Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will present the Sphinx
Award, a service honor, and announce the establishment of the Mohammad
A. Omar '94 Memorial Community Service Internship at the “Black and Gold Ball”
on Saturday, May 24, at 8 p.m. in Old Chapel.
The Sphinx Award is presented to a faculty member
or administrator for their commitment to minority students at the College.
The Omar endowed internship, intended to encourage
an ethic of civic involvement and community service, is named after Mohammad A.
Omar '94, who died in a boating accident in 1993. He received a posthumous
engineering degree in 1994. The award memorializes Omar's dedication to
community service.