Alpha Phi Alpha- Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter foundation provides recognition, scholarships

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The Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington (JGH) Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. of the Zeta Upsilon Lambda (ZUL) Alumni (Reston, VA) Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, held its 27th Annual Academic Achievement and Scholarship Awards Program at Westfield High School in April.

Robert Dixon, Jr., senior executive in the Defense Intelligence Agency and a member of the fraternity was the guest speaker.

The foundation recognized more than 150 middle and high school students from Fairfax and Loudoun County schools for Meritorious Achievement (GPA 3.0 – 3.49) and Outstanding Achievement (GPA 3.5 – 4.0).

JGH Foundation President Kevin Manuel-Scott and the ZUL Chapter President Richard Jefferson presented 10 graduating seniors with the “2010 Jewel Scholarship Award” for $1,500 each. The scholarship winners and the school they plan to attend in the fall are Morgan Winbush, North Carolina A&T State University; Eric Obeng, Cornell University; Jordan Young, Duke University; Vishwajith Sridahan, University of North Carolina; Philip Koranteng, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ro-Derrick Branch, William & Mary; Dahan Choi, California Institute of Technology; Joshua Mann, Morehouse College; Miles Lewis, Temple University, and Rico Dutton, Stony Brook University.

The JGH Foundation and Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has served the Northern Virginia community since its inception in 1975 and and raises funds through its annual Black and Gold Scholarship Ball. For more information, visit www.jghfdn.org.

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