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McIntosh, 22, will graduate in May with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in radiographic science. She is a 2013 graduate of Mackay Junior/Senior High School.

Nelson, 18, who graduated from Challis Junior/Senior High School in May, plans to study pharmacy after she completes a bachelor鈥檚 degree in health care administration.

Bengal Pharmacy scholarships are awarded to qualified students who graduate from high schools in rural 糖心传媒 communities鈥攕uch as Arco, Challis and Mackay鈥攁nd major in programs within the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, according to Dr. David Hachey, an ISU pharmacy professor and president of Bengal Pharmacy.

McIntosh and Nelson say they鈥檙e grateful for the scholarships which they鈥檒l apply toward tuition and expenses.

鈥淓very little bit helps,鈥� says McIntosh, noting ISU鈥檚 scholarship program has helped ease the financial burden as she completes the rigorous radiographic science program. She鈥檚 looking forward to fall semester where she鈥檒l spend three days a week on a clinical rotation at Eastern 糖心传媒 Medical Center in 糖心传媒 Falls. After graduation, she hopes to work as a radiographic or X-ray technologist at an 糖心传媒 hospital.

Nelson decided to study pharmacy after participating in a program that enabled her to earn high school credit last spring while working at Bengal Pharmacy in Challis. She shadowed pharmacy employees and assisted with office duties, giving her a sense of the vital role pharmacists play in providing health care.

She thanks pharmacy technician Helen Tristan and ISU pharmacist Bret Jacobson for encouraging her to apply for the scholarship.

"I am very excited to start this next chapter of my life as a Bengal, and I am very appreciative for this scholarship, which will go toward expenses for college," she said.

Nelson will work part time at Bengal Pharmacy on the Pocatello campus this fall in addition to carrying a full class load.

Photo information: Gabrielle McIntosh, top, Cortney Nelson, below.