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GCI/Quentin J. Schultze Scholarship in Faith and Communication

GCI/Quentin J. Schultze Scholarship in Faith and Communication

Quentin Schultze helped form the Gospel Communications Network, the worldwide ministry leader in digital communication. A highly regarded faculty member in the Communication Arts and Sciences department of Calvin College, Dr. Schultze has mentored hundreds of...

Gelderloos Family Kinesiology Scholarship

Gelderloos Family Kinesiology Scholarship

Barb Gelderloos ’68 establishes this scholarship for Kinesiology majors because Calvin College prepares these students for many careers that have had an impact on her and her family. The Gelderloos family values physical activity as an integral part of living...

Gelderloos Family Study Abroad Scholarship

Gelderloos Family Study Abroad Scholarship

Barb Gelderloos ’68 and her family deeply value the importance of cross-cultural travel and experiences. As a student at Calvin, her daughter Laura Gelderloos Polese participated in life-changing travel abroad programs to Spain and Honduras.  As an avid traveler,...

Gentex Corporation

Gentex Corporation

Gentex Corporation, founded in 1974, employs over 2,800 employees in Zeeland, MI manufacturing and marketing proprietary electro-optical products. In keeping with its cornerstone beliefs, Gentex Corporation establishes this scholarship to inspire engineering...

George and Gayle Hommes

George and Gayle Hommes

This scholarship was established by George and Gayle Hommes of Fairhope, AL, in honor and remembrance of their parents, George and Clara (VanderLaan) Hommes and Walter and Nelle (DeWit) Wagner. Candidates are Calvin students entering their junior or senior year who...

George and Theresa Triezenberg

George and Theresa Triezenberg

George Triezenberg established this scholarship on the occasion of his 90th birthday out of gratitude to God for his loving family and for his opportunity to serve God in the Chicago Public Schools. It is a lasting memorial to his wife of 66 years, Theresa, and his...

Gerald and Adriana  Zylstra

Gerald and Adriana Zylstra

The Music Department has received contributions from the estate of Gerald S. and Adriana M. Zylstra for the establishment of a piano award. Mrs. Zylstra taught piano for over 40 years and was the first piano teacher for many children. Interest from this fund...

Gerald and Carolyn Rietberg Family

Gerald and Carolyn Rietberg Family

This scholarship is funded by the Gerald R. Rietberg family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. and Mrs. Rietberg have been strong supporters of Calvin over the years and they are their children are all Calvin alumni. Dr. Rietberg is a retired dentist having spent his...

Gerald and Ellen Gabrielse

Gerald and Ellen Gabrielse

Gerald Gabrielse and his wife Ellen establish this scholarship to encourage outstanding physics students to attend Calvin. Gabrielse is the Leverett Professor of Physics at Harvard University and past chair of the Harvard Physics Department. He and the international...

Gerald and Jessica Vander Wall

Gerald and Jessica Vander Wall

Dr. Gerald and Mrs. Jessica Vander Wall, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, have established this scholarship because of their commitment to higher education and to Calvin College and their desire to help deserving students obtain a Christian college education. Dr. and Mrs....

Gerald and Joyce De Nooyer Family

Gerald and Joyce De Nooyer Family

This scholarship is established by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald and Joyce De Nooyer of Kalamazoo, Michigan out of thankfulness for all the blessings God has given them. Mr. and Mrs. De Nooyer are both alumni of Calvin and are especially grateful for the Christ-centered...

Geraldine Vogelzang Leadership Scholarship

Geraldine Vogelzang Leadership Scholarship

This scholarship is established by the extended family and friends of Geraldine Vogelzang in her honor. All are alumni, friends and supporters of the college. The reason for establishing the scholarship is to give an award to a student or students who have...

Gerben and Janice De Jong

Gerben and Janice De Jong

This scholarship was established by Dr. Gerben and Mrs. Janice De Jong in memory of Mrs. De Jong’s parents, Jennie and Gerrit De Haan. Dr. and Mrs. De Jong love to travel and have found traveling to be an enriching and mind expanding experience. In the course of...

Gerrit and Agnes Hennink Family and Friends of Barney Steen

Gerrit and Agnes Hennink Family and Friends of Barney Steen

Through the generosity of Gerrit and Agnes Hennink, as well as other friends and former athletes of Barney Steen and the College, this scholarship honors Dr. Barney Steen for his many contributions to the Physical Education Department and Calvin College while serving...

Gerrit, Beulah and Robert Dragt Memorial Scholarship

Gerrit, Beulah and Robert Dragt Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Gerrit, Mrs. Beulah and Mr. Robert Dragt. The funds from this scholarship will be used to support students in areas of Mathematics, Physical or Biological Sciences, Nursing or Political Science.

Gertrude Bouwsma

Gertrude Bouwsma

Through the generosity of the late Mrs. Gertrude Bouwsma-Bos and in memory of her husband, the late Professor O.K. Bouwsma, a scholarship is available each year to a philosophy major who exhibits outstanding achievement and continuing promise in philosophy. ...

Gertrude LaBotz Crum, M.D.

Gertrude LaBotz Crum, M.D.

Gertrude LaBotz Crum, M.D., is an alumna of Calvin College who earned a 3-year pre-med degree in 1947 and a B.A. in 1948. Dr. Crum practiced pediatric medicine?in Montgomery, Alabama, for 33 years. In appreciation for the strong Christian based academic foundation...

G. Jack and Josephine Cooper Family

G. Jack and Josephine Cooper Family

G. Jack Cooper was a pioneer in the modular office furniture industry. Through his entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen, he created a number of successful business opportunities in the Grand Rapids area. Jack was a dynamic community leader who made...

Gladys and Frank Van Til

Gladys and Frank Van Til

Recognizing the unique financial challenges facing many sophomore students, Gladys Palmbos Van Til and Frank Van Til establish this scholarship to encourage sophomores who need additional financial support to continue their studies at Calvin past their first year. As...

Gladys Schuil

Gladys Schuil

In 2009, Gladys Schuil established this business scholarship in memory of her husband, Garry Schuil. Garry possessed an entrepreneurial spirit, a belief in democracy, and he pursued his dreams, always within an ethical framework. New Jersey natives, Garry and...

Glenn and Anne Van Dommelen

Glenn and Anne Van Dommelen

In thinking about his education, Dr. Glenn VanDommelen is happy to have spent his undergraduate years at Calvin College. He hopes this scholarship will assist other pre-medical students as they prepare for medical school.

GMB Architecture + Engineering

GMB Architecture + Engineering

GMB Architecture + Engineering serves clients in the higher education, healthcare, corporate and K-12 sectors. The leadership team at GMB is comprised of a number of Calvin graduates who acknowledge the presence and the power of God in their lives and in their...

Gordon and Joan De Wall

Gordon and Joan De Wall

Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Joan DeWall of Fruitport, MI established this scholarship in memory of their son, Brian, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident during his senior year at Calvin.

Gordon and Joyce Van Beek

Gordon and Joyce Van Beek

This scholarship was established to express the gratitude of Gordon and Joyce Van Beek of Spring Lake, MI, for God’s many blessings throughout their lives. Mr. Van Beek and three of his children attended Calvin College. Mr. and Mrs. Van Beek have volunteered...

Gordon and Rose Buter Family

Gordon and Rose Buter Family

This scholarship has been established by the Gordon Buter Family of Grand Rapids, Michigan, for students in Business Administration. The Buters’ love for Calvin has been demonstrated by the financial support they have provided to the college over the years. In...

Gordon J. Spykman Family

Gordon J. Spykman Family

The family of Gordon J. Spykman establishes this scholarship to honor the life, work, and convictions of their dear husband, brother and father. The Gordon and Eleanor Spykman Memorial Scholarship encourages students to explore the implications of Jesus Christ’s...

Gordon J. VanderBrug Scholarship

Gordon J. VanderBrug Scholarship

As a 25 year old Calvin College instructor, Gordon J. VanderBrug believed that computers were vital to a college education. As a result, during the 1968-1969 academic year, he taught the first computer science class in the college’s history. Undeterred by the fact...

Grace Bruinsma

Grace Bruinsma

This scholarship was established to honor Anna Bruinsma, wife of Henry J. Bruinsma. Anna, class of 1906, was one of the first twelve women to graduate from Calvin when it began offering a three-year teaching degree (1905, 1906). She loved music in all its forms. ...

Grace Dykstra Vellenga Family

Grace Dykstra Vellenga Family

Grace Dykstra was raised in the Roseland area of Chicago and attended Calvin for one year, 1929 1930. Because of the Depression she was not able to complete her degree program. Nonetheless, she maintained a keen interest in effective communications and was active...

Gratitude Foundation

Gratitude Foundation

This scholarship was established by The Gratitude Foundation out of love for Christian education and the desire to help international students.