Norwich University officials announced the election of two new members to the Board of Trustees - Maxine Jo Grad of Moretown, Vt., and John C. Koziol of Rockwall, Texas.
The Honorable Maxine Jo Grad is an attorney and educator who serves as vice chair of the Vermont House Judiciary Committee. A 1985 graduate of Vermont Law School, Grad attended the Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute. From 1987 to 1993, Grad worked at the law firm then-named Darby, Laundon, Stearns and Thorndike in Waterbury and Stowe after practicing law in the public sector.
In 2001, Grad was elected to her first term as state representative for Vermont. She now represents Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Warren and Waitsfield. Grad has been recognized for her work with public safety, children and youth issues, women’s health and highway safety.
Lieutenant General John C. Koziol, NU’76, retired on June 1, 2012, after a distinguished 36 year career on active duty. Prior to his retirement, he served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) for Joint and Coalition Warfighter Support; and the Director of the Department of Defense Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Task Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Following retirement from the United Stated Air Force, General Koziol joined L-3 Communications, Mission Integration Division, located in Greenville, Texas. He is the Vice President, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems.
“We welcome these two distinguished public servants to our board and are grateful for their contribution to the operations of Norwich University as we enter into our third century of service to our country and our community,” said retired US Army Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan ’59, chairman of the Norwich Board of Trustees.
