Judson University
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| Motto | Christus Lux Mundi (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Christ, the Light of the World |
| Type | Private, Baptist |
| Established | Founded in 1913, and established in its current location in 1963. |
| President | Dr. Gene C. Crume, Jr. |
| Students | 1,231 |
| Undergraduates | 1,113 |
| Postgraduates | 118 |
| Location |
Elgin,  Illinois,  USA
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| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NAIA |
| Colors | Navy Blue White |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Affiliations |
CCCU CIC NCA NCCAA NAAB The Higher Learning Commission Colleges of Distinction |
| Website | www.judsonu.edu |
Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1963. Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, Illinois, it was decided to make the college separate from the seminary. Originally as Judson College, it was named after Adoniram Judson, the first American Baptist missionary to foreign shores. The university has campuses in Elgin and Rockford, Illinois, and a student body of approximately 1,300. Judson College became Judson University on August 28, 2007.
Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), which was founded in 1913. In the early 1960s, when the seminary portion of Northern moved from Chicago to Lombard it was decided to make the college an independent entity. Under the guidance of Dr. Benjamin P. Browne, the college and seminary president, Judson College was founded along the shores of the Fox River in Elgin in 1963. The college was named after Adoniram Judson, the first American missionary abroad, who went to Burma in 1813 and would spend 37 years overseas.
The land where Judson College was founded was an estate belonging to Mrs. Margaret Deuterman, a doctor’s widow. Mrs. Deuterman was ready to sell the estate at $150,000 to a business that was planning to convert it into an entertainment club, but she was willing to listen to Browne and the other men from NBTS in their effort to use the estate to build the college. Mrs. Deuterman agreed to sell the estate for $100,000, and all she required was $500 earnest money to secure the property. No one else had any cash, except for Browne, who had $5. But Dr. Amos Barton, a college trustee who owned a construction business, had his company checkbook, and he agreed to “loan” the college the $500 needed to secure the property. The college received a charter from the State of Illinois, dated March 11, 1963.
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