WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., nominated 20 Wyoming students for the United States service academies for 2015. He announced his choices for the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Military Academy, and the Naval Academy.
“Every year, Wyoming students demonstrate their patriotism and willingness to serve their country by applying to our service academies,” said Enzi. “Apart from a quality education, the service academies open doors and provide a unique set of experiences that graduates will carry with them throughout their careers. It’s an honor to nominate these Wyoming students.”
Nominees are selected with the aid of an academy selection committee put together by Enzi. Receiving a nomination is the first step in the process of seeking an appointment to an academy.
Once the nomination process is complete, each academy will make a final selection. Nominees may also be considered for admission under other categories.
Enzi’s nominees include
Air Force Academy
Samantha Jackson (Casper)
Severin Blenkush lll (Cheyenne)
Reece Clinginpeel (Green River)
Walker Newell (Gillette)
Conner Petty (Shell)
Liam Dell (Cheyenne)
Evan Ellsworth (Cheyenne)
Eli Voight (Gillette)
Brianna Sargent (Cheyenne)
Samuel Lanier (Granite Canyon)
Military Academy
John Schultz (Laramie)
Kerry Powers (Big Horn)
Jacob Bourne (Gillette)
Liam Dell (Cheyenne)
Eli Voight (Gillette)
Michael Gremp (Casper)
Merchant Marine Academy
Severin Blenkush (Cheyenne)
Eli Voight (Gillette)
Naval Academy
Riley Petsch (Meriden)
Julian Cox (Cheyenne)
Marshal Hill (Encampment)
Kyle Thomas (Casper)
Reece Clinginpeel (Green River)
Liam Dell (Cheyenne)
Eli Voight (Gillette)
John Schultz (Laramie)
Dakota Duran (Casper)
Joshua Shafe (Green River)
