Lindsay Hill, 44, is the new Fort Scott Community College Foundation Director, effective June 11. Her office is in the Ellis Fine Arts Center on the college campus.

She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Pittsburg State University and was the FSCC Volleyball Coach for nine years.

She left FSCC in March 2020 to build an online business and “be a more present mom,” she said.

In January 2024, she and husband John and opened Freedom Fitness in downtown Fort Scott.

John is the FSCC Basketball Coach and they have two sons, J.J., 13 years of age and Hudson,  10.

They  also own Sunbeam Christian Preschool.

“My family has be philanthropists my whole life,” she said.

Some  the foundation goals:

• “Help as many students as we can earn a scholarship to attend FSCC.  We do this though our endowed scholarships.  We will continue to grow our scholarships so we can help more students,” she said.
• “Create opportunities for Fort Scott CC and our community to work together.  Relationships are important for us as institution, so we want to develop those relationships in all areas of our community.”
• “Make connections with our alumni and friends – this is a valuable piece to our family.”
• “Fundraise to help the college become more sustainable.”