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Dr. William F. Polik, who is the Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry at HopeCollege, has received the 2009 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry from the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS).

Polik was selected in recognition of his outstanding work as a teacher and mentor, his development of innovative materials for teaching physical chemistry, and his leadership as chair of the ACS Committee on Professional Training in developing and implementing the society's new guidelines for undergraduate chemistry. Polik will receive the award, which consists of a plaque and $3,000, during the NESACS's monthly meeting on Friday, Nov. 12, at Boston University.

"The student letters submitted as part of the nomination all pointed to Dr. Polik's commitment to both the academic and personal success of his students," said longtime colleague Dr. Michael Seymour, professor of chemistry, who prepared Polik's recommendation while serving as chairperson of the department. "While his professional work as a chemist has broad national recognition, his ability to effectively engage students in both the classroom and laboratory and to help them achieve at their highest level is the hallmark of an outstanding teacher and scholar."

State Agency Praises
Hope for Health Monitoring

Hope College and its health center have been praised by the Michigan Department of Community Health for the manner by which it managed a potentially serious situation during the recent H1N1 virus emergency.

Hope participates in the Michigan component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Program.

Reports from Hope health officials of a spike in influenza among its campus community during late April played an integral role in the early detection of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in Michigan, according to Janet Olszewski, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health.

"Your involvement and efforts have contributed greatly to the public health of Michigan's citizens," said Olszewski.

Hope's Graduation Rate
Among the Best in Michigan

The rate of graduation at Hope College ranks among the best in Michigan, according to the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in a new report, "Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don't)."

The study of nearly 1,400 colleges and universities was in response to a challenge from President Obama that America have the highest proportion of colleges in the world.

The Institute conducted its study using the classifications of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and admissions selectivity scheme from "Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

Book Highlights Hope’s
Approach to Science Education

Hope College's approach to preparing future scientists through involvement in undergraduate research is highlighted in a new book that advocates extending such efforts nationwide.

A team of Hope faculty contribute a chapter to the book "Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing Impact," published recently by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The Hope-authored chapter, "Enriching a Culture of Research: Expanding Opportunities to a Broader Community," provides an overview of programs at Hope designed to broaden the college's decades-long practice of involving students in undergraduate research as a teaching tool.

"Hope has a well-documented record of success in training students for careers in science by giving them the opportunity to do science, through collaborative research with faculty mentors," said Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at Hope.

Susan Dunn Appointed to
Peer-Review Committee

Dr. Susan Dunn of the Hope College nursing faculty has been appointed to serve as a peer reviewer for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

The AHRQ is the lead federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, the AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.

The peer reviewers serve on one of four subcommittees or study sections that review applications submitted to the AHRQ for research grants and training grants. The study sections convene three times per year, and Dunn's appointment is for four years.

Multiple Students Receive Fulbright Awards

For the second year in a row, multiple graduating Hope College seniors have received highly competitive fellowships through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Robin Litscher of Lebanon, Ind., Lani Pickard of Minnetonka, Minn., and Molly Smith of Urbana, Ill., all of whom graduated in May, have received fellowships to teach English abroad during the coming year.

Last year, four graduating seniors or recent graduates also received Fulbright fellowships to teach abroad, and Hope has had multiple other recipients through the years. During 2008-09, Hope tied for 30th nationally among Bachelor's institutions for the number of students receiving the awards.

"That we have multiple students receive Fulbrights makes it look easy, but that's far from the case," said Dr. David Cunningham, who is a professor of religion and director of the CrossRoads Project and serves as the Fulbright Program advisor at Hope along with colleague Dr. Janis Gibbs of the college's history faculty. "The Fulbright program is highly selective - only about 1,500 fellowships are presented nationwide each year. It is a tremendous compliment to our students to have received them, and a strong affirmation of the high quality of a Hope education that we have had multiple students receive them."

Student Receives Fellowship
to Explore Ministry

Hope College senior Jeffrey R. Skaff of Flint has been selected to receive a 2009 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Undergraduate Fellowship.

FTE Undergraduate Fellowships recognize students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring the possibility of ministry as a vocation. As an FTE Undergraduate Fellow, Skaff will receive $2,000 for tuition, other educational expenses or a self-designed experience related to the exploration of ministry. He will also attend the 2009 FTE Conference on Excellence in Ministry, "Becoming Rich toward God: Pastoral Leadership and Economic Justice," which will run Wednesday-Sunday, June 17-21, at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va.

FTE Undergraduate Fellows are selected competitively from a pool of applicants from across the U.S. and Canada. They must be nominated by a professor, school administrator, pastor or campus minister; hold a minimum 3.0 grade point average; have an interest in exploring ministry as a vocation; and demonstrate leadership in a church or school community.

Hope Nursing Program to Expand

In response to strong national need and student interest, Hope College is expanding its nursing program.

Students begin studies in the program as sophomores, and since starting in 2002 the department has enrolled 36 students per year, for a total of 108 students in the nursing program at any given time. The program, which leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), is growing to 45 students per class year, a 25 percent increase that will be phased in beginning during the 2009-10 school year with the incoming sophomore class.

Nursing programs are addressing an increasingly critical national shortage of Registered Nurses, according to Dr. Susan Dunn, associate professor of nursing and chairperson of the department. According to projections in 2007 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2016, with government analysts projecting that more than 587,000 new nursing positions will be created through 2016, making nursing the nation's top profession in terms of projected job growth.

TV Production of Vespers Receives Awards

The television production of the 2008 Hope College Christmas Vespers service has received recognition through three different awards programs.

The program was produced by WGVU-TV in Grand Rapids in cooperation with the department of music at Hope. The program was produced and edited by WGVU producer/director Deb Kirk. Dr. Brad Richmond, professor of music and director of choral activities at Hope, was director of the 2008 Vespers.

The program received a Second Place Silver Screen Award in the Arts: Music category from the U.S. International Film & Video Festival's 42nd Annual Awards Competition; an Award of Distinction in the Arts category in the Videographer Awards competition; and a Bronze Award in the 30th annual Telly Awards competition.

Recent Graduates Receive
NSF Fellowship Honors

Six Hope College graduating seniors or recent graduates have received either Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mention through the program from the National Science Foundation.

"Given the size of Hope College, this is an exemplary accomplishment and it is a testimony to the value of pursuing productive research in undergraduate education," said Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at Hope. "For the natural and applied sciences, this moves the division closer to the Vision 20/20 strategic goal of reaching a higher and uncharted level of academic excellence."

Named fellowship recipients this year were Kristin Dittenhafer of Midland, who graduated earlier this month; Rebecca Lathrop, a 2007 graduate from Gladwin; and Emily Timmons, a 2007 graduate from Kalamazoo. Recognized with honorable mention were Jamin Dreyer, a 2006 graduate from Holland; Alicia Hofelich, a 2007 graduate from Midland; and Jonathan Moerdyk of Paris, who graduated earlier this month.

The NSF awarded 1,236 fellowships this year and presented another 1,836 students with honorable mention.

Maria Burnatowska-Hledin
Appointed to Professorship

Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin of the Hope College biology and chemistry faculty has been appointed to the college's Frederich Garrett and Helen Floor Dekker Endowed Professorship.

The professorship was established through the estate of Dr. Fred H. Decker and Marie V. Buranek Decker to provide financial support for a faculty member who has an established record of excellence in biophysics, biomedicine or biology. Dr. Decker was a 1921 Hope graduate.

The chair was established in the 1980s. Its first recipients were biologist Dr. Harvey Blankespoor, who held the chair from 1988 until retiring in 2002; and chemist Dr. Michael Silver, who held it from 2002 until retiring at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Burnatowska-Hledin has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1992. Her research concerns the protein VACM-1/cul 5, seeking to understand the role that it may play in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells as well as cancer-induced angiogenesis (growth of blood capillaries).

Memoir Focuses on Breaking
Cycle of Family Violence

A memoir by Kim Douglas of the Hope College English faculty is geared toward helping others break the cycle of family violence that marked her own life growing up.

Douglas, who is an adjunct assistant professor of English, is the author of "High Desert: A Journey of Survival and Hope," published this month by Baha'i Publishing. In the memoir, she reveals her childhood experiences in an abusive home and shares her journey to healing, hoping that her story will make a difference to others who have endured similar circumstances.

"There are a lot of hurting people out there," she said. "We need to break the cycle of violence. How do we go about doing that? I hope my story offers inspiration."

Therapist and nutritionist Dr. Marla Friedman has said, "This beautiful book by Kim Douglas is a touching, poignant story that is exquisitely sensitive and powerfully insightful. It is a story about enduring abuse, survival, healing through adversity, the resilience of the human spirit and hope. I am recommending this book to all my patients, colleagues and all those who care about in-depth healing."

Students Receive Hope
Summer Research Awards

Seven Hope College students have received Dean's Science Division Research Awards from the college.

The students who have been honored are Jessalyn Bolkema, Terra R. Fox, Jeff Largent, Courtney Long, Eric Lunderberg, Peter Van Heest and Valerie J. Winton.

Presented by the division of natural and applied sciences, the awards provide stipends for summer research at the college. A recipient has been named for each department within the division.

Considerations for the $3,800 awards include interest in science, promise of research and scientific accomplishment, academic standing and departmental endorsement. The recipients are also eligible for a subsidy for summer housing on campus.

Darin Stephenson Elected
Chair of State Mathematics Group

Dr. Darin Stephenson of the Hope College mathematics faculty has been elected chair of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

He will serve during the 2009-10 school year. He was elected during the section's annual meeting, held at Central Michigan University on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9.

Stephenson is a professor of mathematics and chairperson of the department at Hope, where he has taught since 1997. His involvement with the MAA has included serving as the section vice-chair for four-year colleges during 2008-09. He also served for three years on the planning committee for the yearly Michigan Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (MUMC), and chaired the Organizing Committee for the MUMC when it was held at Hope in 2006.

Within the field of mathematics he specializes in ring theory, geometry and probability. He has also become involved in curriculum development, and is writing a textbook that is being used in Hope's sophomore-level mathematics courses, Multivariable Mathematics I and II. Stephenson regularly involves students in research, and has collaborated with 19 students over the course of seven research projects since coming to Hope.

Jeana Longoria Wins Nursing Scholarship

Hope College junior Jeana Longoria of HowardCity has won a scholarship from the Kalamazoo-Muskegon chapter of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA).

Applicants for the $1,000 awards competed on the basis of essays on why they chose to pursue a career in nursing. Longoria was recognized during the chapter's award banquet on Friday, May 1, at the AmwayGrandPlaza in Grand Rapids. She was one of five recipients along with students from Grand Rapids Community College, Michigan State University, WesternMichiganUniversity and the University of Michigan.

Longoria is a nursing major at Hope. In the fall, she received one of only six $500 scholarships awarded statewide to Hispanic students by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses-Michigan Chapter (NAHN-MI). After graduation, she hopes to pursue a doctorate in nursing.

GLCA Honors Alfredo Gonzales for Service

Alfredo Gonzales, who is associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education at Hope College, has been honored for his role as a founding member 20 years ago of the Great Lakes Colleges Association's Committee on Institutional Commitment to Educational Equity (CICEE).

The GLCA celebrated the 20th anniversary with a dinner during the committee's spring meeting, held at DePauwUniversity on Friday and Saturday, March 27-28. Gonzales, who is also a past chair of the committee, and the other founding members were honored not only for helping establish the committee but for their "continued commitment to the well-being of people of color on GLCA member campuses."

The GLCA is a consortium of 13 private liberal arts colleges located in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In addition to Hope, the member colleges are AlbionCollege, AlleghenyCollege, AntiochCollege, DenisonUniversity, DePauwUniversity, EarlhamCollege, KalamazooCollege, KenyonCollege, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, WabashCollege and The College of Wooster.

John Krupczak Presented H.O.P.E. Award

Dr. John Krupczak of the Hope College engineering faculty has been presented the 45th "Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award by the graduating Class of 2009.

He was named the recipient during the college's Commencement ceremony, held at Holland Municipal Stadium on Sunday, May 3.

The award, first given in 1965, is presented by the graduating class to the professor who they feel epitomizes the best qualities of the Hope College educator.

Krupczak has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1994 and has been actively involved in enhancing technological literacy among non-science students throughout his time at the college. He developed and teaches the college's course "Science and Technology of Everyday Life," through which students learn about the science behind objects that they use daily, including by building items ranging from radios to keyboards. More than 1,500 non-engineering students have enrolled in the course since it debuted in 1995.

Brieann Bryant Receives
Student Teaching Recognition

Brieann Bryant, a graduating Hope College senior from Farwell, has received honorable mention in the 23rd annual Intern/Student Teacher of the Year competition coordinated by the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators (MATE).

A total of 59 participants from 13 institutions across the state competed on the basis of videos they submitted showing a lesson each had taught while student teaching. MATE is honoring individual first- and second-place finishers, four finalists and 12 honorable mention candidates.

Bryant is majoring in special education with a focus in learning disabilities, and submitted a language arts lesson from her fall student-teaching placement in a fifth-grade, general-education classroom at Hamilton Elementary.

Tony Van Houten Receives
Vanderbush-Weller Award

Tony Van Houten, physical plant event manager at Hope College, has been named recipient of the college's ninth annual "Vanderbush-Weller Development Fund" award for strong, positive impact on students.

The award recognizes and supports the efforts of Hope faculty and staff who make extraordinary contributions to the lives of students. Van Houten will be honored during a dinner on Thursday, April 30, held in conjunction with the spring meeting of the college's Board of Trustees.

"Tony gives selflessly in all of his work, brings joy, offers encouragement, provides fellowship to everyone he encounters, has a positive impact on everyone he meets, and goes beyond what is expected," said Dr. Richard Frost, vice president and dean of students at Hope, whose office coordinates the award, which is presented based on nominations from the campus community. "Hope is a better place because of his many contributions. He sets a standard for all of us to emulate."

Phelps Scholars Program Recognized
as Exemplary Diversity Program

The Hope College Phelps Scholars Program has been recognized by the Association of American Colleges and Universities as an exemplary diversity program in higher education.

HopeCollege is one of 32 institutions featured in the AAC&U publication "More Reasons for Hope: Diversity Matters in Higher Education." Others among the featured honorees include the University of Michigan; DukeUniversity in Durham, N.C.; EmoryUniversity in Atlanta, Ga.; and WheatonCollege in Norton, Mass.

The Phelps Scholars Program--an academic/residential program for students interested in race and culture--is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Started in the fall of 1999, the program is coordinated through the college's Provost's Office in collaboration with the Office of Student Development and the Admissions Office. The program's director is Dr. Charles Green, who is a professor of psychology at Hope.

Physics Presents Awards to Students

The department of physics honored seven students with awards for excellence earlier this semester.

Recognition as Outstanding Teaching Assistants in the department has been awarded to senior Deborah Denby of Westmont, Ill.; senior Joanna Gundersen of Bolingbrook, Ill.; senior Christopher Hall of Pataskala, Ohio; senior Ricky Kelley of Burton; and junior Christopher Ploch of Redford.

Seniors John McNutt of Elgin, Ill., and Gregory Pavlak of Hopkins have been inducted into the Hope College chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma

Margaret Mohr Receives
Conference Award for Research

Margaret Mohr, a Hope College senior from Reed City, has received recognition from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology for original research that she has been conducting at the college investigating the onset of puberty.

Mohr has been chosen to present her research during the society's 13th annual meeting through one of only 12 "Travel Awards" that the society has given for the international conference, which will be held in June at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The winners were chosen from among more than 100 applicants, who included not only other undergraduates but also graduate students and post-doctoral students.

Mohr is a biology and psychology double major. She has been conducting research with Dr. Gregory Fraley, associate professor of biology, concerning what times the mechanisms that regulate onset of puberty.

Students Receive Awards
for Academic Achievement

Awards for academic achievement during the current school year were presented to HopeCollege students during the college's annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 23.

Hope College students received a variety of special awards during the college's annual Honors Convocation held on Thursday, April 23.

Special prizes and awards

Seniors Receive Sigma Xi Awards

A total of 93 HopeCollege seniors or recent graduates were honored with Senior Sigma Xi Awards during the college's annual Honors Convocation, held on Thursday, April 23, in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Sigma Xi is the Scientific Research Society. The Sigma Xi club at Hope is one of 500 clubs and chapters in North America dedicated to the encouragement, support and recognition of scientists.

Seniors Receive Sigma Xi Awards

A total of 93 HopeCollege seniors or recent graduates were honored with Senior Sigma Xi Awards during the college's annual Honors Convocation, held on Thursday, April 23, in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

Sigma Xi is the Scientific Research Society. The Sigma Xi club at Hope is one of 500 clubs and chapters in North America dedicated to the encouragement, support and recognition of scientists.

Students Inducted into Mortar Board

Thirty-seven Hope College juniors have been inducted into Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes students for scholarship, leadership and service.

The students were recognized during the college's annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 23.

Outstanding Senior
Student-Athletes Named

Awards as the outstanding senior athletes among Hope College graduates in the class of 2009 were presented to two students during the college's Honors Convocation on Thursday (April 23).

Nora Kuiper of Parchment (Parchment HS) was presented the John Schouten award while Jesse Reimink of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS) received the Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award.

The van der Velde award is presented to a senior man for outstanding contributions to the college in athletics, scholarship and participation in student activities. The award, presented annually since 1932, is named in memory of Dr. Otto van der Velde, a 1915 HopeCollege graduate who lettered in four sports and was later the college's team physician for more than 40 years.

Seniors Honored for
Athletic Accomplishments

Sixty-eight Hope College seniors have been awarded monogrammed blankets for their participation in athletics at Hope.

The orange and blue "H" blankets are presented to seniors who earned at least three varsity letters while at Hope. One of the varsity letters must have been earned during the student's senior year.

The students were recognized during the college's Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 23, and will also be honored during a reception on-campus on Monday, April 27.

Megan Haserodt Receives NOAA Scholarship

Megan Haserodt, a Hope College sophomore from North Olmsted, Ohio, has received a highly competitive, two-year Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NOAA is presenting the awards to approximately 100 college undergraduates to further academic studies related to NOAA science, research, technology, policy, management and education activities. Haserodt is double-majoring in geology and chemistry with a minor in environmental science, and as a career is interested in hydrogeology or some sort of water quality work.

"Meg is certainly deserving of this honor, given her performance in the geological and environmental sciences department and the natural and applied sciences division," said Dr. Jon Peterson, professor of geology and environmental science, with whom Haserodt has been conducting research during the spring 2009 semester. "It is particularly exciting for us because this is the first NOAA scholarship of this type awarded to a Hope student."

Named Fund Honors
Herb Dershem for Service

Dr. Herbert Dershem, who played a leadership role in developing the department of computer science at Hope College, is being recognized through a lasting tribute with a fitting focus: a student research fund in his name.

Alumni and faculty colleagues of the department announced the creation of the "Herb Dershem Summer Research Fund" on Saturday, April 18, during an appropriate milestone, a reception scheduled in celebration of the department's 35-year anniversary. Once fully endowed, the fund will provide support for a student to conduct research full-time with the department for eight to 10 weeks during the summers, joining students who are conducting research in the program through other external and internal sources of support.

Dershem is a professor of computer science and director of institutional research at Hope. He has taught at the college since 1969, five years before the department of computer science was established in 1974, and served as the department's chair from 1975 through 2003. In addition to teaching and helping develop the program's curriculum, he played a significant role in shaping the department's practice of involving students in original, collaborative research projects with members of the faculty.

Hope Students Win Stryker
“ Engineering Challenge”

A three-student team has won the second-annual "Engineering Challenge" organized by Stryker Corporation in Kalamazoo.

The Hope team was one of nine teams competing in the challenge, held on Saturday, March 28.

The students on the Hope team were junior Joel Blok of Schoolcraft; senior Bo (Christopher) Buckley of Caro; and junior Joel Mulder of Jenison. Representing Hope as well as the college's student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, they won a $1,000 prize that will be used to support the chapter's involvement in the on-going, interdisciplinary project at Hope focused on water quality and health in the village of Nkuv, Cameroon.

Hope Participates in
International NASA Project

Hope College has received support for summer student research through a national program designed to increase the number of women who pursue careers in mathematics.

Dr. Stephanie Edwards, associate professor of mathematics, has received a grant through the "Women and Mathematics Grants" program sponsored by the Tensor Foundation of Oak, Park, Ill., through the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). The $6,000 award will support two undergraduate students in conducting original research with Edwards for eight weeks this summer. The one-year grant is renewable for up to two more years.

The Tensor-MAA Program grants are for projects designed to encourage college and university women or high school and middle school girls to study mathematics. Edwards noted that women are underrepresented in the discipline nationally. For example, according to the American Mathematical Association's "2008 Annual Survey of the Mathematical Sciences," women represented only 31 percent of the 540 U.S. citizens to receive doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences during 2007-08, and 32 percent of the 695 non-U.S. citizen new doctoral recipients during the same time frame.

Grants Supports Women
Students in Math Research

Hope College has received support for summer student research through a national program designed to increase the number of women who pursue careers in mathematics.

Michael Misovich Presents Invited Address

Dr. Michael Misovich, associate professor of engineering at Hope College, was among the invited speakers during the national "Best Assessment Processes Symposium XI" organized by ABET Inc. (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and held in Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

ABET presents the annual symposium to provide interactive and lecture-based opportunities for applied science, computing, engineering and technology educators to learn about assessment methods and how they can be used to validate and improve student learning outcomes. The two-day event included a variety of invited addresses and workshops, roundtable discussions and a keynote address.

Misovich presented "Results from an Ongoing Student-Centered Assessment Plan," describing some of the features of the assessment process used by the college's department of engineering for continuous improvement of the program. His co-authors were Hope engineering colleagues Dr. Miguel Abrahantes, Dr. Jeff Brown, Dr. John Krupczak and Dr. Roger Veldman.

Research Finds Bias against the Obese

On their climb to the top rungs of the corporate ladder, researchers at Hope College have found, women who are overweight appear to have it tougher than their overweight male counterparts, and both men and women who are obese face major obstacles in their quest for success in the business world.

The results appear in the article "Weight discrimination and the glass ceiling effect among top U.S. CEOs," published in the most recent issue of "Equal Opportunities International," a British journal.

The research team focused on the chief executive officers (CEOs) of "Fortune 100" and "Fortune 1000" companies, reasoning that the effects of weight-based discrimination would be most concentrated among CEOs of the nation's largest companies.

"When you look at people who are at the top of their fields, that's where you see the cumulative effect of discrimination based on factors such as race and gender. For example very few women and people of color are represented among Fortune 1000 CEOs," said the article's lead author, Dr. Patricia Roehling, a professor of psychology. "We wondered if we'd see that same cumulative effect based on weight."

Lori Mulder Elected to Association Office

Lori Mulder, who is director of human resources at Hope College, has been elected to the board as president-elect of the Michigan College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (MI-CUPA-HR).

Her service on the board will include a year as president elect, a year as the association's president and then a year as past-president.

MI-CUPA-HR seeks to promote cooperation between human resources professionals at colleges and universities in Michigan for the purpose of advancing the practice of personnel and human-resource administration in higher education. The association represents two-year and four-year public and private chartered higher-educational institutions across the state.

Hope Named Outstanding Employer

For the fourth consecutive year, Hope College has been named one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in West Michigan.

The competition is a program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). Hope and the region's other 2009 winners will be recognized during the "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" annual human resources symposium and awards luncheon on Thursday, May 7, at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville.

Each company's entry was evaluated by an independent research firm. The nominated companies were assessed in categories including communication, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection, and work-life balance.

Psychology Students Earn
National and Regional Awards

Hope College students are receiving three national and regional awards for excellence in research from Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

Krista Mehari, a senior from Grand Rapids, has been chosen to receive one of only four undergraduate research awards being presented nationwide by Psi Chi during the national convention of the American Psychological Association being held in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 6-9. Seniors Nova Hinman of Portage and Ross Knoll of Grand Haven will each be receiving Regional Research Awards from the Midwestern chapter of Psi Chi during the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday-Saturday, April 30-May 2.

Four Hope Students
Receive Goldwater Recognition

Four Hope College science students - as many as colleges and universities were invited to nominate - have received national recognition from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Juniors Mark Lunderberg of Grandville and Blair Williams of Fenton have each received Goldwater Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year, out of only 278 awarded nationwide. Juniors Joel Blok of Schoolcraft and Paul Frybarger of Muskegon have each received honorable mention, out of only 175 students to be accorded the recognition.

"It is a tremendous accomplishment for our students to have been recognized by the Goldwater Foundation in this way," said Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and professor of chemistry at Hope. "It also demonstrates the high quality of our programs in the natural and applied sciences, particularly our focus on learning by doing through undergraduate research."

Seniors Named to Phi Beta Kappa

Awards as the outstanding senior athletes among Hope College graduates in the class of 2009 were presented to two students during the college's Honors Convocation on Thursday (April 23).

Nora Kuiper of Parchment (Parchment HS) was presented the John Schouten award while Jesse Reimink of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS) received the Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award.

Hope Science Division
Honors Two Professors

The Division for the Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope College has honored two faculty with awards designed to recognize excellence in teaching or research.

Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin, professor of biology and chemistry, has received the "Dean's Science Division Faculty Research Award." Dr. Mark Pearson, assistant professor of mathematics, has received the "Dean's Science Division Mentoring/ Advising/ Teaching Award." Both awards were announced during a luncheon at the college on Thursday, March 12.

The "Faculty Research Award" is based on research accomplishments including publications, grant awards, significant presentations at professional meetings and external professional recognition, and the winner is chosen by an anonymous panel of faculty members from among nominees by the division's department chairs and the dean. The "Mentoring/ Advising/ Teaching Award" recognizes a faculty member who has gone beyond the call of duty in being an exceptional mentor, advisor and teacher to students, and the winner is selected by a panel of students.

Thomas Bultman Named to
Journal’s Board of Advisors

Dr. Thomas Bultman of the Hope College biology faculty has been named to the Board of Advisors to the Editors of "New Phytologist," an international scholarly journal focused on plant science.

Established in 1902, "New Phytologist" offers publication of high-quality, original plant-science research within four sections: physiology and development, environment, interaction and evolution. The monthly journal is owned by the New Phytologist Trust, a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the promotion of plant science.

Bultman, who is a professor of biology and chairperson of the department, has been appointed to a three-year term that began earlier this month. His responsibilities include reviewing research papers submitted to the journal's interaction section.

Students Honored in
Regional Singing Competition

Multiple Hope students earned honors during the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Great Lakes Regional Competition, held at YoungstownStateUniversity in Ohio on Saturday, March 7.

Jared Graybiel, a junior from Lebanon, Ind., took first place in the College Musical Theatre Division. Ross Green, a junior from Plainwell, took first place in the Third-Year College Men Division. Sarah Ashcroft, a sophomore from Holland, took third place in the Second-Year College Women Division. Briana Sosenheimer, a junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., received honorable mention in the Third-Year College Women Division.

Graybiel also received the "Most Promising Musical Theater Performer" award through a vote of the teachers who were present. The special awards were presented in conjunction with a concert in which all the first-place winners performed at the conclusion of the competition.

“Anchor” Staff Members
Honored During Convention

The Associated Collegiate Press honored four members of the staff of the weekly Hope College student newspaper "The Anchor" during the "Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention" held in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 20-22.

° Senior Karie Luidens of Altamont, N.Y., who is a senior staff writer and assistant graphics editor, received fifth place in the News Story category for her story "Hope swaps shuttle vans for bus," which was published on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

° Sophomore Karen Patterson of Rockford, Ill., who is co-sports editor, and freshman Chris O'Brien of Midland, a guest writer, received fourth place in the Sports Story category for an article they co-authored concerning Title IX, which was published on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

° Sophomore Kevin Soubly of Plymouth, who is photo editor as well as the paper's Web master, received fifth place in the News Photo category for "No Zebras, No Excuses," which was published on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with a story about a visiting group's presentation on sexual assault.

Robin Klay among Presenters
during Conference

Dr. Robin Klay of the Hope College economics faculty was one of seven scholars or theologians from across the country invited to make presentations during the two-day conference "American Evangelicalism: Then and Now (1984, 2009)," held at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28.

The interdisciplinary conference was organized to encourage evangelical Christians to exercise discernment as they consider the issues confronting the church today, particularly in the context of political, economic and social changes across the past 25 years. Klay presented "In a Time of Trouble: Economic Insights and Christian Hope" on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Klay is a professor of economics at Hope, where she has taught since 1979. Her primary research emphasis is on the connections between Christian faith and practice and economic theory and policy.

Hope Students Participate in
Model Arab League

A team of four Hope College students participated in the Michigan University Model Arab League Conference that was held on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 19-21, at Grand Valley State University, with one member of the group earning Outstanding Delegate/Honorable Mention Award recognition.

Sophomore Aftan Snyder of Bigfork, Mont., received the Outstanding Delegate/Honorable Mention Award for her work on the Council on Palestinian Affairs. The award honors a student who exhibited the highest degree of excellence in preparation, debate, caucusing, representation, teamwork, diplomatic leadership, and overall positive contribution to the work of her council.

The other students who represented the college at the conference were: senior Femi Alabi of Jos, Nigeria, the Council of Arab Environmental Affairs Ministries; sophomore Stephen Pedersen of Vernon Hills, Ill., the Joint Defense Council; and sophomore Lacie Rawlings of Ludington, the Council of Political Affairs. Hope College's country assignment for this year's conference was Syria.

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Exhibitions

Work by Bruce McCombs, professor of art at Hope College, has recently been featured in exhibitions across the United States as well as abroad.

The exhibitions include the "15th International Print Biennial," Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea; the "Texas Watercolor Society 60th Annual Exhibition," The Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas; the "32nd Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition," Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.; the "2008 Midland Arts Association Exhibition," Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas; the "32nd Art on Paper Exhibition," Circle Gallery Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Md.; and the "2009 West Michigan Regional Exhibition," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo.

McCombs actively displays his prints and paintings throughout the U.S. and around the world. His artwork has been procured by many permanent collections both nationally and internationally, including the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam. A member of the Hope faculty since 1969, he holds his B.F.A. from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his M.F.A. from TulaneUniversity in New Orleans, La.

Meg Frens Named MATS Committee Chair

Meg Frens, who is an assistant professor of kinesiology and athletic trainer at Hope College, has been appointed chairperson of the Professional Education Committee for the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS).

The committee is responsible for providing continuing education opportunities for the athletic trainers in the state of Michigan.

It is the second consecutive appointment of a member of the Hope faculty to the position. Kirk Brumels, who is an associate professor of kinesiology and director of athletic training at Hope, had served in the role since 2006 prior to beginning a two-year term earlier this year as president-elect of the MATS.

Frens, who is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), has been a member of the Hope faculty since 2002, following a previous two-year appointment as a visiting instructor from 1998 to 2000.

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty
Receives International Award

Dr. Alyssa (Lyra) Pitstick of the Hope College religion faculty is one of only 12 young scholars worldwide to receive a 2009 "John Templeton Award for Theological Promise."

The recipients are recognized on the basis of their doctoral dissertations related to the topic of God and spirituality, and chosen by an international and inter-religious panel of 25 judges. Each recipient receives an award of $10,000 plus an additional stipend of up to $10,000 for two years to support giving public lectures at the invitation of academic institutions.

The award program is a cooperative effort of the Research Center of International and Interdisciplinary Theology of the University of Heidelberg in Germany and the John Templeton Foundation of Pennsylvania. The winners will be honored during an awards ceremony and also participate in a colloquium at the university in May.

Hope in Top 10 for Peace Corps Volunteers

Hope College is in the top-10 nationwide among small colleges and universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers in 2008.

Hope is the only school from Michigan in the top-25 for small colleges and universities for 2008, according to the "Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities 2009" listings released on Monday, Jan. 12. With 18 alumni serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, Hope is in a five-way tie for 10th on the listing with Colgate University, Dartmouth College, Gustavus Adolphus College and Willamette University. In last year's report, Hope ranked 24th nationally for 2007 with 14 alumni serving as volunteers.

The Peace Corps ranks schools according to the size of the student body. Small schools are those with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates, medium-size schools have between 5,001 and 15,000 undergraduates, and large schools have more than 15,000 undergraduates. Hope has 3,238 students this year.

Video Games Find Role in
Athletes’ Rehabilitation

Dr. Kirk Brumels of the Hope College athletic training staff had an intuitive sense and a fair bit of anecdotal evidence that popular activity-based video games like "Dance Dance Revolution" and "Wii Fit" Balance Board programs could play a positive role in helping athletes with balance rehabilitation, but he hadn't located any hard data to support the notion.

So, this fall he and a team of student researchers tackled the topic themselves. They conducted a study, published in the winter 2008 edition of "Clinical Kinesiology," that found that such games offered the best of both worlds: they were more effective than traditional rehabilitation tools and the athletes enjoyed them more.

Book Discusses Lake Macatawa Watershed

The aerial photograph on the cover of a new book about the Lake Macatawa Watershed was chosen not just because it presents an inviting view of the lake on a picture-perfect summer day, but because of what it shows, literally, beneath the surface.

Taken from high above Lake Michigan and facing eastward, the image shows how the deep blue of Lake Michigan turns green near the channel, an effect of eroded topsoil washed into the big lake through LakeMacatawa. The sight is just one indication of man-made problems with the 179-square-mile watershed that have endured for years and will continue if left unchecked, according to Dr. Graham Peaslee of the Hope College faculty, who edited the book, "An Environmental History of The Lake Macatawa Watershed," which was co-authored by area high school teachers Carl Van Faasen and Jennifer Soukhome.

The book, published through funding provided by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) and Hope, is intended for a general audience. It is based on the trio's research together concerning the watershed, and has been written to help those living in the area to understand the watershed, how it came to be the way it is and how it can be healed.

President Bultman Elected to
NCAA Presidents Council

Hope College President James E. Bultman has been elected to the Division III Presidents Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The 15-member Presidents Council is Division III's primary governance body, overseeing the Division III Management Council and the division's committee structure. The four-year term will begin in April.

Presidents Council members are elected in balloting open to all presidents and chancellors at Division III member institutions. Division III is the largest of the NCAA divisions with 444 active and provisional member institutions.

Kirk Brumels Chosen for MATS Presidency

Kirk Brumels, associate professor of kinesiology and director of athletic training at Hope College, is president-elect of the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS).

He began a two-year term as president-elect this month and will be president of MATS for 2011 and 2012.

Brumels, a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, has been a member of the Hope faculty since 2001. He had previously spent more than a decade as an athletic trainer with the New England Patriots.

Annual Recognition
Luncheon Honors Faculty

Hope College honored faculty members for service, academic achievement and professional involvement during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.

The luncheon traditionally marks the beginning of the college's second semester. Participating were James Bultman, president; James Boelkins, provost; Alfredo Gonzales, associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education; Moses Lee, dean for the natural and applied sciences; Richard Ray, dean for the social sciences; and William Reynolds, dean for the arts and humanities.

Recognized for 40 years of service were: Herb Dershem (computer science), Jack Holmes (political science), Jon Huisken (registrar, and dean for academic services), Bruce McCombs (art) and Peter Schakel (English).

Hope Presents Awards to Faculty

Hope College presented awards honoring teaching, service and scholarship to multiple faculty members during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.

Named a "Towsley Research Scholar" was Dr. Ji Hoon Park, assistant professor of communication.

The "Janet L. Andersen Excellence in Teaching Awards" were presented to Andy Nakajima, assistant professor of Japanese; and Todd Swanson, assistant professor of mathematics.

The "Ruth and John Reed Faculty Achievement Awards" were presented to Dr. Jeff Brown, assistant professor of engineering; and Dr. Debra Swanson, professor of sociology.

Library Director Kelly Jacobsma Appointed to Endowed Position

Kelly Jacobsma, who is director of libraries at Hope College, has been appointed the first recipient of the college's new Genevra Thome Begg Director of Libraries endowed chair.

A member of the Hope library faculty since 1988, Jacobsma became director of libraries on July 1, 2008, following the retirement of long-time director David Jensen. Her appointment to the endowed position will become effective on July 1, 2009.
In addition to recognizing faculty members for excellence, endowed chairs provide funding for summer research projects as well as some salary support. The college has a total of 19 endowed chairs for faculty and three endowed administrative positions.

Begg's interest in the college stemmed from the year early in the 20th century that her late husband Raymond had attended the high school that Hope had operated in its earlier decades. Married only 11 years prior to his untimely death in 1956, they had visited Hope and Holland together just once, because she wished to see one of the places in which he had spent his youth. From that single visit her relationship with and appreciation for the college grew.

Senior Molly Smith Chosen
for National Program

The Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS) has named Hope College senior Molly Smith of Urbana, Ill., one of only two students who are attending Michigan colleges or universities to participate in the student leadership program of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).

Smith and Kent Games of Grand Valley State University were selected to participate in the iLead ("I... Lead, Engage, Activate, Develop") program, which will take place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday-Monday, Feb. 21-23. The program is designed for a maximum of 150 students nationwide - up to three per state.

The program will present a series of interactive sessions designed to help the students develop leadership skills. Presented in conjunction with the 2009 Hill Day Campaign and Athletic Training Educators' Conference, the program will also prepare students for future participation in NATA's StarTRACK program, which is designed to develop future leaders in the athletic training profession.

Hope Science Division
Honors Two Professors

The Division for the Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope College has honored two faculty with awards designed to recognize excellence in teaching or research.

Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin, professor of biology and chemistry, has received the "Dean's Science Division Faculty Research Award."

Dr. Mark Pearson, assistant professor of mathematics, has received the "Dean's Science Division Mentoring/ Advising/ Teaching Award." Both awards were announced during a luncheon at the college on Thursday, March 12.

Thomas Bultman Named to
Journal’s Board of Advisors

Dr. Thomas Bultman of the Hope College biology faculty has been named to the Board of Advisors to the Editors of "New Phytologist," an international scholarly journal focused on plant science.

Students Honored in
Regional Singing Competition

Multiple Hope students earned honors during the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Great Lakes Regional Competition, held at YoungstownStateUniversity in Ohio on Saturday, March 7.

“Anchor” Staff Members
Honored During Convention

Robin Klay among Presenters
during Conference

Klay is a professor of economics at Hope, where she has taught since 1979. Her primary research emphasis is on the connections between Christian faith and practice and economic theory and policy.

Hope Students Participate in
Model Arab League

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Exhibitions

Work by Bruce McCombs, professor of art at Hope College, has recently been featured in exhibitions across the United States as well as abroad.

Meg Frens Named MATS Committee Chair

The committee is responsible for providing continuing education opportunities for the athletic trainers in the state of Michigan.

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty
Receives International Award

Dr. Alyssa (Lyra) Pitstick of the Hope College religion faculty is one of only 12 young scholars worldwide to receive a 2009 "John Templeton Award for Theological Promise."

Hope in Top 10 for Peace Corps Volunteers

Hope College is in the top-10 nationwide among small colleges and universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers in 2008.

Video Games Find Role in
Athletes’ Rehabilitation

Book Discusses Lake Macatawa Watershed

President Bultman Elected to
NCAA Presidents Council

Hope College President James E. Bultman has been elected to the Division III Presidents Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Kirk Brumels Chosen for MATS Presidency

Kirk Brumels, associate professor of kinesiology and director of athletic training at Hope College, is president-elect of the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS).

He began a two-year term as president-elect this month and will be president of MATS for 2011 and 2012.

Annual Recognition
Luncheon Honors Faculty

Hope College honored faculty members for service, academic achievement and professional involvement during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.

Hope Presents Awards to Faculty

Hope College presented awards honoring teaching, service and scholarship to multiple faculty members during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.

Named a "Towsley Research Scholar" was Dr. Ji Hoon Park, assistant professor of communication.

The "Janet L. Andersen Excellence in Teaching Awards" were presented to Andy Nakajima, assistant professor of Japanese; and Todd Swanson, assistant professor of mathematics.

The "Ruth and John Reed Faculty Achievement Awards" were presented to Dr. Jeff Brown, assistant professor of engineering; and Dr. Debra Swanson, professor of sociology.

Library Director Kelly Jacobsma Appointed to Endowed Position

Kelly Jacobsma, who is director of libraries at Hope College, has been appointed the first recipient of the college's new Genevra Thome Begg Director of Libraries endowed chair.

Senior Molly Smith Chosen
for National Program

Hope Student Crowned
Michigan Apple Queen

Hope College sophomore Amber Nyblad has been crowned the 2009 Michigan Apple Queen.

The Michigan Apple Queen Pageant took place on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Michigan Apple Committee.

The queen and her court represent the Michigan apple industry at parades, fairs, festivals and media events throughout the year. Contestants, between the ages of 17 and 23, are judged on several factors including poise, professionalism and apple industry knowledge.

Todd Steen Appointed to
New Endowed Professorship

Dr. Todd Steen of the Hope College economics faculty has been named the first recipient of the college's new Granger Endowed Professorship in Economics, Management and Accounting.

The professorship is designated for an outstanding member of the faculty in the department of economics, management and accounting with a spiritually mature Christian faith whose teaching and actions are exemplary; and who makes a positive difference in the lives of Hope students, sharing his or her own Christianity to help them grow in their own faith, and the world beyond. It has been established by Ron and Donna Granger of Lansing, Mich. who are pictured with Prof. Steen.

In addition to recognizing faculty members for excellence, endowed professorships provide funding for summer research projects as well as some salary support. The college has a total of 19 endowed professorships for faculty and two endowed chaplaincies.

Jorge Capestany Named
PTR Master Professional

Jorge Capestany, manager of the DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope College, has earned Master Professional Status with the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), becoming only the ninth person worldwide to hold Master Pro distinction with both the PTR and the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).

PTR Master Professional certification recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to tennis throughout their careers. Considerations include teaching, coaching and playing experience; service to the community to facilitate the growth of tennis; service to the PTR and other tennis associations; professional development; publications, presentations and/or research; and tournament administration. The eligibility requirements also include having been certified at the Professional Level for at least nine years.

The USPTA had named him a Master Professional in 1992. He was the youngest Master Professional in the USPTA's history.

Heather Sellers Has
Work in Poetry Anthology

Heather Sellers of the Hope College English faculty is among the poets featured in "When She Named Fire: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by American Women."

The anthology features 461 poems by 96 poets, and includes photographs and biographical notes. The collection was edited by Andrea Hollander Budy and has been published by Autumn House Press of Pittsburgh, Pa.

The poems by Sellers include "Dating Men With Children," "SAT Words with David Junior" and "Palm Sunday in Pew with Ex." The poems are collected in her most recent book, "The Boys I Borrow."

A total of 15 of the other poets with work included in the anthology have previously been featured at Hope through the college's Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series. Those who have participated in the series through the years are: Kim Addonizio, Marianne Boruch, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Toi Derricotte, Lynn Emanuel, Beth Ann Fennelly, Barbara Hamby, Allison Joseph, Jane Kenyon, Maxine Kumin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Mary Ruefle, Chase Twichell and Ellen Bryant Voigt.

Catherine Mader Appointed
to Physics Committee

Dr. Catherine Mader of the Hope College physics faculty has been appointed to a three-year term on the Committee on Careers and Professional Development of the American Physical Society (APS).

The committee coordinates activities and programs which provide information and advice about physics careers and the professional development of physicists. The committee also advises the APS leadership in matters relating to professional development of physicists and future physicists. Mader's term will begin in January and continue through the end of 2011.

Mader is a professor of physics and chairperson of the department at Hope, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1993. During a sabbatical during the 2007-08 school year, she served as an education projects consultant with the Education and Diversity Group of the APS in Washington, D.C. Since her return to Hope this fall, she has continued to work on a variety of projects on behalf of the APS.

Students Participate in Chemical Engineering Conference

Three students who participated in research at Hope College this past summer made poster presentations during the recent Annual Meeting and National Student Conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), one receiving a second-place award.

The National Student Conference ran Friday-Monday, Nov. 14-17, and the Annual Meeting ran Sunday-Friday, Nov. 16-21, in Philadelphia, Pa. The undergraduate poster session took place on Monday, Nov. 17, and featured work grouped within a variety of categories within the field of chemical engineering.

The presentations included two by Hope students and one by a student who was among the several from other colleges and universities who participate in the college's research program each summer. In addition to the award received, the students' participation as conference presenters was remarkable, according to Dr. Michael Misovich of the Hope engineering faculty, because of their relative youth: all three are sophomores.

November 24, 2008

Art Chosen for Collection and Exhibitions

Work by Bruce McCombs, professor of art at Hope College, has recently been added to another permanent collection and featured in a number of exhibitions.

He has had a painting included in the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Indiana. His artwork has previously been procured by many permanent collections both nationally and internationally, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam.

He has also recently had his work included in three exhibitions: the 61st National Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa; the 48th Annual Greater Michigan Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland; and the 45th Annual Exhibition of the Holland Area Arts Council. In addition, he received the Utrecht Award as an artist featured in the "88th Annual Exhibition," National Watercolor Society, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Calif.

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November 24, 2008

Nursing Student and Professor Honored

A Hope College student and professor each received individual recognition for excellence during the recent induction and installation ceremony of the Kappa Epsilon Chapter-at-Large of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

The chapter presented senior Kalin TerHaar of Zeeland with its "Excellence in Student Performance Award" and Vicki Voskuil, assistant professor of nursing, with its "Excellence in Nursing Education Award."

The event was held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. The chapter includes the Calvin College, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University and Hope nursing programs.

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November 18, 2008

Leah Chase Elected to Board
of Neuroscience Groups

Dr. Leah Chase, who is director of the neuroscience program at HopeCollege, has been elected to the governing board of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN).

Established in the early 1990s, FUN is a national professional organization dedicated to neuroscience teaching and research, and has approximately 700 members. In addition to providing an array of resources for faculty, FUN holds an annual meeting each fall for faculty and students, both to share information about neuroscience education and to feature undergraduate research, and has organized a variety of symposia to enable faculty to discuss, develop and refine neuroscience education.

FUN's leadership includes a total of six councilors as well as a president, president-elect, past president, secretary and treasurer. Chase's two-year term as a councilor began this month.

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November 18, 2008

Maria Andre Edits Book
on Latin American Women Writers

Dr. Maria C. Andre of the Hope College Spanish faculty is co-editor of "Latin American Women Writers: An Encyclopedia," published earlier this year by Routledge of New York City, part of the Taylor & Francis Group of London, England.

The book presents the lives and critical works of more than 170 women writers in Latin America between the 16th and 20th centuries. Focusing on drama, poetry and fiction, the encyclopedia features thematic entries as well as biographies of female writers whose works were originally published in Spanish or Portuguese, and who have had an impact on literary, political and social studies. Each entry is followed by extensive bibliographic references, including primary and secondary sources.

Andre is a professor of Spanish at Hope. She co-edited the volume with Dr. Eva Paulino Bueno, who is an assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas.

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November 18, 2008

Ion Agheana Featured in
Book on Emil Cioran

Dr. Ion Agheana, professor of Romance languages at Hope College, is one of only six scholars worldwide featured in the book "Cioran. El pesimista seductor" ("Cioran. The Seductive Pessimist"), which focuses on the work and life of Romanian philosopher and essayist Emil Cioran.

The book was published in Spanish by Sirpus Literaria of Barcelona, Spain, in the fall of 2007. Sponsored by the Ministry of Education in Spain, the volume features two scholars from Spain, two from France and two from the U.S. It was edited by Carlos Caneque and Maite Grau, and includes interviews with Agheana as well as Fernando Savater, Simone Boue, Matei Calinescu, Ana Simon and Philippe Garnier.

Cioran (1911-1995) was born and raised in Romania but spent most of his adult life in France. His work, which was initially written in Romanian and from the 1940s onward in French, is characterized by pessimism, considering life, ideologies, religions, love and other concerns as delusions of imagination.

Agheana is celebrated among those interviewed as among the greatest scholars of the work of Cioran, and his interview is among the most extensive in the book.

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November 16, 2008

Coach Becky Schmidt Elected
to National VB Board

Hope College volleyball coach Becky Schmidt has been elected to the board of directors of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as the NCAA Women's Division III representative.

Schmidt just completed her fifth season as head coach of her alma mater. The 2008 Flying Dutch posted a 26-7 record en route to winning the championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and earning a berth in the NCAA Division III championships.

Schmidt's record at Hope is 121-58 (.678). Her collegiate coaching record through the 2008 season, which includes three seasons at the University of Redlands, Calif., is 159-90 (.639). A 1999 Hope graduate, Schmidt was an All-American middle blocker as a senior.

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Brian Porter Honored for
Blending Faith and Learning

Dr. Brian Porter of the Hope College management faculty has received national recognition for blending faith and learning.

He received the "Sharon G. Johnson Award" from the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) during the group's annual meeting, which ran Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 6-8, in Indianapolis, Ind. As described by the association, the award "recognizes God-honoring intellectual contributions by individuals who incorporate learning, business and faith into a dynamic process to promote Christian faith integration in business."

Porter's research interests are in ethics and faith integration with business and international business. He has several publications and regularly presents his research at academic conferences.

A member of the Hope faculty since 1999, he has taught a variety of courses at the college, including Finance, Management Theory, his department's Management Seminar, and a First-Year Seminar titled "Vocation and Calling: The Music of U2."

Book Highlights Mission
Colony that Preceded Holland

The journals kept by a pioneering missionary couple provide insights into life in the Holland area in the years before the arrival of the Rev. A.C. Van Raalte and his countrymen from the Netherlands.

A new book makes the diaries of the Rev. George N. Smith and his wife Arvilla available to a general audience for the first time. The writings are featured in "Old Wing Mission: Cultural Interchange as Chronicled by George and Arvilla Smith in their Work with Chief Wakazoo's Ottawa Band on the West Michigan Frontier," edited by Robert P. Swierenga and William Van Appledorn and recently released by the Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

The publication is being celebrated with a book signing featuring Swierenga and Van Appledorn on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Copies of the book will be available during the signing for $35. The retail price is $49.

October 31, 2008

College Advancement
Communication Programs Honored

Hope College has won multiple honors in the "Pride of CASE V Awards Program" sponsored by the Great Lakes District V of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The awards will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 16, during the 2008 CASE V District Conference in Chicago, Ill.

Publications used as case statements in fund-raising efforts at the college were honored in two categories, one at the Gold level and the other at the Bronze level. Development of the pieces was shepherded by staff members Jason Cash '07, Kate Frillmann and Scott Wolterink '88 of the college's Advancement Division.

The video The Mission of Hope College: Anchors of Hope won the Bronze Award in the "Best Video/DVD/CD-ROM, Fundraising, Alumni Relations or Commercial Spots" category. Developed by staff members Jason Cash '07 and Scott Travis '06, the program debuted as the college's halftime segment during the televised spring 2008 Hope-Calvin basketball games and has since been used for a variety of college projects.

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October 16, 2008

Science Division Staff
Excellence Award Initiated

Lori Hertel, director of Biology Laboratories at Hope since 1984, has been presented the newly created Dean's Science Division Staff Excellence Award for going above and beyond the call of duty to serve the department(s) and students.

The award was presented Thursday, Oct. 16, at the fall divisional luncheon.

Dean of Natural Sciences Moses Lee noted, "We are extremely proud of all the accomplishments made by students and faculty in the Natural and Applied Science Division. These accomplishments include national merit awards by students and faculty, graduate and professional schools our students attend after they graduate from Hope, the excellent reputation of our faculty in their respective national communities, the amount external funds garnered each year, the level of productivity measured by the number of peer-reviewed publications and talks at professional conferences, as well as the size of our research program. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the outstanding contributions and professionalism of our staff colleagues."

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October 15, 2008

Book on Renaissance
Women Receives Honors

A book co-edited by Dr. Anne Larsen of the Hope College French faculty is receiving two awards later this month.

The book, the "Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England," is being honored by the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women as the best collaborative project published in 2007 and is receiving the 2008 "Roland Bainton Prize for Reference Works" from the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference. The awards will be presented during the two organizations' annual meetings, which are being held jointly on Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 23-26, in St. Louis, Mo.

It is the second consecutive year that Larsen has received recognition for a book from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women. In the fall of 2007, she received the society's "Translation or Teaching Edition Award" for her book "From Mother and Daughter: Poems, Dialogues, and Letters of Les Dames des Roches."

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October 5, 2008

Professor Boyd Wilson Honored by Students

Dr. Boyd Wilson of the Hope College religion faculty has received the 13th annual "Favorite Faculty/Staff Member" award presented by the student body.

Wilson received the award on Saturday, Oct. 4, during halftime of the college's Homecoming football game at Holland Municipal Stadium.

Recipients of the "Favorite Faculty/Staff Member" award are chosen through a vote open to the entire student body and conducted at the same time as elections for the Homecoming court and king and queen. The students are not provided with a list of candidates for the award, but rather are asked to write in the name of the person that they feel should be honored. The award was first presented in 1996.

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October 3, 2008

Documentary of Janet Chandler Wins Award

"Who Killed Janet Chandler?," a documentary by a former Hope College professor who involved his students in the project, won the Audience Choice Award for the Best Feature Documentary during the TriMedia Film Festival held in Fort Collins, Colo., earlier this fall.

The film, which premiered in January 2004 at the Knickerbocker Theatre and then showed on local public television, was crafted by former department of communication professor Dr. David Schock and staff videographer Phil Blauw and deeply involved students in the fall 2003 documentary class. "I asked them if they wanted to work on a film with me," said Schock. "They all signed on." The film focused on the then-unsolved January 1979 murder of Janet Chandler, a Hope senior who had been working the night desk of the former Blue Mill Inn in Holland when she was killed.

Research Will Trace
Presence of Nuclear Materials

A research project at Hope College is seeking to provide new tools in the ongoing effort to assure national security, focusing on a specific area of nuclear forensics: how to determine whether or not nuclear materials have ever been present in a particular location.

The project, led by Dr. Graham Peaslee of the Hope College faculty, has recently received a three-year, $149,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The award is through department's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, which is seeking to enhance the nation's ability to detect and report attempts to import or transport a nuclear device, Special Nuclear Material or radiological materials intended for illicit use. Special Nuclear Materials are those elements that fission readily and can be made into a nuclear device.

The project is a fundamental research initiative that will focus on developing a method to determine whether or not common minerals have been exposed to neutron irradiation. The approach, Peaslee noted, is based on the idea that the radiation will have affected the structure of the minerals in a way that can be measured even though they will not be radioactive.

David Cunningham Writes
Text on Christian Ethics

A new book by Dr. David Cunningham of the Hope College faculty explores Christian ethics in the context of contemporary life.

Cunningham, who is director of the college's CrossRoads Project and a professor of religion at Hope, has written the book "Christian Ethics: The End of the Law," published earlier this year by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group of London and New York.

The book is based on the premise that the historical and cultural impact of Christianity have been so great that understanding its beliefs, practices and worldviews is crucial to making sense of the world. Recognizing that contemporary students may have had varying degrees of exposure to the biblical and theological sources traditionally referenced in studying the topic, Cunningham draws on contemporary examples - from film, literature and music as well as everyday life - to introduce students to the field, relating each to the biblical context.

Moses Lee Honored for Fostering Undergraduate Research

Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at HopeCollege, is receiving a national award for his role as a mentor to undergraduate students involved in his research program.

He is receiving the 2009 "American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution," which honors a chemistry faculty member whose research in an undergraduate setting has achieved wide recognition and contributed significantly to chemistry and to the professional development of undergraduate students. The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate as well as a $5,000 grant by Research Corporation, the award's sponsor, to Hope in support of Lee's research.

ACS is presenting awards in more than 50 categories to scientists around the world who are engaged in education and industry. The recipients will be honored during a ceremony that will take place on Tuesday, March 24, in conjunction with the 237th ACS national meeting, being held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nursing Research Project
Wins National Award

A nursing research project led by Dr. Susan Dunn of the Hope College faculty and focused on the recovery of heart patients has won this year's "New Investigator Award" presented by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

The award was presented on Saturday, Sept. 20, during the AACVPR's national annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Ind. A total of six projects selected for oral presentation during the meeting had been nominated. The award is given to a scholar making a first-time presentation at the meeting. Selection for the award is based on the quality and significance of the research and the presentation.

The Hope project focused on the recovery of patients who were hospitalized for a coronary heart disease event, and examined the origins of the symptoms of hopelessness that persist in some patients for up to eight months later. Such hopelessness, noted Dunn, who is an associate professor of nursing and chairperson of the department, is related to lower physical functioning and also poorer rehabilitation exercise participation in recovering patients.

Katherine Sullivan Has
Work in Solo Exhibition

The University of Indianapolis is featuring a solo exhibition of work by Katherine Sullivan of the HopeCollege art faculty.

The exhibition is on display in the university's Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery, and opened with a reception on Friday, Sept. 5, and is continuing through Friday, Sept. 26. In conjunction with the exhibition, Sullivan has been invited to the university as a visiting artist, to present a public lecture on Monday, Sept. 29, concerning her work and to engage in conversation with several classes of art majors on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 29 and 30. Local interest in the exhibition has included interviews with area media.

The exhibition of 19 pieces - seven paintings and 12 works on paper--is titled "Katherine Sullivan: Body Electric." As described by the university, "the exhibition features a series of figurative images that engages the language of contemporary painting, simultaneously representing the formal tensions inherent in the medium as the figures appear to be both still and moving, recognizable and abstract, spatial and flat, graphic and painterly."

Steve Talaga Named “Musician of the Year”

Steve Talaga, who is an instructor of music at Hope College, has been named Jazz Musician of the Year by the West Michigan Jazz Society.

In a feature in its May 2008 newsletter, the society described him as "The Bruce Lee of The Piano," noting that "his hands are like musical weapons." The society honored him with a banquet on Thursday, May 29, at Aquinas College, where he is an adjunct member of the music faculty.

A member of the Hope faculty since 1999, he teaches jazz piano, applied composition, and various jazz studies courses. In June, he, faculty colleague Brian Coyle and the student members of the college's Jazz Chamber Ensemble represented Hope as participants in "The Big Hope," a global youth congress held at Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool, England, during which he and Coyle taught a jazz styles and history class each day.

Matt DeJongh Receives
Fulbright and NSF Awards

Dr. Matt DeJongh, who is an associate professor of computer science and a Towsley Research Scholar at Hope College, has received support for his ongoing work in bioinformatics through both the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and the National Science Foundation.

He has received a Fulbright-Aquitaine Regional Council Award to spend the spring of 2009 conducting groundbreaking functional genomic research in France. In addition, his ongoing research at Hope in bioinformatics has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Through the Fulbright award, DeJongh will be working from mid January through mid June at one of France's largest academic computer science laboratories, LaBRI (Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique), which is based at the Université de Bordeaux. He will be collaborating with researchers at the laboratory in the field of bioinformatics, which blends biology and computer science in managing and analyzing genetic data compiled through projects such as the Human Genome Project.

Donald Cronkite to Receive
Association’s Highest Honor

Dr. Donald Cronkite of the Hope College biology faculty has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

Cronkite, a professor of biology and member of the Hope faculty since 1978, is receiving the association's "2008 Honorary Membership Award" for his distinguished teaching and service in the biological sciences. He will receive the award, which includes lifetime membership in the association, during the NABT's National Professional Development Conference, which will be held in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 15-18.

"Honorary Membership is the highest honor given by NABT and recognizes individuals who have achieved distinction in teaching, research, and service in the biological sciences," said Todd Carter, who is the 2008 NABT president and a member of the biology faculty at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kan. "Dr. Cronkite's many teaching awards, publications, and presentations for scientists, educators, and the public certainly meet the criteria for this honor. However, perhaps most important to the mission of NABT is his passion for teaching and his success with helping teachers at all levels improve student learning in biology."

Hope Enrolls Record Number of Students

For the seventh year in a row, Hope College has enrolled a record number of students.

The college has 3,238 students this year, a dozen more than last year's record total of 3,226. It is the 10th time in the past 11 years that Hope has set an overall enrollment record.

The total includes 808 first-time students, the third-highest total in the college's history. Hope had a record number of first-time students last fall with 819.

The student body consists of 1,301 men and 1,937 women from 42 states and 30 foreign countries.

Book Compiles Papers
from Dutch-American Conference

The Van Raalte Institute at Hope College selected an exceedingly appropriate volume to be the first published through the program's new Van Raalte Press: papers that were featured during the biennial conference of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies (AADAS) held on campus last summer.

Titled "Dutch-American Arts and Letters in Historical Perspective," the 234-page softcover book features 17 papers from the June 2007 conference and was published in August of this year. The book was edited by Robert P. Swierenga, Jacob E. Nyenhuis and Nella Kennedy, all of whom are on the staff of the Van Raalte Institute and were also among the conference's presenters.

"The Van Raalte Institute's decision to establish a press as an additional means of publishing the work of researchers into Dutch-American and local history coincided very well with the opportunity to present papers from last summer's conference," said Nyenhuis, who is director of the institute. "With its focus on Dutch-American arts and letters, this volume fits very nicely into the mission of the institute."

Textbook Economy Wins National Award

A Hope professor's effort to save his students money has led to a national award.

Dr. Steve VanderVeen, professor of management and director of the Center for Faithful Leadership, is one of only eight professors nationwide recognized through the Faculty Recognition Textbook Scholarship Contest coordinated by the Used Textbook Association (UTA). He has been honored for reducing students' book-buying costs by choosing to use an earlier edition of a textbook that he feels continues to be just as relevant in the material it presents.

The award includes a $500 textbook scholarship from the UTA. The funds are being used to reduce textbook costs for students at the college.

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Multiple Venues

Bruce McCombs, professor of art at Hope College, has recently had his work featured in a variety of venues, including the Governor's Residence, a national publication and multiple exhibitions.

He has had two pieces chosen for display in the Michigan Governor's Residence from August of this year through July 2009 through the Governor's Residence Artists Program. Conducted by the program in conjunction with the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and the Midland Center for the Arts, the jurying ran in three phases that culminated in selection of the works in the third round by the First Family. McCombs's works both feature classic automobiles: "Gulliver's Lincoln," a 22x28 black-and-white etching; and "Van Andel Museum," a 22x30 watercolor.

McCombs and his art were featured in a 12-page article published in the spring 2008 edition of "Watercolor" magazine, which notes that "Bruce McCombs uses bold drawing and heightened color to present a powerful and entertaining vision." The text discusses his development as a watercolorist and his approach to the medium, with which he began working in 1982 during a sabbatical after 25 years as an etcher. The 19 color illustrations include paintings of scenes as far away as San Francisco, Calif., and Paris, France, and as nearby as some familiar Holland locales such as 11th Street near the college's De Pree Art Center, the Holland Settler's House and private residences in the city's historic district.

Hope Acclaimed in Multiple College Guides

Hope College continues its strong showing in national and regional college and university guides.

Hope remains in the first tier among the nation's best liberal arts colleges as determined by "U.S. News and World Report," ranking 88th in the publication's 2009 "America's Best Colleges Guide." The college also continues to be included among the 33 select institutions listed in the publication's "Programs to Look For" section in the category singling out schools that are outstanding for "Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects."

The college is also one of the approximately 310 schools included in the latest "Fiske Guide to Colleges" as "the country's best and most interesting colleges and universities." The 2009 edition notes that "Hope's academic and athletic programs continue to grow and prosper," quoting one senior as observing that "Hope is a place where students are challenged to become better students, but, more importantly, better people."

Hope is one of 159 schools receiving "Best in the Midwest" designation from "The Princeton Review." In addition, Hope ranks 166th nationally on the new "America's Best Colleges" guide that has debuted on Forbes.com, placing third among the 15 Michigan institutions included in the listing.

Book Reflects on the Good in Religion

A short new book by Dr. David Myers of the Hope College psychology faculty responds to the "new atheist" argument that all religion is dangerous and false, by suggesting how faith can be - and often is - reasonable, science-affirming, healthy, hopeful, and humane.

His book "A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God is Good and Faith Isn't Evil" was published earlier this month by Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Myers writes as both a social scientist and a person of faith. While acknowledging ways religion has fueled the worst in human behavior, he notes that religion more often leads adherents to engage with the world as forces for good.

Hundreds of Students to
Spend Day Volunteering

More than 375 Hope College students will participate in service projects throughout the area through the college's "Time to Serve" program on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Most of the students will be members of the newly arrived freshman Class of 2012, who started signing up for the mass volunteer effort on Saturday, Aug. 23, only a day after arriving on campus for "New Student Orientation" at Hope.

The students will be working in groups of five to 20 at approximately 40 sites from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Projects are scheduled throughout Holland as well as in Zeeland, and will range from sorting and cleaning at Goodwill Industries, to cleaning and other projects at the Critter Barn, to groundskeeping and cleaning at many area churches.

The "Time to Serve" program is designed to help new students learn about service while helping and getting to know their community and becoming better acquainted with one another. The project began in the fall of 2000 with 10 projects and about 100 participants, and had grown to 24 projects and 300 students a year later. In October 2001, "Time to Serve" 2000 received a 2001 Distinguished Service Award from Keep Michigan Beautiful Inc. during the group's annual conference.

Hope Mortar Board Chapter
Earns National Honors

For the third year in a row, the Alcor chapter of Mortar Board at Hope College has received the "Golden Torch Award" for excellence during the national organization's annual summer conference.

The event's awards program recognized activities during the preceding school year. Hope also received three "Project Excellence" awards during the conference, which was held on Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, in Columbus, Ohio.

Hope's chapter was one of 27 recipients of the "Golden Torch Award," which honors chapters that have excelled in the areas of scholarship, leadership and service. For the second consecutive year, the Hope chapter was also one of the top five "Golden Torch Award" recipients and one of the five finalists for the national "Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award."

Student Team Wins Mathematical Contest

A team of four Hope College mathematics students won the "Jeopardy" contest at the national MathFest conference in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, July 30.

The members of the Hope team were senior Forrest Gordon of Rockford; senior Dan Lithio of Downers Grove, Ill.; sophomore Zachary Mitchell of Stevensville; and junior Blair Williams of Fenton. They defeated teams from Lafayette College, Texas A&M and MountUnionCollege.

The competition's questions tested knowledge of mathematics, both in problem solving and general history. The Hope team went into "Final Jeopardy" with the most points and then answered the final question correctly to take the victory.

Faculty, Staff & Student Achievements

Chemist William Polik Receives Teaching Award

State Agency Praises Hope for Health Monitoring

Hope's Graduation Rate Among the Best in Michigan

Book Highlights Hope’s Approach to Science Education

Susan Dunn Appointed to Peer-Review Committee

Multiple Students Receive Fulbright Awards

Student Receives Fellowship to Explore Ministry

Hope Nursing Program to Expand

TV Production of Vespers Receives Awards

Recent Graduates Receive NSF Fellowship Honors

Maria Burnatowska-Hledin Appointed to Professorship

Memoir Focuses on Breaking Cycle of Family Violence

Students Receive Hope Summer Research Awards

Darin Stephenson Elected Chair of State Mathematics Group

Jeana Longoria Wins Nursing Scholarship

GLCA Honors Alfredo Gonzales for Service

John Krupczak Presented H.O.P.E. Award

Brieann Bryant Receives Student Teaching Recognition

Tony Van Houten Receives Vanderbush-Weller Award

Phelps Scholars Program Recognized as Exemplary Diversity Program

Physics Presents Awards to Students

Margaret Mohr Receives Conference Award for Research

Students Receive Awards for Academic Achievement

Seniors Receive Sigma Xi Awards

Seniors Receive Sigma Xi Awards

Students Inducted into Mortar Board

Outstanding Senior Student-Athletes Named

Seniors Honored for Athletic Accomplishments

Megan Haserodt Receives NOAA Scholarship

Named Fund Honors Herb Dershem for Service

Hope Students Win Stryker “ Engineering Challenge”

Hope Participates in International NASA Project

Grants Supports Women Students in Math Research

Michael Misovich Presents Invited Address

Research Finds Bias against the Obese

Lori Mulder Elected to Association Office

Hope Named Outstanding Employer

Psychology Students Earn National and Regional Awards

Four Hope Students Receive Goldwater Recognition

Seniors Named to Phi Beta Kappa

Hope Science Division Honors Two Professors

Thomas Bultman Named to Journal’s Board of Advisors

Students Honored in Regional Singing Competition

“Anchor” Staff Members Honored During Convention

Robin Klay among Presenters during Conference

Hope Students Participate in Model Arab League

Art by Bruce McCombs Featured in Exhibitions

Meg Frens Named MATS Committee Chair

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty Receives International Award

Hope in Top 10 for Peace Corps Volunteers

Video Games Find Role in Athletes’ Rehabilitation

Book Discusses Lake Macatawa Watershed

President Bultman Elected to NCAA Presidents Council

Kirk Brumels Chosen for MATS Presidency

Annual Recognition Luncheon Honors Faculty

Hope Presents Awards to Faculty

Library Director Kelly Jacobsma Appointed to Endowed Position

Senior Molly Smith Chosen for National Program

Hope Science Division Honors Two Professors

Thomas Bultman Named to Journal’s Board of Advisors

Students Honored in Regional Singing Competition

“Anchor” Staff Members Honored During Convention

Robin Klay among Presenters during Conference

Hope Students Participate in Model Arab League

Art by Bruce McCombs Featured in Exhibitions

Meg Frens Named MATS Committee Chair

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty Receives International Award

Hope in Top 10 for Peace Corps Volunteers

Video Games Find Role in Athletes’ Rehabilitation

Book Discusses Lake Macatawa Watershed

President Bultman Elected to NCAA Presidents Council

Kirk Brumels Chosen for MATS Presidency

Annual Recognition Luncheon Honors Faculty

Hope Presents Awards to Faculty

Library Director Kelly Jacobsma Appointed to Endowed Position

Senior Molly Smith Chosen for National Program

Hope Student Crowned Michigan Apple Queen

Todd Steen Appointed to New Endowed Professorship

Jorge Capestany Named PTR Master Professional

Chemist William Polik
Receives Teaching Award

State Agency Praises
Hope for Health Monitoring

Hope's Graduation Rate
Among the Best in Michigan

Book Highlights Hope’s
Approach to Science Education

Susan Dunn Appointed to
Peer-Review Committee

Student Receives Fellowship
to Explore Ministry

Recent Graduates Receive
NSF Fellowship Honors

Maria Burnatowska-Hledin
Appointed to Professorship

Memoir Focuses on Breaking
Cycle of Family Violence

Students Receive Hope
Summer Research Awards

Darin Stephenson Elected
Chair of State Mathematics Group

Brieann Bryant Receives
Student Teaching Recognition

Tony Van Houten Receives
Vanderbush-Weller Award

Phelps Scholars Program Recognized
as Exemplary Diversity Program

Margaret Mohr Receives
Conference Award for Research

Students Receive Awards
for Academic Achievement

Outstanding Senior
Student-Athletes Named

Seniors Honored for
Athletic Accomplishments

Named Fund Honors
Herb Dershem for Service

Hope Students Win Stryker
“ Engineering Challenge”

Hope Participates in
International NASA Project

Grants Supports Women
Students in Math Research

Psychology Students Earn
National and Regional Awards

Four Hope Students
Receive Goldwater Recognition

Hope Science Division
Honors Two Professors

Thomas Bultman Named to
Journal’s Board of Advisors

Students Honored in
Regional Singing Competition

“Anchor” Staff Members
Honored During Convention

Robin Klay among Presenters
during Conference

Hope Students Participate in
Model Arab League

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Exhibitions

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty
Receives International Award

Video Games Find Role in
Athletes’ Rehabilitation

President Bultman Elected to
NCAA Presidents Council

Annual Recognition
Luncheon Honors Faculty

Senior Molly Smith Chosen
for National Program

Hope Science Division
Honors Two Professors

Thomas Bultman Named to
Journal’s Board of Advisors

Students Honored in
Regional Singing Competition

“Anchor” Staff Members
Honored During Convention

Robin Klay among Presenters
during Conference

Hope Students Participate in
Model Arab League

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Exhibitions

Lyra Pitstick of Religion Faculty
Receives International Award

Video Games Find Role in
Athletes’ Rehabilitation

President Bultman Elected to
NCAA Presidents Council

Annual Recognition
Luncheon Honors Faculty

Senior Molly Smith Chosen
for National Program

Hope Student Crowned
Michigan Apple Queen

Todd Steen Appointed to
New Endowed Professorship

Jorge Capestany Named
PTR Master Professional

Heather Sellers Has
Work in Poetry Anthology

Catherine Mader Appointed
to Physics Committee

Leah Chase Elected to Board
of Neuroscience Groups

Maria Andre Edits Book
on Latin American Women Writers

Ion Agheana Featured in
Book on Emil Cioran

Coach Becky Schmidt Elected
to National VB Board

Brian Porter Honored for
Blending Faith and Learning

Book Highlights Mission
Colony that Preceded Holland

College Advancement
Communication Programs Honored

Science Division Staff
Excellence Award Initiated

Book on Renaissance
Women Receives Honors

Research Will Trace
Presence of Nuclear Materials

David Cunningham Writes
Text on Christian Ethics

Nursing Research Project
Wins National Award

Katherine Sullivan Has
Work in Solo Exhibition

Matt DeJongh Receives
Fulbright and NSF Awards

Donald Cronkite to Receive
Association’s Highest Honor

Book Compiles Papers
from Dutch-American Conference

Art by Bruce McCombs
Featured in Multiple Venues

Hundreds of Students to
Spend Day Volunteering

Hope Mortar Board Chapter
Earns National Honors