Class Year: 2000

Katie Wright ’06 DeKoster

Katie Wright ’06 DeKoster and Kate Bultema ’09 Ralston have been named to new leadership roles in alumni and family engagement at Hope. DeKoster has been appointed director of family engagement after previously serving as assistant director of student life. Ralston has been named director of alumni engagement after previously serving as associate director of… Continue Reading →

Scott Travis ’06

Katie Wright ’06 DeKoster and Kate Bultema ’09 Ralston have been named to new leadership roles in alumni and family engagement at Hope. DeKoster has been appointed director of family engagement after previously serving as assistant director of student life. Ralston has been named director of alumni engagement after previously serving as associate director of… Continue Reading →

Tonisha Gordon ’09

The Hope College Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed four new members. The board’s new members are: Craig DeSousa ’72 of Garden City, New York; Liam Naumann ’25 of Wyckoff, New Jersey; Marissa Solorzano ’19 of Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Gaye van den Hombergh ’81 of Lincolnshire, Illinois. (Pictured clockwise starting from the top… Continue Reading →

Kate Bultema ’09 Ralston

Katie Wright ’06 DeKoster and Kate Bultema ’09 Ralston have been named to new leadership roles in alumni and family engagement at Hope. DeKoster has beenappointed director of family engagement after previously serving as assistant director of student life. Ralston has been named director of alumni engagement after previously serving as associate director of alumni… Continue Reading →

Darin Crask ’00

Darin Wallace Crask, 44, of Seneca, passed away Sunday June 11, 2023 at his home. He was born September 19, 1978, in Ottawa, IL, to Dennis and Deborah (Hovious) Crask. Darin attended Ottawa Township High School and graduated in 1996. He was a member of the OTHS football team that was inducted into the Ottawa Sports… Continue Reading →

Anna Cook ’05

Anna Clutterbuck-Cook, age 41, died peacefully at her home in Boston, Massachusetts on January 30, 2023, following two years of treatment for cancer. She was surrounded by her family and her two cats — all of whom she loved deeply. Born in Zeeland, Michigan, March 30, 1981, to Janet and Mark Cook, Anna grew up in… Continue Reading →

Merry Roberts ’07 Morgan

Merry Catherine Morgan (Roberts), 38, of Novato, CA (formerly of Paw Paw, MI), passed away on April 8, 2023, after a courageous battle with viral meningitis. Merry was born on April 2, 1985, to Glen and Vicki Roberts in Paw Paw, Michigan, and welcomed by her big sister, Rachel. It soon became apparent that her name perfectly… Continue Reading →

Anne Houseworth ’01 Gray

Anne Houseworth ’01 Gray was named 2023 Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year and finalist for State Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education. She was also selected to be a Chicago change agent teacher leader by Teach Plus for the 2023-24 school year. She has been teaching music in… Continue Reading →

Anthony Grech ’02

Anthony Grech ’02 is the athletic director for Saugatuck Public Schools in Saugatuck, Michigan. He continues to be the running backs and defense backs coach for the Saugatuck varsity football team and is in his 20th year of teaching at Saugatuck Public Schools. Continue Reading →

Emily Siwek ’02

Emily Siwek ’02 wrote and illustrated her second children’s picture book, Skip, the Stone, with a local publisher in Ann Arbor. The book is told from the perspective of a Petoskey stone. Continue Reading →

Vince Scheffler ’03

Vince Scheffler ’03 was recently honored at Parker Seminars in Las Vegas, Nevada, by the chiropractic profession for his service to Parker University. He served 12 years on the board of trustees at Parker, and was a vital contributor to the school’s conversion from a college to a university. Under the board’s guidance, Parker University… Continue Reading →

Scott Travis ’06

Scott Travis ’06 now serves as director of strategy and planning at Hope College. After leading alumni and family engagement since 2009, he now provides leadership in implementing strategic projects, lifelong learning and the next institutional strategic plan. Continue Reading →

Megan Sedjo ’07 Burns

SUMMER HOPE FRIENDS REUNION Thirteen Hope families and 20 alumni traveled from across the state and country to vacation together in Boyne, Michigan, for one fun-filled family weekend. All the women were Sibylline sisters from the ’04 pledge class and were celebrating 20 years of friendship. Continue Reading →

Steph Poll ’07 Ethridge

SUMMER HOPE FRIENDS REUNION Thirteen Hope families and 20 alumni traveled from across the state and country to vacation together in Boyne, Michigan, for one fun-filled family weekend. All the women were Sibylline sisters from the ’04 pledge class and were celebrating 20 years of friendship. Continue Reading →