Senator Stabenow Nominates 33 Michigan Students to Service Academies

Press Release

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced that she has nominated 33 Michigan students for placement at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, M.D., the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, C.O., and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.

"It's terrific that so many exceptional students from Michigan want to serve our country through military service," said Senator Stabenow. "These individuals have demonstrated their commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom, and I know that they will represent Michigan and our country well."

Students seeking appointment to a service academy must first obtain the nomination of their U.S. Senator, their U.S. Representative or the Vice President. Students nominated by Senator Stabenow's office went through a competitive application process that included interviews by community leaders. Now that the students have been nominated, they must await acceptance for admission by the academy to which they have applied.

The following students have been nominated by Senator Stabenow to a service academy (by region):

West Michigan:

Evan Akins - Jenison, Naval Academy
Brian Erhart - Belmont, Air Force Academy
Ryan Fischer - Grandville, West Point
Ryan McIntire - Muskegon, Merchant Marine Academy
Elliot Miller - Grand Rapids, Air Force Academy
Devin Price - Marshall, West Point

Southeast Michigan:

Casey Baker - Dearborn, Naval Academy
Collin Berenguer - Novi, Merchant Marine Academy
Gabrielle DeLeon - Novi, West Point
Ryan Ennis - Grosse Pointe Park, Air Force Academy
Dylan Goitz - St. Clair Shores, Naval Academy
Benjamin Herrick - Saline, Air Force Academy
Theresa Hinman - Troy, West Point
Nicholas Kean - Melvindale, Naval Academy
Jason Kyles - Canton, Air Force Academy
Daniel Lee - Rochester Hills, Naval Academy
Liam Lynch - Bloomfield Hills, West Point
Abigail Mesaros - Ann Arbor, Naval Academy
Trent Reynolds - Temperance, Air Force Academy
Matthew Riehl - Macomb, West Point
Garrison Schilling - Bloomfield Hills, Merchant Marine Academy
Tyler Smith - Canton, Air Force Academy
James Straub - Chelsea, Air Force Academy
Maxwell Thompson - Wolverine Lake, Air Force Academy
Hannah Urbaczewski - Canton, Naval Academy
Tanner Vincent - Novi, Air Force Academy

Upper Peninsula:

Andrew Vansumeren - Kinross, Naval Academy

Northern Michigan:

Katie Carmichael - Grawn, Naval Academy

Mid-Michigan:

Daniel Davis II - Portland, West Point
Carolyn Kehn - Brighton, West Point
Ian Poland - Okemos, Naval Academy

Flint/Saginaw/Bay Area:

Sydney Hawkins - Flushing, West Point
Jennifer Mausolf - Lapeer, West Point

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