Leighton Flowers Named 2010 Outstanding Young Alumni at Hardin-Simmons University

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ABILENE, TX (02/24/2011)(readMedia)-- Leighton Flowers of Princeton, TX, was named an Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2011 at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, during an awards banquet on the HSU campus.

Leighton Flowers is the youth evangelism director for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. In this position he directs a statewide youth leadership training camp called Super Summer impacting thousands of Christian teenagers with in depth Bible study and discipleship training.

Super Summer of Texas began in 1974 as a training opportunity for Christian young people who were interested in advancing their personal spiritual growth and who wanted to know more about how to share Christ with others. Super Summer is not just another camp, but a week of structured and focused training–a week which is also a lot of fun.

Leighton also directs the Youth Evangelism Conference reaching between 5,000 to 7,000 Texas teenagers with the gospel of Christ each year.

In addition, he assists in the oversight of such ministries as Hot Hearts and See You At The Pole impacting students not only in Texas but all around our world.

Before coming to the BGCT, Leighton served 10 years in the local church and was the founder of Cornerstone Evangelistic Ministries as he traveled speaking around the globe sharing the good news to lost teenagers in need of hope.

As a student at HSU, Leighton was Baptist Student Missions freshman president (1993) and Baptist Student Missions Freshman Council president (1994). He received the Presidential Scholarship for highest GPA of any seminary-bound graduate to attend SWBTS.

Leighton and his wife Laura (Leavenworth '95 BA) have four children (Colson, Cooper, Esther, and Caden). They live in Princeton, Texas, just outside of Dallas. Leighton serves weekly at his local congregation through preaching and teaching.

Leighton had this to say about Hardin-Simmons University:

"Hardin-Simmons University was more than a place for me to get a great education. It was a turning point. It was the place where I established the foundation for the rest of my life. It was the place I built lifelong friendships. It was the place I met the love of my life. It was the place from where God launched my family, my ministry career, and my life's journey. Because of this, HSU will always have a special place in my heart."

For the 19th year, HSU guarantees students a tuition rate that does not increase as long as they maintain full-time enrollment in consecutive fall and spring semesters.

HSU provides an academically challenging undergraduate education based on a liberal arts foundation. Combining a commitment to academic excellence with a concern for the development of the total person, Hardin-Simmons provides An Education Enlightened by Faith.

With its 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, students enjoy personal attention as they pursue over 70 fields of undergraduate study, 20 fields of graduate study, and seven pre-professional programs.