WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he has nominated several young Iowans to the United States Service Academies.
“I’m proud to nominate each of these very high achieving young Iowans,” Grassley said. “Every year we see a high caliber of young men and women from Iowa who are interested in our service academies. I’m confident that these nominees will represent our state well.”
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 2008-2009 school year. Often, because of the high quality of nominations from Iowa , several students are selected to attend each academy.
Grassley praised the outstanding group of Iowa students who applied for academy nominations in past years and encouraged eligible students to consider submitting applications in the future. “This year was a highly competitive selection process and it was very difficult to narrow the list of nominees once again,” said Grassley.
Grassley will issue announcements when appointments to the academies are offered.
Here are Grassley’s nominations.
Air Force
- Daniel Baker, Boone, BooneHigh School
- Matthew Bergstad, Cedar Rapids, St. John’s Northwestern ( Delafield, WI )
- Jeffory Brenner, Urbandale, UrbandaleHigh School
- David Corpman, Cedar Falls
- Jacob Daniels, Marengo, IowaValleyHigh School
- Heather Fremont, Cedar Falls, University of Northern Iowa
- David Hein, Adel, Adel-DeSoto-MinburnHigh School
- Evan Isaacs, Keokuk, KeokukHigh School
- Brady Knutson, Hubbard, South Hamilton High
- Matt Lint, , Benton Community
- Calvin Luzum, Calmar, SouthWinneshiekHigh School
- Leif Olsen, PolkCity , NorthPolkHigh School
- Theodore Reicks, Swisher, XavierHigh School ( Cedar Rapids )
- Greg Reis, Glenwood, GlenwoodHigh School
- Benjamin Sowers, Soli Deo Gloria, Sergeant Bluff
- Corey Varner, Emerson, EastMillsHigh School
- James VonAhnen, Marshalltown, West Marshall Community
- Rosalie Warner, Council Bluffs, LewisCentralHigh School
- Tyler Weissinger, Altoona, SoutheastPolkHigh School
- Jared Wildeboer, Parkersburg, Aplington-ParkersburgHigh School
West Point
- Jeffery Beck, Davenport, BettendorfHigh School
- Eric Gross, LaPorteCity , UnionHigh School
- Ben Hoff, Waterloo, WaterlooWestHigh School
- Megan Kelty, Walker, CenterPoint-UrbanaHigh School
- Lauren Lybbert, Davenport, Davenport Assumption
- Lucas Moore, StoryCity , Roland-StoryHigh School
- Garrett Schubert, StoryCity , Roland-StoryHigh School
- Josiah Van’t Land, Hull, Boyden-HullHigh School
- John Walleser, Harper’s Ferry, EasternAllamakeeHigh School
- Marshall Wernimont, Sioux Rapids, Sioux Central, High School
Naval
- Jurgen Baumgarten, Eldridge, DavenportNorthHigh School
- Collin Bickford, Davenport, DavenportWestHigh School
- David Cox, Ankeny, JohnstonHigh School
- Erika Fee, Bettendorf, BettendorfHigh School
- Charles Gehrke, Clive, WaukeeHigh School
- Thor Klinker, Primghar, South O’Brien High School
- Brice Petersen, Huxley, BallardHigh School
- Christopher Sandy, SpiritLake , WartburgCollege
- Cody Smith, Council Bluffs, AbrahamLincolnHigh School
- Kody Waldstein, Dike, Dike-NewHartfordHigh School
Merchant Marine
- Alison Anderson, AnkenyHigh School , Ankeny
