Endowed scholarship honors life of Ethan Van Bochoven

Each year, the senior class unites to leave their legacy by supporting a campus initiative. This year, the Senior Gift Committee unanimously voted to create an endowed scholarship in honor of their classmate Ethan Van Bochoven, a senior music major who died in an auto accident in Harrisburg Oct. 12.

“He was a generous soul, with a great sense of humor who brought such joy to our community,” said Tim Dixon, professor of music. “At this core, he was committed to Christ and to sharing the love of Christ in a thousand different ways—particularly when he was playing his violin. We miss him for all of these things. This scholarship is a beautiful opportunity for us to honor our memories of Ethan by doing something tangible to serve Messiah students.”

Before spring semester started, donors had raised more than $9,000, tripling the past record for the senior class gift.

The scholarship will go toward supporting a Messiah music major with financial need who exhibits the love of performance and humility than Van Bochoven did. Please pray for his family and friends as they continue to grieve their loss and seek to find meaningful ways such as this to remember his life and the impact that he had on the lives of others.