Rooks-Van Dellen Hall

Built:

1966

Also known as RVD, this residence hall complex is comprised of two wings with one common lobby and two shared, connected basements. Rooks is traditionally a female hall and Van Dellen a male hall.

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.