Steve and Viola Van Der Weele

The family of Steve Van Der Weele, who taught in the English Department at Calvin from 1950 to 1986 is persuaded of the value of a liberal arts education appropriated in a Christian context. It is in an effort to make such an education more affordable for students who desire it and can benefit from it that they have established this scholarship program. Awards will be given to English majors entering the junior or senior year who show evidence of coming to maturity through a liberal arts education and of enriching the Christian community through these studies. The scholarship is being established as well out of a strong sense of gratitude to the Calvin College community, the stimulating context in which he taught and which nourished him and his family both as a student and teacher.