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Mary Benedict

Director of Stewardship and Engagement
benedictm@central.edu

Hannah Christiansen

Prospect Management and Research Coordinator
christiansenh@central.edu

Debra Collum-Calderwood

Senior Planned Giving and Major Gifts Officer
calderwoodd@central.edu

Amy Crabtree

Senior Database Manager for Advancement
crabtreea@central.edu

Sunny Eighmy

Vice President for Advancement
eighmys@central.edu

Amanda Panknen

Executive Assistant for the Vice President of Adva
panknena@central.edu

Susan Schippers

Database Manager for Advancement
schipperssus@central.edu

Kathleen Thompson

Director of Development
cashenthompsonk@central.edu

Michelle Wilkie

Senior Director of Development and Engagement
wilkiem@central.edu

Cindy Wilson

Major Gifts Officer
wilsonc@central.edu

Alumni & Friends

A Legacy of Love

Wilma Damhof Hoekstra ’45 and ’69 and her late husband Tony Hoekstra ’61 established a legacy of love for Central College that has persisted for over 80 years and multiple generations. As a mother of six, grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 42 and a teacher of hundreds, Wilma’s lifelong passion for learning was cultivated while attending Central. This ultimately led to a career as one of Pella’s most beloved first-grade teachers at old Lincoln Elementary School.

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