Major: Masters Degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration
Collegiate Accomplishments:
- A graduate of Albion College in the Spring of 2022, where he majored in Political Science and minored in History. He participated in Albion College Cross Country and Track and Field for four years before transferring to Calvin University for graduate school and to pursue a 5th Year as a graduate transfer. At Albion, he varsity lettered 3 times in Cross Country and 8 times in Track and Field. In Cross Country, he was voted as the most improved runner for the 2020 and 2021 seasons and the most valuable runner in the 2021 season. He was the team captain for Cross Country during the 2021 season. Earned the Dave Egnatuk Award by Albion's coaches in Spring 2022 during the indoor season of Track and Field participation. Earned academic honor roll status from the MIAA Athletic Conference for efforts in performing well in both the fields of athletics and in the classroom from 2019 to 2022. Was a member of multiple honor societies while an undergrad at Albion College, including Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Collegiate Leadership Honor Society, Mortar Board Collegiate Senior Honor Society, and Chi Alpha Sigma Student-Athlete Honor Society. In addition to participating in other extracurricular organizations including Albion College Chapel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Astronomy Club, and others. Â Â Â Â Â
High School Accomplishments:Â
- Graduated from West Ottawa High School with honors in 2018, and participated in Cross Country for 3 years. Â Â Â
Parents: Son of Dennis and Tina VanMaurick
Favorite food:Â Pizza
Favorite Band:Â The FrayÂ
Favorite Bible Verse:Â Romans 8:28Â
Future Plans: Plans to finish the current MPA program and graduate in the Spring of 2024, while working and interning.Â
Why Calvin? My faith and trust in God has lead me to Calvin and it is seen and made itself evident in all aspects of my life at Calvin University, as a student athlete, a student, and in my time outside of both areas. I wanted to grow and strengthen my faith and continue to make it an integral part of my life past my undergraduate and high school chapters of my life, and what better place to do that than at Calvin!Â
Faith Journey: Being a graduate student, participating in collegiate athletics for one final year with my leftover collegiate eligibility from the Covid-19 Pandemic for such storied and talented programs, with its coaches, athletes, and fans reinforcing and encouraging us to be our best selves inside and outside the sport is amazing and truly a blessing that I am thankful for every day, since I have started my journey here. God is so good and it is clearly evident in everything he has brought me since being at Calvin, since starting my career at the collegiate level in undergrad, and in all the other countless blessings, opportunities, and memories he has brought into my life.
