SUNY Westchester Student Takes Home Laura L. Smith Scholarship Award

HARRISON, NY — A SUNY Westchester Community College student from Harrison has been honored with the Hudson Valley Direct Marketing Association Scholarship Award.

SUNY Westchester Community College student Monike Souza Costa has been awarded the 2023 Hudson Valley Direct Marketing Association (HVDMA) Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually to outstanding marketing students in the region. Costa was recognized for her "academic excellence, enthusiasm, professionalism and potential to add valuable contributions to the marketing industry."

"I am honored and thrilled to have received this wonderful award," Costa said. "I appreciate the support I received from my professor, Deirdre Verne, for both recommending me for this scholarship but also for furthering my passion for and knowledge of marketing. I am looking forward to continuing my marketing studies at a four-year institution."

Verne said that Costa was a natural choice for the recognition.

"Monike exemplifies the high caliber of students we instruct every semester at SUNY WCC," Verne said. "She is a diligent student who has tremendous potential as a marketer. I am glad that this scholarship will help her defray some of the costs of continuing her education and reaching her full potential."

The HVDMA has a reputation as the go-to resource for marketing professionals in the Hudson Valley, connecting, educating and empowering those in the marketing industry. The $1,000 scholarship awarded to Costa is in honor of Laura L. Smith.