Duke Flags Lowered: Trustee Emerita Janet Hill Dies at Age 74

Janet Hill, a Duke trustee emerita and mother of current trustee Grant Hill, died at 74.

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In Hill's honour, Duke flags will be lowered through Thursday.

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Janet Hill, a principal of Hill Family Advisors in Fairfax, Va., was the owner and vice president of Alexander & Associates Inc.

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From 2006 until 2021, Hill was a Duke trustee.

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She's a 2022 recipient of Duke's University Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service.

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Posthumously during Founders' Weekend, Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.

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Janet and Calvin Hill were welcomed into the Duke community in 1990 as the parents of basketball recruit Grant Hill for Coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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Grant Hill led Duke to national titles in 1991 and 1992 as a two-time All-American.

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Cameron Crazies screamed "One more kid" at Janet and Calvin Hill during Grant's last game.

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