Cranbrook Schools welcomed home two exceptional alumni, Molly Miller Jahn '76 and Mark Davidson '86, as Distinguished Alumni honorees during Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2026.

Former editors, contributors, faculty members, and friends gathered during Reunion Weekend for a special Gallimaufry Reunion honoring the life and legacy of longtime Cranbrook Kingswood educator Christine Goodale.

 

Alumni from across the country and around the world returned to campus June 5–7 for Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026, reconnecting with classmates, faculty, and friends while celebrating milestone reunions and welcoming the Class of 2026 into the alumni community.

 

The Cranbrook Kingswood Alumni Association welcomed alumni, faculty, staff, and friends to Kiesling in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction on May 13 for the CKAA Annual Meeting & Alumni Gathering. Hosted at the historic cocktail bar owned by Jacques Driscoll ’00, the evening celebrated another successful year of alumni engagement, mentorship, and community connection.

 

You are invited to join us virtually for commencement services honoring the Cranbrook Kingswood Class of 2026.

Both commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed on Friday, June 5, with the Cranbrook ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. and the Kingswood ceremony beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Click the links below to watch the ceremonies live, or use the same links to watch later at your convenience.

June 5, 10:30 a.m. — Cranbrook Commencement Ceremony — click here.
Features keynote address by Distinguished Alumnus 2026, Mark Davidson ’86.

June 5, 3:00 p.m. — Kingswood Commencement Ceremony — click here.
Features keynote address by Distinguished Alumna 2026, Molly Miller Jahn ’76.

 

As Reunion approaches, alumni are invited to help celebrate the faculty, staff, and fellow alumni who have shaped the Cranbrook experience across generations. Our Reunion Sharing Pages offer a place to post congratulations, memories, photographs, reflections, and tributes — whether you are honoring a retiring teacher, remembering a beloved mentor, reconnecting with fellow Gallimaufry alumni, or celebrating this year’s Distinguished Alumni and Honorary Alumni honorees.

 

Cranbrook Schools is proud to celebrate two extraordinary alumni as our 2026 Distinguished Alumni honorees: Molly Miller Jahn ’76 and Mark Davidson ’86. Their stories — featured in the upcoming issue of Tradition magazine — reflect two very different paths shaped by curiosity, service, leadership, and the lasting influence of Cranbrook Schools.

 

Meet us at Kiesling on May 13! 

Tucked into Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction, Kiesling offers more than just craft cocktails—it’s a thoughtfully restored, century-old space that has evolved into one of the neighborhood’s most distinctive gathering spots. On Wednesday, May 13 from 6:00–8:00 p.m., that setting becomes the backdrop for the CKAA Annual Meeting & Alumni Gathering, an evening dedicated to reconnecting and reflecting on the year behind us.

Alumni and guests can click here to register. 

 

 

 

Reunion Weekend returns to Cranbrook this June 5-6-7, and we are delighted to invite alumni back to campus for a weekend of reconnection, reflection, and celebration.

That weekend the classes of 1946,  1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021  will be celebrating milestone reunions.  Whether you graduated five years ago or eighty years ago, Reunion Weekend offers a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with classmates and return to campus.