gates then received a scholarship to attend the college of william and mary, graduating in 1965 with a b.a. in history. at william & mary, gates was an active member and president of the alpha phi omega (national service fraternity) chapter and the young republicans; he was also the business manager for the "william and mary review", a literary and art magazine. at his william & mary graduation ceremony, gates received the algernon sydney sullivan award naming him the graduate who "has made the greatest contribution to his fellow man.