Evan M. Whidden

Dr. Rev. Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 in Galt, Ontario - 11 March 1980 in Cornwall, Ontario) was a Canadian Christian minister and academic whose career included being President of Brandon College, Dean of Theology at Acadia University and chairman of the founding conference of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council. An annual scholarship is awarded at Acadia University in his honour.

He was the son of Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden), and married Frances Margaret Billington in 1941.

Evan was listed in the "Canadian Who’s Who" in 1951.

Career

 * 1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France
 * 1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA
 * 1921 Reabow, Ontario
 * 1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
 * 1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA
 * 1925 Palmerston, Ontario
 * 1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD
 * 1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
 * 1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
 * 1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
 * 1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba, where he was college president for a time
 * circa 1951 Dean of Theology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; retired 1967.

Evan and Frances had two children:
 * Howard John born 22 June 1943.
 * Roberta “Robie” Katherine born 13 March 1945. She resided in San Francisco, California.

Evan was the author of: