Dick Walters was born in Borculo and became a minister in 1933. He later served as President of the Reformed Bible Institute, later called Reformed Bible College and then Kuyper College. He also served as a professor there.
Anthony Diekema was born in Borculo on the farm where the Albert De Roo family lived. His family later moved to Zeeland. Anthony Diekema also became a President of Calvin College.
Dr. John J. Pruis, born in Borculo, Michigan on December 13, 1923, the son of Ties J. and Trienje (Koop) Pruis was President of Ball State University. John received his B.S. from Western Michigan University and his M.A. and Ph.D from Northwestern University. During his career he also received honorary degrees from five other universities. Dr. Pruis started his career in education as a grade school teacher in Jamestown, Michigan and a few years later became a faculty member at Western Michigan University. After completion of post-graduate work at Northwestern, he became a faculty member at Northern Iowa University and Southern Illinois University respectively. From 1955 until 1968 he served as a faculty member and Vice President of Administration at Western Michigan University.