U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kans., has announced that he has nominated 40 Kansas students for an appointment to one of the U.S. service academies for the class of 2021.

“I’m pleased to nominate this outstanding group of young men and women to our nation’s service academies,” Roberts said. “As a Marine, I am especially proud to see so many young Kansans seeking to serve in our nation’s military, and I am grateful for all those who applied."

In making the nominations, 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, 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, grade point average and standardized test scores.

Once nominated by 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 2017.

Roberts’ nominees are as follows:
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ethan Adams, Wichita; Driestin Aho, Ottawa; Dawson Bromlow, Eastborough; Chad Coates, Overland Park; Conner Ekerberg, Newton; Joseph Harms, Lawrence; Michael Howard, Peru; Martin Huffman, Haven; Benjamin Kurz, Lansing; Austin Lee, Overland Park; Landon Moore, Newton; Colby Mortensen, Leavenworth; Chase Penka, Derby; Patrick Porch, Halstead; Jonas Price, Overland Park; Trystan Pringle, Lyndon; Victoria Wall, Mission; Madison Wheat, Shawnee; and Karen Yan, Overland Park. 

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Harrison Boldt, Merriam; Dawson Bromlow, Eastborough; Conner Ekerberg, Newton; Luke Kuklenski, Prairie Village; Mia Magby, Wichita; Trystan Pringle, Lyndon; Kitt Regier, Hesston; Victoria Wall, Mission; Aubrey Willis, Hoyt; and Karen Yan, Overland Park.

U.S. Military Academy at West Point, West Point, N.Y.
Adam Campbell, Fort Riley; Michael Howard, Peru; Benjamin Kurz, Lansing; Austin Lee, Overland Park; Emmett Lockridge, Kansas City; Camryn Mathis, Lawrence; Cooper May, Leawood; Colby Mortensen, Leavenworth; Brenden Shutt, Shawnee; Logan Treaster, Newton.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.
Christian Alvarez, Wichita.

Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2018. Applicants wishing to find out more information on the process for nominations should visit Roberts’ website at roberts.senate.gov.

Source: Sen. Roberts’ office