{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=ceaeeef2-bbeb-42e7-9a69-816deb5fff49", "Senator Roberts Announces Service Academy Nominations", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Pat Roberts", "R000307", "www.roberts.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today released the names of the young Kansans who will receive his nomination for appointments to U.S. Service Academies.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI am very pleased to announce this year\u2019s nominees,\u201d Senator Roberts said. \u201cThese men and women are outstanding representatives of Kansas in every way, and I wish them all the best as they pursue their education and service to our nation.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In making the nominations, Senator Roberts followed the recommendations of his Academy Screening Board. The nonpartisan board is comprised of seven volunteers from across Kansas and is overseen by Gilda Lintz, Senator Roberts\u2019 District Director and Military Academy Coordinator in Topeka. As part of the decision-making process, board members conduct personal interviews with the applicants, as well as review their written applications, G.P.A. and standardized test scores.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once nominated by Senator Roberts, the applicants then must meet the individual admission requirements of each academy. The academies will make the final decision on who will receive an appointment of admission. Due to the limited number of openings at each academy, not every nominee will receive an appointment. The academies this spring will announce appointments for the class entering in July 2015. Senator Roberts\u2019 nominees are as follows:\r\n\u00a0\r\nUnited States Air Force Academy Nominees\r\nNicholas Clark, Manhattan\r\nKaitlyn Emerson, Topeka\r\nStephanie Farney, McPherson\r\nMattie Germann, Leawood\r\nSofia Gilkeson, Wichita\r\nAbbie Lavin, Lenexa\r\nZach Marcolesco, Andale\r\nCaleb Mathes, Bartlett\r\nKelly Nguyen, Wichita\r\nMatthew Scherer, Wamego\r\n\u00a0\r\nUnited States Naval Academy Nominees \r\nKynedi Allison, Delphos\r\nCharles Beck, Wichita\r\nEli Cosner, Overland Park\r\nFrank Dwornicki, Wichita\r\nKenneth Englert, Shawnee\r\nKyle Garton, Overland Park\r\nGrace Gomez, Topeka\r\nChenxi He, Olathe\r\nMichael Healy, Leawood\r\nElizabeth Jarvis, Wichita\r\nJohn Kelly, Minneapolis\r\nAustin Koch, Topeka\r\nElyjah Lyons, Parsons\r\nMichael Marsh, Topeka\r\nMadeleine Pershall, Topeka\r\nFrederick Porter, Neodesha\r\nChelsey Ratzlaff, Wichita\r\nCharles Schillings, Wichita\r\nGwyneth Schuler, Wichita\r\nThomas Williams, Overland Park\r\n\u00a0\r\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point Nominees \r\nRyan Brunner, Topeka\r\nJohn\u00a0 Flott, Topeka\r\nAnna Frick, Ft Riley\r\nDerek Martin, Conway Springs\r\nAnthony Nilles, Halstead\r\nJoshua Winton, Leavenworth\r\n\u00a0\r\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy Nominee \r\nCameron Hamm, Overland Park\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\nSenator Roberts will begin accepting applications in March for nominations to academy classes entering in July 2016. Applicants wishing to find out more information on the process for nominations should visit Senator Roberts\u2019 website at: roberts.senate.gov\r\n\u00a0\r\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=ceaeeef2-bbeb-42e7-9a69-816deb5fff49"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.655037049204111, "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"}