Gunnar Boley
Coordinator of Special Events
Dennis Demoss
Shaping Lives Campaign Chair
Kristen Egan
Vice President of Advancement and Alumni
Kristen Egan was promoted to Vice President for Advancement beginning July 1, 2018. As a member of the Leadership Team, she advances the strategies to build resource and development capacity, as well as leads Advancement, Alumni, World Leaders Forum, and special events functions.
Since 2016, Kristen has worked on building donor relationships and capacity for the university. Over the last two years, she has focused on developing a foundation strategy and integrated planned giving program, strengthening the annual fund, establishing best practices for data collection and gift acceptance, as well as providing leadership to the Advancement team.
Kristen has more than 20 years of experience working in fundraising and marketing communications with Meyer Partners, the Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
She volunteers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-Elgin, Kiwanis Club of Elgin, and Holy Family Ministries in Chicago. She and her husband, John, reside in Elgin, Ill.
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Stephanie Kleczynski
Asst. Dir. Advancement/Alumni Relations
Lisa Leith
Advancement Services Coordinator
Lisa is a proud parent of a Judson alum who enjoys working with data and excel, which makes her perfect for this role. She was previously employed by Immanuel Lutheran School in East Dundee where she is also a member.
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Choir tour is a full-package experience—one that extends far beyond the rehearsals, performances, and miles traveled. Each year, Judson University Choir members set out on a journey, expecting to minister to congregations and uplift the body of Christ, yet they return feeling just as blessed and transformed themselves. From the moment the coach bus pulls
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Judson senior Erin Aubrey received the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award. Every fall, a meritorious senior from each of the four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois is awarded the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and becomes a Student Laureate. Aubrey is studying elementary education and has already student-taught as part of her curriculum. Aubrey
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Judson University welcomed trustees, former faculty, and volunteer service groups to the campus for the 60th annual Founders’ Day on October 21. Throughout the day’s celebration, the leadership of the University honored those who helped to establish Judson College in 1963. Judson began as an undergraduate college in 1913 as part of Northern Baptist Theological
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Judson University Professor Dr. Jack Groppel has been inducted into the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Hall of Fame. Groppel has been a profound influencer in the world of athletics in sports science. In addition to serving as the schools’ FAR, Groppel is a professor of business and exercise science. Groppel is most known
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