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Moss, Sarah

The Voice 
Volume 69 
Issue 1 Fall 2023 Article 4 
Three Full-Time Employees Retire from Dordt 
Sarah Moss 
Dordt University, sarah.moss@dordt.edu 
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Three full-time faculty and staff  members retired this past 
spring. Collectively, the retirees have dedicated around 69 
years of service to Dordt University.
Dr. Robert “Bob” De Smith, professor of English, has served 
at Dordt since 1983. Dr. Teresa Ter Haar, professor of theatre 
arts and De Smith’s colleague for many years, says that what 
she appreciated most about De Smith was walking past his 
classroom and hearing him engage with his students.
“He is so incredibly passionate about what he does. You could 
hear the energy in his voice. The ideas he brings forward 
in the classroom and the way he brings students into those 
conversations is absolutely inspirational,” she says.
Dr. Jay Shim, professor of theology, has served at Dordt since 
2004. Dr. Justin Bailey, professor of theology and a colleague 
of Shim’s, appreciates Shim’s passion for global mission work.
“He spends time visiting countries around the world and is 
very much a person who doesn’t want theology to stay in the 
ivory tower but to be shared broadly throughout the world,” 
says Bailey. “I appreciate his leadership and heart for the 
global church."
Mr. Howard Wilson, vice president for university operations, 
has served at Dordt since 2013. Robert Taylor, vice president 
for student success and dean of students, says that Wilson 
embodies humility and kindness. “He is so full of wisdom and 
is more well-read than anyone I know,” says Taylor. “He has 
fl oor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and in a conversation with him 
you can sense the wisdom he has gleaned from his books as 
well as his life experience.”
SARAH MOSS (’10)
THREE FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES RETIRE 
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Dr. Robert De Smith
“We have our own kitchen, living room, laundry room, 
bedroom, and bathroom. We even have our own welcome 
mat that sits outside our front door,” she says. “I love staring 
out the windows and watching the sunset. I appreciate how 
spacious the Squares feel. I really enjoy hosting friends over, 
since I believe the space is best when fi lled! Living in the 
Squares has been great, and I’m grateful for all the moments 
I’ve been able to share this space with others.”
SARAH MOSS (’10)
Dr. Jay Shim Howard Wilson
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
How did Dordt decide on the apartment name? 
Students, faculty, and staff  were invited to fi ll out a 
survey to share their name ideas; there were 345 names 
submitted.
Laura Grasman ('19), who works as a 
payroll administrator at Dordt, submitted 
the winning name to the survey. She will 
receive a designated parking spot for 
the 2023-24 academic year as a prize. 
Grasman says she was surprised and 
grateful when she learned her apartment 
name idea had been selected.
“We have so many talented people who submitted 
ideas for the new apartments, and to be chosen was 
fl attering,” she says. “Receiving a parking space for a 
year? That’s cause for skipping around the offi  ce!”
Grasman says the new apartments benefi ts Dordt 
greatly. “Living on campus provides community and 
inclusivity,” she says. “Dordt is well-known for student 
engagement. By building more apartments, we’re 
providing the opportunity for students to build stronger 
bonds on campus."
L. Grasman
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