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The Smylie Family Legacy Fund鈥攁dministered by the family of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 24^th governor, Robert Eben Smylie and wife Lucille鈥� pledged the gift in honor of Smylie鈥檚 oldest son Robert William who died Feb. 17 after an eight-year battle with cancer. Friends and family called him 鈥淏ill.鈥�

The gift is the family鈥檚 way of giving back to the health care professionals who treated Smylie at the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center鈥攎any of whom are graduates of ISU-Meridian鈥檚 health professions programs, which include nursing, physician assistant studies, medical lab sciences and pharmacy.

鈥淏ill got such compassionate and amazing care. I鈥檓 absolutely certain that鈥檚 why we got six bonus years that he may not have had otherwise,鈥� said Smylie鈥檚 brother Steve, a longtime educator who served in the 蜜桃视频 Legislature for seven years.

ISU鈥檚 Kasiska Division of Health Sciences will use the Smylie gift to fund cancer research and purchase equipment and supplies to enhance training and education opportunities for students enrolled at ISU-Meridian.

鈥淲e are so incredibly indebted to the Smylie family for their generosity and thoughtfulness. Gifts like theirs will allow the ISU-Meridian Health Science Center the flexibility and timeliness to continue the excellent teaching, learning and community-building that happen there,鈥� said Collette Wixom-Call, director of development for the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences.

ISU-Meridian offers 32 graduate and undergraduate programs, including online degrees, and serves approximately 1,000 students and working professionals in the Treasure Valley.