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On May 11th, 2024, Nicole Jane Macbeth Hill passed away due to the impact of an unexpected and sudden cardiac arrest. Nicole was a treasure to those who knew her, and her sweet voice, kind heart, and generous spirit will be missed by many.
Nicole was a Seaver College alumnus (’04) and earned her B.A. in Liberal Arts. She utilized her degree to provide enriching learning experiences and positively shape the lives of many young children. Nicole taught kindergarten and volunteered in several local church preschool programs, but her greatest joy was extending her love of learning to her own two children.
A highlight of Nicole’s life and college experience was her participation in Pepperdine’s study abroad program in Heidelberg, Germany, during the 2001–2002 academic year. Through this program, she developed many lifelong friendships; it was even mutual friends from Heidelberg who eventually introduced her to her future husband, Brent. Nicole loved her abroad experience and made it a point to attend both her 10- and 20-year Heidelberg reunions, relishing the ability to reconnect with friends and relive the memories from a time and place in her life that were so special to her.
To help honor and remember Nicole, Pepperdine has created the Nicole Jane Macbeth Hill Memorial Fund to provide financial assistance to other Seaver College undergraduate students who wish to study abroad in Heidelberg.
Nicole is survived by her husband Brent Hill and their two children, David and Catherine, her parents, Charles and Anita Macbeth, and her brothers Chad (’08), Cameron, and John (’14).
The purpose of this scholarship is to help cover the International Program fees, expenses for the educational field trip, and/or other study abroad-related expenses for students in financial need and good academic standing who attend the Heidelberg program.
It is the intent of the organizers of this fund to establish an endowed scholarship that will exist in perpetuity. Once the minimum level of $100,000 is reached, the fund will be endowed. If this minimum level is not reached, the funds will be used to award IP Heidelberg scholarships as noted, until they are spent or replenished.