Bethany Berzal
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Class of 2014
  • Catskill, NY

Bethany Berzal of Catskill Honored for Academic Excellence at Hudson Valley Community College

2014 Jun 19

Bethany Berzal of Catskill was recently honored for excellence by an academic department at Hudson Valley Community College.

Each year, high-achieving students from each of the more than 70 academic programs at the Troy, NY college are chosen for special recognition.

Berzal was given the following honor/s:

The Proctor & Gamble Award for Excellence in Preventive Dentistry, which is awarded to a student who demonstrates outstanding achievement in the behavioral aspects of patient-centered care.

The Mid-Hudson Scholarship in memory of Grayce Grant, which is given to a resident of the Hudson Valley who achieved academic excellence in the Dental Hygiene program.

Students are selected for honors by faculty and departmental administrative staff.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 75 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and workforce and academic preparation programs offered through the Educational Opportunity Center. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 13,000 students, and it is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and worker retraining. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.