Loyola Grad Receives Military Scholarship

A 2002 Loyola Academy grad and former Glenview resident has received the Patt Tillman Military Scholar, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. 

Peter Koziol, a naval officer and nuclear engineer, was given the honor earlier this month. The award, which was given to 59 people, gives Americans in service scholarship money for school. Koziol will attend Standford Graduate School of Business in December in California, according to the Sun-Times.

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“It’s a huge honor to be associated with a man who put country before self. Pat had many opportunities to make money, but he chose to serve our country,” Koziol told the paper. The award was established in 2008 in honor of Pat Tillman, who in 2002 "turned down a $3.6 million contract from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army," according to the Sun-Times. Tillman was killed by a friendly fire in 2004.

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