Alumni News
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS APPOINTED
Timothy is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Evenhouse ’84 to the position of Director of Alumni Relations. This part-time, donor-funded position will assist alumni in planning class reunions, strengthen relationships between alumni and Timothy, and communicate the good news about Timothy alumni to a broader audience. Look for Jay to come up with creative ideas and events with and for alumni.
Jay is also a real-estate broker, husband of Sharon, father of three Timothy students, and a member of Faith Christian Reformed Church in Elmhurst.
You’ll be hearing more from Jay in the days ahead. Look for his regular feature in future Reflectors, in the TCSNews, and on the Timothy Alumni Facebook page. If you’re a Facebook member, send him a message! He’s there.
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Check out the Facebook page created by Timothy's Alumni Board: Timothy Christian High School Alumni.
From the 00's
Wheaton College sophomore Brandi McNeil competed at the NCAA Division III Championship in the women's javelin throw for the second consecutive year. Last year, as a freshman, she earned All-American honors with an eighth-place finish in the javelin. McNeil entered last weekend's competition with the best qualifying effort in this year's 18-woman field. Her school and CCIW-record heave of 161' 11” at the 2007 Championships is not only the best qualifying effort in the event this year, it is the fourth-best women's javelin
effort in Division III history. Her qualifying mark is more than three feet better than the second-best qualifying mark, a toss of 158' 5”
by Alicia Whisner of Central College (Iowa).
Brandi made finals and came in 5th overall. She's an All American and her best throw this year qualified her to go to the U.S outdoor
track and field championships in Indianapolis in June.
Alex Jokich '05 is currently studying overseas for the entire year in Florence, Italy with Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University owns a centrally located villa in Florence that houses 55 students, teachers, and a host professor and his family for the year. The college students are required to learn Italian the semester before they travel abroad, and are required to take Italian for the entire duration of their overseas year. In order to learn the Italian language better, each of the college students gets "adopted" by an Italian family for the year and are invited over for dinners, etc. In addition, the students
participate in a "big sis, little sis" program weekly whereby the Pepperdine students and Italian children learn language skills from one another. They study hard during the 4 day school week, and travel all over Europe on their three day week-ends. It is an amazing cultural experience!
This photo was captured at Octoberfest in Munich. She said she and her travel companions got off the train and the first thing she saw were these Dutch college boys wearing these awesome shirts. She thought these shirts were the best and and couldn't wait to send the photo for the Timothy community to see. She sends this photo along as a reminder, that no matter how far you travel ... the Dutch are there to remind us of home !!
Maria (Baptista ’01) and Wesley English were married in Elmhurst on July 16, 2005. TCS participants were maid-of-honor Britt Salazar ’02 and groomsman Robert Baptista ’04. Wesley and Maria are both graduates of Taylor University, Upland, IN. Maria teaches Spanish at Bartlett High School, and Wesley is pursuing his master’s degree in forensic psychology. The couple resides in Wheaton.
From the 90's
Patrick Knight '90 and Lisa Merhige were married on February 18, 2007 in Miami, Florida. Patrick is a civil litigation defense attorney in Miami and is also an international speaker/trainer giving leadership and motivational seminars in 19 different states and 17 foreign countries. Lisa is a Procurement Manager for the Miami-Dade County Administrative Offices of the Courts. The couple reside in Miami.
Amy (Cook) Sherman ’92 and her husband Duane, recently moved to southeastern Iowa with their daughter, Hannah (1/5/07). Duane is serving as pastor of the Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church in rural Wayland, IA. Amy keeps busy taking care of Hannah and helping Duane with the church. They can be reached at duaneandamy@yahoo.com, or look for Amy’s profile on Facebook.
From the 80's
Dave Speelman '82 is known as "Doppler Dave" as a television weatherman in Texas and also does radio weather reports around the country. Visit www.kvia.com to read more about Dave and his work.
From the 70's
Andrea Haack '77 and her husband Max are script writers. They wrote the script for "The Ron Clark Story," which recently aired on the Hallmark Channel. Andrea's pen name is Annie De Young and her husband in Max Enscoe.
From the 60's
Several alumni were recognized by their alma maters for their good work. Mary Sytsma Greydanus '67 and her husband Stu received Calvin College's (Grand Rapids, MI) Outstanding Service Award for their financial support and encouragement to five students--all from poor imigrant families--to attend and graduate from Calvin.
Cal '68 and Marcy '67 Tameling were Alumni of the Year at Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) for their distinguished service to Trinity and the broader Christian community.
From the 50's
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Timothy Christian Schools Alumnus/a of the Year Award is given annually to a graduate of Timothy Christian High School who embodies the mission of the school through a positive impact on Timothy and/or culture and society:
“A disciple of Jesus Christ who serves their Lord and Savior by striving to do their best, and reflects and applies God’s timeless truths to the wide range of life’s challenges in exemplary fashion.”
The award recipient is announced at each high school graduation exercise. Whenever possible, the recipient is invited to appear in person and address the graduates. Nominations are reviewed by the Alumni Board, who makes a recommendation to the Timothy Board of Directors.
Nominations for this award are encouraged. Please send your nomination to Distinguished Alumni Award.
Past recipients:
1999 Dr. John Bernbaum ’61
2000 Jeannette Bult De Jong ‘67
2001 Allen Heerema ’69
2002 Phyllis Vos Wezeman ’64
2003 Dr. David Van Reken ’63
2004 George and Sharon Hoekstra ’60
2005 Kay Rops ’87
2006 Dr. Henry Tazelaar ‘74
2007 George Bosman '62
2008 Jonathan Bradford '67