In appreciation of the deep history and rich heritage of Calvin College, Mrs. Sylvia Becksvoort has established this scholarship. It is her desire, and that of her late husband Julius, to support students at Calvin College who are interested in a career in ministry....

This scholarship was established by Mr. Tandean Rustandy. It is his wish to help children of missionaries get an excellent Christian education at Calvin College.

Tara Oskam was a kind and compassionate young woman with a listening ear and a heart for Jesus.? Her loyalty and love for her friends and family, and her passion and commitment to Jesus, are some of the things that stood out about her.? As she looked to decide what...

Sponsored by a church in Muskegon, Michigan, Attallah Amash immigrated to the United States in 1956 with almost no money or education. He worked hard re-selling goods he bought from others and eventually built up Tekton, which has been family owned and operated in...

As parents of four Calvin graduates, Terry and Luanne Winkle spent many years making sacrifices to support their son and three daughters as they pursued their college degrees. Out of gratitude for their parents’ strong commitment to Christian education, their...

The Hoogenboom Family of Goshen, Indiana established this scholarship as an expression of their gratitude to God for the blessings he has given their family. It is their desire to fulfill the promises made at baptism to members of the Goshen Christian Reformed...

Terry Idema ’73, a local Grand Rapids business owner, has a deep respect for Calvin College and is grateful for the strong Christian education he received. He has established this scholarship as a way to pass along the blessing of a Calvin education to future Calvin...

Former Michigan State Senator Gary Byker (Calvin class of 1954) and his wife Henrietta (Blankespoor) Byker endowed this scholarship in honor of their daughter-in-law Susan (Lemmen) Byker, her many years of service as a teacher in Christian, public, and international...

This scholarship is established in the names of Thedford P. and Ruth I. Dirkse because of their long association with Calvin College. Both Ted and Ruth are graduates of Calvin, class of 1936. Ted began his teaching career at Calvin College in September 1947, when...

This scholarship was established by Mr. Theodore Van Dellen in honor of his parents Jacob and Rena Van Dellen. Theodore’s daughter Karen and her husband, John Feltis added to this scholarship on the death of Ruth Vis Van Dellen, her mother and Theodore’s wife. Jacob...

Dr. Theodore C. Wagenaar ’70, was greatly influenced by his professors while at Calvin. His life-time study of Sociology and Anthropology as a Professor at Miami University in Ohio, leads him to encourage and assist Calvin students in pursuing the field of sociology.

A scholarship fund has been established by Mr. Theodore J. Peters of Lamont, Michigan, the income from which is to be used to provide scholarships to students from West Michigan Christian High Schools to attend Calvin College. Mr. Peters was an alumnus of Calvin...

The Theodore A. Rottman Scholarship in Social Justice was established by Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug to honor their brother-in-law, Ted Rottman, who taught and directed social research at Calvin for 39 years. This scholarship recognizes his lifetime devotion to...

Nellie Verbrugge ‘42 (1919-2005) and Henry Hoogwerf ‘33 (1911-1949) were both children of immigrant parents who came to the United States in the early 1900s. Nellie and two of her ten siblings (Frank ‘34 and John ‘31) attended Calvin College. Henry had five...

The Waalkes Family has a rich family heritage at Calvin College, beginning with Dutch and Olive Waalkes. Dutch graduated from Calvin in 1935, went on to law school, and became a very successful attorney and judge in the Grand Rapids area. Although Olive was not an...

This scholarship was established by Tom and Laura Starke to honor the memory of Tom’s mother, Mary Ann Rice. Mary Ann graduated from Grand Rapids Public Schools but did not have the opportunity to attend college. However, she deeply valued the education her...

The family and friends of the late Bryan Dykstra from Rochester, New York have contributed funds to be used for scholarships in Bryan’s memory. Bryan was a student at Calvin in 1982-83 and was stricken with leukemia in the spring of that year. He passed away in the...

Tom and Mickie Fox are deeply invested in the West Michigan community. The Fox Family has been in the retail jewelry business in Grand Rapids since 1917. The Foxes recognize that it is both a privilege and a duty to share their resources, and they believe it is...

The family of Dr. Melissa Meyer Adams has established this scholarship as a way to remember and honor her life. Melissa Meyer graduated from Calvin in 1998 with a degree in English. In 2001, she married Rick Adams. She then went on to the University of Colorado...

Dr. Thomas and Rosalie Kreulen established this scholarship to be given to a student who demonstrates a commitment to Christian service. The Kreulens are grateful to God for the wonderful Christian education that they received at Calvin College and they want to make...

This scholarship has been established by Tim and Rinda Lieuwen in honor of their parents Francis and Trena Lieuwen. Both parents and six of their children have attended Calvin College. The Lieuwens would like this scholarship to encourage engineering students with...

Timothy Kraal ’94 and Juliet (Post) Kraal ’94 establish this scholarship in memory of Juliet’s maternal grandparents, Jerry Hertel and Alice (Talen) Hertel who met while attending Calvin and remembered that time fondly. Jerry and Alice were loving and caring people...

In gratitude to God for his many blessings in their lives and as life-time supporters of Christian education, Tom and Laura Vander Lugt (both ’78) establish this scholarship to assist Calvin College education, nursing, pre-med or pre-physical therapy students.This...

This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness to God for the education provided to their family members.

This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness to God for the education provided to our family members.

This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness to God for the education provided to our family members.

This scholarship was established by the family of Tom and Reca Winkle in memory of their parents. Tom and Reca were life-long supporters of Christian education and Calvin College, and Tom was a 20-year employee of Calvin College. Their children and grandchildren...

The donors of this scholarship attended Calvin College, as did their children, some of whom were trans-racially adopted. Having some sensitivity to the challenges of being adopted, and also of being a minority, they have established this scholarship to support...

Trena Haan has spent more than 60 years teaching vocal music – 32 years directing choirs at Grand Rapids Christian High, 4 years at Dordt College, and 19 years as a voice teacher at Calvin College. Since her “retirement” she has been involved as a vocal therapist...

It is the goal of the Veltkamp Secondary Science Education Scholarship to provide financial assistance for a student whose calling is to pursue a career in secondary science education. Having numerous relatives who have made Christian education their life’s mission,...