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Inside This Issue
Matching
Talent
and Need
Summer’s End:
On Your Mark,
Get Set...
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page seven.
Please see
pages 10-11.
Science Center Celebration .......... 2
Serving from Experience ............... 3
Grant Underwrites Excellence ...... 8
Dance Grad Returns ...................... 9
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news from
HOPE COLLEGE
August 2004
From Hope, Meredith Arwady ’00 has gone on
to earn national acclaim in the world of opera.
Please see page 20.
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Campus Notes
Events to celebrate science center
It’s time to celebrate.
With the final portion of the science
center project set to be done by the start of
the school year, Hope has scheduled a
day–long celebration in conjunction with
Homecoming Weekend.
“Preparing the Next Generation of
Students,” featuring a series of addresses by
invited speakers, a dedication ceremony and
an open house, will take place on Friday,
Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The events will begin with a keynote
address by Dr. Judith Ramaley, who is assistant director in the Education and Human
Resources Directorate of the National
Science Foundation.
Two sets of three parallel presentations
by Hope alumni scientists will take place at
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The speakers will
include: Dr. Sylvia Ceyer ’74 of Cambridge,
Mass., professor of chemistry at MIT; Dr.
Tim Laman ’83 of Cambridge, a research
associate of the Arnold Arboretum at
Harvard University and a wildlife photographer whose work has been featured in
National Geographic; Dr. Paul Schaap ’67 of
Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., president of
Lumigen; and Dr. George Zuidema ’49, professor emeritus of surgery with the
University of Michigan.
The dedication ceremony for the science
center will take place at 12:30 p.m. at
VanAndel Plaza, near the building’s main
north entrance. An open house will follow
from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The science center project includes both
the construction of a new, 85,900 square foot
building and the renovation of the existing,
72,800 square foot Peale Science Center,
which had opened in 1973. Construction
began in March of 2002. The new building
opened for the beginning of the 2003–04
school year, and the renovation of Peale is
being completed for this fall.
The project totals $36 million, and is one
of the major components of the Legacies: A
Vision of Hope comprehensive campaign.
“Quote, unquote”
Quote, unquote is an
eclectic sampling of things
said at and about Hope
College.
With the new school year imminent, news from
Hope College looked back an even 50 years to see
what was making campus news during an earlier
era’s beginning.
In its debut issue for the 1954–55 school year,
the Anchor student newspaper gave major attention to campus development, coverage occasioned
by approval of a loan for the future Kollen Hall and
an understanding that the growing institution
accordingly needed new facilities. Excerpts appear
below. An overview of Hope’s current building
boom is featured on pages two, five, 10 and 11.
“Construction to
“Start in January
“Hope College’s new men’s dormitory is
finally becoming a reality with the FHA
approval of a loan of up to one million dollars.
A letter approving the application for the loan
was received last week from the Housing and
Home Finance Agency, a subsidiary of the
Federal Housing Administration. Completed
specifications are to be submitted within 60
days for final approval.
“Architect Ralph R. Calder of Detroit has
received the contract for the construction of
the building. His previous work on Hope’s
campus has been Durfee Hall and the Power
Plant. Mr. Calder has met several times with
the college administration so that the completed plans will be submitted to government
authorities within the allotted time...
“Construction is to begin January 1, 1955,
with completion expected by July 1, 1956,
according to Dr. Lubbers [Irwin Lubbers ’17,
Hope’s president at the time]. The new dormitory will be four stories of steel, brick and
concrete construction and will be located on
12th Street opposite the athletic field. Three
hundred men will be housed in the building,
and the individual rooms will measure
approximately 14 by 15 feet. A lounge and
2
toilet facilities will be located on each of the
three floors. The new project promises not
only to add beauty to the campus, but will also
provide much needed living quarters for
Hope’s men.”
“Editorials:
“Enrollment on Increase
“We at Hope College are witnessing one of
the most expansive building programs this
campus has seen since its founding. Behind
this program lies not only much imagination
and planning, but careful study and consideration of the present and future needs of Hope
College.
“Figures compiled by leading statisticians
show a nationwide increase in population of
college age. In 1953 the population of college
age was 8,001,654; by 1960 a 16 percent
increase is expected; a 46 percent increase in
1965 and by 1970 an increase of 70 percent over
the number in 1953.
“These figures, complemented by the
higher percentage of college age attending
college in Michigan over the national average
and the increases in percentage of college age
attending college, lead to the belief that Hope
College in 1970 can expect an enrollment of
2,191.
“To accommodate this increase, a seven
fold building project has been initiated. First
on the agenda is the men’s dormitory and following respectively are the physical education
building, music building, Danford Meditation
Chapel, dramatics and art center, student
union and the sodding of Phelps Field.”
The results of meeting the additional needs
noted in the editorial include buildings that are
today campus mainstays like Nykerk Hall of Music
(1956). The process also continues: Carnegie
Gymnasium (1906) was rebuilt and renamed
Carnegie–Schouten Gymnasium in 1954 but
replaced by the Dow Center in 1978; Dow will in
turn be complemented by the forthcoming DeVos
Fieldhouse.
Kollen Hall itself, which is now co–educational
by wing and floor, opened in 1956 and was dedicated on Sept. 1, 1957.
The construction of the new science center and the renovation of Peale have made
a major––and essential––difference to the college’s science program. With both
phases of the project now complete, Hope will mark a day of celebration on Friday,
Oct. 8, during Homecoming Weekend.
news from
HOPE COLLEGE
Volume 36, No. 1
August 2004
On the cover
Our main image features Meredith Arwady ’00 performing during the Gilmore festival in
Kalamazoo, Mich., in May. It was a time of celebration: in March, she was one of only three
winners in the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The inset photo
shows her singing the alma mater during Commencement four years before.
At top center, Tim Fry ’05 is pictured with Zandile Tshabalala, adopted daughter of Katlego
Setshogoe ’02 and family of South Africa. Tim visited the family during his spring, 2004,
internship with World Vision.
At top right, work on the De Vos Fieldhouse progresses during an active summer for campus
development.
Volume 36, No. 1
August 2004
Published for Alumni, Friends and
Parents of Hope College by the Office of
Public and Community Relations.
Should you receive more than one copy,
please pass it on to someone in your
community. An overlap of Hope College
constituencies makes duplication sometimes unavoidable.
Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87
Layout and Design:
Holland Litho Printing Service
Printing:
News Web Printing Services
of Greenville, Mich.
Contributing Photographer:
Lou Schakel ’71
Contributing Writers:
Derek Emerson ’85,
Heather Vander Plaat
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October, and December by Hope
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Associate Vice President for Public
and Community Relations
Gregory S. Olgers ’87
Director of News Media Services
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Associate Director of Public and
Community Relations
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Public Relations Services Administrator
Karen Bos
Office Manager
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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
A PASSAGE IN INDIA: A Hope class’s
sensitive approach to study abroad earned
attention in an Indian newspaper.
The college’s May Term to India was featured in the Varanasi paper on Tuesday,
May 25. The story featured a photo of the
group visiting Saranat, celebrated as the site
of the Buddha’s first sermon, and the text,
written in Hindi, outlined the scholars’
origins at Hope and emphasis in studying
India’s history, culture and religion.
Faculty leader Dr. Boyd Wilson believes
that the Hope visitors caught the journalists’
attention because he and the student participants were all wearing traditional Indian
attire. It’s a practice they’ve chosen to follow
since 2000. Although it’s the first time that
the approach has garnered media interest,
Dr. Wilson noted that it has long earned
appreciation.
One acquaintance, he noted, told him,
“Every year we appreciate your group
because you show respect for our culture.”
“They just love the fact that these
American students are trying to understand,” Dr. Wilson said.
INTERNATIONAL ED HONORED:
National recognition of the international
education program includes a scholarship
for a student to use in studying abroad
during 2005.
The Council on International Educational
Exchange (CIEE) has recognized Hope for
providing outstanding support of study
abroad and the council’s “Study Centers”
during the 2003–04 school year. The
award—a plaque and $1,000 in scholarship
funds for use by a Hope student—was presented during the 56th Annual Conference
of NAFSA: Association of International
Educators, held in Baltimore, Md., on
Sunday–Friday, May 23–28.
Only five institutions nationwide
received the awards. The other four were:
the University of Colorado–Boulder,
George Washington University, Tulane
University and the University of
Wisconsin–Madison.
A total of 127 Hope students studied
abroad during 2003–04, including through
CIEE programs in Chile, Dominican
Republic, England, France, Haiti, Ireland
and Jordan.
MATH HONORS: Student teams from
Hope placed second and tied for third in the
Lower Michigan Mathematics Competition.
The contest was held on Saturday, April
3, at Kalamazoo College. A total of 19 teams,
with two or three members each, participated from nine colleges and universities across
lower Michigan.
Albion College won the competition, and
Calvin College was third along with Hope.
The top five was rounded out by the
University of Michigan at Flint.
The finishes continue a series of strong
showings in the event for Hope. Teams from
the college have won 10 times in the competition’s 28–year history, including in both
2002 and 2003.
Hope was represented by 16 students
organized into six teams. The members of
the college’s second–place team were junior
Brandon Alleman of Morrice, Mich., senior
Henry Gould of Zeeland, Mich., and senior
Andrew Wells of Midland, Mich., while the
students on the third–place team were junior
Daniela Banu of Bucharest, Romania, senior
Stefan Coltisor of Bucharest, Romania, and
senior Heidi Libner of Park Ridge, Ill.
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Helping in the journey
A
s a human resources
professional, Beth Snyder
’94 enjoys helping others
grow.
As a Hope graduate, she values that the
college helped shape her own life journey.
It’s an impact that has made it natural for
her to want to stay involved with
Hope––so much so that she has become
president of the Alumni Association Board
of Directors. Her two–year term began
July 1.
“As a person, I grew tremendously
while I was at Hope,” she said. “Would
that have occurred anyway? Possibly. But
I know that it occurred when I was at
Hope, and so it’s been important for me to
stay involved and give back to a community of people that taught me, challenged me
and helped me reach my goals. Today, I
enjoy dialoging with faculty, staff and students in order to really understand the
critical issues facing Hope.”
Snyder, who lives in Arlington, Va., is a
corporate human resources advisor for
ExxonMobil’s Refining and Supply organization.
Her responsibilities include
working with senior managers to ensure
employees’ skills, abilities and ultimately
their career paths are aligned with the company’s business goals and objectives.
She has been with ExxonMobil since
2001, when she completed a master’s
degree in labor and human resources at
Fisher College of Business of The Ohio
State University. Since graduating from
Hope she has also worked as a general
manager with her family’s commercial real
estate firm and as a recruiter with The
Limited Inc.
As an Ohio high school student, Snyder
conducted her college choice with criteria
that included the right academic opportunities (she was originally a nursing major),
and a small, friendly environment.
A clear front–runner emerged. “By the
time I had toured all the schools, I only
applied to Hope,” she said.
She has four siblings, including a twin,
Gwen. The two sisters originally made a
point of choosing different schools so that
they could forge their own identities in
college, but in the end Gwen also liked
what she saw at Hope and transferred in
during her freshman year.
They found, Beth noted, plenty of ways
to express their individuality.
“We were both able to come to Hope
and carve out a niche,” she said. “I joke
that between the two of us, I think we did
everything.”
Beth had enrolled interested in nursing,
joined the Sib sorority, and became
involved in campus activities including the
Pull, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and
Campus Crusade for Christ, and serving as
a resident assistant. Gwen was interested
in political science and economics, pledged
Delta Phi, and participated in off–campus
programs such as the Philadelphia semester and the Vienna Summer School.
“Hope was able to meet two very different interests in what we wanted to pursue
academically, socially––just across the
board,” Beth said.
The important difference that Hope made in her own life has made it natural for
Beth Snyder ’94 to remain involved in the life of the college. In July, she began
a two–year term as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
It was as a junior that Snyder realized
that nursing wasn’t for her. Very quickly,
though, members of the faculty helped her
work out a better fit––a social science major
with an emphasis in psychology––and
even her career path. She even had an
opportunity to gain research experience
through a summer internship working
with the Carl Frost Center for Social
Science Research.
“The faculty were very encouraging,
helping me to explore what I could do,”
she said. “Chuck Green [who was the Frost
Center’s director] was one of the first
people that encouraged me to look at
human resources management as a potential field.”
A course in industrial psychology also
reinforced the interest. “’How could we
apply what we know about how organizations operate, and the ways in which
people perform work and in order to maximize the potential growth and gain for
both?’ And that just intrigued me,” she
said.
All of her academic and social experiences, she noted, have had a lasting impact.
“Hope provided me an environment to
develop leadership skills, and to learn how
to effectively work on teams and keep
many ’balls in the air,’” Snyder said. “And
the college pushed me––to meet challenges
I didn’t think I could meet, and to stretch
myself particularly through volunteer
leadership.”
She has similarly appreciated the role
that Hope’s Christian character has played
in her life.
“Hope offered a safe place where I
could determine what I believe––aside
from my parents, aside from what I’d
grown up being taught,” Snyder said. “I
learned what it meant to have a relationship with Christ and how to live out my
faith as a reflection of what I believe. My
spiritual development, that really started at
Hope, is still very much a part of life
today.”
Given her positive experiences, Snyder
made a point of becoming involved in
alumni activities when back in Ohio after
graduation. She welcomed the opportunity to join the Alumni Board in 2000, and to
become vice president two years later.
She’s enjoyed having a venue through
which to connect with other alumni who
value the richness of their Hope scholastic,
spiritual, social and personal experiences.
“You know that Hope touched your life,
but it’s really neat to hear how Hope has
touched others’ lives as well,” she said.
“There’s a core value at Hope that relationships
matter,
people
matter,
community matters,” she said. “When you
come on Hope’s campus, you sense it.”
“Hope has it,” Snyder said. “You can’t
sell it. You can’t recreate it, necessarily. It’s
just there, and it’s great.”
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Events
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester ’04
Aug. 27, Friday––Residence halls open for new students, 10
a.m.
Aug. 27–30, Friday–Monday––New Student Orientation
Aug. 29, Sunday––Residence halls open for returning students, noon
Aug. 29, Sunday––Opening Convocation, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Tuesday––Classes begin, 8 a.m.
Sept. 6, Monday––Labor Day, classes in session
Oct. 9, Saturday––Homecoming
Oct. 15, Friday––Fall Recess begins, 6 p.m.
Oct. 20, Wednesday––Fall Recess ends, 8 a.m.
Nov. 5–7, Friday–Sunday––Parents’ Weekend
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.
The days for 2004–05 are:
Friday, Oct. 1
Friday, Nov. 5
Friday, Feb. 4
Monday, Oct. 11 Friday, Nov. 19 Monday, Feb. 21
Friday, Oct. 22
Monday, Jan. 17 Friday, March 4
Junior Days: Friday, April 1; Friday, April 15; Friday, April 22
Pre–Professional Day: Wednesday, May 25
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.
Dance
Aerial Dance Theater––Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 28–30;
Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 4–6
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
The concert will feature Kawabata Suite, set on the company
by William Crowley ’92. Please see the story on page nine
for more.
Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citizens and students, and will be available at the door.
De Pree Gallery
“From One Generation to Another: A Retrospective of the
Hope College Permanent Collection”––Monday, Aug. 9—
Sunday, Sept. 12
There will be a reception on Friday, Sept. 3, from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m., with a curator‘s talk by Katrina Herron at 5:30 p.m.
“Two Eyes on Mexico: Josephine Sacabo and Mariana
Yampolsky”––Friday, Sept. 24–Friday, Oct. 22
Photographs from the Witliff Gallery of Southwestern
and Mexican Photography, Texas State University-San
Marcos.
“Recent Additions from the Maurice Kawashima
Collection of Japanese Ceramics”––Friday, Oct. 29–
Wednesday, Nov. 24
There will be an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 29, from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Through Monday, Aug. 30, the gallery will be open Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 31,
the gallery will be open Sunday and Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.;
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5
p.m.; and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is free.
Knickerbocker Theatre
Downtown Holland at 86 East Eighth Street
The Clay Bird––Friday–Saturday, Aug. 13–14; Monday–
Thursday, Aug. 16–19
Barn Red––Friday–Saturday, Aug. 20–21; Monday–
Thursday, Aug. 23–26
Super–Size Me––Monday–Friday, Aug. 30–Sept. 3
All three films are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Knickerbocker is closed
on Sundays. Tickets are $6 for regular adult admission, and $5 for
senior citizens and students. For more information, please call
(616) 395–7403 or visit www.hope.edu/arts/knick.
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Music
Christian Music Series––Friday, Sept. 3: Ginny Owens,
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for
regular admission, and $5 for senior citizens and students.
Additional information may be obtained by callng Campus
Ministries at (616) 395–7145.
9/11 Remembrance––Thursday, Sept. 9: hymn and reading
service, Nykerk Hall of Music, room 113, 11 a.m. Admission
is free.
Donia Organ Recital––Tuesday, Sept. 14: James Diaz,
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Guest Artist––Friday, Sept. 24: Elodie Lauten, independent
composer and producer based in New York, Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Sept. 26: Wichers
Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Symphonette Concert––Friday, Oct. 1: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Guest Artist––Wednesday, Oct. 6: N. Ravikiran, chitravina,
Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, payable at
the door.
“The Princely Players”––Friday, Oct. 8: appearing as a followup to the Critical Issues Symposium (“Race and Opportunity:
Echoes of Brown v. Board of Education”), Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for regular adult admission,
and $5 for senior citizens and students. Tickets will be sold in
advance beginning Monday, Sept. 27, at the DeWitt Center box
office with any remaining tickets available at the door.
Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Oct. 10: Wichers Auditorium
of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Arts and Humanities Fair Concert––Thursday, Oct. 14:
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 11 a.m. Admission is free.
“Collage” Concert––Thursday, Oct. 14: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Chamber Kremlin Orchestra––Saturday, Oct. 23: Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Tickets 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. Tickets will be sold in advance on Monday–Saturday,
Oct. 4–9, Monday–Thursday, Oct. 11–14, and Wednesday–
Saturday, Oct. 20–23, at the DeWitt Center box office.
Orchestra Concert––Friday, Oct. 29: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Instant Information
Updates on events, news and athletics at Hope may be
obtained 24 hours a day by calling (616) 395–7888.
Theatre
Golden Ladder––Wednesday–Saturday, Oct. 6–9, and
Wednesday–Saturday, Oct. 13–16
By Donna Spector
DeWitt Center, studio 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 until 8
p.m. on performance nights, and may be called at (616) 395–7890.
Visiting Writers Series
Wednesday, Sept. 8––Carl Phillips, poet and essayist
Thursday, Oct. 7—Honoree Jeffers, poet; and Patricia Sarafian
Ward, novelist and GLCA New Writer Award winner.
Both readings will be at the Knickerbocker Theatre beginning at 7
p.m. Live music by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble will
precede the readings beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. For
information about the entire season or to be placed on the series’s
mailing list, please call the department of English at (616) 395–7620.
Alumni and Friends
Regional Events
Grand Rapids, Mich.––Tuesday, Sept. 21
A performance by the Cirque de Soleil, and a reception.
Kalamazoo, Mich.––Wednesday, Sept. 29
A luncheon with members of the Hope football team.
Community Day––Saturday, Sept. 11
Homecoming Weekend––Friday–Sunday, Oct. 8–10
Includes reunions for every fifth class, ’84 through ’99.
Parents’ Weekend––Friday–Sunday, Nov. 5–7
For more information concerning the above events, please call the
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (616) 395–7250 or the
Office of Public and Community Relations at (616) 395–7860, or visit
the Alumni Association Web site at: www.hope.edu/alumni/
Traditional Events
Opening Convocation––Sunday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m.
Critical Issues Symposium––Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept. 28–29
Topic: “Race and Opportunity: Echoes of Brown v. Board
of Education”; Please see page nine for more information.
Pull––Saturday, Oct. 2, 3 p.m.
Nykerk Cup Competition––Saturday, Nov. 6
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Sports Report
Volleyball coach named Hope to host 2005
B
swimming nationals
ecky Schmidt ’99, Hope’s
only volleyball All–American,
has returned to her alma
mater as head coach.
She succeeds Maureen Dunn, who guided
the program from 1997 to 2003 and was
Schmidt’s coach her junior and senior years.
Dr. Dunn continues a member of the college’s
kinesiology faculty.
Schmidt was voted the MIAA’s most valuable volleyball player as both a junior and
senior. As a senior she became the first Hope
volleyball player to receive NCAA Division
III All–American honors. She also received
an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
A kinesiology major, she received departmental recognitions for her academic work.
Her senior year she
was presented the
John
Schouten
Award as the college’s outstanding
female
student–
athlete.
After graduation from Hope she
was a graduate
assistant volleyball
Becky Schmidt ’99
coach at Miami
University of Ohio while completing her
master’s degree in sport behavior and performance. For the past three years she has been
the volleyball coach at the University of
Redlands in California. In 2002 she coached a
USA Athlete’s International volleyball team
to a gold medal in the “Down Under Games”
in Australia.
Hope will host the 2005 National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division III women’s and men’s swimming and diving championships.
The championships will be held at the
Holland Community Aquatic Center,
first for women on Thursday– Saturday,
March 10 to 12, and then for men on
Thursday–Saturday, March 17 to 19. The
two meets will attract nearly 500 swimmers and divers from NCAA Division III
institutions throughout the nation.
This is the third time that Hope will
host an NCAA national championship.
The 1987 Division III men’s and
2004 Men’s
Soccer
Schedule
2004
Men’s
Soccer
2004 Cross Country Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 4..BILL VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL, 11 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 10..........................at Aquinas Invitational, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11 .at Mel Brodt Invitational, Bowling Green,
9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25...........................MIAA JAMBOREE, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2.....................at Lansing CC Invitational, noon
Saturday, Oct. 9.........at Wartburg, Iowa, Invitational, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16 ..........................at Alma Invitational, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30 ....MIAA Championships at Calvin, 11 a.m.
Home meets run at Van Raalte Farm, east 16th St.
2004 Football Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 11..........+JOHN CARROLL, OHIO, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18...................at DePauw, Ind., 1:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, Sept. 25 ...............................WHEATON, ILL., 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2 ........................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9 .............................................++*OLIVET, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16 ..............*at Wisconsin Lutheran, noon CDT
Saturday, Oct. 23..............................................*at Adrian, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30...............................................*ALBION, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 ...................................+++*TRI-STATE, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.
*MIAA Game
+Community Day
++Homecoming
+++Parents’ Day
Home games played at Holland Municipal Stadium, 13th St. and
Fairbanks Ave.
Hear Hope football on WHTC-AM (1450) & WFUR-FM (102.9)
2004 Men’s Golf Schedule
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 3-4 ...................................at Olivet Comet Classic
Wednesday, Sept. 8..........................................*at Albion, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14...............................................*at Olivet, 1 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 17 .....................................................at Ferris, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18 .....................................*at Tri-State, noon CT
Wednesday, Sept. 22................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 ...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 27...................................................*HOPE, 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1....................................................at Aquinas, 9 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 4..................................................*at Calvin, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7 .....................................at Spring Arbor, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9................................................*at Adrian, 1 p.m.
*MIAA Tournament
Home tournament played at Wuskowhan Players Club, 16111
Blair St.
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women’s cross country championships
were run at the Holland Country Club,
and Hope won the national women’s
basketball championship at the
Holland Civic Center in 1990.
Hope has sponsored intercollegiate
swimming since 1978–79, and over that
27–year span under coach John Patnott
has consistently been among the top
Division III men’s and women’s programs in the nation. Patnott, who will
mark his 25th season at the helm of the
program in 2004–05, has coached 112
All–Americans, and has had national
champions 30 times.
2004 Women’s Golf Schedule
2004 Women’s Golf Schedule
Mon.-Tues., Sept. 6-7 .........Laker Fall Classic at Grand Valley
Saturday, Sept. 11 ...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 17-18..................at Olivet Women’s Invitational
Wednesday, Sept. 22................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 .....................................*at Tri-State, noon CT
Thursday, Sept. 30.............................+CALVIN/HOPE FALL
INVITATIONAL, noon
Saturday, Oct. 2 ...........................at Manchester, Ind., 8:30 a.m.
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 8-9..........................++MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
*MIAA Tournament
+Tournament played at Thornapple Pointe Golf Club
++Hosted by Hope at Bedford Valley Country Club
2004 Volleyball
Schedule
2004
Volleyball
Schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 1 .........................*KALAMAZOO, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 8.................................*TRI-STATE, 6:30 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 10-11 ..at Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio, Tournament
Tuesday, Sept. 14.............................................*ALMA, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16.......................................*at Calvin, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18........*at Wheaton, Ill., Tournament, 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 23 ...........................................*at Adrian, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 ..............................*SAINT MARY’S, 11 a.m.
*OLIVET, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28 ..........................................at Albion, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1 ................................................*CALVIN, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 5.................................................*ADRIAN, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7.........................at Tri-State, Ind., 6:30 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Oct. 12 ............................................*at Alma, 6:30 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 15-16........................at Elmhurst, Ill., Invitational
Wednesday, Oct. 20 ..........................................*at Olivet, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 22..................................*at Saint Mary’s, 5 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Oct. 26...........................................*ALBION, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 28 .....................................*at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 29-30 ...................Midwest Invitational at Calvin
Tues.-Sat., Nov. 2-6.......................................MIAA Tournament
*MIAA Match
Home matches played at Dow Center, 13th St. & Columbia Ave.
Schedule
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 3-4................................at Anderson Tournament
Friday - Hope vs. Anderson, Ind., 4 p.m.
Saturday – Urbana, Ohio, 2 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 10-11 ...................CAL BERGSMA MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT
Friday – Hope vs. Wabash, Ind., 4 p.m.
Saturday – Hope vs. Otterbein, Ohio, 2 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 17-18 ..................at Ohio Northern Tournament
Friday – Hope vs. John Carroll, Ohio, 3 p.m.
Saturday – Hope vs. Ohio Northern, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 22 ..............................*at Tri-State, 4 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 25 .........................................*OLIVET, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28 .............................................*ADRIAN, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2 ...........................................*at Albion, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 .............................................*at Alma, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9................................*KALAMAZOO, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 12................................................*CALVIN, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16 .....................................*TRI-STATE, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20 ..........................................*at Olivet, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23..............................................*at Adrian, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 26................................................*ALBION, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30 .............................................*ALMA, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3..................................*at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 ...............................................*at Calvin, 2 p.m.
*MIAA Game
Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields, 11th St. & Fairbanks Ave.
2004 Women’s Soccer Schedule
Friday, Sept. 3 ........................................at DePauw, Ind., 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4.....................Wheaton, Ill. at DePauw, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 8..............................................*ALMA, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15 .........................................*OLIVET, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 17 .................................................*at Albion, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 21..............................................*at Calvin, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25...........................................*TRI-STATE, noon
Wednesday, Sept. 29 ........................at Saint Mary’s, 4 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 2..................................................*ADRIAN, noon
Tuesday, Oct. 5 .........................................*at Kalamazoo, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9...................................................*ALBION, noon
Wednesday, Oct. 13 ..........................................*at Olivet, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16 ......................ILLINOIS WESLEYAN, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 19................................................*CALVIN, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23..................................*Tri-State, Ind., noon CT
Wednesday, Oct. 27 ............................*SAINT MARY’S, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30................................................*at Adrian, noon
Tuesday, Nov. 2 ....................................*KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6...................................................*at Alma, noon
*MIAA Game
Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields, 11th St. & Fairbanks Ave.
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Legacies: A Vision of Hope
Touch every tomorrow
Although needs
remain, much has also
been achieved.
As the Legacies: A Vision of Hope campaign enters its final months, the
involvement of the entire Hope family is
being sought to help bring the multi–year,
comprehensive fund–raising effort to a successful conclusion. At the same time, the
campaign, for which all pledges must be
made December 31, has already had a significant impact, a direct result of the generous
support given so far and tangible evidence of
just what a major difference such support
can and does make at the college.
“This campaign has been very exhilarating because of the generosity of so many
people,” said President James Bultman ’63.
“And we feel very humbled to receive such
support from so many of our alumni and
friends.”
Legacies: A Vision of Hope was announced
in October of 2000 as an $85 million campaign with three primary components:
building a new science center and renovating the existing Peale Science Center;
increasing the endowment; and enhancing
and expanding other campus facilities,
including the construction of the Martha
Miller Center for Global Communication.
As the Legacies: A Vision
of Hope campaign
enters its final months,
the involvement of the
entire Hope family is
being sought to help
bring the multi–year,
comprehensive fund–
raising effort to a
successful conclusion.
Just a few months later, Hope received a
$7.5 million leadership gift from the Richard
and Helen DeVos Foundation for another
major project: a fieldhouse to be built on the
Eastern Gateway to campus and Holland.
Although initially developed independent of
Legacies, the fieldhouse project eventually
became a fourth component of the campaign, with the overall goal increased
accordingly to $105 million.
After nearly four years, results of Legacies
are everywhere. Most dramatic so far is the
new science center, which opened in August
of 2003. The building stretches more than
100 yards east to west, and is highlighted by
a three–story atrium that soars 78 feet floor
to skylight.
Even more impressive than its architecture, however, is the difference that the
building has already been making as a center
for learning.
“The facilities overall are better for doing
science,” said Brian Mott, a senior chemistry
major from Zeeland, Mich.
Mott has conducted research in the labo-
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ratory of Dr. Michael Pikaart for three years,
two of them in Peale.
“There’s a lot more room, it’s a lot cleaner,
and we definitely have acquired more
instruments,” he said. Mott has also appreciated the increased integration of
departments fostered by the design of the
new building, which groups researchers by
general interest rather than along traditional
discipline lines.
David Weatherly, a junior chemistry
major from Rochester, Mich., has also conducted research in both Peale and the new
building, with Dr. Elizabeth Sanford.
“It’s just such a beautiful place to work
in,” he said. “And this lab is a lot bigger than
our last lab.”
In addition to appreciating the new building himself, he has also noticed its impact on
visitors such as prospective students. “It’s
just very inspiring––like the atrium and
everything,” he said.
The benefits will only grow. The renovation of the adjacent Peale Science Center
will be complete in time for the start of the
new school year later this month, and the
building’s occupants started moving into
the facility in July (please see the story on
pages 10 and 11). As noted in the related
story on page two, a dedication celebration
for the entire science center complex will be
held on Friday, Oct. 8, during Homecoming
Weekend.
The total cost for the new building and
the renovation is $36 million. So far, the
college has raised just over $28 million for
the project.
Just as the science center project has made
and will make a major difference to the college’s programs in biology, chemistry, the
geological and environmental sciences,
nursing and psychology, so, too, are the campaign’s other major building projects eagerly
awaited for the impact that they will have.
Ground was broken in late April for both
the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse
and the Martha Miller Center for Global
Communication. Dramatic progress has
been made during the summer (as shown on
pages 10 and 11); the plan is for the Martha
Miller Center to be ready for the 2005–06
school year, and for the DeVos Fieldhouse to
open in the fall of 2005.
The Martha Miller Center will house the
departments of communication and of
modern and classical languages, as well as
the offices of international education and
multicultural life. The college has raised $5.5
million of the $12 million cost.
The DeVos Fieldhouse will house offices
for the department of kinesiology and the
athletic training program, and will become
home court for the volleyball and men’s and
women’s basketball programs. It will be
owned and operated by Hope and will serve
as a community resource for local events,
helping to meet an area–wide need for such
space.
Particular emphasis has been placed on
the fieldhouse site itself. Generous use of
green space will place the building in a
park–like setting. At the same time, the City
of Holland is rebuilding neighboring
Fairbanks Avenue and plans to build a
round–about at the northeast corner, at
Eighth and Ninth streets, which will trans-
Support of Hope College has a lasting impact. Graves Hall, a part of campus for
more than 110 years, provides a good example––the building was made possible
through gifts in the 1890s from Nathan F. Graves and Garret E. Winants, and serves
the college still. Just as the term “legacy” bridges past and future, so, too, does the
Legacies campaign. Projects remaining––and for which need remains––include the
restoration of the historic building. (Note that this photo predates Voorhees Hall—
the building, dedicated in 1907, does not yet stand at left. Image courtesy of the
Hope College Collection of the Joint Archives of Holland.)
form the visual appeal of the main eastern
entrance to the downtown and campus
neighborhood.
Although the college is edging within a
million or so of the $22 million goal for the
fieldhouse project, additional funding will
assist not only with the building but with
the ambitious grounds work. One inventive fund–raising effort: supporters may
purchase engraved bricks that will line the
main entry plaza for $250 each.
In other work in the area, the city is
vacating 11th and 12th streets in the block
centered on the railroad tracks as a safety
measure, to eliminate some of the many
crossings in the city. One result will be
additional green space.
After nearly four years,
results of Legacies are
everywhere.
“With all of our improvements, we are
really trying to be a very good neighbor to
the city of Holland even as they have been
very helpful for the college,” said President
Bultman. “The town–gown relationship is
very strong and mutually beneficial.”
Campus improvements already completed include the construction of new weight
and exercise rooms, and of two new dance
studios, in the Dow Center, and the restoration of the stained glass windows and mortar
joints of Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Projects remaining include the renovation of Graves and Lubbers halls, and the
restoration of the chapel’s Skinner organ.
Dating to the 1890s, Graves initially featured large spaces, housing both the
college’s library and chapel. It currently
houses offices for the faculty in modern and
classical languages, but once the Martha
Miller Center is built will be available for
other use. The stately, turreted building
could become, President Bultman believes,
a showpiece within as well as without.
“We’d like to return Graves to much of
what it was originally,” he said. “It’s a
grand building deserving of restoration.”
The college has enjoyed great success in
raising endowment, exceeding the $30
million goal. Results include 160 new
endowment funds, among them four new
endowed professorships and 133 new
scholarships.
The scholarships, President Bultman
noted, are especially gratifying, for college,
givers and students alike.
“The most cherished gifts at the college,
and the one that donors seem most eager to
give, are endowed scholarships,” he said.
“They make a Hope education possible for
talented and deserving students.”
Even with the support, though, Hope
remains near the bottom of its peer group in
endowment per student. For example, among
the 12 Great Lakes Colleges Association
schools during 2002–03, Hope placed last
with $34,080; the average was $135,281.
“Hope needs additional support in all
four major initiatives if the goals of the campaign are to be fully met,” President
Bultman said. “We trust that all who love
the college and value its work with students
will participate by contributing as they are
able and helping to realize the Legacies vision
of an even stronger Hope.”
Additional information about Legacies: A
Vision of Hope may be obtained by visiting the
college online at www.hope.edu/advancement/legacies, calling (616) 395–7775 or
e–mailing advancement@hope.edu.
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Campus Profile
By Heather Vander Plaat
Hope talent, the world’s need
For many Hope College
students studying global
poverty and development,
exposure to these issues
occurs mainly in the
classroom. But that is
beginning to change, with
the recent creation of a new
student internship program
based in South Africa.
The “Hope College/World Vision
Internship Program” is a joint effort between
Hope College and World Vision, a worldwide Christian relief and development
organization.
During the spring, 2004, semester, the
internship program placed two Hope students at the office of World Vision’s Food
Programming and Management Group in
Johannesburg, South Africa. Each student
spent seven weeks working with Jim
Lutzweiler ’93, who serves as a World Vision
food aid policy advisor in Johannesburg.
The students’ main task was to help
Lutzweiler conduct research aimed at ensuring that World Vision food aid programs are
making progress toward their long–term
goals. The students also took part in discussions about food aid policy and met with
World Vision employees to talk about issues
relating to vocation. Part of their time was
also spent traveling to locations where food
aid has been delivered, witnessing first–
hand the economic conditions that have led
to widespread hunger in Africa.
A key objective of the new program is to
prepare students for vocational choices in the
areas of global poverty and development. At
the same time, the internships encourage stu-
dents to explore how their talents and interests can be used to meet some of the world’s
deepest needs.
“This is a program designed to build
bridges, connecting Hope students with a
broken world in ways that allow them to
respond in an integrated way,” said Dr. Joel
Toppen ’91, assistant professor of political
science, who developed the internship
program.
The Hope/World Vision internships are
supported by a grant from the CrossRoads
Project at Hope College, a five–year program
designed to encourage the Hope community
to explore the interrelationships among faith,
learning, and vocation. The project develops
and sustains specific programs and activities
that support students, faculty, and others as
they discern their callings. A five–year, $2
million grant from the Lilly Endowment is
funding the CrossRoads initiatives.
“One of the main goals of the CrossRoads
Project is to help students explore their
calling or vocation, and this new internship
helps achieve that goal,” said Dr. Steven
Bouma–Prediger ’79, a member of the
CrossRoads Advisory Committee.
Tim Fry and Catherine Jones––the two
students who participated in the
Hope/World Vision program during the
spring, 2004, semester––had the unique
opportunity to consider what a calling in
global poverty and development could
mean for them. The students’ internships
took place within the framework of Hope’s
Washington Semester, which is coordinated
by the department of political science.
Instead of having two seven–week internships in the capital like other students in the
Washington semester, Fry and Jones spent
half the semester in Washington, D.C., and
the other half with World Vision in South
Africa. One student was in Johannesburg at
a time.
Through a new internship program with World Vision in Africa, Hope students
explore vocational choices in the areas of global poverty and development.
Experiences this past semester included helping World Vision distribute food in
Zimbabwe (above).
Fry was the first to go to South Africa,
arriving there in mid–January. A political
science and history major, Fry signed up for
the internship because he wants to improve
conditions for people in need. He said he has
always believed that the United States, in its
position of power, must do more for struggling nations.
“But I never knew how to participate in
this process,” he said. “I never was sure what
policy the United States should take. When
this opportunity came both to make a difference and learn more about how the world
could be, I took it––and I’m very happy that
I did.”
For the second half of the semester, Fry
worked in fundraising and grant writing at
Students chronicle experiences
Tim Fry and Catherine Jones kept
online journals of their experiences in
Africa and Washington, D.C. this semester
(see www.livejournal.com/~timfry/ and
www.livejournal.com/users/misinterpretad).
The following piece is an excerpt from Fry’s
February 17 journal, which he wrote after
traveling to a World Vision food distribution
point in Zimbabwe.
I journeyed south of Bulawayo today
for about two hours to attend my first
food distribution point. Here in the
middle of about six villages, a thousand
people were going to come together to get
their monthly rations. It is one of 15 distribution points within one of the 14 districts
that World Vision operates in Zimbabwe.
It just goes to show the level of need
among the people in this country.
When we arrived, the people of the
village were already gathered. We arrived
at about 11:30 a.m. and the people had
been waiting since approximately 9 a.m.
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The trucks were late. When they arrived,
the people began to unload the trucks and
place the food on tarps that would then be
used as the place that people went to get
their food. The process was on.
What amazed me was that it was the
people of the village that did basically
everything. They were unloading the food
off the trucks. They were checking each
other to make sure they had the right
identification to receive the food. They
would make sure that each person got an
equal amount of food. They were the ones
that basically were running the distribution. The World Vision people only
served as monitors. They walked around
making sure everything was even and
fair, but it was not necessary. The villagers
were taking care of things on their own.
I found out that the villages in this area
and throughout the distribution regions
were doing a lot more than running the
distribution. At my place they had cleared
the land in the area so that it was easier for
the food to be given out without grass all
over. They had built overhangs for those
checking I.D. cards so that they were not
in the hot sun all day. They had built
latrines so that they would be sanitary
during these distributions. In other locations, villagers had built improved
bridges and roads so that large trucks
could make it to the food distribution
point. They had taken ownership of these
projects.
The people knew they needed the food.
In fact, while I was at the distribution, it
began to pour. For maybe an hour it
rained. No one left. Everyone pitched in to
cover the food with tarps and then they
waited patiently for the storm to blow
over. I went under the cover of the truck
that we had taken here. The people had
no shelter to go to. They were left exposed
but no one got impatient. Talking to some
of the villagers later, in their broken
English, they told me that they were very
thankful to receive the food.
World Vision’s office in Washington, D.C.
Jones, a senior with a political science
major and a Spanish minor, spent the first
half of the semester in Washington, D.C., at
Bread for the World, a grassroots organization focused on ending hunger and poverty.
At the beginning of March, she traveled to
South Africa for the final seven weeks of the
semester. Jones knew that she wanted to
pursue a vocation that helps put an end to
poverty—but she wasn't sure if she should
focus on international aid or work in the
inner cities of the United States.
“The internship gave me a chance to eliminate options and figure out where I can
make the most impact,” she said.
Both Fry and Jones documented their
semester’s experiences in Web–based journals. Writing frequent entries in these
journals was one stipulation of the internship, and it was a convenient way for the
students to share what they were learning
with Dr. Toppen, as well as with family
members and friends.
The Hope/World Vision partnership is
continuing to develop. Four students have
been selected for internships at World
Vision’s Food Programming and Management Group in South Africa next spring.
Their main task will be to update a database
of articles that World Vision staff members
use for research purposes. There are also
plans in the works for World Vision staff to
visit campus in October to discuss further
opportunities for collaboration.
In addition, recent Hope graduate Molly
Halvey spent six weeks in South Africa this
summer working on Human Resource projects with the World Vision Food
Programming and Management Group.
Although Halvey’s work was not specifically
tied to any Hope program, her trip arose out
of the growing relationship between Hope
and World Vision.
***
This article was initially published in the
inaugural edition of the CrossRoads Signal
newsletter in the spring of 2004.
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Campus Notes
Grant projects build on strength
A major grant from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
builds on excellence.
The award will enable Hope to develop even further an
approach to science education that has a proven record of
success and also provides a platform for the full infusion of
science education and research across disciplinary boundaries, according to Dr. James Gentile, who is dean for the
natural sciences.
HHMI has awarded Hope a $1.5 million, four–year grant,
part of $49.7 million in grants to 42 baccalaureate and
masters degree institutions in 17 states and Puerto Rico.
The awards, supporting a variety of programs to improve
undergraduate science, were announced on Tuesday, May
18.
The grant to Hope will fund multiple initiatives, including the development of interdisciplinary courses and
minors, equipping a new laboratory, collaborative research
opportunities for students, and training post–doctoral
fellows. Hope faculty have been invested in this mode of
education for several years, but in quantity and quality the
award from HHMI provides an opportunity for a significant leap forward that wouldn’t be possible without the
infusion of support, Dr. Gentile said.
“I see this as a really significant transition grant to the
future,” he said. “It’s not repairing anything that was
wrong. It’s instead taking everything that was right and
advancing it even further.”
“We have already started on absolutely everything that
we put in the proposal,” Dr. Gentile said. “The grant will
allow us to develop those pilots more fully and more
quickly, and as a result science at Hope will be transformed
into a form that will have very few peers at our level for
what we provide students.”
Hope has earned recognition for its science instruction on
a variety of measures through the years. In 2003, the college
tied for fourth nationally in the “Undergraduate
research/Creative projects” category in the America’s Best
Colleges guide published by U.S. News and World Report for
its success in teaching through active learning; Hope was
also named to the listing in 2004, among 39 unranked colleges and universities. The college’s program in the sciences
was recognized as a “Program That Works” by Project
Kaleidoscope of Washington, D.C., and identified as a
model for other institutions to consider. According to a
study of 518 baccalaureate institutions released by Franklin
and Marshall College, Hope ranked in the top six percent in
the nation in producing future Ph.D. holders between 1920
and 1995—with the department of chemistry in the top one
percent.
Approximately half of the HHMI grant will support
faculty for their efforts in the development of interdisciplinary courses designed to show students how the disciplines
of science inter–relate. Dr. Gentile noted that researchers
are increasingly drawing upon the methods and knowledge
of multiple disciplines in their investigations, a trend that
science education must reflect. “These new efforts will
allow for an even more seamless integration of the sciences
and provide Hope students with a unique opportunity for
learning that will set them apart from their peers at other
institutions,” he said.
Hope’s curriculum already includes a model case
studies–based course that blends biology and mathematics.
Building upon the model and others that are proposed,
Hope faculty will be working collaboratively with faculty
from Carleton and St. Olaf colleges of Minnesota to develop
new programs that can become available at all three schools.
The college will also be developing two new interdisciplinary minors. A new minor in neuroscience––currently
initiated with a single course at Hope––will blend biology,
chemistry and psychology. A second new minor, in computational modeling, will integrate biology, chemistry,
computer science, mathematics and physics.
To support the new, innovative computational curriculum, the college has constructed a technology–rich
laboratory in the new science center. HHMI funds will
support the initial set of hardware/software needs for the
laboratory, which will ultimately provide computational
power and capabilities that will be on a par with those
found at most research universities, Dr. Gentile noted.
A total of 11 additional students each year will receive
research stipends through the grant, joining several dozen
peers who conduct collaborative work with faculty through
other support. Six will work on projects with a strong interdisciplinary focus in basic scientific research. Five will be
students who plan to teach at the K–12 level, so that they
can bring their own experience with research–based learning to their teaching of younger students.
Recent Ph.D. recipients from Howard University of
Washington, D.C., will spend two years at Hope as
post–doctoral fellows, a total of four fellows across the
four–year grant duration. Dr. Gentile noted that the
emphasis will be on mentoring, with current Hope faculty
Hope’s strongest computer
A grant from
Research Corporation
has helped provide and
will put to use the most
powerful computer for
scientific research on
the Hope campus.
The support reflects the growing
emphasis on computational modeling that will be continued by the
HHMI grant.
Dr. William F. Polik, who is the
Edward and Elizabeth Hofma
Professor of Chemistry at Hope, has
received $45,000 in support of his
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research focusing on developing the
computer as a tool for modeling and
predicting chemical reactions.
The Research Corporation grant
has enabled the college to purchase a
multi–machine “cluster computer.”
In the clusters, many computers––basically high–end personal
computers––are linked to a master
computer, which divides large calculations among them.
“Individual computers are very
powerful these days, and also low
cost,” Dr. Polik said. “So the
biggest bang for your buck is to put
these seemingly normal computers
together.”
Dr. Polik has started the project
this summer with Hope junior Mike
Poublon, a computer science major
from Hemlock, Mich., who is developing the software that will model
the chemical reactions. Poublon
described the computers’ division of
labor as faster in the same way that
counting 1,000 of something would
go more quickly if 10 people each
counted 100 at the same time than if
one person did the entire job.
The design, according to Dr.
Polik, will allow calculations that
might have taken an older, conventional computer a month to instead
be completed in a day. Having
such results more quickly, he said,
will in turn enable the team to
move its research along more
quickly as well.
The most powerful computer on campus is a “cluster
computer” funded through support from the Research
Corporation––junior Mike Poublon of Hemlock, Mich.,
this summer helped develop software for research using
it. A major grant from the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute will add more of the machines and facilitate a
new minor in “computational chemistry,” along with
other enhancements that will build on strengths already
within the science program at Hope.
helping the fellows learn to develop and run research programs that provide meaningful learning experiences for
undergraduates.
The initiative will expand an already existing relationship. Hope has hosted doctoral candidates from
Howard—in a variety of disciplines, not the sciences
alone—since 1999 through the “Preparing Future Faculty
Program” of the Association of American Colleges and
Universities.
To provide continual perspective on and guidance for the
program, Hope will collaborate with three other institutions––Grinnell College of Iowa, Harvey Mudd College of
California and Wellesley College of Massachusetts––for an
in–depth assessment of curriculum efforts at all four institutions. Furthermore, a Scientific Advisory Board of
nationally renowned scientists/educators from leading
institutions (Cornell University, Howard University,
Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, the
University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin)
will provide oversight to Hope faculty and directly to Dr.
Gentile, who is the program director for the HHMI award.
The latest round of grants from HHMI, which range from
$500,000 to $1.6 million, bring the Institute’s total investment in undergraduate science to more than $606 million.
HHMI invited 198 public and private baccalaureate and
master’s institutions to compete for the new awards. They
were selected for their record of preparing students for
graduate education and careers in research, teaching or
medicine. A panel of distinguished scientists and educators reviewed proposals and recommended the 42 awards
approved by the Institute’s Board of Trustees.
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Concert will feature grad’s work
William Crowley ’92
has traveled throughout
the United States and
abroad in his years as a
dance professional.
This fall he will be traveling back to
Hope, where his training in the art form
began.
Crowley is artistic director of his own
company, Next Step Dance, and is an
adjunct faculty member at Miami–Dade
College in Florida, where he teaches
modern, ballet, composition and repertory.
For two weeks in September, he’ll be
on–campus working with Aerial Dance
Theater, setting his work Kawabata Suite on
the company for Aerial’s fall concerts at
Hope, scheduled for Thursday– Saturday,
Oct. 28–30, and Thursday–Saturday, Nov.
4–6, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
The residency marks a return to Aerial,
which is an affiliate of the college’s department of dance. Crowley danced with the
company from 1992 to 1994, and was also a
guest artist with Aerial in 1998.
Some years before that, however, the
college had helped focus his interest in
dance itself.
“I always had a love for dance, which
was first instilled in me by my mother, and
was later nurtured by being a product of
the MTV generation,” Crowley said. “But
it wasn’t until my junior year at Hope
College that I had my first dance class. I fell
in love with it immediately, took nothing
but dance classes for the next two years,
As a new graduate, William Crowley ’92 performed with Aerial Dance Theater. Now
artistic director of his own company, he will return this fall to set his work
Kawabata Suite on Aerial for a series of performances in October and November.
and never looked back.”
From Hope, Crowley went on for an
MFA in dance from the University of
Michigan. He received additional training
while on scholarship at the Martha Graham
School of Contemporary Dance in New
York City.
In addition to dancing with Aerial, he
has danced with Ann Arbor Dance Works,
Dansplateau (Belgium), David Taylor
Dance Theatre and Dance Gallery/Peter
Sparling & Co., in which he performed the
lead role in Martha Graham’s masterwork,
El Penitente. He also taught at the prestigious New World School of the Arts for
three years.
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Crowley’s recent choreographic credits
include Technique (2003), Der Blaue Engel
(2003), Sirene (2003), Ghost Light (2004) and
Duende (2004). He has also choreographed
for stage productions including Cabaret
(2001), Godspell (2001), Choephori from The
Oresteia (2002), A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(2003) and Once Upon a Mattress (2004).
Kawabata Suite is a suite of five dances,
inspired by the short stories of Nobel
Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari
Kawabata. In its review, Michigan Daily
called the piece “an epic work,” noting that
Crowley “carefully constructed an intriguing collage of movements and emotions.
The result was a dramatic contrast between
outer serenity... and inner turmoil.”
The work translates psychological and
philosophical references from Japanese
culture into a narrative and image–based
movement/theater piece. In addition to
the Aerial dancers, Japanese and Japanese–
speaking students on campus will also
have the opportunity to participate.
Crowley hopes to return again later in
the semester for Aerial’s concerts themselves––he may be kept away by
preparations for a solo/duet concert in
Miami in November. Other forthcoming
performances include appearing as a guest
artist in the Peter Sparling & Co. 10–Year
Retrospective in Ann Arbor, Mich., this fall,
and a solo/duet concert at the invitation of
the
Centro
Cultural
Costarricense
Norteamericano in San Jose, Costa Rica, in
May of 2005.
His is a full schedule, but he wouldn’t
have it any other way.
“The greatest reward for me as a dance
professional is to be able to make a career
out of the thing I love the most––dance,”
Crowley said. “How many people can say
that when they go to work? That they love
what they do, and can’t imagine doing anything else?”
“The second greatest reward is being able
to create art, and the potential that goes
along with it of changing people’s lives,” he
said. “Whether it is in the classroom and
helping a student discover something new
about themselves for the first time, or being
on stage and affecting someone emotionally.
It is very rewarding to see how art can have
a positive influence on people and society on
many different levels, and to be an active
part of that experience is inspiring.”
By Derek Emerson ’85
CIS to relate “Brown v. Board” to today
Certain events define
generations, and others
set a course for the
future.
When the United States Supreme Court
desegregated American schools on May 17,
1954 they created an event which did both.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,
Kan., was more than a simple court case; it
not only affected segregation in schools, it
can also be argued that it pushed the Civil
Rights movement to the forefront of national
discussion.
“Although at the time we didn’t know the
future impact of the ruling, my family––
much like the country––has gradually come
to understand the importance of the Supreme
Court’s decision,” Cheryl Brown Henderson
has written.
With the help of both Cheryl and Linda
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Brown, the 23rd Annual Hope College
Critical Issues Symposium will look at “Race
and Opportunity: Echoes of Brown v. Board
of Education” on Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept.
28–29.
The opening keynote address will be at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and the Brown
sisters will speak at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 29. Both sessions will be held at
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, and like all CIS
events, the addresses are free and open to the
public.
The arrival of two sisters personally
involved with the case will allow CIS participants to move beyond the iconic images to
the stories behind the decision.
“The presence of the Brown sisters, Linda
and Cheryl, will bring history to life during
their keynote address at this year’s Critical
Issues Symposium,” said Alfredo Gonzales,
CIS chair and associate provost.
“Holding hands, they walked together the
last steps away from a racially segregated
school system. I want to hear what they have
to say 50 years after this landmark decision.”
The Brown sisters will talk about their
experiences of being part of the historic case
which came out of a simple desire to go to the
school closest to the family’s home. It is
perhaps not surprising that these two sisters
went on to work in education.
Linda, whose picture was taken countless
times heading off to school, later became a
Head Start teacher and was a piano instructor. She is currently program associate with
the Brown Foundation and serves as director
of music for a Methodist church in Topeka.
Cheryl has been a sixth grade teacher, university guest lecturer, a school guidance
counselor and a state educational administrator, and is currently executive director of the
Brown Foundation. She is past president of
Women Work, a national women’s network
representing some 15 million women.
CIS is also hosting focus sessions with the
Brown sisters and other speakers. Plus, in the
mid–afternoon different academic departments are sponsoring over 10 other sessions
focusing the issue on their particular discipline, although the sessions are open to
everyone.
CIS is also sponsoring the performing arts
troupe, The Princely Players on Friday, Oct.
8. This group of eight singers shares the
struggle of Africans in America from slavery
to the Civil Rights Movement in a unique
program of spirituals, work songs, hymns,
and songs of freedom. The highly regarded
group has been recorded for National Public
Radio’s “Wade in the Water” series and is
heard on Time-Life Civil War recordings.
Featuring songs like “Amazing Grace,”
“Steal Away,” “Swing Low Swing Chariot,”
“Go Down Moses,” and “Wade in the
Water.” (Details about tickets for the performance are on page four.)
A complete and updated list of sessions,
events, and speakers may be obtained on
the CIS website at www.hope.edu/cis.
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A sprint to the start
Myriad projects ready Hope for the coming year––and beyond
Multiple major
construction projects
headlined an active
summer on campus.
While the pace slows at Hope in many
ways between May and August, the months
also provide an essential opportunity for the
college to build, renovate and upgrade.
The construction of the Richard and Helen
DeVos Fieldhouse and the Martha Miller
Center for Global Education have been the
most visible of the projects this summer.
Since the groundbreaking ceremonies for
both buildings in the latter part of April,
work has progressed from initial digging and
foundation work to the building of walls.
Blockwork began on the Martha Miller
Center in June for the inner wall for the
building’s television studio. The dual–wall
design is intended to minimize the effect of
vibrations and sound from outside, such as
from trains passing along the tracks that lie
immediately east of the building.
Both structures are benefits of the Legacies:
A Vision of Hope comprehensive campaign
(please see page six). The DeVos Fieldhouse
is being built on Fairbanks Avenue north of
11th Street, and is scheduled to open during
the fall of 2005. The Martha Miller Center is
being built on Columbia Avenue north of
11th Street, with completion anticipated for
the 2005-06 school year.
In July, the college re-opened the renovated Peale Science Center, which is connected
to the new science center that opened in
August of 2003. Departments in the buildings include biology, chemistry, the
geological and environmental sciences,
nursing and psychology.
Construction on the Legacies project ran
more than two years, beginning in March of
2002 with digging for the foundation of the
new building. As noted on page two, a dedication ceremony and related activities have
been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, during
Homecoming Weekend.
The conclusion of the final phase of the
science center project has initiated a series of
moves, starting with the faculty and laboratories and the science museum slated to be
located in Peale, all of which were squeezed
temporarily into the new building. Those
relocations have in turn enabled others to
take their space in the new building, includ-
ing the department of psychology, which for
the past two years was temporarily located in
a college–owned office building at 9 E. 10th
St. That building is now being designated the
Theil Research Center in honor of Henri and
Eleonore Theil, and by October will house the
Joint Archives of Holland and the A.C. Van
Raalte Institute, which will move from the
ground level of the Van Wylen Library and
the 100 E. 8th St. building respectively (more
about the Theil Research Center move will
appear in the October issue).
Also with the completion of the science
center work, Hope will be re–opening the
parking lot immediately west of Peale along
12th Street. The easternmost portion of the
lot behind the Martha Miller Center, along
the railroad tracks between 10th and 11th
Convocation to open school year
Remarks by two
professors will help open
the college’s 143rd
academic year.
Dr. Stephen I. Hemenway and Dr. Jennifer
R. Young of the English faculty will be the featured speakers during the opening
convocation on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. in
Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Drs. Hemenway and Young will offer
reflections related to the 1954 “Brown v. the
Board of Education” decision and its impact
on U.S. society. They will be setting the stage
for the college’s Critical Issues Symposium,
which will run Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept.
28–29, and examine “Race and Opportunity:
Echoes of Brown v. the Board of Education.”
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Dr. Hemenway, a professor of English, has
been a member of the Hope faculty since 1972.
He has received a variety of honors in
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Dr. Stephen
Hemenway
Dr. Jennifer
Young
recognition of his service and teaching. In
1999, he was one of 64 educators from
around the world to receive an award for
“Innovative Excellence in Teaching,
Learning, and Technology” during the
“Tenth International Conference on College
Teaching and Learning.” In 1992, he was
named Michigan’s “Professor of the Year” by
the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education. In 1990, he received a “Sears–
Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence
and Campus Leadership Award.”
He received a “Distinguished Service
Award” from Hope in 2001, and the college’s
first “Vanderbush–Weller Development Fund”
award in 2000. In 1977, he received the “Hope
Outstanding Professor Educator” award.
Dr. Hemenway has led the college’s
Vienna Summer School since 1976. In recognition of his work with the program, he
received the Knight’s Cross First Class, Order
of Merit of the Republic of Austria in 1991.
His activities also include founding, and
serving as faculty advisor for, the college’s
Environmental Issues Group. He delivered
the Commencement address in 1981.
Dr. Hemenway holds his bachelor’s degree
from College of the Holy Cross, a master’s
from Boston College and a doctorate from the
University of Illinois.
Dr. Young, an assistant professor of
English, has been a member of the Hope
faculty since 2002. She was a Preparing
Future Faculty pre–doctoral teaching fellow
during the 2002–03 school year, a program in
streets, will also re–open soon, with more
space to become available when the building
is done.
A major research instrument has been
installed in VanderWerf Hall. The college’s
new Pelletron particle accelerator and
attached microprobe facility for materials
analysis arrived early this summer. Hope
received funding for the equipment last year
through a $660,000 grant from the National
Science Foundation, the largest grant for scientific equipment in Hope’s history.
Preparations during the 2003–04 school year
included removing the aging VandeGraaff
which Hope participates with Howard
University of Washington, D.C. She became
an assistant professor in 2003, and in addition
to teaching serves as faculty co–advisor of the
college’s Black Student Union.
She is a specialist in African American literature and early American literature. She
completed her doctorate this year, and her
dissertation focused on the marketing from
1767 to 1865 of the poetry of Phillis Wheatley,
who was kidnapped from Africa as a child
and wrote as a slave in Boston, Mass.
Prior to coming to Hope, Dr. Young was
a multicultural summer teaching fellow at
the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She
had also taught at Howard, as well as at
Touro College and the Center for Worker
Education in New York City, and has made
a variety of presentations during professional conferences.
In addition to her Ph.D., Dr. Young holds
a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College of
Rutgers University and a master’s from City
College of CUNY of New York City.
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accelerator that previously occupied the laboratory space.
The residential portions of Phelps Hall
have been renovated. New carpeting has
been installed in the hallways and new tile in
all of the rooms. Ongoing upgrades of the
college’s fire systems included both Phelps
and Kollen halls this year.
Other work on residences has included a
variety of projects involving some 50 of the
college’s cottages. Projects have ranged from
painting Avison’s garage, to repairing plaster
at Hinkamp, to replacing siding at Visscher.
A variety of other campus improvements
both apparent and subtle will greet the full
Hope community upon return in August.
Additional projects this summer have ranged
from the installation of new brick on the west
patio of the DeWitt Center to replacement of
the Fried Center’s roof.
Residence halls for Hope’s new students
will open on Friday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m.
Orientation events will begin that evening
and will continue through Monday, Aug. 30.
Returning students are not to arrive on
campus before noon on Sunday, Aug. 29.
Information about the opening convocation
scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m.
appears below.
Classes will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at
8 a.m.
Summer work on campus (or, more precisely, on the campus) is reflected in the
three photos above and below. At upper
left, senior Megan Niergarth of Traverse
City, Mich., helps Frances the boa constrictor during the science museum’s move into
newly renovated Peale. At top is a bird’seye view of the Martha Miller Center for
Global Communication. Below is the De
Vos Fieldhouse, including the beginning of
the footprint of the basketball court.
The college’s new Pelletron particle accelerator and attached microprobe facility were
installed on the ground level of VanderWerf Hall this summer. The instrument will support
research projects ranging from the analysis of dinosaur bones, to the development of a
way to find the glucose level in blood, to testing for lake pollution, and will involve
departments including physics, chemistry, and the geological and environmental
sciences. Only a few dozen institutions worldwide have comparable equipment. There
will be a dedication event on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m.
New minor offers
ecological studies
A new academic program
at Hope will enable students
to give their education an
ecological focus.
The
college
has
established
an
“Environmental Studies” minor that includes
courses from several departments.
The
multi–disciplinary effort is designed to help students better understand and serve in an era
when environmental issues––questions concerning the use of resources, and care for the
world––will become increasingly crucial,
according to the program’s acting director.
“In the world in which we now live in the
21st century, these issues are not going to be less
important,” said Dr. Steven Bouma–Prediger
’79, who is the John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson
Professor of Religion at Hope. “They’re going
to be more important, and we can no longer
afford to be ignorant or indifferent.”
“We need to nurture an ecological frame of
mind which is willing and able to see the connections between disciplines and bodies of
knowledge, and to cultivate people who have
sufficient knowledge, care and practical competence to live in an ecologically responsible
way,” he said.
Dr. Bouma–Prediger sees a variety of roles in
the professional world for graduates with an
environmental perspective, in fields ranging
from law, to economics, to architecture, engineering and urban planning. “These days you
can add ’environmental’ as an adjective to
almost any field or profession,” he said.
Dr. Bouma–Prediger has written four books
concerning ecology and theology, and also
teaches courses at Hope on the topic, including
a May Term in the Adirondacks that focuses on
ecological theology and ethics. Responding to
student interest in conducting further studies at
the college on the environment, he connected a
few years ago with other faculty who teach
courses with the emphasis to begin developing
the minor.
The program is intended for students who
are not majoring in one of the natural or physical sciences, although it integrates a variety of
courses in those disciplines, including a new
introductory
course,
“Science
for
Environmental Studies.” Other courses explore
topics including American literature and the
environment, environmental public policy,
environmental philosophy and history, and
environmental ethics. Students will also participate in an internship in the area.
The minor totals seven courses and 24
credits. For students interested in still more, the
college also offers other courses that have an
environmental focus. Many meet core, or distribution, requirements, including a capstone
“Senior Seminar” on “God, Earth, Ethics.”
The new minor isn’t the college’s first with
an environmental emphasis. Since the fall of
1996, Hope has also offered an “Environmental
Science” minor that is designed for students
who are majoring in disciplines such as biology,
chemistry, geology, physics or engineering.
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Rev. Dr. Steven
Bouma–Prediger ’79
James Hanson II ’80
Dr. Ronald Hartgerink ’64
Rev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway
Dr. David Lowry ’89
Dr. Paul Musherure ’93
New Trustees appointed
There have been several appointments and reappointments to the
Board of Trustees.
Newly chosen to serve on the board for four years are the Rev. Dr.
Steven Bouma–Prediger ’79 of Holland, Mich.; James Hanson II ’80 of
Bernardsville, N.J.; Dr. Ronald Hartgerink ’64 of South Haven, Mich.; the
Rev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway of New York City; Dr. David Lowry ’89 of East
Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Dr. Paul Musherure ’93 of Cottage Grove, Minn.
Those re–elected to four–year terms on the board are: the Rev. Dr.
Timothy Brown ’73 of Holland; the Rev. Peter Semeyn ’73 of Traverse City,
Mich.; David Van Andel ’83 of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Arnold Van Zanten
’64 of The Woodlands, Texas; Rev. Brian Vriesman ’75 of Twin Falls, Idaho;
Emilie Wierda of Holland; and Dr. George Zuidema ’49 of Holland.
Named honorary trustees were J. Kermit Campbell of Traverse City; Max
De Pree ’48 of Holland; the Rev. Frederick Kruithof ’61 of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Members retiring from the Board are the Rev. Dr. Barry Bandstra of
Holland; Janet Lawrence ’80 of Schenectady, N.Y.; and Philip D. Miller ’65
of Holland.
The leadership of the board remains the same: Joel Bouwens ’74 of
Holland as chairperson; Semeyn as vice–chairperson; and Lynne
Walchenbach ’73 Hendricks of Holland as secretary.
Dr. Bouma–Prediger has been a member
of the Hope religion faculty since 1994, and
became the first holder of the John H. and
Jeanne M. Jacobson Endowed Professorship
in 2003.
He delivered the college’s Commencement address in 1998, was elected the
recipient of the college’s “Hope Outstanding
Professor Educator” (H.O.P.E.) Award in
1999, and was chosen by the students to
receive the “Faculty Teaching Award” in
2001.
Dr.
Bouma–Prediger’s
scholarship
focuses on ecology and theology. He is the
author of multiple books and numerous
published scholarly articles and essays.
Prior to coming to Hope, he was an assistant professor of philosophy and chair of the
department at North Park College in
Chicago, Ill. He holds an M.Phil. from the
Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto,
Ontario; an M.Div. from Fuller Theological
Seminary; and a Ph.D. from the University of
Chicago.
He and his wife, Celaine Bouma–Prediger
’79, have three daughters: Anna, Chara and
Sophia.
He and his wife, Barbara, have three
married sons, Daniel, Jeffrey and Kevin ’98;
and two grandsons.
Hanson is president of The Hampshire
Companies, a real estate investment
company, where he has been employed since
1983. From 1995 to 1998, he was managing
director of a joint venture between
Hampshire and CB Commercial (now CB
Richard Ellis) to perform real estate management and brokerage services. Growing out
of this relationship, he became senior managing director of the Eastern Division of CB
Richard Ellis from 1998 to 2001. Most recently, he led efforts of The Hampshire
Companies to become an institutional real
estate fund manager by closing its first $200
million institutional real estate investment
fund.
He has served as commissioner since 1995
and currently as president of the Palisades
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Interstate Park Commission, a bi–state governmental agency of New York and New
Jersey which oversees 115,000 acres of park
land outside New York City. He is an
active member of the Presbyterian Church
of Basking Ridge, where he is past president of the Board of Trustees, Elder on the
Board of Session and had also been a youth
advisor for the junior and senior high
youth fellowships.
He served on the college’s Alumni
Association Board of Directors from 1985 to
1991.
Hanson completed his J.D., graduating
magna cum laude, at Vermont Law School in
1983.
He and his wife, Barbara Lievense ’79
Hanson, have three children: Jon II, 23;
Kristin, 21; and James III, 19.
Dr. Hartgerink is retired from DSM–
Catalytica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
He joined the company, then called
Wyckoff Chemical and owned by the family,
in 1989 as president, succeeding his father,
Elmer Hartgerink ’39. He became chief executive officer in 1991 and chairman of the
board in April of 1999. The family sold the
company to Catalytica in 1999, with Dr.
Hartgerink becoming senior vice president
of chemical research and development. He
retired at the end of 2000.
Prior to joining Wyckoff, he had held a
variety of positions in research and development with Exxon for 20 years. He completed
his doctorate in organic chemistry at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Hartgerink is a past chair and current
member of the Board of Trustees of Western
Theological Seminary. His many community involvements include the board of
Chemical Bank Shoreline and the South
Haven Local Development Finance
Authority. He is an elder and on the
Consistory Board of Hope Reformed Church
in South Haven.
Dr. Holloway is senior pastor of the
DeWitt Reformed Church on the Lower East
Side of Manhattan, N.Y. She delivered the
college’s Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday,
May 2.
She is in her ninth year at DeWitt
Reformed Church. She is the first female and
first African American woman pastor in
DeWitt’s 124–year history.
Her numerous community appointments
include serving as one of the vice presidents
of the New York City Council of Churches
and as an adjunct professor at New York
Theological Seminary. Her extensive service
to the Reformed Church in America includes
serving currently as chairperson of the
denomination’s African American Council.
She had also served Mariners’ Temple
Baptist Church in Chinatown in New York
for seven years.
Dr. Holloway graduated from the College
of New Rochelle. She completed her M.Div.
at New York Theological Seminary, and a
Doctorate in Urban Ministry degree at New
Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is a
widowed mother of four children: Dennis,
Robert, Sharon and Patrice.
Dr. Lowry is a neurosurgeon in private
practice with Great Lakes Neurosurgical
Associates.
He completed his M.D. at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine in
Baltimore, Md., and an M.B.A. at the
University of Pittsburgh. His internship and
residency were at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Lowry’s professional activities currently also include serving as president of
the Western Michigan Neurological Society
since 2002, and serving on the Scientific
Advisory Board of Northstar Neuroscience
of Seattle, Wash., since 1999. He has been
active as a consultant to venture capitalists
and the medical device industry, and has
co–authored numerous articles published in
professional journals.
He is a member of Church of the Servant,
a congregation of the Christian Reformed
Church.
He and his wife, Dr. Donna Berkey ’89
Lowry, have three sons, William, Samuel
and Jonathan.
Dr. Musherure has been a practicing
pediatric dentist with HealthPartners, a
not–for–profit health maintenance organization in St. Paul, Minn., since 1999.
Originally from Uganda, he earned a
diploma in public health dentistry and
worked as a dental hygienist in a mission
hospital in Kampala prior to attending
Hope.
After Hope, Dr. Musherure attended the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where
he completed a DDS degree, a Master of
Science in pediatric dentistry and a certificate in pediatric dentistry. After a brief stint
practicing as a pediatric dentist with the
Mott Children’s Health Center in Flint,
Mich., he moved to Minnesota in May of
1999.
Dr. Musherure was married later that
year to Shartsi, and they now have two
daughters [Isabella (two–and–a–half) and
Abigail (one)] and another child on the way.
He enjoys working with the most needy
inner city children in the Twin Cities area.
He has also been involved with providing
continuing education to other dental professionals through classes at the University of
Minnesota.
Dr. Musherure’s recent volunteer activity
has been focused on the provision of free
dental treatment for orphaned children
infected with HIV/AIDS. He has been privileged to provide treatment to children both
in Romania and Uganda.
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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 Kathy Miller.
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, July 6, 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,
Sept. 21.
40s
1940s
Gordon Berkel ’42 and Barbara Dee Folensbee
’43 Timmer are teaming up again, as they did in
the 1940s as Hope students. Both are residents of
Warm Friend in Holland, Mich., and they present
concerts and sing-alongs for the other residents.
Robert H. Schuller ’47 of Orange, Calif., signed
copies of his most recent book, Hours of Power: My
Daily Book of Motivation and Inspiration, at the
Costco warehouse store in Plano, Texas, and the
Dallas Morning News published a feature story on
him and the event on Friday, July 2.
50s
1950s
L. James Harvey ’52 of Caledonia, Mich., has been
named director of the career transition ministry of
Kentwood Community Church in Kentwood,
Mich. The ministry assists those selecting or
changing careers and those out of work. In addi-
tion, he has contracted with Kregel Publications of
Grand Rapids, Mich., for publication of his latest
book, tentatively titled 701 Sentence Sermons – Book
III, the third in a series that provides information
and material for church sign ministries.
60s
1960s
Kenneth H. Brown ’60 of Alva, Okla., retired on
Monday, May 10, following 31 years on the chemistry faculty of Northwestern Oklahoma State
University.
Francis T. (Tom) Smith ’60 was recently commissioned a Stephen Minister at Grace United
Methodist Church in Cape Coral, Fla. Stephen
Ministers are laypersons who have been trained
and are equipped to provide distinctively
Christian one-to-one care to those who are experiencing all kinds of life needs and circumstances
both within the congregation and community. He
retired as administrator of the Allied Agencies
Center in Peoria, Ill., in 2000. He and his wife are
full-time residents of North Fort Myers, Fla.
Warren Vander Hill ’60 of Muncie, Ind., retired
on Wednesday, June 30, after a nearly 40-year
career at Ball State University, where his positions
included history faculty member, head of the
honors program (which became the Honors
College under his direction), assistant provost,
and provost. A feature story on his career and
retirement appeared in the Monday, June 28,
edition of the Muncie Star Press.
Cal Rynbrandt ’61 retired from the ministry on
Wednesday, June 30, after serving RCA churches
in Ridgefield, N.J.; Oostburg, Wis.; Garden Grove,
Calif.; Orange City, Iowa; Zeeland, Mich.; and
Morrison, Ill.
He and his wife, Marilyn
VanderWilt ’62 Rynbrandt, are living in Zeeland,
Mich.
Barry Werkman ’64 of Holland, Mich., has been
appointed to the board of directors of Paragon
Bank & Trust of Holland.
Carla Reidsma ’65 Masselink of Holland, Mich.,
was elected secretary of the 2004-05 board of
trustees of the Community Foundation of the
Holland/Zeeland Area.
George Arwady ’69 has been appointed publisher
of The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., effective
Monday, Aug. 9. He most recently served as publisher of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette.
70s
Shelby Public School.
David M. Bartels ’77 of Granger, Ind., is a scientist
at Notre Dame University.
Colleen Cochran ’79 Hunt of Douglasville, Ga.,
was selected 2004-05 Teacher of the Year at
Factory Shoals Elementary School, where she has
taught since August of 1997. She teaches fifth
grade.
80s
1970s
Linda Whiteman ’71 Figueroa reports that about
three years ago she followed a dream of many
years and moved to St. Simons Island, Ga. She
transferred from Immigration in Buffalo, N.Y., to
teach at the Immigration Officer Academy (now
the Customs and Border Protection Academy).
She and her husband have two adult children.
Arthur Hudak ’71 of Schenectady, N.Y., pastor of
Woodlawn Reformed Church, bicycled from
Seattle, Wash., to Chicago, Ill., on a five-week trip,
beginning Wednesday, May 12. He cycled to
promote prayer, peace and justice, and to raise
money for prayer cabins at Fowler Camp and
Retreat Center, an RCA camp in the Adirondacks
that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
(After he attended the RCA General Synod
meeting in Wheaton, Ill., circumstances unrelated
to his cycling made it necessary for him to return
to Schenectady before he could cycle home as
originally planned.)
Tom Jeltes ’73 of Ada, Mich., has retired as the
principal of Nickels Intermediate School in Byron
Center, Mich.
Tara Leigh Tappert ’73 of Washington, D.C., an
art historian, led “Artistic Insight into American
Impressionism” on Sunday, June 6, at the Renwick
Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art
Museum.
Katherine Nelson ’74 of Naples, Fla., is a Vermont
licensed naturopathic physician and wellness
advocate, specializing in natural HRT. She will be
published in the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative
Medicine as an advisor and writer.
Rich Williams ’75 of Albuquerque, N.M., is the
director of the MainStreet Program for New
Mexico. The program provides resources to help
local volunteers design and rebuild the heart of
their communities. National Public Radio called
the revitalization efforts in Albuquerque “the
fastest downtown turnaround in the country.”
Mark Hillringhouse ’76 of Englewood, N.J., was
featured in an article in the Bergen County Herald
on Friday, June 11. He is a professor of creative
writing, French, and philosopy at Passaic County
Community College, and he writes poetry, frequently about the commonplace in his native New
Jersey. He is also a photographer, and his show
“Parts of the World” ran last spring at the
Hamilton Club Gallery in Paterson, N.J.
Lynne Blair ’76 Ruth of Rising City, Neb., is
science educator/assessment coordinator at
1980s
John Byl ’80 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has been
named chairperson of the environmental practice
group in the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd
LLP. He is a partner in the Grand Rapids office,
and concentrates his practice exclusively in the
environmental area. He is a frequent lecturer on a
variety of environmental topics, and has authored
numerous articles and chapters of books on the
same.
Kevin Deighton ’80 of Farmington Hills, Mich.,
was featured in a Detroit News “Neighborhood
News” article on Wednesday, June 16. He is a
family practitioner at Providence Hospital, and
has been the football team doctor for North
Farmington High School since 1987.
On
Thursday, March 18, the Detroit News published a
story about his recent return from a sixth medical
mission trip to the country of Mali in western
Africa.
Sheryl Busman ’80 VanderWagen of
Coopersville, Mich., was elected secretary of the
Michigan Library Association for a two-year term.
She is also a member of the MeLCat statewide
database Interlibrary Loan Policies Committee.
Thomas McKenzie ’84 of Byron Center, Mich., is
the new principal of Byron Center 5-6 School.
Wendy Wigger ’84 of Holland, Mich., is the new
director of wellness for Priority Health. She is
responsible for developing partnerships with
employer groups to reduce health costs through
programs that engage employees to take control of
their health.
Rebecca Arenas ’85 of West Olive, Mich., was one
of five finalists for the Governor’s Service Awards
sponsored by the Michigan Community Service
Commission. She was honored by Governor
Granholm at a dinner on Monday, May 24, at the
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids,
Mich. She was one of more than 150 nominees for
the Governor George Romney Lifetime
Achievement Award “to honor individuals who
have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to
community involvement and volunteer service.”
Tod Gugino ’85 of Holland, Mich., has been hired
to coach girls basketball at Holland High School.
Stacy R. Minger ’86 of Lexington, Ky., completed
a Ph.D. (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is
assistant professor of preaching at Asbury
Theological Seminary.
Jonathan Vanderveen ’86 of Glenview, Ill., has
joined the dispute analysis and forensics group of
Alumni Board of Directors
Officers
Beth Snyder ’94, President, Arlington, Va.
Karen Gonder ’81 Navis, Vice President, Grandville, Mich.
Ray Vinstra ’58, Secretary, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Board Members
Nancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman, Scotch Plains, N.J.
James Bursma ’87, Stow, Mass.
Eva Gaumond ’90, Coral Springs, Fla.
Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, Texas
Marion Hoekstra ’65, Laurel, Md.
Jan Luben ’71 Hoffman, Schenectady, N.Y.
Betsy Boersma ’77 Jasperse, Traverse City, Mich.
Allison Pawlowksi ’06, Pinckney, Mich.
Ben Sanders ’05, Evanston, Ill.
Todd Soderquist ’96, Canton, Mich.
Kristin Tichy ’92, Glenville, Ill.
Liz Tyndell ’04, Livonia, Mich.
Sara Van Anrooy ’82, Castle Rock, Colo.
James VanEenenaam ’88, Dana Point, Calif.
Greg Van Heest ’78, Golden Valley, Minn.
Mark VanGenderen ’90, Cedarburg, Wis.
John Witte ’54, Vero Beach, Fla.
Liaison
Mary Boelkins ’96 Remenschneider, Director of Alumni Relations
Please accept our invitation to visit
the Alumni Office on the internet:
www.hope.edu/alumni
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Alumni Board members named
D
uring its May
meeting, the Alumni
Association Board of
Directors chose its
officers for 2004–05 and
appointed four new
members.
The board also made three re–
appointments.
Beth Snyder ’94 of Arlington, Va., has
been elected president, succeeding James
Van Eenenaam ’88 of Dana Point, Calif.
(please see the feature story on page three).
As immediate past–president, Van
Eenenaam will continue to serve on the
board for another year.
Vice president is Karen Gonder ’81 Navis
of Grandville, Mich., and secretary is Ray
Vinstra ’58 of Kalamazoo, Mich.
The board’s new members are: Nancy
Wallendel ’72 Bassman of Scotch Plains, N.J.
(New York City/New Jersey Region);
Allison Pawlowski ’06 of Pinckney, Mich.
(Junior Class Representative); Sara Van
Anrooy ’82 of Castle Rock, Colo. (Southwest
Region); and Mark Van Genderen ’90 of
Cedarburg, Wis. (Wisconsin and Northern
Illinois Region).
Elizabeth Tyndell ’04 of Livonia, Mich.,
formerly Senior Class Representative, was
appointed representative of the most recent
graduating class. Ben Sanders ’05 of
Evanston, Ill., formerly Junior Class
Representative, was appointed Senior Class
Representative.
Those reappointed to three–year terms
on the board were: Leah Sunderlin ’79
Haugneland of Katy, Texas; Kristin Tichy
’92 of Glenville, Ill.; and John Witte ’54 of
Vero Beach, Fla.
The board members who have concluded
their service to the board are: Holly
Chapman ’80 Borgman of Scottsdale, Ariz.;
Chad Carlson ’03 of Holland, Mich.; Nancy
Dirkse ’81 DeWitt of Waukesha, Wis.; and
Neil Petty ’57 of Honeoye, N.Y.
Bassman is a senior business information
Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services
firm. He is a managing director in the Chicago
office, and specializes in providing corporate
investigative services to clients related to questionable financial transaction and/or accounting
irregularities.
Scott Nagelvoort ’87 of Holland, Mich., has been
appointed chief financial officer of Great Lakes
Home & Resort, a Holland-based manufacturer of
hot tubs, saunas, and casual furniture. He is
responsible for managing the company’s financial
resources, budgeting and forecasting, and developing long-term financial strategies for the
company.
Audrey Hazekamp ’88 of Dexter, Mich., is a physiologist at the University of Michigan Health
Systems in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is a case
manager for Phase II cardiac rehabilitation,
working with patients who suffer from congestive
heart failure. In addition, she has almost completed training through California’s Hendricks
Institute and is beginning private practice as a certified life coach.
Claudia Ruf ’88 of Beaverton, Ore., began her
duties as vice principal at Beaverton High School
on July 1.
Sue Looman ’89 Dittmar of Saint Charles, Mo.,
reports that she is mainly a stay-at-home mom
(please see “New Arrivals”), but continues as discussion leader for a book group that has been
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Nancy Wallendel ’72 Bassman
Allison Pawlowski ’06
consultant with Independent Professional
Services of Newton, Pa., a position she has
held since 2001. She was previously an
independent marketing and sales information systems consultant for 18 years, and
had earlier held positions with Nabisco, E.F.
Hutton & Company and the Dow Chemical
Company.
She is an elder at Fanwood Presbyterian
Church.
Her involvement with Hope has included serving as a Class Representative for the
Class of 1972. She has also phoned the
parents of prospective students in addition
to attending class reunion events and
regional events such as the area satellite
party featuring the Hope–Calvin men’s basketball game.
Bassman graduated from Hope with a
major in mathematics, and completed a
master’s in mathematics at Montclair
University. She and her husband, Ted, have
two children, both of whom are attending
Hope: Jennifer, a senior, and Peter, a sophomore.
Pawlowski is a communication major
and exercise science minor.
She is a member of the Delta Phi sorority,
currently holding the Works Projects position on the Executive Board and serving as
Rush chair. She ran track at Hope for a year.
During the fall semester of 2005 she will
be studying in Philadelphia, Pa.
going for over six years.
Brad Hoesman ’89 of Ann Arbor, Mich., has joined
the Ann Arbor office of Real Estate One as a staff
agent.
Erik L. Nimz ’89 of Fort Worth, Texas, is manager
of biodisposition pharmacokinetics/drug metabolism for Alcon Research LTD.
Kristin Kuhn ’89 Searfass is an early intervention
education supervisor for Elwyn Inc., a non-profit
human services organization for people with
special challenges. She supervises a preschool and
childcare program that integrates learning experiences for children with special needs and typically
developing children. She was previously a special
education teacher in public schools for 14 years.
She and her husband recently purchased a new
home in Downingtown, Pa.
90s
1990s
Brett Holleman ’90 of Holland, Mich., has become
the first director of development for Good
Samaritan Ministries. His responsibilities include
fund-raising, communications, and marketing.
Previously he worked for Holland Christian
Schools.
Michelle Hoppe-Long ’90 of Charlotte, N.C., has
completed a master’s degree (please see
“Advanced Degrees”). She has had numerous
Sara Van Anrooy ’82
Pawlowski is in her second summer
working at Lakeland’s Golf and Country
Club. During the school year, she works at
the college’s Dow Center.
She is in her fifth year working with a
muscular dystrophy summer camp, in
which her younger brother participates as a
camper with muscular dystrophy. Her volunteer involvement includes Dance
Marathon, Relay for Life, AIDS Walk and
Women in Transition.
Pawlowski is a 2002 graduate of
Pinckney High School. She is the daughter
of Edwin and Suzanne Pawlowski of
Pinckney.
Mark Van Genderen ’90
Van Anrooy earned her medical degree
from Michigan State University, and board
certification in psychiatry and neurology at
the University of Colorado. She majored in
biology and psychology at Hope.
She and her husband, Mike Money, have
three children at home, Danielle, Kayli and
Eric.
Van Anrooy has been a self–employed
psychiatrist in private practice and administrative medicine for 14 years.
Her activities have included membership
on the Douglas County Health Advisory
Committee for the county commissions, the
Douglas County Public Schools Health
Advisory Committee and advisory committee for the American Psychiatric Foundation
Teen Health Project. She is a member of
New Hope Presbyterian Church, and has
also volunteered at South St. Elementary
School.
Van Anrooy was a fourth generation
student at Hope. Her involvement as an
alumna has included attending class
reunions and recommending students to
admissions.
Van Genderen has worked with
Harley–Davidson Motor Company for six
years, and is currently in charge of marketing for the Softail family of motorcycles. He
had previously been vice president of
trading and operations with Branch Capital
Management, and had also been an admissions counselor at Hope.
He is a member of Crossroads
Presbyterian Church in Mequon, Wis. His
community involvement includes serving as
the Harley–Davidson department organizer
for the Next Door Foundation’s Walk for
Children program for inner–city children.
Van Genderen was a third–generation
Hope student. In addition to serving on the
admissions staff, his involvement with the
college since graduation has included
returning to campus for class reunions,
attending area satellite parties featuring the
Hope–Calvin men’s basketball games and
calling prospective students.
He completed an MBA at Northwestern
University. His wife is Laura Van
Genderen.
plays produced in Virginia and North Carolina,
and is working with Level Path Productions and
Providence Ventures on the screenplay adaption
of Robert Whitlow’s novel The List. In addition,
she has been hired as head writer for Skylark
Films. In her spare time she also works as director
of theatre for Charlotte Christian School with her
husband. Early this fall she will have a Web site of
scripts and Sunday morning dramas for church.
Katherine Baird ’90 Luther of Valparaiso, Ind., is a
project manager for Microbac Laboratories,
SIMALABS Division, in Merrillville, Ind.
Chris Norton ’90 of Dusseldorf, Germany, is a
supply chain management senior analyst for
Johnson Controls.
Jennifer Lynn Baker ’91 reports that one year ago
she sensed, a bit like Abraham, that she was to sell
her house and possessions and move to England
where God would give her the next step. After six
months of volunteering, she has received a visa
and moved to the Southwest area of England to
work as an associate minister with Brixham
Community Church. She reports that the country
has quickly become “home” to her, Brixham is a
beautiful coastal town on the English Channel, and
she plans to live there indefinitely.
Russell Dittmar ’91 of Saint Charles, Mo., just celebrated his 10th year with Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
He is an application architect, working on the company’s Internet site and the other programs
associated with it.
Jonathan O’Brien ’91 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has
joined the Kalamazoo office of the law firm of
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C. as
senior patent agent. He previously served as
patent counsel for Pfizer Corporation. He will
receive his J.D. later this year.
Kevin Rosenau ’91 of Zeeland, Mich., is senior
systems analyst at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
William Charles Crowley ’92 of Bay Harbor
Islands, Fla., is currently artistic director of Next
Step Dance, a modern dance company based in
Miami, Fla. In April, Next Step Dance held its premiere performance in a studio space at the
Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. (Please see the feature story on
page nine for more.)
Heather Shoup ’92 of Leawood, Kan., is worship
producer at Church of the Resurrection in
Leawood.
John Suchan ’92 of Derby, Kan., will be a school
counselor in the Maize (Kan.) School District this
fall.
Tom Werkman ’92, of Holland, Mich., is an assistant vice president of commercial lending at the
Bank of Holland. In August of 2003, he graduated
from the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Graduate School of Banking program.
Elizabeth (Beth) Byrn ’93 Buys of Asheville, N.C.,
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Lasting impact,
lifelong involvement
T
housands of
members of the Hope
family have supported
Legacies: A Vision of
Hope.
As outlined in the story on page six,
such strong involvement has been essential in the significant progress that has
been made so far. Additional support
from the college’s alumni, parents and
friends will be equally crucial in helping
realize all of the Legacies initiatives
between now and the campaign’s conclusion on December 31.
Behind every gift is an understanding––bred of experience, or observation,
or both––that Hope makes a difference in
the lives of young people that is worth
supporting.
Ray ’58 and Sharon Hackman ’58
Vinstra of Kalamazoo, Mich., have a long
history of involvement with the college
that includes serving together as Class
Representatives and Ray’s membership
on the Alumni Association Board of
Directors.
Ray’s father Andrew graduated from
Hope in 1929, and his sister Emily and
brother Kenneth are members of the
Classes of 1955 and 1963 respectively.
Their son Greg was a third generation
student, graduating in 1989.
They’ve enjoyed coming back for
events like Christmas Vespers, and the
productions of Hope Summer Repertory
Theatre and athletic contests. They’ve
also and especially treasured the friendships they formed, relationships with
Hope classmates and peers that have continued to this day.
“We just stayed very connected with
the college through knowing those
people, and then coming back to Hope
through Homecoming and other events
so we could get with them every year,”
Sharon said.
Ray started at Hope, but after his first
two years served in the U.S. Navy for the
next two. He subsequently completed his
undergraduate work at a larger state
school. Based on those experiences, his
heart remains with Hope.
“I appreciated the smaller atmosphere,” he said. “You got to know your
professors better––it was a friendlier and
is an M.D. on staff at St. Joseph Mission Hospital.
Garrett Elsinger ’93 of Weston, Fla., recently left
the Broward County State Attorney’s Office and
opened the law firm of Garrett Elsinger P.A. in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He practices primarily in the
area of criminal defense.
Todd Helmus ’93 of Santa Monica, Calif., and
Scott Venema ’93, members of the Cosmopolitan
fraternity, recently met in Iraq, where Scott is
serving as captain in the U.S. Army. Todd visited
Iraq and Afghanistan as a contractor for the U.S.
military (studying lessons learned for joint urban
operations).
Randall Kooistra ’93 of Chicago, Ill., is a recruiter
for Accenture.
Angelique Finch ’94 Biehl of Coloma, Mich., participated in the Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute
on Genetics, Evolution and Medicine last summer.
The month-long institute featured hands-on training in DNA sequencing and research, as well as
seminars on gene therapy and the role of technology. This summer she is helping to organize a
forensic science workshop. She teaches biology at
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Sharon Hackman ’58 Vinstra and
Ray Vinstra ’58
more helpful place.”
From college he went on to a career in
accounting, spending more than three
decades with Upjohn.
One benefit that they have enjoyed
through their years of financial support is
that Upjohn is a matching–gift company,
meaning that his employer has matched
their gifts to the college. “We get double
effectiveness for our gift that way,” he
said. (As a side note, all prospective
Hope supporters who work for matching
gift companies are encouraged to consider the added significance their gift can
have. Hope received more than $340,000
in matching gift support during 2002–03.)
Sharon heard about Hope through a
local physician whose daughter had
attended, and based on the girl’s experience paid a pre–college visit. One look
was all it took, and, “It was the best choice
I’ve made,” she said.
Sharon went on to a career as a teacher,
and earned “Teacher of the Year” recognition while with the Comstock Schools
in Kalamazoo.
She felt well–prepared by her Hope
experience, and she’s seen the quality
remain consistent in the years since as
well.
“It’s just an outstanding place as far as
I’m concerned,” she said. “The personality of the professors, along with the
expectations placed on students––they’re
going to go out with a good education.”
Portage (Mich.) Northern High School and is the
National Association of Biology Teachers state
representative from Michigan.
Jason DeVries ’94 of Dyer, Ind., reports that after
seven years in the corporate training field, nine
months of unemployment, and one and one-half
years of running landfills, he has taken a position
as children’s ministry programmer and volunteer
coordinator at Faith Church.
Dan Furman ’94 of Harrisburg, Pa., has served as
assistant pastor at Colonial Park United Church of
Christ in Harrisburg since July of 2003. He
returned to Grand Rapids, Mich., to be ordained
into Christian ministry at his home church, First
Park Congregational United Church of Christ, in
December of 2003. (Please see “Marriages” and
“Advanced Degrees” for additional news.)
William R. Cochran ’95 reports that after eight
wonderful years in Los Angeles, Calif., he took a
job on the east coast as senior regulatory affairs
associate for Schering-Plough HealthCare
Products. He got rid of his car, moved to
Manhattan, and would love to hear from any
friends and alumni in the area.
Jason Kooyer ’95 of Holland, Mich., is a performance analyst at Captrust Financial Advisors.
Jeanne Kuhajek ’95 of Brightwater, Nelson, New
Zealand, is laboratory director of Chromadex New
Zealand. She remains in the rugged, rural and picturesque South Island, but has migrated to the
northern reaches to a small pocket of bustling
growth in the arch of Golden Bay. In addition to
climbing mountains and tackling glaciers, she is
working for a nutraceutical/botanical nutritional
supplement company where her charge is to establish a contract lab offering analytical services for
nutraceutical companies throughout Australasia
to ensure that marketed products are meeting a
high standard of quality, as well as to help set what
the gold standard in quality actually is.
Gary Hartmen-Hurt ’96 of Stevensville, Mich., is
associate medical director, emergency medicine,
for St. Joseph Medical Association in St. Joseph,
Mich.
Aaron Hoffman ’96 of Fort Collins, Colo., was
recently married (please see “Marriages”), and is
moving this fall to Fairbanks, Alaska, where his
wife will begin graduate study.
Carolyn Perry ’96 of Chicago, Ill., is a social
worker for the American Cancer Society.
Ryan Wilcox ’96 of Rochester, Minn., has completed an M.D. and Ph.D. at Mayo in Rochester
(please see “Advanced Degrees”), and is conducting his residency in internal medicine at Mayo,
with a fellowship in hematology/oncology.
Lisa Bos ’97 of Washington, D.C., was recently
promoted to policy director at the Republican
Study Committee (RSC) in the U.S. House of
Representatives. She has been working at RSC, a
caucus of more than 90 House Republicans that
works to advance a conservative fiscal and social
agenda in Congress, for two and one-half years.
Marka Cross ’97 Steensma of Byron Center,
Mich., graduated and began a residency in obstetrics and gynecology in Grand Rapids, Mich., in
July (please see “Advanced Degrees”).
Matt Steensma ’97 of Byron Center, Mich., started
his third year of orthopaedic surgery residency in
Grand Rapids, Mich., in July.
Danielle Thorp ’97 of Holland, Mich., is working
as a full-time nanny for two children in Saugatuck,
Mich.
Katherine Murphy ’97 Van Soest and Marc Van
Soest ’97 report that they happily reside in
Holland, Mich., with their son (please see “New
Arrivals”) and their two-year-old yellow lab, Jean
Louise “Scout.” Marc teaches American cultures
at Holland High School, and Katy teaches
morning kindergarten at East Elementary in
Grandville, Mich.
Bradley Andresen ’98 reports that after two busy
years as a postdoc at the NIH, he purchased a
condo in Washington, D.C., and assumed a faculty
position at Georgetown Medical School as of July
1. His position is research instructor, and if he can
obtain outside funding he can advance to assistant
professor.
Sara E. Bremer ’98 of Kentwood, Mich., reports
that she has finally found her “niche” in life. She
is working toward a respiratory therapy degree at
Ferris State University and working full-time at
Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Abby Pochert ’98 Brink and her husband recently
relocated to Rome, Ga. She stays at home with
their two girls (please see “New Arrivals”) and is
finishing a master’s degree in early childhood
education.
Kevin Burgun ’98 of Indianapolis, Ind., accepted a
new position to teach English and yearbook at
Brebeuf-Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis.
He was previously English department chairperson and director of theatre at La Lumiere School in
La Porte, Ind.
Laura Myers ’98 of Holland, Mich., recently graduated from the Columbia University School of
Social Work and was named one of the university’s three winners of the Third Millennium
Foundation Human Rights Fellowships. The
$27,000 fellowship funds each student for two sixmonth internships at human rights organizations
– one in a developing country, the other in an
industrialized country. Laura plans to work in
London, and later South Africa, exploring the
application of creative education techniques and
drama to anti-violence and HIV training.
Kate Reed ’98 Randall of Grandville, Mich., is a
school social worker at Allendale (Mich.)
Elementary School.
Kevin Randall ’98 of Grandville, Mich., teaches
science at Grandville Middle School.
Jeremy Stoepker ’98 graduated from medical
school (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is in
a residency in family medicine at Presbyterian
Hospital, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Janette (Molly) Griebe ’99 Avery of Livonia,
Mich., recently graduated from veterinary school
(please see “Advanced Degrees”), and she is now
the fourth associate at Strong Veterinary Hospital.
She and her husband just purchased a home, and
she reports that they are looking forward to being
closer to her stepdaughter’s school and activities.
She also reports that they have a new English
setter who, at 10 weeks, shows promise as a bird
dog and a great family pet.
Jill Donehoo ’99 Landes of Holland, Mich., was a
faculty choreographer for Zeeland East and West
High Schools’ annual spring dance concert on
Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, at Zeeland
East’s DeWitt Auditorium. The theme was
“That’s Entertainment,” and the program included dances to songs from movies, television and
theater.
Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99 of Orland Park, Ill.,
just finished her fifth year of teaching seventh
grade social studies in Kirby School District 140.
She recently received a master’s degree (please see
“Advanced Degrees”), and she and her husband
had their second son (please see “New Arrivals”).
Jeffrey VanderLaan ’99 of Byron Center, Mich.,
has joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as an associate
in the Real Estate Practice Group in the Grand
Rapids (Mich.) office. His practice focuses on real
estate and corporate finance matters. He previously worked in construction and general
commercial litigation for a Grand Rapids law firm.
Larry Young ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., performed in All Night Diner, Hope Summer
Repertory Theatre’s seventh annual cabaret, from
Friday, July 2, through Monday, Aug. 2. From
Wednesday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 5, he
will appear in the premiere of Wicked City at
Saugatuck’s Mason Street Warehouse.
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Khurrum Ahmed ’00 of Buffalo, N.Y., will begin
studies this fall for an M.S. in geology at the
University of Buffalo (SUNY).
Brad Irving ’00 of Phoenix, Ariz., earned a degree
in osteopathic medicine (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and is in post doctorate training as a traditional intern at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital in
Tempe, Ariz. He intends to pursue a residency in
OB-GYN after the completion of his intern year.
Rochelle Marker ’00 of Lansing, Mich., is working
as a receptionist for Burcham Hills Retirement
Community in East Lansing, Mich. She will be
attending Mount Hope Bible Training Institute
part-time beginning this fall to train for ministry
work.
Douglas R. Morton ’00 of Algonquin, Ill., has
passed the CFP exam and now has Certified
Financial Planner certification in accordance with
the CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. He has been an investment advisor at
Integrated Financial Management in Northbrook,
Ill., since 2001. He is responsible for managing
clients’ portfolios and analyzing equity and fixed
income investments.
Jessica Mulder ’00 of Queensbury, N.Y., graduated from dental school (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and is doing a general practice residency at Northport Veteran’s Hospital in Northport,
New York.
Joanne M. Randinitis ’00 of Salt Lake City, Utah,
is the primary keeper of the education collection at
Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, and has recently
become the primary keeper of the endangered red
pandas.
Peter Vawter ’00 of Lake Geneva, Wis., is systems
director for Gustafson Furniture in Rockford, Ill.
John Brandkamp ’01 of Holland, Mich., was
recently hired full-time at Baker Book House.
Greg Frens ’01 of Columbus, Ohio, made his
debut with Opera Columbus in June in Gilbert
and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, as Lord Mountararat. He
is a DMA candidate at The Ohio State University.
In February, he performed in the program “Arias
and Ensembles From Opera Grand to Opera
Light” in the Short North Chamber Music Series in
Columbus.
Kelly Getman-Dissette ’01 of South Haven,
Mich., joined the staff of the college’s Frost
Research Center as research associate on Tuesday,
June 1. She is helping with all aspects of research
projects, both internal and external.
Nathan Hart ’01 received a prize from the Jagnow
Prizes in Homiletics and Speech at Princeton
University’s 192nd commencement exercises on
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Welcome Back Alumni! Homecoming 2004
All alumni are invited back to campus for the Homecoming celebrations from October 8-10! It’s a great time to see friends, faculty and the campus,
and reminisce about your years at Hope! For more information, contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 616-395-7250 or alumni@hope.edu.
The Science Center. Talk with professors and see
examples of faculty and student research. Contact
Pat Roehling. 616-395-7732.
Friday, October 8
All Day
9:00 Science Center Dedication. See Page 2 for details.
3:00
9:00 5:00
Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting.
10:005:00
Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree Art
Center. Photographic depiction of Mexico, artists
Josephine Sacabo and Mariana Yampolsky.
Morning
10:30
Chapel Service, Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Afternoon
12:30 - Science Center Dedication Ceremony—VanAndel
1:15
Plaza. Hope alumni, parents and friends invited.
Evening
7:00
Alumni Networking Reception – Reunion alumni
and students invited. Swap stories of life at Hope,
provide “real world” advice to help students
and young alumni make professional transitions.
7:30
Concert — The Princely Players. Dimnent
Memorial Chapel. Please see the entry on page four
for more information.
8:00
Golden Ladder by Donna Spector, Studio Theatre.
Contact the theatre ticket office. 616-395-7890.
8:00
Social Activities Committee (SAC) 8th Annual
Hoedown, Teusink’s Pony Farm, 1468 W. 32nd St.
Hayrides, country line dancing, food and fun.
Admission free; alumni invited.
Saturday, October 9
All Day
10:00- Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree
5:00
Art Center.
Morning
27th Annual Run-Bike-Swim-Walk. Includes Health
Fair, 8:30 – 10:30 AM, Dow Health and Physical
Education Center gymnasium; 2-mile prediction
walk, 5K run; 3/4, 3.5, and 5 mile criterium bike,
1/4 and 1/2 mile swims. Contact the Dow for
information and to register. 616-395-7690.
8:00 –
9:30
Reunion Registration (classes of 1984, 1989, 1994,
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003). Location TBD.
8:30 9:30
Class Reunion Photos. Exact times and location
TBD.
9:00 –
11:30
Science Clubs — children in grades 1-6. Hands on
activities in biology, chemistry, and physics.
Science Center room 1111. Children must be
registered at least one week ahead. Cost $10/child.
Contact Tod Gugino. 616-395-7640.
9:30 –
11:00
10:00
11:00
11:00
All Reunion Brunch. All Class Reunions invited to
a special on-campus brunch. Join the festivities and
celebrate your years at Hope College.
Alumni Chapel Choir rehearsal. Chapel Choir
members invited to sing at the homecoming football game and Alumni Worship Service Sunday
morning.
Alumni Soccer Game, Buys Athletic Field. Soccer
alumni family picnic will follow.
Cheerleader Reunion. Open to former Hope
Cheerleaders. Meet at Dow, 11:00, for practice, 1:30
Holland Municipal Stadium home side, south end.
$20 for long sleeve tee-shirts. Contact Wes Wooley.
616-786-1033.
11:00
H-Club Registration and Reception, Haworth Inn
and Conference Center.
11:30
H-Club Luncheon, Haworth Inn and Conference
Center. 100 Years of Men’s Basketball recognized.
Advance registration required.
12:00
Women’s Soccer hosts Albion, Buys Athletic Field.
12:303:30
1st Annual Alumni Tailgate Picnic outside Holland
Municipal Stadium. Great band, great food, great fun!
All alumni, parents, friends and students invited.
1:00
Homecoming Parade. Route - north on College
Ave from 13th Street to Holland Municipal
Stadium. Theme: Shoot for the Stars.
1:30
Men’s Soccer hosts Tri-State, Buys Athletic Field.
2:00
Football hosts Olivet, Holland Municipal Stadium.
Halftime activities feature crowning of Homecoming
King and Queen and Alumni Chapel Choir.
Evening
TBD
Class Reunion Parties (1999,1994,1989,1984)
Advance registration required.
8:30
SAC Homecoming Ball, Haworth Inn and
Conference Center. Contact the Office of Student
Development. 616-395-7800.
Sunday, October 10
All Day
10:00- Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree
5:00
Art Center.
Morning
10:00
Alumni Chapel Choir reception and rehearsal,
Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
11:00
Homecoming Worship Service led by Jan Luben ‘71
Hoffman. Music provided by Alumni Chapel
Choir and Huw Lewis. Dimnent Memorial Chapel
Afternoon
3:00
Faculty Recital, Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall.
Evening
8:00
The Gathering, Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Afternoon
12:00 – Psychology Department Open House. Psychology
2:00
alumni are invited to the new offices and labs in
Saturday, May 15 (please see “Advanced
Degrees”). He is a minister with The New York
Fellowship in New York, N.Y.
Heidi Hickman ’01 Henson of Valparaiso, Ind.,
earned a law degree (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and is preparing to take the Illinois Bar
examination.
Jennifer A. Huber ’01 of Brooklyn, N.Y., graduated from law school (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and will join the law firm of Kelley Drye
& Warren in New York City this fall.
Carrie Olson ’01 Jeruzal of Howell, Mich., was
awarded a scholarship from the Fulbright
Memorial Fund Teacher Program, and traveled to
Japan for three weeks in June. The purpose of the
program is to allow distinguished primary and
secondary school educators in the U.S. to travel to
Japan in an effort to promote greater intercultural
understanding. She was selected from a national
pool of more than 2,000 applicants. She has been
a middle school and high school art teacher at
Lansing (Mich.) Christian School for the past three
16
years, but is relocating to West Michigan this
summer due to her husband’s job.
Jodi Kurtze ’01 of Chicago, Ill., is director of development at Lexington College. She also continues
teaching, touring and performing with Jump
Rhythm Jazz Project in Chicago.
Carrie Lowe ’01 works as a research assistant for
the University of Tennessee in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
Kate Lowe ’01 is working as a research assistant at
the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in northwest
Minnesota. In the fall, she will return to the
Catalina Island (Calif.) Marine Institute as an
instructor.
Sara Eveland ’01 McCue of Las Vegas, Nev., is a
teacher in the Clark County School District.
Douglas Mulder ’01 is a Boatswains Mate Third
Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. He
just finished a tour on a patrol boat in Maine and
is now stationed at Station Sand Key in
Clearwater, Fla.
Maryjane Murphy ’01 of Indianapolis, Ind., is in
the advanced standing program to earn a master’s
degree in social work at Indiana University in May
of 2005.
Rachel Miller ’01 Plaggemars of Zeeland, Mich.,
was a guest choreographer for Zeeland East and
West High Schools’ annual spring dance concert
on Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, at
Zeeland East’s DeWitt Auditorium. The theme
was “That’s Entertainment,” and the program
included dances to songs from movies, television
and theater.
Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 Wozniak of Virginia Beach,
Va., is assistant of divinity career and alumni
development at Regent University. In May of
2005 she will finish her master of arts in divinity,
and will then pursue teaching at the graduate
level while working toward a Ph.D.
Erin Van Dyken ’02 Magers of Battle Creek,
Mich., is branch supervisor at Kellogg Community
Federal Credit Union.
Kathryn McNeely ’02 of Countryside, Ill., is a
kindergarten teacher in the Western Springs
Public School District 101.
Megan Poertner ’02 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is an
account manager at Flex Administrators Inc.
Kara Pranger ’02 of Whitehall, Mich., will attend
the Center for Humanistic Studies Graduate
School in Farmington Hills, Mich., this fall to
pursue a master’s degree in clinical psychology.
Sara Troyer ’02 of Howell, Mich., will be
attending The Ohio State University School of
Medicine this fall to pursue an M.D. degree.
Amy Baltmanis ’03 of Zeeland, Mich., has been
promoted to lead varsity girls basketball coach
at the new Zeeland West High School when it
splits from Zeeland East High School in 200506. In 2004-05 she will coach the Zeeland West
junior varsity team and assist with the Zeeland
varsity team. She also teaches mathematics.
Kelly Cleland ’03 of Deckerville, Mich., is a
special education teacher at Carsonville-Port
Sanilac Schools. She is also pursuing a master’s
degree at Saginaw Valley State University.
Jenna Wassink ’03 Deenik of Ada, Mich., is an
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actuarial technician for Auto-Owners Insurance
Group in Lansing, Mich.
Quincy Marr ’03 of Brooklyn, N.Y., performed in
All Night Diner, Hope Summer Repertory
Theatre’s seventh annual cabaret, from Friday,
July 2, through Monday, Aug. 2.
Carrie Meulenberg ’03 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
recently signed a contract to teach eighth grade
English language arts in the Hopkins (Mich.)
Public Schools.
Hillary Stone ’03 of Holland, Mich., is a staffing
specialist at Manpower in Zeeland, Mich.
Amber Whitehouse ’03 of DeForest, Wis., is a
contracts assistant at Covance Laboratories in
Madison, Wis.
Nicole Yelding ’03 of Holland, Mich., is director
of student services at Black River Public School.
Michael Douma ’04 of Grandville, Mich., a
double major in history and Dutch studies, is
working on an oral history project for the college’s Joint Archives to find and record the homes
built of Veneklasen brick that still stand in West
Michigan. The brick company was founded in
1848 as H.J. Veneklasen and Sons. It incorporated
in 1892 as the Zeeland Brick Co., and soon became
Michigan’s largest brick manufacturer.
Scott Hinze ’04 is a graduate student at the
University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amy VanderMolen ’04 is a fifth grade teacher
at the Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria.
Emily Zeig ’04 is a graduate student at
Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga.
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.
May 2004 graduation honors
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Norissa R. Aukerman; South Windsor, Conn.
Molly J. Baxter; Kennewick, Wash.
Krystal A. Beyer; Alpena, Mich.
Peter L. Binnie; Whitewater, Wis.
Sara J. Bolkema; Flushing, Mich.
Lindsey L. Brink; Chelsea, Mich.
Kim N. Daelhousen; Sinking Spring, Pa.
Kathleen L. Davenport; Gainesville, Fla.
Heather L. Duchene; Midland, Mich.
Heidi G. Dykema; Kentwood, Mich.
Rebecca L. Eggenschwiler; Holland, Mich.
Julie M. Esch; Ann Arbor, Mich.
David M. Foster; Onekama, Mich.
Kathryn A. Goetz; Collegeville, Pa.
Jessica M. Gumbs; Wyoming, Mich.
Nathan J. Hahn; Battle Creek, Mich.
Donald S. Hart; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Lauren R. Hinkle; Indianapolis, Ind.
Megan E. Hoeksema; Holland, Mich.
Joy M. Hofmeyer; Oelwein, Iowa
Micah H. Holden; Holland, Mich.
Andrew J. Huisman; Zeeland, Mich.
Christin A. Kool; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Anne Marcus; Zeeland, Mich.
Daniel P. Meeuwsen; Zeeland, Mich.
Emily E. Parkhurst; Lansing, Mich.
Eric A. Plewka; Whitehall, Mich.
Joy M. Pope; Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Jenna B. Rabe; Holland, Mich.
Richard D. Ray; Holland, Mich.
Rebecca K. Riechel; Oxford, Ohio
Michael J. Ross; River Forest, Ill.
Kristine R. Schantz; Walled Lake, Mich.
Karen M. Schuen; Portage, Mich.
Jonathan G. Sedon; Midland, Mich.
Jeffrey M. Seymour; Holland, Mich.
Nancy A. Smit; Shelbyville, Mich.
Michelle F. Smith; Olympia, Wash.
Allison C. Spaude; Wausau, Wis.
Susan M. Taylor; Bath, Mich.
Jennifer S. Troke; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kristi L. VanDerKolk; Holland, Mich.
Megan J. Vescolani; Benton Harbor, Mich.
Alisa L. White; Sterling, Ill.
Sarah A. Wilkinson; Dowagiac, Mich.
Emily J. Zeig; Sterling Heights, Mich.
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Jennifer A. Alderink; Coopersville, Mich.
Heidi S. Bender; Sturgis, Mich.
Naomi R. Bertram; Downers Grove, Ill.
Rebecca A. Bing; Kijabe, Kenya
Jennifer R. Boersma; Dorr, Mich.
Janice Bower; Oxnard, Calif.
Andrea R. Brani; Oxford, Mich.
Jeremy S. Brieve; Holland, Mich.
Michael J. Bury; Brighton, Mich.
Rebecca J. Byker; Grandville, Mich.
Deborah L. Caulk; Troy, Mich.
Lindsay M. Close; Holland, Mich.
Deanna L. Clouse; Jackson, Mich.
Leslie A. Colburn; Battle Creek, Mich.
Kristi J. Creswell; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Scott F. Dalessandro; Hampden, Maine
Erin M. DeHaan; Kentwood, Mich.
Ross M. Dieleman; Kentwood, Mich.
Elinor R. Douglass; Pinckney, Mich.
Michael J. Douma; Grandville, Mich.
Kristin M. Dowedite; Livonia, Mich.
Allison K. Dowell; Holland, Mich.
Taya C. Drost; Charlevoix, Mich.
Michael D. Dunlap; Saline, Mich.
Sarah M. Dunlop; Hillsdale, Mich.
Amanda A. Dykstra; Holland, Mich.
Anna N. Eriks; Holland, Mich.
Mary Essenburg; Holland, Mich.
Matthew A. Farmer; Bangor, Mich.
Elizabeth K. Foster; Battle Creek, Mich.
Kimberly A. Franklin; Manistee, Mich.
Diana J. Frazier; Grand Haven, Mich.
Erik J. Frost; Midland, Mich.
Benjamin R. Fuhrman; Lansing, Mich.
Meredith E. Treumuth; Pinckney, Mich.
Tracy M. Geukes; Bridgman, Mich.
Grant R. Gould; Cass City, Mich.
Martha D. Graham; Midland, Mich.
J.K. Granberg–Michaelson; Oakland, N.J.
Joseph R. Gutowski; Muskegon, Mich.
Daniel J. Halloran; Midland, Mich.
Molly M. Halvey; Grayslake, Ill.
Kerilyn A. Harkaway; Saline, Mich.
Diane E. Harkes; Grandville, Mich.
Colette D. Harris; Chicago, Ill.
Timothy C. Heck; Libertyville, Ill.
Amanda J. DeYoung; Holland, Mich.
Benjamin B. Hilldore; Holland, Mich.
Layne C. Hillman; Attica, Mich.
Scott R. Hinze; Shelby, Mich.
Jennifer L. Holland; Herndon, Va.
Melissa A. Homakie; Cass City, Mich.
Lindsay M. Howes; Alma, Mich.
Edward N. Huebner; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Bethany L. Jeffries; Mason, Mich.
Lauren S. Jensen; Manistee, Mich.
Philip A. Johnson; Indianapolis, Ind.
Catherine E. Jones; Canton, Mich.
Eric J. Jongekryg; West Olive, Mich.
Marty P. Jordan; Tawas, Mich.
Sarah D. Keenan; Portage, Mich.
Chad M. Kettner; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Andrew A. Kiel; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Tim S. Kirkman; Royal Oak, Mich.
Michelle N. Konfara; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Nathan R. Kooistra; Burnsville, Minn.
Christopher W. Koopmans; Holland, Mich.
Roxanne M. Kowalski; Comstock Park, Mich.
Julie A. Laskowski; North Liberty, Ind.
Christina M. Lay; Flint, Mich.
Heather M. Ludwick; Fremont, Mich.
Sara W. Luneack; Alma, Mich.
Brandon J. Maas; Hudsonville, Mich.
Karina C. Machado; Hudsonville, Mich.
Bethany L. Martin; Richland, Mich.
Haley M. Martin; Battle Creek, Mich.
Jena N. Martino; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cory A. Mc Call; Portage, Mich.
Laurel D. McKenna; Marshall, Mich.
Erin J. McNary; Imlay City, Mich.
Jason J. Mejeur; Saint Joseph, Mich.
Jeffrey C. Melville; Grandville, Mich.
Monica R. Merkley; Sarasota, Fla.
Adam D. Miller; Wyoming, Mich.
Stephen J. Moreau; Holland, Mich.
Kristin Q. Muellner; Park Ridge, Ill.
Audrey R. Nauta; Grandville, Mich.
Todd M. Neckers; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Christine E. Newell; Troy, Mich.
Katherine S. Paarlberg; Glen Rock, N.J.
Jessica A. Patrick; Midland, Mich.
Megan M. Peace; Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Rachel M. Peckenpaugh; Naperville, Ill.
David L. Pesci; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Melinda K. Phillips; Deforest, Wis.
Phillip A. Pratt; Flint, Mich.
Courtney L. Randel; Hudsonville, Mich.
Bethany B. Ransom; Flushing, Mich.
Cindy L. Reichert; Corunna, Mich.
Erin N. Riley; Homer Glen, Ill.
Allison M. Rockey; Mason, Mich.
Stephanie J. Ross; Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Chanchiang Saetern; Holland, Mich.
Ana X. Santibanez Zamora; Mexico City, Mexico
Kelly M. Schmuker; Jenison, Mich.
Sarah E. Scholten; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lisa M. Schowalter; Portage, Mich.
Adam J. Schrier; Saline, Mich.
Emily M. Scott; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Amie K. Senyk; Leonard, Mich.
Jennifer J. Sequite; Kalamazoo, Mich.
John C. Siehling; Zeeland, Mich.
Kendra L. Slotten; Grand Ledge, Mich.
Heidi Snoap; Grandville, Mich.
Jesse I. Snyder; York, Pa.
Martha C. Sorenson; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Christine R. Statema; Zeeland, Mich.
Abbey C. Stauffer; Saline, Mich.
David W. Stefanich; Saint Joseph, Mich.
Anne C. Stevens; Newark, Ohio
Laura A. Stufflebam; Centralia, Ill.
Cordelle B. Thomasma; Stevensville, Mich.
Lindsay R. Townsend; Lombard, Ill.
Katrina L. Van Essen; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Christopher R. Van Pelt; Spencer, Iowa
Amy L. Vander Molen; Saranac, Mich.
Amy L. Vanderhyde; Rockford, Mich.
Katherine M. VanderLind; Grand Rapids, Mich.
James E. VanderMeulen; Denver, Colo.
Kayleen J. Vannette; Holland, Mich.
Rebecca J. VanWeerdhuizen; Nasuli, Philippines
Krista L. Veenstra; Grand Haven, Mich.
Ellen A. Vigants; Portage, Mich.
Meredith L. Visser; Hamilton, Mich.
Carrie L. Vivian; McBain, Mich.
Theresa M. Vroon; Jacksonville, Fla.
Phillip L. Waalkes; Raleigh, N.C.
Courtney C. Walton; Hope Falls, N.Y.
Amanda J. Weener; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tesha L. Wehrmeyer; Holland, Mich.
Paul J. Wesselink; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jeffrey S. Wheeler; Traverse City, Mich.
Grace H. Whitmer; Naperville, Ill.
Christa R. Wiggam; Estes Park, Colo.
Julie M. Wilcox; Saline, Mich.
Ryan A. Winningham; Saline, Mich.
Brian C. Worrel; Muskegon, Mich.
Stacey J. Zokoe; Jenison, Mich.
Amy C. Zwart; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sara B. Zwart; Wyoming, Mich.
Nakisha S. Zwyghuizen; Zeeland, Mich.
Natalie M. Zylstra; Lake Worth, Fla.
CUM LAUDE
Alicia L. Abood; Lansing, Mich.
Audrey M. Arnold; Richmond, Ind.
Rebecca W. Barry; Libertyville, Ill.
Kenneth W. Bart; Jenison, Mich.
Ryan B. Barwick; Chelsea, Mich.
Matthew A. Beaver; Gladwin, Mich.
Gwendolyn H. Best; East Grand Rapids, Mich.
Laurie K. Bird; Grandville, Mich.
Melinda K. Bisson; Grant, Mich.
Caryn L. Bladt; Vicksburg, Mich.
Erin M. Boer; DeMotte, Ind.
Sandra L. Bongiorno; Oxford, Mich.
Lindsay R. Bosak; Livonia, Mich.
Tammy M. Bowers; Kentwood, Mich.
David A. Bramley; Northfield, Ill.
Erika L. Braunohler; Ada, Mich.
Ryan B. Brinks; Ada, Mich.
Katherine M. Budris; Libertyville, Ill.
Allison D. Bultemeier; Fort Wayne, Ind.
Rebecca S. Busman; Coopersville, Mich.
Jessica L. Carollo; Rochester Hills, Mich.
Rebecca M. Cochrane; Watertown, Wis.
Matthew L. Cooper; Troy, Mich.
Dyan L. Couch; Holland, Mich.
Emily N. Cronkite; Holland, Mich.
Victoria I. Cruz–Christian; Eastpointe, Mich.
Carolyn L. Crylen; Naperville, Ill.
Matthew M. Davis; Park Forest, Ill.
Meridith A. De Avila; Holland, Mich.
Lisa M. DeCamp; Williamston, Mich.
Ian B. DeGraaf; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nicole L. Dekker; Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Gavin R. Deming; Hickory Corners, Mich.
Brandon A. Demitruk; South Bend, Ind.
Dawn R. DeVries; Elgin, Ill.
Jill C. DeVries; Appleton, Wis.
Seth P. DeVries; Fishers, Ind.
Deanna L. DiFilippo; Flushing, Mich.
Tiffany M. Drendall; Lapeer, Mich.
Daniel W. Ebeling; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mona El–Shamaa; Greenville, Mich.
Ethan M. Everts; Holland, Mich.
David T. Fischer; Flint, Mich.
Erin R. Forbes; Cincinnati, Ohio
Andrew J. Galerneau; Brighton, Mich.
Cassandra L. Gerst; Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Shannon J. Gervel; Naperville, Ill.
Ross P. Geurink; Hudsonville, Mich.
Christopher J. Goltz; Midland, Mich.
Edita H. Grajqevci; Prishtina, Kosova
Sharon R. Gutowski; Saint Louis, Mo.
Rebekah A. Hinkle; Greenville, Mich.
Sara L. Holleman; Portage, Mich.
Jennifer L. Horwath; Allegan, Mich.
Natalie M. Hosking; Noblesville, Ind.
Samantha R. Hyde; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Benjamin R. Iliev; Saline, Mich.
Nancy C. Jackson; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Travis R. Jager; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Dustin E. Janes; Indianapolis, Ind.
Megan M. Jewell; Brighton, Mich.
Jennifer K. Jourdan; Noblesville, Ind.
Laura M. Jurgensen; Naperville, Ill.
Sarah J. Klooster; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kristin M. Klunder; Hopkins, Mich.
Aileen R. Koliboski; Flushing, Mich.
Michael H. Kopchick; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kelly K. Kraft; Brown City, Mich.
Sandra J. Kraima; Hopkins, Mich.
Justin D. Kribs; Hudsonville, Mich.
Kristina A. Kyles; Holland, Mich.
Courtney E. Laarman; Holland, Mich.
Isabelle P. Le; Kentwood, Mich.
Mark W. Leeson; Midland, Mich.
Steven E. Lepper II; Midland, Mich.
Benjamin L. Lindvall; Ann Arbor, Mich.
Micah J. Maatman; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Christopher J. Major; Hart, Mich.
Emily P. Mark; Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Kristina Martinez; Holland, Mich.
Justin R. Mast; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Julie A. Maxwell; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Megan M. McDowell; Centralia, Ill.
Sarah E. McEvoy; Findlay, Ohio
Angela J. Mishler; Pickford, Mich.
Tara E. Mistry; Schaumburg, Ill.
Kyle M. Morrison; Niles, Mich.
Danielle Nave; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Catherine L. Neidlinger; Marshall, Mich.
Samuel J. Nichols; Lewis, Iowa
Shelley B. Nieboer; Zeeland, Mich.
Kelly A. Nitz; Saginaw, Mich.
Bradley J. Norden; Jenison, Mich.
Laura E. Nordheim; Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Benjamin P. Ost; Indianapolis, Ind.
Valerie M. Patrick; Lansing, Mich.
David H. Pridmore; Novi, Mich.
Heather K. Qualman; Northville, Mich.
Carmen M. Rabbitt; Muskegon, Mich.
Rachel C. Roberts; Metamora, Mich.
Susana R. Rodriguez; Chicago, Ill.
Abby L. Rogers; Owosso, Mich.
Miranda L. Rooy; Shelby, Mich.
Joshua P. Rumpsa; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Michael R. Ryckman; Troy, Mich.
Erik C. Saxvik; Libertyville, Ill.
Michele R. Schaap; Lansing, Ill.
Kaiser C. Shen; Fresh Meadows, N.Y.
Caleb C. Sheng; Brighton, Mich.
Katherine C. Shepard; Elmhurst, Ill.
J. Layne Shoaf; Midland, Mich.
Justin M. Shorb; Scotts, Mich.
Dawn M. Smith; Plainwell, Mich.
Rachel L. Soulliere; Hamilton, Mich.
Ashley D. Stoneburner; Fort Wayne, Ind.
Natalie A. Stroich; Troy, Mich.
Melissa A. Sulok; South Bend, Ind.
John W. Swartz; Richmond, Mich.
Sara Tatge; Crawfordsville, Ind.
Barry L. Teshima; Ludington, Mich.
Tyler O. Thompson; Reed City, Mich.
Abby J. Timmer; Grandville, Mich.
Jessica O. Trakimas; Carmel, Ind.
Bryan H. Tran; Wyoming, Mich.
Danielle M. Travis; Traverse City, Mich.
Natasha D. Tudor; Lincoln, Mich.
Kara K. Van Assen; Jenison, Mich.
Kathryn J. VanDam; Wyoming, Mich.
Ross M. Vande Wege; Holland, Mich.
Richard W. Van Voorst; Holland, Mich.
Erica K. Viegelahn; Rogers City, Mich.
Mindy J. Beukema; Zeeland, Mich.
Emily A. Wagg; New Hudson, Mich.
Amy L. Wakerley; Grand Haven, Mich.
Rebecca S. Waurio; Williamston, Mich.
Ryan P. White; Hudsonville, Mich.
Lacey R. Wicksall; Traverse City, Mich.
Joanna H. Wiens; International Falls, Minn.
Abigail L. Wierenga; Holland, Mich.
Katie K. Wilson; Solon, Ohio
Holly S. Winstanley; Grand Ledge, Mich.
Lisa M. Woloszyn; Oak Lawn, Ill.
Elizabeth J. Wyngarden; Zeeland, Mich.
Jason A. Yelding; Holland, Mich.
Michael E. Zeilstra; Grand Rapids, Mich.
William J. Ziegenhagen; Minneapolis, Minn.
Zachary T. Zimbelman; Stanton, Mich.
Christina E. Zylstra; Byron Center, Mich.
Note: This list includes those who completed their graduation requirements and coursework in May.
Summer honors graduates and those who continued coursework past the spring semester will be listed in a fall issue.
An interactive look at
NFHC August 2004
HOPE
• Arts Calendar
• Regional Events Calendar
Doug Burns ’78 and Michele Pigliavento, May
29, 2004, Schenectady, N.Y.
Carolyn Griesmann ’92 and Brian Hughes,
May 1, 2004, Schaumburg, Ill.
Carla Everts ’93 and Mark Zeinstra, March 20,
2004, Holland, Mich.
Dan Furman ’94 and Gillian Soholt, October 5,
2001.
Aaron Hoffman ’96 and Nikki Grant, May 29,
2004, Savannah, Ga.
Daniel J. Hoag ’98 and Marianne Swierenga
’99, June 21, 2004, Mackinac Island, Mich.
Pamela Marz ’98 and Aaron Fleischauer, April
24, 2004, Asheville, N.C.
Daniel McCue ’99 and Sara Eveland ’01, June 5,
2004, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Christopher VanDeven ’99 and Sarah Koop
’01, June 4, 2004, Holland, Mich.
Rachel Lamb ’00 and Adam Cambray, May 2,
2004, Brookfield, Wis.
Peter Vawter ’00 and Kristin, May 26, 2001,
Lake Geneva, Wis.
Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 and Scott Wozniak, May
29, 2004, Normal, Ill.
Heidi Jo Hickman ’01 and Nathaniel C.
Henson, May 22, 2004, Holland, Mich.
Nicolette Hirdes ’01 and Damon W. Fink, Oct.
14, 2000, Tempe, Ariz.
Jeff Wilcox ’01 and Sara Ator, Jan. 2, 2004,
Madison, Wis.
Jonathan Kucinski ’02 and Jordan Scholz ’02,
June 14, 2002, Portage, Mich.
Nicholas Kunnen ’02 and Jacqueline Kuerth,
Dec. 26, 2003, Muskegon, Mich.
Heidi Jo Osmundson ’02 and Andrew David
Weller, May 22, 2004, Holland, Mich.
Andrea Philipps ’02 and Drew Poppleton, June
12, 2004, Holland, Mich.
Nathan Pyle ’02 and Sarah Caulk ’03, June 25,
2004, Grandville, Mich.
(Robert) Peter Schaafsma ’02 and Jessica
Hauch ’03, April 24, 2004.
Joel Schick ’02 and Taya Drost ’04, July 3, 2004.
Jamie Werth ’02 and Joseph Soit, April 24,
2004, Mesa, Ariz.
Matt Bradley ’03 and Elizabeth (Beth)
Wyngarden ’04, June 12, 2004.
Bryan Rimmke ’03 and Michelle Konfara ’04,
June 5, 2004.
Jenna Wassink ’03 and Timothy Deenik, May
17, 2003, Holland, Mich.
Carol Belman ’04 and Eric Vidacak, July 3,
2004.
Kathleen Davenport ’04 and Andy Cobble,
June 26, 2004.
Gavin Deming ’04 and Joanna Wiens ’04, June
12, 2004.
John Keim ’04 and Angela Beeson, June 11,
2004.
Kristina Kyles ’04 and Lance Houston, June 26,
2004.
New Arrivals
New Arrivals
Michael Schmuker ’83 and Krista Schmuker,
Gabrielle Jay, born Dec. 11, 2003, adopted Dec. 18,
2003.
Russell Brown ’84 and Jennifer Brown, Laura
Elizabeth, May 26, 2004.
Linda Aldrich ’85 and Gordan Jurasek, Luka
Matthijs Adrianse Jurasek, April 19, 2004.
Kevin Cole ’88 and Lynn Kingma ’90 Cole,
Carston James, April 24, 2004.
Gail Van Genderen ’88 Harries and Bryan
Harries, Owen Spencer, Feb. 8, 2004.
Ken Osborne ’88 and Dawn Osborne, Austin
John, June 9, 2004.
Sandra Boonstra-Boer ’89 and Steve Boer,
Eloise “Ellie” Grace and Frances Piper “Piper,”
Oct. 7, 2003.
Sue Looman ’89 Dittmar and Russell Dittmar
’91, Ryan Edward, May 18, 2004.
Elizabeth Bass ’89 Douville and John Douville,
Elisia Geneva, May 4, 2003.
Elizabeth Larson ’89 Moraw and Mike Moraw,
Sarah Elizabeth, June 15, 2004.
Chris Morgan ’89 and Lynelle Morgan,
Elynore Mae, May 17, 2004.
Claudine Wagenaar ’90 Duncan and Ted
Duncan, Keef Willem, May 6, 2004.
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Kathleen LaCasha ’90 Lind and Kevin Lind,
Anthony Jacob, May 6, 2004.
Bret Norvilitis ’90 and Jill Flanagan ’93
Norvilitis, Matthew James, May 2, 2004.
Kelly DeWitt ’91 and Kristen Kingma ’92
DeWitt, Nathan Michael, May 19, 2004.
Dawn Zandbergen ’91 Dykstra and Rick
Dykstra, Bret Marshall, March 16, 2004.
Grace Vera ’91 Favier and Barry Favier ’94,
Josiah Daniel, Sept. 4, 2003.
Rebecca VanHekken ’91 McIlwaine and David
McIlwaine, Owen Travis, May 19, 2004.
Kristyn Moffett ’91 Sikkelee and Dave Sikkelee,
Kari Elizabeth, May 3, 2004.
Julie Beemer ’92 Hubbert and Ronald Hubbert
’92, Grace McKenna, May 22, 2003.
Elizabeth Gormly ’93 de Moraes and Andre de
Moraes, Helena Sophia, Sept. 30, 2003.
Garrett Elsinger ’93 and Sabrina Elsinger,
Garrett Scott II, April 16, 2004.
Barb VandenBrink ’93 Erickson and Matt
Erickson ’94, Jessica Rose, March 21, 2004.
Tiffany Nelson ’03 Shoffner and Matthew
Shoffner, Cloe Madeline, May 26, 2004.
Sarah Blackburn ’93 Yakes and Matthew Yakes
’94, Alexander “Alex” James, May 4, 2004.
Bill Boerman ’94 and Liz Boerman, Fiona Lou,
May 19, 2004.
Holly Van Vliet ’94 Senter and Tracee Senter,
Paige Helene, April 13, 2004.
Jonathan Slagh ’94 and Andrea Slagh,
Addyson Mahler, May 30, 2004.
Matthew Thompson ’94 and Pamela Gunther
’94 Thompson, Ethan Gerhard, April 18, 2004.
Abbie-Jo Ming ’94 Wilcox and Ryan Wilcox ’96,
Adelyn Rose, Nov. 12, 2002.
Stacy Werkman ’95 Buzako and Joseph
Buzako, Jaiden Taylor, March 30, 2004.
Jason Kooyer ’95 and Joy Kooyer, Julia Hope,
Feb. 24, 2004.
Bryan Bainbridge ’96 and Laura McKee ’97
Bainbridge, Tess Lauren, May 17, 2004.
Ryan Harvey ’96 and Annette Daniels ’96
Harvey, Andrew Christopher, March 18, 2004.
Monica Pellow ’96 Livingston and Robert
Livingston, Grace Wesleigh, Dec. 22, 2003.
Amity Weeldreyer ’96 Pothoff and Greg
Pothoff, Alexander Reese and Carter David,
March 25, 2004.
Julie Blair ’96 Riekse and Jim Riekse ’97,
William James and Elizabeth Grace, April 29, 2004.
Karsten Rumohr-Voskuil ’96 and Gretchen
Rumohr-Voskuil ’97, Nola Marion, Feb. 10, 2004.
Marka Cross ’97 Steensma and Matt Steensma
’97, Jackson Joseph, March 12, 2004.
Katherine Murphy ’97 Van Soest and Marc Van
Soest ’97, Aidan, March 23, 2003.
Amanda Sheehan ’97 Zenner and Eric Zenner,
Jordan Hallie, April 17, 2004.
Abby Pochert ’98 Brink and Ryan Brink,
Linden Bonnie, Feb. 16, 2004.
Noelle Wood ’98 Franklyn and Timothy
Franklyn ’98, Joel Timothy, June 13, 2004.
Martin Leslie Landes Jr. ’98 and Jill Donehoo
’99 Landes, Martin Leslie III, April 9, 2004.
Kate Reed ’98 Randall and Kevin Randall ’98,
Cooper Jackson, Nov. 18, 2003.
Jori Kumpf ’98 Waldron and Sean Waldron,
Preston Wellington, May 2, 2004.
Robert Klouw ’99 and Katherine Randall,
Gerrit Wilber Randall-Klouw, April 17, 2003.
Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99 and Joe Talluto,
Joshua Andrew Talluto, April 21, 2004.
Shana de Avila ’99 Ver Helst and Josh Ver
Helst, Xander Angelo, April 27, 2004.
Bryan Boersma ’00 and Melissa Nienhuis ’00
Boersma, Levi William, May 29, 2004.
Sandra Kops ’00 Gillette and Robert Gillette,
Emma Marie, Feb. 10, 2004.
Deborah Hoffman ’01 Walters and Christopher
Walters, Hannah Kathleen, Aug. 1, 2003.
Advanced Degrees
Advanced Degrees
Michael Rees ’85, Ph.D., Cambridge University,
United Kingdom, July, 2004.
Stacy Minger ’86, Ph.D. in communication,
University of Kentucky, May, 2004.
Michelle Hoppe-Long ’90, M.F.A. in script and
screenwriting, Regent University.
Dan Furman ’94, Master of Divinity degree,
Lancaster Theological Seminary, May, 2003.
John Jobson ’95, Ph.D., higher, adult, and lifelong education, Michigan State University,
Summer, 2004.
Ryan Harvey ’96, Master of Business
Administration in finance, DePaul University,
June, 2003.
Carolyn Perry ’96, Master of Arts in social
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work, University of Chicago, School of Social
Service Administration, 2002.
Ryan Wilcox ’96, M.D., Mayo Medical School;
Ph.D., immunology, Mayo Graduate School,
Rochester, Minn., May, 2004.
Camie Hoeksema ’97 LaPorte, master’s degree
in human services and counseling, DePaul
University, June, 2004.
Marka Cross ’97 Steensma, M.D., Michigan
State College of Human Medicine, May 15, 2004.
William Tailford ’97, M.F.A., University of
Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate
Studies, May, 2004.
Jeremy Stoepker ’98, M.D. degree, Georgetown
Medical School, May 23, 2004.
Janette (Molly) Griebe ’99 Avery, Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
College of Veterinary Medicine, May, 2004.
Sherry Kuo ’99, Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine, Michigan State University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, May 6, 2004.
Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99, master’s degree
in education, Governors State University, May,
2004.
Gina Zanin ’99, Master of Public Affairs in nonprofit management and Master of Arts in
philanthropic studies, Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis, August, 2004.
Scott Hes ’00, J.D., Wayne State University
School of Law, May 17, 2004.
Brad Irving ’00, D.O., Arizona College of
Osteopathic Medicine, June, 2004.
Ericka Cunningham ’00 Kipp, Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine, May 6, 2004.
Jessica Mulder ’00, Doctor of Dental Surgery,
State University of New York at Stony Brook
School of Dental Medicine.
Amy DeVries ’01, Master of Theological
Studies, Candler School of Theology, Emory
University, May 10, 2004.
Nathan Hart ’01, M.Div., Princeton Theological
Seminary, May 15, 2004.
Heidi Hickman ’01 Henson, J.D., Valparaiso
University School of Law, May 15, 2004.
Kimberly Howey ’01, master’s degree in social
work, University of Denver.
Jennifer A. Huber ’01, J.D., New York
University Law School, May 14, 2004.
Sara Lamers ’01, Master of Fine Arts in creative
writing/poetry, Purdue University, May 16, 2004.
Deaths
Deaths
Evelyn Bolhuis ’34 Dalman of Holland, Mich.,
died on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. She was 92.
She was a member of Third Reformed Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Howard Dalman ’32, in 1986.
Survivors include her children, Paul ’62 (Carol
Cronk ’64) Dalman of Holland, and David ’65
(Patricia Gleichmann ’65) Dalman of Midland,
Mich.; three grandchildren, including Alan ’94
(Lisa Bekius ’94) Dalman of Holland; one greatgrandchild; a sister, Ruth Bolhuis ’31 Cook of Mt.
Pleasant, Mich.; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Julia
Bolhuis, C.H. Vande Water, L.C. Dalman ’28,
Lillian Mulder ’35 Dalman, Barbara Dalman, and
George ’42 (Evelyn Dalman ’42) Vanderhill, all of
Holland; and nieces and nephews.
Word has been received of the death of
Marcellus De Jonge ’33 of Zeeland, Mich., who
died on Wednesday, July 28, 2004. More information will appear in the next issue.
Word has been received of the death of John H.
Ettema ’43 of Holland, Mich., who died on
Monday, July 26, 2004. More information will
appear in the next issue.
Aldine Forman ’77 of Houston, Texas, died on
Sunday, May 30, 2004. She was 48.
She had been employed at the University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center
since the late 1970s.
She was a member of the New Light Christian
Center, and had graduated from the Light
Christian Institute Ministry, Light Bible Institute,
and the Ministry of Development Institute. She
was currently attending Houston College of
Biblical Studies with a concentration in counseling.
She was preceded in death by two brothers,
Clayton and Robert.
Survivors include her mother, Ardella
Forman, of Bridgeton, Texas; two sisters, Vanessa
(Mitchell) Crosell of Millville, Texas, and Tracey
Forman of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Keith
Forman of Bridgeton and Nolan Forman of
Parents’ Council
provides ties
T
he college’s new
Parents’ Council is
designed to provide a
greater connection for
all parents of current
students.
“We hope through the Parents’
Council to further involve parents in the
life of the college,” said Stephanie Haag
’95 Greenwood, director of parent relations. “It will serve in an advisory
capacity for the college and administration, will help develop programs and
volunteer opportunities to better
engage parents, and encourage parents
to support the Hope Fund and other
projects.”
The 19–member council, which met
for the first time in June, is focusing on
topics including admissions and student
recruitment, career development, college
development, and parent outreach and
communication. The members’ activities
range from contacting the parents of new
students and hosting regional activities,
to developing internship opportunities
for students, to assisting in parent orientation during New Student Orientation
in August and during Parents’ Weekend.
The members are parents of current
students, and will each serve for one or
two years. They will meet together twice
annually, once during Parents’ Weekend
(Nov. 5–7 this year) and once during the
spring semester.
Philadelphia, Pa.; sisters-in-law, Teri Logan of
Bridgeton, Gloria Forman of Philadelphia, and
Courtney Hayes of Orlando; and many aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
William Hakken Jr. ’41 of Holland, Mich., died
on Saturday, June 26, 2004. He was 84.
He was a research chemist and founder of
Hakken Abrasive Corporation, a manufacturer of
buffing compounds for which he held a U.S.
patent. He was later employed by Grand Valley
State College (now University) where he was
instrumental in developing the science curriculum.
He was a veteran of World War II who served
as a pilot in the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieutenant junior grade.
He was a member of Hope Reformed Church,
and was a former member of the consistory and
superintendent of Christian education. He was
active with Boy Scouts of America Troop 11 at
Hope Church and the Rotary Club, and he helped
develop the Holland Rocket Football Program.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Marguerite Hadden ’42 Hakken, on Monday, Feb.
9, 2004; his parents, William Hakken Sr. and Cora
Van Oostenburg Hakken; and his brothers Robert
and Harold ’41.
Survivors include his children, Margo Zeedyk
of Holland, Merry and Michael Spafford of
Loudon, Tenn., the Rev. William and Dianne
Hakken of North Muskegon, Mich., Melissa Ann
Hakken of Reno, Nev., and Robert and Pat
Hakken of Hamilton, Mich.; 13 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mary
Ruth Jacobs ’41 Hakken of Carlsbad Calif., and
Merry Hadden ’45 Van Ommen of Hilton Head
Island, S.C.; and a cousin.
Council members named
• Dr. Lonson and Mary Barr of Grand
Rapids, Mich., parents of Katherine Barr
’05;
• Marjorie Bramley of Winnetka, Ill.,
mother of David Bramley ’04, Elizabeth
Bramley ’06 and Katherine Bramley ’08;
• Michael and Mary Dykema of Holland,
Mich., parents of Shannon Dykema ’04
and Mark Dykema ’07;
• Dr. Keith and Carole March of West
Lafayette, Ind., parents of Lauren March
’06 and Claire March ’08;
• Mark and Michele Pageau of Lombard,
Ill., parents of Brian Pageau ’03 and Kate
Pageau ’07;
• Eric and Libby Peterson of Bay Village,
Ohio, parents of Laura Peterson ’07;
• Jack and Mary Poll of Grandville, Mich.,
parents of Stephanie Poll ’07;
• Christopher and Cindy Short of Evanston,
Ill., parents of Cletus Short ’04 and
Chelsea Short ’07;
• Ken and Marijane VanDerWende of
Midland, Mich., parents of Kimberly
VanDerWende ’01 Kieft and Matt
VanDerWende ’05;
• Gary and Darcy Wolfson of Bloomfield
Hills, Mich., parents of Jordan Wolfson
’06.
The college’s program in parent relations
may
be
e–mailed
at
parents@hope.edu or called at (616)
395–7250. Information for parents and
families of Hope students, including more
about the Parents’ Council, may be found
online at: www.hope.edu/parents/
Martin Hoekman ’35 of North Las Vegas, Nev.,
who died on Monday, June 14, 2004. More
information will appear in the next issue.
Anne Dethmers ’36 Huizenga of Holland,
Mich., died on Friday, June 18, 2004. She was
94.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Raymond Huizenga ’47.
She was an educator in the Mackinaw City,
Byron Center, and Hudsonville public school
systems. She retired in 1971 after 33 years of teaching. She was a Bible teacher and was active in
education and women’s ministries at Home Acres
Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., and at
Hudsonville (Mich.) Reformed Church.
Word has been received of the death of Ruth
Houmes ’42 Harmeling of Ormond Beach, Fla.,
who died on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. More information will appear in the next issue.
Word has been received of the death of
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Survivors include a daughter Rae Huizenga
’71 (Michael) Reed of Jenison, Mich.; two grandchildren; brothers and sisters, John Dethmers of
Arizona, Esther (Ken) Stell of Illinois, Mildred
Pratt of Wisconsin, Arnold (Marion) Dethmers
and Dorothy Mulder of Wisconsin, and Hazele
(Robert) Ferguson of Washington; sister-in-law
Lois Huizenga ’54 of Holland; brother-in-law C.J.
Huizenga ’56 of California; and nieces and
nephews.
Word has been received of the death of James
Spencer Hulse ’37 of Palm Harbor, Fla., who died
on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. More information will
appear in the next issue.
Word has been received of the death of Edith
Klaaren ’43 Kleinjans of Honolulu, Hawaii, who
died on Sunday, July 25, 2004. More information
will appear in the next issue.
Ruth Mulder ’34 Kruizenga of Walnut Creek,
Calif., died on Monday, May 31, 2004. She was 90.
She had worked at the Hamburg (New York)
Public Library and at Valley View Lodge in
Walnut Creek. She was a member of the LafayetteOrinda Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Robert E. Kruizenga ’34, in 1967, and by a son,
Robert Mulder Kruizenga.
Survivors include her daughters, Betsy
Kruizenga ’63 Emerick of Monrovia, Calif., Jane
Kruizenga ’65 Schade of Denver, Colo., and Sally
Shetterly of Walnut Creek; sons-in-law, Judson
Emerick ’63, Michael Brown, and Thomas
Shetterly; two grandchildren; and niece Barbara
Kruizenga ’56 Davies.
Word has been received of the death of
Maurice Marcus ’30 of Sacramento, Calif., who
died on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. More information will appear in the next issue.
Paul Myrehn ’49 of Indianapolis, Ind., died on
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002. He was 76.
He married Virginia De Vecht ’51 Myrehn,
who survives him, in 1950. The Rev. M. Eugene
Osterhaven ’37 officiated during the wedding cer-
emony, and also officiated at the funeral service in
Holland, Mich.
In addition to his wife, survivors include children, Timothy of Indianapolis, Ind., Bruce of
Catharpen, Va., and Ruth Ellen Brown of
Zionsville, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
Lawrence Sneller ’49 of Holland, Mich., died
on Thursday, June 17, 2004, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was 85.
He had owned a Nash/Rambler franchise in
Holland, worked on the Cook Nuclear Plant, and
retired from Graafschap Hardware in 1999.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army who served
with Company D during World War II.
He attended Christ Memorial Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Catherine, in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce; step-children, Michael Schaap, Duane and Kelly Schaap,
Shelly Diepenhorst, and Sandy Emmons, all of
Holland, Dawn and Marc Schrotenboer of
Saugatuck, Mich., Jarvis and Biz Ter Haar, Carol
and Richard Fulton, and David and Myrna Ter
Haar, all of Holland, and Diane Heth of Saugatuck;
several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Anges and Ted
Dykstra, Bernard and Charlotte Sneller, and Janet
Folkert, all of Holland, Thelma Kik of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Nelson and Joyce Sneller, and
Norm and Beatrice Sneller, all of Zeeland, Mich.,
brothers- and sisters-in law, Lois Genzink of
Zeeland, Ernie Walters of Jenison, Mich., and
Bernard Slenk and Steve and Kelly Walters of
Holland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Amy Lynn Stillwell ’96 of Powell, Ohio, died
on Sunday, June 6, 2004. She was 29.
She was an assistant teacher with Dublin
Latchkey. Prior to that she was employed by the
Franklin County (Ohio) Board of Education, and
worked with developmentally handicapped high
school students at Westerville North.
She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal
Church in Worthington, Ohio, and involved in
Youth Ministries. She also volunteered with The
Special Wish Foundation.
Survivors include her parents, Jim and Judi
Stillwell of Dublin, Ohio; a sister, Lauren Stillwell
(Matt) Bernaldo; grandfather, Frederick Ward; and
one nephew.
Laura Ann Sturmfels ’96 of Ballwin, Mo., died
on Saturday, June 12, 2004. She was 30.
She was employed at the St. Louis Science
Center as adult programs coordinator.
She was a member of the Girl Scouts, P.E.O.,
and the National Nature Conservancy.
Survivors include her parents, Gus and Jean
Sturmfels of Pacific, Mo.; one brother, Richard ’97
(Linda) Sturmfels of Potomac Falls, Va.; and her
maternal grandparents, Frank and Meredith
Burcham of Dillon, Colo.
Alumni
parents
friends. . . serving students
Word has been received of the death of
Donald Westerhoff ’65 of Lancaster, Pa., who
died on Friday, June 25, 2004. More information
will appear in the next issue.
Sympathy To
Sympathy To
The family of Helen Bloom (Lee) Dauser of
North Muskegon, Mich., who died on Sunday,
May 23, 2004. She was 88.
She taught flute for 60 years, including 18
years at Hope, where she also played in the
Woodwind Quartet. She played flute with the
West Shore Symphony Orchestra for 43 years,
and was a member of the Bloom Trio with her
two sisters.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church.
She was preceded in death by her first
husband, James Lee, in 1943, and by her second
husband, William Dauser, in 1997.
Survivors include three sons, William Dauser
of Montague, Mich., Robert (Susan) Dauser of
Houston, Texas, and Bruce (Kelly) Dauser of
North Muskegon; two sisters, Norma Griesbach
and Thelma Savage, both of Florida; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family of Jose Lara of Holland, Mich.,
who died on Wednesday, June 16, 2004. He was
70.
He was employed for six years at Hope. He
also worked for 16 years at Western Foundry,
and retired from H.J. Heinz Co. after 19 years of
employment.
He was a member of St. Francis de Sales
Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Blanca; children,
Jesse Lara, Hector Lara, Dinorah Lara, Lourdes
Lara, and Nelly Lara, all of Holland, Jose and
JoAnn Lara of Otsego, Mich., and Juan Lara of
West Olive, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; sisters and
brother, Julia Lara Vasquez, Maria Lara Zacarias,
Santos Lara Guzman, Candelaria Lara Guzman,
and Valentine and Maria Elena Lara, all of
Mexico, and Genevive Lara Guzman of Ohio.
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The family of Gertrude Vos of Grand Rapids,
Mich., who died on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. She
was 85.
She was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Helen Vos, in 2001.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years,
Daniel; stepchildren, Gary and Mary Lou Vos; 12
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers,
Peter and Gertrude Paap and Louis and June
Paap; sister, Kathryn Stelma; and nieces and
nephews.
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Alumni Profile
Living the dream
As far back as she can
remember, Meredith Arwady
’00 has loved singing.
It’s something she grew up with, an interest focused and fostered by her family’s
enthusiasm for musical theatre and trips to
see shows whenever and wherever possible.
“We can all sing every word to every
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that ever
existed,” she joked.
Today she’s living her dream, pursuing a
career as a professional opera singer.
And she’s doing it very well. On Sunday,
March 21, Arwady, a contralto, was named
one of three winners in the New York
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions for 2004.
It’s not the first acclaim she has received
for her talent since her undergraduate days.
From Hope, she won admission to the master’s program in opera at the prestigious
Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pa.––the
acceptance rate is about one in 100.
Among other honors in the years since,
she won the 2002 Astral Artistic Services
National Auditions, the 2002 and 2004 Licia
Alban competitions, and the inaugural
Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging
Classical Artists, and received a 2002 Sara
Tucker Grant. She has performed nationwide, including with New Orleans Opera,
San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, the
Opera Company of Philadelphia and the
Chicago Opera Theater.
“Hope is a good place to
explore your options and to
have a relationship with
faculty that you just
couldn’t have anywhere
else, because their
dedication to the student
is limitless and you really
feel that they would bend
over backwards to help
you understand a passage
or to sing a line.”
–– Meredith Arwady ’00
Given her life–long enthusiasm for live
performance, she’s enjoyed the opportunities to be on–stage herself.
“I’m very lucky in the voice type I am,”
Arwady said. “As a contralto, there’s a big
advantage in there being very, very few of
us. But there’s also a disadvantage: I play
lots of grandmothers, lots of ’third witch
from the left stirring the cauldron.’”
The “disadvantage,” she admits, isn’t all
that severe. “I’d rather play the character
roles anyway,” she said. “That appeals to
me more than the damsel–in–distress.”
Arwady is also looking forward to what
the coming years will bring.
Most immediately, having completed her
master’s in May, she is spending the summer
with Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown,
N.Y., appearing in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del
West. Then, she’ll live in New York City
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until March, meeting with coaches and going
to auditions, and attending shows. (It’s a
stay that will allow for at least one return to
West Michigan: she plans to present a
concert at Hope on Friday, Jan. 21.) Next
spring she’ll begin in the young artist
program of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Arwady’s performance credits go back
some two decades––ranging from appearing
as an orphan in a community theatre production of Annie in Muskegon, Mich., in
1984, to the title role in the musical Hello,
Dolly while attending Kalamazoo Loy
Norrix High School.
When it was time for college, Hope was a
natural choice. Family that had attended
included parents Mary Lynn Koop ’69
Arwady of Kalamazoo and George Arwady
’69 of New Jersey, grandparents Mary Lou
Hemmes ’46 Koop of Hamilton and the late
Harvey Koop ’43, and aunts and uncles.
Through the years, 10 of her generation’s
cousins have also enrolled.
“I’ve always felt a real sense of connection with the school,” she said. “When I was
really young, my cousins and I all signed a
letter with our year of graduation from
Hope College. I realized when I was seven
years old that it was the Class of 2000. I
remember just jumping up and down with
my cousin Libby Folkert because we had
2000 and we thought that was the coolest
number ever. So I was on–track even then.”
Arwady received a music scholarship,
and worked with both Joyce Morrison and
Dr. Margaret Kennedy–Dygas while studying voice. Dr. Kennedy–Dygas recalls that
even as an undergraduate she demonstrated
great talent as a vocalist and performer.
“The faculty always heard just an incredible voice there––just an incredible gift,” she
said. “She was tremendously gifted on stage.
She was full of energy.”
While she was at Hope, Arwady conducted additional studies in music at the
Chautauqua Institution in New York. There
were those there who encouraged her to
transfer to a specialized conservatory and
emphasize her vocal training, but she
wouldn’t hear of it.
“I’m extremely glad I chose Hope College
as my undergraduate school,” she said. “I
love opera but I also want to have outside
interests and I love pursuing other avenues
of knowledge.”
She completed a major in English in addition to her major in music. Her activities
ranged from varsity soccer, swimming and
diving, and track; to intramurals; to volunteering with the Children’s After School
Achievement (CASA) program; to serving
as a resident assistant; to serving as a class
representative on Student Congress.
Arwady traveled abroad every
summer––to Europe, touring with the
Chapel Choir; to Africa, through the May
Term led by Dr. Harvey Blankespoor; to
India, during the May Term led by Dr. Boyd
Wilson; and to Vienna, during the Summer
School led by Dr. Stephen Hemenway.
During the school–year and summer programs alike, she valued the commitment of
her professors.
“Hope is a good place to explore your
options and to have a relationship with
faculty that you just couldn’t have anywhere else, because their dedication to the
student is limitless and you really feel that
Meredith Arwady ’00 is not only making a career of her life–long love of singing, but
is earning national acclaim in the process. In March she was one of only three
winners in the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for 2004.
She is pictured with young fans while back in West Michigan, for the Irving S.
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo in May.
they would bend over backwards to help
you understand a passage or to sing a
line,” she said.
Arwady also enjoyed numerous chances
to perform. In addition to being a member of
the choir, she appeared with the Hope
College Orchestra as a winner of the
Concerto Aria Competition. She sang in
Musical Showcase in DeVos Hall in Grand
Rapids, and during departmental recitals in
Wichers Auditorium. She had roles in Hope
College Theatre productions such as Fiddler
on the Roof and Cole. Out of a sense of fun, in
April of her senior year she even serenaded
the central campus with a rendition of “Don’t
Cry for Me, Argentina” from the second floor
balcony of the President’s Home.
Friends from conservatories, she said, tell
of giving their “senior recitals” in small
rooms with a few people attending. She preferred her experience at Hope.
“I had so much fun with my recital when
I graduated,” she said. “It was in the chapel.
There were hundreds and hundreds of
people there, and so many people who
meant so much to me.”
The connections have continued to be
meaningful. She received numerous notes,
calls and e–mails from Hope friends following her Met win. When she returned to West
Michigan for Kalamazoo’s Irving S. Gilmore
International Keyboard Festival in early
May, several members of the Hope community made the trip for the performance.
When on campus for a visit a couple
weeks later, she found herself recognized
and remembered. “The first two people I
saw were faculty members who knew me
and greeted me, and had just read more
things about me and checked up on me,”
she said.
“All these people had so much to do with
why I would come to a place like Hope––why
I always feel that I have a school home, which
so many of my friends who came through
conservatories just don’t have a sense of,”
Arwady said. “They belong to the school, but
they don’t belong to a tradition.”
***
Hope alumni are making their mark in the
opera world in a variety of ways. In June,
Greg Frens ’01 made his debut with Opera
Columbus in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe
as Lord Mountararat. Frens, a baritone, is a
DMA candidate at The Ohio State
University.
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