DR. USHA FOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

Current Spring Only Scholarship Dr. Fountain, a second-generation descendant of indentured sugarcane farm laborers from India was born in the Fiji Islands.  She received her Masters and PhD in School Counseling  degree from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia where she met her husband, an Ada native and immigrated to the United States in 1994.  She worked tirelessly over 30 years in education/ as a teacher, school counselor, professor and Director of the Masters in School Counseling program at ECU.  To honor Dr. Fountain’s 20 plus years of service to international students, the family, friends, and alum of the ECU Asian Student Association have established this scholarship in her name. The recipient must have attended 2 full semesters at ECU to be eligible. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate leadership and service both within the community as well as the University. Recipients must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or minimum graduate level GPA of 3.2. Students from an Asian or South Pacific Countries will be given first preference. This scholarship will be awarded for the spring semester and the recipient must be planning to attend ECU the following fall semester.