(New Rochelle, NY) -- Sophomore Luisa Maria Garcia, a Communication Arts major in the School of Arts & Sciences at The College of New Rochelle, is one of the 17 winners of the 2012 Scholarships awarded by the New York Women in Communications Foundation, in conjunction with New York Women in Communications Inc. The awards will be given at the annual Matrix Awards held on April 23, 2012 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
This is Ms. Garcia’s second year winning a scholarship from New York Women in Communications Foundation.
Since its founding in 2000, the New York Women in Communications Foundation has awarded sponsored scholarships totaling $1 million to more than 180 women—high school seniors, undergraduates and graduates student pursuing careers in communications. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, need and a demonstrated commitment to the field of communications. Scholarships are generally in the amounts of $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.