Trudy Rose Brody
Trudy Rose Brody Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship has been offered annually since the 2017-2018 academic year in loving memory of Trudy Rose Brody, a committed and caring psychotherapist who had a private practice in Smithtown for over 30 years. Prior to opening her private practice, she worked at mental health clinics in Suffolk County, rising to the Director of Mental Health Services at a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) where she continued to work while she began her private practice.
Scholarships are offered to one student from Smithtown High School East and one student from Smithtown High School West who exhibits the ideals that Trudy showed; who is planning a career in Social Work or Psychology, and who has been accepted and will be attending a four-year college offering an accredited program in Sociology/Social Work or Psychology. A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 is required.
The application for the 2023-2024 academic year is available here.
A complete application package for the 2023 - 2024 scholarship will include the following
Completed and signed application form
Two (2) optional signed and dated non-family letters of recommendation for this scholarship
Proof of acceptance to a qualifying four-year college and your intention to attend this educational institution
High School transcript
Please use the checklist to be certain that you are in compliance with all requirements of the 2023 - 2024 scholarship and that you have completed all required portions of the application
E-mail the completed application package to trudyrosebrody@gmail.com If you have difficulty e-mailing the completed application package send an e-mail to trudyrosebrody@gmail.com and request an alternate submittal method, or contact your Smithtown High School East or Smithtown High School West Guidance Office for assistance.
The deadline for submitting 2023 - 2024 applications is April 1, 2024.
Applications will be evaluated and awardees will be selected by the donor.
2023 - 2024 Academic Year Scholarship Award
The 2023 - 2024 scholarship awards were announced at the Smithtown School District Senior Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 6, 2024. The Smithtown East award was made to Netra Sharma who plans to major in Social Work at New York University. Awards were made to Smithtown West graduates Brenna DeLorenzo who plans to major in Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and Juliana DePasquale who plans to major in Social Work at Florida Atlantic University.
Due to production problems this year an audio of the presentation can be heard below instead of the usual video
2022 -2023 Academic Year Scholarship Award
The 2022-2023 scholarship awards were announced by Trudy's husband at the Smithtown School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Smithtown High School West on June 1, 2023. The Smithtown East award was made to Sophia Giglio who is planning to major in Psychology. The Smithtown West award was made to Keira Benson who also plans to major in Psychology.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here.
2021 - 2022 Academic Year Scholarship Award
The 2021 - 2022 scholarship awards were announced by Trudy's husband at the Smithtown School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Smithtown High School West on June 2, 2022. The Smithtown East award was made to Hilary Marie Lourdes Alonso who is planning to major in Psychology. The Smithtown West award was made to Nicholas Russo who is also planning to major in Psychology.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here.
2020 - 2021 Academic Year Scholarship Award
As a result of the continuing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) isolation requirements this year’s Smithtown Central School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony again was a virtual ceremony presented via youtube. A single scholarship award was made to Zachary Spiegel who attends Smithtown High School East and plans to major in Psychology. This year’s award presentation was made by Trudy’s son Michael.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here.
2019 - 2020 Academic Year Scholarship Award
As a result of the New York State COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Social DIstancing Requirements the annual Smithtown Central School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony was a virtual ceremony presented via youtube. Scholarship awards were made to Lauren Indimine and Emily Trabulsi. Both awardees from Smithtown High School East plan to major in Psychology.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here.
2018 - 2019 Academic Year Scholarship Award
The 2018 - 2019 scholarship award was announced by Trudy's husband at the Smithtown School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Smithtown West High School on June 6, 2019. There was one award made to Jillian Pirozzi from Smithtown West who is planning to major in Psychology and minor in elements of Forensic Psychology. This year there was only a single award made since there were no applications from students at Smithtown East.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here.
2017 - 2018 Academic Year Scholarship Awards
The 2017 - 2018 scholarship awards were announced by Trudy's sons at the Smithtown School District Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Smithtown West High School on May 31, 2018. The Smithtown East award was made to Julia Scagluso who is planning to attend Adelphi University as did Trudy and major in Psychology. The Smithtown West award was made to Danielle Renner who is planning to attend Providence College and major in Social Work as was Trudy's chosen profession.
A video of this portion of the awards ceremony can be viewed here
