Calvin Alumni Association

09/10/2026

The Wolthuis siblings and spouses gathered in August to celebrate 50+ years of marriage for each of them.

They celebrated in St. Joseph, Michigan, with a weekend of board games, food, boating and styling in their Calvin T-shirts as they played the Reunion in a Box Calvin trivia game.

Couples from left to right: Jim and Karen Former Wolthuis (51 years), John and Shirley Wolthuis Roels (54 years), Tom and Dawn Hendriksen Wolthuis (50 years), and Harry and Nancy Wolthuis Olthoff (60 years this October).

09/10/2026

Alumni & Friends Tour: Religious & Literary Circles of New England
Host: Gary Schmidt
May 14–21, 2027

Did you ever wish you could join the English department’s New England Saints interim trip? Now it's your turn to catch some Massachusetts sites of literary and historic significance on this tour with professor and celebrated author Gary Schmidt. Stops include the Plimoth Patuxet outdoor living history museum, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Walden Pond, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, and Boston’s Freedom Trail.

Itinerary, pricing, and registration: See the link in comments. And pass this along to a friend who would enjoy this tour too!

This tour is co-sponsored by our partners at the Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL).

09/01/2026

Prof. Debra Freeberg and Calvin alums explored Denmark and Norway together this summer. Highlights included Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, a Nærøyfjord cruise in Flam, and Edvard Grieg’s country estate in Bergen—and lots of beautiful scenery!

08/27/2026

Run with Pastor Mary and friends on Homecoming Saturday, September 26! Sign up for the Calvin Classic 5K ➡️ https://bit.ly/4d59l4S

08/26/2026

Summer road trip: Michigan Knights Chelsea Gilman ’10, Sydney Kleinhenz ’11, Mischa McCray ’09, and Mike Goorhouse ’08 experienced the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament together.

08/24/2026

Drop a welcome to Becky Weima Bagnall '07, our new alumni director! 👇We're glad she's come home to Calvin to lead the programming for our 66,700 alumni worldwide. 🥳

“What I’m excited about in this role is giving alums an opportunity to remember what it was about their experience here that made it so meaningful, and to be reminded that their story still matters and they still matter to Calvin. I want them to feel like Calvin still sees them whether they graduated last year, 20 years ago, or 50 years ago.” - Becky

This fall, Becky (Weima) Bagnall ‘07 is returning to her alma mater as Calvin’s new director of alumni, parent, and donor engagement.

08/20/2026

These Class of 2008 Calvin friends gathered at Lambton Shores, Ontario, Canada in June 2026 with their spouses and future Knights.

Back: Scott, Samantha Miller ’08, Jesse Taylor ’08, Rachel VanZanten ’08, Erica Boldenow ’08, Ellen Jackson ’08, Grace, Natalie Wiersma ’08, Allyson Green ’08, Amanda.

Front: Madeline, Joseph, Heather Guichelaar Lautenbach ’08, Annika, Emery, Kevin, Willem, Emily Vladuchick Conser ’08, David, Brian, Daniel

08/18/2026

Destination: Boston -- These nine Class of 2016 friends gathered from seven states for an informal 10-year reunion last April.

Pictured left to right: Zach Hagen, Peter Boersma, Daniel Weaver, Nate Slager, Lance Jensen, Curtis Kortman, Matt Scholten, Eric Yeong, Andrew Bouma

08/16/2026

Happy Sunday! Rejoice in the Lord with us by playing the new song “Hallelu Hallelujah,” composed and led by Debra Perry '91--one of the founding directors of Calvin's Gospel Choir--for the choir's spring 2026 reunion. Inspired? Pass it on!

"Hallelu Hallelujah"Composer: Debra PerryLead Vocals: Debra Perry...