The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college鈥檚 most foundational: education as an 鈥渁nchor of hope鈥� for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus 鈥� in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond 鈥� for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.