From 1970-72, Judd served in the Peace Corps in Liberia. She taught sewing and music, as well as serving as organist of the Methodist Church in Cape Palmas, Liberia where President Tubman of Liberia worshipped. When she left Liberia, the entire town of Cape Palmas gathered at the air field to thank her for her service, friendship and love of Africa.
Liberia RPCV Glenna Robinson Judd to celebrate 100th birthday
Glenna Robinson Judd to celebrate 100th birthday
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
Sherman, Texas
August 21, 2005
Caption: The photograph above is for illustrative purposes only and is *not* Glenna Robinson Judd.
Glenna Robinson Judd will celebrate her 100th birthday Aug. 23 with a gathering of family and friends. The reception will be from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Sherman Service League room of the Finley Cultural Center, 500 N. Elm, in Sherman. Celebration hosts are Judd's son and daughter-in-law.
Judd was born in Denison Aug. 23, 1905, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Robinson. Her grandfather, T.W. Robinson, came to Denison when it was founded and owned the city's first bakery. Judd graduated from Denison High School and, in 1925, from Sherman's Kidd-Key College and Conservatory. She taught at Our Lady of Victory in Fort Worth.
In 1929, Judd married Raymond E. Judd at Denison's First Presbyterian Church. The couple moved to Sherman and established the Sherman Fuel and Feed Company. Mr. Judd served as Sherman's Mayor pro-tem, was a member of the Sherman City Council and chairman of the Grayson County Red Cross. He died in 1963.
The Beta Sigma Pi sorority named Judd the "First Lady of Sherman" in 1949. She also served as president of the Sherman High School PTA, the Bryant School PTA, the Bomar Cramer Music Club, the American Guild of Organists, the Sherman Community Concert Association, the Tuesday Literary Club and the Denison PEO. She was a founding member of the Sherman PEO chapter and served on the board of Sherman Musical Arts. For more than 50 years, Judd was the organist of the Presbyterian Church, was one of the first women elected as an elder in the Presbyterian church, and served as president of the Paris Presbyterial.
From 1970-72, Judd served in the Peace Corps in Liberia. She taught sewing and music, as well as serving as organist of the Methodist Church in Cape Palmas, Liberia where President Tubman of Liberia worshipped. When she left Liberia, the entire town of Cape Palmas gathered at the air field to thank her for her service, friendship and love of Africa.
In 1974, Judd served as a Volunteer in Mission at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska. She has traveled extensively in Africa, South America and Europe, including several European tours with the Austin College choir. Following her husband's death, Judd joined the staff of the Arthur Hopkins Library at Austin College.
Judd has been listed in "Music and Dance in the Southwest," "Who's Who of American Women" and was named an "Outstanding Older Texan" by the Governor's Committee on Aging. She was also featured in a national publication, Rooted in Faith: Women Who Touched the Lives of Others, and, in 1993, was featured in the national magazine Horizon in an article entitled "Woman on the Go!" Judd has two sons - the Rev. Dr. Raymond Judd Jr. and his wife, Mary Jane, of San Antonio and the late Charles T. Judd of Washington - one granddaughter and two great-grandsons. Mary Jane Judd's grandfather, the Rev. W.R. Grafton, was minister of the Presbyterian Church in Sherman in the late 1800s.
