Class Year: 1980

Mark Rector ’87 and Cyndi Jager ’87 Gibson

Mark Rector ’87 and Cyndi Jager ’87 Gibson were married on Dec. 7, 2018, in GrandRapids, Michigan, after being introduced by a mutual friend at a Griffins hockey game. The couple now resides in Rockford, Michigan. Even though both graduated from Hope in1987, Cyndi lived in Gilmore Hall and was an education major while Mark… Continue Reading →

Ann Boggess ’89 Bridgman

Ann Boggess ’89 Bridgman is celebrating her 17th year as a residential interior designer for her firm, Just the Thing Decorating in Southlake, Texas. Celebrated by HOUZZ.com with multiple “best of HOUZZ” Design and Customer Service awards, she reports that she feels blessed to have found a career she loves that uses both her Hope… Continue Reading →

Douglas Morton ’80

Douglas Charles Morton was born June 12, 1958, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Charles Frederick Morton and Susan Jane Fricker Morton.  He was the second of five children.  He died unexpectedly on August 20, 2019, at home in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in Ann Arbor through 8th grade.  He was active in Cub Scouts… Continue Reading →

Tony Peterson ’81

Anthony Carl Peterson finished his fight with cancer and passed away peacefully Sunday evening, June 30, 2019, with family members at his side.  He was born on May 27, 1959, in Kirksville, MO, the second child of Richard and Suzanne Peterson.  He graduated from New Trier East in 1977 where he was the captain of… Continue Reading →

Wendy Mari Hanson ’83

Wendy Mari Hanson passed from this life on July 27, 2019. She was born November 28, 1961, in the Summit, NJ, hospital. She was the beloved wife of Randy Doughty who survives in State College. She is also survived by her parents, Helen H. and David P. Hanson of Boalsburg, and by her sister, Lora… Continue Reading →

Robert Snyder ’86

Robert W. Snyder Jr., age 65, of Holland passed away September 11, 2019, at his home.  Bob was a Holland High School graduate class of 1971 and went on to attend Northwood Institute where he spent some of his time as a disc jockey under the name of Von Ryan. He worked for R. E.… Continue Reading →

Craig S. Morford ’81

Craig S. Morford ’81 of Dallas, Texas, whose career in law has included leadership roles in the U.S. Department of Justice and the health care and energy industries, has been selected to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Hope College Alumni Association. He was originally to have been honored during the Alumni Banquet that… Continue Reading →

Diane Boughton ’85 Walker

Diane Boughton ’85 Walker teaches physical education to elementary school students in Summerton, South Carolina, and coaches track at Scott’s Branch Middle School. She is also pursuing a master’s in education with a specialization in athletic coaching. Continue Reading →

Kay VandenBosch ’87 Kossen

Kay VandenBosch ’87 Kossen is the first female partner at Kreis Enderle in the 45-year history of the law firm. She has been with Kreis Enderle for more than 15 years and in 2018 was named a member of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Women in the Law.” Continue Reading →

Chad Campbell ’88

Chad Campbell ’88 is the director of residential clinical services with Eagle Village, a Christian-based residential-, camp- and community-based provider of mental health services for struggling youth and their families located in Hersey, Michigan. Continue Reading →

Daniel Vermeer ’88

Daniel Vermeer ’88 of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, spoke at Hope on Thursday, Feb. 13, presenting the address “Ocean Futures: Making the Blue Economy Green” through the college’s annual John Shaughnessy Psychology Lecture Series. He is the founding director of the Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment (EDGE) at Duke University, where he… Continue Reading →

Thurland Cole Jr. ’85

Thurland F. Cole  Jr., 56 of Belding passed away Friday November 29, 2019 at Spectrum health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Thurland was born on December 28, 1962 in Belding the son of Thurland F. and Carol (Peterman) Cole Sr. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1981 and later graduated from Hope College with a BA Degree. He had worked… Continue Reading →

Lon McCollum ’88

Lon Eric McCollum, 54, passed away on November 22, 2019 after a short fight against melanoma. He was born on March 11, 1965, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Lonny Stuart and Marian Alice (Nelson) McCollum. Lon was a man of the world; he spent his life exploring the planet and bringing people light along his… Continue Reading →

Tish Carr ’82 Boerigter

Hope Appoints New Alumni Board Members and Officers During its May meeting, the Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors appointed four new members and elected two new officers. The board’s new members are: Toni Gordon ’09 of Perrysburg, Ohio; Mary Lammers ’60 Kempker of Zeeland, Michigan; Dr. Kiersten Krause ’97 of Holland, Michigan; and… Continue Reading →

Janna Rynders ’83 McLean

Janna Rynders ’83 McLean had a paper, “A Protamine Knockdown Mimics the Function of Sd in Drosophila melanogaster,” published in the June 2020 edition of Genes, Genomes, Genetics. She co-wrote the paper with her undergraduate researcher Luke Gingell. She is the dean of arts and sciences at Bethel University in Mishawaka, Indiana. Continue Reading →

Ken Neevel ’84

Ken Neevel ’84 is the vice president of development and communications for Multiplication Network Ministries, a global church planting organization currently serving 50 countries. Continue Reading →