Alumni News

Madison Davis (’15) married Karl Engen in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan on March 26, 2022.

Rev. John Martin (’83) married Dr. Wendy VanderWal Gritter on December 28, 2021.

Annie Jane (Magee) Bernard (’11) married Robert Bernard in July of 2016 and they welcomed their first baby, Emmanuel Frank Magee Bernard on October 23, 2018.

Savanah Morin-Trenholm (’19) married Matthew Trenholm on September 4, 2021. Savanah was recently promoted to Compensation Advisor for the Government of Canada.

Miranda Roberts (’18) will be graduating with her Master of Arts in Theology from the University of British Columbia and Saint-Paul University in June 2022.

Merrill Green (’13) received his PhD in Early Judaism from McMaster University’s department of Religious Studies in April 2022.

Dr. Sara Parks (’96, ’00) has accepted a Tenure-Track position at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She will begin her new position as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in Fall 2022. Sara’s PhD in Early Judaism is from McGill University (2016), and her books include “Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean” (Routledge, 2022) and “Gender in the Rhetoric of Jesus: Women in Q” (Fortress/Lexington, 2019).

Lauren (Everett) Smith (’16) and Josh Smith welcomed Esther (Essie) Natalie Smith on December 9, 2021.

Rev. Aubrey Trail (’74), although semiretired, has continued to follow God’s call to pastor which has led him to service at First Grand Lake Baptist Church in Cumberland Bay, NB where he has been acting as part time pastor since August 2020.

Nichole Lively (’16) and her husband Brandon were married on June 20, 2020 and recently welcomed baby Jasper Richard Glendon Lively on January 23, 2022. Jasper is already showing off his Crandall pride!

Braxton (’19) and Hannah (Trail) Dearman (’20) welcomed baby Theodore (Teddy) Raphael Dearman born February 20, 2022 at 12:25 AM weighing 9lbs 12oz.

Micah Knowles (’17) became the new full-time Executive Director of Camp Tulakadik in March 2022. He also completed his Master of Science in Strategic Communications and Public Relations from Purdue University.

Angela (MacKinnon) (’18) and Alex (’19) Pattison welcomed baby Paul Judah Pattison on April 25, 2022.

Past Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Daniel Ingersoll (’84) was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in March 2022.

Jillian Somers (’18) was appointed as CEO of Destination Moncton-Dieppe in February 2022.

Daniel Walton (’96) was promoted to the rank of Major as a Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain in March 2022.

Tyler (’13, ’15, ’22) and Megan (Small) Burts (’13, ’14) welcomed baby boy Roman William Burts on May 11, 2022 just days after Tyler graduated with a Master of Education!