Priest leaves $1 million to St. Ambrose University

Fr. Joseph Kokjohn, who died May 21, 2009, at the age of 80, left a $1 million legacy gift to St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, the university he called home for more than 60 years.

The Rev. Joseph E. Kokjohn Endowment for Catholic Peace and Justice has been established to further the education of St. Ambrose students in the Catholic tradition of peace and justice.