Senator Murkowski Proud to Announce 2014 Service Academy Nominations
All Applicants Demonstrated Incredible Spirit and Patriotism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today proudly announced the names of 34 Alaska high school seniors she is nominating for appointment to the U.S. military service academies for the class of 2018.
“Each year, Alaska’s superlative high school seniors apply to be nominated to our nation’s military service academies by demonstrating a keen focus on their country, academics and fitness. I appreciate the time, energy and efforts of everyone who submitted applications; the enthusiasm they show can only breed optimism for our state’s future,” Murkowski said. “These students will make Alaska proud and I look forward to watching them embrace a career of service.”
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 2014 Service Academy nominees and their hometowns are:
U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)
Bradley Peterson, Juneau*
Nicholas Fleming, North Pole*
Sydney Sulte, Anchorage
Katlyn White, Anchorage
Bryce Ward, Ft. Greeley*
John Walsworth, Homer*
Daniel McElroy, Kasilof*
Kiowa Richardson, Soldotna
Rebekah Diotte, Palmer
Isaac Deaton, Valdez
Gage Dabin, JBER*
Harrison Alford, Fairbanks*
Nicholas Zweifel, Seward*
Edson Tung, Anchorage*
Brandon Williams, Wasilla*
Nicholas Roth, Anchorage*
Sarah Boelter, Eagle River*
Kraig Hammond, Anchorage*
Douglas Kinsey, Talkeetna
Eric Jones, Anchorage
U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
Harrison Alford, Fairbanks*
Nicholas Curtin, Anchorage
Kim Holdiman, Anchorage
Sarah Boelter, Eagle River*
Sawyer Rickman, Soldotna
Natalie Lautrup, Palmer
Austin Ramsay, Ward Cove
Gage Dabin, JBER*
Brandon Williams, Wasilla*
James Carroll, Kodiak*
Christian DeLay, Valdez*
Kraig Hammond, Anchorage*
Nicholas Fleming, North Pole*
Chynna Barber-Tutaan, JBER*
Justin Chamblee, Palmer*
Bradley Peterson, Juneau*
Bryce Ward, Ft. Greely*
John Walsworth, Homer*
Bailey DeSaussure, Anchorage*
Astrid Williams, Anchorage
U.S. Military Academy (West Point, NY)
Christian DeLay, Valdez*
Edson Tung, Anchorage*
Nicholas Roth, JBER*
Joseph Brown, Eagle River
Justin Chamblee, Palmer*
James Carroll, Kodiak*
Nicholas Zweifel, Seward*
John Walsworth, Homer*
Bailey DeSaissure, Anchorage*
Dwayne Stanon, Fairbanks
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Julia Storlie, Anchorage
Dylan Magnuson, Unalaska
David Harland, Anchorage*
Chynna Barber- Tutaan, JBER*
Nicholas Roth, JBER*
Kraig Hammond, Anchorage*
James Carroll, Kodiak*
Sarah Boelter, Eagle River*
Bradley Peterson, Juneau*
Daniel McElroy, Kasilof*
*received more than one nomination.
