2024 Alumni of the Year
Tanya Castellon Rojas
Class of 2005
Lynden High School Alumni of the Year is selected annually by the Lynden Alumni Association. Nominations are received at the June meeting with selection completed by August 31. The selected recipient is honored at Lynden High School’s Homecoming Assembly in the fall and spotlighted in the winter newsletter of the Lynden Alumni Association.
Criteria:
- Graduate and positive representation of Lynden Schools
- Personal integrity; highly ethical and morally sound
- Outstanding achievements in nominee’s specialization
- Positive impact/contributions in local, state, or global community
- Inspiration to others
Past Recipients
2023 – Grant Brickbealer
2022 – Jeanne DeJong
2021 – Ladd Shumway
2020 – No Nominations due to COVID
2019 – Debbie VanderVeen
2018 – Richard Martinez
2017 – Monica (Roosendaal) Zylstra
2016 – Blake VanDalen
2015 – Greg Helgath
2014 – Jim Taubenheim
2013 – Linda Young
2012 – Audie Hendricks
2011 – Rollie DeKoster
2010 – Tom Meurer
2009 – Lawrence Honcoop
2008 – Bill Bremner
2007 – Becky Midboe
2006 – Bob Kildall
2005 – John Clark
2004 – Jack Louws
2003 –Juan Baldovinos
2002 – Chad VanderKooi, Chad Baar, Tim Hanson, Michelle Clark (Pilot, Fireman, Police Officers All from the class of 1992 (in honor of 9/11)
2001 –Sue Lobland
2000 –Frieda Michael-Wallace
1999 – Rich Waldemar
1998 – Rich Kayser
1997 – Hank Jansen
1996 – William Lewis
1995 – Hub DeJong
1994 – Bernie Bovenkamp
1993 – Curt Maberry