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Inside This Issue

Science Center Celebration .......... 2

Serving from Experience ............... 3

Grant Underwrites Excellence ...... 8

Dance Grad Returns ...................... 9 Please seepages 10-11.

MatchingTalent

and Need

Please seepage seven.

Summer’s End: On Your Mark,

Get Set...

From Hope, Meredith Arwady ’00 has gone onto earn national acclaim in the world of opera.

Please see page 20.

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It’s time to celebrate.With the final portion of the science

center project set to be done by the start ofthe school year, Hope has scheduled aday–long celebration in conjunction withHomecoming Weekend.

“Preparing the Next Generation ofStudents,” featuring a series of addresses byinvited speakers, a dedication ceremony andan open house, will take place on Friday,Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The events will begin with a keynoteaddress by Dr. Judith Ramaley, who is assis-tant director in the Education and HumanResources Directorate of the NationalScience Foundation.

Two sets of three parallel presentationsby Hope alumni scientists will take place at10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The speakers willinclude: Dr. Sylvia Ceyer ’74 of Cambridge,Mass., professor of chemistry at MIT; Dr.Tim Laman ’83 of Cambridge, a researchassociate of the Arnold Arboretum at

Harvard University and a wildlife photogra-pher whose work has been featured inNational Geographic; Dr. Paul Schaap ’67 ofGrosse Pointe Park, Mich., president ofLumigen; and Dr. George Zuidema ’49, pro-fessor emeritus of surgery with theUniversity of Michigan.

The dedication ceremony for the sciencecenter will take place at 12:30 p.m. atVanAndel Plaza, near the building’s mainnorth entrance. An open house will followfrom 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The science center project includes boththe construction of a new, 85,900 square footbuilding and the renovation of the existing,72,800 square foot Peale Science Center,which had opened in 1973. Constructionbegan in March of 2002. The new buildingopened for the beginning of the 2003–04school year, and the renovation of Peale isbeing completed for this fall.

The project totals $36 million, and is oneof the major components of the Legacies: AVision of Hope comprehensive campaign.

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Campus Notes

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

With the new school year imminent, news fromHope College looked back an even 50 years to seewhat was making campus news during an earlierera’s beginning.

In its debut issue for the 1954–55 school year,the Anchor student newspaper gave major atten-tion to campus development, coverage occasionedby approval of a loan for the future Kollen Hall andan understanding that the growing institutionaccordingly needed new facilities. Excerpts appearbelow. An overview of Hope’s current buildingboom is featured on pages two, five, 10 and 11.

“Construction to“Start in January“Hope College’s new men’s dormitory is

finally becoming a reality with the FHAapproval of a loan of up to one million dollars.A letter approving the application for the loanwas received last week from the Housing andHome Finance Agency, a subsidiary of theFederal Housing Administration. Completedspecifications are to be submitted within 60days for final approval.

“Architect Ralph R. Calder of Detroit hasreceived the contract for the construction ofthe building. His previous work on Hope’scampus has been Durfee Hall and the PowerPlant. Mr. Calder has met several times withthe college administration so that the complet-ed plans will be submitted to governmentauthorities within the allotted time...

“Construction is to begin January 1, 1955,with completion expected by July 1, 1956,according to Dr. Lubbers [Irwin Lubbers ’17,Hope’s president at the time]. The new dor-mitory will be four stories of steel, brick andconcrete construction and will be located on12th Street opposite the athletic field. Threehundred men will be housed in the building,and the individual rooms will measureapproximately 14 by 15 feet. A lounge and

toilet facilities will be located on each of thethree floors. The new project promises notonly to add beauty to the campus, but will alsoprovide much needed living quarters forHope’s men.”

“Editorials:“Enrollment on Increase“We at Hope College are witnessing one of

the most expansive building programs thiscampus has seen since its founding. Behindthis program lies not only much imaginationand planning, but careful study and consider-ation of the present and future needs of HopeCollege.

“Figures compiled by leading statisticiansshow a nationwide increase in population ofcollege age. In 1953 the population of collegeage was 8,001,654; by 1960 a 16 percentincrease is expected; a 46 percent increase in1965 and by 1970 an increase of 70 percent overthe number in 1953.

“These figures, complemented by thehigher percentage of college age attendingcollege in Michigan over the national averageand the increases in percentage of college ageattending college, lead to the belief that HopeCollege in 1970 can expect an enrollment of2,191.

“To accommodate this increase, a sevenfold building project has been initiated. Firston the agenda is the men’s dormitory and fol-lowing respectively are the physical educationbuilding, music building, Danford MeditationChapel, dramatics and art center, studentunion and the sodding of Phelps Field.”

The results of meeting the additional needsnoted in the editorial include buildings that aretoday campus mainstays like Nykerk Hall of Music(1956). The process also continues: CarnegieGymnasium (1906) was rebuilt and renamedCarnegie–Schouten Gymnasium in 1954 butreplaced by the Dow Center in 1978; Dow will inturn be complemented by the forthcoming DeVosFieldhouse.

Kollen Hall itself, which is now co–educationalby wing and floor, opened in 1956 and was dedicat-ed on Sept. 1, 1957.

HOPE COLLEGEnews from

Volume 36, No. 1 August 2004Published for Alumni, Friends andParents of Hope College by the Office ofPublic and Community Relations.Should you receive more than one copy,please pass it on to someone in yourcommunity. An overlap of Hope Collegeconstituencies makes duplication some-times unavoidable.

Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87

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Contributing Writers:Derek Emerson ’85, Heather Vander Plaat

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Thomas L. Renner ’67 Associate Vice President for Publicand Community Relations

Gregory S. Olgers ’87 Director of News Media Services

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

On the coverOur main image features Meredith Arwady ’00 performing during the Gilmore festival inKalamazoo, Mich., in May. It was a time of celebration: in March, she was one of only threewinners in the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The inset photoshows her singing the alma mater during Commencement four years before.At top center, Tim Fry ’05 is pictured with Zandile Tshabalala, adopted daughter of KatlegoSetshogoe ’02 and family of South Africa. Tim visited the family during his spring, 2004,internship with World Vision.At top right, work on the De Vos Fieldhouse progresses during an active summer for campusdevelopment.

Events to celebrate science center

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“Quote, unquote”

The construction of the new science center and the renovation of Peale have madea major––and essential––difference to the college’s science program. With bothphases of the project now complete, Hope will mark a day of celebration on Friday,Oct. 8, during Homecoming Weekend.

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A PASSAGE IN INDIA: A Hope class’ssensitive approach to study abroad earnedattention in an Indian newspaper.

The college’s May Term to India was fea-tured in the Varanasi paper on Tuesday,May 25. The story featured a photo of thegroup visiting Saranat, celebrated as the siteof the Buddha’s first sermon, and the text,written in Hindi, outlined the scholars’origins at Hope and emphasis in studyingIndia’s history, culture and religion.

Faculty leader Dr. Boyd Wilson believesthat the Hope visitors caught the journalists’attention because he and the student partici-pants were all wearing traditional Indianattire. It’s a practice they’ve chosen to followsince 2000. Although it’s the first time thatthe approach has garnered media interest,Dr. Wilson noted that it has long earnedappreciation.

One acquaintance, he noted, told him,“Every year we appreciate your groupbecause you show respect for our culture.”

“They just love the fact that theseAmerican students are trying to under-stand,” Dr. Wilson said.

INTERNATIONAL ED HONORED:National recognition of the internationaleducation program includes a scholarshipfor a student to use in studying abroadduring 2005.

The Council on International EducationalExchange (CIEE) has recognized Hope forproviding outstanding support of studyabroad and the council’s “Study Centers”during the 2003–04 school year. Theaward—a plaque and $1,000 in scholarshipfunds for use by a Hope student—was pre-sented during the 56th Annual Conferenceof NAFSA: Association of InternationalEducators, held in Baltimore, Md., onSunday–Friday, May 23–28.

Only five institutions nationwidereceived the awards. The other four were:the University of Colorado–Boulder,George Washington University, TulaneUniversity and the University ofWisconsin–Madison.

A total of 127 Hope students studiedabroad during 2003–04, including throughCIEE programs in Chile, DominicanRepublic, England, France, Haiti, Irelandand Jordan.

MATH HONORS: Student teams fromHope placed second and tied for third in theLower Michigan Mathematics Competition.

The contest was held on Saturday, April3, at Kalamazoo College. A total of 19 teams,with two or three members each, participat-ed from nine colleges and universities acrosslower Michigan.

Albion College won the competition, andCalvin College was third along with Hope.The top five was rounded out by theUniversity of Michigan at Flint.

The finishes continue a series of strongshowings in the event for Hope. Teams fromthe college have won 10 times in the compe-tition’s 28–year history, including in both2002 and 2003.

Hope was represented by 16 studentsorganized into six teams. The members ofthe college’s second–place team were juniorBrandon Alleman of Morrice, Mich., seniorHenry Gould of Zeeland, Mich., and seniorAndrew Wells of Midland, Mich., while thestudents on the third–place team were juniorDaniela Banu of Bucharest, Romania, seniorStefan Coltisor of Bucharest, Romania, andsenior Heidi Libner of Park Ridge, Ill.

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Helping in the journeyAs a human resources

professional, Beth Snyder’94 enjoys helping othersgrow.

As a Hope graduate, she values that thecollege helped shape her own life journey.It’s an impact that has made it natural forher to want to stay involved withHope––so much so that she has becomepresident of the Alumni Association Boardof Directors. Her two–year term beganJuly 1.

“As a person, I grew tremendouslywhile I was at Hope,” she said. “Wouldthat have occurred anyway? Possibly. ButI know that it occurred when I was atHope, and so it’s been important for me tostay involved and give back to a communi-ty of people that taught me, challenged meand helped me reach my goals. Today, Ienjoy dialoging with faculty, staff and stu-dents in order to really understand thecritical issues facing Hope.”

Snyder, who lives in Arlington, Va., is acorporate human resources advisor forExxonMobil’s Refining and Supply organi-zation. Her responsibilities includeworking with senior managers to ensureemployees’ skills, abilities and ultimatelytheir career paths are aligned with the com-pany’s business goals and objectives.

She has been with ExxonMobil since2001, when she completed a master’sdegree in labor and human resources atFisher College of Business of The OhioState University. Since graduating fromHope she has also worked as a generalmanager with her family’s commercial realestate firm and as a recruiter with TheLimited Inc.

As an Ohio high school student, Snyderconducted her college choice with criteriathat included the right academic opportu-nities (she was originally a nursing major),and a small, friendly environment.

A clear front–runner emerged. “By thetime I had toured all the schools, I onlyapplied to Hope,” she said.

She has four siblings, including a twin,Gwen. The two sisters originally made apoint of choosing different schools so thatthey could forge their own identities incollege, but in the end Gwen also likedwhat she saw at Hope and transferred induring her freshman year.

They found, Beth noted, plenty of waysto express their individuality.

“We were both able to come to Hopeand carve out a niche,” she said. “I jokethat between the two of us, I think we dideverything.”

Beth had enrolled interested in nursing,joined the Sib sorority, and becameinvolved in campus activities including thePull, Fellowship of Christian Athletes andCampus Crusade for Christ, and serving asa resident assistant. Gwen was interestedin political science and economics, pledgedDelta Phi, and participated in off–campusprograms such as the Philadelphia semes-ter and the Vienna Summer School.

“Hope was able to meet two very differ-ent interests in what we wanted to pursueacademically, socially––just across theboard,” Beth said.

It was as a junior that Snyder realizedthat nursing wasn’t for her. Very quickly,though, members of the faculty helped herwork out a better fit––a social science majorwith an emphasis in psychology––andeven her career path. She even had anopportunity to gain research experiencethrough a summer internship workingwith the Carl Frost Center for SocialScience Research.

“The faculty were very encouraging,helping me to explore what I could do,”she said. “Chuck Green [who was the FrostCenter’s director] was one of the firstpeople that encouraged me to look athuman resources management as a poten-tial field.”

A course in industrial psychology alsoreinforced the interest. “’How could weapply what we know about how organiza-tions operate, and the ways in whichpeople perform work and in order to max-imize the potential growth and gain forboth?’ And that just intrigued me,” shesaid.

All of her academic and social experi-ences, she noted, have had a lasting impact.

“Hope provided me an environment todevelop leadership skills, and to learn howto effectively work on teams and keepmany ’balls in the air,’” Snyder said. “Andthe college pushed me––to meet challengesI didn’t think I could meet, and to stretchmyself particularly through volunteer

leadership.”She has similarly appreciated the role

that Hope’s Christian character has playedin her life.

“Hope offered a safe place where Icould determine what I believe––asidefrom my parents, aside from what I’dgrown up being taught,” Snyder said. “Ilearned what it meant to have a relation-ship with Christ and how to live out myfaith as a reflection of what I believe. Myspiritual development, that really started atHope, is still very much a part of lifetoday.”

Given her positive experiences, Snydermade a point of becoming involved inalumni activities when back in Ohio aftergraduation. She welcomed the opportuni-ty to join the Alumni Board in 2000, and tobecome vice president two years later.

She’s enjoyed having a venue throughwhich to connect with other alumni whovalue the richness of their Hope scholastic,spiritual, social and personal experiences.

“You know that Hope touched your life,but it’s really neat to hear how Hope hastouched others’ lives as well,” she said.

“There’s a core value at Hope that rela-tionships matter, people matter,community matters,” she said. “When youcome on Hope’s campus, you sense it.”

“Hope has it,” Snyder said. “You can’tsell it. You can’t recreate it, necessarily. It’sjust there, and it’s great.”

The important difference that Hope made in her own life has made it natural forBeth Snyder ’94 to remain involved in the life of the college. In July, she begana two–year term as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

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Events

Fall Semester ’04Aug. 27, Friday––Residence halls open for new students, 10

a.m.Aug. 27–30, Friday–Monday––New Student OrientationAug. 29, Sunday––Residence halls open for returning stu-

dents, noonAug. 29, Sunday––Opening Convocation, 2 p.m.Aug. 31, Tuesday––Classes begin, 8 a.m.Sept. 6, Monday––Labor Day, classes in sessionOct. 9, Saturday––HomecomingOct. 15, Friday––Fall Recess begins, 6 p.m.Oct. 20, Wednesday––Fall Recess ends, 8 a.m.Nov. 5–7, Friday–Sunday––Parents’ Weekend

Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays.Tours and admissions interviews are available during thesummer as well as the school year. Appointments are rec-ommended.Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective stu-dents, including transfers and high school juniors andseniors. The programs show students and their parents atypical day in the life of a Hope student.

The days for 2004–05 are:Friday, Oct. 1 Friday, Nov. 5 Friday, Feb. 4Monday, Oct. 11 Friday, Nov. 19 Monday, Feb. 21Friday, Oct. 22 Monday, Jan. 17 Friday, March 4

Junior Days: Friday, April 1; Friday, April 15; Friday, April 22Pre–Professional Day: Wednesday, May 25For further information about any Admissions Office event, pleasecall (616) 395–7850, or toll free 1–800–968–7850; check on–line atwww.hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope College AdmissionsOffice; 69 E. 10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI; 49422–9000.

Aerial Dance Theater––Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 28–30;Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 4–6

Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.The concert will feature Kawabata Suite, set on the companyby William Crowley ’92. Please see the story on page ninefor more.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citi-zens and students, and will be available at the door.

“From One Generation to Another: A Retrospective of theHope College Permanent Collection”––Monday, Aug. 9—Sunday, Sept. 12

There will be a reception on Friday, Sept. 3, from 5 p.m. to7 p.m., with a curator‘s talk by Katrina Herron at 5:30 p.m.

“Two Eyes on Mexico: Josephine Sacabo and MarianaYampolsky”––Friday, Sept. 24–Friday, Oct. 22

Photographs from the Witliff Gallery of Southwesternand Mexican Photography, Texas State University-SanMarcos.

“Recent Additions from the Maurice KawashimaCollection of Japanese Ceramics”––Friday, Oct. 29–Wednesday, Nov. 24

There will be an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 29, from5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Through Monday, Aug. 30, the gallery will be open Mondaythrough Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 31,the gallery will be open Sunday and Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.;Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5p.m.; and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is free.

Downtown Holland at 86 East Eighth StreetThe Clay Bird––Friday–Saturday, Aug. 13–14; Monday–

Thursday, Aug. 16–19Barn Red––Friday–Saturday, Aug. 20–21; Monday–

Thursday, Aug. 23–26Super–Size Me––Monday–Friday, Aug. 30–Sept. 3All three films are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Knickerbocker is closedon Sundays. Tickets are $6 for regular adult admission, and $5 forsenior citizens and students. For more information, please call(616) 395–7403 or visit www.hope.edu/arts/knick.

Christian Music Series––Friday, Sept. 3: Ginny Owens,Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 forregular admission, and $5 for senior citizens and students.Additional information may be obtained by callng CampusMinistries at (616) 395–7145.9/11 Remembrance––Thursday, Sept. 9: hymn and readingservice, Nykerk Hall of Music, room 113, 11 a.m. Admissionis free.Donia Organ Recital––Tuesday, Sept. 14: James Diaz,Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Guest Artist––Friday, Sept. 24: Elodie Lauten, independentcomposer and producer based in New York, DimnentMemorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Sept. 26: WichersAuditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.Symphonette Concert––Friday, Oct. 1: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.Guest Artist––Wednesday, Oct. 6: N. Ravikiran, chitravina,Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, payable atthe door.“The Princely Players”––Friday, Oct. 8: appearing as a follow-up to the Critical Issues Symposium (“Race and Opportunity:Echoes of Brown v. Board of Education”), Dimnent MemorialChapel, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for regular adult admission,and $5 for senior citizens and students. Tickets will be sold inadvance beginning Monday, Sept. 27, at the DeWitt Center boxoffice with any remaining tickets available at the door.Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Oct. 10: Wichers Auditoriumof Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.Arts and Humanities Fair Concert––Thursday, Oct. 14:Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 11 a.m. Admission is free.“Collage” Concert––Thursday, Oct. 14: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.Chamber Kremlin Orchestra––Saturday, Oct. 23: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 for regular adultadmission, $12 for senior citizens and members of the Hopefaculty and staff, and $5 for children under 18 and Hope stu-dents. Tickets will be sold in advance on Monday–Saturday,Oct. 4–9, Monday–Thursday, Oct. 11–14, and Wednesday–Saturday, Oct. 20–23, at the DeWitt Center box office.Orchestra Concert––Friday, Oct. 29: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

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

Golden Ladder––Wednesday–Saturday, Oct. 6–9, andWednesday–Saturday, Oct. 13–16

By Donna SpectorDeWitt Center, studio theatre, 8 p.m.

Tickets for Hope College Theatre productions are $7 for regular adultadmission, $5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for senior citizens andstudents, and will be available approximately two weeks before theproduction opens. The ticket office is open Monday through Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., and until 8p.m. on performance nights, and may be called at (616) 395–7890.

Wednesday, Sept. 8––Carl Phillips, poet and essayistThursday, Oct. 7—Honoree Jeffers, poet; and Patricia Sarafian

Ward, novelist and GLCA New Writer Award winner.Both readings will be at the Knickerbocker Theatre beginning at 7p.m. Live music by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble willprecede the readings beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Forinformation about the entire season or to be placed on the series’smailing list, please call the department of English at (616) 395–7620.

Regional EventsGrand Rapids, Mich.––Tuesday, Sept. 21

A performance by the Cirque de Soleil, and a reception.Kalamazoo, Mich.––Wednesday, Sept. 29

A luncheon with members of the Hope football team. Community Day––Saturday, Sept. 11Homecoming Weekend––Friday–Sunday, Oct. 8–10

Includes reunions for every fifth class, ’84 through ’99.Parents’ Weekend––Friday–Sunday, Nov. 5–7For more information concerning the above events, please call theOffice of Alumni and Parent Relations at (616) 395–7250 or theOffice of Public and Community Relations at (616) 395–7860, or visitthe Alumni Association Web site at: www.hope.edu/alumni/

Opening Convocation––Sunday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m.Critical Issues Symposium––Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept. 28–29

Topic: “Race and Opportunity: Echoes of Brown v. Boardof Education”; Please see page nine for more information.

Pull––Saturday, Oct. 2, 3 p.m.Nykerk Cup Competition––Saturday, Nov. 6

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Becky Schmidt ’99, Hope’sonly volleyball All–American,has returned to her almamater as head coach.

She succeeds Maureen Dunn, who guidedthe program from 1997 to 2003 and wasSchmidt’s coach her junior and senior years.Dr. Dunn continues a member of the college’skinesiology faculty.

Schmidt was voted the MIAA’s most valu-able volleyball player as both a junior andsenior. As a senior she became the first Hopevolleyball player to receive NCAA DivisionIII All–American honors. She also receivedan NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

A kinesiology major, she received depart-mental recognitions for her academic work.

Her senior year shewas presented theJohn SchoutenAward as the col-lege’s outstandingfemale student–athlete.

After gradua-tion from Hope shewas a graduateassistant volleyballcoach at MiamiUniversity of Ohio while completing hermaster’s degree in sport behavior and perfor-mance. For the past three years she has beenthe volleyball coach at the University ofRedlands in California. In 2002 she coached aUSA Athlete’s International volleyball teamto a gold medal in the “Down Under Games”in Australia.

Saturday, Sept. 4..BILL VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL, 11 a.m.Friday, Sept. 10..........................at Aquinas Invitational, 5 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 11 .at Mel Brodt Invitational, Bowling Green,9:30 a.m.Saturday, Sept. 25...........................MIAA JAMBOREE, 11 a.m.Saturday, Oct. 2.....................at Lansing CC Invitational, noonSaturday, Oct. 9.........at Wartburg, Iowa, Invitational, 11 a.m.Saturday, Oct. 16 ..........................at Alma Invitational, 11 a.m.Saturday, Oct. 30....MIAA Championships at Calvin, 11 a.m.

Home meets run at Van Raalte Farm, east 16th St.

Saturday, Sept. 11..........+JOHN CARROLL, OHIO, 1:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 18...................at DePauw, Ind., 1:30 p.m. CDTSaturday, Sept. 25 ...............................WHEATON, ILL., 1 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 2 ........................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 9 .............................................++*OLIVET, 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16 ..............*at Wisconsin Lutheran, noon CDTSaturday, Oct. 23..............................................*at Adrian, 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 30...............................................*ALBION, 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6 ...................................+++*TRI-STATE, 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 13...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.

*MIAA Game +Community Day++Homecoming +++Parents’ Day

Home games played at Holland Municipal Stadium, 13th St. andFairbanks Ave.Hear Hope football on WHTC-AM (1450) & WFUR-FM (102.9)

Fri.-Sat., Sept. 3-4 ...................................at Olivet Comet ClassicWednesday, Sept. 8..........................................*at Albion, 1 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 14...............................................*at Olivet, 1 p.m.Friday, Sept. 17 .....................................................at Ferris, 9 a.m.Saturday, Sept. 18 .....................................*at Tri-State, noon CTWednesday, Sept. 22................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 25 ...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.Monday, Sept. 27...................................................*HOPE, 1 p.m.Friday, Oct. 1....................................................at Aquinas, 9 a.m.Monday, Oct. 4..................................................*at Calvin, 1 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 7 .....................................at Spring Arbor, 9 a.m.Saturday, Oct. 9................................................*at Adrian, 1 p.m.

*MIAA Tournament

Home tournament played at Wuskowhan Players Club, 16111Blair St.

2004 Women’s Golf Schedule

Mon.-Tues., Sept. 6-7 .........Laker Fall Classic at Grand ValleySaturday, Sept. 11 ...............................................*at Alma, 1 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Sept. 17-18..................at Olivet Women’s InvitationalWednesday, Sept. 22................................*at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 25 .....................................*at Tri-State, noon CTThursday, Sept. 30.............................+CALVIN/HOPE FALL

INVITATIONAL, noonSaturday, Oct. 2 ...........................at Manchester, Ind., 8:30 a.m.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 8-9..........................++MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

*MIAA Tournament+Tournament played at Thornapple Pointe Golf Club++Hosted by Hope at Bedford Valley Country Club

2004 Volleyball Schedule

Wednesday, Sept. 1 .........................*KALAMAZOO, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 8.................................*TRI-STATE, 6:30 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Sept. 10-11 ..at Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio, TournamentTuesday, Sept. 14.............................................*ALMA, 6:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 16.......................................*at Calvin, 6:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 18........*at Wheaton, Ill., Tournament, 10 a.m.Thursday, Sept. 23 ...........................................*at Adrian, 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 25 ..............................*SAINT MARY’S, 11 a.m.

*OLIVET, 4 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 28 ..........................................at Albion, 6:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 1 ................................................*CALVIN, 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 5.................................................*ADRIAN, 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 7.........................at Tri-State, Ind., 6:30 p.m. CTTuesday, Oct. 12 ............................................*at Alma, 6:30 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 15-16........................at Elmhurst, Ill., InvitationalWednesday, Oct. 20 ..........................................*at Olivet, 7 p.m.Friday, Oct. 22..................................*at Saint Mary’s, 5 p.m. CTTuesday, Oct. 26...........................................*ALBION, 6:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 28 .....................................*at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 29-30 ...................Midwest Invitational at CalvinTues.-Sat., Nov. 2-6.......................................MIAA Tournament

*MIAA MatchHome matches played at Dow Center, 13th St. & Columbia Ave.

2004 Men’s Soccer Schedule

Fri.-Sat., Sept. 3-4................................at Anderson TournamentFriday - Hope vs. Anderson, Ind., 4 p.m.

Saturday – Urbana, Ohio, 2 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Sept. 10-11 ...................CAL BERGSMA MEMORIAL

TOURNAMENTFriday – Hope vs. Wabash, Ind., 4 p.m.

Saturday – Hope vs. Otterbein, Ohio, 2 p.m.Fri.-Sat., Sept. 17-18 ..................at Ohio Northern Tournament

Friday – Hope vs. John Carroll, Ohio, 3 p.m.Saturday – Hope vs. Ohio Northern, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 22 ..............................*at Tri-State, 4 p.m. CTSaturday, Sept. 25 .........................................*OLIVET, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 28 .............................................*ADRIAN, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 2 ...........................................*at Albion, 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 6 .............................................*at Alma, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 9................................*KALAMAZOO, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 12................................................*CALVIN, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16 .....................................*TRI-STATE, 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 20 ..........................................*at Olivet, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 23..............................................*at Adrian, 2 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 26................................................*ALBION, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 30 .............................................*ALMA, 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 3..................................*at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6 ...............................................*at Calvin, 2 p.m.

*MIAA Game

Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields, 11th St. & Fairbanks Ave.

Friday, Sept. 3 ........................................at DePauw, Ind., 4 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 4.....................Wheaton, Ill. at DePauw, 2 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 8..............................................*ALMA, 4 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 15 .........................................*OLIVET, 4 p.m.Friday, Sept. 17 .................................................*at Albion, 4 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 21..............................................*at Calvin, 4 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 25...........................................*TRI-STATE, noonWednesday, Sept. 29 ........................at Saint Mary’s, 4 p.m. CTSaturday, Oct. 2 ..................................................*ADRIAN, noonTuesday, Oct. 5 .........................................*at Kalamazoo, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 9...................................................*ALBION, noonWednesday, Oct. 13 ..........................................*at Olivet, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16 ......................ILLINOIS WESLEYAN, 4 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 19................................................*CALVIN, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 23..................................*Tri-State, Ind., noon CTWednesday, Oct. 27 ............................*SAINT MARY’S, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 30................................................*at Adrian, noonTuesday, Nov. 2 ....................................*KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6...................................................*at Alma, noon

*MIAA Game

Home games played at Buys Athletic Fields, 11th St. & Fairbanks Ave.

Volleyball coach named

Becky Schmidt ’99

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Sports Report

Hope to host 2005swimming nationals

Hope will host the 2005 NationalCollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Division III women’s and men’s swim-ming and diving championships.

The championships will be held at theHolland Community Aquatic Center,first for women on Thursday– Saturday,March 10 to 12, and then for men onThursday–Saturday, March 17 to 19. Thetwo meets will attract nearly 500 swim-mers and divers from NCAA Division IIIinstitutions throughout the nation.

This is the third time that Hope willhost an NCAA national championship.The 1987 Division III men’s and

women’s cross country championshipswere run at the Holland Country Club,and Hope won the national women’sbasketball championship at theHolland Civic Center in 1990.

Hope has sponsored intercollegiateswimming since 1978–79, and over that27–year span under coach John Patnotthas consistently been among the topDivision III men’s and women’s pro-grams in the nation. Patnott, who willmark his 25th season at the helm of theprogram in 2004–05, has coached 112All–Americans, and has had nationalchampions 30 times.

2004 Cross Country Schedule

2004 Football Schedule

2004 Men’s Golf Schedule

2004 Women’s Golf Schedule

2004 Men’s Soccer Schedule

2004 Women’s Soccer Schedule2004 Volleyball Schedule

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Legacies: A Vision of Hope

Although needsremain, much has alsobeen achieved.

As the Legacies: A Vision of Hope cam-paign enters its final months, theinvolvement of the entire Hope family isbeing sought to help bring the multi–year,comprehensive fund–raising effort to a suc-cessful conclusion. At the same time, thecampaign, for which all pledges must bemade December 31, has already had a signif-icant impact, a direct result of the generoussupport given so far and tangible evidence ofjust what a major difference such supportcan and does make at the college.

“This campaign has been very exhilarat-ing because of the generosity of so manypeople,” said President James Bultman ’63.“And we feel very humbled to receive suchsupport from so many of our alumni andfriends.”

Legacies: A Vision of Hope was announcedin October of 2000 as an $85 million cam-paign with three primary components:building a new science center and renovat-ing the existing Peale Science Center;increasing the endowment; and enhancingand expanding other campus facilities,including the construction of the MarthaMiller Center for Global Communication.

Just a few months later, Hope received a$7.5 million leadership gift from the Richardand Helen DeVos Foundation for anothermajor project: a fieldhouse to be built on theEastern Gateway to campus and Holland.Although initially developed independent ofLegacies, the fieldhouse project eventuallybecame a fourth component of the cam-paign, with the overall goal increasedaccordingly to $105 million.

After nearly four years, results of Legaciesare everywhere. Most dramatic so far is thenew science center, which opened in Augustof 2003. The building stretches more than100 yards east to west, and is highlighted bya three–story atrium that soars 78 feet floorto skylight.

Even more impressive than its architec-ture, however, is the difference that thebuilding has already been making as a centerfor learning.

“The facilities overall are better for doingscience,” said Brian Mott, a senior chemistrymajor from Zeeland, Mich.

Mott has conducted research in the labo-

ratory of Dr. Michael Pikaart for three years,two of them in Peale.

“There’s a lot more room, it’s a lot cleaner,and we definitely have acquired moreinstruments,” he said. Mott has also appre-ciated the increased integration ofdepartments fostered by the design of thenew building, which groups researchers bygeneral interest rather than along traditionaldiscipline lines.

David Weatherly, a junior chemistrymajor from Rochester, Mich., has also con-ducted research in both Peale and the newbuilding, with Dr. Elizabeth Sanford.

“It’s just such a beautiful place to workin,” he said. “And this lab is a lot bigger thanour last lab.”

In addition to appreciating the new build-ing himself, he has also noticed its impact onvisitors such as prospective students. “It’sjust very inspiring––like the atrium andeverything,” he said.

The benefits will only grow. The reno-vation of the adjacent Peale Science Centerwill be complete in time for the start of thenew school year later this month, and thebuilding’s occupants started moving intothe facility in July (please see the story onpages 10 and 11). As noted in the relatedstory on page two, a dedication celebrationfor the entire science center complex will beheld on Friday, Oct. 8, during HomecomingWeekend.

The total cost for the new building andthe renovation is $36 million. So far, thecollege has raised just over $28 million forthe project.

Just as the science center project has madeand will make a major difference to the col-lege’s programs in biology, chemistry, thegeological and environmental sciences,nursing and psychology, so, too, are the cam-paign’s other major building projects eagerlyawaited for the impact that they will have.

Ground was broken in late April for boththe Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouseand the Martha Miller Center for GlobalCommunication. Dramatic progress hasbeen made during the summer (as shown onpages 10 and 11); the plan is for the MarthaMiller Center to be ready for the 2005–06school year, and for the DeVos Fieldhouse toopen in the fall of 2005.

The Martha Miller Center will house thedepartments of communication and ofmodern and classical languages, as well asthe offices of international education andmulticultural life. The college has raised $5.5million of the $12 million cost.

The DeVos Fieldhouse will house officesfor the department of kinesiology and theathletic training program, and will becomehome court for the volleyball and men’s andwomen’s basketball programs. It will beowned and operated by Hope and will serveas a community resource for local events,helping to meet an area–wide need for suchspace.

Particular emphasis has been placed onthe fieldhouse site itself. Generous use ofgreen space will place the building in apark–like setting. At the same time, the Cityof Holland is rebuilding neighboringFairbanks Avenue and plans to build around–about at the northeast corner, atEighth and Ninth streets, which will trans-

form the visual appeal of the main easternentrance to the downtown and campusneighborhood.

Although the college is edging within amillion or so of the $22 million goal for thefieldhouse project, additional funding willassist not only with the building but withthe ambitious grounds work. One inven-tive fund–raising effort: supporters maypurchase engraved bricks that will line themain entry plaza for $250 each.

In other work in the area, the city isvacating 11th and 12th streets in the blockcentered on the railroad tracks as a safetymeasure, to eliminate some of the manycrossings in the city. One result will beadditional green space.

“With all of our improvements, we arereally trying to be a very good neighbor tothe city of Holland even as they have beenvery helpful for the college,” said PresidentBultman. “The town–gown relationship isvery strong and mutually beneficial.”

Campus improvements already complet-ed include the construction of new weightand exercise rooms, and of two new dancestudios, in the Dow Center, and the restora-tion of the stained glass windows and mortarjoints of Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Projects remaining include the renova-tion of Graves and Lubbers halls, and therestoration of the chapel’s Skinner organ.

Dating to the 1890s, Graves initially fea-tured large spaces, housing both thecollege’s library and chapel. It currentlyhouses offices for the faculty in modern andclassical languages, but once the MarthaMiller Center is built will be available forother use. The stately, turreted building

could become, President Bultman believes,a showpiece within as well as without.

“We’d like to return Graves to much ofwhat it was originally,” he said. “It’s agrand building deserving of restoration.”

The college has enjoyed great success inraising endowment, exceeding the $30million goal. Results include 160 newendowment funds, among them four newendowed professorships and 133 newscholarships.

The scholarships, President Bultmannoted, are especially gratifying, for college,givers and students alike.

“The most cherished gifts at the college,and the one that donors seem most eager togive, are endowed scholarships,” he said.“They make a Hope education possible fortalented and deserving students.”

Even with the support, though, Hoperemains near the bottom of its peer group inendowment per student. For example, amongthe 12 Great Lakes Colleges Associationschools during 2002–03, Hope placed lastwith $34,080; the average was $135,281.

“Hope needs additional support in allfour major initiatives if the goals of the cam-paign are to be fully met,” PresidentBultman said. “We trust that all who lovethe college and value its work with studentswill participate by contributing as they areable and helping to realize the Legacies visionof an even stronger Hope.”

Additional information about Legacies: AVision of Hope may be obtained by visiting thecollege online at www.hope.edu/advance-ment/legacies, calling (616) 395–7775 ore–mailing advancement@hope.edu.

Support of Hope College has a lasting impact. Graves Hall, a part of campus formore than 110 years, provides a good example––the building was made possiblethrough gifts in the 1890s from Nathan F. Graves and Garret E. Winants, and servesthe college still. Just as the term “legacy” bridges past and future, so, too, does theLegacies campaign. Projects remaining––and for which need remains––include therestoration of the historic building. (Note that this photo predates Voorhees Hall—the building, dedicated in 1907, does not yet stand at left. Image courtesy of theHope College Collection of the Joint Archives of Holland.)

Touch every tomorrow

As the Legacies: A Visionof Hope campaignenters its final months,the involvement of theentire Hope family isbeing sought to helpbring the multi–year,comprehensive fund–raising effort to a successful conclusion. After nearly four years,

results of Legacies are everywhere.

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Campus Profile

Hope talent, the world’s needFor many Hope College

students studying globalpoverty and development,exposure to these issuesoccurs mainly in theclassroom. But that isbeginning to change, withthe recent creation of a newstudent internship programbased in South Africa.

The “Hope College/World VisionInternship Program” is a joint effort betweenHope College and World Vision, a world-wide Christian relief and developmentorganization.

During the spring, 2004, semester, theinternship program placed two Hope stu-dents at the office of World Vision’s FoodProgramming and Management Group inJohannesburg, South Africa. Each studentspent seven weeks working with JimLutzweiler ’93, who serves as a World Visionfood aid policy advisor in Johannesburg.

The students’ main task was to helpLutzweiler conduct research aimed at ensur-ing that World Vision food aid programs aremaking progress toward their long–termgoals. The students also took part in discus-sions about food aid policy and met withWorld Vision employees to talk about issuesrelating to vocation. Part of their time wasalso spent traveling to locations where foodaid has been delivered, witnessing first–hand the economic conditions that have ledto widespread hunger in Africa.

A key objective of the new program is toprepare students for vocational choices in theareas of global poverty and development. Atthe same time, the internships encourage stu-

dents to explore how their talents and inter-ests can be used to meet some of the world’sdeepest needs.

“This is a program designed to buildbridges, connecting Hope students with abroken world in ways that allow them torespond in an integrated way,” said Dr. JoelToppen ’91, assistant professor of politicalscience, who developed the internshipprogram.

The Hope/World Vision internships aresupported by a grant from the CrossRoadsProject at Hope College, a five–year programdesigned to encourage the Hope communityto explore the interrelationships among faith,learning, and vocation. The project developsand sustains specific programs and activitiesthat support students, faculty, and others asthey discern their callings. A five–year, $2million grant from the Lilly Endowment isfunding the CrossRoads initiatives.

“One of the main goals of the CrossRoadsProject is to help students explore theircalling or vocation, and this new internshiphelps achieve that goal,” said Dr. StevenBouma–Prediger ’79, a member of theCrossRoads Advisory Committee.

Tim Fry and Catherine Jones––the twostudents who participated in theHope/World Vision program during thespring, 2004, semester––had the uniqueopportunity to consider what a calling inglobal poverty and development couldmean for them. The students’ internshipstook place within the framework of Hope’sWashington Semester, which is coordinatedby the department of political science.Instead of having two seven–week intern-ships in the capital like other students in theWashington semester, Fry and Jones spenthalf the semester in Washington, D.C., andthe other half with World Vision in SouthAfrica. One student was in Johannesburg ata time.

Fry was the first to go to South Africa,arriving there in mid–January. A politicalscience and history major, Fry signed up forthe internship because he wants to improveconditions for people in need. He said he hasalways believed that the United States, in itsposition of power, must do more for strug-gling nations.

“But I never knew how to participate inthis process,” he said. “I never was sure whatpolicy the United States should take. Whenthis opportunity came both to make a differ-ence and learn more about how the worldcould be, I took it––and I’m very happy thatI did.”

For the second half of the semester, Fryworked in fundraising and grant writing at

World Vision’s office in Washington, D.C.Jones, a senior with a political science

major and a Spanish minor, spent the firsthalf of the semester in Washington, D.C., atBread for the World, a grassroots organiza-tion focused on ending hunger and poverty.At the beginning of March, she traveled toSouth Africa for the final seven weeks of thesemester. Jones knew that she wanted topursue a vocation that helps put an end topoverty—but she wasn't sure if she shouldfocus on international aid or work in theinner cities of the United States.

“The internship gave me a chance to elim-inate options and figure out where I canmake the most impact,” she said.

Both Fry and Jones documented theirsemester’s experiences in Web–based jour-nals. Writing frequent entries in thesejournals was one stipulation of the intern-ship, and it was a convenient way for thestudents to share what they were learningwith Dr. Toppen, as well as with familymembers and friends.

The Hope/World Vision partnership iscontinuing to develop. Four students havebeen selected for internships at WorldVision’s Food Programming and Manage-ment Group in South Africa next spring.Their main task will be to update a databaseof articles that World Vision staff membersuse for research purposes. There are alsoplans in the works for World Vision staff tovisit campus in October to discuss furtheropportunities for collaboration.

In addition, recent Hope graduate MollyHalvey spent six weeks in South Africa thissummer working on Human Resource pro-jects with the World Vision FoodProgramming and Management Group.Although Halvey’s work was not specificallytied to any Hope program, her trip arose outof the growing relationship between Hopeand World Vision.

* * *This article was initially published in the

inaugural edition of the CrossRoads Signalnewsletter in the spring of 2004.

Through a new internship program with World Vision in Africa, Hope studentsexplore vocational choices in the areas of global poverty and development.Experiences this past semester included helping World Vision distribute food inZimbabwe (above).

Students chronicle experiencesTim Fry and Catherine Jones kept

online journals of their experiences inAfrica and Washington, D.C. this semester(see www.livejournal.com/~timfry/ andwww.livejournal.com/users/misinterpretad).The following piece is an excerpt from Fry’sFebruary 17 journal, which he wrote aftertraveling to a World Vision food distributionpoint in Zimbabwe.

I journeyed south of Bulawayo todayfor about two hours to attend my firstfood distribution point. Here in themiddle of about six villages, a thousandpeople were going to come together to gettheir monthly rations. It is one of 15 distri-bution points within one of the 14 districtsthat World Vision operates in Zimbabwe.It just goes to show the level of needamong the people in this country.

When we arrived, the people of thevillage were already gathered. We arrivedat about 11:30 a.m. and the people hadbeen waiting since approximately 9 a.m.

The trucks were late. When they arrived,the people began to unload the trucks andplace the food on tarps that would then beused as the place that people went to gettheir food. The process was on.

What amazed me was that it was thepeople of the village that did basicallyeverything. They were unloading the foodoff the trucks. They were checking eachother to make sure they had the rightidentification to receive the food. Theywould make sure that each person got anequal amount of food. They were the onesthat basically were running the distribu-tion. The World Vision people onlyserved as monitors. They walked aroundmaking sure everything was even andfair, but it was not necessary. The villagerswere taking care of things on their own.

I found out that the villages in this areaand throughout the distribution regionswere doing a lot more than running thedistribution. At my place they had clearedthe land in the area so that it was easier for

the food to be given out without grass allover. They had built overhangs for thosechecking I.D. cards so that they were notin the hot sun all day. They had builtlatrines so that they would be sanitaryduring these distributions. In other loca-tions, villagers had built improvedbridges and roads so that large truckscould make it to the food distributionpoint. They had taken ownership of theseprojects.

The people knew they needed the food.In fact, while I was at the distribution, itbegan to pour. For maybe an hour itrained. No one left. Everyone pitched in tocover the food with tarps and then theywaited patiently for the storm to blowover. I went under the cover of the truckthat we had taken here. The people hadno shelter to go to. They were left exposedbut no one got impatient. Talking to someof the villagers later, in their brokenEnglish, they told me that they were verythankful to receive the food.

By Heather Vander Plaat

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A major grant from the HowardHughes Medical Institute (HHMI)builds on excellence.

The award will enable Hope to develop even further anapproach to science education that has a proven record ofsuccess and also provides a platform for the full infusion ofscience education and research across disciplinary bound-aries, according to Dr. James Gentile, who is dean for thenatural sciences.

HHMI has awarded Hope a $1.5 million, four–year grant,part of $49.7 million in grants to 42 baccalaureate andmasters degree institutions in 17 states and Puerto Rico.The awards, supporting a variety of programs to improveundergraduate science, were announced on Tuesday, May18.

The grant to Hope will fund multiple initiatives, includ-ing the development of interdisciplinary courses andminors, equipping a new laboratory, collaborative researchopportunities for students, and training post–doctoralfellows. Hope faculty have been invested in this mode ofeducation for several years, but in quantity and quality theaward from HHMI provides an opportunity for a signifi-cant leap forward that wouldn’t be possible without theinfusion of support, Dr. Gentile said.

“I see this as a really significant transition grant to thefuture,” he said. “It’s not repairing anything that waswrong. It’s instead taking everything that was right andadvancing it even further.”

“We have already started on absolutely everything thatwe put in the proposal,” Dr. Gentile said. “The grant willallow us to develop those pilots more fully and morequickly, and as a result science at Hope will be transformedinto a form that will have very few peers at our level forwhat we provide students.”

Hope has earned recognition for its science instruction ona variety of measures through the years. In 2003, the collegetied for fourth nationally in the “Undergraduateresearch/Creative projects” category in the America’s BestColleges guide published by U.S. News and World Report forits success in teaching through active learning; Hope wasalso named to the listing in 2004, among 39 unranked col-leges and universities. The college’s program in the scienceswas recognized as a “Program That Works” by ProjectKaleidoscope of Washington, D.C., and identified as amodel for other institutions to consider. According to a

study of 518 baccalaureate institutions released by Franklinand Marshall College, Hope ranked in the top six percent inthe nation in producing future Ph.D. holders between 1920and 1995—with the department of chemistry in the top onepercent.

Approximately half of the HHMI grant will supportfaculty for their efforts in the development of interdiscipli-nary courses designed to show students how the disciplinesof science inter–relate. Dr. Gentile noted that researchersare increasingly drawing upon the methods and knowledgeof multiple disciplines in their investigations, a trend thatscience education must reflect. “These new efforts willallow for an even more seamless integration of the sciencesand provide Hope students with a unique opportunity forlearning that will set them apart from their peers at otherinstitutions,” he said.

Hope’s curriculum already includes a model casestudies–based course that blends biology and mathematics.Building upon the model and others that are proposed,Hope faculty will be working collaboratively with facultyfrom Carleton and St. Olaf colleges of Minnesota to developnew programs that can become available at all three schools.

The college will also be developing two new interdisci-plinary minors. A new minor in neuroscience––currentlyinitiated with a single course at Hope––will blend biology,chemistry and psychology. A second new minor, in com-putational modeling, will integrate biology, chemistry,computer science, mathematics and physics.

To support the new, innovative computational curricu-lum, the college has constructed a technology–richlaboratory in the new science center. HHMI funds willsupport the initial set of hardware/software needs for thelaboratory, which will ultimately provide computationalpower and capabilities that will be on a par with thosefound at most research universities, Dr. Gentile noted.

A total of 11 additional students each year will receiveresearch stipends through the grant, joining several dozenpeers who conduct collaborative work with faculty throughother support. Six will work on projects with a strong inter-disciplinary focus in basic scientific research. Five will bestudents who plan to teach at the K–12 level, so that theycan bring their own experience with research–based learn-ing to their teaching of younger students.

Recent Ph.D. recipients from Howard University ofWashington, D.C., will spend two years at Hope aspost–doctoral fellows, a total of four fellows across thefour–year grant duration. Dr. Gentile noted that theemphasis will be on mentoring, with current Hope faculty

helping the fellows learn to develop and run research pro-grams that provide meaningful learning experiences forundergraduates.

The initiative will expand an already existing relation-ship. Hope has hosted doctoral candidates fromHoward—in a variety of disciplines, not the sciencesalone—since 1999 through the “Preparing Future FacultyProgram” of the Association of American Colleges andUniversities.

To provide continual perspective on and guidance for theprogram, Hope will collaborate with three other institu-tions––Grinnell College of Iowa, Harvey Mudd College ofCalifornia and Wellesley College of Massachusetts––for anin–depth assessment of curriculum efforts at all four institu-tions. Furthermore, a Scientific Advisory Board ofnationally renowned scientists/educators from leadinginstitutions (Cornell University, Howard University,Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, theUniversity of Washington and the University of Wisconsin)will provide oversight to Hope faculty and directly to Dr.Gentile, who is the program director for the HHMI award.

The latest round of grants from HHMI, which range from$500,000 to $1.6 million, bring the Institute’s total invest-ment in undergraduate science to more than $606 million.

HHMI invited 198 public and private baccalaureate andmaster’s institutions to compete for the new awards. Theywere selected for their record of preparing students forgraduate education and careers in research, teaching ormedicine. A panel of distinguished scientists and educa-tors reviewed proposals and recommended the 42 awardsapproved by the Institute’s Board of Trustees.

Campus Notes

Grant projects build on strength

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The most powerful computer on campus is a “clustercomputer” funded through support from the ResearchCorporation––junior Mike Poublon of Hemlock, Mich.,this summer helped develop software for research usingit. A major grant from the Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute will add more of the machines and facilitate anew minor in “computational chemistry,” along withother enhancements that will build on strengths alreadywithin the science program at Hope.

Hope’s strongest computerA grant from

Research Corporationhas helped provide andwill put to use the mostpowerful computer forscientific research onthe Hope campus.

The support reflects the growingemphasis on computational model-ing that will be continued by theHHMI grant.

Dr. William F. Polik, who is theEdward and Elizabeth HofmaProfessor of Chemistry at Hope, hasreceived $45,000 in support of his

research focusing on developing thecomputer as a tool for modeling andpredicting chemical reactions.

The Research Corporation granthas enabled the college to purchase amulti–machine “cluster computer.”In the clusters, many comput-ers––basically high–end personalcomputers––are linked to a mastercomputer, which divides large cal-culations among them.

“Individual computers are verypowerful these days, and also lowcost,” Dr. Polik said. “So thebiggest bang for your buck is to putthese seemingly normal computerstogether.”

Dr. Polik has started the projectthis summer with Hope junior Mike

Poublon, a computer science majorfrom Hemlock, Mich., who is devel-oping the software that will modelthe chemical reactions. Poublondescribed the computers’ division oflabor as faster in the same way thatcounting 1,000 of something wouldgo more quickly if 10 people eachcounted 100 at the same time than ifone person did the entire job.

The design, according to Dr.Polik, will allow calculations thatmight have taken an older, conven-tional computer a month to insteadbe completed in a day. Havingsuch results more quickly, he said,will in turn enable the team tomove its research along morequickly as well.

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William Crowley ’92has traveled throughoutthe United States andabroad in his years as adance professional.

This fall he will be traveling back toHope, where his training in the art formbegan.

Crowley is artistic director of his owncompany, Next Step Dance, and is anadjunct faculty member at Miami–DadeCollege in Florida, where he teachesmodern, ballet, composition and repertory.For two weeks in September, he’ll beon–campus working with Aerial DanceTheater, setting his work Kawabata Suite onthe company for Aerial’s fall concerts atHope, scheduled for Thursday– Saturday,Oct. 28–30, and Thursday–Saturday, Nov.4–6, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.

The residency marks a return to Aerial,which is an affiliate of the college’s depart-ment of dance. Crowley danced with thecompany from 1992 to 1994, and was also aguest artist with Aerial in 1998.

Some years before that, however, thecollege had helped focus his interest indance itself.

“I always had a love for dance, whichwas first instilled in me by my mother, andwas later nurtured by being a product ofthe MTV generation,” Crowley said. “Butit wasn’t until my junior year at HopeCollege that I had my first dance class. I fellin love with it immediately, took nothingbut dance classes for the next two years,

and never looked back.”From Hope, Crowley went on for an

MFA in dance from the University ofMichigan. He received additional trainingwhile on scholarship at the Martha GrahamSchool of Contemporary Dance in NewYork City.

In addition to dancing with Aerial, hehas danced with Ann Arbor Dance Works,Dansplateau (Belgium), David TaylorDance Theatre and Dance Gallery/PeterSparling & Co., in which he performed thelead role in Martha Graham’s masterwork,El Penitente. He also taught at the presti-gious New World School of the Arts forthree years.

Crowley’s recent choreographic creditsinclude Technique (2003), Der Blaue Engel(2003), Sirene (2003), Ghost Light (2004) andDuende (2004). He has also choreographedfor stage productions including Cabaret(2001), Godspell (2001), Choephori from TheOresteia (2002), A Midsummer Night’s Dream(2003) and Once Upon a Mattress (2004).

Kawabata Suite is a suite of five dances,inspired by the short stories of NobelPrize–winning Japanese author YasunariKawabata. In its review, Michigan Dailycalled the piece “an epic work,” noting thatCrowley “carefully constructed an intrigu-ing collage of movements and emotions.The result was a dramatic contrast between

outer serenity... and inner turmoil.”The work translates psychological and

philosophical references from Japaneseculture into a narrative and image–basedmovement/theater piece. In addition tothe Aerial dancers, Japanese and Japanese–speaking students on campus will alsohave the opportunity to participate.

Crowley hopes to return again later inthe semester for Aerial’s concerts them-selves––he may be kept away bypreparations for a solo/duet concert inMiami in November. Other forthcomingperformances include appearing as a guestartist in the Peter Sparling & Co. 10–YearRetrospective in Ann Arbor, Mich., this fall,and a solo/duet concert at the invitation ofthe Centro Cultural CostarricenseNorteamericano in San Jose, Costa Rica, inMay of 2005.

His is a full schedule, but he wouldn’thave it any other way.

“The greatest reward for me as a danceprofessional is to be able to make a careerout of the thing I love the most––dance,”Crowley said. “How many people can saythat when they go to work? That they lovewhat they do, and can’t imagine doing any-thing else?”

“The second greatest reward is being ableto create art, and the potential that goesalong with it of changing people’s lives,” hesaid. “Whether it is in the classroom andhelping a student discover something newabout themselves for the first time, or beingon stage and affecting someone emotionally.It is very rewarding to see how art can havea positive influence on people and society onmany different levels, and to be an activepart of that experience is inspiring.”

Alumni Profile

Concert will feature grad’s work

As a new graduate, William Crowley ’92 performed with Aerial Dance Theater. Nowartistic director of his own company, he will return this fall to set his workKawabata Suite on Aerial for a series of performances in October and November.

CIS to relate “Brown v. Board” to todayCertain events define

generations, and othersset a course for thefuture.

When the United States Supreme Courtdesegregated American schools on May 17,1954 they created an event which did both.Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,Kan., was more than a simple court case; itnot only affected segregation in schools, itcan also be argued that it pushed the CivilRights movement to the forefront of nationaldiscussion.

“Although at the time we didn’t know thefuture impact of the ruling, my family––much like the country––has gradually cometo understand the importance of the SupremeCourt’s decision,” Cheryl Brown Hendersonhas written.

With the help of both Cheryl and Linda

Brown, the 23rd Annual Hope CollegeCritical Issues Symposium will look at “Raceand Opportunity: Echoes of Brown v. Boardof Education” on Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept.28–29.

The opening keynote address will be at 7p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and the Brownsisters will speak at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,Sept. 29. Both sessions will be held atDimnent Memorial Chapel, and like all CISevents, the addresses are free and open to thepublic.

The arrival of two sisters personallyinvolved with the case will allow CIS partici-pants to move beyond the iconic images tothe stories behind the decision.

“The presence of the Brown sisters, Lindaand Cheryl, will bring history to life duringtheir keynote address at this year’s CriticalIssues Symposium,” said Alfredo Gonzales,CIS chair and associate provost.

“Holding hands, they walked together thelast steps away from a racially segregated

school system. I want to hear what they haveto say 50 years after this landmark decision.”

The Brown sisters will talk about theirexperiences of being part of the historic casewhich came out of a simple desire to go to theschool closest to the family’s home. It isperhaps not surprising that these two sisterswent on to work in education.

Linda, whose picture was taken countlesstimes heading off to school, later became aHead Start teacher and was a piano instruc-tor. She is currently program associate withthe Brown Foundation and serves as directorof music for a Methodist church in Topeka.

Cheryl has been a sixth grade teacher, uni-versity guest lecturer, a school guidancecounselor and a state educational administra-tor, and is currently executive director of theBrown Foundation. She is past president ofWomen Work, a national women’s networkrepresenting some 15 million women.

CIS is also hosting focus sessions with theBrown sisters and other speakers. Plus, in the

mid–afternoon different academic depart-ments are sponsoring over 10 other sessionsfocusing the issue on their particular disci-pline, although the sessions are open toeveryone.

CIS is also sponsoring the performing artstroupe, The Princely Players on Friday, Oct.8. This group of eight singers shares thestruggle of Africans in America from slaveryto the Civil Rights Movement in a uniqueprogram of spirituals, work songs, hymns,and songs of freedom. The highly regardedgroup has been recorded for National PublicRadio’s “Wade in the Water” series and isheard on Time-Life Civil War recordings.Featuring songs like “Amazing Grace,”“Steal Away,” “Swing Low Swing Chariot,”“Go Down Moses,” and “Wade in theWater.” (Details about tickets for the perfor-mance are on page four.)

A complete and updated list of sessions,events, and speakers may be obtained onthe CIS website at www.hope.edu/cis.

By Derek Emerson ’85Campus Notes

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Multiple majorconstruction projectsheadlined an activesummer on campus.

While the pace slows at Hope in manyways between May and August, the monthsalso provide an essential opportunity for thecollege to build, renovate and upgrade.

The construction of the Richard and HelenDeVos Fieldhouse and the Martha MillerCenter for Global Education have been themost visible of the projects this summer.Since the groundbreaking ceremonies forboth buildings in the latter part of April,work has progressed from initial digging andfoundation work to the building of walls.

Blockwork began on the Martha MillerCenter in June for the inner wall for thebuilding’s television studio. The dual–walldesign is intended to minimize the effect ofvibrations and sound from outside, such asfrom trains passing along the tracks that lieimmediately east of the building.

Both structures are benefits of the Legacies:A Vision of Hope comprehensive campaign(please see page six). The DeVos Fieldhouseis being built on Fairbanks Avenue north of11th Street, and is scheduled to open duringthe fall of 2005. The Martha Miller Center isbeing built on Columbia Avenue north of11th Street, with completion anticipated forthe 2005-06 school year.

In July, the college re-opened the renovat-ed Peale Science Center, which is connectedto the new science center that opened inAugust of 2003. Departments in the build-ings include biology, chemistry, thegeological and environmental sciences,nursing and psychology.

Construction on the Legacies project ranmore than two years, beginning in March of2002 with digging for the foundation of thenew building. As noted on page two, a ded-ication ceremony and related activities havebeen scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, duringHomecoming Weekend.

The conclusion of the final phase of thescience center project has initiated a series ofmoves, starting with the faculty and laborato-ries and the science museum slated to belocated in Peale, all of which were squeezedtemporarily into the new building. Thoserelocations have in turn enabled others totake their space in the new building, includ-

ing the department of psychology, which forthe past two years was temporarily located ina college–owned office building at 9 E. 10thSt. That building is now being designated theTheil Research Center in honor of Henri andEleonore Theil, and by October will house theJoint Archives of Holland and the A.C. VanRaalte Institute, which will move from theground level of the Van Wylen Library and

the 100 E. 8th St. building respectively (moreabout the Theil Research Center move willappear in the October issue).

Also with the completion of the sciencecenter work, Hope will be re–opening theparking lot immediately west of Peale along12th Street. The easternmost portion of thelot behind the Martha Miller Center, alongthe railroad tracks between 10th and 11th

streets, will also re–open soon, with morespace to become available when the buildingis done.

A major research instrument has beeninstalled in VanderWerf Hall. The college’snew Pelletron particle accelerator andattached microprobe facility for materialsanalysis arrived early this summer. Hopereceived funding for the equipment last yearthrough a $660,000 grant from the NationalScience Foundation, the largest grant for scien-tific equipment in Hope’s history.Preparations during the 2003–04 school yearincluded removing the aging VandeGraaff

accelerator that previously occupied the labo-ratory space.

The residential portions of Phelps Hallhave been renovated. New carpeting hasbeen installed in the hallways and new tile inall of the rooms. Ongoing upgrades of thecollege’s fire systems included both Phelpsand Kollen halls this year.

Other work on residences has included avariety of projects involving some 50 of thecollege’s cottages. Projects have ranged frompainting Avison’s garage, to repairing plasterat Hinkamp, to replacing siding at Visscher.

A variety of other campus improvementsboth apparent and subtle will greet the fullHope community upon return in August.Additional projects this summer have rangedfrom the installation of new brick on the westpatio of the DeWitt Center to replacement ofthe Fried Center’s roof.

Residence halls for Hope’s new studentswill open on Friday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m.Orientation events will begin that eveningand will continue through Monday, Aug. 30.

Returning students are not to arrive oncampus before noon on Sunday, Aug. 29.Information about the opening convocationscheduled for Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m.appears below.

Classes will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at8 a.m.

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Campus Notes

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A sprint to the startMyriad projects ready Hope for the coming year––and beyond

Summer work on campus (or, more pre-cisely, on the campus) is reflected in thethree photos above and below. At upperleft, senior Megan Niergarth of TraverseCity, Mich., helps Frances the boa constric-tor during the science museum’s move intonewly renovated Peale. At top is a bird’s-eye view of the Martha Miller Center forGlobal Communication. Below is the DeVos Fieldhouse, including the beginning ofthe footprint of the basketball court.

The college’s new Pelletron particle accelerator and attached microprobe facility wereinstalled on the ground level of VanderWerf Hall this summer. The instrument will supportresearch projects ranging from the analysis of dinosaur bones, to the development of away to find the glucose level in blood, to testing for lake pollution, and will involvedepartments including physics, chemistry, and the geological and environmentalsciences. Only a few dozen institutions worldwide have comparable equipment. Therewill be a dedication event on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m.

New minor offersecological studies

A new academic programat Hope will enable studentsto give their education anecological focus.

The college has established an“Environmental Studies” minor that includescourses from several departments. Themulti–disciplinary effort is designed to help stu-dents better understand and serve in an erawhen environmental issues––questions con-cerning the use of resources, and care for theworld––will become increasingly crucial,according to the program’s acting director.

“In the world in which we now live in the21st century, these issues are not going to be lessimportant,” said Dr. Steven Bouma–Prediger’79, who is the John H. and Jeanne M. JacobsonProfessor of Religion at Hope. “They’re goingto be more important, and we can no longerafford to be ignorant or indifferent.”

“We need to nurture an ecological frame ofmind which is willing and able to see the con-nections between disciplines and bodies ofknowledge, and to cultivate people who havesufficient knowledge, care and practical compe-tence to live in an ecologically responsibleway,” he said.

Dr. Bouma–Prediger sees a variety of roles inthe professional world for graduates with anenvironmental perspective, in fields rangingfrom law, to economics, to architecture, engi-neering and urban planning. “These days you

can add ’environmental’ as an adjective toalmost any field or profession,” he said.

Dr. Bouma–Prediger has written four booksconcerning ecology and theology, and alsoteaches courses at Hope on the topic, includinga May Term in the Adirondacks that focuses onecological theology and ethics. Responding tostudent interest in conducting further studies atthe college on the environment, he connected afew years ago with other faculty who teachcourses with the emphasis to begin developingthe minor.

The program is intended for students whoare not majoring in one of the natural or physi-cal sciences, although it integrates a variety ofcourses in those disciplines, including a newintroductory course, “Science forEnvironmental Studies.” Other courses exploretopics including American literature and theenvironment, environmental public policy,environmental philosophy and history, andenvironmental ethics. Students will also partic-ipate in an internship in the area.

The minor totals seven courses and 24credits. For students interested in still more, thecollege also offers other courses that have anenvironmental focus. Many meet core, or dis-tribution, requirements, including a capstone“Senior Seminar” on “God, Earth, Ethics.”

The new minor isn’t the college’s first withan environmental emphasis. Since the fall of1996, Hope has also offered an “EnvironmentalScience” minor that is designed for studentswho are majoring in disciplines such as biology,chemistry, geology, physics or engineering.

Convocation to open school yearRemarks by two

professors will help openthe college’s 143rdacademic year.

Dr. Stephen I. Hemenway and Dr. JenniferR. Young of the English faculty will be the fea-tured speakers during the openingconvocation on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. inDimnent Memorial Chapel.

Drs. Hemenway and Young will offerreflections related to the 1954 “Brown v. theBoard of Education” decision and its impacton U.S. society. They will be setting the stagefor the college’s Critical Issues Symposium,which will run Tuesday–Wednesday, Sept.28–29, and examine “Race and Opportunity:Echoes of Brown v. the Board of Education.”

The public is invited. Admission is free.Dr. Hemenway, a professor of English, has

been a member of the Hope faculty since 1972.He has received a variety of honors in

recognition of his service and teaching. In1999, he was one of 64 educators fromaround the world to receive an award for“Innovative Excellence in Teaching,Learning, and Technology” during the“Tenth International Conference on CollegeTeaching and Learning.” In 1992, he wasnamed Michigan’s “Professor of the Year” bythe Council for Advancement and Support ofEducation. In 1990, he received a “Sears–Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence

and Campus Leadership Award.”He received a “Distinguished Service

Award” from Hope in 2001, and the college’sfirst “Vanderbush–Weller Development Fund”award in 2000. In 1977, he received the “HopeOutstanding Professor Educator” award.

Dr. Hemenway has led the college’sVienna Summer School since 1976. In recog-nition of his work with the program, hereceived the Knight’s Cross First Class, Orderof Merit of the Republic of Austria in 1991.

His activities also include founding, andserving as faculty advisor for, the college’sEnvironmental Issues Group. He deliveredthe Commencement address in 1981.

Dr. Hemenway holds his bachelor’s degreefrom College of the Holy Cross, a master’sfrom Boston College and a doctorate from theUniversity of Illinois.

Dr. Young, an assistant professor ofEnglish, has been a member of the Hopefaculty since 2002. She was a PreparingFuture Faculty pre–doctoral teaching fellowduring the 2002–03 school year, a program in

which Hope participates with HowardUniversity of Washington, D.C. She becamean assistant professor in 2003, and in additionto teaching serves as faculty co–advisor of thecollege’s Black Student Union.

She is a specialist in African American lit-erature and early American literature. Shecompleted her doctorate this year, and herdissertation focused on the marketing from1767 to 1865 of the poetry of Phillis Wheatley,who was kidnapped from Africa as a childand wrote as a slave in Boston, Mass.

Prior to coming to Hope, Dr. Young wasa multicultural summer teaching fellow atthe University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Shehad also taught at Howard, as well as atTouro College and the Center for WorkerEducation in New York City, and has madea variety of presentations during profes-sional conferences.

In addition to her Ph.D., Dr. Young holdsa bachelor’s degree from Douglass College ofRutgers University and a master’s from CityCollege of CUNY of New York City.

Dr. Stephen Dr. Jennifer Hemenway Young

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Dr. Bouma–Prediger has been a memberof the Hope religion faculty since 1994, andbecame the first holder of the John H. andJeanne M. Jacobson Endowed Professorshipin 2003.

He delivered the college’s Commence-ment address in 1998, was elected therecipient of the college’s “Hope OutstandingProfessor Educator” (H.O.P.E.) Award in1999, and was chosen by the students toreceive the “Faculty Teaching Award” in2001.

Dr. Bouma–Prediger’s scholarshipfocuses on ecology and theology. He is theauthor of multiple books and numerouspublished scholarly articles and essays.

Prior to coming to Hope, he was an assis-tant professor of philosophy and chair of thedepartment at North Park College inChicago, Ill. He holds an M.Phil. from theInstitute for Christian Studies in Toronto,Ontario; an M.Div. from Fuller TheologicalSeminary; and a Ph.D. from the University ofChicago.

He and his wife, Celaine Bouma–Prediger’79, have three daughters: Anna, Chara andSophia.

Hanson is president of The HampshireCompanies, a real estate investmentcompany, where he has been employed since1983. From 1995 to 1998, he was managingdirector of a joint venture betweenHampshire and CB Commercial (now CBRichard Ellis) to perform real estate manage-ment and brokerage services. Growing outof this relationship, he became senior man-aging director of the Eastern Division of CBRichard Ellis from 1998 to 2001. Most recent-ly, he led efforts of The HampshireCompanies to become an institutional realestate fund manager by closing its first $200million institutional real estate investmentfund.

He has served as commissioner since 1995and currently as president of the Palisades

Interstate Park Commission, a bi–state gov-ernmental agency of New York and NewJersey which oversees 115,000 acres of parkland outside New York City. He is anactive member of the Presbyterian Churchof Basking Ridge, where he is past presi-dent of the Board of Trustees, Elder on theBoard of Session and had also been a youthadvisor for the junior and senior highyouth fellowships.

He served on the college’s AlumniAssociation Board of Directors from 1985 to1991.

Hanson completed his J.D., graduatingmagna cum laude, at Vermont Law School in1983.

He and his wife, Barbara Lievense ’79Hanson, have three children: Jon II, 23;Kristin, 21; and James III, 19.

Dr. Hartgerink is retired from DSM–Catalytica Pharmaceuticals Inc.

He joined the company, then calledWyckoff Chemical and owned by the family,in 1989 as president, succeeding his father,Elmer Hartgerink ’39. He became chief exec-utive officer in 1991 and chairman of theboard in April of 1999. The family sold thecompany to Catalytica in 1999, with Dr.Hartgerink becoming senior vice presidentof chemical research and development. Heretired at the end of 2000.

Prior to joining Wyckoff, he had held avariety of positions in research and develop-ment with Exxon for 20 years. He completedhis doctorate in organic chemistry at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Hartgerink is a past chair and currentmember of the Board of Trustees of WesternTheological Seminary. His many communi-ty involvements include the board ofChemical Bank Shoreline and the SouthHaven Local Development FinanceAuthority. He is an elder and on theConsistory Board of Hope Reformed Churchin South Haven.

He and his wife, Barbara, have threemarried sons, Daniel, Jeffrey and Kevin ’98;and two grandsons.

Dr. Holloway is senior pastor of theDeWitt Reformed Church on the Lower EastSide of Manhattan, N.Y. She delivered thecollege’s Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday,May 2.

She is in her ninth year at DeWittReformed Church. She is the first female andfirst African American woman pastor inDeWitt’s 124–year history.

Her numerous community appointmentsinclude serving as one of the vice presidentsof the New York City Council of Churchesand as an adjunct professor at New YorkTheological Seminary. Her extensive serviceto the Reformed Church in America includesserving currently as chairperson of thedenomination’s African American Council.

She had also served Mariners’ TempleBaptist Church in Chinatown in New Yorkfor seven years.

Dr. Holloway graduated from the Collegeof New Rochelle. She completed her M.Div.at New York Theological Seminary, and aDoctorate in Urban Ministry degree at NewBrunswick Theological Seminary. She is awidowed mother of four children: Dennis,Robert, Sharon and Patrice.

Dr. Lowry is a neurosurgeon in privatepractice with Great Lakes NeurosurgicalAssociates.

He completed his M.D. at the JohnsHopkins University School of Medicine inBaltimore, Md., and an M.B.A. at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. His internship andresidency were at the University ofPittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Lowry’s professional activities cur-rently also include serving as president ofthe Western Michigan Neurological Societysince 2002, and serving on the ScientificAdvisory Board of Northstar Neuroscience

of Seattle, Wash., since 1999. He has beenactive as a consultant to venture capitalistsand the medical device industry, and hasco–authored numerous articles published inprofessional journals.

He is a member of Church of the Servant,a congregation of the Christian ReformedChurch.

He and his wife, Dr. Donna Berkey ’89Lowry, have three sons, William, Samueland Jonathan.

Dr. Musherure has been a practicingpediatric dentist with HealthPartners, anot–for–profit health maintenance organiza-tion in St. Paul, Minn., since 1999.

Originally from Uganda, he earned adiploma in public health dentistry andworked as a dental hygienist in a missionhospital in Kampala prior to attendingHope.

After Hope, Dr. Musherure attended theUniversity of Michigan in Ann Arbor, wherehe completed a DDS degree, a Master ofScience in pediatric dentistry and a certifi-cate in pediatric dentistry. After a brief stintpracticing as a pediatric dentist with theMott Children’s Health Center in Flint,Mich., he moved to Minnesota in May of1999.

Dr. Musherure was married later thatyear to Shartsi, and they now have twodaughters [Isabella (two–and–a–half) andAbigail (one)] and another child on the way.

He enjoys working with the most needyinner city children in the Twin Cities area.He has also been involved with providingcontinuing education to other dental profes-sionals through classes at the University ofMinnesota.

Dr. Musherure’s recent volunteer activityhas been focused on the provision of freedental treatment for orphaned childreninfected with HIV/AIDS. He has been priv-ileged to provide treatment to children bothin Romania and Uganda.

Campus Notes

New Trustees appointed

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Rev. Dr. Steven James Hanson II ’80 Dr. Ronald Hartgerink ’64 Rev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway Dr. David Lowry ’89 Dr. Paul Musherure ’93Bouma–Prediger ’79

There have been several appointments and reappointments to theBoard of Trustees.

Newly chosen to serve on the board for four years are the Rev. Dr.Steven Bouma–Prediger ’79 of Holland, Mich.; James Hanson II ’80 ofBernardsville, N.J.; Dr. Ronald Hartgerink ’64 of South Haven, Mich.; theRev. Dr. Carolyn Holloway of New York City; Dr. David Lowry ’89 of EastGrand Rapids, Mich.; and Dr. Paul Musherure ’93 of Cottage Grove, Minn.

Those re–elected to four–year terms on the board are: the Rev. Dr.Timothy Brown ’73 of Holland; the Rev. Peter Semeyn ’73 of Traverse City,Mich.; David Van Andel ’83 of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Arnold Van Zanten

’64 of The Woodlands, Texas; Rev. Brian Vriesman ’75 of Twin Falls, Idaho;Emilie Wierda of Holland; and Dr. George Zuidema ’49 of Holland.

Named honorary trustees were J. Kermit Campbell of Traverse City; MaxDe Pree ’48 of Holland; the Rev. Frederick Kruithof ’61 of Kalamazoo, Mich.

Members retiring from the Board are the Rev. Dr. Barry Bandstra ofHolland; Janet Lawrence ’80 of Schenectady, N.Y.; and Philip D. Miller ’65of Holland.

The leadership of the board remains the same: Joel Bouwens ’74 ofHolland as chairperson; Semeyn as vice–chairperson; and LynneWalchenbach ’73 Hendricks of Holland as secretary.

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NFHC August 2004

News and information for class notes, mar-riages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiledfor news from Hope College by Kathy Miller.

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

All submissions received by the PublicRelations Office by Tuesday, July 6, have beenincluded in this issue. Because of the lead timerequired by this publication’s production sched-ule, submissions received after that date (with theexception of obituary notices) have been held forthe next issue, the deadline for which is Tuesday,Sept. 21.

40s

Gordon Berkel ’42 and Barbara Dee Folensbee’43 Timmer are teaming up again, as they did inthe 1940s as Hope students. Both are residents ofWarm Friend in Holland, Mich., and they presentconcerts and sing-alongs for the other residents.Robert H. Schuller ’47 of Orange, Calif., signedcopies of his most recent book, Hours of Power: MyDaily Book of Motivation and Inspiration, at theCostco warehouse store in Plano, Texas, and theDallas Morning News published a feature story onhim and the event on Friday, July 2.

50s

L. James Harvey ’52 of Caledonia, Mich., has beennamed director of the career transition ministry ofKentwood Community Church in Kentwood,Mich. The ministry assists those selecting orchanging careers and those out of work. In addi-

tion, he has contracted with Kregel Publications ofGrand Rapids, Mich., for publication of his latestbook, tentatively titled 701 Sentence Sermons – BookIII, the third in a series that provides informationand material for church sign ministries.

60s

Kenneth H. Brown ’60 of Alva, Okla., retired onMonday, May 10, following 31 years on the chem-istry faculty of Northwestern Oklahoma StateUniversity.Francis T. (Tom) Smith ’60 was recently commis-sioned a Stephen Minister at Grace UnitedMethodist Church in Cape Coral, Fla. StephenMinisters are laypersons who have been trainedand are equipped to provide distinctivelyChristian one-to-one care to those who are experi-encing all kinds of life needs and circumstancesboth within the congregation and community. Heretired as administrator of the Allied AgenciesCenter in Peoria, Ill., in 2000. He and his wife arefull-time residents of North Fort Myers, Fla.Warren Vander Hill ’60 of Muncie, Ind., retiredon Wednesday, June 30, after a nearly 40-yearcareer at Ball State University, where his positionsincluded history faculty member, head of thehonors program (which became the HonorsCollege under his direction), assistant provost,and provost. A feature story on his career andretirement appeared in the Monday, June 28,edition of the Muncie Star Press.Cal Rynbrandt ’61 retired from the ministry onWednesday, June 30, after serving RCA churchesin Ridgefield, N.J.; Oostburg, Wis.; Garden Grove,Calif.; Orange City, Iowa; Zeeland, Mich.; andMorrison, Ill. He and his wife, MarilynVanderWilt ’62 Rynbrandt, are living in Zeeland,Mich.Barry Werkman ’64 of Holland, Mich., has beenappointed to the board of directors of ParagonBank & Trust of Holland.

Carla Reidsma ’65 Masselink of Holland, Mich.,was elected secretary of the 2004-05 board oftrustees of the Community Foundation of theHolland/Zeeland Area.George Arwady ’69 has been appointed publisherof The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., effectiveMonday, Aug. 9. He most recently served as pub-lisher of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette.

70s

Linda Whiteman ’71 Figueroa reports that aboutthree years ago she followed a dream of manyyears and moved to St. Simons Island, Ga. Shetransferred from Immigration in Buffalo, N.Y., toteach at the Immigration Officer Academy (nowthe Customs and Border Protection Academy).She and her husband have two adult children.Arthur Hudak ’71 of Schenectady, N.Y., pastor ofWoodlawn Reformed Church, bicycled fromSeattle, Wash., to Chicago, Ill., on a five-week trip,beginning Wednesday, May 12. He cycled topromote prayer, peace and justice, and to raisemoney for prayer cabins at Fowler Camp andRetreat Center, an RCA camp in the Adirondacksthat is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.(After he attended the RCA General Synodmeeting in Wheaton, Ill., circumstances unrelatedto his cycling made it necessary for him to returnto Schenectady before he could cycle home asoriginally planned.)Tom Jeltes ’73 of Ada, Mich., has retired as theprincipal of Nickels Intermediate School in ByronCenter, Mich.Tara Leigh Tappert ’73 of Washington, D.C., anart historian, led “Artistic Insight into AmericanImpressionism” on Sunday, June 6, at the RenwickGallery of the Smithsonian American ArtMuseum.Katherine Nelson ’74 of Naples, Fla., is a Vermontlicensed naturopathic physician and wellnessadvocate, specializing in natural HRT. She will bepublished in the Gale Encyclopedia of AlternativeMedicine as an advisor and writer.Rich Williams ’75 of Albuquerque, N.M., is thedirector of the MainStreet Program for NewMexico. The program provides resources to helplocal volunteers design and rebuild the heart oftheir communities. National Public Radio calledthe revitalization efforts in Albuquerque “thefastest downtown turnaround in the country.”Mark Hillringhouse ’76 of Englewood, N.J., wasfeatured in an article in the Bergen County Heraldon Friday, June 11. He is a professor of creativewriting, French, and philosopy at Passaic CountyCommunity College, and he writes poetry, fre-quently about the commonplace in his native NewJersey. He is also a photographer, and his show“Parts of the World” ran last spring at theHamilton Club Gallery in Paterson, N.J.Lynne Blair ’76 Ruth of Rising City, Neb., isscience educator/assessment coordinator at

Shelby Public School.David M. Bartels ’77 of Granger, Ind., is a scientistat Notre Dame University.Colleen Cochran ’79 Hunt of Douglasville, Ga.,was selected 2004-05 Teacher of the Year atFactory Shoals Elementary School, where she hastaught since August of 1997. She teaches fifthgrade.

80s

John Byl ’80 of Grand Rapids, Mich., has beennamed chairperson of the environmental practicegroup in the law firm of Warner Norcross & JuddLLP. He is a partner in the Grand Rapids office,and concentrates his practice exclusively in theenvironmental area. He is a frequent lecturer on avariety of environmental topics, and has authorednumerous articles and chapters of books on thesame.Kevin Deighton ’80 of Farmington Hills, Mich.,was featured in a Detroit News “NeighborhoodNews” article on Wednesday, June 16. He is afamily practitioner at Providence Hospital, andhas been the football team doctor for NorthFarmington High School since 1987. OnThursday, March 18, the Detroit News published astory about his recent return from a sixth medicalmission trip to the country of Mali in westernAfrica.Sheryl Busman ’80 VanderWagen ofCoopersville, Mich., was elected secretary of theMichigan Library Association for a two-year term.She is also a member of the MeLCat statewidedatabase Interlibrary Loan Policies Committee.Thomas McKenzie ’84 of Byron Center, Mich., isthe new principal of Byron Center 5-6 School.Wendy Wigger ’84 of Holland, Mich., is the newdirector of wellness for Priority Health. She isresponsible for developing partnerships withemployer groups to reduce health costs throughprograms that engage employees to take control oftheir health.Rebecca Arenas ’85 of West Olive, Mich., was oneof five finalists for the Governor’s Service Awardssponsored by the Michigan Community ServiceCommission. She was honored by GovernorGranholm at a dinner on Monday, May 24, at theAmway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids,Mich. She was one of more than 150 nominees forthe Governor George Romney LifetimeAchievement Award “to honor individuals whohave demonstrated a lifelong commitment tocommunity involvement and volunteer service.”Tod Gugino ’85 of Holland, Mich., has been hiredto coach girls basketball at Holland High School.Stacy R. Minger ’86 of Lexington, Ky., completeda Ph.D. (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and isassistant professor of preaching at AsburyTheological Seminary.Jonathan Vanderveen ’86 of Glenview, Ill., hasjoined the dispute analysis and forensics group of

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Alumni News

Alumni Board of Directors

OfficersBeth Snyder ’94, President, Arlington, Va.

Karen Gonder ’81 Navis, Vice President, Grandville, Mich.Ray Vinstra ’58, Secretary, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Board MembersNancy Wallendal ’72 Bassman, Scotch Plains, N.J. James Bursma ’87, Stow, Mass.Eva Gaumond ’90, Coral Springs, Fla. Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, TexasMarion Hoekstra ’65, Laurel, Md. Jan Luben ’71 Hoffman, Schenectady, N.Y.Betsy Boersma ’77 Jasperse, Traverse City, Mich. Allison Pawlowksi ’06, Pinckney, Mich.Ben Sanders ’05, Evanston, Ill. Todd Soderquist ’96, Canton, Mich.Kristin Tichy ’92, Glenville, Ill. Liz Tyndell ’04, Livonia, Mich.Sara Van Anrooy ’82, Castle Rock, Colo. James VanEenenaam ’88, Dana Point, Calif.Greg Van Heest ’78, Golden Valley, Minn. Mark VanGenderen ’90, Cedarburg, Wis.

John Witte ’54, Vero Beach, Fla.

LiaisonMary Boelkins ’96 Remenschneider, Director of Alumni Relations

Please accept our invitation to visit the Alumni Office on the internet:

www.hope.edu/alumni

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Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional servicesfirm. He is a managing director in the Chicagooffice, and specializes in providing corporateinvestigative services to clients related to question-able financial transaction and/or accountingirregularities.Scott Nagelvoort ’87 of Holland, Mich., has beenappointed chief financial officer of Great LakesHome & Resort, a Holland-based manufacturer ofhot tubs, saunas, and casual furniture. He isresponsible for managing the company’s financialresources, budgeting and forecasting, and devel-oping long-term financial strategies for thecompany.Audrey Hazekamp ’88 of Dexter, Mich., is a phys-iologist at the University of Michigan HealthSystems in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is a casemanager for Phase II cardiac rehabilitation,working with patients who suffer from congestiveheart failure. In addition, she has almost complet-ed training through California’s HendricksInstitute and is beginning private practice as a cer-tified life coach.Claudia Ruf ’88 of Beaverton, Ore., began herduties as vice principal at Beaverton High Schoolon July 1.Sue Looman ’89 Dittmar of Saint Charles, Mo.,reports that she is mainly a stay-at-home mom(please see “New Arrivals”), but continues as dis-cussion leader for a book group that has been

going for over six years.Brad Hoesman ’89 of Ann Arbor, Mich., has joinedthe Ann Arbor office of Real Estate One as a staffagent.Erik L. Nimz ’89 of Fort Worth, Texas, is managerof biodisposition pharmacokinetics/drug metabo-lism for Alcon Research LTD.Kristin Kuhn ’89 Searfass is an early interventioneducation supervisor for Elwyn Inc., a non-profithuman services organization for people withspecial challenges. She supervises a preschool andchildcare program that integrates learning experi-ences for children with special needs and typicallydeveloping children. She was previously a specialeducation teacher in public schools for 14 years.She and her husband recently purchased a newhome in Downingtown, Pa.

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Brett Holleman ’90 of Holland, Mich., has becomethe first director of development for GoodSamaritan Ministries. His responsibilities includefund-raising, communications, and marketing.Previously he worked for Holland ChristianSchools.Michelle Hoppe-Long ’90 of Charlotte, N.C., hascompleted a master’s degree (please see“Advanced Degrees”). She has had numerous

plays produced in Virginia and North Carolina,and is working with Level Path Productions andProvidence Ventures on the screenplay adaptionof Robert Whitlow’s novel The List. In addition,she has been hired as head writer for SkylarkFilms. In her spare time she also works as directorof theatre for Charlotte Christian School with herhusband. Early this fall she will have a Web site ofscripts and Sunday morning dramas for church.Katherine Baird ’90 Luther of Valparaiso, Ind., is aproject manager for Microbac Laboratories,SIMALABS Division, in Merrillville, Ind.Chris Norton ’90 of Dusseldorf, Germany, is asupply chain management senior analyst forJohnson Controls.Jennifer Lynn Baker ’91 reports that one year agoshe sensed, a bit like Abraham, that she was to sellher house and possessions and move to Englandwhere God would give her the next step. After sixmonths of volunteering, she has received a visaand moved to the Southwest area of England towork as an associate minister with BrixhamCommunity Church. She reports that the countryhas quickly become “home” to her, Brixham is abeautiful coastal town on the English Channel, andshe plans to live there indefinitely.Russell Dittmar ’91 of Saint Charles, Mo., just cel-ebrated his 10th year with Enterprise Rent-a-Car.He is an application architect, working on the com-pany’s Internet site and the other programs

associated with it.Jonathan O’Brien ’91 of Kalamazoo, Mich., hasjoined the Kalamazoo office of the law firm ofMiller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C. assenior patent agent. He previously served aspatent counsel for Pfizer Corporation. He willreceive his J.D. later this year.Kevin Rosenau ’91 of Zeeland, Mich., is seniorsystems analyst at Metropolitan Hospital in GrandRapids, Mich.William Charles Crowley ’92 of Bay HarborIslands, Fla., is currently artistic director of NextStep Dance, a modern dance company based inMiami, Fla. In April, Next Step Dance held its pre-miere performance in a studio space at theBroward Center for the Performing Arts in FortLauderdale, Fla. (Please see the feature story onpage nine for more.)Heather Shoup ’92 of Leawood, Kan., is worshipproducer at Church of the Resurrection inLeawood.John Suchan ’92 of Derby, Kan., will be a schoolcounselor in the Maize (Kan.) School District thisfall.Tom Werkman ’92, of Holland, Mich., is an assis-tant vice president of commercial lending at theBank of Holland. In August of 2003, he graduatedfrom the University of Wisconsin, Madison,Graduate School of Banking program.Elizabeth (Beth) Byrn ’93 Buys of Asheville, N.C.,

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Alumni Board members namedDuring its May

meeting, the AlumniAssociation Board ofDirectors chose itsofficers for 2004–05 andappointed four newmembers.

The board also made three re–appointments.

Beth Snyder ’94 of Arlington, Va., hasbeen elected president, succeeding JamesVan Eenenaam ’88 of Dana Point, Calif.(please see the feature story on page three).As immediate past–president, VanEenenaam will continue to serve on theboard for another year.

Vice president is Karen Gonder ’81 Navisof Grandville, Mich., and secretary is RayVinstra ’58 of Kalamazoo, Mich.

The board’s new members are: NancyWallendel ’72 Bassman of Scotch Plains, N.J.(New York City/New Jersey Region);Allison Pawlowski ’06 of Pinckney, Mich.(Junior Class Representative); Sara VanAnrooy ’82 of Castle Rock, Colo. (SouthwestRegion); and Mark Van Genderen ’90 ofCedarburg, Wis. (Wisconsin and NorthernIllinois Region).

Elizabeth Tyndell ’04 of Livonia, Mich.,formerly Senior Class Representative, wasappointed representative of the most recentgraduating class. Ben Sanders ’05 ofEvanston, Ill., formerly Junior ClassRepresentative, was appointed Senior ClassRepresentative.

Those reappointed to three–year termson the board were: Leah Sunderlin ’79Haugneland of Katy, Texas; Kristin Tichy’92 of Glenville, Ill.; and John Witte ’54 ofVero Beach, Fla.

The board members who have concludedtheir service to the board are: HollyChapman ’80 Borgman of Scottsdale, Ariz.;Chad Carlson ’03 of Holland, Mich.; NancyDirkse ’81 DeWitt of Waukesha, Wis.; andNeil Petty ’57 of Honeoye, N.Y.

Bassman is a senior business information

consultant with Independent ProfessionalServices of Newton, Pa., a position she hasheld since 2001. She was previously anindependent marketing and sales informa-tion systems consultant for 18 years, andhad earlier held positions with Nabisco, E.F.Hutton & Company and the Dow ChemicalCompany.

She is an elder at Fanwood PresbyterianChurch.

Her involvement with Hope has includ-ed serving as a Class Representative for theClass of 1972. She has also phoned theparents of prospective students in additionto attending class reunion events andregional events such as the area satelliteparty featuring the Hope–Calvin men’s bas-ketball game.

Bassman graduated from Hope with amajor in mathematics, and completed amaster’s in mathematics at MontclairUniversity. She and her husband, Ted, havetwo children, both of whom are attendingHope: Jennifer, a senior, and Peter, a sopho-more.

Pawlowski is a communication majorand exercise science minor.

She is a member of the Delta Phi sorority,currently holding the Works Projects posi-tion on the Executive Board and serving asRush chair. She ran track at Hope for a year.

During the fall semester of 2005 she willbe studying in Philadelphia, Pa.

Pawlowski is in her second summerworking at Lakeland’s Golf and CountryClub. During the school year, she works atthe college’s Dow Center.

She is in her fifth year working with amuscular dystrophy summer camp, inwhich her younger brother participates as acamper with muscular dystrophy. Her vol-unteer involvement includes DanceMarathon, Relay for Life, AIDS Walk andWomen in Transition.

Pawlowski is a 2002 graduate ofPinckney High School. She is the daughterof Edwin and Suzanne Pawlowski ofPinckney.

Van Anrooy has been a self–employedpsychiatrist in private practice and adminis-trative medicine for 14 years.

Her activities have included membershipon the Douglas County Health AdvisoryCommittee for the county commissions, theDouglas County Public Schools HealthAdvisory Committee and advisory commit-tee for the American Psychiatric FoundationTeen Health Project. She is a member ofNew Hope Presbyterian Church, and hasalso volunteered at South St. ElementarySchool.

Van Anrooy was a fourth generationstudent at Hope. Her involvement as analumna has included attending classreunions and recommending students toadmissions.

Van Anrooy earned her medical degreefrom Michigan State University, and boardcertification in psychiatry and neurology atthe University of Colorado. She majored inbiology and psychology at Hope.

She and her husband, Mike Money, havethree children at home, Danielle, Kayli andEric.

Van Genderen has worked withHarley–Davidson Motor Company for sixyears, and is currently in charge of market-ing for the Softail family of motorcycles. Hehad previously been vice president oftrading and operations with Branch CapitalManagement, and had also been an admis-sions counselor at Hope.

He is a member of CrossroadsPresbyterian Church in Mequon, Wis. Hiscommunity involvement includes serving asthe Harley–Davidson department organizerfor the Next Door Foundation’s Walk forChildren program for inner–city children.

Van Genderen was a third–generationHope student. In addition to serving on theadmissions staff, his involvement with thecollege since graduation has includedreturning to campus for class reunions,attending area satellite parties featuring theHope–Calvin men’s basketball games andcalling prospective students.

He completed an MBA at NorthwesternUniversity. His wife is Laura VanGenderen.

Nancy Wallendel ’72 Bassman Allison Pawlowski ’06 Sara Van Anrooy ’82 Mark Van Genderen ’90

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is an M.D. on staff at St. Joseph Mission Hospital.Garrett Elsinger ’93 of Weston, Fla., recently leftthe Broward County State Attorney’s Office andopened the law firm of Garrett Elsinger P.A. inFort Lauderdale, Fla. He practices primarily in thearea of criminal defense.Todd Helmus ’93 of Santa Monica, Calif., andScott Venema ’93, members of the Cosmopolitanfraternity, recently met in Iraq, where Scott isserving as captain in the U.S. Army. Todd visitedIraq and Afghanistan as a contractor for the U.S.military (studying lessons learned for joint urbanoperations).Randall Kooistra ’93 of Chicago, Ill., is a recruiterfor Accenture.Angelique Finch ’94 Biehl of Coloma, Mich., par-ticipated in the Woodrow Wilson Biology Instituteon Genetics, Evolution and Medicine last summer.The month-long institute featured hands-on train-ing in DNA sequencing and research, as well asseminars on gene therapy and the role of technol-ogy. This summer she is helping to organize aforensic science workshop. She teaches biology at

Portage (Mich.) Northern High School and is theNational Association of Biology Teachers staterepresentative from Michigan.Jason DeVries ’94 of Dyer, Ind., reports that afterseven years in the corporate training field, ninemonths of unemployment, and one and one-halfyears of running landfills, he has taken a positionas children’s ministry programmer and volunteercoordinator at Faith Church.Dan Furman ’94 of Harrisburg, Pa., has served asassistant pastor at Colonial Park United Church ofChrist in Harrisburg since July of 2003. Hereturned to Grand Rapids, Mich., to be ordainedinto Christian ministry at his home church, FirstPark Congregational United Church of Christ, inDecember of 2003. (Please see “Marriages” and“Advanced Degrees” for additional news.)William R. Cochran ’95 reports that after eightwonderful years in Los Angeles, Calif., he took ajob on the east coast as senior regulatory affairsassociate for Schering-Plough HealthCareProducts. He got rid of his car, moved toManhattan, and would love to hear from any

friends and alumni in the area.Jason Kooyer ’95 of Holland, Mich., is a perfor-mance analyst at Captrust Financial Advisors.Jeanne Kuhajek ’95 of Brightwater, Nelson, NewZealand, is laboratory director of Chromadex NewZealand. She remains in the rugged, rural and pic-turesque South Island, but has migrated to thenorthern reaches to a small pocket of bustlinggrowth in the arch of Golden Bay. In addition toclimbing mountains and tackling glaciers, she isworking for a nutraceutical/botanical nutritionalsupplement company where her charge is to estab-lish a contract lab offering analytical services fornutraceutical companies throughout Australasiato ensure that marketed products are meeting ahigh standard of quality, as well as to help set whatthe gold standard in quality actually is.Gary Hartmen-Hurt ’96 of Stevensville, Mich., isassociate medical director, emergency medicine,for St. Joseph Medical Association in St. Joseph,Mich.Aaron Hoffman ’96 of Fort Collins, Colo., wasrecently married (please see “Marriages”), and ismoving this fall to Fairbanks, Alaska, where hiswife will begin graduate study.Carolyn Perry ’96 of Chicago, Ill., is a socialworker for the American Cancer Society.Ryan Wilcox ’96 of Rochester, Minn., has com-pleted an M.D. and Ph.D. at Mayo in Rochester(please see “Advanced Degrees”), and is conduct-ing his residency in internal medicine at Mayo,with a fellowship in hematology/oncology.Lisa Bos ’97 of Washington, D.C., was recentlypromoted to policy director at the RepublicanStudy Committee (RSC) in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. She has been working at RSC, acaucus of more than 90 House Republicans thatworks to advance a conservative fiscal and socialagenda in Congress, for two and one-half years.Marka Cross ’97 Steensma of Byron Center,Mich., graduated and began a residency in obstet-rics and gynecology in Grand Rapids, Mich., inJuly (please see “Advanced Degrees”).Matt Steensma ’97 of Byron Center, Mich., startedhis third year of orthopaedic surgery residency inGrand Rapids, Mich., in July.Danielle Thorp ’97 of Holland, Mich., is workingas a full-time nanny for two children in Saugatuck,Mich.Katherine Murphy ’97 Van Soest and Marc VanSoest ’97 report that they happily reside inHolland, Mich., with their son (please see “NewArrivals”) and their two-year-old yellow lab, JeanLouise “Scout.” Marc teaches American culturesat Holland High School, and Katy teachesmorning kindergarten at East Elementary inGrandville, Mich.Bradley Andresen ’98 reports that after two busyyears as a postdoc at the NIH, he purchased acondo in Washington, D.C., and assumed a facultyposition at Georgetown Medical School as of July1. His position is research instructor, and if he canobtain outside funding he can advance to assistantprofessor.Sara E. Bremer ’98 of Kentwood, Mich., reportsthat she has finally found her “niche” in life. Sheis working toward a respiratory therapy degree atFerris State University and working full-time atSaint Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Rapids,Mich.Abby Pochert ’98 Brink and her husband recentlyrelocated to Rome, Ga. She stays at home withtheir two girls (please see “New Arrivals”) and isfinishing a master’s degree in early childhoodeducation.Kevin Burgun ’98 of Indianapolis, Ind., accepted anew position to teach English and yearbook atBrebeuf-Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis.He was previously English department chairper-son and director of theatre at La Lumiere School inLa Porte, Ind.Laura Myers ’98 of Holland, Mich., recently grad-uated from the Columbia University School ofSocial Work and was named one of the universi-ty’s three winners of the Third MillenniumFoundation Human Rights Fellowships. The$27,000 fellowship funds each student for two six-month internships at human rights organizations– one in a developing country, the other in anindustrialized country. Laura plans to work inLondon, and later South Africa, exploring theapplication of creative education techniques anddrama to anti-violence and HIV training.Kate Reed ’98 Randall of Grandville, Mich., is aschool social worker at Allendale (Mich.)Elementary School.Kevin Randall ’98 of Grandville, Mich., teachesscience at Grandville Middle School.Jeremy Stoepker ’98 graduated from medical

school (please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is ina residency in family medicine at PresbyterianHospital, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.Janette (Molly) Griebe ’99 Avery of Livonia,Mich., recently graduated from veterinary school(please see “Advanced Degrees”), and she is nowthe fourth associate at Strong Veterinary Hospital.She and her husband just purchased a home, andshe reports that they are looking forward to beingcloser to her stepdaughter’s school and activities.She also reports that they have a new Englishsetter who, at 10 weeks, shows promise as a birddog and a great family pet.Jill Donehoo ’99 Landes of Holland, Mich., was afaculty choreographer for Zeeland East and WestHigh Schools’ annual spring dance concert onFriday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, at ZeelandEast’s DeWitt Auditorium. The theme was“That’s Entertainment,” and the program includ-ed dances to songs from movies, television andtheater.Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99 of Orland Park, Ill.,just finished her fifth year of teaching seventhgrade social studies in Kirby School District 140.She recently received a master’s degree (please see“Advanced Degrees”), and she and her husbandhad their second son (please see “New Arrivals”).Jeffrey VanderLaan ’99 of Byron Center, Mich.,has joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as an associatein the Real Estate Practice Group in the GrandRapids (Mich.) office. His practice focuses on realestate and corporate finance matters. He previ-ously worked in construction and generalcommercial litigation for a Grand Rapids law firm.Larry Young ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., per-formed in All Night Diner, Hope SummerRepertory Theatre’s seventh annual cabaret, fromFriday, July 2, through Monday, Aug. 2. FromWednesday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 5, hewill appear in the premiere of Wicked City atSaugatuck’s Mason Street Warehouse.

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Khurrum Ahmed ’00 of Buffalo, N.Y., will beginstudies this fall for an M.S. in geology at theUniversity of Buffalo (SUNY).Brad Irving ’00 of Phoenix, Ariz., earned a degreein osteopathic medicine (please see “AdvancedDegrees”) and is in post doctorate training as a tra-ditional intern at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital inTempe, Ariz. He intends to pursue a residency inOB-GYN after the completion of his intern year.Rochelle Marker ’00 of Lansing, Mich., is workingas a receptionist for Burcham Hills RetirementCommunity in East Lansing, Mich. She will beattending Mount Hope Bible Training Institutepart-time beginning this fall to train for ministrywork.Douglas R. Morton ’00 of Algonquin, Ill., haspassed the CFP exam and now has CertifiedFinancial Planner certification in accordance withthe CFP Board certification and renewal require-ments. He has been an investment advisor atIntegrated Financial Management in Northbrook,Ill., since 2001. He is responsible for managingclients’ portfolios and analyzing equity and fixedincome investments.Jessica Mulder ’00 of Queensbury, N.Y., graduat-ed from dental school (please see “AdvancedDegrees”) and is doing a general practice residen-cy at Northport Veteran’s Hospital in Northport,New York.Joanne M. Randinitis ’00 of Salt Lake City, Utah,is the primary keeper of the education collection atHogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, and has recentlybecome the primary keeper of the endangered redpandas.Peter Vawter ’00 of Lake Geneva, Wis., is systemsdirector for Gustafson Furniture in Rockford, Ill.John Brandkamp ’01 of Holland, Mich., wasrecently hired full-time at Baker Book House.Greg Frens ’01 of Columbus, Ohio, made hisdebut with Opera Columbus in June in Gilbertand Sullivan’s Iolanthe, as Lord Mountararat. Heis a DMA candidate at The Ohio State University.In February, he performed in the program “Ariasand Ensembles From Opera Grand to OperaLight” in the Short North Chamber Music Series inColumbus.Kelly Getman-Dissette ’01 of South Haven,Mich., joined the staff of the college’s FrostResearch Center as research associate on Tuesday,June 1. She is helping with all aspects of researchprojects, both internal and external.Nathan Hart ’01 received a prize from the JagnowPrizes in Homiletics and Speech at PrincetonUniversity’s 192nd commencement exercises on

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Thousands ofmembers of the Hopefamily have supportedLegacies: A Vision ofHope.

As outlined in the story on page six,such strong involvement has been essen-tial in the significant progress that hasbeen made so far. Additional supportfrom the college’s alumni, parents andfriends will be equally crucial in helpingrealize all of the Legacies initiativesbetween now and the campaign’s conclu-sion on December 31.

Behind every gift is an understand-ing––bred of experience, or observation,or both––that Hope makes a difference inthe lives of young people that is worthsupporting.

Ray ’58 and Sharon Hackman ’58Vinstra of Kalamazoo, Mich., have a longhistory of involvement with the collegethat includes serving together as ClassRepresentatives and Ray’s membershipon the Alumni Association Board ofDirectors.

Ray’s father Andrew graduated fromHope in 1929, and his sister Emily andbrother Kenneth are members of theClasses of 1955 and 1963 respectively.Their son Greg was a third generationstudent, graduating in 1989.

They’ve enjoyed coming back forevents like Christmas Vespers, and theproductions of Hope Summer RepertoryTheatre and athletic contests. They’vealso and especially treasured the friend-ships they formed, relationships withHope classmates and peers that have con-tinued to this day.

“We just stayed very connected withthe college through knowing thosepeople, and then coming back to Hopethrough Homecoming and other eventsso we could get with them every year,”Sharon said.

Ray started at Hope, but after his firsttwo years served in the U.S. Navy for thenext two. He subsequently completed hisundergraduate work at a larger stateschool. Based on those experiences, hisheart remains with Hope.

“I appreciated the smaller atmos-phere,” he said. “You got to know yourprofessors better––it was a friendlier and

more helpful place.”From college he went on to a career in

accounting, spending more than threedecades with Upjohn.

One benefit that they have enjoyedthrough their years of financial support isthat Upjohn is a matching–gift company,meaning that his employer has matchedtheir gifts to the college. “We get doubleeffectiveness for our gift that way,” hesaid. (As a side note, all prospectiveHope supporters who work for matchinggift companies are encouraged to consid-er the added significance their gift canhave. Hope received more than $340,000in matching gift support during 2002–03.)

Sharon heard about Hope through alocal physician whose daughter hadattended, and based on the girl’s experi-ence paid a pre–college visit. One lookwas all it took, and, “It was the best choiceI’ve made,” she said.

Sharon went on to a career as a teacher,and earned “Teacher of the Year” recog-nition while with the Comstock Schoolsin Kalamazoo.

She felt well–prepared by her Hopeexperience, and she’s seen the qualityremain consistent in the years since aswell.

“It’s just an outstanding place as far asI’m concerned,” she said. “The personali-ty of the professors, along with theexpectations placed on students––they’regoing to go out with a good education.”

Lasting impact,lifelong involvement

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Saturday, May 15 (please see “AdvancedDegrees”). He is a minister with The New YorkFellowship in New York, N.Y.Heidi Hickman ’01 Henson of Valparaiso, Ind.,earned a law degree (please see “AdvancedDegrees”) and is preparing to take the Illinois Barexamination.Jennifer A. Huber ’01 of Brooklyn, N.Y., graduat-ed from law school (please see “AdvancedDegrees”) and will join the law firm of Kelley Drye& Warren in New York City this fall.Carrie Olson ’01 Jeruzal of Howell, Mich., wasawarded a scholarship from the FulbrightMemorial Fund Teacher Program, and traveled toJapan for three weeks in June. The purpose of theprogram is to allow distinguished primary andsecondary school educators in the U.S. to travel toJapan in an effort to promote greater interculturalunderstanding. She was selected from a nationalpool of more than 2,000 applicants. She has beena middle school and high school art teacher atLansing (Mich.) Christian School for the past three

years, but is relocating to West Michigan thissummer due to her husband’s job.Jodi Kurtze ’01 of Chicago, Ill., is director of devel-opment at Lexington College. She also continuesteaching, touring and performing with JumpRhythm Jazz Project in Chicago.Carrie Lowe ’01 works as a research assistant forthe University of Tennessee in the Great SmokyMountains National Park.Kate Lowe ’01 is working as a research assistant atthe Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in northwestMinnesota. In the fall, she will return to theCatalina Island (Calif.) Marine Institute as aninstructor.Sara Eveland ’01 McCue of Las Vegas, Nev., is ateacher in the Clark County School District.Douglas Mulder ’01 is a Boatswains Mate ThirdClass Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Hejust finished a tour on a patrol boat in Maine andis now stationed at Station Sand Key inClearwater, Fla.Maryjane Murphy ’01 of Indianapolis, Ind., is in

the advanced standing program to earn a master’sdegree in social work at Indiana University in Mayof 2005.Rachel Miller ’01 Plaggemars of Zeeland, Mich.,was a guest choreographer for Zeeland East andWest High Schools’ annual spring dance concerton Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, atZeeland East’s DeWitt Auditorium. The themewas “That’s Entertainment,” and the programincluded dances to songs from movies, televisionand theater.Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 Wozniak of Virginia Beach,Va., is assistant of divinity career and alumnidevelopment at Regent University. In May of2005 she will finish her master of arts in divinity,and will then pursue teaching at the graduatelevel while working toward a Ph.D.Erin Van Dyken ’02 Magers of Battle Creek,Mich., is branch supervisor at Kellogg CommunityFederal Credit Union.Kathryn McNeely ’02 of Countryside, Ill., is akindergarten teacher in the Western Springs

Public School District 101.Megan Poertner ’02 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is anaccount manager at Flex Administrators Inc.Kara Pranger ’02 of Whitehall, Mich., will attendthe Center for Humanistic Studies GraduateSchool in Farmington Hills, Mich., this fall topursue a master’s degree in clinical psychology.Sara Troyer ’02 of Howell, Mich., will beattending The Ohio State University School ofMedicine this fall to pursue an M.D. degree.Amy Baltmanis ’03 of Zeeland, Mich., has beenpromoted to lead varsity girls basketball coachat the new Zeeland West High School when itsplits from Zeeland East High School in 2005-06. In 2004-05 she will coach the Zeeland Westjunior varsity team and assist with the Zeelandvarsity team. She also teaches mathematics.Kelly Cleland ’03 of Deckerville, Mich., is aspecial education teacher at Carsonville-PortSanilac Schools. She is also pursuing a master’sdegree at Saginaw Valley State University.Jenna Wassink ’03 Deenik of Ada, Mich., is an

Friday, October 8All Day9:00 - Science Center Dedication. See Page 2 for details.3:00

9:00 - Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting.5:00

10:00- Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree Art 5:00 Center. Photographic depiction of Mexico, artists

Josephine Sacabo and Mariana Yampolsky.

Morning10:30 Chapel Service, Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Afternoon12:30 - Science Center Dedication Ceremony—VanAndel 1:15 Plaza. Hope alumni, parents and friends invited.

Evening7:00 Alumni Networking Reception – Reunion alumni

and students invited. Swap stories of life at Hope, provide “real world” advice to help students and young alumni make professional transitions.

7:30 Concert — The Princely Players. DimnentMemorial Chapel. Please see the entry on page fourfor more information.

8:00 Golden Ladder by Donna Spector, Studio Theatre. Contact the theatre ticket office. 616-395-7890.

8:00 Social Activities Committee (SAC) 8th Annual Hoedown, Teusink’s Pony Farm, 1468 W. 32nd St. Hayrides, country line dancing, food and fun. Admission free; alumni invited.

Saturday, October 9All Day10:00- Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree 5:00 Art Center.

Morning27th Annual Run-Bike-Swim-Walk. Includes HealthFair, 8:30 – 10:30 AM, Dow Health and PhysicalEducation Center gymnasium; 2-mile predictionwalk, 5K run; 3/4, 3.5, and 5 mile criterium bike, 1/4 and 1/2 mile swims. Contact the Dow for information and to register. 616-395-7690.

8:00 – Reunion Registration (classes of 1984, 1989, 1994,9:30 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003). Location TBD.

8:30 - Class Reunion Photos. Exact times and location9:30 TBD.

9:00 – Science Clubs — children in grades 1-6. Hands on 11:30 activities in biology, chemistry, and physics.

Science Center room 1111. Children must be registered at least one week ahead. Cost $10/child.Contact Tod Gugino. 616-395-7640.

9:30 – All Reunion Brunch. All Class Reunions invited to11:00 a special on-campus brunch. Join the festivities and

celebrate your years at Hope College.

10:00 Alumni Chapel Choir rehearsal. Chapel Choirmembers invited to sing at the homecoming foot-ball game and Alumni Worship Service Sundaymorning.

11:00 Alumni Soccer Game, Buys Athletic Field. Socceralumni family picnic will follow.

11:00 Cheerleader Reunion. Open to former Hope Cheerleaders. Meet at Dow, 11:00, for practice, 1:30Holland Municipal Stadium home side, south end.$20 for long sleeve tee-shirts. Contact Wes Wooley.616-786-1033.

11:00 H-Club Registration and Reception, Haworth Innand Conference Center.

11:30 H-Club Luncheon, Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter. 100 Years of Men’s Basketball recognized. Advance registration required.

Afternoon12:00 – Psychology Department Open House. Psychology 2:00 alumni are invited to the new offices and labs in

The Science Center. Talk with professors and see examples of faculty and student research. Contact Pat Roehling. 616-395-7732.

12:00 Women’s Soccer hosts Albion, Buys Athletic Field.

12:30- 1st Annual Alumni Tailgate Picnic outside Holland3:30 Municipal Stadium. Great band, great food, great fun!

All alumni, parents, friends and students invited.

1:00 Homecoming Parade. Route - north on CollegeAve from 13th Street to Holland Municipal Stadium. Theme: Shoot for the Stars.

1:30 Men’s Soccer hosts Tri-State, Buys Athletic Field.

2:00 Football hosts Olivet, Holland Municipal Stadium. Halftime activities feature crowning of HomecomingKing and Queen and Alumni Chapel Choir.

EveningTBD Class Reunion Parties (1999,1994,1989,1984)

Advance registration required.

8:30 SAC Homecoming Ball, Haworth Inn and Conference Center. Contact the Office of StudentDevelopment. 616-395-7800.

Sunday, October 10All Day10:00- Art Exhibition: “Two Eyes On Mexico”, DePree5:00 Art Center.

Morning10:00 Alumni Chapel Choir reception and rehearsal,

Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

11:00 Homecoming Worship Service led by Jan Luben ‘71Hoffman. Music provided by Alumni ChapelChoir and Huw Lewis. Dimnent Memorial Chapel

Afternoon3:00 Faculty Recital, Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall.

Evening8:00 The Gathering, Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Welcome Back Alumni! Homecoming 2004All alumni are invited back to campus for the Homecoming celebrations from October 8-10! It’s a great time to see friends, faculty and the campus,

and reminisce about your years at Hope! For more information, contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 616-395-7250 or alumni@hope.edu.

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actuarial technician for Auto-Owners InsuranceGroup in Lansing, Mich.Quincy Marr ’03 of Brooklyn, N.Y., performed inAll Night Diner, Hope Summer RepertoryTheatre’s seventh annual cabaret, from Friday,July 2, through Monday, Aug. 2.Carrie Meulenberg ’03 of Grand Rapids, Mich.,recently signed a contract to teach eighth gradeEnglish language arts in the Hopkins (Mich.)Public Schools.Hillary Stone ’03 of Holland, Mich., is a staffingspecialist at Manpower in Zeeland, Mich.Amber Whitehouse ’03 of DeForest, Wis., is acontracts assistant at Covance Laboratories in

Madison, Wis.Nicole Yelding ’03 of Holland, Mich., is directorof student services at Black River Public School.Michael Douma ’04 of Grandville, Mich., adouble major in history and Dutch studies, isworking on an oral history project for the col-lege’s Joint Archives to find and record the homesbuilt of Veneklasen brick that still stand in WestMichigan. The brick company was founded in1848 as H.J. Veneklasen and Sons. It incorporatedin 1892 as the Zeeland Brick Co., and soon becameMichigan’s largest brick manufacturer.Scott Hinze ’04 is a graduate student at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago.

Amy VanderMolen ’04 is a fifth grade teacherat the Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria.Emily Zeig ’04 is a graduate student atColumbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga.

Marriages

We welcome your news. In fact, we like printingit, so please keep it coming. Please note, though,that we don’t publish engagement announce-ments—that’s what this “marriages” section is for!Please write us after your wedding takes place.

Doug Burns ’78 and Michele Pigliavento, May29, 2004, Schenectady, N.Y.

Carolyn Griesmann ’92 and Brian Hughes,May 1, 2004, Schaumburg, Ill.

Carla Everts ’93 and Mark Zeinstra, March 20,2004, Holland, Mich.

Dan Furman ’94 and Gillian Soholt, October 5,2001.

Aaron Hoffman ’96 and Nikki Grant, May 29,2004, Savannah, Ga.

Daniel J. Hoag ’98 and Marianne Swierenga’99, June 21, 2004, Mackinac Island, Mich.

Pamela Marz ’98 and Aaron Fleischauer, April24, 2004, Asheville, N.C.

Daniel McCue ’99 and Sara Eveland ’01, June 5,2004, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Christopher VanDeven ’99 and Sarah Koop’01, June 4, 2004, Holland, Mich.

Rachel Lamb ’00 and Adam Cambray, May 2,2004, Brookfield, Wis.

Peter Vawter ’00 and Kristin, May 26, 2001,Lake Geneva, Wis.

Rachel Flotkoetter ’01 and Scott Wozniak, May29, 2004, Normal, Ill.

Heidi Jo Hickman ’01 and Nathaniel C.Henson, May 22, 2004, Holland, Mich.

Nicolette Hirdes ’01 and Damon W. Fink, Oct.14, 2000, Tempe, Ariz.

Jeff Wilcox ’01 and Sara Ator, Jan. 2, 2004,Madison, Wis.

Jonathan Kucinski ’02 and Jordan Scholz ’02,June 14, 2002, Portage, Mich.

Nicholas Kunnen ’02 and Jacqueline Kuerth,Dec. 26, 2003, Muskegon, Mich.

Heidi Jo Osmundson ’02 and Andrew DavidWeller, May 22, 2004, Holland, Mich.

Andrea Philipps ’02 and Drew Poppleton, June12, 2004, Holland, Mich.

Nathan Pyle ’02 and Sarah Caulk ’03, June 25,2004, Grandville, Mich.

(Robert) Peter Schaafsma ’02 and JessicaHauch ’03, April 24, 2004.

Joel Schick ’02 and Taya Drost ’04, July 3, 2004.Jamie Werth ’02 and Joseph Soit, April 24,

2004, Mesa, Ariz.Matt Bradley ’03 and Elizabeth (Beth)

Wyngarden ’04, June 12, 2004.Bryan Rimmke ’03 and Michelle Konfara ’04,

June 5, 2004.Jenna Wassink ’03 and Timothy Deenik, May

17, 2003, Holland, Mich.Carol Belman ’04 and Eric Vidacak, July 3,

2004.Kathleen Davenport ’04 and Andy Cobble,

June 26, 2004.Gavin Deming ’04 and Joanna Wiens ’04, June

12, 2004.John Keim ’04 and Angela Beeson, June 11,

2004.Kristina Kyles ’04 and Lance Houston, June 26,

2004.

New Arrivals

Michael Schmuker ’83 and Krista Schmuker,Gabrielle Jay, born Dec. 11, 2003, adopted Dec. 18,2003.

Russell Brown ’84 and Jennifer Brown, LauraElizabeth, May 26, 2004.

Linda Aldrich ’85 and Gordan Jurasek, LukaMatthijs Adrianse Jurasek, April 19, 2004.

Kevin Cole ’88 and Lynn Kingma ’90 Cole,Carston James, April 24, 2004.

Gail Van Genderen ’88 Harries and BryanHarries, Owen Spencer, Feb. 8, 2004.

Ken Osborne ’88 and Dawn Osborne, AustinJohn, June 9, 2004.

Sandra Boonstra-Boer ’89 and Steve Boer,Eloise “Ellie” Grace and Frances Piper “Piper,”Oct. 7, 2003.

Sue Looman ’89 Dittmar and Russell Dittmar’91, Ryan Edward, May 18, 2004.

Elizabeth Bass ’89 Douville and John Douville,Elisia Geneva, May 4, 2003.

Elizabeth Larson ’89 Moraw and Mike Moraw,Sarah Elizabeth, June 15, 2004.

Chris Morgan ’89 and Lynelle Morgan,Elynore Mae, May 17, 2004.

Claudine Wagenaar ’90 Duncan and TedDuncan, Keef Willem, May 6, 2004.

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New Arrivals

An interactive look at HOPE • Arts Calendar• Regional Events Calendar www.hope.edu

SUMMA CUM LAUDENorissa R. Aukerman; South Windsor, Conn.Molly J. Baxter; Kennewick, Wash.Krystal A. Beyer; Alpena, Mich.Peter L. Binnie; Whitewater, Wis.Sara J. Bolkema; Flushing, Mich.Lindsey L. Brink; Chelsea, Mich.Kim N. Daelhousen; Sinking Spring, Pa.Kathleen L. Davenport; Gainesville, Fla.Heather L. Duchene; Midland, Mich.Heidi G. Dykema; Kentwood, Mich.Rebecca L. Eggenschwiler; Holland, Mich.Julie M. Esch; Ann Arbor, Mich.David M. Foster; Onekama, Mich.Kathryn A. Goetz; Collegeville, Pa.Jessica M. Gumbs; Wyoming, Mich.Nathan J. Hahn; Battle Creek, Mich.Donald S. Hart; Ann Arbor, Mich.Lauren R. Hinkle; Indianapolis, Ind.Megan E. Hoeksema; Holland, Mich.Joy M. Hofmeyer; Oelwein, IowaMicah H. Holden; Holland, Mich.Andrew J. Huisman; Zeeland, Mich.Christin A. Kool; Grand Rapids, Mich.Anne Marcus; Zeeland, Mich.Daniel P. Meeuwsen; Zeeland, Mich.Emily E. Parkhurst; Lansing, Mich.Eric A. Plewka; Whitehall, Mich.Joy M. Pope; Hoffman Estates, Ill.Jenna B. Rabe; Holland, Mich.Richard D. Ray; Holland, Mich.Rebecca K. Riechel; Oxford, OhioMichael J. Ross; River Forest, Ill.Kristine R. Schantz; Walled Lake, Mich.Karen M. Schuen; Portage, Mich.Jonathan G. Sedon; Midland, Mich.Jeffrey M. Seymour; Holland, Mich.Nancy A. Smit; Shelbyville, Mich.Michelle F. Smith; Olympia, Wash.Allison C. Spaude; Wausau, Wis.Susan M. Taylor; Bath, Mich.Jennifer S. Troke; Grand Rapids, Mich.Kristi L. VanDerKolk; Holland, Mich.Megan J. Vescolani; Benton Harbor, Mich.Alisa L. White; Sterling, Ill.Sarah A. Wilkinson; Dowagiac, Mich.Emily J. Zeig; Sterling Heights, Mich.

MAGNA CUM LAUDEJennifer A. Alderink; Coopersville, Mich.Heidi S. Bender; Sturgis, Mich.Naomi R. Bertram; Downers Grove, Ill.Rebecca A. Bing; Kijabe, KenyaJennifer R. Boersma; Dorr, Mich.Janice Bower; Oxnard, Calif.Andrea R. Brani; Oxford, Mich.Jeremy S. Brieve; Holland, Mich.Michael J. Bury; Brighton, Mich.Rebecca J. Byker; Grandville, Mich.Deborah L. Caulk; Troy, Mich.Lindsay M. Close; Holland, Mich.Deanna L. Clouse; Jackson, Mich.Leslie A. Colburn; Battle Creek, Mich.Kristi J. Creswell; Grand Rapids, Mich.Scott F. Dalessandro; Hampden, MaineErin M. DeHaan; Kentwood, Mich.Ross M. Dieleman; Kentwood, Mich.Elinor R. Douglass; Pinckney, Mich.Michael J. Douma; Grandville, Mich.Kristin M. Dowedite; Livonia, Mich.Allison K. Dowell; Holland, Mich.Taya C. Drost; Charlevoix, Mich.Michael D. Dunlap; Saline, Mich.Sarah M. Dunlop; Hillsdale, Mich.Amanda A. Dykstra; Holland, Mich.Anna N. Eriks; Holland, Mich.Mary Essenburg; Holland, Mich.Matthew A. Farmer; Bangor, Mich.Elizabeth K. Foster; Battle Creek, Mich.Kimberly A. Franklin; Manistee, Mich.Diana J. Frazier; Grand Haven, Mich.Erik J. Frost; Midland, Mich.Benjamin R. Fuhrman; Lansing, Mich.Meredith E. Treumuth; Pinckney, Mich.Tracy M. Geukes; Bridgman, Mich.Grant R. Gould; Cass City, Mich.Martha D. Graham; Midland, Mich.J.K. Granberg–Michaelson; Oakland, N.J.

Joseph R. Gutowski; Muskegon, Mich.Daniel J. Halloran; Midland, Mich.Molly M. Halvey; Grayslake, Ill.Kerilyn A. Harkaway; Saline, Mich.Diane E. Harkes; Grandville, Mich.Colette D. Harris; Chicago, Ill.Timothy C. Heck; Libertyville, Ill.Amanda J. DeYoung; Holland, Mich.Benjamin B. Hilldore; Holland, Mich.Layne C. Hillman; Attica, Mich.Scott R. Hinze; Shelby, Mich.Jennifer L. Holland; Herndon, Va.Melissa A. Homakie; Cass City, Mich.Lindsay M. Howes; Alma, Mich.Edward N. Huebner; Kalamazoo, Mich.Bethany L. Jeffries; Mason, Mich.Lauren S. Jensen; Manistee, Mich.Philip A. Johnson; Indianapolis, Ind.Catherine E. Jones; Canton, Mich.Eric J. Jongekryg; West Olive, Mich.Marty P. Jordan; Tawas, Mich.Sarah D. Keenan; Portage, Mich.Chad M. Kettner; Grand Rapids, Mich.Andrew A. Kiel; Kalamazoo, Mich.Tim S. Kirkman; Royal Oak, Mich.Michelle N. Konfara; Farmington Hills, Mich.Nathan R. Kooistra; Burnsville, Minn.Christopher W. Koopmans; Holland, Mich.Roxanne M. Kowalski; Comstock Park, Mich.Julie A. Laskowski; North Liberty, Ind.Christina M. Lay; Flint, Mich.Heather M. Ludwick; Fremont, Mich.Sara W. Luneack; Alma, Mich.Brandon J. Maas; Hudsonville, Mich.Karina C. Machado; Hudsonville, Mich.Bethany L. Martin; Richland, Mich.Haley M. Martin; Battle Creek, Mich.Jena N. Martino; Grand Rapids, Mich.Cory A. Mc Call; Portage, Mich.Laurel D. McKenna; Marshall, Mich.Erin J. McNary; Imlay City, Mich.Jason J. Mejeur; Saint Joseph, Mich.Jeffrey C. Melville; Grandville, Mich.Monica R. Merkley; Sarasota, Fla.Adam D. Miller; Wyoming, Mich.Stephen J. Moreau; Holland, Mich.Kristin Q. Muellner; Park Ridge, Ill.Audrey R. Nauta; Grandville, Mich.Todd M. Neckers; Grand Rapids, Mich.Christine E. Newell; Troy, Mich.Katherine S. Paarlberg; Glen Rock, N.J.Jessica A. Patrick; Midland, Mich.Megan M. Peace; Mount Pleasant, Mich.Rachel M. Peckenpaugh; Naperville, Ill.David L. Pesci; Farmington Hills, Mich.Melinda K. Phillips; Deforest, Wis.Phillip A. Pratt; Flint, Mich.Courtney L. Randel; Hudsonville, Mich.Bethany B. Ransom; Flushing, Mich.Cindy L. Reichert; Corunna, Mich.Erin N. Riley; Homer Glen, Ill.Allison M. Rockey; Mason, Mich.Stephanie J. Ross; Mount Pleasant, Mich.Chanchiang Saetern; Holland, Mich.Ana X. Santibanez Zamora; Mexico City, MexicoKelly M. Schmuker; Jenison, Mich.Sarah E. Scholten; Grand Rapids, Mich.Lisa M. Schowalter; Portage, Mich.Adam J. Schrier; Saline, Mich.Emily M. Scott; Ann Arbor, Mich.Amie K. Senyk; Leonard, Mich.Jennifer J. Sequite; Kalamazoo, Mich.John C. Siehling; Zeeland, Mich.Kendra L. Slotten; Grand Ledge, Mich.Heidi Snoap; Grandville, Mich.Jesse I. Snyder; York, Pa.Martha C. Sorenson; Grand Rapids, Mich.Christine R. Statema; Zeeland, Mich.Abbey C. Stauffer; Saline, Mich.David W. Stefanich; Saint Joseph, Mich.Anne C. Stevens; Newark, OhioLaura A. Stufflebam; Centralia, Ill.Cordelle B. Thomasma; Stevensville, Mich.Lindsay R. Townsend; Lombard, Ill.Katrina L. Van Essen; Grand Rapids, Mich.Christopher R. Van Pelt; Spencer, IowaAmy L. Vander Molen; Saranac, Mich.Amy L. Vanderhyde; Rockford, Mich.

Katherine M. VanderLind; Grand Rapids, Mich.James E. VanderMeulen; Denver, Colo.Kayleen J. Vannette; Holland, Mich.Rebecca J. VanWeerdhuizen; Nasuli, PhilippinesKrista L. Veenstra; Grand Haven, Mich.Ellen A. Vigants; Portage, Mich.Meredith L. Visser; Hamilton, Mich.Carrie L. Vivian; McBain, Mich.Theresa M. Vroon; Jacksonville, Fla.Phillip L. Waalkes; Raleigh, N.C.Courtney C. Walton; Hope Falls, N.Y.Amanda J. Weener; Grand Rapids, Mich.Tesha L. Wehrmeyer; Holland, Mich.Paul J. Wesselink; Grand Rapids, Mich.Jeffrey S. Wheeler; Traverse City, Mich.Grace H. Whitmer; Naperville, Ill.Christa R. Wiggam; Estes Park, Colo.Julie M. Wilcox; Saline, Mich.Ryan A. Winningham; Saline, Mich.Brian C. Worrel; Muskegon, Mich.Stacey J. Zokoe; Jenison, Mich.Amy C. Zwart; Grand Rapids, Mich.Sara B. Zwart; Wyoming, Mich.Nakisha S. Zwyghuizen; Zeeland, Mich.Natalie M. Zylstra; Lake Worth, Fla.

CUM LAUDEAlicia L. Abood; Lansing, Mich.Audrey M. Arnold; Richmond, Ind.Rebecca W. Barry; Libertyville, Ill.Kenneth W. Bart; Jenison, Mich.Ryan B. Barwick; Chelsea, Mich.Matthew A. Beaver; Gladwin, Mich.Gwendolyn H. Best; East Grand Rapids, Mich.Laurie K. Bird; Grandville, Mich.Melinda K. Bisson; Grant, Mich.Caryn L. Bladt; Vicksburg, Mich.Erin M. Boer; DeMotte, Ind.Sandra L. Bongiorno; Oxford, Mich.Lindsay R. Bosak; Livonia, Mich.Tammy M. Bowers; Kentwood, Mich.David A. Bramley; Northfield, Ill.Erika L. Braunohler; Ada, Mich.Ryan B. Brinks; Ada, Mich.Katherine M. Budris; Libertyville, Ill.Allison D. Bultemeier; Fort Wayne, Ind.Rebecca S. Busman; Coopersville, Mich.Jessica L. Carollo; Rochester Hills, Mich.Rebecca M. Cochrane; Watertown, Wis.Matthew L. Cooper; Troy, Mich.Dyan L. Couch; Holland, Mich.Emily N. Cronkite; Holland, Mich.Victoria I. Cruz–Christian; Eastpointe, Mich.Carolyn L. Crylen; Naperville, Ill.Matthew M. Davis; Park Forest, Ill.Meridith A. De Avila; Holland, Mich.Lisa M. DeCamp; Williamston, Mich.Ian B. DeGraaf; Grand Rapids, Mich.Nicole L. Dekker; Menomonee Falls, Wis.Gavin R. Deming; Hickory Corners, Mich.Brandon A. Demitruk; South Bend, Ind.Dawn R. DeVries; Elgin, Ill.Jill C. DeVries; Appleton, Wis.Seth P. DeVries; Fishers, Ind.Deanna L. DiFilippo; Flushing, Mich.Tiffany M. Drendall; Lapeer, Mich.Daniel W. Ebeling; Ann Arbor, Mich.Mona El–Shamaa; Greenville, Mich.Ethan M. Everts; Holland, Mich.David T. Fischer; Flint, Mich.Erin R. Forbes; Cincinnati, OhioAndrew J. Galerneau; Brighton, Mich.Cassandra L. Gerst; Buffalo Grove, Ill.Shannon J. Gervel; Naperville, Ill.Ross P. Geurink; Hudsonville, Mich.Christopher J. Goltz; Midland, Mich.Edita H. Grajqevci; Prishtina, KosovaSharon R. Gutowski; Saint Louis, Mo.Rebekah A. Hinkle; Greenville, Mich.Sara L. Holleman; Portage, Mich.Jennifer L. Horwath; Allegan, Mich.Natalie M. Hosking; Noblesville, Ind.Samantha R. Hyde; Kalamazoo, Mich.Benjamin R. Iliev; Saline, Mich.Nancy C. Jackson; Cedar Rapids, IowaTravis R. Jager; Kalamazoo, Mich.Dustin E. Janes; Indianapolis, Ind.Megan M. Jewell; Brighton, Mich.

Jennifer K. Jourdan; Noblesville, Ind.Laura M. Jurgensen; Naperville, Ill.Sarah J. Klooster; Grand Rapids, Mich.Kristin M. Klunder; Hopkins, Mich.Aileen R. Koliboski; Flushing, Mich.Michael H. Kopchick; Grand Rapids, Mich.Kelly K. Kraft; Brown City, Mich.Sandra J. Kraima; Hopkins, Mich.Justin D. Kribs; Hudsonville, Mich.Kristina A. Kyles; Holland, Mich.Courtney E. Laarman; Holland, Mich.Isabelle P. Le; Kentwood, Mich.Mark W. Leeson; Midland, Mich.Steven E. Lepper II; Midland, Mich.Benjamin L. Lindvall; Ann Arbor, Mich.Micah J. Maatman; Kalamazoo, Mich.Christopher J. Major; Hart, Mich.Emily P. Mark; Mount Pleasant, Mich.Kristina Martinez; Holland, Mich.Justin R. Mast; Grand Rapids, Mich.Julie A. Maxwell; Farmington Hills, Mich.Megan M. McDowell; Centralia, Ill.Sarah E. McEvoy; Findlay, OhioAngela J. Mishler; Pickford, Mich.Tara E. Mistry; Schaumburg, Ill.Kyle M. Morrison; Niles, Mich.Danielle Nave; Kalamazoo, Mich.Catherine L. Neidlinger; Marshall, Mich.Samuel J. Nichols; Lewis, IowaShelley B. Nieboer; Zeeland, Mich.Kelly A. Nitz; Saginaw, Mich.Bradley J. Norden; Jenison, Mich.Laura E. Nordheim; Mount Pleasant, Mich.Benjamin P. Ost; Indianapolis, Ind.Valerie M. Patrick; Lansing, Mich.David H. Pridmore; Novi, Mich.Heather K. Qualman; Northville, Mich.Carmen M. Rabbitt; Muskegon, Mich.Rachel C. Roberts; Metamora, Mich.Susana R. Rodriguez; Chicago, Ill.Abby L. Rogers; Owosso, Mich.Miranda L. Rooy; Shelby, Mich.Joshua P. Rumpsa; Grand Rapids, Mich.Michael R. Ryckman; Troy, Mich.Erik C. Saxvik; Libertyville, Ill.Michele R. Schaap; Lansing, Ill.Kaiser C. Shen; Fresh Meadows, N.Y.Caleb C. Sheng; Brighton, Mich.Katherine C. Shepard; Elmhurst, Ill.J. Layne Shoaf; Midland, Mich.Justin M. Shorb; Scotts, Mich.Dawn M. Smith; Plainwell, Mich.Rachel L. Soulliere; Hamilton, Mich.Ashley D. Stoneburner; Fort Wayne, Ind.Natalie A. Stroich; Troy, Mich.Melissa A. Sulok; South Bend, Ind.John W. Swartz; Richmond, Mich.Sara Tatge; Crawfordsville, Ind.Barry L. Teshima; Ludington, Mich.Tyler O. Thompson; Reed City, Mich.Abby J. Timmer; Grandville, Mich.Jessica O. Trakimas; Carmel, Ind.Bryan H. Tran; Wyoming, Mich.Danielle M. Travis; Traverse City, Mich.Natasha D. Tudor; Lincoln, Mich.Kara K. Van Assen; Jenison, Mich.Kathryn J. VanDam; Wyoming, Mich.Ross M. Vande Wege; Holland, Mich.Richard W. Van Voorst; Holland, Mich.Erica K. Viegelahn; Rogers City, Mich.Mindy J. Beukema; Zeeland, Mich.Emily A. Wagg; New Hudson, Mich.Amy L. Wakerley; Grand Haven, Mich.Rebecca S. Waurio; Williamston, Mich.Ryan P. White; Hudsonville, Mich.Lacey R. Wicksall; Traverse City, Mich.Joanna H. Wiens; International Falls, Minn.Abigail L. Wierenga; Holland, Mich.Katie K. Wilson; Solon, OhioHolly S. Winstanley; Grand Ledge, Mich.Lisa M. Woloszyn; Oak Lawn, Ill.Elizabeth J. Wyngarden; Zeeland, Mich.Jason A. Yelding; Holland, Mich.Michael E. Zeilstra; Grand Rapids, Mich.William J. Ziegenhagen; Minneapolis, Minn.Zachary T. Zimbelman; Stanton, Mich.Christina E. Zylstra; Byron Center, Mich.

May 2004 graduation honors

Note: This list includes those who completed their graduation requirements and coursework in May. Summer honors graduates and those who continued coursework past the spring semester will be listed in a fall issue.

Marriages

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Kathleen LaCasha ’90 Lind and Kevin Lind,Anthony Jacob, May 6, 2004.

Bret Norvilitis ’90 and Jill Flanagan ’93Norvilitis, Matthew James, May 2, 2004.

Kelly DeWitt ’91 and Kristen Kingma ’92DeWitt, Nathan Michael, May 19, 2004.

Dawn Zandbergen ’91 Dykstra and RickDykstra, Bret Marshall, March 16, 2004.

Grace Vera ’91 Favier and Barry Favier ’94,Josiah Daniel, Sept. 4, 2003.

Rebecca VanHekken ’91 McIlwaine and DavidMcIlwaine, Owen Travis, May 19, 2004.

Kristyn Moffett ’91 Sikkelee and Dave Sikkelee,Kari Elizabeth, May 3, 2004.

Julie Beemer ’92 Hubbert and Ronald Hubbert’92, Grace McKenna, May 22, 2003.

Elizabeth Gormly ’93 de Moraes and Andre deMoraes, Helena Sophia, Sept. 30, 2003.

Garrett Elsinger ’93 and Sabrina Elsinger,Garrett Scott II, April 16, 2004.

Barb VandenBrink ’93 Erickson and MattErickson ’94, Jessica Rose, March 21, 2004.

Tiffany Nelson ’03 Shoffner and MatthewShoffner, Cloe Madeline, May 26, 2004.

Sarah Blackburn ’93 Yakes and Matthew Yakes’94, Alexander “Alex” James, May 4, 2004.

Bill Boerman ’94 and Liz Boerman, Fiona Lou,May 19, 2004.

Holly Van Vliet ’94 Senter and Tracee Senter,Paige Helene, April 13, 2004.

Jonathan Slagh ’94 and Andrea Slagh,Addyson Mahler, May 30, 2004.

Matthew Thompson ’94 and Pamela Gunther’94 Thompson, Ethan Gerhard, April 18, 2004.

Abbie-Jo Ming ’94 Wilcox and Ryan Wilcox ’96,Adelyn Rose, Nov. 12, 2002.

Stacy Werkman ’95 Buzako and JosephBuzako, Jaiden Taylor, March 30, 2004.

Jason Kooyer ’95 and Joy Kooyer, Julia Hope,Feb. 24, 2004.

Bryan Bainbridge ’96 and Laura McKee ’97Bainbridge, Tess Lauren, May 17, 2004.

Ryan Harvey ’96 and Annette Daniels ’96Harvey, Andrew Christopher, March 18, 2004.

Monica Pellow ’96 Livingston and RobertLivingston, Grace Wesleigh, Dec. 22, 2003.

Amity Weeldreyer ’96 Pothoff and GregPothoff, Alexander Reese and Carter David,March 25, 2004.

Julie Blair ’96 Riekse and Jim Riekse ’97,William James and Elizabeth Grace, April 29, 2004.

Karsten Rumohr-Voskuil ’96 and GretchenRumohr-Voskuil ’97, Nola Marion, Feb. 10, 2004.

Marka Cross ’97 Steensma and Matt Steensma’97, Jackson Joseph, March 12, 2004.

Katherine Murphy ’97 Van Soest and Marc VanSoest ’97, Aidan, March 23, 2003.

Amanda Sheehan ’97 Zenner and Eric Zenner,Jordan Hallie, April 17, 2004.

Abby Pochert ’98 Brink and Ryan Brink,Linden Bonnie, Feb. 16, 2004.

Noelle Wood ’98 Franklyn and TimothyFranklyn ’98, Joel Timothy, June 13, 2004.

Martin Leslie Landes Jr. ’98 and Jill Donehoo’99 Landes, Martin Leslie III, April 9, 2004.

Kate Reed ’98 Randall and Kevin Randall ’98,Cooper Jackson, Nov. 18, 2003.

Jori Kumpf ’98 Waldron and Sean Waldron,Preston Wellington, May 2, 2004.

Robert Klouw ’99 and Katherine Randall,Gerrit Wilber Randall-Klouw, April 17, 2003.

Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99 and Joe Talluto,Joshua Andrew Talluto, April 21, 2004.

Shana de Avila ’99 Ver Helst and Josh VerHelst, Xander Angelo, April 27, 2004.

Bryan Boersma ’00 and Melissa Nienhuis ’00Boersma, Levi William, May 29, 2004.

Sandra Kops ’00 Gillette and Robert Gillette,Emma Marie, Feb. 10, 2004.

Deborah Hoffman ’01 Walters and ChristopherWalters, Hannah Kathleen, Aug. 1, 2003.

Advanced Degrees

Michael Rees ’85, Ph.D., Cambridge University,United Kingdom, July, 2004.

Stacy Minger ’86, Ph.D. in communication,University of Kentucky, May, 2004.

Michelle Hoppe-Long ’90, M.F.A. in script andscreenwriting, Regent University.

Dan Furman ’94, Master of Divinity degree,Lancaster Theological Seminary, May, 2003.

John Jobson ’95, Ph.D., higher, adult, and life-long education, Michigan State University,Summer, 2004.

Ryan Harvey ’96, Master of BusinessAdministration in finance, DePaul University,June, 2003.

Carolyn Perry ’96, Master of Arts in social

work, University of Chicago, School of SocialService Administration, 2002.

Ryan Wilcox ’96, M.D., Mayo Medical School;Ph.D., immunology, Mayo Graduate School,Rochester, Minn., May, 2004.

Camie Hoeksema ’97 LaPorte, master’s degreein human services and counseling, DePaulUniversity, June, 2004.

Marka Cross ’97 Steensma, M.D., MichiganState College of Human Medicine, May 15, 2004.

William Tailford ’97, M.F.A., University ofMichigan, Horace H. Rackham School of GraduateStudies, May, 2004.

Jeremy Stoepker ’98, M.D. degree, GeorgetownMedical School, May 23, 2004.

Janette (Molly) Griebe ’99 Avery, Doctor ofVeterinary Medicine, Michigan State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, May, 2004.

Sherry Kuo ’99, Doctor of OsteopathicMedicine, Michigan State University College ofOsteopathic Medicine, May 6, 2004.

Jo Ellyn Manning-Talluto ’99, master’s degreein education, Governors State University, May,2004.

Gina Zanin ’99, Master of Public Affairs in non-profit management and Master of Arts inphilanthropic studies, Indiana University-PurdueUniversity Indianapolis, August, 2004.

Scott Hes ’00, J.D., Wayne State UniversitySchool of Law, May 17, 2004.

Brad Irving ’00, D.O., Arizona College ofOsteopathic Medicine, June, 2004.

Ericka Cunningham ’00 Kipp, Doctor ofOsteopathic Medicine, Michigan State UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, May 6, 2004.

Jessica Mulder ’00, Doctor of Dental Surgery,State University of New York at Stony BrookSchool of Dental Medicine.

Amy DeVries ’01, Master of TheologicalStudies, Candler School of Theology, EmoryUniversity, May 10, 2004.

Nathan Hart ’01, M.Div., Princeton TheologicalSeminary, May 15, 2004.

Heidi Hickman ’01 Henson, J.D., ValparaisoUniversity School of Law, May 15, 2004.

Kimberly Howey ’01, master’s degree in socialwork, University of Denver.

Jennifer A. Huber ’01, J.D., New YorkUniversity Law School, May 14, 2004.

Sara Lamers ’01, Master of Fine Arts in creativewriting/poetry, Purdue University, May 16, 2004.

Deaths

Evelyn Bolhuis ’34 Dalman of Holland, Mich.,died on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. She was 92.

She was a member of Third Reformed Church.She was preceded in death by her husband,

Howard Dalman ’32, in 1986.Survivors include her children, Paul ’62 (Carol

Cronk ’64) Dalman of Holland, and David ’65(Patricia Gleichmann ’65) Dalman of Midland,Mich.; three grandchildren, including Alan ’94(Lisa Bekius ’94) Dalman of Holland; one great-grandchild; a sister, Ruth Bolhuis ’31 Cook of Mt.Pleasant, Mich.; sisters- and brothers-in-law, JuliaBolhuis, C.H. Vande Water, L.C. Dalman ’28,Lillian Mulder ’35 Dalman, Barbara Dalman, andGeorge ’42 (Evelyn Dalman ’42) Vanderhill, all ofHolland; and nieces and nephews.

Word has been received of the death ofMarcellus De Jonge ’33 of Zeeland, Mich., whodied on Wednesday, July 28, 2004. More informa-tion will appear in the next issue.

Word has been received of the death of John H.Ettema ’43 of Holland, Mich., who died onMonday, July 26, 2004. More information willappear in the next issue.

Aldine Forman ’77 of Houston, Texas, died onSunday, May 30, 2004. She was 48.

She had been employed at the University ofTexas MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Centersince the late 1970s.

She was a member of the New Light ChristianCenter, and had graduated from the LightChristian Institute Ministry, Light Bible Institute,and the Ministry of Development Institute. Shewas currently attending Houston College ofBiblical Studies with a concentration in counseling.

She was preceded in death by two brothers,Clayton and Robert.

Survivors include her mother, ArdellaForman, of Bridgeton, Texas; two sisters, Vanessa(Mitchell) Crosell of Millville, Texas, and TraceyForman of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, KeithForman of Bridgeton and Nolan Forman of

Philadelphia, Pa.; sisters-in-law, Teri Logan ofBridgeton, Gloria Forman of Philadelphia, andCourtney Hayes of Orlando; and many aunts,uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

William Hakken Jr. ’41 of Holland, Mich., diedon Saturday, June 26, 2004. He was 84.

He was a research chemist and founder ofHakken Abrasive Corporation, a manufacturer ofbuffing compounds for which he held a U.S.patent. He was later employed by Grand ValleyState College (now University) where he wasinstrumental in developing the science curriculum.

He was a veteran of World War II who servedas a pilot in the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieu-tenant junior grade.

He was a member of Hope Reformed Church,and was a former member of the consistory andsuperintendent of Christian education. He wasactive with Boy Scouts of America Troop 11 atHope Church and the Rotary Club, and he helpeddevelop the Holland Rocket Football Program.

He was preceded in death by his wife,Marguerite Hadden ’42 Hakken, on Monday, Feb.9, 2004; his parents, William Hakken Sr. and CoraVan Oostenburg Hakken; and his brothers Robertand Harold ’41.

Survivors include his children, Margo Zeedykof Holland, Merry and Michael Spafford ofLoudon, Tenn., the Rev. William and DianneHakken of North Muskegon, Mich., Melissa AnnHakken of Reno, Nev., and Robert and PatHakken of Hamilton, Mich.; 13 grandchildren;four great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, MaryRuth Jacobs ’41 Hakken of Carlsbad Calif., andMerry Hadden ’45 Van Ommen of Hilton HeadIsland, S.C.; and a cousin.

Word has been received of the death of RuthHoumes ’42 Harmeling of Ormond Beach, Fla.,who died on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. More infor-mation will appear in the next issue.

Word has been received of the death of

Martin Hoekman ’35 of North Las Vegas, Nev.,who died on Monday, June 14, 2004. Moreinformation will appear in the next issue.

Anne Dethmers ’36 Huizenga of Holland,Mich., died on Friday, June 18, 2004. She was94.

She was preceded in death by her husband,Raymond Huizenga ’47.

She was an educator in the Mackinaw City,Byron Center, and Hudsonville public schoolsystems. She retired in 1971 after 33 years of teach-ing. She was a Bible teacher and was active ineducation and women’s ministries at Home AcresReformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., and atHudsonville (Mich.) Reformed Church.

The college’s newParents’ Council isdesigned to provide agreater connection forall parents of currentstudents.

“We hope through the Parents’Council to further involve parents in thelife of the college,” said Stephanie Haag’95 Greenwood, director of parent rela-tions. “It will serve in an advisorycapacity for the college and administra-tion, will help develop programs andvolunteer opportunities to betterengage parents, and encourage parentsto support the Hope Fund and otherprojects.”

The 19–member council, which metfor the first time in June, is focusing ontopics including admissions and studentrecruitment, career development, collegedevelopment, and parent outreach andcommunication. The members’ activitiesrange from contacting the parents of newstudents and hosting regional activities,to developing internship opportunitiesfor students, to assisting in parent orien-tation during New Student Orientationin August and during Parents’ Weekend.

The members are parents of currentstudents, and will each serve for one ortwo years. They will meet together twiceannually, once during Parents’ Weekend(Nov. 5–7 this year) and once during thespring semester.

Council members named• Dr. Lonson and Mary Barr of Grand

Rapids, Mich., parents of Katherine Barr’05;

• Marjorie Bramley of Winnetka, Ill.,mother of David Bramley ’04, ElizabethBramley ’06 and Katherine Bramley ’08;

• Michael and Mary Dykema of Holland,Mich., parents of Shannon Dykema ’04and Mark Dykema ’07;

• Dr. Keith and Carole March of WestLafayette, Ind., parents of Lauren March’06 and Claire March ’08;

• Mark and Michele Pageau of Lombard,Ill., parents of Brian Pageau ’03 and KatePageau ’07;

• Eric and Libby Peterson of Bay Village,Ohio, parents of Laura Peterson ’07;

• Jack and Mary Poll of Grandville, Mich.,parents of Stephanie Poll ’07;

• Christopher and Cindy Short of Evanston,Ill., parents of Cletus Short ’04 andChelsea Short ’07;

• Ken and Marijane VanDerWende ofMidland, Mich., parents of KimberlyVanDerWende ’01 Kieft and MattVanDerWende ’05;

• Gary and Darcy Wolfson of BloomfieldHills, Mich., parents of Jordan Wolfson’06.

The college’s program in parent rela-tions may be e–mailed atparents@hope.edu or called at (616)395–7250. Information for parents andfamilies of Hope students, including moreabout the Parents’ Council, may be foundonline at: www.hope.edu/parents/

Parents’ Councilprovides ties

Deaths

Advanced Degrees

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Survivors include a daughter Rae Huizenga’71 (Michael) Reed of Jenison, Mich.; two grand-children; brothers and sisters, John Dethmers ofArizona, Esther (Ken) Stell of Illinois, MildredPratt of Wisconsin, Arnold (Marion) Dethmersand Dorothy Mulder of Wisconsin, and Hazele(Robert) Ferguson of Washington; sister-in-lawLois Huizenga ’54 of Holland; brother-in-law C.J.Huizenga ’56 of California; and nieces andnephews.

Word has been received of the death of JamesSpencer Hulse ’37 of Palm Harbor, Fla., who diedon Tuesday, July 13, 2004. More information willappear in the next issue.

Word has been received of the death of EdithKlaaren ’43 Kleinjans of Honolulu, Hawaii, whodied on Sunday, July 25, 2004. More informationwill appear in the next issue.

Ruth Mulder ’34 Kruizenga of Walnut Creek,Calif., died on Monday, May 31, 2004. She was 90.

She had worked at the Hamburg (New York)

Public Library and at Valley View Lodge inWalnut Creek. She was a member of the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her husband,Robert E. Kruizenga ’34, in 1967, and by a son,Robert Mulder Kruizenga.

Survivors include her daughters, BetsyKruizenga ’63 Emerick of Monrovia, Calif., JaneKruizenga ’65 Schade of Denver, Colo., and SallyShetterly of Walnut Creek; sons-in-law, JudsonEmerick ’63, Michael Brown, and ThomasShetterly; two grandchildren; and niece BarbaraKruizenga ’56 Davies.

Word has been received of the death ofMaurice Marcus ’30 of Sacramento, Calif., whodied on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. More informa-tion will appear in the next issue.

Paul Myrehn ’49 of Indianapolis, Ind., died onTuesday, Aug. 6, 2002. He was 76.

He married Virginia De Vecht ’51 Myrehn,who survives him, in 1950. The Rev. M. EugeneOsterhaven ’37 officiated during the wedding cer-

emony, and also officiated at the funeral service inHolland, Mich.

In addition to his wife, survivors include chil-dren, Timothy of Indianapolis, Ind., Bruce ofCatharpen, Va., and Ruth Ellen Brown ofZionsville, Ind.; and six grandchildren.

Lawrence Sneller ’49 of Holland, Mich., diedon Thursday, June 17, 2004, from injuries sus-tained in an automobile accident. He was 85.

He had owned a Nash/Rambler franchise inHolland, worked on the Cook Nuclear Plant, andretired from Graafschap Hardware in 1999.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army who servedwith Company D during World War II.

He attended Christ Memorial Church.He was preceded in death by his first wife,

Catherine, in 1996.Survivors include his wife, Joyce; step-chil-

dren, Michael Schaap, Duane and Kelly Schaap,Shelly Diepenhorst, and Sandy Emmons, all ofHolland, Dawn and Marc Schrotenboer ofSaugatuck, Mich., Jarvis and Biz Ter Haar, Caroland Richard Fulton, and David and Myrna Ter

Haar, all of Holland, and Diane Heth of Saugatuck;several step-grandchildren and step-great-grand-children; brothers and sisters, Anges and TedDykstra, Bernard and Charlotte Sneller, and JanetFolkert, all of Holland, Thelma Kik of GrandRapids, Mich., Nelson and Joyce Sneller, andNorm and Beatrice Sneller, all of Zeeland, Mich.,brothers- and sisters-in law, Lois Genzink ofZeeland, Ernie Walters of Jenison, Mich., andBernard Slenk and Steve and Kelly Walters ofHolland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Amy Lynn Stillwell ’96 of Powell, Ohio, diedon Sunday, June 6, 2004. She was 29.

She was an assistant teacher with DublinLatchkey. Prior to that she was employed by theFranklin County (Ohio) Board of Education, andworked with developmentally handicapped highschool students at Westerville North.

She was a member of St. John’s EpiscopalChurch in Worthington, Ohio, and involved inYouth Ministries. She also volunteered with TheSpecial Wish Foundation.

Survivors include her parents, Jim and JudiStillwell of Dublin, Ohio; a sister, Lauren Stillwell(Matt) Bernaldo; grandfather, Frederick Ward; andone nephew.

Laura Ann Sturmfels ’96 of Ballwin, Mo., diedon Saturday, June 12, 2004. She was 30.

She was employed at the St. Louis ScienceCenter as adult programs coordinator.

She was a member of the Girl Scouts, P.E.O.,and the National Nature Conservancy.

Survivors include her parents, Gus and JeanSturmfels of Pacific, Mo.; one brother, Richard ’97(Linda) Sturmfels of Potomac Falls, Va.; and hermaternal grandparents, Frank and MeredithBurcham of Dillon, Colo.

Word has been received of the death ofDonald Westerhoff ’65 of Lancaster, Pa., whodied on Friday, June 25, 2004. More informationwill appear in the next issue.

Sympathy To

The family of Helen Bloom (Lee) Dauser ofNorth Muskegon, Mich., who died on Sunday,May 23, 2004. She was 88.

She taught flute for 60 years, including 18years at Hope, where she also played in theWoodwind Quartet. She played flute with theWest Shore Symphony Orchestra for 43 years,and was a member of the Bloom Trio with hertwo sisters.

She was a member of St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch.

She was preceded in death by her firsthusband, James Lee, in 1943, and by her secondhusband, William Dauser, in 1997.

Survivors include three sons, William Dauserof Montague, Mich., Robert (Susan) Dauser ofHouston, Texas, and Bruce (Kelly) Dauser ofNorth Muskegon; two sisters, Norma Griesbachand Thelma Savage, both of Florida; three grand-children; and several nieces and nephews.

The family of Jose Lara of Holland, Mich.,who died on Wednesday, June 16, 2004. He was70.

He was employed for six years at Hope. Healso worked for 16 years at Western Foundry,and retired from H.J. Heinz Co. after 19 years ofemployment.

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

Survivors include his wife, Blanca; children,Jesse Lara, Hector Lara, Dinorah Lara, LourdesLara, and Nelly Lara, all of Holland, Jose andJoAnn Lara of Otsego, Mich., and Juan Lara ofWest Olive, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; sisters andbrother, Julia Lara Vasquez, Maria Lara Zacarias,Santos Lara Guzman, Candelaria Lara Guzman,and Valentine and Maria Elena Lara, all ofMexico, and Genevive Lara Guzman of Ohio.

The family of Gertrude Vos of Grand Rapids,Mich., who died on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. Shewas 85.

She was preceded in death by a stepdaugh-ter, Helen Vos, in 2001.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years,Daniel; stepchildren, Gary and Mary Lou Vos; 12grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers,Peter and Gertrude Paap and Louis and JunePaap; sister, Kathryn Stelma; and nieces andnephews.

Sympathy To

Alumni parents friends. . . serving students

616-395-7775 www.hope.edu/hopefund

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As far back as she canremember, Meredith Arwady’00 has loved singing.

It’s something she grew up with, an inter-est focused and fostered by her family’senthusiasm for musical theatre and trips tosee shows whenever and wherever possible.“We can all sing every word to everyAndrew Lloyd Webber musical that everexisted,” she joked.

Today she’s living her dream, pursuing acareer as a professional opera singer.

And she’s doing it very well. On Sunday,March 21, Arwady, a contralto, was namedone of three winners in the New YorkMetropolitan Opera National CouncilAuditions for 2004.

It’s not the first acclaim she has receivedfor her talent since her undergraduate days.From Hope, she won admission to the mas-ter’s program in opera at the prestigiousCurtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pa.––theacceptance rate is about one in 100.

Among other honors in the years since,she won the 2002 Astral Artistic ServicesNational Auditions, the 2002 and 2004 LiciaAlban competitions, and the inauguralMarian Anderson Prize for EmergingClassical Artists, and received a 2002 SaraTucker Grant. She has performed nation-wide, including with New Orleans Opera,San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, theOpera Company of Philadelphia and theChicago Opera Theater.

Given her life–long enthusiasm for liveperformance, she’s enjoyed the opportuni-ties to be on–stage herself.

“I’m very lucky in the voice type I am,”Arwady said. “As a contralto, there’s a bigadvantage in there being very, very few ofus. But there’s also a disadvantage: I playlots of grandmothers, lots of ’third witchfrom the left stirring the cauldron.’”

The “disadvantage,” she admits, isn’t allthat severe. “I’d rather play the characterroles anyway,” she said. “That appeals tome more than the damsel–in–distress.”

Arwady is also looking forward to whatthe coming years will bring.

Most immediately, having completed hermaster’s in May, she is spending the summerwith Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown,N.Y., appearing in Puccini’s La Fanciulla delWest. Then, she’ll live in New York City

until March, meeting with coaches and goingto auditions, and attending shows. (It’s astay that will allow for at least one return toWest Michigan: she plans to present aconcert at Hope on Friday, Jan. 21.) Nextspring she’ll begin in the young artistprogram of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Arwady’s performance credits go backsome two decades––ranging from appearingas an orphan in a community theatre pro-duction of Annie in Muskegon, Mich., in1984, to the title role in the musical Hello,Dolly while attending Kalamazoo LoyNorrix High School.

When it was time for college, Hope was anatural choice. Family that had attendedincluded parents Mary Lynn Koop ’69Arwady of Kalamazoo and George Arwady’69 of New Jersey, grandparents Mary LouHemmes ’46 Koop of Hamilton and the lateHarvey Koop ’43, and aunts and uncles.Through the years, 10 of her generation’scousins have also enrolled.

“I’ve always felt a real sense of connec-tion with the school,” she said. “When I wasreally young, my cousins and I all signed aletter with our year of graduation fromHope College. I realized when I was sevenyears old that it was the Class of 2000. Iremember just jumping up and down withmy cousin Libby Folkert because we had2000 and we thought that was the coolestnumber ever. So I was on–track even then.”

Arwady received a music scholarship,and worked with both Joyce Morrison andDr. Margaret Kennedy–Dygas while study-ing voice. Dr. Kennedy–Dygas recalls thateven as an undergraduate she demonstratedgreat talent as a vocalist and performer.

“The faculty always heard just an incred-ible voice there––just an incredible gift,” shesaid. “She was tremendously gifted on stage.She was full of energy.”

While she was at Hope, Arwady con-ducted additional studies in music at theChautauqua Institution in New York. Therewere those there who encouraged her totransfer to a specialized conservatory andemphasize her vocal training, but shewouldn’t hear of it.

“I’m extremely glad I chose Hope Collegeas my undergraduate school,” she said. “Ilove opera but I also want to have outsideinterests and I love pursuing other avenuesof knowledge.”

She completed a major in English in addi-tion to her major in music. Her activitiesranged from varsity soccer, swimming anddiving, and track; to intramurals; to volun-teering with the Children’s After SchoolAchievement (CASA) program; to servingas a resident assistant; to serving as a classrepresentative on Student Congress.

Arwady traveled abroad everysummer––to Europe, touring with theChapel Choir; to Africa, through the MayTerm led by Dr. Harvey Blankespoor; toIndia, during the May Term led by Dr. BoydWilson; and to Vienna, during the SummerSchool led by Dr. Stephen Hemenway.

During the school–year and summer pro-grams alike, she valued the commitment ofher professors.

“Hope is a good place to explore youroptions and to have a relationship withfaculty that you just couldn’t have any-where else, because their dedication to thestudent is limitless and you really feel that

they would bend over backwards to helpyou understand a passage or to sing aline,” she said.

Arwady also enjoyed numerous chancesto perform. In addition to being a member ofthe choir, she appeared with the HopeCollege Orchestra as a winner of theConcerto Aria Competition. She sang inMusical Showcase in DeVos Hall in GrandRapids, and during departmental recitals inWichers Auditorium. She had roles in HopeCollege Theatre productions such as Fiddleron the Roof and Cole. Out of a sense of fun, inApril of her senior year she even serenadedthe central campus with a rendition of “Don’tCry for Me, Argentina” from the second floorbalcony of the President’s Home.

Friends from conservatories, she said, tellof giving their “senior recitals” in smallrooms with a few people attending. She pre-ferred her experience at Hope.

“I had so much fun with my recital whenI graduated,” she said. “It was in the chapel.There were hundreds and hundreds ofpeople there, and so many people whomeant so much to me.”

The connections have continued to bemeaningful. She received numerous notes,

calls and e–mails from Hope friends follow-ing her Met win. When she returned to WestMichigan for Kalamazoo’s Irving S. GilmoreInternational Keyboard Festival in earlyMay, several members of the Hope commu-nity made the trip for the performance.

When on campus for a visit a coupleweeks later, she found herself recognizedand remembered. “The first two people Isaw were faculty members who knew meand greeted me, and had just read morethings about me and checked up on me,”she said.

“All these people had so much to do withwhy I would come to a place like Hope––whyI always feel that I have a school home, whichso many of my friends who came throughconservatories just don’t have a sense of,”Arwady said. “They belong to the school, butthey don’t belong to a tradition.”

* * *Hope alumni are making their mark in theopera world in a variety of ways. In June,Greg Frens ’01 made his debut with OperaColumbus in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolantheas Lord Mountararat. Frens, a baritone, is aDMA candidate at The Ohio StateUniversity.

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Meredith Arwady ’00 is not only making a career of her life–long love of singing, butis earning national acclaim in the process. In March she was one of only threewinners in the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for 2004.She is pictured with young fans while back in West Michigan, for the Irving S.Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo in May.

“Hope is a good place toexplore your options and tohave a relationship withfaculty that you just couldn’t have anywhereelse, because their dedication to the student is limitless and you reallyfeel that they would bendover backwards to helpyou understand a passageor to sing a line.”

–– Meredith Arwady ’00

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