Alumni Awards
In 2023, we introduced our first two alumni awards: The Kalamazoo Christian High School Impact Award and Kalamazoo Christian High School Legacy Award.
On May 25th, at the Kalamazoo Christian High School Graduation ceremony, Marc Verkaik, Head of School, awarded our first four alumni award winners! Kalamazoo Christian Schools implemented these two awards for the first time this year, and we will make it a tradition to award winners each year.
Congratulations to our four 2023 award recipients!
Alumni Legacy Award: John Schaap, Class of 1946 & Richard Van Donselaar, Class of 1967
Alumni Impact Award: Jennifer Benefiel DeKryger, Class of 1989 & Joel ‘Joey’ DeKoekkoek, Class of 1987
Congratulations to our two 2024 award recipients!
Alumni Legacy Award: Melvin Klooster, Class of 1948
Alumni Impact Award: Jason Zimmer, Class of 1987
Click Here To Read More About Our Recipients
Every year, The Kalamazoo Christian Schools Alumni Impact & Legacy Awards will continue to honor alumni who are/has spent their life in service to the Lord. We are fortunate to have a rich heritage of providing Christian Education in Kalamazoo. Since 1877, we have been blessed with a large number of alumni who have left a Legacy & Impact of faith. Please use the buttons below to nominate and read more about the criteria for the awards. Thank you for your nominations!
Current nominations open for 2025.
