Naming of the Chamberlain Multipurpose Room
Naming of the Chamberlain Multipurpose Room
On March 19, 2019, the Honors College welcomed back longtime director Jeff Chamberlain, Dr. J., for a ceremony naming the Multipurpose Room in the Niemeyer Learning & Living Center in his honor. Director Gilles and President Haas offered words of praise and gratitude to Dr. J’s many valuable contributions to GVSU and the Honors College, and both current and former students crowded the room to offer thanks of their own. Besides adding signage in the hallway leading to the room and installing a portrait of Dr. J along with text describing his major accomplishments, the Honors College presented to Dr. J a handmade statue from Ghana to mark the event.
Students, alumni, and faculty.
Dr. J and GVSU's fourth president, Thomas J. Haas.
Honors students and alumni listening to a tribute.
Current director Roger Gilles unveiling the portrait in Dr. J's honor.
Dr. J with his daughter Alisa and wife Olga.
Associate VP and Director of Admissions Jodi Chycinski greeting Dr. J.
Professor John Kilbourne remembering Dr. J's contributions.
Dr. J with Professor Karen Zivi.
Dr. J through the years.
The Ghanaian statue commemorating the event.
New signage leading into the Chamberlain MPR.
Our new portrait of Dr. J, to be displayed permanently in the Chamberlain MPR.