- Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Carl Plantinga (born 15 November, 1932 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of Frisian ancestry) is a contemporary American philosopher known for his work in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and tentative support of intelligent design. His current position is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is a Calvinist, despite being a professor at a traditionally Catholic university. - James K.A. Smith
James K.A. Smith (born 1970) is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College and a notable figure in radical orthodoxy, a postmodern Christian movement. - Nicholas Wolterstorff
Nicholas Wolterstorff (born January 21, 1932 in Bigelow, Minnesota) is the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, and Fellow of Berkeley College at Yale University. A prolific writer with wide-ranging philosophical and theological interests, he has written books on metaphysics, aesthetics, political philosophy, epistemology and theology and philosophy of religion. - Gaylen Byker
Gaylen James Byker (born 1948) is a former international businessman and the current President of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Byker is a native of Hudsonville, Michigan. He served in the United States Army from 1967 until 1970. Following his service in the Vietnam War, he attended Calvin College graduating in 1973. He went on to do graduate work, and received a master's degree and a JD in World Politics from the University of Michigan, … - Paul B. Henry
Paul Brentwood Henry was an evangelical Christian, professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Henry was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Pasadena High School, Pasadena, California, in 1959. He received a B.A. from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois in 1963. Henry was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia and Ethiopia from 1963 to 1965. He earned a MA from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina in 1968, … - Gary Schmidt
Gary D. Schmidt (born 1957) is an American children's writer of nonfiction books as well as some novels, the most notable being "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy", winner of the 2005 Newbery Honor citation, and "First Boy". He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan, and is a Professor of English at Calvin College. His most recent novel as of May 2007, "The Wednesday Wars", has generated significant buzz in the literary world. - George Marsden
George Marsden (Ph.D. Yale University) is a historian and theologian teacher at University of Notre Dame. He has written extensively on fundamentalism and evangelicalism and its influence in America, both historically and in contemporary politics and ideology. Marsden is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div) and Yale University (Ph.D in History). He has taught at Calvin College and Duke University. - Vern Ehlers
Vernon James "Vern" Ehlers (born February 6 1934) is a United States politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He has represented Michigan's 3rd congressional district since 1993. The district is based in Grand Rapids and was once represented by former President Gerald Ford. Born in Pipestone, Minnesota, Vern Ehlers attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids for three years before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, … - William Spoelhof
William Spoelhof (born 1909) is a former President of Calvin College, and President Emeritus of the Grand Rapids, Michigan school. Spoelhof is a native of Paterson, New Jersey and graduate from Calvin College in 1931. He received a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1937. After completing his doctoral studies, he came to Calvin to teach history and political science in 1946. In 1956, after becoming president of the college, … - Cornelius Plantinga
Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga, Jr. (1947 -) is the president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan and an author. - James Bratt
James Donald Bratt is a scholar on Abraham Kuyper, and is currently a full-time professor at Calvin College. An alumnus of Calvin, Bratt received his PhD from Yale University after writing his dissertation, "Dutch Calvinism in Modern America". He is currently working on a biography of Kuyper. His other areas of specialty include colonial American history, and American intellectual and religious history. - Brian Diemer
Brian Diemer (born 10 October,1961) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 3000 metre steeplechase where he won the bronze medal. He now coaches at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has coached the Knights to four national championships. - Lewis B. Smedes
Lewis Benedictus Smedes was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His 15 books, including the popular Forgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness. - Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-Il (born 11 September 1962) is a retired South Korean long jumper, best known winning two gold medals at the Asian Games. He also competed in the Olympics twice. Kim is currently the athletics coach at the Calvin College. He is also a professor in the Calvin Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport department. - Wayne Huizenga
Harry Wayne Huizenga (born on December 29, 1937 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American businessman who has built several companies into multi-billion dollar enterprises, mostly through an aggressive process of acquisitions. Huizenga graduated from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1955 and is an alumnus of Calvin College located in Grand Rapids, MI. He is the owner of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins. - H. Evan Runner
Howard Evan Runner, often referred to as H. Evan Runner, (born January 28, 1916 in Oxford, Pennsylvania; died March 14, 2002) was professor of philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA from 1951 until his retirement in 1981. He was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (where he was deeply influenced by the thought of Professor Cornelius Van Til), … - Peter de Vries
Peter De Vries (February 27, 1910 - September 28, 1993) was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. - Josh Leo
Josh Leo is a videoblogger who is active in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been actively "vlogging" since March of 2005. He is a member of the national videoblogging community and a promoter of grassroots media. Though originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Leo lives in Grand Rapids and produces a vlog which often features attractions around the city. Josh Leo's vlog has an estimated 500 viewers each day. - Anthony Diekema
Born in Zeeland, Michigan, Diekema graduated from Calvin College in 1956. He received his M.A. in sociology and anthropology and in 1965 and a Ph.D. in sociology all from Michigan State University (MSU). During graduate school he taught at MSU and worked in housing and later the registrar's office. Next he went to the Medical Center of University of Illinois teaching and moving into administration. - Albert M. Wolters
Albert Wolters (born 1942 in the Netherlands) is a professor of Religion & Theology, and Classical Studies at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario (near Hamilton) and has provided expert commentary for the Copper Scroll in the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls (ISBN 0-19-508450-0), and also in a Nova documentary. After World War II, his family left the Netherlands for Canada. He studied in the preseminary program at Calvin College, … - Hugh Cook
Hugh Cook (born 1942) is a Canadian novelist. Born in the Hague, the Netherlands, his family emigrated to Canada in 1950, settling in Burnaby, British Columbia. Cook holds degrees from Calvin College, Simon Fraser University and the University of Iowa. In 1982, he joined the English faculty at Redeemer College, now Redeemer University College, in Ancaster, Ontario, teaching Canadian, American literature, and creative writing. Cook lives in Hamilton, Ontario. - Michael Marissen
Michael Marissen (born July 31 1960, Hamilton, Ontario) is a professor of music at Swarthmore College. Raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, he attended Ebenezer Christian School (now called St Thomas Community Christian School) and London District Christian Secondary School. Marissen studied music history at Calvin College and received his PhD from Brandeis University. He has guest taught at Oberlin and Princeton University. - William Frankena
William Klass Frankena (June 21, 1908, Manhattan, Montana - October 22, 1994, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American philosopher, professor and chair of philosophy at the University of Michigan, and author of several introductory textbooks on moral philosophy and the philosophy of education. Frankena did his undergraduate studies at Calvin College, earned an M.A. from the University of Michigan, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. - Todd Martinez
Todd J. Martínez is a Gutgsell Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois. He received his B.S. from Calvin College in 1989 and his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1994. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Fritz Haber Institute for Molecular Dynamics at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and a University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA for two years prior to joining the faculty at University of Illinois in 1996. - John E. Hare
John Edmund Hare (born 26 July 1949) is a British classicist, ethicist, and currently Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Honours Literae Humaniores in 1971 from Balliol College, Oxford, and a PhD in philosophy from Princeton University in 1975. He was Professor of Philosophy at Lehigh University from 1975 to 1989. He was Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College from 1989 to 2003. - Ralph Stob
Ralph Stob (1894-1965) was an educator, academic, and former president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Stob was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Roseland Christian School. He felt called to Christian ministry. He enrolled in the preparatory curriculum of Calvin College in 1909 from which he graduated in 1915. He then enrolled and enrolled at the Seminary. Stob then accepted an appointment to teach classical languages at his alma mater. - Henry Schultze
Henry Schultze (1893-1959) was an American academic and former president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Having been born in Sully, Iowa, Schultze graduated from Calvin College in 1915. He also attended Calvin Theological Seminary and went on to study at Yale University and graduated in 1920. After his graduation, he taught Greek and education at Grundy College and in 1924 was ordained as a minister in the Christian Reformed Church. - John Feikens
John Feikens (b. December 3, 1917) is a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan and is currently Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1986-present). Feikens was born in Clifton, New Jersey. He later resided in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He was educated at Calvin College and the University of Michigan. He practiced law in Detroit from 1942-1960 and 1961-1970. - Eric Jager
Eric Jager is a professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles. He received his B.A. from Calvin College in 1979 and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1987. He has also taught at Columbia University. He specializes in Anglo-Saxon literature (particularly "Beowulf"), as well as in Medieval authors such as Chaucer. - Johannes Broene
Johannes Broene (1875-1967) was an academic and twice served as president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan, USA, and his father was a minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Broene attended the University of Michigan and Valparaiso University, from which he graduated in 1906. He went on to do graduate work at Clark University and pursued his doctorate at Clark, … - Thomas Jipping
Thomas L. Jipping is Vice-President for Legal Policy and Director of the Center for Law & Democracy at the Free Congress Foundation. In addition to directing the Judicial Selection Monitoring Project at the Paul Weyrich-led D.C. think tank he also serves as Senior Fellow in Legal Studies for Concerned Women for America, a female-led, Christian-oriented policy organization. - Heather Gemmen
Heather Gemmen, is an author of children's books but is probably best known for her book, "Startling Beauty". In this book, she describes becoming pregnant after being sexually assaulted while living and working for community development and racial reconciliation in the innercity. It describes her struggle with the decision to not only carry the baby to term but raise this little girl as her own instead of having an abortion. - Ned Stonehouse
Ned B. Stonehouse (1902-1962) was a renowned New Testament scholar. He joined J. Gresham Machen in the founding of Westminster Theological Seminary in 1929, where he enjoyed over thirty years of fruitful service. Stonehouse served as one of the 34 constituting members of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1936. He received the A.B. from Calvin College (1924), the Th.B. and Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1927), … - Meindert Dejong
Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of children's books. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands. De Jong immigrated to the United States with his family in 1914. He attended Dutch Calvinist secondary schools and Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and entered the University of Chicago, … - Frederick Manfred
Frederick Feikema Manfred (January 6, 1912 to September 7, 1994) was a noted Western author. Manfred was born in Doon, Iowa. He was baptized Frederick Feikes Feikema, VII, and he used the name Feike Feikema when he published his first books. According to Alvin Plantinga, Manfred thought that he would have a hard time being taken seriously by the Eastern establishment with a name like "Feike Feikema", so he elected to change his name to Frederick Manfred. - Herbert Hovenkamp
Herbert Hovenkamp holds the Ben and Dorothy Willie Chair at the University of Iowa College of Law. Hovenkamp is a recognized expert and prolific author in the area of Antitrust law. He received a BA from Calvin College and earned a MA, PhD, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas at Austin. Hovenkamp was previously Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law. - Kenneth Ryskamp
Kenneth L. Ryskamp (born August 10, 1932) is a Senior Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was nominated for appointment March 13, 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, appointed April 24, 1986 and entered on duty May 2, 1986, and took senior status January 1, 2000. - Albertus John Rooks
Albertus John Rooks (1869-1958) was the Principal of Calvin College from 1900-1918. - Jay van Andel
Jay Van Andel, (b. June 3 1924 - d. December 4 2004) was an American businessman best-known as co-founder of the Amway Corporation, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was also known as a philanthropist for religious missions and conservative political causes], including the Republican Party. Shortly before his death from Parkinson's Disease-related complications on 4 December 2004, aged 80, Forbes Magazine estimated his net worth at $2.3 billion, … - Jerry Zandstra
Rev. Jerry Zandstra is the Director of Programs at the Acton Institute. He is an ordained pastor in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. He holds a BA in psychology from Calvin College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Calvin Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry in Church Management from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and is currently working toward a PhD in Public Administration.
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