Class Year: 2000

Kevin Van Timmeren ’01

Van Timmeren, Kevin R. age 42, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2019. He is survived by his parents, Bob and Grace Van Timmeren; brothers, Chris and Gina Van Timmeren and Scott and Jennifer Van Timmeren; nieces, Brynn, Elle, Maya, and River; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and numerous friends. Continue Reading →

Michael Poublon II ’06

Michael Poublon II ’06 Poublon, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening January 7, 2020 after a three-year courageous battle with consecutive cancers. Mike was born June 22, 1984 in Houston, TX the son of Michael and Sheryl (Streu) Poublon. He spent most of his childhood in Midland, MI where he earned his Eagle Scout. Mike graduated… Continue Reading →

Andrea Douglass ’01 Shaeffer

Andrea Douglass ’01 Shaeffer received her Master of Business Administration degree with high honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in analytic finance econometrics and statistics, and economics. Continue Reading →

Isaac Tam ’01

Isaac Tam ’01 was elected to the British Columbia Dental Association Board of Directors representing the Vancouver District Dental Society. Continue Reading →

Andy Imdieke ’03

Andy Imdieke ’03 was voted by the senior class to receive the 2019-20 James Dincolo Outstanding Undergraduate Professor Award from the department of accountancy in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Continue Reading →

Eric Jones ’03

Eric Jones ’03 won an “Action Teaching” award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for a project that his research methods students completed to benefit Kids’ Food Basket (KFB), a nonprofit that attacks childhood hunger. To date, this project has involved more than 1,300 people, resulting in more than 13,000… Continue Reading →

Jeff Weber ’06

Jeff Weber ’06 received his medical degree from Des Moines University in 2014 and completed his residency in Detroit, Michigan, at the Detroit Medical Center in 2016. After receiving a one-year fellowship in a practice in Westerfield, Ohio, he joined a practice in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In the summer of 2019, with strong roots in Michigan,… Continue Reading →

Tim Carter ’09

Tim Carter ’09 received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan in May 2019 and joined McKinsey & Company in August 2019. Continue Reading →

Erin Fortner ’09

Erin Fortner ’09 completed a post-baccalaureate premed program at American University in Washington, D.C., and in July started medical school at A.T. Still University KCOM in Kirksville, Missouri. Continue Reading →

Toni Gordon ’09

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 →