The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates the contributions Crandall alumni make to their communities and professions. It recognizes truly outstanding accomplishments of Crandall’s alumni in their personal and professional lives. Each year’s recipient(s) are selected from nominations received from the alumni community.
Crandall University is proud to announce that Dr. Cathy Rogers (’97) will be the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. Cathy Rogers (’97)
Dr. Cathy Rogers graduated from Atlantic Baptist University (ABU) in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology. She went on to receive both a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of New Brunswick. From 2000 to 2004, she served as the Director of the Adult Learner Professional Studies (ALPS) division at ABU and taught part-time during that period. She began her full-time teaching career as an Assistant Professor of Sociology in 2004.
Cathy was elected as an MLA in the 2014 election and was appointed to cabinet, first as Minister of Social Development and Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities (2014–2016), then to the portfolio of Minister of Finance and Minister for Literacy from 2016 to 2018. She was re-elected in 2018 and served for two more years.
After her contributions to provincial politics, she became the Research and Education Officer for the New Brunswick Nurses Union. Cathy retired in 2023 but remains deeply engaged in volunteer work.
Join the celebration
Register online for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Banquet by May 21, 2025.
Cost: $30/person
