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Seniors Earn Prestigious Awards

Tue, May 09, 2000
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Over 800 seniors will graduate from Calvin College on May 20, 2000. Many in the class of 2000 will enter the workforce.
And many others -- students such as Kerrie Dik (left) -- will continue their schooling at some of the best graduate schools in the country. Below is the list of Calvin seniors, along with their award offers for next year (some students had several post-graduate opportunities and all such offers are listed). If you know of Calvin seniors missing from this list please send e-mail to Phil de Haan at dehp@calvin.edu


Chris A. Blauwkamp -- University Fellowship (Philosophy), University of Notre Dame 
Peter E. Bouwma -- Research Assistantship (Biology), Florida State University; President’s Graduate Fellowship, Rice University 
James M. Brink -- Research Assistantship and Winkelman Fellowship (Mechanical Engineering), Purdue University; Teaching Assistantship, Georgia Institute of Technology; Teaching Assistantship, Michigan State University 
Patricia J. deHaan -- Health Profession Scholarship (Medicine), Wayne State University Medical School 
Andrea J. DeKoter -- Research Fellowship, Scholarship, and Teaching Assistantship (History), State University of New York at Binghamton 
Kerrie L. Dik -- Assistantship (Psychology), Michigan State University; Research Assistantship, University of Akron; Fellowship, University of Michigan; Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship, University of Minnesota; Rumbles Fellowship, Wayne State University; Teaching Assistantship, Illinois Institute of Technology 
Jamie M. Dillon -- Fellowship (Philosophy), Claremont University; Assistantship, Florida State University 
Daren K. d’Ippolito -- Teaching Assistantship (French), Bowling Green State University 
Matthew F. Flemming -- Scholarship (Divinity Studies), Princeton University 
Nathan A. Friend -- Assistantship (Philosophy), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 
Jessica L. Goodin -- Assistantship (Psychology), University of Detroit, Mercy 
Matthew V. Higham -- Presidential Scholarship (Theology), San Francisco Theological Seminary 
Roger S. Jackson II -- Fellowship (Biomedical Sciences), Vanderbilt University; Assistantship, Northwestern University; Assistantship, University of Pittsburgh; Assistantship, University of Michigan Joseph M. Kamphuis Graduate Scholarship (Divinity Studies), Calvin Theological Seminary 
Heather K. Koole -- Assistantship (Speech Pathology), Western Michigan University 
Meghan J. Lane -- English Language Institute China Graduate Scholarship, Wheaton College Graduate School 
Elizabeth M. Muller -- Perugia Sister City Scholarship, University of Perugia 
Phillip L. Palmbos -- Medical Scientist Training Program Scholarship (Medicine), University of Michigan 
Nathan J. Polderman -- Bill Van Antwerpen Fellowship and Associate Instructor Award (Atmospheric Science), Indiana University 
Scott T. Rooksberry -- Teaching Assistantship (German), University of Cinncinnati 
Andrew L. Rupke -- Assistantship (Geology), University of Utah 
Kristi J. Schaaf -- English Language Institute China Graduate Scholarship, Wheaton College Graduate School 
Andrew D. Timmer -- Max Kade Fellowship (German), Indiana University 
Michael VandenBerg -- Research Assistantship (Geology), University of Utah 
Douglas J. VanderVeen -- Teaching Assistantship (Electrical/Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota 
Laura J. Van Duinen -- Assistantship (Speech Pathology), Wayne State University 
Amy N. Van Guilder -- Assistantship (Family Social Science), University of Minnesota 
Karen A. Waanders -- Dean’s Scholarship (Social Work), University of Michigan
See the separate release on students who graduated with honors.