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Boise, ID - September 16, 2004
Keeping
with its mission of promoting health and wellness, the Blue
Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health donated $7,500 today
for an endowed nursing scholarship at Boise State University.
The
donation will be matched with $2,500 from the Boise Industrial
Foundation fund to create the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation
for Health Nursing Scholarship. The Blue Cross Foundation
made the donation as part of the ongoing Campaign for Students
at Boise State.
"We
recognize the important role nurses play in the delivery
of quality health care and are pleased to support BSU's
outstanding program by creating this endowed scholarship
for nursing students," said Gary Dyer, vice chairman
for the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. "Since
its inception in 2001, our Foundation has been involved
with programs that positively impact the health and wellness
of all Idaho residents, and supporting the BSU Nursing Department
is a perfect match in terms of meeting that mission."
Dyer is also chair of Boise State Friends of Nursing, a
volunteer organization that supports nursing education through
scholarships, research grants and other means.
"We
are indebted to the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for their
generous support for students. This gift, in the form of
an endowed scholarship, will continue to realize a benefit
to the community both now and into the future," said
James Girvan, dean of the College of Health Sciences at
Boise State.
Boise
State's nursing education program is the largest in the
state of Idaho with 525 current students. The mission of
the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health is to promote
and encourage the health and wellness of all Idaho residents.
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Contact: Jennifer Neil, BSU Foundation, (208) 426-2927,
jenniferneil1@boisestate.edu
Media Contacts: Pat Pyke, News Services, (208) 426-1987,
ppyke@boisestate.edu
Tod McKay, Blue Cross of Idaho, (208) 331-7465, TMcKay@bcidaho.com
Online at: http://news.boisestate.edu
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