More Than $200,000 in Scholarships to be Awarded at College’s Scholarship Awards Ceremony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: April 28, 2008

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574-4244

More Than $200,000 in Scholarships to be Awarded
at SUNY Rockland Community College’s Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Suffern, NY - More than 100 outstanding continuing and graduating students will receive scholarships at SUNY Rockland's Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cultural Arts Theater.

Scholarships range from a two year full tuition scholarship to Pace University (valued at $80,000) and SUNY Rockland ($3,200 value) to smaller awards of several hundred dollars. Students are recognized for excellence in academics, program of study, athletics, and service to community.

Scholarships being offered for the first time are:

Bernice F. Plummer Memorial Shakespeare Scholarship

Caitlin Hammeran Occupational Therapy Assistant Scholarship

Humanities Transfer Scholarship

John May Memorial Scholarship

Rockland Tennis Club/Larry Roder Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded by the Rockland Community College Foundation as well as by private donors, foundations, organizations and corporations.

The event will also feature musical selections from students in the College’s Performing Arts Department. The student speaker will be the winner of the John O’Connor Speech Award. A reception for family and friends of the honorees follows the event.

For more information, contact Elissa Silverstein at 845-574-4403.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.