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Campus Notes

Sophomores win Pull who came

Both classes gave their all, but the sophomore Class of 1997 had a bit more on Saturday, Oct. winning the 97th Pull tugof-war in slightly less than two-and-a-half hours. 1

The Pull started an hour and 25 minutes late, at 4:25 p.m., a delay caused because the wrong rope had been delivered to the site of the competition,which is held northeast of the campus on the banks of the Black River, near U.S. 31 and M-21. The late start didn't dispel most of the hundreds — infants to senior citizens

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to watch the event. Pull can last as long as three hours, in which case the victor is determined by measuring to see which side has gained the most rope. This year, however, the sophomores "popped" six of the freshman Class of 1998's pits, gaining enough rope to eliminatesix of the freshman pullers and leaving the sophomores18 pits to the freshman class'sremaining 12. Because of that difference, the competition was called a sophomore victory at 6:45 p.m. The sophomore win was in keeping with past history:since 1934, the sophomores have taken 38 contests to the freshman class's 18. The victory was also a turn-around for the Class of 1997, which had lost the Pull in the fall of 1993.

The

Members of

the Class of Picturedare Dano Hop of

faces painted in camouflage, celebrate their win. Louis Park, Minn., and Chris Collins of Interlochen, Mich.

’97, their St.

“Quote, unquote” Quote, unquote

eclectic sampling of things said at and about

Hope College. Hope's opening convocationon Sunday, Aug. 28, gave Dr. James Herrick of the communicationfacultyan opportunity to present the Class of 1998 with the key to collegiate success: take responsibility. "There may be some of you sitting in the

audience, about to start four years in college, who are thinking, 'I'm not ready for this. 1 might not succeed,"' said Dr. Herrick, who titled his address in Dimnent Memorial

Chapel "Advice: A Musing, and Then Some." A capacity audience of 1,100 students, parents, faculty and friends of the college attended. "My experience with

many

students over

more than 15 years of teaching suggests that success in college is more closely related to planning, personal commitments and intentional effort than it is to extraordinary natural ability, excellent high school preparation or

exercisesare a way to work with the concepts at hand; and that professors can provide clarification

and infectiousenthusiasm for

their

disciplines.

Dr. Herrick said that the accessibilityof Hope's faculty in particularis a benefit students would be unlikely to find at a larger institution. "I

have

two differentplaces different studies, that

just read, in

and based on two

contact with faculty outside of class is very closely associated with student intellectual

growth in college,"he said. "You have an unusual opportunityhere to talk with your faculty compared to larger institutions; take advantageof that fact." Sitting in the back row, conversely,tends to

prompt students to pay less attentionin class. Dr. Herrick said — as does sitting on the extreme edges of the class. Requesting extensions, he noted, reflectspoor organization generally,can become a habit and gives the professor involved a bad impression. Friends' experiences with a professor or class are not necessarily good indicationsof what to expect,according to Dr. Herrick. "Select courses intentionally based on what

most to your education," Dr. Herrick said. "And take some risks— some of your best courses may be ones

even exemplary classroom instructionby professors, as helpful as these may be," he said. 'Take responsibilityfor your education,"

will likely contribute the

Dr. Herrick said. "Any efforts you make in that direction will be rewarded many times

that you take not knowing what to expect, even ones that the other students would steer

over, and your time here will be a great deal more satisfying than it would be otherwise." Dr. Herrick shared seven steps for the stu-

you away from." Dr. Herrick also encouraged the students

dents to follow in assuming responsibility for their education. Recalling that the liberal arts in the Middle Ages were divided into two sets called the quadrivium and the trivium, he

intellectuallyduring their years at Hope, noting that they may never again have such a

organized his steps as four "everies"and three "avoids." Dr. Herrick's everies were: attend every class, read every assignment, do every exer-

to relish in general the

opportunityto grow

chance.

cise and visit every professor.His avoids were: avoid the back row, avoid requesting extensions on tests and papers, and avoid

students,"he said. "I envy those of

letting friends plan one's schedule.

life-changing experience," Dr. Herrick said. "You will meet people and ideas here that will challenge you and enrich you in ways that you can't now anticipate."uk

He noted

that classroom discussions

provide importantinsightsinto the material; that readings offer exposure to new ideas; that

Jason Cox '96 of St. Joseph, Mich.; Derek Babin '96 of Otsego,Mich.; and Brad Stegenga '96 of Alto, Mich. This is an anniversaryyear for the Emersonians,who are celebrating their 75th.

top center, reunion participants take a

moment

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it's

you who are about to wonderful experience, a

to record some

memories. This year's

reunion photos are on pages eight and nine. At top right, the Class of '97 give its all on its way to a Pull victory.The ston/ is at the top of this page. Pictured clockiuise,beginning at the bottom, are: Eric Sevensma of Rockford, Mich., Megan Thompson of Lansing,Mich., Bill Dreyer of Charlevoix, Mich., and Kim Eckert of Berea, Ohio.

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Campus Notes

Swords

into ploughshares

Sworn enemies

explanation for the mistaken identification.)

during

World War II, Dr. Gordon Van Wylen and Ichiro Matsunaga had no trouble working together 50 years later. The

result of their collaboration:a book,

Encounter at Sea And a Heroic Lifeboat Journey, released in August by Momentum Books Ltd. of Troy, Mich. Dr. Van Wylen, who is president emeritus

Hope, was an officer aboard the submarine USS Hardheadduring the war. Matsunaga was a communication officer aboard the light cruiser HIJMS Natori. They didn't meet then, but their ships did. On Aug. 18, 1944, the Hardhead torpedoed the Natori, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. For most of the next 40-plus years, the encounter remained in Dr. Van Wylen's past. After completing six war patrolsaboard the Hardhead, he left the Navy to pursue the academic career that led him to Hope's of

presidency in 1972. In 1988, however. Dr. Van Wylen attended a reunion of the Hardhead'screw.

He learned that one of the survivorsof the Natori’s sinking had written a book about the experience— a book that had become a bestJapan. Anxious to know more, Dr. Van Wylen contacted the author: Matsunaga. seller in

"When I originally

wrote, I had no idea of

writing a book — that wasn't in my mind at all," said Dr. Van Wylen, who retiredfrom Hope's presidency in 1987. "We had been on opposite sides during the war, and I thought it

would bring the encounter to a more

satisfying conclusion if we

corresponded." Dr. Van Wylen also had some questions. The Hardhead's crew had always believed they had sunk a battleship, not a light cruiser. Had a battleship been present as well? Matsunaga had reported that only one

torpedo had hit the Natori, but the submarinersthought they'd hit with several. (Dr. Van Wylen learned that there had been no battleship, and that only one torpedo had indeed exploded. The Hardhead was on its first patrol when it sank the Natori, and the crew's inexperience has been offered as an

addition, Matsunaga's account

chronicledan inspiring300-mile-long,12-day lifeboat journey from the site of the sinking to the Philippines by nearly 200 survivors. Dr. Van Wylen had known of only four, picked up by another American submarine 14 days after the sinking. With the animosity of war 50 years behind him, that last news was perhaps best of all. "I was tremendouslypleased to learn that there were 185 or more survivors than I had ever known about," he said. "When I heard about this lifeboat journey, I recognized that this was a very remarkable accomphshment, and I was interestedin learning a little bit more about that." Dr. Van Wylen found Matsunaga quite interestedin corresponding. He also learned that Matsunaga hoped to have his book published in America. What emerged was Encounter at Sea, which tells the story of the encounter and its

aftermath

from both

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perspectives

Matsunaga writing about the Natori, and Dr. Van Wylen about the Hardhead. Matsunaga's section focuses on the leadershipof the lifeboat section'ssenior officer, Eiichi Kobayashi, whom he credits with the group's survival after the sinking (his book was titled The Senior Officer in Japan). Dr. Van Wylen appended to Iris chronicle of the war-time events reflections on the nature of war and warmaking. The two co-authors worked by mail and fax, never meeting throughout the process. With language a barrier, Kan Sugahara, who had been Matsunaga'sjunior at the Japanese naval academy, served as translator. The book was a tangible result of the process. But there was an intangibleone as well.

"The greatest joy of this experience has been the privilege of coming to know Mr. Matsunaga, Mr. Sugahara and Mr. Kobayashi," Dr. Van Wylen said. "Mr. Matsunaga and 1 developed a very significant friendship,even though we had never met, and of necessityhad to communicate through a translator. And even though Mr. Kobayashi and I did not correspond or communicate with each other, writing this book gave me a very great appreciation for his remarkable characterand leadership,and

A visit to Norfolk, Va., in September gave wartime adversaries and peacetime co-authors Dr. Gordon Van Wylen and Ichiro Matsunaga an opportunity to meet face-to-face for the first time. Their first encounter was in 1944, when Dr. Van Wylen’s submarine, USS Hardhead, sank Matsunaga’s ship, HUMS Natori.Their book about the experience, including a lifeboat journey by the Natori’s survivors,was released in August. Pictured from left to right are Matsunaga’s wife; Matsunaga; Dr. Van Wylen; Miyuki Kobayashi,the daughter of Eiichi Kobayashi,the lifeboat section’s senior officer; and Dr. Margaret Van Wylen.

felt that I knew him." Dr. Van Wylen and Matsunaga finally came face-to-face in Norfolk, Va., in September, their 1994 encounter timed to coincide with a visit to the city by four

often I

Japanese destroyers on a five-month training exercise. The Hardhead's former executive

Navy Captain Charles McCall, and Kobayashi's daughterjoined them for a officer, retired

reception on one of the ships.

While presiding during the official surrenderceremony aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur pondered the reconciliationhe hoped would follow the years of bloody carnage that wracked the Pacific during World War II. His words are carved in stone at the memorial in his honor in Norfolk. In that

place they have been read by many. In September of 1994, Dr. Van Wylen and Matsunaga read them together. That they were doing so. Dr. Van Wylen mused, was a personal manifestation of MacArthur's

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global vision for peace and understanding

and reached, he realized, to the most important reason he had sought out Matsunaga half a decade before. "Although I didn't even know about that statement until I saw it there, that was really it," Dr. Van Wylen said. "We're trying to do something enduring and better, and in a sense my relationshipwith Matsunaga was kind of a personal fulfillmentof that." (Copies of Encounter at Sea, which

and 264 pages long, are are available in the Hope-Geneva

available in softcover

$15.95. Copies Bookstore.)

Enrollment reaches record high the fall of 1992.

Hope had

a total enrollment

of 2,713 students during 1993-94.

Hope has 2,825 students this year, includ-

'The populationof 18-year-olds continued to decline this past year, and in spite of that we were fortunate enough to enroll a record number of freshmen," said Dr. James R. Bekkering '65, vice president for admissions and student life. "That's very

record number of first-time students has helped Hope achieve its highest enrollment ever. ing 713 in college for the

first

time.

is the

second time in the college's history that enrollmenthas topped 2,800, and the first time that Hope has had more than 700 firsttime students.

The college reached its previous enrollment high, 2,813 students,during the 1990-91 academic year. The college's previous record for first-time student enrollment was 687 in

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gratifying." Dr. Bekkering also noted that the new,

the class scored from 22 to 28 on the the Class of 1998,

compared

to the nine of the

Tire student body is comprised of 1,208 1,617

women

from 42 states and ter-

ritories,as well as from 34 foreign countries.

Students transferringto Hope from other colleges and universitiestotal 98,

compared

large class is strong academically — almost

with 105 in 1993. There are 79 students enrolled in off-campusprograms,compared

identical to the previous year's crop of first-

to 75 last year.

time students, suffering no drop in quality despite the increase in numbers. He observed, for example, that the incoming class's average grade point average is 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and that the middle 50 percent of

largest student representationcomes

from Michigan with 2,065 students,followed

Illinois, 197;

New

York, 66; Ohio,

Indiana, 53; Wisconsin, 30;

year before.

men and

The

ACT;

there are also 16 National Merit Scholars in

Minnesota,17; Missouri,

New

60;

Jersey,26;

14; California,11;

Iowa, 10; and Virginia,10.

Foreign countries represented in the student body include Australia, Bulgaria, Botswana, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kampuchea, Kenya, Korea,

class, with last year's

Malawi, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland,

class in parentheses, is: freshmen, 763 (740);

Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vietnam,Yugoslaviaand Zambia,

The enrollment by

sophomores, 682 (737); juniors, 653 (518); seniors,581 (563); and special students, 146 (155).

Events Academic Calendar Semester (1994) Nov. 24, Thursday— Thanksgiving Recess begins, 8 a.m. Nov. 28, Monday— Thanksgiving Recess ends, 8 a.m. Dec. 9, Friday— Last day of classes Dec. 12-16, Monday-Friday— Semester examinations Dec. 16, Friday— Residencehalls close, 5 p.m. Spring Semester (1995) Jan. 8, Sunday— Residencehalls open, noon jan. 9, Monday — Registration for new students, 3-4:30 p.m., Maas Center auditorium Jan. 10, Tuesday — Classes begin, 8 a.m. Feb. 10, Friday — Winter Recess begins, 6 p.m. Feb. 15, Wednesday — Winter Recess ends, 8 a.m. March 16, Thursday— Spring Recess begins, 6 p.m. March 27, Monday — Spring Recess ends, 8 a.m. April 10-14, Monday-Friday— Registration for Fall Semester, 1995-96 April 14, Friday — Good Friday, classes not in session April 27, Thursday— Honors Convocation,8 p.m. April 28, Friday — Spring Festival, classes dismissedat Fall

1 p.m.

May May

Monday-Friday— Semesterexaminations 5, Friday — Residencehalls close for those not 1-5,

participatingin Commencement,5 p.m. 6, Saturday — Alumni Day 7, Sunday — Baccalaureate and Commencement 7, Sunday — Residencehalls close for graduating

May May May

The Nutcracker: Nov

25 - Dec 17

•

DeWitt Main Theatre

Wed.

Thurs.

Sat

Fri.

25 p.m.

2 8

1 8

This exciting Christmas production, presented jointly by the Hope Summer Repertory and College Theatres, returns! Adapted from the famous E.T.A. Hoffman fairy tale, David Hammond's play is filled with spectacle and mystery, beauty and excitement — a tender story of childhood the entire family can enjoy.

p.m.

2 p.m.

2 6

7 8

8 p.m.

4 8

14 p.m.

15 p.m.

4 8

Tickets cost $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizensand $7 for children and students, and

seniors,7 p.m.

A Play

calling the theatre ticket office at (616) 395-7890. Group rate (20 or more)

may

9 p.m. p.m.

16 p.m. p.m.

be reserved

26 p.m. p.m.

3 p.m. p.m. 10 p.m. p.m. 17 p.m. p.m.

$8 per person.

Admissions Campus

Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m. weekdays. Tours and admissionsinterviews are available. Appointments are recommended. Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective students, includingtransfers and high school juniors and seniors. The programs show students and their parents a typical day in the life of a Hope student. This year's dates are as follows: to 5 p.m.

Friday, Nov. Friday, Dec.

Paul Zimmer appearing with the John Shea through

the theatre's films costs $4.50 for adults and $3.50

Hope

Class of 1999) Pre-Professional Day: Friday, May 19

395-4950.

Theatre

For further informationabout any Admissions Office event, please call (616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800-968-7850 or write:

Hope

Box 9000; Holland,

See the advertisementon this page for ticket and reservation information.

Music Student

"Alumni Art

Exhibition" — Through Nov. 20 A juried show featuring the work of alumni artists. "Juried Student Show" — Dec. 2-16 The work of Hope students. The gallery's hours are: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-10

p.m. Admission

free.

Recital

— Thursday, Nov. 10: Dimnent Memorial

Chapel, 7 p.m.

Great Performance Series — Saturday, Nov. 19: Charles Castleman, violinist, Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12.50 for regular adult admission,$10 for senior citizensand $6 for students. Faculty Recital Series — Sunday, Nov. 20: Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 4 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Concert — Thursday, Dec. 1: Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Christmas Vespers — Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4: Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Vespers will be on Saturday at 8 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Tickets for those who live in the Holland-Zeeland area will go on sale on Saturday, Nov. 19. Those living farther away may call (616) 3957860 for information on acquiring tickets by mail. Student Recital— Thursday, Dec. 8: Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 7 p.m. 20th Annual Mid-day Christmas Concert — Friday, Dec. 9: Featuring the Hope College Orchestra, DeWitt Center Kletz, 11:30 a.m.

Featuring 41 works by Hope alumni from the Class of ’32 through the Class of ’92, the 1994 Alumni Exhibition will continue through Nov. 20. Pictured is “Road, Cornwall’’ by Janet Dyer ’75.

Trio

—

KnickerbockerTheatre, 7 p.m.

Dance Student Dance Concert and Production Class — Thursday, Dec. 8: KnickerbockerTheatre, 8 p.m.

Alumni & Friends

The Nutcracker: A Play — Nov. 25-Dec. 17

Ml; 49422-9000.

De Free Gallery

College students. For more informa-

tion on programs and films at the Knickerbocker,please call (616)

Friday, Feb. 3 Junior Days: Friday, April 7, and Friday, April 21 Senior Day: Saturday, April 8 (for admittedmembers of the

Thursday, Dec.

Saturday, features a variety of art, foreign and classic films, and a number of live events. for senior citizens and

Friday, March 3

College Admissions Office; 69 E. 10th St.;

Downtown Holland at 86 East Eighth Street The Knickerbocker Theatre, open Monday

Admissionto

Friday, Feb. 17

Visiting Writers Series

Knickerbocker Theatre

Christmas Madrigal Dinner — Friday and Saturday, Dec. 910: Featuring the Collegium Musicum, Maas Center auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults,$10 for children 12 and younger, and $5 for Hope students(with meal plan). Tickets will be available beginning Wednesday,Nov. 30, in the department of music office, Nykerk Hall 201, (616) 395-7650.

Oak Brook,

— Dr. David Myers, who is the John Dirk of Psychology, will discuss happiness at Christ's Church of Oak Brook on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The public lecture is part of a Templeton Lecture Series on Faith and Science. Dr. Myers is the author of The Pursuit of Happiness: Who Is Happy — and Why. Winter Happening — Saturday, Feb. 18 111.

Workman Professor

Musical Showcase — Monday, March 6 Alumni Weekend — Friday-Sunday,May 5-7 For additionalinformationconcerning alumni events, please call the Office of Public and

Alumni Relationsat (616) 395-7860.

TraditionalEvents Christmas Vespers — Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4 Honors Convocation— Thursday, April 27 Baccalaureateand Commencement — Sunday, May 7

Women’s League For Hope College Grand Rapids Chapter Thursday, Nov. 17 — Bus

trip to Chicago, 111., for

shopping.

Please call Nancy Matthaus at (616) 538-0513for additional information.

Instant Information Hope Sports Hotline— (616) 395-7888 Activities Information — (616) 395-7863

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Alumni Profile

Cycling

winning passion Federation (USCF). He enjoys all types of cycling competifrom track to mountain biking. He has competed around the country, in both masters and expert (category 2) USCF races. He rides for the

Randy Warren

’84 of San Luis Obispo, Calif., didn’t discover his passion for bicycle racing until after graduating from Hope, but the college still had a small role to play in

tion,

Southern Californiateam Velo Avanti, sponsoredby Topline/ Arrowhead.

Warren became active in collegiate cycling in 1987, when he co-foundedthe cycling team at the University of

the process.

Redlands,where he was

a resident director. More recently he has been riding with the Cal Poly Wheelmen (he finished his master's degree in education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this spring). He is also active in cycling organizations nationally,and is serving as the Athlete'sRepresentative for the National Collegiate Cycling Association. His victory in Russia wasn't Warren's first win. Recent wins of the past include the District Masters Road Race in 1993, and a first in the Cal Poly ClassicTime Trial earlier this year.

When his brother Dean Warren '88 went to Vienna as a Hope student, he loaned his touring bicycle to Randy, who was still in town while working for The Holland Sentinel. Involved in athletics(wrestling and track) while at Hope, Randy liked riding so much that he decided to try racing. He liked racing so much, he never stopped. That was 1986. This past August, his cycling journey took him to Murom, Russia (east of Moscow), where he won gold as part of the 23-member U.S. team competing in the Masters division of the World Cycling Championships. Although not at the senior professional level. Masters racers are serious competitors. The field in Murom, for example,included former Olympic cyclists and members of the Russian national team. Approximately 350 racers from

With his master's degree finished, Warren's collegiate cycling career is drawing to a close. He is currently employed as a special projects coordinator by Associated Students of Cal Poly, and is seeking a more permanent position in student services at a college or university. "1 want to make sure that I am in a place where God wants me to be," he said.

15 nations participated.

The World Championshipsconsistedof seven races, ranging from one kilometerto 177 kilometers in length. Warren took the gold medal in the one-kilometerrace (placing first overall), and his final score for all seven races placed him fourth in Iris age group (30-34). He was proud to represent the U.S. Winning wasn't bad,

However his

career unfolds, though, he hopes that comremain a part of his life. The sport, he noted, can involve all age levels (the World Championships in Russia, for example, included a category for cyclists age 65-70). petitive cycling will

either.

He came to it relatively late, but competitive cycling is a serious hobby for Randy Warren ’84. Shown here riding in the U.S., he recently took a gold medal during the Masters Division World Championships in Russia.

"Being part of the U.S. team was great. It was a lot of fun," Warren said. "Becauseyou always admire these guys that are wearing the Stars and Stripes, and here we got the exact same jersey as the guys who ride for the senior team." "And then, being up on the podium getting a medal on

it was really just a huge thrill," he said. Warren has been a competitive cyclist for seven years, rising through the ranks of the United States Cycling

top of

"It's really great to be able to take advantage of it," Warren said. "We have an 18-year-old and a 35-year-old on our [Cal Poly] team. It's a real unique mix of people." "It's a really neat way to maintainan athletic lifestyle," Warren said. "1 trashed my knees out when I was running marathons and stuff, and can't even do that anymore, but cycling'ssomething that I can do for a long time."

Winter Sports MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Friday-Saturday, Nov. 18-19

............

Cornerstone

College Classic Tuesday, Nov. 22 ..............at Concordia,7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 ........... at Siena Heights, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 ........ at Trinity Christian, 111., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 ..............at Concordia,111., 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 ........... WHEATON, ILL., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 ..................at Aquinas, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 ................at Aurora, 111., 3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 28-29 ...... RUSS DEVETTE

HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Wednesday, Jan. 4 .......... ‘KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. ....................AQUINAS, 3 p.m. 7

Wednesday, Jan. 11 .................‘at Calvin, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 ................... ‘ALBION, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 ............... ‘OLIVET, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 .................... ‘at Alma, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 .............. ‘at Adrian, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 ...............‘at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 .................... ‘CALVIN, 3 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 8 ...............‘at Albion, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 ................... ‘at Olivet, 3 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 15 ................‘ALMA, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 ................... ‘ADRIAN, 3 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 22 .... MIAA TournamentFirst Round Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25 . MIAA TournamentFinals .

Cornerstone College Classic — Albion, Cornerstone,Hope, IndianaSouth-Bend Russ DeVette Holiday Tournament — Cornerstone,Hope, North Central, Univ. of Michigan-Dearbom

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Friday-Saturday,Nov. 18-19 HOPE TIPOFF TOURNAMENT Friday-Saturday, Nov. 25-26 ............ at Cornerstone Thanksgiving Tournament Tuesday, Nov. 29 ........... ST. MARY'S, IND., 7 p.m. .

Friday-Saturday, Dec.

2-3

...... at Hillsdale Tournament

Thursday-Friday,Dec. 8-9 ... at Manchester,Ind. Classic Saturday, Dec. 17 .................. at Oakland, 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 .............at Univ. of Chicago,7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 .............at Carthage, Wis., 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 ............ ‘at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 ................. ‘CALVIN, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 ................... ‘at Albion, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 ............... ‘at Olivet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 ..................... ‘ALMA, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 .............. ‘ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 .............. ‘KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 .................... ‘at Calvin, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 ............... ‘ALBION, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 .................... ‘OLIVET, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 ............... ‘at Alma, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 ................... ‘at Adrian, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 ....... MIAA TournamentFirst Round Thursday & Saturday,Feb. 23 & 25 ............. MIAA

Civic Center

WOMEN'S SWIMMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Nov. 15 ....................... ‘ALMA, 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 2-3 ......... at Wheaton Invitational Friday, Dec. 9 ............... GRAND VALLEY, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 ...................... ‘CALVIN, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 . EASTERN MICHIGAN (women only), 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 ..................... ‘at Adrian, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 ..... Wheaton, Kalamazoo, Lake Forest at Wheaton, 111., 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 ...................... ‘ALBION, 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 ............ at Oakland (men only), 1 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-18 . MIAA MEET AT HOPE, TBA Friday-Saturday,Feb. 24-25 . at Univ. of Michigan Invitational Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11 ......... Women's .

NCAA

Championship Thursday-Saturday, March 16-18 ........... Men's NCAA *MIAA Dual

Home

Meet

Championship

meets are held in Kresge Natatorium of the Dow Center on the campus of Hope College.

TournamentFinals ‘MIAA Game Hope Tipoff — Augustana, 111., Hope, Madonna, Trinity Christian,

‘MIAA Game

Home games played at Holland

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MEN

111.

Cornerstone Thanksgiving Tournament — Bethel, Ind., Cornerstone,Grace Bible, Hope HillsdaleTournament — Hillsdale, Hope, Madonna, Tiffin, Ohio Manchester Classic — Hope, Manchester, Ind., William Penn, la.

Home games played at Dow Center on

the

Hope College campus

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far you live from Hope College, you can hear live play-by-playaction of Flying Dutchman men's basketball games by calling TEAMLINE. You can hear games broadcastby WHTC in Holland from any telephonein the U.S. or Canada, including home, office, car, hotel — even a pay phone.

For information about TEAMUNE, write the Office of Public and Alumni Relations;Hope College;PO Box 9000; Holland, Ml 49422-9000.

Campus Notes

Allen Verhey

named

to religion chair ments of educationand religion. The chair provides financial support for a tenured

Dr. Allen D. Verhey of

member

the religion faculty has been appointed the Evert J. and Hattie E. Blekkink Professor of Religion.

May

life

of 1992.

Allen

"Allen Verhey epitomizes the kind of faculty member for

Verhey

whom endowed chairs

have been

created," said Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis, provost and professorof classics. "He is a very fine teacher, a truly distinguished scholar, and a dedicated servant-leader in the college and the church." "When we fill an endowed chair, we not only seek to honor the individual who is appointed to the endowed professorship, but we also expect that person to

who

is selected

outstandingteacher, for recognized scholarly contributions and for significant contributionsto the overall mission and

Dr. Verhey is professor of religion and chairpersonof the department.He was appointed to the chair by the college's Board of Trustees in May. The chair was previouslyheld by Dr. Dennis Voskuil, who left the college's religion faculty after the spring of 1994 to become president of Western Theological Seminary. Its original appointee was Dr. Elton Bruins '50, who retired from the religion faculty in

of the faculty

the basis of a distinguishedrecord as an

add

lustre and distinction to the professorship by the way that he or she lives out her or his calling as a teacherscholar," he said. First held in 1981, the Evert J. and Hattie E. Blekkink Professorship was created from a bequest of the late Victor and Ruth Blekkink in honor of their parents, and is open to faculty members in the depart-

of the college.

Dr. Verhey's fields of interest and inquiry are the New Testament and Christian ethics. He has focused a good deal of his attention on questions of medical ethics. His book The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New Testament was described as "a standard for all future work in this area [of the relationof scripture and Christian ethics]." The anthology he edited on medical ethics. On Moral Medicine:TheologicalPerspectives on Medical Ethics, won a CHOICE award as one of the outstandingacademic books of 1987. In addition, he is author or editor of five other books. He has written more than 100 articles which have appeared in journals, as chapters of scholarly books or as contributions to encyclopedias. Dr. Verhey received a fellowship for his work on medical ethics from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has received other grants and awards, including Mellon, Lilly and Knight grants for

summer

research.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Medical Ethics Resource Network of Michigan and as a member of the editorial board of the "Journal of Religious Ethics." He currently serves as a member of the National Advisory Board on Ethics in Reproduction,and on the editorialboards of Ethics and Medicine and Christian Bioethics.

Having joined the Hope faculty in 1975, in 1992 Dr. Verhey left the college to become the director and a fellow with the Instituteof Religion at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. He rejoined the Hope faculty in the fall of 1993, but was granted a leave of absence to enable him to remain with the Institutethrough this past spring. During 1993-94 he was an adjunct professor with the Department of Community Medicine,Baylor College of Medicine,and with the Center for Ethics, Medicine and Public Issues. During the spring of 1994 he was a Rockwell DistinguishedScholar and Visiting Lecturer in Religion at the University of Houston. He holds a bachelor's degree from Calvin College, a bachelor of divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary and a doctorate from Yale University. He and his wife, Phyllis,have three children:Timothy '90, Betsy '92 and Kate, a Hope junior, uk

Library lessons lead to Central Europe Director of libraries David Jensen had planned to use the time to learn,

but also discovered he had

something to teach during his recent sabbatical. In mid-June, he was the

keynote

speaker during a libraryconference held in

Liptovsky Jan in the Republic of Slovakia. Those attending, including representatives of national and university libraries in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia,were seeking insights that could help their institutions use new technologyeffectively. Jensen was at first reluctant to accept the invitationto speak, wondering what he as a college librarian could offer to librarians at major national institutions.He was quickly reassured, however, that the Central European librarians, re-orienting from communist rule, would benefit from whatever he had to say. "I was told that anything 1 could tell them about the effects of automation on organization and management would be of use to them since they had no experience

whatever,"Jensen said. Meeting with his Czech and Slovak colleagues, and visitingthe university library in Bratislava,he found great potential and great difficulty."They have wonderful collectionsand bright staff people, but face tremendous challenges," he said. The main buildingof the University of Bratislava'slibrary, for example, is a former Habsburg-era parliament.As a result, while the library'ssetting is attractive it was not originally designed with library use in mind. The Bratislavalibrary's collection is impressive,with more than one million volumes, yet under communist rule was cataloged accordingto the Russian classification system, limiting its compatibility with the rest of the world. The library switched to the more widely-used universal decimal system when the communists fell in 1989, but still has

many

old catalog

records to adapt.

While the staff members he encountered were bright and capable (one had even interned at the U.S. Library of Congress for three months), they are hindered by insufficient financialresources. Jensen estimates

that, should the library

be offered free

duplicate journals from the U.S., it might

find even the cost of paying for shipping prohibitive.

Jensen delivered two talks (with a on

translator)during the conference:one

the effectsof automation on library organization,

and one on change generally.

His primary message: when faced with change, keep the institution'spurpose in mind. His insights stemmed in part from his experience as the college's collection moved into the Van Wylen Library, which opened in 1988, and the library's subsequent conversion from card catalog to on-line catalog. During his sabbatical, he also surveyed the experiences of other libraries.

"Automationtends to drive decisionmaking down the hierarchy, leading to a democratization of the workplace," he said. "Automation also tends to result in a change in the nature of work." "It forces people to examine the tasks that they're doing, which is why I talked to these folks about mission statements," Jensen said. "Because although automation may change how we do certain of our tasks, it doesn't necessarily mean that tasks are examined throughout the institution.It generally only happens in the parts of the

organizationwith those tasks that have been automated." "What I suggested is what we're doing here at Hope," he said. "We're looking at the mission statementof the library and at every task we do, to make sure that it's a task that is aimed at meeting qur mission. We may discover that there are some things that we're not doing that we should be doing to meet our mission. We may discover that there are some things we're doing that don't meet our mission â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and we should stop them." He noted that even the Van Wylen Library's mission statementitself isn't offlimits. The library is in the midst of re-examiningthe 1990 statement, to assure that it is still an effective tool for guiding the library'swork: supporting the educational mission of the college. Jensen's remarks are being published, in Czech, by the conference's sponsor, the Czech Slovak Library Information Network (CASLIN). He also plans to rework his observations and submit them for publication in this country, hoping that his thoughts concerning adapting a mission-based model for dealing with change will someday

and

help other librarians,too.

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Staff Profile

by Eva Dean Folkert '83

Enrollment for years they’ve been telling him, warning him like a mother constantly cautions a young child

about being careful around a hot stove: "Hie number of college-age students is decreasing. Beware, beware. With fewer students out there, the competition is stiff. Watch out, or you're going to get burned." Since the early 1980s, Dr. James Bekkering '65,

vice president for admissions and student

life, has

gotten a persistent earful of this demographic negativity.In fact, he's heard the warnings for so long that he should carve them into stone and make it into a paperweight. At least that would make it look nicer.

just the

beginning

choice — the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,N.Y. "At the time, it didn't seem like a big deal, like there was that much differencebetween the two schools," laughs Dr. Bekkering. "If I had gone to Eastman, it would have been with the intention of having a career as a symphony trumpeter. But I also loved football, and my mother wanted me to attend our church college since we were members of the RCA (ReformedChurch in America)." So he came to Hope, majored in economics, played football, letteredfor four years as a running back under Hope legend Russ DeVette '47, and put aside his trumpet temporarily. "When I look back on it, I sometimes shudder at the significanceof that decision to come to Hope instead of Eastman,"he says. Dr. Bekkeringadmits that he has sparse memories of applying to Hope. What he does know for sure, though, is that the college didn't reach out to him as a prospective student: the system was strictly "apply and decide."

But unlike that child who has heard the chiding for too long and decides to put the admonition to the test. Dr. Bekkering has never disregarded the warnings. If the demographers say it's so, then it s so. So, as the number of college-boundstudents has indeed dropped since 1979, with this as the bottoming-out,worst-ever year, how did Hope College fare? The house is full, frankly. Record enrollment in the freshmanclass - 679 - with a mean grade point average of 3.5 and a dramatic increaseof those with 3.6s or higher. (Another 30-plus students showing potential to succeed were invited to enroll through

quality of life here, but we can never know what they're thinking," Dr. Bekkeringsays. "So we build trust and relationships.We take the initiative to make contacts and sustain

Hope's conditional admission program, FOCUS, resultingin the total in the story on

them." To do

page three.) Excellent,no? Stellar, is it

hit the road, Dr. Bekkering

not? Who's

demographers? "We've always listened to what they're saying out there," acknowledges Dr. Bekkering. "We just take it as a challenge." During the past decade, two other freshmanclasses have been "record" ones for Hope, with the other years remaining fairly afraid of the

stable. (The only major blip on the screen was

1991, when first-time enrollment dropped to 555.) All of this is a compliment to the reputation of Hope College as an institution, of course, but also to Dr. Bekkering as an administrator. "Jim's commitment to doing what is best for Hope permeateseverything he does and articulates," says Gary Camp '78, directorof

Today, conversely, the

admissions

program strongly emphasizes relationship building, the better to determineprospective students' needs and identifyhow Hope can best meet them.

"We can show high school seniors the beauty of the campus, tell them about the academic reputation of the college and the

this, 10

admissionsrepresentatives among them. (He

is quick to add, though, that recruitingis a

committed campus-wide effort, from faculty and coaches to alumni across the country.) Twice a year he travels, once to three schools in Detroit, once to three more in Chicago. Being in the trenches reminds him of what the work is all about. Since 1988, though, admissions has not been Dr. Bekkering's only focus. He donned another hat that year when he was given the student developmentdivision to direct. Since then, it's been a constant exchange between which title he holds when. While the flipflopping between duties, and campus offices, may seem confusing to some, to Dr. Bekkering it's quite natural. "I'm a more effectiveadmissionsofficer

extremely rewarding to be involved in the programs and activities that impact the lives of students.” — Dr. James Bekkering ’65 “I find

admissions, the man who has worked the longest and the closest with Dr. Bekkering since his arrival at Hope in 1980. "His commitment to Hope and what we stand for is

tremendous."

And

man who could be horn right now. As the oldest of three children growing up in Fremont, Mich., Dr. Bekkering was an athlete and an artist. In 1961, he brought both talents to Hope. But not before doing some soul-searchingover his other collegiate to think, this is a

literallyblowing his

own

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because I have more opportunities to work with currentlyenrolledstudents and, perhaps more significantly, the staff who works with them. So I have a better understandingof what happens to students once they get here. That has been very helpful in terms of the I bring to the admissions process particularly admissions decisionsfor students who are marginal academically. In return, I think I'm a more effective student development officer, and I'm able to share insights with the student development staff

insight that

and

As vice presidentfor admissions and student life, Dr. James Bekkering '65 has a role not only in getting students to Hope, but the experience they have once enrolled. The responsibilities, he believes, are complementary.

because of

admissions experience.

"I find it to be a win-win situation. Personally,I find it extremely rewardingto be involved in the programs and activities that impact the lives of students who are actually enrolled.One of the frustratingthings about working in admissionsis that just about the time you establishsome meaningfulrapport and relationships with the kids, they're enrolling and you're looking for that new class. And so you turn them over to the faculty, to student development, to the maintenancepeople, to the dining staff, and everything else you've put before them as an admissions officer, but now you can't participatein it with them. So I'm blessed now to have both." And busy to have both. His wife, Lynne, will often ask as they are driving out of town, and she sees the distant look of mindwandering in her husband's eyes, "You're really back on campus, aren't you?" More often than not. Dr. Bekkering will nod the affirmative. To relieve the pressures of his busyness, Bekkering goes back to his trumpet. He really never put it down for good.' He practiced throughout college and graduate school. (He

earned an M.A. in student personnel administration and a Ph.D. in higher education administrationfrom Michigan State University.) While he

was

the

dean

for

instructionat Lake Michigan College from

1972 to 1980, Dr. Bekkering played in the Twin Cities Symphony of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Mich. At Hope he has played in the Faculty Recital Series, Organ Recital Series for Tulip Time, and Hope President Dr. John H. Jacobson's inauguration. He's also helped out the Westshore Symphony in Muskegon, Mich. He says, simply, that the trumpet is something he can't live without. Today, he plays for weddings and church services since there's nothing like the realization of performanceto drive him back into the practice room. Dr. Bekkering's office in the stately building on the corner of 10th and College is a typical administrative niche — armchairs, blotters, cabinets, and hardwood, a simultaneous display of mess and efficiency. As a personal space defines its owner, this one does justice to its occupant. IF s dignified, bright, and thoughtful. It's also appropriate in another symbolic way. Situated in the admissions building and overlooking the west side of campus (facing historic Voorhees Hall with kitty-corner views of the President's Home and Van Wylen Library), it is at once a part of both the process of bringing students to Hope and of the experience they will have once at the college. Just as is Dr. Bekkering,whose commitment to the admissions process is grounded in his belief in what students will find once they arrive.

Ad hoc 11/1979 Reunions

Ad hoc II— Row 1: P.J. Coldren 75, Deb Noe 71 Schakel, Barbara Freethy 74 Whited, Joe Courier 73, Sarah Myhre 73 Gartner,Thom Gartner 72, Steven Mancinelli75; Row 2: Joan Schramm 75, Leon Whited, Roger Plaxton 70/’87, Gretchen Straw 72, Roger Straw 73, Peggy Mancinelli(holding daughter Rhiannon Mancinelli); Row 3: Mary Marcus, Robin Burgess Larsen 78 Rolph, Donna Hamilton 74 Bade, David Kempston 74; Row 4: Mark Convoy 75, Arjen Dykstra 76 Braat, Colin Braat 76, Chris Peddie 74 Salek, Peggy Swanson 76 Stone, Ginny DeHaan 75; Row 5: j. obadiah gray 74, Betsy Emdin 77 Kaylor, Thomas Bade 74, Debbie Stambaugh, Diann Ording, Richard Ording 74; Row 6: Rich “Blue” Williams 75, Maurits Winkler-Prins,Bruce Houtman 73; Row 7: Dave Beattie 73, Joanna Wennet 73 Ezinga (holdingThea Ezinga),Kay Hubbard 72, Jim DeBoer 72; Row 8: Elyse Fisher (with hand on her dad’s head), Dan Fisher

1979 — Row 1: Doug Koopman, Sherie Veramay, Janet Swanson, Chris Page, Sheryl Radike Page, Sandy Busman Cott, Sandy Kelley Weislo, GretchenCoffillBrundage,Debra Bruininks Davidson, Lauri Kremers; Row 2: Steve Bouma-Prediger, Celaine Bouma-Prediger, Jill Clegg, Fritz Brado, Mimi Miller Brado, Ken Cott; Row 3: Nan Goetzke Patterson,Ann DavenportByl, Ryan Adolph, Laurie Zoet Cahoon, Keith Cahoon, Jeff Beckeman, Fred van Reesema, Duane Babinski,Sandy Wiederhold Van De Weed, Gary Vande Weed, Randy Coffill'80, Jean Reynolds- Provencal, Nancy Stiehler Thurston, Reid Thurston; Row 4: Alex Patterson, Bill Leonhard,Bruce VanderSchaaf,Anna Donkersloot, Rick Neevel, Donna Kocher Neevel, Deb Grochowski Wojda, Laura Earle Probst, Jane SantefodMadin, Bill Aardema, Diane Bussema 78 Aardema; Row 5: Todd Harburn 78, Shirley Bolhouse Harburn, Mike Winchester, Norm Donkersloot, Beth Visscher Nielsen,Sheri VanderWerp McCadhy, Leigh DeWolf Eriks, Ron Heiby, Nanette Bian, Cris Boon Hinga; Row 6: John Hoekstra, Mary Weener Wierenga, Pat Bonga VanUere, Marsha Stegema Converse, Jill Nihad VanZyl, Mark Eriks, Mary FlanaganDanielson, Liz Becker Brooks, Carl Toren; Row 7: Becky Brookstra French, Jim French, Janis Lundeen '80 DeVree, Mary Wicked Cook, Tom Myers, John Broadbent, Kirby Thomas; Row 8: Jeff DeVree, Sue Weener-VanDop'81 , Stephen VanDop, Kud Droppers, Beth Knecht Myers, Deborah VanHoeven Droppers, Shelley Driesenga Stauffer, John Abe.

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1984/1989 Reunions

1984 — Row 1: Stephen Pinkham ’83, Janet Mielke Pinkham,Alethea Vissers,Bonnie Corson Glasier, Chris Fleming ’83, Sue Powers Fleming, Rick Dernberger, Rebecca Reid Demberger, Randy Warren, Paul Buis, Barbara Vander Wall Buis, Terri Tigelaar;Row 2: Kurt Van Koevering, Doug Lehman, Paul Dailey, Paul Glasier, Mitch Chinn, Chris Peterson Chinn, Brian Berkey, Betsy Buurma Berkey, Melissa Most Logan, Beth Kowalke Damon, Libby Roets Stacey, Paula Koops Pratt; Row 3: Tom McKenzie, Greg Tabor, Lenora Hayden Tabor, Laura Bultman Medellin, Emil Seaman, Becky Stevens, Michael Spitters,Danielle Spitters,Lori Geerligs DeWitt, Marilyn Kuntzman Hondorp, Rhonda Howard Herman, Jim Herman; Row 4: Jeanene JellisonKallio, Mary DeVries Harrington,Tracey Davin Myers, Wendy VandeVusse-Eurich, Marian VanderHoff-Busscher, Deb Wettack Welsch, Dean Welsch, Mike Wissink, Robin Tavernier Smith, Lisanne Leech, Stephanie VerBeek Vaas; Row 5: Matt Muller, Barbara Krom Muller,Lorna Nyenhuis Cook, Lynnette Witherspoon Burgess, Cathy Schroeder Hall; Row 6: Sharon Smith Huff, Ken Neevel, Sara Renkes Neevel, Dave Hedges, Julie Ritsema Hedges, Mary Schaap, MaryBeth Braun, Cheryl Doan Scheuerman; Row 7: Joel Redeker, Joreen Domkowski Redeker;Row 8: James Karsten, Claire Brender, John Brender, Tracy Ore, Bryan Bush, Carolyn Bidder Hoffman, Mary Weber Stutzman, Scott Stutzman,Jim Zandee, Joyce ChandlerZandee, Karen Button Walenta, Jane Bursma McDonald; Row 9: Rick Webster, Jamie Worden Crothers, Bob Bieri, Jeff Porte; Row 10: John DeNeef, Joni VanderZouwenDeNeef, Todd Schuiling,Wendy Berber, Jennifer Van Duyne Bieri, Terri Vander Weide Porte, Nancy Walchenbach Curry, Ann Pangbom Gustafson; Row 11: Tim Custer, Karen Kossen Custer, Diane Van Oss Kooiker, Dave Berber, Duane Carpenter, Dave Cleveland, MaryLynn McNally Buck, Lynn Klok Eickhoff,Beth Doom Tyler.

1989— Row 1: Karen Jekel Palmateer, Ronda Oosterhoff,Laura Johnson Kooistra,LauRiannaVande Vusse, Anne Wheatley, Lisa Reenders Granger, Amy McQuillan Lay, ChristineLahner Webster, Elizabeth Dobrosky Schultz, Linda Bigelow, Betsy VandenBerg, Shelly Woudstra Cassell,Tami Tiggleman Reitsma and baby Mitchell, Sally Davis; Row 2: Gina StalionsWeaver, Steve Palmateer, Frances Schrock Traisman, KristenBoyd Hintz, Keith Granger, ElizabethVeldink DeJonge, Dan DeJonge, ElizabethWinslow Aimesbury, Joan Gerdy; Row 3: Clifford Traisman, Melissa Walsh, Tim Hoffman '86, Jenny Schakel Hoffman,Bill Lay, Brenda Hoffman,Mark Webster, Susan Cleanwater Hitchingham, Marcia Henke Mitchell, Lauren Mitchell (baby), Laura Skinner Gurney, Jim Von Ins, Carin Borr Von Ins; Row 4: Joe Weaver, Matthew Weigle, Jill Bernson Weigle, Don Buczkowski, Amy Hartwig Buczkowski,Bob “Calvin ’89" Mannes, Kristen Yeomans Mannes, Mike Hitchingham '91 , Laura Davis Courtright,Brad Heidema, Adrienne Thomas Heidema, Amy Folgers O’Keefe, Cindy Grate, Steve Gortsema, Brenda Laninga Schloff, John Schloff, Jon VanderVelde; Row 5: Amy Holm, Dave Pearl, Susan Buttrey deForest, Wendy Wehran Gruber, Deb Broadfield,Mike Northuis,Jill McCandless Northuis,Debbie Schnaidt Johnson,Sara Wiper Sharp, Tom Sharp, Joni Beemer Jolly, Kristen DeWitt Gowman, Beth Tellier,Amy Warriner O’Brien, Cheryl Zuidersma '88 Veldman, Roger Veldman, Joy Cortinga Bleitz, Dan Bleitz, Kristin Kollmeyer Schaaf, Scott Schaaf '88; Row 6: David Baer, Stacy Kyes Timmerman, Rolfe Timmerman, Mike Scott, Wes Wooley, Jonathan Fikse, Jonathan Coe, Lisa Winkels, Ben Johnson, Kristi VanderKooi Bramlett,William Eric Bramlett, Cathy Johnson Blackburn, Monica Bleam Roney, Kathryn Mendels Keegin; Row 7: Jon Lawrence, Nathan Bocks, Gary Kunzi, Debbie Renner Smith, David Smith, Michael Kannisto, Tamera Alsum Angus, Donna Walker Miller, Rhonda Hesche Kuyers, Chris Cassell;Row 8: David Baird, Jim VanderRoest,Todd Sytsma, Bart Pierce, Jay Perriguey,Ray Ritsema, Renee Perdok, Sue Looman Dittmar,Ann Marie Beekman, Harry Coffill,Rob Angus, Marc Miller, Richelle Kortering Hofman, Jonathan Hofman.

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994 Generational New Students FIFTH

GENERATION

Jennifer Klunder (Caledonia,Mich.)

Mother - Mary Davis

'74

Klunder

Father - Jack Klunder '74 Grandmother - Jane Reus '45 Davis Grandfather - Roy Daws '44 Great-Grandfather - William Reus '18 Great-Great Grandfather - Leonard Reus (Prep. 1882) Zackenj Vanden Berg (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Mary Browning '69 Vanden Berg Father - Richard Vanden Berg '69 Grandfather - AllisonVanden Berg '40 Great-Grandfather - Richard Vanden Berg '13 Great-Great Grandfather - Albert Vanden Berg 1885

FOURTH GENERATION Shannon Gould (Grand Haven, Mich.) Mother - Karen Hoppe '79 Gould Father - David Van Donkelaar '72 Grandmother - HarrietStegeman '46 Van Donkelaar Great-Grandmother - Ella Atwood '18 Stegeman Great-Grandfather - James Stegeman '18 Michelle Piel (Flossmoor,III.) Mother - ElizabethMaassen '71 Piel Grandmother - Harriet Muyskens '47 Maassen Grandfather - John Maassen '42 Great-Grandfather - Herman Maassen '16 Kuria Van Wieren (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Jacquelyn Nyboer '67 Van Wieren Father - Glenn Van Wieren '64 Grandfather - Andrew Nyboer '39 Grandmother - Wilma Rottschafer'35 Van Wieren Great-Grandfather - William Rottschafer'03

THIRD GENERATION Monika Bakker (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Robin Prins '81 Bakker Grandfather

The record-sizedClass of '98 came close to boasting a record number of GenerationalNew Students:97 enrolled this fall. The highest total on record is 101, enrolled in the fall of 1987. Above are Class of '98 Third Generation Students. Pictured from left to right are: First Row, Jennifer Geerdink, Wendy Kooiker, Jennifer Jones, Becky Drane, Beth Heneveld, Valerie Kleinheksel, Monika Bakker; Second Row, Jeremy Stoepker, Dara Nykamp, Becky Schmidt, Matthew Sterenberg, Jennifer Hendricks, Carrie Waterloo, Theresa Hansen, Kevin Hartgerink.

Stephen

Mugg

(Holland,Mich.)

Mother - Dianne Wyngarden '70 Mugg Grandmother - Dorothy Plewes '38 Wyngarden Thomas Mugg (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Dianne Wyngarden '70 Mugg Grandmother - Dorothy Plewes '38 Wyngarden Dara Nykamp (Holland,Mich.) Father - Wesley Nykamp '63 Grandmother - Esther Brink '29 Nykamp Jodi Royer (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

A. James Prins '38

Rebecca Drane (Zionsville, bid.) Father - Glenn Toren '77 Grandmother - Lucille Teninga '46 Toren Grandfather - Chester Toren '41 Brian Dykstra (Holland,Mich.) Grandmother - Mayneen Jellema '45 Dykstra Great-Grandfather - William Jellema (Prep. 1915)

Mother - Toodie Finlay '66 Royer Grandmother - Julia VanDam '30 Finlay Becky Schmidt (Holland, Mich.) Mother - Sara Sebald '75 Wilson Father - John Schmidt '73 Grandmother - Jean Caan '47 Sebald Grandmother - Evelyn Jannenga '50 Schmidt

Matthew Sterenberg(Hillsboro, Or.) Mother - Lois tenHoor '70 Sterenberg Grandmother - Beatrice Visser '34 tenHoor

Jennifer Geerdink (Holland,Mich.)

Mother - Pauline Geerdink '96 Grandfather - Theodore Flaherty'49 Theresa Hansen (Big Rapids, Mich.) Grandmother - Kathryn Stronks '39 Hansen Great-Grandfather - William Stronks '12

Jeremy Stoepker (Plainwell,Mich.) Father - Daniel Stoepker '70 Grandfather - Wallace Stoepker '43 Carrie Waterloo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Mother - Mary Scherpenisse '65 Waterloo Grandfather - Lester Scherpenisse '33

Kevin Hartgerink (South Haven, Mich.) Father - Ronald Hartgerink '64 Grandfather - Elmer Hartgerink '39 Jennifer Hendricks (Grandville,Mich.)

Mother - Lynne Walchenbach'73 Hendricks Father - Dennis Hendricks '70 Grandmother - Elaine Bielefeld '46 Walchenbach Grandfather - Donald Walchenbach'49 Elisabeth Heneveld (Canton, Mich.) Mother - Elaine Folkert'68 Heneveld Father - Harvey Heneveld'69 Grandfather - Jay Folkert '39 Kevin Joldersma (Hillsdale, Mich.) Mother - Barbara Granberg'67 Joldersma Grandmother - Carol Van Oss Granberg'62 Jennifer Jones (Webster,N.Y.)

Mother - Norine Everson

'71 Jones

Valerie Kleinheksel (Holland,Mich.)

Mother - Beth DeWitt '73 Kleinheksel Grandfather - George DeWitt '36

Father - John Albrecht '66 Jonathan Bastian (Waterloo, N.Y.) Grandmother - Irma Smith '52 Prosser Jeffrey Bates (Holland, Mich.)

Mother - Kathryn Jousma '71 Bates Father - Robert Bates '70

David Beaver (Portage,Mich.) Mother - Linda Borgman '65 Beaver Mother - Ann Sytsma '68 Beukelman Father - James Beukelman '67 Miriam Beyer (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Eileen Verduin '70 Raphael Calvin Bosnian (Grand Haven, Mich.) Mother - Evelyn Hollander '61 Bosman Father - Calvin Bosman '59

Wendy Kooiker (Jenison, Mich.) Mother - Jan Voogd '69 Kooiker

ETSl

David Albrecht (Grandville,Mich.) Mother - Jane Wells '67 Albrecht

Alison Beukelman (Ellenville,N.Y.)

Father - Roger Jones '72 Grandmother - Edith Young '48 Everson

Father - Glenn Kooiker '68 Grandmother - Helen Thompson '45 Grandfather - Henry Voogd '41

SECOND GENERATION

Voogd

Steve Brenner (Sturgis, Mich.) Mother - Julie DeWitte '71 Brenner

Steve Butler (Jenison, Mich.) Great-Grandfather - John Minnema '24

Byland (Fremont, Mich.) Mother - Peggy Remtema '71 Byland

Ellen

Father - Jody Byland '70 Stephan Currie (York, Pa.) Mother - Julianna Schvetz '71 Currie Father - Donald Currie '70 John Donnelly (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Karen Quist '70 Donnelly Brian Dykhuis (Naperville, III.) Mother - Kathryn Nykyforchyn'72 Dykhuis Father - Kenneth Dykhuis '70

Daane Etheridge (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Father - Robert Etheridge '67

Bryan Formsma (Grand Haven, Mich.) Mother - Janis DeWitt '72 Formsma Father - Kenneth Formsma '71 Timothy Franklyn (Wayne,

N.J.)

Father - Ronald Franklyn '72 Jodi Frens (Fennville, Mich.)

Father - Gary Frens '69

Megan Garabedian(Muskegon, Mich.) Mother - Pamela Jo Reynolds '72 Garabedian Father - Barry Garabedian '71 Chris Garbrecht (Battle Creek, Mich.) Mother - Bonnie Brooks '71 Garbrecht Father - Allen Garbrecht '71

Kara Gebben (Zeeland,Mich.) Mother - Nancy VerHulst '67 Gebben Sarah Gorier (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Father - Philip Gorter '69

Grahmann (Verona, Wis.) Mother - Patricia White '71 Grahmann Father - Robert Grahmann '71

Julie

Jess Grevenstuk (Holland, Mich.)

Mother - Juel Dieffenbach '76 Grevenstuk Father - George Grevenstuk '76 Timothy Haaksma (SpringLake, Mich.) Father - Curtis Haaksma '64 Hoffman (Portage, Mich.) Father - William Hoffman '71

Kerri

Hondorp (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Suzanne Broekstra'71 Hondorp Father - William Hondorp '71

Jeffrey

Bethanie

Hopma

Father - Byron P.J.

(Libertyville, III.)

Hopma

'67

Huizenga(Oak Brook, III.) Father - Peter Huizenga '60

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994 Generational New Students

Alumni Alert

By Lynne Powe ’86

not unusual for colleges and universities to offer international travel packages for their alumni and friends. It’s

It is, however, more unusual for an organization to offer tours designed

specificallyfor an institution.For the past

three years,

Fourth and

Fifth

Generation Students. Pictured from left to right are: Jennifer Klunder, Kuria Van Wieren, Michelle Riel

Shannon Gould, Zackery Vanden Berg,

Heidi Hulst (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Cheryl Berens '69 Hulst

Daphne

Steven Jurgens (Fond du Lac, Wis.) Great-Grandfather - Frederick Reeverts 1899

Brian Scordinsky (North Plainfield, N.J.) Mother - Lynne Meyers '73 Scordinsky Father - Richard Scordinsky '71

Marie Keuning (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Marta VanderKooi'69 Keuning Father - Allen Keuning '71 Laura Kiefer (Westerville, Ohio) Mother - Mary Jo Brown '72 Kiefer Father - Russell Kiefer '72

St. Amour (Norton Shores, Mich.) Father - Robert Buikema '76

Andrew Sill (Novi, Mich.) Mother - Ruth Sevensma '68 Sill Father - Donald Sill '66 Brian Slenk (Holland,Mich.) Father - Larry Slenk '70

Christopher Kline (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Father - John Kline '69

Courtney Stack (Ellenville,N.Y.) Mother - Deborah Clinton '71 Stack Father - Thomas Stack '71

Will Kneer (Whitehall,Mich.) Mother - Barbara DeNagel '72 Kneer Father - William Kneer Jr. '69

Robert Stain (Holland,Mich.) Father - Steven Stam '72

Mary Lucas Mother -

Kristen Steketee(Holland,Mich.) Grandfather - Simon Steketee'41

(Hillsdale, Mich.) Kristin Blank '63

Lucas

Father - Paul Lucas '63

Sarah Stielstra (Holland,Mich.)

Miluska Monroy Magan (Lima, Peru) Mother - Bertha Magan '67 de Monroy Carrie

Maines (Wyoming, Mich.)

Father - Phil Maines '69

Mark Maratea (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Carol Riegert '71 Stroop Father - Thomas Maratea '69 Laura McCraine (Fairfield,Iowa) Grandfather - Raymond Miller '48 Sara Meengs (Muskegon, Mich.) Father - Mark Meengs '68 Kent Miller (Epping,N.H.) Mother - Frances Osborn '65 Miller Father - Robert Miller '64 Benjamin Mills (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Patricia Zoet '68 Mills Father - William Mills '68 Melinda Moffat (Bristol, Wis.) Great-Grandfather - Judson Stapelkamp'23

Timothy Muller (Saugatuck,Mich.) Father - Jeffrey Muller '65

Mother - Sandy Mitter

'67 Stielstra

Father - Ed Stielstra '65

Dan Sweetser (Lombard, III.) Mother - Ruth Ziemann '67 Sweetser

Amy

Van Auken (Holland, Mich.)

Mother -

Janice

Thompson

'71

Van Auken

Father - William Van Auken '70 Sara Vander Lind (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Deb Doom '75 Vander Lind Father - Rick Vander Lind '73 Jon VanderPloeg (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) Mother - Pamela Bedard '71 VanderPloeg Father - Jon VanderPloeg'71

Aaron Vande Wege (Zeeland,Mich.) Mother - Lavonne VanRy '72 Vande Wege Father - Doug Vande Wege '71 Sarah Van Drunen (Holland,Mich.) Mother - Susanne Van Drunen '94 Anita Van Engen (Glendora, Calif.) Mother - Jean Taylor '70 Van Engen Father - Charles Van Engen '70

Sara

Rachel Van Zoeren (Wyoming, Mich.) Mother - Ann Fischer '67 Van Zoeren Father - Keith Van Zoeren '64

Sarah Obenneyer (Midland, Mich.) Grandfather - Beryl Salisbury'42

Leischen Verwys (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Father - Vincent Verwys II '70

Jon Pepper (Lake Odessa, Mich.) Grandfather - Gerrit Klomp '51

Lara Wagner (Palos Heights, III.)

Naumann (Wyckoff, N.J.) Mother - Susan Rose '66 Naumann

participants.

have been doing just that. "Our goal is to provide a totallysatisfying travel experience for each of our participants and to make a positive impression for Hope College," noted Ken Zuverink '49, MTA's director of marketing. "Our tours are custom designed and our post-toursurveys concur that these Hope College tours are unlike any commercial tours they have taken." There are several features of Hope College tours which help make them unique. One key component is that they are hosted by Hope College faculty with expertise in the specific geographical regions visited. We have been told the faculty commentaries greatly enhance the trips. Faculty members work with the MTA Travel staff to develop an itinerary, often using their first-hand knowledge, connections and special privileges to

"Although we feel satisfied with the success of the program, we continually try to improve the tours. We have moved toward slowing the pace slightly, staying more than one night in each hotel rather than moving too quickly, spending all of our time packing and unpacking," explained Jan VanderPloeg, manager at MTA Travel. "Commercialtours have a tendency to 'race horse,' covering too much territory. We try to balance comfort and local flavor." "We look hard and long at the balance of pre-planned activitiesand free time," VanderPloeg continued."When we have the group out late one evening, we take it easy the next morning. This helps to keep the energy levels and interest high. We leave a half day here and there to allow for resting, shopping or for individual exploration. In some cases, it's an option to stay in the hotel for an evening or venture out with the tour leader." Finally, we try to make our tours a good travel value. "Many of our participants have been on more than one of our tours and that speaks well for the quality of what we are offering," VanderPloeg said. "When asked why friends and alumni should sign up for the next tour, we can only say,

enrich a tour.

"When we went to Central Europe with Sander De Haan, he arranged a visit with the Hope Vienna Summer School," said Zuverink. "When we went to England, our group visited Parliament through Tony Muiderman's connections. During last year's tour to Italy, Ion Agheana lectured on subjects pertaining to the beginning of civilization. Hope College and MTA Travel are both committed to this being a cultural experience and this is where the faculty participation makes a difference." Because we also want this to be a sociallyenriching experience with an opportunityto build or reestablish friendships with others who have Hope College ties, another nice component is the fact that the tours are limited in size, and participants have some connection to Hope College - whether they are alumni, parents, grandparents,spouses of alumni, or friends with an interestin the college. "Some special friendships have developed from these tours," Zuverink said. "Time and time again, participants tell us

Alison Ray (Ada, Mich.)

Mother - Anne Bregman

'73

Ray

Father - Stuart Ray '73 Chris Reiff (Portage, Mich.) Father - Allan Reiff '72

NFHC October 1994

Katy Wing

(Fairport, N.Y.)

Mother - Martha Jenkins '71 Father - Stephen Wing '71

Wing

Janna Winn (Garden Prairie, III.) Father - Stanley Winn '62

those seasoned travelers

who know

the

difference from commercial tours."

In 1995, alumni and friends of

Hope

College will travel to Australia. Dr. Joseph

MacDoniels, professor of communication, his wife Rosie, who have lived and taught in Australia on two occasions, will be the faculty hosts. The 20-day tour will occur from May 22 to June 10. Further details will be announced in the December issue of neivs from Hope College.

and

Officers Janet Lawrence '80, President,Albany,

N.Y.

JenniferLiggett'80, Vice President,Kalamazoo,Mich.

Cal Bruins '61, Secretary,Paradise Valley,Ariz.

Board Members Janette

Father - David White '60

'ask someone who has gone,' particularly

Alumni Board of Directors

Mother - Norma VanderLaan '65 Wagner David White (Arlington,Va.) Mother - Mary Fryling'62 White

MTA

Travel, the college’sofficial travel agency,

Father - George Wagner '62 JeanettePetkus (Bellflower, Calif.) Mother - Sandra Hutchison '76 Petkus Father - Peter Petkus '76

Hope College and

the special chemistry is the Hope College connection.People are so caring, accepting and concerned for each other." "We attended the reunion of our Italy Tour," Zuverink said, "and felt elated at the expressions of joy we heard as Barbara Kouw '66 Forman showed her wonderful slides. The impromptu comments made during the slides attested to the comradeship that existed." In planning a tour, MTA Travel has tried to be responsiveto the needs of the

Vandenberg'79 Aardema,Grand Rapids,Mich.

John Broadbent 79, Livonia,Mich. Marianne Dykema '81 Griffin, Fort Worth, Texas

Bryan Bush '84, Anaheim, Calif. Ken Dulow '64, Ocean, N.J.

Betty

Vicky TenHaken '81 Hawken, Baldwinsville, N.Y.

ValeriePacheco ’96, Holland, Mich.

Doris Kellom '80, Arlington,Mass. Jane Terpstra'82, Minneapolis,Minn.

Michael Percy '86, Columbus, Ohio Kay Moores 76 Walker, Traverse City, Mich.

Richard Webster '84, Sterling, Va.

Martha Corbin '72 Whiteman,Indianapolis, Ind.

John Abe

'79,

Naperville,111.

Whitaker '62 Jackson,West Melbourne, Fla.

Barbara Woodruff'94, Kentwood,Mich. Michael Yands '95, Portage,Mich.

Alumni News Class Notes News and informationfor class notes, marriages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiled for mrws from Hope College by Greg Olgers '87. News should be maUed to: Alumni News; Hope College Public Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000. Internet users

may send

Andrew Sens '62 of Alexandria,Va., is a deputy executive secretarywith the National Security

facility.

Council.

Hans Veening

'53 is a professor of chemistry at

Bucknell University in Lewisburg,Pa. He recently received a $19,020 grant from the National Science Foundation in support of research into capillary electrophoresis, especially the identificationof pollutants in environmental

water samples, the separationof complex proteins and amino acids, and analysis of metabolites.

to:

NEWSFROMHOPE@HOPE.CIT.HOPE.EDU All submissionsreceived by the Public RelationsOffice by Wednesday,Sept. 28, have been included in this issue. Because of the lead time required by this publication's production schedule,submissions received after that date (with the exception of obituary notices) have been held for the next issue, the deadline for which is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

1920s James Neckers '23 and Kenneth Van Lente '25, both of Carbondale, 111., were featured in the Summer, 1994, issue of Alumnus, a publication of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Titled "Two of the 'Four Horsemen'" (a reference to the university's four chemistry faculty of 193246), the article reflects upon their years at the school and the changes that took place during that time. Dr. Neckers was a member of SlUC's faculty from 1927 to 1967; Dr. Van Lente from 1931 to 1971. SlUC's science buildingis named the James W. Neckers Building, and one of its halls is named the Kenneth A. Van Lente Lecture Hall.

Julius Schipper '28 and wife Janet Voorhorst (Prep '21) Schipper of Akron, Ohio, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 16. The celebration included a dinner with family and friends.

1940s Betty Visscher '48 Rycenga of Spring Lake, Mich., was featuredin the Lakeshore section of The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press on Sunday, Sept. 5. A photograph of her in Nelis' tulip fields was published on the cover of Ons Vrije Nederland (Our Free Netherlands), a post-war weekly magazine, on July 20, 1946, prompting 29 young men from the Netherlands to write her. She shared the letters with those attending a lectureon World War II in the Netherlandsin the Tri- Cities Museum in August.

1950s Elizabeth Koch '50 Robinson of Dayton, Ohio, retired on July 15 from her position as librarian. Shank Memorial Library, Good Samaritan Hospital& Health Center of Dayton. She joined the hospitalon July 1, 1974, after serving as librarian.Library, Children'sMedical Center of Dayton. A1 Boers '51 of Holland, Mich., for a third consecutive year is chairing the "Hope College Quarterback Club" luncheons. The group meets on campus on Mondays during the football season, seeing highlights of the previous Saturday'sgame and receiving an outlookon the next opponent. John Beuker '52 of Marshall,Mich., has been admittedto membership in the Arthroscopy Associationof North America, a prestigious professional group of surgeons who have demonstrated unusual skill in arthroscopic surgery.

L. James Harvey '52 has joined the National Executive Service Corps., a group which provides pro bono consultingto non-profit organizations. He is currentlyworking on a project with Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship. He has also started a vocational counseling

program for inmates about to be released from the Prince George's County (Md.) Correctional

Elaine Ford '54 Coffill of Holland, Mich., was the 463,040thspectator to enter Old Kent Park, home of the West MichiganWhitecaps. The Whitecapsthus broke the all-time attendance record for Class A baseball (according to an articlein The Holland Sentinel on Sept. 2, the previous record, 463,039, was set in Denver in 1949). Gifts from the Whitecaps included season box seats for 1995.

Charles Johnson '54 and Donna Huss '55 Johnson have completed a two-year assignment at the Protestant Church in Oman and are retiring to the United States. Bruce van Voorst '54 was featured in the "To Our Readers" column on page four in the Aug. 29, 1994, issue of Time for his work on the issue's cover story concerning the illegal sale of plutonium. He is Time's bureau chief in Bonn, Germany. Ron DenUyl '57 has retired after teachingmathematics at South Haven (Mich.) High School for 37 years.

Warren Kane

'57 of Arlington,Va., is enjoying

an active retirement in Kiwanis. He was elected

to the Board of Directorsof the 115-member Kiwanis Club of Arlington,has been appointed secretary-treasurer of the 20th Division (North Virginia) of Kiwanis and is chairing the Host Committee for the February 1995 Capital District MidwinterConference of Kiwanis. He is also involved in three Arlington feeding programs, primarily as treasurerof the Arlington Food AssistanceCenter, which provides groceriesto 150 low-income families each week. Robert Ritsema '57 of Holland, Mich., who is a member of the Hope music faculty, donated a kidney in July to son Kyle Ritsema '93, who has had kidney disease for about seven years. Both are doing well followingthe procedure. Larry Schut '58 of Golden Valley, Minn., was featuredin the Minnesota Christian Chronicle on June 23, 1994. A neurologist, he both carries on a medical practiceand conducts research. His research has a distinctly personaldimension: he is

trying to find a cure for spinocerebellar ataxia,

a fatal neurologicaldisease that has plagued his

family for generations. James Stout '59 has started Stout Investment Services in Midland, Mich., offeringfinancial planning and brokerage services.

Tony Van Ommeran '63 of Holland, Mich., is employed at Warner-Lambert'sParke-Davis facilityin Holland. He was the primary author of the manufacturing department'swarehousing

and material requisitioningprogram, which recently received a "Creative Excellence Award" from software manufacturer Fourth Shift Corp. of Minneapolis,Minn. John Bloemendaal'64 is apprenticeship manager and senior instructor with the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Linda Walvoord '64 Girard of Moraga, Calif., has had a new book for children published: Young Frederick Douglass,A Slave Who Learned to Read (Whitman, 1994). The book tells how the young slave Douglass fought to learn to read despite the opposition of his owners, ending with his escape in 1838. The book is written for children age seven and up, and is her 10th for children (and her second biography). Four of her books are now availablein paperback, and two have recently been issued in

German

translations.

Darrel Staat '64 has been named president of York County TechnicalCollege in Maine, a new technicalcollege that expects to serve about 1,000-1,500 studentswithin five years.

Kenneth Tenckinck '66

Septemberbecame

executivedirector of the Warwick (N.Y.) Center, a year-round conference and camping facility owned by the RegionalSynods of New York and the Mid-Atlantics, Reformed Church in America. He is responsible for the management of the 490 acre center and for the buildings,which can house and feed up to 300 people. He was previously senior pastor at the Bethel Reformed Church in Sheldon, Iowa. Floyd Brady '68 has been named senior vice president of human resources at CNA Insurance Cos. of Chicago, 111. He is responsiblefor all aspects of CNA's human resourcesdepartment, including benefits, compensation, training and employee relations. Thomas Felon '68 is the superintendentof the Oceana (Mich.) IntermediateSchool District.

1970s ChristineHansen '70 Sacketthas been included in the 1994/95 (12th) edition of The World Who's Who of Women. Inclusion is by invitation. In 1993 she visited Hope twice on behalf of Food for the Poor, speaking in Chapel and in studentforums. Charles Van Engen '70 of Glendora,Calif., is the

associate professorof theology of mission

and

Latin American studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., and receivedtwo honors recently. During an award chapel at the end of the spring quarter, he was surprisedwith the All-SeminaryCouncil FacultyAward, voted on by the student body of all three schools (Schoolof World Mission,School of Theology, School of Psychology). During the June graduation ceremony, he receivedthe C. Davis Weyerhauser Award for Excellence, voted on by the facultiesin the three schools.

William Chandler '71 through July of 1995 is on sabbatical from his position as music specialist with the Rochester (N.Y.) City School District. He is in Puerto Rico, studying Spanish, Puerto Rican and Carribean music at Universidad De Puerto Rico. Keith Crossland '71 of Chicago, 111., was chief of umpires during the U.S. Open tennis tournament this summer. He was responsible for organizing 350 umpires to referee about 750 matches at the Open. It was his 12th Open but his first as chief of umpires. He umpired on the court from 1983 to 1989, and was deputy referee from 1990 to 1993. J. Dayne

Lamb '72 reports that her second mystery featuring not-so-properBostonian and CPA Teal Stewart, A Question of Preference, moves the series to hardcover in its October releasefrom Kensington Books. While AQP takes Teal from Boston to Baja, one talk and signingtook Dayne from Boston to Chicago this fall as the "mystery" guest speaker at the American Instituteof CPA/State Societies Accounting Careers Conference as part of their industry campaign to change the image of accountants.Teal also joins Murder Most Merry, a Zebra Books holiday collection due out in November,where she finds 'Too Little Room at the Inn" when she tries to escape her holiday blues in coastal Maine. Robert Essink '73 of Bethesda,Md., is vice president and health plan manager for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, a 350,000-member health maintenance organization,in Rockville, Md. PhyllisKleder '73 Hooyman, director of financial aid at Hope, was one of only five financial aid professionals nationwide invited to serve as a part-time consultantwith the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. She will focus on the developmentof quality assurance and regulatoryrelief initiativeswithin the administration of the federal Title IV aid programs. Greg Kalmbacher '73 and family are hoping to return to Indonesia, possibly as soon as January. They will be working on a language/ translation project.

1960s Warren Vander Hill '60 has been granted a leave from his position as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ball State Universityof Muncie, Ind., to accept a visitingprofessorship at the Universityof Oxford's Manchester College for the fall, 1994, semester. His wife, Joy Philip '60 Vander Hill, is also in Oxford, on study leave from her elementary teaching position in the Muncie Community Schools. Gary Baas '61 of Grand Haven, Mich., has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Apparel Retailers of America (ARA), the nationaltrade association of independent specialty stores. He is president of Baas's Inc., which was founded in 1884 and today operates four stores in Grand Haven and Holland. Edward Veldhuizen '61 is pastor of the Conservative Congregational ChristianChurch of Biola, Calif. He is an ordained pastor in the Conservative CongregationalChristian Conference. Thomas Bruno '62 is a ministerand psychologist, working as a family therapist in Troy, Mich. For the past eight months he has been offering seminars on angels, for which he was featured in The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press on August 27.

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A. Jeffery Winne '73 of Highlands Ranch, Colo., joined Haworth Inc. in April of 1994 as senior market manager-sales. Greg Gronwall '74 of Lawrenceburg, Ind., is employed by Walker Machinery of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been sellinglarge industrial machinery for the past 14 years and has been doing some extensive traveling, visiting California, London and Costa Rica. Jill Bolhous '74 Peirce is director of guidance with the Fruitport (Mich.) Public Schools. Donald Troast '74 is a lieutenantin the U.S. Navy, and recently reported for duty with

Commander, Submarine

Development Squadron 12, Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton,Conn. Ron Dimon '75 of Manlius, N.Y., owns a construction company. Mary Anne Gebott '75 Kacynski is a sixth grade teacher with the Pentwater (Mich.) Schools.

Rich "Blue" Williams '75 is a consultant in ecologically conscious management,and is completinga dissertation in sustainable economics at Century Universityin Albuquerque, N.M. Stephen Bergmann '76 of Prescott,Ariz., recently receivedhis master'sof arts in rehabilitation counseling (see "Advanced Degrees"),earning an accum. GPA of 4.0. He also received national certificationfor rehabilitation counseling, scoring in the top 10 percent on the national test. He continuesas a vocationalrehab, counselor and office supervisorfor the State of Arizona, coveringeastern Yavapai County. Wife Judy is also a rehab, counselor, covering western Yavapai County. Karen Dimon '76 on August 15 was given the interim pastorate position at Valley Presbyterian Church in Syracuse,N.Y. Her husband Peter Shidemantleis pastor of Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church in Dewitt, N.Y., 10 minutes away. Kay Hapke '76 Dimon of Manlius, N.Y., is a reading specialist in the Fabius-PompeySchool District.

Carol Yeckel '76 Gerber of New York City directed a critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Shakespeare'sRichardthe Second and will return to Ensemble Studio Theatre this season to direct Othello. Mark Sligh '76 moved from Pueblo, Colo., to Yuma, Ariz., to start his own law practice. David Blauw '77 has been named director of pastoralcare at Holland (Mich.) Community

IT'S

Hospital, offering direct and pastoral care to hospital patients and their families, as well as assisting area clergy

and

the Attending Clergy

Association in their pastoral care work.

Betsy Boersma '77 Jasperse recently moved to TraverseCity, Mich., where she and her husband are startinga new Reformed church called

Community

Joy.

Jeff Boes '78 has accepteda position as a systems analyst with Zenith Data Systems in St. Joseph,

Mich.

Don DeYoung '78 of

Alexandria, Va., is an

analyst with the Department of the Navy's base

closureproject office,which is developing the Department's proposed list of naval base closures. The proposed closures will be reviewed by the President's Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commissionin 1995. William French '78 of South Haven, Mich., has been appointed to the newly-createdposition of assistant superintendentof instruction and curriculum with the South Haven, Mich., schools. He has been with the districtfor 16 years, and has been an elementary art and mathematics teacher, middle school mathematics teacher and elementary school principal. James Laman '78 was recentlyelectedto the Board of Directors of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). An APICS member since 1981, he is employed by Herman Miller Inc. in the New Product Development Area of Design and Development.He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Saab Club. He and wife Mary live in Holland, Mich., with their two children, Amanda and Alexandra. Brian Stauffer'78 of Holland, Mich., competed in the Pole, Pedal, Paddle race in Bend, Ore. The race consisted of five events:downhill ski, cross country ski, bike, kayak and run. He finished second overall out of 2,200 competitors. Other top finishes included first place in the LaPorte, Ind., triathlon,the Pando Mt. Bike Biathlon and all three races in the West MichiganBiathlon series.

Beckeman '79 of Whitehall,Mich., is in his fifth year with Lawson Products of Des Plaines,

Jeff

with which he is a sales rep., and is a parttime ASA softballumpire. Nanette Bian '79 of Reston,Va., is international marketing directorfor Panalpina Inc., Project Division, an international freight forwarding and 111.,

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celebration. :

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logisticscompany locatedin Washington, D.C. She also attended seven World Cup soccer

uith the Sussex (N.J.) Christian School Board of

games because of Panalpina's affiliation with the World Cup organization. Ellen Blauw '79 is directorof international admissions at the Savannah (Ga.) Collegeof Art and Design. Celaine Bouma-Prediger '79 recently moved to Holland, Mich., where she is a part-time therapist at Hope's counseling center — doing education, consultation and therapy — and a fulltime home-makerand mother to two littlegirls. Gretchen Coffill '79 Brundage of Matamoras, Pa., is assistant secretary, manager of accounts with Selective Insurance. She recently completed the installationof a new accounts receivable system, managing the project from design through production. Brian Burgener '79 of Flanders,N.J., in April began a new position with Human Affairs International,a subsidiary of Aetna Health Plans and the second-largestprovider of employee assistance services. As supervisorof outpatient clinical services, he manages staff clinicians in three New Jersey officesand supervisesapproximately75 affiliate providersin the New Jersey and New York metropolitanareas. Paul Busman '79 of Coopersville,Mich., completed a two-year course of study at University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in dairy herd management. He is a shuttle veteranarianto Nepal, doing volunteerwork with local Nepali people, training to provide animal health care to rural

Gregory Lundie '79 of Westminster,Colo., is a process development engineer with Vapor Technologies Inc. and an instructor with the Boulder Mountaineering School. Freda Teslik '79 Manzullo has been dividing her time between Illinois and Virginia while husband Donald served his first term as a U.S, Congressman(16th Districtof Illinois).This fall she was active in his campaignfor re-election. She was named the 1993 National Homemaker of the Year by Eagle Forum. Sheri McCarthy '79 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a half-timeteacher with the Kentwood (Mich.) Public Schools. She has led recycling efforts at the school and is coordinatorof the school's service squad. Stephen McCullough '79 of Gates, N.Y., in September began a pre-doctoral psychology internship in Rochester, N.Y. Isaac Myers '79 since Sept. 1, 1994, has been medical directorfor Community Hospital of Springfield, Ohio, Multispecialty Group. Beth Visscher '79 Nielsen has moved to Marietta, Ga., outside of Atlanta, and is teaching Spanish to pre-schoolers. Brad Norg '79 and wife Sharon of Zeeland, Mich., traveled to New Delhi, India, in August of 1993 and brought home their four-year-old adopted daughter,Kalee Marie. Joy Dulmes '79 Onorato of Santa Barbara, Calif., has just completed taping her new fitnessshow, Joy's SportFit,which encompasses cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, agilityand flexibility into a fast-pacedcircuit format. "On a station near you soon!/' she writes. Glennyce Russcher '79 Paetzmann of Fishers, Ind., has been working with United Way of Central Indiana as a campaign manager for the last three years. She notes that another Hope graduate, Robert Hoke '86, also works for the organization — a high percentage given the number of Hope graduates in Indiana and the

villages.

Laurie Zoet '79 Cahoon of Plainwell, Mich., is a teacher for the emotionally impaired (grades three to five) in an Allegan County program housed in Dix Street ElementarySchool in Otsego,Mich. Julie Chodos '79 of Concord, Calif.,has been promoted to director, regional customer relations at Dun & Bradstreet,and is teaching customer fraud seminars across the western United States. Randy Clark '79 is a family physician, practicing in Grand Rapids, Mich. Debra Bruininks '79 Davidson is a psychologist for a developmental follow-up clinic in Vero Beach, Fla. She is also a pre-K psychologist with Indian River County Schools and provides consultative services to surrounding counties through her private practice. Elisabeth Benes '79 Davidson of Woodland Park, Colo., teaches first grade in Manitou Springs, Colo. Donna Baird '79 Delhagenof Glenside,Pa., is a social worker with MedBridge, a medical and physicalrehabilitation center and a division of Manor Care. Christopher DeWitt '79 of Lansing, Mich., is director of communications for Frank J. Kelley, attorney general of Michigan. Gale Easton '79 is a physician'sassistant in Albion, Mich., in practice at the Keefer Drive Clinic in the Albion Medical Center. Mark Eriks '79 of Oak Park, 111., was recently promotedto vice president of human resources for the Midwest Group of Waste Management Inc.

Jane Zelenka '79 Erickson of Long Beach, Calif., is director of rehab/physical therapy with Harriman Jones Medical Group. Carol Anderson '79 Fryer was recently called to serve as assistant pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City. She also has her own businessas an ecclesiasticalartist. Leah Sunderlin '79 Haugneland is project advisor on the Lake Charles (La.) Christian Women's Club board. Ronald Heiby '79 of Buffalo Grove, 111., is a lead consultant with SEI InformationTechnology. He is serving a two-year (1993-94) elected term as presidentof UniForum Chicago. On Sept. 17, 1994, he received a Silver Wreath from the NationalEagle Scout Association. Colleen Cochran '79 Hunt and family have moved to Bath, Pa., from Clearwater,Fla., fol-

lowing husband Gage's promotion. She is volunteering at daughterChristina'sschool, and plans to pursue a full-time teaching position in early childhood or elementary education

when

she obtains her Pennsylvania teacher's

certificate.

Douglas Koopman '79 of Washington, D.C., is a lecturer in politicalscience at Marymount Universityin Arlington, Va. Cheryl DeMaagd '79 Kuperus recently completed a three-year term as school board secretary

Directors.

size of the staff (87). Patricia Pulver '79 of Delmar, N.Y., is a physician assistant with the Columbia-Greene Medical

Center Emergency Department in Hudson, N.Y., and the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center Emergency Department, and also an assistant instructor in the Department of Public Health

and Education Administrationof Albany Medical College. She planned to travel to Honduras for two weeks in November on a medical group mission with Christian Medical & Dental Society. Karen Spoelman '79 of Seattle,Wash., is director of employmentservices with the YWCA- SeattleKing Co. She has lived in Seattle since 1992, and notes, "I'm really enjoying the geographic environs of the Pacific Northwest — hiking, camping, kayaking." Ruth Schellenberg'79 Sprague of Grand Rapids, Mich., manages 14 group homes and programs for developmentallydisabled adults. Nancy Stiehler '79 Thurston of Monrovia, Calif., this spring traveled to Sweden, where she presented a paper during the Sixth European Symposium for the Psychology of Religion. This spring she also traveled to Michigan, invited (along with her husband Reid 79) by the Rev. Larry Mannino 79 to lead a church conference on "Keeping Relationshipsin Good Repair." She also recently passed her Californiastate written and oral examinations to become a licensed psychologist. John Stout 79 of West Hollywood, Calif., reports that he has a successfulmatchmaking service called Men Together for gay males throughout Southern California. Monie Donetz 79 Vanden Berg of Powell, Ohio, is working for Haworth as the administrative assistant for the

Columbus Sales

Office,

which

handles Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Beverly Vanderstar 79 of Geneva, Fla., is a projectmanager and QA officer with RUST Environment & Infrastructure. Stephen Van Dop 79 of Gahanna, Ohio, this fall received a "Bast Preaching Fellowship" from Western Theological Seminary in order to pursue further study in the area of homeletics. Catharine Carson Van Mater 79 of Marblehead, Mass., is president of Carson Van Mater & Associates.She is founder and principal consultant, serving clients in the broadcast industry nationally and internationally. Peter Wamock 79 of Columbia, Mo., spent the summer in Jordan as paleoethnobotanist at the

Roman Aqaba

Project (a

Roman

excavation)

the South Temple excavation in

and

Petra

(Nabataean/Romanexcavation). Mary Weener '79 Wierenga of Holland,Mich., is teaching in the resource room at West Ottawa Middle School.

Martha Carson '79 Williams has moved from Houston, Texas, to Americus, Ga., where her husband David is senior vice president of Habitat for Humanity International.

1980s Andrew Birner '80

has been promoted to the

position of manager, networks and data

commu-

nication, at Zenith Electronics Corporation in

Glenview, 111. He is responsiblefor the design, implementation and operationof the company's local- and wide-area data networks throughout the United States and Mexico. He also sent news of his wife Betty (which follows), noting, "The astute reader will notice that the family is (temporarily) residing in more than one state. United Airlines is very happy about this situation." Jim Hoekstra '80 of Dublin, Ohio, was promoted to associateprofessorof emergency medicine with tenure and appointed to director of ambulatory education for the Ohio State University Collegeof Medicine. Douglas Kokx '80 is pastor of First United Methodist Church in Umatilla, Fla. Paul Nora '80 of Kalkaska, Mich., has moved from private physicianstatus to a salaried position with Mecosta Health ServicesInc. in Big Rapids,Mich. Roger Bakale '81

manager, chemical process

development,with Sepracor Inc.

Marlborough, Mass. Robert Bast '81 of Knoxville,Term., has been named assistantprofessor of early modern European history at the University of Tennessee. Bruce Cook '81 of Baton Rouge, La., is a staff chemist at Exxon Research and Development Labs.

Mary Hilldore '81 Peters of Holland, Mich., has been promoted to vice president and regional sales manager with Old Kent Bank of Holland. Jim Vanden Berg '81 of Powell, Ohio, is a district manager for Mazda Great Lakes in Ohio. Betty Buikema '82 Birner has been renewed for a second year as a PostdoctoralFellow at the University of Pennsylvania'sInstitute for Research in CognitiveScience.Betty is a linguist pursuing researchin pragmatics and discourse. Her article"Informationstatus and word order: An analysis of English inversion"appeared in the June issue of Language, the journal of the Linguistic Society of America. Thomas Hop '82 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has been appointed vice president, commercial loan officer, in the commercial loan department of Old Kent Bank-Southwest. Patricia VanderMeulen '82 Walton of Bushnell, 111., has been appointed to an associate judgeship in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, which covers Knox, Fulton, Hancock, Warren, Hendersonand McDonough counties.She is the Ninth Judicial Circuit's first female judge. Craig Anderson '83 of Fennville,Mich., has joined The TLC Group of Zeeland,Mich., as ded-

Adam Begley '84 is an owner/partnerwith Traverse Tall Ship Co. of Traverse City, Mich., offering tall ship sailing adventures on the Great Lakes. Amy Belstra '84 is in her sixth year at the University of Denver, where she is associate director of admissionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; work that has her traveling to Latin America. Robert Benishek '84 of Grandville,Mich., is an industrial engineer at Amway Corp. in Ada, Mich. Terry Berens '84 of Grand Haven, Mich., is an attorney with Black & Nicewander P.C. of Jenison, Mich. David Bhaskar '84 is practicing in OB/GYN in Beloit,Wis. Susan Vander Veen '84 Brondyk of Grand Rapids, Mich., is administratorof Greenhouse Montessori. Bill Bryson '84 of Holland, Mich., became the assistant principalof Holland's West Middle School in July of 1994. Mary Lynn McNally '84 Buck of Flint, Mich., is a professor of marketing and businessadministration for Ferris State University. She also conducts sales training and leadershipseminars for United TrainingResources Inc, in Southfield, Mich. Daniel Bylsma '84 of Grand Rapids,Mich., is a

pharmacist at Muskegon (Mich.) Mercy Hospital.

Duane Carpenter '84 of Grandville,Mich., is an assistant vice presidentand portfolio manager with FMB Corporation,and manages approximately $500 million in assets,including the FMBIntermediateGovernmentIncome Fund and the FMB-Money Market Fund. He (along with other Hope graduates,he reports) played 100 holes of golf in 8.5 hours to raise money for the Red Cross. Chris Peterson '84 Chinn recently started CPC Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Inc., a full-serviceadvertising agency located in Logan, Utah. The agency's largest clients include an outpatient surgerycenter and a physical therapy office. Nancy Reece '84 Combest and husband Kevin Combest '83 of Fishers, Ind., have celebrated their 11th anniversary. They home-schooled their four children last year and may again in the future. Nancy plays the oboe and orchestra at church (ColonialHills Baptist Church) and is involved in a ladies' Bible study. She also enjoys sewing, basketweaving,cooking, crafts and pioneer "crafts." Wendy Crawford '84 of Avon Park, Fla., is a music/giftedteacher at Avon Elementary School. She received the 1994 "Golden Apple Award" from the Avon Park Chamber of

Commerce. Nancy Walchenbach'84 Curry

has

moved from

the Detroit area to Grandville, Mich.

Elizabeth Davis '84 of Astoria, N.Y., is an attoris employed by the New York City Board of Education as a hearingofficer.She conducts administrativehearings for students who are suspended from New York City public high

ney and

Kevin Combest '83 and wife Nancy Reece '84 Combest of Fishers, Ind., have celebratedtheir 11th anniversary. They home-schooledtheir four chOdren last year and may again in the future. Kevin is in the choir at church (Colonial

baskets.

Hills Baptist Church).

Rebecca Pochert '84 Gezon of Holland, Mich., in June of 1994 led a group from Trinity Reformed Church on an 11-day mission work trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. The group visited and worked in impoverished areas. It was her fourth mission trip to Costa Rica since 1989. She works parttime in the Human Resources Departmentat Holland (Mich.) Community Hospital, and also keeps busy raising Bryan, her three-year-old son. Bonnie Corson '84 Glasier of Canton, Mich., has received certification as a Certified Internal Auditor from the Institute of Internal Auditors. She is a senior internalauditor for William Beaumont Hospitalin the Detroit, Mich., area. David Groeneveld'84 is associate pastor with The Second Reformed Church in Hackensack,

Jim Eickhoff '83 has been promotedto division director for HOSTS Corporation. He and wife Lynn Kick '84 Eickhoff and family have relocated to the Holland /Zeeland, Mich., area, where Jim has opened an office for HOSTS's Eastern Division. Larry Hall '83 recently moved to Holland, Mich., with wife Cathy Schroeder '84 Hall and their two children. This past June he completed a residency in family practice at the Universityof Michigan, and he has joined Lakewood Family Medicine. Roland Aragona '84 and wife Tracy have moved to Plymouth, Mich., from New York. He is production control manager with Skyway Precision Tilstra '84 Avra of Los Altos, Calif.,is a

research associatein the Stanford University Center for Reliable Computing.

years.

Susannah Kist

'84 of Palatine, 111.,has worked on two original musicalsrecently. During MayOctober,1993, she appeared in The Clue in the Old Birdbath, for which she wrote and arranged the music, with Stage Left Theatre and at the Body Politic in Chicago, 111. The second show was Weaver of Your Dreams with Lesser Act Theatre Ensemble. She served as musical director for both productions. This past summer she musically directed a very successfulJesus Christ Superstar. Lorie is

Herrmann '84 Krieger of

Cincinnati, Ohio,

a full-time mom, hurt works out of her

home

doing desktop publishing and design for her family's printing business.She is also a member of the worship music leadership team at the Fellowshipof Jesus Christ, her church. Susan Welker '84 Kummer and husband Robert live in Italy,where as missionariesthey run a summer camp/conference center, "Centro Maranatha" in the Appinine Mountains.They hope to develop it into a year-round program center for families, teens and children, to help train and encourage the evangelicalchurch as well as to evangelize the surrounding small towns. They also help run a publishinghouse, producing Bible study materials and sending them all over Italy. Caryn Kunkle '84 of Menlo Park, Calif., is in her fifth year in high school administration as director of student activitiesat Bishop O'Dowd High

School in Oakland, Calif. This past summer she also took studentsto France and Switzerlandfor the second time, and then enjoyed three more weeks in Europe, traveling and visitingfriends. Melody LeavenworthScorziello'84 moved to Westerly,R.I., in March of 1994. Lisanne Leech '84 of Northbrook, 111., in July of this year took a four-week mission trip to Africa. She visited and worked in Rome, Italy; Nairobi, Kenya; and Kampala and Nakasongola, Uganda. She may go back and teach young childrenin Nairobi.

Douglas Lehman '84 of Colorado Springs, Colo., was elected to a two-year term with the National Association of Social Workers: Colorado Chapter Pikes Peak representative,covering seven counties and 277 members. He also receivedhis school social work certificationfor Colorado in June of 1994. Richard Mason '84 is a physicianin practice at the Valley West Medical Center in Plano, 111. He is also on the staff at Sandwich (111.) Community Hospital.

Sheila Prochnow Mathias '84 is working independently as an instructor/consultantfor Brazilians preparing to work or study in the United States. She also occasionally does translations from Portugese to English â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the latestof silly TV commercials for "Pinno Sol" bathroom cleaner.

David Me Garvey

'84 of Columbus, Ohio, graduated from Eastland Fire Academy on June 27, 1994, with "Firefighter Level II" certification. Susan Stockhoff '84 Me Mullen of Albany, N.Y., has started her own medical transcription service,and has two children. Lu Ann Prince '84 Nienhuis of Holland, Mich., reports that her main job title is "MOM to three great kids," and that she is also a substitute teacher.

Tracy Ore '84 of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been hired as an adjunctprofessor at Albion College, and is completing a dissertationresearching lesbian couples and gender identity in the United States. Lenore Masiarczyk '84 Pichel of RochesterHills, Mich., is a systems analyst/ databaseadministrator with TRW, and is developing a division-wide engineeringsystem. Janet Mielke '84 Pinkham of Holland, Mich., is the tutoring coordinatorand a FOCUS program advisor at Hope College, and has been serving as the acting directorof the Academic Support Center during the fall, 1994, semester. She has also been named to Who's Who in America (49th edition).

Who's Who

AmericanWomen and

Who's Who in the Midwest (24th edition). Teresa Flemming '84 Schaal of Grand Rapids, Mich., is pursuing a masters of management degree at Aquinas College. Elizabeth Smith '84 of Vienna, Va., is a partner business.

Robin Tavernier '84 Smith of Algonquin, 111., is in a jobshare management position in the policy

Pete

N.J.

Inc.

LaNae

time role as a psychologistin a community mental health clinic. She recentlybecame a trainer/facilitator for the Alternatives to ViolenceProject. Ann Pangbom '84 Gustafson has retired from AT&T, moved to North Carolinaand had a baby, Chelsea,and reports, "I am enjoying spending time with her, and I enjoy living in Cary, N.C." Cathy Schroeder '84 Hall recentlymoved to Holland,Mich., with husband Larry Hall '83 and their two children. She is a medical social worker at Holland Community Hospital. KimberlyBailey '84 Hartsteinhas moved back to Michigan after two-and-a-half years in Germany while husband Tom goes on a solo assignment in China. She hopes to go back to school and obtain a teaching degree. Linda Hodson '84 of Pasadena, Calif.,holds a master's of divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is presently a chaplainand associate director for pastoral care at Methodist Hospitalin Arcadia, Calif. Carla Johnson '84 of Seattle, Wash., won first prize in Handknitting,Sweaters, during the 1994 Western Washington Fair (Puyallup, Wash.). She learnedto knit while she was a Hope junior, during a semester abroad in Wales. James Karsten '84 has taken a call as associate pastor for adult discipleship and education at First Reformed Church of Grandville, Mich. He had previouslyserved as campus pastor for the RCA/CRC at Ferris State University for five

schools.

Dykema '84 is spending the year 1994-95 at the Institute for European History in Mainz, Germany on a grant from the German government. In the past year he has given papers in St. Louis, Mo.; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and St. Andrews, Scotland. Leslie Coy '84 Gailor of Allentown,Pa., is a stayat-home mom with three small children.She is also a part-time consultant, selling Longaberger

icated transportation specialist.

adjunct faculty position is in addition to her full-

Beth Gunn '84 of Houston, Texas, was awarded an assistantclinical faculty position at the University of Texas School of Nursing. This

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and compliance department of Household FinanceCorporation. Gregory Tabor '84, wife Lenora Hayden '84 Tabor and family moved to the Cincinnati, Ohio, area in October of 1993 in response to his new assignment with Exel Logistics as director of information services, responsiblefor the P&G national account. Currently operating five regional distribution centers across the United States and two in Mexico. Lenora Hayden '84 Tabor of Middletown, Ohio, reports that she is enjoyingliving in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area (see previous entry). She works part-time at home as a bookkeeper for a custom homebuilder. Karla Vander Kolk '84 Ter Haar of Lansing, Mich., is vice president and estate administration sectionmanager with First of America Bank Corp. Anthony Turner '84 of West Bend, Wis., is standards director and a senior programmeranalyst with M & 1 Data Services. Stephanie VerBeek '84 Vaas recently moved to the Chicago area (Lake Zurich, 111.) with husband Randall and their two children, and is a full-time

mom. Bryon VandeWege '84 continuesas chief of staff at Roseau (Minn.)Area Hospitaland has added the position of county coroner to his responsibil-

of a group testing new general ledger and donor software prior to implementation,and will be assisting in training when it is implemented. Martin Waalkes '84 of Grand Rapids,Mich., is a psychologistlicensed by the State of Michigan, and is working at the Hope Network Brain Injury Program. Randal Warren '84 of San Luis Obispo, Calif., representedthe United States during the Masters

World Cycling Championships in Murom, Russia. He won one race and placed fourth overall (please see the story on

page

five for

more about Randy" s bicycling experiences). Glenn Weisiger '84 of Oakland, N.J., was the 1993 New England Cup Slalom Champion (and also 1990, 1991 and 1992), and placed 22nd in the 1993 United States Whitewater Slalom Nationals. Mark Werley '84 is head varsity basketball coach at Holland (Mich.) High School, where he teaches physical education.He has also coached softball,football and volleyball. Michael Wissink '84 of Rodney, Mich., is a parttime campus pastor at Ferris State University, filling the vacancy left by James Karsten '84 (see earlierentry).

Paul Baker '85 has moved from Germany to London, England, where he has taken a position as an operations administrationofficer with

European Bank for Reconstructionand

ities.

Development.

David Van Dyke '84 is pursuing a doctoratein church history at the Universityof Edinburgh, Scotland.This past year he was a parish associate at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church. Jaci Van Heest '84 of Colorado Springs, Colo., works at the Olympic TrainingCenter, and is an exercise physiologistfor United States Swimming. She is also on the faculty of the Department of Biology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. KristineVeldheer '84 is business manager for the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary while pursuing her D.Min. and studying Reformation history. Alethea Vissers '84 of Charlotte,N.C., is an interofficeaccountantwith Sim USA. She is part

Timothy DePree '85 of Lebanon, N.H., has left his consulting position with Analytical TechnologiesInc. to become the system analyst and database programmer for the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. His responsibilities include

designing

and

implementing Oracle client/server applications to run in both Macintosh and Windows environments. Peter Doom '85 of Gary, N.C., has receivedhis professional geologist certificationand is working as the supervisorof the North Carolina Hazardous Waste Section's Ground Water Unit. His responsibilitiesinclude enforcingthe ground-watermonitoring regulationsat hazardous waste sites.

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Hall '85 is a data analystand database administrator with Steelcase Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich., and has been with Steelcase's Information Services Group for nine years. Doug and wife Jane live with their two daughters, Alyssa (age four) and Emma (age one), in East Grand Rapids, Mich. Tim Lundgren '85 is completing his dissertation in the English Departmentat The Ohio State University. He holds one of only 32 1994-95

National Endowment for the Humanities Dissertation Fellowshipsawarded nationally this year (and the first ever for OSU).

M. Therese Lysaught '85 is a Visiting Fellow for the Program in Molecular and Clinical Genetics at

the University of Iowa, funded by the National

Institutesof Health, NationalCenter for

Human

Genome

Research, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Program. On Tuesday and Wednesday,Sept. 27-28, she participated in the college's Critical Issues Symposium,which concerned "What Is in Our Genes: Freedom from

Disease, Good Investment,Manufactured Humans?" She presented two focus sessions: "Charting Our Lives By a Map of the Genome: To What End Will It Take Us?" and "Cloning and Christian Theology."

Margie Oklatner '85 McCarty is the pastor of the White Deer Valley Baptist Church in Allenwood, Pa., and serves as the vice president of the NorthumberlandBaptist Association Ministerium. She is also currently in her second season as a first soprano with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale. Mary Lokers '85 Merrill is the minister of education at Third Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. David Metzger '85 is executiveproducer with One World Inc. of Chicago, 111. Mary VanAllsburg '85 VandeWege is a stay-athome mom and involved in her church and the Roseau [Minn.] Library. Gregory Fuchs '86 of Englewood, Colo., has finished a short-termmissionin Zimbabwe. He has starteda job as a youth pastor at New Life EvangelicalFree Church in Aurora, Colo., while he finishes his work at Denver Seminary. J. Robert Kleinheksel '86 and wife Kristin Johnston'88 have returned from serving as mission volunteersfor the PresbyterianChurch (U.S.A.) in Wales, United Kingdom, from 1991 to 1993. They were engaged in youth and community development related to three small churches in Cardiff. They now reside in Spring Lake, Mich. Bob is the pastor of congregationalcare and social witnessat Christ Community Church (RCA) of Spring Lake. Joel Lefever '86 is the curator of the Holland (Mich.) Historical Trust.

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F. Scott Petersen '86 and wife Deborah Moermond '84 Petersen have moved to Princeton, N.J., where Scott is the pastor of the Griggstown Reformed Church. Amy Smit '86 Propper is a teacher in South Holland (111.)District 150, teachingpart-timein the federally-fundedChapter 1 program for pupils who test below their grade level in math or reading. She also presents a local-historyoriented slide show to a variety of grade levels — for which she was featured in the Chicago Tribune on July 6.

Mike

Reisterer '86 has moved his law practice from Milwaukee to Racine, Wis., where he has established a partnershipwith Mark Richards.It is called Richards & Reisterer. Cynthia Alkema '86 Sanford of Marshfield, Wis., is a cardiology nurse clinicianat the MarshfieldClinic. William Walker '86 is vice presidentof manufacturingwith Car-Tec Depot Inc. in Holland, Mich. Marcia Sayer '87 Davis is pursuing her master's of arts in English at Western Michigan Universityand employed by Herman Miller Inc. in Zeeland, Mich. Terri Herman '87 is presidentof Herman and Associates, a new advertising company based in Rochester, Mich. John McElwee '87 is the manager of budget and accountingat Blue Care Network, Great Lakes in Grand Rapids,Mich. In June, he participated in track and field events at Gay Games IV in New York City. He won a bronze medal in the 5,000m run and a silver medal as part -of a 4x400m relay team. Jeffrey Neevel '87 was ordained at New HackensackReformed Church in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., on July 10 and installed at the

Reformed Church of the Thousand

Isles in

AlexandriaBay, N.Y., on September 11. He is the sixth generationof his family to serve as an RCA clergy, and the others also attended Hope: Adrian Zwemer (Hope Prep 1857), James Zwemer 1870, Siebe Nettinga'00, Alvin J. Neevel '26 and James A. Neevel '56. Heidi McNutt '87 Paterson of Rochester, Mich., is in relocation marketing with Weir, Manuel, Snyder & Ranke Inc. Janice Day '87 Suhajda has recently completed a family practice residency and will work as a part-timefamily practitioner in the Providence Medical Center in Northville, Mich. Jill Vredevelt '87 VanderStoep has been named assistant volleyball coach at Northwestern Collegein Orange City, Iowa. Barbara Good '87 Van Heest is an assistant vice president and manager of First of America Bank's Grand Haven, Mich., office. Tim deForest'88 and Susan Buttrey '89 deForest of Holland, Mich., spent 1993 doing short- term missionsin Kenya, India and Thailand.This past summer they had the chance to go back and volunteer with the Council of Churches in south Sudan, doing relief and church work. Kirsty Jones '88 DePree of Lebanon, N.H., is the mother of two young boys and also works parttime as both a gymnastics instructor for infants and toddlers and as a water aerobics instructor. She has also started working toward a master's degree in college counseling. Kristin Johnston'88 and husband J. Robert Kleinheksel '86 have returned from serving as mission volunteersfor the PresbyterianChurch (U.S.A.) in Wales, United Kingdom, from 1991 to 1993. They were engaged in youth and community development related to three small churches in Cardiff. They now reside in Spring Lake, Mich. Kristin continues working with WorldwideMinistries in the development of volunteer sendee opportunities for the Presbtyerian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville,Ky. Keith Krueger '88 is a practicing chiropractor in Lancaster, Pa.

Malcolm Lippert '88 recently completed his doctorate in cell and molecular biology,and has accepted a two-year post-doctoral study program

Harvard University

Boston, Mass.

Robert Amoys '89 of Wyoming, Mich., this spring was promotedto manager of Comerica's first

"in store" branch in western Michigan: the

new in-store branches located in the Foodstores. David Baird '89 of Novi, Mich., has started specialty training in dermatology at Henry Ford Hospitalin Detroit, Mich. Christine (Prince) Baker '89 of Jenison, Mich., works for Schellenberg & Evers PC, CPAs, spending most of her time working with Bob Schellenberg'73 performing litigation support services, including business valuation and forensic accounting. Keith Baker '89 of Jenison, Mich., is an account executive at Management Recruiters of Holland, Mich. Ron Baltzer '89, who has been teaching in Eger, Hungary, for the past three years, has taken a position teaching English at Yakutsk State University,the northernmost universityin the former Soviet Union. Yakutsk, located in the heart of Siberia, is built entirely on permafrost and experiencestemperaturesof -70 Fahrenheit in the winter. Two hundred of the university's 7,000 students major in English. On the side, Ron hopes to find, encourage and assist students interested in developing a Christianfellowship group on YSU's campus. He will remain in Yakutsk for a minimum of one year. Carrie Beecher '89 of Carmel, Ind., is a strategic buyer, metallic components, with Indiana Mills. Brigitte Biondo '89 of Troy, Mich., graduated in May of 1994 with an A. A. and a certificateof interpreting for the deaf, worked for the University of Michigan at Camp Shady Trails as a counselorand interpreter,and is attendingthe M.S. program for educational therapy at GallaudetUniversity in Washington, D.C. Kurt Bouman '89 of Bethel, Maine, has learned to roll his whitewater canoe, and practices his new skill on Maine's Kennebec and Dead Rivers. Thomas Bouwer '89 is a senior consultant, working in both the United States and Europe, with Deloitte & Touche management consulting. Tamara VanderArk '89 Bowser of Berrien Center, Mich., teacheshigh school mathematics in the Berrien Springs Public Schools and is purfirst

of 15

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suing a master'sdegree at Indiana UniversitySouth Bend. Ann Boggess '89 Bridgman lives in Glen Ellyn, 111., and works for MicrogenicsCorporation. Sherrie Chapman '89 Britton teaches seventh grade language arts and eighth grade careers and technology education at Centreville (Mich.) Junior High School. She is also pursuing a master's in English at Western Michigan University. Debra Broadfield '89 is a church partner with Young Life in Tampa, Fla. Bruce Brown '89 has become a candidate for ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is a senior student at Louisville Presbyterian TheologicalSeminary and servingan internship at First PresbyterianChurch in Middletown, Ohio. Amy Dice '89 Bursma of Orlando, Fla., is completing the last phase of the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) program through the College of Financial Planning.

Martha Camp '89 of Tucson, Ariz., is pursuing a doctoratein renewable natural resourcesat the University of Arizona. Michelle Woudstra '89 Cassell of Kentwood, Mich., was promotedto audit officer with NBD Bank in July, 1994. Harry Coffill '89 is teachingspeech and television at East Grand Rapids (Mich.) High School, as well as serving on the school'stechnology advisorypanel. Timothy Cotter '89 is an attorney in private practice in Naples,Fla. Laurie McGeehan '89 Custer of Holland, Mich., is in her sixth year as a fifth grade teacherat Hamilton (Mich.) Elementary School. She is also the "Odyssey of the Mind" elementary director and drivers education director. Irene Bell '89 DeWitt of Red Hook, N.Y., in January started graduate school to become a medical surgical clinical nurse specialist. She also acquired two male akita puppies in February.

Susan Looman '89 Dittmar and husband Russell Dittmar '91 returned from England in April of 1994 and are living in St. Louis,

Mo.

Wheaton, 111., passed the CPA exam and has joined Capin & Crouse & Company as a staff accountant.Capin & Crouse, a public accounting firm, specializes in serving non-profit organizations in the Chicago,111., area. Allison Zimmer '89 Faber of Gainesville, Fla., plans to complete her DVM in May and pursue a position in equine medicine in the Virginia/NorthCarolinaarea. Geraldine Fedorowicz '89 of Minneapolis, Minn., is staying at home to take care of her son and pursue her interest in art. Carl Gelderloos '89 recently completed his decorate in nuclear physics and is pursuing postdoctoral researchat the Universityof Colorado at Boulder. Julie Smith '89 Gelderloos is a post-doctoral fellow at Nation Jewish Center in Denver, Colo. She receivedthe President's Award for Teaching Excellenceat State Universityof New York at Stony Brook. Renee Germeraad '89 is a third grade teacher at Naples (Fla.) Christian Academy. Jane Glenney '89 of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., is a school psychologistin FairportCentral School David Dryer

'89 of

District.

Laura Skinner '89 Gurney of Adrian, Mich., is a branch supervisor with Manpower Temporary Services.She receivedfour awards last year at work related to growth of business and the quality of her work. Charyn Sikkenga '89 Main recently finished two years as an attorney with Fraser,Trebilcock, Davis & Foster P.C. She and husband Chris have purchased a house in the Lansing,Mich., area. Ashley Hall '89 is married and living in Barcelona, Spain. She is currently teaching Englishin a university and is working on a master's in education to be completed in December of 1995.

Sandra Hansen '89 of Holland, Mich., has been taking her women's history performances out of southwestern Michigan to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. With the Holland Historical Trust she created a traveling trunk on women's history.

Kristin Keisling '89 Headley and husband Patrick have moved to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She is teaching advanced grammar and communicationsat Conestoga College, Waterloo. Amy Holm '89 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a senior

programmerfor

the

MEDSTAT

Group, responsi-

ble for the support of softwareapplications in the

Managed Care InsuranceDivision.She has also played French Horn in the Ann Arbor Summer Symphony and the University of Michigan Campus Philharmonic. Jacquelyne Townsend '89 Huss is membership director for the Huron Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, a group for businessesin Highland, White Lake and Milford, Mich. Stephanie Juister '89 of Southfield, Mich., is in her first year as an emergency medicine resident at Grace Hospitalin Detroit, Mich. Lori

Koshork '89 is a member

life staff at

of the residential

the University of Minnesota at Morris.

David Kraska '89 transferredin Septemberof 1994 from the Los Angeles, Calif., office of Latham & Watkins to the firm's San Francisco, Calif., office. He is an associate in the environmental department. Thomas Kuiper '89 is an attorneywith Wheeler Upham P.C. in Grand Rapids,Mich. Rhonda Hesche '89 Kuyers of Holland, Mich., is branch manager of the Lakewood Office of First of America. Sandra Lupkes '89 LaBaugh of Chicago, 111., is a corporatebanking officer with Old Kent Bank. She has started an MBA at the Universityof Chicago, concentratingin financeand international business.

Michelle Baker '89 Laverman is

with

social worker

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Memorial-North

Hospital, which is the hospital that serves patients of the

Mayo

Clinic-Scottsdale.

Jon Lawrence '89 is a camp director at Myers Lake Campground in Byron, Mich., through the Detroit Conferenceof the United Methodist Church. Donna Berkey '89 Lowry of Pittsburgh, Pa., in June of 1994 began residencytraining in obstetrics and gynecology at Magee Womens Hospital, Universityof PittsburghMedical Center. Ariane Marolewski '89 in January will start a post-doctoral position with Smith-KlineBeechan in King of Prussia, Pa. Judy Matthews '89 is a full-time elementary reading teacher in Denver, Colo., and a part-time ski instructor at Keystone Resort. John Mullally '89 of Baltimore, Md., is a student at the University of Maryland Dental School. He served and is serving as dental school class president for academic years 1993-94 and 1994-95. He received a U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholarship, which provides tuition and a monthly stipendwhile he is in dental school, for the return of four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. He will be commissioned as

May of 1996. Ronda Oosterhoff '89 of Geneva,

a full lieutenant in

111.,has

pub-

lished her first book, a Christian romance, and in

May

of 1994 traveled to Nepal to help lead workshops.After being an editor at David C. Cook for five years, she has taken a positionat Willow Creek Community Church. Janet Poit '89 has spent one year as a production assistant for KCTV-5, a CBS affiliatein Kansas City, Mo. On March 13 she enlisted with the United States Air Force as a reservistat the 442nd writing and editing

ButterworthHospitalin Grand Rapids,Mich. Brenda Laninga '89 Schloff is in her second year of family practice residencyin Hinsdale, 111. John Schloff '89 is president of the Hinsdale (111.) Family Practice Residents' Association. ElizabethSchultz '89 of Holland, Mich., legally changed her last name to Schultz (her mother' s maiden name) from Dobrosky in 1991. She may have surgery in the near future. Sara Wiper '89 Sharp and husband Tom have returned to their hometown of Granville, Ohio. She teaches fourth grade and reports, "I love my job."

Eric Shotwell '89 of Charlotte, Mich., is employed by Burgess Publishingand is responsible for their Midwest region and recruiting and training new field editors. Gayle Veldboom '89 Shumaker of Grand Rapids, Mich., has been approved for a limited license as a psychologist by the State of Michigan and is a crisis therapist with Ottawa County Community Mental Health. Craig Stapert '89 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has been elected dean of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He is also music director and organist at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, and has recently been promoted to managing editor of Perspectives:A journal of Reformed Thought,a theological magazinepublished by Reformed Church Press (part of the Reformed Church in America). Traci Steenstra'89 of Wyoming, Mich., is in her sixth year as resource room teacher at Ionia Middle School (Ionia Public Schools). She is pursuing a master's degree in learning disabilitiesat

Grand Valley State University. Nancy Sward '89 of Chicago,

111., is a case manager with Lutheran Social Services, and continues her work with children and families affected by AIDS. She is also pursuing her master's in early childhood development with a specialization in infant mental health. Joel Tanis '89 of Holland,Mich., on Oct. 31, 1994, exhibited paintings in New York City, along with photographer Peter Beard, in a fund-raising event for the African Fund for Endangered

Wildlife.

Robert Thurston '89 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has been promoted to major accounts executivefor U.S. Signal Corporation. Elizabeth VandenBerg '89 of Chicago, 111., is pursuing an MS degree at the University of Illinois. She published abstracts for the AmericanHeart Associationand co-authored a paper to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. James VanderRoest'89 is a research scientist with Wyckoff Chemical in South Haven, Mich.

Lynne Van Wyk '89 of Maywood, N.J., continues to work as a staff nurse at Hackensack Medical Center. However, after being ACLS certified for three years, she is now working on the Open Heart and Stepdown Unit with patients that have had open heart surgery within the past 24-72 hours. In her spare time she enjoys toy col-

lecting,traveling ("especially to Michigan!,"she writes),and food and wine tasting.

ChristineLahner '89 Webster of Holland,Mich., is an earth science and chemistry teacher with the Hudsonville (Mich.) Public Schools. Marcie Peplinski '89 Weeber of Livermore, Calif., is working at Sandia National Labs, and is working toward a degree or certificatein technical writing("as I do a lot of this in my current position," she notes). She also enjoys singing in a chamber choir at Ohlone Collegeas well as her church choir. She writes, "Steve [Weeber '90J and I are enjoying the home that we bought last year and the bulldog puppy that moved in shortly after!"

Jon Weston '89 is Saugatuck, Mich., branch manager with ShorelineBank. He is currently pursuing his master of management degree at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids,Mich. Heidi Gassensmith '89 Williams of Ann Arbor, Mich., is an assistant editor of American Mineralogist, a bimonthly journal that publishes

the results of original scientificresearchin the general fields of mineralogy, crystallography and petrology.

1990s Kenneth Blough

'90 of

Mendon, Mich.,

is a

loan

officerwith Portage Commerce Bank.

Norman (Chip) DuFord

'90 completed his master of fine arts (see "AdvancedDegrees" and was a member of the acting company of the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festivalthis summer. He will be in the Holland, Mich., area during the Christmas season, portraying "Mouserinks" in the college's production of The Nutcracker: A Play.

Steve Hicks '90 of Natchitoches,La., works in athletic administrationin the Office of

Compliance and Academic Services for Intercollegiate Athleticsat Northwestern LouisianaUniversity. Kim McManaman '90 is an elementary vocal music teacher in Warren, Mich., teaching general music to grades K-6. Lora Huizenga '90 Monachino of Maynard, Mass., was recently promoted to directorof network development and training at LifePIans Inc.

Kevin O'Keefe '90 of Holland, Mich., has opened an Allstate Insurance Co. office in Zeeland, Mich. Kim Schaaf '90 Scanlon of Clarendon Hills, 111., is pursuing a family practice residency'. Kelly Stratil '90 is music directorat Decatur (Mich.) High School. Susan Randall '90 VandenBosch has completed her M.D. and began her OB/GYN residencyat ButterworthHospitalin Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 1.

Yvette Van Riper '90 is in her first year at the Universityof Michigan law school.

in the Public Affairs office.

Lori Cirre '89 Rawleigh of Rochester, N.Y., per-

formed with Blackfriar'sTheatre in a production of Windy City, a musical versionof the play The Front Page, throughout October of 1994. Stacey Williams '89 Rees is teaching seventh grade life science and eighth grade earth science at The Covenant School,a non-denominational Christian school in Charlottesville,Va. She also coaches girls varsity soccer and varsitycross country. Tami Tiggleman'89 Reitsma of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a stay-at-homemom. Makiko Saito '89 has been teaching English at the college level in Tokyo, Japan, since 1993. John Saurer '89 of Fort Collins, Colo., is pursuing an MFA degree at Colorado State University and exhibiting, in addition to teaching at the college level.

Todd Schaap

'89

of Holland, Mich., is a

network

analyst in informationservices at Prince Corp.

Shelly Russell '89 Schaefer of Portage,Mich., titles at the World Championships held in Montreal during the summer. She won the 800 meters in 9:45.10, taking both her 25-29 age group and the overall championship. She placed first in her age group, and third overall, with 1:06:22 in the five-kilometer open water swim. She is a neo-natal nurse at

won two swimming

NFHC October 1994

ClaudineWagenaar '90 of Chicago, 111., has undertaken a four-year certificationprogram in medical dieteticsand nutrition at Loyola University, Chicago. Suzanne DeKorte '90 Walters is teaching special educationinclusion at Van Raalte Elementary in Holland,Mich. Nancy Boland '91 is an exercisephysiologist with the Cardiovascular and Health Maintenance Program for Associates in Cardiology Ltd., Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, III. Tim Cemy '91 is a sales representative for TV 9 and 10 in TraverseCity, Mich. Russell Dittmar '91 and wife Sue Looman '89 Dittmar have left England and are living in St. Louis, • is computer programmer/analyst at EnterpriseRent-a-Car, programming for various departments. EnterpriseRent-a-Car has its corporate head-

Mo. He

quarters in St. Louis. Eric Elliott'91 is in his third season playingbasketball professionally in

Sweden.

Ethan Henderson '91 of Saint Paul, Minn.,

director of marketing and public relations for the

Dale Warland Singers,a professionalchorus based in Minneapolis,Minn. Laura Holloway '91 of Morris Plains,N.J., is pursuing a master'sof arts in English literature at MontclairState Universityand hopes to begin taking teacher certificationcourses.

Stephen Herd

pursuing an M.Div., with an Associated Mennonite BiblicalSeminary in Elkhart, Ind. Karen Looman '91 is attendingKirksville (Mo.) School of OsteopathicMedicine. She expectsto graduatefrom the four-year program in 1998. Arthur Love '91 of Montclair, N.J., has been promoted from research chemist to senior research chemistat UnileverResearch, where he has been employed for three years. Bryan Mahan '91 is teaching general science and biology,and also coaching varsitysoccer, at Whitehall(Mich.) High School. Patrick McCarthy '91 took the Bar Exam in Chicago,111., at the end of July and is seeking a position practicing corporatelaw with a Chicago law firm. William Muir '91 and Catherine Bolks '92 Muir have moved to a new home in Atlanta, Ga. Rebecca VanHekken '91 of Chicago, 111., has been working at the J. Walter Thompson advertisingagency for three years and is currently an '91 is

emphasis in counseling, at

on the Miller Brewing account. Bryan Young '91 was featured in West Michigan newspapersincluding The Grand Rapids Press and The Muskegon Chronicle for his work sculpting in stone. This fall he started pursuing a master's degree in special education at Western Michigan University. James Zoetewey '91 is in his third year at Western Theological Seminary in Holland,Mich. Chris Briggs '92 has been named senior assistant scientist at Wamer-Lambert Co.'s Parke-Davis facility in Holland,Mich. Steven Brothers'92 is with Prudential Securities in TraverseCity, Mich. Doug Burchett'92 of Milwaukee, Wis., won the men's 15-kilometer race in the 13th annual Seaway Run in Muskegon,Mich., on Saturday, June 25. He had placed 25th in the Old Kent River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Mich., the month before. Michele Brown '92 Cerny of Traverse City, Mich., is a productionmanager at TV 7 and 4. Joseph CipoIIa '92 is a special education aide account executive

with EvergreenPark

(111.)

Community High

School District231. Aric Dershem '92 is enrolled in the master's degree program in instructional systems technology at Indiana Universityin Bloomington. Patricia Hays '92 Evans is teachingspecial education at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School in Paxton,111. Charlene Fisher '92 is attendingIndiana University School of Law-Bloomingtonafter working as a clerk at Parcel, Mauro, Hultin & SpaanstraP.C. in Denver, Colo., for a year. Suzanne Greicar '92 was recentlyevacuated from Yemen during her Peace Corps sendee due to a civil war. She is completing her final year of service (until July, 1995) in the province of Sichuan, China, teaching English to future

Door" shelter for homeless women in Kalamazoo, Mich. She is now a first-yeargraduate student at Southern IllinoisUniversityat Carbondale, pursuing a doctorate in counseling psychology. Matthew Chalmers'93 is teachingsixth grade with the Grand Haven (Mich.) Public Schools. Kelly Clark '93 of TraverseCity, Mich., teaches Spanish at Traverse City High School and the junior high school, and coaches football for TraverseCity Area Schools. Jason Elmore '93 of Glen Ellyn, 111., is attending Chicago-Kent Collegeof Law. Greg Johnson '93 of Detroit, Mich., is teaching at Grosse Pointe North High School. Carol Krafve '93 is teaching English at Lake City (Mich.) High School and will be coaching track in

the spring.

1994.

Cynthia Alkema '86 and Steven Sanford, July Ann Arbor, Mich. Todd Wehrmeyer '86 and Janice Looman ’94,

1994,

June

1994.

Steve Bareman '87 and Tamara VandenBerg '93, Aug. 14, 1993, Allendale, Mich. Sheryl DeYoung '87 and Paul VerHage, June 4. 1994, Grand Rapids, Mich. Bonnie Glenn '87 and David Askeland,July 2. 1994.

Heidi McNutt '87 and Donald Paterson Jr., Nov. 20, 1993. DeAnn Knoll '88 and Charles Amos, Oct. 23, 1993, South Barrington, 111. David Baer '89 and Margaret,Aug. 13, 1994. Keren Bock '89 and Jordi Fuentes,July 16, 1994.

Christopher Lepczyk '93, after taking a year off from school, was awarded a researchassistantship in the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently working toward a master of science degree in wildlife ecology. Gwen Palmer '93 of Cedar Springs,Mich., is enjoying the challengesof teaching English at Rockford (Mich.) High School. Seth Parker '93 is an elementaryteacher with the Three Rivers (Mich.) Community Schools. Shanni Rhoades '93 has relocated to Hong Kong to take a position teachingEnglishfor the Hong Kong ExaminationBoard and the Reformed Church in America. She is also taking some coursesat the Hong Kong University. Kristin Sikkenga '93 of Okemos, Mich., is teaching the elementary categoricalclassroom for students with learning disabilities at Howell

Ann 1993.

Kathy Bosma '89 and Norman Mannikko, 31, 1992, Kalamazoo, Mich. CharlotteDiessel '89 and Charles McCarthy, Aug. 1, 1992, White Sands National Monument,

July

N.M. Geraldine Fedorowicz '89 and Bill Baldus, 29, 1993, Minneapolis,Minn. Michelle Geiger '89 and Andy AcMoody, Nov. 6, 1993, Coldwater, Mich. Ashley Hall '89 and Albert Torres i Moline,

May

Dec.

1993, Barcelona, Spain.

Amy

Hartwig

'89

and Don Buczkowski, Nov.

1994,

Jon Lawrence '89 and Christina Cooper, Sept. 1994,

17.

Marc Miller '89 and Donna Walker '90, May 1994, Holland, Mich. Kathryn Mendels '89 and David Keegin, June

Public Schools.

Deborah Stone '93

Boggess '89 and Jim Bridgman,

February,1994. Jodi Bond '89 and Joe Martin IV, Sept. 11,

Jon Joffe '92 is a consultantfor the Gammill Group and teaches public speaking at Ohio

of Metairie, La., is pursuing a master's in geology at the Universityof New Orleans. Tamara Vanden Berg-Bareman '93 is employed by Big Dutchman. Karol Van Wulfen '93 is pursuing a master's of divinity at Princeton (N.J.) Theological Seminary. Michelle Woolman '93 is teachingEnglishand history at Alpena (Mich.) High School. Trent Wakenight '93 is living in Koka-cho, Shiga, Japan. He writes, "While beginning his training in the ways of the ninja and consuming only rice and raw fish, Trent is also teaching wild youngsters the English language and American culture at Koka-cho junior high." Deb Peterson '94 Colbrunnof Macomb, Mich., is teaching K-5 at Romeo (Mich.) Country School. Kristen Doombos '94 teachesthe learning disabled at the middle school level. Nicole Etheridge '94 moved to Chicago, 111., in May. She is a social worker with Chicago

University.

Uptown

Katherine Heeg '94 of New Brunswick, N.J., is pursuing her MSW from Rutgers, the State

Bruce P. Jarvis,Holland, Mich.

Maksymovitch'92 of Nashville, Tenn., in August began attending Vanderbilt University Medical School on the G. Canby Robinson

Kathleen R. Nemeth, Holland, Mich.

Scholarship, a full-tuitionscholarship.

Mombasa, Kenya, for seven months, doing a discipleshiptrainingschool through Youth with a Mission. Alicia Mendenhall-Elmore '94 of Glen Ellyn, 111., is attendingthe Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Tina Panayides'94 is working at St. Basil's Academy, a private, K-12 boarding school in Garrison, N.Y. Troy Vander Zwart '94 of South Hamilton, Mass., is attendingGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for a master's of arts in counseling. Holly Van Vliet '94 is pursuing a doctoratein

Dirk R. Dykstra '91 and Julie A. Norman '94, June 18, 1994, Grand Rapids, Mich. Kristyn Moffett '91 and David Sikkelee, April 16. 1994, East Lansing, Mich. Steve Pierce '91 and Julie Mansell, May 28,

bio-chemistryat Indiana University in

1994.

Summer

1994

Graduation Honors SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Paulina Rychenkova, Protvino, Russia Jonathan Schakel, Holland, Mich.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE Martin Baierl,Holland, Mich. 111.

Kathleen J. Kraft, Holland, Mich.

Noorman, Sunnyside, Wash. Irina Rychkova, Moscow, Russia Christine L.

Carl E. Schneider,Laurencville, Ga.

Bradley E. Sladek, Lansing,Mich. Brett J. Vander Slik, Grandville,Mich.

CUM LAUDE Nadeem Ahmad, Holland, Mich. Eric C. Aronson, Evanston, 111.

Nathan 0. Brownell,Big Rapids, Mich. Brandon

Converse, West Branch, Mich.

Heather R. David, Vassar, Mich. Heather R. Hebert,Rockwood, Mich. Cynthia S. Hinton, Pewaukee, Wis. William

King

III, Holland, Mich.

Karin A. Knauss, Riverside,

111.

Sandra E. Rottschafer, Holland, Mich. Martha C. White, Allegan,Mich.

NFHC October 1994

Carolyn Griesmann '92 of Hanover Park, 111., is on the family support staff for the foster care program at Little City Foundation in Palatine, 111. Tahnee Hartman '92 of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a health science research assistant at the Department of RadiationOncology at the University of Michigan Medical Center from May of 1992 to August of 1994. In September she started pursuing a master's degree in the public health program at the Universityof Michigan School of Public Health. Charlie Hoats '92 and Erik Muidennan '92, who perform together as The Folk Lizards, performed during Hope Summer Repertory Theatre'sproduction of Ten November, which concerned the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975.

Esther

Alison S. Clay, Holland, Mich.

Gregory V. Chatfield, Morton Grove,

English teachers at the local university.

Gallagher '92 McManus started teachingin Hudsonville,Mich., in 1993. The first year she taught a 1-2 split class. This fall she is teaching third grade. Katherine Singer '92 of South Bend, Ind., completed a two-year term as a US-2 missionary for the United Methodist Church on July 1. She was part of the live-instaff at the Wilson Inn, a residence for women in transition in Richmond, Va. In August she started attendinglaw school at the University of Notre Dame. KristenKoole '92 Zoetewey is in the second year of a master's of social work program at Michigan Jill

State University.

Jeff Bannink '93 has been selected as an Ambassadorial Scholar by Rotary International. The $21,500 scholarshipwill provide support while he is at one of five universities in the Netherlands or Belgium during 1995-96(Rotary International will choose one). He was a candidate through the Holland (Mich.) Rotary Club, and was the first candidate from Holland ever chosen for one of the scholarships,of which about 25,000 have been awarded since 1947. He is currently pursuing a master of science degree in manufacturing and operations management at Purdue University. Melissa Black '93 of Lexington, Kv., this fall started in the master’s program in counselingat the Universityof Kentucky. Mary Bosker '93 of Carbondale,111., at the end of July finished a one-year internship at the "Next

New

Jersey.

Bloomington.

Marriages David Jurgensen '79 and Sophia Leongas, Sept. 17, 1994, Aigion, Greece.

Gregory Lundie 79 and Lauri Fraser, Aug.

1993. Stacey Miller '83 and Gary

Dozeman

'86,

May

1994. Wilfrid W. 13,

Erik

Nimz

'89 and Sandra Humell,

May

29,

1994, Columbia, S.C.

Mary Sept.

Pals '89 and David Kostolansky

Jr.,

1993.

25,

Kelly Ryan '89 and ElliottChurch '91, Aug. 1994, Douglas, Mich. Frances Schrock '89 and Clifford Traisman, Sept. 4, 1994, Washington, D.C. Carolyn Spayde '89 and Kurt Krahulik,June 13.

1994,

25.

Tamara VanderArk '89 and James Bowser, Oct.

1994, Jenison, Mich.

Wendy Wehran '89 and Gary Gruber, May

14,

1994, Ridgewood, N.J.

Busman '90 and Susan M. Dusseljee Aug. 27, 1994, Kalamazoo, Mich. Susan L. Randall '90 and Gregory D. VandenBosch'91, May 21, 1994, Bay City, Mich. Kim Schaaf '90 and Sean Scanlon, May 28, Kris R.

'91,

1994.

Rajean Wuerfel '90 and Timothy Wolters,

Erin Koster '94 is in

July

1994,'

25.

Ministry.

University of

21.

Ward

Jr.

'83

and Kelli Lynn

Ratliff,

1994, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Melody Leavenworth '84 and Dominic Scorziello,May 21, 1994. 27, 1994. J.J.

Ziegler, July 1,

1994.

Peter Blackburn '91 and Susan Gasper '92, Holland,Mich. Joy Brumels '91 and David Zomer '91, June 25. 1994, Lucas, Mich. Tim Cerny '91 and Michele Brown '92, June, 1994.

1994.

Kimberlee Reinking'91 and Steven Van Langevelde,May

Anne

13,

1994, Holland,Mich.

Schloff '91 and Jon Joachim, March 12,

Kimber Wooten '91 and Rodney Toering, June 4, 1994. James Zoetewey '91 and Kristen Koole ’92, Aug. 5, 1994, Wyoming, Mich. Aric Dershem '92 and Marie Vander Zee, Aug. 6, 1994, South Bend, Ind. Annica Euvrard '92 and Philip Waalkes '92, Aug. 6, 1994, Douglas,Mich. Jill Gallagher '92 and Shawn McManus, July 2. 1994, Portage, Mich. Tim Grotenhuis '92 and Leslie Bechtel '94, July 23, 1994, Newburgh,N.Y. Patricia Hays '92 and James Evans, July 2, 1994, Normal, 111. Holli Holstrom '92 and John Stack III '93, June 18.

David Metzger '85 and Pamela Rusnak, Aug. Annette Kingsland '86 and

April

1994, Jon Joffe '92 and Jennifer Price,Sept.

1994.

ChristopherLambert '92 and Elizabeth Haag '93, July 2, 1994, Chadwick, 111.

Kevin Smallegan '92 and Leigh Anne Maple, April

1994.

Annette Young '92 and Dirk Mueller, July 23, 1994, Byron Center, Mich. Leslie Danek '93 and Craig Vandenberg'93, Aug. 6, 1994, AuGres, Mich.

Layne Hammond '93 and Andrew Champion, June 4, 1994, Madison, Wis. Steven Meyaard ’93 and Julie Timmerman, April

'94,

July

Kristin Provencal'93 and Joseph Nelson,May 1994. Kirsten Stoesser '93 and Robert Touth, July 9, 1994, Vida, Ore.

Melissa Warner '93 and Dennis Inman, June 1994, Albion, Mich. Kim Benninger '94 and Jeff Clark '94, June 18,

1994.

Shonn Colbrunn'94 and Deb Peterson '94, July

1994, Holland, Mich.

Phillip Collison '94

May

20,

Angela Dershem 25.

and

Julie Heystek '94,

1994.

1994. Kristy

'94

and Todd Tracy '94, June

Kronemeyer'94 and Rob

Link, June 4,

Births Sylvia Haug '77 Verdonk and Christopher Verdonk, Edward William,July 11, 1994. Bob Cebelak ’78 and Kathy Stratton '78, KatherineMary (Kate) Cebelak,June 16, 1994. ElisabethBenes '79 Davidson and Michael Davidson, Scott Michael, May 16, 1994. Deborah Van Hoeven ’79 Droppers and Kurt Droppers '79, Joseph Droppers, Jan. 7, 1993. Deborah Gerber '79 Stephens and Michael Stephens,David Michael, July 23, 1994. Carl Toren '79 and Margaret Toren, Caroline Kate,

May

18,

1994.

Nevin Webster Jr. '79 and Elissa VanGent '80 Webster,Caleb Samuel, Aug. 28, 1994. Philip Taylor '80 and Sonia Van Eyl '84 Taylor, Rachel Anne, April 28, 1994. Roger Bakale '81 and Pamela Bakale, Nichole Lynn, April 27, 1994. Bruce Cook '81 and Nancy Cook, Timothy John, June 17, 1994. Amy Bloemendaal '82 Besser and Stan Besser, Eli Samuel, Nov. 28, 1993. Terri VanderWeide '82 Porte and Jeffrey Porte '84, David, Feb. 4, 1994. Annette Piethe '82 Vahratian and Arthur

Audrey Elizabeth, May 30, 1994. Timothy Aalsburg '83 and Sheila Aalsburg,

Vahratian,

Chloe Jae, April 10, 1994. Tim Custer '83 and Karen Kossen '84 Custer, Michael Wesley, July 26, 1994. Barb Cochran '83 Ellis and Mike Ellis '86, Sarah Elizabeth, Jan. 30, 1994. Andrew Gustafson '83 and Ann Pangborn '84 Gustafson,Chelsea,Feb. 13, 1994. Ericka Smith '83 Miller and Joseph Miller, Jack Henry, Feb. 9, 1994. Heather Uecker '83 Remy and Timothy Remy, Tanner Hoyt, July 31, 1991; Corry Lois, Jan.

18,

1994.

John Thomas '83 and Christina Thomas, Abigail Louise, Jan.

31,

1994.

Jim Zandee '83 and Joyce Chandler '84 Zandee, Rachel Joy, July 13, 1994. Terry Berens '84 and Peggy Berens, Jacob Pierce, July

16,

1994.

JeffreyBeswick '84 and Tammy Beswick, Ethan James, July 29, 1994. Marjory Sikkema '84 Brokaw and Scott Brokaw, Peter Jacob, Nov. 30, 1993. Susan Vander Veen '84 Brondyk and Daniel Brondyk '85, Kate and Grace, July 29, 1994. Bryan Bush '84 and Tina Bush, Joshua Bryan, Aug. 25, 1994. Beth Pershing '84 Caspar and Jeff Caspar, Dylan Robert, July 6, 1994. Lisa Weatherbee'84 Cordero and Mitchell Cordero, Nicole Andera, Sept. 10, 1994. Wendy Schoenmaker '84 Dippel and John Dippel, Matthew and Justin, April 25, 1994.

Krieger, Frederick Conrad, April

Herrmann '84

13,

1994.

Tyra Van Gilder '84 Lemmen and Craig Lemmen, Nicole Elizabeth, June 20, 1994. Jane Bursma '84 McDonald and Michael McDonald,Matthew, Dec. 8, 1993. Susan Stockhoff '84 Me Mullen and Mark Me Mullen, Jesse Tucker, April

1994.

Holly Willson Norton ’84 and Michael Norton, Trilby Frances, Aug. 20, 1994. Mark Panning '84 and Pam Toppen '84 Panning, Seth Eldor, July 28, 1994. Carol Smith '84 Sasaki and Noritaka Sasaki,

Naomi

Jean, July

19,

1994.

Teresa Fleming '84 Schaal and Todd Schaal, Brady Jon, June 16, 1994. VanAllsburg '85 25,

Laura Roelofs '94 and Todd Vandawater, June 25, 1994. Troy Vander Zwart '94 and Lisa Lombardo, August, 1994. Katherine Ketchum '96 and Raymond Selig, July 2, 1994, Muskegon, Mich.

1994.

Bryon VandeWege '84

1994, Rodney, Mich.

MargueriteKoster '84 Krause and Todd Krause, Marguerite Ruth (Meggie), Sept. 14, Frederick Krieger '84 and Lorie

Holly Moore '93 and Jamie McKee

10.

Hotchkiss, Victoria (Tory) Carroll, Sept.

1994.

23,

23, 1994, Quincy, Mich.

Sarah Souter '84 Ginebaugh and Chuck Ginebaugh, Scott Patrick, May 28, 1994. David Hendershott '84 and Joan Spielman Hendershott,Jackson Bradley, April 17, 1994. Gordon Hotchkiss'84 and Mary Borowski '84

and

Mary VandeWege, Micah Dale, May

1994.

Shelley Defreese '84 Votto and Ron Votto, Shane Richard, April 11, 1994. Timothy DePree '85 and Kirsty Jones '88 DePree, Jeremy Tucker,June 14, 1994. Peter Doom '85 and Stacy Seaman Doom, ChristopherJames, June 28, 1994. Rebecca Milas '85 Hartt and David Hartt '87, NathanielDavid, July 7, 1994. Renee Kortman '85 Kolean and Jim Kolean, Kendra Renee, July 20, 1994. Cynthia Blight '85 McCollough and Kevin

McCollough'85, Brian Daniel, May 24, 1994. Mary Lokers '85 Merrill and Clarence Merrill, Sarah Grace, June 11, 1994. Tom Van Heest '85 and Barbara Good

'87

Van

Heest, PriscillaRae, July 25, 1994.

Rob Appell '86 and Amy Appell, Blake Alexander,Feb. 8, 1994. Kent Coy '86 and Karen Euson '86 Coy, Joseph Scott, May 7, 1994. Paula Gikas '86 Nagelvoort and Scott Nagelvoort '87, Zachary John, Jan. 30, 1994. Jane Ekleberry '86 Pontiousand Joseph Pontious, Brooke Alyson, May 6, 1994. Susan Kempker '87 Bryant and Thomas Bryant, Tanner Beau, May 4, 1994. Kathy Chandler ’87 DeWitt and Jim DeWitt '88, Bethany Janna, May 24, 1994. Barry Immink '87 and Connie Eding '89 Immink, Megan Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1994. Janice Day '87 Suhajda and Greg Suhajda, Benjamin Gerald,Aug. 12, 1994. Melissa McEvers '88 Heidenga and Dan Heidenga, Matthew Daniel, May 18, 1994.

physiology),Michigan State University,May,

Advanced Degrees Stephen Bergmann '76, master of arts degree in rehabilitationcounseling. University of

John Gibson '81, doctorate in counselingpsychology,Loyola University-Chicago, May, 1994. Cathy Harter '82, master'sof sciencein elementary education,Russell Sage College, Troy, N.Y. Bill Bryson '84, M.Ed. in educationalleadership, Grand Valley State University,August, 1994.

Daniel Bylsma '84, bachelor of science in pharmacy, Ferris State University, June, 1994. Julie Ritsema '84 Fledges,ME, early childhood, Grand Valley State University, 1994. David Van Dyke '84, M.Th., ethics.University of Edinburgh, 1993. Jaci Van Heest '84, Ph.D., exercise biochemistry, Michigan State University, 1993. Jeff Worley '84, MBA, Universityof Connecticut,June, 1994. Paul Baker '85, international M.B.A., Manchester BusinessSchool, Owens University, Manchester, England. Michelle Downey '85 Saathoff, M. A. in education, emphasis in emotionally handicapped, Boise State University, September, 1994. Tom Van Heest '85, master's in education (thesis on moral education). Grand Valley State University, August, 1994. Kathryn Gloeckler '86 Neumann, master of arts in education, focused on areas of elementary educationand specificlearning disabilities, Baldwin-Wallace College, July 23, 1994. Libby Griffith '87 Campbell,doctorate in agency counseling, Mississippi State University. Ruth Ettinger '87, doctoratein biochemistry. Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, May, 1994. Malcolm Lippert '88, doctorate, cell and molecular biology. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, 1994. Brigitte Biondo '89, certificateof interpreting for the deaf and A.A., Lansing Community College, May, 1994. Thomas Bouwer '89, MBA, Fuqua School of Businessat Duke University. Eric Engel '89, master's of businessadministration,Universityof Detroit, 1994. Carl Gelderloos '89, doctorate.State Universityof New York at Stony Brook, May, 1994.

'89 Huss, Alexandra Jo, July

University, 1994.

Cheryl Van Dahm '88 Kok and Jessica Ann, Aug.

Bill Kok,

1994.

Nancy Harrell '88 Lindstrom and Eric Lindstrom '91, Ryan Harvey, July 29, 1994. Anne Jones '88 White and David White '89, Sarah Elizabeth, Feb. 22, 1994. Trisca Rutledge '89 Beasley and James Beasley Jr., Joshua, Aug. 5, 1994. Michelle Tate '89 Eader and Scott Eader, Elizabeth Tate Eader, March 21, 1994. Eric Engel '89 and Hollyn Lathrop '89 Engel, David E„ April 18, 1994. Geraldine Fedorowicz '89 and Bill Baldus, David, Nov. 8, 1993. Jodi Manner '89 Gerrits and Tim Gerrits, Maxwell, September, 1994. Steve Gortsema '89 and Amy Slagter '91 Gortsema, Jessica Lynn, July 31, 1994. Jack Holman ’89 and Joan Jolly '90 Holman, Margaret Taylor, Aug. 17, 1994. Kimberly King '89 Kingshott and Kevin Kingshott'90, Elizabeth Anne, Aug. 16, 1994. Marcia Henke '89 Mitchell and Bruce Mitchell, Lauren Maria, April 26, 1994. Tami Tiggleman'89 Reitsma and Raymond Reitsma,Mitchell Townsend,April 22, 1994. Nancy Conn '91 Collins and Chris Collins '92, Carter Michael, Sept. 2, 1994.

Stephen Hord '91 and Barbara Vigh-Hord, Ellenor Meredith,Oct. Jordi

31,

1993.

Yarwood '91 Kimes and Ken Kimes

Jozie Faryn, July 30, 1994.

'91,

Deaths

1993.

Sue Jurgens '88 Hemmeke and Ron Hemmeke, Brianne Ilyse,Aug. 4, 1994. Bradley Huss '88 and Jacquelyne Townsend 1994.

Patrick McCarthy '91, J.D., Valparaiso UniversitySchool of Law, May, 1994. Katherine Grace '92, master's degree, Cleveland Instituteof Music, May, 1994.

Arizona,Tucson, May, 1994. KristinBennett '80 Macagney, master's in reading,William PattersonCollege,December,

Julie Smith '89 Gelderloos,doctorate, cellular and developmental biology. State Universityof New York at Stony Brook, August, 1994. Jane Glenney '89, master'sof science, school psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology, May, 1994. Stephanie Juister'89, M.D., Wayne State

1994.

Henry L. Bos '26 of Otterbein-Cridersville, Ohio, died on Monday, Oct. 3, 1994, in St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. He was 94. Bom in Forest Grove, Mich., he was the son of Albert and Wilmtje Bos. He received degrees from Hope and the Universityof Michigan. He was employedas a school administratorfor 32 years in Sandusky County, Ohio, and was a member of Westview United Methodist Church. Survivorsinclude his wife. Pearl;his children, John and Joann Bos of Elida, Ohio; one granddaughter;and three great-grandchildren. Louis Chisman '43 of Lake Pleasant, N.Y., died on Wednesday,Sept. 14, 1994, at his home. He was 73. A pastor, he had served RCA congregationsin Coeymans, Delmar, Unionvilleand Fultonville, all in New York, and was the first executive directorof Camp Fowler in Speculator,N.Y. (1960-76).

Survivorsinclude his wife, Susan.

Laura Roosenraad '41 Garant of North Muskegon,Mich., died on Sunday, Sept. 4, 1994. She was 74. She was the wife of Richard C. Garant and was a member of Community United Methodist Church. She had worked as a teacher.

Donald Ladewig '48 of Holland, Mich., died on Tuesday, July

Bom

26,

1994. He was 68.

Grand Rapids,Mich., he lived in the Holland area most of his life. He attended the in

Universityof Michigan. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in World War II, and was a member of VFW Post 2144. Prior to his retirementhe was employed for 37 years by the Bertsch Co. in Grand Rapids, which named a branch building in his honor. He served on the West Ottawa school board for eight years.

Survivorsinclude his wife, Irma; his children, Joan and Tom Baetens of Grand Haven, Mich., Robert Ladewig,Amy and Bob Solfisburgof Tucson, Ariz., and Lonnie and Dan Bergsma of Holland; four grandchildren; his mother, Gertrude Ladewig of Holland; and sisters, Dorothy and John Koning, and Norma and Roy Morris of Holland. John Luidens '40 of Zeeland, Mich., died on 14, 1994, in Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids,Mich. _ He was professoremeritus of the University of Central Oklahoma, receivingdegrees from Hope, the University of Vermont and the Universityof Oklahoma. He received a Regents Scholarship from the University of Michigan, and was a Fulbright Scholarat the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He was a veteranof World War II. Survivors includehis wife, Marcelle; a sister, Marian Shoemakerof Holland, Mich.; a brother, Robert and HarrietLuidens of Holland; brothers- and sisters-in-law,Roelof and Verena Besse, and SijbrechtBesse of the Netherlands; and nieces and a nephew.

Sunday, Aug.

Lori Koshork ’89, M.A. in counseling in higher education. Western Michigan University. Michelle Baker '89 Laverman, master's of social work, Arizona State University,May, 1994.

Kathleen McGookey '89, MFA, creative writing-poetry.Western Michigan University, 1993.

Maureen McManus '89, juris doctorate, Thomas M. Cooley Law

School, 1994.

Peter Rhoades '89, J.D., ValparaisoUniversity

School of Law, 1993. Gayle Veldboom '89 Shumaker, MA, counseling psychology, Western Michigan University, 1994. Kristi Vander Kooi '89 Bramlett, master' s of fine arts in acting

and

directing. Universityof

John Olert '39 died

of cancer on Thursday,

Arizona,December, 1993.

Aug.

James VanderRoest'89, doctorate,organic chemistry,Indiana University, 1994. Kris R. Busman '90, M.B.A. in finance. Western Michigan University, July, 1994. Norman (Chip) DuFord '90, master of fine arts, Ohio UniversityProfessional Actor TrainingProgram, June, 1994. Kim Schaaf '90 Scanlon,Chicago College of OsteopathicMedicine,June 6, 1994. Thomas TerMaat '90, J.D., doctor of jurisprudence, Indiana University-BloomingtonSchool of Law, May, 1994. Nancy Boland '91, master of science, physical educationand exercise science (major in exercise

He was bom in Holland, Mich. He held a bachelor'sdegree in divinity from Louisville TheologicalSeminary and a master's from Union TheologicalSeminary in New York. He received his doctorate in divinity from Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., in 1954. He was minister of Knox Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatifrom 1958 to 1967. His pastorates also included First PresbyterianChurch in Owensboro, Ky„ Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian

25,

1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 77.

Church in

His last pastorate

was

at Church-by-the-Sea in Ft. Lauderdale, from 1974 until his retirementin 1982.

Fla.,

St.

Joseph,

Mo.

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He served on the Louisville Seminary Board of

Charles Francis Parsons.

He residedat the Harbors Health Facilityin Douglas for the past two years after moving from Muskegon, Mich. He was bom in Overisel, Mich. He earned an advanced degree from the University of Michigan, and was a teacherfor 40 years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five years in Shelby, Mich., and 35 years as a history teacher at MuskegonCentral High School. He was a member of Central Reformed Church and Westwood Reformed Church, involved in the consistory and youth education, in Muskegon.He also assisted with youth programs of the Y.M.C.A. Surviving are his wife, Theresa Russcher of Douglas; children. Dr. Allan and Rebecca Russcher of Glenn, Mich., Dr. Glenn and Gwenith Russcher of Kennewick, Wash., Donna Robinette of Plymouth, Mich., and Dr. Loren L. Margaret Russcher of Kalamazoo, Mich.; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. John (Jennie)Tucker of Zeeland, Mich.

He had been a Montpelierresident since 1961. A former Presbyterian minister, he was pastor of the West Bethesda and West Eagle Creek Presbyterian churches at Paulding,Antwerp and

Word has been receivedof the death of D. Richard (Rick) Smeenge '71 of Jenison, Mich., who died on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994. Additional

Trustees for 32 years, and received the Seminary's Distinguished

Alumnus Award

1991.

Active in civic affairs, he served on the board of directorsof the Councilof Churches in Cincinnati

and

St. Joseph,

and on the board of the YMCA in St. Joseph, and was a member of

Owensboroand

Rotary International. Survivors include his wife, Euphemia; a daugh-

Carol Lounsbury of Evanston,111.; sons, John Olert of Nashville, Term., and David Olert of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; and four grandchildren. ter,

James Edward Parsons '52 died on Wednesday, July 27, 1994, in Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier,Ohio, followinga lingering illness.He was 64. Born on March 24, 1930, at Wellesville,N.Y., he was the son of Beatrice (Heath) and the Rev.

Normandy. Followinghis discharge, he attended Hope as well as the University of Michigan and Central Michigan University.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Andrew and Edith Tjepkema of Cadillac; one brother, Vernon Tjepkema of Mesa, Ariz.; three

Erma Carlson of Skandia,Mich., Audrey Thorsen of Turlock,Calif., and Leone Taylor of Hong Kong; and several nieces and nephews.

sisters,

Grace Toren '40 of Chicago, El., died at her of uterine cancer on Tuesday,July 5, 1994. After graduating from Hope, she taught for five years at Englewood Christian School, then for four years at Roseland Christian School. In 1949 she started in the Chicago Public School System, where she was employed until her retirement in 1984. Her last assignment was at the Langston Hughes Elementary School as acting assistant

home

informationwill appear in the December issue of news from Hope College.

Survivors include his ex-wife, Carol Riemersma '57 Parsons, with whom he remained friends;three sons, Thomas J. of Edon, Timothy J. of Bryan and Steven E. of Angola, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. John (Teresa) Vanover of Montpelierand Ruth E. Parsons of Grand Junction, Colo.; his mother, of Lakeland, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. Precedinghim in death were his father and a

Bom and raised in Zeeland, Mich., he graduated from Zeeland High School with the class of 1941. After high school he attended Spring Arbor

brother,John.

(Mich.) Junior College.

George Russcher '29 of Douglas, Mich., died on Sunday, Sept. 18, 1994. He was 90.

1945, and was involvedwith the ground crew in

She was a life-long member of Thom Creek ReformedChurch, formerly the First Reformed Church

Roseland.She served

the

church as one

of the regular organists for nearly 35 years.

Andrew Tjepkema Jr.

'49 of Cadillac, Mich.,

died in Mercy Hospital in Cadillac on Friday, Aug. 19,

1994, from a heart attack. He was 71.

He served with the U.S. Army from 1942 to England at the time of the D-Day invasion of

For several years she served as her Class

Rep

Hope. Survivors include three brothers, James W. Toren of Haverford,Pa., Chester J. Toren '41 of Lansing, 111., and George A. Toren '48 of Maplewood,Minn.; a sister, Marian A. Toren of Chicago; six nephews, Wesley, John '72, Glenn '77, Carl '79, Paul '80 and Kevin '83; and 15 greatnieces and -nephews, the eldest of whom is a freshman at Hope this fall. for

Zeeland, Mich.,

John H. van der Meulen '35 of Chicago, 111., home on Monday, Sept. 12, 1994. He

died at his was 80.

ter's degree plus 36 credit hours from the Chicago Teachers College.

'56 of

He was bom in Zeeland and a graduate of Zeeland High School. He earned his master's degree at Michigan State University, and furthered his studies at Eastern Michigan University. He had served in the U.S. Army in Japan, and was a history teacher for 31 years at Plymouth/Salem High School until his retirement. Survivors include his mother,Alice; a brother, Roger and Joyce Vanden Bosch of Zeeland; a sister, Kurt and Norma (Vanden Bosch) Student of Grand Rapids, Mich.; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend,PhyllisCox of Plymouth.

principal. Besides her degree from Hope, she had a mas-

Cecil.

Warren Van Den Bosch

formerly of Plymouth, died on Saturday, Aug. 27, 1994. He was 59.

earned degrees from Hope and

the

University of Michigan School of Architecture. He

was draftedduring World War

as an engi-

neer/ architect,but after he was heard playing his

Wayne King, then an member. A jazz musician,he was also a pianist, an arranger and a composer. He wrote many ballads and was a popular member of local amateur violin in his barracksby

Army

major, he became a military band

chamber music groups. His early work as an architectwas with the U.S. Department of State. He and his associate,Ralph Rapson, designed a U.S. consulatebuilding in LeHavre, France; new American embassy buildings in Copenhagen and Stockholm;and U.S. staff housing in Paris. In the late 1940s, he taught at the Instituteof Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology under Lazio Moholy-Nagy.He was later a visitingprofessor at Cornell and Washington Universities. Beginning in 1958, he had an independent architecturalpractice in Chicago, with most of his work centered in the Great Lakes area. Survivors include his wife, Norma; two daughters, Anne and Susan; a son, Peter; a grandson; and a sister.

Word has been received of the death of Paul Van Verst '25, who died on Tuesday,Dec. 28, 1993. Additional information will appear in the December issue of neivs from Hope College. Spencer Weersing

'59 of

Whitehall, Mich., died

Friday, Sept. 23, 1994, at the Universityof

Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was 57. He graduated from the University of Michigan Dental School in 1962. He practiced dentistry in Montague, Mich., for 30 years, until February of this

year.

He was a past commodore of White Like Yacht Club, a board member of the Chamber of Commerce and West Shore Symphony, past president of White Lake Area Toastmasters International,and editor and humoristfor the Arts Councilof White Lake newsletter. He sang in the choir and was past chair of the administrative council at the Montague United MethodistChurch. Survivors include his wife, Sally; children, Nathan Weersing of Chicago, 111., and Penny Weersing of Arlington, Va.; and a brother, Clark and Shirley Weersing of Holland, Mich.

Heirloom Quality

Word

has been received of the death of

Clarissa Poppen '28 Yager of Holland, Mich.,

who

1994. Additional information will appear in the December issue of news from Hope College. died on Saturday, Oct.

22,

Hitchcock Chairs custom adorned with Hope College scenes have long been an elegant

Hope memories. of

This year, a

way

Sympathy to

express fond

custom-designedrendering

Dimnent Chapel has been added

The family

to the list of options.

possibilities

include a view

1800s and the college's seal

of the

in gold.

Vema

campus

A variety

Obenchain of Boulder,

18,

1994, at age 77.

She was a former secretary in the departmentof art at

Other

Colo., who died on Aug.

Hope.

The family of Laurence Saddler of Midland,

the

Mich., who died on Sunday, Aug.

1994.

Survivors include his daughter, Sarah Saddler-

of chair

Christian '83.

designs, including the captain's chair pictured on the right, are available.

Captain's Chair, Dimnent scene

The family of Jared Vande Wege, who died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994, at the Roseau (Minn.) Area Hospital. He was 5. Survivors include his parents, Bryon Vande Wege '84 and Mary Van Allsburg '85 Vande

Wege.

brochure, please call the Hope-Geneva Bookstore at (616) 395-7833 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or write: Hitchcock Chair Offer; Hope-Geneva Bookstore; PO Box 9000; Holland, Ml 49422-9000. For

more information and

a color

The family of Mark D. Wakevainen of Holland, Mich., who died on Saturday,Aug. 13, 1994.

Survivors includehis wife, Susan Kuiper '85 Wakevainen.

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Halftime during the white shirt), who is left

and

right), Jeff

Homecoming game in his

Winne

on Saturday, Oct. 15, (and a banquet the night before) provided an opportunityto honor Ray Smith (center front, in 25th year as coach of the Flying Dutchmen. He is pictured with some of his former football players, including(to the immediate '73 and Peter Semeyn ’73.

Homecoming Homecoming King

Mike Yantis

’95 of Portage, Mich.,

and

Queen Wendy Murray

'95 of

Spring Lake, Mich.

Generation gaps there may be, but not during the RunBike-Swim-Walk, which appeals to all ages. Leona Lugers of Holland, Mich., waves to a fan while awaiting the “run” portion of the event on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Highlights

The new DeWitt Tennis Center became officialwith a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon. Pictured from left to right are: Becky Lucas ’97 of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Gary DeWitt and Joyce DeWitt of Holland, Mich.; Hope College President Dr. John H. Jacobson; Dirk DeWitt ’95 of Holland, Mich., co-captain of the Men’s Tennis Team; Rita DeWitt ’89 Pieters and Chris Pieters '88 of Zeeland, Mich.; and Wendy Murray ’95 of Spring Lake, Mich., captain of the Women’s Tennis Team.

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