IAPCHE is saddened yet again by the departing of a staunch supporter and promoter of Christian higher education worldwide. Calvin College’s professor emeritus Frank Roberts died on Friday, March 29, 2013, at the age of 75. Frank Roberts graduated from Calvin College with a BA in 1962. He completed his Master of Divinity at Calvin Theological Seminary in 1965 and then a Ph.D. in history and church history at Vanderbilt University in 1973. Roberts spent 32 years at Calvin in which he served as a faculty member in the college’s history department (1969-2001), as an academic dean (1990-1997) and as the college’s first director of off-campus programs (1997-2001). He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Doris, four children and seven grand children. Frank’s last IAPCHE event was a West Michigan networking dinner in November 2012, which he attended along with his wife Doris. We celebrate his life and dedication to global education.

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March 2013 CONTACT

Pella, Iowa–Friday February 8, 2013

We have received news that Dr. John Hulst, president emeritus at Dordt College and Executive Secretary Emeritus of IAPCHE went to be with the Lord today morning. We are saddened by his departure but celebrate a great many things he has done for Christian higher education around the world and especially for IAPCHE.

We would like to receive tributes to our brother from IAPCHE members and supporters worldwide to be included in our March Contact Newsletter. Please send a 500 word tribute of John to iapche@calvin.edu.

–”Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor”–Prov 15:33.

ABOUT IAPCHE

The International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education is a network for Christians in institutions of higher education committed to a vision and a mission that honors Christ globally.

IAPCHE was founded in 1975 in South Africa with the aim of bringing together reformed higher education institutions through networking and mutual exchange. Over the years IAPCHE has brought an increasingly diverse Christian fellowship into being as it has spread its networks to all corners of the world. Today it has regional offices in Costa Rica, India, and Kenya, and the head office is located at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. IAPCHE is run by an executive director who reports to a ten-member board representing Africa, Asia/Oceania, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Please visit our various pages to learn more about the work we do and who we serve.