Mark and Rachel Mailhot

While attending his third-year at the ISU College of Pharmacy student, Mark Mailhot, and his wife Rachel, established the Mark and Rachel Mailhot Scholarship Endowment in the College of Pharmacy.

The couple say this endowment is a way to express their appreciation for all the support, financially and otherwise, they have received. In particular, they say their blessings come from Mark’s commitment to serve in the United States Navy following graduation in 2008.

Mark, an out-of-state pharmacy student from North Statford, NH, met Rachel while attending Jefferson College in Rachel’s hometown of Hillsboro, MO. They married in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints St. Louis, MO Temple in 2002. Following graduation from Jefferson College, Mark became interested in pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and was accepted into the ISU College of Pharmacy program.

Out-of-state tuition waivers, the Pell Grant, several scholarships and loving friends have made it possible for school bills to be paid. Mark said. After two years in the program, Mark accepted a position as a Navy pharmacist; he begins serving following graduation in 2008. Now late in his third year of pharmacy school, both Mark and Rachel say they feel blessed to have been the recipients of such generosity. This endowment is a way to say “Thank you” and extend their good fortune to others.