Ben Meyer

Academic Dean/Registrar

B.S. (Dordt College, l968), M.Ed. (Western Michigan University, l974), Ed.D. (Western Michigan University, l999).
BMeyer@kuyper.edu • 616.988.3641

Dr. Ben Meyer, academic dean and registrar for Kuyper College, oversees the functions of the Academic Office, coordinates degree programs and course schedules that benefit students and professors, and supervises the academic progress of the entire student body.  He also regularly teaches Human Biological Science.

As a veteran teacher, Dr. Meyer has a gift for communicating with students and helping them build a program that will prepare them for their future goals and careers.  Dr. Meyer taught for 32 years at Jenison Public Schools. He also served as assistant principal.  From 1993 to 2004, he taught biology at Grand Rapids Community College.  Dr. Meyer has significant cross-cultural experience as well, having taught in Mongolia, Tibet, Cambodia, the Peoples Republic of China and Russia.

"A life of faith and service is a Christian's response to God's special gift of redemption.  As academic dean and registrar I coordinate services that develop students' Christian worldview as well as their skills for faith and ministry.  Degrees and programs must be designed for students to see that they are in Christ and he is in them.  They are created with an inherent awareness that they are hardwired to God. This awareness, that Christ lives in them and works his will through them, will impact the decisions, ministries and relationships of every student."

Ben and his wife, Judy, have three children and six grandchildren.  In his spare time, he enjoys farming, reading and traveling.