About the Jellema Lectures
William Harry Jellema (1893-1982) was the founder of Calvin's Philosophy Department. A brilliant and inspiring teacher, Professor Jellema graced the college with his presence from 1920 to 1936, and again--after a 12-year stint at the University of Indiana--from 1948 to 1963. Together with his colleagues, he produced a generation of students for which Calvin's Philosophy Department has justly won national--indeed, international--recognition. Jellema has the unique honor of having three of his students elected President of the American Philosophical Association, and two of his students delivering the prestigious Gifford Lectures. In the words of a former student, Kenneth Konyndyk, Jellema was everything a professor should be: "stately, dignified, erudite, insightful, and thoroughly in command of his subject." A brief account of his career is presented on the walls of the Jellema Room in the Philosophy Department.
To hear Nicholas Wolterstoff's lecture, "How Calvin Fathered the Renaissance in Christian Philosophy," and to view a pictorial history of the Calvin College Philosophy Department, visit the college's 125th Anniversary Celebration page.
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