College’s 31st Annual Golf Classic Raises Funds for Honors College

July 21, 2025

The Hudson Valley Community College Foundation held its 31st annual Golf Classic, sponsored by U.W. Marx Construction Company, at the Country Club of Troy on Monday, July 14. The event was supported by more than 70 donors and local businesses, and raised more than $103,000 to benefit the Honors College.

More than 160 people attended the event, including faculty, staff and board members from college and the Foundation; alumni; local business members, government officials, community stakeholders; and other donors and supporters. Students from the Honors College, with support from Honors College Director Lamyaa Hassib, volunteered their time to help contribute to its success.

Established in 2023, the Honors College’s mission is to attract future scholars and develop leaders engaging in a rigorous curriculum with an emphasis on academics, service, leadership and diversity. Honors College students demonstrate intellectual curiosity, ambition, integrity and global citizenship. Each student selected to the Honors College receives a scholarship to support educational expenses. The Honors College will welcome its third cohort of students in the fall of 2025.

“Thank you to all of the sponsors and supporters who came out to enjoy a day of golf and help raise funds for our Honors College students once again this year,” said Hudson Valley Community College Officer in Charge Louis Coplin. “Your support helps ensure our students’ success, and we’re grateful to have had our 31st successful event because of each of you.”

The U.W. Marx Golf Classic is one of the Foundation’s leading annual fundraisers and community engagement events, and over three decades has raised more than $2 million to support Hudson Valley’s students. Presenting sponsor U.W. Marx, Inc. has been a strong supporter of the college and its students for decades. In October 2006, the firm was awarded the Corporate Excellence Award from the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation and Alumni Association, and president and CEO Peter Marx was awarded the Foundation’s Outstanding Philanthropist Award in 2017 for his exemplary leadership through charitable giving.