Donor profile: Glen and Kim Sisson

In 2007, Glen and Kim Sisson considered Christian colleges within eight hours of their Connecticut home for their oldest daughter, Megan. Messiah was at the top of their list for academics, athletics, professor/student relationships and community. Campus visits and overnight stays cemented the Messiah choice. According to Kim Sisson, it then “worked out beautifully” to send all four children to Messiah. Megan Sisson ’11 has moved fluidly between ministry and corporate life with her Christian business administration degree, and siblings Luke ’12, Jillian ’15 and Caleb ’18 have excellent jobs in engineering and nursing.  

“They made lifelong friends and also established relationships with many of the faculty and coaches,” said their mom. “As a whole, their professors set challenging standards for success and were incredibly caring and available. All of them enjoyed and took full advantage of the beautiful campus; the varsity, club and intramural sports; and the varied student activities and clubs. The rich Messiah experience helped them to further develop their Christian faith, leadership and passion for service in both the secular and Christian settings.”  

Jillian Sisson is now a double Messiah grad, recently earning her MSN from the University. 

“Our world needs thriving, financially strong, Christian-based, academically excellent colleges/universities,” said Kim Sisson. “We are blessed to continue to support President Kim Phipps and Messiah University in their mission to cultivate in men and women, like our own children, strong intellect, character and Christian faith. Megan, Luke, Jillian and Caleb were blessed to have the Messiah experience, and we will be forever grateful.”  

And we are deeply grateful for the Sisson family. In addition to sending their own four children, four families from their home church in Connecticut chose to attend Messiah based on the Sisson family endorsement!