Judson College (Alabama)

Judson College
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Type	; Private;
Established	; 1838 (1838);
Affiliation	; Alabama Baptist Convention;
President	; Scott Bullard (interim)
Students	; 322
Location	; Marion, Alabama, United States; 32°37′50″N 87°18′57″W / 32.63063°N 87.31587°W / 32.63063; -87.31587Coordinates: 32°37′50″N 87°18′57″W / 32.63063°N 87.31587°W / 32.63063; -87.31587;
Campus	; Rural, 118 acres (48 ha)
Website	; Judson College; ;
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	; Judson College Historic District;
	; U.S. National Register of Historic Places;
	; U.S. Historic district;
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	; Jewett Hall, within the Judson College Historic District;
Location	; Roughly bounded by East Lafayette, Curb, Mason and Washington Streets
Coordinates	; 32°37′49″N 87°18′52″W / 32.63028°N 87.31444°W / 32.63028; -87.31444;
Architectural style	; Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference #	; 92001825
Added to NRHP	; February 3, 1993
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This article is about the college in Alabama. For the university in Elgin, Illinois, see Judson University.

Judson College is the fifth-oldest women's college in the United States, having been founded by members of Siloam Baptist Church in 1838 in Marion, Alabama. Some of the individuals most instrumental in the founding of Judson College were: Julia Tarrant Barron, General Edwin D. King, and Milo P. Jewett and Francis Christian Lowry.^[3]^[4] Judson was named after Ann Hasseltine Judson, the first female foreign missionary from the United States to Burma (now Myanmar). It has been affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention throughout its history and is currently still heavily funded by the convention.^[5]

Description[edit]

Enrollment at Judson in 2011 was 322.^[1] The college offers bachelor's degrees in both liberal arts and pre-professional programs.

The principal building of the campus is Jewett Hall, the third of this name. The first Jewett Hall, built in 1840, was a four-story Greek revival building named after Dr. Milo P. Jewett, first president of the college. It was destroyed by fire in 1888. The rebuilding of Jewett Hall was begun that same year. In 1947 the dome was hit by a lightning strike and fire consumed the building. Rebuilding efforts began almost immediately, as funds were raised by the sale of bricks from the rubble. A third fire occurred in the attic of this building as mattresses were lit on fire, but the fire was put out without much damage to the building.

Other notable buildings on campus include A. Howard Bean Hall, a former Carnegie library which now houses the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame as well as 2 classrooms, the Alumnae Auditorium, and the Women's Missionary Union residence hall.

Judson College participates in joint social and civic events with Marion Military Institute, also located in Marion. Many of these events and traditions date as far back as the civil war and are connected culturally to that era.

Judson College students participate in big sister/little sister activities. In the spring semester of their first year, freshman students will receive a big sister from the sophomore class. Throughout the second year, students will go through several secret tradition ceremonies. The big sister leads the little sister through these ceremonies and provides for them the materials and things they need to pass on the traditions to later classes.

Every April, Judson hold its J-Day. J-Day is like a homecoming event, and alumnae come from all over the country to celebrate and hold reunions. J-Day replaced the older tradition of May Day, which involved a May Pole. J-Day has a court similar to many homecoming celebrations, but one can liken the Pageant or Hockey Day as much closer to homecoming. J-day is usually within a week of Marion Military Institute's Alumni Day and is much closer in content to that event.

Notable alumnae[edit]

Caroline Dormon (1888–1971), botanist, naturalist, preservationist, and author.^[6]

Ada Jack Carver Snell (1890–1972), short-story writer and mother of Life magazine reporter, David Snell.^[7]

References[edit]

^ ^a^b "Best Colleges: Judson College". U.S.News & World Report. Retrieved November 16, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

^ Harris, W. Stuart (1991). Heritage of Perry County. Marion, Alabama: Perry County Historical and Preservation Society. pp. 70–92.

^ Wilson, Mabel Ponder (1973). Some Early Alabama Churches. Marion, Alabama: Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. pp. 134–144. ISBN 978-0-88428-029-3.

^ Judson College. "Heritage". Missing or empty |url= (help)
http://www.judson.edu/about-judson/heritage/

^ Caroline C. Dormon, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 251

^ Charles Champlin, art editor, "A Stamp of Approval for a Friend", Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1987

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[nris-2] National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

[3] Harris, W. Stuart (1991). Heritage of Perry County. Marion, Alabama: Perry County Historical and Preservation Society. pp. 70–92.

[4] Wilson, Mabel Ponder (1973). Some Early Alabama Churches. Marion, Alabama: Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. pp. 134–144. ISBN 978-0-88428-029-3.

[5] Judson College. "Heritage". Missing or empty |url= (help)
http://www.judson.edu/about-judson/heritage/

[6] Caroline C. Dormon, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 251

[7] Charles Champlin, art editor, "A Stamp of Approval for a Friend", Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1987

v t e Colleges and universities in Alabama
Public institutions	Alabama Alabama A&M Alabama State Auburn Auburn Montgomery Jacksonville State Montevallo North Alabama South Alabama Troy UAB UAHuntsville West Alabama
Private institutions	Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Amridge Birmingham–Southern Columbia Southern Concordia Faulkner Heritage Christian Huntingdon Judson Miles Mobile Oakwood Samford Selma Southeastern Bible College Spring Hill Stillman Talladega Tuskegee United States Sports Academy Virginia College
Community/junior colleges	Bevill State CC Bishop State CC Calhoun CC Central Alabama CC Chattahoochee Valley CC Coastal Alabama CC Coastal Alabama CC Brewton Coastal Alabama CC Monroeville Enterprise State CC Gadsden State CC H. Council Trenholm State TC J. F. Drake State TC J. F. Ingram State TC Jefferson State CC Lawson State CC Lurleen B. Wallace CC Marion Military Institute Northeast Alabama CC Northwest Shoals CC Reid State TC Shelton State CC Snead State CC Southern Union State CC Wallace CC Wallace State CC Hanceville Wallace State CC Selma
Upper level colleges	Athens State University

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Alabama
Historic districts	Fairhope Plantation Green Street Historic District Judson College Historic District Marion Courthouse Square Historic District Uniontown Historic District West Marion Historic District
Other properties	Bryand Brand House Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute First Congregational Church of Marion Henry House Kenworthy Hall Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation Phillips Memorial Auditorium Pitts' Folly President's House, Marion Institute Siloam Baptist Church Westwood
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Perry County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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