This fall, Hope will welcome 120 incoming students with generational ties. From mothers and fathers to great-great-grandparents, these students will follow in the footsteps of the many family members who have graduated from Hope College before them. If the information is incomplete or if we have missed someone, please send an email to alumni@hope.edu.

Fourth Generation

Owen Harries (Lexington, South Carolina)
            Mother - Gail VanGenderen '88 Harries
            Grandmother - Beverly Joeckel ’62 Van Genderen
            Grandfather - Kurt Van Genderen '63
            Great-Grandmother - Fern Corteville '38 Joeckel
            Great-Grandfather -  Stanley Joeckel '36

Samuel Hodgson (Dansville, Michigan)
            Mother - Amy Alverson '92 Hodgson
            Father - Peter Hodgson '92
            Grandmother - Grace Poppink '63 Hodgson
            Great-Grandfather -  William Poppink '37

Megan Kamper (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Jennifer Geerdink '98 Kamper
            Grandmother – Pauline Flaherty '91 Geerdink
            Great-Grandfather -  Theodore Flaherty '49

Sara Muir (Ada, Michigan)
            Mother - Catherine Bolks '92 Muir
            Father - William Muir '91
            Grandmother - Susan Pfleeger '64 Bolks
            Grandfather - Ervin Bolks '64
            Great-Great-Grandmother - Anna Hoekje 1911 Maatman

Mark O'Brien (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Martha Willing '90 O'Brien
            Grandmother - Winona Willing '59 Keizer
            Great-Grandfather -  Nicholas Keizer '27

Benjamin Paplawsky (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Mother - Allyson Pickens '98
            Father - Gregory Paplawsky '97
            Grandmother - Cara Lee Hendrickson '69 Paplawsky
            Grandfather - Peter Paplawsky '69
            Great-Grandmother - Margaret Lemke '38 Paplawsky

Audrey Renkema (Grandville, Michigan)
            Mother - Kathleen Gingra '95 Renkema
            Father - Kenton Renkema '93
            Grandmother - Mrya Rozeboom '64 Renkema
            Grandfather - Loren Renkema '56
            Great-Grandmother - Delia Hoffman '28 Rozeboom
            Great-Grandfather -  Garret Rozeboom '28

Justin Rink (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
            Father - David Rink '94
            Grandmother - Joyce Vanderborgh '55 Rink
            Grandfather - Willard Rink '55
            Great-Grandmother - Dorothy Schermer '23 Rink  

Ella Ritsema (Loveland, Colorado)
            Father - Mark Ritsema '91
            Grandmother - MaryAlice Ferguson '57 Ritsema
            Grandfather - Robert Ritsema '57
            Great-Grandmother - Hazel Lokker '27 Ferguson 

Neil VanFaasen (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Carl VanFaasen '91
            Grandmother - Janice Blunt '58 VanFaasen
            Grandfather - Paul VanFaasen '56
            Great-Grandfather -  Alton VanFaasen '30

Grant Washburn (Hamilton, Michigan)
            Mother - Kristi Waterloo '92 Washburn
            Grandmother - Mary Scherpenisse '65 Waterloo
            Great-Grandfather -  Lester Scherpenisse '33

Third Generation 

Alec Baron (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Kathryn Kolean ‘95 Baron
            Father - Randall Baron '92
            Great-Grandmother - Elaine Groustra '52 Boers
            Great-Grandfather -  Albert Boers '51

Alexa Burgess (Ada, Michigan)
            Mother - Denice Masselink '96 Burgess
            Father - Scott Burgess '95
            Grandfather - Roger Burgess '65

Alexander Cook (Ada, Michigan)
            Father - Ryan Cook '96
            Grandfather - Thomas Cook '67

Lydia DeYoung (Hudsonville, Michigan)
            Grandfather - David Breen '72
            Great-Grandmother - Pauline Stegenga '48 Breen
            Great-Grandfather -  Peter Breen '49

Rachel Grimes (Plainwell, Michigan)
            Mother - Julie Norman '93 Grimes
            Father - Arthur Grimes '91
            Grandmother - Marilyn DeWitt '63 Norman

Tyler Gugino (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Tod Gugino '85
            Grandfather - Henry Dykstra '61

Taryn Gugino (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Tod Gugino '85
            Grandfather - Henry Dykstra '61 

Duncan Hagemeyer (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Jeremy Kamara-Hagemeyer '92
            Grandmother - June Veldheer '62
            Grandfather - Stanley Hagemeyer '62

Hally Huizenga (Hinsdale, Illinois)
            Mother - Abigail Nienhuis '98 Huizenga
            Father - Peter Huizenga '98
            Grandfather - John Huizenga '73

Claudia Hwang (Norton Shores, Michigan)
            Mother - Carla Boss '99 Hwang
            Father - Eddie Hwang '98
            Grandmother - Barbara Kastelin '74 Boss
            Grandfather - Richard Boss '73

Hezekiah Lane (Ada, Michigan)
            Mother - Jennifer Smith '00 Lane
            Grandmother – Susanne Lightner ’74 Smith

Elijah Pape (Mandevile, Louisana)
            Mother - Stacy Weiden '95 Pape
            Grandfather - Roger Weiden '69

Kyle Rosenau (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Father - Kevin Rosenau '91
            Great Grandfather - Elizabeth Smith '31 Becker
            Great Grandmother - Clarence Becker '31

Abby Sikkel (Macatawa, Michigan)
            Father - William Sikkel '94
            Grandmother - Marcia LaGrand '81 Lanting
            Grandfather - Aryln Lanting '63
            Grandfather - Robert Sikkel '71

Kaiya Theune (Spring Lake, Michigan)
            Mother - Nicole Rodgers '99 Theune
            Father - David Theune '99
            Grandfather - Peter Theune '65

Ellie Theune (Spring Lake, Michigan)
            Mother - Nicole Rodgers '99 Theune
            Father - David Theune '99
            Grandfather - Peter Theune '65

David Van Ark (Eaton Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Joseph Van Ark '80
            Grandfather - Herman Van Ark '36

Deborah Van Iwaarden (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Daniel VanIwaarden '92
            Grandmother - Mary Raterink ’87 Van Iwaarden
            Grandfather - John Van Iwaarden '57

Nicholas VanHekken (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Grandmother - Sara Van Hekken '62 Vande Poel
            Great-Grandfather -  Russ Vande Poel '26 

Elisabeth Veldman (Dorr, Michigan)
            Mother - Cheryl Zuidersma '88 Veldman
            Father - Roger Veldman '89
            Grandfather - Jay Veldman '58

Samuel Wolthuis (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Amy Van Auken '98 Wolthuis
            Father - Brian Wolthuis '97
            Grandmother - Janice Thompson '71 Van Auken
            Grandfather - William Van Auken '70 

Second Generation

Samuel Albrecht (Grandville, Michigan)
            Grandmother – Jane Wells ‘67 Albrecht
            Grandfather - John Albrecht '66

Peter Andrew (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Mother - Jennifer Payette '92 Andrew
            Father - Brian Andrew '90

Tess Bainbridge (Byron Center, Michigan)
            Mother - Laura McKee '97 Bainbridge
            Father - Bryan Bainbridge '96

Mia Bergethon (Holt, Michigan)
            Mother - Amy Seibert '96 Bergethon
            Father - Richard Bergethon '96

Annika Beyer (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Stepfather - Nathan Robrahn '91

Kylie Billeter (Lupton, Michigan)
            Mother - Kirsten Billeter '93

Kevin Billeter (Lupton, Michigan)
            Mother - Kirsten Sullivan ’93 Billeter

Griffin Bloch (Clinton Twp., Michigan)
            Father - Todd Bloch '93

Noah Bonnema (Holland, Michigan)
            Father - Thomas Bonnema '96

Noah Bosgraaf (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Veronica Vroon '92 Lehman

Ethan Brandt (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Steven Brandt '92           

Carter Breuker (Wyoming, Michigan)
            Mother - Jennifer Herron '94 Breuker

Nicholas Brunink (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Steven Brunnink '91

Caleb Brzezinski (Chelsea, Michigan)
            Mother - Erin Schiller '98 Brzezinski
            Father - David Brzezinski '98

Micah Bush (Hudsonville, Michigan)
            Mother - Keri Roelofs '96 Bush
            Father - Ross Bush '95

Erik Butchart (Quincy, Michigan)
            Mother - Callie Budd '01 Butchart
            Father - Erik Butchart '95

Bishop Carl (Cincinnati, Ohio)
            Mother - Sarah Birdsall '88 Carl

Lauren Carpenter (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

            Mother - Rebecca Maitner ‘98 Carpenter 

            Father - Jon Carpenter ‘96

Kale Cerny (Traverse City, Michigan)
            Mother - Michele Brown '92 Cerny
            Father - Timothy Cerny '91

Gabrielle Clark (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Mother - Kimberly Benninger '94 Clark

Carston Cole (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Lynn Kingma '90 Cole
            Father - Kevin Cole '88

Nicholas Corey (Byron Center, Michigan)
            Father - Donald Corey '88

Addeline Corlett (Hudsonville, Michigan)
            Great-Grandmother - Lois VanZomeren ‘36 DeBlaay

Frances Cozzens (Lyman, New Hampshire)
            Mother - Monica Bullard '94 Cozzens

Emma DeJoy (Pittsford, New York)
            Mother - Heather Lange '92 DeJoy

Clayton DeKam (Caledonia, Michigan)
            Mother - Christina Gill '99 DeKam
            Father - Kevin DeKam '99

Jace DeMann (Byron Center, Michigan)
            Mother – Sara VanPutten '96 DeMann

Kate DeMann (Byron Center, Michigan)
            Mother - Sara VanPutten '96 DeMann

Luke DeWitt (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Melissa Moroz '94 DeWitt
            Father - Steve DeWitt '94

Carson Driscoll (East Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Grandfather - William Mackay '50

Allison Dumler (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
            Mother - Angela Boulis '99 Dumler

Acacia Dykstra (West Linn, Oregon)
            Mother - Lyndsey McDonald '98
            Father - Timothy Dykstra '98

Grant Engelsman (Grand Haven, Michigan)
            Grandfather - Robert Engelsman '66

Claudia Folkert (Ada, Michigan)
           
Mother – Julie Bos ’93 Folkert
           
Father – Bretton Folkert ‘93
            Grandmother – Marie Geerlings ’62 Blauwkamp

Jonathan Gergely (Mattawan, Michigan)
            Mother - Heidi Kuhman '91 Gergely
            Father - Michael Gergely '91

Mallory Gilbert (Traverse City, Michigan)
            Stepfather – Peter Dendrinos ‘85

Kaitlyn Gorton (Crystal Lake, Michigan)
            Mother - Megan Clapp '00 Gorton

Avery Graham (Jenison, Michigan)
            Mother - Jane Roeters '98 Graham
            Father - Brandon Graham '98

Katherine Grimes (Washington, Michigan)
            Father - Matthew Honkanen '86
            Grandmother - Sally Sieber '56 Honkanen

Riley Gruppen (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Tonia Bruins '98 Gruppen

Charles Harris (Riverview, Florida)
            Grandfather - William Stumpf '88

Nina Heyne (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Steven Heyne '85

Jack Hollebeek (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Matthew Hollebeek '95

Brooklyn Johnson (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Anna Naber '00 Johnson
            Father - Joel Johnson '98

Kendall Kaplan (Alto, Michigan)
            Mother - Sara Rugg '97 Kaplan
            Father - Christopher Kaplan '96

Lauren Kehrwecker (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Emily VerBeek '01 Kehrwecker 

Lucy Kemink (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Sandy Judson '87 Kemink

Lauren King (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
            Father - Joseph King '96

Gabrielle Krause (East Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Mother - Kimberly Krause '86
            Father - Gary Graeff '83

Leanne Krombeen (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
            Father - Benjamin Krombeen '97

Matthew Kunzi (Hudsonville, Michigan)
            Mother - Sara Cripps '92 Kunzi
            Father - Bruce Kunzi '93

Elizabeth Lamberson (Glen Ridge, New Jersey)
            Mother - Margaret Marsters '85 Lamberson

Ava Lenting (Wyoming, Michigan)
            Great-Great-Grandfather - Edward Wolters 1920

Carly Llewellyn (Spring Lake, Michigan)
            Mother - Carrie Carley '97 Llewellyn
            Father - Evan Llewellyn '97

Micah McCurry (Clarendon Heights, Illinois)
            Mother - Amy Antrim '95 McCurry

Aiden McElligott (Barrington, Illinois)
            Mother - Makiko Ogino-McElligon '94

Ian McGovern (Hillard, Ohio)
             Mother - Vicki Folta '96 McGovern
             Father - William McGovern '96

Tori Melpolder (Caledonia, Michigan)
            Grandfather - Gerald Melpolder '50

Gavin Meyering (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Katie  Ergang'00 Meyering

Carter Mokma (Fennville, Michigan)
            Grandmother - Susan Wallace '72 Paauwe

Hendrick Nienhuis (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Myka Lock '98 Tommola
            Stepfather – Craig Tommola ‘00

Sophie Novak (Haslett, Michigan)
            Mother - Mindy Lane '92

Anna Oudsema (Lansing, Michigan)
            Father - Matthew Oudsema '87

Olivia Plaggemars (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Mother - Rachel Miller '01 Plaggemars

Stephen Price (Zionsville, Indiana)
            Father - Gregory Price '88

Edmund Redman (Dublin, Ohio)
            Mother - Cynthia Hofland '97 Redman
            Father - Edmund Redman '96

Madison Remenschneider (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Mary Boelkins '96 Remenschneider

Olivia Rezen (Kansas City, Missouri)
            Mother - Tara  Tubaugh' 94 Rezen

Hope Rhoades (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Jill Schrotenboer '88 Rhoades
            Father - Peter Rhoades '89

Charlie Rosenbrook (East Lansing, Michigan)
            Mother - Kristin Carton '92 Rosenbrook
            Father - John Rosenbrook '91

Ian Sanders (Wyoming, Michigan)
            Mother - Beth Volkers '99  Sanders
            Father - Steven Sanders '97

Nolan Sanders (Midland, Michigan)
            Mother - Kathryn Wildes '94 Sanders
            Father - Derek Sanders '94

Benjamin Schmude (Traverse City, Michigan)
            Mother - Sarah Rop '98 Schmude
            Father - Paul Schmude '98

Colton Schreur (Wayland, Michigan)
            Mother - Tara Blacquiere '00 Schreur

Anabel Sietsema (Coopersville, Michigan)
            Mother - Kalene Larr '97 Sietsma

Abigayle Smith (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
            Mother - Lauri Trazler '84 Smith

Madelyn St. John (Marshall, Michigan)
            Mother – Kristen Cline '95 St. John

Levi Tilden (Zeeland, Michigan)
            Father - Pete Tilden '85

Andrea Torres (Westmont, Illinois)
            Mother - Michele Perzee '88 Torres

Claire Vellinga (Holland, Michigan)
            Mother - Alyssa Postmus '95 Vellinga

Jackson Wade (Traverse City, Michigan)
            Grandfather - James Mohr '60 

Violet Wasilevich (Grand Ledge, Michigan)
            Mother - Elizabeth Card '98 Wasilevich
            Father - Marcus Wasilevich '96

Jorin Weeldreyer (Jenison, Michigan)
            Father - Dirk Weeldreyer '86

Arayah Weiden (Twin Lake, Michigan)
            Grandfather - Wayne Van Kampen '67

Ellery Whitfield (Augusta, Michigan)
            Mother - Patricia Geary '94 Whitfield

Luke Wierengo (Novi, Michigan)
             Mother - Caryl Scott '98 Wierengo
            Father - Jonathan Wierengo'98

Megan Williams (Hamilton, Michigan)
            Mother - Stephanie Jones '99 Williams
            Father - David Williams '98

William Winter (Traverse City, Michigan)
            Grandmother – Emelyn Curlee ’58 Winter
            Grandfather - John Winter '57           

Anna Zini (Novi, Michigan)
            Mother – Katherine Wedemeyer '82 Zini