Spring 2012 - Crandall University

A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF CRANDALL UNIVERSITY
Spring 2012
Volume 25 - Edition 1
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Growing Edge
THE
Convocation - P 8
Athletics Awards Banquet - P 17
Distinguished Alumni - P 12
There is a place
where the
grass is a little greener.
A place where things are moving, where work and life are in balance.
A place that’s connected to nature, to business…to the world.
Now is the time to be in New Brunswick.
for work: www.nbjobs.ca
for life: www.beinthisplace.ca
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From the
President’s Desk
Andrew Hopper
This edition of the “Growing Edge” reaches you at a time when the
University is in the midst of “transition”. Dr. Brian MacArthur resigned from
the position of President of Crandall University the end of December and I
began as the interim President the first of January and will hold this position
till the end of July, 2012. As of August, 2012 Dr. Bruce Fawcett will commence
as the incoming President for a term of five years. Although Presidents
come and go, the one thing which does remain constant is our mission of
transforming lives through “quality university education firmly rooted in the
Christian faith.” That is why Crandall exists and why we as faculty and staff of
the university are here - to provide an education for students which is rooted
in the Christian faith.
On Saturday, May 5th we were pleased to have our Lieutenant
Governor the Honorable Grayden Nicholas preside over our morning
Convocation ceremony. During the two ceremonies, Mr. H. Jack Stultz,
Chancellor of Crandall conferred a total of 155 Bachelor degrees in Arts,
Business Administration, Science and Education upon our graduates. As well,
14 certificates were awarded to graduates in Literacy Education, Resource
Education, Cross Cultural and Youth Leadership. It was a wonderful day of
celebration as students were recognized for their success. We certainly thank
God for the opportunity we have had to invest in the life and future of each
graduate.
We were also honored to present Leadership Awards to Dr. Arthur
Maxwell and Dr. Merville Vincent during the two ceremonies. As well, they
delivered the Convocation Address to the graduates for the morning and
afternoon ceremonies, respectively. More detailed information about these
two gentlemen can be found later on in this edition of The Growing Edge.
The first part of January, the new apartment building opened for the first
student tenants. It consists of 23 apartments and at present 18 apartments are
rented for the fall. On February 10th , three Faculty were recognized at the
Stephen S. Steeves and Ella Steeves Excellence Awards Dinner - Excellence
in Service awarded to Dr. Cathy Rogers, Excellence in Teaching awarded to
Dr. Abram Steen and Excellence in Research awarded to Dr. Edith Samuel.
Congratulations to each of this year’s recipients.
This March we had approximately thirty Crandall students along with
two of our professors, Dr. Ted Newell and Dr. Steve Dempster attend the
“Jesus to the Nations” conference in Halifax, hosted by Saint Mary’s University.
What a wonderful opportunity for these students to become better informed
on the various organizations involved in mission projects and partnerships
around the world. We currently have three students involved in short-term
mission work in Boliva for the month of May. They are Laura Sutherland,
Ashley Kaine and Hannah Magee. Emily Rhyno is also involved in a five week
Mission Trip in Boliva, working with Wycliffe Bible Translators, translating
scriptures for deaf
people. Please be
praying for these
young ladies as
this is certainly a
new adventure for
them and adjusting
to a new culture
is a major challenge. God will truly bless them and it will be a life changing
experience for them, I am sure.
Crandall continues to have a number of students involved in the Prison
Ministry and Harvest House ministry under the leadership of Professor Chris
Quek. What a wonderful opportunity for these students to be able to witness
and share their faith with these folks. Please continue to uphold these young
students in your prayers as it is not easy to go outside of one’s comfort zone
in sharing their faith with inmates and people struggling with addictions.
Since the major construction projects (Stultz Hall and the apartment
building) have been completed and the Future Capital Campaign winds down
we are faced with the reality of paying off these debts. We want to thank those
who have invested in the expansion of our facilities and growth potential of
this university and its mission. As it stands now the Capital Campaign is at
approximately 90% of its funding goal of $ 19,000,000, realizing that the 10%
remaining represents about 2 million dollars in funding still to be raised. We
continue to seek the involvement of donors and churches so we will end this
campaign initiative in a strong position.
As well, we ask that you would remember the University and its mission as
we strive to meet our University’s overall operating budget before we close
our fiscal year end on June 30th. As it stands now we are looking at a potential
deficit of around $ 100,000.00.Your donations to the Future Foundations
Capital Campaign and/or Operational Funds would be greatly appreciated.
A period of growth and change creates challenges and pressures and
does not occur without cost. Crandall is a faith venture dependent on
God’s goodness and generosity of its many supporters. As a recipient of this
magazine you have interest in the mission and progress of the University. We
need your help as we strive to conclude our fiscal year at June 30th with
our books balanced. As well we are inviting alumni and churches to make a
special commitment to the Capital Campaign so that Crandall University will
be available to students in the future who are seeking their post secondaryeducation at an institution that holds to this standard in Christ – Colossians
1:18b – “that in all things He might have the preeminence.”
Andrew Hopper
President, Crandall University
Cover Photo: President Andrew Hopper, Chancellor H. Jack Stultz, graduate Candace Nicholson, Dr. Neil Soggie (Inset: Athletes, Elizabeth Boutilier, Kait McGraw and Amy Doucet)
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Leadership Awards
ARTHUR WESLEY MAXWELL
B.A., M.A.R., M.Div., D.Min.
In the spring of 1944, Arthur W. Maxwell entered the family
of James and Dorothy (nee Hyslop) Maxwell, the eighth of nine
children, seven of whom were girls. Arthur grew up in Moncton
and in 1962 graduated from Moncton High School. Influenced
by a neighbor who let Arthur watch him fix televisions and
radios in his workshop, he later enrolled in an Electronics
diploma program at the New Brunswick Institute of Technology
in Moncton. This led to eight years of work as an electronic
technician, first, and briefly, for the Department of Transport and
then second, for seven years, with the New Brunswick Power
Corporation.
Ironically, while on education leave from NB Power, Arthur
sensed a call to ministry and shifted his academic focus from
Electrical Engineering at UNB to a B.A. in Religion at Bethany
Bible College. It was during this time as a student that, he “fell
in love with the college” and believed he “would return some
day to teach.” After graduating in 1976, he stepped directly into
full-time church ministry within the Wesleyan denomination,
but education continued to be a major part of his life. While
serving as a pastor in the state of Ohio, he completed his M.A. in
Religion from Asbury Theological Seminary, in Wilmore, Kentucky
(1982). He then returned to Canada to minister in churches in
New Brunswick, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, while also completing
a Masters of Divinity degree in 1989 from Tyndale Seminary in
Toronto.
In 1991, he returned to Bethany Bible College to both
teach and serve as the Academic Dean, thus fulfilling his earlier
belief that working at the College would be a major component
within his life’s vocation. Always the consummate learner,
Arthur returned back to school again, completing his Doctorate
of Ministries from Canadian Theological Seminary in Regina,
Saskatchewan (1997). Dr. Maxwell served as Bethany’s chief
academic officer for 17 years and played a key role in helping
lead the college through some of its greatest periods of growth.
In 2008 Dr. Maxwell retired, but he was destined to return to
Bethany one more time. One year after his retirement, the
Board of Bethany Bible College sought Dr. Maxwell’s leadership
again, asking him to serve as Interim President during a key
time of transition. He graciously agreed to take on this oneyear appointment, beginning in the summer of 2009, having just
completed a one-year term as Academic Dean of Emmanuel
Wesleyan Bible College, a small, but aspiring college in Swaziland,
Africa.
Dr. Maxwell has been a ‘friend’ of Crandall University for
many years, having negotiated and collaborated on behalf of
Bethany with various Crandall administrators. He was also
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Chancellor H. Jack Stultz and Dr. Arthur Maxwell
Bethany’s most faithful representative and contributor within
a professional association initiated in 2001 by Crandall’s past
president, Dr. Brian MacArthur, called the Atlantic Christian
College and University Fellowship (ACCUF).
Dr. Maxwell’s other loves, besides teaching, are his wife,
Sherry (nee Hood) and their three children – Mary, Arthur, and
Matthew. In turn, their children have added more love to their
lives, rewarding them with eight grandchildren, ranging in ages
from 7 to 21: Brenna, Liam, Aidan, Thomas, Catherine, Etienne,
Kristy, and Monique.
Almost 40 years ago, Arthur Wesley Maxwell made a
decision to alter his career path, which brought him to Bethany
Bible College. He “fell in love” with their mission and educational
goals to the extent that 3 degrees and 15 years of experience
later, he returned to his alma mater and provided 18 years of
strong, visionary leadership.
2012
MERVILLE OULTON VINCENT
B.A., M.D., C.M., F.R.C.P. (C.), D.A.B.I.M.
Merville O.Vincent was born in Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, in 1930 to Arthur and Gertrude (nee Tingley)
Vincent. Being the son of a minister did mean the occasional
move throughout his childhood and adolescence, but the
majority of these years were spent living in Saint John graduating
from Saint John High School in 1947. Following high school
graduation, Merville began studies towards a Bachelor of
Arts degree at Acadia University, which he completed in 1950.
While at Acadia, he narrowed his career path options to either
law, medicine, or ministry, like his father. Merville’s dad always
told him, “If you can do anything but ministry and be content,
do it.” Following his father’s advice, he applied to medical
school at Dalhousie University with the understanding in his
heart that a rejection from this program would mean a call to
consider ministry. Dalhousie, however, accepted Merville and he
completed his M.D. in 1955, beginning what ultimately turned out
to be a 43 year career, from which he retired in 1998.
Once it was clear that medicine was to be his career path,
some difficult choices still had to be made, including a decision
regarding a focus on internal medicine or psychiatry. This time
he solved the dilemma by completing specialty qualifications in
both areas between 1955 and 1962. He accomplished this in part
through residency work at Warren State Hospital in Pennsylvania
and the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. In 1962, Psychiatry became Dr.Vincent’s primary
focus when he accepted the position of Assistant Medical
Superintendent at the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph,
Ontario, the largest private psychiatric hospital in the country.
Ten years later, Dr.Vincent was appointed Executive Director of
Homewood, fulfilling this role until he resigned in 1986 to begin a
private practice in Salmon River, British Columbia.
Besides maintaining his private practice from 1986 to
1998, Dr.Vincent continued to be involved within his profession,
serving as staff psychiatrist for Shuswap Lake General Hospital,
including a 3-year term as the President of their medical staff.
He also provided psychiatric consulting services as far away
as Australia and New Zealand. Dr.Vincent has been an active
member in many professional organizations, including the
Canadian Medical
Association, the
Canadian Psychiatric
Association, and
The Royal College
of Psychiatrists.
He likewise has
been honoured for
his contribution
to his community
and profession
on numerous
occasions, not the
least of which is
being awarded the
Queen’s Jubilee
Medal. Over his
career, Dr.Vincent
published a book
entitled God, Sex
and You, while also
writing over 120
articles, chapters,
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and essays for
both medical and
religious publications.
Merville has been married to Vivian (nee Stott) since June
26, 1954. Together they have four sons - Merville, Mark, Dwight,
and Duane, 10 grandchildren: Michael, Laura, Rebecca, Jennifer,
Melody, Matthew, Amanda, Owen, Ryan, and Nicole, and – to this
point – one great grandchild (Keegan James). This rich heritage
provides ample opportunity for Dr.Vincent to continue to
observe and assess the wonders of human behaviour.
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Be the Best You Can Be
An excerpt from the 2012 valedictory address given
by Armand Doucet
We are fortunate to have been able to find our calling in life. During our
journey to become teachers, we have been surrounded by people who have
loved us, mentored us, supported us, challenged us, cared for us, encouraged
us and done all the little things that have helped us reach this graduation
day.
Paulo Coelho wrote: ‘’what is a teacher? It isn’t someone who teaches
something, but someone who inspires the student to give of his best in order
to discover what he already knows.’’ Chances are that you all had a teacher,
coach or mentor who took the time to inspire you towards your dreams
and goals. I had a few phenomenal teachers along the way who worked hand
in hand with my parents to keep me on the right path. Luckily, one of those
teachers, Roger Cormier, got me into coaching when I was in high school,
because like any great teacher, he saw some potential in me when I didn’t
necessarily see it myself. He pushed me not just to volunteer my time, but also
to give my very best to the players. I remember him telling me, “Always be the
best that you can be” And, that’s exactly what I have tried to do.
While at Crandall, the story of Rick and Dick Hoyt kept me focused,
and inspired to reach my goals, both at school and professionally. As a result
of oxygen deprivation to his brain at the time of his birth Rick was born as a
spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. This was before inclusion was in place
in the United States. The doctors and educators told his dad, Dick, that Rick
should be institutionalized. Dick told them one simple word: no. Though Rick
couldn’t walk or speak, his parents quickly realized that he was quite astute.
His parents fought with education administrators to see past Rick’s physical
limitations and to see the bright kid that they saw. They won this fight, and
Rick now holds a university degree.
One day, in 1977, Rick came home from school and told his parents that
he wanted to participate in a 5 mile benefit run for a lacrosse player who had
been paralyzed. Dick agreed to run with him, and on the day of the run, he
pushed his wheelchair-bound son to next-to-last place. That night, Rick told his
dad that when he was running, for the first time, he didn’t feel handicapped: he
felt alive. Since then, Rick and Dick have finished over 1000 races, including 70
marathons, 140 triathlons and many Ironman races.
As students, many of us witnessed the beginning of inclusion in our
school systems. This was probably not an easy time for the teachers, as
they were trying to figure out how to adjust to students with psychological,
behavioral and physical challenges. However they had a duty, like we do,
to reach every student in the classroom. Today, it can almost seem every
student needs some sort of universal accommodation. Parents are pushing
to get every little chance for their child. Universal accommodation is the key
term in the education world at the moment and it’s getting a bad rap from
many people in the system. They are frustrated with having to do so much
differentiated learning with what often appears like every student in class. Well,
I want to tell you a secret: universal accommodation was taught to us here at
Crandall! Except here, it’s called flat out good old plain teaching. We should all
go the extra mile for students like Rick. We should listen to parents like Dick
because we know that forming a partnership with the parents will help us
understand the children we teach. We will fight for the students when no one
else will. We will take the enormous amount of time it takes to plan properly,
because we want to reach every student, and that’s what we were trained to
do here at Crandall. Bryan said that he always told his students it would be
harder for them to fail his class than it would be to pass. We will do the same:
we will believe in these kids when they have given up, and we will push them
to greater heights.
Our class and professor at Crandall got us closer to that dream. Bryan
pushed us to think outside the box, check for understanding and do more
group work than is humanly possible. Stewart showed us the value of a great
lesson plan, how to love literacy and not be afraid of math.Vince gave us
the gift of classroom management, which is the key to being able to do any
teaching at all, as we all learned during our internship. Stacey demonstrated
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how technology is not necessarily always our friend, and the benefits of a
great Project Based Learning. Ted showed us that a healthy debate could give
us a different perspective. Wendy showed us the benefits of a great portfolio.
While, Joan was there to make sure we understood inclusion and to not leave
anyone behind. Our professors were there for us when things went well, and
Valedictorian Armand Doucet
when things went wrong. Not always giving us the answers, but often enough,
letting us find our own way by making us question our methods and thoughts.
They pushed us hard and prepared us for the rigours of teaching. Let’s not kid
ourselves, the 2 months of vacation sound great, but we will earn every minute
of them teaching the Crandall way in our careers. On the other hand, as a
Professional Learning Community, we can lean on each other to succeed in
the future, just as we have done in the last part of our journey. Remember, beg,
borrow and steal is our mantra.
During my time here at Crandall, I thought it would be a great idea to
train for an Ironman. For those of you who don’t know what an Ironman is,
it’s a race consisting of a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km bike ride and a 42 km run in
the same day. Needless to say, it takes a lot of time to train for one. When I
decided to start training, I can remember a few of you looking at me like I was
off my rocker. However, I am happy I did it during this time because during the
hours of training and studying, I realized that what was most important in our
journey was to be satisfied with our effort. Setting goals and attaining them
with determination and tenacity will be beneficial in our teaching careers. I
want to share a part of the marathon portion of the race. At 27 km, I hit the
wall. It was scorching hot outside and I had just been sick. I almost packed
it in at this point, and I knew there would have been no shame in stopping. I
had just done 10 and half hours of physical activity. I definitely know my mom,
a nurse, would have told me to stop at this point. However, as I was leaning
over the road, I decided that this wasn’t acceptable. I hadn’t reached my goal
of finishing. So, I decided to start walking, and walked for a good ten minutes
before I decided to run again. At this point, to the fans lining the course, I
looked a lot like a 90 year old man shuffling with a walker but, in my head I
was running. I continued by giving myself little goals along the way, until I got
to the last 2 kms. At this point, seeing my family cheering for me gave me the
wings I needed to run like crazy to the finish line.
All of you have personal Ironman stories of your own.You all survived
it! You don’t believe me? Remember hitting the wall first semester? Bryan
lurked around the corridors just waiting for us to get there. Hitting that wall
will make you a better teacher in the future because you now understand that
you need work life balance and need to take care of yourselves. Reaching goals
that our students never thought they could achieve and breaking down those
invisible barriers starts with us doing the same in our own lives.
Work Hard
An excerpt from the 2012 valedictory address given
by Leanne Pike
Some say that life is a journey. Personally, I think that university is
more s a war zone. That first day of first year you storm the beaches,
the adrenaline pumping through your body.You have absolutely no idea
what’s going on, and you’re in a daze as the people around you shoot
information at you and you look around at the hoard of other stunner
first years and you wonder ‘who’s going to make it out alive?’.
And then it’s four years of battle.You fight to make it through
World History, you crawl through Literary Heritage, and you wade
through the swamp of Intro to University. After that we’re divided into
our separate squadrons, each being riddled with its own individual set of
traps and challenges.
There was one time when I thought that I wasn’t going to make
it. It was second year and I was in Heather Steeves’ office. I can’t fully
remember what my original reason for the visit was. Likely it was
accounting homework related. Either way I found myself in her office
talking. One topic led to another and soon we were talking about
my goals and what I wanted to do with my life and, in typical Leanne
fashion, I was crying.You see, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I
told Heather how I didn’t know if I wanted to do both degrees or
any degrees at all! I told her about how I was feeling and that maybe
I should do music instead, something that I knew I loved. But, wise
Heather calmed me down from my proverbial cliff. She explained to me
what I have explained to many others since. She told me that what I was
experiencing was normal, particularly for second year students. It was a
crisis of purpose that happens because I’ve already spent a year studying
but there are still three in my future. Once I calmed down I realized that
Heather was totally right. I wasn’t thinking about jumping ship because I
didn’t like my program or my university, it was out of fear. It was out of
fear of the almost overwhelming amount of work and the time that it
was going to take to accomplish the goals that I had set out to complete
in that first year.
And so, here we are. We have all successfully completed that
work and that is something that we should be incredibly proud of and
incredibly thankful for. Thankful towards the people who helped us along
the way: Faculty, family, friends, staff.
As we begin though to move from one battle to the next, I want
to offer some advice for both your future and mine. So, here it is: Work
hard.
I know, it’s not profound and it’s certainly not clever but
I’m choosing clarity and straightforwardness over humour and
loquaciousness this afternoon. As we look into working hard I want to
highlight specifically three areas where, I believe, working hard will be
the most important:
The first area is, of course, professionally. My understanding is
that there sometimes exists this myth that when you get a degree
that it suddenly means that you can get any job you want, that you can
jump straight to middle management. I don’t believe that this is true.
Classmates, prepare yourself to work hard at the bottom for a while.
While some may be lucky and jump straight into the position that they
want, most of us will not. It’s important to have dreams and aspirations
but beware of the pride, sense of entitlement, and desire for instant
gratification that plagues our generation. Be thankful even in entry level
positions. And, when you get into those positions, work your butts off.
Getting the career and the job that you want will take work, don’t be
afraid of it. Go into each position and give it 100%. In this way you will
be an ambassador for your own personal brand and also an ambassador
to this school where we have been taught to work hard.
The second area is in your relationships. Work hard in your
relationships. I’m sure lots of you have seen this saying on Facebook
Valedictorian Leanne Pike with her parents Greg and Joan Pike.
but I want to highlight it because I feel like it’s got a lot of truth to it.
It’s a picture of an elderly couple holding hands and the caption reads:
“We lived in a generation where when something was broken, you fixed
it.You didn’t throw it away.” Now, while I’m not married myself, I’ve
spoken to enough couples who are married to know that they are work.
Folks, the best things in life are worth working for, and this is true not
only for our romantic relationships but also our friendships and with
our family members. Make these a priority in your adult life and always,
always, put people before possessions.
The last and perhaps the most important area in which we need to
work hard is in our spiritual lives. Revelation 3:15-16 says, “know your
deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or
the other. So, because you are lukewarm-I am about to spit you out of
my mouth”. Being lukewarm takes no effort, it is a matter of just being
the temperature of this world, it’s room temperature. Being spiritually
on fire takes daily dedication, which can be painful and difficult. It means
being defensive when it comes to the things in this world that invite us
to conform, that invite us to be lukewarm.
I truly want for each one of you to know the love of Christ, and if
you don’t already I pray that God finds you. For those of you who have
already made that commitment, it is the deepest prayer in my heart that
you would work hard as a servant of God, a lover of your neighbour,
and a light on a hill.
Every parent has a tagline.You know what I mean, it’s that thing
they say as you’re walking out the door. I know that I am blessed to be
able to speak to you all this morning and to speak on behalf of my class.
I want to say then, thank you to all of the parents. I know that I speak
for more than just myself when I say that your support and love over
the past four or more years has meant the world.
And so, to close I’d like to leave you with my original advice: work
hard and, as my loving parents would say, make wise choices.
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Convocation
B ACHELOR
OF
E DUCATION
Chelsey Emma Irene Allen, Moncton NB
Derek Ernest Allison
Kimberley Karen Anderson, Quispamsis NB
Véronique Avenriep, Baie Sainte-Anne NB
Natacha Lynn Bainbridge, Riverview NB
Katelyn Louise Baker, Riverview NB
Stephen Dale Bampton, Riverview NB
Justin Hilyard Roy Bannister, Elgin NB
Kathryn Ann Benoit, Riverview NB
Kelly Betts-Steeves, Hillsborough NB
David Troy Blakney, Moncton NB
Cody Earl Myles Bolton, Dow Settlement NB
Ashley Margaret Bowser, Upper Dorchester NB
Gillian Amy Budrow , Hartland NB
Gerald S Burke, River Hebert NS
Brennan Joseph Caines, Sussex NB
Paul Carruthers, Notre-Dame NB
Meghan Christine Casey, St Stephen NB
Brittany Christina Chown, Sussex Corner NB
Benjamin Paul Consolvo, Hampton NB
Annie Louise Copp, Moncton NB
Sylvia Alison Kristy Cormier, Moncton NB
Tina Marie Cormier, Targettville NB
Justin Edward Cortes, Miramichi NB
Mali Wynn Coulombe, Fredericton NB
Kelly Ann Creamer, Miramichi NB
Armand Calixte Doucet, Moncton NB
Tanya Dunnett, Sussex NB
Gregory Durand, Riverview NB
Laura Lynn Ells, Canning NS
Gail Evans Brown, Quispamsis NB
David William Douglas Freeman, Salisbury NB
Georgina Marlene Garcia Garcia, Havana Cuba
Christopher Glenn Glidden, Moncton NB
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Ashley Dale Green, Saint John NB
Holly Guitard, Dalhousie NB
Natasha Lynn Mary Haddad, Moncton NB
Valerie Hannon
Stephanie Patricia Hartlen, Moncton NB
Melissa Marie Hoar, Waterside NB
Monique Annette Jalbert, Riverview NB
Kevin Thomas Jones, Riverview NB
Laura Kelly, Moncton NB
Deborah Lynne Kitchen, Fredericton NB
Kristina Lawson, Moncton NB
Nicole Elizabeth Jane Leon, Flatlands NB
Katherine Mary MacIntosh, Miramichi NB
Alexandra Rae MacLean
Pronoti Majithia, Sackville NB
Katherine Lee McCallum, Stilesville NB
Julie Angela McManaman, Amherst NS
Melanie Elizabeth Mealey, Moncton NB
Megan Elisabeth Morehouse, Moncton NB
Krista Ann Murdoch, Miramichi NB
Kathleen Jennifer Murray, Moncton NB
Stephanie Murray, Moncton NB
Emily Nicol, Hillsborough NB
Amanda Marion Palmer, Lincoln NB
Nikki Parsons
Wendy Joyce Patterson, Miramichi NB
Mary Melissa Peters, Quispamsis NB
Deirdre Kathleen Pinder, Miramichi NB
Tammy Leanne Whidden Reece, Riverview NB
Linsey Kathleen Elizabeth Reicker, Riverview NB
Ashley Mary Robichaud, Miramichi NB
Christina Rossiter, Moncton NB
Cathleen Roy, Bathurst NB
Shannon Saunders, Fredericton NB
Tiffany Martha Shaw, Salisbury NB
Rondelle Marie Spencer, Boiestown NB
Denise Monique Stables, Moncton NB
Erin Stairs
Christine Amy Steeves, Dieppe NB
Meghan Elizabeth Steeves, Hillsborough NB
Nathaniel Ryan Steeves, Petitcodiac NB
Virginia Grace Tingley, Dorchester NB
Douglas Allan Trevors, Miramichi NB
Tricia Vaughan, Quispamsis NB
Erin Elizabeth Watling, Miramichi NB
Amanda Pauline Weaver, Saint John, NB
Lisa Ann Wells, Point de Bute NB
Matthew Gordon Whitehouse, Riverview NB
Peter Michael Whittleton, Sackville NB
Sarah Elizabeth Wilcox, Pennfield NB
Shonda Wilkins, Moncton NB
L Janel Willigar, Moncton NB
Jennifer Melissa Zirpolo, Moncton NB
A DVANCED C ERTIFICATE
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Tiffany Joy Crealock, Quispamsis NB
Heather Ann Dixon, Sackville NB
Margaret Lusinda Frost, Geary NB
Roger Eric Nason, Moncton NB
Jillian Pacey
Kimberly Plume-Marr, Petitcodiac NB
Susan A. Smidt, Riverview NB
A DVANCED C ERTIFICATE
R ESOURCE E DUCATION
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Terri-Lynne Dunnett, Moncton NB
Krystal Donna Lynn Prendergast
Christine Lorraine Whalen
Class of 2012
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
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Emily Patricia Boyle, Moncton NB
Bethany Fay Jones, Moncton NB
Derek Basque
Erin Dawn Bulman, Moncton NB
Lorna Paige Duffy, Boundary Creek NB
Tara Whitehouse, Riverview NB
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
(H ONOURS)
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
P SYCHOLOGY
(C ONCENTRATION
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C REATIVE W RITING)
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Sarah Beth McRae, Riverview NB
Stefan Sean Purdy, Lower Sackville NS
Jonathan Allen Spirritts, Salisbury NB
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
(H ONOURS)
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
S OCIOLOGY
IN
P SYCHOLOGY
IN
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Kemoy DaShanne Shaw, Toronto ON
Craig Gordon Silver, Berwick NS
B ACHELOR OF B USINESS
A DMINISTRATION
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Nathalie Candace Nicholson, Moncton NB
Margaret Susan Murray, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR OF S CIENCE IN
B IOPSYCHOLOGY (H ONOURS)
B ACHELOR OF A RTS IN
O RGANIZATIONAL M ANAGEMENT
Mitchell S E Smith, Rosedale NB
Chantal Deveau, Moncton NB
Shari Haynes, Moncton NB
Phyllis Anne Hudson, Hopewell Hill NB
Mark Jeffrey, Moncton NB
Penelope Knackstedt, Moncton NB
Judy Landry, Moncton NB
Michael Lui, Moncton NB
Aaron Anthony Nicol, Moncton NB
Kimberley Elizabeth Polley, Moncton NB
Barbara Elizabeth Snyder, Sussex NB
Christine Elizabeth Walker, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR OF A RTS
B IBLICAL STUDIES
IN
Alexander Scott, Parrsboro NS
Christopher Lee Andrew Zak, Truro NS
B ACHELOR OF A RTS IN B IBLICAL
STUDIES AND H ISTORY
Alexander Galbraith, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR OF A RTS IN
C OMMUNICATION STUDIES
Kevin O’Blenis, Moncton NB
Leanne C Pike , Corner Brook NL
Marilyn Elizabeth Ross, Salisbury NB
B ACHELOR OF A RTS IN
C OMMUNICATION STUDIES
E NGLISH
AND
Evan Daniel Peters, Knutsford PE
B ACHELOR OF A RTS IN
C OMMUNICATION STUDIES
S OCIOLOGY
AND
Heather Renee Breau, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR
OF
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Janna Fenton, Yarmouth NS
Elizabeth Faith Gavel, Bridgetown NS
Holli Vaters, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR
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IN
P SYCHOLOGY
Brittany Lynn Balser, Moncton NB
Jenny A Dymond, Woodstock NB
Jennifer Elizabeth Fry, Grand Bay-Westfield NB
Candace Jamieson Campbell, Montague PE
Laura Kelly, Moncton NB
Brittany Jean Lawson, Rexton NB
Marissa Kayla MacKinnon, Saint John NB
Katelyn Amy Maloney, Bridgetown NS
Laura Whalen, Moncton NB
B ACHELOR
STUDIES
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Andrew Franklin Crossman, Sackville NB
B ACHELOR
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Emily Anne Balsor-Ogilvie, New Minas NS
Carmen Gonzalez, Moncton NB
Francesca Lise-Anne Therese Kennedy, Moncton NB
Jillian Ashlie Marie Burlock, Woodstock NB
Shannon Colpitts, Colpitts Settlement NB
Jennifer Norma Cyr, Moncton NB
Christopher Paul B Dobson, Dorchester NB
Amy Elizabeth Doucette, Moncton NB
Heather George, Riverview NB
Jason Blair Jackett, Riverview NB
Erica Lynn Marr, Riverview NB
Tara René Matchett, Moncton NB
Leanne C Pike, Corner Brook NL
Jody Lynne Poole, Yarmouth NS
Shawna Karen Prosser, Salisbury NB
Thomas J Wood, Moncton NB
Allison S Wright, Riverview NB
B ACHELOR
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B IOLOGY
Jessica Lynn Hodder, Riverview NB
Meghan Katherine Keoughan, Miramichi NB
Andrew Donald Oulton, Woodstock NB
Samantha Joanne Perry, Riverview NB
C ROSS -CULTURAL C ERTIFICATE
Jennifer Elizabeth Fry, Grand Bay-Westfield NB
YOUTH L EADERSHIP C ERTIFICATE
Elizabeth Faith Gavel, Bridgetown NS
Candace Jamieson Campbell, Montague PE
Kemoy DaShanne Shaw, Toronto ON
Degree Framing
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wood frames to display your hard-earned
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Dean’s List
Fall 2011 Dean’s List
Heather George
Alanna Greene
Merrill Green
Jacqueline Grondin
Cody Guitard
Katherine Hamilton
Sandi Hicks
Katherine Holmes
Jennifer Hoyt
Bethany Jones
Lianne Jones
Rachael Keetch
Ashley Knockwood
Caitlin Lake
Joanne Laplante
Meghan Lawrence
Ruby Leaman
Mitchell Leger
Rebecca Lyons
Katelyn MacDonald
Joel MacPherson
Jennifer Aubey
Elizabeth Boutilier
Emily Boyle
Erin Bulman
Jillian Burlock
Sarah Clark
Thomas Coldwell
Shannon Colpitts
Julie Comeau
Colton Conrad
Nora Cottrill
Holly Daggett
Joshua Daigle
Madison Davis
Danielle DeLong
Johanna Entz
Melanie Evans
Jennifer Fry
Angela Furlotte
Joyce Gaebel
Elizabeth Gavel
Jason MacQuarrie
Katelyn Maloney
Tara Matchett
Meta Mayo
Tanisha McGinn
Taylor McInnis-Hicks
Megan McNutt
Connor Morand
Natalie Mullin
M.Susan Murray
Taylor Norum
Elizabeth O’Brien
Andrew Oulton
Lyndsey Page
Leanne Pike
Brittany Power
Daniel Proctor
Shawna Prosser
Megan Redpath
Emily Rhyno
Cara Rossiter
Alexandra Scott
Stephanie Shalala
Kemoy Shaw
Rebecca Shaw
Mitchell Smith
Laura Sutherland
Holli Vaters
Michael Vickruck
Dannaya Wall
Tara Whitehouse
Benjamin Wistrom
Vanessa Wolfe
Courtney Zaikos
Christopher Zak
Katelyn MacDonald
Joel MacPherson
Jason MacQuarrie
Katelyn Maloney
Tara Matchett
Meta Mayo
Tara McLean
Megan McNutt
Daniel Meister
Louisa Melanson
Nicholas Metivier
Brittany Moeller
Natalie Mullin
Jonathan Mundle
M. Susan Murray
Candace Nicholson
Erica Nickerson
Taylor Norum
Elizabeth O’Brien
Andrew Oulton
Evan Peters
Leanne Pike
Kimberley Polley
Daniel Proctor
Shawna Prosser
Megan Redpath
Richard Rheaume
Emily Rhyno
Rheal Richard
Ryan Richard
Emma Robichaud
Jean-Marc Robichaud
Andrew Robinson
Alexander Scott
Ronald Scott
Rebecca Shaw
Mitchell Smith
Barbara Snyder
Laura Sutherland
Kimberley Terry
Amy Tremblay
Holli Vaters
Dannaya Wall
Jarrett Weston
Benjamin Wistrom
Tommy Wood
Courtney Zaikos
Christopher Zak
Winter 2012 Dean’s List
Deniz Akmaner
Jennifer Aubey
Elizabeth Boutilier
Emily Boyle
Jonah Bruce
Jennifer Bueno
Jillian Burlock
Adam Cann
Thomas Coldwell
Shannon Colpitts
Julie Comeau
Colton Conrad
Nora Cottrill
Holly Daggett
Danielle DeLong
Gisele Dominique Hope
Jenny Dymond
Johanna Entz
Melanie Evans
Esther Farrell
Janna Fenton
Angela Furlotte
Marc W Gallant
Rachel Gallant
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Carmen Gonzalez
Merrill Greene
Jacqueline Grondin
Katherine Hamilton
Mark Hanson
Brittany Harding
Sandi Hicks
Jessica Hodder
Katherine Holmes
Jennifer Hoyt
Bethany Jones
Rachael Keetch
Meghan Keoughan
Brenda Killam
Ashley Knockwood
Caitlin Lake
Judy Landry
Meghan Lawrence
Brittany Lawson
Erin LeGassie
Mitchell Leger
Nichole Lively
Rebecca Lyons
Michael Lui
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Convocation Awards
The Morrison Education Distinction Award
(L-R) Holly Guitard, Georgina Garcia Garcia, Armand Doucet, Melanie
Mealey, Megan Morehouse, Christina Rossiter Absent: Tricia Vaughan
Crandall University Honours Society
L-R Bethany Jones, Chis Zak and Andrew Oulton
Adult Learner Professional Studies Honour Society Award Cohort 22
L-R Barbara Snyder and Acting Director and Professor Kimberley Cook
2012
The Gord and Marlene (Steeves) Read Award
for Inspirational Teaching
L-R President and Vice-Chancellor, Andrew Hopper, Armand Doucet and
Education Faculty Chair Bryan Taylor
2012 Faculty of Business Administration Gold Medal
L-R Dr. Alan Chan, Professor Robert MacDonald , Leanne Pike and Professor
Heather Steeves, Professor Amy MacArthur and Professor Andrew Jardine
Trevor Nason Memorial Science Award
L-R Dr. Penny Humby, Jessica Hodder, and Dr. Mel Schriver
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Distinguished Alumni
Premier David N. Alward
L-R: Gilda Ryder, Director of Development and Alumni Relations,
Premier David N. Alward, Award Recipient, Andrew Hopper, President
David Nathan Alward, born to Rev. Ford and Jean Alward,
on December 2, 1959, lived in Beverly, Massachusetts only six
months before moving to New Brunswick. Being the son
of a minister, David, along with his siblings moved to rural
communities throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Petitcodiac, Glace Bay, Riverside Albert, and Nackawic offered
him childhood experiences that would over time shape and build
his foundation for life.
At a young age, David accepted Christ as Lord and Savior at
Camp Wildwood; found nestled along the shore of the beautiful
Bouctouche River. In later years, during a camping experience at
Greenhill Lake Camp, in York County, David made a decision to
enroll at Atlantic Baptist College.
In the fall of 1977, David joined fellow classmates for
a life changing year at the small liberal arts college on the
Salisbury Road in Moncton. While under the leadership of
President, Dr. Stuart E. Murray and teachers, David was not only
challenged academically but thoroughly enjoyed extracurricular
activities such as hockey, basketball, volleyball, and badminton.
Friendships grew quickly in those first few weeks of the academic
year but tragedy struck with the untimely death of his friend,
Stephen L. Henry leaving an indelible impression upon David’s life.
After the conclusion of his academic year at ABC, David
enrolled in another Christian Liberal Arts school; Bryan College
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in Dayton, Tennessee to complete studies in Psychology before
being accepted at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield,
Illinois. David eventually returned to Canada working for
Canada Customs and Human Resource Development Canada
while he and his wife, Rhonda reared two sons; Jonathan and
Benjamin.
David worked as a federal civil servant from 1982 to
1996 before starting his own business. After being elected
to the Provincial Legislature as a Progressive Conservative
in 1999, he would go on to serve as Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Aquaculture before assuming the office as leader
of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick on
October 18, 2008. On October 12, 2010 he was elected New
Brunswick’s 32nd Premier. In addition to his responsibilities
as Premier he also holds the portfolios of Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.
Given to honor alumni for exemplary accomplishments and
service this Distinguished Alumni Award is presented this 4th day
of May, 2012 to the Honourable David Nathan Alward, Premier
of the Province of New Brunswick.
Community Involvement
Lisa Cameron (‘12)
This year at Hillcrest school, they were pleased to announce
the grand reopening of the newly updated “Eagle’s Nest”
Breakfast Program. The program began at the school back in
2003 and this year it got a fresh new look from the help of
Lisa Cameron, an Educational Assistant. Mrs. Cameron is also
completing her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Crandall University
in the evenings. The idea came to her to improve the breakfast
program when she was given the assignment in one of her
classes to improve an area within her working environment that
needed some tweaking. Though the breakfast program was in
existence, it served only a small number of children each day.
It was felt that additional food choices would help make
the program more exciting. Through a student survey, as well
as reviewing policy 711, the Healthier Foods and Nutrition
Policy, Mrs. Cameron evaluated breakfast menu preferences
which assisted her in setting the new breakfast plan in motion.
She also contacted local businesses such as Sobeys on Vaughan
Harvey Blvd, Fancy Pocket, Pizza Hut and Great Canadian Bagel
and asked for their help, to which they graciously agreed. Mrs.
Cameron is thrilled with the number of generous parents/
caregivers and staff who are donating food items and their time
to the program, and attributes the huge success of the first
month to this overwhelming support.
The program promotes a variety of new healthy food
choices that include bagels, oatmeal, fresh fruit, eggs, whole grain
breads and fruit smoothies, which are a favorite among the
children at the school. Since breakfast is considered to be the
most important meal of the day, we know that the children at
Hillcrest are going to continue to be ready to start their day off
on the right foot with all of the delicious, healthy foods being
available to them. Mrs. Cameron stresses that the breakfast
program is a place for all children to come and feel welcome.
“The children come in and socialize while having a bite to eat. It’s
wonderful.”
Harvest House
Every Tuesday evening of the school year sees Chris Quek
along with a crew of Crandall students head off to Harvest
House. Be it preparing a meal, serving it, tutoring, babysitting,
cleaning up around the shelter, or simply visiting with some
people who need a friend, Harvest House provides a powerful
glimpse into what God is doing when we’re too distracted to
notice. As much as I hope we were able to impact lives, I can say
with certainty that on some nights, we were truly the ones being
blessed.
Each night, Chris comes prepared with a delicious menu and
the team splits up to either start preparing the meal, tutoring
students working toward their GED, or cleaning the shelter
rooms and bathrooms. These were the times that got us out of
our own heads.
Speaking for myself, I was brought up in a home where God
was made the center of everything, and where I was protected
from all those things that might harm me. Living this way it is all
too easy to become engrossed in my own little world. So easy,
in fact, that until it was shown to me, I often forgot that not
everyone grew up in the same kind of supportive family that I
did. This is what I saw at Harvest House. I met these people—
these amazing, intelligent, interesting, and hopeful people who
have lived through more than I can even fathom, and whose
love for each other and for Jesus humbled me. They have been
through so much, as compared to me, who often takes her life
so for granted.
Sandi Hicks (‘14)
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Future Foundations
Future Foundations
Capital Campaign Raises
$16.98 Million for Campus Expansion
The Future Foundations Capital Campaign, launched in 2009, has
raised over $16.98 million or 89% of its private and government sector
goal in just 3 years!
Operating at full capacity, the Board of Governors realized the need
for expansion and voted in early 2009 to proceed with a major Capital
initiative. The expansion project included the building of the new 80,861
square foot Stultz Hall education centre housing new lecture theatres,
classrooms, offices, labs, book store, student lounge and café. The critical
need for space has now been addressed and will allow Crandall to more
than double its student enrolment. The new Centre is named in honour
of Crandall University chancellor, Mr. H. Jack Stultz and Mrs. Grace Stultz.
Expansion plans also included the renovating and updating of the
current Murray Hall facility including expanding space in the George A.
Rawlyk library and upgrading technology. Additional scholarships and
bursaries of nearly $500,000 have been funded to date that will attract
and retain quality students to Crandall. Diversified housing options have
also been made available to nearly 100 students with the construction of
a 23 unit apartment complex that is positioned adjacent to the Colburne
House residence on Crandall’s campus.
Crandall is grateful for not only the leadership of Dr. Brian
MacArthur, past President and Mr. Ed Barrett, Campaign Cabinet Chair
who have led Crandall in its campaign but also to the hundreds of
volunteers and the Capital Campaign committee for their numerous
meetings and solicitation efforts.
The tremendous response to this campaign, thus far, has been due
to instrumental leadership, individuals, families, companies, alumni and
churches who believe in the vision of Crandall’s future and who have
invested in the possibilities of this significant Christian based university.
We are extremely grateful for people of faith that have helped to make
this expansion happen.
With approximately $2 million yet to be raised, we would invite
you, a subscriber of the Growing Edge Magazine, to consider a gift
and/or pledge to the Future Foundations Campaign. Help us finish
this expansion initiative in a strong position. Your gift will ensure that
generations of youth and students gain a second-to-none education
firmly rooted in the Christian faith.
Further donations and/or pledges will still be gratefully received
and acknowledged by the Advancement Office by phoning 506-8636444. Donations can also be restricted for specific purposes such as
scholarship and bursary funds. Perpetual recognition will be given
to all donating churches, friends, alumni and companies (who
give over $1000) on the Future Foundations Capital Campaign
Donor Wall being unveiled in the Fall of 2012. Besides
recognition on the Donor Wall, gifts over $10,000 will be
recognized with an additional plaque for a naming opportunity
for a classroom, theatre, major meeting area or other special
location within our new buildings.
Gilda Ryder
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Campaign Director
Future Foundations Capital Campaign Cabinet
Front Left to Right: Greg Cook (Chair, Board of Governors), Peter Flemming
(Treasurer) , Gilda Ryder (Campaign Director), Dr. Brian MacArthur (Past
President)
Back Left to Right: Andrew Hopper (President), H. Jack Stultz (Chancellor), Ward
White, Eric Allaby Missing from photo: Ed Barrett (Chair), John Foran
NEW NAMING - CORRIE’S CAFÉ
Crandall University is the grateful recipient of a donation of $50,000.00 from Dr. Elizabeth Cordelia (Corrie) Eaton of Shediac, NB
given to the Future Foundations Capital Campaign. The generosity of the donor is being acknowledged by naming the new Stultz
Hall café as Corrie’s Café.
Pictured in the photo from the left is: Mr. Andrew Hopper, President and vice-chancellor, Dr. E.C. Eaton, Dr. Brian MacArthur, past
president and Robert Eaton, son of Dr. Eaton. Further naming opportunities are still available by phoning the Advancement Office at
Crandall University.
Greetings to all Alumni and friends of Crandall,
It has been a great privilege and honour to have served as the Crandall Student Association president during the academic
school year September 2011- May 2012. I am proud to have had the chance to lead our student body and to represent Crandall
University during my tenure as president. This has been a year of change for the Student Association as we changed our direction
from being event orientated to being service oriented. With that, during my time as President, our student association focused on
developing services that would be beneficial for all students and that grow the community that is Crandall as a whole.
I believe that during this time of change and growth, a solid foundation was formed that will ultimately enhance the overall
Crandall experience in the years to come. While this is true, it cannot have been without all of those who have contributed
financial support to the many projects and expansions of our Crandall campus; specifically the new Stultz Hall and the student
apartment complex. I know that I have personally enjoyed the Student Senate office space and new Student Centre located in the
lower level of Stultz Hall!
For this, and on behalf of the students of Crandall University, I would like to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you
that have supported the University. Thank you for investing your time, prayers, and finances into the lives of many; a truly priceless
investment!
With sincere gratitude,
Mitchell Smith,
B.Sc. 2011
Crandall Student Association President 2011-12
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Future Foundations
Appreciation to Partnering Churches of the United Baptist Convention
In the Fall of 2009 Crandall University sent
information packets to 493 churches within
the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
inviting them to share in the University’s
expansion project. We are pleased to
acknowledge and thank the following churches
who have responded to date with outright
gifts and pledges totaling $742,675.00 of the
revised Church Division goal of $800,000.
Alberton Baptist Church
Aroostook Baptist Church
Atlantic Community Church (Apohaqui)
Bayers Road United Baptist Church
Bayview (Port Maitland) United Baptist Church
Bear Point United Baptist Church
Beechwood United Baptist Church
Belmont United Baptist Church (PE)
Birchy Head Baptist Church
Bonshaw United Baptist Church
Bridgetown Baptist Church
Brookfield United Baptist Church
Brooklyn United Baptist Church (Yarmouth)
Calvary (North Sydney) Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Cavendish United Baptist Church
Central Woods Harbour United Baptist Church
Centreville Baptist Church
Chance Harbour United Baptist Church
Chelsea United Baptist Church
Cherryfield United Baptist Church
Clark’s Harbour United Baptist ‘Stone’ Church
Clyde River United Baptist Church
Cornerstone United Baptist Church
Cornwallis Street Baptist Church (Halifax)
Dawson Settlement Baptist Church
Deep Brook Baptist Church
Dundas United Baptist Church
Elmsdale United Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church
First Baptist Church Dartmouth
First Chipman United Baptist Church
First Cornwallis Baptist Church
First Elgin Baptist Church
First Hillsborough United Baptist Church
First Moncton United Baptist Church
Fisher Hill Baptist Church
Florenceville Baptist Church
Forest Hills United Baptist Church
Foundation United Baptist Church
Fredericton Junction United Baptist Church
The Glades Baptist Church
Grand Bay Baptist Church
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Grangeville Baptist Church
Greenville United Baptist Church
Gunningsville Baptist Church
Hanwell Community Church
Harmony Baptist Church
Havelock United Baptist Church
Head of St. Margaret’s Bay Baptist Church
Hebron Baptist Church
Highfield Street United Baptist Church
Hillside Baptist Church
Hopewell Hill Baptist Church
Immanuel Baptist Church (Truro)
Jacksonville United Baptist Church
Jemseg Baptist Church
Jordan Falls United Baptist Church
The Journey Church Inc.
Kempt United Baptist Church
Kemptville United Baptist Church
Kennebecasis United Baptist Church
Kingsboro Baptist Church
Kingston United Baptist Church
Knowlesville United Baptist Church
Lake George United Baptist Church
Lewis Mountain United Baptist Church
Little River United Baptist Church
Loch Lomond United Baptist Church
Long Creek Baptist Church
Lower Cape Baptist Church
Lower Millstream United Baptist Church
Maccan United Baptist Church
Mactaquac Baptist Church
Margaretsville Baptist Church
McKee’s Mills Baptist Church
Meductic United Baptist Church
Middlesex Baptist Church
Middleton Baptist Church
Millvale United Baptist Church
Millville Baptist Church
Milton Baptist Church
Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church
New Minas Baptist Church
Newcastle United Baptist Church
Nictaux United Baptist Church
Norton United Baptist Church
Paradise United Baptist Church
Parrsboro United Baptist Church
Peel United Baptist Church
Perth-Andover Baptist Church
Petitcodiac Baptist Church
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Pleasantville Baptist Church
Port Bickerton United Baptist Church
Port Mouton United Baptist Church
Regal Road Baptist Church
Restigouche United Baptist Church
River Glade United Baptist Church
River Hebert United Baptist Church
Riverside United Baptist Church
Riverview Baptist Church
Rockland Drive (McAdam) United Baptist Church
Rusagonis Baptist Church
Sackville Christian Fellowship
Salem Baptist Church
Salisbury Baptist Church, Inc.
Sandford United Baptist Church
Second Chipman United Baptist Church
Second Falls United Baptist Church
Second Kingsclear Baptist Church
Shelburne Baptist Church
Sonora Baptist Church
Southampton United Baptist Church
Springhill Baptist Church
St. Andrews United Baptist Church
Staples Settlement United Baptist Church
Steeves Mountain Baptist Church
Steeves Settlement United Baptist Church
Stevens Road United Baptist Church
Summerside Baptist Church
Temple United Baptist Church
Tracy United Baptist Church
Uniacke Baptist Church
Union Street United Baptist Church
United Baptist Church of Minto
Uplands United Baptist Church
Victoria United Baptist Church
Waterville Baptist Church
Weldon United Baptist Church
West End United Baptist Church
West Lane Baptist Church
Westfield United Baptist Church
Wicklow United Baptist Church
Wilmot Baptist Church
Wilmot Mountain (Port Lorne) United Baptist Church
Wilson’s Beach United Baptist Church
Wirral United Baptist Church
Wolfville Baptist Church
Wolfville Ridge United Baptist Church
Woodstock Baptist Church
Yarmouth North United Baptist Church
Any errors, omissions or verification of donor
wall inscriptions should be noted by phoning
Crandall’s Advancement Office at 506-8636444 or emailing [email protected]
Crandall Athletics
Awards 2012
The 2012 Crandall Athletics Banquet was held in Murray
Hall on April 2, 2012, for the 72 individuals involved in athletics
this year. The evening was planned and hosted by the Athletics
Department staff members: interim Athletic Director Jonathan
Grimes, and Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director
Chloe Steeper. The Crandall Cafeteria staff did a wonderful
job catering to the hungry coaches and athletes who came out
to share a meal, reminisce about the year, and congratulate
achievements. The evening program consisted of a roast chicken
dinner, a keynote speaker: former Crandall Basketball player and
current Moncton Miracles player Matt Robertson and concluded
with the athletic awards ceremony. Thank you to all who came
out to celebrate the accomplishments from this year!
2011-2012 Crandall Athletic Award Winners:
Baseball:
MVP: Chris Leger
Christian Leadership: Ben Wistrom
Rookie: Justin Cormier
Most Improved: Keith Nickerson
Defensive Player: Shawn MacKenzie
Soccer:
MVP: Kait McGraw
Christian Leadership: Chloe Steeper
Rookie: Alexa Coleman
Most Improved: Carmen Gonzalez
Defensive Player: Heather Wasson
Mens’ Basketball:
MVP: Joe Kendrick, Taylor Norum
Christian Leadership: Michael Vickruck
Rookie: Brandon MacInnis
Most Improved: De Vaughn Shaw
Defensive: Nathaniel Fells
Women’s Basketball:
MVP: Meghan Dickie, Elizabeth Boutilier
Christian Leadership: Jill Guptill
Rookie: Jacqueline Grondin
Most Improved: Sarah Scoville
Defensive: Meghan Dickie
Male Athlete of the Year: Adem Campbell
Female Athlete of the Year: Meghan Dickie
Overall Christian Leadership: Travis Tait
Male Athlete of the Year, Adem Campbell and
Female Athlete of the Year Meghan Dickie
Keynote Speaker, Matt Robertson, Interim Athletics Director, Jonathan
Grimes and Overall Christian Leadership Award winner, Travis Tait
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Alumni News
1970’s
2000’s
Since graduating from Atlantic Baptist
College, Daryl Lavway (’73) has
served in churches in Maine for nearly
36 years. He and his wife, Tatyana
recently completed a two month
preaching exchange in Australia. Daryl
is currently the Senior Pastor at
Grace Baptist Church in San Jose, CA.
It is an inner city church with a very
diverse congregation, presenting him
with great challenges.
1990’s
Stacey (Rees) Ducey (’90) is
currently employed with Transfield
Dexter in Saint John. She has been
married to Cory Ducey since 2000
and they have a beautiful six-year-old
daughter named Jaiden.
Ben Wright (’99), his wife Meg,
and their two-year-old son, Nathan,
welcomed Molly Louise into their
family on March 30, 2011. Molly
Louise was born in Atlanta, Georgia
where Ben works as a Digital
Communication Specialist at the
Georgia Tech College of Engineering
and Meg is a veterinarian.
Our congratulations are extended
to Trevor (’00) & Wanda (Emke)
Jones (’02) on the birth of their
second child, Tayvia Sethlyn, born
on March 29, 2012 at the Moncton
Hospital weighing 7 lbs., 3 oz. She is
the little sister of Wesley Lloyd who is
3 years old.
Sara Parks Ricker (’00) is
working on a Ph.D. in Early
Judaism at McGill University and is
pleased to announce that she has
completed all but her dissertation.
Her thesis is on women in the Q
sayings Gospel. She thanks Crandall
professors Dr. Stephen Dempster
and Dr. Barry Smith, and librarian
Ivan Douthwright for playing an
active and ongoing role in her
education.
Congratulations are extended to
Josh (’08) and Jess Dorey on the
birth of their first child, Emma Mae
Dorey. Emma Mae was born on
December 4, 2011.
Daniel (‘07) and Shannon Marr
(‘08) welcomed Braeden Elias to
their family on August 7, 2011. He
is a little brother for Caleb, born in
April 2009.
Angelina Davey (’01) is
currently working on a Masters
of Music in Voice Performance at
The University of Auckland in New
Zealand.
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Laura Bokma (’11), who
graduated with an English degree
at Crandall and was our first ever
graduate of our Creative Writing
Certificate, won first place in the
age 20-39 division in the 2012
Word Guild God Uses Ink writing
contest in March. Her piece was
titled “Poems for the Head and the
Heart.” Congratulations, Laura!
Congratulations to Krista
(Milton) (’08) and David
Dugas (’08) who were married
at Crosspoint Wesleyan Church
in Fredericton on December
10, 2011. Best wishes as they go
through the process of becoming
members of Wycliffe Bible
Translators!
2010’s
Congratulations are extended to
one of our recent grads, Judson
Hescock (’11), who has entered
the University of New Hampshire
School of Law to pursue a Juris
Doctor degree.
Congratulations to Dave (’10)
and Amy (Jones) Pike (’11)
on the birth of their first child,
Ella Susan Margaret. Ella was born
in Miramichi on January 18th
weighing 6 lbs., 10 oz.
Kim Plume-Marr (’12) has
recently graduated with her
Advanced Certificate in Literacy
at Crandall, making this her third
degree from our institution. She
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Psychology from our days as
Atlantic Baptist College (ABC), and
a Bachelor of Education degree
from our time as Atlantic Baptist
University (ABU). Her son Griffin
is very proud of her!
Reunions
80’s ReunionJuly 6-7, 2012
A reunion to be held at Crandall
University for all those who
attended or were employed at
ABC during the years of
1980-1989.We’re planning two
great days of events with you in
mind! Please visit
www.crandallu.ca for details about
the reunion and information
about how to register. Questions?
Contact Diane Bossé at
(506) 863-6459 or
[email protected] .
Please submit your registration by
June 27, 2012.
60-64 Alumni ReunionSept 22-23, 2012
Location: Kingston Peninsula/
Quispamsis area, NB
Detailed information will be sent
out in early June.
Questions? Contact Carol Thorne
at [email protected].
If you have acquired an e-mail
address, or changed your previous
one in the past year, please
let Carol Thorne know so the
information about the reunion will
be sure to reach you.
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Faculty & Staff News
in Early Modern England and the
Role of Dissenting Religion in their
Formulation.” This was presented at the
NorthEast Conference of British Studies
held in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Congratulations to Admissions
Counselor, Laura Martin (’09), and
her husband Mitch, on the birth of their
first child, Luke Thomas Martin. He was
born into their family on March 22,
weighing 8 lbs, 7.7 oz.
Dr. Roger Russell is primary author
with Dr. Catherine Aquino-Russell
(UNB) of an article accepted for
publication in the International Journal
of Management & Information Systems
called “A Study of Indonesian Host
Country Nationals’ Perspectives: What
Expatriates Should Know “. They also
collaborated on a research paper called
“The Meaning of the Experience of
Indonesians Working for WesternBased Organizations at Home” for
the Bangkok International Academic
Conference that was presented by
Dr. Russell and won a “Best Paper In
Session Award”.
Congratulations to one of our
Food Services workers, Argentine
Schofield, who became a grandmother
for the first time on December 15,
2011. Her grandson, Manuel, was born
to her daughter, Sylvie, in Nova Scotia,
weighing 8 lbs, 2 oz.
In the late fall of this academic year
Dr. Dennis Bustin presented a
paper entitled “All in Favour Say ‘Aye’:
Ideas of Equality and Enfranchisement
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Congratulations to Business
Administration professors, Robert
MacDonald and Heather Steeves,
who were chosen by the Administrative
Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC)
to receive its Best Case Award for their
case study “Crossing the Thin Blue
Line: The City of Moncton’s Struggle
with Policing Services.” Heather and
Robert will be presenting their national
award winning paper at the ASAC 2012
Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland
on June 9th, and receiving their award at
a ceremony slated for June 11th.
Dr. Abram Steen, Assistant Professor
of English, has just returned this spring
from presenting a paper entitled “Public
or private? Tensions in Protestant Ars
Moriendi Writing” at the conference
of International Congress on Medieval
Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from
May 10-13, 2012.
Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, Associate
Professor of Education, will be
presenting a paper entitled ‘The Literacy
Journey’ of Preservice Teachers: A
Narrative Analysis. Co-contributors to
this paper were Dr. Bokhorst-Heng’s
colleagues Dr. Joan Flagg-Williams,
Professor Stewart West, and
Professor Nancy MacIntosh.
Congratulations to Dr. Keith Bodner
for the publication of his most recent
book entitled Jeroboam’s Royal Drama
by the Oxford University Press in
January 2012. This is Dr. Bodner’s fifth
book publication in less than 10 years,
with at least three other manuscripts
also under consideration by publishers
or scheduled for publication in the
future.
Dr. Zhan Yang has accepted a research
opportunity this summer in conjunction
with the National Research Council
based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This
work will also involve some travel to
China and collaboration with research
colleagues in her homeland.
In Memoriam
Dr. Alan Chan, Associate Professor of
Business Administration and Economics,
will be absent from campus this coming
year as he begins a 12-month sabbatical
in July. He will be collaborating and
doing research primarily with colleagues
at the University of New Brunswick
in Fredericton as part of this time of
professional growth and development.
Congress 2012 is being held this spring
(May 26 – June 2) as a joint effort
between Wilfrid Laurier University
and the University of Waterloo. In
connection with the Canadian Society
for the Study of Education (CSSE) and
its involvement in the Congress, Dr.
Sincere condolences are extended to
the family of Rev. Donald Jackson
who passed away in his sleep on
November 19, 2011. Rev. Jackson
served as Dean of the Bible Department
at UBBTS from 1960-64 and then as
Interim Principal from 1964-1966.
Sincere condolences are extended to
the family of Rev. John MacLeod, who
passed away on Thursday May 3, 2012.
Rev. MacLeod taught biblical studies
during the years 1972-1978 at Atlantic
Baptist College.
Excellence Awards
STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE VS BEING THE BEST
It was February 10, 2012 and ‘award fever’ was in the
air. Already announced by this time were the Golden Globe
Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, the Screen Actors’
Guild Awards, and even the NFL Awards Gala. The only thing
left to anticipate was the Oscars and, of course, the Stephen
and Ella Steeves’ Excellence Awards Dinner held annually at
Crandall University. This year represented the fifth annual
rendition of this special and significant event in the life of our
university.
However, despite the aforementioned ‘award fever’
and who would be seen as ‘the best’ actor or athlete, the
primary focus on this night of February 10, 2012, was
to actually make a clear distinction between ‘striving for
excellence’ and ‘being the best.’ It was noted that ‘excellence’
is about constantly and consistently pressing toward the
mark, while ‘being the best’ is really about just getting a
smidgen closer to the mark than anyone else. ‘Excellence’
is about yesterday, today, and tomorrow, but ‘being the
best’ is really about only the moment. Or stated another
way, ‘excellence’ is an eternal quest, while ‘being the best’
is a fleeting achievement. In short, it was emphasized that
‘excellence is a journey’ and ‘being the best is a mere
destination’. This theme was inspired by the special speaker
of the event, Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard, from the School
of Social Work at Dalhousie University as she spoke about
“Excellence in Education: Steps on the Journey to Break the
Cycle of Oppression.”
Building on the theme that ‘excellence is a journey’
it was pointed out that we all must take our respective
journeys one step at a time as we press closer to our
quest for excellence. On this night, there were three key
steps presented as central to the ‘striving for excellence.’
These steps are: inspiration, innovation, and collaboration.
Each of these steps was then connected to one of the
three excellence awards being presented on that night. For
example, collaboration was defined as helping people put
their heads and hands together in a common goal; when
this occurs there is inevitably a demonstration of excellence
in service. The 2012 recipient of the Stephen and Ella
Steeves Excellence in Service Award was Dr. Cathy Rogers
and over the years she has been a living example of using
collaboration as a way to serve others.
Front Row L-R: Dr. Edith Samuel, Dr. Cathy Rogers and
Dr. Abram Steen Back Row: Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Next, the step of innovation was presented as
synonymous and crucial to demonstrating excellence in
research. When scholars begin their research projects,
it is often difficult to know what will be discovered or
what obstacles may be encountered along the way and
therefore to achieve excellence as part of the journey of
doing research, innovation is key. One of the very notable
innovative qualities for the 2012 recipient for Excellence
in Research, Dr. Edith Samuel, was her capacity to be
productive across a wide spectrum of peer-reviewed
journals. In 10 years she had 13 different articles published
within 13 different academic journals. This is excellence and
innovation going hand-in-hand.
Finally, inspiration was presented as the step crucial
to take on the journey toward excellence in teaching; to
be inspired is great, to inspire is incredible. This statement
reflects the exact sentiment of one of the students who
wrote a letter of support for this year’s recipient of the
Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Abram Steen. She stated, “Some
day when I am done grad school I would love to become a
professor like Dr. Steen, but I know I will never be as good as
he is.” We salute and thank all our 2012 recipients who are
not so worried about being the best, but instead constantly
strive for excellence.
-Dr. Seth Crowell,VP for Academic Affairs
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From the
Development & Alumni Office
Gilda Ryder
ALUMNI - “We sometimes need to remind
ourselves of just how powerful an alumni
network can be!”
Spring time for me always reveals evidence of God’s sustaining
provision and of His goodness to each one of us. On Crandall’s
campus we recently experienced the change of activity as we bid
farewell to our graduates that we have grown very closely to as a small
‘family’ community. We realized again the privilege of sharing as faculty
and staff, at some level of involvement, in each student’s experience
while they accomplished their educational goals over the last four, five
or more years. During their time here many of our students also
faced personal challenges – allowing many on this campus to be ‘used of
God’ in supporting those individuals.
In recent weeks the Alumni Office continued a tradition of hosting
a Senior Class reception for our graduates as they drew closer to their
graduation. This year’s reception was extremely meaningful as we
witnessed our largest graduate participation and also were challenged
by this year’s special speaker, Micah Linkletter (Class of 2000).
As our newest alumni, these graduates have now joined a network
of over 5000 alumni who represent this university not only in this
province and country – but around the world. How many 22 year-olds
have access to that sort of network? Sometimes we need to remind
ourselves of just how powerful an alumni network can be!
As a university community we have witnessed the involvement of
many alumni this past academic year right here on our campus. Thank
you to so many, who have supported faculty in their teaching, helped
and supported our chapel and ministry opportunities, and participated
in our athletics program. Your involvement has offered a greater
experience to each student here this year.
Lastly, we are thankful that our alumni have financially supported
the Operational Fund and Capital Campaign initiatives this past year.
We are grateful for each gift. Unfortunately we have however, seen
a decline in giving to-date in our Operational support. We have
received approximately $48,300 versus an operating budget of $80,000
representing only 60% of our alumni giving against our budget goal.
I would challenge each one of our alumni, who have been the
benefactor of an educational experience, whether at UBBTS, ABC, ABU
or Crandall to consider a financial contribution, of some size, to the
university before our fiscal year end on June 30, 2012. Sometimes we
need to remind ourselves of just how powerful an alumni network can
be. May this request be that reminder to you today.
As Alumni, we should be the university’s best advocates, recruiters
and financial supporters. Thank you for considering your important
role as alumni and how powerful a network we all can be as we seek
to serve and support the University. Thank you for your financial
contribution.
Gilda Ryder
Director, Development and Alumni Relations
June 20, 2012 Pine Needles Golf & Country Club River Course
Proceeds to Crandall Athletic Scholarships
Deadline for registration June 1st
Contact [email protected]
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Upcoming Events
JUNE 2012
June 20
Crandall University Golf Classic Pine Needles Golf Club
JULY 2012
July 6-7
80’s Reunion
September 4-14
Orientation Week
September 5
Classes begin
September 21-22
Alumni Softball Tournament
September 22-23
60-64’s Reunion
AUGUST 2012
OCTOBER 2011
August 22-25
Oasis Annual Convention
August 23
Pre-Commissioning Alumni BBQ
Commissioning Service for Dr. Bruce Fawcett
SEPTEMBER 2012
September 3
Colburne House Opens
October 11
Fall Foliage Day
NOVEMBER 2011
November 10
Craft Fair
For more details visit www.crandallu.ca or
phone 506.858.8970
40006990