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DOB, November 8, 1945. Middle of three boys. Lovington, NM, High School; Eastern New Mexico University, BS; Baylor University, MA. Four honorary doctorates. Career in Christian Higher Education in TX, NM, MO, IL Wife, Linda, and two adult sons

1821-1885 Adoniram Judson Kneeland Public Servant New York

1821-1865 Adoniram Judson Kneeland Public Servant Cortland County NY  Again I acknowledge the good research of Andy Osterdahl at “The Strangest Names in American Political History” for snippets about this next entry. We wish we knew more. Adoniram Judson Kneeland served a brief term in the New York State Assembly during the mid-1880s. This mysterious man […]

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1840-????               Adoniram Judson Gibbs     Farmer/Public Servant       OH/MI

1840-????               Adoniram Judson Gibbs     Farmer/Public Servant       OH/MI I must rely on the research of Andy Osterdahl at “The Strangest Names in American Political History” for information on ….Michigan native Adoniram Judson Gibbs, whose life is shrouded in obscurity. Very few details could be found on this man’s public career and political exploits, and I’m quite

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2024-10-15. Judson College at Southeastern Seminary

October 15, 2024. We welcome the 8th institution of higher learning that has been named for Ann and/or Adoniram Judson. On October 15, 2024, the trustees of Southeastern Seminary voted to change the name of their undergraduate division to Judson College. The forerunners of this name in higher education are: a. Judson College, Marion, Alabama.

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2027 renaming (1827-Present) – Amherst Church becomes Judson Church – Kyaikkhami (Mon State) Myanmar

2027 renaming (1827-Present) Amherst Church becomes Judson Church Kyaikkhami (Mon State) Myanmar In 2027 Myanmar Baptist Christian Church (also called Amherst Baptist Church in respect of those who speak English) in Kyaikkhami, Myanmar, will celebrate its 200th birthday. The church was formed by American missionaries in 1827 after Adoniram was released from prison (February 21,

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2024-Present – Judson College at Southeastern – Christian Education Wake Forest NC

2024-Present Judson College at Southeastern Christian Education, Wake Forest, NC News has arrived that Baptists have named their eighth educational institution over the past 200 years for either Ann or Adoniram Judson. This formal press report tells the story. The undergraduate college at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has been officially renamed Judson College. Southeastern trustees formalized

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2021-Present – Adoniram Judson Gavel – Nashville, Tennessee TN

2021-Present Adoniram Judson Gavel of Southern Baptist Convention Nashville, Tennessee        TN This press release from Religion News Service on June 15, 2021, best tells this story though I have added an interesting caveat as a conclusion. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS). As outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President J. D. Greear prepared to open his final annual meeting

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2018-Present – Ann Hasseltine Judson Giving Circle – American Baptist Historical Society, Georgia PA/GA

2018-Present  Ann Hasseltine Judson Giving Circle American Baptist Historical Society Georgia     PA/GA The giving levels for donors to the American Baptist History Society have been in place for over six years now and the legacy of Ann Judson is remembered therein. An annual gift of up to $50 places one in the Ann Hasseltine Judson

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2014-Present  – Adoniram Judson Center of Christian Union – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island RI

2014-Present  Adoniram Judson Center of Christian Union Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island       RI The Adoniram Judson Ministry Center at Brown University is used by Christian Union campus ministries for fellowship, meals, Bible studies, prayer, training, and administrative work.  The Judson Center was opened in 2014. The parent organization, Christian Union, was founded in 2002 at

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1901-Present – Central Seminary and the Judson Legacy – Overland Park, Kansas KS

1901-Present Central Seminary and the Judson Legacy Overland Park, Kansas KS There are at least two Judson namesakes in the history of Central Baptist Theological Seminary–one in the past and the other in the present. At the beginning of the 20th century there was no Baptist seminary west of the Mississippi River. Rev. Evan B.

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