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Chris Benson

Chris Benson dreams of traveling the world and literally has high hopes for his future. The half-Malaysian, who wants to learn to fly, sail and speak three to four languages fluently, said his life long dream is to travel into space. A senior mathematics major at 21 years of age, he has already captured many accolades, including the 2007 Most Outstanding AS300 Cadet Award, which will certainly improve his chances of reaching the stars.

About Chris Benson
Hometown: Douglas, Ga
High School: Coffee High School
Graduation date: Fall 2008
Degree Objective: BS in Applied Mathematics, Minor in Aerospace Studies
Employer: Books-A-Million

Academic achievements:
Dean’s List: Spring 2005-2006
Academic Honors Award, Spring 2005
Military Order of the World Wars Award, Spring 2006
POC Cadet of the Month, January 2007
Outstanding AFROTC Cadet of the Year for Georgia, 2007
Most Outstanding AS300 Cadet (VSU), 2007
Air Force Association Award, Spring 2007
American Legion Scholastic Excellence Award, Spring 2007
AFROTC Commendation Award, Spring 2007

Memberships:
Mathematics Association of America

I chose to attend VSU because… It is close to home and I received an ROTC Scholarship to VSU.

My favorite thing to do on campus is…. hang out in the computer lab with my friends.

When I have free time, I like to… Play soccer, guitar, paintball, video games and read.

My favorite place to study is… my bedroom.

The most exciting thing I’ve done is… Fly a T38 jet trainer at Moody.

My favorite professor is… Captain McArtor (ROTC Instructor). He is laid back, relates to other cadets and students, and he has a relaxed classroom environment which makes it easy to learn.

The most interesting class I’ve taken at VSU was… Anthropology.

If I could spend an afternoon with anyone, I would share it with… my wife, Janna Benson.

If I knew I could not fail, I would… go into combat in a fighter jet or play the lottery.

After graduation, I plan to… go into the Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant.

The one VSU experience I will always remember will be… The Halo 2 tournament in the university union gameroom.