WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he has nominated outstanding young Iowans to serve in the United States service academies.
"Nominating students to the service academies gives me the opportunity to see some of the highest caliber young men and women our state has to offer. Every year I'm impressed with these young Iowans who are interested in serving their county," Grassley said. "I'm confident that these nominees will represent our state well, and I'm happy to nominate them."
Grassley nominates several young Iowans each year for a select few spots. Each academy then selects students based on the number of vacancies for the 2011-2012 school year. Often, because of the high quality of nominations from Iowa, several students are selected to attend each academy.
Grassley said each of the Iowa students who applied for academy nominations were exceptional and he encouraged eligible students to consider submitting applications in the future. "The academies are some of the best options in our country for a higher education," said Grassley.
Grassley will issue announcements when appointments to the academies are offered.
Here are Grassley's nominations.
U.S. Air Force Academy
Dylan Bechen, Woodbury Central High School, Moville
Daniel Deakins, West Harrison Community School, Mondamin
Daniel Eichman, Dulwich College (Beijing), Dubuque
Brett Heithusen, Williamsburg High School, Williamsburg
Isaac Kinrade, Maquoketa High School, Maquoketa
Felix Knutson, Hubbard
Peighton MacLeod, University High School, Cedar Falls
Jesse Phillips, North Mahaska High School, New Sharon
Alec Stenzel, Valley High School, Cumming
Mackenzie VanDenBerg, West High School, Waterloo
U.S. Military Academy
Shawn Burrows, Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant
Charles Godwin, Exira High School, Exira
Levi Horsley, Carroll High School, Carroll
Travis Mallo, Mason City High School, Mason City
Jedidiah McCoy, Climbing Hill
Thomas McGuire, Gilbert High School, Ames
Kalie Plasier, Randolph Macon Academy (Front Royal, VA), Sioux Center
Sean Raes, Ballard High School, Slater
Caleb Titus, Danville High School, West Burlington
Wyatt VandeVoort, MOC-Floyd Valley High School, Orange City
U.S. Naval Academy
Erik Bergstrom, Johnston High School, Johnston
Andrew Chudzik, City High School, Iowa City
Morgan Clutter, Indianola High School, Indianola
James Cox, Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids
Mary Dougherty, Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City
Sarah Eikenberry, Roosevelt High School, Des Moines
Andrew Foster, West High School, Waterloo
Joseph Gallet, Iowa State University, Washington High School (Cedar Rapids), Atkins
Tyler Husar, Muscatine High School, Muscatine
Knute Klinker, South O'Brien High School, Primghar
Scott Pate, Clarke Community High School, Osceola
Alex Peschang, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly
Andrew Peterman, Bettendorf High School, Bettendorf
Andrew Pick, Dowling High School, Clive
Kristin Reichert, Indianola High School, Indianola
John Russell, St. Albert High School, Council Bluffs
Conner Sprague, Wayne Community High School, Derby
Jakob Stoner, Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls
Colton Van't Hof, Sioux Center Community, Sioux Center
Daniel Yehieli, Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Tobias Gassman, Ames High School, Ames
Miranda Walz, Central High School - Elkader, Elkader
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