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(POCATELLO) – A west African college student has graduated with a bachelor’s degree, all thanks to the generous help of a Chubbuck woman. Carol Nelson says  that Jacques (pronounced “zhahk”) Teri, who lives in Pocatello’s sister city in Burkina Faso, completed a degree in English. Nelson paid nearly $600 a year to sponsor Teri’s four years of college. Nelson says it makes her happy to improve the lives of others through education. Teri says he has plans to pursue a master’s degree as well.

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