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Bill Hannon wins a four-year Loyola scholarship, 1960

Also Bill Hannon General Motors scholarship 1960

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TypeEvent
Date1960-03
ErasModern era
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Date
1960-03
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Award
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educationcommunity

Summary

The March 1960 Beaver Beacon reports that Bill Hannon, a finalist in the General Motors examination, won a four-year Loyola University scholarship. The paper says he was one of 800 who passed from 23,000 examinees and was enrolled pre-medical.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide examination records, award correspondence, or enrollment confirmation.

Sources

  1. Reports Bill Hannon as a General Motors examination finalist, one of 800 who passed from 23,000 applicants, and winner of a four-year scholarship to Loyola University as a pre-medical student. It does not provide test records, award correspondence, or enrollment confirmation.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the scholarship notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Bill Hannon wins a four-year Loyola scholarship, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bill-hannon-gm-scholarship-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1960, Bill Hannon scholarship notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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