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    NCAA Post Graduate Scholars

    Sixty-nine MIAA students have been presented NCAA scholarships for post graduate study as outstanding scholar-athletes. The winners are as follows:

    Lynn Achterberg (from St. Joseph) Kalamazoo '85. Letterwinner in swimming. Art major.

    Rene "Kip" Adrian (from Kalamazoo) Kalamazoo '97. Letterwinner in soccer. Health science and economics major.

    Dustin Armstrong (from Sand Lake) Alma '00. Letterwinner in football. Exercise and Health science major.

    Jackie Aurelia (from Rochester) Kalamazoo '94. Letterwinner in tennis. Health science major.

    Jeffery Bannink (from Holland) Hope '93. Letterwinner in swimming. Engineering and business administration major.

    John Becker (from Clyde, Ohio) Alma '69. Letterwinner in golf. Religion major.

    Jeff Bell (from Quincy) Olivet '99. Letterwinner in basketball. Business Administration major.

    Keith Bird (from Flint) Alma '67. Letterwinner in football and track. History major.

    Ric Brands (from Saginaw) Alma '99. Letterwinner in Football. Exercise and Health science major.

    John Brink (from Grand Rapids) Calvin '83. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Engineering major.

    Kurt Brinks (from Zeeland ) Hope '83. Letterwinner in football. Math major.

    Chris Burns (from La Porte, Ill.) Kalamazoo '82. Letterwinner in tennis. Economics major.

    Chris Bussert (from Munster, Ind.) Kalamazoo '78. Letterwinner in tennis. Biology major.

    Jeremy Cole (from Grand Rapids) Kalamazoo '96. Letterwinner in basketball and baseball. Business-economics major.

    Curt Crimmins (from Saginaw) Kalamazoo '84. Letterwinner in swimming. Biology major.

    Randall Cutler (from Kalamazoo) Hope '85. Letterwinner in baseball. Math- psychology major.

    David Dame (from Kalamazoo) Kalamazoo '79. Letterwinner in basketball. Biology major.

    Justin Ferriman (from Northville) Albion '07 Letterwinner is soccer. Business communication major.

    Neil Forster (from Midland) Albion '07. Letterwinner in tennis. Chemistry major.

    Todd Friesner (from Birmingham) Alma '79. Letterwinner in football, swimming and baseball. Business administration and history major.

    John Fuzak (from East Lansing) Alma '70. Letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball. Political science major.

    Brandon Graham (from Hudsonville) Hope '98. Letterwinner in football. Kinesiology major.

    Craig Groendyk (from Grand Rapids) Hope '80. Letterwinner in football. Business administration major.

    Kelsey Guisbert (from Farmington) Hope '06. Letterwinner in softball. Athletic training major.

    Kim Hartman (from Shelby Township) Kalamazoo '03. Letterwinner in soccer. Health science and psychology major.

    Elizabeth Hermiller (from Troy) Albion '02. Letterwinner in soccer. Biology major.

    Steve Honderd (from Grand Rapids) Calvin '93. Letterwinner in basketball. Economics major.

    Jim Horner (from Birmingham) Albion '69. Letterwinner in basketball and baseball. Biology major.

    Rainy Inman (from Haslett) Alma '97. Letterwinner in track. Biology major.

    Scott Jecmen (from Jenison) Hope '85. Letterwinner in football. Business adminstration and computer science major.

    Neil Johnson (from Rochester Hills) Albion '98. Letterwinner in football. Economics and management major.

    Jennifer Kennedy (from Redford) Albion '93. Letterwinner in basketball. History major.

    Kyle Klein (from Frankfort) Albion '98. Letterwinner in football. Economics and Management major.

    Joel Klooster (from Chatham, Ontario) Calvin '02. Letterwinner in cross country. Electrical engineering major.

    Donald Knoechel (from Kalamazoo) Kalamazoo '80. Letterwinner in swimming. Chemistry major.

    Charles Kovaleski (from Mt. Clemens) Olivet '70. Letterwinner in basketball and baseball. History major.

    Amy Kuipers (from Lockport, Ill.) Calvin '96. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Nursing major.

    Lindsay Lange (from Manistee) Hope '08. Letterwinner in basketball and track & field. Kinesiology major.

    Joel Mamby (from Battle Creek) Albion '81. Letterwinner in football and baseball. Professional management major.

    Lewis Miller (from Newport) Kalamazoo '93. Letterwinner in tennis. Economics/Political Science major.

    Mike Montico (from Berkley) Albion '94. Letterwinner in football. Pre-med major.

    Sara Musser (from Okemos) Kalamazoo '96. Letterwinner in basketball. Health science major.

    Tom Nicolai (from Fraser) Kalamazoo '65. Letterwinner in football and baseball. Physics major.

    Ron Posthuma (from Grand Rapids) Hope '74. Letterwinner in football. Political science and history major.

    Peter Romano (from Holland) Kalamazoo '83. Letterwinner in swimming. Biology major.

    Megan Russell (from Portage) Albion '04. Letterwinner in softball. Economics and management major.

    Tim Schafer (from Holt) Albion '95. Letterwinner in football. Mathematics major.

    John Schelske  (from Ann Arbor) Kalamazoo '82. Letterwinner in basketball. Economics major.

    Emily Schlitz (from Potterville) Hope '05. Letterwinner in track and field. Athletic training major.

    Rebecca Schmidt (from Holland) Hope '99. Letterwinner in volleyball. Kinesiology major.

    Jeff Shooks (from DeWitt), Albion '95. Letterwinner in football. Chemistry major.

    Daniel Slattery (from Mt. Morris) Kalamazoo '79. Letterwinner in swimming. Political science major.

    Lisa Smith (from Dearborn) Hope '07. Letterwinner in swimming. Psychology major.

    Missy Smith (from Ada) Calvin '06. Letterwinner in track & field. German and Asian Studies major.

    Kelly Spalding (from Manton) Alma '90. Letterwinner in basketball. History and political science major.

    Jennifer Straley (from Flushing) Hope '88. Letterwinner in swimming. Biology major.

    Stu Ten Hoor (from Grand Rapids) Alma '75. Letterwinner in basketball. History major.

    Ryan TerLouw (from Pella, Iowa) Hope '07. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Chemistry major.

    Rebecca Timmer (from Pella, Iowa) Hope '99. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Chemistry major.

    Jeff Toner (from Osseo) Adrian '93. Letterwinner in football. Biology major.

    Raymond VanArragon (from Guelph, Ontario) Calvin '95. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Philosophy and religion major.

    Peter Vande Brake (from Bristol, Tenn.) Calvin '87. Letterwinner in track. Philosophy major.

    Derek VanderHeide (from Grand Rapids) Hope '97. Letterwinner in swimming. Chemistry and business administration major.

    Jim Van Sweden (from Portage) Kalamazoo '73. Letterwinner in basketball. English and literature major.

    Mark Veenstra (from Hudsonville) Calvin '77. Letterwinner in basketball and track. Physical education and biology major.

    Evan Whitbeck (from Northville) Kalamazoo '02. Letterwinner in swimming. Chemistry major.

    Scott Whitbeck  (from Northville) Kalamazoo '04. Letterwinner in swimming. Economics major.

    Don Yehle (from Midland) Alma '71. Letterwinner in cross country and track. Political science major.

    Bill Ziem (from Waterford) Olivet '74. Letterwinner in football and baseball. Biology and pre-med major.

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