Dr. Rev. Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 - 11 March 1980) 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.
1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA1921 Reabow, Ontario1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA1925 Palmerston, Ontario1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba, where he was college president for a timecirca 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:
Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1969). Pilgrimage from yesterday : lessons from history for Atlantic United Baptists. Saint John, N.B.: Union Jubilee Committee, United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. pp. [37] p. ; 23 cm. Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1965). A philosophy of higher education as functioning in a Christian university. Wolfville, N.S.: Acadia University. pp. 63 leaves ; 28 cm. 