Au Sable Institute announced today that the 2022 recipient of the Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellowship is Jeshell Hofland of Biola University. Jeshelle is finishing her third year at Biola and is majoring in Biological Sciences. This summer she will be enrolled in two courses at Au Sable’s Pacific Rim campus on Whidbey Island, WA.

In her application for the award, Jeshelle stated, “I explore the environment because it declares the glory of its creator, and because He has made it so incredibly worth exploring. I delight in creation because the Creator himself delights in it. I serve and protect creation because the Creator of it all has given us that task, and because He himself cares about his creation, and delights to see it thrive.” She added, “I am thrilled to be taking classes at Au Sable Institute this summer, diving into environmental studies in this distinctly Christian community.”

The Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership is the largest and most prestigious fellowship offered at the Au Sable Institute. With a value of US $5100, students must demonstrate academic excellence and a record of accomplishment with high potential for continued leadership in Christian environmental stewardship, much like that of Dr. Calvin DeWitt, the Institute’s Founding Executive Director. Cal displayed visionary leadership as he led Au Sable for its first two decades as an Institute, and engaged with the wider Christian community to care for God’s earth out of a joy for the good gift of creation and out of our responsibility as earthkeepers for serving and protecting it.

Congratulations, Jeshelle! We look forward to having you with us.