Raeann Schoudt ’94
Raeann Schoudt ’94 reports that after moving away for 12 years she finally returned to Holland, Michigan, a year ago. “It’s good to be home,” she writes. Continue Reading →
Class Year: 1990
Christin Van Wyk ’95 Greiman
Christin Van Wyk ’95 Greiman was promoted to associate professor at Northwood University and completed a Doctorate of Business Administration degree from Northcentral University. Continue Reading →
Richard Maples ’96
Richard Maples ’96 received a Master of Arts degree in educational leadership at Spring Arbor University. Continue Reading →
Kay Otto ’96
Kay Otto ’96 and Mark Ziegler were married on July 1, 2018. They have moved with their children to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kay reports that she still loves working as a school social worker at Shabonee Elementary School in Northbrook, Illinois. Continue Reading →
Lauren Crawley ’97 Jenkins
Lauren Crawley ’97 Jenkins and Edward Jenkins were married on August 10, 2018, in Hudsonville, Michigan. Continue Reading →
Craig Phillips ’97
Craig Phillips ’97 and Kristin Schneider ’02 Phillips announce the birth of Anneke Joy on July 17, 2018. She joins older siblings Elizabeth, Charlotte and Benjamin. Continue Reading →
Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil ’97
Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil ’97 was named the 2018 Outstanding Scholar of Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she is an associate professor of English as well as the department chair and the writing- program administrator. The recognition is based on demonstrated excellence in scholarly or professional achievement in the previous five years, including publications and presentations, and the… Continue Reading →
Jessica Grevenstuk ’98 Scholten
Jessica Grevenstuk ’98 Scholten and her husband, Tom, recently moved to Aurora, Illinois. Jess began as a pastor and head of staff at River Glen Presbyterian Church in Naperville in December 2017. Continue Reading →
JP Buckingham ’99
JP Buckingham ’99 has been appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to serve on the environmental permit review commission. The commission consists of 15 members appointed by the governor with experience in engineering, geology, hydrology, hydrogeology or a field of engineering or science related to air or water. The commission term will end August 28, 2020. JP is a partner at Triterra,… Continue Reading →
Rebecca deVelder ’99 Fein
Rebecca deVelder ’99 Fein had her first book, Tears in a Jar, released as an e-book. Continue Reading →
Rebecca Collins ’91
Rebecca Collins ’91 is the president of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Chicago Chapter. The ACC is the world’s largest community of in-house counsel, and the Chicago chapter serves more than 2,200 in- house attorneys in the Chicago area. Continue Reading →
Daniel Combs ’93
Daniel Combs ’93 and Shelli Rottschafer ’96 have published a collaborative chapbook through SwEP, a small publishing house out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The work includes Daniel’s photography, Shelli’s narrative and student poetry. Shelli is an associate professor of Spanish at Aquinas College who teaches Latino/a literature, film and gender studies. Daniel is a freelance… Continue Reading →
Craig Maloney ’93
Craig Maloney ’93 reports that he is still working with computers. Continue Reading →
Kristin Sikkenga ’93 Northrop
Kristin Sikkenga ’93 Northrop reports that in addition to a full-time position as a special education teacher and department chair for Ann Arbor Public Schools, she is also venturing into two part-time careers. In 2017, she earned her STOTT Pilates Instructor Certification, and she teaches Pilates part time for a local Pilates studio and YMCA.… Continue Reading →
Bill Boerman ’94
Bill Boerman ’94 received a check from the Michigan Lottery through the Excellence in Education Award program. The award is given to educators in the community who demonstrate excellence, dedication, inspiration, leadership and effectiveness in and out of the classroom. He is a sixth- and-eighth grade STEM teacher at Holland Middle School. Continue Reading →
Heidi Aronson ’96 Kolk
Heidi Aronson ’96 Kolk is an assistant professor in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts and assistant vice provost of academic assessment at Washington University in St. Louis. Her new book, Taking Possession, will be published this May. Continue Reading →
Shelli Rottschafer ’96
Daniel Combs ’93 and Shelli Rottschafer ’96 have published a collaborative chapbook through SwEP, a small publishing house out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The work includes Daniel’s photography, Shelli’s narrative and student poetry. Shelli is an associate professor of Spanish at Aquinas College who teaches Latino/a literature, film and gender studies. Daniel is a freelance… Continue Reading →
Becky Ponka-Lokey ’98
Becky Ponka-Lokey ’98 reports that after taking a nine-year hiatus to stay home with her boys, she is thrilled to be teaching full-time again. She taught third grade last year, but has switched to fifth grade for the 2018-19 school year in the St. Joseph Public Schools. Continue Reading →
Michael Brya ’99
Michael Brya ’99 is the athletic director at DeWitt High School, where he has taught since graduating from Hope. He has also been officiating college basketball for the last 12 years, five of which were at the Division I level. Continue Reading →
Dara Spearman-Wardlow ’99
Having attended the same alma mater and accomplished careers in medicine aren’t the only connections shared by Dr. Dara Spearman-Wardlow ’99 (left) and Dr. David Paul ’10 (right), who each received awards during the Black Excellence Dinner hosted by Hope’s Black Student Union during Homecoming Weekend. (They are pictured with fellow honoree Dr. Vicki-Lynn Holmes, associate professor of mathematics… Continue Reading →