Alpheus played a key role in national efforts to reengineer federal financial and compliance systems through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Royalty Management Program (RMP). In 2001, he was awarded the MMS Corporate Leadership Award for his contributions to the successful development of new financial and compliance systems.

Alpheus is also actively working with the Rusk County Historical Commission to secure Texas Historical Markers for the Hall and Moss Cemeteries as well as the Moss Temple Church of the Living God, honoring the spiritual and ancestral legacy of Black families in the region. His preservation efforts span schools, churches, and cemeteries central to Concord’s cultural heritage. He continues to spend time with his family, research ancestral lines, and serve as a committed steward of community memory and historical truth

• $30,000 Texas Preservation Trust Fund - Phase 1
• $75,000 Preservation Texas Grant - Texas Rural African American Heritage Grant - Phase 2
• $50,000 Texas Preservation Trust Fund - Phase 3
• Construction of Emmit E. Leadon Community Center
• Published Dear Old School on a Hill (2025)
• Awarded Texas Historical Marker for the Concord Rosenwald School by the Rusk County Historical Commission and the Texas Historical Commission
• Proclamation from Rusk County Commissioners Court naming December 6th Concord Rosenwald School Centennial Day in Rusk County, Texas
• Resolution from The State of Texas District 11 presented by State Representative Joanne Shofner
• Certificate of Special Recognition celebrating 100 years of preserving the history of the Concord Rosenwald School. Presented by the Cherokee County Historical Commission