Abia W. Judd (7 December 1907 - 3 January 1998) was born Fredonia, Territory of Arizona. He was raised in Fredonia, and later attended Dixie College in St. George for a two-year certificate in teaching), Utah, he taught in Fredonia for seven years. Abia then attended Northern Arizona Teachers College in Flagstaff, Arizona, to obtain his four-year teaching certificate. After graduating in 1936, he moved to Prescott, Arizona, to teach at Lincoln and Miller Valley Elementary Schools.
In 1942 Abia interrupted his teaching to join the Army in World War II. After the war, he took a leave of absence from teaching to obtain a master’s degree in education. Upon returning to Prescott he was appointed principal of Washington Elementary School where he remained for five years.
In 1953, Abia became superintendent of the Prescott Unified School District, a position he held for twenty-two years until his retirement in 1973. When a new elementary school opened in Prescott in 1989, he was honored for his decades of service by naming the school for him. Abia Judd died January 3, 1998, in Prescott, Arizona.
From the guide to the Abia Judd collection, circa 1890, 1921-1988, (Sharlot Hall Museum)
