Class Year: 2000

Elise LaRoche ’09

Elise LaRoche ’09 has joined the Franciscan Physician Network and is now practicing family medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. She and Daniel Hekman were married on July 29, 2017. Continue Reading →

Erika English ’09 Mayer

Erika English ’09 Mayer of New Berlin, Wisconsin, was awarded the 2017 Herb Kohl Teaching Fellowship, a prestigious honor that recognizes the top teachers in the state of Wisconsin. She succeeded through rigorous rounds of the process at the local and regional level before making it to state, and received the award in late spring. Continue Reading →

Meredith Arwady ’00 Kahrl

The Hope College Alumni Association will honor two alumnae during the annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 28. The association will present Distinguished Alumni Awards to Meredith Arwady ’00 Kahrl an acclaimed contralto based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, who has performed with opera companies and symphonies around the world. Arwady has performed with opera companies and symphonies including the Metropolitan Opera,… Continue Reading →

Rebecca LaRoy ’01 Town and Greg Town ’02

Rebecca LaRoy ’01 Town reports that after 11 years of ministry in Prattsville, New York, she and her husband, Greg Town ’02, recently moved to New Paltz, New York, with their three children. Becky will serve as one of the pastors at the Reformed Church of New Paltz. The move also gets them a little… Continue Reading →

Chris Working ’02

Chris Working ’02 of Holland, Michigan, was named Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Council of Teachers of English. He is a literacy coach for the Grand Haven Areas Public Schools Continue Reading →

Jill Van De Water ’04 Isola

Jill Van De Water ’04 Isola was installed as the pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Hickory, North Carolina, on Nov. 19, 2017, in the Presbytery of Western North Carolina. Northminster Presbyterian Church is a More Light Congregation and a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Continue Reading →