Rooks-Van Dellen Hall
Location
- Rooks-Van Dellen Hall
- 3220 Knight Way SE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4407
Two wings with one common lobby. Rooks is a female hall; Van Dellen is a male hall.
Built:
1966
Named After:
Albertus Rooks (1869-1958):
Appointed first dean of Calvin College in 1919, a position which he held for 25 years.
Idzerd Van Dellen (1871-1965):
A minister in the Christian Reformed Church, he helped start a Tuberculosis hospital in Denver, Colorado. For 26 years he served as a spiritual advisor to patients in this hospital.
Claim To Fame:
This hall loves the color red and their hero Red Foley, a former country music star (an old tradition most people don't understand).
RVD Leadership
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