Numerous members of the Pauw, Plantinga, and Van Harn families and their friends have become aware of and interested in issues surrounding hearing impairment experienced by friends or family members. At the same time, they became interested in supporting Calvin...

With a career devoted to art education – both in the elementary school classroom and in the art department of Calvin College, Professor Helen Bonzelaar, emerita, knows the importance of teaching visual imagination and playful expression with visual images. This...

Helen DeJonge establishes this scholarship to honor her late husband Luke DeJonge, who had a deep love for Christian education. Luke was a man as passionate about his faith as he was about learning, and had a joy for living that he shared with everyone he knew....

Contributions have been received by the Music Department in memory of Mrs. Gezon, a prominent contralto soloist with the Calvin Oratorio Society.

Helen Meulink has been greatly involved with Calvin for many years. She graduated from Calvin with an English major and continues to serve Calvin by volunteering in the Archives, serving on the board for the Calvin Academy of Lifelong Learning, and working with the...

This scholarship was established by the estate of Helen (Bouma) Hulstein to give financial assistance to students in the field of primary or secondary education. Helen Hulstein was a life-long supporter of Calvin College. She graduated from Calvin College in 1924...

Mrs. Henrietta Bontekoe established these scholarships because of her commitment to those in the nursing profession. Throughout her later life Mrs. Bontekoe truly appreciated the nursing care she received and longed to see others receive similar care. It was her...

This scholarship was established by Miss Henrietta De Loof as a demonstration of her appreciation for the education she received at Calvin College. Miss De Loof graduated from Calvin in 1936 with an education degree. Her varied career saw her teach in both public...

Henrietta Nyenhuis establishes this scholarship in memory of her late husband, Charles, a hard-working entrepreneur who owned an auto-body repair shop and loved sports. Henrietta wishes to honor him by encouraging a like-minded business student who hopes eventually...

Henrietta Ten Harmsel, who has retired from the English Department after teaching in it for many years and who maintains great admiration for the current department, establishes this scholarship for English majors. She selects an English major because of its...

Calvin College played a special role in the lives of the Meester family. Ann and the Meesters’ two sons all graduated from Calvin, along with one daughter-in-law. It is out of gratitude for the outstanding education and powerful foundation of faith that Calvin...

This scholarship was established in memory of Everett G. Hoeks and in gratitude for Calvin College’s blessings to Dr. Henry J. Hoeks and to his family. Everett Hoeks died in an airplane crash in 1968 while serving as a Calvin Seminary intern in Hawaii. Everett’s...

This scholarship is established as a tribute to Calvin College Professor Emeritus John J. Timmerman and his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Hager Timmerman, both of whom had a profound impact on the lives of the donors, Mr. Henry and Mrs. Carol Kamp. Dr. Timmerman was a...

Christian education and service to school, church and community has always been important to Henry and Edith De Witt, and Henry spent most of his career as a Unity Christian High School teacher following graduation from Calvin College. After retirement, Henry served...

In appreciation for what Calvin College has meant to the family of Henry and Eunice DeWit, this scholarship has been established in their name by their family. This scholarship also honors Henry’s years of service to Calvin both as a teacher and as an administrative...

This scholarship was established by the children of Dr. Henry and Marian Ippel to recognize Dr. Henry Ippel’s many years of service as a professor of history at Calvin College and to honor their parents for their strong commitment to Christian education, for the...

This scholarship has been established in the name of Henry Zylstra. In his classes and through his scholarly essays, some of which were published in his book “Testament of Vision”, Professor Zylstra helped establish a Reformed Christian critique of culture and...

Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. and Myrtle R. Kreulen of Grand Rapids, Michigan, have established this scholarship out of gratitude for the Christian education they and several of their children and grandchildren have received at Calvin College. They are concerned that,...

The Henry and Juanita Dungey Entrada Victory Scholarship has been funded by Henry William and Shereice Dungey, son and daughter-in-law of Henry and Juanita, as a tribute to their love, sacrifices and encouragement in obtaining advanced levels of education. Henry and...

Mrs. Dorothea Vergeer has established this scholarship in memory of her father, Henry J.G. Van Andel, professor of Dutch language, literature and culture at Calvin from 1915-1950. Professor Van Andel became especially beloved for his course in Dutch and Flemish...

Herbert and Doris Vander Mey are long-time residents of Grand Rapids where, since 1944, Herbert served in management and executive capacities with the Michigan Wheel Corporation. He was President of the corporation from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. The Vander...

Herbert and Sharon Lantinga, along with their four children, are alumni of Calvin College. Herb was blessed with opportunities in the distribution business at Notions Marketing Corporation in Grand Rapids. Their giving of this scholarship is a tangible expression of...

In appreciation for what Calvin has done and continues to do in providing students with a solid Christian education, Herman and Ardis Keizer Jr. established this scholarship to assist students who require financial support to obtain a Christian college education....

Hets Molenhouse began participating in church music as a young girl, when she was unexpectedly asked to play the organ at her home church when the regular organist didn’t arrive for the morning service. Too young to reach the foot pedals, Hets’ father joined her on...

John and Sandra Hooyer established this scholarship in gratitude for the Christian education their daughter received while at Calvin. The Hooyers have been faithful supporters of Calvin for many years. They are strongly committed to Christian education and...

Karen Hollingsworth and her daughters, Laura and Anna, through the KLA Samaritan Foundation have established this scholarship in order to encourage young women to understand the challenges of women in developing nations and to motivate them to become involved in...

This scholarship was established in honor of U.S. District Court Judge John Feikens and his long and distinguished career as an exemplary Christian lawyer and judge. Judge Feikens, a 1939 graduate, was honored in 1972 as a distinguished alumnus of Calvin College. ...

Howard J. and Betty L. VanTill have established this scholarship to honor the excellence of Calvin College’s Department of Physics and Astronomy in preparing students for fruitful careers in these fundamental sciences. Howard VanTill served as a Professor of Physics...

In December, 1986, Howard De Haan, a franchisee of Russ’ Restaurants in Kent County, presented the college with a gift of $50,000 in honor of Mr. J. Russel Bouws, founder of Russ’ Restaurants. The income from this gift will be used to award scholarships to students...

Howard Scholten attended Calvin College and had a life-long interest in helping the homeless. His family established this scholarship to honor his memory and to encourage Social Work students to pursue a career that supports this important segment of our society...