Judson University receives gift, new signage

Judson University's The Center for Worship in the Performing Arts now bears the name of the Demoss family in honor of its support of the arts.

"The Demoss family has made such an amazing impact at Judson," said Judson President Gene Crume. "The commitment of this family to our mission as a Christian university is a blessing."

Dennis and JoAnn Demoss, of Barrington, have been involved with Judson for more than a decade, and three of the couple's four children have attended Judson. In 2011, Dennis Demoss, the senior vice president and project director for Sargent & Lundy in Chicago, became a member of the Judson board.

The Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will be used for various worship ministries including performance ministry ensembles, the in-house Dark Room Studios, and the technological infrastructure of the Thompson Center's classrooms and theater.