A gift has been received from the late Mr. and Mrs. John Spalink the income from which is to be used for scholarships. The gift is in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Spalink’s son, John Jr., and is to be awarded to students planning to become missionaries. John was killed in...

John H. te Velde was a Southern Californian dairyman who supported Christian education during his life. This scholarship is established in his honor by the Artevel Foundation, of which John was a devoted member, and is maintained by the te Velde family. The...

Mr. John Ubels is a 1948 graduate of Calvin College who taught high school mathematics for 39 years in the Christian High Schools in Lynden, Washington, Ripon, California and Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a lifelong supporter of the mission of Calvin College. Both of...

Dr. John W. Worst, emeritus Professor of Music, has established this scholarship in honors of his late wives, Ruth Ann Hage Worst and Dr. Myra Jean Kraker Worst. The scholarship seeks to honor their love of music and provide assistance to students pursuing a career...

The Nathan J. Marcus Memorial Business Leadership Scholarship is established by his family to honor the life of Nathan Marcus, a 2017 Calvin graduate who passed away unexpectedly shortly after graduation. Nate loved life and was known for being...

Joseph and Deanne Daverman have been lifetime supporters of Christian education. Joe, three daughters, and eight grandchildren all attended Calvin College. In other ways, Joe and Deanne have strongly supported Calvin College throughout their lives. As a member of...

This scholarship was established by Dr. Joseph Tong to provide financial aid to international students at Calvin College. Students from Asia who can show financial need, who demonstrate academic proficiency, and who profess Christian faith will receive priority...

The Vander Laan family established this scholarship in memory of brothers Joseph and Ralph Gelmer Vander Laan. These scholarships are one-year scholarships awarded to top students at Calvin who will be juniors or seniors next year. At least one is awarded to a...

Dr. Galema, a 1976 graduate of Calvin College, established this scholarship to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the outstanding education, especially from the Music Department, which he received at Calvin. In the fall of 1976, he went to the University of...

The Vander Laan Scholarships are one-year scholarships awarded tot op students at Calvin who will be juniors or seniors next year. At least one is awarded to a student who plans to pursue medical missions; others are awarded to other top students in other fields of...

Judith Rae DeJong Clousing was a young lady who developed blindness and epileptic-type seizures at the early age of seven as the result of a brain abscess. Her family has established this scholarship as a memorial to her life testimony of the power and sufficiency...

This scholarship is established by Judy Hiemenga to honor her late husband, Stan Hiemenga. Stan loved Calvin College with all the opportunities it offered him. It first lured him with independence. He was from Alameda, California and Calvin was the only out of...

This scholarship has been established in commitment to the memory of Judith Vroon Vander Zee by her family and friends to keep alive her musical excellence and service to God and others. She was an extremely gifted vocalist, pianist, and teacher who used her gifts...

In 1977, Calvin College received a gift n memory of Ruth Zylstra. The family would like to have the income from this gift used to provide scholarships to students in nursing programs. Ruth herself has taken nursing courses at Calvin and was working as a nurse at...

Judy and John Spoelhof and their family are deeply committed to Christian education from preschool through college. As Judy attended Calvin, following in the footsteps of her father, Nelson Slot, so have John and Judy’s children and grandchildren made Calvin home....

June DeBoer joined Calvin College in 2001 as a coordinator for students with disabilities. In 2010 she was promoted to associate director of academic services, and in that position also served as the director of the Access Program. June was a passionate advocate...

June Spaman-Bazuin-DeHaan was born June 23, 1927 and passed away at the age of 87 on May 5, 2015. She was a 1948 graduate of Calvin College majoring in Education. After graduation, she began teaching at Union High School, Grand Rapids, MI. She married John Bazuin in...

Karen Cooper and Cliff Cho have established this scholarship out of gratitude to God for His innumerable blessings to them. Karen’s Calvin education provided her with a firm foundation for medical school, where she and Cliff met. Their journey through medical...

This scholarship was established in 1988 by a bequest from the will of the late Gordon Kamstra who passed away unexpectedly during that year. Mr. Kamstra was a Christian businessman and was president of Quality Air Heating and Cooling, Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI. This...

The Trademark Scholarship was created in hopes to challenge students to begin to think about what defines them, makes them different and how – - in a world of followers, copycats and shortcuts – - they will use their education, skills and values to stand out and...

This scholarship was established by Kathryn Groenevelt, a dedicated member of the nursing profession. Her desire was to contribute financial support as well as to encourage and influence nursing students to aspire to excellence and commitment in their nursing...

This scholarship has been established by Mr. and Mrs. Ken and Joyce Jipping of Jenison, Michigan, in thankfulness to God for the education that Ken and their children Kathy, Lori, Doug, and Dan received at Calvin College. They appreciated the Christian environment at...

This scholarship was established by Randall and Christee Dyk and Stephen and Stephanie Dyk in recognition of the many years of service given to Christian education by their parents, Kenneth and Barbara. Between them, they have worked for over 60 years in the...

In gratitude for the excellent education Kenneth Ludema received in the Engineering Department at Calvin College, he and his wife Johanna want to assist another student to realize his or her dream of becoming an engineer. Africa’s great need for engineers prompted...

Dr. Kenneth J. and Judith M. Betten established this scholarship in memory of Ken’s mother, Christine Betten. She became a widow at a young age and managed to support her family as a domestic day worker and by taking in laundry. In spite of difficult times, she...

Mr. and Mrs. Olthoff have been very impressed and gratified with the accomplishments that specially trained grade school and secondary school teachers have had with children coping with learning differences. Consequently, they would like to encourage and assist...

Laurel (Ver Hage) and Kenneth Beukelman have served as a host family for both missionary children attending secondary Christian schools and for post-graduate college students. Additionally, after graduating from Calvin, their daughter went on to serve as a teacher in...

To honor the many years of service and commitment to Christian education that Dr. Kenneth Kuiper and his wife, Lillian, have given so generously, their family and friends have established a scholarship in their name at Calvin College. Dr. Kuiper taught in the...

This scholarship was established by Ken and Phyllis Timmer to provide other future students the ability to attend Calvin College and receive the significant benefits of a Calvin Christ-based education that they and their children received.

This scholarship was established by Ken and Sharon Wasmer, who are graduates of Calvin College. They have been richly blessed by God and wish to give back a portion to Calvin College and to allow others to experience Calvin.