ECU’s Mountz receives AFA Distinguished Service Award
East Carolina University’s director of student engagement, John Mountz, was named as a recipient of the 2022 Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA).
John Mountz, East Carolina University’s director of student engagement, was named as a recipient of the 2022 Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. (Contributed photo)
The award, named in honor of former executive director and longtime advocate Sue Kraft Fussell, recognizes those who have exhibited outstanding achievements in one or more of the following areas: service to AFA; programming and/or service which reaches beyond the recipient’s campus/organization; development and research activities; and/or service to the college and fraternity/sorority communities.
Mountz joined ECU as the director of Greek life in 2017 and has since become director of student engagement, which includes the 37 chapters of ECU Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Activities Board and more than 400 ECU student organizations.
“John Mountz has been a great leader and a strong voice for fraternities and sororities at ECU,” said Dr. Virginia Hardy, vice chancellor for student affairs. “He has built wonderful, trusting relationships with our student leaders and John genuinely cares about their academic excellence, community service and philanthropic endeavors.”
Prior to joining ECU, Mountz spent 16 years at N.C. State University and the University of Michigan working in Greek life. He has been a LeaderShape facilitator for more than two decades and has supported colleges and universities across the country with consultation services related to fraternity and sorority communities in the areas of leadership training, organizational development and strategic planning.
“This award recognizes John Mountz’s longtime service to the fraternity/sorority profession and to AFA as a mentor, a volunteer and champion for the fraternity/sorority profession,” said AFA executive director Jason Bergeron.
Mountz will receive the honor at the AFA annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, later this year.
“I am deeply honored to be one of this year’s recipients of the distinguished service award and to be recognized alongside three outstanding professionals,” said Mountz, who is also engaged in extensive service with his national fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau. “I am thankful for so many amazing students, alumni and colleagues with whom I have worked throughout my career.”
The Fussell Distinguished Service Award was first given out in 1985, and Mountz joins former ECU employee Laura Sweet, who received the award in 2010.
About AFA
The mission of AFA is to elevate the standard for effective professional practice in working with sororities and fraternities in higher education. AFA is the premier community of professional practice for those committed to enhancing the fraternity/sorority experience and is the leading voice in creating a fraternity/sorority profession of ever-increasing skill, value and inclusion.