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CALVIN LEGACY
Claudia D. Beversluis Whether provost or professor, Claudia DeVries Beversluis has been a major blessing to Calvin since 1991. Student learning was her highest priority. She sought to spark students’ imaginations to go beyond what currently is, to imagine and embrace what could be as Christ’s agents of renewal. Undergirding all that she does is genuine kindness and the capacity to promote collaboration.
Michael R. Barbachyn When Michael Barbachyn joined Calvin’s chemistry and biochemistry department in 2012, the perspective he brought from 27 years in industry was recognized as an asset. He’s served as a mentor to countless students and many faculty members. Mike cares about people and shows it with his actions. His calm demeanor, wisdom, and ability to encourage others will be deeply missed. Kenneth A. Bergwerff Calvin is fortunate to have had Ken Bergwerff as a member of Calvin’s Science Education Group and geology, geography, and environmental studies department since 2001. Master teacher and mentor, tireless worker, supportive colleague, good friend— Ken’s been all these, but as those who’ve worked alongside him will attest, his true greatness flows from his love for and desire to serve God.
Susan M. Felch A professor of English at Calvin since 1992, Susan Felch has also been the director of the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship. She has led many off-campus programs in York, England, and is a renowned scholar of the Renaissance and Reformation.She is skilled at listening, at discerning with kindness the needs of others, at showing what it means to love another as oneself. Gail Gunst Heffner For 26 years, Gail Heffner connected Calvin to its community. In 1994, she began developing a robust, nationally recognized program in academically based service learning. Since 2004, she has served as Calvin’s director of community engagement, where she co-founded the Plaster Creek Stewards. Gail’s close colleagues describe her with words like intentional, genuine, honest, strong, smart, determined, vulnerable, committed, kind, community-minded, and compassionate.
Michael R. Barbachyn
Kenneth A. Bergwerff
Claire D. Beversluis
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