UPCOMING EVENTS

Breakfast & Networking Event

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Prince Conference Center

Speaker: Ken Van Der Wende '77
The Dow Chemical Company
Commercial Director - Indirect Sales

Ken specializes in entrepreneurship for Dow and will be speaking on that topic to the MBA@Calvin group.

RSVP to mba@calvin.edu with your name, employer and job title. Cost: $5 at the door.

Thank you to our sponsor for this event: Partners Worldwide!

Partners Worldwide is a faith-based international ministry dedicated to alleviating poverty and building God's kingdom. They do this by engaging businesspeople to use their business knowledge and resources for mentoring, equipping, and encouraging small and medium-sized businesses with the goal of creating and sustaining jobs.

Invitation List:

MBA@Calvin invitations are only sent via e-mail. Send your name and e-mail to mba@calvin.edu to be added to our mailing list.

THE HORIZON AWARD

The MBA@Calvin committee announces the Horizon Award, an award which will be presented by MBA@Calvin to recognize outstanding young alumni business professionals who demonstrate significant contributions to their field and the impact of faith on their work.

Read the award criteria and then nominate a Calvin alum to be a future award recipient.

PAST EVENTS

Business Careers Dinner

MBA@Calvin members are invited to attend the Business Careers Dinner. This annual dinner brings together internship hosts and other Calvin business partners, and it allows business and accounting students to mingle with professionals. Networking over a business dinner is an important skill for students to learn, and for many, this is their first opportunity to do so.

Monday, November 17
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Prince Conference Center

Speaker: Phil Gardner
Director, Collegiate Employment Research Institute at MSU
Author and presenter, "Recruiting Trends" report
Gardner will talk about trends in employment and recruiting.

The MBA@Calvin Horizon Award will be presented to Brad Haverkamp '95.

Thanks to sponsors, this is a free event but RSVPs are required. (If your company would like to be a sponsor, e-mail Laurie Lemmen at laurie@calvin.edu).

Monday, September 22, 2008
Breakfast & Networking Event
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Prince Conference Center

Featured speaker: John Spoelhof

Spoelhof will talk about persevering during tough economic times.

Mr. John Spoelhof's early career activity involved tool and die, including ownership of a machine tool sales organization in Grand Rapids.

In 1969 Spoelhof joined Prince Corporation, where his tenure included leadership of sales, marketing, manufacturing, and operations throughout the years.  He was named president of the organization in 1980 and ultimately retired from the automotive industry in 1999.  At that time he became chairman of the investment group Bayside Capital.

Spoelhof's family priorities start with his wife of 47 years, Judy, four married sons, and 13 grandchildren.  All four sons are Calvin graduates, and three of them hold MBA degrees.

Spoelhof's civic and charitable involvement continues today with focus towards church, education, and community organizations. His present and previous board or committee memberships:

• First Michigan Bank
• First of America Bank
• Perrigo Corporation
• Brooks/All American Beverage
• Holland Economic Development Corporation (HEDCOR)
• Lake Michigan Financial Corporation
• The Bank of Holland
• Davenport University
• Calvin College
• Walstrom Marine
• Community Initiatives Committee (Holland)
• Christian Economic Corporation
• The Luke Society
• Harderwyk Ministries
• Christ Memorial Church
• Various automotive industry supplier councils

Thank you to our sponsor for this event: SecurAlarm!

www.securalarm.com

These events are successful because YOU spread the word! Take a minute and e-mail a few of your Calvin classmates or your company's Calvin alumni employees about this event.

2007-2008 Events & Photo Galleries

• May 8, 2008: Breakfast & Networking with Bing Goei, Owner, Eastern Floral
• January 15, 2008: Breakfast & Networking with Fred Keller, Chairman and CEO, Cascade Engineering
• October 29, 2007: Business Careers Dinner with Milt Kuyers, Chairman and CEO, GMK Companies

2006-2007 Events & Photo Galleries

• May 23, 2007: Social Hour at Dr. Grins in The BOB
• January 19, 2007: Breakfast & Networking with Gaylen Byker, President, Calvin College
• September 19, 2006: Breakfast & Networking with Jonathan Bradford, Inner City Christian Federation (ICCF) and Sam Cummings, Second Story Properties

2005-2006 Events & Photo Galleries

• June 28, 2006: Social Hour at Dr. Grins in The BOB
• March 8, 2006: Business Careers Dinner with Sid Jansma, Wolverine Oil & Gas
• January 20, 2006: Breakfast & Networking with Mary Vermeer Andringa, Vermeer Manufacturing Company
• September 27, 2005: Breakfast & Networking with Paul Gordon, Chairman, Gordon Food Service

Spring 2005 Events & Photo Galleries

• May 18, 2005: Dr. Grins at The BOB
• March 23, 2005: Breakfast & Networking with Michelle VanDyke, President and CEO, Fifth Third Bank–Western Michigan