When Rhode Island College students would ask Professor of Biology Eric Hall about scholarship opportunities within the medical imaging field, he'd often resort to directing them to national resources. • That won't be the case so much anymore with the inception of the Rhode Island Medical Imaging (RIMI) Endowed Scholarship, a $25,000 gift that will be used to award $2,000 each fall to a deserving medical imaging major at RIC. • Hall calls the scholarship funded by RIMI, the state's largest private provider of medical diagnostic imaging, a game-changer. To qualify for the merit-based scholarship, full-time students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average, show examples of community service and submit an essay essay explaining why they wish to pursue a career in the medical imaging profession. • "This scholarship fund and the partnership it represents demonstrate the value of collaboration between higher education and the business community," says Rhode Island College President Frank D. S...