Institute senior, Christopher Binns, is a recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Collegian Award on behalf of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that serves as the charitable division of the Fraternity. Their focus is on scholarships, training programs, and development for its members.

For over 20 years, the Foundation has honored brothers who have exemplified outstanding scholarship, community service, and leadership within their fraternity chapter and campus community. This year there are 16 recipients from around the country.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was the first fraternity founded for African Americans in 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Some famous members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. include W.E.B DuBois, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Paul Robeson, and Thurgood Marshall.

Chris is a member of the Beta Gamma Chapter at Virginia State University. He has served as historian and corresponding secretary for the Chapter. Currently he serves as the step master and associate editor of the Sphinx, one of the world’s preeminent fraternal magazines. Chuck Redmond, an Institute junior, is also a member of the fraternity.

This year the fraternity will celebrate its 100th Anniversary, with a Centennial Convention taking place in Washington, D.C. July 25-30th, during which Chris will accept his award.