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Board of Trustees Leadership

Presidents of Council of Hope College, 1865-1927
Board of Trustees, 1927-2009

Rev. A. C. Van Raalte, D.D. (1865-1876)

Elder Lodewecus D.Viele (1877-1878)

Rev. Roelof Pieters (1878-1880)

Rev. John H. Karsten (1880-1883)

Rev. Nicholas M. Steffens (1883-1884)

Rev. Peter Lepeltak (1884-1889)

Rev. John Vandermeulen (1889-1890)

Rev. Alonzo Paige Peeke (1890-1891)

Rev. William Moerdyke (1891-1893)

Rev. Derk Broek (1893-1894)

Rev. Cornelius Brett, D.D. (1894-1895)

Rev. Peter Moerdyke, D.D. (1895-1896)

Rev. Peter De Bruyn (1896-1897)

Rev. William Moerdyke (1897-1900)

Rev. Gerhard De Jonge (1900-1902)

Rev. James F. Zwemer (1902-1907)

Rev. William Moerdyke, D.D. (1907-1913)

Rev. Albert Vandenberg (1913-1919)

Rev. Henry J. Veldman, D.D. (1919-1920)

Rev. Gerhard De Jonge (1920-1930)

* Mr. Wynand Wichers (1930)

Rev. Nicholas Boer, D.D. (1930-1939)

+ Rev. John A. Dykstra, D.D. (1940-1961)

Mr. Ekdal J. Buys (1961-1966)

Mr. Hugh DePree (1966-1978)

Dr. Victor W. Eimicke (1978-1987)

Mr. Max DePree (1987-1995)

Mr. J. Kermit Campbell (1995-2003)

Mr. Joel G. Bouwens (2003- )

* Resigned Oct. 9, 1930 upon appointment as President of the College

+ “Chairman” adopted instead of “President” in 1959