Idaho State University College of Business has received a new scholarship endowment, established in memory of former alumna, Laurie Pollard. The Laurie Gibbs Pollard Memorial Scholarship Endowment will support College of Business students who are veterans or the children of a veteran who have financial need.
“We hope this scholarship can help support students who are in financial need and/or are veterans or children of a veteran, enabling them to receive an incredible education while eliminating some of the financial burden,” said Mark Pollard, Laurie’s husband. “Laurie was a proud Bengal, and she would be so thrilled to know she would be supporting these incredible students on their educational journey at Idaho State.”
Laurie passed away earlier this year after a long battle with stage 4 brain cancer, and her husband Mark Pollard has established this new endowment in her memory.
As the daughter of a career Army officer, Laurie spent her early years living on Army bases across the globe. Moving 22 times in 21 years, Laurie spent significant time in Idaho, Georgia, Kansas, Colorado, Argentina and Germany.
After starting college at the University of Maryland in Mu
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