News from Hope College is published during April, August and December for alumni, friends and parents of Hope College by the Division of Public Affairs and Marketing.
Tiffany Day ’09 Russ and Garrett Russ ’09 announce the birth of Addilyn Mae on Dec. 1, 2020. She joins older siblings, Gabriel (6), Ava (4) and Mia (2). Continue Reading →
Amy Shineman ’00 Carter graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing, family nurse practitioner degree from South University in December 2019 and accepted a position with a hematology/oncology practice in Savannah, Georgia, in March 2020. Continue Reading →
Heidi Huebner ’00 Wheeler earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Her doctoral project was “Addressing Racism and Promoting Equity in a College of Nursing through Cognitive and Emotional Perspective Interventions.” She is an assistant professor of nursing at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Continue Reading →
Eric Schrotenboer ’01 and Meredith Ter Haar ’03 Schrotenboer have created a Christmas family activity set, The Wandering Wise Men, that includes a picture book, a 37-day family devotional and three plush toy wise men for parents to hide around the house. Joel Schoon-Tanis ’89 painted the illustrations for this product. It is currently running… Continue Reading →
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors appointed four new members and elected three new officers during its April meeting. The board’s new members are: Naod Estifanos, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland; Tracey Forbes ’03 Hoesch of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Michael Magan ’88 of London, England; and Jacob Sitati ’01 of Vernon Hills,… Continue Reading →
Mary Disbrow ’02 Kroeger received a master’s degree from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, for teaching and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Delta Phi. Continue Reading →
The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors appointed four new members and elected three new officers during its April meeting. The board’s new members are: Naod Estifanos, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland; Tracey Forbes ’03 Hoesch of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Michael Magan ’88 of London, England; and Jacob Sitati ’01 of Vernon Hills,… Continue Reading →
Katie Budris ’04 of Woodbury, New Jersey, has had her second chapbook of poetry published. Mid-Bloom, released this month by Finishing Line Press, explores her experience with breast cancer just two short years ago, including the connection the experience gave her with her late mother, who passed away from cancer in 1998. Katie notes that… Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07. Continue Reading →
Katherine Van Oss ’05 and Brad Malat announce the birth of Leon Robertson at the end of November 2020. He is named after Brad’s grandfather, who was a Holocaust survivor, and his middle name is Kate’s grandmother’s maiden name and Scottish clan. Continue Reading →
Megan Chambers ’06 and Eric Simonson were married on March 12, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. She is a middle school language arts teacher in Vail, Arizona. Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07. Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07. Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07 Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07. Continue Reading →
The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Triathlon on Saturday, June 19, served as a mini-reunion for six alumni of the Cosmopolitan fraternity who were Hope contemporaries. Pictured from left to right after completing the contest are Andy Ruemenapp ’06, Todd Neckers ’04, Devin McNeil ’06, Nick DeKoster ’06, Mike DeYoung ’06 and Lance Postma ’07. Continue Reading →