The fifteenth annual Old Howard 100 Bike Ride through Alabama’s historic Black Belt is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2019. The 100-mile route, which includes shorter routes of 34, 43, and 75 miles, winds through three counties in the heart of the Alabama Black Belt. The route travels west through the Perry County countryside into […]
Nelle Harper Lee and Milly Francis will be inducted into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame on March 7, 2019. The induction ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Alumnae Auditorium on the Judson College campus in Marion, Ala., and will be open to the public at no charge. A luncheon will follow the […]
Student Organization for Social Work Christmas Project a Great Success by Angela Dennison, Head of the Social Work Department The Student Organization for Social Work (SOSW) selected Perry County Nursing Home (PCNH) as the recipient of its annual Christmas service project. Each year, PCNH social worker Jasmine Murphy sends a list of needed items to […]
The Judson College community celebrated Christmas last weekend with Christmas Tea and Vespers Dec.1. The student Social Committee organized and decorated for the College’s annual semi-formal Christmas Tea event in the Gladys Hale Dunkin Parlors in Jewett Hall. Guests enjoyed refreshments, greeting faculty and College administrators, and a Christmas Step Sing. Later that evening, the […]
The Judson Community is deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend and Head of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Harold E. “Hal” Arnold. A memorial service for Dr. Arnold will be held on the Judson College campus in Marion, Ala., in Ramsay-McCrummen Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5. A Lake City, […]
by Mary Amelia Taylor On November 13, messengers to the Alabama Baptist State Convention’s annual meeting, held this year at First Baptist Church in Trussville, Ala., adopted a resolution in honor of Judson’s late President, Dr. David E. Potts. “RESOLUTION NO. 4 : On Gratitude for the Life of David Potts” expressed the messengers’ appreciation […]
Dr. Jessica Spafford, Judson College’s newest Assistant Professor of Music, will perform as a guest artist at James Madison University’s 38th annual Contemporary Music Festival Oct. 22-23 in Harrisonburg, Va. The festival will feature works by composers Libby Larsen and Joseph Klein. Spafford earned her Master of Music degree from Duquesne University, followed by a […]
The Music Department of Judson College has announced its upcoming Spring Concert and Spring Tour. Under the direction of Dr. Chris Brown, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Ensembles, the Judson Singers and FAITH Ensemble will give a Spring Choral Concert Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00p.m. in Alumnae Auditorium on the Judson College campus in […]
After 27 years of outstanding service, Dr. David Potts has announced his transition from the role of President to the role of Chancellor of Judson College. Before his inauguration as Judson’s twenty-second president in 1990, Potts served the college as Vice President of Development and Executive Vice President. Potts’ impact on Judson College, Alabama Baptist […]
Judson College will host its 7th annual African-American Read-In Thursday, February 22, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in Alumnae Auditorium. The Read-In is part of a national initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) that celebrates the voices of African American writers, artists, visionaries, and trailblazers, whose selected works are read aloud. A reception […]