WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today announced that he has nominated 41 Kansas students for an appointment to one of the U.S. Service Academies for the class of 2023.

“I’m pleased to nominate this outstanding group of young men and women to our nation’s service academies,” Senator Roberts said. “As a Marine, I am especially proud to see so many young Kansans seeking to serve in our nation’s military, and I am very proud of everyone that applied.”

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 Gilda Lintz, Senator Roberts’ District Director and Military Academy Coordinator in Topeka. 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 decisions 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 will announce appointments this spring for the class entering in July 2019. Senator Roberts’ nominees are as follows:

United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, CO
Makensie Blum, Gardner
Zachary Bollinger, Hesston
Audrey Doffing, Conway Springs
Cale Franklin, Pittsburg
Keaton Koenig, Manhattan
Caleb Masters, Shawnee
Manmeet Pelia, Derby
Camden Schieffer, Leawood
Hunter Waite, Wichita
Timothy Whetstone, Howard

United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD
Monty Christo III, Andover
Audrey Doffing, Conway Springs
Andrew Farris, Parsons
Cale Franklin, Pittsburg
Nicole Gish, Wichita
Blaise Hayden, Manhattan
Thomas Joyce, Prairie Village
Joseph Lee, Leawood
Caleb Masters, Shawnee
Nicholas Moussa, Shawnee
Trevor Reed, Park City
Emily Reeves, Lansing
Arron Russell, Wichita
Michael Shuey, Wichita
Jacob Stenslie, Overland Park
Brooke Thomas, Overland Park
Calvin Tran, Merriam
Hunter Waite, Wichita
Courtney Weir, Wichita
Annalise Young, El Dorado

United States Military Academy at West Point – West Point, NY
Natalie Cantu, Augusta
Sean Dugger, Alma
Emmanuel Effiong, Ft. Riley
Andrew Farris, Parsons
Nicole Gish, Wichita
Jonah Park, Overland Park
Kiley Sweet, Wichita
Brooke Thomas, Overland Park
Daylan Williams, Lansing
James Wilson, Olathe

United States Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, NY
Isaiah Casmus, Lansing
Joseph Lee, Leawood
Weston Marshall, Lansing
Paige McDaniel, Wellsville
Sophia Weidner, Wichita
Sydney Wekamp, Andover
Brock Weinstein, Overland Park
Addison Willett, Wichita

Senator Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2020. Applicants wishing to find out more information on the process for nominations should visit Senator Roberts’ website.