile, the new building’s design anticipates not only the way the
disciplines inter–relate now, but that they
will no doubt inter–relate in new ways in
the future. The result, he noted, will be an
educational experience worthy of the heritage that has preceded it.
“In our new spaces we’re going to be
far more interdisciplinary and we’re going
to cut across boundary lines that were sort
of artificially drawn over the last century
in science,” he said. “We’re going to focus
on science, and we’re going to focus less
on disciplines.”
“Our building will reflect that, and will
allow our teaching to reflect that. And our
research already reflects that,” Dr. Gentile
said. “And that’s what’s going to put us
ahead of the pack.”
Legacies: A Vision of Hope is an $85
million fund–raising effort that has three
primary components: renovating and
expanding the science center, increasing
the endowment, and addressing short–
term and long–term facility and space
needs.
Thus far, the campaign has raised $62
million.
For more information about the campaign, please visit the college on–line at
www.hope.edu or call (616) 395–7783.
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Campus Notes
Sophomores win Pull
Even–Year experience
paid off for the
sophomore Class of ’04
in the Pull this year.
Freshman anchor Jared Gall of Saline,
Mich., and moraller Becky Knooihuizen of
Grandville, Mich.
The sophomores won the traditional
tug–of–war by 21 feet, 10 inches. This
year’s installment of the 104–year, freshman– sophomore contest was held on
Saturday, Sept. 22, at the usual Black River
location on an unusually moderate
late–September day.
It was the seventh year in a row that the
Pull has run the full three hours with decision by measurement. The last time the Pull
ended earlier was in 1994, when the sophomore Class of ’97 gained the rope after two
hours and 20 minutes. The Class of ’98 won
by a narrow two feet, 10 inches a year later.
The Pull, first
held in 1898, is an
Pull
annual fall highMarriage
light at Hope. In
the competition,
Parallels
freshman
and
Please see page 16.
sophomore teams,
entrenched in shallow pits on opposite sides
of the river, attempt to gain the most rope
through their strength and stamina.
Each team has 18 students on the rope as
“pullers,” and another 18 acting as guides
and morale boosters, or “moralers.” The
freshmen are coached by the junior class
while the sophomores are instructed by the
seniors. The coaching arrangement also
The ’04 team celebrates its Pull win.
leads to a rivalry between the even–year and
odd–year classes.
Through the years, the sophomore and
even–year classes have held the edge in the
win–loss column. Since 1909, the sophomores have taken 56 contests to the freshman
class’s 29; the even–year/odd–year split for
the same period is 51 to 34.
Winter Sports
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Men’s
Basketball
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Women’s Basketball
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 16–17....HOPE CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
Tues., Nov. 20 ................................at Spring Arbor, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 24 .............................MANCHESTER, IND., 3 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 28 ..................................at Cornerstone, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 1 ................................................at Trinity, Ill., 3 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 7–8 ...HOLLAND SENTINEL COMMUNITY
TOURNAMENT
Sat., Dec. 15 ............................at North Central, Ill., 7:30 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 18 ...................................GRACE BIBLE, 7:30 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 28–29.RUSS DEVETTE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Thurs., Jan. 3 .................................*KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 5 ......................................................*at Adrian, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 9................................................*at Olivet, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 16 ...............................................*at Alma, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19 .....................................................*CALVIN, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 23 .............................................*ALBION, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 26.............................................*at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 30 ............................................*ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2........................................................*OLIVET, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 6..........................................ST. MARY’S, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 9 ..........................................................*ALMA, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 13 ............................................*at Calvin, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16 ....................................................*at Albion, 3 p.m.
Wed.–Sat., Feb. 20–23 ...............................MIAA Tournament
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 16–17.......HOPE TIPOFF TOURNAMENT
Tues., Nov. 20 .........................................ROCHESTER, 7 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 27 .......................................at Cornerstone, 7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 4 ...........................at Benedictine, Ill., 7 p.m. CDT
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 7–8 ..................HOPE SUBWAY SHOOTOUT
Mon.–Tues., Dec. 17–18...at Palm Beach Atlantic Tournament
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 28–29 .......at Kalamazoo Classic Tournament
Wed., Jan. 2.......................................*at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 5.......................................................*ADRIAN, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 9 ................................................*OLIVET, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12 ..........................................*at Saint Mary’s, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 16.................................................*ALMA, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19 .....................................................*at Calvin, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 23.............................................*at Albion, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 26..........................................*KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 30 ............................................*at Adrian, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2 .......................................................*at Olivet, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 6 .................................*SAINT MARY’S, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 9 ........................................................*at Alma, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 13 ............................................*CALVIN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16.....................................................*ALBION, 3 p.m.
Tues.–Sat., Feb. 19–23 ...............................MIAA Tournament
*MIAA Game
Hope Classic Tournament – Central, Iowa; Hope;
Northwestern, Iowa; Trinity Christian, Ill.
Holland Sentinel Community Tournament – Aquinas;
Hope; Huntington, Ind.; Tri–State, Ind.
Russ DeVette Holiday Tournament – Hope; Madonna; Mt.
Union, Ohio; Taylor, Ind.
Hope Tipoff Tournament – Aurora, Ill.; Hope; Ohio
Wesleyan; Wheaton, Ill.
Hope College Subway Shootout – Case Western Reserve,
Ohio; Hope; Spring Arbor; Trinity Christian, Ill.
Palm Beach Atlantic Tournament – Hope; Palm Beach
Atlantic, Fla.; Transylvania, Ky.; Trinity International, Ill.
Kalamazoo Classic Tournament – Hope; Kalamazoo;
Manchester, Ind.; Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wis.
Home games played at Holland Civic Center
Starting times are in the time zone of home team.
Home games played at the college’s Dow Center.
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MEN’S
& WOMEN’S
SWIMMING
Men’s
& Women’s
Swimming
Sat., Oct. 20 .........................................DEPAUW, IND., 1 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 3.................................*CALVIN & OLIVET, 1 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 10.......................................................*ALMA, 1 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Nov. 16–17 ...............at Michigan State Invitational
Fri., Nov. 30 ....................................GRAND VALLEY, 6 p.m.
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 7–8.......................at Wheaton, Ill., Invitational
Sat., Jan. 12.............................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19........ILLINOIS/MICHIGAN QUAD, 12:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2................*Albion & Saint Mary’s at Saint Mary’s
(women), 1 p.m.
Thurs.–Sat., Feb. 21–23 ............+*MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
*MIAA Dual Meet
+at Holland Aquatic Center
Home meets are held in Kresge Natatorium of the college’s
Dow Center.
Starting times are in the time zone of the home team.
*MIAA Game
The official site for Flying Dutch and
Flying Dutchmen athletics
Catch audio coverage of Flying Dutchmen
football in the MIAA via the World Wide
Web. The fastest link is through the Hope
College website: www.hope.edu/athletics
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Faculty Kudos
Faculty named to endowed chairs
Chris Barney appointed to new Weier chair
Dr. Christopher Barney
of the biology faculty has
been named to the
college’s new “T. Elliot
Weier Chair in Biology.”
Dr. Barney is a professor of biology and
chair of the department, and has been a
member of the Hope faculty since 1980. He
was appointed to the chair for a 10–year
term by the college’s Board of Trustees in
May, and was honored during an investiture ceremony held at the college on
Monday, June 18.
The chair, designated for a Hope biologist with a distinguished record as a
teacher and scholar, has been established
through the estate of Dr. T. Elliot Weier ’26
and Katherine Schmid ’21 Weier. T. Elliot
died on Oct. 14, 1991, and Katherine on
March 19, 1977. In accord with the terms of
the bequest, the holder of the chair is to be
publicly referred to as “The Weier
Professor of Plant Science.”
Dr. T. Elliot Weier had been a member of
the botany faculty at the University of
California–Davis for 33 years, until his
retirement in 1969. He was a world authority on plant cell structure.
Among other honors, he received a
Merit Award from the Botanical Society of
America in 1988. Hope presented him with
a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1978.
His internationally recognized research
focused on photosynthesis, the process by
which plants convert light energy into cell
energy. He pioneered the use of the electron microscope in studying cell structure.
He also developed an introductory plant
biology course and co–authored a
widely–used textbook to accompany it.
Dr. Weier had completed his doctorate
in botany at the University of Michigan in
1929. In addition to his long–time tenure at
UC–Davis, he had also spent a year as a
fellow at the University of Louvain,
Belgium; a year as a National Research
Council Fellow at Cornell University; a
year as an instructor at St. Lawrence
University; a year at Connecticut College;
and two years at Oregon State College.
The new chair is
designated for a
Hope biologist with
a distinguished
record as a teacher
and scholar.
Katherine Weier had also done graduate
work in botany at the University of
Michigan, and later worked in the botany
department at the University of California.
She and her husband co–authored a variety
of publications in botany and cytology.
Dr. Barney joined the Hope faculty as an
assistant professor in 1980, and was promoted to associate professor in 1986 and
full professor in 1992. He has chaired the
department of biology since 1996.
He served a term as the college’s Faculty
Moderator, and from 1996 to 2000 was a
faculty representative on Hope’s Board of
Trustees. An active member of the Hope
community, he led a seminar during the
college’s “Winter Happening” in January
of 1999.
Through the years he has taught courses
including “Principles of Biology,” “Human
Physiology,” “Vertebrate Physiology,” and
“Science and Human Values,” in addition to
engaging in collaborative research with
Hope students. His current research emphasis is on the role of hormones in water
balance and blood pressure regulation.
He has received more than 20 external
grants in support of his research and education, including grants from the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation (NSF). He serves as a
grant reviewer for the NSF and a manuscript reviewer for The American Journal of
Physiology. He has written or co–authored
more than 50 articles for professional journals, in addition to making numerous
presentations at professional conferences.
He was a member of the Holland East
Middle School PTA Feasibility Committee
and the PTA Executive Committee. He is a
member of St. Francis De Sales Church,
where he has chaired the Adult and Family
Faith Formation Board and the Pastoral
Council.
Dr. Barney did his undergraduate work
at Wright State University. He obtained his
Dr. Christopher Barney
Ph.D. in medical physiology from Indiana
University in 1977 and then spent three
years doing research at the University of
Florida Medical School.
Dr. Barney is married to Julie Ann
Surface Barney, who also works at Hope,
and he has two college–age children,
Jeremy and Kara.
Will Polik becomes Hofma Professor
Dr. William Polik of the
chemistry faculty has
been appointed to a
seven–year term as the
college’s Edward and
Elizabeth Hofma
Professor of Chemistry.
Dr. Polik is a professor of chemistry at
Hope, where he has been a member of the
faculty since 1988. He was appointed to
the chair by the college’s Board of Trustees
in May, and was honored during an
investiture ceremony held at Hope on
Monday, June 18.
The professorship was established in
1982 by the Board of Trustees of the Drs.
Edward A. and Elizabeth Hofma Trust, to
be held by a faculty member who has a
major responsibility for the instruction of
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Dr. William Polik
pre–medical students. Dr. Edward A. and
Elizabeth Hofma were long–time residents
of, and physicians in, Grand Haven.
The chair’s most recent holder, Dr.
Rodney Boyer, retired at the end of the
1999–2000 academic year.
Dr. Polik joined the Hope faculty as an
assistant professor in 1988. He was promoted to associate professor in 1994, and
full professor in 2000.
Courses he taught during the last
school year included “General Chemistry
I,” “Physical Chemistry II” and “Structure,
Dynamics and Synthesis II”; he also maintains an active research program involving
Hope students. He is on sabbatical leave
during the 2000–01 academic year.
Dr. Polik’s specialty is physical chemistry. He uses lasers to study the details of
chemical reactions.
During his time at Hope, he has
received 39 grants and awards in support
of his research, has given 41 invited semi-
nars and has written 39 articles––including 13 co–authored with Hope students
who have worked with him on his
research.
Dr. Polik received the “Provost’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching” at
Hope in 1999, the same year that he
received the Sigma Xi Award for Scientific
Outreach at the college. In 1991, he
received a prestigious “Presidential
Young Investigator Award” from the
National Science Foundation.
He is currently serving a three–year
term on the national Committee on
Professional Training of the American
Chemical Society (ACS).
Dr. Polik graduated from Dartmouth
University in 1982. He holds a doctorate
from the University of California, Berkeley.
He is married to Dr. Joanne Stewart,
who is a professor of chemistry at Hope.
They have two young children at home,
Robert Andrew and Catherine Ann.
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Homecoming ’01
The stuff of memory
A wet Saturday afternoon didn’t (oh, we have to say it) dampen
the enthusiasm of the members of the Hope family who celebrated
Homecoming ’01. The weekend’s events––reunions, parade,
game––were a chance for good times together, rain or shine.
Clockwise, from top right: freshman cheerleader Carmen Nee of
Kalamazoo, Mich., beats the elements; members of the Arcadian
Fraternity clowning before the parade; ’86 classmates talk before their
brunch; Hope–spirited children Caroline Avolio and Kate Monnett
(daughters, respectively, of Thomas Avolio ’89 and Laura Dennis ’91
Avolio, and James Monnett ’91 and Karin Marsilje ’91 Monnett).
1986––Row 1: Emily Mann (baby), Andy Mann, Heidi Bussies ’86 Mann, Marian Aydelotte ’86 Walker, John Strand ’86, Mark Kuiper ’86, Dan Fead ’86, John Buchanan ’86, Veronica
Ellingson, Scott Ellingson ’86, Laurey Ellertson ’86, Joe Nix, Courtney Nix, Renee Alarcon ’86 Nix, Madison Nix, Brent Nix; Row 2: Kelly Leutzinger ’86 Voss, Lois Furry ’86 and Audrey
Knapman (daughter), Sally Kline ’86 Dalley, Robin Johnson ’86 Wildman, Mike Ellis ’86, Barb Cochran ’83 Ellis, Karen Euson ’86 Coy, Kent Coy ’86; Row 3: Heather Beck ’86, Stacey
Minger ’86, Lynne Powe ’86, Anne Marie Lilly ’86, Pamela Gregory ’86 Bartz, Amy Cook ’86, Michael R. French ’87, Jayne Zwyghuizen ’86 French, Wendyjo Townsend ’86
Waszkiewicz, Margaret Dempsey ’86 Christensen, Sheila Gendich ’86, Amy Appell, Rob Appell ’86; Row 4: David Hawley–Lowry, Ruth Hawley–Lowry ’86, Matthew Stegenga ’86,
Karen Becker ’86 Bos, Susan Beswick ’86 Bylsma, Tom Bylsma ’86, Dick Kallenbach, Martha Vermeulen ’86 Kallenbach, Cheryl Torsky ’86 Wyatt, Elizabeth Braham ’86 Spencer, Judy
Micou–Phillips ’86, Jane Ekleberry ’86 Pontious, Kim Miller ’86 Oosterhouse, Mary Arnold ’86, Coreen Bellows ’86 Strzalka; Row 5: Lee Veldhoff ’86, Sybil Babinski ’86 Veldhoff,
Shelly Van Der Werff, Phil Van Der Werff ’86, Jim Hop ’86, Jill Plomer ’86 Ellis, Beth Snyder ’86 Kingma, Craig Kingma ’87, Charlie Raschke, Rebecca Hughes ’86 Raschke, Tami
Noorlag ’86 Hendrickson, Jane Abe ’86, Robin Beckett ’87 VanderHart, Paul VanderHart ’86, Karen Buiter ’86 Ensink, Robert Ensink
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Homecoming ’01
1991––Row 1: Annabelle and Caroline Avolio, Laura Dennis ’91 Avolio, Kevin Rosenau ’91, Chris Weller ’91, Becca Dykstra ’91 Weller, Gretel Weller (baby), Nicole Miller ’91 Shugars, Eric
Shugars ’89, Dawn Zandbergen ’91 Dykstra, Nancy Harrell ’88 Lindstrom, Eric Lindstrom ’91, Shaylett Stuckey, Jayson Stuckey ’91, Sabina DeWitt ’92 Otteman, Andy Otteman ’91 (and Marlies
Otteman); Row 2: Ann Smith ’91 Sytsma, Kim Kaler ’91 Maneke, Steve Boeve ’90, Judy Slotman ’91 Boeve, Sheri Lutz ’91 Blough, Sue Dusseljee ’91 Busman, Jennifer Joyce ’91 Pedley,
Karen Kleinheksel ’91 Ware, Jeannine Chandler ’91, John Ferguson ’91, Scott Larson ’91, Suzanne Lobs ’91 Larson, Pete Blackburn ’91, Susan Gasper ’92 Blackburn; Row 3: Shawn Jacob
’91, Scott Sytsma ’91, Paul Chamness ’90 with son Adam Chamness, Heidi Slack ’91 Chamness, Gwynne Brandt ’91 Kadrofske (holding son Samuel; son Elliot is next to her), Michele Monroe
’91 Clark, Kim Krofft ’91 Lease, Dave Veldink ’91, Kate Veldink, Abby Veldink, Mary VanZoeren ’91 Veldink; Row 4: Jeff Gammons ’91, Bob Anderle ’91, Angela Thomas Anderle, Tom Boyer
’91, Sam Beverley, Tracey Sams ’91 Beverley, Brent VanBlois ’90, Rebecca Weigle ’91 VanBlois, Michelle Corrunker ’91 Szymusiak, Jilanne Bannink ’91 Misiewicz, Barry Favier ’94, Grace Vera
’91 Favier, Karin Marsilje ’91 Monnett, Jim Monnett ’91, Kate Monnett (age four), Linda Hooghart ’91 Kaiser, David Kaiser; Row 5: Kent Bristol ’91, Joe O’Grady ’91, Andy O’Grady (child), Sue
Skeppstrom ’92 O’Grady, Michelle Smith ’91 Sykora, Shannon Riessen ’91 Matuska, Christel Siebert ’91 Homrich, Terry Sokorai ’91 Dunlap, Nanci Nastase ’91 Dalton, Xandrea Oxender ’91
Kirtley, Lisa Beyer ’91 DeKryger, Sunni Tenhor ’91 Edelen, Curt Benson ’91, Keith Engwall ’91; Row 6: Kim Duven ’91 Bandstra, Doreen German ’91 Beltz, Bob Wuerfel ’88, Shayne Rollston
’91 Wuerfel, Carl Van Faasen ’91, Susan McComb ’91, Todd Adams ’91, Jim Loats ’91; Row 7: Kathi Damsteegt ’91 Clark, Abby Van Duyne ’91 Vanderbilt, Randall Abraham ’91, Karen
Kooyman ’91 Abraham, Andrew Schut ’91, DeLynn Pedersen ’91 Mallen, Steve Mallen ’91, Mary Cunningham ’91, Barb Matthews ’91 Glashouwer, Denise Jabaay ’91 Poole, Kim Medema ’91
Koele, Beth Pechta ’91 Kalusniak, Steve Mitas ’91 (with Olivia), Sherrie Barr ’89 Mitas; Row 8: Laura Campbell ’92 Halsey, Elizabeth Halsey, Gene Halsey ’91, Amanda Halsey, Leah Hilbelink
’91 Burney (with Celeste), Philippe Burney (with Samantha), Mark Heinze ’91, Michelle Melendy ’91 Lahti, Chris Lahti, John Lenters ’91 (and friend), David Poole, Janel Reynolds ’91 Kooienga,
Joel Kooeinga ’91, David Kreydich ’91, Michelle Dykema ’91 Kreydich; Row 9: Jeff Hopkins ’91, Kevin Bazaire ’91, Susie Renner ’90 Williams, Grant Williams, Carolyn Williams, Mike Williams
’91, Jeff Noorman ’91, David Connolly ’91, William Lowry ’91, Bill Meengs ’91, Melanie Meengs, Lance Evert ’91, Rochelle Anderson ’92 Evert, Russell Dittmar ’91, Chris Hamlin ’91
1996––Row 1: Jeff Brown ’96, Colin Connaire ’96, Jeremy Van Ek ’96, Kathy Breclaw ’96 Van Ek, Alana Hull ’96, Zahra C. Ismaeli ’96, Holly Sherwood ’96, Teresa Friedrich ’96, Judith Miller
’96 Emig, Molly West ’96 Moore, Sarah Brass ’96, Anne Lucas ’96; Row 2: Jennifer Weaver ’96, Laura Pechta ’96, Angie Strey ’96 Brown, Stacey Wendt ’96 Rietman, Robin Ebright ’96 Zehr,
Lisa Schrock ’96, Julie Wright ’96 Anderson, Wendy L. Hughes ’96, Annette Daniels ’96 Harvey, Amber Toth ’96 Bretz, Carolee Porter ’96, Rebecca Heneveld ’96, Wayne Anguilm ’96; Row
3: Tracey Menken ’96 Crandall, Amy Haverdink ’96 Kraal, Marlaina Parsons ’96 Rairick, Sara Gemmen ’96 Albrecht, Sarah Janke ’96, Karen Cabansag ’96, Ortencia Ruiz ’96, Joy Black ’96
Pinkerton, Amy Seibert ’96 Bergethon, Bryce Bergethon ’96, Sandy Federico ’96, Laurel Pierce ’96 Hotchkiss, Jim Hotchkiss, Rachel Webb ’96, Sarah Beemer ’96, Christine Osborn ’96
Anguilm, Scott VanderBeek ’96; Row 4: Emily Young ’96, Curtis Beekman ’96, Laura Baker ’96 Showers, Bryan Showers ’96, Todd Soderquist ’96, Karen Oosterhouse ’96 Soderquist, Tara
Stollenmaier ’96, Sarah Neller ’96, Andrea Hartman ’96, Angela Hartman ’96 Young, Sarah Hoekstra ’96 Bultema, Jason Prince ’95, Lynn Smith ’96 Prince, Kim Benton ’96, Cory VanTil ’96;
Row 5: Brad Prince ’96, John Housenga ’96, Peter Beckman ’96, Jason Gaston ’96, Theodore Robert ’96, Bill McGovern ’96, Vicki Folta ’96 McGovern, Brian Capps ’96, Dave Nicholson
’96, Mark Rautiola ’96, Darryl Wegner ’96, Dennis Rietman ’96, Brenda Huff ’96 Sikkema, Bob Sikkema ’96, Amity Weeldreyer ’96, Steve Triemstra ’96
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2001 Generational New Students
Generations: 109 of ’05 in ’01
FIFTH GENERATION
Fifth
Generation
Jack Klunder (Hopkins, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Davis ’74 Klunder
Father – Jack Klunder ’74
Grandmother – Jane Reus ’45 Davis
Grandfather – Roy Davis ’44
Great–Grandfather – William Reus ’18
Great–Great Grandfather – Leonard Reus (Prep 1882)
Joshua Van Dop (Gahanna, Ohio)
Mother – Susan Weener ’81 Van Dop
Father – Stephen Van Dop ’79
Grandmother – Jean Wiersma ’49 Weener
Grandfather – Jay Weener ’49
Great–Grandfather – Henry Wiersma ’25
Great–Great Grandfather – Frederick Wiersma 1899
FOURTH GENERATION
Fourth Generation
Meredith Berry (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Nancy Burke ’72 Berry
Father – Steven Berry ’72
Grandmother – Myra Kleis ’45 Berry
Great–Grandfather – Clarence Kleis ’19
David Boersma (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Claire Campbell ’75 Boersma
Father – Bill Boersma ’75
Grandmother – Dolores Freyling ’51 Campbell Hertel
Grandfather – Gene Campbell ’51
Grandmother – Connie Hinga ’49 Boersma
Grandfather – Max Boersma ’46
Great–Grandfather – Arend Freyling ’30
John Boote (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Ponstein ’73 Boote
Father – Carey Boote ’73
Grandfather – Lambert Ponstein ’48
Daniel Van Dis (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Anderson ’72 Van Dis
Grandmother – Mary Aldrich ’45 Van Dis
Grandfather – Bob Van Dis ’47
Lindsay Bottema (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Mother – Beverly Hepler ’71 Bottema
Grandmother – Thelma Van Leeuwen ’48 Bottema
Pamela Van Dort (Midland, Mich.)
Mother – Bernice Renner ’71 Van Dort
Father – Mark Van Dort ’71
Grandmother – Dorothy Van Voorst ’50 Van Dort
Grandfather – Paul Van Dort ’47
Martha Bouwens (Zeeland, Mich.)
Mother – Marianne Van Heest ’74 Bouwens
Father – Joel Bouwens ’74
Grandfather – Glenn Bouwens ’50
Caroline Camp (Munster, Ind.)
Mother – Kathryn Page ’72 Camp
Grandfather – Oliver Page ’41
Matthew Cook (Wyoming, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Wickert ’79 Cook
Father – Kenneth Cook ’78
Grandmother – Esther VanDyke ’44 Wickert
Grandfather – Jack Wickert ’50
Katherine Dekker (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)
Mother – Mary Scott ’75 Dekker
Father – Tom Dekker ’74
Grandmother – Lois De Kleine ’49 Scott
Grandfather – Bernard Scott ’50
Helen Fylstra (Hinsdale, Ill.)
Mother – Charlotte Buis ’68 Fylstra
Father – Raymond Fylstra ’69
Grandmother – Winifred Rameau ’43 Fylstra
Grandfather – Daniel Fylstra ’43
Peter Van Wylen (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Stephen Van Wylen ’77
Grandfather – Gordon Van Wylen, Hope Litt.D. ’72
James Wackerbarth (Falls Church, Va.)
Mother – Cynthia Hill ’64 Wackerbarth
Father – Paul Wackerbarth ’64
Grandmother – Esther Mulder ’31 Wackerbarth
Grandfather – Henry Wackerbarth ’29
Matt Waterstone (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Kathy Brinks ’76 Waterstone
Father – Jeff Waterstone ’77
Grandfather – Donald Brinks ’52
Kirsten Werley (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Lisa De Vette ’84 Werley
Father – Mark Werley ’84
Grandmother – Doris Koskamp ’50 De Vette
Grandfather – Russ De Vette ’45
Ashley Williams (Elkhart, Ind.)
Mother – Helen Van Reenen ’78 Williams
Father – James Williams II ’78
Grandmother – Margery Brewer ’48 Van Reenen
Grandfather – Jack Van Reenen ’49
Michelle Folkert (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Father – David Folkert ’68
Grandfather – George Baron ’42
Grandmother – Hulda Rigterink ’41 Folkert
Grandfather – Irvin Folkert ’43
Great–Grandmother – Ruth Veldhuis ’17 De Roos
Great–Grandfather – Frank De Roos ’16
Elizabeth Headworth (Ionia, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Baker ’77 Headworth
Grandfather – Avery Baker ’50
Martha Hunyadi (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Jane Colenbrander ’71 Hunyadi
Father – Dennis Hunyadi ’71
Grandfather – Harold Colenbrander ’41
Great–Grandfather – Henry Colenbrander ’13
Aubrey Kurtze (Carson City, Mich.)
Mother – Kathy Nyenhuis ’80 Kurtze
Father – Arthur Kurtze III ’80
Grandmother – Leona Nyenhuis ’93
Grandfather – Jacob Nyenhuis, Hope Litt.D. ’01
Eric Post (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Nancy Campbell ’78 Post
Father – Robert Post ’77
Grandmother – Dolores Freyling ’51 Campbell Hertel
Grandfather – Gene Campbell ’51
Great–Grandfather – Arend Freyling ’30
Keith Lam (Portage, Mich.)
Father – Nicholas Lam ’74
Grandmother – Martha VanSaun ’47 Lam
Grandfather – Donald Lam ’49
Katrina Baker (Indian River, Mich.)
Father – Steven Baker ’73
Glenn Lester (St. Joseph, Mich.)
Grandmother – Mary Harmeling ’61 Toppen–Palma
Grandfather – Phillip Toppen ’58
Great–Grandmother – Ruth Koskamp ’39 Harmeling
Amy Blok (Spencer, Iowa)
Grandfather – Arie Blok ’74
Emily Schmidt (Decatur, Ga.)
Mother – Pearl Stark ’74 McHaney
Father – Myron Schmidt ’74
Grandmother – Evelyn Jannenga ’50 Schmidt
Great–Grandfather – Johann Schmidt ’19
Gretchen Schmidt (Decatur, Ga.)
Mother – Pearl Stark ’74 McHaney
Father – Myron Schmidt ’74
Grandmother – Evelyn Jannenga ’50 Schmidt
Great–Grandfather – Johann Schmidt ’19
Nicholas Vidoni (Lisle, Ill.)
Mother – Robin Mulder ’77 Vidoni
Grandmother – Nella De Haan ’33 Mulder
Grandfather – John Mulder ’28
Great–Grandfather – Martin De Haan ’13
THIRD GENERATION
Third Generation
Chrystial Agre (Erlanger, Ky.)
Mother – Joan VanderKooi ’78 Agre
Father – O. William Agre III ’77
Grandmother – Marian Holman ’49 Agre
Tessa Beukema (Chicago, Ill.)
Father – George Beukema ’77
Grandfather – George Beukema ’63
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Robert Knecht (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Jane VandeBunte ’77 Knecht
Father – Todd Knecht ’77
Grandmother – Alida Keizer ’49 Vande Bunte
Emily Liang (Fairview, Ill.)
Mother – Susan Northuis ’76 Liang
Grandmother – Eunice Schipper ’52 Northuis
Grandfather – Donald Northuis ’55
Jennifer Lowe (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Jane Voogd ’75 Lowe
Father – Glenn Lowe ’71
Grandmother – Helen Thompson ’45 Voogd
Grandfather – Henry “Cy” Voogd ’41
Adam Lucas (Alto, Mich.)
Grandmother – Elin Veenschoten ’52 Moerland
Grandfather – Abraham Moerland ’50
Great–Grandfather – H.M. Veenschoten ’14
Sarah Overacker (Nunica, Mich.)
Mother – Lisa Yuk (Juk) ’77 Overacker
Grandfather – Carl Juk ’49
Travis Ruch (Kentwood, Mich.)
Father – Michael Ruch ’75
Grandfather – Richard Ruch ’52
Andrew Stoepker (Portage, Mich.)
Father – David Stoepker ’69
Grandfather – Wallace Stoepker ’43
Kristin Zwart (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Rynbrandt ’69 Zwart
Father – Jerry Zwart ’67
Grandfather – Thurston Rynbrandt ’41
Timothy Zweering (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Teresa Fuller ’75 Zweering
Father – Richard Zweering ’73
Grandfather – Charles Zweering ’42
SECOND GENERATION
Second Generation
Jennifer Bassman (Scotch Plains, N.J.)
Mother – Nancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman
Adam Blystra (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Calvin Blystra ’80
James Bolt (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Katt ’71 Bolt
Father – Arthur Bolt ’69
Joshua Burkhour (Jenison, Mich.)
Father – Harvey Burkhour ’75
Rachel Bush (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Curt Bush ’83
Julie Carrier (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Grandmother – Lenora DeBoer ’69 Ridder
Grandfather – Herman “Bud” Ridder ’49
Cassandra Colegrove (Morganville, N.J.)
Mother – Chris DeVries ’82 Crawford
Father – Arthur Colegrove ’82
Ross Coleman (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Robert Coleman ’77
Owen Curry (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Leslie Cameron ’76 Curry
Nicholas De Boer (Danville, Ill.)
Father – James De Boer ’72
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2001 Generational New Students
The record–sized Class of ’05 also included a record 109 Generational New Students. Pictured from left to right are third, fourth and fifth generation students. Row 1: Tessa
Beukema, Elizabeth Headworth, Kristin Zwart, Jennifer Lowe, Emily Liang, Martha Hunyadi, Sarah Overacker, Nick Vidoni; Row 2: Chrystial Agre, Ashley Williams, John Boote, Matt
Waterstone, Martha Bouwens, Kirsten Werley, Emily Schmidt, Katie Dekker, Gretchen Schmidt, Helen Fylstra, Caroline Camp; Row 3: Tim Zweering, Jack Klunder, Keith Lam, Eric
Post, David Boersma, James Wackerbarth, Matthew Cook, Josh VanDop, Dan VanDis, Peter Van Wylen, Pamela Van Dort
Sara Decker (South Holland, Ill.)
Grandmother – Anita Mann ’54 Decker
Ben De Haan (Cadillac, Mich.)
Father – Loren De Haan ’71
Katelyn De Young (Portage, Mich.)
Mother – Esther Schuring ’71 De Young
Father – Demmen De Young ’70
Krista Diephuis (Rochester, Minn.)
Father – James Diephuis ’76
Hillary Dykema (Kentwood, Mich.)
Mother – Janet Zagers ’74 Dykema
Sarah Lamer (Zeeland, Mich.)
Mother – Mary Beth Allen ’79 Lamer
Father – Robert Lamer ’74
Tom LaRoche (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Ann Pitsch ’87 LaRoche
Kristen Lodden (Ada, Mich.)
Father – Kenneth Lodden ’72
Amy Lubbers (Kentwood, Mich.)
Mother – Barbara Fordham ’69 Lubbers
Father – David Lubbers ’68
Kyle Vanden Heuvel (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Thomas Vanden Heuvel ’81
Brad Vanderberg (La Grange, Ill.)
Father – Bob Vanderberg ’70
Corie Vander Veen (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Randall Vander Veen ’75
Tyler Vander Ven (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Rita Henrickson ’76 Vander Ven
Father – Gary Vander Ven ’74
Abbie Matthews (Ft. Wayne, Ind.)
Father – Dale Matthews ’69
Katherine Van Oss (Zeeland, Mich.)
Mother – Cheryl Blodgett ’76 Van Oss
Father – Richard Van Oss ’75
Jessica McDonnell (Rockford, Mich.)
Father – Michael McDonnell ’74
James Voss (Holland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Paul Boerigter ’50
Derek Meyer (Allendale, Mich.)
Mother – Jayne Arnoldink ’81 Meyer
Jason Wagenmaker (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Great–Grandfather – Clarence Diephouse ’29
Andy Fritz (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Tim Fritz ’73
Laura Miller (Olympia, Wash.)
Grandmother – Maxine Mulder ’53 Miller
Grandfather – Donald Miller ’53
Michelle Walker (Brighton, Mich.)
Mother – Susan Sweers ’77 Walker
Dawn Gillam (Portage, Mich.)
Mother – Deborah Norg ’75 Gillam
Christopher Nuiver (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Jack Nuiver ’80
Erica Heeg (Pekin, Ill.)
Father – Harmen Heeg ’62
Kyle Pett (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Jeffrey Pett ’75
Rachel Hilla (Howell, Mich.)
Grandfather – Claus Holtrop ’52
Jillian Pettijohn (Grandville, Mich.)
Grandmother – Mary De Fouw ’47 Gunther
Daniel Holleboom (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Mother – Rosemary VanHeukelum ’73 Holleboom
Jennifer Prins (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Faith DeLeeuw ’76 Prins
Joshua Wiersma (La Grange, Ill.)
Mother – Zuellen Marshall ’74 Wiersma
Father – Daniel Wiersma ’75
Lisa Hoogerwerf (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Joellen Foster ’77 Hoogerwerf
Father – Steven Hoogerwerf ’77
Michael Rininger (Holland, Mich.)
Grandfather – Donald Van Lente ’44
Timothy Wilson (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Kris Kuyers ’77 Wilson
Joseph Dykstra (Zeeland, Mich.)
Mother – Linda Pyle ’78 Dykstra
Father – James Dykstra ’78
Jennifer Folkert (Zeeland, Mich.)
Grandmother – Hulda Rigterink ’41 Folkert
Grandfather – Irvin Folkert ’43
Greg Immink (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Father – Gary Immink ’80
Timothy Keur (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Mother – Sheryl Wildeboer ’82 Keur
Michelle Knapman (Edwardsburg, Mich.)
Mother – Kathy Babinski ’77 Knapman
Father – Doug Knapman ’78
Ali Rizzo (Holland, Mich.)
Father – Bart Rizzo ’78
John Rodstrom (Mt. Vernon, Ohio)
Grandmother – Henrietta Oudemool ’29 Rodstrom
Hannah Schroeder (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Jennifer Schroeder ’00
Matt Weinert (Hoffman Estates, Ill.)
Father – Mark Weinert ’72
Jonathan Wernlund (Brown Deer, Wis.)
Mother – Becky Denham ’77 Wernlund
Annie Wickstra (New Era, Mich.)
Father – James Wickstra ’73
Kirsten Winfield (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.)
Mother – Connie Van Dyken ’77 Winfield
Amy Wing (Maple City, Mich.)
Mother – Martha Jenkins ’71 Wing
Father – Steve Wing ’71
Michael Schuiling (Aurora, Colo.)
Father – Philip Schuiling ’76
Drew Kosta (Grandville, Mich.)
Mother – Amy Henrickson ’78 Kosta
Father – John Kosta ’78
Deb Working (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Julie Kooiman ’70 Working
Father – Thomas Working ’69
Nathan Sprik (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Sherman Sprik ’77
Daniel Zeilstra (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Grandmother – Margaret Usher ’64 Van Wyke
Loren Kronemeyer (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Father – Donald Kronemeyer ’69
Christina Thompson (Holland, Mich.)
Mother – Debra Mallory ’78 Thompson
Father – Dewey Thompson Jr. ’78
Amber Zoulek (Shelby, Mich.)
Father – Richard Zoulek ’80
Christopher Lam (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Grandmother – Martha VanSaun ’47 Lam
Grandfather – Donald Lam ’49
Jordon Vande Bunte (Alto, Mich.)
Mother – Nancy Petroelje ’77 Vande Bunte
Elizabeth Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mother – Helen Dingwall ’76 Zylstra
Father – Stephen Zylstra ’75
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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. 25, 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. 6.
A number of the entries in this issue for the Classes
of ’90 and ’95 have been gleaned from the 2000–01
Annual Report published by the college’s department of
chemistry. news from Hope College periodically borrows
from such departmental newsletters so that the information can be enjoyed by as broad an audience as
possible.
40s
1940s
Judson Van Wyk ’43 of Chapel Hill, N.C., received a
Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumni
Award on Friday, June 8. After graduating from Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine in 1948, he went on to a
career that included research and service on the faculty
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
where he became the first chief of the Division of
Pediatric Endocrinology. This year’s six honorees
included another Hope graduate: Dr. Timothy
Harrison ’49.
Frieda Grote ’45 Wezeman recently gave a piano
concert at the First Reformed Church at Oak Harbor,
Wash.
Max De Pree ’48 of Holland, Mich., is author of Called
to Serve: Creating and Nurturing the Effective Volunteer
Board, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Based on his many years of service on nonprofit
boards, his work as a consultant in the field and his
work as a teacher who has used the material in numerous seminar settings, the concise book is geared toward
those involved with any of the wide range of volunteer–based organizations, from boards of churches,
hospitals and libraries to boards of public works, foundations and schools.
Timothy Harrison ’49 of Lebanon, Pa., received a
Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumni
Award on Friday, June 8. After graduating from Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine in 1953, he went on to a
career that included service on the faculties of the
University of Michigan Medical School, Pennsylvania
State University College of Medicine and the American
University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. This
year’s six honorees included another Hope graduate:
Dr. Judson Van Wyk ’43.
50s
1950s
Carol Crist ’52 Fern of Fenton, Mich., a pianist, attended the 6th International Chamber Music Festival in
Germany on July 15–29. The rehearsals and performances were held at the Ars Musica House in the
Renaissance town of Aub. She performed the
“Dumky” Trio of Dvorak and the Shostakovitsch Trio
with German musicians.
Randall P. Vande Water ’52 of Holland, Mich., served
as grand marshal for the Saturday Musiekparade of the
72nd annual Tulip Time in Holland in May. He published Millennium Memories in 1999, his sixth illustrated
book on Holland, Mich., history. In 2000, the Holland
Historical Trust honored him with its “Friend of
History” award, presented annually to an individual
who has contributed to the preservation or communication of the community’s heritage.
Carl J. Schroeder ’53 has published In Quest of
Pentecost: Jodocus van Lodenstein and the Dutch Second
Reformation (University Press of America, 2001). His
book reflects the seven Dutch biographies on the
pastor, theologian, hymn–writer and poet, who was
pastor of the Domkerk at Utrecht for a quarter–century,
from 1652 to 1677. It is the first biography on van
Lodenstein to appear in English.
Fred Birdsall ’57 is a semi–retired CPA whose last 20
years were spent at a wholesale company where he still
serves as financial consultant. He and his wife,
Sammie Pas ’57 Birdsall, reside in Grand Haven, Mich.
They have two children and two grandchildren, and
report looking forward to their class reunion this
spring.
John Van Iwaarden ’57 of Holland, Mich., led the
roundtable discussion “Urban Development or Urban
Sprawl?” during the 21st annual Critical Issues
Symposium at Hope College. The symposium examined “Earth Matters: Daily Decisions, Environmental
Echoes,” and was held on Tuesday–Wednesday, Oct.
2–3. He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at
Hope.
Mert VanderLind ’58 retired on July 1, 2001, as corporate executive vice president of Battelle after a 35–year
career. Battelle, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a
world–renowned technology and R&D organization
with a billion dollars in annual revenue. After graduation from Hope, Mert received his M.S. and Ph.D. in
physics from Ohio University. He joined Battelle in
1966 as a research scientist in nuclear physics, and since
that time has been involved in various R&D activities
associated with national defense. He also became
involved with marketing and management, as well as
with the development of new technology business ventures and spin–off companies. His last position was as
executive vice president and general manager of
Battelle’s government business. He continues to live in
Dublin, Ohio, with his wife.
Carl Ver Beek ’59 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has been
appointed chair of the Michigan Attorney Grievance
Commission by the Michigan Supreme Court. He
began his one–year term on Monday, Oct. 1, and was
previously vice chair of the nine–member Commission.
He is an attorney at Varnum Riddering Schmidt &
Howlett LLP.
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1960s
Jim Rozeboom ’61 of Grand Rapids, Mich., retired on
June 30, 2001, after 35 years in ministry. He spent the
last 15 years serving as minister for Christian discipleship for the Synod of the Great Lakes.
Bruce Kuiken ’63 has joined the American Plastics
Council (APC) of Arlington, Va., as vice president of
durables, responsible for APC strategies and activities
in four distinct market segments: automotive, electrical and electronics, building and construction, and
Alumni Board of Directors
Officers
Bruce Brumels ’59, President, Lake City, Mich.
James VanEenenaam ’88, Vice President, Dana Point, Calif.
Marion Hoekstra ’65, Laurel, Md.
Board Members
Holly Chapman ’80 Borgman, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Chad Carlson ’03, Holland, Mich.
Nancy Dirkse ’81 DeWitt, Waukesha, Wis.
Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, Texas
Andrea Korstange ’02, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Karen Gralow ’75 Rion, Schenectady, N.Y.
Kristin Tichy ’92, Chicago, Ill.
Greg Van Heest ’78, Minneapolis, Minn.
James Bursma ’87, Stow, Mass.
Garett Childs ’01, Holland, Mich.
Eva Gaumond ’90, Bridgewater, N.J.
John Hensler ’85, Royal Oak, Mich.
Neil Petty ’57, Honeoye, N.Y.
Beth Snyder ’94, Fairfax, Va.
Mary Browning ’69 Vanden Berg, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ray Vinstra ’58, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Liaison
Lynne Powe ’86, Alumni Director
Please accept our invitation to visit
the Alumni Office electronically:
www.hope.edu/alumni
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major appliances. APC is a national trade association
representing 23 of the nation’s largest resin producers,
including monomer and polymer production and distribution.
Gail Fridlington ’64 Van Zanten of The Woodlands,
Texas, was celebrated as a “Hometown Hero” in
Neighbors 2001 for her extensive efforts on behalf of the
cultural and fine arts in the community, including her
longtime service as an officer and member of The
Woodlands Living Arts Council.
Joseph Kusak ’65 lives in Auburn, Calif. After 18 years
as a licensed family therapist in California with a specialty in treating adolescent substance abuse, he has
taken a position as the coordinator of a federal grant for
the prevention of substance abuse and violence in
middle schools in the Elk Grove, Calif., School District.
His duties include training teachers, parents, administrators, clergy and community volunteers to start
programs for students to enrich their lives, improve
self–esteem, enhance a feeling of belonging, and help
them to avoid the pitfalls of alcohol and drugs.
Bruce Neckers ’65 of Grand Rapids, Mich., was sworn
in as the 67th president of the State Bar of Michigan on
Friday, Sept. 14. He will serve as president of the
34,000–member organization for the 2001–02 Bar year.
He is a trial attorney with the Grand Rapids firm of
Rhoades, McKee, Boer, Goodrich and Titta. His practice is limited to civil litigation and he also serves as a
facilitative mediator.
David Stehouwer ’65 has returned to Columbus, Ind.,
where he continues to work as a technician for
Cummins Engine Co. He recently established an
endowed scholarship at Hope in memory of his late
wife, Carol Cherry ’68 Stehouwer, who died on Aug.
16, 1998, after a long struggle with cancer.
Kathleen Verduin ’65 of Holland, Mich., participated
in
the
roundtable
discussion
“Literary
Environmentalism” during the 21st annual Critical
Issues Symposium at Hope College. The symposium
examined “Earth Matters: Daily Decisions,
Environmental Echoes,” and was held on
Tuesday–Wednesday, Oct. 2–3. She is a professor of
English at Hope.
Thomas Draft ’67 and his wife have relocated to
Michigan, and are living in an apartment in Grand
Rapids while their new home is being constructed in
Newaygo (“HOPEfully we will be in our new home in
January,” he writes). He also notes, “We are happy to
be ’home’ and we look forward to spending more time
with family, seeing old friends and finding new friends
in West Michigan. Still working as hard as ever, traveling way too much, but enjoying everything we
have.”
Wesley Granberg–Michaelson ’67 of Oakland, N.J.,
made two presentations during the 21st annual Critical
Issues Symposium at Hope College. The symposium
examined “Earth Matters:
Daily Decisions,
Environmental Echoes,” and was held on
Tuesday–Wednesday, Oct. 2–3. He led Chapel, presenting “For God so Loved the World,” and spoke
during a focus session, “Redeeming the Earth.”
Robert A. Dybing ’68 completed his J.D. at the
University of Louisville in 1973, and is now with
Shuford, Rubin & Gibney in Richmond, Va.
Tim Dykstra ’68 is dean of instruction at North Central
Michigan College in Petoskey, Mich.
Fran Gralow ’68 continues to work in Bible translation
through Wycliffe in Kitale, Kenya.
Norma Butterworth ’68 McKittrick of Birmingham,
Ala., is editor of The Apostle, the monthly newspaper of
the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, as well as Centering,
the quarterly magazine of Oasis, a women’s counseling
center. She also teaches preschool.
Hudson Soo ’68 for the past three summers has been
coordinating English camps, “Learning English
Through Cultural Exchange,” for the students of Hong
Kong. Each year, 12 devoted Christian university students and graduates from Halifax, Canada, are invited
to lead the camp, which aims to help the campers to
better their English, to introduce them to the culture of
Canada and to tell them about the Good News.
John Rowe ’69 is an associate professor of nursing at
Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.
Barbara Timmer ’69 has been appointed assistant secretary of the Senate for the United States Senate in
Washington, D.C.
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1970s
Robert Eckrich ’71 is director of education with the
American Association of Blood Banks in Bethesda, Md.
Michael Boonstra ’72 is the production coordinator for
the fourth season of the HBO Emmy–nominated show
Sex & the City, filmed at Silvercup Studios in Long
Island City, N.Y. For the last two years, he has been
guardian and host to a young man from Sarajevo,
Bosnia, for whom he secured a full four–year scholarship at an upper west side private high school in
Manhattan. He met the student’s mother while teaching at the University of Sarajevo following a GLCA
summer in Dubrovnik. Michael hopes to take time off
this fall before the fifth season begins in January for Sex
& the City and travel to Turkey and back to Sarajevo for
a theater festival (Festival of Small Experimental
Scenes) at the end of October.
Marvin Younger ’72 of Holland, Mich., is a fifth grade
teacher in the Holland Public Schools and chair for the
Holland Public Schools Teacher Mentor Program. In
the summers he is a teacher trainer on the island of
Majuro, in Micronesia.
Carol van Voorst ’73 has been charge d’affaires (acting
ambassador) at the U.S. Embassy in Finland since
January of 2000, when the last ambassador departed.
She will head the Embassy until the arrival of the next
ambassador, expected late this fall. An officer in the
Senior Foreign Service, Carol is in the final year of a
three–year tour as deputy chief of mission in Helsinki.
Justine Emerson ’74 of Juneau, Alaska, was recently
promoted to colonel in the Alaska Army National
Guard. She is a family nurse practitioner, and is now
also the Chief Nurse of the Army Guard in Alaska.
Garry Kempker ’74 has joined Greenleaf Trust of
Kalamazoo, Mich., as vice president, personal trust
administration. Garry has more than 20 years of personal trust and management experience. Greenleaf
Trust, established in 1998, develops and administers
personal trusts, retirement plans and investment programs.
Scott R. Lenheiser ’74 of Farmington Hills, Mich.,
writes, “I want to thank my classmates, friends, and
other alumni for participating in my latest project.
There is still time to contribute your efforts, so pull out
those materials and consider it.” He also notes, “My
thanks is extended to those of you who expressed their
sympathy and support on the death of my younger
brother, Reese C. Lenheiser, an honors graduate of the
University of Virginia and the University of Virginia
Law School.”
At the Tri–County Invitational
Lee–Enfield Military Rifle Shoot–Off, Scott was
awarded third place, using a 1941 Australian Lithgow
Lee–Enfield rifle in .303 British caliber.
Donald P. Troast ’74 is a lieutenant commander in the
U.S. Navy, and recently deployed as Command
Element Chaplain with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Unit (Special Operations Capable) for a six–month
WESTPAC deployment to the Western Pacific and
Persian Gulf.
Ron Dimon ’75 of Manlius, N.Y., is owner of Dimon
Construction, and is president of the New York State
Homebuilder’s Association. He and wife Kay Hapke
’76 Dimon have three sons and a daughter.
Tulip Time overlap
Due to event overlaps,
the college is encouraging
those interested in Alumni
and Graduation weekends
to book lodging early.
Alumni Weekend, featuring reunions
for every fifth class from 1937 through
1982, runs Friday–Saturday, May 3–5.
Baccalaureate and Commencement will
take place on Sunday, May 5.
Both events coincide with the first
weekend of Tulip Time in Holland. One
of the largest festivals in the United States,
Tulip Time consistently draws several
thousand visitors to the Holland area.
Information concerning available
lodging may be obtained by contacting
the Holland Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau, which is compiling a
weekly list and will be able to provide the
names and numbers of the facilities that
still have rooms. The bureau may be
called at 1–800–506–1299. The information
is also on its web site, www.holland.org
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Promoted to Lt. General
A Hope graduate
made history on
Wednesday, June 13, on
the eve of the Army’s
226th birthday.
Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes ’62 had the
three stars of his new rank pinned on by
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki
and by Plewes’ wife, Elizabeth, in a ceremony held in the Pentagon courtyard. He is the
first three–star Chief, Army Reserve, in the
Army Reserve’s 93–year history.
Plewes is the Chief, Army Reserve, and
Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve
Command, overseeing more than 205,000
Army Reserve soldiers in the Selected
Reserve, another 180,000 in the Individual
Ready Reserve, and an annual budget of
nearly $4.2 billion. The Army Reserve maintains and sustains two of the Army’s major
installations (Fort Dix, N.J., and Fort McCoy,
Wis.), 12 regional support commands, and
an overseas Army Reserve Command. The
commands function as “virtual installations” with facilities in 1,200 sites across all
50 states, most U.S. territories, and in
Europe.
Plewes has been in his present dual
assignments since May of 1998. Before that,
he was the Deputy Commanding General,
U.S. Army Reserve Command.
He has more than 32 years of service in
the active Army and Army Reserve, and
Dave Smith ’75 of Middleville, Mich., is president and
CEO of The Employers’ Association, a not–for–profit
human resources support group established in Grand
Rapids, Mich., in 1939. He recently achieved Certified
Association Executive (CAE) recognition. He is a director of the National Association of Manufacturers
(NAM) Board in Washington, D.C., and a member of
the Human Resource Policy Steering Committee for
NAM; a director on Welcome Homes for the Blind in
Grand Rapids; chair–elect for the Employer
Association Group, a network of employers’, associations under the NAM umbrella; vice chair for the
Grand Valley Blood Program Board of Governors; and
a member of the Childcare Task Force for the area
Workforce Development Board. He is also an active
member within the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE) and the Association Forum of
Chicagoland. He and wife Laura Wheatley ’75 Smith
have three children: Jarod (14), Eric (16) and Ryan (19).
Laura Wheatley ’75 Smith of Middleville, Mich., is a
teacher at the Maple Valley Schools.
Michael P. Waalkes ’75 of Raleigh, N.C., has been
named the new editor of Toxicology and Applied
Pharmacology: The Official Journal of the Society of
Toxicology.
Karen Dimon ’76 of DeWitt, N.Y., has been pastor of
Northminster Presbyterian Church for a year, and has
been interim at Valley Presbyterian on the south side
and pastor of Immanuel Methodist on the north side.
She and her husband live on the east side, and have
two children.
Kay Hapke ’76 Dimon of Manlius, N.Y., has started a
new position at Cagenovia Public Schools, and is also
teaching two classes at Le Moyne College in Syracuse,
N.Y.
Robert Elliott ’77 of St. Louis, Mo., is owner of J–KEM
Scientific.
Jonathan Rich ’77 of Rochester, N.Y., recently gave a
reading from his work in the Genesee (N.Y.) Reading
Series. He teaches at St. John Fisher College.
Thomas Bultman ’78 has joined the Hope College
faculty as professor of biology and chair of the department.
Michael Drahos ’78 of Sherburne, N.Y., received the
Certificate of Advanced Study, completing the New
York
State–approved
program
in
School
Administration Supervisor in May of 2001 from the
State University of New York College at Cortland. He
will also be receiving his S.D.A. (School District
Administrator) certificate from the State of New York.
Lola Mazza ’78 McIntyre has been inducted into the
prestigious International Who’s Who of Professional
Educators; her name and biography will be included in
the 2001 edition. She is director of group piano at the
University of Indianapolis, and is teaching beginning
and intermediate piano to college students as well as
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has served in numerous key staff and
command assignments. He is one of the
Army’s senior logistics officers, having
served in such assignments as
Commanding General, 310th Theater
Army Area Command; Assistant Deputy
Commanding General (Reserve Affairs),
U.S. Army Materiel Command; Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at
Army
Materiel
Command;
and
Commander of the 510th Theater Army
Support Group.
Before coming on full–time duty as the
Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army
Reserve Command, Plewes served as the
Associate Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, responsible for the
nation’s labor force information.
Plewes was born and raised in Zeeland,
Mich. In addition to his degree from Hope,
where he majored in economics, he has a
master’s degree in economics from George
Washington University and is a Fellow of
the American Statistical Association.
He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army
Command and General Staff College and
the Army War College. He was a member of
the Congressionally–chartered Reserve
Forces Policy Board and is a past president
of the Senior Army Reserve Commanders
Association.
His promotion on June 13 was the result
of a provision of the Fiscal Year 2001 Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization
Act. Passed by the House and Senate late in
2000, it directed the military services to grant
a third star to the heads of their reserve comsome private lessons. She has been teaching privately
for 25 years, is published in the field of piano pedagogy
and is an early proponent of the use of music technology in the private lesson. While earning her music
degree at Hope, she studied piano with Professor Joan
Conway.
Glennyce Russcher ’79 Grindstaff of Fishers, Ind.,
reports that the summer saw the “birth” of her own
business, Sunjammer Consulting, which provides
fund–raising and strategic planning for not–for–
profits. She does consulting for annual campaigns,
capital campaigns and special events, but specializes in
grant writing which, she writes, “is not unlike writing
home and asking for money all those years as a Hope
student!”
Jane Santefort ’79 Martin has recently published
Inspirations: Stories of Breathing Better and Living Well.
The book, published by Infinity publishing, is the first
book solely devoted to addressing the emotional
aspects of living with chronic lung disease. It stems
from Jane’s work as a respiratory therapist and educator in pulmonary rehab and asthma.
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1980s
Douglas Wysockey–Johnson ’82 of Arlington, Va., is
executive director of Faith at Work in Falls Church, Va.
Michael Blanksma ’83 of Felton, Calif., in May graduated from the Credit Union Executive Society’s CEO
Institute, a three–year course held at California State
University at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
Management, Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate
School of Management and the University of Virginia’s
Darden Graduate School of Management. Upon graduation he received the designation of Certified Chief
Executive.
Laura Alderton ’83 Eding and Scott Eding ’83 live in
Warwick, N.Y. Laura recently completed her master’s
in education, graduating with a 4.0 GPA and becoming
a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor
society for educators. She teaches fourth grade at
Goshen (N.Y.) Christian School. Scott is pastor of
Warwick Reformed Church.
Kevin Kleinheksel ’83 of Zeeland, Mich., is pastor of
congregational care and discipleship at Ottawa
Reformed Church in West Olive, Mich.
Ann Stone ’83 of Atlanta, Ga., is chief marketing officer
with Church’s Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises
Inc.
Greg Ver Beek ’83 recently joined the Chicago–based
investment research firm Morningstar Inc. as vice president of worldwide sales.
Thomas York ’83 of Spring Lake, Mich., was appointed in July of 2001 to a three–year term on the Small
Business Association of Michigan’s Board of Directors.
Lieutenant General Thomas Plewes ’62
ponents. Previously, the heads of each service’s reserve forces were authorized
two–star rank.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
announced on Friday, April 27, that
President George W. Bush had nominated
Plewes for appointment to lieutenant
general. The U.S. Senate confirmed the
nomination on Thursday, May 24.
(Editor’s Note: As mentioned in the story on
page three, although General Plewes’s office is in
the Pentagon, he was unhurt in the attack of
Tuesday, Sept. 11.)
Peter Dykema ’84 is an assistant professor of European
history at Arkansas Tech University.
Susannah J. Kist ’84 is starting a new theater company,
the Wood Street Theater Company, in Palatine, Ill.,
northwest of Chicago.
Jon Peterson ’84 of Holland, Mich., co–led a roundtable
discussion on politics and the environment during the
21st annual Critical Issues Symposium at Hope
College. The symposium examined “Earth Matters:
Daily Decisions, Environmental Echoes,” and was held
on Tuesday–Wednesday, Oct. 2–3. He is associate professor of environmental science and chair of the
department at Hope.
Michael Johnson ’85 recently completed 16 years of
full–time ministry with Youth for Christ, and is now
pursuing a doctorate in organizational behavior–
human resources at Michigan State University, where
he is a graduate assistant.
Judy Kingsley ’85 Kryger and Robert Kryger ’85 have
four children ages one to 10. Judy writes, “They are all
boys and, boy, do they keep us busy! I am currently a
stay–at–home mom who really feels blessed to have
such an important job.”
Johnny Marmelstein ’85 was recently promoted to
defensive coordinator for the varsity football team at
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano,
Calif. He also serves as the girl’s varsity soccer coach
and dean of students.
Christopher W. Meyers ’85 has his own law practice in
Westchester County, N.Y., and lives with his family in
Mamaroneck, N.Y. He and his wife recently had their
fourth child, Georgia (please see “Births/New
Arrivals”), joining Maria (11), Olivia (seven) and Jack
(five).
Melanie Waite ’85 Mitchell recently completed her
residency in general surgery and has been transferred
to Naval Hospital Charleston, S.C., where she is
working as a general surgeon.
Kathy Hogenboom ’85 Olgers of Holland, Mich., presented the Homecoming Lecture in the Chemistry
Department Seminar Series at Hope, discussing
“What’s in the Bottle? Drug Product Approval,
Manufacturing and Quality Control” on Friday, Oct.
12. She works in regulatory affairs at J.B. Laboratories.
Diane Boughton ’85 Walker of Albemarle, N.C., was
offered a teaching position with Stanly County Schools
in August, and is now an elementary PE teacher at two
elementary schools.
Linda Aldrich ’86 of Ann Arbor, Mich., in July noted
that she and her husband were “FINALLY moving into
the house we have been building for over two years.”
She is active in the Plymouth Figure Skating Club, and
was looking forward to returning to competition this
fall following the birth of their first child.
Walter Avis ’86 of Red Hook, N.Y., placed 242nd out of
500 in the Pat Griskus Triathlon on July 11, 2001. He
also completed the Pawling YMCA Triathlon on June
2, 2001.
Brett Bouma ’86 of Quincy, Mass., is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
Ellen Brandle ’86 has lived in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg
for almost nine years. After five years teaching disadvantaged kindergarten children, and three summers
translating and counseling German teenagers with
chronic illnesses in England and the United States, she
returned to school in 1999 and completed a European
Master in Intercultural Education. She teaches at
Landesschulamt Brandenburg. Up to this point, most
of her holidays have been spent in Tuscany and environs, where she has become almost passionate about
olive trees, grape vines and village churches.
Lanette Zylman ’86 Carson of Holland, Mich., has
joined the Hope College staff as administrative assistant to the provost.
Cecilia Vander Hoff ’86 Conway moved from Grand
Rapids, Mich., to the Toledo, Ohio, area to be closer to
the headquarters of the company she partners in,
Vreba–Hoff Dairy Development LLC.
Karen Euson ’86 Coy of Clifton Park, N.Y., is teaching
pre–K; volunteering at her children’s school; and pursuing her master’s as a reading teacher.
Kent Coy ’86 of Clifton Park, N.Y., has been named the
inventory and systems program manager for General
Electric––power systems, and steam turbine/generator
manufacturing––in Schenectady, N.Y.
Stephen Cramer ’86 of Grand Rapids, Mich., retired
from the U.S. Army after severe spinal injuries suffered
in an accident in New Mexico. He is currently a replenishment analyst for Meijer Inc. in Grand Rapids.
Tom Dammer ’86 recently joined LeanLogistics Inc. of
Holland, Mich., a leading provider of e–commerce
solutions for the transportation industry, as chief executive officer. He was previously vice president of sales
and marketing for FreeMarkets.
Bruce Dorr ’86 is in private OB/GYN practice in south
metro Denver, Colo. He left academic life at the
University of Colorado to spend more time with his
family.
Mary Wikstrom ’86 Fanthorpe and John Fanthorpe
’83 celebrated their 15–year wedding anniversary in
May. She reports being busy at home raising their
three sons, Sam (12), Jake (10) and Simon (eight).
Jayne Zwyghuizen ’86 French and family have moved
to Livonia, Mich. She teaches elementary school, and
husband Michael French ’87 is a librarian. They have a
daughter in middle school.
Amy Jo Van Es ’86 Hawley and her husband are
co–pastors of First Presbyterian Church in North Platte,
Neb.
Rob Huisingh ’86 is chief executive officer of H2ML
Inc., a corporate web development company based in
Muskegon, Mich.
Bob Kleinheksel ’86 of Spring Lake, Mich., is now a
United Church of Christ minister, serving as minister
of care and counseling at Christ Community Church.
Sally Kline–Dalley ’86 of Milwaukee, Wis., works
part–time as a group leader and weight–loss counselor
with Weight Watchers. She and husband Paul Dalley
’85 have a four–year–old son, David.
Thomas Kohl ’86 of Holland, Mich., is student teaching at Glerum Elementary in West Ottawa.
Anne Krive ’86 has moved to Providence, R.I., to be
closer to family after 15 years in California.
Patti Schrotenboer ’86 Lopez of Jenison, Mich., is vice
president of Saugatuck Development Corporation. She
and her husband have two daughters, Amanda (eight)
and Gabriella (five).
Joanne Martin ’86 Menolasino of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
in February was elected and ordained elder for children’s ministries at Westminster Presbyterian Church in
Grand Rapids. In September, following four years at
home with her children, she returned to teaching as a
half–time PPI teacher for Wyoming Public Schools.
Gwen Miller ’86 has been working at Panda Matrix for
one–and–a–half years as a digital photographer. She
shoots virtual tours for real estate agents to use on the
Internet and still photos for website design. She continues doing art photos on the side, and has recently
started designing beaded jewelry.
Renee Alarcon ’86 Nix reports that she and her family
moved to Michigan (Brighton) from California four
years ago “and just love it!” She and her husband work
with the youth of their church, and she is a jump rope
coach for the Bouncing Bulldogs of Brighton.
Beverlee Reinking–DeJonge ’86 of Holland, Mich., in
June was elected to USABC, a federal promotion and
research board. In November of 2000 she was
re–elected a county commissioner for Allegan County.
Marc Rudat ’86 is director of training and documentation with Dalet Digital Media Systems in Paris, France.
Kristine Schindler ’86 recently moved to Solana Beach,
Calif., and reports “thoroughly enjoying” all that
California has to offer.
Mark Scholten ’86 of Manchester, Conn., helped start
Covenant Academy, a new classical Christian tutorial
academy that has more than 40 students this year.
Larry Simons ’86 and Kimberly Taylor ’87 Simons
and family have moved from Atlanta, Ga., to
Indianapolis, Ind. They have four children: Skylar
(12), Makenzie (eight), Jensen (five) and newborn
Camden (please see “Births/New Arrivals”).
Lisa Hopkins ’86 Smith reports that she and her family
“have moved ’up north’ to Arcadia, Michigan, and
enjoy the good life of family, friends and fun.”
Alan Supp ’86 of Rockford, Mich., coached the
Rockford junior varsity lacrosse team.
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cal staff member for the laboratories of Dr. Greg Petsko
and Dr. Dagmar Ringe at Brandeis University.
Jeanne Kuhajek ’95 is a post–doctoral researcher in the
Department of Environmental Sciences at the
University of California at Riverside.
Julie Longlet ’95 is a viral assay development scientist
for the Infectious Disease Division of Third Wave
Technologies in Madison, Wis.
Phil Martin ’95 of Rochester Hills, Mich., is employed
in technical sales–HPLC for the North American Sales
Division of Dionex Corporation.
Emily Erickson ’95 Mann of Belleville, Mich., is an
analytical chemist at Pfizer in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kate Gingras ’95 Renkema of Somerset, N.J., is an
RNA expression profiling scientist for the Functional
Genomics Division of Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
Rob Royer ’95 has moved back to his home state of
Colorado and is now teaching physical science and
anatomy physiology at Summit High School. He is
also the defensive coordinator on the football team.
Scott Sawicki ’95 of San Francisco, Calif., reports that
he is still enjoying his exploration of the West Coast
and doing marketing for Visa at Frankel. He ran his
first marathon in San Diego, Calif., in June with the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
program, raising $7,500 for his first season. He is training for his next marathon in December.
Kathy Schoon Tanis ’95 of Holland, Mich., is registrar
and curriculum developer with Compass Arts
Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. She is also pursuing
her master’s in curriculum and instruction at Calvin
College.
Greg Sharp ’95 is in residency at the University of
Missouri–Columbia.
Catherine Te ’95 of Chicago, Ill., is in OB/GYN resi-
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
Jon Bandstra; Holland, Mich.
Curtis B. DeBoer; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Laura K. Donnelly; Holland, Mich.
Kelly A. Getman; South Haven, Mich.
Jennifer R. Hoover; Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Radoslav R. Iliev; Sofia, Bulgaria
Steven E. Molesa; Troy, Mich.
Junu Shrestha; Kathmandu, Nepal
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Douglas J. Ammeraal; Zeeland, Mich.
Allyson K. Boggess; Walworth, N.Y.
John W. Brandkamp; Staten Island, N.Y.
Lori M. Brunsting; Holt, Mich.
Kelly M. Buwalda; Granger, Ind.
Ginger I. Connor; Commerce Township, Mich.
Jay W. Fields; Newton, Kan.
Ronald J. Heemstra; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Shannon B. Juengst; Libertyville, Ill.
Amanda J. Krempa; Milford, Mich.
Olga A. Motorna; Kyiv, Ukraine
Kelly C. Reck; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Michelle A. Schoob; Joliet, Ill.
Eric A. Schrotenboer; Zeeland, Mich.
Lisa A. Vredevoogd; Grandville, Mich.
Louis J. Williams; Paw Paw, Mich.
Chad R. Zagar; Mattawan, Mich.
CUM LAUDE
Angela M. Baldino; Norwalk, Conn.
Ryan M. Bass; Hudsonville, Mich.
Kyle M. Bloemers; Holland, Mich.
Alyssa B. Chartrand; Manchester, Mich.
Tyler Orion Do; Holland, Mich.
Katherine A. Ellis; Ada, Mich.
Michael E. Gentile; West Olive, Mich.
Colleen M. Iversen; Williamston, Mich.
Jennifer L. Linton; Lansing, Mich.
Matthew P. Maines; Wyoming, Mich.
Janel C. Moore; Manistee, Mich.
Mourtazo A. Moukhammad; Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Kristin D. Munski; Grandville, Mich.
Andrew W. Nardone; Hillsborough, N.J.
John M. Reed; Mahtomedi, Minn.
Steve J. Rypma; Zeeland, Mich.
Amanda L. Schomaker; Saginaw, Mich.
Elizabeth K. Stancik; St. Joseph, Mich.
David A. Stuit; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Simone Renee Tennant; Haslett, Mich.
dency at Northwestern.
Jennifer Ueltzen ’95 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a pharmacist for Spectrum Health–Butterworth Campus.
Timothy Van Huis ’95 of Holland, Mich., is owner and
president of AAA Rims Inc.
Stephanie Adams ’96 of Janesville, Wis., is pursuing an
MFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and
spending a semester in Florence, Italy, making and
studying art.
Sara Gemmen ’96 Albrecht and David Albrecht ’98
moved from Kirksville, Mo., to Fenton, Mich., to
further David’s medical education with medical
student rotations at Genesys Regional Medical Center.
Sara is working on the oncology unit at Genesys.
Derek Babin ’96 of Portage, Mich., recently obtained
personal trainer certification.
Peter Beckman ’96 is founder of AdCritic.com.
Bryce Bergethon ’96 of Okemos, Mich., is enrolled in
the Weekend MBA program at Michigan State
University.
Heidi Schilder ’96 Bishop of Buhl, Idaho, is a registered nurse at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center.
She and her husband have three children, Clayton,
Brook and Chase.
Heather Blanton–Dykstra ’96 of Traverse City, Mich.,
is an attorney with Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge.
Kevin Dahlman ’96 of Cedarburg, Wis., is pursuing
his M.D. at the University of Wisconsin Medical
School.
Heather Prough ’96 Edwards of West Lafayette, Ind.,
recently became the pre–admission screening supervisor for nursing home placements in the Lafayette area,
and reports adjusting to more administrative and less
direct practice work. She and her husband bought
their first house in December of 2000.
Amy Eshleman ’96 of Staten Island, N.Y., is an assistant professor of psychology at Wagner College.
Sandra Federico ’96 of South Lyon, Mich., is teaching
at Pinckney High School, where she is creating a new
dance program. She writes, “I am very much looking
forward to this new challenge.”
Justin Fink ’96 of Westlake, Ohio, was promoted in the
fall of 2000 to Eastern Great Lake Home Depot sales
manager for Universal Forest Products.
Jason Gaston ’96 is pursuing an MBA at Keller
Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Ill.
Mary Gergely ’96 of Schoolcraft, Mich., is an attorney
with Gergely Law Offices PC in Vicksburg, Mich.
Chad Gifford ’96 and Kay Otto ’96 Gifford are living
in Wheeling, Ill.
Bethany Graves ’96 is in her third year working with
youth and young adults at the Mescalero Reformed
Church. As the ministry associate, she lives and works
on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in southern New Mexico.
Andrea Hartman ’96 of Berkeley, Calif., will graduate
from Pacific School of Religion with a master of divinity degree in May of 2002.
Christopher Heaton ’96 graduated from medical
school and is now a family practice doctor at Christ
Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill.
Juliane Klopp ’96 of Fishers, Ind., is teaching band and
general music at the Indiana School for the Blind, and
is pursuing a master’s degree at Western Michigan
University.
Rebecca Kuebler ’96 of Boyne City, Mich., made the
national dean’s list.
Nicole Lambrides Davis ’96 is pursuing a master’s
degree in social work at Grand Valley State University.
Scott Lindquist ’96 of Greenville, Mich., is a fifth grade
teacher and girl’s varsity coach with the Greenville
Public Schools.
Angela LoCicero ’96 of Chicago, Ill., is working at the
Chicago Board of Trade in the 30–year Treasury Bond
pit as a broker/traders’ assistant. She has also resumed
dancing with a Latin dance company in Chicago.
Stephen Marso ’96 of Des Moines, Iowa, is an attorney
in the law firm of Whitfield & Eddy.
Gail Messing ’96 of Kalamazoo, Mich., continues to
work as a care manager for Borgess Visiting Nurse and
Hospice Services, serving primarily elderly clients in
their homes and providing Hospice services.
Teresa Mogdics ’96 of Muskegon, Mich., will have a
short novella published in the fall.
Michelle Mojzak ’96 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a high
school mathematics and biology teacher at Grant High
School.
Sarah Neller ’96 of Portsmouth, N.H., reports that she
recently “graduated” from being a third grade teacher
to a sixth grade math and science teacher.
Melissa O’Connor ’96 has accepted a position as area
director for Young Life in South Jefferson County
(Littleton), Colo. She previously spent a year working
in Costa Rica.
Amy Otis ’96 is on a one–year leave of absence from
her work in the Office of International Education at
Hope to attend the international and inter–denominational Torchbearer Bible School in Holsbybrunn,
Sweden.
Peter Payette ’96 of Traverse City, Mich., has been promoted to news director for Interlochen Public Radio.
Joy Black ’96 Pinkerton is a nurse case manager with
GENEX Services in Portland, Maine.
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Carolee Porter ’96 of Willowbrook, Ill., is a social
worker (middle school and early childhood) with the
North Berwyn School District.
Brad Prince ’96 and his wife have purchased their first
home, in Zeeland, Mich.
Bradley Sadler ’96 of Chicago, Ill., completed his
second year of medical school with a 4.0 and is the top
student in his class for basic science. He continues to
write for Murder Dog Magazine and has interviewed
many hip hop artists.
Lisa Schrock ’96 reports enjoying working with the
elderly and their families in her position as a community sales representative for Alterra assisted living in
Lansing, Mich. In July she spent a week on the Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota with other
adults and high school kids from her church. She
writes of the experience, “It was a wonderful and memorable mission trip.”
Aaron Tecroney ’96 will complete work with the Peace
Corps in January.
Darryl Wegner ’96 moved to New York City in August
to start work as a corporate associate with the law firm
of Salans, Hertzfeld, Heilbronn, Christy & Viener in
Manhattan.
Christopher Wirth ’96 of Zeeland, Mich., purchased
the Outpost of Holland, a specialty outdoor retail and
apparel company, in 2000.
Emily Young ’96 since May of 2001 has been working
for Heritage H.O.M.E.S. Inc., a non–profit organization
in Holland, Mich.
Tara Ackerman ’97 is an adult nurse practitioner at
Grand Valley Internal Medicine Specialists P.C. in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Joel Brandt ’97 of Charlestown, Mass., is a senior associate in the Technology Emerging Growth Division of
FleetBoston Corporate and Investment Banking. This
fall he started pursuing his MBA at Boston College on
a part–time basis.
Ellen Tomer ’97 Fly and Jonathan Fly ’97 have moved
to New York City. Ellen is pursuing an MSW at
Columbia University. Jonathan is pursuing a career in
film in television, having completed a certificate
program in that field at Sheridan College in Ontario,
Canada.
Nate Hoekzema ’97 is in his first year of orthopaedic
surgery residency at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn.
Seth Kaper–Dale ’97 and Stephanie Kaper–Dale ’97
spent a year as humanitarian volunteer missionaries at
a children’s home in Ecuador after graduating from
Hope, and then began studies at Princeton Theological
Seminary, graduating this spring. They have accepted
a call to be the co–pastors at the Reformed Church of
Highland Park, N.J.
Don Keller ’97 of Fort Collins, Colo., is a research assistant at Eppendorf–5 Prime in Boulder, Colo.
Sally Pavlik ’97 Keller of Fort Collins, Colo., is pursuing a master’s in human development and family
studies at Colorado State University.
Kiersten Krause ’97 of Cleveland, Ohio, is continuing
her third year of medical school at St. John Westshore
Hospital in Westlake, Ohio, and surrounding
Cleveland hospitals and clinics.
Peter Liechty ’97 is in his fourth year of medical school
in Chicago, Ill., at The Chicago Medical School.
Chad Nykamp ’97 recently completed his master’s at
the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, where he
served as assistant track coach. The school won the
indoor and outdoor national titles in men’s track and
field for 2001. He is now teaching and coaching at
Sullivan County Community College in Loch
Sheldrake, N.Y.
Jessica Parrish ’97 is teaching at the secondary level at
Berkely (Mich.) High School, with grades nine–12 in a
resource room setting.
Heather Ozinga ’97 Roozeboom of Crestwood, Ill., is
in her second year teaching English at Chicago
Christian High School.
J.D. Schreuder ’97 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a teacher
consultant in the Chelsea school district.
Andrew Van Eden ’97 of Eagan, Minn., is a graduate
student at the University of Minnesota, pursuing an
M.Ed. in youth development leadership.
Ross Vrieze ’97 is continuing his second year of teaching at Pine River Middle School in LeRoy, Mich., after
moving from McBain, Mich., after three years there. He
and his family own a house in downtown Cadillac,
Mich.
Sarah Frego ’98 Beckham of Holland, Mich., is a fifth
grade teacher in the Zeeland (Mich.) Public Schools.
Alison Beukelman ’98 of Winter Haven, Fla., is a high
school chorus teacher at Haines City (Fla.) High School.
Sarah Brandt ’98 of Charlestown, Mass., is a senior
regional marketing associate with Putnam
Investments.
Victoria Cade ’98 of Roseville, Mich., is a second grade
teacher at Conner Creek Academy in Warren, Mich.
Suzie Geerlings ’98 of Oak Park, Ill., participated in the
Biology Seminar Series at Hope, co–presenting “Hope
Biology Majors in the REAL World” on Friday, Sept. 7.
Dan Hansen ’98 left the radio news business last year
to return home to Wisconsin as well as go back to
school to obtain an education degree. He is working
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towards licensure in high school speech and English.
At UW–Whitewater, when not buried in classwork, he
is competing across the country with the forensics
(speech) team, in the hope of someday coaching a high
school team.
Jill Harkins ’98 has returned from a year–long internship in Biloxi, Miss., to finish her M.Div. degree at Eden
Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.
Amy Romin ’98 Krick of Evart, Mich., had a baby boy
in April (please see “Births/New Arrivals”). She finished her second year (2000–01) teaching middle school
special education and high school Spanish in McBain,
Mich., and is now a stay–at–home mom.
Clinton Moore ’98 of Darien, Ill., is pursuing his MBA
at DePaul University.
Johanna “Jobie” LaGore ’98 Neucks has joined the
Hope College staff as resident director in Voorhees
Hall.
James Palmer ’98 and his wife have left Lake Ann,
Mich., where he served as youth pastor for the past
three years, and he is now enrolled at Asbury
Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky.
Simone Scher ’98 is living and teaching in western
Scotland.
Carrie Tennant ’98 Shumaker and her husband
returned to the U.S. last spring from a year in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where she was studying Argentine
history through a scholarship from Rotary
International. They bought a house in the Ann Arbor,
Mich., area in April of 2001, which she notes has given
her room “to indulge my newfound love of gardening!” She recently quit her job as a consultant with
Accenture and went to work full–time at the University
of Michigan, where she is the application lead for the
PeopleSoft Time and Labor module.
Julie Seidel ’98 is a registered nurse at the Mayo Clinic
in Rochester, Minn.
Kathryn Waara ’98 Simons and Matthew Simons ’99
have moved to Greensboro, N.C. Katy is teaching
fourth grade and is pursuing add–on licensure in
special education at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (UNCG). Matt is teaching third grade in
Winston–Salem and is pursuing a master’s in education, curriculum and instruction, from UNCG.
Kara Sporer ’98 of Durham, N.C., is a pediatric physical therapist with Alamance Regional Medical Center
in Burlington, N.C.
Kristina Stafiej ’98 of Westland, Mich., is working in
teacher education at Eastern Michigan University on
the Renaissance Partnership for Improving Teacher
Quality Grant, and is also finishing her second bachelor’s, in anthropology, at EMU. She will be applying to
the university’s creative writing program soon, and
also plans to pursue her doctorate in anthropology/
archaeology and hopes to teach at EMU.
Kristen Steketee ’98 has joined Berends Hendricks
Stuit Insurance Agency Inc. in Grandville, Mich., as a
marketing and communications specialist.
Carrie Maines ’98 VanderVeen is a programmer
analyst with Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire, Ill.
Michael Van Opstall ’98 is living in Seattle and continuing to pursue his doctorate in algebraic geometry at
the University of Washington, now under a National
Science Foundation VIGRE fellowship. He is also the
assistant choir director at St. Nicholas Russian
Orthodox Church.
Jared Vickers ’98 of Chicago, Ill., is a special education
teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, Ill.
Jennifer Aslanian ’99 has returned to Hope to pursue a
secondary teaching certificate and English minor.
Jill Bostelaar ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a volunteer
coordinator at Crossroad Bible Institute.
Shana de Avila ’99 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a small
business banker at National City. She plans to pursue
her MFA in creative writing at Western Michigan
University.
Andy Frushour ’99 and his wife (please see
“Marriages”) recently moved to Tempe, Ariz., so that
he could start his MBA (sports business specialization)
at Arizona State University.
Michelle Haiduc–Dale ’99 and Noah Haiduc–Dale ’99
have moved to Tucson, Ariz. Noah is pursuing a master’s in Near Eastern studies at the University of
Arizona.
Kelly Howard ’99 Hammersmith and her husband live
in Columbus, Ohio. She is a mathematics teacher with
the Columbus Public Schools.
Emily Hollebeek Brechting ’99 is pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Kentucky
in Lexington.
Rebecca Jones ’99 is a technical recruiter (employee
benefits and actuarial recruitment) with CPS Inc.
Trystin Kleiman ’99 has started doctoral studies in
clinical forensic psychology at the Chicago (Ill.) School
of Professional Psychology.
Tamara Klok ’99 of McCook, Neb., is a special education teacher with the Wauneta–Palisade Schools.
Renata Meixner ’99 is a research associate and patient
care extender with Sleep Medicine Associates of Texas
P.A.
Julie Meyers ’99 of Chicago, Ill., is a master’s/doctoral
student in French at the University of Chicago.
Tasha Guild ’99 Mulder of Saginaw, Mich., is an ath-
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letic trainer with Saginaw Valley Sport & Spine, and
Nouvel Catholic Central High School.
Erin Overmeyer ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is an art
teacher, with seventh through 12th grades, at
Allendale Middle School and High School.
D.J. Reyburn ’99 of Dewitt, Mich., continues his
career as a professional umpire. This summer he
called balls and strikes in the Class A Appalachian
League.
Beth Quimby ’99 of Baltimore, Md., is a professor of
keyboard studies at the Peabody Conservatory of
Music.
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00s
Jaclyn Brower ’00 is a music teacher at Quisqueya
Christian School in Port–au–Prince, Haiti.
Katie Horsman ’00 of Charlottesville, Va., began
graduate school in chemistry at the University of
Virginia in August of 2001.
Michelle Jones ’00 is a fourth grade teacher at Ryan
Intermediate School in the Gull Lake Community
School District.
Margaret Klott ’00 of Zeeland, Mich., is an assistant
athletic trainer with the West Ottawa Public Schools.
Melyssa Ann Lenon ’00 is a high school science and
mathematics teacher at Chesaning High School.
Rochelle Marker ’00 is teaching fourth grade at
Windemere Park Charter Academy in Lansing,
Mich.
Brian Paul ’00 is teaching seventh grade social
studies in the Greenville (Mich.) Public Schools.
Amy West ’00 Shock of Holt, Mich., is editor with
Michigan Beverage journal/Illinois Beverage Guide/
Wisconsin Beverage Guide.
Lisa Start ’00 of San Francisco, Calif., is a volunteer
services assistant with the San Francisco Food Bank.
Jill McKinnon ’00 Tallman is a youth minister at
Thornapple Community Church in Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Amanda Creighton ’00 Terpstra and Charles
Terpstra ’99 live in Holland, Mich. She is development coordinator with Lakeshore Habitat for
Humanity.
Christine Trinh ’00 is attending law school at
University of California–Los Angeles.
Bryan Volk ’00 is at Louisiana Tech University in
Ruston, La., as a graduate assistant offensive coach
for the Bulldog Football team and pursuing his master’s degree in education.
Melissa Zeiger ’00 teaches Spanish at Jefferson City
(Mo.) High School.
Jason Ziemer ’00 teaches social studies at Van Buren
Intermediate School District in Bloomingdale, Mich.
Carrie Arnold ’01 of West Bloomfield, Mich., participated in the Biology Seminar Series at Hope,
co–presenting “Hope Biology Majors in the REAL
World” on Friday, Sept. 7.
Kristyn Sundstedt ’01 Bochniak has joined the Hope
College staff as resident director in Gilmore Hall.
Allyson Boggess ’01 is a secretary in the Addiction
Psychiatry Program at Strong Memorial Hospital in
Rochester, N.Y.
Sara–Jean Bolt ’01 is teaching in the Vicksburg,
Mich., schools.
Katie Ann Butler ’01 is kinship coordinator with
Kids n Kinship in Apple Valley, Minn.
Adrienne Cameron ’01 of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a
member of the therapeutic staff, Pressley Ridge
Schools, Center for Autism.
Andrea Christie ’01 is teaching second, third and
fourth grade music with the Alma (Mich.) Public
Schools.
Angie Ciesielski ’01 is teaching mathematics at
Fennville (Mich.) High School.
Sarah DeHaan ’01 is a registered nurse on the
cardiac/telemetry stepdown unit at Metropolitan
Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kim Grotenhuis ’01 is teaching government and
street law at Grand Haven (Mich.) High School.
Eli Kendra ’01 is a lab technician with Adco in
Michigan Center, Mich.
Kristin Kooyer ’01 is teaching in the Colorado
Springs schools.
Nicole Kuhn ’01 of Indianapolis, Ind., is employed at
Indiana University Hospital.
Dana Lamers ’01 has moved to Switzerland to spend
a year working as an au pair for an American family
employed by the United Nations.
Sara Lamers ’01 of Lafayette, Ind., is a graduate
student in the MFA creative writing program at
Purdue University.
Kate Lowe ’01 is a naturalist and environmental educator with the Barrier Island Environmental
Education Program of Johns Island, S.C.
Jakub Bartlomiej Malarz ’01 is attending the
Collegium Medicum at Jagiellonian University in
Krakow, Poland. It is a four–year program of
medical studies in the English language.
Laura Merte ’01 works with Heritage Newspapers in
Saline, Mich.
Tracy Miller ’01 is teaching with the Bridgman,
Mich., schools.
Kyla Moore ’01 has received a $2,000 Mortar Board
National Foundation Fellowship for the 2001–02 academic year, one of only 15 of the fellowships
presented nationwide this year. She was involved
with Hope’s Alcor chapter of Mortar Board, and is
currently pursuing a doctorate in English literature
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Linked by the rope
The parallels continue.
In the fall of 1990, then–freshman Nikole
Koelbel ’94 took part in a family tradition:
the Pull tug–of–war. It was only fitting,
since her parents, John Koelbel ’64 and
Norie VandenBerg ’64 Koelbel, had met on
the Pull team as Hope freshmen in 1960.
“I’d heard about it most of my life––or as
much of it as I can remember––and it
sounded really interesting,” she said speaking as a sophomore in a news from Hope
College story in 1991. “And it’s been neat to
carry on the tradition that my parents
started.”
Her parents were on the team as freshmen and sophomores, and John coached as
a junior and senior (the morallers [then
“morale girls”] of the 1960s didn’t have
coaches). Nikole also stayed involved with
the Pull for her four years as a student––two
as a moraller and two as a morale coach.
And now she, too, is married, and to a
Pull teammate she met as a freshman: Dr.
Jonathan “Ajax” King ’94. The couple wed
in her hometown of Missoula, Mont., on
August 18.
Events in retrospect can take on an air of
inevitability, but even through their first
years after graduation neither Jonathan or
Nikole had marriage in mind.
“As long as we’ve known each other
we’ve always had chemistry, but we’ve
really just been good friends for most of the
time we knew each other,” Nikole said.
“We really became best friends. I don’t
know any other women that I would call my
best friend,” Jonathan said. “We never actually dated seriously until after.”
at the University of Notre Dame.
Emily Poel ’01 was one of 60 students ages 18 to 24
nationwide chosen for Congress Bundestag Youth
Exchange for Young Professionals, a year–long
work–study program in Germany that started in
August. The program consists of two months of
intensive German language instruction, four months
of studying at a German school and a five–month
internship with a German business. Emily is studying European modern and classical dance at the
Palucca Schule in Dresden.
Sara Richmond ’01 is a publicity assistant with Scott
Manning & Associates at Grove/Atlantic Press in
New York City.
Jennifer Schwieger ’01 of Oak Park, Ill., is attending
medical school at Loyola University of Chicago.
Erica Simpson ’01 is teaching in the West Ottawa,
Mich., schools.
Anne Vanderwell ’01 is teaching in the Chicago, Ill.,
schools.
Deirdre Graham ’01 Vriesman is teaching in the
West Ottawa, Mich., schools.
Benjamin Wing ’01 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a computer programmer with Creative Solutions Inc. in
Dexter, Mich.
Marriages
Marriages
We welcome your news. In fact, we like printing it, 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.
(Editor’s Note: The August issue of news from Hope College
incorrectly reported that Eric Branch ’01 and Sarah
Golden have been married. We regret the inaccuracy.)
Sarah C. Koeppe ’77 and David Huddleston, Dec.
12, 1999, Las Vegas, Nev.
David Kraay ’85 and Donna Jones, March 30, 2001,
Columbia, S.C.
Stephanie Lynn Bosman ’87 and Andrew Karl
Krause, June 23, 2001, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Arleene O’Neill ’87 and Aric Holtzinger, April 18,
2001, Chandler, Ariz.
Mitchell Wood ’88 and Barbara McGuinness, May
5, 2001, Atlanta, Ga.
Eric T. Shugars ’89 and Nicole L. Miller ’91, Sept.
29, 2001, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Following Hope, Nikole completed a
master’s in college student personnel work
at Bowling Green State University in Ohio in
1996 and subsequently worked at Lewis and
Clark College in Portland, Ore. Jonathan
completed his medical degree at Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1999 and went on to an orthopedic
residency at Loma Linda Medical Center in
California.
They stayed in touch, and the friendship
became a romance from there. Today
they’re both in Loma Linda. Jonathan is in
the third year of his five–year residency.
Nikole is now working part–time as events
coordinator for the president’s office and
development office at the University of
Redlands while doing graduate work in
English at the University of California–
Riverside. Her goal is to teach at the college
level.
The Pull was already a family tradition
for Nikole when she enrolled, but Jonathan
was introduced to the event when he
arrived at Hope. What he heard from
friends made it sound like a positive challenge––a perception borne out by his own
four years with the team.
“It was a great experience,” he said. “It
was one of the most intense physical and
mental experiences I’d ever had.”
Nikole’s parents had been paired as
moraller and puller, but Nikole and
Jonathan were matched with others during
their freshman and sophomore years. They
did, however, work closely during their
sophomore year, when they were in the 17th
and 18th (anchor) pits, and then as junior
and senior coaches. They also connected
through activities organized by Nikole’s
Curtis Benson ’91 and Gwen Kenney, July 14, 2001,
Northfield, Minn.
Michelle Dykema ’91 and David Kreydich ’91, Oct.
1, 1999.
Denise Jabaay ’91 and David Poole, March, 2001.
Bethany Lewallen ’91 and Troy Raber, Sept. 22,
2001, Traverse City, Mich.
Joan McConnell ’91 and Mark Bond, Feb. 19, 2000,
Key West, Fla.
Huong Nguyen ’91 and John Dickason, July, 2001.
Tracey D. Sams ’91 and Samuel A. Beverley III,
Dec. 24, 2000 (at their home); April 21, 2001 (at
church).
Christel Siebert ’91 and Stephen Homrich, Aug. 8,
1998, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Claudia White ’91 and Erik Allen, Aug. 5, 2001,
Fairfax, Va.
Jennifer Kapusinski ’92 and Kevin Himebaugh ’93,
July 21, 2001, Lansing, Mich.
Martin Williams ’92 and Lisa Maffei, Jan. 29, 2000,
San Jose, Calif.
Karri Evers ’93 and Kevin Bannach, March 24,
2001, Holland, Mich.
Sheila Sherd ’93 and Jeff Johnson, June 16, 2001,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cynthia M. Frazier ’94 and Mark S. Bohntinsky,
July 28, 2001, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Vicki Goeman ’94 and Donald Hillary, July 14,
2001, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lara Hilbelink ’94 and Keith Page, May 19, 2001,
Portland, Ore.
Steven Kooi ’94 and Qun Zhong, Dec. 16, 2000,
Santa Ana, Calif.
Jennifer Kush ’94 and Aaron Enzer, Sept. 8, 2001,
Manchester, Mich.
Lisa Ann Eacker ’95 and Kevin J. Laninga, July 7,
2001, Muskegon, Mich.
Robert B. Ferguson ’95 and Amy L. Pfister, June 9,
2001, Estes Park, Colo.
Amy Merkel ’95 and Scott Dienes, May 12, 2001,
St. Joseph, Mich.
Sarah Porath ’95 and John Risch, July 7, 2001.
Tonya Smith ’95 and Scott Gietzen, Aug. 4, 2001,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Robin Wagner ’95 and Peter J. Snyder, Oct. 7, 2000,
Dover, N.J.
Camryn Bangert ’96 and Jeremy Swiatlowski,
Aug. 26, 2000.
Peter C. Beckman ’96 and Jennifer Phillips Gray,
Aug. 18, 2001, Canton, Maine.
Julie Jennings ’96 and Arthur Ziemelis, June 16,
2001, Three Rivers, Mich.
Nikole Koelbel ’94 King and Dr.
Jonathan King ’94, married this summer,
met as members of the ’94 Pull team.
Nikole’s parents had met on the ’64 Pull
team three decades before.
sorority (Sigma) and Jonathan’s fraternity
(Fraternal).
And while through it all they thought
they were nothing more than good friends,
now that they’re a couple they’ve been
hearing from Hope friends who had seen
more even in those fall days of a decade ago.
“We’ve heard from many, many people:
’Finally, you guys got together,’” Jonathan
said.
Stephen D. Marso ’96 and Laura A. Pittmann, July
21, 2001, Bettendorf, Iowa.
Kari L. Nysse ’96 and Ryan A. Carris, Aug. 4, 2001,
Hudsonville, Mich.
Heidi Schilder ’96 and John Bishop, March 3, 2000.
Melissa Harriger ’97 and Brent Lalomia, July 21,
2001, Empire, Mich.
Heather Ozinga ’97 and Doug Roozeboom, July 7,
2001.
J.D. Schreuder ’97 and Lauri Bolo ’99, Feb. 11, 2001.
Samantha Arnold ’98 and Jeffery Hall, Dec. 28,
1999, Bangor, Maine.
Tonia Bruins ’98 and Kevin Gruppen, July 6, 2001.
Sara Frego ’98 and Brian Beckham, May 25, 2001.
Lisa Hoogenboom ’98 and Jared Vickers ’98, Aug.
12, 2001, Calumet, Mich.
Amy Strassburger ’98 and John VanStee, June 22,
2001, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kathryn Waara ’98 and Matthew Simons ’99, July
14, 2001, Williamston, Mich.
Jon Brown ’99 and Kristyn Fox ’01, Aug. 16, 2001.
Christy Colbrunn ’99 and Christopher Ranney,
Sept. 15, 2001, Clarkston, Mich.
Shana de Avila ’99 and Joshua Ver Helst, Oct. 13,
2001, Holland, Mich.
Brian Dykstra ’99 and Jennifer Hendricks ’99, Aug.
18, 2001, Holland, Mich.
Scott Engelsman ’99 and Lindsey Odell ’01, June 2,
2001, Holland, Mich.
Andy Frushour ’99 and Emily Kidle, July 27, 2001,
Saline, Mich.
Emily Hollebeek ’99 and Phil Brechting, July 28,
2001, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Heather Huizing ’99 and Earl Kirkpatrick, July 21,
2001, Lawton, Okla.
Kathryn Kahler ’99 and Michael Newenhouse,
July 27, 2001, Hudsonville, Mich.
Lisa M. Larzelere ’99 and Matthew G. Fleming,
July 6, 2001, East Lansing, Mich.
Kevin Wayne Paulisse ’99 and MaryBeth Frances
Marchionda ’00, July 27, 2001, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Eunice C. Smith ’99 and Eric W. Bredemeier, Aug.
4, 2001, Holland, Mich.
Carrie Gilligan ’00 and Ben Leonard ’00, Aug. 10,
2001, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Jill McKinnon ’00 and James Tallman, May 26,
2001, Chelsea, Mich.
Amy Otteson ’00 and Shane Speakman, Aug. 4,
2001, Mt. Vernon, Ore.
Stacey Slad ’00 and Matthew Pacholek, Aug. 4,
2001, Downers Grove, Ill.
Erin Bates ’01 and Zac Altman, June 9, 2001,
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Holland, Mich.
Katie Jen ’01 and Matt Terpstra, May 19, 2001,
Grandville, Mich.
Emily Sowers ’01 and Brian DeJong, June 30, 2001,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
New Arrivals
Births/New Arrivals
Ed Young ’74 and Deb Martin, Sophia Pauline,
Dec. 9, 2000.
Dan Hafley ’80 and Jennifer Stout, Ana Reve
Hafley, June 13, 2001.
Sheryl Oomkes ’82 Zandstra and Gary Zandstra,
Mikayla Grace, June 3, 2001.
Curt Wissink ’83 and Kelly Stair ’86 Wissink,
Caleb John, May 14, 2001.
Kenneth De Mino ’85 and Deborah Van Iwaarden
’86 De Mino, Catherine Mary, June 18, 2001.
Christopher W. Meyers ’85 and Jean Meyers,
Georgia Solitaria, March 30, 2001.
Susan Workman ’85 Stafford and Rob Stafford,
Tyler James, June 29, 2001.
Natalie Thompson ’85 Winslow and Jack
Winslow, Joshua Hollon, Dec. 30, 2000.
Tami Suchecki ’86 Bock and David Bock, Amanda
Clair, April 3, 2000.
Brett Bouma ’86 and Jody Bouma, Floridalia
Bouma, born April 11, 2001; adopted, summer, 2001.
Kevin Brinks ’86 and Robin DeWitt ’86 Brinks,
Luke Donald, May 21, 2000.
John Conser ’86 and Gailyn Conser, adopted
Tanya Marie (born July 3, 1995) and John Jacob (born
July 1, 1996) from Pryluki, Ukraine, July 3, 2000.
Brent Deters ’86 and Jillane Deters, Emily Ann,
Dec. 7, 2000.
Amy Jo Van Es ’86 Hawley and James Hawley,
Aaron James, July 17, 2001.
Peter Lozicki ’86 and Sheryl Lozicki, Matthew,
born May 26, 2000; adopted, Dec. 6, 2000.
Blaine Newhouse ’86 and Kathleen Newhouse,
Grace Elizabeth, Dec. 18, 2000.
Christopher Pinderski ’86 and Carrie Carda,
Madison Lynn, June 24, 2001.
Darlene Hiemstra ’86 Shotmeyer and Chuck
Shotmeyer, Cara Dorla, Aug. 9, 2001.
Larry Simons ’86 and Kimberly Taylor ’87
Simons, Camden Taylor Simons, June 28, 2001.
Lisa Thomson Ross ’86 and Thomas Ross, Aidan
Thomas, Sept. 15, 2000.
Steven Balk ’87 and Tiffany Brown ’88 Balk,
Cayce, Jan. 4, 2001.
Sam Nedeau ’87 and Carolyn Nedeau, Darcy
Rebecca, Aug. 15, 2001.
Carrie Green ’88 Burns and Thomas Burns, Riley
Kate, Aug. 29, 2001.
Ted Custer ’88 and Laurie McGeehan ’89 Custer,
Quinn Sebastian, Aug. 8, 2001.
James DeYoung ’88 and Holly Anderson ’90
DeYoung, Rebecca Lynn, July 12, 2001.
Kathryn Miller ’88 Enders and William Enders,
Brinn William, Aug. 12, 2000.
Rebecca Buning ’88 Purnell and David Purnell
’91, Ellyn Elizabeth, April 16, 2000.
Kristen VanderMolen ’88 Uganski and
Christopher Uganski, Julia Kristelle, June 3, 2001.
Dave Gibson ’89 and Amy Docter ’97 Gibson,
Grant David, May 2, 2001.
Matthew Knittel ’89 and Jocelyn Samuel ’91
Knittel, Michael Joseph, May 26, 2001.
Jonathan Riekse ’89 and Amy Nagel ’90 Riekse,
Taryn Elizabeth, July 21, 2001.
John Slocum ’89 and Lisa Sullivan, John Howard
III, June 14, 2001.
Lisa Winkels ’89 Smith and Thomas Smith,
Allison Janae, May 13, 2001.
David VerMeulen ’89 and Heather Wightman ’93
VerMeulen, John “Jack” David, Oct. 25, 2000.
Carl Lawrence Aronson ’90 and Cynthia Jean
Schutt ’90 Aronson, Abigail Cynthia, Aug. 11,
2001.
Ellen Tanis ’90 Awad and Habeeb Awad, Simon
Eliot, Aug. 21, 2001.
Ken Blough ’90 and Sheri Lutz ’91 Blough, Zoe
Dorothea, March 6, 2001.
Kris Busman ’90 and Sue Dusseljee ’91 Busman,
Abigail Marie, April 19, 2001.
Chris Piersma ’90 and Cindy Van Dyke ’91
Piersma, Rebecca Joy, May 22, 2001.
Lynne Carter ’90 Thoman and Jeffrey Thoman,
Jennifer Lynne, May 29, 2001.
Steven Ullenius ’90 and Lisa Ullenius, Emma
Therese, Aug. 2, 2001.
Pamela Schuitema ’91 Andrulis and Loren
Andrulis, John Michael, July 4, 2001.
David Beemer ’91 and Tracey Beemer, Amanda
Leigh, July 1, 2001.
Robin Schout ’91 Brands and Lane Brands,
Andrew Lane, June 7, 2001.
David Chapple ’91 and Noonie Chapple, Noah
Benjamin, July 20, 2001.
Kimsorn Chhim ’91 and Rabou Kim, Katyana Ali
Chhim, Jan. 31, 2001.
Mary Beth Herin ’91 Davis and Jim Davis, Ethan,
Feb. 9, 2001.
Kelly DeWitt ’91 and Kristen Kingma ’92 DeWitt,
Ryan Dale, June 9, 2001.
Amy Eberhardt ’91 Dulin and Larry Dulin,
Lauren Leigh, March 30, 2001.
Kevin Engwall ’91 and Elizabeth Engwall,
Alexandra, April 6, 2001.
Grace Vera ’91 Favier and Barry Favier ’94,
Aaron, April 26, 2000.
Gwynne Brandt ’91 Kadrofske and Mark
Kadrofske, Samuel Alan, June 22, 2001.
Jordi Yarwood ’91 Kimes and Kenneth Kimes ’91,
Andee, Feb. 15, 2001.
Ann Bont ’91 Kline and Scott Kline, Collin, April
26, 2001.
Frances Lanning ’91 Mohney and Tim Mohney,
Olivia Frances, Sept. 21, 2000.
Maureen Colsman ’91 Prins and Steven Prins ’91,
Connor Ren Prins, July 30, 2000.
Amy Cole ’91 Raab and Kelly Raab, Jared, Sept.
15, 1998; Travis, Aug. 20, 2000.
John Ruiter ’91 and Jennifer Steeby ’91 Ruiter,
Peter Allen, Oct. 14, 1998; Luke Milton, Jan. 8, 2001.
Anne Schloff Joachim ’91 and Jon Joachim, Katie
Joachim, Dec. 27, 1997; Samuel Joachim, May 2, 2000.
Mary Postmus ’91 Van Skiver and Bill Van Skiver,
Davis Goodloe Van Skiver, June 28, 2001.
Mary Moriarty ’91 Wila and Jim Wila, Dana
Morgan Wila, July 12, 2001.
Lisa Moshauer ’92 Montgomery and Dave
Montgomery, Shea Mackenzie, Aug. 2, 2001.
D’Anne Schafer ’92 Proehl and Duane Proehl,
Nehemiah Douglas, March 18, 2000.
Yalonda Carter Dixon ’93 and Eddy Dixon,
Elaina, June 27, 2000).
Laura Swinehart ’93 Lamoreaux and Kerry
Lamoreaux, Nicholas Scott, Jan. 24, 2001.
Collin Magennis ’93 and Beth Hartman ’94
Magennis, Erin Marie, Oct. 15, 2000.
Jennifer Brusveen ’93 Maranka and David
Maranka, Luke David and Mikayla Sue, April 19,
2001.
Dawn Luchies ’93 Merasco and Jeff Merasco,
Caleb Jonathan, May 21, 2001.
Brigid Malloy ’94 Kloostra and Kraig Kloostra ’94,
Erin Ann, Nov. 18, 2000.
Kirk Assink ’95 and Kristen Hoving ’96 Assink,
Brant Mitchell, June 17, 2001.
Dana Caranci ’95 Loveland and Darin Loveland,
Gavin, July 13, 2001.
Bart Shrode ’95 and Nancy Barta ’95 Shrode,
Garett Duane, July 26, 2000.
Melissa Bowers ’96 Abbott and Mike Abbott,
Austin Robert, June 30, 2001.
Bryan Bainbridge ’96 and Laura McKee ’97
Bainbridge, Nolan Ross, July 21, 2001.
Sarah Hoekstra ’96 Bultema and Tad Bultema,
Jacob Adam, May 24, 2001.
Eric Davis ’96 and Nicole Lambrides Davis ’96,
Elizabeth Marie, Dec. 29, 2000.
Jennie Katterheinrich ’96 Dimmick and Nicholas
Dimmick ’96, Callum, April 7, 2000; Katherine, July
14, 2001.
Christopher Heaton ’96 and Meghan Oberly ’96
Heaton, Caleb Ryan, May 17, 2001.
Laurel Pierce ’96 Hotchkiss and Jim Hotchkiss,
Kathryn (Katie) Elizabeth, June 22, 2001.
Kimberly Cook ’96 Kennedy and Chad Kennedy,
Aidan, born March 27, 2000; adopted April 25, 2001,
in Kazakhstan.
Brad Prince ’96 and Jennifer Prince, Laura Marie,
Sept. 19, 2001.
Kolin Redman ’96 and Cynthia Hofland ’97
Redman, Mary Ellington, Aug. 10, 2001.
Dennis Rietman ’96 and Stacey Wendt ’96
Rietman, Paige Elizabeth, Sept. 19, 2000.
Elise Penna ’96 Zuber and Duane Zuber, Trenton
James, March 11, 2000.
Jeff Holwerda ’97 and Kathy Holwerda, Lindsay
Marie, Aug. 3, 2001.
Ross Vrieze ’97 and Wendy Vrieze, Wilsom
Samuel, July 31, 2001.
Amy Romin ’98 Krick and Michael Krick,
Andrew Paul, April 1, 2001.
Rachael Mack ’98 Miller and Jeff Miller,
Alexander Walter, Sept. 5, 2001.
Ray Shock III ’99 and Amy West ’00 Shock,
Keagan Grace, June 17, 2000.
Advanced Degrees
Advanced Degrees
The good news is that the “classnotes” are
popular. The bad news is that we ran out of
space even after adding a page for them.
“Advanced Degrees” will appear in our
soon-forthcoming December issue. Sorry!
An interactive look at
NFHC October 2001
HOPE
Deaths
Deaths
George C. Althuis ’49 of Holland, Mich., died on
Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001. He was 78.
He was born in Holland. He served with the U.S.
Army during World War II.
He was employed for several years at DeNooyer
Chevrolet in Holland, and later for Micro–Matic
Textron until retiring in 1986. He was a member of
Prospect Park Christian Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frieda; children, Jeffrey
and Karen Althuis of St. Peters, Mo., and Gregory and
Melinda Althuis of Massillon, Ohio; five grandchildren; in–laws, Geraldine Kamps of Brown City, Mich.,
June Van Dyke of Holland, and Beatrice and Jake
Visser of Holland; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Tom Andrews ’84 died on Wednesday, July 18,
2001, after battling thrombotic thrombocytopenic
purpura (TTP), a rare but deadly blood disorder. He
was 40.
He was born in Charleston, W.Va., on April 30,
1961. He attended public schools, graduating from
George Washington High School in 1979, as president
of his class of 400. At age 11, he broke the world record
for handclapping, for which he was listed in the 1974
Guinness Book of World Records.
He graduated from Hope summa cum laude, and
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board.
While Tom was at Hope, Professor Jack Ridl enabled
him to discover his talent for creative writing, especially of poetry. During his senior year at Hope, Tom
attended Oberlin College, interning with David Young
and Stuart Friebert of Field Magazine.
He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1987, where
he was the recipient of a Hoyns Fellowship.
He taught Creative Writing at Ohio University in
Athens from 1990 to 1996. After a sabbatical to write
Codeine Diary, he became a professor of creative writing
at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., where he
received tenure.
In 1999, he became a Fellow of the American
Academy in Rome (F.A.A.R.), being awarded the
Rome Fellowship in Literature for 1999–2000 by the
American Academy of Arts and Letters, living at the
Academy’s facilities in Rome that year.
He was a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient for the
year 2001–02. He also taught Creative Writing at the
graduate level at Warren Wilson University in
Asheville, N.C.
In addition to many poems, essays and articles in a
variety of books, anthologies and other publications,
including many on motorcycles (he was a lifelong
enthusiast), he authored several books of poetry,
including Hymning the Kanawha; The Brother’s Country,
winner of the National Poetry Series in 1989; and The
Hemophiliac’s Motorcycle, winner of the Iowa Poetry
Prize in 1994. In 1996–1997, he wrote Codeine Diary, a
memoir of his experiences as a hemophiliac. Three of
his poems were included in The Best American Poetry
1994 and another appeared in A Year in Poetry. Tom
edited On William Stafford: The Worth of Local Things and
The Point Where All Things Meet, essays on the poet and
his mentor Charles Wright.
He had given readings around the country, including through the Visiting Writers Series at Hope. The
2001–02 Visiting Writers Series has been dedicated in
his memory.
Survivors include his parents, Ray and Alice
Andrews of Grand Rapids, Mich.; his grandmother,
Juanita Andrews of Holland, Mich.; his fiancée, Alice
B. Paterakis, of Athens, Greece (July 12 was to be their
wedding date); and his former wife, Carrie
Garlinghouse Andrews, of Holland.
He was preceded in death by his brother, John, in
1980.
Ronald Augustine ’72 of Holland, Mich., died on
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001. He was 52.
He was born in Detroit, Mich., and graduated from
Denby High School before attending Hope. A banker
in the Holland area, he was also employed by Quality
Memorial Co. and currently with Enviro–Clean of
Holland.
He was a past member of the Holland Jaycees and
a member of the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce
and Fellowship Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jan; children, Rob and
Brian Augustine of Holland; father, Roland and Frieda
Augustine of Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; father– and
mother–in–law, Bill and Lil Keefer of Winter Haven;
brother, Nick and Elaine Augustine of Canton; sister,
Becky and Mike Duke of Waddy, Ky.; sister–in–law,
Sharon and Tim Ryan of Holland; and nieces and
nephews.
Shirley Bedell ’50 Becksfort of Niles, Mich., died
on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001. She was 72.
She attended Hope during her freshman year, and
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completed her bachelor’s degree at Western Michigan
University. She was a housewife and former elementary school teacher.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Niles Service League and Cosmopolitan Club, and
served on the board of directors for Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Becksfort
’50; children, Sara Vanderbeck of LaGrange, Ind., and
Susan Stone of Niles; a sister, Eleanor Hopkins of
Holland, Mich.; and two grandchildren.
Eunice Post ’48 Begg of Bexleyheath, Kent,
England, died on Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, following a
battle with cancer. She was 79.
She was born in Bigelow, Minn., on March 2, 1922,
to Lambert and Gertrude Post. Her father died when
she was 10, the eldest of eight children.
At age 17 she went to teachers training college. She
taught at a village school for nearly three years, followed by nine months at the Winnebago Indian
Mission in Nebraska, where she served as a house
mother.
While subsequently at Hope, she applied to and
was accepted by the American Board of Missions. She
spent a year of missions training at Scarritt College in
Nashville, Tenn., and then two years of language training in Kuwait. In 1951 she was posted to Bahrain as the
assistant headmistress at the American Mission’s Girls
School.
She met Douglas Begg, treasurer to the Mission,
while in Bahrain. They married in 1954, and he survives her.
In subsequent years, they lived in the United States;
Scotland; Doha, State of Qatar; and Baghdad, Iraq.
They returned to the United Kingdom in 1961, and
moved to Bexleyheath in 1962. They had three daughters.
She taught part–time at Crayford Boys School
beginning in 1966 and later at Plumstead Manor Girls
School. She retired in 1979.
In addition to her husband, survivors include her
three daughters, Heather Allison, Susan Constance and
Lesley Elaine. She had six grandchildren.
Harry Buis ’49 of Hudsonville, Mich., died on
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. He was 76.
He was a veteran of World War II. He graduated
from Western Theological Seminary as well as Hope.
He served the Reformed Church in America for 41
years. He served churches in Cleveland, Ohio;
Vriesland, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Morrison, Ill.;
Hudsonville, Mich.; and DeMotte, Ind. He was elected
president of the General Synod of the RCA in 1980, and
spent more than 25 years as editor of Words of Hope.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Shirley; children, Mary Etta and Eildert Zwart of Wyoming, Mich.,
Timothy and Karen Buis of Portage, Mich., David and
Pamela Buis of Allegan, Mich., and Paul and Barbara
Buis of Muncie, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; one
great–grandchild;
stepmother,
Lillian
Buis;
brothers–in–law, Don and Millie Vos, and Arthur and
Joanne Vos; and nieces and nephews.
Kathryn Pieper ’42 De Groot of Niles, Mich., died
on Sunday, April 8, 2001. She was 81.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1920, in Holland, Mich., to
John Pieper and Henrietta Wenzel. She had lived in
Niles since 1951, and retired in 1975 from the former
Niles store of Sears, Roebuck and Company.
She married Adrian De Groot in St. Louis, Mo., on
May 25, 1943. He preceded her in death on Jan. 28,
1991.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Niles, where she participated in many activities. She
also studied and documented the history of the congregation.
She was also a long–time member of the Service
League and the Pawating Auxiliary, through which
she trained many “candystripers.”
Survivors
include
sons,
Adrian
(and
daughter–in–law Barbara De Groot), of Corona Del
Mar, Calif., and John Robert of San Francisco, Calif.;
and grandchildren Adrian De Groot and Dana J.
Marchiony.
In addition to by her husband, she was preceded in
death by a brother, Robert Pieper, and a sister, Evelyn
Crossen.
Thelma Van Dyke ’41 Dinkeloo of Hamden,
Conn., died on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001. She was 81.
She and her husband were active in the life of the
college. He served on the Board of Trustees for 12
years, and she was on various alumni committees.
John died on June 15, 1981.
She graduated from Zeeland (Mich.) High School
as well as Hope. She taught at Lincoln School in
Holland, Mich., for several years.
She was an elder at First Presbyterian Church in
Hamden, where she was a member for 40 years, and
was a board member of the Health Care Chaplaincy in
New York City and of the Young Concert Artists of
New York City.
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Survivors include six children, Carter, Dirk ’71,
Tessa, Christiaan, Hanni and Kaaren; and a
sister–in–law, Mrs. Robert (Jane) Chandler of Holland.
In addition to by her husband, she was preceded
in death by a daughter, the Rev. Jansje Dinkeloo.
Martha Felton ’47 of Grandville, Mich., died on
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001. She was 76.
She was born on May 22, 1925, in Schenectady,
N.Y., to Clinton F.S. Felton and Harriet Lendrum
Felton. She held a master’s in education from
Teachers College, Columbia University, and a doctorate in education from Michigan State University. She
also attended a number of other universities and colleges.
She was in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1945 until
retiring in 1985, serving in the enlisted ranks until
being commissioned in 1951. Her periods of activation included serving during World War II and being
a finance officer in Korea during the Vietnam War.
She received the USA Commendation Award,
Good Conduct Medal, World War II American
Theatre Medal, World War II Victory Medal, World
War II Occupation Medal with clasp “Germany,” The
U.S. Army Reserve Medal with two Hour glasses
(20–plus years), and several shooting medals for pistol
and rifle.
She taught in the public schools in Kalamazoo,
Mich., from 1951 to 1956, and in Grand Rapids, Mich.,
from 1956 until 1980, when she retired.
She traveled to nine missionary stations of the
Reformed Church in America, including the
American Mission School in Dulce, N.M.; Korea;
Vietnam; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Kenya; Zambia; India;
and Papua, New Guinea. She subsequently made presentations in the United States to help raise funds for
the mission efforts.
She belonged to many organizations, including the
MEA, NEA, Association of Childhood Education–
International, Kent Association of Retired School
Personnel, National Rifle Association, American
Radio Relay League (HAM radio), Reserve Officers
Association, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Grand Rapids Amateur Radio
Association, Women’s Overseas Service League and
Immanuel Reformed Church.
In addition to by her parents, she was preceded in
death by her sister, Mrs. August (Dr. Florence Eugenia
Felton) Vogt.
Gerald Donald Gilmore ’42 of Traverse City,
Mich., died on Sunday, July 15, 2001. He was 81.
He was born on May 30, 1920, in Muskegon
Heights, Mich., the son of Barton and Lona
(Montgomery) Gilmore. He married the former Neva
M. Goodell, who survives him, on July 23, 1943, in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
He transferred from Hope to Michigan State
College, from which he graduated in 1942 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.
He served in the U.S. Navy. Through the years he
had worked for many companies in the plastics industry, and most recently he had been
co–owner/operator of Northwood Industries of
Traverse City.
He was an avid Bonsai enthusiast, and was a
member of the local Bonsai Club.
In addition to his wife, survivors include five children, Gary (Sue) Gilmore of Caledonia, Mich., Donna
Gilmore of Davison, Mich., John (Sue) Gilmore of
Williamsburg, Mich., Mark Gilmore of Traverse City
and Gregg Gilmore of Traverse City; seven grandchildren; and nine great–grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Charles
Gilmore.
Gertrude Veneklasen ’37 Graham of Holland,
Mich., died on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. She was 86.
She was born and raised in Zeeland, Mich., a
descendant of the Veneklasen brick company
founders. She graduated from Zeeland High School
before attending Hope.
She was employed as a teacher in South Lyon,
Mich., for three years prior to working at Lakewood
Elementary School in Holland. She was a member of
Maplewood Reformed Church and of its Mary Martha
Circle and Peace Makers.
Survivors include her children, Phyllis and
Charles Losey of Charlotte, N.C., Mary and Grady
Williamson of Greensboro, N.C., and Tom and Dawn
Graham of Holland; eight grandchildren; six
great–grandchildren; in–laws, Harold Graham of
Ypsilanti, Mich., Helen Sellers of Springfield, Tenn.,
Doris Stern of Paris, Tenn., and Marilyn Graham of
New York; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Everett, in 1993.
Ruth K. Barendreght ’36 Heikes of North
Kingstown, R.I., died on Thursday, July 26, 2001. She
was 86.
She was born in Big Rapids, Mich., a daughter of
the late William and Irene M. (Rigney) Barendreght.
She graduated from Western Michigan University.
She had lived in Vicksburg, Mich., for most of her
life before moving to North Kingstown three years
ago. She was an elementary school teacher in the
Vicksburg Community School District for 19 years
before retiring in 1979.
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She was a member of the Vicksburg Lioness Club,
Vicksburg Ladies Library Association, Vicksburg
Retired Teachers Association, the Michigan chapter of
the National Education Association, the Child Study
Club, the Mint Ladies Club and the Vicksburg Town
Club.
Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Heikes of
Vicksburg and Brian Heikes of North Kingstown; two
daughters, Janet South of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Helen
Coleman of Kalamazoo, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; and
seven great–grandchildren.
In addition to by her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Glenn L. Heikes; and by her
brothers and sisters, Vern and Herbert Barendreght,
Janice Forbush and Blanche Simpson.
Loretta Bonzelaar ’48 Helmink of Saugatuck,
Mich., died on Friday, July 20, 2001. She was 75.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Henry;
daughters, Peggy Helmink of Holland, Mich., and
Meri–Jo Helmink and Marc Elliot of Macatawa, Mich.;
one grandson; two brothers, Dr. Marvin and Anne
Bonzelaar of Hudsonville, Mich., and Dr. Alvin and
Barbara Bonzelaar of Holland; and in–laws, La Verne
De Vries of Holland, Jean and Harold De Vries of
Wyoming, Mich., Jean and Herbert Lugers of Beverly
Hills, Mich., Mrs. Michael (Edna) Bender of Holland,
Cecil and Shirley Helmink of Holland, Betty Nyland
of Holland, Carol and Donald Gilcrest of Holland,
and Jane and Roger Wiersma of White Plains, N.Y.
Robert W. Henninges ’52 of Annandale, N.J., died
on Monday, July 24, 2001. He was 70.
He was born in Weehauken, N.J., the son of
Walter and Vera Henninges. He grew up in
Ridgefield, N.J., and attended the Neighborhood
Reformed Church.
He majored in English literature at Hope. He
completed a master of divinity degree at Western
Theological Seminary in 1955, and a master’s in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1965.
He was ordained and installed by the Classis of
Raritan at the North Branch Reformed Church in June
of 1955, and served the congregation for the next 26
years. Programs started during his ministry included
the Good News Inn (a drop–in coffee house for
holiday shoppers), the nursery school, Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings and Friendly Church, a youth
exchange with a Reformed church in Harlem.
He had also served as the moderator or interim
pastor for several local congregations. He served on
the board of the Somerset County Chaplaincy
Council, and was the stated clerk of the Classis of
Raritan.
He spent the final 14 years of his career working
for the State of New Jersey as the coordinator of chaplaincy services for the Department of Corrections and
Human Services. Over the years his involvement
with many of the inmates at New Jersey State Prison,
Trenton, was a vitally important part of his ministry.
He spent many hours on the Capital Sentence Unit
and corresponded with many of the inmates in the
years following his retirement in 1997.
Survivors include his four children, Peggy Moran
of South China, Maine, Debbie Vollers of Annandale,
David Henninges ’86 of Holland, Mich., and John
Henninges of South China, Maine; and five grandchildren.
His wife, Barbara Bruins ’52 Henninges, preceded
him in death, in 1989.
Janet Kleinheksel (Prep ’25) Holleman of
Holland, Mich., died on Monday, July 9, 2001. She
was 94.
She was a member of Haven Reformed Church
and lived in the Hamilton, Mich., area her entire life.
She graduated from Western Michigan University
and taught in several area schools.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years,
Gustave; children, Marilyn and Orval Essink, Karal
and Lloyd Hoffman of Hamilton, and Warren and
Jerri Holleman of Grand Haven, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great–grandchildren; and sisters–in–law,
Mrs. Harley (Helene) Jerome of California, and Mrs.
Don (Gertrude) Jergens of Wyoming, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her son, James, in
1976, and by three great–grandchildren.
Margaret Schurman ’33 Klokkert of Holland,
Mich., died on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001. She was 90.
She was born in Holland, Mich., and attended
Holland High School. She earned a master’s degree
from Michigan State University and taught in the
Holland Public Schools for many years.
She was a member of First Reformed Church and
Reformed Church Women, and was involved with
tutoring, Headstart and the Holland Hospital Gift
Shop.
Survivors include her husband, Mineard; children, Calvin Bonzelaar of Holland, William and
Barbara Klokkert of Zeeland, Mich., and John and
Vickie Klokkert of Holland; five grandchildren; three
great–grandsons; and two nephews.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean
Bonzelaar, in 2001, and by a great–grandson.
Lillian Van Raalte ’37 Lampen of Holland, Mich.,
died on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001. She was 85.
She was born in Linden, N.J., on March 7, 1916.
She was a great–granddaughter of the Rev. Albertus
C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland and Hope.
She taught in Clearfield, Pa.; Grand Rapids, Mich.;
Zeeland, Mich.; and Floodwood, Minn. She cared for
five foster children while living in St. Paul, Minn. She
was also a counselor in the surgical waiting room in a
St. Paul hospital, and worked for the crisis intervention line after moving to Holland.
She served as church organist at Mendota Heights
Congregational Church in Minnesota, and for 13
years was a member of the Note Blenders, a harmonica band at Evergreen Commons in Holland. She was
a member of Third Reformed Church in Holland for
25 years.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years,
Andrew; sister, Katherine Davis of New York; brothers and sisters–in–law, Perry Nugent of North
Carolina, Cornelius and Marilyn Lampen of Holland,
Anna Mae and Willard de Vries of Holland, and
Laverne and Esther Lampen of Allegan, Mich.; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Barbara
Nugent, of North Carolina.
Robert J. Lesniak ’58 of Elizabethtown, Pa., died
on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001. He was 64.
He retired in December of 2000 after more three
decades on the faculty of Penn State Harrisburg,
where he served in the School of Behavioral Sciences
and Education.
He completed his doctorate at Syracuse
University. Prior to joining Penn State Harrisburg, he
was associate director of the Urban Teaching
Preparation Program at Syracuse University.
Among other roles at Penn State Harrisburg, he
coordinated the master’s program in teaching and
curriculum from 1972 to 1987; directed the doctoral
program in adult education from 1984 to 1988; coordinated the master’s program in training and
development from 1985 until retirement; was acting
associate dean for research and graduate studies
during 1986–87; and was acting division head for
behavioral sciences and education from 1988 to 1990.
He participated in the Reorganization Workshop
for Desegregation of Harrisburg Schools. He was
elected to the Lower Dauphin School Board in 1978
and served for six years, two as president, and
received two service awards from the district. He
chaired a committee for the Pennsylvania Task Force
for Adult Basic Education.
His honors included a Faculty Service Award
received in 1994; and recognition from the
Association of Teacher Education for 20 years of
service, including a year as the organization’s president. He also received the Life Membership Award
from the American Society for Training and
Development for his committee work.
He and his wife and two other couples founded the
Happiness Street Preschool, which operated for 11
years. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Roman
Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Quinn
Lesniak; a son, John F. at home; two daughters, Kristin
Phillips of Harrisburg and Nicole M. Lesniak of
Arlington, Va.; his mother, Mary Hinotsky Lesniak of
Herkimer, N.Y.; and a sister, Anna Lyga of Herkimer.
Erik C. Lower ’74 of Rockport, Texas, died on
Friday, Aug. 17, 2001. He was 49.
He was shot and killed at his hotel, Hunt’s Castle
Waterfront Resort.
He graduated from West Ottawa High School, and
had degrees from Hope and Western Michigan
University.
He was an assistant professor in business administration and taught for two years at Grand Rapids
Community College and for one year at Davenport
University. He was self–employed in the Rockport
area, and was a past director of the Rockport–Fulton
Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include his sons, Jimmy Lower of
Rockport, Zachary Lower of Rockport and Nikita
Lower of Russia; his father, Milton Lower of Plant
City, Fla., and Holland, Mich.; brothers, Kirk Lower of
Holland, Mark Lower of Holland, Jan Lower of
Warsaw, Poland, and SSgt. Craig Lower of Fort Hood,
Texas; and a sister, Kay Lower of Hinesville, Ga.
Geraldine Uppleger ’48 Meeusen of Holland,
Mich., died on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001. She was 75.
She taught school in the Holland area for several
years. She was a member of Christ Memorial Church.
Survivors include her children, Susan Meeusen of
Holland, Sally and Gordon Alderink of Lamont, Mich.,
and Tom and Terry Meeusen of Rockford, Mich.; four
grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Gwen Cook of
Brighton, Mich., and Chris and Margaret Uppleger of
Royal Oak, Mich.; and a brother– and sister–in–law,
Gord and Diane Meeusen of Guilderland Center, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest,
in 1988.
Alvin J. Meyers ’58 of Portage, Mich., died on
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001. He was 67.
He was born in Zeeland, Mich., and graduated
from Zeeland High School. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army.
Prior to retiring in 1985, he was a salesman for
American Freight for many years. He was a member
of Southbridge Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy; children, Vicki
and Patrick Preddy of Longwood, Fla., Jim and
Carolynn Meyers of Portage, and Julie and David
Riggs of San Rafael, Calif.; six grandchildren; brothers,
Robert and Elaine Meyers of Hudsonville, Mich., and
Paul and Barbara Meyers of Zeeland; sisters, Mary and
Perk Hamming of Hudsonville, Jean and Donald
Elzinga of Zeeland, and Shirley and John Moored of
Zeeland; sisters– and brothers–in–law, Beverly Meyers
of Portage, Bonnie and Jay Bosch of Zeeland, Lynn and
Thurm Bryant of Kalamazoo, Mich., Beth and Carl
VanDam of Holland, Mich., Sally and Doug VanHill of
Jenison, Mich., and Ed and Joan Redder of Wayland,
Mich.; and nieces and nephews.
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Edward Ribbens ’62 of Holland, Mich., died on
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001. He was 74.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He was a member of Bethany Christian Reformed
Church, and served on the consistory of Sixteenth
Street and Providence Christian Reformed churches.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; children, Nancy
and Scott Weenum of Zeeland, Mich., Peggy and
David Dekker of Grand Rapids, Mich., Charles and
Kim Ribbens of Savannah, Ga., Marla and Howard
Hoving of Westmont, Ill., Sharon and Michael Van
Denend of Grand Rapids, and Andrew and Carin
Ribbens of Holland; 18 grandchildren; two
great–grandchildren; brothers and sisters, the Rev.
John and Trudie Ribbens of Grand Rapids, Harvey
and Kathy Ribbens of Ada, Mich., Mrs. Joseph
(Dorothy) La Maire of Grand Haven, Mich., and
Richard and Margy Ribbens of Hudsonville, Mich.;
and brothers– and sisters–in–law, Nick and Eleanor
Vogelzang of Colorado, Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy)
Ribbens of Holland, Mrs. Ralph (Joyce) Martinus of
Florida, Jerold and Betty Hop of Holland, Dr. Martin
and Irene Martinus of West Olive, Mich., and Netta
Ribbens of Grand Rapids.
A daughter, Carol Bratt, preceded him in death.
Susan Dampman ’67 Roland of Rochester, N.Y.,
died on Monday, July 23, 2001. She was 56.
She was born on May 15, 1945.
Survivors include her husband, Duane “Duey”
Roland; her mother, May R. Dampman; her
mother–in–law, Evelyn Roland; children, Amy
(Todd) Matheis, Duane (Melissa) Roland and Mark
Roland; brother, Douglas (Holly) Dampman;
sisters–in–law, Lynne (Bill) Hoyt, MaryJane (Ralph)
Barber and Beth (Phil) Hunter; a brother–in–law,
David (Joanne) Roland; and many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father, who died
in 1997.
Joanne K. Eenigenburg ’72 Stam of Holland,
Mich., died on Monday, Aug. 6, 2001. She was 50.
She was born in Fremont, Mich., and graduated
from Fremont High School. She had been employed
by DeVries and Doornbos Drapery, and was a
member of Central Park Reformed Church.
Survivors include her husband of 23 years, Del;
children, James Stam of Holland, Mary Stam, Janet
Stam, Dustin Eenigenburg and Kari Smith, all at
home; stepdaughter, Stacey Stam of Holland; two
grandchildren; father–in–law, Cornelius Stam of
Howard City, Mich.; brothers and sisters, Gary and
Barb Eenigenburg of Florida, Hope and Lester Schrock
of Milan, Louise and Jim Williams of Maryland, Don
and Glenna Eenigenburg of Grant, Mich., and Gwen
and Roland Pinter of Dundee, Mich.; in–laws, Craig
and Rose Stam of Holland, Ginger and Dallas Hunley
of Holland, Neal Stam of Holland and Leon Stam of
Allegan, Mich.; half brother and sister, Ken Stam and
Jadean Stam, both of Howard City; and aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George
and Alice Eenigenburg, and mother–in–law, Cordiella
Stam.
Cornelius “Cornie” J. Steketee ’39 of Holland,
Mich., died on Monday, July 30, 2001. He was 84.
He was a long–time resident of Holland. His
grandfather was an Ottawa County Sheriff. His father
was one of the founders of Steketee Van Huis Printing
Company. Before retirement, Cornie was owner/
chairman of the board for Steketee Van Huis and The
Printery.
He was one of the founding members of the Hope
Academy for Senior Professionals (HASP). He was a
past president of Rotary International, and was distinguished as a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a past
member of the Board of Evergreen Commons, and an
organizational founder of the Community Foundation
of Holland/Zeeland.
He was a member of Third Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, M. Ruby; his children,
Ruby Ann (David) Pearson, Midge (George) Stamas,
Mary Steketee (Rob Sutter), John (Karen) Steketee, and
Debra Louise (Kevin) Thiebeault; five grandchildren,
George Cornel Stamas (Laurie), Michael Dean Israels
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(Tonya), Cary James Stamas, Christy Marie
Israels–Gannon (Jonnie) and Anthony Joel Israels; four
great–grandchildren, Hope Alexander Stamas,
Cassandra Noelle Stamas, Jared Michael Israels and
Nicholas George Stamas; sisters, Marjorie
VanEgmond and Vivian (Sam) Goodman; a brother,
Dr. Kenneth (Carolyn) Steketee; and several nieces
and nephews.
Word has been received of the death of Paul A.
Van Pernis ’35 of Rockford, Ill., who died on Monday,
June 18, 2001.
Jack Ver Hulst ’58 of Gilroy, Calif., died on
Monday, July 23, 2001. He was 65.
He was born in Zeeland, Mich., on Feb. 2, 1936, the
son of John and Louise Ver Hulst. He majored in
physics and mathematics and minored in English at
Hope. He enjoyed playing Big Band drums during
college and his U.S. Army career.
His work experience included serving as a consulting engineer with The George Washington
University; serving as an engineer/program manager
with Republic Aviation Corporation; co–founding and
serving as vice president for research and development with Microform Data Systems Inc.; serving in
marketing with Mark Systems Inc.; serving as
manager, market research with Artelonics
Corporation; and serving as marketing manager with
GTE.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by
his first wife, Pauline.
Survivors include his second wife, Lynn Ver Hulst
of Gilroy; daughters, Jackie Ver Hulst of Stow, Ohio,
and Kathy Mills of Tacoma, Wash.; three step–children; five grandchildren; six step–grandchildren; a
brother, Mark Ver Hulst of Holland, Mich.; and
several nieces and nephews.
Ruth Jorgensen ’49 Wierenga of Grand Haven,
Mich., died on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000. She was 73.
She was born in South Amboy, N.J., on Sept. 27,
1927. She moved to Grand Haven after attending
Hope.
She was active in her church both locally and internationally. She served on the National Board of
Presbyterian Women, was a commissioner to the
denomination’s General Assembly, was moderator of
the Presbytery of Lake Michigan, served as a member
of the National Presbyterian Ethnic Affairs Committee
and was an elder at her local church.
She was also involved in many international
mission assignments for the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.), including serving as a delegate to conferences
in Mexico, South Africa, Namibia, India and Nepal.
Along with her husband, H. James Wierenga ’47,
she also traveled to Africa and, with support from
their local church, First Presbyterian in Grand Haven,
helped to start a nursery and day care center in Ho,
Ghana, which is named in her honor.
Survivors include her husband; children, Kenneth
and Sharon Wierenga, Dirk and Anne Wierenga, Mark
and Jan Wierenga, and Jeff and Cyndy Wierenga; six
grandchildren, Jay, Matthew, Jill, Kris, Jon and
Hannah; a sister, Elaine Murawski; a brother, Harrison
Jorgensen of Sayerville, N.J.; and a sister–in–law,
Claire Monsma of Grand Rapids, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter
Mathias Arp Jorgensen and Ellen Lindhorst Jones
Jorgensen.
So many parents to thank!
Hope parents . . . supportive . . .
proud . . . loyal.
Charles F. “Frank” Zweering ’42 of Holland,
Mich., died on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001. He was 84.
He was a 1935 graduate of Holland High School.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World
War II.
He was a manager with Western Union Telegraph
Co. until retiring in 1972. He also worked for the
Holland Public School System at Longfellow School
for 10 years following retirement.
He was a member of First Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jennie; a
son, Richard and Terry Zweering of Hudsonville,
Mich.; three grandchildren, Kelly, Kristi and Tim
Zweering; a brother, John Zweering of Florida;
in–laws, Nick and Myrtle Klop of Kalamazoo, Mich.,
Dorothy Leach of Kalamazoo, and Viola Klop of
California; and nieces and nephews.
Sympathy To
Sympathy To
The family of Alexander John James Bartz, who
died on Friday, July 27, 2001, the day he was born, of
hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Survivors include his parents, Pamela Gregory ’86
Bartz and Gary Bartz.
The family of Leona Lugers of Holland, Mich.,
who died on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001. She was 94.
The college’s Lugers Fieldhouse, completed
during the 1990–91 school year, is named in honor of
her and her husband James, who died on Sunday,
April 28, 1996.
Survivors include her children, Janet Ann Lugers
and Gerald Kamps of Douglas, Mich., and Marilyn
and Joseph Hoffer of Holland; three grandchildren;
and one great–granddaughter.
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Campus Notes
A day to give
It was all about helping.
As they settled into their college home during New
Student Orientation, more than a third of the members of
the freshman Class of 2005 signed on to make a difference
in the college’s home of Holland.
A part of New Student Orientation, “Time to Serve,”
matches students with volunteer needs in the greater
Holland area. The program started with 10 projects and
about 100 participants last year, and mushroomed to 24
projects and approximately 300 students this year.
Assigned to teams of seven to 15, this year’s
participants worked with organizations and at locales
such as the American Red Cross, Black River School,
the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holland,
Community Kitchen, Freedom Village, Habitat for
Humanity, Holland Area Beautiful, Holland Township
Recreation and Maplewood School, among others.
Projects ranged from stuffing newsletters, to cleaning
stoves, to painting playground equipment, to building
a home, to planting trees and weeding.
“Time to Serve” has two main goals:
first, to help students appreciate the
importance of giving of themselves, and,
second, to give the members of the college’s
newest class an opportunity to become
further acquainted.
The effort has earned statewide
recognition. On Thursday, Oct. 11, “Time to
Serve” 2000 received a 2001 Distinguished
Service Award from Keep Michigan
Beautiful Inc. during the group’s Annual
Conference, held in Flint, Mich.
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