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Student Group Named Best .......... 2

Nykerk Moments ............................ 3

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The campus community joins us in wishing alumni and friends of the college both nearand far a rich measure of God’s grace and goodness during this Christmas season.

As you gather together with family and friends we trust that traditions will beremembered and special moments cherished. Especially, we wish for you a time for

celebrating the birth of the Christ Child, our Savior and Lord.— Jim and Martie Bultman

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Campus Notes

“Quote, unquote”

Quote, unquote is aneclectic sampling ofthings said at and aboutHope College.

During an “Arts and HumanitiesColloquium Series” talk on Wednesday, Oct.16, historian Dr. Fred Johnson addressed “TheHistorian as Novelist.” His novelBittersweet was published earlier this year,and he has another enroute to publication. Heconsidered the way that truths can be con-veyed through both academic and fictionalstorytelling.

“[H]istory and writing a novel bothmake use of the facility of words, lan-guage. And since I’m not completely inthe realm of English, and what I’m doingis not completely in the realm of history,it’s kind of like I have to establish anuneasy truce between what I’m doing rel-ative to the commands and the disciplinesof the historical profession, and also whatI think I’m trying to do relative to Englishand literature...

“Words communicate thoughts, com-municate feelings, famous/infamouspeople, knowledge of events, controver-sies, and the story of small and greatstruggles. Words for the historian are notjust a means to keep the ‘sacred past’ instorage. The historian, when properlyusing words, paints a vista that has theability to awe and inspire. Those wordshave the ability to cause despair, or leavethe reader incredulous. Those words cancommunicate the hope that maybe, justmaybe, the human species will survive...

“The power of history is to deliver to usthe small and grand details of our humandrama––the things that make us laugh, thethings that cause us to cry, ignite our rage,make clear after the fact why people would

lay down their lives for a cause. It is the sto-rytelling potential of history that makes it atype of factual novel if you will. If indeed,truth is sometimes stranger than fiction––or, as I’ve sometimes thought of it, truthmasquerades as fiction––then the irrationalstands a chance of being understood.

“It becomes possible to analyze theshortcomings of lofty ideals in which, forexample, ‘We hold these truths to beself–evident’ is uttered while denying basichuman rights to Blacks, Native Americans,women and the poor. It becomes possibleto craft a novel from the historical reality ofthe human experience... in which the inher-ent contradictions of individual andcollected humanity can be explored, direct-ed, demonstrated, negated, uplifted, pulleddown or be brought to an either very tidy ormessy end.

“This is the uneasy truce, for in historyit is a rare occasion to get a tidy ending.For the constant dynamic of thecause–effect and the ceaseless activity ofhuman beings never lets you have, really, atidy ending––whatever it might be, overwhatever issue.

“In the novel, though, it must at somepoint come to an end. There must be apoint where the story has been told, asmuch as possible. The heroes can becomeno more heroic, or the despicable can be nomore despised lest they lose their relationto reality. The ending may be neat tosatisfy the yearning that somewhere in thisworld, unlike the realities presented byhistory, people might actually go on to livehappily–ever–after. The ending may beleft unresolved, following a more truepattern to what the historical record tellsus in the case of humanity’s journey. Onthe other hand, the ir–resolution might bethe best form of ending, signalling thatthere is still a chance, an opportunity for usto make things right.”

HOPE COLLEGEnews from

Volume 34, No. 3 December 2002

Volume 34, No. 3 December 2002Published for Alumni, Friends andParents of Hope College by the Office ofPublic Relations. Should you receivemore than one copy, please pass it on tosomeone in your community. An overlapof Hope College constituencies makesduplication sometimes unavoidable.

Editor: Thomas L. Renner ’67

Managing Editor: Gregory S. Olgers ’87

Layout and Design:Holland Litho Service, Inc.

Printing: News Web Printing Services of Greenville, Mich.

Contributing Photographers:Harvey Blankespoor, Lou Schakel ’71,Phil Wilcox

news from Hope College is publishedduring February, April, June, August,October, and December by HopeCollege, 141 East 12th Street, Holland,Michigan 49423-3698.

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Hope College Office of Public RelationsDeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698

phone: (616) 395-7860fax: (616) 395-7991alumni@hope.edu

Thomas L. Renner ’67 Director of Public Relations

Gregory S. Olgers ’87 Director of Information Services

Lynne M. Powe ’86Alumni Director

Kathy MillerPublic Relations Services Administrator

Karen BosOffice Manager

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 photo looks west through the Pine Grove as students travel campus while goingabout the business of learning.

Our top center image shows junior James Grosse of Three Oaks, Mich., as he conducts research onseed dispersal, mentored by Hope biologists Drs. K. Gregory Murray and Kathy Winnett–Murray.The college’s emphasis on collaborative learning experiences is an award–winning Hope qualitythat benefits students in many departments. The story is on page 20.

Our top right image shows junior Ed Huebner of Kalamazoo, Mich., in action as the men'ssoccer team achieves victory in first-round NCAA regional competition with DominicanUniversity of Illinois. Coverage of the fall sports season begins on page nine.

The Social ActivitiesCommittee (SAC) has beennamed best in the region.

SAC won the “Excellence inProgramming Award” from the MidAmerica Region of the National Associationfor Campus Activities (NACA) on Saturday,Nov. 2, during the region’s annual confer-ence. The event was held on Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 31–Nov. 2, at the GrandCenter in Grand Rapids, Mich., with some1,300 delegates from 137 colleges and uni-versities attending.

SAC was honored in the category fororganizations with an annual programmingbudget of $75,000 and above. Criteriaincluded effective use of resources, promo-tion of the program to students, studentinvolvement in planning and implementa-tion, clarity and achievement of theprogram’s goals, and effective programevaluation.

The region presents a variety of awardsbased on three budget levels: less than$35,000; $35,000 to $75,000; and $75,000 andabove.

SAC programs social activities of anall–campus nature, including Homecomingevents; a weekly film series; a weekly cof-feehouse; comedians and other enter-tainers; dances including the annualFantasia formal; and off–campus trips foractivities including skiing, and to locationssuch as amusement parks and other sites ofinterest.

The award, based on an initial writtensubmission and then a presentation duringthe conference, recognizes SAC for its2001–02 programming year. The directorsof SAC last year were current seniors MaryChambers of Holland, Mich., and CarrieWilliams of Grand Haven, Mich.Chambers and junior Sara Barber of GrandRapids are SAC’s directors this year. Thegroup’s advisor is Diana Breclaw, directorof student activities at Hope.

Student program named outstanding

The student–run Social Activities Committee (SAC) has been named best in the MidAmerica Region of the National Association for Campus Activities. SAC organizesprograms of an all–campus nature, like the annual “Spring Fling,” which gives studentsa chance to unwind through a picnic, games and other activities on the Friday beforespring semester finals.

HOPE FOR HUMANITY: The alumniH–Club presented its “Hope for HumanityAward” to Robert Van Dis ’47 of Kalamazooon Saturday, Oct. 12.

The award, first presented in 1990, recog-nizes Hope athletic alumni for service toothers, transformation of Christian valuesand consistency of commitment. The H–Clubconsists of Hope alumni who were athleticletter winners and other honorary letterwinners as approved by the H–Club’s Boardof Directors. The group recognized Van Disduring its annual Homecoming luncheon,held in the Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter.

Van Dis has served Hope in a variety ofways. He is a past “Class Representative” forthe Class of ’47, has helped to organize classreunions, and is a past member of the H–ClubBoard of Directors. For several years, hehelped acquaint high school athletes with thecollege by bringing them to Hope footballand basketball banquets. He spoke at thededication for the college’s Milton L. HingaStudent Services Center. His faithful financialsupport has included establishing, in 1992,the Van Dis Scholarship Fund.

ROOM NAMED: Also during theH–Club’s Homecoming luncheon onSaturday, Oct. 12, the college recognized Dr.Kenneth Weller ’48 of Knoxville, Iowa, andannounced the naming of the new weightroom in the Dow Center in his honor.

Jim Jurries ’63 (a former student of Dr.Weller) and his wife Ginger Huizenga ’64Jurries of Holland, Mich., provided thefunding for the renovation.

Dr. Weller served as a member of the eco-nomics and business administration faculty,and football coach, at Hope from 1949 until1969, when he became the president ofCentral College in Pella, Iowa. Hope present-ed him with a Distinguished Alumni Awardin 1971, and an honorary degree in 1983.

Dr. Weller was accompanied to theH–Club event by his wife, Shirely Gess ’50Weller.

NEUROSCIENCE FOCUS: A growingprogram at Hope finds its focus in the blur-ring boundaries of science.

The college is developing a concentrationin neuroscience, which blends traditionally–independent disciplines including biology,chemistry and psychology in studying thebrain. A new grant from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) is helping Hope create alaboratory course to complement a lecturesection established in the spring of 2001.

Where things go from there has yet to bedetermined, but according to Dr. Leah Chaseof the Hope faculty the initial course has beenwell received.

“There’s definitely interest among thestudent population in having such aprogram,” said Dr. Chase, who holds a jointappointment as an assistant professor ofbiology and chemistry and was brought toHope in 2000 to initiate the program. “We’vemaxed out the enrollment both times.”

Dr. Chase noted that while the field of neu-roscience has been around for decades, thegreatest growth in the discipline––a result ofrising interest in and federal funding for brainresearch––took place during the 1990s, aperiod that she said has been termed “thedecade of the brain.”

In keeping with neuroscience’s multi-disciplinary focus, the lecture course atHope has examined a variety of topics,ranging from neurotransmitters; to how agroup of neurons work together for aresponse, such as the “knee–jerk reaction”;to memory and learning; to diseases such

as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.The new laboratory course will adapt pre-

viously published exercises in two generalareas: neurophysiology, and learning andmemory. Significantly, according to Dr.Chase, Hope’s approach will require studentsto move beyond the exercises to applying thelessons in research projects of their own.

“The emphasis in the Natural ScienceDivision at Hope is that science is best learnedby doing,” she said. “We want them to beactive participants, learn the scientific methodand become better scientists because of that.”

Faculty Kudos

Barry Bandstra of the religion facultywants to give away what he knows, toanyone who’s interested.

Dr. Bandstra is developing “ReadingHebrew,” a Web–based course that heintends to make available for free. He hopesto make it easier for others to learn biblicalHebrew by providing a resource for col-leagues at other institutions and even

individual students.“One of my goals is to provide a tool that

would encourage and facilitate teaching bibli-cal Hebrew at the college level, especially atliberal arts colleges where staffing andresources in Old Testament may be low,” saidDr. Bandstra, a professor of religion and chairof the department at Hope. “I also hope thatthe learning package will be useful for indi-vidual students of biblical literature who maynot have access to college or seminaryinstruction, such as pastors who desire tolearn, review or further develop their biblicalHebrew reading skills.”

Dr. Bandstra is developing a package ofmaterials that can be used in a two–semestercourse sequence. In support of his work, hehas received a $14,256 grant from the WabashCenter for Teaching and Learning inTheology and Religion, which is based atWabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind.

The package will include the entireHebrew Bible, sound files, and a full set ofgrammar lessons, and self–graded exercisesand tests. Dr. Bandstra also hopes that it will

be inviting. “The basic premise of my workdeveloping Internet resources for biblicalstudy is that instructors must find themextremely easy to use,” he said.

The Web–based resource is just the sort ofmaterial that Dr. Bandstra, an Old Testamentscholar who has been at Hope since 1983,would like to have in his own teaching. Infact, he has already been using a preliminaryversion in his biblical Hebrew course at Hope,and intends to use the completed edition aswell.

The project combines two of his scholarlyinterests: biblical Hebrew linguistics, and theuse of computing technology as an instruc-tional tool.

The content will feature a grammar of bib-lical Hebrew that Dr. Bandstra has developedusing a “functional” approach to learning lan-guage––meaning with a primary emphasis onlearning the language as a means of commu-nication, with secondary emphasis onmemorizing forms and rules.

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It is one of the college’soldest traditions.

First held in 1936, the annual NykerkCup competition showcases a blend offreshman and sophomore talent in friendlyrivalry. The event is also intended toprovide a chance to get new studentsinvolved, and to provide leadership oppor-tunities for upperclass students.

It succeeds. Some 200 students partici-pated in this year’s mix of choral song,comic plays and carefully prepared indi-vidual oration. In keeping with Nykerk’sEven–Year/Odd–Year design, members ofthe junior and senior classes coached thefreshman and sophomore classes respec-tively, and organized the event itself.

The freshmen won this year’s contest,presented on Saturday, Nov. 9, at theHolland Civic Center as part of Parents’Weekend.

(Editor’s Note: As reported in the last issue,audio recordings of selected past Nykerks areavailable for purchase on compact disc throughthe Hope–Geneva Bookstore. Those availableare 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977–89, 1991 and1994–97. More information may be obtained bycalling the bookstore at 1–800–946–4673 oronline at: hopebookstore.com.)

Smiles with the cup. From left to right are junior Meridith De Avila, ’06 orationcoach; junior Samantha Hyde, ’06 song directing coach; senior HillaryNoordeloos, Nykerk general chair; and senior Kristi Cummings, ’05 orationcoach.

Nykerk memories

(See “Campus Notes” on page eight.)

Above left, the Class of ’06 performs “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” Above right, Peter Vanderpan (Lacy Peterson) and CaptainClompin (Holli Cooper) do battle in the ’05 play, “Peter Vanderpan from Dutchy Dutchy Land.”

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Events

Spring SemesterJan. 5, Sunday––Residence halls open, noonJan. 6, Monday––Registration for new students, Maas Center

auditorium, 3:30–4:30 p.m.Jan. 7, Tuesday––Classes begin, 8 a.m.Feb. 7, Friday––Winter Recess begins, 6 p.m.Feb. 12, Wednesday––Winter Recess ends, 8 a.m.March 14, Friday––Spring Recess begins, 8 a.m.March 24, Monday––Spring Recess ends, 8 a.m.April 18, Friday––Good Friday. Classes not in session, but not

an official holidayApril 24, Thursday––Honors Convocation, Dimnent Memorial

Chapel, 7 p.m.April 25, Friday––Spring Festival; classes dismissed at 1 p.m.April 28–May 2, Monday–Friday––Semester ExaminationsMay 2, Friday––Residence halls close for those not participat-

ing in Commencement, 5 p.m.May 3, Saturday––Alumni DayMay 4, Sunday––Baccalaureate and Commencement; resi-

dence halls close for graduating seniors, 7 p.m.May Term––May 5–30June Term––June 2–27July Term––June 30–July 25Summer Seminars––July 28–Aug. 1

Campus Visits: The Admissions Office is open from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until noon onSaturdays. Tours and admissions interviews are availableduring the summer as well as the school year.Appointments are recommended.Visitation Days offer specific programs for prospective stu-dents, including transfers and high school juniors and seniors.The programs show students and their parents a typical day inthe life of a Hope student.

Monday, Jan. 20 Friday, Feb. 14Friday, Jan. 31 Friday, Feb. 28

Junior Days: Friday, April 4; Friday, April 11Pre–Professional Day: Wednesday, May 21For 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.

InSync Dance Theatre––Friday–Saturday, Jan. 31–Feb. 1Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citi-zens and students, and will be available at the door.

Dance 29––Thursday–Saturday, March 6–8DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citi-zens and students. Information concerning advance ticket saleswill be available by mid–February.

Contemporary Motions––Friday–Saturday, April 4–5Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citi-zens and students, and will be available at the door.

Spring Student Dance Concert––Monday–Tuesday, April 14–15Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Admission is free.

Aerial Dance Theatre Spring Concert––Friday–Saturday,May 16–17Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $7 for regular adult admission and $5 for senior citi-zens and students, and will be available at the door.

Cecchetti International Ballet Summer School Concerts––Saturday, July 19Knickerbocker Theatre, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.Admission is free.

“Myth and the Creative Process: Michael Ayrton and theMyth of Daedalus”––Monday, Jan. 13–Friday, Feb. 7

“Going Dutch: Contemporary Artists and Dutch ArtisticTradition”––Monday, Feb. 17–Friday, March 14

Reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 28.“Senior Show”––Friday, April 4–Sunday, May 4

Work by graduating Hope seniors.The gallery’s school–year hours are Monday through Saturday from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Anthony Zerbe in “It’s All Done With Mirrors” –– Saturday,Jan. 11: Knickerbocker Theatre, 7 p.m.Los Angeles Guitar Quartet –– Tuesday, Feb. 18: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m.Oleksiy Koltakov, pianist –– Thursday, March 6: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m.Camerata Sweden –– Friday, April 4: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 8 p.m.Individual tickets for Great Performance Series events are $14 forregular adult admission, $12 for senior citizens and members of theHope faculty and staff, and $5 for children under 18 and Hope stu-dents, and go on sale approximately one week prior to the show.Season subscriptions are available for $55 for adults, $45 for seniorcitizens, $20 for Hope students and $115 for families. Additionalinformation may be obtained by calling (616) 395–6996.

Laramie Project––Friday–Saturday, Feb. 14–15; Wednesday–Saturday, Feb. 19–22

DeWitt Center, main theatre, 8 p.m.The Birds––Wednesday–Saturday, April 23–26

DeWitt Center, main 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 citizensand students, and will be available approximately two weeks beforethe production opens. The ticket office is open Monday throughFriday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., andmay be called at (616) 395–7890.

Student Spoken–Word Performance –– Thursday, Jan. 16Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.A student performance directed by Anthony Zerbe.Admission is free.

Actors from the London Stage––Wednesday, Feb. 26; Friday,Feb. 28, Saturday, March 1

Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.Tickets are $14 for regular adult admission, $12 for seniorcitizens and members of the Hope faculty and staff, and $5for children under 18 and Hope students. They will be soldat the theatre lobby box office in the DeWitt Center onTuesday–Friday, Feb. 4–7; Wednesday–Saturday, Feb.12–15; Monday–Saturday, Feb. 17–22; and Monday–Saturday, Feb. 24–March 1.

Tuesday, Jan. 28––Peter Ho DaviesThursday, Feb. 27––Glenis RedmondThursday, March 27––Robert Olen Butler and Elizabeth

DewberryTuesday, April 22––Lucy Grealy and Mong–LanAll of this year’s readings will be at the Knickerbocker Theatrebeginning at 7 p.m. Live music by the Hope College JazzChamber Ensemble will precede the readings at 6:30 p.m.Admission is free. For more information, please call the depart-ment of English at (616) 395–7620.

Regional EventsVarious Locations Nationwide––Saturday, Jan. 18

A gathering with Hope and Calvin alumni to watchthe Hope–Calvin men’s basketball game on abig–screen television. The game, hosted by Calvin atthe Knollcrest Fieldhouse, starts at 3 p.m. EasternTime. A mailing with details will be sent to the areashosting a satellite party. Locations will also be listedon www.hope.edu/alumni.

Winter Happening––Saturday, Jan. 25Please see the advertisement on page 15 for more information.

Alumni Weekend––Friday–Sunday, May 2–4Includes reunions for every fifth class from ’38 through ’83.

For more information concerning alumni events, please call theOffice of Public and Alumni Relations at (616) 395–7860.

Honors Convocation––Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m.Baccalaureate and Commencement––Sunday, May 4

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

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The Great PerformanceSeries will feature theLos Angeles GuitarQuartet on Tuesday,Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent MemorialChapel.

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Hope makes a difference thatthe world can’t afford to be without.

As he considers the importance of the Legacies: A Vision ofHope comprehensive campaign, co–chair Phil Miller ’65 seesa strong case in the daily headlines that reflect a world inpain.

“I think it is more evident than it’s ever been that theHope College graduate is so much needed in our society,” hesaid.

“Simply said, we need knowledgeable, motivated, ethicalleaders,” Miller said. “And the scandals of the last 12months have certainly driven that home.”

“Hope College provides that kind of leader, but will onlybe able to if we have the resources,” he said. “And we needto be able to provide that education at an affordable cost.”

That’s where Legacies: A Vision of Hope comes in. With itsemphasis on enhancing both facilities and endowment, the$105 million campaign is designed to have a positive impacton every area of the campus community.

Legacies: A Vision of Hope has four primary components:building an 86,000 square foot science addition and renovat-ing the Peale Science Center; improving and adding otherfacilities including the Martha Miller Center for GlobalCommunication; increasing the endowment; and buildingthe DeVos Fieldhouse. Much has been accomplished in eachsince the campaign was launched in October of 2000, butmuch also remains to be done.

Science CenterConstruction began on the new science center in March,

and is scheduled for completion in time for the fall, 2003,semester. Renovation of the 30–year–old Peale ScienceCenter will follow.

Given the changes in science and in science education inthe past three decades, it was absolutely essential for thecollege to begin work on the new building. Hope’s national-ly ranked program in the sciences was at risk.

The decision to begin, though, was difficult. Even as con-struction proceeds, nearly $14 million still needs to be raisedto reach the total project cost of $36 million.

Martha Miller Center for Global Communication/Campus Development

Completed projects include the renovation of the DowCenter to include new dance studios and health and fitnessrooms; renovation of Dimnent Memorial Chapel’s stainedglass windows and stonework; addition of an organ studioto Nykerk Hall of Music; and property acquisitions includ-ing a neighboring office building that is housing thedepartment of psychology during the science center con-struction and properties for additional parking.

The college has also acquired the former Lincoln Schoolproperty on Columbia Avenue at 11th Street as the future

site of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication,and will break ground for the building in the spring of 2003.Careful thought has been given to the role of the new build-ing, with an estimated cost of $8.5 million, since itsannouncement in the summer of 1999. It will become hometo the departments of communication and modern and clas-sical languages, and the offices of multicultural life andinternational education, a synergistic combination intendedto serve all well.

Other projects that are planned include restoration of his-toric Graves Hall and renovation of Lubbers Hall.

Fund–raising for the initiative continues. The total cam-paign goal for campus development is $19 million, of whichnearly $6 million has been raised.

EndowmentEndowment is something like a savings account––the

college invests the principal, and spends the interest.Endowment gifts provide scholarship support, enhancefaculty retention and recruitment, provide student/facultyresearch opportunities, and strengthen spiritual life pro-grams and essential educational programs.

Endowment successes during Legacies include the cre-ation of 91 endowed scholarships and three new endowedprofessorships. Contributions to the endowment have beengenerous, even extraordinary.

Unfortunately, the economy has been less kind.According to William Anderson, senior vice president forfinance and development, because of the sagging economythe endowment has dropped from a high of about $127million two years ago to approximately $105 million today.

Hope remains near the bottom among its peer schools inboth total endowment value and endowment–per–student.Hope is a far–distant second–to–last in per–student endow-ment among the 12 Great Lakes Colleges AssociationSchools. During 2001–02, 11th–place Hope had $39,762 perstudent; 10th–place Ohio Wesleyan had $66,619.

Fund–raising for the endowment is on–going, and veryessential. While an economic recovery will result in somegains, the immediate decline in income available from theendowment requires additional support. Thus, whileendowment gifts have exceeded the Legacies endowmentgoal of $30 million by $2 million, the negative economicimpact requires Hope to seek more.

DeVos FieldhouseThe opportunity to build the DeVos Fieldhouse arose

because of a $7.5 million gift from the Richard and HelenDeVos Foundation. The project originally developed inde-

pendently of the campaign, but was added into Legacies thisspring given the progress made in both efforts, whichproved complementary.

The building will become home court for the volleyballand men’s and women’s basketball programs, and willhouse the athletic training program. It will be owned andoperated by Hope and serve as a community resource forlocal events, helping to meet an area–wide need for suchspace.

The college acquired the Western Foundry Inc. propertyon Fairbanks Avenue at 9th Street for the project thissummer. Ground will be broken in the late summer/earlyfall of 2003, with completion scheduled for late fall of 2004.

As with the campaign’s other initiatives, however,although the need for the facility is such that Hope cannotafford to wait, fund–raising is not yet complete. The totalcost for the DeVos Fieldhouse is $20 million, of which nearly$14 million has been raised.

Even as crucial needs remain, support so far of Legacies: AVision of Hope has been encouraging. Some $92 million hasbeen raised, a total that includes undesignated gifts that willeventually be shared among the four primary campaigncomponents.

“We’re very pleased with where we are in the campaign,”said President James Bultman ’63. “We have examples ofgreat generosity on the part of much of our constituency, andalso examples of very sacrificial giving, and we’re gratefulfor both.”

The emphasis in fund–raising so far has been on leader-ship gifts. Gifts and pledges from the members of the Boardof Trustees, for example, total more than $20 million. In thecoming months, Legacies will enter its final phase, with theentire Hope family asked to participate.

As the campaign enters its home stretch, the hope is thatall in the college’s constituency will appreciate the significantdifference that their gifts can make in shaping young peopleinto the leaders of tomorrow.

“The challenge remains to finish strong in the campaign.It’s a big challenge, given the economic times,” PresidentBultman said. “If there was a time when Hope really neededits constituency to be supportive of a capital campaign, thisis it. The things that we have done or are doing are, I think,crucial to the vitality of the college.”

“As we call on more of our constituency in the monthsahead, we hope that they will be as generous as they canbe in helping us to build the infrastructure at Hope thatwill allow for the very best education for 3,000 students,”he said.

Legacies: A Vision of Hope

The final phase, a lasting difference

Multiple projects are underway or on–deck because of Legacies: A Vision of Hope. Pictured is an artist’srendering of the interior of the DeVos Fieldhouse, construction of which will begin next year. While much hasbeen accomplished, however, much also remains to be done––including completing funding for the fieldhouse.

Legacies: A Vision of Hope, launched in October of2000, aims to raise $105 million by December of 2003.The four primary initiatives are: renovating and expand-ing the Peale Science Center; constructing the DeVosFieldhouse; increasing the endowment; and generalcampus improvements, including the construction of theMartha Miller Center for communication and modernand classical languages.

For more information about the campaign, pleasevisit the college online at www.hope.edu or call (616)395–7393. To make a pledge to the campaign, please call(616) 395–7775.

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Christmas Vespers

Senior Recital––Sunday, Jan. 12: pianist Joseph Deller ofDearborn, Mich., Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 3 p.m.Admission is free.Preservation Hall Jazz Band––Wednesday, Jan. 22:Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for thegeneral public, $10 for Hope faculty and staff, and $5 forHope students, and will be sold at the theatre lobby boxoffice in the DeWitt Center on Tuesday–Saturday, Jan. 7–11;Wednesday– Friday, Jan. 15–17; and Monday–Wednesday,Jan. 20–22.Concerto/Aria Concert––Friday, Jan. 24: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Combined Senior Recital––Saturday, Jan. 25: tenor DanielDuPuis of Flushing, Mich., and soprano Abby Whitenight ofLudington, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 4 p.m. Admission is free.Senior Recital––Saturday, Jan. 25: clarinetist Jeremy Davis ofEgan, Ill., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 6 p.m.Admission is free.Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet––Wednesday, Jan. 29: Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Guest Pianist––Friday, Jan. 31: Michael Sheppard, DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Saturday, Feb. 1: saxophonist RichardVanVoorst of Holland, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of NykerkHall of Music, 4 p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Saturday, Feb. 1: violinist Benjamin Fuhrmanof Lansing, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 6 p.m. Admission is free.Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Feb. 2: Wichers Auditoriumof Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.Christian Music Series––Friday, Feb. 14: Michael Card;Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for the generalpublic and $7 for Hope students. Tickets will be sold to Hope

students on Tuesday–Wednesday, Feb. 4–5, and will be sold tothe general public on Thursday–Friday, Feb. 6–7, andWednesday–Friday, Feb. 12–14. They will be available at thetheatre lobby box office in the DeWitt Center.Chamber Quartet––Wednesday, Feb. 19: Ceruti, a chamberquartet from the University of Memphis, Dimnent MemorialChapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Symphonette Concert––Friday, Feb. 21: Dimnent MemorialChapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Faculty Recital Series––Sunday, Feb. 23: Wichers Auditoriumof Nykerk Hall of Music, 3 p.m. Admission is free.Wind Symphony Concert––Wednesday, Feb. 26: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Jazz Ensemble I Concert––Thursday, Feb. 27: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Friday, Feb. 28: organist Heidi Dykema ofGrand Rapids, Mich., Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m.Admission is free.Senior Recital––Saturday, March 1: cellist Nicholas Toben ofTroy, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 8

p.m. Admission is free.Musical Showcase––Monday, March 3: DeVos Hall, GrandRapids, Mich., 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Additional informationto be announced.Opera Workshop––Wednesday, March 5: WichersAuditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 8 p.m. Admission isfree.Faculty Recital––Sunday, March 9: violinist MihaiCraioveanu, Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 2p.m. Admission is free.Orchestra Concert––Wednesday, March 12: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Chapel Choir Concert––Monday, March 24: DimnentMemorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Percussion Ensemble––Monday, March 31: Snow Auditoriumof Nykerk Hall of Music, 7 p.m. Admission is free.Senior Recital—Wednesday, April 2: soprano Alyson Payneof Three Oaks, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 8 p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Thursday, April 3: soprano Sara Luneack ofAlma, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, 8p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Friday, April 4: violinist Titus Munteneau ofBrasov, Romania, Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 6 p.m. Admission is free.Junior Recital––Saturday, April 5: violist Joseph Gutowski ofMuskegon, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall ofMusic, 2 p.m. Admission is free.Senior Recital––Saturday, April 5: soprano Laura Litteral ofJackson, Mich., Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music,6 p.m. Admission is free.Christian Music Series––Saturday, April 5: Fred Hammond;with the Hope College Gospel Choir. Additional informationto be announced.Senior Recital––Wednesday, April 9: soprano CrystalStabenow of Mount Pleasant, Mich., Wichers Auditorium ofNykerk Hall of Music, 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Events

Bring a beloved Hope tradition home for the holidays by enjoying Christmas Vespers on one of the radio stations that will feature the service

this year. Contact the station in your area for the day and time.ARKANSAS

Little Rock–KAAY–AMSpringdale–KOFC/KAYH–AM

CONNECTICUTMiddletown–WIHS–FM

INDIANAGary–WGVE–FM

IOWABoone–KFGQ–AM/FMMason City–KCMR–FMShenandoah–KYFR–AMSioux Center–KDCR–FMSioux Center–KSOU–AMSpencer–KICD–AM

KENTUCKYHopkinsville–WNKJ–FMWest Liberty–WLKS–AM

MICHIGANBad Axe–WLEW–AMBloomfield Hills–WBFH–FMDowagiac–WVHQ–FMEscanaba–WCHT–AM

Grand Rapids–WFUR–FMBroadcast plans include some evenings at 9:30–10:30 p.m., and Christmas Day.

Hillsdale–WCSR AM/FMHolland–WHTC–AM

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m.;Saturday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 24, 3 p.m.;

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 9:30 p.m.

Kalamazoo–WKPR–AMMarquette–WNMU–FMPort Huron–WPHM–AMZeeland–WGNB–FM

Tuesday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m.

MINNESOTAWorthington–KWOA–AM/FM

NEBRASKAOmaha–KCRO–AM

NEW YORKSyracuse–WMHR–FM

NEW JERSEYZarephath–WAWZ–FM

NORTH CAROLINAMooresville–WHIP–AM

OHIOJefferson–WCVJ–FMSpringfield–WEEC–FM

PENNSYLVANIAWellsboro–WLIH–FM

SOUTH DAKOTAYankton–WNAX–AM

VIRGINIARoanoke–WRIS–AM

WASHINGTONSeattle–KNHC–F

WEST VIRGINIAHuntington–WEMM–FM

WISCONSINWaupun–WMRH–AM

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform onWednesday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent MemorialChapel.

Music

“Trust your feelings”or “The facts speak forthemselves”?

In his new look at intuition, psychologistDr. David Myers of the psychology facultysuggests developing a healthy appreciationfor both points of view.

In his new book Intuition: Its Powers andPerils, published by Yale University Press,Dr. Myers considers psychology’s take onthe “voice within,” giving attention to a mixof topics ranging from first impressions, tothe fear of flying, playing the lottery, shoot-ing streaks in basketball and choosingstocks.

“The new research on the powers of auto-matic, out–of–sight information processingthat has accumulated over the last 10 yearsis fascinating,” said Dr. Myers, who is theJohn Dirk Werkman Professor ofPsychology. “Psychological science givesnew affirmation of the huge powers ofunconscious, intuitive information process-ing and how it guides our lives. But it alsopoints us to the perils.”

As one example of how intuition can gowrong, Dr. Myers considers an examplefrom the sports world: the “hot hand” inbasketball––the way that scoring streaks areoften interpreted as meaningful. In onestudy, he writes, “nine of 10 fans agreed thata player has a better chance of making a shotafter just making two or three shots thanafter just missing two or three shots,” and hequotes coaches and commentators whoshare the view.

Analysis of thousands of shot sequencestells another story, according to Dr. Myers:each player’s overall average is the best pre-dictor of what is likely to happen next.

“Could it really be that nearly all players,coaches, and fans––after observing thou-sands of shot sequences––are deluded inbelieving that players are more likely toscore after scoring and miss after missing?,”he writes. “Yes, it really could be. And thereason is simple. They’re not misperceivingstreaks––basketball shooting is streaky––they are misinterpreting them.”

He recognizes that his counter–intuitivesport analysis isn’t necessarily popular oraccepted. The book notes that one broad-caster responded to the information with,“Please tell the stat man to get a life.”

However, Dr. Myers writes, intuition alsogets things right. In one study of firstimpressions, student instant evaluations ofteachers based on a brief video clip reflectedthe average ratings given at the end of thesemester by students who had been in theentire course. In another study, people inChina accurately guessed Americans’ extro-vertedness based solely on photos, whiletheir American counterparts did the same inreturn.

“There is ancient biological wisdom tothis express link between perception andresponse,” he writes. “Those who could

read a person accurately were more likely tosurvive and leave descendants, which helpsexplain why humans today can detect at aglance the facial expressions of anger,sadness, fear, or pleasure. Small wonderthat the first 10 seconds of a relationship tellus a great deal, or that our capacity forreading nonverbal cues crosses cultures.”

In an anecdotal example, Dr. Myersrelays the story of a woman who encoun-tered a polite, clean–cut youth while leavingher church prayer group. Something abouthim seemed wrong to her as they talked,and ultimately she called the police. Itturned out that he had murdered hismother, a crime that had not yet been dis-covered.

“Our speedy social intuition packsenough insight to serve us well,” Dr. Myerswrites.

Dr. Myers hopes his book will helppeople distinguish between the usefulinstincts and the misguided interpretationsthat can deceive them. “It’s really a bookthat aims to enhance people’s powers of crit-ical thinking,” he said.

For example, while helpful in some situa-tions, superficial impressions can bedeceptive in others. Two psychologists’review of 85 years of personnel selectionresearch found that interviews “are weakpredictors” in anticipating job productivity,suggesting that employers consider careful-ly their approach to hiring. “If there’s acontest between what your gut tells youabout someone and what test scores, worksamples, and peer ratings tell you, go withthe latter,” Dr. Myers writes.

Intuition, he notes, also tends to place toomuch emphasis on vivid examples. Thatone person won $197 million in a lottery isremembered more readily than the 328million losing tickets that built the jackpot.Images of horrific plane crashes overrideawareness of the thousands of safe flightsdaily, such that travelers are more con-cerned about flying than the statistically–riskier drive to the airport.

“Dramatic outcomes capture our atten-tion; probabilities we hardly grasp,” he said.“The result: We overvalue lottery tickets,overestimate flight risk, and underestimatethe dangers of driving.”

Being aware of such intuitive inclinationscan help in overcoming them, according toDr. Myers. He noted that investors, forexample, can find lessons in research into“loss aversion.”

Studies have found that people “feel thatpain from a loss twice as keenly as we feelthe pleasure from a similar–sized gain,” Dr.Myers writes. “In experiments, peopleprefer a sure gain over flipping a coin fordouble or nothing. Yet they will readily flipa coin on a double or nothing chance to averta loss.”

The phenomenon, he said, is reflected ina study of 10,000 brokerage accounts, whichshowed that investors were more likely tosell a winning stock than a losing one.

“There’s no logically right answer

here––no investor knows the future value ofeither stock. But the preference is curious,given that, rationally, an investor’s goal is tomake money, not redeem past mistakes,”Dr. Myers writes. “Our aversion to lossdeters us from locking in the loss, whichbecomes real and final––not just a paperloss––the moment we sell.”

While keeping the loser might be a soundfinancial strategy, he said, it could also be aresult of the aversion to losing.Understanding such intuitive responses, Dr.Myers feels, is key to determining howmuch of a role they might be playing, what-ever the arena.

“When forming judgments and makingdecisions––in business, politics, sports, reli-gion, and other everyday realms––discerning people will welcome the powersof their gut wisdom yet know when torestrain it with rational, reality–based criti-cal thinking,” he writes. “Most of the time,

our autopilot’s perceptions and intuitionsare good enough, and they probably existbecause they enabled our ancestors tosurvive and reproduce. But sometimes inthe modern world accuracy really matters.When it does, reason should rule.”

Dr. Myers has been a member of theHope faculty since 1967. His research andwritings have appeared in a dozen booksand in five dozen periodicals, from Science toScientific American. His other books for ageneral audience include The Pursuit ofHappiness: Who Is Happy––And Why, A QuietWorld: Living with Hearing Loss and TheAmerican Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Ageof Plenty. His textbooks for introductory andsocial psychology are studied at nearly 1,000colleges and universities.

Intuition: Its Powers and Perils is availablein hardcover, and retails for $24.95. Freeexcerpts are available at www.davidmy-ers.org.

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Faculty Kudos

The research on intuition was so compelling that Dr. David Myers of the psycholo-gy faculty was inspired to write a book about it. Intuition: Its Powers and Perils isintended for a general audience.

Intuition has the answers – sometimesIn his new book, psychologist David Myers shows that intuition is both remarkably useful and spectacularly misleading. The key is to know which is when.

Students know a goodthing when they see it.

The college’s May Term to the GalapagosIslands, led by biologist Dr. HarveyBlankespoor, is so in demand that it regu-larly runs at capacity.

“We’ve always had large groups. It’sbeen a very popular trip,” said Dr.Blankespoor, who has been leading teamsof students to the islands since the late1980s.

He appreciates that participants havecome away from the May Term feeling likethis alumna who even a few years later hadthis to say: “She said, ‘Well, if I had to name15 of the most exciting things that I did inmy life, I did 13 of them in that three–weekperiod.’”

This summer, alumni and friends of thecollege will be able to gain the same learn-ing experiences that have made the classsuch a hit. In an educational trip scheduledfor June 5–21, Dr. Blankespoor will leadparticipants to the Galapagos Islands aswell as to sites of cultural and historicalinterest in Ecuador and Peru on the SouthAmerican mainland.

The trip is scheduled in the tradition offaculty–led educational visits abroad thatthrough the years have included countriesranging from Germany to Morocco to CostaRica to Great Britain to Russia to Turkey.Participants will be registered for one hourof continuing education credit through thecollege.

The Galapagos Islands rose to famethrough the work of naturalist CharlesDarwin, who visited them in 1835 and drewupon them in his scientific writing. TheHope trip will include several sites duringan eight–day, 520–mile cruise that willfeature multiple islands in the archipelago.Highlights will include a visit to the CharlesDarwin Station as it works with tortoises, ahorseback ride to the edge of a volcaniccrater, and encounters with wildlife so tamethat visitors are greeted not with fear butlanguid curiosity.

The 75–foot cabin cruisers will be char-tered for the Hope trip specifically, lendingflexibility should other opportunities arise.“If we hear that there are whales in a certainpart of a bay that’s not far away, we go,” Dr.Blankespoor said.

Participants will leave the U.S. fromChicago, Ill., on Thursday, June 5, andarrive in Quito, Ecuador. Time in Ecuadorbefore leaving for the islands on June 9 willinclude visits to the communities ofOtavalo, Cotacotchi and Calderon, known,respectively, for knitted goods, leather-working and dough figurines.

The visit to Peru will follow the time inthe Galapagos. Highlights will include thecurrent capital of Lima; Cuzco, formercapital of the Incas; and the historic ruins ofMachu Picchu.

Dr. Harvey Blankespoor joined the Hopefaculty in 1976. Acclaimed as a teacher, hereceived the Hope Outstanding ProfessorEducator (H.O.P.E.) Award from the gradu-ating class in 1980, and was named thenational 1991 Professor of the Year by The

Council for Advancement and Support ofEducation (CASE) and The CarnegieFoundation for the Advancement ofTeaching. Although he retired in the springof 2002 as the Frederich Garrett and HelenFloor Dekker Professor of Biology, he hascontinued to teach at Hope part–time.

The total cost for the tour was still beingfinalized as of press time, but will beapproximately $4,000, including one hour

of tuition for continuing education. Theregistration deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 15,due to the need to reserve the boats for theislands based on participation.

Those interested in the trip may registeror obtain more information by e-mailing Dr.Blankespoor at blankespoor@hope.edu orcalling him at home at (616) 335–9829. Hemay also be reached through the departmentof biology's office by calling (616) 395-7720.

James E. Bultman ’63, president of Hopeand professor of education, has an essayincluded in College Faith: 150 Christian Leadersand Educators Share Faith Stories from TheirStudent Days.

Published by Andrews University Press,the book brings together the personal faithperspectives of scores of leaders in Christianhigher education, including more than 60college, university or seminary presidents.The testimonies are presented to cover a widerange of issues faced by any Christian studentin any age: academic struggles, financialcrises, satisfying or frustrating personal rela-tionships, opportunities to witness and thecall to follow Jesus.

President Bultman’s essay, “A Few GodlyMen,” reflects on the positive influence of hiscoaches while he was a student at Hope. Hereflects on the way that they taught throughtheir coaching, emphasizing excellence insport while keeping the activity in perspec-tive, and through the way that they lived outtheir faith.

“These godly men did not wear theirreligion on their sleeves,” he wrote.“Rather, it was an inherent part of thefabric of their lives. They lived their faithevery day, and it was experienced by those

of us who had the privilege of comingunder their tutelage.”

President Bultman played football andbaseball during each of his four years as astudent, and captained both teams.

His coaches in football were GordonBrewer ’48, Russ De Vette ’45 and Dr. KenWeller ’48, and his baseball coach was Dr.Daryl Siedentop ’60. Others he cites in theessay include the late Larry “Doc” Green,who was the college’s athletic trainer, andformer football coach Al Vanderbush ’29,who was continuing to serve on the col-

lege’s political science faculty.

Roberta Kraft of the music facultyreceived a Distinguished Service Award fromthe Michigan Music Teachers Association(MMTA).

She was honored on Monday, Oct. 21,during the association’s 117th state conven-tion, held on Sunday–Tuesday, Oct. 20–22, atthe Valley Plaza Resort in Midland.

Professor Kraft was president of theMMTA from 1998 to 2000, previously servingas vice president for two years. Her activity at

the state level has also included serving on theMMTA’s 30–member Board of Directors aschair of Student Achievement Testing (SAT)Auditions.

Her association with the MMTA beganthrough the local chapter, Holland PianoTeachers Forum, which was established in1969 and of which she was a charter member.The chapter affiliated with the state organiza-tion in 1971–72, during the first of three termsthat she has served the Holland chapter aspresident.

Alumni News

Trip will feature Galapagos

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The absence of natural predators has made Galapagos inhabitants like the sea lionat right remarkably unafraid of visitors. Harboring varied and unique wildlife, theGalapagos are an important and popular destination for scientists and enthusiastsfrom the general public alike.

Campus Notes

(See “Campus Notes” on page 18.)

(Continued from page three.)

“Chapel Beach” (black and white gelatin silver print, 8”x34”), one of the photographs by faculty member Steve Nelson selectedfor a group exhibition of Creative Artist Grant Award winners this fall. Please see the story on page 18.

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Consistent excellencehas been a hallmark ofHope College athleticsover the years. The 2002fall sports season was nodifferent.

The Michigan Intercollegiate AthleticAssociation (MIAA) experienced one of itsmost competitive seasons in memory, withseven member schools claiming a leaguechampionship in the eight fall sports.

The lone title by a Hope team was a co-championship in men’s soccer, but acrossthe board there were five seconds, a thirdand a fourth, allowing Hope to take the leadin the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup stand-ings after the fall season. Hope is also theleader in the men’s All-Sports standings andis tied for first place with rival Calvin in thewomen’s All-Sports standings.

SoccerA highlight of the fall season was Hope’s

soccer program. The men’s team qualifiedfor the NCAA Division III tournament,advancing to the regional finals, while thewomen’s team finished second in a leaguerace that went down to the final week.

The Flying Dutchmen won a school-record 17 games while tying Kalamazoo forthe conference championship. Qualifyingfor the NCAA playoffs for the seventh timein school history, Coach Steven Smith’sDutchmen did not allow a goal in three tour-nament games before bowing in the regionalfinals to Wheaton, Ill., in a shootout.

Senior Matt Margaron of Naperville, Ill.,was presented the league’s Marvin ZuidemaAward for contributions to team play andfor leadership qualities. He was one of fourplayers named to the All-MIAA first team,joining senior goalkeeper Marcus Voss ofZeeland, Mich., senior forward BryantLoomis of Fredonia, N.Y., and junior mid-

fielder Ed Huebner of Portage, Mich. Vossand Huebner were each honored for thethird time.

Named to the All-MIAA second teamwere sophomore forward Tyler Basler ofBay City, Mich., senior midfielder Tim Kellyof Kalamazoo, Mich., and junior back SteveLepper of Midland, Mich.

A young Flying Dutch women’s soccerteam came on strong during the leagueseason. Winners of just one of their first sixgames, Coach Leigh Sears’s Dutch rallied towin 11 of their next 14 to finish second in theMIAA and end the season at 12-7-1.

Sophomore midfielder Dawn Gillam ofPortage, Mich., was named a first team All-MIAA honoree. Two freshmen, defenderErica Pagorek of Munster, Ind., and mid-fielder Tess Scholz of Portage, Mich., werenamed to the second team.

GolfHope sophomore Justin Spyker of

Schoolcraft, Mich., captured MIAA men’sgolf medalist honors in men’s golf in a mostunusual way.

The season’s final conference tourna-ment was held at Hope’s home course.Spyker entered the tournament in secondplace in the player standings, needing tofinish what appeared to be an insurmount-able seven strokes better than the leagueleader.

But he did just that, shooting a 73 underideal conditions at the Wuskowhan PlayersClub. That put Spyker at an average of 75.28strokes over the season’s tournaments,

while runnerup Jason Miller of Olivet endedat 75.33. It marked the fifth consecutive yearthat a Hope golfer has been the MIAAmedalist. Olivet dethroned the FlyingDutchmen as conference champion.

Gaining All-MIAA second team honors

were freshman Alden Hoksbergen ofHolland, Mich., who was ninth in the playerstandings and sophomore Ryan Shedd ofColdwater, Mich., who ranked 11th.

In women’s golf, three Hope athletesachieved All-MIAA recognition as theFlying Dutch finished second in the MIAAstandings.

Senior Emily Colenbrander of Holland,Mich., achieved All-MIAA first team honorsby finishing third in the player standingswhile teammates Sarah Scholten, a juniorfrom Grand Rapids, Mich., and BrittanyPhilo, a freshman from Greenville, Mich.,were All-MIAA second team.

The honor was especially meaningful forColenbrander, whose older sister Ellen wasalso an All-MIAA first teamer at Hope from1996 to 1999.

FootballThe Flying Dutchmen placed second in

the MIAA football race, finishing the seasonwith a three-game winning streak andoverall 5-5 record.

Fall Sports Roundup

Continued excellence

The accumulation of individual perfor-mances resulted in team accomplish-ments for Hope teams this fall.Sophomore Justin Spyker (top) was theMIAA medalist in men’s golf. Junior quar-terback Phil Butler (left) threw his way intothe football record book. SophomoreDawn Gillam (above right) established amark for points in league games. Seniorgoalkeeper Marcus Voss (right) ended hiscollegiate soccer career with a school-record 39 career shutouts.

(See “Fall Sports Roundup” on page 17.)

Faculty Kudos

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Dr. Albert Bell Jr. applies his interest inancient history to his latest mystery novel,setting the action in the Roman Empire.

His newest mystery, All Roads Lead toMurder, is set in April of A.D. 83, in the provin-cial city of Smyrna. His protagonist is areal–life historical figure, Pliny the Younger.

Dr. Bell has drawn upon his scholarly inter-est in the period before in writing fiction. Hisnovel Daughter of Lazarus is set in first–centuryRome, and his mystery Kill Her Again is setaround an archaeological dig in modern–dayItaly.

A professor of history and chair of thedepartment, he noted that he finds the era andempire interesting as both a scholar and anauthor.

“It just appeals to me because in some waysit’s similar to the United States today,” he said.“It’s large, it’s a diverse culture, people travellong distances, and many of those things arethe kind of issues that we face today. There aredifferent groups of people who are interactingwho don’t always understand one another,who don’t always get along well, and it seemsto me a situation where a lot of tension couldarise, and that’s certainly a good setting forfiction.”

All Roads Lead to Murder’s protagonist, Plinythe Younger, held a variety of governmentoffices in the Roman Empire, and is knownthrough surviving letters that include hisfirst–person account of the eruption of MountVesuvius in A.D. 79 and his investigation of theChristians in the province of Bithynia.

All Roads Lead to Murder is published byHigh Country Publishers Ltd. of Boone, N.C.

Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre of the religionfaculty is author of The Quest for the CubanChrist: A Historical Search, published recentlyby University Press of Florida.

In the book, Dr. De La Torre reasons that forall Cubans, Christ must be understood throughthe historical analysis of Cuban culture. Heexamines how the Cuban religious experiencediffers from that of other traditions, includingother Latino/a traditions.

He analyzes key figures, groups andperiods in Cuban history, as well as the waysthat Christ is currently being depicted inCuban art. He focuses on the art created bymarginalized segments of Cuban society, inboth Cuba and the United States, exploring

how Cuban understanding of Christ has beencreated by those who were and are oppressedby the Cuban culture, and not by the powerfuland privileged.

The Quest for the Cuban Christ is Dr. De LaTorre’s second book of the current calendaryear. His book Reading the Bible from theMargins was published by Orbis Books in thespring. He is also co–author of the bookIntroducing Latino/a Theologies, published inOctober of 2001, also by Orbis Books.

He has four other books enroute to publica-tion: La Lucha for Cuba: Religion and Politics onthe Streets of Miami, with University ofCalifornia Press; Santeria: The Beliefs and Ritualsof a Growing Religion in America, with Wm. B.Eerdmans Publishing; Handbook of U.S.Theologies of Liberation, with Chalice Press; andDoing Ethics from the Margins, by Orbis Books.

Phantoms of a Blood–Stained Period: TheComplete Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce,co–edited by Dr. David Klooster of the Englishfaculty, has been published by the University ofMassachusetts Press.

The idea for the book grew out of a courseon “Literature of the American Civil War” thatDr. Klooster and co–editor Russell Duncantaught together at John Carroll Universitywhen both were faculty members there. Asthey read and studied a wide range of booksabout the war, they realized that Bierce wrotewith unusual insight and with astonishingpower about the battlefield.

“Because he’s the only writer who actuallyfought in the war, his works deserve to bebetter known,” Dr. Klooster said.

The book gathers for the first time virtuallyeverything Bierce wrote about the war, fromthe battlefield maps he drew as a topographicalofficer for the Union to his masterful shortstories, from the detailed memoirs of specificbattles to his final bittersweet ruminationsbefore he disappeared into Mexico in 1914. Italso includes a detailed 25–page introductionthat places Bierce in historical context.

The collection is organized chronologically,following Bierce’s participation in a wide rangeof battles, from the early skirmishes in the WestVirginia mountains to the bloodbaths at Shilohand Chickamauga and his near–fatal woundingat Kennesaw Mountain. His overlappingaccounts of the events provide a record of thesights and sounds of the battlefield, the psy-

chological traumas the war induced in its sol-diers, and the memories that would hauntsurvivors for the rest of their lives.

Writing in the 1880s and 1890s, at a timewhen both the North and the South were erect-ing monuments to the heroes and glories of thewar, Bierce insisted that his readers confrontwhat really happened. Rather than celebratecauses and comrades, Bierce’s fiction andmemoirs describe the brutal realities of theCivil War battlefield.

The award–winning poetry collectionAgainst Elegies by Jack Ridl of the Englishfaculty is in its second edition.

The collection was originally published inthe fall of 2001 in a limited–edition run as thewinner of the 2001 “Letterpress ChapbookCompetition” sponsored by the Center forBook Arts of New York City. The collectionwas chosen by U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collinsfrom among some 500 entries. The letter-press–printed chapbook was designed, printedand bound by artists at the center.

The new edition has been designed by BBKDesign of Grand Rapids and publishedthrough Ridgeway Press.

According to Professor Ridl, the poems ofAgainst Elegies are linked thematically in begin-ning with everyday objects and situations thathave meaning below the surface.

“In most of these poems, I start with some-thing that doesn’t necessarily look meaningful,and then I’m searching in the poems to findmeaningfulness––why it might matter,” hesaid. “And we’re surrounded by these things.”

Professor Ridl is the author of other pub-lished collections including The Same Ghost(1985), Between (1988), the chapbook AfterSchool (1987) and Poems from The Same Ghost andBetween (1993).

When the first edition of his book The U.S.Supreme Court and the Electoral Process was pub-lished in the early fall of 2000, political scientistDr. David Ryden never imagined that thesecond edition would include as dramatic anew example as “Bush v. Gore.”

“I certainly never anticipated such a dramat-ic and direct illustration of the Court’sformative role in electoral politics. I doubt thatanyone did,” he said. “In part, it was simplythe result of a ’once in a lifetime’ election. Areany of us likely to live through anything like

the amazing circumstances that culminated inthe Florida recount?”

Eerily, Dr. Ryden noted, the recent Senaterace in New Jersey offered some parallels to the2000 presidential race, with the Court called byNew Jersey Republicans to review the NewJersey Supreme Court’s decision to allow NewJersey Democrats to enter a new candidate onthe November ballot after the deadline set bystate law.

The first edition of Dr. Ryden’s book waspublished by Georgetown University Pressonly a few weeks before the photo–finish pres-idential election that saw the Court play apivotal role in the outcome: a 5–4 decisionagainst recounting in the closely–contestedFlorida race. As an expert on the Court’s role inthe political process, he observed the unfoldingevents with interest––and was frequently askedto provide expert commentary in mediaaccounts of the situation.

For Dr. Ryden, even as active awareness of“hanging chads” and “dimples” fades twoyears later, the fact that the Court could and didplay a role is a lesson to remember.

Dr. Peter J. Schakel of the English faculty isauthor of Imagination and the Arts in C.S. Lewis:Journeying to Narnia and Other Worlds, pub-lished by the University of Missouri Press.

The book, Dr. Schakel’s fifth on Lewis, hastwo central purposes: to present Lewis as a cul-tivated person of wide–ranging interests, andto show how an appreciation of Lewis’s inter-ests in the arts, non–literary as well as literary,deepens a reader’s response to his fiction, espe-cially the Chronicles of Narnia. According toDr. Schakel, the book reaffirms the long–estab-lished tradition that books should be read withone’s whole personality, not just with the intel-lect.

The book is the first study to provide a thor-ough analysis of Lewis’s theory ofimagination––the making of connectionsthrough association, intuition or inspira-tion––which is central to his life, his creativeand critical works, his writings on Christianity,and his ideas on education. It examines the roleof imagination in the experience of readingLewis’s fiction, especially the Chronicles ofNarnia, and explores Lewis’s ideas about imag-ination in the nonliterary arts, considering theplace of music, dance, art and architecture inLewis’s own life and in his poems and stories.

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It also considers the importance of “moralimagination” in Lewis’s discussions of litera-ture, and in the stories and poems he created.

A book of poetry by Dr. Heather Sellers ofthe English faculty has been likened to acoming–of–age story.

Drinking Girls and Their Dresses has beenpublished by Ahsahta Press of Boise, Idaho.

Poet Marianne Boruch has said, “HeatherSellers’ poems take us back––where?––to thefirst taste of our whereness, the fresh instantclick of yes, that, or no, absolutely not, it wasthis and this and this. Be careful. These poemscan be wonderfully dangerous; jumpy,radiant.”

Poet Barbara Hamby has noted, “If you lovepoetry you can see, smell, taste, hear, and feel,then you will love the luscious poems in thiscollection. Heather Sellers’s lines have thecadence of a chant, and there is some seriousvoodoo going on here, some magic incanta-tions about being a girl, a woman, a humanbeing in a scary, beautiful world.”

Dr. Sellers was born in Orlando, Fla., andearned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorateat Florida State University, in 1985, 1988 and1992 respectively.

Her publications also include Never Told Me,a collection of stories. Her first children’s book,Spike and Cubby: Ice Cream Island Adventure!, isforthcoming from Henry Holt. She is currentlyworking on a novel, The Plain and Simple Truth,a sequel to Georgia Under Water.

Not only producers but also “consumers” ofresearch are intended to benefit from ResearchMethods in Psychology, a textbook co–authoredby psychologist Dr. John Shaughnessy.

“We recognize that most students in ourclasses will be consumers of research and notproducers of research,” Dr. Shaughnessy andhis co–authors, Gene and Jeanne Zechmeisterof the psychology faculty at Loyola Universityof Chicago, Ill., note in their preface. “Studentswho choose to take on either role will benefitfrom developing critical thinking skills. Webelieve that we can best help our students thinkcritically by taking a problem–solvingapproach to the study of research methods.”

The textbook, now in its sixth edition, pro-vides up–to–date explanations of howpsychologists pose questions, execute studies,analyze data and interpret their findings. In

the new edition, Dr. Shaughnessy and hisco–authors liken the scientific process to thecriminal justice process.

“Detectives can know the excitement of dis-covering a critical piece of evidence.Prosecuting attorneys can know the satisfac-tion of bringing a guilty person to justice, anddefense attorneys can prevent a miscarriage ofjustice. Judges and juries bear the responsibili-ty for discovering the truth,” they write in thepreface. “Research psychologists play all theseroles as they search for evidence, make thecase, and render verdicts about what principlesof behavior and mental processes are true.”

The book is published by McGraw–Hill Inc.of New York, N.Y. Since the first editionappeared in 1985, Research Methods inPsychology has been used at many colleges anduniversities throughout the United States andCanada.

Dr. Robert Swierenga of the A.C. VanRaalte Institute explores a topic especially closeto home in his latest book, a history of theDutch in greater Chicagoland.

Dr. Swierenga has spent decades writingabout the Dutch in America, but had neverexplored the 150–year history of the Dutch inthe Chicago area in–depth, even though hegrew up in a Dutch neighborhood on Chicago’swest side.

In the course of his scholarly work, he foundit a story little known, even by the immigrants’descendants. “From my view, the Dutch ofChicago have been invisible in terms of theworld of scholars and the general public,” Dr.Swierenga said.

During one visit to the library of the ChicagoHistorical Society, he found, “there wasnothing. They didn’t even have an entry in thecard catalog for ’Dutch in Chicago.’”

His book Dutch Chicago: A History of theHollanders in the Windy City, published by Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. of Grand Rapids,is changing all that. At 929 pages, the volumeis a detailed account of Chicagoland’s ethnicDutch, now some 250,000 strong.

At a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 12, theChicago Historical Society hosted a receptionduring which Dr. Swierenga presented a copyof the book to Peter Huizenga ‘60 of OakBrook, Ill., who represented the Chicago Dutchtoday.

The book was made possible through the

support of Huizenga, whose family wasamong the early Dutch immigrants to Chicago.A member of the college’s Board of Trustees,Huizenga has supported awareness of andscholarship in Dutch–American history in avariety of ways. He and his late motherElizabeth also donated the funds to establishthe A.C. Van Raalte Institute, and he fundedthe creation of the statue of the Rev. A.C. VanRaalte that was installed in Holland’sCentennial Park in 1997 in conjunction withthe city’s sesquicentennial celebration.

Also during the reception, ChicagoAlderman Edward Burke presented Dr.Swierenga with a resolution by the CityCouncil of Chicago and Mayor Richard Daly.

The book presents a comprehensive historyof the Dutch churches, schools and communi-ties of greater Chicagoland since the 1840s. Thevolume includes 250 photographs and illustra-tions, and detailed appendices.

“I think that this book is going to be a nos-talgia trip for the old timers,” Dr. Swierengasaid. “But for the children and grandchildren,and to some extent for parents, this will createa memory.”

The history, he said, goes back to the sameperiod of migration that saw communities likeHolland settled by Dutch immigrants.However, while Holland’s Dutch heritage hasoften been preserved, he said, Chicago’s hasoften vanished. The first Dutch ReformedChurch is gone, its site forgotten near the DanRyan Expressway. The second is also gone,now a part of the University of Illinois campus.Holland’s Pillar Church, conversely, is a promi-nent local landmark.

Dr. Swierenga approached the topic with asense of urgency because yet another heritage,living memory, was also vanishing.

“The timing was desperate,” he said. “Ithad to be done now because the generation thatknows the history of the 20th century is dyingoff.”

When it comes to helping students succeedin college, Dr. Scott VanderStoep ’87 wrote thebook.

Dr. VanderStoep is co–author, with Dr.Paul R. Pintrich of the University of Michigan,of Learning to Learn: The Skill and Will of CollegeSuccess, published by Prentice Hall. The bookhas one goal: to help students learn how tolearn.

“The research in psychology says a lotabout how students can do better in college,”said Dr. VanderStoep, an associate professorof psychology.

“The lesson is, you can improve your skillsand you can improve your motivation,” hesaid. “It’s not something you’re born with,and it’s not something that you have toresolve yourself to live with in a fatalisticway.”

The book presents a variety of suggestionsfor improving cognitive strategies, the “skill”of the title, and motivation, or “will.”

The discussion of “skill” improvement,for example, includes improving cognitivestrategies. “Certain techniques... form thefoundation of completing college workwell,” the authors write. The authorsdescribe four cognitive strategies––rehearsal,organization, elaboration and metacogni-tion––and ways to improve them. Moreover,different courses and professors will requirestudents to use combinations of the strategiesto do well, and the book challenges studentsto adapt the strategies to particular courseneeds.

The suggestions for improving “will”include focusing on qualities that can bechanged. In considering failure, Drs.VanderStoep and Pintrich note, “Believingyou’re not smart is not helpful. In contrast,attributing a failure to lack of effort is moreuseful, because you can control effort. Youcan work harder next time and expect to dobetter.”

The authors emphasize “learning strate-gies” rather than “learning styles” in keepingwith their focus on the things that studentscan do to improve themselves academically.Conversely, Dr. VanderStoep noted, for astudent simply to identify himself or herselfas a “visual learner” won’t prove helpful insituations that require different skills.

“We like the term ’strategy’ because itimplies adaptability,” Dr. VanderStoep said.“The issue is, you are a student in a particulartime and place, and you’ve got to deal withthe demands at hand.”

(Editor’s Note: This isn’t the last word aboutfaculty books, of course––these are just the ones wehave written about so far. Stay tuned as futureissues of news from Hope College continue toshare word of faculty scholarship.)

ild the body of knowledges announced in recent months reflects

ts the college’s students daily.

News and information for class notes, mar-riages, advanced degrees and deaths are compiledfor news from Hope College by Greg Olgers ’87.

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, Nov. 5, 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,Jan. 7.

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Isla Pruim ’24 Van Eenenaam of Holland, Mich.,celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, Nov. 17.

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Calvin S. Malefyt ’46 of Chapel Hill, N.C., isauthor of Genesis: Book of Origins, published by theCommunity Bible Study of Washington, D.C.,which has more than 250,000 adults in 51 countriesusing the material. He has been elected a Trusteeof the Cook College and Theological School ofTempe, Ariz., a Native American program sup-ported by the Reformed Church in America, andhe will give the Staley Distinguished ChristianScholar series of lectures at the college and schoolin January. He is a staff member of the NationalPrayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.Robert Van Dis ’47 of Kalamazoo, Mich., receivedthe “Hope for Humanity Award” from the alumniH–Club at Hope College during a HomecomingWeekend luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 12. Theaward, first presented in 1990, recognizes Hopeathletic alumni for service to others, transforma-tion of Christian values and consistency ofcommitment. Please see the “Campus Notes”story on page three for more information.Kenneth Weller ’48 of Knoxville, Iowa, has beenhonored at Hope College through the naming ofthe the new weight room in the Dow Center in hishonor. He was recognized during theHomecoming Weekend alumni H–Club luncheonon Saturday, Oct. 12. Please see the “CampusNotes” story on page three for more information.

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LeRoy Nattress ’54 of Angelus Oaks, Calif., inretirement serves as executive director of theAmputee Information Exchange Inc. (AIE), aself–help and advocacy group that addresses the

needs of amputees and their families in today’s eraof managed care and outcomes measurement. InOctober, he attended the second meeting inWashington, D.C., of the committee to determinewho will be paid to provide artificial limbs andorthopedic appliances to Medicare beneficiaries.AIE is one of three groups appointed to the com-mittee by the Secretary of HHS to representconsumers; a total of 21 organizations are repre-sented at the table for the deliberations. Leewrites, “Of interest––each of the groups can ’veto’any action/recommendation, thus the consumerhas an equal voice to the professional who serveshim/her––this may be a first!”S. Thom Scholten ’54 of Hudson Falls, N.Y.,reports that he enjoys retirement more than he hadexpected. He and his wife attend St. JamesEpiscopal Church in Fort Edward, N.Y., and havethree grown children and two grandchildren.Owen Bechtel ’57 and Harriet Van Heest ’60Bechtel of Whiting, N.J., report enjoying retire-ment, visiting their four children and sevengrandchildren.Mike Bergeon ’57 of Charlevoix, Mich., has beennamed the 2002 Charlevoix Historical SocietyVolunteer of the Year. His extensive service to thesociety has included serving as president twice.He retired to Charlevoix after a 25–year dermatol-ogy practice in Saginaw, Mich.

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Marshall Elzinga ’60 of Hudsonville, Mich., was aguest presenter during the high school “ScienceDay” at Hope on Thursday, Nov. 7, addressing“Proteins: You Can’t Live Without Them.” He isretired from a career as a research scientist. Heconducted research at Harvard Medical School,Brookhaven National Laboratory and the NewYork State Institute for Basic Research inDevelopmental Disabilities, and held teachingappointments at the State University of New Yorkat Stony Brook, the City University of New Yorkand the State University of New York, Brooklyn.Norm Kansfield ’62 of New Brunswick, N.J.,wrote the essay “Stretched, Yanked, PushedAround, and Better,” an essay included in CollegeFaith: 150 Christian Leaders and Educators ShareFaith Stories from Their Student Days. The essayreflects the impact of Hope Professor D. IvanDykstra ’35 in Norm’s faith development. Thosewith essays in the volume also include HopePresident James E. Bultman ’63 (please see“Faculty Kudos”).John Teusink ’62 has retired after 40 years ofteaching. For 33 years he was a professor ofbiology, the last several as chairman of the biologydepartment and coordinator of the NationalScience and Math Division.Bruce Roe ’63 is director of the Advanced Centerfor Genome Technology at the University ofOklahoma in Norman, where he is also the GeorgeLynn Cross Research Professor of Chemistry andBiochemistry.

Robert Vanderlaan ’63 of Rhinebeck, N.Y., isinterim pastor of the Reformed Church of Wallkill,N.Y.Donald Vuurens ’63 of Twin Lake, Mich., retiredthree times, reports that he is often called “theCookie Monster” by some churches. His wifeFlorence, a member of the Hope secretarial staff inthe 1960s, is also retired.Bruce Hepburn ’64 of Lancaster, Pa., has beenappointed to the board of directors ofSusquehanna Bancshares Inc. He isself–employed as a certified public accountant.Peter Paulsen ’64 of Decatur, Ga., is director ofcommunications at Candler School of Theology ofEmory University in Atlanta, Ga. He has beenelected president of the board of FriendshipMinistries, a Christian education program for thementally and developmentally impaired thatincludes curriculum and training for one–on–onerelationships between students and their mentors.Bruce Turkstra ’64 joined Kaiser Permanente, anintegrated health care organization, on Monday,Oct. 28, as vice president for the ClinicalInformation System (CIS) project. He is leadingthe organization’s effort to produce an automatedmedical record to serve Kaiser Permanente’s 8.4million members. Founded in 1945, KaiserPermanente is a non–profit, group–practice pre-payment program with headquarters in Oakland,Calif.Bruce Neckers ’65 of Grand Rapids, Mich., pre-sented the talk “Civil Liberties in a Time ofNational Crisis” at Hope College on Monday,Nov. 4. He is an attorney who served as presidentof the State Bar of Michigan for the 2001–02 Baryear.Thomas E. Straatsma ’65 has taken an “earlyretirement” from Michigan state government fol-lowing a 33–year career. He served as law clerk toeach of two judges, and as a staff attorney, withthe Michigan Court of Appeals. Followingappointment as a deputy state treasurer in theMilliken administration, he has served the past 23years as an administrative law judge with theMichigan Tax Tribunal. In 2003, he and his wifeplan to relocate to Norton Shores, Mich.Barbara Kouw ’66 Forman of Holland, Mich., is alegal research attorney with the Ottawa CountyCircuit Court in Grand Haven, Mich.Gary Gilmore ’66 is professor and director ofcommunity health programs at the University ofWisconsin at La Crosse. He chairs the NationalCompetencies Update Project, which is a five–yearresearch project validating the national healtheducation competencies at the entry and advancedlevels.Bob Pangle ’66 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has retiredas chief assistant prosecutor for KalamazooCounty. He had been with the county for 32 years.Theodore R. Oegema Jr. ’67 of Chicago, Ill., hasbeen appointed to the John W. and Helen H.Watzek Professorship at Rush–Presbyterian–St.Luke’s Medical Center. He has been at Rush sinceJuly, having previously been on the faculty of the

University of Minnesota Medical School andCollege of Biological Sciences, where he held pro-fessorships in orthopedics and biochemistry.Fran Gralow ’68 continues to work with WycliffeBible Translators in Kitale, Kenya.Pamela Reynolds ’68 VanderWeele is aquaticdirector with the Chambersburg, Pa., YMCA.Harold Lay ’68 of Oakland, N.J., and his wife trav-eled to Khartoum, The Sudan, in Africa in July asReformed Church volunteer missioners. Haroldtaught a course in biblical interpretation at NileTheological College, an institution which preparespersons to serve as pastors in the Presbyterianchurches in The Sudan. They concluded theirsix–week journey with a 10–day stay in AddisAbaba, Ethiopia.

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Ken Austin ’70 of Orland Park, Ill., has beenappointed full professor of music at TrinityChristian College in Palos Heights, Ill. Ken wasalso Eb Cornet Soloist last July with the NewEngland–based “Yankee Brass Band,” touringMaine and New Hampshire. The group performson the actual instruments of the Civil War era.Ken was Bb Cornet Soloist in August with the“Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass BandFestival” in Silverton, Colo.Lynn Davis ’71 Austin of Orland Park, Ill., hasreceived a Christi award for “Best ChristianHistorical Fiction” with her ninth novel, HiddenPlaces. The novel takes place during theDepression on an orchard in Michigan. Lynn’s10th novel, Candle in the Darkness, has just beenreleased, and is part of a three–book historicalfiction series that takes place during the Civil War.Roger Bolhouse ’71 of Clarksville, Mich., was oneof four alumni to participate in a “Careers inBiology” panel at Hope on Wednesday, Nov. 6.He is laboratory director of Speckin ForensicLaboratories.Brian Gibson ’71 of Holland, Mich., reports thatafter a full and satisfying career in non–profitwork he has returned to his original Hope trainingtarget, education. He returned to graduate schoolin 2000 to re–certify his unused, 30–year–oldteaching certificate, and is now substitute teachingin the Holland area while he awaits a full–timehigh school English position. He notes that he andhis wife are “nearly empty nesters” who aredevoted to their church (Lakeshore VineyardChristian Fellowship); children (Jon and Bob); andtheir “gorgeous” two–year–old granddaughterJireh Joy, daughter of Jon and L.A. Almeda ’95Gibson.Joyce Lambert ’71 Kievit of Phoenix, Ariz., is anacademic professional for Arizona StateUniversity. She is the editor and moderator ofH–AmIndian, an electronic mail forum for Nativepeople, academicians and professionals in Indianaffairs, where they may discuss topics rangingfrom academic issues to current events.

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Alumni News

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Alumni Board of DirectorsOfficers

James VanEenenaam ’88, President, Dana Point, Calif.Beth Snyder ’94, Vice President, Arlington, Va.

Marion Hoekstra ’65, Secretary, Laurel, Md.

Board MembersHolly Chapman ’80 Borgman, Scottsdale, Ariz. Bruce Brumels ’59, Lake City, Mich.James Bursma ’87, Stow, Mass. Chad Carlson ’03, Holland, Mich.Nancy Dirkse ’81 DeWitt, Waukesha, Wis. Eva Gaumond ’90, Bridgewater, N.J.Leah Sunderlin ’79 Haugneland, Katy, Texas John Hensler ’85, Royal Oak, Mich.Andrea Korstange ’02, New York, N.Y. Neil Petty ’57, Honeoye, N.Y.Karen Gralow ’75 Rion, Schenectady, N.Y. Kristin Tichy ’92, Glenville, Ill.Liz Tyndell ’04, Livonia, Mich. Mary Browning ’69 Vanden Berg, Grand Rapids, Mich.Greg Van Heest ’78, Golden Valley, Minn. Ray Vinstra ’58, Kalamazoo, Mich.

John Witte ’54, Vero Beach, Fla.

LiaisonLynne Powe ’86, Alumni Director

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

www.hope.edu/alumni

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To: All Hope AlumniSubject: Alumni e–mail addresses

The Alumni Office isupdating its e–mailrecords, and needs help.

Every alum for whom the college hasan e–mail address was sent a messagefrom Hope on Friday, Nov. 1, seeking todetermine both if the address was currentand if the owner wished to have theaddress in the on–line searchable databasethat the college maintains to help alumnifriends reach each other. If a messagebounced back as undeliverable, thatparticular address was deleted.

None of this is news to those whoreceived one of the messages (and havechecked their e–mail since November 1...),but it may be news to those who think thatthe college has their current e–mailaddress when in fact Hope does not.

Alumni interested in seeing whether ornot their e–mail address is in thesearchable database may look here:http://www.hope.edu/pr/alumni/records/

Alumni interested in providing theire–mail address to the college may send itto alumni@hope.edu. Those who do soare also asked to please say whether or notthey wish to have the address added to thesearchable database.

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H–AmIndian is sponsored by H–Net, Humanitiesand Social Sciences Online, and the HistoryDepartment of Arizona State University. She alsoworks as part of the history faculty, and teachesclasses on United States and American Indianhistory.Joyce VanAken ’73 Cawthon of Grand Haven,Mich., since 2000 has been a high school counselorfor the Godfrey Lee Public Schools in Wyoming,Mich.Ronald Deenik ’73 of Holland, Mich., was a guestpresenter during the high school “Science Day” atHope on Thursday, Nov. 7, addressing “TheTooth. The Whole Tooth and Nothing But theTooth.” He is president of Holland FamilyDentistry PC.J.C. Huizenga ’73 of Grand Rapids, Mich., hasbeen elected chair for 2002–03 of the MichiganChamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He ispresident of Westwater Group of Grand Rapids.Barbara Basnett ’74 Inman continues to teachseventh– and eighth–grade physical education inZeeland, Mich., at the Creekside middle school.Pete Hoekstra ’75 of Holland, Mich., won a sixth

term to the U.S. House of Representatives onTuesday, Nov. 5. He is a Republican representingMichigan’s 2nd Congressional District, whichincludes Holland.Karen Johnson–Weiner ’75 of Canton, N.Y., madepresentations to several classes at Hope inOctober, including a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 17,sponsored by the Phi Alpha Theta history hon-orary that focused on the career and intellectualflexibility that an undergraduate history major canprovide. She is an assistant professor of anthro-pology at State University of New York (SUNY)Potsdam.Dirk Bloemendaal ’76 of Holland, Mich., was oneof four alumni to participate in a “Careers inBiology” panel at Hope on Wednesday, Nov. 6.He is senior corporate counsel with Alticor Inc.Jean Lambert ’76 is president owner ofTherapeutic Innovations, a rehabilitation agencywhich provides PT, OT and ST services inGreenville, N.C. She lives in Greenville with herhusband and daughter Marta (age 10).George George ’77 of Wayland, Mass., is a profes-sor at the New England Institute of Art andCommunication.Earl Slotman ’77 is senior pastor of FaithReformed Church in Cedar Grove, Wis. He hadpreached only one Sunday when Wisconsin’sworst auto accident happened just outside ofCedar Grove. He was able to help at a stagingstation, with immediate debriefing, and at thehigh school with students and faculty.

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Lisle Westfall ’80 Pepe and family have moved toPleasant Valley, N.Y. Beginning this year she istaking some time off from teaching, pleased tohave more family time.Terri Lynn Land ’81 of Byron Center, Mich., wonas the Republican candidate for Secretary of Stateof Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Richard Lupkes ’81 of Ann Arbor, Mich., wasnamed to the Washtenaw Community CollegeFoundation Board (Ann Arbor). The foundation’smission is to provide scholarships, grants andassistance to the students and staff of the college.Cheryl Norman ’81 Stearns and Rob Stearns ’81and family have relocated to Slovenia to serve asmissionaries through International MinisterialFellowship Foreign Missions Department ofMinneapolis, Minn. They are working with an

established church plant in the capital city ofLjubljana (population 300,000), training and disci-pling the new believers in the church as well asdoing evangelistic outreach to others in the com-munity. Their first assignement will be 2.5 years,at which time son Mike will turn 18 and be gradu-ating from high school.Evan Boote ’83 of Columbia, Mo., presented ajoint Physics and Biology Seminar at Hope Collegeon Friday, Oct. 4. He is a member of the faculty atthe University of Missouri–Columbia, and dis-cussed “Molecular Imaging.”John Moolenaar ’83 was elected to the MichiganState House on Tuesday, Nov. 5. He will serve atwo–year term as the Representative of the 98thHouse District, which includes parts of Midlandand Saginaw counties. John has a master’s inpublic administration from Harvard and has heldseveral positions, the most recent being adminis-trator of the Midland Academy for Advanced andCreative Studies, a primary and secondary charterschool in Midland. He and his wife reside inMidland with their six children.Robert Morell ’83 of Germantown, Md., present-ed a Biology Seminar at Hope College on Friday,Nov. 15. He is with the National Institutes onDeafness and Other Communication Disorders,and discussed “Genetics of Deafness.”Tom Andrews ’84, who died on July 18, 2001, hashis poetry featured in Random Symmetries: TheCollected Poems of Tom Andrews, published byOberlin College Press and available throughCornell University Press Services. The posthu-mous collection brings together Tom’s twopreviously published books (The Brother’s Countryand The Hemophiliac’s Motorcycle, winner of theIowa Poetry Prize) with two previously unpub-lished manuscripts (25 Short Films about Poetry andThe Temptation of Saint Augustine), and closes withtwo late, uncollected poems. The book includes anintroduction by Charles Wright, who states, “Tomwas singular and Luminous, as is his work.” The265–page paperback costs $22.95.Rick Dernberger ’84 of Zeeland, Mich., JoelRedeker ’84 of Wheaton, Ill., Michael Spitters ’84of Ada, Mich., and Mark Stid ’84 of Holland,Mich., participated in the 25th anniversaryChicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 13.Anne Enderlein ’84 Winn and her husband, alieutenant colonel, are living at the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point, N.Y. Anne isbusy being a full–time mom, an Army wife and avolunteer for various service organizations.

John LaBarge ’85 of Hudsonville, Mich., is servingas chief financial officer of Owen–Ames–KimballCompany. He assumed the responsibilities inSeptember following his predecessor’s retirement,and will be appointed to the position at the end ofthe calendar year.Marnie Marsters ’85 Lamberson reports that shecontinues to make raising her two children hercareer. Son Matt is now two–and–a–half, anddaughter Cate was born in March (please see“Births/New Arrivals”). Marnie and her husbandown Grand Rental Station in Bloomfield, N.J., andcontinue to enjoy the challenges of owning theirown business.Tim Lundgren ’85 has joined the law firm ofVarnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP as anassociate. Based in the firm’s Grand Rapids,Mich., office, he is in the Environmental PracticeGroup.Kyria Boundy–Mills ’87 of Davis, Calif., present-ed a Chemistry Seminar at Hope College onFriday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend.She is assistant curator of the Herman J. PhaffYeast Culture Collection at the California Instituteof Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR), aprogram in the College of Agricultural Sciences atthe University of California, Davis, and discussed“From Chemistry to Curator: My Career Underthe Microscope.”Rachelle Hoffiz ’87 Kasten and Steve Kasten ’88recently moved to Stevensville, Mich., and reportenjoying living by Lake Michigan and in a smalltown. Rachelle is a “stay–at–home” mom, andSteve has a plastic surgery practice, and they havealso taken up tennis. They have three sons: Daniel(10), Matthew (seven) and Seth (five).Kevin Large ’87 of Mishawaka, Ind., is a therapistwith Holy Cross Counseling Group in SouthBend, Inc., and is active in regional and stateaddictions counselors organizations. He waschairman of the second annual dinner/dance tosupport Right to Life, held in South Bend on Sept.27, 2002. The event raised monies to fund aRespect Life program held annually in January.The event was sponsored by the St. Joseph ValleyChapter of the Knights of Columbus.David Lein ’87 was recently appointed editor forUp North Publications in Elk Rapids, Mich.Karen Blasch ’87 Meaney of Mount Kisco, N.Y.,reports that she is happily married and a directorat New York Life Insurance Company, responsiblefor licensing, licensing renewals and terminationsin the Individual Policy Services Department.

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Hope grad elected Secretary of StateA long–time interest

in politics preceded theelection of Terri LynnLand ’81 as Michigan’ssecretary of state inNovember.

During her high school years, Land wasa “scatter blitzer” for Gerald R. Ford’spresidential campaign. She was one of theyoungest attendees at the Republican StateConvention in 1978.

A political science major at Hope, shewas active in the Hope CollegeRepublicans student group.

In the 1980s Land was a precinct dele-gate and a Michigan Republican StateConvention delegate, and was an alternateto the national convention. She chaired theKent County Republican Committee from1989 to 1991, and was Kent County Clerkfrom 1992 to 2000.

She managed Lands Inn in Grandville,Mich., from 1989 to 1992. She has beenactively involved with numerous commu-nity organizations, including the

Metropolitan Hospital Foundation,Potter’s House, American HeartAssociation, Van Single Community FineArts Council and the Women’s ResourceCenter.

Land and her husband Dan Hibma livein Byron Center, Mich., with their two chil-dren, Jessica and Nicholas. They attendCorinth Reformed Church.

Land returned to campus shortly beforethe election, participating in a campaignrally in the DeWitt Center Kletz on Friday,Nov. 1, with several other Republican can-didates, including gubernatorial candidateDick Posthumus.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, also saw at least twoalumni elected to state or U.S. legislativeoffice.

Pete Hoekstra ’75 of Holland, Mich.,won a sixth term to the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. He is a Republican repre-senting Michigan’s 2nd CongressionalDistrict, which includes Holland.

John Moolenaar ’83 of Midland, Mich.,was elected to the Michigan State House.Also a Republican, he will serve atwo–year term as the Representative of the98th House District, which includes partsof Midland and Saginaw counties.

A political science major at Hope, Terri Lynn Land ’81 was elected Michigan’ssecretary of state in November. Here she speaks with Wayne Essink, the OttawaCounty GOP campaign chair, during a rally sponsored by the Hope Republicansin the DeWitt Center Kletz on Friday, Nov. 1. (Photo by Phil Wilcox)

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Robin Beckett ’87 VanderHart and PaulVanderHart ’86 of Caledonia, Mich., have four chil-dren. After nearly 10 years as a stay–at–homemom, Robin has accepted a part–time position inaccounting for The Gilmore Collection, restaurantsoperated throughout Grand Rapids, Mich., GrandHaven, Mich., Muskegon, Mich., and Colorado.Pam Ourada ’87 VanPutten of Holland, Mich., hastaken a part–time position in the campus ministriesoffice at Hope, working with female students.Mark Verduin ’87 of Springfield, Ill., was one of 19alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He is owner, presidentand executive producer of Imaginatics, a mediasolutions firm.Audrey Hazekamp ’88 presented a jointKinesiology, Athletic Training and BiologySeminar at Hope College on Friday, Nov. 1. Sheworks with University of Michigan HealthSystems, and discussed “Life as an ExercisePhysiologist in Preventive Cardiology.”Tammy Boulter ’88 Nieuwenhuis of Martin, Mich.,is nurse manager of the medical/surgical floor andpsychiatric unit at Allegan General Hospital.Scott Schaaf ’88 is an orthopedic surgeon with theEverett Clinic in Everett, Wash.Dan Vermeer ’88 works for Coca–Cola’s ThinkTank, an advisor board that consults with seniormanagers on key strategic and environmentalissues. He and his wife live in Manhattan, N.Y.,with their two–year–old son, Luke.Christine Prince ’89 Baker of Hudsonville, Mich.,was one of 19 alumni who participated in“Jumpstart Your Future: Career Conversationswith Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct. 11, duringHomecoming Weekend, for students at the college.She is a principal in the Grand Rapids, Mich., officeof Economic Valuation Advisors LLC, and recentlyaccepted a three–year term on the AmericanInstitute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)Business Valuation Subcommittee.Ryan Dodde ’89 of Holland, Mich., presented aBiology Seminar at Hope College on Friday, Oct.25. He is a plastic surgeon with Lakeshore SurgicalAssociates, and discussed plastic surgery.Kristin Kollmeyer ’89 Schaaf is a Ph.D. in clinicalpsychology with Bay Psychiatric in Everett, Wash.

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Robert Anderson ’90 of Potterville, Mich., is leg-islative counsel with the Michigan Farm Bureau inLansing, Mich.Jennifer Penrod ’90 Benne is an assistant professorof biology at Lincoln University in Jefferson City,Mo., teaching biology, genetics and microbiology.Peter Blackburn ’91 and Susan Gasper ’92Blackburn have been living in the Muskegon,Mich., area for four years and report enjoying life.They have established friendships with many otherHope alumni in the area, and are busy raising theirtwo boys, Joshua (five) and Brayden (three). Theyalso keep busy with their jobs, and hobbies includ-ing hiking, backpacking, photography, golf andgoing to the beach.Tom Boyer ’91 of San Francisco, Calif., was one of19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He is president of TheBoyer Group, a public relations and public affairsconsulting business.James A. Foote ’91 has joined the general surgery

division of Michigan Medical P.C.Kyoko Nakamura ’91 works in graphic design inTokyo, Japan.Nicole Miller ’91 Shugars is executive director ofthe Volunteer Center in Battle Creek, Mich.Mike Windemuller ’91 of Morrison, Colo., and hiswife have started a business. They are importingcustom windows and doors from a German manu-facturer located in a village outside of Frankfurt.They have acquired the rights to the product forNorth America, and are setting up distributioncenters from Canada to Mexico.Joy Brumels ’91 Zomer is a second–grade teacherwith the International School of Budapest inHungary.Kirstan Carroll ’92 Beatty is a special educationteacher at Emerson–Edison Academy in ColoradoSprings, Colo.Sabrina Haverdink ’92 started her career as a tele-vision news anchor for CBS, and later became amorning radio host for WSNX/Clear ChannelCommunications in Grand Rapids, Mich. Hermorning show is currently rated number one forlisteners age 18–34. She was one of 19 alumni whoparticipated in “Jumpstart Your Future: CareerConversations with Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct.11, during Homecoming Weekend, for students atthe college.Joe Miklosi ’92 reports many positive changes inhis professional life. After selling software solu-tions for six years for companies such as ComputerAssociates, Veritas and a dot–com company calledCyveillance in Virginia, Joe decided to work in pol-itics again in Colorado. In January of this year hestarted working as the deputy caucus director forthe Colorado Democratic House Caucus, a divisionof the Colorado Democratic State Party that isresponsible for electing Democratic State Housecandidates throughout Colorado. Joe’s primaryresponsibilities included raising $1 million for 20different State House races, hiring 20 campaignmanagers, and implementing a direct mail andphone plan for 20 State House districts. His effortswere rewarded with a gain of two additional seatsin the 2002 general election, and Joe said the job hasbeen one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling heever had. This coming January he plans to work asa political advisor to the Minority Leader in theColorado State House of Representatives and begingraduate school during the evening at theUniversity of Colorado at Denver to earn his mas-ter’s in public administration with a concentrationin local government and nonprofit executive man-agement. He also reports many changes in hispersonal life, including a divorce in the summer of2000; running his first marathon, in Washington,D.C.; attending the Ryder Cup golf tournament inGreat Britain with two friends in September; andenjoying Colorado’s outdoor activities.Kristy Arthurs ’92 Mitchell reports that she andher family enjoy living in Cedar Springs, Mich. Shepursued her teaching certificate and began teachingabout three years ago.Todd Query ’92 directs STAGE Youth Ministry, athriving ecumenical youth program in Berkley,Mich.Stacey Swanson ’92 of Utica, N.Y., is an elementaryschool teacher. She spent the summer in westernChina, teaching English to teachers there.Cathy Davidson ’92 Thomas and Steve Thomas’92 moved to Jamestown, N.Y., in August forSteve’s new job.David Treloar ’92 and Lisa Barger ’94 Treloarmoved to Kentucky in September to attend AsburySeminary.Philip Waalkes ’92 has been promoted to clinic

chief of the Primary Care Clinic at EisenhowerArmy Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga.Jennifer Bigler ’92 Wesky has started a new job atWest Michigan Eyecare in Grand Rapids, Mich.Michael Bazaire ’93 is owner of Beaners GourmetCoffee in Traverse City, Mich.Denise Conley ’93 Burns of Grand Rapids, Mich.,is a special education teacher with the KelloggsvillePublic Schools in Kentwood, Mich.Matthew Drew ’93 of Grandville, Mich., has beennamed a director of the Holland Area Associationof Insurance and Financial Advisors (HAIFA). Heis employed with Northwestern Mutual FinancialNetwork.Gary Elsinger ’93 has been promoted to “felonytrial unit supervisor” with the Broward CountyState Attorney’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hisprimary responsibility is the prosecution of murderand DUI manslaughter cases.Shalom Sonneveldt ’93 Jaconette and her husbandlive in Grand Rapids, Mich., with their two daugh-ters, Ariana (age eight) and newborn Claire (pleasesee “Births/New Arrivals”).T.J. (Tim) Johnston ’93 of Centreville, Va., is theauthor of The Boys from Kalamazoo, which follows ayoung volunteer with the KalamazooSharpshooters during the Civil War and drawsupon Tim’s strong interest in the topic. The hard-cover book is published by White Mane PublishingCo. Inc. of Shippensburg, Pa., and costs $29.95, andamong other locations is being carried by theBarnes & Noble book store in Kalamazoo. In addi-tion to writing, Tim works for Exxon–Mobil in theWashington, D.C., area.Lisa Edmiston ’93 Query is a psychotherapist atEastwood Clinic in the St. John Health System.Amy Groothuis ’93 Westendorp of Byron Center,Mich., completed her master’s degree in 1999 andtaught at East Martin Christian Elementary until2000. She now stays at home with her two sons,Matthew and Joshua (please see “Births/New

Arrivals”).Jeff Baxter ’94 is associate pastor for youth andtheir families at New Hope Church in Greenwood,Ind.Kelli Bouws ’94 Hoeksema and MatthewHoeksema ’94 of Holland, Mich., have two chil-dren, Riley (three) and Allison (less than one year).Kelli is co–owner of Paint a Pot in Holland.Dana Woods McCoy ’94 Holzer of Helena, Mont.,serves as the chaplain at Intermountain Children’sHome, a residential treatment center for severelyemotionally disturbed children, ages four–12. Sheand her husband help out with their church’s highschool youth group and drama team.Michelle Windecker ’94 Irwin of Chicago Heights,Ill., was a special education teacher but is now astay–at–home mom (please see “Births/ NewArrivals”).Amy Garringer ’94 Monette and Craig Monette ’95and their family live in Muskegon, Mich. Amy is astay–at–home mom raising their two daughters,Morgan (age two) and McKenna (newborn, pleasesee “Births/New Arrivals”). Craig recently fin-ished law school and passed the bar exam.John Nowak ’94 of Oro Valley, Ariz., is director ofthe Perimeter Bicycling Association of America Inc.He is recuperating at home and has been able tostart training again after being hit by a car inSeptember while training for the state champi-onships. “Cycling is not an easy profession, but lifeisn’t in our hands. It’s in God’s hands,” he writes.“Needless to say my family, friends and teammateshave been overwhelmingly supportive.” He plansto visit Holland in the summer and participate in afew races after the USPRO National CriteriumChampionships in Downers Grove, Ill.Tina Panayides ’94 of Wiscasset, Maine, was one of19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. She is an assistant dis-

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trict attorney for Knox County in Rockland, Maine.Channa DeKam ’95 of Chicago, Ill., was one of 19alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. She is a humanresources information systems specialist with theinternational law firm of Winston & Strawn.Eric Foster ’95 of Washington, D.C., was one of 19alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He works in theExecutive Office of Mayor Anthony A. Williams ofWashington, D.C.Amy Fox ’95 of Chicago, Ill., was one of 19 alumniwho participated in “Jumpstart Your Future:Career Conversations with Hope Alumni” onFriday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend, forstudents at the college. She is a senior attorney atLife Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacyin Chicago, a non–profit civil legal service agencyproviding free legal services to low–income victimsof domestic violence.Dirk Joldersma ’95 of Washington, D.C., was oneof 19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He is an internationaleconomist, working in the U.S. Treasury’s Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.

Lisa Meengs Joldersma ’95 of Washington, D.C.,was one of 19 alumni who participated in“Jumpstart Your Future: Career Conversationswith Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct. 11, duringHomecoming Weekend, for students at the college.She is a senior legislative assistant on Medicarepolicy for the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services.Scott E. Sawicki ’95 of San Francisco, Calif., wasone of 19 alumni who participated in “JumpstartYour Future: Career Conversations with HopeAlumni” on Friday, Oct. 11, during HomecomingWeekend, for students at the college. He is a senioraccount executive in brand marketing and promo-tions with Frankel.Chris Bigler ’96 and Emiko Morse ’94 Bigler live inAnn Arbor, Mich. Chris has earned two master’sdegrees from the University of Michigan in navaland aerospace engineering, and is currently in thelast year of the Ph.D. program for naval engineer-ing.David Charnin ’96 of Boston, Mass., was one of 19alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He is an associate withthe law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston.John Havenaar ’96 of St. Joseph, Mich., was one of19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,

for students at the college. He is human resourcemanager for Whirlpool Corporation.Aaron Hoffman ’96 of Fort Collins, Colo., present-ed a Biology Seminar at Hope College on Friday,Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend. He is pur-suing his doctorate at Colorado State University,and discussed “Linking Animal Behavior,Movement, and Distribution in a ColoradoMountain Stream.”Heidi Amanda Elyea ’96 Schulenberg of FortWayne, Ind., is a clinic nurse with NeighborhoodHealth Clinics Inc.Jennifer Weaver ’96 Witt of Grand Rapids, Mich.,was one of 19 alumni who participated in“Jumpstart Your Future: Career Conversationswith Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct. 11, duringHomecoming Weekend, for students at the college.She a project manager in the marketing communi-cations department at Gordon Food Service inGrand Rapids. Her activities include performingwith and coordinating publicity for the WestMichigan Flute Association.Michelle Moline ’97 Albright and her husbandnow reside on the Outer Banks of North Carolinaafter a one–year stay on the island of Bermuda.Stephanie Miller ’97 Balder of Holland, Mich., wasin an auto accident on July 4, 2001, and sufferedsevere brain injury. She reports that she has madesteady and gradual progress in the past year, over-coming great odds.Joel Brandt ’97 of Charlestown, Mass., was one of

19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. He is a portfoliomanager in National Technology Lending withFleet National Bank.Elizabeth Burton ’97 Carr of Indianapolis, Ind., isan eighth grade language arts teacher at Noblesville(Ind.) Middle School.Peter Christensen ’97 of Lansing, Mich., is in hissecond year of family practice residency at SparrowHospital.Marcy Cohen ’97 of Port Richey, Fla., is pursuing adegree in school guidance counseling at StetsonUniversity Graduate School in Celebration, Fla.Nicki Flinn ’97 teaches high school dance inOwosso, Mich.Mami Kato ’97 has been promoted to operationsmanager with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.She is responsible for all logistical arrangementspertaining to the orchestra; oversees concertproduction logistics at Orchestra Hall; andmanages all orchestra tours, both internationaland domestic.Jill R. Mulder ’97 of Chicago, Ill., was one of 19alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. She is a client deliverysystems analyst with Hewitt Associates, a humanresources and benefits consulting and outsourcingfirm in Lincolnshire, Ill.Karen L. Sugden ’97 was one of 19 alumni whoparticipated in “Jumpstart Your Future: CareerConversations with Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct.11, during Homecoming Weekend, for students atthe college. She is an associate with the interna-tional law firm of Winston & Strawn in Chicago, Ill.Rochelle Tedesco ’97 of Arlington, Va., was one of19 alumni who participated in “Jumpstart YourFuture: Career Conversations with Hope Alumni”on Friday, Oct. 11, during Homecoming Weekend,for students at the college. She is an attorney withShook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.Beth Ann Thorrez ’97 is a nurse at Children’sHospital in San Diego, Calif.Anna Zawadzka ’97 of Glenview, Ill., has changedemployment. After five years with Quaker Oats,she is now a senior accountant with NOVAR Inc.,working with the corporate controller.Rachel Anson ’98 Allen joined the U.S. Navy inJanuary of 2002 and is presently in school workingwith radar technology and weapons systems.When she finishes school in June, she will movewith her husband (please see “Marriages”) to LaMaddallena, Italy.Jill Harkins ’98 has been called to be the pastorand teacher of Bainbridge Community UnitedChurch of Christ near Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She wasordained on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Evangelical UnitedChurch of Christ in St. Louis, Mo., and began herduties at her church on Monday, Nov. 11.Joel Johnson ’98 of Zeeland, Mich., is aself–employed regional financial analyst.Jeanette Petkus ’98 Neumann of New York Citywas one of 19 alumni who participated in“Jumpstart Your Future: Career Conversationswith Hope Alumni” on Friday, Oct. 11, duringHomecoming Weekend, for students at the college.She is a manager in the Broadcast Traffic depart-ment of Ogilvy & Mather.Christopher Riker ’98 of Kalamazoo, Mich., is direc-tor of marketing and communications with GreaterKalamazoo United Way.Justin Wainwright ’98 of Farmington Hills, Mich., isa network engineer with LDMI/Ideal TechnologySolutions in Detroit, Mich.David Williams ’98 of Holland, Mich., was one offour alumni to participate in a “Careers in Biology”panel at Hope on Wednesday, Nov. 6. He is execu-tive director of the Outdoor Discovery Center.Diana Chamot ’99 of Chicago, Ill., is a researchstudy coordinator with the University of Chicago.Julie Eckhold ’99 of Fenton, Mich., is a third gradeteacher with the Howell (Mich.) Public Schools.Andrew Gookin ’99 and Katherine Crispin ’01Gookin live in Columbus, Ohio. She works in retailand he is enrolled in seminary.Nikelle Johnson ’99 spent six weeks this spring at achildren’s home in San Jacinto, Guatemala. InAugust, she accepted a position working withAmericorps for one year in Jackson, Miss., at Voiceof Calvary Ministries. She is in charge of volunteergroups working to renovate and rehabilitate housesin West Jackson.

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Jedediah Leachman ’99 is active in music ministryand mission work with Highland PresbyterianChurch in El Paso, Texas.Kristopher McKee ’99 is a registered representativewith Western Southern Financial Group inKettering, Ohio.Russell Metcalf ’99 of Grand Rapids, Mich., is anaccountant for River City Food Co.Beth Quimby–Hopkins ’99 of Lincoln, Neb., isteaching private piano lessons in Lincoln andworking as a freelance accompanist for theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln and NebraskaWesleyan University. She is also a professionalsinger with the St. Paul Methodist Chancel Choir,and a singer with the eight–voice chamber choirDulces Voces.Brittan Strangways ’99 has joined the law firm ofVarnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP as anassociate. Based in the firm’s Grand Rapids, Mich.,office, he is in the Environmental Practice Group.

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Mark Boss ’00 of Smyrna, Ga., is a productionmanager with Universal Forest Products Inc.Ericka Cunningham ’00 of Twin Lake, Mich., is amedical student.Aaron Fritzsche ’00 teaches English at the middleschool and high school level with the Pellston PublicSchools.Betsy Gibbs ’00 is working for Catholic SocialServices of Muskegon (Mich.) as a family groupdecision making advocate.Kathryn Herweyer ’00 of Ann Arbor, Mich., is pur-suing a master’s in landscape architecture at theUniversity of Michigan.Maryellen Ward ’00 Metcalf of Grand Rapids,Mich., is a product specialist with Bissell Inc.Laura Parsons ’00 of Royal Oak, Mich., was one offour alumni to participate in a “Careers in Biology”panel at Hope on Wednesday, Nov. 6. She is anelectrophysiologist with Biotronic.Jennifer Chelepis ’01 is a marketing assistant atElzinga & Volkers Inc. in Holland, Mich.Tim Cupery ’01 and James R. Hull ’02 are both soci-ology Ph.D. students at UNC–Chapel Hill. InOctober they enjoyed a four–day backpacking tripwith rain, river crossings, great views and goodfood in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Emily Gisleson ’01 is an executive assistant withBayshore Christian Ministries in Alto, Calif.

Simone Schartow ’01 Tennant of Holland, MIch., isa fourth grade teacher at the West MichiganAcademy of Arts and Academics.Christopher Vande Bunte ’01 of Freehold, N.J., is astudent minister at Hillsborough Reformed Churchat Millstone.

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Derek Augsburger ’02 of Lombard, Ill., is a pro-grammer/analyst with Hewitt Associates inDeerfield, Ill.Jessica Tischendorf ’02 Augsburger of Lombard,Ill., is a foster care case manager with BethanyChristian Services in Chicago, Ill.Megan Timmer ’02 Blondin is an event coordinatoron the staff of the Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter at Hope College.Brian Bredeway ’02 of Holland, Mich., works inaccounts payable at JCI. He ran in the ChicagoMarathon, finishing in 3:30:13 and placing 4,301stout of more than 37,000 runners.Laura Burns ’02 is a Clinical Nurse I withUniversity of Michigan Health Systems in AnnArbor.Meredith Care ’02 is a church relations and specialprojects coordinator with Youth for Christ–GrandRapids, Mich.Tavia DiSalvio ’02 is a secondary education teacherin Santa Cruz, Calif.Mike Hanley ’02 works at Cars.com in downtownChicago, Ill., as an editorial intern.Tara Dunham ’02 Hanley is a program manager fordevelopmentally disabled adults at Clearbrook inRolling Meadows, Ill.Jason Hathaway ’02 of Mount Pleasant, Mich., wasamong this summer’s honors graduates, graduatingmagna cum laude. He was inadvertantly omittedfrom the list published in the October issue.Jason Helsen ’02 will begin work with the account-ing firm Brickley DeLong in Muskegon, Mich., atthe beginning of January.Lauren Hermes ’02 of Arlington Heights, Ill., is anassistant gallery manager with Spencer WeiszGalleries, and graduated from the professional bar-tending school in Schaumburg, Ill., as a certified andlicensed bartender.

Cara Klapp ’02 has accepted a teaching positionwith the South Haven (Mich.) Public Schools.Geri Klug ’02 of Belleville, Mich., is an accountingspecialist with Garan Lucow Miller PC in Detroit,Mich.Jeff Lubbers ’02 is working with the American BarAssociation in Washington, D.C. He is a staff assis-tant in the Section of Individual Rights andResponsibilities.Betsi Mulder ’02 has accepted a teaching positionwith the South Haven (Mich.) Public Schools.Beth Ann Provencal ’02 has a long–term substituteteaching position with the Grand Haven (Mich.)Public Schools.Lisa Purcell ’02 is a high school social studiesteacher with the New York City Public Schools.Tanner Smith ’02 is youth pastor with Forest GroveReformed Church in Hudsonville, Mich.Sarah Hokenson ’02 Therkildsen and her husband(please see “Marriages”) are living in Houghton,Mich., until May while he completes his master’s atMichigan Technological University.Jamie Werth ’02 of Tempe, Ariz., is an executivestaffing recruiter in the Phoenix, Ariz., area.Megan Zeneberg ’02 has a teaching position withthe Middleville (Mich.) Schools.

Marriages

We welcome your news. In fact, we like printing it,so please keep it coming. Please note, though, thatwe don’t publish engagement announcements––that’s what this “marriages” section is for! Pleasewrite us after your wedding takes place.

Joyce VanAken ’73 and David “Andy”Cawthon, March, 2002, Grand Haven, Mich.

George George ’77 and Nancy PierceStruckmeyer, Aug. 3, 2002.

Nanette Marsh ’83 Hamstra and James WilliamBorlik, Oct. 26, 2002.

Barbara Krom Muller ’84 and Carl Frank Miller,Oct. 19, 2002, Lewiston, Mich.

Jennifer Penrod ’90 and Adam Benne, May 4,2002, Jefferson City, Mo.

Kirstan Carroll ’92 and Brian Beatty, May, 2002.Michael Shawn Bazaire ’93 and Michelle Lynne

Holcomb, Sept. 21, 2002, Mackinac Island, Mich.Gary Elsinger ’93 and Sabrina Lise Bensimon,

June 29, 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Kevin Bobofchak ’94 and Jeanne, July 27, 2002,

Galesburg, Ill.

Faculty Positions Available* * *

The college is seeking candidates for faculty positions availableduring the 2003–04 academic year. Consideration of candidates isunderway and will continue until the positions are filled, withadditional deadlines noted below. More information concerning thecharacter of each position may be obtained through the college’sWorld Wide Web home page at www.hope.edu or by contacting thedepartment chair as follows:

Chairperson (see following)Hope CollegePO Box 9000Holland, MI 49422–9000

ARTAssistant professor. Primary responsibilitiesinclude painting, drawing and 2–D. (Billy Mayer, mayer@hope.edu)

COMMUNICATIONAssistant professor. Small–group andorganizational communication. Ph.D. in communication studies required. (Dr. James A. Herrick, herrick@hope.edu)

EDUCATIONDirector of clinical practice and certification.Master’s, Michigan certification and recent,extensive K–12 teaching experience required. (Dr. Leslie Wessman, wessman@hope.edu)

ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAssistant or associate professor. Doctorateand elementary certification with recent,extensive K–6 classroom experience required.(Dr. Leslie Wessman, wessman@hope.edu)

ENGLISHTwo positions: (1) African–Americanliterature and (2) 17th century non–dramaticEnglish literature. Ph.D. preferred. (Dr. Peter Schakel, schakel@hope.edu)

HISTORYSpecialty in modern continental Europe withsolid sub–field in East Asian history.Two–year appointment with possibility ofrenewal. Applications were due by Nov. 29,2002. (Dr. Albert Bell, bell@hope.edu)

KINESIOLOGY(Dr. George Kraft, kraft@hope.edu)

MATHEMATICSThree positions: (1) statistics, and (2 and 3)applied mathematics. Rank open.Consideration of statistics position ison–going; full consideration of appliedmathematics positions will be given toapplications received by Dec. 13, 2002. (Dr. Janet Andersen, jandersen@hope.edu)

MUSICAssistant or associate professor of music inmusic education. Applications due Dec. 16,2002. (Dr. Brian Coyle, coyle@hope.edu)

NURSINGThree positions: (1) pediatrics, (2)gerontology and (3) women’s health. Rankopen. Doctorate in nursing or related fieldrequired for tenure–track position; M.S.N.considered for term position. (Debra Sietsema, sietsema@hope.edu)

PSYCHOLOGYPreference to candidates with specialties incross–cultural/multicultural psychology, orneuropsychology/biopsychology.Applications due Dec. 15, 2002. (Dr. Patricia Roehling, roehling@hope.edu)

SPANISHTwo positions, assistant or associate professor:(1) linguistics and (2) modern Peninsularliterature. Ph.D. in–hand by August, 2003.(Dr. Maria Claudia Andre, andre@hope.edu)

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAssistant or associate professor. Ph.D. inspecial education required plus teachingcertificate and endorsement in emotionalimpairment (EI). (Dr. Leslie Wessman;wessman@hope.edu)

GENERAL REQUIREMENTSAbility to combine excellence in classroomteaching with scholarly or other appropriateprofessional activity; commitment to thecharacter and goals of a liberal arts collegewith a Christian perspective.

RANK AND SALARYTenure track with rank open, unless specified.Salary commensurate with education andexperience. Terminal degrees are requiredfor all positions unless otherwise noted.

Hope College places a high priority on sustaininga supportive environment that promotesopportunities for ethnic minorities and women.Therefore, applications from and nominations ofwomen and minority group members areespecially welcomed. Hope College complieswith federal and state requirements fornon–discrimination in employment.

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Dana Woods McCoy ’94 and Quinn BrendonHolzer, June 29, 2002, Helena, Mont.

Heidi Amanda Elyea ’96 and Christopher MarkSchulenberg, May 4, 2002, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Amy Leann Wright ’96 and Justin PaulWainwright ’98, June 22, 2002, Plymouth, Mich.

Nicole Clements ’97 and Kory Koch, June 8,2002, Alma, Mich.

Aaron Tracy ’97 and Sarah Catros ’98, July 20,2002, Holland, Mich.

Rachel Bernadette Allen ’98 and Brian KeithAllen, Aug. 20, 2002, Waukegan, Ill.

Katherine Drake ’98 and Mark Gudiksen, Aug.3, 2002, Rochester Hills, Mich.

Joel Johnson ’98 and Anna Naber ’00, June 10,2000, Zeeland, Mich.

Janna Winn ’98 and Peter Tichenor, Oct. 6, 2001,Rockford, Ill.

Angela A. Brown ’99 and Mark Schelter, July 20,2002, Grand Haven, Mich.

Daniel Daly ’99 and Rebecca Karrow ’99, Aug.24, 2002, Naperville, Ill.

Andrew Gookin ’99 and Katherine Crispin ’01,March, 2000.

Sarah Kuipers ’99 and Guy Risedorph ’99, Aug.24, 2002.

Kristi Langland ’99 and Ted Patrick ’00, April 20,2002, Holland, Mich.

Christa Murphy ’99 and Ryan Shepard, Sept. 7,2002, Midland, Mich.

Russell Metcalf ’99 and Maryellen Ward ’00, Oct.26, 2002, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Gina Michelle Pellerito ’99 and Ted D. Morgan,Sept. 21, 2002, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Beth Quimby ’99 and Jack Howard Hopkins Jr.,Oct. 19, 2002, Lincoln, Neb.

Kelly Zweering ’99 and Michael Wierenga, April6, 2002.

Khurrum Ahmed ’00 and Anna Chaudari,March 28, 2002.

Gary (Todd) Cooper ’00 and Kristi Wieghmink,June 8, 2002, Holland, Mich.

Darin Crask ’00 and Brandy Newkirk, May 18,2002, Marseilles, Ill.

Kathryn Hoesch ’01 and Troy De Wys, June 29,2002.

Kyle Maas ’01 and Andrea Witham ’01, June 22,2002, Holland, Mich.

Derek Augsburger ’02 and Jessica Tischendorf’02, Oct. 5, 2002, Libertyville, Ill.

Jessica Droste ’02 and Todd Dornbush, Oct. 5,2002.

Tara Dunham ’02 and Mike Hanley ’02, Aug. 3,2002.

Sarah Hokenson ’02 and Eric Therkildsen, June8, 2002, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Sarah Hooker ’03 and Daniel Shannon, June 21,2002.

Births/New Arrivals

Phil Johnson ’81 and Michelle Johnson, EmilyKristina, Sept. 8, 2002.

Joy Surber ’83 Walczak and Tom Walczak,Megan Grace, Oct. 10, 2002.

Marnie Marsters ’85 Lamberson and MichaelLamberson, Catherine Hope, March 7, 2002.

Kevin H. Cowell ’88 and Susan Wallace–Cowell,Quinn Wallace Cowell, Aug. 14, 2002.

Chad Bergman ’89 and Tammy Bergman, PhilipBenjamin, Oct. 5, 2002.

Carrie Jo Richards ’90 Jones and David Jones,Nathaniel James, Sept. 13, 2001.

David King ’90 and Julie McCoy ’92 King, LillyGrace, Oct. 3, 2002.

Mary Beth Herin ’91 Davis and Jim Davis, LeahMay, Sept. 12, 2002.

Elizabeth Blom ’91 Harper and Lewis Harper,Hannah Jane, July 18, 2002.

Xandrea Oxender ’91 Kirtley and MichaelKirtley, Jacob Michael, Aug. 25, 2002.

Barbara Bosch ’92 Berens and Jeff Berens, DrewThomas, July 20, 2002.

Denise Knoll ’92 Blunk and Jim Blunk, AdriannaNoelle, July 26, 2002.

Charlene Fischer ’92 Foss and James Foss, Tyrus“Ty” Graham, July 10, 2002.

Heidi Short ’92 Hansing and Jim Hansing, EsmeMarie, Sept. 24, 2002.

Kristy Arthurs ’92 Mitchell and Ricky Mitchell,David Don, Jan. 5, 2002.

Todd Query ’92 and Lisa Edmiston ’93 Query,Jackson Scott, Aug. 4, 2002.

David Treloar ’92 and Lisa Barger ’94 Treloar,Elizabeth Corinne (“Libby”), Oct. 17, 2000.

Julie Shensky ’92 Yonkus and Anthony Yonkus,Chloe Alena, Dec. 10, 2001.

Rebecca O’Shesky ’92 Hermen and MichaelHermen ’93, Nathaniel Lawrence, Sept. 20, 2002.

Denise Conley ’93 Burns and Kurt Burns, KentRichard, Aug. 24, 2002.

Shalom Sonneveldt ’93 Jaconette and WilliamJaconette, Claire, June 18, 2002.

Kevin Richardson ’93 and Erin Knecht ’98Richardson, Alexander Nicholas, Oct. 6, 2002.

Peter VerLee ’93 and Kristal VerLee, BrendanPhillip, Oct. 23, 2002.

Nancy Birch ’93 Voskuil and Derek Voskuil ’93,Clara Mae, March 12, 2002.

Amy Groothuis ’93 Westendorp and CliffordWestendorp, Matthew Robert Edward Westendorp,July 1, 2002.

Jeff Baxter ’94 and Laurie Baxter, Levi Jeremiah,Sept. 26, 2002.

Michelle Windecker ’94 Irwin and Tim Irwin,Ainsley Grace, Aug. 18, 2002.

Christina Henke ’94 Larsen and Erik Larsen,Kathryn Elaine, Sept. 8, 2002.

Donna Bolenz ’94 Lindley and Jonathan Lindley,Megan Elizabeth, Oct. 7, 2002.

Amy Garringer ’94 Monette and Craig Monette’95, McKenna Ann, Sept. 27, 2002.

Kerri–Sue DeWitt ’94 Smits and James Smits ’96,Kylie Grace, Jan. 14, 2002.

Adam Breit ’95 and Carrie O’Dowd ’95 Breit,Mason Kenneth, Sept. 5, 2002.

Gretchen Hirschy ’95 Henriksen and RobertHenriksen, Alyssa Nichole, March 3, 2002.

Cheryl Kolk ’95 Quillan and Steve Quillan,Owen Robert, June 18, 2002.

Lori Marcussen ’95 Staggs and Steve Staggs,Emma Ruth, Sept. 22, 2002.

Leah Vredevoogd ’95 VanElderen and JoelVanElderen, Anna Kaye, July 19, 2002.

Theresa Hamilton ’95 Wilson and Nick Wilson,Carter Ryan, Feb. 13, 2002.

Duane Bosma ’96 and Wendy Carroll ’96 Bosma,Blake Richard, Nov. 2, 2002.

Michael Kaufman ’96 and Eileen Kaufman,Collier James, Dec. 1, 2001.

Jennifer Salls ’97 Bailey and Peter Bailey, EdenElizabeth, Oct. 22, 2002.

Abby Pochert ’98 Brink and Ryan Brink, JensenJoAnne, May 13, 2001.

Jeremy Caulkins ’98 and Travis Caulkins, ArcherDane, Sept. 2, 2002.

Jason Hester ’99 and Jennifer Hester, MadalynnRuth, July 24, 2002.

Ericka S. Cunningham ’00, Ethan Kipp, Jan.

20, 2002.Benjamin Mark Tennant ’01 and Simone

Schartow ’01 Tennant, Cadence, April 25, 2002.

Advanced Degrees

Junardi Armstrong ’71, M.A., language, readingand culture, University of Arizona.

Joyce VanAken ’73 Cawthon, master’s, counsel-ing, Western Michigan University, December, 2002.

Ardith Zwyghuizen ’84 Doorenbos, Ph.D.,nursing, Wayne State University College ofNursing.

Dan Vermeer ’88, Ph.D., learning sciences,Northwestern University, May, 2002.

Jennifer Penrod ’90 Benne, Ph.D., Michigan StateUniversity, 2000.

Kristy Arthurs ’92 Mitchell, master’s in the art ofteaching, Aquinas College, summer, 2002.

Denise Conley ’93 Burns, master’s, learning dis-abilities, Grand Valley State University, April, 2002.

Elizabeth Burton ’97 Carr, master of arts inteaching, reading and language arts, OaklandUniversity, June, 2002.

Emily Schmidt ’97 Christensen, master’s, MiddleEastern studies, University of Chicago.

Nicki Flinn ’97, master’s, MaryGrove College,December, 2001.

Karen Bhatt ’98, master’s, human resource man-agement, Loyola University, Chicago, Ill., June,2002.

Betsy Gibbs ’00, MSW, University of Michigan,2001.

Deaths

Arthur C. Becker ’38 of Holland, Mich., died onWednesday, Oct. 23, 2002. He was 86.

He was a veteran of World War II. He was sec-retary–treasurer of Home Furnace Co. until 1966and Lear Siegler Inc., Home Furnace until 1974.

He was the last living founding member of thecollege’s Second Century Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; andsons, Chris and Glenn Becker.

Survivors include his children, Jill Hamilton ofHolland, and Lana and Ron Knap of Holland;grandchildren, Christopher, Patrick and LisaHamilton, all of Holland; a great–granddaughter,Jasmine Hamilton of Holland; sisters and brothers,

An interactive look at HOPE • Van Wylen Library• Joint Archives www.hope.edu

You won’t need to get in line to get aseat at the Holland Civic Center to enjoyHope–Calvin basketball this year.

Coming live via satellite will be the Saturday, Jan. 18,Hope-at-Calvin game (3 p.m. EST).

The Alumni Associations of Hope and Calvin will again be beaming thelive telecast of this classic small–college rivalry across the country.Last year alumni and friends of the two colleges gathered at more than40 locations to cheer the orange–and–blue and maroon–and–gold.

If you are interested in hosting a gathering, contact Alumni DirectorLynne Powe ’86 (powe@hope.edu), (616) 395–7860.

Check our website (www.hope.edu/alumni) for locations and moreinformation.

Advanced Degrees

Deaths

New Arrivals

Fall Sports Roundup(Continued from page nine.)

The Flying Dutchmen had an effectivepassing attack. Junior quarterback PhilButler of Howard City, Mich., broke everyHope single-season passing record, throwing31 touchdown passes. Senior receiver JoelSolomon of North Branch, Mich., became thefirst Hope player to have pass receptions formore than 1,000 yards in a season.

Two senior players achieved All-MIAAfirst team recognition. Punter VinceScheffler of Chelsea, Mich., was voted to thefirst team for the third time in his career,while senior offensive tackle Bill Crane ofCedar Springs, Mich., was honored for thesecond time.

Players named to the All-MIAA offensivesecond team were senior center JoshRumpsa of Grand Rapids, Mich., JoelSolomon and Phil Butler. Second team All-MIAA defensive honorees included seniortackle Andy Keller of Hastings, Mich., seniorlinebacker Josh Baumbach of Wyoming,Mich., junior linebacker Matt Beaver ofGladwin, Mich., and senior back MattBaumbach of Wyoming, Mich.

VolleyballThe Flying Dutch finished fourth in the

MIAA standings while posting an overall

17-14 mark. Senior co-captains MarthaLuidens of Holland, Mich., and KaraVanAssen of Jenison, Mich., were named tothe coaches’ All-MIAA volleyball teams,Luidens to first team and Van Assen to thesecond.

Cross CountryThe Flying Dutch finished second in the

MIAA women’s cross country standings,while the Flying Dutchmen were third in themen’s.

Achieving All-MIAA first team honorswere sophomore Tina Pike of Rochester,Minn., and senior Kristen Post of Holland,Mich. Second team honorees were fresh-man Chris Alcenius of Horton, Mich.,freshman Justin Blazek of Portage, Mich.,freshman Greg Borst of Jenison, Mich.,junior Peter Derby of Cadillac, Mich.junior Martha Graham of Midland, Mich.,senior Leticia Grandia of Rockford, Mich.,junior Kyle Morrison of Niles, Mich.,junior Rachel Riemer of Ludington, Mich.,and senior Kathryn Veldman of ThreeOaks, Mich., freshman Tyson Warner ofPortage, Mich., freshman Ryan Weaver ofSaline, Mich., and freshman Kyle Williamsof Plainwell, Mich.

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Mrs. Ekdal (Mina) Buys of Holland, Mrs. Jack(Helen) Crandle of Middleville, Mich., Louise andDouglas MacGregor of Middleville, and John andBeverly Becker of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and asister–in–law, Rosemary Taft of Allegan, Mich.

William Rolan Birdwell ’51 of Los Angeles,Calif., died on Thursday, March 7, 2002. He was 81.

He completed graduate degrees in music andmusic education, and credentials from theEducation Department of California in general ele-mentary education, special education and specialsecondary music, and had served as First VicePresident of the California Retired Teachers’Association.

He had been an organ recitalist, symphony con-ductor, choral conductor, Navy Band conductor,vocal coach in opera/oratorio, and lecturer in voiceand opera and continuing education in bothMichigan and California. He served on a prominentchurch–music commission, was the organizer andconductor of a choral society, supervised choirmas-ters under his direction in full–time church musicpositions and was a boys’ choir trainer/conductor.

He had been vice president for planning anddevelopment at the University of Santa Barbara. Heserved on doctoral committees and was a universi-ty faculty member since 1975.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy,in 1995.

Survivors include a brother, J. Frank Birdwell ofKnoxville, Tenn.; and nine nieces and nephews.

Gerald H. Bonnette ’35 of Seminole, Fla., diedon Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002. He was 92.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and an oralsurgeon.

He served as director of clinical oral surgery atthe University of Michigan School of Dentistry, andhad served as an oral surgeon, chief of the dentaldepartment and consultant instructor in oralsurgery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.He also served at the U.S. Naval Hospital,

Pensacola, Fla.; on the U.S. Naval Hospital shipUSS Haven; and as chief of the dental department,U.S. Naval Hospital, U.S. Naval Academy atAnnapolis.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Althea.Survivors include his daughters, Geri–Kay and

David Lumbard of Seminole, and Pamela andRobert Scott of Port Angeles, Wash.; four grandchil-dren; and five great–grandchildren.

Word has been received of the death of ClarenceBremer ’29 of South Bend, Ind., who died onTuesday, Nov. 12, 2002. More information willappear in the next issue.

Catherine Alms ’68 Clayton of Wheaton, Ill.,died on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002. She was 56.

She had worked for 29 years at Chicago TitleInsurance in Wheaton as a billing manager.

Survivors include her husband, James Clayton;children, Carrie (Dan) Glod of West Chicago, Ill.,Christine (Sean) Kelly of Longview, Wash., andMatt and Rob Clayton of Wheaton; grandchildren,Janelle, Ashton, Dryden, Shane and Bridget;mother, Beryl Alms of Downers Grove; brother,Paul (Jan) Alms of Chicago, Ill.; and a sister, Pat(Dick) Bandy of Grand Rapids, Mich.

She was preceded in death by her father, JuliusAlms.

Word has been received of the death of JeromeDeJong ’41 of South Holland, Ill., who died onFriday, Oct. 25, 2002. More information will appearin the next issue.

Word has been received of the death of RonaldDen Uyl ’57 of South Haven, Mich., who died onTuesday, Nov. 12, 2002. More information willappear in the next issue.

Donald W. Hazekamp ’51 of Mount Pleasant,Mich., died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, after a battlewith cancer. He was 73.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, serving in Bordeaux, France, from 1952to 1954.

He taught at McBain High School before joiningthe mathematics faculty at Central MichiganUniversity in 1961. He retired from the university in1993.

He was a past president of the Michigan CouncilTeachers of Mathematics. He was a member of theMt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club, serving as president andas lieutenant governor for Division 19.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, LucilleHaynes–Hazekamp; two daughters, Jana andAudrey; and two brothers, Paul and Bernard.

Word has been received of the death of HenryHoekman ’43 of Lakewood, Calif., who died onThursday, Nov. 21, 2002. More information willappear in the next issue.

Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver ’49 Kragt of Orrville,Ohio, died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, following alengthy illness. She was 75.

She was an elementary school teacher from 1951to 1964, teaching in East Lansing, Mich.; Elmira,N.Y.; and Aurora, Ind.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin N.Kragt; daughters, Judi (Gary) Rutledge ofWorthington, Ohio, Linda (Don) Bilderback ofDalton, Ohio, and Diane (Rick) Kragt Griffin ofCleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren; a brother,Jeremiah J. Weaver Jr. (Ruth) of Deer Park, N.Y.;brothers– and sisters–in–law, Earl (Hazel) Kragtof Toledo, Ohio, Con (Donna) Boeve, Roger(Phyllis) Kragt and Cornie (Norma) Van Loo, allof Holland, Mich., and Cornel (Bev) Kragt ofZeeland, Mich.

Bernice Freligh ’40 Mackey of Seal Rock, Ore.,died on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002. She was 84.

She met her husband, Harold Mackey ’43, whopreceded her in death, while they were students atHope. Together they served churches in Michigan,Idaho and Oregon. She retired as an elementaryschool librarian for the Salem School District.

Survivors include a daughter, MargaretMaxwell; a son, David Mackey; four grandchildren,Patrick and Jennifer Maxwell, Meegan Alexanderand Brian Mackey; a brother, Randolph Freligh; anda sister, Charlotte Sackett.

Word has been received of the death of IsaacHerbert Marsilje ’33 of Holland, Mich., who diedon Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002. More information willappear in the next issue.

Jack E. Moermond ’56 of Midland, Mich., diedon Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002. He was 67.

He was retired as senior patent attorney fromDow Corning Corporation in Midland after

Professor Kraft began her involvementwith the Student Achievement Testingprogram through the local chapter. Theprogram now tests more than 4,000 prepara-tory students throughout the state, stressingnot only performances but also music theory,aural awareness, technique and sight–reading. She was local chair of SAT testing forfive years.

She received the “Teacher of the YearAward” from the Holland chapter of theMMTA in 1995.

Ryan McFall ’93 of the computer sciencefaculty is seeking to blend the best of twoworlds as he develops an electronic textbookfor hand–held computers.

He has received a two–year, $75,000 grantfrom the National Science Foundation (NSF)in support of his effort to develop an electron-ic computer science textbook. He is hoping tocombine the qualities that make traditionalprinted books convenient with the additionalpossibilities of on–line, shared text.

“I view it in two ways,” he said. “One isthat I certainly have to replicate the features ofa paper textbook. Everybody likes to high-light, everybody likes to underline, everybodylikes to fold the pages over––you name it.”

“The thing that the digital medium allowsyou to do is to extend that to a collaborativearena,” he said.

“An electronic textbook enablesstudent–to–student and student–to–instruc-tor communication directly within thetextbook,” Dr. McFall said. “This type of dis-cussion would be helpful to clarify andexplore more deeply elements of the text thatare hard to understand. The hope is that fea-tures such as this will transform reading ofthe textbook from a passive to a more activelearning environment.”

Students will be able to indicate portions ofthe text that they find difficult, seeking addi-tional help from peers or their teachers.Instructors can emphasize sections that theyfeel are important or elaborate on those sec-tions of the text that may be difficult forstudents to understand. Students and instruc-tors alike will be able to personalize the textby adding their own examples or comments.Dr. McFall noted that the digital nature of themedium allows such customizations to be

easily shared, facilitating a collaborativeapproach to textbook reading.

Steve Nelson, assistant adjunct professorof art, had photographs selected for exhibitionat the Padzieski Art Gallery in Dearborn’snew Ford Community and Performing ArtsCenter.

Professor Nelson’s photographs wereincluded in a group exhibition of CreativeArtist Grant (CAG) Award winners in thevisual arts disciplines for 2002 and 2000.

The exhibition opened with a reception inthe Padzieski Art Gallery on Wednesday, Oct.30, and ran through Sunday, Nov. 24. Thegroup show ran in conjunction with ArtServeMichigan’s annual Governors’ Arts Awardsceremony, held there on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

The photographs were from a series ofblack and white panoramic photographs ofMichigan landscapes that Professor Nelsoncompleted this year with the support of a 2002CAG award provided through ArtServeMichigan in conjunction with the MichiganCouncil for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. Theseries of 20 photographs, “EndlessLandscapes,” explore the relationshipsbetween the past and present in the vernacu-lar landscape.

Of the work, Professor Nelson said, “I aminterested in photographing places with fea-tures that are of a timeless quality within aspecific geography. These places bear evi-dence of human presence in their variousarchitectural forms and current human activi-ty. These elements are a natural part of theirsetting, suggesting an enduring relationshipto the landscape.”

Professor Nelson traveled throughoutMichigan photographing locations withnames like “Two Hearted River” and“Paradise” that echo his own sentimentsabout the places. “These tend to be uncele-brated landscapes, that are rich with folkloreand natural beauty,” he said.

Michael J. Pikaart of the chemistry facultyhas received a federal grant for research thatcould ultimately have implications for thetreatment of blood diseases.

Dr. Pikaart has received a $102,317Academic Research Enhancement Award(AREA) through the National Heart, Lung

and Blood Institute of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services. The three–yearaward will support his on–going research intothe way that blood cell development is affect-ed by the interaction between DNA and aprotein known as Gata–1.

“Gata–1 is required for bone marrow stemcells to mature into functional blood cells incirculation,” said Dr. Pikaart, an assistant pro-fessor of chemistry. “In red blood celldevelopment, for example, Gata–1 works toturn on expression of the globin genes toproduce hemoglobin protein, the moleculewhich carries oxygen from the lungs to therest of the body.”

In studying the relationship betweenGata–1 and DNA, Pikaart is hoping to gaininsights not only into such normal function-ing, but also into how the interaction mightplay a role in diseases such as anemia andleukemia––information that medicalresearchers might then be able to use in theirsearch for a cure.

Geoffrey D. Reynolds, director of the JointArchives of Holland with the rank of assistantprofessor, has been elected the 19th presidentof the Michigan Archival Association.

The Michigan Archival Association,founded in 1958 by special collections librari-ans, university archivists, state recordsadministrators and historical societymembers, is the oldest state or regionalarchival association in the United States.Since then, the Michigan ArchivalAssociation, which has more than 220members, has evolved into the primary orga-nization devoted to the archival communityin Michigan.

Professor Reynolds is serving a two–yearterm that started in June. As president, he isoverseeing the planning of the association’sannual meetings, publications, administrationand membership.

In addition to his position as president ofthe Michigan Archival Association, he cur-rently serves as the treasurer of theDutch–American Historical Commission, onthe board of the Association for theAdvancement of Dutch American Studiesand as a member of the Holland Rotary Club,and is the executive director of the HollandArea Historical Society.

Campus Notes(Continued from page eight.)

Graduation HonorsA number of May and summergraduates were omitted from the listspublished in the August and Octoberissues. All of the honors graduatesdeserve the heartiest congratulations!

SUMMA CUM LAUDELaura A. Baker, Rochester, Mich.Anthony A. Cappa, Naperville, Ill.Ramona M. Fruja, Arad, RomaniaLinda D. Montaño, Holland, Mich.Todd J. Van Kuiken, Holland, Mich.

MAGNA CUM LAUDEJennifer H. Anderson, Escanaba, Mich.Patrick J. Bissell, Escanaba, Mich.Cheri L. Cecil, Haslett, Mich.Christian J. Den Ouden, Des Moines, IowaAaron D. DeVos, Grand Rapids, Mich.Rachel k. Rathbun Gazda, Charlotte, N.C.Treasure J. Givan, Tacoma, Wash.Michael J. Gle, Brighton, Mich.Jason R. Hathaway, Mount Pleasant, Mich.Cassie J. Krause, East Jordan, Mich.Jason P. Mellema, Fremont, Mich.Rochelle M. Shrewsbury, East Lansing, Mich.Tyler J. Southwell, Lowell, Mich.Anna P. Wagnild, Minnetonka, Minn.Janna K. Wickizer, Midlothian, Va.

CUM LAUDEElizabeth A. Bennett, Grosse Ile, Mich.Susan R. Dekam, Caledonia, Mich.Faith H. Ferrara, Ashland, Wis.Nicholas H. Grinzinger, Mount Pleasant, Mich.Julie B. Hofman, Kentwood, Mich.Mika R. Hulliberger, Williamston, Mich.Benjamin J. Koetje, Grand Rapids, Mich.Kelly J. Kuipers, Holland, Mich.Rebecca R. McCoy, Kalamazoo, Mich.Christina J. Prince, Indianapolis, Ind.Erich C. Shoemaker, Traverse City, Mich.Sarah C. Stoepker, Portage, Mich.Janis M. Tippie, Ypsilanti, Mich.Charlotte E. van Coevorden, Brussels, BelgiumChrista J. VanDort, Midland, Mich.Erin L. Wysocki, Plymouth, Mich.David A. Yang, Marshall, Mich.

teaching school in Byron Center and Grant, Mich.Survivors include his wife, Jean; children, Linda

’80 (George) DeGroff, Deborah ’84 (Scott ’86)Petersen, Barbara Clark and Timothy ’89 (Julie)Moermond; eight grandchildren; father, Marinus(Sylvia) Moermond; and brother, Jerry Moermond.

Word has been received of the death of DonaldV. Poppen ’40 of Provo, Utah, who died on Friday,Oct. 11, 2002. More information will appear in thenext issue.

Herman Speet ’51 of Coopersville, Mich., diedon Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002. He was 84.

He was a veteran of World War II.He had taught French, Latin, English and dri-

ver’s education at Coopersville High School for 13years, and for 17 years taught at Northview HighSchool. He had served as Wright TownshipSupervisor for 18 years.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Eunice;children, David and Diane Speet, Diane andGeorge Lautenbach, Mark and Cookie Speet, LeeAnn and Dennis Rosel, and Sara and KevinFerguson; 19 grandchildren; four great–grandchil-dren; brothers, Robert and Arlene Speet, and Tonyand Hester Speet; and sisters, Cleo and MilesJerding, and Adrianna and Frank Wecker.

Margaret Westveer ’31 Steffens of Holland,Mich., died on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002. She was 93.

She had attended Hope for two years beforetransferring to Northwestern University, graduat-ing from the School of Speech in 1932. She was amember of the Herrick District Library Board inHolland for 15 years, and a member of the State ofMichigan Library Board for 10 years. She receiveda Citation of Merit from the Michigan LibraryAssociation and the American Library Associationin 1965.

She had married Henry J. Steffens ’30 in 1936; hepreceded her in death, on Nov. 20, 1992. He hadbeen treasurer and then vice president for financeat Hope from 1946 until retiring in 1968.

Survivors include a son, Henry W. Steffens ’61(Carole A. Shrader ’63 Steffens) of Midland, Mich.;a daughter, Gretchen E. Steffens ’66 Robert of Paris,France; four grandchildren, Robert W. Steffens ofClinton Township, Mich., Dr. David J. Steffens(Gaye F. Steffens) of Oklahoma City, Okla., andAnne E. Robert (Christophe Richard) andMarie–Pierre Baldwin (Tayt Baldwin), both ofParis, France; and a great–grandson, Adrien H.Richard.

In addition to being predeceased by herhusband, she was preceded in death by her brother,Willard M. Westveer.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Jan.5, at 2:30 p.m. at Third Reformed Church inHolland, with Dr. Steven Stam officiating.

Gerloa Bonnema ’62 Suess of New Baltimore,N.Y., died on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002. She was61.

Survivors include her husband, the Rev. LeRoySuess ’61 of New Baltimore.

Alfred J. Vande Waa ’47 of Zeeland, Mich., diedon Friday, Oct. 25, 2002. He was 80.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving inWorld War II.

He retired after 31 years as a physician for theZeeland community and nine years for the GrandRapids Veterans Outpatient Clinic.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, BarbaraVande Waa; sons, Martin and Susan Vande Waa ofZeeland, John and Elisabeth Vande Waa of SpanishFort, Ala., James and Sandy Vande Waa of GrandHaven, Mich., and Richard and Elisabeth VandeWaa of Zeeland; 10 grandchildren; a sister–in–law,Gary (Laura) Vande Waa of Minneapolis, Minn.;brothers– and sisters–in–law, Dr. Harold andBonnie Van Dyke of Holland, Mich., Erma and theRev. Thomas Keizer of Rockford, Mich., and Judithand the Rev. Rowland Van Es of Taiwan; andseveral nieces and nephews.

Donald Wilbur Van Liere ’39 of Kalamazoo,Mich., died on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002. He was 86.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving inWorld War II.

He founded the Psychology Department atKalamazoo College, and chaired the departmentfor many years. Upon his retirement in 1981, thecollege dedicated the Van Liere PsychologyLaboratory in his honor.

He was also instrumental in creating the SpecialDiagnostics Department at Bronson MethodistHospital, bringing electroencephalographic testingto Kalamazoo. In 1956, he was part of the first heartcatheterization team at Bronson. He retired fromBronson in 1985.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carma, in2001.

Survivors include six children, Jean E. (James)Forrest of Kalamazoo, Mark B. (Faith) Van Liere ofMountain View, Calif., M. Patricia (Jann) Nielsen ofCollegeville, Pa., Judith L. (Jim Knapp) Van Liere ofGrand Cayman, Eric B. Van Liere of Gobles, Mich.,and Christopher L. Van Liere of Kalamazoo; fourgrandchildren, Timothy P. (Gretchen) Halloran ofKalamazoo, Matthew K. (Angela) Halloran ofOmaha, Neb., Caroline B. Nielsen of Palo Alto,Calif., and Adam C. Nielsen of Philadelphia, Pa.;one great–grandchildren, Ryan P. Halloran ofKalamazoo; and his brother, Wallace (Bette) VanLiere of Brownsville, Texas.

Word has been received of the death of HaroldR. Van’t Hof ’60 of Ada Township, Mich., whodied on Friday, Aug. 23, 2002. More informationwill appear in the next issue.

Henrietta Veltman ’50 of Holland, Mich., diedon Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002. She was 74.

She worked for the Salvation Army as a socialworker and senior citizens director. She also servedas a Sunday school teacher for 40 years, young peo-ple’s Sergeant Major, and in later years CorpsSergeant Major.

Survivors include her sister and brother, Mrs.Louis (Sena) Mulder of Yuma, Ariz., and ClarenceVeltman of Fallbrook, Calif.; and in–laws, DorothyVeltman of Texas, Fred Smith of Holland and RuthSmith of Holland; and nieces and nephews.

Word has been received of the death of LorainePomp ’39 Widman of Holland, Mich., who died onWednesday, Nov. 20, 2002. More information willappear in the next issue.

Evangeline Grooters ’29 Williamson of DesMoines, Iowa, died on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, of aheart ailment. She was 94.

She was a retired English and Latin teacher atGoodrell and Franklin junior high schools.

Survivors include a granddaughter, WhitneyWilliamson of Springfield, Mass.

She was preceded in death by her husband,John A.

Sympathy To

The family of Charles J. Cooper, who died onWednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, in Palm Beach Gardens,Fla., at age 84.

He served as president, chairman and chiefexecutive officer of Holland Motor Express inHolland, Mich., for more than 30 years. He and hiswife Loretta were members of Hope’s SecondCentury Club, Patrons for the Arts and Presidents’Circle.

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Sympathy To

alumni parents friends...supporting students

THE HOPE CONNECTIONTHE HOPE CONNECTION

Hope College was very instrumental in shapingour lives: spouse, careers, friends, and faith!

We met Freshman year on a Hope ski trip and, asmany know, this story of marriage among Hopealumni is not uncommon.

Keith was considering a career in retail business;I was leaning towards marketing. Semester off-campus internships allowed us to experiencethese fields short term and redirected both of ustowards more well-suited careers in waste servicesand interior design.

Hope friends abound! To this day, these are someof our dearest relationships and we continue toenjoy Hope connections at school, at work, and incities around the country.

Keith Granger and Lisa Reenders-Fall 1988Independence Square, on Philadelphia Semester

* * *Hope Fund gifts can now be given online.

www.hope.edu/hopefund

Most importantly, our faith was nurtured at Hope.We are grateful for the influences of fine Christianprofessors, like Tony Muiderman, who impacted ourlives through both teaching and friendship. We arethankful for the FCA group which broughtfellowship and fun and were encouraged by chapelmeetings which brought prayer and praise amongthe student body.

We are passionate about and foreverthankful for the impact of HopeCollege in our lives!

We support the Hope Fund with annualcontributions so that another generation ofstudents can benefit by the life-changingexperiences of a Hope College education.The next generation ...among them thechildren, nieces, nephews, and neighbors ofthe Hope alumni family.

Keith and Lisa

Fall 2002Keith ’89 and Lisa Reenders ’89 Granger

East Lansing, Michigan

Alumni donors to the 2002-03 Hope Fund will receive a complimentary 2002 Alumni Directory

Everyone wants an edge. Hopestudents get one.

Time and again, national reports have made it clear:research–based learning is invaluable to undergraduates asthey prepare for employment or graduate study. Schoolsacross the country are working to adopt the model.

Hope doesn’t need to adopt it. Hope is the example.During both the school year and summer, Hope students

conduct original research with faculty mentors representingdepartments throughout the campus––in the arts, natural andphysical sciences, and social sciences alike.

The college uses the expression “collaborative research” toemphasize that the students are active and significant partici-pants in the process of discovery, not merely doing busywork.

In the most altruistic sense, the students are contributing tothe body of knowledge, adding understanding that otherswill learn from or build upon in studies of their own. They arealso, however, learning lessons about scholarship and aboutthemselves that will serve them well.

“They learn to trouble–shoot and think through problems,which is something anybody has to do, in any career,” saidDr. Virginia McDonough, associate professor of biology.

“I also find they gain a lot of confidence in their abilitiesafter working in the lab,” she said. “Most come in and thinkthey can’t do it, and after they see that they can, they are readyto conquer other things.”

“It helps students to understand where the informationcomes from,” said Dr. Debra Harvey ’83 Swanson, associateprofessor of sociology. “It’s important for them to see theprocess. They see all of the steps, not just ’collect, here’s thereport, done.’”

“I love it, and to be able to pass on that love is exciting,” shesaid.

Hope is so highly regarded for providing such lessons thatU.S. News and World Report recently ranked the college fourthin the nation, from among all colleges and universities, in“Academic Programs: Undergraduate research/Creativeprojects” in its America’s Best Colleges 2003 guide. Hope is theonly liberal arts college in the top five, which also includes theUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Stanford University and Furman University.

Such recognition isn’t anything new. In 1998, Hope wasone of only 10 liberal arts institutions in the country recog-nized for innovation and excellence in science instruction bythe National Science Foundation (NSF) with an “Award forthe Integration of Research and Education” (AIRE). In 1994,Project Kaleidoscope honored Hope in its “Whole ProgramsThat Work” category for science and mathematics instruction.

As another sign of distinction, Hope has consistently heldmore summer research grants through the NSF’s “ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates” program than any otherliberal arts college in the country, and this past year more thanall but 17 other institutions of any sort nationwide. It is alsoan indication of the high esteem in which Hope and its facultyare held that Dr. James Gentile of the faculty was chosen tohelp write the recently released “Bio 2010” report, preparedunder the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences, thatsets directions for biology instruction nationwide. Dr. Gentile,who is dean for the natural sciences and the Kenneth G.Herrick Professor of Biology, was the only representative of aliberal arts college on the writing team.

Hope traces its research emphasis to the early 20th century.Dr. Gerrit Van Zyl ’18, who taught chemistry from 1923 to1964, is widely recognized for developing research–based

learning at the college in its modern sense, having involvedmany students in his active research program.

In the early 21st century, however, research–based learningextends far beyond the lab–coat set.

“We continually invite students to participate very signif-icantly in the creative process, which has quite a bit to dowith research,” said John Tammi, professor and director oftheatre. “I will often have a student serve as either an assis-tant director or co–director. Recently we’ve instituted theposition of dramaturg [who investigates the history andcontext of a play to assist in developing its presentation] as astudent responsibility. We also invite students to serve sig-nificantly in the areas of design.”

Accordingly, the second–annual, college–wide “Under-graduate Research Symposium,” held on campus onWednesday, Oct. 2, celebrated the work of students in a mix ofdepartments. Senior James (Ryan) Graves of Greencastle,Ind., for example, made a presentation concerning the monthshe spent, mentored by theatre Professor Richard Smith, devel-oping multi–media projections for Hope Theatre’s spring,2002, production of Defying Gravity, which focused on teacherChrista McAuliffe and the Challenger explosion. Historicalresearch on the shuttle explosion, NASA and Monet blendedwith his own artistic vision to yield the final result.

The work provided a chance to combine interests––Gravesstarted out in the sciences. He’ll also get additional practicalexperience during his forthcoming semester with the NewYork Arts program.

“I come to Hope for engineering, and look what happens,”he said.

Senior Elizabeth Sturrus of Kentwood, Mich., is anotherstudent who has found a way to blend interests. She was oneof four students working with Dr. Jane Dickie of the psychol-ogy faculty to study a community of feminist women inMissouri. “It’s given me a context to understand my activismtoday and my place in the ocean of feminism,” she said.

Also interested in theatre and also heading to New Yorkfor a semester, she is inspired to find ways to link her socialawareness and artistic form. “It’s a medium that can reach alot of people,” she said.

Senior nursing major Tara Patton of Bourbonnais, Ill., waspart of a team of students working with Kathy Wyngarden ofthe nursing faculty to develop and implement a breast

cancer–screening program for Ottawa County. She has foundthe combination of investigation and application invaluable.“In our careers we’re going to have to teach our patients everyday,” she said.

Senior Josh Hauser of St. Charles, Mo., worked with Dr.Jack Holmes of the political science faculty in studyingdemocracy in practice. Echoing Dr. Swanson’s comments, hehas valued the insight into how research is conducted.

“Prior to this experience I never really realized the rigorand the dedication needed to execute a project like this,”Hauser said. “At the same time, I didn’t realize how fulfillingit is, either.”

“You get a much better understanding of what research isand what goes into it,” agreed senior Ian Hesselsweet of GrandHaven, Mich., who has worked with Dr. Kenneth Brown of thechemistry faculty in studying the electrochemical properties ofa type of film. “It gives you knowledge and experience thatyou can use both inside the classroom and at a future job.”

The students benefit, but so do the faculty, who couldn’tdo the work without them. Dr. Lynn Winkels ’81 Japinga,associate professor of religion, appreciates the contributionmade by senior Jennifer Hill of Allen Park, Mich., in her oralhistory project collecting the stories of women in theReformed Church in America––work that included develop-ing the questions themselves.

“I wouldn’t have had time to do this, so she added some-thing to my research that I couldn’t do,” Dr. Japinga said. “Itjust adds enormously to what you can learn and produce ifyou’ve got a student who can do the work.”

In the same way, Nancy Wood Cook, associate professor ofeducation, noted that senior Lisa Cortez of Cadillac, Mich.,has made a lasting difference by developing the system thedepartment is using to collect and present data as it preparesto seek reaccreditation.

“At this point in time I think she’s got an understandingof assessment and alignment of standards that far exceedswhat you’re going to find with many in–service teachers,”Professor Cook said. “I could anticipate Lisa taking a lead-ership role in a school system or on a staff that’s concernedwith assessment.”

“The work that she’s done this summer is going to be seenin the work of the department for years to come, there’s nodoubt,” she said.

Campus Spotlight

Research learning serves students well

20 NFHC December 2002

The college has won national recognition for its emphasis on collaborative research asa teaching technique in many disciplines. Earlier this fall, the 2003 America’s BestColleges guide published by U.S. News and World Report ranked Hope fourth in thenation among all colleges and universities––and first among liberal arts colleges––foremphasizing undergraduate research and creative projects. The approach providesstudents with outstanding preparation whatever their career choice. Above, seniorDaniel Schroyer (left) works with chemistry professor Dr. Michael Pikaart.

“They learn to trouble–shoot and think through problems,which is something anybodyhas to do, in any career.”

–– Dr. Virginia McDonoughAssociate Professor of Biology