WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today released the names of the young Kansans who will receive his nomination for appointments to U.S. Service Academies.
“I am very pleased to announce this year’s nominees,” Senator Roberts said. “These men and women are outstanding representatives of Kansas in every way, and I wish them all the best.”
In making the nominations, Senator Roberts followed the recommendations of his Academy Screening Board. The nonpartisan Board is comprised of seven volunteers from across Kansas and is overseen by Karin Wisdom, Senator Roberts’ District Director in Wichita. As part of the decision-making process, board members conduct personal interviews with the applicants, as well as review their written applications, G.P.A. and standardized test scores.
Once nominated by Senator Roberts, the applicants then must meet the individual admission requirements of each academy. The academies will make the final decision on who will receive an appointment of admission. Due to the limited number of openings at each academy, not every nominee will receive an appointment. The academies this spring will announce appointments for the class entering in July 2013. Senator Roberts’ nominees are as follows:
Air Force Academy-Colorado Springs, CO
Eric Albers - Oakley
Savannah Baker - Leavenworth
Alex Bontz - Andover
Jordan Boyce - Leavenworth
Christina Braun - Basehor
Gabrielle Briggs - Salina
Drew Broadbent - Overland Park
Dylan Connell - Topeka
Cody Davis - Haysville
Cole Feldman - Shawnee
Levi Fry - Wichita
Wilson Hack - Lawrence
Matt Helm - Norcatur
Zack Hevel - Basehor
Cheyenne Jones - Olathe
Aditya Kulkarni - Andover
Andrew LeValley - Salina
John McCune - Valley Center
Dylan Moore - Newton
Ezra Peterson - Wichita
Naval Academy - Annapolis, MD
Nicholas Castans - Lawrence
Drew Daniels - Overland Park
Nicholas Deterding - Lindsborg
Cory Donley - Salina
Joshua Gathright - Wichita
Jake Gesling - Sublette
Jared Hachmeister - Natoma
Nicholas Herren - Alma
Kelsey Lynch - Ft. Leavenworth
Molly McAuliffe - Wichita
Coleman McCann - Shawnee
Stuart McDaniel - Leavenworth
Brenna McDonnald - Overland Park
Elena Marquez - Kansas City
Jack Mitchell - Prairie Village
West Point - West Point, NY
Husain Agha - Paola
Joseph Bahr - Leawood
Joshua Camarena - Leavenworth
Bryce Divis - Great Bend
Bennett Fisher - Leavenworth
Clayton Gubler - Ft. Leavenworth
Alexandra Hill - Leavenworth
Brevin Irvin - Garden City
Seo Kim - Overland Park
Caitlin LaNeve - Ft. Leavenworth
Hugh McConnell - Newton
Matthew McKee - Overland Park
Derek Martin - Conway Springs
Jack Martin - Chanute
Timothy Schaefer - Overland Park
Aaron Seaman - Hugoton
Christian Sweeney - Shawnee
James Zeorlin - Wichita
Senator Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2014. Applications at that time should be directed to Karin Wisdom at Senator Roberts’ Wichita office (155 North Market St., Suite 120, Wichita, KS 67202 or 316-263-0416).
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