William Spoelhof

William Spoelhof

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birth_date = 1909
birth_place = Paterson, New Jersey
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occupation = Calvin College
title = President
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term = 1951-1976
predecessor = Henry Schultze
successor = Anthony Diekema
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spouse = Angeline Nydam
children = Robert Spoelhof, Elsa Scherphorn, and Peter Spoelhof.
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William Spoelhof (born 1909) is a former President of Calvin College, and President Emeritus of the Grand Rapids, Michigan school.

Spoelhof is a native of Paterson, New Jersey and graduate from Calvin College in 1931. He received a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1937. After completing his doctoral studies, he came to Calvin to teach history and political science in 1946.

In 1956, after becoming president of the college, Spoelhof was responsible for the beginning school's move to its current Knollcrest campus. The move was not completed until 1973. Toward the end of the 1960s Spoelhof also had to deal with the impact of nation-wide student protest movements on the Calvin campus.

In 1935 Spoelhof married Angeline Nydam, and they had three children. The asteroid 129099 Spoelhof is named in his honour.

External links

* [http://www.calvin.edu Calvin College]
* [http://www.calvin.edu/hh/calvin_college_presidents/pres_spoelhof.htm William Spoelhof]
* [http://www.calvin.edu/admin/development/planning/williamspoelhofsociety.html William Spoelhof Society]


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