Rooks-Van Dellen Hall
Location
- Rooks-Van Dellen Hall
- 3220 Knight Way SE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4407
Construction relocation: The temporary location of the Help Desk, Audio-Visual, Career Center, and Calvin Information Technology.
Built:
1966
Also known as RVD, this residence hall complex is comprised of two wings with one common lobby and two shared, connected basements. Rooks is traditionally a female hall and Van Dellen a male hall.
Named after:
Albertus Rooks (1869-1958):
Appointed first dean of Calvin College in 1919, a position which he held for 25 years.
Idzerd Van Dellen (1871-1965):
A minister in the Christian Reformed Church, he helped start a Tuberculosis hospital in Denver, Colorado. For 26 years he served as a spiritual advisor to patients in this hospital.