{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=48D9D303-F833-4D07-8987-BBBA32FF290E", "Sen. Moran Announces 2024 Service Academy Selection Board", "2024-11-01", "2024", "2024-11", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced the members of his 2024 Service Academy Selection Board. The board will review applications and interview candidates who are applying for admission to the U.S. Service Academies.\n\nApplicants will be interviewed by the selection board on Saturday, November 16, at Fort Hays State University in the Robbins Center. The U.S. Service Academies include the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.\n\n\u201cSelecting Kansas students for our service academies is one of my greatest privileges as a U.S. Senator, and I am grateful to the dedicated individuals serving on the Service Academy Board who assist in this process,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cThe young men and women applying from Kansas show not only academic excellence but also a commitment to serving our nation. I appreciate the board\u2019s investment of time in these students and in our country\u2019s future and look forward to receiving their recommendations.\u201d\n\nSen. Moran\u2019s 2024 Service Academy Selection Board:\n\nJudy Bauer of Leavenworth \u2013 Vice President, Henry Leavenworth Chapter Association of the U.S. Army\n\nShannon Bergner of Pratt \u2013 Director of Information Technology, People\u2019s Bank; parent of U.S. Army servicemember\n\nMyca Bunch of Garden City \u2013 President, Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Air Force veteran\n\nThe Honorable Blake Carpenter of Derby \u2013 Representative, Kansas House District 81; member of the Kansas Air National Guard\n\nCol. (RET) The Honorable Chris Croft of Overland Park \u2013 Representative, Kansas House District 8; U.S. Army veteran\n\nLisa Dwornicki of Goddard \u2013 Substitute teacher, Goddard USD 265; parent of two children in U.S. Service Academies\n\nSheila Hachmeister of Natoma \u2013 Chief Financial Officer, Rooks County Health Center; parent of U.S. Naval Academy graduate\n\nMichael James, Ph.D. of Hillsboro \u2013 Executive Director of Administration and Finance, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology; U.S. Naval Academy graduate\n\nDarryl Kelly of Wichita \u2013 Director of Business Partnerships, Kansas Leadership Center; U.S. Air Force veteran\n\nEric Killough of Pratt \u2013 Director, Pratt Public Library; U.S. Coast Guard veteran\n\nLindsay King, Ph.D., of Wichita \u2013 Director of College and Career Readiness, Maize Career Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy graduate\n\nKarla Lees of Dodge City \u2013 President, Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Navy veteran\n\nSara Lewis of Fairway \u2013 Former Naval Aviator and former U.S. Naval Academy Adjunct Professor; U.S. Naval Academy graduate\n\nSteve Martinez of Garden City \u2013 Undersheriff, Finney County; U.S. Army veteran\n\nJennifer Mathes of Bartlett \u2013 Labette County Farm Bureau Board member; parent of two sons in U.S. Service Academies\n\nCol. (RET) Dean Mitchell of Tonganoxie \u2013 Management Consultant, Burns & McDonnell; U.S. Army veteran\n\nSean Ritchie of Wichita \u2013 North American Operations Lead, Cargill; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate and parent of son at the U.S. Air Force Academy\n\nHalley Roberson of Beloit \u2013 City Manager, City of Beloit; U.S. Army veteran\n\nCol. (RET) Frank Siltman of Topeka \u2013 Former U.S. Military Academy faculty member; U.S. Army veteran\n\nRon Whitney of Emporia \u2013 American Legion member; Veterans of Foreign Wars member; U.S. Army veteran\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:12Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=48D9D303-F833-4D07-8987-BBBA32FF290E"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8630228694528341, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}