Alaska Congressman Don Young announced his official list of Alaskan students nominated for appointment to a United States Service Academy for the class of 2022.
“I’m always proud of the young students who are interested in serving our country,” said Congressman Young. “This year, I’m delighted to nominate an exceptional group of Alaskans to our nation’s service academies. These nominees reflect the values of our state and are a strong example of what the next generation can achieve. I wish them all the best in the academy appointment process and I look forward to seeing their many successes.”
Earning a Service Academy nomination is a tremendous honor and accomplishment but does not guarantee an academy appointment. Final nominations will be made by the respective service academies in the coming months.
A list of Congressman Don Young’s 49 nominees and their hometowns are below:
U.S. Military Academy – West Point, New York:
Nathan B. Alfano, Anchorage
Michael Y. Altenburg, JBER
Kirsten Alvarado, Anchorage
Garrett O. Anderson, Palmer
Kenneth D. Campbell-Parson, Ft. Wainwright
Hanna M. Fitzgerald, Eagle River
Caleb J. Hopkins, Palmer
David J. Hwang, Ft. Wainwright
Nolan P. Johnson, Eagle River
Michael A. Lucero, Fairbanks
Kyle L. McKamey, Eielson AFB
Christopher D. Orta, Anchorage
Cody S. Quelland, Soldotna
Holden S. Quinn, Palmer
Emily G. Rivera, Kodiak
Jacob C. Schlenker, North Pole
Garrett E. Smoot, Eagle River
Calvin E. Strong, Kenai
Shafer S. Suzuki, Juneau
Rebecca M. Syrup, Anchorage
U.S. Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Mallori T. Allen, Wasilla
Grant A. Barkhurst, Elmendorf AFB
Mikaela C. Becker, JBER
Isaac E. Bennett, Eagle River
Trevor G. Houghton, Anchorage
Carter M. Kreischer, Kodiak
Madison L. Maroney, Anchorage
Wade Quigley, Girdwood
Cameron R. Shideler,
Matthew C. Simmons, Anchorage
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland:
Hunter P. Bleakney, Palmer
Tamara B. Brabson, Eagle River
Daniel L. Clum Jr., Wasilla
Kyle P. Collins, Anchorage
Gavin K. Kim, JBER
Kade J. Leonard, Eielson AFB
Mikaela A. Maroney, Anchorage
Nolan C. Meyer, Ketchikan
Joseph R. Ryan, Wasilla
Vince R. Tenebro, Ketchikan
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, New York:
Philip M. Andress, Anchorage
Alex B. Binder, Anchorage
Ryan B. Chastain, Palmer
Quentin H. Cox, Valdez
Kenneth C. Donnolly, JBER
Oriana A. Faruqi, Anchorage
Anders B. Marius, Sitka
Sean K. O’Meara, Juneau
Colton W. Ramsey, Fairbanks
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