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Calvin claims to "shape minds for intentional
participation in the renewal of all things." How does that ring true
in the lives of Calvin alumni? This list collects alumni stories from
a variety of resources: |
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Alphabetical
List | Reunion Year List |
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| Fileta, Jason '05 - Field Organizer, Micah Challenge USA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zwier, John '05 - campaign communicator (Chicago, Ill.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| Hoogendam, Jordan '04 - engineer, Enermodal Engineering Ltd. (Kitchener, Ont.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Van Dyken, Ken '04 - Extol engineer (Hudsonville, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2006 |
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| Huyser,
Kim '03 - sociology graduate student (Austin, Tex.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Onwualu, Chinelo '03 - journalist, web editor (New York) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| Van Cleave-Cobas, Barbara '03 - cruise activities specialist (Miami, Fla.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Zylstra, Rachel '02 - singer-songwriter (New York City) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bylsma, Kendra '02 - wellness account representative (Grand Rapids, Mich.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Etter '02 and Hayden Smith '02 - coffeeshop owners (Seattle, Wash.) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Puff,
Aaron '02 - stock car racer (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Tan, Abi '02 - medical student (Jordan / Cleveland, Ohio) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Mackus,
David '01 - accountant (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark Spotlight, Spring 2004 |
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| Reed,
Brad '01 - photographer, (Ludington, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2005 |
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| Rozema, Caty '01 - software training (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Wertz, John '01 - biologist (Dewitt, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| Heys,
Kim Rinzema '00 - handler/VP, detection canines (Kentwood,
Mich.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Lanning,
George '00 - singer, teacher (Byron Center, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Lew, Deborah '00 - actress (New York, N.Y.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Verwys,
Rachel and Ryan '00 - justice education / youth ministry (Bellflower,
Calif.) Alumni profile, Spring 2005 |
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| Nineties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andringa,
Jason '99 - business (Pella, Iowa) Alumni profile, 2005 |
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| Huizenga, Kevin - cartoonist (Saint Louis, Mo.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| Sutton,
Mindy Viel '99 - attorney (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Spark, Winter 2005 |
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Drie, Brian '99 & Vredevoogd,
Brent '99 - business owners (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Wilson, Karisa '99 - musician (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| Zandstra, Anita '99 - libraries educator (Bolivia) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Dungey,
Henry '98 - director of Uniserv (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Huisman, Sam '98 - geologist (Stavanger, Norway) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Olson,
Anna '98 - actor (Rathfarnham, Ireland) Spark, Summer 2005 |
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| Ajayi,
Angela '97 - staff editor (Princeton, N.J.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Porter,
David '97 - legal counsel (Washington, D.C.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Vander Kolk, Dawn '97 - pediatric hospice nurse (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Saxton,
Heather '96 - translator (Rome, Italy) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Diaz,
Arelis '95 - school administrator (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2005 |
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| Ediger, Tracy '95 - refugee soccer team manager (Scottdale, Ga.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| Mondal, Saikat '95 - writer (Calcutta, India) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Ottenhoff,
Abby '95 - communications director (Chicago, Ill.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Stern,
Heather Fields '95 - stage manager Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Tawadros, Patty '95 - online dating web developer (Philadelphia, Penn.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Van
Woerkom, Michael '95 - engineer (Lone Tree, Colo.) Spark, Summer 2005 |
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| Choi,
Bo-Mi '94 - graduate fellowship in history (Cambridge, Mass.) Spark, Spring 2005 |
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| Ruis,
Amy Heerspink '94 - business owner (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Schnotala,
Jeremy '94 - high school theater director (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Vos,
Laura Veldink '94 and partners - restaurant founder (Holland,
Mich.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Jo,
Sunmee '93 - lawyer (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Stoub,
Jason '93 & Stoub,
Chad '96 - owners, residential trash/recycling business (Hudsonville,
Mich.) Spark, Spring 2005 |
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| Vandervelde, Norman '93 and Jeannie Merkel '95 (Fort Collins, Col.) Spark, Summer 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wiering,
Vernon '92 - book binding craftsman (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Heuker, Doug '91 - auctioneer (Marion, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Huyser, Brian '91 -
software entrepreneur (Newton, Mass.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Jipping, TIm '91 - grip, film production (Chicago, Ill.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| van der Griend, Kerry '91 - actor (Vancouver, B.C.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Van Dyke, Cameron ex'89 - furniture maker (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| Houskamp,
Bill '90 - Army doctor (Holland, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Veldhorst,
Georgina '90 - hospital administrator (Toronto, Ont.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Willink, Phil '90 -
ichthyologist (Chicago, Ill.) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Eighties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Martinez, Todd '89 - chemistry professor (Champaign, Ill.) Mosaic, Fall 2005, Spark, Summer 2006 |
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| Metzger, Christine '89 - school administrator (Hoboken, N.J.) Alumni profile, 2006 |
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| Reed,
Terri Harris '89 - college administration (Laurel, Md.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Seerveld,
Matt '89 - physician's assistant (Grandville, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Stonerock,
Kelly Haskins '89 - (Goodrich, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2005 |
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| Goodrich, Nancy Martin '88 - horse therapy (Hopkins, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Holstege,
Chris '88 - medical toxicologist (Keswick, Virg.) Spark, Spring 2005 |
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| McCain,
Sue '88 - business owner; knitting pattern designer (Rochester,
Vt.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Mouw,
Christine Jacobs '88 - curator (Little Rock, Ark.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Baker,
Randal '86 - medical director (Ada, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Deters,
Deb '86 - mortgage corp. president (Jenison, Mich.) Spark Spotlight, Fall 2004 |
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| Kawar,
Amin '86 - postmaster general (Amman, Jordan) Spark, Summer 2005 |
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| Vroegop,
Todd '86 - physician's assistant (Kentwood, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| van der Leek, Kevin '86 - graphic designer (Surrey, B.C.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Beerhorst,
Rick '85 - artist (New York City, N.Y.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Bandstra, Barb Newman '84 - special education teacher (Grand Haven, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bolt, Martin '84 - historian of astronomy (South Bend, Ind.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Veenstra, Jack '83 - software engineer (Santa Clara, Calif.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| Kamps,
Bryan '82 - Army doctor (Gallup, N.M.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Pruis,
Dirk '82 - securities lending firm CEO (New York, N.Y.) Alumni profile, 2004 |
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| Tamminga, Mark '81 - ultra runner (Ancaster, Ont.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Taylor, Ruthanne Reichert '81 - medical attaché (Kathmandu, Nepal) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Andela,
Cynthia Gelder '80 - engineer (Richfield Springs, N.Y.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Kuiper, Jeff '80 - baseball broadcaster (San Mateo, Calif.) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Andzenge,
Dick '79 - criminology professor/conflict resolution (Saint
Cloud, Minn.) Spark, Spring 2005 |
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| Ribbens,
Steve '79 - creator of educational programs (Denver, Colo.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Vanderlaan,
Doug '79 - chemist; community advocate (Jacksonville,
Fla.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Hoeksema, Todd '78 - solar scientist (Emerald Hills, Calif.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Andela,
James ex'77 - engineer (Richfield Springs, N.Y.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Buttery,
Judy Karsten '77 - bassoonist (Oakdale, Conn.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Rooks Ross, Jane '77 - orchestra educational director (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Terpstra, Ken '77 - engineer (San Francisco, Calif.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| Lagerwey, Peter '75 - pedestrian/bicycle coordinator (Seattle, Wash.) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Buikema, Edward '74 - regional director of emergency management (Chicago, Ill.) Spark, Winter 2006 |
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| Cagle, Mary Terpstra '74 - foster care administration (Miami, Fla.) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Disselkoen, Georgie VanderWerp '74 - businesswoman (Zeeland, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Holtrop, Joel '74 - deputy chief, National Forest System (Washington, DC) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2007 |
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| Deppe,
Dean '73 - professor (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Gabrielse, Gerald '73 - physicist (Lexington, Mass.) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2006 |
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| Hoebeke, Daniel '72 - founder of Adopt-a-Chaplain (San Jose, Calif.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Garvelink, William '71 - USAID, U.S. Ambassador (Washington, D.C.) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2007 |
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| Strikwerda, Tom '71 - astronautical engineer (Kensington, Md.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| Sixties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bosma,
John '69 - researcher/consultant (Baltimore, Md.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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Gerbens,
Larry '69 - art gallery owner; doctor (Grand Rapids, Mich.) |
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| Mosley, Ed '69 - sports official (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2006 |
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| Vandergrift, Larry '69 - language learning research (Ottawa, Ont.) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Hekman,
Sharon Sikkema '68 - Arizona/Kazakhstand partnership (Tucson,
Ariz.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Raap,
Lois Ackerman '68 - foster mom; lawyer (Los Gatos, Calif.) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2004 |
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| Veldman Rudie, Carol '68 - docent (Minneapolis, Minn.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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| Graham, Dorothy Hoekema '67 - softward development trainer (United Kingdom) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| van
Donkersgoed, Elbert '67 - strategic policy advisor for Ontario
farming (Guelph, Ont.) Spark, Spring 2006 |
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| Hertel, Linda Dykstra '66- author, marriage and family therapist (Spring Lake, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tuinstra,
Jim '64 - nonprofit organization administrator (Grand Rapids,
Mich.) Spark, Fall 2005 |
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| Bouma,
Gary '63 - professor (Melbourne, Australia) Spark, Fall 2004 |
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| Dahm, John '61 - prison warden (Lincoln, Neb.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Bosma,
Melvin '60 - immunologist (Southampton, Penn.) Spark, Summer 2005 |
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| Gage,
James '60 - cerebral palsy clinic director (North Oaks, Minn.) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2004 |
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| Vandervelde,
Maryanne '60 - author (Mercer Island, Wash.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Haan, Raymond '59 - composer (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2007 |
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| VanderGriend, Alvin '58 - prayer ministry coordinator (Lynden, Wash.) Spark, Spring 2007 |
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| Hoekstra,
Dennis '58 and Jeni Plooy '57 - volunteers (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2004 |
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| Van
Harn, Gordon '57 - Calvin professor emeritus
(Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2004 |
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| Edewaard, Vern '56 - outdoor programs (Holland, Mich.) Spark, Fall 2007 |
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| Spoelhof, Charles '51 - engineer (Pittsford, N.Y.) Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, May 2006 |
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| Tanis, Norman '51 - librarian (Chatsworth, Calif.) Spark, Spring 2008 |
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| DeVos, Frank '50 - business owner/horticulturalist (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Summer 2006 |
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| Kamps,
Ruth Poppen ex'50 - artist (Gallup, NM) Spark, Winter 2005 |
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| Heynen, Ahleen Dekker '40 - artist (Anchorage, Alaska) Spark, Spring 2005 |
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| Postma, Edward '36 - artist (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Spark, Winter 2007 |
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