WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today announced that he nominated 41 Kansas students for an appointment to one of the U.S. Service Academies for the class of 2024.
"As a Marine, I'm pleased to nominate this outstanding group of young men and women to our nation's service academies," Senator Roberts said. "I am especially proud to see so many young Kansans seeking to serve in our nation's military."
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 2020. Senator Roberts' nominees are as follows:
United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, CO
Michaela Birkholz, Wichita
Zachary Bollinger, Hesston
Samantha Cornwell, Wichita
Kyle Kramer, Manhattan
Cameron Maltz, Park City
Pierce Saturday, Lawrence
Cody Savage, Leavenworth
Tyler Simms, Olathe
Emily Spurling, Eudora
Quintin Wright, Stilwell
United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD
Juan Pineda Gomez, Lenexa
Eli Holloman, Topeka
Jessica Kelling, McPherson
Jack Mickelsen, Topeka
Anthony Moon, Overland Park
John Stanley, Chanute
Drew Starbuck, Colby
James Stubbers, Overland Park
Georgiana Wilhelm, Wichita
Quintin Wright, Stilwell
United States Military Academy at West Point – West Point, NY
Samuel Baldwin, Andover
Jayden Bess, Wilson
Timothy Foster, Leawood
Terah Graber, Wichita
Eli Holloman, Topeka
Joshua Kim, Overland Park
Bradley Libel, Wathena
Alexander Liebelt, Overland Park
Joseph Purvis, Ft Leavenworth
Cierra Ransom, Topeka
Ryan Rast, Stilwell
Arron Russell, Wichita
Pierce Saturday, Lawrence
Sophie Scrivner, Andover
Steven Scrivner, Andover
Luke Seigel, Leavenworth
Crew Squires, Derby
John Stanley, Chanute
Drew Starbuck, Colby
Brady Weathers, Wichita
United States Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, NY
Zachary Bollinger, Hesston
Terah Graber, Wichita
Ronald Heminway, Kingman
Jessica Kelling, McPherson
Aaron Lamson, Derby
Avery Lawson, Shawnee
Bradley Libel, Wathena
Aaron Schifman, Topeka
Jessica Taylor, Wichita
Grant Treaster, Newton
Senator Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2021. Applicants wishing to find out more information on the process for nominations should visit Senator Roberts' website.