Senator Murkowski Announces 2013 Service Academy Nominations
Nominees “Embody Strength of Character and Depth of Knowledge”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today proudly announced the names of 33 Alaska high school seniors she is nominating for appointment to the U.S. military service academies for the class of 2017.
“This year’s group of highly motivated men and women embody the strength of character and depth of knowledge we expect to see in our future leaders – both in the armed forces and in our communities,” Murkowski said. “Each and every year, I am honored to nominate such accomplished Alaskans to our service academies. Young men and women like them are the reason Alaska’s future is so bright.”
Nominees are selected based on their academic record, extracurricular activities and leadership capacity. Senator Murkowski’s nominees will now compete against other candidates nationwide for a spot in the entering class. Though a congressional nomination to a service academy is an accomplishment within itself, it does not guarantee admission; service academies will make final decisions.
Senator Murkowski’s 2013 Service Academy nominees and their hometowns are:
U.S. Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Joel Ackerman, Copper Center*
Brendan Flynn, Juneau*
Mikayla Scarboro, North Pole
Hannah Sponseller, North Pole
Joshua Sy, Anchorage
Brandon Cameron, Anchorage
Kyle Phillips, Juneau*
Coleman Smith, Palmer
Ethan Stobbe, Kodiak*
Timothy Thornley, Anchorage
U.S. Military Academy – West Point, New York:
Thomas Antal, Fairbanks*
Nathanael Beveridge
Samantha Everett, Palmer
Derick Hanna, Wasilla
Jacob Miller, Fairbanks
Andrew Banez, Anchorage
Duncan Brewer, Kenai*
Sullivan Gilley, Chugiak*
Luke Heun, Palmer
Delainey Stokes, FairbanksU.S. Naval Academy – Annapolis, Maryland:
McKenzie Barnett, Kodiak
Kara Butler, Wasilla
Brandon Kavalok, Palmer
Joseph Rauenhorst, North Pole
Sawyer Rickman, Soldotna
Scott Browning, Anchorage
Susumu Jones, Anchorage
Conrad Kress, Anchorage
Mizani Rawhani, Petersburg
Jeremy Valero, Salcha
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, New York:
Joel Ackerman, Copper Center
Duncan Brewer, Kenai
Brendan Flynn, Juneau
Willa Nagel, Palmer
Ethan Stobbe, Kodiak
Thomas Antal, Fairbanks
Tanner Evans, Anchorage
Sullivan Gilley, Chugiak
Kyle Phillips, Juneau
Thomas White, North Pole
(* Nominee received more than one service academy nomination)
