Alumni Awards - Honorary Alumni — Bill and Connie Hinga
Bill and Connie Hinga of Pella are also honorary alumni of Central College. Both grew up in Holland, Mich., Bill graduating from Holland High School and Connie from Holland Christian High School. The couple graduated from Hope College with degrees in education and began teaching careers. In 1965, Bill was invited to join Central College, where he was dean of students and head track coach, and Connie taught kindergarten for Pella Community Schools.
The couple retired in 1993 and are still active at Central and in the Pella community. Bill served as a volunteer for Central’s Town and Gown fundraising program for many years. He and Connie have three daughters Cathy Hinga Haustein ’76, Lynn Hinga DeVries ’79 and Ann Hinga Klein ’80, all graduates of Central, and one son Tom Hinga ’82, who attended Central and graduated from Iowa State University.
