Senator Stabenow Nominates Twenty-Three Students from Southeast Michigan to Military Academies

LANSING — U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced today that she has nominated twenty-three students from Southeast Michigan for admission at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.

“Michigan is fortunate to have so many exceptional students who want to serve our country through military service,” said Senator Stabenow. “Having demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom, I am confident they will represent Michigan and our country well.”

Students seeking appointment to a service academy must first obtain the nomination of their U.S. Senator, their U.S. Representative, or the Vice President. Students nominated by Senator Stabenow’s office went through a highly competitive application process that included interviews by veteran, military and community leaders. Now that the students have been nominated, they must await acceptance for admission by the academy to which they have applied. 

The following students from Southeast Michigan have been nominated by Senator Stabenow to a service academy:

Taryn Brown – Naval, Oakland

Ethan Brown – West Point, Macomb

Garrett Dudlar – West Point, Oakland

Nicole Fu – Naval, Oakland

Hannah Gravely – West Point, Saint Clair

Nolan Hannawa – West Point, Oakland

Sean Houlihan – Air Force, Macomb

Andrew Johnson – West Point, Macomb

John Jones – Naval, Oakland

Samuel King – Air Force, Oakland

Nathaniel Krzysik – West Point, Washtenaw

Cole Kurowski – Naval, Washtenaw

Catherine Lee – West Point, Washtenaw

Joseph Long – West Point, Oakland

Amy Neumann – West Point, Macomb

Grace Ratliff – Air Force, Washtenaw

Anika Sahas-Shah – Air Force, Wayne

William Shaeffer – Naval, Oakland

Kerith Short – West Point, Wayne

Brooke Stec – Air Force, Oakland

Caroline Stewart – Air Force, Wayne

Sofya Tomala – Naval, Macomb

Cole Zmijski – Naval, Macomb

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