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Jessica Stollings

When Jessica Stollings was the women’s volleyball co-captain, she  didn’t want to merely lead her team members. She wanted to serve them as well.

“The word leadership is powerful,” Jessica said. “But, the addition of the word ‘servant’ changes the entire definition.”

When she was a student at King College, Jessica had always been confident of her leadership abilities, but she wanted to improve upon them by incorporating the principles of servant leadership into her role as co-captain. She and the other co-captain incorporated several servant leadership exercises into their daily volleyball practices to understand the true meaning of leadership.

”For me, leadership is putting the needs of others in front of my own,” she said.

Her leadership, both on and off of the court, was recognized as she was awarded the sixth annual National Association of Intercollegiate (NAIA) Athletics Dr. LeRoy Walker Sportsmanship Award. It recognizes a student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of scholarship, character and sportsmanship.

While at King, Jessica’s academics were also a high priority in her life. She was a recipient of the prestigious King College Maclellan Scholarship, which paid for her tuition, room and board for her entire four years of college.

She expanded her learning opportunities by participating in James Dobson’s Focus on the Family Institute in Colorado Springs. The semester-long program crossed academic and professional disciplines to equip participants with the tools needed to impact culture for Christ.

She hopes Focus on the Family Institute curriculum will give her an opportunity to combine her English degree and internship experience to “learn the ropes of national television.”

“I have greatly enjoyed how applying the concepts, principles and theories of communication to real-life situations,” she said.

In addition to sports and the classroom, she was very active in campus life. She was a member of the King College Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Student Government Association and mentors for the Friends for Life program on campus. She served as a sports editor and reporter for the school newspaper.

“I feel that I have been challenged and grown under the leadership of my professors. King has helped me build a firm foundation that makes me feel confident as I go out into the world.”