De Vries, Walter

Walter De Vries was born in 1929. After completing a one year business course at the Holland Business College he entered the armed forces in 1948. In 1949 he was discharged and enrolled in Hope College, but in 1951 he was recalled to active military duty. In 1954 De Vries received a bachelor's degree from Hope. In 1955 Michigan State University conferred upon him a master's degree, and in 1960 he obtained his doctorate, also from Michigan State.

While working on his doctorate De Vries taught at both Hope College and Calvin College and also served as a consultant regarding several public opinion surveys done within the state. Eventually he became a senior consultant for the Detroit-based Market Opinion Research firm.

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