To honor Davis Young’s many contributions to the department and its graduates, we are establishing the Davis A. Young Student Summer Research Fellowship. Our goal is to raise an endowment to support this fellowship that will allow students to do research side-by-side with department faculty. Endowments at Calvin College generate income at 6% of the value of the endowment fund each year. We have chosen an endowment goal of $60,000 because this would give us a yearly income of $3600, or approximately the amount needed to support one student for 10 weeks each summer to do research with a faculty member from the department.

The faculty are dedicated to the task of training Christian geologists, geographers, and environmental scientists, and they have involved as many as five students in research each summer. It is clear from our experiences in graduate school, environmental engineering firms, and in relief agencies that good scientists with Christ-centered worldviews are badly needed.

You can aid in continuing to turn this dedication into concrete opportunities for students, and at the same time honor the work of Davis Young by making a gift to the Davis A. Young Student Summer Research Fellowship Endowment.

If you haven’t already, please consider making a three year pledge. A gift of any amount will make a difference! Our goal is to raise an endowment of at least $60,000 over a three-year period. We also hope you will check if your employer has a matching gift program. In the past 6 months, alumni, friends of the department, and department faculty have already committed approximately $30,000 toward this goal! We are extremely pleased and thankful for this show of support.

To make a donation or for more information, contact Janel Curry by e-mail (jcurry@calvin.edu) or phone (616-526-6869).