Hills honorerd at Truman State University

Jason and Jessica Hill of Cape Girardeau were honored as the 2013 Young Alumni of the Year as part of Truman State University's homecoming celebration held Oct. 18.

Jessica Hill, currently a resource consultant for 2-1-1 Helpline in Tulsa, Okla., was the student representative to the board of governors during her time at Truman, and was the president of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity, a student senate committee chair, a student ambassador and a student adviser. Jessica Hill graduated magna cum laude from Truman in 1999 with a degree in communications and a minor in public administration, and she also received a master's degree in not-for-profit management from Oral Roberts University in 2003. From 2004 to 2013, Jessica Hill served on the Truman State University Alumni Association board of directors, becoming vice president of the board in 2007 and president in 2009. She also served as the alumni board representative to the Truman State University Foundation board of directors, on the Installation committee for president Troy Paino, and on the Bright Minds Bright Futures Campaign Advisory Committee.

Jason Hill has been serving as senior pastor of Cape Girardeau Church of the Nazarene since 2010. While at Truman, he was involved with Campus Crusade for Christ, New Life Campus Ministry and Phi Alpha Theta History honors fraternity and received an undergraduate research grant to study the development of Yellowstone National Park. Jason Hill graduated magna cum laude from Truman in 2000 with a major in history and a minor in philosophy and religion, and he received a master's degree in divinity from Oral Roberts University in 2003, where he was named Outstanding Masters in Divinity Student of the Year. Jason Hill is set to begin a doctoral program at Nazarene Theological Seminary this year.

From left are Truman State University president Troy Paino, Jessica Hill and Jason Hill.