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Waite/Fleischmann Family

Waite/Fleischmann Family

Frederick (Class of 1972) and Shirley Fleischmann (Class of 1975) establish this scholarship in memory of Clair H. Waite, (Class of 1938) and on behalf of all their family. Clair was Frederick’s stepfather and thanked him for everything done for him. Clair Waite...

Wallace and Marianne Bratt and Friends of the German Interim Program

Wallace and Marianne Bratt and Friends of the German Interim Program

For nearly thirty years it has been the repeated, grateful witness of both graduates and current students that the German Interim Abroad was one of the most significant educational experiences they had while at Calvin College. Recognizing the educational value of...

Walter Konrad

Walter Konrad

This scholarship was created by Dr. Walter Konrad in memory of his wife to benefit students attending Calvin who do not come from Dutch/Reformed ethnic/religious backgrounds. The Walter Konrad family is of Polish-Irish, Roman Catholic heritage.

Ward and Myrna Stienstra

Ward and Myrna Stienstra

Ward and Myrna Stienstra are committed to Christian education and established this scholarship with thanks to God for the influence Calvin College has had and continues to have on their lives. Ward and Myrna are both alumni of Calvin and parents of two children with...

Wayne and Marti Huizenga

Wayne and Marti Huizenga

Wayne Huizenga was a student at Calvin College during the 1950’s. Throughout a long and successful career of building entrepreneurial business organizations (e.g., Waste Management, Blockbuster Video, Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, and many others), he and his...

Wayne and Ruth Dornbush

Wayne and Ruth Dornbush

Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Ruth Dornbush have been life-long supporters of Christian education at all levels, and have witnessed and appreciated the tremendous difference that it has made in their lives and the lives of their children. In thankfulness for the Christ-centered...

Wayne Dornbush

Wayne Dornbush

This fund was established by Wayne Dornbush who has been a lifetime supporter of Christian education at all levels. He has seen the blessings for himself, his children and grandchildren. As a faithful supporter of The Potter’s House School and Calvin College, and...

Wendell and Dorothy Yonker Family

Wendell and Dorothy Yonker Family

This scholarship was established to honor Wendell and Dorothy Yonker’s strong commitment to Christian education and Calvin College’s excellent preparation of students for service in God’s world.

Wendy Vos

Wendy Vos

In gratefulness to those professional educators, like Professors Frank Roberts and June De Boer, Wendy Vos offers this scholarship to Calvin students who are challenged by the diagnosis of dyslexia. With the kind support and encouragement of educators and support...

Wes and Shirley Haan

Wes and Shirley Haan

This scholarship is established by Wes and Shirley Haan because of their interest and commitment to Christian education.  It is their desire that the recipients of this scholarship leave their academic years and venture into communities and churches as committed...

Wesley and Elizabeth DeYoung Family

Wesley and Elizabeth DeYoung Family

This scholarship celebrates the lives and contributions of our parents, Elizabeth and Wesley DeYoung, who loved Calvin and whose faith was always most fervently on display when conveying God’s truth to new generations. Both were 1939 graduates of Calvin; our Dad...

West Michigan Optometrists

West Michigan Optometrists

This scholarship was established by several optometrists practicing in West Michigan who received and are appreciative of their pre-optometry training at Calvin College. They also want to recognize the Biology Department for its commitment to pre-optometry students...

West Michigan Physical Therapists

West Michigan Physical Therapists

Several West Michigan physical therapists have joined together to establish this scholarship out of appreciation for the excellent pre-physical therapy education they received at Calvin. It is their desire to encourage others to enter the physical therapy field with...

Wilbur and Sharon Lettinga

Wilbur and Sharon Lettinga

This scholarship was established by Mr. Wilbur A. Lettinga of Holland, Michigan, to encourage students from South Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to attend Calvin College. Mr. Lettinga has been a strong supporter of both Calvin College and South...

Wilhemina Kalsbeek Family

Wilhemina Kalsbeek Family

The family and friends of Wilhemina Kalsbeek established a fund in memory of her and her missionary work in the Christian Reformed Church Mission to China from 1922 until 1949. Originally the fund was established for the purpose of providing a Christian education...

Willard and Twylla Nieboer

Willard and Twylla Nieboer

Twylla VanderMolen Nieboer (’62) and Willard Nieboer (’61) have established this scholarship in gratitude for the influence of Calvin College in their lives and in the lives of their three daughters who also graduated from Calvin and for Christian education in the...

William and Anna Vanden Bosch

William and Anna Vanden Bosch

Mr. and Mrs. William Vanden Bosch are grateful for the Lord’s blessings and wish to share those blessings with others. It is their desire to support those seeking to enter parish ministry, particularly pastoral leaders with a heart for missions.

William and Ann Noteboom

William and Ann Noteboom

This scholarship was established by William and Ann Noteboom. Dr. Ann Noteboom taught at Calvin for 35 years. They wished to award two scholarships annually in the Communication Arts and Sciences Department

William and Audrey Stanton Wiebenga

William and Audrey Stanton Wiebenga

This scholarship has been established by William and Audrey Stanton Wiebenga. As Calvin University gave William and Audrey an opportunity to learn and grow, they want to help give current Calvin students the same opportunity to learn and encourage them to grow so...

William and Audrey Wiebenga

William and Audrey Wiebenga

This scholarship has been established by the children of Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Florence De Graaff Wiebenga. Their purpose in establishing the scholarship is two-fold: 1) To recognize the contribution of the parents to their children and, more specifically, to...

William and Carolyn DeNeut

William and Carolyn DeNeut

William and Carolyn DeNeut have been blessed in many ways during their life together. Their business, Rice Veneer and Lumber Company, has provided for their needs and they would like to share their success with an incoming freshman from one of the area Christian...

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Roger and Esther Heyns

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Roger and Esther Heyns

Since 1977, Dr. Roger W. Heyns has been President of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Dr. Heyns, a 1940 graduate of Calvin College, also served with distinction as Professor of Psychology and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan,...

William and Glenda Masselink

William and Glenda Masselink

Dr. William J. and Glenda Masselink of Lake Worth, FL, establish this scholarship for a student planning to follow a career in health professions or in physics. They appreciate the excellent Christian education that Dr. Masselink, his parents, and his and Glenda’s...

William and Gloria Katt

William and Gloria Katt

William and Gloria Katt establish this scholarship to encourage young people from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area to attend Calvin College. Both Bill, who served on the Board of Trustees, and Gloria graduated from Calvin, as well as many of their family members. Their...

William and Henrietta De Rose

William and Henrietta De Rose

Kevin De Rose was a bright, fun-loving junior from Palos Heights, Illinois who died after being struck by a car on the East Beltline on October 27, 1989. As a result of his volunteer work at Campus Life Ministries with high school students and after a great deal of...

William and Laurie Boer

William and Laurie Boer

William and Laurie Boer are strong supporters of Christian education and Calvin College. They establish this scholarship to help business students complete their education. 

William and Lois Venema

William and Lois Venema

This scholarship was established by William and Lois Venema. Having met at Calvin, had all three of their daughters graduate from Calvin and now with grandchildren attending, Dr. and Mrs. Venema wish to establish a scholarship in gratitude for the school and their...

William and Margaret Van Wienen

William and Margaret Van Wienen

William Van Wienen, a noted Grand Rapids architect, and his wife, Margaret, appreciate the contributions of Calvin College as a Christian institution that enriches this community. Their daughter and her husband, Marcia and the Rev. Mark Van’t Hof, and their son, Dr....

William and Mary Haven

William and Mary Haven

This scholarship is established in memory of Reverend Bernard Haven, a graduate of Calvin College and Calvin Seminary. Rev. Haven joyfully served the Lord on the Zuni mission field. Relatives of Rev. Haven desire to assist students whose parents are serving God on...

William and Matilda Monsma Family

William and Matilda Monsma Family

Matilda and William Monsma spent their lives helping others. They were deeply committed to the work of the church and sacrificed to assist Christian charities and to provide their children with a Christian education. In memory of their parents, the four children of...