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Outstanding Service Award Recipients
1969
 Bert Nawyn (Paterson, NJ)
Jack Veltkamp (Lynden, WA)
Harry Vermeer (Pella, IA)
1970
 Wesley De Young (Grand Rapids, MI)
Robert Goldsword (Cleveland, OH)
William Haverkamp (Grand Rapids, MI)
1971
 Melvin Boomstra (Zeeland, MI)
Richard Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jack Hoekzema (Bellflower, CA)
1972
 Chris Kamminga (Kalamazoo, MI)
John Kamp (Chicago, IL)
1973
 Jack Elenbaas (Detroit, MI)
1974
 James Grit (Willard, OH)
Bruce Keuning (Lakewood, CA)
Ruth Machiele (Rochester, NY)
1975
 Harry Greenwood (Grand Rapids, MI)
Steven Hoekman (Ripon, CA)
1976
 Kenneth Bergsma (Grand Rapids, MI)
William Fyfe (Westfield, IL)
John Vander Ark (Grand Rapids, MI)
1977
 Melvin Gesink (Denver, CO)
Bruce Klanderman (Rochester, NY)
Marguerite Stepat Seerveld (Denver, CO)
Richard Vander Laan (Pella, IA)
1978
 Leonard Hofman (Holland, MI)
Dave Vander Ploeg (Benton Harbor, MI)
Sydney Youngsma (Grand Rapids, MI)
1979
 Ronald L. Bengelink (Seattle, WA)
Seymour Swets (Grand Rapids, MI)
Curtis Youngsma (Denver, CO)
1980
 Norman De Graaf (Grand Rapids, MI)
Henry De Mots (Holland, MI)
Jacob Oppewal (Whitinsville, MA)
1981
 Lucille Hoekenga (Grand Rapids, MI)
George Kamp (Grand Rapids, MI)
Julius Franklin Mellema (Dearborn, MI)
1982
 Jim Cnossen (Dearborn, MI)
Shirley Wiersma Veen (Grand Rapids, MI)
1983
 Ben De Boer (Grand Forks, ND)
Carl Gronsman (Kalamazoo, MI)
Martin Sterk (Bellflower, CA)
1984
 Gordon Buter (Grand Rapids, MI)
George Groen (Chino, CA)
Bill and Marcia Pruis Heerema (Hawthorne, NJ)
1985
 The Calvin (Knollcrest Festival) Guilds
1986
 Pearl Brouwer Bengelink (Grand Rapids, MI)
Edwin Hoogstra (Grand Rapids, MI)
James La Grand (Halifax, NS)
1987
 Ruth Hoekenga Donker (Modesto, CA)
E.R. Post (Grand Rapids, MI)
Calvin Verbrugge (Racine, WI)
1988
 Kenneth Bootsma (Palos Heights, IL)
Harold Geerdes (Grand Rapids, MI)
Lawrence Stegink (Lynden, WA)
1989
 Marion and Rich Dykstra (Worth, IL)
Paul Pettinga (Fremont, MI)
Don and Betsy Retsema (Oak Lawn, IL)
1990
 James De Jonge (Grand Rapids, MI)
Henry De Wit (Grand Rapids, MI)
Helen Van Halsema Vande Polder (Sarasota, FL)
1991
 Glenn Bulthuis, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Paul Buiten (Grand Rapids, MI)
Gerry Harms (Pella, IA)
1992
 Audrey and William Masselink (Charlottetown, PEI)
The ODL Corporation (Zeeland, MI)
1993
 William Alphenaar (Grand Rapids, MI)
William Van Dyke (Oak Brook, IL)
1994
 William Buursma (Grand Rapids, MI)
Chris Stoffel Overvoorde (Grand Rapids, MI)
1995
 Marshall Ellens (Grand Rapids, MI)
Sylvia Wevers and Jan Wilkins (Grand Rapids, MI)
1996

Wayne and Mary Appel Kooy (Surrey, BC)
Jan Vandenbosch Veenstra (Dearborn, MI)
1997
 Preston and Marjorie De Nooyer Kool (Battle Creek, MI)
Judy Penning Winkle (Jenison, MI)
1998
 Bruce and Sue Osterink (Grand Rapids, MI)
1999
 Jim Hooyenga '61 (Sun Valley, CA)
Elsa Prince '54 (Wapiti, WY)
Gerald Vander Wall '51(Grand Rapids, MI)
2000
 Roger Brummel '61 (Holland, Mich.)
Carol Aukeman Rienstra '70 (Muskegon, Mich.)
2001
 Dirk Pruis '82 (Glen Rock, N.J.)
The Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning
2002
 David DeKorne '78 (Grand Rapids, MI)
Glenn '71 and Sue DeBoe Ploegstra '71 (Cleveland, OH)
2003
 Jane Brasser '82 (Cedarburg, WI)
Wally Bratt '55 (Grand Rapids, MI)
2004
 Philip Brondsema '78 (Midland, MI)
James Lamse '58 (Grand Rapids, MI)
2005
 Kathy Klaasen '70 (La Canada, CA)
Bernard '66 and Carol De Mots '64 Woltjer (Jenison, MI)
2006
 Stu '72 and Mary Sytsma '73 Greydanus (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Toyin Adegbite Moore '91 (Wilmington, Del.)
2007

Bruce ’73 and Barb Bosch ’72 Jansen, Barry Meyer ‘75, and Marj Vanderweit Youngsma ex’57 (Denver, Colo.)
David Tuuk '49 (Grand Rapids, Mich.)