Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Marilyn Bierling
Marilyn Bierling - Professor - Department Chair
M.A., University of Michigan (1974);
Ph.D., Michigan State University (1990)
Hiemenga 403
(616) 526-8540
email: mbierlin@calvin.edu
 
Sandra Clevenger
Sandra Clevenger - Professor
M.A., Michigan State University (1974);
Ph.D., New York University (1987)
Hiemenga 406
(616) 526-6358
email: clev@calvin.edu
Olga Leder
Olga Leder - Assistant Professor
B.A., Calvin College (1973);
M.A., GVSU (1999)
Director for Spanish Studies in Honduras
Hiemenga 412
(616) 526-8617
email: ledero@calvin.edu
Edward Miller
Edward Miller - Professor
M.A., Indiana University (1976);
Ph.D., Indiana University (1991)
Hiemenga 404
(616) 526-6359
email: emiller@calvin.edu

Karen Miller

 
 
Karen Miller - Assistant Professor
M.A., Michigan State University (2001);
Ph.D., Michigan State University (2007)
Advisor for bilingual, and ESL programs
Hiemenga 410; (616) 526-6355
email: klm26@calvin.edu
Website
Marcie Pyper
Marcie Pyper - Associate Professor
M.A., Michigan State University (1985);
Ph.D., Michigan State University (2005)
Advisor for elementary education program

Hiemenga 405
(616) 526-6356
email: mpyper@calvin.edu
Lourdes Rodríguez Lourdes Rodríguez - Assistant Professor
B.A., Grand Valley State University (1997)
M.A. Grand Valley State University
Hiemenga 409
(616) 526-6276
email: lrodrigu@calvin.edu
María Rodríguez
María Rodríguez - Assistant Professor
M.A., Grand Valley State University (1998)
Advisor for elementary education
Hiemenga 413
(616) 526-8641
email: mrodrigu@calvin.edu
Cynthia Slagter
Cynthia Slagter - Associate Professor
M.A., New York University (1990);
Ph.D., Indiana University (2001)
Hiemenga 418
(616) 526-6426
email: cslagter@calvin.edu
Dwight TenHuisen
Dwight TenHuisen - Assistant Professor
M.A., University of Illinois (1991);
Ph.D., University of Illinois (2005)
Hiemenga 408
(616) 526-6638
email: dtenhuis@calvin.edu
Alisa Tigchelaar
Alisa Tigchelaar - Assistant Professor
M.A., Indiana University (1995);
Ph.D. Indiana University (1999)
Director for Semester in Spain
Hiemenga 418A
(616) 526-7108
email: atigchel@calvin.edu
Dianne Zandstra
Dianne Zandstra - Associate Professor
M.A., Michigan State University (1993);
Ph.D., Michigan State University (2001)
Advisor for secondary education
Hiemenga 407
(616) 526-6353
email: zand@calvin.edu

Part-Time Instructors

Karen Holleman
Karen Holleman
B.A., Calvin College (1990);
M.A., Aquinas College (2005)
Hiemenga 413
(616) 526-8539
email: krh5@calvin.edu
Joseph Polonowski
Joseph Polonowski
M.A., Western Michigan University (1976)
Hiemenga 402A
(616) 526-8622
email: jpolomow@calvin.edu

Staff

Nora Jordán Koster
Nora Jordán Koster- Administrative Assistant
Hiemenga 400
(616) 526-6354
email: njk6@calvin.edu
Jenny McIntosh- Student Secretary
Hiemenga 400
(616) 526-6354
email: jenny@calvin.edu

Emeriti

Elsa Cortina
Elsa Cortina - Professor Emeritus
Dra. en pedagogia, University of Havana (1951);
M.A., Michigan State University (1977)
Edna Greenway
Edna Greenway - Professor Emeritus
M.A., Texas Christian (1972);
Ph.D., Michigan State University (1985)
email: gree@calvin.edu