Class Year: 2000

Laura Buck ’07 Smith and David Smith announce the birth of Judah Kenneth on Feb. 6, 2016. Continue Reading →

Joel Evenhouse ’08 and Gretchen Davis ’09 Evenhouse announce the birth of Harper Jane on July 7, 2016. Continue Reading →

Heidi Weir ’08 Franklin and Darrin Franklin announce the birth of Cadence on Jan. 5, 2016. Continue Reading →

Mandy Novak ’08 Goetz received her Master of Business Administration degree from Ferris State University in August 2016. Her graduate paper, “The Bleak Reality of a World Without Standards,” was nationally recognized by the American National Standards Institute and is being published in Standards Engineering the journal of the Society for Standards Professionals. She and… Continue Reading →

Jolene Huber ’08 and Jared Carlson were married on June 4, 2016, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Continue Reading →

Clinton Jepkema ’08 and Laura Scherer ’08 Jepkema announce the birth of Cora Suzanne on March 11, 2016. She joins big sister Evelyn. Continue Reading →

Michael Kaffka ’08 reports that he has led an exciting career in sales for the past eight years and has lived in four different states. He reports that he feels like Hope’s communication classes, specifically taught by Prof. James Herrick, were what made him understand argumentation and communication rhetoric the most. It has helped in… Continue Reading →

David Nyitray ’08 and Elizabeth Richert ’08 Nyitray announce the birth of Noah John on June 9, 2016. Continue Reading →

Erik Ruda ’08 and Kathryn O’Connell ’09 Ruda announce the birth of Josephine Margaret on Jan. 3, 2016. Continue Reading →

Sarah Watkins ’08 and Matthew Fabian were married on Aug. 28, 2016, at Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois. Continue Reading →

Stephanie Knapper ’09 Adams and David Adams announce the birth of Leia Irene on June 3, 2016. She joins Emma (4) and Nora (2). Continue Reading →

Tim Van Noord ’09 has joined Colliers International West Michigan as a sales associate. He specializes in industrial investment sale and lease transactions, and is based in the firm’s downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, office. He was previously the regional director of research and analytics at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank for four years, serving in Los… Continue Reading →

Kylee VanOostendorp ’09 DeBoer and Paul DeBoer announce the birth of Harlyn Juliet on Aug. 14, 2016. She joins big sister Everly. Continue Reading →

Hillary Delhagen ’09 of Brooklyn, New York, is a creative arts therapist at Rikers Island Correctional Facility. She had been working with adults with severe mental illnesses at Brooklyn Community Services as the senior art therapist for the past three years. Continue Reading →

Jill Immink ’09 Knaus and Andy Knaus announce the birth of Bria Noelle on Feb. 4, 2016. Continue Reading →

Tamara Pischke ’09 began pursuing a Master of Science degree in occupational therapy at Spalding University in Fall 2016. Continue Reading →

James Ralston ’09 received his Master in Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University in August 2016. Continue Reading →

Rachel Bakken ’09 Romero and Diego Romero ’09 announce the birth of Collin on July 6, 2016. Continue Reading →

Jason De Jong ’09 and Julie Kofron ’10 were married on April 30, 2016, at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. In July they moved back to Holland, Michigan, from Denver, Colorado, to be closer to family. Continue Reading →