Above Image: Professor Joe Hornik received the 2015 Outstanding Internship Advocate Award given to him by President Emeritus Thomas J. Haas and Troy Farley.

It is with great sadness that the faculty and staff of the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems inform you of the passing of Professor Joe Hornik on October 25, 2018. He passed away after a short illness. This comes as a shock to everyone as we all have lost a special friend, colleague, and instructor.

Professor Hornik joined GVSU in 1999 after a long professional career in the computing industry. He served as Instructor and Internship Coordinator for many years in GVSU’s School of CIS. This involved recruiting and sustaining relationships with hundreds of firms from the greater Grand Rapids area to Silicon Valley. Professor Hornik touched the lives of many computing students and graduates of our programs.

Our prayers go out to his wife DJ, and their family.

Relatives and friends may greet the family on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Zaagman Memorial Chapel (2800 Burton St. SE) from 5-8 PM and one hour prior to the Catholic Mass from 10-11 AM.

A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church (406 Savidge St., Spring Lake, MI) at 11:00 AM.