A MORE JUST SOCIETY An Election Q&A With David VanHeemst, Professor of Political Science
ADOBE STOCK
With a U.S. presidential election only months away, Olivet The Magazine once again sat down with our resident political scientist, Dr. David Van Heemst, to talk politics, Christian responsibility and current events. This conversation took place before the first caucus and primary election.
DR. DAVID VAN HEEMST ’96 M.P.C./’98 M.A. joined Olivet’s faculty in 1993 as the first political scientist hired in the history of Olivet. “DVH,” as he is known on campus, sponsors multiple student clubs and is the author of five books. In 2013, he received the Samuel L. Mayhugh Award for Scholarly Excellence. In 2016, he was named Olivet’s Faculty Member of the Year. He and his wife, April (Cordes) ’94, are the parents of twins Maggie and Ellie, who are Olivet freshmen, and triplets Annika, Elizabeth and Jessica, who are in seventh grade.