country'sautotnobileindustry: She Dr. Ion
Agheana of
the
Hope
note's
'that
faculty submitted
her language evaluation, and that Dr. James Allis
Hope faculty both worked on the research proposal with her and wrote one of her recommendations. For the past two years, she has been an assistanttrade advisor on the South America Trade Desk for the State of Ohio International Trade Division. Pamela Gunther '94 Thompson of Clayton, Mo., is a full-time mother of Andrew, who just turned two ("And is terrific," she writes). She is also the vice president of the Seminary Wives Association of Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis, Mo., for the 1998-99academic year. She also leads home Bible studies in her home for seminary wives. Matthew Thompson '94 of Clayton, Mo., has begun his second year as a Master of Divinity studentat Concordia Seminary. He is studying to become a Lutheran pastor. Erin Jungslager'94 Werkman of Grand Haven, Mich., is a school psychologist for West Ottawa of the
Redman
are livingin Columbus, Ohio. Kolin is second year of graduateschool at Ohio State University, and is pursuing a master's degree in music education.Cynthia teaches first grade in the Columbus Public Schools and is pursuing a master's degree in elementaryeducationat Ohio
in a
State University. Phil Torrence '96 has completed his second year at
the University of Utah College of Law, and has
Ph.D. in the biOcHemiCaliispect dfpldhf community ecology, and is doing his field research in Jean LafitteNational Park, La. Lisa Bos '97 of Arlington, Va., was recently pro-
moted to legislative assistant in the office of CongressmanPete Hoekstra '75 in Washington, D.C. She is responsiblefor tax, environment, agriculture,science/technology and energy issues, as well as the Congressman's monthly
attend graduate' scHboy it1 We'stem Michigan University in the fall. In the meantime, she is a professional dog walker in Chicago,111., and reports that she is enjoying the fun of a Chicago summer. Todd Hart '97 of Novi, Mich., is an account manager with Deutsche Financial Services, A Deutsche Bank Company, in Troy, Mich. Zahra Ismaeli'97 will attend graduate school in the fall at IndianaUniversity, working toward a master's degree in athletictraining. Becky Lucas '97 of Portage,Mich., won the
'pla'hi 'to
'
also recently completed his clerkship with Justice
newsletter.
Christine M. Durham on the Utah Supreme Court. This summer he is working as a law clerk for the office of Jan Graham, Utah Attorney
Allison Gerds '97 has finished a year of teaching challenging her creative side as a
women's division
General, in the criminal appeals division.
"Softer Side of
Saturday, June
Amy Vivio '96 began work as a humanitiesand social sciences reference librarian at the University of North Texas in Denton on July 15. Marcus Wasilevich '96 has begun his third year of a teaching assistantship at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. He is currently pursuing his
the Chicago branch. She has also kept busy fin-
in the city schoolsof Chicago, 111., and is
now
member of the Sears" advertising campaignfor
ishing bartending school, and is
now
the head
bartenderat the "Original Mothers" on Rush St. in Chicago. Rachel Hall '97 recently finished her first year as a special education teacher in Burbank, 111. She
20,
of the
Kalamazoo Klassic on
1998, with a 10-K time of 40:35.
Jodi McFarland '97 of Saginaw, Mich., is a reporter with The Saginaw News, coveringeducation.
Cindy Achterhof '97 Nykamp of Fairfax,Va., is an administrativeassistantwith the Family ResearchCouncil in Washington, D.C.
Public Schools.
Jonathan Zoutendam '94
of
Ypsilanti, Mich., has
completed dental school (see "Advanced Degrees") and is a dentist with the Ann Arbor VA Hospital. Megan Holden '95 Brissenden of Indianapolis, Ind., is a counselor at the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center in Indianapolis. Marybeth Congdon '95 of East Lansing, Mich., is entering her second year as a hill-time graduate student at Michigan State University in the master of social work program, and will be interning through the Insham Intermediate School Districtas a school socialworker. Stephanie Haag '95 of Holland, Mich., is an admissionsrepresentative at the Holland campus of Davenport College. John Jobson '95 recently began a position with Iowa State Universityin Ames, Iowa, as the JudicialAffairs Program assistant. He is responsible for investigating and adjudicating cases of student violations of the university's code of conduct. He and his wife, Katie, live in Nevada, Iowa. Karen Thomas '95 Kleinheksel of Kentwood, Mich., has been acceptedto the doctoral program in special educationat Western Michigan University.
Murphy '95 of Chicago,111., is a production assistant with the Royal George
Sara K.
Theatre /Forever Plaid in Chicago.
May 1998 graduation honors SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Katherine Reed, Pleasant Lake, Mich. Jane Roeters, Hudsonville, Mich.
Sarah Gorier, Grand Rapids,Mich. Shannon Gould, Spring Lake, Mich.
Kathryn Auer, Traverse City, Mich. Eric Becker,Bloomfield Hills, Mich. David Brzezinski, Hudsonville, Mich.
David Schrier,Wooster, Ohio Susan Schroeder,Sterling Heights, Mich. Caryl Scott, Northbrook,III. Kevin Serra, Novi, Mich. Jason Shattuck, Holland, Mich. MelindaShilts, Kalamazoo, Mich. Nobuyuki Shimizu, Holland, Mich. Lloyd Simons, Bailey, Mich. Erin Sowerby, Greenville,Mich. Sara Spykerman, Zeeland,Mich. Benjamin Staples, Lawrence, Mich. Kristen Steketee, Holland, Mich. Sufjan Stevens,Petoskey,Mich. Jeremy Stoepker,Detroit,Mich. Amy Strassburger, Alto, Mich. Kelli Teerman, Holland, Mich. MichaelThelen, Mason, Mich. Julie Tracy, Schenectady, N.Y. Marie Tsuji, Delton, Mich. Scott VanderWal, Grand Rapids, Mich. Brian Weaver, Kentwood, Mich. Christopher Wells, Zeeland,Mich. Elizabeth Wesselink,Grand Rapids, Mich. Kathryn Wing, Maple City, Mich. Janna Winn, Garden Prairie, III. Noelle Wood, Holland, Mich.
Amy
John Byrn, West Lafayette, ind. ChristopherDeBoer, Kalamazoo, Mich. Gabriela Deckinga,Petoskey,Mich. Angela de Forest, Gray Hawk, Ky. Katherine Drake, Rochester Hills, Mich. Timothy Franklyn, Wayne, N.J. Patience Graybill,Leland, Mich. Julia Hoffman, Harbor Springs, Mich. Aubrey Howe, Berkley, Mich. ChristopherKline,Kalamazoo, Mich. Jesse Koskey, Berkley, Mich. Rebecca Maitner, Grand Rapids,Mich. Erik Manninen, Marquette,Mich. Sarah McGaughey, Jenison, Mich. MichaelMeeuwsen,Rockford,Mich. Erin Schiller, Chelsea,Mich. Matthew Sterenberg, Hillsboro,Ore. Carrie Tennant,Pinckney, Mich. Michael Van Opstall, Hudsonville, Mich. Jamie Williams, Eaton Rapids, Mich. Joseph Zupancic,Wyoming, Mich.
Brigetta Royston '95 Vlachos of St. Johns, Mich.,
French teacher. Stacy Werkman '95 of Fort Myers, Fla., is a special education/elementaryteacher with the Lee County School Districtin North Fort Myers, is a
Fla.
Robert George Wiesenthal '95 of Wheaton, 111., intendsto attend Hope College sporting events in his area, as well as Hope's Homecoming. He also plans on supporting and volunteeringfor Democratic Party candidates. Curtis Beekman '96 of Davenport, Iowa, started working at Case Corporationin Product Engineeringon June 15, 1998. Kristen Douglass '96 of Elmhurst, 111., is residence life coordinator with Elmhurst College. Heather Trough '96 Edwards of Lafayette, Ind., in March of 1998 acceptedthe position of director of social services at White County Memorial Hospital,a rural hospitalin Monticello,Ind. (north-central Indiana). She is responsiblefor discharge planning and social work. Malia Havlicek '96 has completed her master's
in
geo-environmental engineering
(see
"Advanced Degrees")and is working at Laidlaw Environmental Services, an environmental firm in Boulder, Colo. She writes, "Work is work but the surroundings make up for the long days spent in front of a computer. It is beautiful out her with the ever snow-capped mountains in constant view. The winters are shorter with scattered days in the 70s throughout. NOT a bad move from the gray days of Holland'swinters. All I need now is a large body of water to play in and all will be perfect." Sarah Neller '96 of Hampton, N.H., is a third grade elementary teacher at Marston School in
Hampton. Jennifer Whitesell'96 Norder of
Grand Rapids,
Mich., is the founder and director of the praise
dance team. The Master's Hands in Grand Dance Academy and at Master Arts Company in Rapids, Mich. She teaches at Ada (Mich.) Grandville, Mich.
Kolin
m
Redman '96 and
MAGNA CUM LAUDE Kristina Bakker, Hamilton, Mich. Ann Barry, Midland,Mich. Anita Bateman, Holland, Mich. Miriam Beyer, Holland, Mich.
Stacy Brown, Laingsburg,Mich. Sara Bush, Atlanta,Ga. Jonathan Charnin, Grand Rapids, Mich. Janet Comstock, St. Joseph, Mich. Janet Day, Lafayette, Ind. Carrie DeVries, Muskegon, Mich. Steven DeVrieze, Midland, Mich. Sara Dillbeck,Holland, Mich. Christie Eding, Hamilton, Mich. Laurie Ellison, Wayne, Mich. Elizabeth Freeman, Oxford, Mich. Cori Freudenburg,St. Louis, Mo. Miriam Garcellano, Canton, Mich. Jessica Grevenstuk,Dorr, Mich. Jennifer Grieme, Clarkston, Mich. Charity Groenhof,Holland, Mich. Theresa Hansen, Big Rapids,Mich. Shawna Hendrickson,Holland, Mich. Amanda Hill, Rochester Hills, Mich. Rebecca Hollenbeck,DeWitt, Mich. Julie Holwerda,Wheaton, III. Lisa Hoogenboom,Buffalo Grove, III. Mary Hopkins, Arlington,Va. Ellen Kassis, Ramallah,Palestine Jeanna Keinath, Dublin, Ohio Valerie Kleinheksel, Holland, Mich. Lisa Knott, East Lansing, Mich. Karie Kropp, W. Bloomfield, Mich. Matthew Kuiper, Lansing, Mich. KimberlyKuite, Holland, Mich. Mark LaChonce, McBain, Mich. Tysen Lemke, Fenton, Mich. Mary Lucas, Hillsdale,Mich. Carrie Maines, Wyoming, Mich. Meghan Meyer, Cadillac,Mich. Sarah Obermeyer, Roscommon, Mich. Brian Petroelje,Zeeland,Mich. Lara Plewka,Whitehall, Mich. Abby Pochert, Midland, Mich. Jill Pohlman, Wyckoff,N.J. Rebecca Ponka, Fraser, Mich. Nicole Rauzi, Howard, Ohio
CUM LAUDE Robert Abbott, Grand Blanc, Mich. Nasser Al-Faqih, Ramallah,Palestine Justin Albertson, St. Joseph, Mich. Elizabeth Allen, Walkerton,Ind. Frances Anderson, Staten Island, N.Y. Troy Aumaugher, Hudsonville, Mich. Amy Austin, Gaylord, Mich. Dina Bailey,Omaha, Neb. Paul Ballard,Williamston, Mich. Alison Beukelman, Ellenville, N.Y. Jessie Bicknell,Franklin,Vt. Megan Bos, Kalamazoo, Mich. Calvin Bosman, Grand Haven. Mich. Matthew Bredeweg, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tonia Bruins, Zeeland,Mich. Kelly Bush, Holt, Mich. Ellen Byland, Fremont, Mich. VictoriaCade, Shelby Township, Mich. Christopher Caldwell, Columbus, Ohio Elizabeth Card, Lansing, Mich. Jeffrey Carlson, Wilmette, III. Casey Carney, Brookfield, Wis. Catherine Clay, South Haven, Mich. KathleenColeman, Abilene, Kan. Elizabeth Collins,Muskegon, Mich.
Tracy Datte, Auburn, Mich. Aaron Dean, Spring Lake, Mich. Elizabeth De Haan, Holland, Mich. Sara De Haan, Dorr, Mich. Erika Dianas, Holland, Mich. Elizabeth Dickinson, Kirkwood,Mo. Daane Etheridge, Grand Rapids, Mich. Corey Everts, Zeeland, Mich. Faith,Libertyville, III. Festerling,Midland, Mich. Lisa Fisher, Ludington, Mich. Jill Floyd, Pentwater, Mich. Dori Freeland, Gaylord, Mich. Kevin Freng, Kalamazoo, Mich. Jodi Frens, Fennville,Mich. Christopher Garbrecht,Battle Creek, Mich. Suzie Geerlings, Zeeland,Mich. Heidi Giddy, Holland, Mich. Rachael Goei, Grand Rapids, Mich. Lisa Goodin, Rochester Hills, Mich. Hillary
Wendy
Hall,
Frankfort, Ind.
Harkins, St. Louis, Mo. Katrina Harris,Holland, Mich. Elisabeth Heneveld,Grandville, Mich.
Jill
Hickey, Grand Rapids, Mich. Kerri Hoffman, Portage, Mich. Joel Holstege, Grandville, Mich. Stacie Hopkins,Muskegon, Mich. Kristen Hosford. Grand Rapids, Mich. Heidi Hulst, Holland, Mich. Matthew Johnson, Niles,Mich. Kevin Joldersma,Hillsdale,Mich. Lisa Jutte, Clayton, Ohio Kristin Kelley, Manistee,Mich. Michelle Knauff, Charlotte, Mich. Jill
Erin Knecht,Lapeer, Mich. Sarah Kooistra, Kentwood, Mich. Johanna LaGore, Yale, Mich. Martin Landes, Hastings, Mich. Martha Langmuir,Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Lori Lemorie,Hillsdale,Mich. Alexis Unscheid,Annandale,Va. Mistine Lowry, Brighton, Mich. Heather Maas, Allendale, Mich. Pamela Marz, Commerce Township, Mich. Ann Mast, Grandville, Mich. Nicole McClain,Flat Rock, Mich. Laura McCraine, Fairfield, Iowa Lyndsey McDonald, Elk Grove, Calif. Kara McGillicuddy, Okemos, Mich. David Meulenberg,Grand Rapids, Mich. Sherri Meyer, Byron Center, Mich. Jessica Mixer, Muskegon, Mich. Laura Morrison, Grand Rapids, Mich. Keiko Morse, Plymouth,Mich. Kellie Mox, Midland,MiCh. Elizabeth Neumann,Northbrook,III. Dara Nykamp, Holland, Mich. Aurora O'Brate, Holland, Mich. Jessica Owens, Clinton, N.Y. JeanettePetkus, Bellflower,Calif. Allyson Pickens, Saline, Mich. Tara Porter, Stockbridge,Mich. Rachel Postmus, Grand Rapids, Mich. Blair Richards, Okemos, Mich. Amy Romin, Naperville,III. Elizabeth Rypma, Holland, Mich. Dawn Samsell, Marysville,Mich. Simone Scher, Ann Arbor, Mich. Matthew Scholtens, Stickney, III. Joseph Schweiss, Holland, Mich. Julie Seidel, Gaylord, Mich. Theresa Spencer, Plainwell,Mich. Kara Sporer, Fenton, Mich. Maya Stough, Grand Rapids,Mich. Lori Strehler,Grosse Pointe, Mich. Melinda Tuinstra, Plainwell,Mich. Jason VanderWoude, Grand Rapids, Mich. Kevin VanderWoude, Grand Rapids, Mich. Aaron Vande Wege, Holland, Mich. Rachel VanZoeren, Zeeland,Mich. Magdalene Vasquez, Holland, Mich. Adam Vernon, Northville,Mich. Beth Volkers, Grandville, Mich. Rachael Wagner, Greenville,Ohio Jeanette Ward, Brown Deer, Wis. Maria Webb, Charlevoix, Mich. Jaime Weidner, Cadillac, Mich. Shannon Werner, Grand Rapids, Mich. Amy Wolthuis, Holland, Mich. Andrew Wright, Downers Grove, III. J. Kirsten Wuchter, Duluth, Minn. Michael Yount, McBain, Mich.
Cynthia Hofland '97
NFHC August 1998