Judson College in Alabama | Judson College
The board of trustees at Judson College in Alabama, which claims to be the only evangelical womenâs college in the United States, has voted to close down the 183-year-old institution after failing to resolve its multi-million dollar financial deficit.Â
âWe know this was the right decision, but there is not a person here whose heart isnât broken over this,â Judson College President W. Mark Tew said in a statement. âI share the heartbreak of this decision that is felt by generations of Judson students, faculty, and friends.â
Judson College, an all-womenâs Christian college in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, was founded in 1838 when it was rare for women to receive formal education.Â
Judson College in Alabama | Judson College
The board of trustees at Judson College in Alabama, which claims to be the only evangelical womenâs college in the United States, has voted to close down the 183-year-old institution after failing to resolve its multi-million dollar financial deficit.Â
âWe know this was the right decision, but there is not a person here whose heart isnât broken over this,â Judson College President W. Mark Tew said in a statement. âI share the heartbreak of this decision that is felt by generations of Judson students, faculty, and friends.â
Judson College, an all-womenâs Christian college in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, was founded in 1838 when it was rare for women to receive formal education.Â
Judson College in Alabama | Judson College
The board of trustees at Judson College in Alabama, which claims to be the only evangelical women’s college in the United States, has voted to close down the 183-year-old institution after failing to resolve its multi-million dollar financial deficit.
“We know this was the right decision, but there is not a person here whose heart isn’t broken over this,” Judson College President W. Mark Tew said in a statement. “I share the heartbreak of this decision that is felt by generations of Judson students, faculty, and friends.”
Judson College, an all-women’s Christian college in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, was founded in 1838 when it was rare for women to receive formal education.
Alabama News
Alabama News Network has been following the efforts to save Judson College in Marion. The Christian college was founded in 1838 and is the fifth-oldest women’s college in the country. It’s also home to the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame.
The Board of Trustees is now launching a campaign to raise $5 million by April 2.
“The board was unanimous in seeking to identify donors to support the college in the coming academic year,” Judson College President W. Mark Tew said. “While this is a monumental challenge, I would like to remind all of you that we serve a great God. Prudent financial responsibility dictates that we have firm commitments from our donors before we can proceed into the next academic year,” he said.
Former Alabama Baptist Convention presidents, Rev. Dewey Corder 80, (L) and the Rev. Harper Shannon, 89 (R). | Alabama Baptist Convention
The Alabama Baptist Convention recently lost two former presidents just days apart to complications from the new coronavirus and dementia. The Rev. Harper Shannon was 89 when he passed from progressive dementia Wednesday while the Rev. Dewey Corder was 80 when he died from COVID-19 on Christmas Day.
Rick Lance, state missionary and executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions remembered both men in a statement Thursday.
“Dewey Corder was a true gentleman. He was one of the most cheerful men I have known. Every time I talked to him, he was upbeat as he talked about how the Lord was blessing him and his ministry,” Lance wrote of Corder.