The Cook Carillon Tower was built in 1994. President Lubbers' vision for the campus included the addition of a carillon. The tower is named after major donors and longtime Grand Valley supporters Pat and Peter Cook. The Cook Carillon Tower contains 48 bronze bells created in the Netherlands, and the size and weight of each bell determine the individual tones. The bells range from 7.5 to more than 51 inches and weigh 14 to nearly 3,000 pounds.

Julianne Vanden Wyngaard

Julianne Vanden Wyngaard is the retired university carillonneur at Grand Valley. She started in 1965 as a part-time piano accompanist and became a faculty member in 1967. When asked by President Lubbers to be the university carillonneur, it seemed like a logical transition from piano to carillon. Julianne spent several summer trips to the Netherlands along with her sabbatical to earn her performance diploma from Netherlands Carillon School in 2000.