From the Office of Utah Congressman Jim Matheson

MATHESON NEWS
Second Congressional District

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October 30, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matheson Announces Service Academy Nominees

Salt Lake City, UT-Congressman Jim Matheson is pleased to announce that 16 young men and two young women from Utah's 2nd Congressional District have been selected as nominees to the United States Service Academies.  Their names have been submitted for consideration as members of the academy classes entering in July 2007.

Each U.S. Representative and Senator may have five cadets at each of the four service academies (Naval, Air Force, Military and Merchant Marine) at any one time.  All candidates must be U.S. citizens and legal residents of Utah and must never have been married.

"This year presented another group of very high caliber candidates.  It is inspiring to meet these young people and I am proud to nominate them all," said Matheson.

Ten young people were nominated for one appointment slot at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs; 10 were nominated for two appointment slots at West Point; four were nominated for two appointment slots at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and two were nominated for one appointment slot at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.

The individuals and the academies to which they have been nominated are: Alexander Duncan, Salt Lake City, Military; Eric Scott Olsen, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Joseph MacPherson, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Ms. Darci Denney, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Luke Joseph Ferrel, Salt Lake City, Air Force; Peter Shiozawa, Cottonwood Heights, Air Force and Military; Christian Alex Sudol, Sandy, Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine; Brent Todd Erickson, Sandy, Military; Spencer Edwards, Sandy, Air Force, Military and Naval; Ms. Kimberly McElmurry, Sandy, Air Force; Matthew Masters, Sandy, Military; Dallas McLellan, Sandy, Naval; Ryan Dare Otterson, St. George, Air Force; Robert Li-chen Huey, St. George, Air Force; Casey L. Smith,

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