In August 1994, Dennis Voskuil answered God’s call to become the 10th president of Western Theological Seminary.  In June 2008, Dennis stepped down from the presidency after 14 years of unprecedented growth and change.  New programs were launched, existing ones redesigned, new facilities built, new community ministries initiated, and the student body tripled.

Betty Voskuil has had a lifelong passion for meeting the needs of hungry people and has spent 30 years serving in many important roles advocating this issue.  She retired in 2007 from a decade of work as the Coordinator for Reformed Church World Service, an RCA Mission Services program providing emergency relief to disaster victims.

In appreciation for the Voskuils' service to the Church, Western’s Board of Trustees established the Dennis and Betty Voskuil Chair in Old Testament.

This endowed chair allows Western to continue placing a high value on Old Testament studies without relying on tuition dollars to fund the cost of a professor.  Every dollar received for this fund is money that does not need to be raised by increasing student tuition.  An endowment of $2,000,000 will fully secure a permanent chair in Old Testament. $1.2 million has been raised thus far, and Dr. Thomas Boogaart was elected and installed as the first professor to hold this chair.

We invite you to thank Dennis and Betty for their service by committing a special gift to help complete the establishment of the Dennis and Betty Voskuil Chair in Old Testament.