After 30 years at Muskegon Community College, Pete Hoekema looks back fondly on his career.

By Bob Neubauer

“I decided I wanted to follow one of my passions as a kid, which was to draw pictures,” says Hoekema, a tall, amiable man with a deep voice. “I was going to be a commercial artist.”

In 1967 he enrolled in the graphic arts program at Muskegon Community College, but the following year, he had to take time off to earn money. His timing brought complications.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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