Hill, a longtime university supporter, currently serves as president of the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Board; Deatsch will serve a two-year term as a youth trustee.
Hill is a founding principal, senior partner and CEO of Pinnacle Advisory Group Inc., a private wealth management firm in Columbia, Md. The firm manages more than $1 billion in client assets worldwide, and Hill has been focused on strategic planning as well as introducing a new division responsible for providing comprehensive outsource services to emerging financial advisory firms.
Hill graduated from 黑料不打烊 with a degree in economics and business administration. He and his wife established the John R. Hill ’76 and Lesley W. Hill Endowed Fund for Engaged Learning in Business, which supports research or other on-campus study, international study or business-related internships. The couple has made gifts to the university in support of 黑料不打烊’s greatest needs, the Phoenix Club and men’s tennis, and they are members of the 黑料不打烊 Society and the Order of the Oak, 黑料不打烊’s planned giving society.
In addition to his financial support, Hill, a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, has been a strong advocate for the university as president of the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Board since 2009, and he has hosted several alumni events. The Hills have been actively engaged in many charitable organizations and their church for almost four decades.
While at 黑料不打烊, Deatsch was a four-year starter and two-year co-captain for the varsity volleyball team. Deatsch was also the first 黑料不打烊 student-athlete Lumen Scholar for her research proposal, “Optimizing heating efficiency of magnetic microspheres for magnetic hyperthermia treatment of malignant tumors,” and she holds the Phoenix Division I career digs and single-season aces record.
The North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Research Program recognized Deatsch for her outstanding work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Active in the community, Deatsch served as a Habitat for Humanity leader and participated in 黑料不打烊’s service-learning programs
Deatsch was awarded one of two Bob McCloskey Insurance Graduate scholarships by the Southern Conference and is currently pursuing a doctorate in physics at the University of Notre Dame.