Outstanding Service Award

*This award is presented occasionally for special circumstances. Nominations are not actively accepted.

Any alumni or friend of the university may nominate someone for this award.

This award is instituted in order to give recognition to those individuals and organizations who have given outstanding service to Calvin University.

• Recipients need not be alumni.

• Recipients must not currently serve on the staff of the university, unless the service rendered to the university or Alumni Association is far beyond that person's institutional role.

• The service must be voluntary and of direct benefit to Calvin and its related activities.

• Services such as the following should be considered.

  • Assistance in securing faculty members, recruiting students, securing employment for graduates and working on fund-raising drives.
  • Promotion of legislation or public relations.
  • Service to the Alumni Association through the board, networks or special committees.
  • Service on boards, guilds, festivals and so on.
• All areas, types and levels of service should be considered, and the award should be given concurrent with such service.
• The service should be over an extended period of time and not be associated with a restricted date or brief period of time.
• Organizations or groups, such as alumni networks, may be nominated when it is more appropriate to honor a service collectively rather than identifying one person from that group.

2018    
Carol Vandenbosch Rottman ex’59

2017    
Todd ’94 and Laura ’94 Klaasen Pheifer

2016    
Perrin Rynders ’82

2015    
Ralph Luimes ’83

2014    
Henry “Bill” Dungey ’87

2013    
Ron Baylor ’77

2012    
James ’49 and Dolly Hofman Strikwerda ’50

2011    
Ken ’79 and Paula Tuinstra Wigboldy ’80

2010    
Sharon Brinks ’76

2009    
Robert ’50 and Marjorie Kok Boot ex’50

2008    
Bradley Haverkamp ’95; Bill ’75 and Diane Dood Ryckbost ’75

2007    
Bruce ’73 and Barb Bosch Jansen ’72, Barry Meyer ’75, and Marj Vanderweit Youngsma ex’57; David Tuuk ’49

2006    
Oluwatoyin Adegbite Moore ’91; Stu ’72 and Mary Sytsma Greydanus ’73

2005    
Kathy Klaasen ’70; Bernard ’66 and Carol DeMots Woltjer ’64

2004    
Philip Brondsema ’78; James Lamse ’58

2003    
Jane Brasser ’82; Wally Bratt ’55

2002    
David DeKorne ’78; Glenn ’71 and Sue DeBoe Ploegstra ’73

2001    
Dirk Pruis ’82; Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL)

2000    
Roger Brummel ’61; Carol Aukeman Rienstra ’69

2000    
Twylla Nieboer (special edition, October 2000)

1999    
James Hooyenga ’61; Elsa Zwiep Prince Broekhuizen ’54; Gerald Vander Wall ’51

1998    
Bruce HON and Sue Osterink HON

1997    
Preston ’53 and Marjorie De Nooyer Kool ’54; Judy Penning Winkle ’67

1996    
R. Wayne ’67 and Mary Appel Kooy ’67; Janice Van Den Bosch Veenstra ’65

1995    
Marshall Ellens ’68; Sylvia Baas Wevers ex’55 and Jan Wevers Wilkins ’80

1994    
William Buursma ’49; Chris Stoffel Overvoorde HON

1993    
William Alphenaar ’78; William Van Dyke ex’63

1992    
Audrey Schouten Masselink ’61 and William Masselink HON; The ODL Corporation

1991    
Glenn Bulthuis, Jr. ’77; Paul Buiten ex’56; Gerald Harms ’63

1990    
James De Jonge ’31; Henry De Wit ’47; Helen Van Halsema Vande Polder ’54

1989    
Marion Overzet Dykstra ’63 and Richard Dykstra; Paul Pettinga ’52; Donald ’66 and Elizabeth “Betsy” Westra Retsema ’67

1988    
Kenneth Bootsma ’59; Harold Geerdes ’37; Lawrence Stegink ’57

1987    
Ruth Hoekenga Donker ’45; Egbert Post ex’1915; Calvin Verbrugge ’59

1986    
Pearl Brouwer Bengelink HON; Edwin Hoogstra ’42; James La Grand ’62

1985    
The Calvin (Knollcrest Festival) Guilds

1984    
Gordon Buter ’40; George Groen ’63; William ’67 and Marcia Pruis Heerema ’68

1983    
Ben De Boer ’33; Carl Gronsman ’63; Martin Sterk ’32

1982    
James Cnossen ’64; Shirley Wiersma Veen ’50

1981    
Lucille Zeilstra Hoekenga HON; George Kamp HON; Julius Mellema ’38

1980    
Norman De Graaf ’51; Henry De Mots ’35; Jacob Oppewal ’52

1979    
Ronald Bengelink ’64; Seymour Swets ’22; Curtis Youngsma ex’57

1978    
Leonard Hofman ’48; J. David Vander Ploeg HON; Sydney Youngsma

1977    
Melvin Gesink ’53; Bruce Klanderman ’59; Marguerite Stepat Seerveld ’55; Richard Vander Laan ’59

1976    
Kenneth Bergsma ex’42; William Fyfe HON; John Vander Ark ’37

1975    
Harry Greenwood HON; Steven Hoekman ’50

1974    
James Grit ’56 (Willard, OH); Bruce Keuning ’60 (Lakewood, CA); Ruth Machiele ’57 (Rochester, NY)

1973    
Jack Elenbaas HON (Detroit, MI)

1972    
Chris Kamminga HON (Kalamazoo, MI); John Kamp ’47 (C’45) (Chicago, IL)

1971     
Melvin Boonstra HON (Zeeland, MI); Richard Hoekstra ’38 (Grand Rapids, MI); Jack Hoekzema ’29 (Bellflower, CA)

1970    
Wesley De Young ’39 (Grand Rapids, MI); Robert Goldsword ’38 (Cleveland, OH); William Haverkamp ’30 (Grand Rapids, MI)

1969    
Bert Nawyn HON (Paterson, NJ); Jack Veltkamp ’66 (Lynden, WA); Harry Vermeer ex’50 (C’51) (Pella, IA)