Students Honored for Academic Excellence at Hudson Valley Community College

2017 Jun 2

Sarah Geertgens of Stillwater was recently honored for academic excellence at Hudson Valley Community College.

Each year, high-achieving students from each of the more than 85 academic programs at the Troy, NY college are chosen for special recognition by their departments or by the college as a whole.

Geertgens was given the Award for Academic Excellence in Biology/Chemistry, which is given to a Biological Sciences or Biotechnology student who has shown academic excellence in the areas of biology and chemistry.

Geertgens is studying in the Biological Sciences academic program.

Students are selected for honors by faculty and departmental administrative staff. Several awards are given out college-wide.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 85 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 11,500 students, and it is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and worker retraining. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.