希尔顿Hemphill

投资主管和基督教领袖

希尔顿·亨普希尔出生在代顿, Texas in 1941 to Lee Hemphill and Lunelle Nix Hemphill who would shape and positively influence the direction of his life and his sister, 罗莎李. 在希尔顿两岁之前, 全家搬到了利特菲尔德, Texas where Hilton was raised and where he graduated from Littlefield High School. 在高中的时候, Hilton served as president of the student body and as a captain of the football team. 作为利特菲尔德野猫队的一员, he was named to All-District and second team All-South Plains in football in addition to playing three years on the varsity basketball squad.

以他父母为榜样, 1959年，希尔顿进入中文博彩平台学习, the same year his father became the school’s first Vice-President for Development. While at HSU, Hilton was elected as president of the student body (garnering 81% of the vote). He served as a Corps Commander for the ROTC and received the Distinguished 军事 Citation. He was also awarded the Minter Medal in 1963 recognizing him as having the highest scholastic record of the year. 另外, he helped to found the men’s fraternity, Tau Alpha Phi. 希尔顿是1963年乔治·S·克林顿奖的获得者. Anderson Award for excellence in character, personal development and service to the university.

1963年毕业，成绩为B.A. degree in Economics, Hilton moved to New York and entered Columbia University where he earned an M.B.A. 第二年的学位. 1月1日, 1965 he reported for duty with the US Army and was assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma where he served two years as a Finance Officer and earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant.

在他回归平民生活之后, Hilton began a career on Wall Street working as a securities analyst and later as Director of Research for the U.S. 纽约信托公司. In 1979, 在纽约生活了12年后, Hilton was named Senior Vice-President of Bank of the Southwest in Houston and manager of the trust investment group. In 1983, he relocated to Dallas as President of MSecurities and in 1989 founded Hourglass Capital Management serving as President and Chief Investment Officer.

Hilton earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1973 and served on the membership committees for the New York and Houston Societies of Securities Analysts, as well as president of the Dallas Association of Investment Analysts.

In 1964, Hilton married fellow Hardin-Simmons University graduate Carolyn Armstrong, 谁被授予1962-1963年的大学女王. 在他们的婚姻生活中, Hilton and Carolyn have remained faithfully active in their local church and denomination. 住在纽约的时候, the Hemphill’s were charter members of the Westchester Baptist Church in Westchester County. In Houston and Dallas, the Hemphill’s faithfully served others in ministry and in teaching. 目前, they are members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas where Hilton has served as chairman of the deacon body and where they have worked together as Sunday School Department Directors and teachers.

希尔顿Hemphill has devotedly served two nine-year terms on the Board of Trustees for Hardin-Simmons University, 担任管理机构主席三年. 另外, he has given his time and expertise to a variety of boards and committees under the Baptist General Convention of Texas including the State Missions Committee, 浸信会标准, 及行政委员会. Hilton has generously supported the Bill Glass prison ministry known as Behind The Walls and has spent time in person-to-person ministry in six prisons.

希尔顿和卡罗琳是四个儿子的父母, a banker; Hayden, a doctor; Clayton, an accountant; and Carter, 一个经济学家. 他们共同拥有9个孙子. Hilton also enjoys hunting, fishing and playing a round of golf.

作为一个虔诚的基督教绅士, faithful servant of Texas Baptists and cherished friend of the University, 希尔顿Hemphill has consistently aided the cause of his alma mater. It is a high honor for Hardin-Simmons University to recognize one of her own and to formally induct 希尔顿Hemphill in the HSU 领袖堂.