NR #1995-050: For Immediate Release Three Finalists Named for Dordt College Presidency by Jim De Young, Director of Alumni and Public Relations, Dordt College Distributed by United Reformed News Service SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (April 21, 1995) URNS - The Dordt College Board of Trustees, meeting in regular session on campus, voted on April 21 to accept the recommendation of the search committee, approving three individuals as finalists for the presidency of the college. The three are Dr. Harry Fernhout of Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Lee Hollaar of Aldergrove, British Columbia, and Dr. Carl Zylstra of Orange City, Iowa. The candidates will return to campus next fall for a series of interviews with the board, faculty and students. The board will make the final appointment in October 1995, and the appointee will take office in the summer of 1996, following the retirement of current president Dr. John B. Hulst. Dr. Harry Fernhout is currently serving as president of the Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) in Toronto, Ontario. A graduate of Dordt College, Fernhout received a master's degree in philosophy from the Institute of Christian Studies in 1975, and a master's degree in education from the University of Toronto in 1982. His doctoral degree in the philosophy of education is also from the University of Toronto. Prior to his appointment to the ICS presidency in 1989, Fernhout served the ICS as senior member in the philosophy of education and vice-president for academic affairs. He is also an associate member of the graduate faculty in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. Fernhout has authored two books, "Promises Broken: Promise Kept" and "Of Kings and Prophets," and numerous academic articles. Dr. LeRoy (Lee) Hollaar currently serves as education coordinator for the Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia. Hollaar's graduate work includes a master's degree in educational administration from the University of South Dakota in 1971, a master's degree in Christian studies from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1986, and a doctoral degree in educational administration from the University of Alberta in 1989. Hollaar has served in various administrative positions: as principal of Volga Christian School, Volga, South Dakota; Ireton Christian School, Ireton, Iowa; Mt. Vernon Christian School, Mt. Vernon, Washington; and Edmonton Christian Schools, Edmonton, Alberta. From 1986-1988 Hollaar served as director of development for the Edmonton Christian Schools. Related professional positions include serving as president of the Christian School Administrators' Association and president of the Alberta Christian School Administrators' Association. He has also held adjunct faculty positions at Seattle Pacific University and Trinity Western University. Dr. Carl E. Zylstra, currently serving as pastor of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa, is a graduate of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his doctoral degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1983. Zylstra's background includes serving as pastor of Hammond Christian Reformed Church, Hammond, Indiana, from 1973 to 1979 and as a lecturer in practical theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1982-1983. Zylstra has also served in many denominational, ecumenical and civic positions. He is past president of the board of Christian Reformed World Missions and vice-president of the Board of World Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church, and has held various synodical appointments. Currently Zylstra serves as a member of the board of trustees of Calvin Theological Seminary and in various roles in the community and area schools. Dordt College, historically associated with the Christian Reformed denomination, is an independent four-year liberal arts college. Cross-References to Related Articles: [No related articles on file] Contact List: Jim De Young, Director of Alumni & Public Relations, Dordt College 498 - 4th Ave. NE, Sioux Center, IA * O: (712) 722-6024 * E-Mail: jim@dordt.edu Dr. Harry Fernhout, President, Institute for Christian Studies 229 College St., Toronto, ON M5T 1R4 * O: (416) 979-2331 Dr. LeRoy Hollaar, Education Coordinator, Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia [address unavailable] * O: (604) 888-6366 Dr. Carl Zylstra, Pastor, Immanuel Christian Reformed Church 217 - 3rd St. SW, Orange City, IA 51041 * O: (712) 737-3294 * H: (712) 737-8309 * E-Mail: CZylstra@aol.com ------------------------------------------------ file: /pub/resources/text/reformed: nr95-050.txt .