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 2012. Senator Roberts’ nominees are as follows:

 

Air Force Academy-Colorado Springs, CO

Brandon Bachar - Overland Park

Jacob Berggren - Overland Park

Grant Moyer - Bonner Springs

Josh Schroeder - Wichita

Grant Simmons - Olathe

Reese Wagner - Prairie Village

Mitch Willis - Lenexa

Abbey Wolters - Atwood

Matthew Womacks - Atlanta

Cecilia Wuertz - Richmond

 

Naval Academy - Annapolis, MD

Anthony Baldessari - Wichita

Kyler Buckman - Olathe

Nicholas Castans - Overland Park

Derek Depew - Neodesha

Skylar Farr - Kansas City

Marley Fisher - Conway Springs

Tyler Germann - Leawood

Jared Hachmeister - Natoma

Bradley Mikinski - Salina

Derek Moore - Wellsville

Simon Novelly - Saint Marys

Kory Olney - Andover

Brandon Runyan - Conway Springs

Mallory Shelton - Fort Scott

Seth Sympson - Uniontown

David Terpstra - Valley Center

 

West Point - West Point, NY

Paul Carbrey - Lansing

Nelson Collet - Leawood

Daniel Dissmore - Manhattan

Brandon Hardman - Olathe

Sarah Hay - Osawatomie

Dean Keith - Wichita

Rachel Kenagy - Wichita

Nicholas Luthi - Overland Park

Devin Magee - Overland Park

Hugh McConnell - Newton

Austen McGuire - Overland Park

Christopher Ottinger - Overland Park

Emily Ross - Leavenworth

Andrew Shaughnessy - McPherson

Myles Stroud - Wichita

Alexander Wegener - Overland Park

Brian Witt - Overland Park

Trae Wolfe - Marienthal

Daniel Zeck - Lansing

           

Senator Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2013. 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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