These local students were among those honored Nov. 1 at the National Philanthropy Day Celebration and Scholarship Reception at Hudson Valley Community College. The event honors and recognizes all HVCC Foundation scholarship recipients for the current academic year. They include:

— Jonathon King of East Berne, who is studying in the Automotive Technical Systems program and was the recipient of the Albany Rods & Kustoms, Inc. Scholarship;

— Aidan Porter of Altamont, who is studying in the Automotive Technical Systems program, was the recipient of the Automobilist of Upper Hudson Valley Scholarship in Memory of John English;

— Kristin Reihs of Altamont, who is studying in the Dental Hygiene program, was the recipient of the Robin M. Henkel Memorial Scholarship;

— Christine Hesler of Schenectady, who is studying in the Biotechnology program, was the recipient of the Otto V. Guenther Scholarship; and

— Matthew Tymchyn of Berne, who is studying in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program, was the recipient of the Women in Enterprise (WE) @ HVCC Scholarship.