MARTHA GRANTSPONSORS NEW SINGLE-PARENT SCHOLARSHIP AT ASUMH

Arkansas State University Mountain Home recently announced the establishment of a new scholarship for single parents by Martha A. Grant, certified public accountant.

The scholarship provides $1,000 a year for a nontraditional student with a small dependent child.

The gift will continue over four years.

Grant, who is a practicing CPA in Mountain Home, is familiar with the challenges students with small children face. As a single parent, Grant knew education was the only way she and her child could build a better life for themselves. After attending a small community college in northern Arkansas, Grant earned both a bachelor's degree and master's degree while raising her son.

"It was a long hard road, but I always knew that I would be blessed to have a good education." Grant's son attended Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, and Grant said that the ASU system is important in her life.

"I am very happy to be able to give back. Goal-setting is so important, and community colleges allow students a chance to make accomplishments toward their future goals."

"I can't tell you how much a gift like this can mean for a student who is a single parent," said Chancellor Ed Coulter. "We appreciate Martha Grant very much for what she will do to create opportunities and change lives at ASUMH."

For information, call Joyce Rone, ASUMH director of financial aid, at 508-6124