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Calvin and Margo Mulder and Edward and Joan Stuursma

Calvin and Margo Mulder and Edward and Joan Stuursma

This scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stuursma and Mr. and Mrs. Cal Mulder for prospective students from either Central Minnesota Christian High School or The Potter’s House Christian School. Selection criteria for the scholarship include the student’s...

Calvin and Shirley Van Heukelem

Calvin and Shirley Van Heukelem

This scholarship was established by Calvin and Shirley Van Heukelem out of their personal interest and commitment to address the needs of the underserved in developing countries. Cal and Shirley spent many years involved in their own business and believe that...

Calvin and Susan Hulst

Calvin and Susan Hulst

Calvin and Susan Hulst establish this scholarship to encourage students who demonstrate a high level of entrepreneurial spirit, who value the way business success can make a positive impact on society, and who seek to contribute to international free enterprise....

Calvin College Student Senate

Calvin College Student Senate

Student Senate seeks to have a more lasting impact on the student body, and establishing this scholarship will achieve that goal. The scholarship encourages students to be involved on campus, in the community, and in their local church. This scholarship rewards...

Carl A. and Sandra Kamminga Gronsman

Carl A. and Sandra Kamminga Gronsman

Mr. Carl and Mrs. Sandra Gronsman of Grand Rapids, Michigan, have established this scholarship out of gratitude to God for the influence Calvin College has had in their lives and in the lives of their children. Mr. and Mrs. Gronsman are both alumni of Calvin, as are...

Carl and Kathryn McQueen

Carl and Kathryn McQueen

Katie and Carl McQueen established this scholarship to assist students pursuing a graduate degree in occupational therapy. The medical community needs people who are passionate about enabling people to return to their life and live that life to the fullest. ...

Carl and Paula Heule

Carl and Paula Heule

This scholarship is established to remember and honor the life of William John “Billy” Heule, beloved son, grandson, and friend to many, whose life was cut short by a tragic car accident when he was only 20. Billy was an avid bass fisherman. He loved to take his...

Carol Lee Zylstra Memorial Church Music Scholarship

Carol Lee Zylstra Memorial Church Music Scholarship

Carol Lee was a church organist for many years beginning as a teenager in her church in Leota, MN. Church music has always been a great love for her and she desired that young people are encouraged to be engaged in music for church worship.

Carol Smith and Gordon Food Service, Inc.

Carol Smith and Gordon Food Service, Inc.

Gordon Food Service has provided Calvin College with gifts to be used to award scholarships in memory of Mr. James E. Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Calvin, an active alumnus, and a long-time employee of Gordon Food Services. He passed away unexpectedly in...

Central America Scholarship

Central America Scholarship

Calvin College maintains a long and supportive affiliation with Honduras through its semester programs and the on-going relationship with several Christian schools in the country; particularly with the International School of Tegucigalpa in Honduras. Calvin grads...

Charles and Kay Spoelhof

Charles and Kay Spoelhof

Dr. Charles Spoelhof served as an engineer with the Eastman Kodak Company for 32 years. During the height of the Cold War, he was part of a small group of experts that helped develop the highly sophisticated camera technology used in spy satellites. Later, he worked...

Charles and Marianne Stehouwer

Charles and Marianne Stehouwer

Chuck and Marianne Stehouwer have been blessed in their marriage as well as in their careers. Chuck, a 1965 Calvin alumni, graduated with a degree in economics and successfully worked his way through the ranks until he became managing partner of the Grand Rapids...

Charles and Melissa Deur

Charles and Melissa Deur

This scholarship was established by Dr. Charles Deur in memory and honor of his wife Debra, who put her Christian faith into practice in many roles. Though Debra did not attend Calvin, she always enjoyed her visits to the college and enthusiastically supported...

Charles J. VanDenBerg Family

Charles J. VanDenBerg Family

The family of Charles J. VanDenBerg has been greatly blessed by God with both spiritual growth and as trustees of His financial resources. They are grateful to be able share these resources with those who display financial need. They also feel it is the...

Charles Schipper

Charles Schipper

Chuck Schipper ‘81 establishes this scholarship out of gratitude for the excellent education Calvin provided to him. His strong commitment to Christian education leads him to support graduates from Potter’s House Christian High School or Calvin Christian High School...

Charles Strikwerda Scholarship in Political Science

Charles Strikwerda Scholarship in Political Science

John Van Dellen was a graduate of Calvin College who entered the real estate profession following military service in World War II. A man of many talents and varied interests, John served his city and church in numerous ways. John established this scholarship in...

Charlie and Wilma DeRidder

Charlie and Wilma DeRidder

Charlie and Wilma DeRidder and their five children are Calvin alumni. They are thankful for the scholarship help received during the seventeen consecutive years their five out-of-state children attended Calvin College. Recognizing the Christian teachers at all...

Chemical Engineering Scholarship

Chemical Engineering Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Calvin’s Chemical Engineering Advisory Council with support from both chemistry and engineering graduates. Their goal is to encourage and support prospective students interested in pursuing a Chemical Engineering concentration

Chris and Katie Prins

Chris and Katie Prins

Chris ’04 and Katie ’01 Prins both came from out of state to attend Calvin College and greatly appreciated the Christian education they received. Since Chris grew up in San Diego, California and Katie came from Oak Brook, Illinois, they appreciate the extra...

Chris Gronsman Family

Chris Gronsman Family

This scholarship was established by Anamarie Stegink Gronsman and Carl and Sandy Gronsman to honor the life of her husband and their son, Christopher Gronsman who died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 32. Chris graduated from Calvin in 1995 with a major in accounting...

Chuck and Carol Mackus

Chuck and Carol Mackus

Chuck and Carol Mackus establish this scholarship in memory of their daughter Pamela Mackus Lenting ’91. Pam had a real zest for life and Christian education, and was always ready to help those who were less fortunate. Pam lost her courageous battle with cancer on...

Clarence and Anne Beets

Clarence and Anne Beets

Dr. William C. (Clarence) & Mrs. Anne Beets contributed a gift to Calvin Collage in 1982 to establish the Clarence and Anne Beets Scholarship. The gift will be used as an endowment, the income from which will be used to provide financial aid to students. Dr. and...

Clarence and Irene Menninga, Family and Friends

Clarence and Irene Menninga, Family and Friends

This scholarship was established to honor Calvin’s first geology professor, Dr. Clarence Menninga. Dr. Menninga was hired by Calvin in 1967 for the express purpose of developing a geology program for the college. In the fall of 1968, the first Earth Science course...

Clarence and Janice Walhout

Clarence and Janice Walhout

Both Clarence and Janice Walhout taught in the English Department for nearly thirty years. Grateful for the many lifelong benefits they received from Calvin College and confident that Calvin still offers the best Christian higher education available, they are...

Class of 1968

Class of 1968

The members of the Calvin College Class of 1968 value the quality education they received and the Reformed perspective they developed at Calvin during a tumultuous decade. The Class of 1968 has established this scholarship out of gratitude to God for what Calvin...

Claude-Marie Baldwin Vos French Scholarship

Claude-Marie Baldwin Vos French Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor Claude-Marie Baldwin Vos who was a professor of French at Calvin College from 1968-1996. She was a caring and thoughtful professor who inspired a love of French and French literature in many of her students over the years....

Clayton and Adria Libolt

Clayton and Adria Libolt

As students in the late 1960s, Adria and Clayton Libolt were introduced to such riches of literature and history that the pleasures of reading and writing became for them a lifelong joy. If, as Frederick Buechner famously said, our vocation is “where our deep...

C & N Systems Scholarship

C & N Systems Scholarship

God continues to bless Bob and Bert Bowden ‘88, David Clark and Jon Last ‘84, the owners of C & N Systems, Northeast Interior Systems, Case Systems and CiF Lab Solutions. In response, they want to share these gifts with Calvin students who look forward to learning...

Colleagues and Friends of Peter V. Tigchelaar

Colleagues and Friends of Peter V. Tigchelaar

This scholarship was established by grateful students to honor Peter V. Tigchelaar’s 33 years as Calvin College’s premedical and predental advisor. Professor Tigchelaar has modeled academic excellence and Christian character as hallmarks to success in medicine and...

Corewell Health

Corewell Health

Corewell Health is committed to attracting young women to the field of computer science. They offer this scholarship as an opportunity to encourage and mentor young women as they prepare for a career in computer science.