Career
He taught at Calvin College from 1920 to 1936, transferred to Indiana University and then returned to Calvin from 1948 to 1963. Three of his students were elected President of the American Philosophical Association, and two of his students delivered the Gifford Lectures. The Jellema Lectures at Calvin College are named in his honor.
Past Jellema lecturers have included JR Lucas (1987), Richard Swinburne (1988), Marilyn McCord Adams (1992), Sarah Coakley (2001), and Nancey Murphy (2009).
There is also a study room in Calvin College"s Hiemenga Hall named the Jellema Room, which contains Jellema"s library.
