Eagles of Excellence Gala

2024 Eagles of Excellence Gala 

Celebrating 20 Years! 

Monday, November 4, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Pinnacle Center - Hudsonville 
$30 per person | $240 reserved table for 8

The Eagles of Excellence Gala, hosted annually by the Hudsonville Education Foundation in partnership with Hudsonville Public Schools, brings together over three hundred educators, administrators, students, parents, alumni, community representatives, and business leaders to recognize and celebrate extraordinary Hudsonville Public Schools students, both past and present, during a formal awards program and dinner.

2024 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees 

The Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame recognizes and celebrates graduates of Hudsonville High School whose personal endeavors, career achievements, and community service exemplify a commitment to excellence and dedicated service to others, as well as being an inspiration to current and future students. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon an outstanding alumnus/a by the Hudsonville Education Foundation in partnership with Hudsonville Public Schools. Congratulations to this year's inductees. 

Sandra VanDam Anderson, PhD, MS, BSN, RN 
Class of 1961
Career Achievements 
Global Program on AIDS, World Health Organization

Col. Peter J. Gryzen
Class of 1993
Career Achievements
Vice Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy

Roger D. Miller, M.D.
Class of 1958
Career Achievements
Vietnam War Veteran, Pioneering Cardiologist, Grand Rapids, MI

Jesse Reimink, Ph.D.
Class of 2005
Career Achievements
Rudy L. Slingerland Early Career Professor of Geoscience, The Pennsylvania State University

Inaugural Lifetime Legacy Award Recipients

The Lifetime Legacy Award category was established to honor non-alumni of Hudsonville Public Schools who are deemed worthy of recognition for their contributions to the Hudsonville school district and education community.

Donald Van Doeselaar, EdS
Former Mayor, City of Hudsonville; Former Superintendent, Hudsonville Public Schools and Founding Chairman, Hudsonville Education Foundation 

Marvin H. Patmos and June (Serum) Patmos, Class of 1938
Posthumous
Founders, Sunrise Acres Egg Farm; Education Advocates and Literacy Philanthropists

Eagles of Excellence Student and Educator Recognition

We are pleased to introduce the following students as 2024 Eagles of Excellence. These students were chosen for demonstrating quality character traits inside and outside of the classroom and for their academic efforts. Each student will be accompanied by a mentor of their choosing that has positively impacted them on their educational journey.

Class of 2025

Logan Leddy, Katelyn Rigterink [Julie Tuuk], Macabe Scholtens [Ken O'Rouke], Ella Terpstra [Marc Beemer]

Class of 2026

Ryan Aukeman [Jennifer Stutz], Caeden Kennedy [Marc Beemer], Charlotte Spaniolo [Deb Fridsma], Maggie Szlachcic [Brandy Walker]

Class of 2027

Aiden Bayle [Christopher Ray], Elizabeth Huizinga [Rachel Caswell], Ryan King [Philip Matthews], Callie Naber [Charlotte Higgs]

Class of 2028

Charlotte Baker [Mike Price], Dylan Levandoski [Mark Mulder], Donovan Nelson [Hannah Anderson], Jorja Straub [Jennifer Stutz]

Class of 2029

Lainey Alward [Wendy DeSmit], Ella Harmer [Jessica Jenema], Reese Langendorfer [Chris Bowen], Nolan Williams [Sarah Lenhart]

Class of 2030

Ginny Beaudoin [Angela Ernstes], Zack Bolhuis [Nate Bolhuis], Tierney Brechting [Zachary Jacobs], Jillian LaSorsa [Brittany VanMaastricht]

Diamond Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

For information on Sponsorship Donation opportunities, go to www.hudsedfound.org/sponsor.html or contact Janessa Smit.