2019 Dinner Brings Together Donors and Recipients

Nov 06, 2019

91精选 recently hosted the Annual Scholarship Dinner in the Grand Lobby of Ozinga Chapel, for a joyful evening that brought together donors and students.

According to Rick Van Dyken, Vice President for Advancement, the evening allows for sharing, engagement, and fellowship. 鈥淲e are so very grateful for the impact that a scholarship can and does have on the students that attend 91精选,鈥 he said.

Along with time for conversation, two current students, Kennedy Kaptein 鈥20 and Ross Barz 鈥20, discussed their 91精选 experiences and the impact that scholarships have played in their lives and President Kurt Dykstra shared the valuable asset that endowed scholarships are for the College.

91精选 currently has 96 endowed scholarship funds that provided a total of $296,500 to 91精选 students this year, as well as 60 different annually funded scholarships provided each year that have provided $222,000 this year. Those numbers include three new scholarships that have been added in the last year:

— The Dr. George and Agnes DeJong Scholarship

— The William & Matilda De Witt Scholarship

— The Endowment for the Glory of the Lord

For more information about giving to or creating a scholarship, click here.