The
Purpose of the Award
The Agent of Renewal Award is presented to a Grand Rapids community member
who has made a significant contribution to the community and to the college
in terms of modeling what it means to be an agent of renewal. The award
is granted by the Calvin Alumni and Public Relations Office and the Calvin
Community Partnership Team/Committee to celebrate the work of renewal,
unity of purpose, and potential learning that comes from the example of
someone other than an alum, staff, faculty, or student who has put Calvin’s
mission of “engaging in and renewing society” into practice
in a way that benefits Calvin College and the greater community.
The Award
The Agent of Renewal Award consists of a commemorative work of art designating
the recipient and the date of the presentation, as well as a parchment
tribute to the recipient.
The Basis of the Selection
1. Anyone who works to further God’s Kingdom in society, particularly
the Greater Grand Rapids community, but is not a faculty, staff, student
or alum of Calvin College, is eligible.
2. The engagement and renewal may be in any field of endeavor as long
as it relates to something that is taught at the college. The nature of
engagement and the extent to which it is deemed worthy of consideration
is to be determined by the Selection Committee.
3. The person selected for the award will be one who manifests a Christian
commitment.
4. The Selection Committee will present its recommendation(s) to the Community
Partnership Team for approval.
5. The Community Partnership Team will announce the recipients at the
annual off-campus Community Partnership Celebration event.
The Selection Committee
The Selection Committee composed of four representatives of the community
partnership team/committee. It is the same committee that selects Community
Partnership Recognitions.
The Number of Awards
1. The number of awards given will not exceed one at any one presentation.
2. Normally the presentation will be made once a year at a Community Partnership
Celebration held off-campus.
3. If, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, no nominee merits recommendation
for the award in any given year, it is not compelled to make a recommendation.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations for the recognitions are due by early April of the year the
award is presented. Submit an application
online! Applications can also be submitted by mail to Community Partnership
Celebration Committee, c/o Carol Rienstra, Calvin College, 3201 Burton
St SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546.
Past Recipients
2002
Nolan Groce, business owner, along with his wife, Julia, are active members
of First Community African Methodist Episcopal Church, and were sponsors
of College Kids, the 2001 summer program held on Calvin’s campus
for students from GR Sibley Elementary School.
2003
Sr. Maureen Geary, OP, a member of the Dominican Order, is a passionate
activist for social justice, serves on a "Call to Renewal" Urban
Sprawl Action Group and in that capacity has taken with many Calvin faculty
and classes on guided urban sprawl tours.
2004
Deb Armstrong, a case manager at Inner City Christian Federation’s
Family Haven, has been a willing liaison for Calvin students who want
to deepen their understanding about cultures different from their own.
The college students who work with her present glowing reports about personality,
Christian commitment and charisma.
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